/// <summary>
/// Find IL offsets at which basic blocks begin.
/// </summary>
private static HashSet <int> GetBasicBlockStarts(MethodIL il)
{
ILReader reader = new ILReader(il.GetILBytes());
HashSet <int> bbStarts = new HashSet <int>();
bbStarts.Add(0);
while (reader.HasNext)
{
ILOpcode opc = reader.ReadILOpcode();
if (opc.IsBranch())
{
int tar = reader.ReadBranchDestination(opc);
bbStarts.Add(tar);
// Conditional branches can fall through.
if (!opc.IsUnconditionalBranch())
{
bbStarts.Add(reader.Offset);
}
}
else if (opc == ILOpcode.switch_)
{
uint numCases = reader.ReadILUInt32();
int jmpBase = reader.Offset + checked ((int)(numCases * 4));
// Default case is at jmpBase.
bbStarts.Add(jmpBase);
for (uint i = 0; i < numCases; i++)
{
int caseOfs = jmpBase + (int)reader.ReadILUInt32();
bbStarts.Add(caseOfs);
}
}
else if (opc == ILOpcode.ret || opc == ILOpcode.endfinally || opc == ILOpcode.endfilter || opc == ILOpcode.throw_ || opc == ILOpcode.rethrow)
{
if (reader.HasNext)
{
bbStarts.Add(reader.Offset);
}
}
else
{
reader.Skip(opc);
}
}
foreach (ILExceptionRegion ehRegion in il.GetExceptionRegions())
{
bbStarts.Add(ehRegion.TryOffset);
bbStarts.Add(ehRegion.TryOffset + ehRegion.TryLength);
bbStarts.Add(ehRegion.HandlerOffset);
bbStarts.Add(ehRegion.HandlerOffset + ehRegion.HandlerLength);
if (ehRegion.Kind.HasFlag(ILExceptionRegionKind.Filter))
{
bbStarts.Add(ehRegion.FilterOffset);
}
}
return(bbStarts);
}
public static HashSet <int> ComputeBranchTargets(this MethodIL methodBody)
{
HashSet <int> branchTargets = new HashSet <int>();
var reader = new ILReader(methodBody.GetILBytes());
while (reader.HasNext)
{
ILOpcode opcode = reader.ReadILOpcode();
if (opcode >= ILOpcode.br_s && opcode <= ILOpcode.blt_un)
{
branchTargets.Add(reader.ReadBranchDestination(opcode));
}
else if (opcode == ILOpcode.switch_)
{
uint count = reader.ReadILUInt32();
int jmpBase = reader.Offset + (int)(4 * count);
for (uint i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
branchTargets.Add((int)reader.ReadILUInt32() + jmpBase);
}
}
else
{
reader.Skip(opcode);
}
}
foreach (ILExceptionRegion einfo in methodBody.GetExceptionRegions())
{
if (einfo.Kind == ILExceptionRegionKind.Filter)
{
branchTargets.Add(einfo.FilterOffset);
}
branchTargets.Add(einfo.HandlerOffset);
}
return(branchTargets);
}
public MethodIL GetMethodILWithInlinedSubstitutions(MethodIL method)
{
// This attempts to find all basic blocks that are unreachable after applying the substitutions.
//
// On a high level, we first find all the basic blocks and instruction boundaries in the IL stream.
// This is tracked in a sidecar `flags` array that has flags for each byte of the IL stream.
//
// Once we have all the basic blocks and instruction boundaries, we do a marking phase to mark
// the reachable blocks. We use substitutions to tell us what's unreachable. We consider conditional
// branches "interesting" and whenever we see one, we seek backwards in the IL instruction stream
// to find the instruction that feeds it. We make sure we don't cross the basic block boundary while
// doing that. If the conditional instruction is fed by known values (either through the substitutions
// or because it's an IL constant), we simulate the result of the comparison and only mark
// the taken branch. We also mark any associated EH regions.
//
// The "seek backwards to find what feeds the comparison" only works for a couple known instructions
// (load constant, call). It can't e.g. skip over arguments to the call.
//
// Last step is a sweep - we replace the tail of all unreachable blocks with "br $-2"
// and nop out the rest. If the basic block is smaller than 2 bytes, we don't touch it.
// We also eliminate any EH records that correspond to the stubbed out basic block.
