1 //===--- CaptureTracking.cpp - Determine whether a pointer is captured ----===//
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
7 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
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.
16 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
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"
33 #define DEBUG_TYPE "capture-tracking"
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");
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."),
51 unsigned llvm::getDefaultMaxUsesToExploreForCaptureTracking() {
52 return DefaultMaxUsesToExplore
;
55 CaptureTracker::~CaptureTracker() {}
57 bool CaptureTracker::shouldExplore(const Use
*U
) { return true; }
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
68 if (auto *GEP
= dyn_cast
<GetElementPtrInst
>(O
))
69 if (GEP
->isInBounds())
71 bool CanBeNull
, CanBeFreed
;
72 return O
->getPointerDereferenceableBytes(DL
, CanBeNull
, CanBeFreed
);
76 struct SimpleCaptureTracker
: public CaptureTracker
{
77 explicit SimpleCaptureTracker(bool ReturnCaptures
)
78 : ReturnCaptures(ReturnCaptures
), Captured(false) {}
80 void tooManyUses() override
{ Captured
= true; }
82 bool captured(const Use
*U
) override
{
83 if (isa
<ReturnInst
>(U
->getUser()) && !ReturnCaptures
)
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
{
101 CapturesBefore(bool ReturnCaptures
, const Instruction
*I
, const DominatorTree
*DT
,
103 : BeforeHere(I
), DT(DT
),
104 ReturnCaptures(ReturnCaptures
), IncludeI(IncludeI
), Captured(false) {}
106 void tooManyUses() override
{ Captured
= true; }
108 bool isSafeToPrune(Instruction
*I
) {
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()))
117 // Check whether there is a path from I to BeforeHere.
118 return !isPotentiallyReachable(I
, BeforeHere
, nullptr, DT
);
121 bool captured(const Use
*U
) override
{
122 Instruction
*I
= cast
<Instruction
>(U
->getUser());
123 if (isa
<ReturnInst
>(I
) && !ReturnCaptures
)
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
))
136 const Instruction
*BeforeHere
;
137 const DominatorTree
*DT
;
146 /// PointerMayBeCaptured - Return true if this pointer value may be captured
147 /// by the enclosing function (which is required to exist). This routine can
148 /// be expensive, so consider caching the results. The boolean ReturnCaptures
149 /// specifies whether returning the value (or part of it) from the function
150 /// counts as capturing it or not. The boolean StoreCaptures specified whether
151 /// storing the value (or part of it) into memory anywhere automatically
152 /// counts as capturing it or not.
153 bool llvm::PointerMayBeCaptured(const Value
*V
,
154 bool ReturnCaptures
, bool StoreCaptures
,
155 unsigned MaxUsesToExplore
) {
156 assert(!isa
<GlobalValue
>(V
) &&
157 "It doesn't make sense to ask whether a global is captured.");
159 // TODO: If StoreCaptures is not true, we could do Fancy analysis
160 // to determine whether this store is not actually an escape point.
161 // In that case, BasicAliasAnalysis should be updated as well to
162 // take advantage of this.
165 SimpleCaptureTracker
SCT(ReturnCaptures
);
166 PointerMayBeCaptured(V
, &SCT
, MaxUsesToExplore
);
174 /// PointerMayBeCapturedBefore - Return true if this pointer value may be
175 /// captured by the enclosing function (which is required to exist). If a
176 /// DominatorTree is provided, only captures which happen before the given
177 /// instruction are considered. This routine can be expensive, so consider
178 /// caching the results. The boolean ReturnCaptures specifies whether
179 /// returning the value (or part of it) from the function counts as capturing
180 /// it or not. The boolean StoreCaptures specified whether storing the value
181 /// (or part of it) into memory anywhere automatically counts as capturing it
183 bool llvm::PointerMayBeCapturedBefore(const Value
*V
, bool ReturnCaptures
,
184 bool StoreCaptures
, const Instruction
*I
,
185 const DominatorTree
*DT
, bool IncludeI
,
186 unsigned MaxUsesToExplore
) {
187 assert(!isa
<GlobalValue
>(V
) &&
188 "It doesn't make sense to ask whether a global is captured.");
191 return PointerMayBeCaptured(V
, ReturnCaptures
, StoreCaptures
,
194 // TODO: See comment in PointerMayBeCaptured regarding what could be done
195 // with StoreCaptures.
