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SymbolEntry Class Reference

A storage location for a particular Symbol. More...

#include <database.hh>

Classes

class  EntryInitData
 Initialization data for a SymbolEntry to facilitate a rangemap. More...
 
class  EntrySubsort
 Class for sub-sorting different SymbolEntry objects at the same address. More...
 

Public Types

typedef uintb linetype
 The linear element for a rangemap of SymbolEntry.
 
typedef EntrySubsort subsorttype
 The sub-sort object for a rangemap.
 
typedef EntryInitData inittype
 Initialization data for a SymbolEntry in a rangemap.
 

Public Member Functions

 SymbolEntry (const EntryInitData &data, uintb a, uintb b)
 Fully initialize this. More...
 
 SymbolEntry (Symbol *sym, uint4 exfl, uint8 h, int4 off, int4 sz, const RangeList &rnglist)
 Construct a dynamic SymbolEntry. More...
 
uint4 getAllFlags (void) const
 Get all Varnode flags for this storage. More...
 
subsorttype getSubsort (void) const
 Get the sub-sort object. More...
 
bool inUse (const Address &usepoint) const
 Is this storage valid for the given code address. More...
 
Address getFirstUseAddress (void) const
 Get the first code address where this storage is valid.
 
bool isAddrTied (void) const
 Is this storage address tied.
 
bool updateType (Varnode *vn) const
 Update a Varnode data-type from this. More...
 
DatatypegetSizedType (const Address &addr, int4 sz) const
 Get the data-type associated with (a piece of) this. More...
 
void printEntry (ostream &s) const
 Dump a description of this to a stream. More...
 
void saveXml (ostream &s) const
 Save this to an XML stream. More...
 
List::const_iterator restoreXml (List::const_iterator iter, const AddrSpaceManager *manage)
 Restore this from an XML stream. More...
 

Friends

class Scope
 

Detailed Description

A storage location for a particular Symbol.

Where a Symbol is stored, as a byte address and a size, is of particular importance to the decompiler. This class encapsulates this storage meta-data. A single Symbol split across multiple storage locations is supported by the offset and size fields. The hash field supports dynamic storage, where a Symbol is represented by a constant or a temporary register. In this case, storage must be tied to the particular p-code operators using the value.

A particular memory address does not have to represent the symbol across all code. Storage may get recycled for different Symbols at different points in the code. The uselimit object defines the range of instruction addresses over which a particular memory address does represent a Symbol, with the convention that an empty uselimit indicates the storage holds the Symbol across all code.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ SymbolEntry() [1/2]

SymbolEntry::SymbolEntry ( const EntryInitData data,
uintb  a,
uintb  b 
)

Fully initialize this.

Establish the boundary offsets and fill in additional data

Parameters
datacontains the raw initialization data
ais the starting offset of the entry
bis the ending offset of the entry

◆ SymbolEntry() [2/2]

SymbolEntry::SymbolEntry ( Symbol sym,
uint4  exfl,
uint8  h,
int4  off,
int4  sz,
const RangeList rnglist 
)

Construct a dynamic SymbolEntry.

This is used specifically for dynamic Symbol objects, where the storage location is attached to a temporary register or a constant. The main address field (addr) is set to invalid, and the hash becomes the primary location information.

Parameters
symis the underlying Symbol
exflare the Varnode flags associated with the storage location
his the the hash
offif the offset into the Symbol for this (piece of) storage
szis the size in bytes of this (piece of) storage
rnglistis the set of code addresses where this SymbolEntry represents the Symbol

Member Function Documentation

◆ getAllFlags()

uint4 SymbolEntry::getAllFlags ( void  ) const
inline

Get all Varnode flags for this storage.

Retrieve the (union of) Varnode flags specific to the Symbol and specific to this storage.

Returns
all Varnode flags that apply

◆ getSizedType()

Datatype * SymbolEntry::getSizedType ( const Address inaddr,
int4  sz 
) const

Get the data-type associated with (a piece of) this.

Return the data-type that matches the given size and address within this storage. NULL is returned if there is no valid sub-type matching the size.

Parameters
inaddris the given address
szis the given size (in bytes)
Returns
the matching data-type or NULL

◆ getSubsort()

SymbolEntry::subsorttype SymbolEntry::getSubsort ( void  ) const

Get the sub-sort object.

Get data used to sub-sort entries (in a rangemap) at the same address

Returns
the sub-sort object

◆ inUse()

bool SymbolEntry::inUse ( const Address usepoint) const

Is this storage valid for the given code address.

This storage location may only hold the Symbol value for a limited portion of the code.

Parameters
usepointis the given code address to test
Returns
true if this storage is valid at the given address

◆ printEntry()

void SymbolEntry::printEntry ( ostream &  s) const

Dump a description of this to a stream.

Give a contained one-line description of this storage, suitable for a debug console

Parameters
sis the output stream

◆ restoreXml()

List::const_iterator SymbolEntry::restoreXml ( List::const_iterator  iter,
const AddrSpaceManager manage 
)

Restore this from an XML stream.

Given an iterator to children of a <mapsym> tag, restore the storage address (or the hash if the symbol is dynamic) and the uselimit describing the valid range of code addresses, then advance the iterator to the next tag.

Parameters
iteris the iterator pointing to the address or hash tag
manageis an address space manager for constructing Address objects
Returns
the advanced iterator

◆ saveXml()

void SymbolEntry::saveXml ( ostream &  s) const

Save this to an XML stream.

This writes tags internal to the <mapsym> tag associated with the Symbol. It outputs the address tag (or the <hash> tag for dynamic symbols) and a <rangelist> tag associated with the uselimit.

Parameters
sis the output stream

◆ updateType()

bool SymbolEntry::updateType ( Varnode vn) const

Update a Varnode data-type from this.

If the Symbol associated with this is type-locked, change the given Varnode's attached data-type to match the Symbol

Parameters
vnis the Varnode to modify
Returns
true if the data-type was changed

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files: