path: root/subx/030---operands.cc

//: Beginning of "level 2": tagging bytes with metadata around what field of
//: an x86 instruction they're for.
//:
//: The x86 instruction set is variable-length, and how a byte is interpreted
//: affects later instruction boundaries. A lot of the pain in programming
//: machine code stems from computer and programmer going out of sync on what
//: a byte means. The miscommunication is usually not immediately caught, and
//: metastasizes at runtime into kilobytes of misinterpreted instructions.
//:
//: To mitigate these issues, we'll start programming in terms of logical
//: operands rather than physical bytes. Some operands are smaller than a
//: byte, and others may consist of multiple bytes. This layer will correctly
//: pack and order the bytes corresponding to the operands in an instruction.

:(before "End Help Texts")
put_new(Help, "instructions",
  "Each x86 instruction consists of an instruction or opcode and some number\n"
  "of operands.\n"
  "Each operand has a type. An instruction won't have more than one operand of\n"
  "any type.\n"
  "Each instruction has some set of allowed operand types. It'll reject others.\n"
  "The complete list of operand types: mod, subop, r32 (register), rm32\n"
  "(register or memory), scale, index, base, disp8, disp16, disp32, imm8,\n"
  "imm32.\n"
  "Each of these has its own help page. Try reading 'subx help mod' next.\n"
);
:(before "End Help Contents")
cerr << "  instructions\n";

:(scenario pack_immediate_constants)
== 0x1
bb  0x2a/imm32
+transform: packing instruction 'bb 0x2a/imm32'
+transform: instruction after packing: 'bb 2a 00 00 00'
+run: copy imm32 0x0000002a to EBX

//: complete set of valid operand types

:(before "End Globals")
set<string> Instruction_operands;
:(before "End One-time Setup")
Instruction_operands.insert("subop");
Instruction_operands.insert("mod");
Instruction_operands.insert("rm32");
Instruction_operands.insert("base");
Instruction_operands.insert("index");
Instruction_operands.insert("scale");
Instruction_operands.insert("r32");
Instruction_operands.insert("disp8");
Instruction_operands.insert("disp16");
Instruction_operands.insert("disp32");
Instruction_operands.insert("imm8");
Instruction_operands.insert("imm32");

