1 /* SFrame format description.
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23 #include <sys/types.h>
36 SFrame format is a simple format to represent the information needed
37 for generating vanilla backtraces. SFrame format keeps track of the
38 minimal necessary information needed for stack tracing:
39 - Canonical Frame Address (CFA)
43 The SFrame section itself has the following structure:
45 +--------+------------+---------+
46 | file | function | frame |
47 | header | descriptor | row |
48 | | entries | entries |
49 +--------+------------+---------+
51 The file header stores a magic number and version information, flags, and
52 the byte offset of each of the sections relative to the end of the header
53 itself. The file header also specifies the total number of Function
54 Descriptor Entries, Frame Row Entries and length of the FRE sub-section.
56 Following the header is a list of Function Descriptor Entries (FDEs).
57 This list may be sorted if the flags in the file header indicate it to be
58 so. The sort order, if applicable, is the order of functions in the
59 .text.* sections in the resulting binary artifact. Each Function
60 Descriptor Entry specifies the start PC of a function, the size in bytes
61 of the function and an offset to its first Frame Row Entry (FRE). Each FDE
62 additionally also specifies the type of FRE it uses to encode the stack
65 Next, the SFrame Frame Row Entry sub-section is a list of variable size
66 records. Each entry represents stack trace information for a set of PCs
67 of the function. A singular Frame Row Entry is a self-sufficient record
68 which contains information on how to generate stack trace from the
69 applicable set of PCs.
74 /* SFrame format versions. */
75 #define SFRAME_VERSION_1 1
76 #define SFRAME_VERSION_2 2
77 /* SFrame magic number. */
78 #define SFRAME_MAGIC 0xdee2
79 /* Current version of SFrame format. */
80 #define SFRAME_VERSION SFRAME_VERSION_2
82 /* Various flags for SFrame. */
84 /* Function Descriptor Entries are sorted on PC. */
85 #define SFRAME_F_FDE_SORTED 0x1
86 /* Functions preserve frame pointer. */
87 #define SFRAME_F_FRAME_POINTER 0x2
89 #define SFRAME_CFA_FIXED_FP_INVALID 0
90 #define SFRAME_CFA_FIXED_RA_INVALID 0
92 /* Supported ABIs/Arch. */
93 #define SFRAME_ABI_AARCH64_ENDIAN_BIG 1 /* AARCH64 big endian. */
94 #define SFRAME_ABI_AARCH64_ENDIAN_LITTLE 2 /* AARCH64 little endian. */
95 #define SFRAME_ABI_AMD64_ENDIAN_LITTLE 3 /* AMD64 little endian. */
97 /* SFrame FRE types. */
98 #define SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR1 0
99 #define SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR2 1
100 #define SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR4 2
102 /* SFrame Function Descriptor Entry types.
104 The SFrame format has two possible representations for functions. The
105 choice of which type to use is made according to the instruction patterns
106 in the relevant program stub.
108 An SFrame FDE of type SFRAME_FDE_TYPE_PCINC is an indication
109 that the PCs in the FREs should be treated as increments in bytes. This is
110 used for a bulk of the executable code of a program, which contains
111 instructions with no specific pattern.
113 An SFrame FDE of type SFRAME_FDE_TYPE_PCMASK is an indication
114 that the PCs in the FREs should be treated as masks. This type is useful
115 for the cases when a small pattern of instructions in a program stub is
116 repeatedly to cover a specific functionality. Typical usescases are pltN
117 entries, trampolines etc. */
119 /* Unwinders perform a (PC >= FRE_START_ADDR) to look up a matching FRE. */
120 #define SFRAME_FDE_TYPE_PCINC 0
121 /* Unwinders perform a (PC % REP_BLOCK_SIZE >= FRE_START_ADDR) to look up a
123 #define SFRAME_FDE_TYPE_PCMASK 1
125 typedef struct sframe_preamble
127 uint16_t sfp_magic
; /* Magic number (SFRAME_MAGIC). */
128 uint8_t sfp_version
; /* Data format version number (SFRAME_VERSION). */
129 uint8_t sfp_flags
; /* Flags. */
130 } ATTRIBUTE_PACKED sframe_preamble
;
132 typedef struct sframe_header
134 sframe_preamble sfh_preamble
;
135 /* Information about the arch (endianness) and ABI. */
136 uint8_t sfh_abi_arch
;
137 /* Offset for the Frame Pointer (FP) from CFA may be fixed for some
138 ABIs (e.g, in AMD64 when -fno-omit-frame-pointer is used). When fixed,
139 this field specifies the fixed stack frame offset and the individual
140 FREs do not need to track it. When not fixed, it is set to
141 SFRAME_CFA_FIXED_FP_INVALID, and the individual FREs may provide
142 the applicable stack frame offset, if any. */
143 int8_t sfh_cfa_fixed_fp_offset
;
144 /* Offset for the Return Address from CFA is fixed for some ABIs
145 (e.g., AMD64 has it as CFA-8). When fixed, the header specifies the
146 fixed stack frame offset and the individual FREs do not track it. When
147 not fixed, it is set to SFRAME_CFA_FIXED_RA_INVALID, and individual
148 FREs provide the applicable stack frame offset, if any. */
149 int8_t sfh_cfa_fixed_ra_offset
;
150 /* Number of bytes making up the auxiliary header, if any.
