id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
3080	dynamic_cast returns 0 on polymorphic serialization with weak_ptr	Takatoshi Kondo <kondo@…>	Robert Ramey	"=== Problem ===
In multiple inheritance case, after de-serialization, failed to dynamic_cast from a data member polymorphic serialize via 2nd base class (Left) to subclass (Bottom).

{{{
#!cpp
        // check
        Left *pLeft = h2.mbl_.get();
        Bottom *pBottomFromLeft = dynamic_cast<Bottom *>(pLeft);

        Right *pRight = h2.mbr_.get();
        Bottom *pBottomFromRight = dynamic_cast<Bottom *>(pRight);

        assert(pBottomFromLeft);  // Success
        assert(pBottomFromRight); // Fail. Comment out *1 and *2, it works corrctly.
}}}

=== My analysis ===
Class 'Bottom' has weak_ptr that point to itself. When weak_ptr member wp_ exclude serialization, dynamic_cast is success.(Comment out *1 and *2 lines.)

I set break point (using gdb). => is position.

{{{
#!cpp
class Holder {
public:
    LeftSp mbl_;  // shared_ptr<Left>
    RightSp mbr_; // shared_ptr<Right>

    Holder() {} // for serialize
    Holder(BottomSp l, BottomSp r):mbl_(l) ,mbr_(r) {} // for appli construct

    // serialize
    friend class boost::serialization::access;
    template<class Archive>
    void save(Archive &ar, const unsigned int /* file_version */) const
    {
        // polymophic serialize via shared_ptr
        ar << BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(mbl_);
        // polymophic serialize via shared_ptr
        ar << BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(mbr_);
    }
    template<class Archive>
    void load(Archive & ar, const unsigned int /* file_version */)
    {
        // polymophic de-serialize via shared_ptr
        ar >> BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(mbl_);
        // polymophic de-serialize via shared_ptr
        ar >> BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(mbr_);
=>  }
    BOOST_SERIALIZATION_SPLIT_MEMBER()
};
}}}

And, I printed below values.

In assertion failed case, _vptr.Left is equal to _vptr.Right.

{{{
(gdb) p *mbl_.px
$1 = {_vptr.Left = 0x8060ba8}
(gdb) p *mbr_.px
$1 = {_vptr.Right = 0x8060ba8}
}}}

But, success case (remove the member wp_'s serialization), _vptr.Left is not equal to _vptr.Right

{{{
(gdb) p *mbl_.px
$1 = {_vptr.Left = 0x805d1e8}
(gdb) p *mbr_.px
$1 = {_vptr.Right = 0x805d1f8}
}}}

=== Environment ===
g++ (Gentoo 4.3.2-r3 p1.6, pie-10.1.5) 4.3.2
Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

"	Bugs	closed	Boost 1.40.0	serialization	Boost 1.39.0	Problem	fixed		Sohail Somani