:(before "End Help Texts")
init_operand_type_help();
:(code)
void init_operand_type_help() {
  put(Help, "mod",
    "2-bit operand controlling the _addressing mode_ of many instructions,\n"
    "to determine how to compute the _effective address_ to look up memory at\n"
    "based on the 'rm32' operand and potentially others.\n"
    "\n"
    "If mod = 3, just operate on the contents of the register specified by rm32\n"
    "            (direct mode).\n"
    "If mod = 2, effective address is usually* rm32 + disp32\n"
    "            (indirect mode with displacement).\n"
    "If mod = 1, effective address is usually* rm32 + disp8\n"
    "            (indirect mode with displacement).\n"
    "If mod = 0, effective address is usually* rm32 (indirect mode).\n"
    "(* - The exception is when rm32 is '4'. Register 4 is the stack pointer (ESP).\n"
    "     Using it as an address gets more involved. For more details,\n"
    "     try reading the help pages for 'base', 'index' and 'scale'.)\n"
    "\n"
    "For complete details, spend some time with two tables in the IA-32 software\n"
    "developer's manual that are also included in this repo:\n"
    "  - modrm.pdf: volume 2, table 2-2, \"32-bit addressing with the ModR/M byte.\".\n"
    "  - sib.pdf: volume 2, table 2-3, \"32-bit addressing with the SIB byte.\".\n"
  );
  put(Help, "subop",
    "Additional 3-bit operand for determining the instruction when the opcode is 81, 8f or ff.\n"
    "Can't coexist with operand of type 'r32' in a single instruction, because the two use the same bits.\n"
  );
  put(Help, "r32",
    "3-bit operand specifying a register operand used directly, without any further addressing modes.\n"
  );
  put(Help, "rm32",
    "32-bit value in register or memory. The precise details of its construction\n"
    "depend on the eponymous 3-bit 'rm32' operand, the 'mod' operand, and also\n"
    "potentially the 'SIB' operands ('scale', 'index' and 'base') and a displacement\n"
    "('disp8' or 'disp32').\n"
    "\n"
    "For complete details, spend some time with two tables in the IA-32 software\n"
    "developer's manual that are also included in this repo:\n"
    "  - modrm.pdf: volume 2, table 2-2, \"32-bit addressing with the ModR/M byte.\".\n"
    "  - sib.pdf: volume 2, table 2-3, \"32-bit addressing with the SIB byte.\".\n"
  );
  put(Help, "base",
    "Additional 3-bit operand (when 'rm32' is 4, unless 'mod' is 3) specifying the\n"
    "register containing an address to look up.\n"
    "This address may be further modified by 'index' and 'scale' operands.\n"
    "  effective address = base + index*scale + displacement (disp8 or disp32)\n"
    "For complete details, spend some time with the IA-32 software developer's manual,\n"
    "volume 2, table 2-3, \"32-bit addressing with the SIB byte\".\n"
    "It is included in this repository as 'sib.pdf'.\n"
  );
  put(Help, "index",
    "Optional 3-bit operand (when 'rm32' is 4 unless 'mod' is 3) that can be added to\n"
    "the 'base' operand to compute the 'effective address' at which to look up memory.\n"
    "  effective address = base + index*scale + displacement (disp8 or disp32)\n"
    "For complete details, spend some time with the IA-32 software developer's manual,\n"
    "volume 2, table 2-3, \"32-bit addressing with the SIB byte\".\n"
    "It is included in this repository as 'sib.pdf'.\n"
  );
  put(Help, "scale",
    "Optional 2-bit operand (when 'rm32' is 4 unless 'mod' is 3) that encodes a\n"
    "power of 2 to be multiplied to the 'index' operand before adding the result to\n"
    "the 'base' operand to compute the _effective address_ to operate on.\n"
    "  effective address = base + index * scale + displacement (disp8 or disp32)\n"
    "\n"
    "When scale is 0, use index unmodified.\n"
    "When scale is 1, multiply index by 2.\n"
    "When scale is 2, multiply index by 4.\n"
    "When scale is 3, multiply index by 8.\n"
    "\n"
    "For complete details, spend some time with the IA-32 software developer's manual,\n"
    "volume 2, table 2-3, \"32-bit addressing with the SIB byte\".\n"
    "It is included in this repository as 'sib.pdf'.\n"
  );
  put(Help, "disp8",
    "8-bit value to be added in many instructions.\n"
  );
  put(Help, "disp16",
    "16-bit value to be added in many instructions.\n"
  );
  put(Help, "disp32",
    "32-bit value to be added in many instructions.\n"
  );
  put(Help, "imm8",
    "8-bit value for many instructions.\n"
  );
  put(Help, "imm32",
    "32-bit value for many instructions.\n"
  );
}

//:: transform packing operands into bytes in the right order

:(after "Begin Transforms")
// Begin Level-2 Transforms
Transform.push_back(pack_operands);
// End Level-2 Transforms

:(code)
void pack_operands(program& p) {
  if (p.segments.empty()) return;
  segment& code = p.segments.at(0);
  // Pack Operands(segment code)
  trace(3, "transform") << "-- pack operands" << end();
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(code.lines);  ++i) {
    line& inst = code.lines.at(i);
    if (all_hex_bytes(inst)) continue;
    trace(99, "transform") << "packing instruction '" << to_string(/*with metadata*/inst) << "'" << end();
    pack_operands(inst);
    trace(99, "transform") << "instruction after packing: '" << to_string(/*without metadata*/inst.words) << "'" << end();
  }
}

void pack_operands(line& inst) {
  line new_inst;
  add_opcodes(inst, new_inst);
  add_modrm_byte(inst, new_inst);
  add_sib_byte(inst, new_inst);
  add_disp_bytes(inst, new_inst);
  add_imm_bytes(inst, new_inst);
  inst.words.swap(new_inst.words);
}

