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1 //=======- PaddingChecker.cpp ------------------------------------*- C++ -*-==//
2 //
3 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
4 //
5 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
6 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
7 //
8 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
9 //
10 //  This file defines a checker that checks for padding that could be
11 //  removed by re-ordering members.
12 //
13 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
14 
15 #include "ClangSACheckers.h"
16 #include "clang/AST/CharUnits.h"
17 #include "clang/AST/DeclTemplate.h"
18 #include "clang/AST/RecordLayout.h"
19 #include "clang/AST/RecursiveASTVisitor.h"
20 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/BugReporter/BugReporter.h"
21 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/BugReporter/BugType.h"
22 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/Checker.h"
23 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/AnalysisManager.h"
24 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallString.h"
25 #include "llvm/Support/MathExtras.h"
26 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
27 #include <numeric>
28 
29 using namespace clang;
30 using namespace ento;
31 
32 namespace {
33 class PaddingChecker : public Checker<check::ASTDecl<TranslationUnitDecl>> {
34 private:
35   mutable std::unique_ptr<BugType> PaddingBug;
36   mutable int64_t AllowedPad;
37   mutable BugReporter *BR;
38 
39 public:
40   void checkASTDecl(const TranslationUnitDecl *TUD, AnalysisManager &MGR,
41                     BugReporter &BRArg) const {
42     BR = &BRArg;
43     AllowedPad =
44         MGR.getAnalyzerOptions().getOptionAsInteger("AllowedPad", 24, this);
45     assert(AllowedPad >= 0 && "AllowedPad option should be non-negative");
46 
47     // The calls to checkAST* from AnalysisConsumer don't
48     // visit template instantiations or lambda classes. We
49     // want to visit those, so we make our own RecursiveASTVisitor.
50     struct LocalVisitor : public RecursiveASTVisitor<LocalVisitor> {
51       const PaddingChecker *Checker;
52       bool shouldVisitTemplateInstantiations() const { return true; }
53       bool shouldVisitImplicitCode() const { return true; }
54       explicit LocalVisitor(const PaddingChecker *Checker) : Checker(Checker) {}
55       bool VisitRecordDecl(const RecordDecl *RD) {
56         Checker->visitRecord(RD);
57         return true;
58       }
59       bool VisitVarDecl(const VarDecl *VD) {
60         Checker->visitVariable(VD);
61         return true;
62       }
63       // TODO: Visit array new and mallocs for arrays.
64     };
65 
66     LocalVisitor visitor(this);
67     visitor.TraverseDecl(const_cast<TranslationUnitDecl *>(TUD));
68   }
69 
70   /// Look for records of overly padded types. If padding *
71   /// PadMultiplier exceeds AllowedPad, then generate a report.
72   /// PadMultiplier is used to share code with the array padding
73   /// checker.
74   void visitRecord(const RecordDecl *RD, uint64_t PadMultiplier = 1) const {
75     if (shouldSkipDecl(RD))
76       return;
77 
78     // TODO: Figure out why we are going through declarations and not only
79     // definitions.
80     if (!(RD = RD->getDefinition()))
81       return;
82 
83     // This is the simplest correct case: a class with no fields and one base
84     // class. Other cases are more complicated because of how the base classes
85     // & fields might interact, so we don't bother dealing with them.
86     // TODO: Support other combinations of base classes and fields.