197 CapturesBefore
CB(ReturnCaptures
, I
, DT
, IncludeI
);
198 PointerMayBeCaptured(V
, &CB
, MaxUsesToExplore
);
202 ++NumNotCapturedBefore
;
206 void llvm::PointerMayBeCaptured(const Value
*V
, CaptureTracker
*Tracker
,
207 unsigned MaxUsesToExplore
) {
208 assert(V
->getType()->isPointerTy() && "Capture is for pointers only!");
209 if (MaxUsesToExplore
== 0)
210 MaxUsesToExplore
= DefaultMaxUsesToExplore
;
212 SmallVector
<const Use
*, 20> Worklist
;
213 Worklist
.reserve(getDefaultMaxUsesToExploreForCaptureTracking());
214 SmallSet
<const Use
*, 20> Visited
;
216 auto AddUses
= [&](const Value
*V
) {
218 for (const Use
&U
: V
->uses()) {
219 // If there are lots of uses, conservatively say that the value
220 // is captured to avoid taking too much compile time.
221 if (Count
++ >= MaxUsesToExplore
) {
222 Tracker
->tooManyUses();
225 if (!Visited
.insert(&U
).second
)
227 if (!Tracker
->shouldExplore(&U
))
229 Worklist
.push_back(&U
);
236 while (!Worklist
.empty()) {
237 const Use
*U
= Worklist
.pop_back_val();
238 Instruction
*I
= cast
<Instruction
>(U
->getUser());
240 switch (I
->getOpcode()) {
241 case Instruction::Call
:
242 case Instruction::Invoke
: {
243 auto *Call
= cast
<CallBase
>(I
);
244 // Not captured if the callee is readonly, doesn't return a copy through
245 // its return value and doesn't unwind (a readonly function can leak bits
246 // by throwing an exception or not depending on the input value).
247 if (Call
->onlyReadsMemory() && Call
->doesNotThrow() &&
248 Call
->getType()->isVoidTy())
251 // The pointer is not captured if returned pointer is not captured.
252 // NOTE: CaptureTracking users should not assume that only functions
253 // marked with nocapture do not capture. This means that places like
254 // getUnderlyingObject in ValueTracking or DecomposeGEPExpression
255 // in BasicAA also need to know about this property.
256 if (isIntrinsicReturningPointerAliasingArgumentWithoutCapturing(Call
,
263 // Volatile operations effectively capture the memory location that they
264 // load and store to.
265 if (auto *MI
= dyn_cast
<MemIntrinsic
>(Call
))
266 if (MI
->isVolatile())
267 if (Tracker
->captured(U
))
270 // Not captured if only passed via 'nocapture' arguments. Note that
271 // calling a function pointer does not in itself cause the pointer to
272 // be captured. This is a subtle point considering that (for example)
273 // the callee might return its own address. It is analogous to saying
274 // that loading a value from a pointer does not cause the pointer to be
275 // captured, even though the loaded value might be the pointer itself
276 // (think of self-referential objects).
277 if (Call
->isDataOperand(U
) &&
278 !Call
->doesNotCapture(Call
->getDataOperandNo(U
))) {
279 // The parameter is not marked 'nocapture' - captured.
280 if (Tracker
->captured(U
))
285 case Instruction::Load
:
286 // Volatile loads make the address observable.
287 if (cast
<LoadInst
>(I
)->isVolatile())
288 if (Tracker
->captured(U
))
291 case Instruction::VAArg
:
292 // "va-arg" from a pointer does not cause it to be captured.
294 case Instruction::Store
:
295 // Stored the pointer - conservatively assume it may be captured.
