C++: Use data flow consistency checks from shared pack

config/identical-files.json

@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
     "swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/tainttracking1/TaintTrackingImpl.qll"
   ],
   "DataFlow Java/C++/C#/Python/Ruby/Swift Consistency checks": [
-    "cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplConsistency.qll",
-    "cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplConsistency.qll",
     "python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowImplConsistency.qll",
     "swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplConsistency.qll"
   ],

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplConsistency.qll

@@ -3,297 +3,25 @@
  * data-flow classes and predicates.
  */
 
-private import DataFlowImplSpecific::Private
-private import DataFlowImplSpecific::Public
-private import tainttracking1.TaintTrackingParameter::Private
-private import tainttracking1.TaintTrackingParameter::Public
+private import cpp
+private import DataFlowImplSpecific
+private import TaintTrackingImplSpecific
+private import codeql.dataflow.internal.DataFlowImplConsistency
 
-module Consistency {
-  private newtype TConsistencyConfiguration = MkConsistencyConfiguration()
-
-  /** A class for configuring the consistency queries. */
-  class ConsistencyConfiguration extends TConsistencyConfiguration {
-    string toString() { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueEnclosingCallable`. */
-    predicate uniqueEnclosingCallableExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `call` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueCallEnclosingCallable`. */
-    predicate uniqueCallEnclosingCallableExclude(DataFlowCall call) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueNodeLocation`. */
-    predicate uniqueNodeLocationExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `missingLocation`. */
-    predicate missingLocationExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `postWithInFlow`. */
-    predicate postWithInFlowExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `argHasPostUpdate`. */
-    predicate argHasPostUpdateExclude(ArgumentNode n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `reverseRead`. */
-    predicate reverseReadExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `postHasUniquePre`. */
-    predicate postHasUniquePreExclude(PostUpdateNode n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniquePostUpdate`. */
-    predicate uniquePostUpdateExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `(call, ctx)` should be excluded from the consistency test `viableImplInCallContextTooLargeExclude`. */
-    predicate viableImplInCallContextTooLargeExclude(
-      DataFlowCall call, DataFlowCall ctx, DataFlowCallable callable
-    ) {
-      none()
-    }
-
-    /** Holds if `(c, pos, p)` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueParameterNodeAtPosition`. */
-    predicate uniqueParameterNodeAtPositionExclude(DataFlowCallable c, ParameterPosition pos, Node p) {
-      none()
-    }
-
-    /** Holds if `(c, pos, p)` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueParameterNodePosition`. */
-    predicate uniqueParameterNodePositionExclude(DataFlowCallable c, ParameterPosition pos, Node p) {
-      none()
-    }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `identityLocalStep`. */
-    predicate identityLocalStepExclude(Node n) { none() }
-  }
-
-  private class RelevantNode extends Node {
-    RelevantNode() {
-      this instanceof ArgumentNode or
-      this instanceof ParameterNode or
-      this instanceof ReturnNode or
-      this = getAnOutNode(_, _) or
-      simpleLocalFlowStep(this, _) or
-      simpleLocalFlowStep(_, this) or
-      jumpStep(this, _) or
-      jumpStep(_, this) or
-      storeStep(this, _, _) or
-      storeStep(_, _, this) or
-      readStep(this, _, _) or
-      readStep(_, _, this) or
-      defaultAdditionalTaintStep(this, _) or
-      defaultAdditionalTaintStep(_, this)
-    }
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueEnclosingCallable(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      n instanceof RelevantNode and
-      c = count(nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n)) and
-      c != 1 and
-      not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueEnclosingCallableExclude(n) and