87     if (auto *CXXRD = dyn_cast<CXXRecordDecl>(RD))
88       if (CXXRD->field_empty() && CXXRD->getNumBases() == 1)
89         return visitRecord(CXXRD->bases().begin()->getType()->getAsRecordDecl(),
90                            PadMultiplier);
91 
92     auto &ASTContext = RD->getASTContext();
93     const ASTRecordLayout &RL = ASTContext.getASTRecordLayout(RD);
94     assert(llvm::isPowerOf2_64(RL.getAlignment().getQuantity()));
95 
96     CharUnits BaselinePad = calculateBaselinePad(RD, ASTContext, RL);
97     if (BaselinePad.isZero())
98       return;
99 
100     CharUnits OptimalPad;
101     SmallVector<const FieldDecl *, 20> OptimalFieldsOrder;
102     std::tie(OptimalPad, OptimalFieldsOrder) =
103         calculateOptimalPad(RD, ASTContext, RL);
104 
105     CharUnits DiffPad = PadMultiplier * (BaselinePad - OptimalPad);
106     if (DiffPad.getQuantity() <= AllowedPad) {
107       assert(!DiffPad.isNegative() && "DiffPad should not be negative");
108       // There is not enough excess padding to trigger a warning.
109       return;
110     }
111     reportRecord(RD, BaselinePad, OptimalPad, OptimalFieldsOrder);
112   }
113 
114   /// Look for arrays of overly padded types. If the padding of the
115   /// array type exceeds AllowedPad, then generate a report.
116   void visitVariable(const VarDecl *VD) const {
117     const ArrayType *ArrTy = VD->getType()->getAsArrayTypeUnsafe();
118     if (ArrTy == nullptr)
119       return;
120     uint64_t Elts = 0;
121     if (const ConstantArrayType *CArrTy = dyn_cast<ConstantArrayType>(ArrTy))
122       Elts = CArrTy->getSize().getZExtValue();
123     if (Elts == 0)
124       return;
125     const RecordType *RT = ArrTy->getElementType()->getAs<RecordType>();
126     if (RT == nullptr)
127       return;
128 
129     // TODO: Recurse into the fields to see if they have excess padding.
130     visitRecord(RT->getDecl(), Elts);
131   }
132 
133   bool shouldSkipDecl(const RecordDecl *RD) const {
134     // TODO: Figure out why we are going through declarations and not only
135     // definitions.
136     if (!(RD = RD->getDefinition()))
137       return true;
138     auto Location = RD->getLocation();
139     // If the construct doesn't have a source file, then it's not something
140     // we want to diagnose.
141     if (!Location.isValid())
142       return true;
143     SrcMgr::CharacteristicKind Kind =
144         BR->getSourceManager().getFileCharacteristic(Location);
145     // Throw out all records that come from system headers.
146     if (Kind != SrcMgr::C_User)
147       return true;
148 
149     // Not going to attempt to optimize unions.
150     if (RD->isUnion())
151       return true;
152     if (auto *CXXRD = dyn_cast<CXXRecordDecl>(RD)) {
153       // Tail padding with base classes ends up being very complicated.
154       // We will skip objects with base classes for now, unless they do not
155       // have fields.
156       // TODO: Handle more base class scenarios.
157       if (!CXXRD->field_empty() && CXXRD->getNumBases() != 0)
158         return true;
159       if (CXXRD->field_empty() && CXXRD->getNumBases() != 1)
160         return true;
161       // Virtual bases are complicated, skipping those for now.
162       if (CXXRD->getNumVBases() != 0)
163         return true;
164       // Can't layout a template, so skip it. We do still layout the
165       // instantiations though.
166       if (CXXRD->getTypeForDecl()->isDependentType())
167         return true;
168       if (CXXRD->getTypeForDecl()->isInstantiationDependentType())
169         return true;
170     }
171     // How do you reorder fields if you haven't got any?
172     else if (RD->field_empty())
173       return true;
174 
175     auto IsTrickyField = [](const FieldDecl *FD) -> bool {
176       // Bitfield layout is hard.
177       if (FD->isBitField())
178         return true;
179 
180       // Variable length arrays are tricky too.
