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import gdb
import gdb.disassembler
import struct
import sys
from gdb.disassembler import Disassembler, DisassemblerResult
# A global, holds the program-counter address at which we should
# perform the extra disassembly that this script provides.
current_pc = None
# Remove all currently registered disassemblers.
def remove_all_python_disassemblers():
for a in gdb.architecture_names():
gdb.disassembler.register_disassembler(None, a)
gdb.disassembler.register_disassembler(None, None)
class TestDisassembler(Disassembler):
"""A base class for disassemblers within this script to inherit from.
Implements the __call__ method and ensures we only do any
disassembly wrapping for the global CURRENT_PC."""
def __init__(self):
global current_pc
super().__init__("TestDisassembler")
self.__info = None
if current_pc == None:
raise gdb.GdbError("no current_pc set")
def __call__(self, info):
global current_pc
if info.address != current_pc:
return None
self.__info = info
return self.disassemble(info)
def get_info(self):
return self.__info
def disassemble(self, info):
raise NotImplementedError("override the disassemble method")
class GlobalPreInfoDisassembler(TestDisassembler):
"""Check the attributes of DisassembleInfo before disassembly has occurred."""
def disassemble(self, info):
ad = info.address
ar = info.architecture
if ad != current_pc:
raise gdb.GdbError("invalid address")
if not isinstance(ar, gdb.Architecture):
raise gdb.GdbError("invalid architecture type")
result = gdb.disassembler.builtin_disassemble(info)
text = result.string + "\t## ad = 0x%x, ar = %s" % (ad, ar.name())
return DisassemblerResult(result.length, text)
class GlobalPostInfoDisassembler(TestDisassembler):
"""Check the attributes of DisassembleInfo after disassembly has occurred."""
def disassemble(self, info):
result = gdb.disassembler.builtin_disassemble(info)
ad = info.address
ar = info.architecture
if ad != current_pc:
raise gdb.GdbError("invalid address")
if not isinstance(ar, gdb.Architecture):
raise gdb.GdbError("invalid architecture type")
text = result.string + "\t## ad = 0x%x, ar = %s" % (ad, ar.name())
return DisassemblerResult(result.length, text)
class GlobalReadDisassembler(TestDisassembler):
"""Check the DisassembleInfo.read_memory method. Calls the builtin
disassembler, then reads all of the bytes of this instruction, and
adds them as a comment to the disassembler output."""
def disassemble(self, info):
result = gdb.disassembler.builtin_disassemble(info)
len = result.length
str = ""
for o in range(len):
if str != "":
str += " "
v = bytes(info.read_memory(1, o))[0]
if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
v = struct.unpack("END range are
serviced normally, but any attempt to read within the
START->END range will return content from NOP_BYTES."""
super().__init__(info)
self._start = start
self._end = end
self._nop_bytes = nop_bytes
def _read_replacement(self, length, offset):
"""Return a slice of the buffer representing the replacement nop
instructions."""
assert self._nop_bytes is not None
rb = self._nop_bytes
# If this request is outside of a nop instruction then we don't know
# what to do, so just raise a memory error.
if offset >= len(rb) or (offset + length) > len(rb):
raise gdb.MemoryError("invalid length and offset combination")
# Return only the slice of the nop instruction as requested.
s = offset
e = offset + length
return rb[s:e]
def read_memory(self, length, offset=0):
"""Callback used by the builtin disassembler to read the contents of
memory."""
# If this request is within the region we are replacing with 'nop'
# instructions, then call the helper function to perform that
# replacement.
if self._start is not None:
assert self._end is not None
if self.address >= self._start and self.address < self._end:
return self._read_replacement(length, offset)
# Otherwise, we just forward this request to the default read memory
# implementation.
return super().read_memory(length, offset)
def __init__(self):
"""Constructor."""
super().__init__("AnalyzingDisassembler")
# Details about the instructions found during the first disassembler
# pass.
self._pass_1_length = []
self._pass_1_insn = []
self._pass_1_address = []
# The start and end address for the instruction we will replace with
# one or more 'nop' instructions during pass two.
self._start = None
self._end = None
# The index in the _pass_1_* lists for where the nop instruction can
# be found, also, the buffer of bytes that make up a nop instruction.
self._nop_index = None
self._nop_bytes = None
# A flag that indicates if we are in the first or second pass of
# this disassembler test.
self._first_pass = True
# The disassembled instructions collected during the second pass.
self._pass_2_insn = []
# A copy of _pass_1_insn that has been modified to include the extra
# 'nop' instructions we plan to insert during the second pass. This
# is then checked against _pass_2_insn after the second disassembler
# pass has completed.
self._check = []
def __call__(self, info):
"""Called to perform the disassembly."""