-      msg = "Node should have one enclosing callable but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueCallEnclosingCallable(DataFlowCall call, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c = count(call.getEnclosingCallable()) and
-      c != 1 and
-      not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueCallEnclosingCallableExclude(call) and
-      msg = "Call should have one enclosing callable but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueType(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      n instanceof RelevantNode and
-      c = count(getNodeType(n)) and
-      c != 1 and
-      msg = "Node should have one type but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueNodeLocation(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c =
-        count(string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn |
-          n.hasLocationInfo(filepath, startline, startcolumn, endline, endcolumn)
-        ) and
-      c != 1 and
-      not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueNodeLocationExclude(n) and
-      msg = "Node should have one location but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate missingLocation(string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c =
-        strictcount(Node n |
-          not n.hasLocationInfo(_, _, _, _, _) and
-          not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).missingLocationExclude(n)
-        ) and
-      msg = "Nodes without location: " + c
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueNodeToString(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c = count(n.toString()) and
-      c != 1 and
-      msg = "Node should have one toString but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate missingToString(string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c = strictcount(Node n | not exists(n.toString())) and
-      msg = "Nodes without toString: " + c
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate parameterCallable(ParameterNode p, string msg) {
-    exists(DataFlowCallable c | isParameterNode(p, c, _) and c != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(p)) and
-    msg = "Callable mismatch for parameter."
-  }
-
-  query predicate localFlowIsLocal(Node n1, Node n2, string msg) {
-    simpleLocalFlowStep(n1, n2) and
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n1) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n2) and
-    msg = "Local flow step does not preserve enclosing callable."
-  }
-
-  query predicate readStepIsLocal(Node n1, Node n2, string msg) {
-    readStep(n1, _, n2) and
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n1) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n2) and
-    msg = "Read step does not preserve enclosing callable."
-  }
-
-  query predicate storeStepIsLocal(Node n1, Node n2, string msg) {
-    storeStep(n1, _, n2) and
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n1) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n2) and
-    msg = "Store step does not preserve enclosing callable."
-  }
-
-  private DataFlowType typeRepr() { result = getNodeType(_) }
-
-  query predicate compatibleTypesReflexive(DataFlowType t, string msg) {
-    t = typeRepr() and
-    not compatibleTypes(t, t) and
-    msg = "Type compatibility predicate is not reflexive."
-  }
-
-  query predicate unreachableNodeCCtx(Node n, DataFlowCall call, string msg) {
-    isUnreachableInCall(n, call) and
-    exists(DataFlowCallable c |
-      c = nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) and
-      not viableCallable(call) = c
-    ) and
-    msg = "Call context for isUnreachableInCall is inconsistent with call graph."
-  }
-
-  query predicate localCallNodes(DataFlowCall call, Node n, string msg) {
-    (
-      n = getAnOutNode(call, _) and
-      msg = "OutNode and call does not share enclosing callable."
-      or
-      n.(ArgumentNode).argumentOf(call, _) and
-      msg = "ArgumentNode and call does not share enclosing callable."
-    ) and
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) != call.getEnclosingCallable()
-  }
-
-  // This predicate helps the compiler forget that in some languages
-  // it is impossible for a result of `getPreUpdateNode` to be an
-  // instance of `PostUpdateNode`.
-  private Node getPre(PostUpdateNode n) {
-    result = n.getPreUpdateNode()
+private module Input implements InputSig<CppOldDataFlow> {
+  predicate argHasPostUpdateExclude(Private::ArgumentNode n) {
