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1 //===--- CaptureTracking.cpp - Determine whether a pointer is captured ----===//
2 //
3 // Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
4 // See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
5 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
6 //
7 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
8 //
9 // This file contains routines that help determine which pointers are captured.
10 // A pointer value is captured if the function makes a copy of any part of the
11 // pointer that outlives the call.  Not being captured means, more or less, that
12 // the pointer is only dereferenced and not stored in a global.  Returning part
13 // of the pointer as the function return value may or may not count as capturing
14 // the pointer, depending on the context.
15 //
16 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
17 
18 #include "llvm/Analysis/CaptureTracking.h"
19 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallSet.h"
20 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h"
21 #include "llvm/ADT/Statistic.h"
22 #include "llvm/Analysis/AliasAnalysis.h"
23 #include "llvm/Analysis/CFG.h"
24 #include "llvm/Analysis/ValueTracking.h"
25 #include "llvm/IR/Constants.h"
26 #include "llvm/IR/Dominators.h"
27 #include "llvm/IR/Instructions.h"
28 #include "llvm/IR/IntrinsicInst.h"
29 #include "llvm/Support/CommandLine.h"
30 
31 using namespace llvm;
32 
33 #define DEBUG_TYPE "capture-tracking"
34 
35 STATISTIC(NumCaptured,          "Number of pointers maybe captured");
36 STATISTIC(NumNotCaptured,       "Number of pointers not captured");
37 STATISTIC(NumCapturedBefore,    "Number of pointers maybe captured before");
38 STATISTIC(NumNotCapturedBefore, "Number of pointers not captured before");
39 
40 /// The default value for MaxUsesToExplore argument. It's relatively small to
41 /// keep the cost of analysis reasonable for clients like BasicAliasAnalysis,
42 /// where the results can't be cached.
43 /// TODO: we should probably introduce a caching CaptureTracking analysis and
44 /// use it where possible. The caching version can use much higher limit or
45 /// don't have this cap at all.
46 static cl::opt<unsigned>
47 DefaultMaxUsesToExplore("capture-tracking-max-uses-to-explore", cl::Hidden,
48                         cl::desc("Maximal number of uses to explore."),
49                         cl::init(20));
50 
51 unsigned llvm::getDefaultMaxUsesToExploreForCaptureTracking() {
52   return DefaultMaxUsesToExplore;
53 }
54 
55 CaptureTracker::~CaptureTracker() {}
56 
57 bool CaptureTracker::shouldExplore(const Use *U) { return true; }
58 
59 bool CaptureTracker::isDereferenceableOrNull(Value *O, const DataLayout &DL) {
60   // An inbounds GEP can either be a valid pointer (pointing into
61   // or to the end of an allocation), or be null in the default
62   // address space. So for an inbounds GEP there is no way to let
63   // the pointer escape using clever GEP hacking because doing so
64   // would make the pointer point outside of the allocated object
65   // and thus make the GEP result a poison value. Similarly, other
66   // dereferenceable pointers cannot be manipulated without producing
67   // poison.
68   if (auto *GEP = dyn_cast<GetElementPtrInst>(O))
69     if (GEP->isInBounds())
70       return true;
71   bool CanBeNull, CanBeFreed;
72   return O->getPointerDereferenceableBytes(DL, CanBeNull, CanBeFreed);
73 }
74 
75 namespace {
76   struct SimpleCaptureTracker : public CaptureTracker {
77     explicit SimpleCaptureTracker(bool ReturnCaptures)
78       : ReturnCaptures(ReturnCaptures), Captured(false) {}
79 
80     void tooManyUses() override { Captured = true; }
81 
82     bool captured(const Use *U) override {
83       if (isa<ReturnInst>(U->getUser()) && !ReturnCaptures)
84         return false;
85 
86       Captured = true;
87       return true;
88     }
89 
90     bool ReturnCaptures;
91 
92     bool Captured;
93   };
94 
95   /// Only find pointer captures which happen before the given instruction. Uses
96   /// the dominator tree to determine whether one instruction is before another.
97   /// Only support the case where the Value is defined in the same basic block
98   /// as the given instruction and the use.