void add_opcodes(const line& in, line& out) {
  out.words.push_back(in.words.at(0));
  if (in.words.at(0).data == "0f" || in.words.at(0).data == "f2" || in.words.at(0).data == "f3")
    out.words.push_back(in.words.at(1));
  if (in.words.at(0).data == "f3" && in.words.at(1).data == "0f")
    out.words.push_back(in.words.at(2));
  if (in.words.at(0).data == "f2" && in.words.at(1).data == "0f")
    out.words.push_back(in.words.at(2));
}

void add_modrm_byte(const line& in, line& out) {
  uint8_t mod=0, reg_subop=0, rm32=0;
  bool emit = false;
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(in.words);  ++i) {
    const word& curr = in.words.at(i);
    if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "mod")) {
      mod = hex_byte(curr.data);
      emit = true;
    }
    else if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "rm32")) {
      rm32 = hex_byte(curr.data);
      emit = true;
    }
    else if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "r32")) {
      reg_subop = hex_byte(curr.data);
      emit = true;
    }
    else if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "subop")) {
      reg_subop = hex_byte(curr.data);
      emit = true;
    }
  }
  if (emit)
    out.words.push_back(hex_byte_text((mod << 6) | (reg_subop << 3) | rm32));
}

void add_sib_byte(const line& in, line& out) {
  uint8_t scale=0, index=0, base=0;
  bool emit = false;
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(in.words);  ++i) {
    const word& curr = in.words.at(i);
    if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "scale")) {
      scale = hex_byte(curr.data);
      emit = true;
    }
    else if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "index")) {
      index = hex_byte(curr.data);
      emit = true;
    }
    else if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "base")) {
      base = hex_byte(curr.data);
      emit = true;
    }
  }
  if (emit)
    out.words.push_back(hex_byte_text((scale << 6) | (index << 3) | base));
}

void add_disp_bytes(const line& in, line& out) {
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(in.words);  ++i) {
    const word& curr = in.words.at(i);
    if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "disp8"))
      emit_hex_bytes(out, curr, 1);
    if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "disp16"))
      emit_hex_bytes(out, curr, 2);
    else if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "disp32"))
      emit_hex_bytes(out, curr, 4);
  }
}

void add_imm_bytes(const line& in, line& out) {
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(in.words);  ++i) {
    const word& curr = in.words.at(i);
    if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "imm8"))
      emit_hex_bytes(out, curr, 1);
    else if (has_operand_metadata(curr, "imm32"))
      emit_hex_bytes(out, curr, 4);
  }
}

void emit_hex_bytes(line& out, const word& w, int num) {
  assert(num <= 4);
  bool is_number = looks_like_hex_int(w.data);
  if (num == 1 || !is_number) {
    out.words.push_back(w);  // preserve existing metadata
    if (is_number)
      out.words.back().data = hex_byte_to_string(parse_int(w.data));
    return;
  }
  emit_hex_bytes(out, static_cast<uint32_t>(parse_int(w.data)), num);
}

void emit_hex_bytes(line& out, uint32_t val, int num) {
  assert(num <= 4);
  for (int i = 0;  i < num;  ++i) {
    out.words.push_back(hex_byte_text(val & 0xff));
    val = val >> 8;
  }
}

word hex_byte_text(uint8_t val) {
  word result;
  result.data = hex_byte_to_string(val);
  result.original = result.data+"/auto";
  return result;
}

string hex_byte_to_string(uint8_t val) {
  ostringstream out;
  // uint8_t prints without padding, but int8_t will expand to 32 bits again
  out << HEXBYTE << NUM(val);
  return out.str();
}

string to_string(const vector<word>& in) {
  ostringstream out;
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(in);  ++i) {
    if (i > 0) out << ' ';
    out << in.at(i).data;
  }
  return out.str();
}