151 Some ABI/arch, in the future, may use this space for extending the
152 information in SFrame header. Auxiliary header is contained in
153 bytes sequentially following the sframe_header. */
154 uint8_t sfh_auxhdr_len
;
155 /* Number of SFrame FDEs in this SFrame section. */
156 uint32_t sfh_num_fdes
;
157 /* Number of SFrame Frame Row Entries. */
158 uint32_t sfh_num_fres
;
159 /* Number of bytes in the SFrame Frame Row Entry section. */
160 uint32_t sfh_fre_len
;
161 /* Offset of SFrame Function Descriptor Entry section. */
163 /* Offset of SFrame Frame Row Entry section. */
165 } ATTRIBUTE_PACKED sframe_header
;
167 #define SFRAME_V1_HDR_SIZE(sframe_hdr) \
168 ((sizeof (sframe_header) + (sframe_hdr).sfh_auxhdr_len))
170 /* Two possible keys for executable (instruction) pointers signing. */
171 #define SFRAME_AARCH64_PAUTH_KEY_A 0 /* Key A. */
172 #define SFRAME_AARCH64_PAUTH_KEY_B 1 /* Key B. */
174 typedef struct sframe_func_desc_entry
176 /* Function start address. Encoded as a signed offset, relative to the
177 beginning of the current FDE. */
178 int32_t sfde_func_start_address
;
179 /* Size of the function in bytes. */
180 uint32_t sfde_func_size
;
181 /* Offset of the first SFrame Frame Row Entry of the function, relative to the
182 beginning of the SFrame Frame Row Entry sub-section. */
183 uint32_t sfde_func_start_fre_off
;
184 /* Number of frame row entries for the function. */
185 uint32_t sfde_func_num_fres
;
186 /* Additional information for stack tracing from the function:
187 - 4-bits: Identify the FRE type used for the function.
188 - 1-bit: Identify the FDE type of the function - mask or inc.
189 - 1-bit: PAC authorization A/B key (aarch64).
191 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
192 | Unused | PAC auth A/B key (aarch64) | FDE type | FRE type |
193 | | Unused (amd64) | | |
194 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
196 uint8_t sfde_func_info
;
197 /* Size of the block of repeating insns. Used for SFrame FDEs of type
198 SFRAME_FDE_TYPE_PCMASK. */
199 uint8_t sfde_func_rep_size
;
200 uint16_t sfde_func_padding2
;
201 } ATTRIBUTE_PACKED sframe_func_desc_entry
;
203 /* Macros to compose and decompose function info in FDE. */
205 /* Note: Set PAC auth key to SFRAME_AARCH64_PAUTH_KEY_A by default. */
206 #define SFRAME_V1_FUNC_INFO(fde_type, fre_enc_type) \
207 (((SFRAME_AARCH64_PAUTH_KEY_A & 0x1) << 5) | \
208 (((fde_type) & 0x1) << 4) | ((fre_enc_type) & 0xf))
210 #define SFRAME_V1_FUNC_FRE_TYPE(data) ((data) & 0xf)
211 #define SFRAME_V1_FUNC_FDE_TYPE(data) (((data) >> 4) & 0x1)
212 #define SFRAME_V1_FUNC_PAUTH_KEY(data) (((data) >> 5) & 0x1)
214 /* Set the pauth key as indicated. */
215 #define SFRAME_V1_FUNC_INFO_UPDATE_PAUTH_KEY(pauth_key, fde_info) \
216 ((((pauth_key) & 0x1) << 5) | ((fde_info) & 0xdf))
218 /* Size of stack frame offsets in an SFrame Frame Row Entry. A single
219 SFrame FRE has all offsets of the same size. Offset size may vary
220 across frame row entries. */
221 #define SFRAME_FRE_OFFSET_1B 0
222 #define SFRAME_FRE_OFFSET_2B 1
223 #define SFRAME_FRE_OFFSET_4B 2
225 /* An SFrame Frame Row Entry can be SP or FP based. */
226 #define SFRAME_BASE_REG_FP 0
227 #define SFRAME_BASE_REG_SP 1
229 /* The index at which a specific offset is presented in the variable length
231 #define SFRAME_FRE_CFA_OFFSET_IDX 0
232 /* The RA stack offset, if present, will always be at index 1 in the variable
233 length bytes of the FRE. */
234 #define SFRAME_FRE_RA_OFFSET_IDX 1
235 /* The FP stack offset may appear at offset 1 or 2, depending on the ABI as RA
236 may or may not be tracked. */
237 #define SFRAME_FRE_FP_OFFSET_IDX 2
239 typedef struct sframe_fre_info
242 - 1 bit: base reg for CFA
243 - 4 bits: Number of offsets (N). A value of upto 3 is allowed to track
244 all three of CFA, FP and RA (fixed implicit order).