99   struct CapturesBefore : public CaptureTracker {
100 
101     CapturesBefore(bool ReturnCaptures, const Instruction *I,
102                    const DominatorTree *DT, bool IncludeI, const LoopInfo *LI)
103         : BeforeHere(I), DT(DT), ReturnCaptures(ReturnCaptures),
104           IncludeI(IncludeI), Captured(false), LI(LI) {}
105 
106     void tooManyUses() override { Captured = true; }
107 
108     bool isSafeToPrune(Instruction *I) {
109       if (BeforeHere == I)
110         return !IncludeI;
111 
112       // We explore this usage only if the usage can reach "BeforeHere".
113       // If use is not reachable from entry, there is no need to explore.
114       if (!DT->isReachableFromEntry(I->getParent()))
115         return true;
116 
117       // Check whether there is a path from I to BeforeHere.
118       return !isPotentiallyReachable(I, BeforeHere, nullptr, DT, LI);
119     }
120 
121     bool captured(const Use *U) override {
122       Instruction *I = cast<Instruction>(U->getUser());
123       if (isa<ReturnInst>(I) && !ReturnCaptures)
124         return false;
125 
126       // Check isSafeToPrune() here rather than in shouldExplore() to avoid
127       // an expensive reachability query for every instruction we look at.
128       // Instead we only do one for actual capturing candidates.
129       if (isSafeToPrune(I))
130         return false;
131 
132       Captured = true;
133       return true;
134     }
135 
136     const Instruction *BeforeHere;
137     const DominatorTree *DT;
138 
139     bool ReturnCaptures;
140     bool IncludeI;
141 
142     bool Captured;
143 
144     const LoopInfo *LI;
145   };
146 }
147 
148 /// PointerMayBeCaptured - Return true if this pointer value may be captured
149 /// by the enclosing function (which is required to exist).  This routine can
150 /// be expensive, so consider caching the results.  The boolean ReturnCaptures
151 /// specifies whether returning the value (or part of it) from the function
152 /// counts as capturing it or not.  The boolean StoreCaptures specified whether
153 /// storing the value (or part of it) into memory anywhere automatically
154 /// counts as capturing it or not.
155 bool llvm::PointerMayBeCaptured(const Value *V,
156                                 bool ReturnCaptures, bool StoreCaptures,
157                                 unsigned MaxUsesToExplore) {
158   assert(!isa<GlobalValue>(V) &&
159          "It doesn't make sense to ask whether a global is captured.");
160 
161   // TODO: If StoreCaptures is not true, we could do Fancy analysis
162   // to determine whether this store is not actually an escape point.
163   // In that case, BasicAliasAnalysis should be updated as well to
164   // take advantage of this.
165   (void)StoreCaptures;
166 
167   SimpleCaptureTracker SCT(ReturnCaptures);
168   PointerMayBeCaptured(V, &SCT, MaxUsesToExplore);
169   if (SCT.Captured)
170     ++NumCaptured;
171   else
172     ++NumNotCaptured;
173   return SCT.Captured;
174 }
175 
176 /// PointerMayBeCapturedBefore - Return true if this pointer value may be
177 /// captured by the enclosing function (which is required to exist). If a
178 /// DominatorTree is provided, only captures which happen before the given
179 /// instruction are considered. This routine can be expensive, so consider
180 /// caching the results.  The boolean ReturnCaptures specifies whether
181 /// returning the value (or part of it) from the function counts as capturing
182 /// it or not.  The boolean StoreCaptures specified whether storing the value
183 /// (or part of it) into memory anywhere automatically counts as capturing it
184 /// or not.
185 bool llvm::PointerMayBeCapturedBefore(const Value *V, bool ReturnCaptures,
186                                       bool StoreCaptures, const Instruction *I,
187                                       const DominatorTree *DT, bool IncludeI,
188                                       unsigned MaxUsesToExplore,
189                                       const LoopInfo *LI) {
190   assert(!isa<GlobalValue>(V) &&
191          "It doesn't make sense to ask whether a global is captured.");
192 
193   if (!DT)
194     return PointerMayBeCaptured(V, ReturnCaptures, StoreCaptures,
195                                 MaxUsesToExplore);
196 
197   // TODO: See comment in PointerMayBeCaptured regarding what could be done
198   // with StoreCaptures.
