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1 //===- CheckerDocumentation.cpp - Documentation checker ---------*- C++ -*-===//
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 checker lists all the checker callbacks and provides documentation for
10 // checker writers.
11 //
12 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
13 
20 
21 using namespace clang;
22 using namespace ento;
23 
24 // All checkers should be placed into anonymous namespace.
25 // We place the CheckerDocumentation inside ento namespace to make the
26 // it visible in doxygen.
27 namespace clang {
28 namespace ento {
29 
30 /// This checker documents the callback functions checkers can use to implement
31 /// the custom handling of the specific events during path exploration as well
32 /// as reporting bugs. Most of the callbacks are targeted at path-sensitive
33 /// checking.
34 ///
35 /// \sa CheckerContext
37  : public Checker<
38  // clang-format off
39  check::ASTCodeBody,
40  check::ASTDecl<FunctionDecl>,
41  check::BeginFunction,
42  check::Bind,
43  check::BranchCondition,
44  check::ConstPointerEscape,
45  check::DeadSymbols,
46  check::EndAnalysis,
47  check::EndFunction,
48  check::EndOfTranslationUnit,
49  check::Event<ImplicitNullDerefEvent>,
50  check::LiveSymbols,
51  check::Location,
52  check::NewAllocator,
53  check::ObjCMessageNil,
54  check::PointerEscape,
55  check::PostCall,
56  check::PostObjCMessage,
57  check::PostStmt<DeclStmt>,
58  check::PreCall,
59  check::PreObjCMessage,
60  check::PreStmt<ReturnStmt>,
61  check::RegionChanges,
62  eval::Assume,
63  eval::Call
64  // clang-format on
65  > {
66 public:
67  /// Pre-visit the Statement.
68  ///
69  /// The method will be called before the analyzer core processes the
70  /// statement. The notification is performed for every explored CFGElement,
71  /// which does not include the control flow statements such as IfStmt. The
72  /// callback can be specialized to be called with any subclass of Stmt.
73  ///
74  /// See checkBranchCondition() callback for performing custom processing of
75  /// the branching statements.
76  ///
77  /// check::PreStmt<ReturnStmt>
78  void checkPreStmt(const ReturnStmt *DS, CheckerContext &C) const {}
79 
80  /// Post-visit the Statement.
81  ///
82  /// The method will be called after the analyzer core processes the
83  /// statement. The notification is performed for every explored CFGElement,
84  /// which does not include the control flow statements such as IfStmt. The
85  /// callback can be specialized to be called with any subclass of Stmt.
86  ///
87  /// check::PostStmt<DeclStmt>
88  void checkPostStmt(const DeclStmt *DS, CheckerContext &C) const;
89 
90  /// Pre-visit the Objective C message.
91  ///
92  /// This will be called before the analyzer core processes the method call.
93  /// This is called for any action which produces an Objective-C message send,
94  /// including explicit message syntax and property access.
95  ///
96  /// check::PreObjCMessage
98 
99  /// Post-visit the Objective C message.
100  /// \sa checkPreObjCMessage()
101  ///
102  /// check::PostObjCMessage
104 
105  /// Visit an Objective-C message whose receiver is nil.
106  ///
107  /// This will be called when the analyzer core processes a method call whose
108  /// receiver is definitely nil. In this case, check{Pre/Post}ObjCMessage and
109  /// check{Pre/Post}Call will not be called.
110  ///
111  /// check::ObjCMessageNil
113 
114  /// Pre-visit an abstract "call" event.
115  ///
116  /// This is used for checkers that want to check arguments or attributed
117  /// behavior for functions and methods no matter how they are being invoked.
118  ///
119  /// Note that this includes ALL cross-body invocations, so if you want to
120  /// limit your checks to, say, function calls, you should test for that at the
121  /// beginning of your callback function.
122  ///
123  /// check::PreCall
124  void checkPreCall(const CallEvent &Call, CheckerContext &C) const {}
125 
126  /// Post-visit an abstract "call" event.
127  /// \sa checkPreObjCMessage()
128  ///
129  /// check::PostCall
130  void checkPostCall(const CallEvent &Call, CheckerContext &C) const {}
131 
132  /// Pre-visit of the condition statement of a branch (such as IfStmt).
133  void checkBranchCondition(const Stmt *Condition, CheckerContext &Ctx) const {}
134 
135  /// Post-visit the C++ operator new's allocation call.