296 // Volatile stores make the address observable.
297 if (U
->getOperandNo() == 0 || cast
<StoreInst
>(I
)->isVolatile())
298 if (Tracker
->captured(U
))
301 case Instruction::AtomicRMW
: {
302 // atomicrmw conceptually includes both a load and store from
303 // the same location.
304 // As with a store, the location being accessed is not captured,
305 // but the value being stored is.
306 // Volatile stores make the address observable.
307 auto *ARMWI
= cast
<AtomicRMWInst
>(I
);
308 if (U
->getOperandNo() == 1 || ARMWI
->isVolatile())
309 if (Tracker
->captured(U
))
313 case Instruction::AtomicCmpXchg
: {
314 // cmpxchg conceptually includes both a load and store from
315 // the same location.
316 // As with a store, the location being accessed is not captured,
317 // but the value being stored is.
318 // Volatile stores make the address observable.
319 auto *ACXI
= cast
<AtomicCmpXchgInst
>(I
);
320 if (U
->getOperandNo() == 1 || U
->getOperandNo() == 2 ||
322 if (Tracker
->captured(U
))
326 case Instruction::BitCast
:
327 case Instruction::GetElementPtr
:
328 case Instruction::PHI
:
329 case Instruction::Select
:
330 case Instruction::AddrSpaceCast
:
331 // The original value is not captured via this if the new value isn't.
335 case Instruction::ICmp
: {
336 unsigned Idx
= U
->getOperandNo();
337 unsigned OtherIdx
= 1 - Idx
;
338 if (auto *CPN
= dyn_cast
<ConstantPointerNull
>(I
->getOperand(OtherIdx
))) {
339 // Don't count comparisons of a no-alias return value against null as
340 // captures. This allows us to ignore comparisons of malloc results
341 // with null, for example.
342 if (CPN
->getType()->getAddressSpace() == 0)
343 if (isNoAliasCall(U
->get()->stripPointerCasts()))
345 if (!I
->getFunction()->nullPointerIsDefined()) {
346 auto *O
= I
->getOperand(Idx
)->stripPointerCastsSameRepresentation();
347 // Comparing a dereferenceable_or_null pointer against null cannot
348 // lead to pointer escapes, because if it is not null it must be a
349 // valid (in-bounds) pointer.
350 if (Tracker
->isDereferenceableOrNull(O
, I
->getModule()->getDataLayout()))
354 // Comparison against value stored in global variable. Given the pointer
355 // does not escape, its value cannot be guessed and stored separately in a
357 auto *LI
= dyn_cast
<LoadInst
>(I
->getOperand(OtherIdx
));
358 if (LI
&& isa
<GlobalVariable
>(LI
->getPointerOperand()))
360 // Otherwise, be conservative. There are crazy ways to capture pointers
361 // using comparisons.
362 if (Tracker
->captured(U
))
367 // Something else - be conservative and say it is captured.
368 if (Tracker
->captured(U
))
374 // All uses examined.
377 bool llvm::isNonEscapingLocalObject(
378 const Value
*V
, SmallDenseMap
<const Value
*, bool, 8> *IsCapturedCache
) {
379 SmallDenseMap
<const Value
*, bool, 8>::iterator CacheIt
;
380 if (IsCapturedCache
) {
382 std::tie(CacheIt
, Inserted
) = IsCapturedCache
->insert({V
, false});
384 // Found cached result, return it!
385 return CacheIt
->second
;
388 // If this is an identified function-local object, check to see if it escapes.
389 if (isIdentifiedFunctionLocal(V
)) {
390 // Set StoreCaptures to True so that we can assume in our callers that the
391 // pointer is not the result of a load instruction. Currently
392 // PointerMayBeCaptured doesn't have any special analysis for the
393 // StoreCaptures=false case; if it did, our callers could be refined to be
395 auto Ret
= !PointerMayBeCaptured(V
, false, /*StoreCaptures=*/true);
397 CacheIt
->second
= Ret
;