199 
200   CapturesBefore CB(ReturnCaptures, I, DT, IncludeI, LI);
201   PointerMayBeCaptured(V, &CB, MaxUsesToExplore);
202   if (CB.Captured)
203     ++NumCapturedBefore;
204   else
205     ++NumNotCapturedBefore;
206   return CB.Captured;
207 }
208 
209 void llvm::PointerMayBeCaptured(const Value *V, CaptureTracker *Tracker,
210                                 unsigned MaxUsesToExplore) {
211   assert(V->getType()->isPointerTy() && "Capture is for pointers only!");
212   if (MaxUsesToExplore == 0)
213     MaxUsesToExplore = DefaultMaxUsesToExplore;
214 
215   SmallVector<const Use *, 20> Worklist;
216   Worklist.reserve(getDefaultMaxUsesToExploreForCaptureTracking());
217   SmallSet<const Use *, 20> Visited;
218 
219   auto AddUses = [&](const Value *V) {
220     unsigned Count = 0;
221     for (const Use &U : V->uses()) {
222       // If there are lots of uses, conservatively say that the value
223       // is captured to avoid taking too much compile time.
224       if (Count++ >= MaxUsesToExplore) {
225         Tracker->tooManyUses();
226         return false;
227       }
228       if (!Visited.insert(&U).second)
229         continue;
230       if (!Tracker->shouldExplore(&U))
231         continue;
232       Worklist.push_back(&U);
233     }
234     return true;
235   };
236   if (!AddUses(V))
237     return;
238 
239   while (!Worklist.empty()) {
240     const Use *U = Worklist.pop_back_val();
241     Instruction *I = cast<Instruction>(U->getUser());
242 
243     switch (I->getOpcode()) {
244     case Instruction::Call:
245     case Instruction::Invoke: {
246       auto *Call = cast<CallBase>(I);
247       // Not captured if the callee is readonly, doesn't return a copy through
248       // its return value and doesn't unwind (a readonly function can leak bits
249       // by throwing an exception or not depending on the input value).
250       if (Call->onlyReadsMemory() && Call->doesNotThrow() &&
251           Call->getType()->isVoidTy())
252         break;
253 
254       // The pointer is not captured if returned pointer is not captured.
255       // NOTE: CaptureTracking users should not assume that only functions
256       // marked with nocapture do not capture. This means that places like
257       // getUnderlyingObject in ValueTracking or DecomposeGEPExpression
258       // in BasicAA also need to know about this property.
259       if (isIntrinsicReturningPointerAliasingArgumentWithoutCapturing(Call,
260                                                                       true)) {
261         if (!AddUses(Call))
262           return;
263         break;
264       }
265 
266       // Volatile operations effectively capture the memory location that they
267       // load and store to.
268       if (auto *MI = dyn_cast<MemIntrinsic>(Call))
269         if (MI->isVolatile())
270           if (Tracker->captured(U))
271             return;
272 
273       // Not captured if only passed via 'nocapture' arguments.  Note that
274       // calling a function pointer does not in itself cause the pointer to
275       // be captured.  This is a subtle point considering that (for example)
276       // the callee might return its own address.  It is analogous to saying
277       // that loading a value from a pointer does not cause the pointer to be
278       // captured, even though the loaded value might be the pointer itself
279       // (think of self-referential objects).
280       if (Call->isDataOperand(U) &&
281           !Call->doesNotCapture(Call->getDataOperandNo(U))) {
282         // The parameter is not marked 'nocapture' - captured.
283         if (Tracker->captured(U))
284           return;
285       }
286       break;
287     }
288     case Instruction::Load:
289       // Volatile loads make the address observable.
290       if (cast<LoadInst>(I)->isVolatile())
291         if (Tracker->captured(U))
292           return;
293       break;
294     case Instruction::VAArg:
295       // "va-arg" from a pointer does not cause it to be captured.
296       break;
297     case Instruction::Store:
298       // Stored the pointer - conservatively assume it may be captured.
299       // Volatile stores make the address observable.