136  ///
137  /// Execution of C++ operator new consists of the following phases: (1) call
138  /// default or overridden operator new() to allocate memory (2) cast the
139  /// return value of operator new() from void pointer type to class pointer
140  /// type, (3) assuming that the value is non-null, call the object's
141  /// constructor over this pointer, (4) declare that the value of the
142  /// new-expression is this pointer. This callback is called between steps
143  /// (2) and (3). Post-call for the allocator is called after step (1).
144  /// Pre-statement for the new-expression is called on step (4) when the value
145  /// of the expression is evaluated.
147 
148  /// Called on a load from and a store to a location.
149  ///
150  /// The method will be called each time a location (pointer) value is
151  /// accessed.
152  /// \param Loc The value of the location (pointer).
153  /// \param IsLoad The flag specifying if the location is a store or a load.
154  /// \param S The load is performed while processing the statement.
155  ///
156  /// check::Location
157  void checkLocation(SVal Loc, bool IsLoad, const Stmt *S,
158  CheckerContext &) const {}
159 
160  /// Called on binding of a value to a location.
161  ///
162  /// \param Loc The value of the location (pointer).
163  /// \param Val The value which will be stored at the location Loc.
164  /// \param S The bind is performed while processing the statement S.
165  ///
166  /// check::Bind
167  void checkBind(SVal Loc, SVal Val, const Stmt *S, CheckerContext &) const {}
168 
169  /// Called whenever a symbol becomes dead.
170  ///
171  /// This callback should be used by the checkers to aggressively clean
172  /// up/reduce the checker state, which is important for reducing the overall
173  /// memory usage. Specifically, if a checker keeps symbol specific information
174  /// in the state, it can and should be dropped after the symbol becomes dead.
175  /// In addition, reporting a bug as soon as the checker becomes dead leads to
176  /// more precise diagnostics. (For example, one should report that a malloced
177  /// variable is not freed right after it goes out of scope.)
178  ///
179  /// \param SR The SymbolReaper object can be queried to determine which
180  /// symbols are dead.
181  ///
182  /// check::DeadSymbols
184 
185 
186  /// Called when the analyzer core starts analyzing a function,
187  /// regardless of whether it is analyzed at the top level or is inlined.
188  ///
189  /// check::BeginFunction
190  void checkBeginFunction(CheckerContext &Ctx) const {}
191 
192  /// Called when the analyzer core reaches the end of a
193  /// function being analyzed regardless of whether it is analyzed at the top
194  /// level or is inlined.
195  ///
196  /// check::EndFunction
197  void checkEndFunction(const ReturnStmt *RS, CheckerContext &Ctx) const {}
198 
199  /// Called after all the paths in the ExplodedGraph reach end of path
200  /// - the symbolic execution graph is fully explored.
201  ///
202  /// This callback should be used in cases when a checker needs to have a
203  /// global view of the information generated on all paths. For example, to
204  /// compare execution summary/result several paths.
205  /// See IdempotentOperationChecker for a usage example.
206  ///
207  /// check::EndAnalysis
209  BugReporter &BR,
210  ExprEngine &Eng) const {}
211 
212  /// Called after analysis of a TranslationUnit is complete.
213  ///
214  /// check::EndOfTranslationUnit
216  AnalysisManager &Mgr,
217  BugReporter &BR) const {}
218 
219  /// Evaluates function call.
220  ///
221  /// The analysis core treats all function calls in the same way. However, some
222  /// functions have special meaning, which should be reflected in the program
223  /// state. This callback allows a checker to provide domain specific knowledge
224  /// about the particular functions it knows about.
225  ///
226  /// \returns true if the call has been successfully evaluated
227  /// and false otherwise. Note, that only one checker can evaluate a call. If
228  /// more than one checker claims that they can evaluate the same call the
229  /// first one wins.
230  ///
231  /// eval::Call
232  bool evalCall(const CallEvent &Call, CheckerContext &C) const { return true; }
233 
234  /// Handles assumptions on symbolic values.
235  ///
236  /// This method is called when a symbolic expression is assumed to be true or
237  /// false. For example, the assumptions are performed when evaluating a
238  /// condition at a branch. The callback allows checkers track the assumptions
239  /// performed on the symbols of interest and change the state accordingly.
240  ///
241  /// eval::Assume
243  SVal Cond,
244  bool Assumption) const { return State; }
245 
246  /// Allows modifying SymbolReaper object. For example, checkers can explicitly
247  /// register symbols of interest as live. These symbols will not be marked
248  /// dead and removed.