181       QualType Ty = FD->getType();
182       if (Ty->isIncompleteArrayType())
183         return true;
184       return false;
185     };
186 
187     if (std::any_of(RD->field_begin(), RD->field_end(), IsTrickyField))
188       return true;
189     return false;
190   }
191 
192   static CharUnits calculateBaselinePad(const RecordDecl *RD,
193                                         const ASTContext &ASTContext,
194                                         const ASTRecordLayout &RL) {
195     CharUnits PaddingSum;
196     CharUnits Offset = ASTContext.toCharUnitsFromBits(RL.getFieldOffset(0));
197     for (const FieldDecl *FD : RD->fields()) {
198       // This checker only cares about the padded size of the
199       // field, and not the data size. If the field is a record
200       // with tail padding, then we won't put that number in our
201       // total because reordering fields won't fix that problem.
202       CharUnits FieldSize = ASTContext.getTypeSizeInChars(FD->getType());
203       auto FieldOffsetBits = RL.getFieldOffset(FD->getFieldIndex());
204       CharUnits FieldOffset = ASTContext.toCharUnitsFromBits(FieldOffsetBits);
205       PaddingSum += (FieldOffset - Offset);
206       Offset = FieldOffset + FieldSize;
207     }
208     PaddingSum += RL.getSize() - Offset;
209     return PaddingSum;
210   }
211 
212   /// Optimal padding overview:
213   /// 1.  Find a close approximation to where we can place our first field.
214   ///     This will usually be at offset 0.
215   /// 2.  Try to find the best field that can legally be placed at the current
216   ///     offset.
217   ///   a.  "Best" is the largest alignment that is legal, but smallest size.
218   ///       This is to account for overly aligned types.
219   /// 3.  If no fields can fit, pad by rounding the current offset up to the
220   ///     smallest alignment requirement of our fields. Measure and track the
221   //      amount of padding added. Go back to 2.
222   /// 4.  Increment the current offset by the size of the chosen field.
223   /// 5.  Remove the chosen field from the set of future possibilities.
224   /// 6.  Go back to 2 if there are still unplaced fields.
225   /// 7.  Add tail padding by rounding the current offset up to the structure
226   ///     alignment. Track the amount of padding added.
227 
228   static std::pair<CharUnits, SmallVector<const FieldDecl *, 20>>
229   calculateOptimalPad(const RecordDecl *RD, const ASTContext &ASTContext,
230                       const ASTRecordLayout &RL) {
231     struct FieldInfo {
232       CharUnits Align;
233       CharUnits Size;
234       const FieldDecl *Field;
235       bool operator<(const FieldInfo &RHS) const {
236         // Order from small alignments to large alignments,
237         // then large sizes to small sizes.
238         // then large field indices to small field indices
239         return std::make_tuple(Align, -Size,
240                                Field ? -static_cast<int>(Field->getFieldIndex())
241                                      : 0) <
242                std::make_tuple(
243                    RHS.Align, -RHS.Size,
244                    RHS.Field ? -static_cast<int>(RHS.Field->getFieldIndex())
245                              : 0);
246       }
247     };
248     SmallVector<FieldInfo, 20> Fields;
249     auto GatherSizesAndAlignments = [](const FieldDecl *FD) {
250       FieldInfo RetVal;
251       RetVal.Field = FD;
252       auto &Ctx = FD->getASTContext();
253       std::tie(RetVal.Size, RetVal.Align) =
254           Ctx.getTypeInfoInChars(FD->getType());
255       assert(llvm::isPowerOf2_64(RetVal.Align.getQuantity()));
256       if (auto Max = FD->getMaxAlignment())
257         RetVal.Align = std::max(Ctx.toCharUnitsFromBits(Max), RetVal.Align);
258       return RetVal;
259     };
260     std::transform(RD->field_begin(), RD->field_end(),
261                    std::back_inserter(Fields), GatherSizesAndAlignments);
262     llvm::sort(Fields);
263     // This lets us skip over vptrs and non-virtual bases,
264     // so that we can just worry about the fields in our object.
265     // Note that this does cause us to miss some cases where we
266     // could pack more bytes in to a base class's tail padding.