# Override the info object, this provides access to our
# read_memory function.
info = self.MyInfo(info, self._start, self._end, self._nop_bytes)
result = gdb.disassembler.builtin_disassemble(info)
# Record some informaiton about the first 'nop' instruction we find.
if self._nop_index is None and result.string == "nop":
self._nop_index = len(self._pass_1_length)
# The offset in the following read_memory call defaults to 0.
self._nop_bytes = info.read_memory(result.length)
# Record information about each instruction that is disassembled.
# This test is performed in two passes, and we need different
# information in each pass.
if self._first_pass:
self._pass_1_length.append(result.length)
self._pass_1_insn.append(result.string)
self._pass_1_address.append(info.address)
else:
self._pass_2_insn.append(result.string)
return result
def find_replacement_candidate(self):
"""Call this after the first disassembly pass. This identifies a suitable
instruction to replace with 'nop' instruction(s)."""
if self._nop_index is None:
raise gdb.GdbError("no nop was found")
nop_idx = self._nop_index
nop_length = self._pass_1_length[nop_idx]
# First we look for an instruction that is larger than a nop
# instruction, but whose length is an exact multiple of the nop
# instruction's length.
replace_idx = None
for idx in range(len(self._pass_1_length)):
if (
idx > 0
and idx != nop_idx
and self._pass_1_insn[idx] != "nop"
and self._pass_1_length[idx] > self._pass_1_length[nop_idx]
and self._pass_1_length[idx] % self._pass_1_length[nop_idx] == 0
):
replace_idx = idx
break
# If we still don't have a replacement candidate, then search again,
# this time looking for an instruciton that is the same length as a
# nop instruction.
if replace_idx is None:
for idx in range(len(self._pass_1_length)):
if (
idx > 0
and idx != nop_idx
and self._pass_1_insn[idx] != "nop"
and self._pass_1_length[idx] == self._pass_1_length[nop_idx]
):
replace_idx = idx
break
# Weird, the nop instruction must be larger than every other
# instruction, or all instructions are 'nop'?
if replace_idx is None:
raise gdb.GdbError("can't find an instruction to replace")
# Record the instruction range that will be replaced with 'nop'
# instructions, and mark that we are now on the second pass.
self._start = self._pass_1_address[replace_idx]
self._end = self._pass_1_address[replace_idx] + self._pass_1_length[replace_idx]
self._first_pass = False
print("Replace from 0x%x to 0x%x with NOP" % (self._start, self._end))
# Finally, build the expected result. Create the _check list, which
# is a copy of _pass_1_insn, but replace the instruction we
# identified above with a series of 'nop' instructions.
self._check = list(self._pass_1_insn)
nop_count = int(self._pass_1_length[replace_idx] / self._pass_1_length[nop_idx])
nops = ["nop"] * nop_count
self._check[replace_idx : (replace_idx + 1)] = nops
def check(self):
"""Call this after the second disassembler pass to validate the output."""
if self._check != self._pass_2_insn:
raise gdb.GdbError("mismatch")
print("PASS")
def add_global_disassembler(dis_class):
"""Create an instance of DIS_CLASS and register it as a global disassembler."""
dis = dis_class()
gdb.disassembler.register_disassembler(dis, None)
return dis
class InvalidDisassembleInfo(gdb.disassembler.DisassembleInfo):
"""An attempt to create a DisassembleInfo sub-class without calling
the parent class init method.
Attempts to use instances of this class should throw an error
saying that the DisassembleInfo is not valid, despite this class
having all of the required attributes.
The reason why this class will never be valid is that an internal
field (within the C++ code) can't be initialized without calling
the parent class init method."""
def __init__(self):
assert current_pc is not None
def is_valid(self):
return True
@property
def address(self):
global current_pc
return current_pc
@property
def architecture(self):
return gdb.selected_inferior().architecture()
@property
def progspace(self):
return gdb.selected_inferior().progspace
# Start with all disassemblers removed.
remove_all_python_disassemblers()
print("Python script imported")