Debug.Assert(method.GetMethodILDefinition() == method);
ILExceptionRegion[] ehRegions = method.GetExceptionRegions();
byte[] methodBytes = method.GetILBytes();
OpcodeFlags[] flags = new OpcodeFlags[methodBytes.Length];
// Offset 0 is the first basic block
Stack <int> offsetsToVisit = new Stack <int>();
offsetsToVisit.Push(0);
// Basic blocks also start around EH regions
foreach (ILExceptionRegion ehRegion in ehRegions)
{
if (ehRegion.Kind == ILExceptionRegionKind.Filter)
{
offsetsToVisit.Push(ehRegion.FilterOffset);
}
offsetsToVisit.Push(ehRegion.HandlerOffset);
}
// Identify basic blocks and instruction boundaries
while (offsetsToVisit.TryPop(out int offset))
{
// If this was already visited, we're done
if (flags[offset] != 0)
{
// Also mark as basic block start in case this was a target of a backwards branch.
flags[offset] |= OpcodeFlags.BasicBlockStart;
continue;
}
flags[offset] |= OpcodeFlags.BasicBlockStart;
// Read until we reach the end of the basic block
ILReader reader = new ILReader(methodBytes, offset);
while (reader.HasNext)
{
offset = reader.Offset;
flags[offset] |= OpcodeFlags.InstructionStart;
ILOpcode opcode = reader.ReadILOpcode();
if (opcode >= ILOpcode.br_s && opcode <= ILOpcode.blt_un ||
opcode == ILOpcode.leave || opcode == ILOpcode.leave_s)
{
int destination = reader.ReadBranchDestination(opcode);
offsetsToVisit.Push(destination);
if (opcode != ILOpcode.leave && opcode != ILOpcode.leave_s &&
opcode != ILOpcode.br && opcode != ILOpcode.br_s)
{
// Branches not tested for above are conditional and the flow falls through.
offsetsToVisit.Push(reader.Offset);
}
flags[offset] |= OpcodeFlags.EndBasicBlock;
}
else if (opcode == ILOpcode.ret ||
opcode == ILOpcode.endfilter ||
opcode == ILOpcode.endfinally ||
opcode == ILOpcode.throw_ ||
opcode == ILOpcode.rethrow ||
opcode == ILOpcode.jmp)
{
// Ends basic block.
flags[offset] |= OpcodeFlags.EndBasicBlock;
reader.Skip(opcode);
}
else if (opcode == ILOpcode.switch_)
{
uint count = reader.ReadILUInt32();
int jmpBase = reader.Offset + (int)(4 * count);
for (uint i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
int destination = (int)reader.ReadILUInt32() + jmpBase;
offsetsToVisit.Push(destination);
}
// We fall through to the next basic block.
offsetsToVisit.Push(reader.Offset);
flags[offset] |= OpcodeFlags.EndBasicBlock;
}
else
{
reader.Skip(opcode);
}
if ((flags[offset] & OpcodeFlags.EndBasicBlock) != 0)
{
if (reader.HasNext)
{
// If the bytes following this basic block are not reachable from anywhere,
// the sweeping step would consider them to be part of the last instruction
// of the current basic block because of how instruction boundaries are identified.
// We wouldn't NOP them out if the current basic block is reachable.
//
// That's a problem for RyuJIT because RyuJIT looks at these bytes for... reasons.
//
// We can just do the same thing as RyuJIT and consider those a basic block.
offsetsToVisit.Push(reader.Offset);
}
break;
}
}
}
// Mark all reachable basic blocks
//
// We also do another round of basic block marking to mark beginning of visible basic blocks
// after dead branch elimination. This allows us to limit the number of potential small basic blocks
// that are not interesting (because no code jumps to them anymore), but could prevent us from
// finishing the process. Unreachable basic blocks smaller than 2 bytes abort the substitution
// inlining process because we can't neutralize them (turn them into an infinite loop).
offsetsToVisit.Push(0);
while (offsetsToVisit.TryPop(out int offset))
{
// Mark as a basic block visible after constant propagation.
flags[offset] |= OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart;
// If this was already marked, we're done.
if ((flags[offset] & OpcodeFlags.Mark) != 0)
{
continue;
}
ILReader reader = new ILReader(methodBytes, offset);
while (reader.HasNext)
{
offset = reader.Offset;
flags[offset] |= OpcodeFlags.Mark;
ILOpcode opcode = reader.ReadILOpcode();
// Mark any applicable EH blocks
foreach (ILExceptionRegion ehRegion in ehRegions)
{
int delta = offset - ehRegion.TryOffset;
if (delta >= 0 && delta < ehRegion.TryLength)
{
if (ehRegion.Kind == ILExceptionRegionKind.Filter)
{
offsetsToVisit.Push(ehRegion.FilterOffset);
}
offsetsToVisit.Push(ehRegion.HandlerOffset);
// RyuJIT is going to look at this basic block even though it's unreachable.
