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| //===--- InferAlloc.h - Allocation type inference ---------------*- C++ -*-===// | ||
| // | ||
| // Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions. | ||
| // See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information. | ||
| // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | ||
| // | ||
| //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// | ||
| // | ||
| // This file defines interfaces for allocation-related type inference. | ||
| // | ||
| //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// | ||
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| #ifndef LLVM_CLANG_AST_INFERALLOC_H | ||
| #define LLVM_CLANG_AST_INFERALLOC_H | ||
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| #include "clang/AST/ASTContext.h" | ||
| #include "clang/AST/Expr.h" | ||
| #include "llvm/Support/AllocToken.h" | ||
| #include <optional> | ||
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| namespace clang { | ||
| namespace infer_alloc { | ||
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| /// Infer the possible allocated type from an allocation call expression. | ||
| QualType inferPossibleType(const CallExpr *E, const ASTContext &Ctx, | ||
| const CastExpr *CastE); | ||
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| /// Get the information required for construction of an allocation token ID. | ||
| std::optional<llvm::AllocTokenMetadata> | ||
| getAllocTokenMetadata(QualType T, const ASTContext &Ctx); | ||
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| } // namespace infer_alloc | ||
| } // namespace clang | ||
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| #endif // LLVM_CLANG_AST_INFERALLOC_H |
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| //===--- InferAlloc.cpp - Allocation type inference -----------------------===// | ||
| // | ||
| // Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions. | ||
| // See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information. | ||
| // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | ||
| // | ||
| //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// | ||
| // | ||
| // This file implements allocation-related type inference. | ||
| // | ||
| //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// | ||
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| #include "clang/AST/InferAlloc.h" | ||
| #include "clang/AST/ASTContext.h" | ||
| #include "clang/AST/Decl.h" | ||
| #include "clang/AST/DeclCXX.h" | ||
| #include "clang/AST/Expr.h" | ||
| #include "clang/AST/Type.h" | ||
| #include "clang/Basic/IdentifierTable.h" | ||
| #include "llvm/ADT/SmallPtrSet.h" | ||
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| using namespace clang; | ||
| using namespace infer_alloc; | ||
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| static bool | ||
| typeContainsPointer(QualType T, | ||
| llvm::SmallPtrSet<const RecordDecl *, 4> &VisitedRD, | ||
| bool &IncompleteType) { | ||
| QualType CanonicalType = T.getCanonicalType(); | ||
| if (CanonicalType->isPointerType()) | ||
| return true; // base case | ||
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| // Look through typedef chain to check for special types. | ||
| for (QualType CurrentT = T; const auto *TT = CurrentT->getAs<TypedefType>(); | ||
| CurrentT = TT->getDecl()->getUnderlyingType()) { | ||
| const IdentifierInfo *II = TT->getDecl()->getIdentifier(); | ||
| // Special Case: Syntactically uintptr_t is not a pointer; semantically, | ||
| // however, very likely used as such. Therefore, classify uintptr_t as a | ||
| // pointer, too. | ||
| if (II && II->isStr("uintptr_t")) | ||
| return true; | ||
| } | ||
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| // The type is an array; check the element type. | ||
| if (const ArrayType *AT = dyn_cast<ArrayType>(CanonicalType)) | ||
| return typeContainsPointer(AT->getElementType(), VisitedRD, IncompleteType); | ||
| // The type is a struct, class, or union. | ||
| if (const RecordDecl *RD = CanonicalType->getAsRecordDecl()) { | ||
| if (!RD->isCompleteDefinition()) { | ||
| IncompleteType = true; | ||
| return false; | ||
| } | ||
| if (!VisitedRD.insert(RD).second) | ||
| return false; // already visited | ||
| // Check all fields. | ||
| for (const FieldDecl *Field : RD->fields()) { | ||
| if (typeContainsPointer(Field->getType(), VisitedRD, IncompleteType)) | ||
| return true; | ||
| } | ||
| // For C++ classes, also check base classes. | ||
| if (const CXXRecordDecl *CXXRD = dyn_cast<CXXRecordDecl>(RD)) { | ||
| // Polymorphic types require a vptr. | ||
| if (CXXRD->isDynamicClass()) | ||
| return true; | ||
| for (const CXXBaseSpecifier &Base : CXXRD->bases()) { | ||
| if (typeContainsPointer(Base.getType(), VisitedRD, IncompleteType)) | ||
| return true; | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| return false; | ||
| } | ||
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| /// Infer type from a simple sizeof expression. | ||
| static QualType inferTypeFromSizeofExpr(const Expr *E) { | ||
| const Expr *Arg = E->IgnoreParenImpCasts(); | ||
| if (const auto *UET = dyn_cast<UnaryExprOrTypeTraitExpr>(Arg)) { | ||