249  ///
250  /// check::LiveSymbols
252 
253  /// Called when the contents of one or more regions change.
254  ///
255  /// This can occur in many different ways: an explicit bind, a blanket
256  /// invalidation of the region contents, or by passing a region to a function
257  /// call whose behavior the analyzer cannot model perfectly.
258  ///
259  /// \param State The current program state.
260  /// \param Invalidated A set of all symbols potentially touched by the change.
261  /// \param ExplicitRegions The regions explicitly requested for invalidation.
262  /// For a function call, this would be the arguments. For a bind, this
263  /// would be the region being bound to.
264  /// \param Regions The transitive closure of regions accessible from,
265  /// \p ExplicitRegions, i.e. all regions that may have been touched
266  /// by this change. For a simple bind, this list will be the same as
267  /// \p ExplicitRegions, since a bind does not affect the contents of
268  /// anything accessible through the base region.
269  /// \param LCtx LocationContext that is useful for getting various contextual
270  /// info, like callstack, CFG etc.
271  /// \param Call The opaque call triggering this invalidation. Will be 0 if the
272  /// change was not triggered by a call.
273  ///
274  /// check::RegionChanges
277  const InvalidatedSymbols *Invalidated,
278  ArrayRef<const MemRegion *> ExplicitRegions,
280  const LocationContext *LCtx,
281  const CallEvent *Call) const {
282  return State;
283  }
284 
285  /// Called when pointers escape.
286  ///
287  /// This notifies the checkers about pointer escape, which occurs whenever
288  /// the analyzer cannot track the symbol any more. For example, as a
289  /// result of assigning a pointer into a global or when it's passed to a
290  /// function call the analyzer cannot model.
291  ///
292  /// \param State The state at the point of escape.
293  /// \param Escaped The list of escaped symbols.
294  /// \param Call The corresponding CallEvent, if the symbols escape as
295  /// parameters to the given call.
296  /// \param Kind How the symbols have escaped.
297  /// \returns Checkers can modify the state by returning a new state.
299  const InvalidatedSymbols &Escaped,
300  const CallEvent *Call,
301  PointerEscapeKind Kind) const {
302  return State;
303  }
304 
305  /// Called when const pointers escape.
306  ///
307  /// Note: in most cases checkPointerEscape callback is sufficient.
308  /// \sa checkPointerEscape
310  const InvalidatedSymbols &Escaped,
311  const CallEvent *Call,
312  PointerEscapeKind Kind) const {
313  return State;
314  }
315 
316  /// check::Event<ImplicitNullDerefEvent>
317  void checkEvent(ImplicitNullDerefEvent Event) const {}
318 
319  /// Check every declaration in the AST.
320  ///
321  /// An AST traversal callback, which should only be used when the checker is
322  /// not path sensitive. It will be called for every Declaration in the AST and
323  /// can be specialized to only be called on subclasses of Decl, for example,
324  /// FunctionDecl.
325  ///
326  /// check::ASTDecl<FunctionDecl>
327  void checkASTDecl(const FunctionDecl *D,
328  AnalysisManager &Mgr,
329  BugReporter &BR) const {}
330 
331  /// Check every declaration that has a statement body in the AST.
332  ///
333  /// As AST traversal callback, which should only be used when the checker is
334  /// not path sensitive. It will be called for every Declaration in the AST.
335  void checkASTCodeBody(const Decl *D, AnalysisManager &Mgr,
336  BugReporter &BR) const {}
337 };
338 
340  CheckerContext &C) const {
341 }
342 
345 }
346 
348  return false;
349 }
350 
351 } // end namespace ento
352 } // end namespace clang
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DeclStmt - Adaptor class for mixing declarations with statements and expressions.
Definition: Stmt.h:1497
Decl - This represents one declaration (or definition), e.g.
Definition: DeclBase.h:86
Represents a function declaration or definition.
Definition: Decl.h:1972
It wraps the AnalysisDeclContext to represent both the call stack with the help of StackFrameContext ...
ReturnStmt - This represents a return, optionally of an expression: return; return 4;.
Definition: Stmt.h:3019
Stmt - This represents one statement.
Definition: Stmt.h:84
The top declaration context.
Definition: Decl.h:84
BugReporter is a utility class for generating PathDiagnostics for analysis.
Definition: BugReporter.h:585
Represents the memory allocation call in a C++ new-expression.
Definition: CallEvent.h:1112
Represents an abstract call to a function or method along a particular path.