// Consider it visible so that we replace the tail with an endless loop.
int handlerEnd = ehRegion.HandlerOffset + ehRegion.HandlerLength;
if (handlerEnd < flags.Length)
{
flags[handlerEnd] |= OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart;
}
}
}
// All branches are relevant to basic block tracking
if (opcode == ILOpcode.brfalse || opcode == ILOpcode.brfalse_s ||
opcode == ILOpcode.brtrue || opcode == ILOpcode.brtrue_s)
{
int destination = reader.ReadBranchDestination(opcode);
if (!TryGetConstantArgument(method, methodBytes, flags, offset, 0, out int constant))
{
// Can't get the constant - both branches are live.
offsetsToVisit.Push(destination);
offsetsToVisit.Push(reader.Offset);
}
else if ((constant == 0 && (opcode == ILOpcode.brfalse || opcode == ILOpcode.brfalse_s)) ||
(constant != 0 && (opcode == ILOpcode.brtrue || opcode == ILOpcode.brtrue_s)))
{
// Only the "branch taken" is live.
// The fallthrough marks the beginning of a visible (but not live) basic block.
offsetsToVisit.Push(destination);
flags[reader.Offset] |= OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart;
}
else
{
// Only fallthrough is live.
// The "brach taken" marks the beginning of a visible (but not live) basic block.
flags[destination] |= OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart;
offsetsToVisit.Push(reader.Offset);
}
}
else if (opcode == ILOpcode.beq || opcode == ILOpcode.beq_s ||
opcode == ILOpcode.bne_un || opcode == ILOpcode.bne_un_s)
{
int destination = reader.ReadBranchDestination(opcode);
if (!TryGetConstantArgument(method, methodBytes, flags, offset, 0, out int left) ||
!TryGetConstantArgument(method, methodBytes, flags, offset, 1, out int right))
{
// Can't get the constant - both branches are live.
offsetsToVisit.Push(destination);
offsetsToVisit.Push(reader.Offset);
}
else if ((left == right && (opcode == ILOpcode.beq || opcode == ILOpcode.beq_s) ||
(left != right) && (opcode == ILOpcode.bne_un || opcode == ILOpcode.bne_un_s)))
{
// Only the "branch taken" is live.
// The fallthrough marks the beginning of a visible (but not live) basic block.
offsetsToVisit.Push(destination);
flags[reader.Offset] |= OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart;
}
else
{
// Only fallthrough is live.
// The "brach taken" marks the beginning of a visible (but not live) basic block.
flags[destination] |= OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart;
offsetsToVisit.Push(reader.Offset);
}
}
else if (opcode >= ILOpcode.br_s && opcode <= ILOpcode.blt_un ||
opcode == ILOpcode.leave || opcode == ILOpcode.leave_s)
{
int destination = reader.ReadBranchDestination(opcode);
offsetsToVisit.Push(destination);
if (opcode != ILOpcode.leave && opcode != ILOpcode.leave_s &&
opcode != ILOpcode.br && opcode != ILOpcode.br_s)
{
// Branches not tested for above are conditional and the flow falls through.
offsetsToVisit.Push(reader.Offset);
}
else
{
// RyuJIT is going to look at this basic block even though it's unreachable.
// Consider it visible so that we replace the tail with an endless loop.
if (reader.HasNext)
{
flags[reader.Offset] |= OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart;
}
}
}
else if (opcode == ILOpcode.switch_)
{
uint count = reader.ReadILUInt32();
int jmpBase = reader.Offset + (int)(4 * count);
for (uint i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
int destination = (int)reader.ReadILUInt32() + jmpBase;
offsetsToVisit.Push(destination);
}
offsetsToVisit.Push(reader.Offset);
}
else if (opcode == ILOpcode.ret ||
opcode == ILOpcode.endfilter ||
opcode == ILOpcode.endfinally ||
opcode == ILOpcode.throw_ ||
opcode == ILOpcode.rethrow ||
opcode == ILOpcode.jmp)
{
reader.Skip(opcode);
// RyuJIT is going to look at this basic block even though it's unreachable.
// Consider it visible so that we replace the tail with an endless loop.
if (reader.HasNext)
{
flags[reader.Offset] |= OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart;
}
}
else
{
reader.Skip(opcode);
}
if ((flags[offset] & OpcodeFlags.EndBasicBlock) != 0)
{
break;
}
}
}
// Now sweep unreachable basic blocks by replacing them with nops
bool hasUnmarkedIntructions = false;
foreach (var flag in flags)
{
if ((flag & OpcodeFlags.InstructionStart) != 0 &&
(flag & OpcodeFlags.Mark) == 0)
{
hasUnmarkedIntructions = true;
}
}
if (!hasUnmarkedIntructions)
{
return(method);
}
byte[] newBody = (byte[])methodBytes.Clone();
int position = 0;
while (position < newBody.Length)
{
Debug.Assert((flags[position] & OpcodeFlags.InstructionStart) != 0);
Debug.Assert((flags[position] & OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart) != 0);
bool erase = (flags[position] & OpcodeFlags.Mark) == 0;
int basicBlockStart = position;
do
{
if (erase)
{
newBody[position] = (byte)ILOpCode.Nop;
}
position++;
} while (position < newBody.Length && (flags[position] & OpcodeFlags.VisibleBasicBlockStart) == 0);
// If we had to nop out this basic block, we need to neutralize it by appending
// an infinite loop ("br $-2").
