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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 
14 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/BuiltinCheckerRegistration.h"
15 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/BugReporter/BugType.h"
16 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/Checker.h"
17 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/CheckerManager.h"
18 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/CheckerContext.h"
19 #include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/ProgramStateTrait.h"
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
36 class CheckerDocumentation
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
97   void checkPreObjCMessage(const ObjCMethodCall &M, CheckerContext &C) const {}
98 
99   /// Post-visit the Objective C message.
100   /// \sa checkPreObjCMessage()
101   ///
102   /// check::PostObjCMessage
103   void checkPostObjCMessage(const ObjCMethodCall &M, CheckerContext &C) const {}
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
112   void checkObjCMessageNil(const ObjCMethodCall &M, CheckerContext &C) const {}
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.
146   void checkNewAllocator(const CXXAllocatorCall &, CheckerContext &) const {}
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
183   void checkDeadSymbols(SymbolReaper &SR, CheckerContext &C) const {}
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
208   void checkEndAnalysis(ExplodedGraph &G,
209                         BugReporter &BR,
210                         ExprEngine &Eng) const {}
211 
212   /// Called after analysis of a TranslationUnit is complete.
213   ///
214   /// check::EndOfTranslationUnit
215   void checkEndOfTranslationUnit(const TranslationUnitDecl *TU,
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
242   ProgramStateRef evalAssume(ProgramStateRef State,
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
251   void checkLiveSymbols(ProgramStateRef State, SymbolReaper &SR) const {}
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
275   ProgramStateRef
276     checkRegionChanges(ProgramStateRef State,
277                        const InvalidatedSymbols *Invalidated,
278                        ArrayRef<const MemRegion *> ExplicitRegions,
279                        ArrayRef<const MemRegion *> Regions,
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.
298   ProgramStateRef checkPointerEscape(ProgramStateRef 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
309   ProgramStateRef checkConstPointerEscape(ProgramStateRef State,
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 
339 void CheckerDocumentation::checkPostStmt(const DeclStmt *DS,
340                                          CheckerContext &C) const {
341 }
342 
343 void registerCheckerDocumentationChecker(CheckerManager &Mgr) {
344   Mgr.registerChecker<CheckerDocumentation>();
345 }
346 
347 bool shouldRegisterCheckerDocumentationChecker(const CheckerManager &) {
348   return false;
349 }
350 
351 } // end namespace ento
352 } // end namespace clang
353