Fix mktime: add normalization, O(1) algorithm, and ISO C compliance#316
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Fix mktime: add normalization, O(1) algorithm, and ISO C compliance#316
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…ate tm fields Co-authored-by: equation314 <[email protected]>
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[WIP] Fix inconsistent mktime behavior with ISO C standard
Fix mktime: add normalization, O(1) algorithm, and ISO C compliance
Dec 17, 2025
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mktimeimplementation had three critical issues: (1) out-of-bounds array access with unnormalized month values, (2) missing ISO C required behaviors (tm_wday/tm_yday computation, field normalization), and (3) O(year) time complexity enabling DoS attacks with large year values.Changes
Normalization
normalize()function to handle field overflow/underflow before array indexingMONTH_DAYS[(*t).tm_mon]whentm_mon >= 12ISO C Compliance
calc_wday()using Zeller's congruence for day-of-week computationcalc_yday()for day-of-year computationtm_isdst = -1for unknown DST statusO(1) Time Complexity
count_leap_years()using mathematical formula:⌊y/4⌋ - ⌊y/100⌋ + ⌊y/400⌋days = (year - 1970) × 365 + leap_years + month_days + dayExample
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