// We append instead of prepend because RyuJIT's importer has trouble with junk unreachable bytes.
if (erase)
{
if (position - basicBlockStart < 2)
{
// We cannot neutralize the basic block, so better leave the method alone.
// The control would fall through to the next basic block.
return(method);
}
newBody[position - 2] = (byte)ILOpCode.Br_s;
newBody[position - 1] = unchecked ((byte)-2);
}
}
// EH regions with unmarked handlers belong to unmarked basic blocks
// Need to eliminate them because they're not usable.
ArrayBuilder <ILExceptionRegion> newEHRegions = new ArrayBuilder <ILExceptionRegion>();
foreach (ILExceptionRegion ehRegion in ehRegions)
{
if ((flags[ehRegion.HandlerOffset] & OpcodeFlags.Mark) != 0)
{
newEHRegions.Add(ehRegion);
}
}
// Existing debug information might not match new instruction boundaries (plus there's little point
// in generating debug information for NOPs) - generate new debug information by filtering
// out the sequence points associated with nopped out instructions.
MethodDebugInformation debugInfo = method.GetDebugInfo();
IEnumerable <ILSequencePoint> oldSequencePoints = debugInfo?.GetSequencePoints();
if (oldSequencePoints != null)
{
ArrayBuilder <ILSequencePoint> sequencePoints = new ArrayBuilder <ILSequencePoint>();
foreach (var sequencePoint in oldSequencePoints)
{
if (sequencePoint.Offset < flags.Length && (flags[sequencePoint.Offset] & OpcodeFlags.Mark) != 0)
{
sequencePoints.Add(sequencePoint);
}
}
debugInfo = new SubstitutedDebugInformation(debugInfo, sequencePoints.ToArray());
}
return(new SubstitutedMethodIL(method, newBody, newEHRegions.ToArray(), debugInfo));
}
public static FlowGraph Create(MethodIL il)
{
HashSet <int> bbStarts = GetBasicBlockStarts(il);
List <BasicBlock> bbs = new List <BasicBlock>();
void AddBB(int start, int count)
{
if (count > 0)
{
bbs.Add(new BasicBlock(start, count));
}
}
int prevStart = 0;
foreach (int ofs in bbStarts.OrderBy(o => o))
{
AddBB(prevStart, ofs - prevStart);
prevStart = ofs;
}
AddBB(prevStart, il.GetILBytes().Length - prevStart);
FlowGraph fg = new FlowGraph(bbs);
// We know where each basic block starts now. Proceed by linking them together.
ILReader reader = new ILReader(il.GetILBytes());
foreach (BasicBlock bb in bbs)
{
reader.Seek(bb.Start);
while (reader.HasNext)
{
Debug.Assert(fg.Lookup(reader.Offset) == bb);
ILOpcode opc = reader.ReadILOpcode();
if (opc.IsBranch())
{
int tar = reader.ReadBranchDestination(opc);
bb.Targets.Add(fg.Lookup(tar));
if (!opc.IsUnconditionalBranch())
{
bb.Targets.Add(fg.Lookup(reader.Offset));
}
break;
}
if (opc == ILOpcode.switch_)
{
uint numCases = reader.ReadILUInt32();
int jmpBase = reader.Offset + checked ((int)(numCases * 4));
bb.Targets.Add(fg.Lookup(jmpBase));
for (uint i = 0; i < numCases; i++)
{
int caseOfs = jmpBase + (int)reader.ReadILUInt32();
bb.Targets.Add(fg.Lookup(caseOfs));
}
break;
}
if (opc == ILOpcode.ret || opc == ILOpcode.endfinally || opc == ILOpcode.endfilter || opc == ILOpcode.throw_ || opc == ILOpcode.rethrow)
{
break;
}
reader.Skip(opc);
// Check fall through
if (reader.HasNext)
{
BasicBlock nextBB = fg.Lookup(reader.Offset);
if (nextBB != bb)
{
// Falling through
bb.Targets.Add(nextBB);
break;
}
}
}
}
foreach (BasicBlock bb in bbs)
{
foreach (BasicBlock tar in bb.Targets)
{
tar.Sources.Add(bb);
}
}
return(fg);
}