一个班级的VTT是什么? 最近遇到了一个对我来说是新的C++链接错误。 libfoo.so: undefined reference to `VTT for Foo' libfoo.so: undefined reference to `vtable for Foo'

一个班级的VTT是什么? 最近遇到了一个对我来说是新的C++链接错误。 libfoo.so: undefined reference to `VTT for Foo' libfoo.so: undefined reference to `vtable for Foo',c++,gcc,vtable,virtual-inheritance,vtt,C++,Gcc,Vtable,Virtual Inheritance,Vtt,我认识到了错误并解决了问题,但我仍然有一个困扰的问题:VTT到底是什么 旁白:对于那些感兴趣的人来说,当您忘记定义类中声明的第一个虚拟函数时,就会出现问题。vtable进入类的第一个虚拟函数的编译单元。如果忘记定义该函数,则会出现链接器错误,它找不到vtable,而对开发人员友好得多的用户找不到该函数。该页面现在处于脱机状态,并且没有存档它。所以,我找到了一份存档的文本副本 在圣路易斯华盛顿大学计算机科学系的分布式对象计算实验室,有原始注释的全文,作为研究生Morgan Deters的“(200

我认识到了错误并解决了问题,但我仍然有一个困扰的问题:VTT到底是什么

旁白:对于那些感兴趣的人来说,当您忘记定义类中声明的第一个虚拟函数时,就会出现问题。vtable进入类的第一个虚拟函数的编译单元。如果忘记定义该函数,则会出现链接器错误,它找不到vtable,而对开发人员友好得多的用户找不到该函数。

该页面现在处于脱机状态,并且没有存档它。所以,我找到了一份存档的文本副本

在圣路易斯华盛顿大学计算机科学系的分布式对象计算实验室,有原始注释的全文,作为研究生Morgan Deters的“(2005年秋季)”的一部分在线发布。
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第1部分:

基础:单一继承

正如我们在类中讨论的,单一继承会导致对象布局,基类数据在派生类数据之前布局。因此,如果类
A
B
被定义为:

class A {
public:
  int a;
})

class B : public A {
public:
  int b;
};
然后,类型为
B
的对象如下所示(其中“B”是指向此类对象的指针):

如果您有虚拟方法:

class A {
public:
  int a;
  virtual void v();
};

class B : public A {
public:
  int b;
};
然后还将有一个vtable指针:

                           +-----------------------+
                           |     0 (top_offset)    |
                           +-----------------------+
b --> +----------+         | ptr to typeinfo for B |
      |  vtable  |-------> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         A::v()        |
      |     a    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+
      |     b    |
      +----------+
也就是说,
top\u offset
和typeinfo指针位于vtable指针指向的位置上方

简单多重继承

现在考虑多重继承:

class A {
public:
  int a;
  virtual void v();
};

class B {
public:
  int b;
  virtual void w();
};

class C : public A, public B {
public:
  int c;
};
在这种情况下,C类对象的布局如下:

                           +-----------------------+
                           |     0 (top_offset)    |
                           +-----------------------+
c --> +----------+         | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |  vtable  |-------> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         A::v()        |
      |     a    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |    -8 (top_offset)    |
      |  vtable  |---+     +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |     | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |     b    |   +---> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         B::w()        |
      |     c    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+
                           +-----------------------+
                           |     0 (top_offset)    |
                           +-----------------------+
c --> +----------+         | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |  vtable  |-------> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         A::v()        |
      |     a    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         C::w()        |
      |  vtable  |---+     +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |     |    -8 (top_offset)    |
      |     b    |   |     +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |     | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |     c    |   +---> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |    thunk to C::w()    |
                           +-----------------------+
 B-in-D
                          +-----------------------+
                          |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                          +-----------------------+
                          |     0 (top_offset)    |
                          +-----------------------+
d --> +----------+        | ptr to typeinfo for B |
      |  vtable  |------> +-----------------------+
      +----------+        |         B::w()        |
      |    b     |        +-----------------------+
      +----------+        |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
      |          |        +-----------------------+
      +----------+        |   -20 (top_offset)    |
      |          |        +-----------------------+
      +----------+        | ptr to typeinfo for B |
      |          |   +--> +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |    |         A::v()        |
      |  vtable  |---+    +-----------------------+
      +----------+
      |    a     |
      +----------+
B-in-D
                                               +-----------------------+
                                               |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
            VTT for D                          +-----------------------+
+-------------------+                          |     0 (top_offset)    |
|    vtable for D   |-------------+            +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |            | ptr to typeinfo for B |
| vtable for B-in-D |-------------|----------> +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |            |         B::w()        |
| vtable for B-in-D |-------------|--------+   +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |        |   |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
| vtable for C-in-D |-------------|-----+  |   +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |     |  |   |   -20 (top_offset)    |
| vtable for C-in-D |-------------|--+  |  |   +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |  |  |  |   | ptr to typeinfo for B |
|    vtable for D   |----------+  |  |  |  +-> +-----------------------+
+-------------------+          |  |  |  |      |         A::v()        |
|    vtable for D   |-------+  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
+-------------------+       |  |  |  |  |
                            |  |  |  |  |                         C-in-D
                            |  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |  |      |   12 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |  |      |     0 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |  |      | ptr to typeinfo for C |
                            |  |  |  |  +----> +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         |         C::x()        |
                            |  |  |  |         +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |  |  |         +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         |   -12 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |  |  |         +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         | ptr to typeinfo for C |
                            |  |  |  +-------> +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            |         A::v()        |
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |
                            |  |  |                                    D
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            |     0 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                            |  |  +----------> +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |         B::w()        |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |         D::y()        |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |   12 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |    -8 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                            +----------------> +-----------------------+
                               |               |         C::x()        |
                               |               +-----------------------+
                               |               |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
                               |               +-----------------------+
                               |               |   -20 (top_offset)    |
                               |               +-----------------------+
                               |               | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                               +-------------> +-----------------------+
                                               |         A::v()        |
                                               +-----------------------+
 B-in-D
                                                        +-----------------------+
                                                        |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                                                        +-----------------------+
                                                        |     0 (top_offset)    |
                                                        +-----------------------+
                                                        | ptr to typeinfo for B |
                    +---------------------------------> +-----------------------+
                    |                                   |         B::w()        |
                    |                                   +-----------------------+
                    |                          C-in-D   |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
                    |       +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
d --> +----------+  |       |   12 (vbase_offset)   |   |   -20 (top_offset)    |
      |  vtable  |--+       +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |     0 (top_offset)    |   | ptr to typeinfo for B |
      |    b     |          +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
      +----------+          | ptr to typeinfo for C |   |         A::v()        |
      |  vtable  |--------> +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |         C::x()        |
      |    c     |          +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
      |          |          +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |   -12 (top_offset)    |
      |  vtable  |--+       +-----------------------+
      +----------+  |       | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |    a     |  +-----> +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |         A::v()        |
                            +-----------------------+
……但为什么?为什么两个vtables在一个?好吧,想想类型替换。如果我有一个指向C的指针,我可以将它传递给一个需要指向a的指针的函数,或者传递给一个需要指向B的指针的函数。如果一个函数需要指向a的指针,并且我想传递变量C的值(类型为pointer-to-C),我已经设置好了。可以通过(第一个)vtable调用
A::v()
,被调用函数可以通过我传递的指针访问成员A,方法与通过任何指向A的指针相同

但是,如果我将指针变量
c
的值传递给一个需要指向B的指针的函数,那么在c中还需要一个类型为B的子对象来引用它。这就是为什么我们有第二个vtable指针。我们可以将指针值(c+8字节)传递给需要指向B的指针的函数,它已经设置好了:它可以通过(第二个)vtable指针调用
B::w()
,并通过我们传递的指针访问成员B,访问方式与通过任何指向B的指针相同

注意,对于被调用的方法也需要进行这种“指针校正”。在本例中,类
C
继承
B::w()。当通过指向C的指针调用
w()
时,需要调整指针(成为
w()
内部的this指针)。这通常称为指针调整

在某些情况下,编译器将生成一个THUBN来修复地址。考虑与上面相同的代码,但是这个时间<代码> c>代码>重写<代码> B/CODE>的成员函数<代码> We()(<代码> >:

C
的对象布局和vtable现在如下所示:

                           +-----------------------+
                           |     0 (top_offset)    |
                           +-----------------------+
c --> +----------+         | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |  vtable  |-------> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         A::v()        |
      |     a    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |    -8 (top_offset)    |
      |  vtable  |---+     +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |     | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |     b    |   +---> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         B::w()        |
      |     c    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+
                           +-----------------------+
                           |     0 (top_offset)    |
                           +-----------------------+
c --> +----------+         | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |  vtable  |-------> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         A::v()        |
      |     a    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         C::w()        |
      |  vtable  |---+     +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |     |    -8 (top_offset)    |
      |     b    |   |     +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |     | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |     c    |   +---> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |    thunk to C::w()    |
                           +-----------------------+
 B-in-D
                          +-----------------------+
                          |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                          +-----------------------+
                          |     0 (top_offset)    |
                          +-----------------------+
d --> +----------+        | ptr to typeinfo for B |
      |  vtable  |------> +-----------------------+
      +----------+        |         B::w()        |
      |    b     |        +-----------------------+
      +----------+        |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
      |          |        +-----------------------+
      +----------+        |   -20 (top_offset)    |
      |          |        +-----------------------+
      +----------+        | ptr to typeinfo for B |
      |          |   +--> +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |    |         A::v()        |
      |  vtable  |---+    +-----------------------+
      +----------+
      |    a     |
      +----------+
B-in-D
                                               +-----------------------+
                                               |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
            VTT for D                          +-----------------------+
+-------------------+                          |     0 (top_offset)    |
|    vtable for D   |-------------+            +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |            | ptr to typeinfo for B |
| vtable for B-in-D |-------------|----------> +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |            |         B::w()        |
| vtable for B-in-D |-------------|--------+   +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |        |   |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
| vtable for C-in-D |-------------|-----+  |   +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |     |  |   |   -20 (top_offset)    |
| vtable for C-in-D |-------------|--+  |  |   +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |  |  |  |   | ptr to typeinfo for B |
|    vtable for D   |----------+  |  |  |  +-> +-----------------------+
+-------------------+          |  |  |  |      |         A::v()        |
|    vtable for D   |-------+  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
+-------------------+       |  |  |  |  |
                            |  |  |  |  |                         C-in-D
                            |  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |  |      |   12 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |  |      |     0 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |  |      | ptr to typeinfo for C |
                            |  |  |  |  +----> +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         |         C::x()        |
                            |  |  |  |         +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |  |  |         +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         |   -12 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |  |  |         +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         | ptr to typeinfo for C |
                            |  |  |  +-------> +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            |         A::v()        |
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |
                            |  |  |                                    D
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            |     0 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                            |  |  +----------> +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |         B::w()        |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |         D::y()        |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |   12 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |    -8 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                            +----------------> +-----------------------+
                               |               |         C::x()        |
                               |               +-----------------------+
                               |               |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
                               |               +-----------------------+
                               |               |   -20 (top_offset)    |
                               |               +-----------------------+
                               |               | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                               +-------------> +-----------------------+
                                               |         A::v()        |
                                               +-----------------------+
 B-in-D
                                                        +-----------------------+
                                                        |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                                                        +-----------------------+
                                                        |     0 (top_offset)    |
                                                        +-----------------------+
                                                        | ptr to typeinfo for B |
                    +---------------------------------> +-----------------------+
                    |                                   |         B::w()        |
                    |                                   +-----------------------+
                    |                          C-in-D   |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
                    |       +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
d --> +----------+  |       |   12 (vbase_offset)   |   |   -20 (top_offset)    |
      |  vtable  |--+       +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |     0 (top_offset)    |   | ptr to typeinfo for B |
      |    b     |          +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
      +----------+          | ptr to typeinfo for C |   |         A::v()        |
      |  vtable  |--------> +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |         C::x()        |
      |    c     |          +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
      |          |          +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |   -12 (top_offset)    |
      |  vtable  |--+       +-----------------------+
      +----------+  |       | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |    a     |  +-----> +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |         A::v()        |
                            +-----------------------+
现在,当通过指向-B的指针对
C
的实例调用
w()
时,将调用thunk。thunk做什么?让我们将其分解(在这里,使用
gdb
):

请注意,
D
继承自
B
C
B
C
都继承自
A
。这意味着
D
中有两个
A
的副本。对象布局和vtable嵌入是我们从前面几节中所期望的:

                           +-----------------------+
                           |     0 (top_offset)    |
                           +-----------------------+
d --> +----------+         | ptr to typeinfo for D |
      |  vtable  |-------> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         A::v()        |
      |     a    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         B::w()        |
      |     b    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         D::y()        |
      |  vtable  |---+     +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |     |   -12 (top_offset)    |
      |     a    |   |     +-----------------------+
      +----------+   |     | ptr to typeinfo for D |
      |     c    |   +---> +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         A::v()        |
      |     d    |         +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |         C::x()        |
                           +-----------------------+
当然,我们期望
A
的数据(成员
A
)在
D
的对象布局中存在两次(事实上是这样),并且我们期望
A
的虚拟成员函数在vtable中表示两次(并且
A::v()
确实存在)。好的,这里没有什么新内容

钻石:虚拟基地的单一副本

但是,如果我们使用虚拟继承,C++虚拟继承允许我们指定一个钻石层次结构,但只保证一个继承的基本继承基。所以,让我们用这样的方式编写代码:

class A {
public:
  int a;
  virtual void v();
};

class B : public virtual A {
public:
  int b;
  virtual void w();
};

class C : public virtual A {
public:
  int c;
  virtual void x();
};

class D : public B, public C {
public:
  int d;
  virtual void y();
};
突然间,事情变得复杂多了。如果我们在
D
的表示中只能有一个
a
的副本,那么我们就再也无法摆脱将a
C
嵌入a
D
(并将
D
C
部分的vtable嵌入
D
的vtable)的“把戏”.但如果我们不能做到这一点,我们如何处理通常的类型替换

让我们尝试绘制布局图:

                                   +-----------------------+
                                   |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                                   +-----------------------+
                                   |     0 (top_offset)    |
                                   +-----------------------+
                                   | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                      +----------> +-----------------------+
d --> +----------+    |            |         B::w()        |
      |  vtable  |----+            +-----------------------+
      +----------+                 |         D::y()        |
      |     b    |                 +-----------------------+
      +----------+                 |   12 (vbase_offset)   |
      |  vtable  |---------+       +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |       |    -8 (top_offset)    |
      |     c    |         |       +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |       | ptr to typeinfo for D |
      |     d    |         +-----> +-----------------------+
      +----------+                 |         C::x()        |
      |  vtable  |----+            +-----------------------+
      +----------+    |            |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
      |     a    |    |            +-----------------------+
      +----------+    |            |   -20 (top_offset)    |
                      |            +-----------------------+
                      |            | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                      +----------> +-----------------------+
                                   |         A::v()        |
                                   +-----------------------+
好的。你看,
A
现在嵌入到
D
中,基本上和其他基一样。但是它嵌入到D中,而不是inits直接派生的类中

摩根威慑网页:

  • ,
  • 他的传记
  • 谷歌学者简介:
  • 最近的网页
  • 2015年讣告:“Morgan G.Deters博士,博士,35岁,前保龄球场,最近在纽约布鲁克林,于2015年1月17日在特立尼达的多巴哥去世。”
第2部分:

存在多重继承时的构造/破坏

怎么
B-in-D
                                               +-----------------------+
                                               |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
            VTT for D                          +-----------------------+
+-------------------+                          |     0 (top_offset)    |
|    vtable for D   |-------------+            +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |            | ptr to typeinfo for B |
| vtable for B-in-D |-------------|----------> +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |            |         B::w()        |
| vtable for B-in-D |-------------|--------+   +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |        |   |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
| vtable for C-in-D |-------------|-----+  |   +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |     |  |   |   -20 (top_offset)    |
| vtable for C-in-D |-------------|--+  |  |   +-----------------------+
+-------------------+             |  |  |  |   | ptr to typeinfo for B |
|    vtable for D   |----------+  |  |  |  +-> +-----------------------+
+-------------------+          |  |  |  |      |         A::v()        |
|    vtable for D   |-------+  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
+-------------------+       |  |  |  |  |
                            |  |  |  |  |                         C-in-D
                            |  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |  |      |   12 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |  |      |     0 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |  |  |  |      +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |  |      | ptr to typeinfo for C |
                            |  |  |  |  +----> +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         |         C::x()        |
                            |  |  |  |         +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |  |  |         +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         |   -12 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |  |  |         +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |  |         | ptr to typeinfo for C |
                            |  |  |  +-------> +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            |         A::v()        |
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |
                            |  |  |                                    D
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            |     0 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |  |            +-----------------------+
                            |  |  |            | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                            |  |  +----------> +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |         B::w()        |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |         D::y()        |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |   12 (vbase_offset)   |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               |    -8 (top_offset)    |
                            |  |               +-----------------------+
                            |  |               | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                            +----------------> +-----------------------+
                               |               |         C::x()        |
                               |               +-----------------------+
                               |               |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
                               |               +-----------------------+
                               |               |   -20 (top_offset)    |
                               |               +-----------------------+
                               |               | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                               +-------------> +-----------------------+
                                               |         A::v()        |
                                               +-----------------------+
 B-in-D
                                                        +-----------------------+
                                                        |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                                                        +-----------------------+
                                                        |     0 (top_offset)    |
                                                        +-----------------------+
                                                        | ptr to typeinfo for B |
                    +---------------------------------> +-----------------------+
                    |                                   |         B::w()        |
                    |                                   +-----------------------+
                    |                          C-in-D   |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
                    |       +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
d --> +----------+  |       |   12 (vbase_offset)   |   |   -20 (top_offset)    |
      |  vtable  |--+       +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |     0 (top_offset)    |   | ptr to typeinfo for B |
      |    b     |          +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
      +----------+          | ptr to typeinfo for C |   |         A::v()        |
      |  vtable  |--------> +-----------------------+   +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |         C::x()        |
      |    c     |          +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
      |          |          +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |   -12 (top_offset)    |
      |  vtable  |--+       +-----------------------+
      +----------+  |       | ptr to typeinfo for C |
      |    a     |  +-----> +-----------------------+
      +----------+          |         A::v()        |
                            +-----------------------+
                                   +-----------------------+
                                   |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                                   +-----------------------+
                                   |     0 (top_offset)    |
                                   +-----------------------+
                                   | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                      +----------> +-----------------------+
d --> +----------+    |            |         B::w()        |
      |  vtable  |----+            +-----------------------+
      +----------+                 |         D::y()        |
      |     b    |                 +-----------------------+
      +----------+                 |   12 (vbase_offset)   |
      |  vtable  |---------+       +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |       |    -8 (top_offset)    |
      |     c    |         |       +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |       | ptr to typeinfo for D |
      |     d    |         +-----> +-----------------------+
      +----------+                 |         C::x()        |
      |  vtable  |----+            +-----------------------+
      +----------+    |            |    0 (vbase_offset)   |
      |     a    |    |            +-----------------------+
      +----------+    |            |   -20 (top_offset)    |
                      |            +-----------------------+
                      |            | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                      +----------> +-----------------------+
                                   |         A::v()        |
                                   +-----------------------+
D d;            // allocates a D on the stack and constructs it
D *pd = new D;  // allocates a D in the heap and constructs it
/* ... */
delete pd;      // calls "in-charge deleting" destructor for D
return;         // calls "in-charge" destructor for stack-allocated D
D *pd = new D;  // allocates a D in the heap and constructs it
    C *pc = d;      // we have a pointer-to-C that points to our heap-allocated D
    /* ... */
    delete pc;      // call destructor thunk through vtable, but what about delete?
class A {
public:
  int a;
};

class B : public virtual A {
public:
  int b;
  virtual void w();
};

class C : public virtual A {
public:
  int c;
};

class D : public B, public C {
public:
  int d;
  virtual void y();
};
                                   +-----------------------+
                                   |   20 (vbase_offset)   |
                                   +-----------------------+
                                   |     0 (top_offset)    |
                                   +-----------------------+
                                   | ptr to typeinfo for D |
                      +----------> +-----------------------+
d --> +----------+    |            |         B::w()        |
      |  vtable  |----+            +-----------------------+
      +----------+                 |         D::y()        |
      |     b    |                 +-----------------------+
      +----------+                 |   12 (vbase_offset)   |
      |  vtable  |---------+       +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |       |    -8 (top_offset)    |
      |     c    |         |       +-----------------------+
      +----------+         |       | ptr to typeinfo for D |
      |     d    |         +-----> +-----------------------+
      +----------+
      |     a    |
      +----------+