+    // Is the null pointer (or something that's not really a pointer)
+    exists(n.asExpr().getValue())
     or
-    none()
-  }
-
-  query predicate postIsNotPre(PostUpdateNode n, string msg) {
-    getPre(n) = n and
-    msg = "PostUpdateNode should not equal its pre-update node."
-  }
-
-  query predicate postHasUniquePre(PostUpdateNode n, string msg) {
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).postHasUniquePreExclude(n) and
-    exists(int c |
-      c = count(n.getPreUpdateNode()) and
-      c != 1 and
-      msg = "PostUpdateNode should have one pre-update node but has " + c + "."
+    // Isn't a pointer or is a pointer to const
+    forall(DerivedType dt | dt = n.asExpr().getActualType() |
+      dt.getBaseType().isConst()
+      or
+      dt.getBaseType() instanceof RoutineType
     )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniquePostUpdate(Node n, string msg) {
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniquePostUpdateExclude(n) and
-    1 < strictcount(PostUpdateNode post | post.getPreUpdateNode() = n) and
-    msg = "Node has multiple PostUpdateNodes."
-  }
-
-  query predicate postIsInSameCallable(PostUpdateNode n, string msg) {
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n.getPreUpdateNode()) and
-    msg = "PostUpdateNode does not share callable with its pre-update node."
-  }
-
-  private predicate hasPost(Node n) { exists(PostUpdateNode post | post.getPreUpdateNode() = n) }
-
-  query predicate reverseRead(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(Node n2 | readStep(n, _, n2) and hasPost(n2) and not hasPost(n)) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).reverseReadExclude(n) and
-    msg = "Origin of readStep is missing a PostUpdateNode."
-  }
-
-  query predicate argHasPostUpdate(ArgumentNode n, string msg) {
-    not hasPost(n) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration c).argHasPostUpdateExclude(n) and
-    msg = "ArgumentNode is missing PostUpdateNode."
-  }
-
-  // This predicate helps the compiler forget that in some languages
-  // it is impossible for a `PostUpdateNode` to be the target of
-  // `simpleLocalFlowStep`.
-  private predicate isPostUpdateNode(Node n) { n instanceof PostUpdateNode or none() }
-
-  query predicate postWithInFlow(Node n, string msg) {
-    isPostUpdateNode(n) and
-    not clearsContent(n, _) and
-    simpleLocalFlowStep(_, n) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration c).postWithInFlowExclude(n) and
-    msg = "PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow."
-  }
-
-  query predicate viableImplInCallContextTooLarge(
-    DataFlowCall call, DataFlowCall ctx, DataFlowCallable callable
-  ) {
-    callable = viableImplInCallContext(call, ctx) and
-    not callable = viableCallable(call) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration c).viableImplInCallContextTooLargeExclude(call, ctx, callable)
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueParameterNodeAtPosition(
-    DataFlowCallable c, ParameterPosition pos, Node p, string msg
-  ) {
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueParameterNodeAtPositionExclude(c, pos, p) and
-    isParameterNode(p, c, pos) and
-    not exists(unique(Node p0 | isParameterNode(p0, c, pos))) and
-    msg = "Parameters with overlapping positions."
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueParameterNodePosition(
-    DataFlowCallable c, ParameterPosition pos, Node p, string msg
-  ) {
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueParameterNodePositionExclude(c, pos, p) and
-    isParameterNode(p, c, pos) and
-    not exists(unique(ParameterPosition pos0 | isParameterNode(p, c, pos0))) and
-    msg = "Parameter node with multiple positions."
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueContentApprox(Content c, string msg) {
-    not exists(unique(ContentApprox approx | approx = getContentApprox(c))) and
-    msg = "Non-unique content approximation."
-  }
-
-  query predicate identityLocalStep(Node n, string msg) {
-    simpleLocalFlowStep(n, n) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration c).identityLocalStepExclude(n) and
-    msg = "Node steps to itself"
+    // The above list of cases isn't exhaustive, but it narrows down the
+    // consistency alerts enough that most of them are interesting.
   }
 }
+
+module Consistency = MakeConsistency<CppOldDataFlow, CppOldTaintTracking, Input>;

