Option to combine data sections (#76)

Co-authored-by: Luke Street <[email protected]>

Author: AetiasHax

objdiff-cli/src/cmd/diff.rs

@@ -809,23 +809,28 @@ impl FunctionDiffUi {
 
     fn reload(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
         let prev = self.right_obj.take();
+        let config = diff::DiffObjConfig {
+            relax_reloc_diffs: self.relax_reloc_diffs,
+            space_between_args: true,                // TODO
+            combine_data_sections: false,            // TODO
+            x86_formatter: Default::default(),       // TODO
+            mips_abi: Default::default(),            // TODO
+            mips_instr_category: Default::default(), // TODO
+        };
         let target = self
             .target_path
             .as_deref()
-            .map(|p| obj::read::read(p).with_context(|| format!("Loading {}", p.display())))
+            .map(|p| {
+                obj::read::read(p, &config).with_context(|| format!("Loading {}", p.display()))
+            })
             .transpose()?;
         let base = self
             .base_path
             .as_deref()
-            .map(|p| obj::read::read(p).with_context(|| format!("Loading {}", p.display())))
+            .map(|p| {
+                obj::read::read(p, &config).with_context(|| format!("Loading {}", p.display()))
+            })
             .transpose()?;
-        let config = diff::DiffObjConfig {
-            relax_reloc_diffs: self.relax_reloc_diffs,
-            space_between_args: true,                // TODO
-            x86_formatter: Default::default(),       // TODO
-            mips_abi: Default::default(),            // TODO
-            mips_instr_category: Default::default(), // TODO
-        };
         let result = diff::diff_objs(&config, target.as_ref(), base.as_ref(), prev.as_ref())?;
 
         let left_sym = target.as_ref().and_then(|o| find_function(o, &self.symbol_name));

objdiff-cli/src/cmd/report.rs

@@ -230,17 +230,21 @@ fn report_object(
         }
         _ => {}
     }
+    let config = diff::DiffObjConfig { relax_reloc_diffs: true, ..Default::default() };
     let target = object
         .target_path
         .as_ref()
-        .map(|p| obj::read::read(p).with_context(|| format!("Failed to open {}", p.display())))
+        .map(|p| {
+            obj::read::read(p, &config).with_context(|| format!("Failed to open {}", p.display()))
+        })
         .transpose()?;
     let base = object
         .base_path
         .as_ref()
-        .map(|p| obj::read::read(p).with_context(|| format!("Failed to open {}", p.display())))
+        .map(|p| {
+            obj::read::read(p, &config).with_context(|| format!("Failed to open {}", p.display()))
+        })
         .transpose()?;
-    let config = diff::DiffObjConfig { relax_reloc_diffs: true, ..Default::default() };
     let result = diff::diff_objs(&config, target.as_ref(), base.as_ref(), None)?;
     let mut unit = ReportUnit {
         name: object.name().to_string(),

objdiff-core/src/diff/mod.rs

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ pub struct DiffObjConfig {
     pub relax_reloc_diffs: bool,
     #[serde(default = "default_true")]
     pub space_between_args: bool,
+    pub combine_data_sections: bool,
     // x86
     pub x86_formatter: X86Formatter,
     // MIPS
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ impl Default for DiffObjConfig {
         Self {
             relax_reloc_diffs: false,
             space_between_args: true,
+            combine_data_sections: false,
             x86_formatter: Default::default(),
             mips_abi: Default::default(),
             mips_instr_category: Default::default(),

objdiff-core/src/obj/read.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{fs, io::Cursor, path::Path};
+use std::{collections::HashSet, fs, io::Cursor, path::Path};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, ensure, Context, Result};
 use byteorder::{BigEndian, ReadBytesExt};
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use object::{
 
