[llvm] [BOLT] Add --pad-funcs-before=func:n (PR #117924)

Peter Waller via llvm-commits llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Wed Nov 27 13:05:09 PST 2024


https://github.com/peterwaller-arm created https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/117924

This complements --pad-funcs, and by using both simultaneously, enables
moving a specific function through a binary without modifying any code
other than the targeted function (and references to it) by doing
(before+after=constant).

See also: proposed functionality to enable inserting random padding in
https://discourse.llvm.org/t/rfc-lld-feature-for-controlling-for-code-size-dependent-measurement-bias
and https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/117653


>From 1070183c9d1251c8e5892f2b9de1043147bf0744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Waller <peter.waller at arm.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 16:45:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [BOLT] Add --pad-funcs-before=func:n

This complements --pad-funcs, and by using both simultaneously, enables
moving a specific function through a binary without modifying any code
other than the targeted function (and references to it) by doing
(before+after=constant).

See also: proposed functionality to enable inserting random padding in
https://discourse.llvm.org/t/rfc-lld-feature-for-controlling-for-code-size-dependent-measurement-bias
---
 bolt/lib/Core/BinaryEmitter.cpp      | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 bolt/test/AArch64/pad-before-funcs.s | 28 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 90 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 bolt/test/AArch64/pad-before-funcs.s

diff --git a/bolt/lib/Core/BinaryEmitter.cpp b/bolt/lib/Core/BinaryEmitter.cpp
index f34a94c5779213..456f380c1b1ac5 100644
--- a/bolt/lib/Core/BinaryEmitter.cpp
+++ b/bolt/lib/Core/BinaryEmitter.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ FunctionPadSpec("pad-funcs",
   cl::Hidden,
   cl::cat(BoltCategory));
 
+static cl::list<std::string>
+FunctionPadBeforeSpec("pad-funcs-before",
+  cl::CommaSeparated,
+  cl::desc("list of functions to pad with amount of bytes"),
+  cl::value_desc("func1:pad1,func2:pad2,func3:pad3,..."),
+  cl::Hidden,
+  cl::cat(BoltCategory));
+
 static cl::opt<bool> MarkFuncs(
     "mark-funcs",
     cl::desc("mark function boundaries with break instruction to make "
@@ -94,6 +102,30 @@ size_t padFunction(const BinaryFunction &Function) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+size_t padFunctionBefore(const BinaryFunction &Function) {
+  static std::map<std::string, size_t> FunctionPadding;
+
+  if (FunctionPadding.empty() && !FunctionPadBeforeSpec.empty()) {
+    for (std::string &Spec : FunctionPadBeforeSpec) {
+      size_t N = Spec.find(':');
+      if (N == std::string::npos)
+        continue;
+      std::string Name = Spec.substr(0, N);
+      size_t Padding = std::stoull(Spec.substr(N + 1));
+      FunctionPadding[Name] = Padding;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (auto &FPI : FunctionPadding) {
+    std::string Name = FPI.first;
+    size_t Padding = FPI.second;
+    if (Function.hasNameRegex(Name))
+      return Padding;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 } // namespace opts
 
 namespace {
@@ -319,6 +351,36 @@ bool BinaryEmitter::emitFunction(BinaryFunction &Function,
     Streamer.emitCodeAlignment(Function.getAlign(), &*BC.STI);
   }
 
+  if (size_t Padding = opts::padFunctionBefore(Function)) {
+    // Handle padFuncsBefore after the above alignment logic but before
+    // symbol addresses are decided; with the intent that the nops are
+    // not executed and the original alignment logic is preserved.
+    if (!BC.HasRelocations) {
+      errs() << "BOLT-ERROR: -pad-before-funcs is not supported in "
+             << "non-relocation mode\n";
+      exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Preserve Function.getMinAlign().
+    if (!isAligned(Function.getMinAlign(), Padding)) {
+      errs() << "BOLT-ERROR: User-requested " << Padding
+             << " padding bytes before function " << Function
+             << " is not a multiple of the minimum function alignment ("
+             << Function.getMinAlign().value() << ").\n";
+      exit(1);
+    }
+
+    LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "BOLT-DEBUG: padding function " << Function << " with "
+                      << Padding << " bytes\n");
+
+    // Since the padding is not executed, it can be null bytes.
+    Streamer.emitFill(Padding, 0);
+
+    Function.setMaxSize(Function.getMaxSize()+Padding);
+    Function.setSize(Function.getSize()+Padding);
+    Function.setImageSize(Function.getImageSize()+Padding);
+  }
+
   MCContext &Context = Streamer.getContext();
   const MCAsmInfo *MAI = Context.getAsmInfo();
 
diff --git a/bolt/test/AArch64/pad-before-funcs.s b/bolt/test/AArch64/pad-before-funcs.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8aad604d5f1b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bolt/test/AArch64/pad-before-funcs.s
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple aarch64-unknown-unknown %s -o %t.o
+# RUN: %clang %cflags %t.o -o %t.exe -Wl,-q -Wl,--section-start=.text=0x4000
+# RUN: llvm-bolt %t.exe -o %t.bolt.0 --pad-funcs-before=_start:0
+# RUN: llvm-bolt %t.exe -o %t.bolt.4 --pad-funcs-before=_start:4
+# RUN: llvm-bolt %t.exe -o %t.bolt.8 --pad-funcs-before=_start:8
+
+# RUN: not llvm-bolt %t.exe -o %t.bolt.8 --pad-funcs-before=_start:1 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-BAD-ALIGN %s
+
+# CHECK-BAD-ALIGN: Requested 1 padding bytes before function _start(*2) is not a multiple of the minimum function alignment (4).
+
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --section=.text --disassemble %t.bolt.0 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-0 %s
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --section=.text --disassemble %t.bolt.4 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-4 %s
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --section=.text --disassemble %t.bolt.8 | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-8 %s
+
+# Need a symbol reference so that relocations are emitted.
+.section .data
+test:
+    .word 0x0
+
+.section .text
+.globl _start
+
+# CHECK-0: 0000000000400000 <_start>
+# CHECK-4: 0000000000400004 <_start>
+# CHECK-8: 0000000000400008 <_start>
+_start:
+    adr x0, test
+    ret



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