300       if (U->getOperandNo() == 0 || cast<StoreInst>(I)->isVolatile())
301         if (Tracker->captured(U))
302           return;
303       break;
304     case Instruction::AtomicRMW: {
305       // atomicrmw conceptually includes both a load and store from
306       // the same location.
307       // As with a store, the location being accessed is not captured,
308       // but the value being stored is.
309       // Volatile stores make the address observable.
310       auto *ARMWI = cast<AtomicRMWInst>(I);
311       if (U->getOperandNo() == 1 || ARMWI->isVolatile())
312         if (Tracker->captured(U))
313           return;
314       break;
315     }
316     case Instruction::AtomicCmpXchg: {
317       // cmpxchg conceptually includes both a load and store from
318       // the same location.
319       // As with a store, the location being accessed is not captured,
320       // but the value being stored is.
321       // Volatile stores make the address observable.
322       auto *ACXI = cast<AtomicCmpXchgInst>(I);
323       if (U->getOperandNo() == 1 || U->getOperandNo() == 2 ||
324           ACXI->isVolatile())
325         if (Tracker->captured(U))
326           return;
327       break;
328     }
329     case Instruction::BitCast:
330     case Instruction::GetElementPtr:
331     case Instruction::PHI:
332     case Instruction::Select:
333     case Instruction::AddrSpaceCast:
334       // The original value is not captured via this if the new value isn't.
335       if (!AddUses(I))
336         return;
337       break;
338     case Instruction::ICmp: {
339       unsigned Idx = U->getOperandNo();
340       unsigned OtherIdx = 1 - Idx;
341       if (auto *CPN = dyn_cast<ConstantPointerNull>(I->getOperand(OtherIdx))) {
342         // Don't count comparisons of a no-alias return value against null as
343         // captures. This allows us to ignore comparisons of malloc results
344         // with null, for example.
345         if (CPN->getType()->getAddressSpace() == 0)
346           if (isNoAliasCall(U->get()->stripPointerCasts()))
347             break;
348         if (!I->getFunction()->nullPointerIsDefined()) {
349           auto *O = I->getOperand(Idx)->stripPointerCastsSameRepresentation();
350           // Comparing a dereferenceable_or_null pointer against null cannot
351           // lead to pointer escapes, because if it is not null it must be a
352           // valid (in-bounds) pointer.
353           if (Tracker->isDereferenceableOrNull(O, I->getModule()->getDataLayout()))
354             break;
355         }
356       }
357       // Comparison against value stored in global variable. Given the pointer
358       // does not escape, its value cannot be guessed and stored separately in a
359       // global variable.
360       auto *LI = dyn_cast<LoadInst>(I->getOperand(OtherIdx));
361       if (LI && isa<GlobalVariable>(LI->getPointerOperand()))
362         break;
363       // Otherwise, be conservative. There are crazy ways to capture pointers
364       // using comparisons.
365       if (Tracker->captured(U))
366         return;
367       break;
368     }
369     default:
370       // Something else - be conservative and say it is captured.
371       if (Tracker->captured(U))
372         return;
373       break;
374     }
375   }
376 
377   // All uses examined.
378 }
379 
380 bool llvm::isNonEscapingLocalObject(
381     const Value *V, SmallDenseMap<const Value *, bool, 8> *IsCapturedCache) {
382   SmallDenseMap<const Value *, bool, 8>::iterator CacheIt;
383   if (IsCapturedCache) {
384     bool Inserted;
385     std::tie(CacheIt, Inserted) = IsCapturedCache->insert({V, false});
386     if (!Inserted)
387       // Found cached result, return it!
388       return CacheIt->second;
389   }
390 
391   // If this is an identified function-local object, check to see if it escapes.
392   if (isIdentifiedFunctionLocal(V)) {
393     // Set StoreCaptures to True so that we can assume in our callers that the
394     // pointer is not the result of a load instruction. Currently
395     // PointerMayBeCaptured doesn't have any special analysis for the
396     // StoreCaptures=false case; if it did, our callers could be refined to be
397     // more precise.
398     auto Ret = !PointerMayBeCaptured(V, false, /*StoreCaptures=*/true);
399     if (IsCapturedCache)
400       CacheIt->second = Ret;
401     return Ret;
402   }
403 
404   return false;
405 }
406