Definition: CallEvent.h:153
This checker documents the callback functions checkers can use to implement the custom handling of th...
void checkNewAllocator(const CXXAllocatorCall &, CheckerContext &) const
Post-visit the C++ operator new's allocation call.
void checkLiveSymbols(ProgramStateRef State, SymbolReaper &SR) const
Allows modifying SymbolReaper object.
void checkEndFunction(const ReturnStmt *RS, CheckerContext &Ctx) const
Called when the analyzer core reaches the end of a function being analyzed regardless of whether it i...
ProgramStateRef evalAssume(ProgramStateRef State, SVal Cond, bool Assumption) const
Handles assumptions on symbolic values.
void checkEndAnalysis(ExplodedGraph &G, BugReporter &BR, ExprEngine &Eng) const
Called after all the paths in the ExplodedGraph reach end of path.
bool evalCall(const CallEvent &Call, CheckerContext &C) const
Evaluates function call.
void checkPostStmt(const DeclStmt *DS, CheckerContext &C) const
Post-visit the Statement.
ProgramStateRef checkRegionChanges(ProgramStateRef State, const InvalidatedSymbols *Invalidated, ArrayRef< const MemRegion * > ExplicitRegions, ArrayRef< const MemRegion * > Regions, const LocationContext *LCtx, const CallEvent *Call) const
Called when the contents of one or more regions change.
ProgramStateRef checkConstPointerEscape(ProgramStateRef State, const InvalidatedSymbols &Escaped, const CallEvent *Call, PointerEscapeKind Kind) const
Called when const pointers escape.
void checkPreObjCMessage(const ObjCMethodCall &M, CheckerContext &C) const
Pre-visit the Objective C message.
void checkBind(SVal Loc, SVal Val, const Stmt *S, CheckerContext &) const
Called on binding of a value to a location.
ProgramStateRef checkPointerEscape(ProgramStateRef State, const InvalidatedSymbols &Escaped, const CallEvent *Call, PointerEscapeKind Kind) const
Called when pointers escape.
void checkPostObjCMessage(const ObjCMethodCall &M, CheckerContext &C) const
Post-visit the Objective C message.
void checkEndOfTranslationUnit(const TranslationUnitDecl *TU, AnalysisManager &Mgr, BugReporter &BR) const
Called after analysis of a TranslationUnit is complete.
void checkPostCall(const CallEvent &Call, CheckerContext &C) const
Post-visit an abstract "call" event.
void checkPreCall(const CallEvent &Call, CheckerContext &C) const
Pre-visit an abstract "call" event.
void checkObjCMessageNil(const ObjCMethodCall &M, CheckerContext &C) const
Visit an Objective-C message whose receiver is nil.
void checkDeadSymbols(SymbolReaper &SR, CheckerContext &C) const
Called whenever a symbol becomes dead.
void checkASTDecl(const FunctionDecl *D, AnalysisManager &Mgr, BugReporter &BR) const
Check every declaration in the AST.
void checkLocation(SVal Loc, bool IsLoad, const Stmt *S, CheckerContext &) const
Called on a load from and a store to a location.
void checkASTCodeBody(const Decl *D, AnalysisManager &Mgr, BugReporter &BR) const
Check every declaration that has a statement body in the AST.
void checkEvent(ImplicitNullDerefEvent Event) const
check::Event<ImplicitNullDerefEvent>
void checkBranchCondition(const Stmt *Condition, CheckerContext &Ctx) const
Pre-visit of the condition statement of a branch (such as IfStmt).
void checkPreStmt(const ReturnStmt *DS, CheckerContext &C) const
Pre-visit the Statement.
void checkBeginFunction(CheckerContext &Ctx) const
Called when the analyzer core starts analyzing a function, regardless of whether it is analyzed at th...
CHECKER * registerChecker(AT &&... Args)
Used to register checkers.
Represents any expression that calls an Objective-C method.
Definition: CallEvent.h:1243
SVal - This represents a symbolic expression, which can be either an L-value or an R-value.
Definition: SVals.h:55
A class responsible for cleaning up unused symbols.
PointerEscapeKind
Describes the different reasons a pointer escapes during analysis.
void registerCheckerDocumentationChecker(CheckerManager &Mgr)
bool shouldRegisterCheckerDocumentationChecker(const CheckerManager &)
The JSON file list parser is used to communicate input to InstallAPI.
We dereferenced a location that may be null.
Definition: Checker.h:548