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ private import cpp
 private import DataFlowUtil
 private import DataFlowDispatch
 private import FlowVar
-private import DataFlowImplConsistency
 private import codeql.util.Unit
 
 /** Gets the callable in which this node occurs. */
@@ -297,22 +296,6 @@ class ContentApprox = Unit;
 pragma[inline]
 ContentApprox getContentApprox(Content c) { any() }
 
-private class MyConsistencyConfiguration extends Consistency::ConsistencyConfiguration {
-  override predicate argHasPostUpdateExclude(ArgumentNode n) {
-    // Is the null pointer (or something that's not really a pointer)
-    exists(n.asExpr().getValue())
-    or
-    // Isn't a pointer or is a pointer to const
-    forall(DerivedType dt | dt = n.asExpr().getActualType() |
-      dt.getBaseType().isConst()
-      or
-      dt.getBaseType() instanceof RoutineType
-    )
-    // The above list of cases isn't exhaustive, but it narrows down the
-    // consistency alerts enough that most of them are interesting.
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Gets an additional term that is added to the `join` and `branch` computations to reflect
  * an additional forward or backwards branching factor that is not taken into account

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowImplConsistency.qll

@@ -3,297 +3,17 @@
  * data-flow classes and predicates.
  */
 
-private import DataFlowImplSpecific::Private
-private import DataFlowImplSpecific::Public
-private import tainttracking1.TaintTrackingParameter::Private
-private import tainttracking1.TaintTrackingParameter::Public
+private import cpp
+private import DataFlowImplSpecific
+private import TaintTrackingImplSpecific
+private import codeql.dataflow.internal.DataFlowImplConsistency
 