| if (UET->getKind() == UETT_SizeOf) { | ||
| if (UET->isArgumentType()) | ||
| return UET->getArgumentTypeInfo()->getType(); | ||
| else | ||
| return UET->getArgumentExpr()->getType(); | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| return QualType(); | ||
| } | ||
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| /// Infer type from an arithmetic expression involving a sizeof. For example: | ||
| /// | ||
| /// malloc(sizeof(MyType) + padding); // infers 'MyType' | ||
| /// malloc(sizeof(MyType) * 32); // infers 'MyType' | ||
| /// malloc(32 * sizeof(MyType)); // infers 'MyType' | ||
| /// malloc(sizeof(MyType) << 1); // infers 'MyType' | ||
| /// ... | ||
| /// | ||
| /// More complex arithmetic expressions are supported, but are a heuristic, e.g. | ||
| /// when considering allocations for structs with flexible array members: | ||
| /// | ||
| /// malloc(sizeof(HasFlexArray) + sizeof(int) * 32); // infers 'HasFlexArray' | ||
| /// | ||
| static QualType inferPossibleTypeFromArithSizeofExpr(const Expr *E) { | ||
| const Expr *Arg = E->IgnoreParenImpCasts(); | ||
| // The argument is a lone sizeof expression. | ||
| if (QualType T = inferTypeFromSizeofExpr(Arg); !T.isNull()) | ||
| return T; | ||
| if (const auto *BO = dyn_cast<BinaryOperator>(Arg)) { | ||
| // Argument is an arithmetic expression. Cover common arithmetic patterns | ||
| // involving sizeof. | ||
| switch (BO->getOpcode()) { | ||
| case BO_Add: | ||
| case BO_Div: | ||
| case BO_Mul: | ||
| case BO_Shl: | ||
| case BO_Shr: | ||
| case BO_Sub: | ||
| if (QualType T = inferPossibleTypeFromArithSizeofExpr(BO->getLHS()); | ||
| !T.isNull()) | ||
| return T; | ||
| if (QualType T = inferPossibleTypeFromArithSizeofExpr(BO->getRHS()); | ||
| !T.isNull()) | ||
| return T; | ||
| break; | ||
| default: | ||
| break; | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| return QualType(); | ||
| } | ||
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| /// If the expression E is a reference to a variable, infer the type from a | ||
| /// variable's initializer if it contains a sizeof. Beware, this is a heuristic | ||
| /// and ignores if a variable is later reassigned. For example: | ||
| /// | ||
| /// size_t my_size = sizeof(MyType); | ||
| /// void *x = malloc(my_size); // infers 'MyType' | ||
| /// | ||
| static QualType inferPossibleTypeFromVarInitSizeofExpr(const Expr *E) { | ||
| const Expr *Arg = E->IgnoreParenImpCasts(); | ||
| if (const auto *DRE = dyn_cast<DeclRefExpr>(Arg)) { | ||
| if (const auto *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(DRE->getDecl())) { | ||
| if (const Expr *Init = VD->getInit()) | ||
| return inferPossibleTypeFromArithSizeofExpr(Init); | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| return QualType(); | ||
| } | ||
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| /// Deduces the allocated type by checking if the allocation call's result | ||
| /// is immediately used in a cast expression. For example: | ||
| /// | ||
| /// MyType *x = (MyType *)malloc(4096); // infers 'MyType' | ||
| /// | ||
| static QualType inferPossibleTypeFromCastExpr(const CallExpr *CallE, | ||
| const CastExpr *CastE) { | ||
| if (!CastE) | ||
| return QualType(); | ||
| QualType PtrType = CastE->getType(); | ||
| if (PtrType->isPointerType()) | ||
| return PtrType->getPointeeType(); | ||
| return QualType(); | ||
| } | ||
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| QualType clang::infer_alloc::inferPossibleType(const CallExpr *E, | ||
| const ASTContext &Ctx, | ||
| const CastExpr *CastE) { | ||
| QualType AllocType; | ||
| // First check arguments. | ||
| for (const Expr *Arg : E->arguments()) { | ||
| AllocType = inferPossibleTypeFromArithSizeofExpr(Arg); | ||
| if (AllocType.isNull()) | ||
| AllocType = inferPossibleTypeFromVarInitSizeofExpr(Arg); | ||
| if (!AllocType.isNull()) | ||
| break; | ||
| } | ||
| // Then check later casts. | ||
| if (AllocType.isNull()) | ||
| AllocType = inferPossibleTypeFromCastExpr(E, CastE); | ||
| return AllocType; | ||
| } | ||
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| std::optional<llvm::AllocTokenMetadata> | ||
| clang::infer_alloc::getAllocTokenMetadata(QualType T, const ASTContext &Ctx) { | ||
| llvm::AllocTokenMetadata ATMD; | ||
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| // Get unique type name. | ||
| PrintingPolicy Policy(Ctx.getLangOpts()); | ||
| Policy.SuppressTagKeyword = true; | ||
| Policy.FullyQualifiedName = true; | ||
| llvm::raw_svector_ostream TypeNameOS(ATMD.TypeName); | ||
| T.getCanonicalType().print(TypeNameOS, Policy); | ||
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| // Check if QualType contains a pointer. Implements a simple DFS to | ||
| // recursively check if a type contains a pointer type. | ||
| llvm::SmallPtrSet<const RecordDecl *, 4> VisitedRD; | ||
| bool IncompleteType = false; | ||
| ATMD.ContainsPointer = typeContainsPointer(T, VisitedRD, IncompleteType); | ||
| if (!ATMD.ContainsPointer && IncompleteType) | ||
| return std::nullopt; | ||
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| return ATMD; | ||
| } | ||
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