267     CharUnits NewOffset = ASTContext.toCharUnitsFromBits(RL.getFieldOffset(0));
268     CharUnits NewPad;
269     SmallVector<const FieldDecl *, 20> OptimalFieldsOrder;
270     while (!Fields.empty()) {
271       unsigned TrailingZeros =
272           llvm::countTrailingZeros((unsigned long long)NewOffset.getQuantity());
273       // If NewOffset is zero, then countTrailingZeros will be 64. Shifting
274       // 64 will overflow our unsigned long long. Shifting 63 will turn
275       // our long long (and CharUnits internal type) negative. So shift 62.
276       long long CurAlignmentBits = 1ull << (std::min)(TrailingZeros, 62u);
277       CharUnits CurAlignment = CharUnits::fromQuantity(CurAlignmentBits);
278       FieldInfo InsertPoint = {CurAlignment, CharUnits::Zero(), nullptr};
279       auto CurBegin = Fields.begin();
280       auto CurEnd = Fields.end();
281 
282       // In the typical case, this will find the last element
283       // of the vector. We won't find a middle element unless
284       // we started on a poorly aligned address or have an overly
285       // aligned field.
286       auto Iter = std::upper_bound(CurBegin, CurEnd, InsertPoint);
287       if (Iter != CurBegin) {
288         // We found a field that we can layout with the current alignment.
289         --Iter;
290         NewOffset += Iter->Size;
291         OptimalFieldsOrder.push_back(Iter->Field);
292         Fields.erase(Iter);
293       } else {
294         // We are poorly aligned, and we need to pad in order to layout another
295         // field. Round up to at least the smallest field alignment that we
296         // currently have.
297         CharUnits NextOffset = NewOffset.alignTo(Fields[0].Align);
298         NewPad += NextOffset - NewOffset;
299         NewOffset = NextOffset;
300       }
301     }
302     // Calculate tail padding.
303     CharUnits NewSize = NewOffset.alignTo(RL.getAlignment());
304     NewPad += NewSize - NewOffset;
305     return {NewPad, std::move(OptimalFieldsOrder)};
306   }
307 
308   void reportRecord(
309       const RecordDecl *RD, CharUnits BaselinePad, CharUnits OptimalPad,
310       const SmallVector<const FieldDecl *, 20> &OptimalFieldsOrder) const {
311     if (!PaddingBug)
312       PaddingBug =
313           llvm::make_unique<BugType>(this, "Excessive Padding", "Performance");
314 
315     SmallString<100> Buf;
316     llvm::raw_svector_ostream Os(Buf);
317     Os << "Excessive padding in '";
318     Os << QualType::getAsString(RD->getTypeForDecl(), Qualifiers(),
319                                 LangOptions())
320        << "'";
321 
322     if (auto *TSD = dyn_cast<ClassTemplateSpecializationDecl>(RD)) {
323       // TODO: make this show up better in the console output and in
324       // the HTML. Maybe just make it show up in HTML like the path
325       // diagnostics show.
326       SourceLocation ILoc = TSD->getPointOfInstantiation();
327       if (ILoc.isValid())
328         Os << " instantiated here: "
329            << ILoc.printToString(BR->getSourceManager());
330     }
331 
332     Os << " (" << BaselinePad.getQuantity() << " padding bytes, where "
333        << OptimalPad.getQuantity() << " is optimal). \n"
334        << "Optimal fields order: \n";
335     for (const auto *FD : OptimalFieldsOrder)
336       Os << FD->getName() << ", \n";
337     Os << "consider reordering the fields or adding explicit padding "
338           "members.";
339 
340     PathDiagnosticLocation CELoc =
341         PathDiagnosticLocation::create(RD, BR->getSourceManager());
342     auto Report = llvm::make_unique<BugReport>(*PaddingBug, Os.str(), CELoc);
343     Report->setDeclWithIssue(RD);
344     Report->addRange(RD->getSourceRange());
345     BR->emitReport(std::move(Report));
346   }
347 };
348 } // namespace
349 
350 void ento::registerPaddingChecker(CheckerManager &Mgr) {
351   Mgr.registerChecker<PaddingChecker>();
352 }
353