-module Consistency {
-  private newtype TConsistencyConfiguration = MkConsistencyConfiguration()
-
-  /** A class for configuring the consistency queries. */
-  class ConsistencyConfiguration extends TConsistencyConfiguration {
-    string toString() { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueEnclosingCallable`. */
-    predicate uniqueEnclosingCallableExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `call` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueCallEnclosingCallable`. */
-    predicate uniqueCallEnclosingCallableExclude(DataFlowCall call) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueNodeLocation`. */
-    predicate uniqueNodeLocationExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `missingLocation`. */
-    predicate missingLocationExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `postWithInFlow`. */
-    predicate postWithInFlowExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `argHasPostUpdate`. */
-    predicate argHasPostUpdateExclude(ArgumentNode n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `reverseRead`. */
-    predicate reverseReadExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `postHasUniquePre`. */
-    predicate postHasUniquePreExclude(PostUpdateNode n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniquePostUpdate`. */
-    predicate uniquePostUpdateExclude(Node n) { none() }
-
-    /** Holds if `(call, ctx)` should be excluded from the consistency test `viableImplInCallContextTooLargeExclude`. */
-    predicate viableImplInCallContextTooLargeExclude(
-      DataFlowCall call, DataFlowCall ctx, DataFlowCallable callable
-    ) {
-      none()
-    }
-
-    /** Holds if `(c, pos, p)` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueParameterNodeAtPosition`. */
-    predicate uniqueParameterNodeAtPositionExclude(DataFlowCallable c, ParameterPosition pos, Node p) {
-      none()
-    }
-
-    /** Holds if `(c, pos, p)` should be excluded from the consistency test `uniqueParameterNodePosition`. */
-    predicate uniqueParameterNodePositionExclude(DataFlowCallable c, ParameterPosition pos, Node p) {
-      none()
-    }
-
-    /** Holds if `n` should be excluded from the consistency test `identityLocalStep`. */
-    predicate identityLocalStepExclude(Node n) { none() }
-  }
-
-  private class RelevantNode extends Node {
-    RelevantNode() {
-      this instanceof ArgumentNode or
-      this instanceof ParameterNode or
-      this instanceof ReturnNode or
-      this = getAnOutNode(_, _) or
-      simpleLocalFlowStep(this, _) or
-      simpleLocalFlowStep(_, this) or
-      jumpStep(this, _) or
-      jumpStep(_, this) or
-      storeStep(this, _, _) or
-      storeStep(_, _, this) or
-      readStep(this, _, _) or
-      readStep(_, _, this) or
-      defaultAdditionalTaintStep(this, _) or
-      defaultAdditionalTaintStep(_, this)
-    }
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueEnclosingCallable(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      n instanceof RelevantNode and
-      c = count(nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n)) and
-      c != 1 and
-      not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueEnclosingCallableExclude(n) and
-      msg = "Node should have one enclosing callable but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueCallEnclosingCallable(DataFlowCall call, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c = count(call.getEnclosingCallable()) and
-      c != 1 and
-      not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueCallEnclosingCallableExclude(call) and
-      msg = "Call should have one enclosing callable but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueType(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      n instanceof RelevantNode and
-      c = count(getNodeType(n)) and
-      c != 1 and
-      msg = "Node should have one type but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueNodeLocation(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c =
-        count(string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn |
-          n.hasLocationInfo(filepath, startline, startcolumn, endline, endcolumn)
-        ) and
-      c != 1 and
-      not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueNodeLocationExclude(n) and
-      msg = "Node should have one location but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate missingLocation(string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c =
-        strictcount(Node n |
-          not n.hasLocationInfo(_, _, _, _, _) and
-          not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).missingLocationExclude(n)
-        ) and
-      msg = "Nodes without location: " + c
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueNodeToString(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c = count(n.toString()) and
-      c != 1 and
-      msg = "Node should have one toString but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate missingToString(string msg) {
-    exists(int c |
-      c = strictcount(Node n | not exists(n.toString())) and
-      msg = "Nodes without toString: " + c
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate parameterCallable(ParameterNode p, string msg) {
-    exists(DataFlowCallable c | isParameterNode(p, c, _) and c != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(p)) and
-    msg = "Callable mismatch for parameter."
-  }
-
-  query predicate localFlowIsLocal(Node n1, Node n2, string msg) {
-    simpleLocalFlowStep(n1, n2) and
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n1) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n2) and
-    msg = "Local flow step does not preserve enclosing callable."
-  }
-
-  query predicate readStepIsLocal(Node n1, Node n2, string msg) {
-    readStep(n1, _, n2) and
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n1) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n2) and
-    msg = "Read step does not preserve enclosing callable."
-  }
-
-  query predicate storeStepIsLocal(Node n1, Node n2, string msg) {
-    storeStep(n1, _, n2) and
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n1) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n2) and
-    msg = "Store step does not preserve enclosing callable."
-  }
-
-  private DataFlowType typeRepr() { result = getNodeType(_) }
