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-rw-r--r--src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp32
-rw-r--r--tests/auto/corelib/tools/qhashfunctions/tst_qhashfunctions.cpp8
2 files changed, 27 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp
index 662c304a2e..09f3fd8e83 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static inline uint hash(const uchar *p, size_t len, uint seed) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
{
uint h = seed;
- if (hasFastCrc32())
+ if (seed && hasFastCrc32())
return crc32(p, len, h);
for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static inline uint hash(const QChar *p, size_t len, uint seed) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
{
uint h = seed;
- if (hasFastCrc32())
+ if (seed && hasFastCrc32())
return crc32(p, len, h);
for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
@@ -288,8 +288,15 @@ static uint qt_create_qhash_seed()
#ifndef QT_BOOTSTRAPPED
QByteArray envSeed = qgetenv("QT_HASH_SEED");
- if (!envSeed.isNull())
- return envSeed.toUInt();
+ if (!envSeed.isNull()) {
+ uint seed = envSeed.toUInt();
+ if (seed) {
+ // can't use qWarning here (reentrancy)
+ fprintf(stderr, "QT_HASH_SEED: forced seed value is not 0, cannot guarantee that the "
+ "hashing functions will produce a stable value.");
+ }
+ return seed;
+ }
#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
int randomfd = qt_safe_open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
@@ -379,14 +386,17 @@ int qGlobalQHashSeed()
is needed. We discourage to do it in production code as it can make your
application susceptible to \l{algorithmic complexity attacks}.
+ From Qt 5.10 and onwards, the only allowed values are 0 and -1. Passing the
+ value -1 will reinitialize the global QHash seed to a random value, while
+ the value of 0 is used to request a stable algorithm for C++ primitive
+ types types (like \c int) and string types (QString, QByteArray).
+
The seed is set in any newly created QHash. See \l{qHash} about how this seed
is being used by QHash.
If the environment variable \c QT_HASH_SEED is set, calling this function will
result in a no-op.
- Passing the value -1 will reinitialize the global QHash seed to a random value.
-
\sa qGlobalQHashSeed
*/
void qSetGlobalQHashSeed(int newSeed)
@@ -397,6 +407,11 @@ void qSetGlobalQHashSeed(int newSeed)
int x(qt_create_qhash_seed() & INT_MAX);
qt_qhash_seed.store(x);
} else {
+ if (newSeed) {
+ // can't use qWarning here (reentrancy)
+ fprintf(stderr, "qSetGlobalQHashSeed: forced seed value is not 0, cannot guarantee that the "
+ "hashing functions will produce a stable value.");
+ }
qt_qhash_seed.store(newSeed & INT_MAX);
}
}
@@ -1254,9 +1269,8 @@ uint qHash(long double key, uint seed) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
should never depend on a particular QHash ordering, there may be situations
where you temporarily need deterministic behavior, for example for debugging or
regression testing. To disable the randomization, define the environment
- variable \c QT_HASH_SEED. The contents of that variable, interpreted as a
- decimal value, will be used as the seed for qHash(). Alternatively, you can
- call the qSetGlobalQHashSeed() function.
+ variable \c QT_HASH_SEED to have the value 0. Alternatively, you can call
+ the qSetGlobalQHashSeed() function with the value 0.
\sa QHashIterator, QMutableHashIterator, QMap, QSet
*/
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qhashfunctions/tst_qhashfunctions.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qhashfunctions/tst_qhashfunctions.cpp
index dbfcf57955..124e3cdf00 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qhashfunctions/tst_qhashfunctions.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qhashfunctions/tst_qhashfunctions.cpp
@@ -284,17 +284,17 @@ void tst_QHashFunctions::rangeCommutative()
void tst_QHashFunctions::setGlobalQHashSeed()
{
// Setter works as advertised
- qSetGlobalQHashSeed(0x10101010);
- QCOMPARE(qGlobalQHashSeed(), 0x10101010);
+ qSetGlobalQHashSeed(0);
+ QCOMPARE(qGlobalQHashSeed(), 0);
// Creating a new QHash doesn't reset the seed
QHash<QString, int> someHash;
someHash.insert("foo", 42);
- QCOMPARE(qGlobalQHashSeed(), 0x10101010);
+ QCOMPARE(qGlobalQHashSeed(), 0);
// Reset works as advertised
qSetGlobalQHashSeed(-1);
- QVERIFY(qGlobalQHashSeed() != -1);
+ QVERIFY(qGlobalQHashSeed() > 0);
}
QTEST_APPLESS_MAIN(tst_QHashFunctions)