245 - 2 bits: information about size of the offsets (S) in bytes.
246 Valid values are SFRAME_FRE_OFFSET_1B, SFRAME_FRE_OFFSET_2B,
248 - 1 bit: Mangled RA state bit (aarch64 only).
249 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
250 | Mangled-RA (aarch64) | Size of offsets | Number of offsets | base_reg |
251 | Unused (amd64) | | | |
252 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
259 /* Macros to compose and decompose FRE info. */
261 /* Note: Set mangled_ra_p to zero by default. */
262 #define SFRAME_V1_FRE_INFO(base_reg_id, offset_num, offset_size) \
263 (((0 & 0x1) << 7) | (((offset_size) & 0x3) << 5) | \
264 (((offset_num) & 0xf) << 1) | ((base_reg_id) & 0x1))
266 /* Set the mangled_ra_p bit as indicated. */
267 #define SFRAME_V1_FRE_INFO_UPDATE_MANGLED_RA_P(mangled_ra_p, fre_info) \
268 ((((mangled_ra_p) & 0x1) << 7) | ((fre_info) & 0x7f))
270 #define SFRAME_V1_FRE_CFA_BASE_REG_ID(data) ((data) & 0x1)
271 #define SFRAME_V1_FRE_OFFSET_COUNT(data) (((data) >> 1) & 0xf)
272 #define SFRAME_V1_FRE_OFFSET_SIZE(data) (((data) >> 5) & 0x3)
273 #define SFRAME_V1_FRE_MANGLED_RA_P(data) (((data) >> 7) & 0x1)
275 /* SFrame Frame Row Entry definitions.
277 Used for both AMD64 and AARCH64.
279 An SFrame Frame Row Entry is a self-sufficient record which contains
280 information on how to generate the stack trace for the specified range of
281 PCs. Each SFrame Frame Row Entry is followed by S*N bytes, where:
282 S is the size of the stack frame offset for the FRE, and
283 N is the number of stack frame offsets in the FRE
285 The interpretation of FRE stack offsets is ABI-specific:
288 offset1 (interpreted as CFA = BASE_REG + offset1)
289 if FP is being tracked
290 offset2 (intrepreted as FP = CFA + offset2)
294 offset1 (interpreted as CFA = BASE_REG + offset1)
295 if FP is being tracked (in other words, if frame record created)
296 offset2 (interpreted as RA = CFA + offset2)
297 offset3 (intrepreted as FP = CFA + offset3)
299 Note that in AAPCS64, a frame record, if created, will save both FP and
303 /* Used when SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR1 is specified as FRE type. */
304 typedef struct sframe_frame_row_entry_addr1
306 /* Start address of the frame row entry. Encoded as an 1-byte unsigned
307 offset, relative to the start address of the function. */
308 uint8_t sfre_start_address
;
309 sframe_fre_info sfre_info
;
310 } ATTRIBUTE_PACKED sframe_frame_row_entry_addr1
;
312 /* Upper limit of start address in sframe_frame_row_entry_addr1
313 is 0x100 (not inclusive). */
314 #define SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR1_LIMIT \
315 (1ULL << ((SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR1 + 1) * 8))
317 /* Used when SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR2 is specified as FRE type. */
318 typedef struct sframe_frame_row_entry_addr2
320 /* Start address of the frame row entry. Encoded as an 2-byte unsigned
321 offset, relative to the start address of the function. */
322 uint16_t sfre_start_address
;
323 sframe_fre_info sfre_info
;
324 } ATTRIBUTE_PACKED sframe_frame_row_entry_addr2
;
326 /* Upper limit of start address in sframe_frame_row_entry_addr2
327 is 0x10000 (not inclusive). */
328 #define SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR2_LIMIT \
329 (1ULL << ((SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR2 * 2) * 8))
331 /* Used when SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR4 is specified as FRE type. */
332 typedef struct sframe_frame_row_entry_addr4
334 /* Start address of the frame row entry. Encoded as a 4-byte unsigned
335 offset, relative to the start address of the function. */
336 uint32_t sfre_start_address
;
337 sframe_fre_info sfre_info
;
338 } ATTRIBUTE_PACKED sframe_frame_row_entry_addr4
;
340 /* Upper limit of start address in sframe_frame_row_entry_addr2
341 is 0x100000000 (not inclusive). */
342 #define SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR4_LIMIT \
343 (1ULL << ((SFRAME_FRE_TYPE_ADDR4 * 2) * 8))
349 #endif /* _SFRAME_H */