-
-  query predicate compatibleTypesReflexive(DataFlowType t, string msg) {
-    t = typeRepr() and
-    not compatibleTypes(t, t) and
-    msg = "Type compatibility predicate is not reflexive."
-  }
-
-  query predicate unreachableNodeCCtx(Node n, DataFlowCall call, string msg) {
-    isUnreachableInCall(n, call) and
-    exists(DataFlowCallable c |
-      c = nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) and
-      not viableCallable(call) = c
-    ) and
-    msg = "Call context for isUnreachableInCall is inconsistent with call graph."
-  }
-
-  query predicate localCallNodes(DataFlowCall call, Node n, string msg) {
-    (
-      n = getAnOutNode(call, _) and
-      msg = "OutNode and call does not share enclosing callable."
-      or
-      n.(ArgumentNode).argumentOf(call, _) and
-      msg = "ArgumentNode and call does not share enclosing callable."
-    ) and
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) != call.getEnclosingCallable()
-  }
-
-  // This predicate helps the compiler forget that in some languages
-  // it is impossible for a result of `getPreUpdateNode` to be an
-  // instance of `PostUpdateNode`.
-  private Node getPre(PostUpdateNode n) {
-    result = n.getPreUpdateNode()
-    or
-    none()
-  }
-
-  query predicate postIsNotPre(PostUpdateNode n, string msg) {
-    getPre(n) = n and
-    msg = "PostUpdateNode should not equal its pre-update node."
-  }
-
-  query predicate postHasUniquePre(PostUpdateNode n, string msg) {
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).postHasUniquePreExclude(n) and
-    exists(int c |
-      c = count(n.getPreUpdateNode()) and
-      c != 1 and
-      msg = "PostUpdateNode should have one pre-update node but has " + c + "."
-    )
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniquePostUpdate(Node n, string msg) {
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniquePostUpdateExclude(n) and
-    1 < strictcount(PostUpdateNode post | post.getPreUpdateNode() = n) and
-    msg = "Node has multiple PostUpdateNodes."
-  }
-
-  query predicate postIsInSameCallable(PostUpdateNode n, string msg) {
-    nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n) != nodeGetEnclosingCallable(n.getPreUpdateNode()) and
-    msg = "PostUpdateNode does not share callable with its pre-update node."
-  }
-
-  private predicate hasPost(Node n) { exists(PostUpdateNode post | post.getPreUpdateNode() = n) }
-
-  query predicate reverseRead(Node n, string msg) {
-    exists(Node n2 | readStep(n, _, n2) and hasPost(n2) and not hasPost(n)) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).reverseReadExclude(n) and
-    msg = "Origin of readStep is missing a PostUpdateNode."
-  }
-
-  query predicate argHasPostUpdate(ArgumentNode n, string msg) {
-    not hasPost(n) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration c).argHasPostUpdateExclude(n) and
-    msg = "ArgumentNode is missing PostUpdateNode."
-  }
-
-  // This predicate helps the compiler forget that in some languages
-  // it is impossible for a `PostUpdateNode` to be the target of
-  // `simpleLocalFlowStep`.
-  private predicate isPostUpdateNode(Node n) { n instanceof PostUpdateNode or none() }
-
-  query predicate postWithInFlow(Node n, string msg) {
-    isPostUpdateNode(n) and
-    not clearsContent(n, _) and
-    simpleLocalFlowStep(_, n) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration c).postWithInFlowExclude(n) and
-    msg = "PostUpdateNode should not be the target of local flow."
-  }
-
-  query predicate viableImplInCallContextTooLarge(
-    DataFlowCall call, DataFlowCall ctx, DataFlowCallable callable
-  ) {
-    callable = viableImplInCallContext(call, ctx) and
-    not callable = viableCallable(call) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration c).viableImplInCallContextTooLargeExclude(call, ctx, callable)
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueParameterNodeAtPosition(
-    DataFlowCallable c, ParameterPosition pos, Node p, string msg
-  ) {
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueParameterNodeAtPositionExclude(c, pos, p) and
-    isParameterNode(p, c, pos) and
-    not exists(unique(Node p0 | isParameterNode(p0, c, pos))) and
-    msg = "Parameters with overlapping positions."
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueParameterNodePosition(
-    DataFlowCallable c, ParameterPosition pos, Node p, string msg
-  ) {
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration conf).uniqueParameterNodePositionExclude(c, pos, p) and
-    isParameterNode(p, c, pos) and
-    not exists(unique(ParameterPosition pos0 | isParameterNode(p, c, pos0))) and
-    msg = "Parameter node with multiple positions."
-  }
-
-  query predicate uniqueContentApprox(Content c, string msg) {
-    not exists(unique(ContentApprox approx | approx = getContentApprox(c))) and
-    msg = "Non-unique content approximation."
-  }
-
-  query predicate identityLocalStep(Node n, string msg) {
-    simpleLocalFlowStep(n, n) and
-    not any(ConsistencyConfiguration c).identityLocalStepExclude(n) and
-    msg = "Node steps to itself"
+private module Input implements InputSig<CppDataFlow> {
+  predicate argHasPostUpdateExclude(Private::ArgumentNode n) {
+    // The rules for whether an IR argument gets a post-update node are too
+    // complex to model here.
+    any()
   }
 }
+
+module Consistency = MakeConsistency<CppDataFlow, CppTaintTracking, Input>;

cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ private import cpp as Cpp
 private import DataFlowUtil
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.IR
 private import DataFlowDispatch
-private import DataFlowImplConsistency
 private import semmle.code.cpp.ir.internal.IRCppLanguage
 private import SsaInternals as Ssa
 private import DataFlowImplCommon as DataFlowImplCommon
@@ -1011,14 +1010,6 @@ ContentApprox getContentApprox(Content c) {
   )
 }
 
-private class MyConsistencyConfiguration extends Consistency::ConsistencyConfiguration {
-  override predicate argHasPostUpdateExclude(ArgumentNode n) {
-    // The rules for whether an IR argument gets a post-update node are too
-    // complex to model here.
-    any()
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * A local flow relation that includes both local steps, read steps and
  * argument-to-return flow through summarized functions.