 use crate::{
     arch::{new_arch, ObjArch},
+    diff::DiffObjConfig,
     obj::{
         split_meta::{SplitMeta, SPLITMETA_SECTION},
         ObjInfo, ObjReloc, ObjSection, ObjSectionKind, ObjSymbol, ObjSymbolFlagSet, ObjSymbolFlags,
@@ -361,7 +362,105 @@ fn line_info(obj_file: &File<'_>, sections: &mut [ObjSection]) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn read(obj_path: &Path) -> Result<ObjInfo> {
+fn update_combined_symbol(symbol: ObjSymbol, address_change: i64) -> Result<ObjSymbol> {
+    Ok(ObjSymbol {
+        name: symbol.name,
+        demangled_name: symbol.demangled_name,
+        address: (symbol.address as i64 + address_change).try_into()?,
+        section_address: (symbol.section_address as i64 + address_change).try_into()?,
+        size: symbol.size,
+        size_known: symbol.size_known,
+        flags: symbol.flags,
+        addend: symbol.addend,
+        virtual_address: if let Some(virtual_address) = symbol.virtual_address {
+            Some((virtual_address as i64 + address_change).try_into()?)
+        } else {
+            None
+        },
+    })
+}
+
+fn combine_sections(section: ObjSection, combine: ObjSection) -> Result<ObjSection> {
+    let mut data = section.data;
+    data.extend(combine.data);
+
+    let address_change: i64 = (section.address + section.size) as i64 - combine.address as i64;
+    let mut symbols = section.symbols;
+    for symbol in combine.symbols {
+        symbols.push(update_combined_symbol(symbol, address_change)?);
+    }
+
+    let mut relocations = section.relocations;
+    for reloc in combine.relocations {
+        relocations.push(ObjReloc {
+            flags: reloc.flags,
+            address: (reloc.address as i64 + address_change).try_into()?,
+            target: reloc.target,                 // TODO: Should be updated?
+            target_section: reloc.target_section, // TODO: Same as above
+        });
+    }
+
+    let mut line_info = section.line_info;
+    for (addr, line) in combine.line_info {
+        let key = (addr as i64 + address_change).try_into()?;
+        line_info.insert(key, line);
+    }
+
+    Ok(ObjSection {
+        name: section.name,
+        kind: section.kind,
+        address: section.address,
+        size: section.size + combine.size,
+        data,
+        orig_index: section.orig_index,
+        symbols,
+        relocations,
+        virtual_address: section.virtual_address,
+        line_info,
+    })
+}
+
+fn combine_data_sections(sections: &mut Vec<ObjSection>) -> Result<()> {
+    let names_to_combine: HashSet<_> = sections
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|s| s.kind == ObjSectionKind::Data)
+        .map(|s| s.name.clone())
+        .collect();
+
+    for name in names_to_combine {
+        // Take section with lowest index
+        let (mut section_index, _) = sections
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .filter(|(_, s)| s.name == name)
+            .min_by_key(|(_, s)| s.orig_index)
+            // Should not happen
+            .context("No combine section found with name")?;
+        let mut section = sections.remove(section_index);
+
+        // Remove equally named sections
+        let mut combines = vec![];
+        for i in (0..sections.len()).rev() {
+            if sections[i].name != name || sections[i].orig_index == section.orig_index {
+                continue;
+            }
+            combines.push(sections.remove(i));
+            if i < section_index {
+                section_index -= 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Combine sections ordered by index
+        combines.sort_unstable_by_key(|c| c.orig_index);
+        for combine in combines {
+            section = combine_sections(section, combine)?;
+        }
+        sections.insert(section_index, section);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn read(obj_path: &Path, config: &DiffObjConfig) -> Result<ObjInfo> {
     let (data, timestamp) = {
         let file = fs::File::open(obj_path)?;
         let timestamp = FileTime::from_last_modification_time(&file.metadata()?);
@@ -377,6 +476,9 @@ pub fn read(obj_path: &Path) -> Result<ObjInfo> {
         section.relocations =
             relocations_by_section(arch.as_ref(), &obj_file, section, split_meta.as_ref())?;
     }
+    if config.combine_data_sections {
+        combine_data_sections(&mut sections)?;
+    }
     line_info(&obj_file, &mut sections)?;
     let common = common_symbols(arch.as_ref(), &obj_file, split_meta.as_ref())?;
     Ok(ObjInfo { arch, path: obj_path.to_owned(), timestamp, sections, common, split_meta })

objdiff-gui/src/app.rs

@@ -559,6 +559,16 @@ impl eframe::App for App {
                     {
                         config.queue_reload = true;
                     }
+                    if ui
+                        .checkbox(
+                            &mut config.diff_obj_config.combine_data_sections,
+                            "Combine data sections",
+                        )
+                        .on_hover_text("Combines data sections with equal names.")
+                        .changed()
+                    {
+                        config.queue_reload = true;
+                    }
                 });
             });
         });

objdiff-gui/src/jobs/objdiff.rs

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ fn run_build(
                     total,
                     &cancel,
                 )?;
-                Some(read::read(target_path).with_context(|| {
+                Some(read::read(target_path, &config.diff_obj_config).with_context(|| {
                     format!("Failed to read object '{}'", target_path.display())
                 })?)
             }
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ fn run_build(
                 &cancel,
             )?;
             Some(
-                read::read(base_path)
+                read::read(base_path, &config.diff_obj_config)
                     .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read object '{}'", base_path.display()))?,
             )
         }