:(before "End Unit Tests")
void test_preserve_metadata_when_emitting_single_byte() {
  word in;
  in.data = "f0";
  in.original = "f0/foo";
  line out;
  emit_hex_bytes(out, in, 1);
  CHECK_EQ(out.words.at(0).data, "f0");
  CHECK_EQ(out.words.at(0).original, "f0/foo");
}

:(scenario pack_disp8)
== 0x1
74 2/disp8  # jump 2 bytes away if ZF is set
+transform: packing instruction '74 2/disp8'
+transform: instruction after packing: '74 02'

:(scenarios transform)
:(scenario pack_disp8_negative)
== 0x1
# running this will cause an infinite loop
74 -1/disp8  # jump 1 byte before if ZF is set
+transform: packing instruction '74 -1/disp8'
+transform: instruction after packing: '74 ff'
:(scenarios run)

//: helper for scenario
:(code)
void transform(const string& text_bytes) {
  program p;
  istringstream in(text_bytes);
  parse(in, p);
  if (trace_contains_errors()) return;
  transform(p);
}

:(scenario pack_modrm_imm32)
== 0x1
# instruction                     effective address                                                   operand     displacement    immediate
# op          subop               mod             rm32          base        index         scale       r32
# 1-3 bytes   3 bits              2 bits          3 bits        3 bits      3 bits        2 bits      2 bits      0/1/2/4 bytes   0/1/2/4 bytes
  81          0/add/subop         3/mod/direct    3/ebx/rm32                                                                      1/imm32           # add 1 to EBX
+transform: packing instruction '81 0/add/subop 3/mod/direct 3/ebx/rm32 1/imm32'
+transform: instruction after packing: '81 c3 01 00 00 00'

:(scenario pack_imm32_large)
== 0x1
b9  0x080490a7/imm32
+transform: packing instruction 'b9 0x080490a7/imm32'
+transform: instruction after packing: 'b9 a7 90 04 08'

:(scenario pack_immediate_constants_hex)
== 0x1
b9  0x2a/imm32
+transform: packing instruction 'b9 0x2a/imm32'
+transform: instruction after packing: 'b9 2a 00 00 00'
+run: copy imm32 0x0000002a to ECX

:(scenarios transform)
:(scenario pack_silently_ignores_non_hex)
% Hide_errors = true;
== 0x1
b9  foo/imm32
+transform: packing instruction 'b9 foo/imm32'
# no change (we're just not printing metadata to the trace)
+transform: instruction after packing: 'b9 foo'
:(scenarios run)

:(scenario pack_flags_bad_hex)
% Hide_errors = true;
== 0x1
b9  0xfoo/imm32
+error: not a number: 0xfoo

//:: helpers

:(code)
bool all_hex_bytes(const line& inst) {
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(inst.words);  ++i)
    if (!is_hex_byte(inst.words.at(i)))
      return false;
  return true;
}

bool is_hex_byte(const word& curr) {
  if (contains_any_operand_metadata(curr))
    return false;
  if (SIZE(curr.data) != 2)
    return false;
  if (curr.data.find_first_not_of("0123456789abcdefABCDEF") != string::npos)
    return false;
  return true;
}

bool contains_any_operand_metadata(const word& word) {
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(word.metadata);  ++i)
    if (Instruction_operands.find(word.metadata.at(i)) != Instruction_operands.end())
      return true;
  return false;
}

bool has_operand_metadata(const line& inst, const string& m) {
  bool result = false;
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(inst.words);  ++i) {
    if (!has_operand_metadata(inst.words.at(i), m)) continue;
    if (result) {
      raise << "'" << to_string(inst) << "' has conflicting " << m << " operands\n" << end();
      return false;
    }
    result = true;
  }
  return result;
}

bool has_operand_metadata(const word& w, const string& m) {
  bool result = false;
  bool metadata_found = false;
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(w.metadata);  ++i) {
    const string& curr = w.metadata.at(i);
    if (Instruction_operands.find(curr) == Instruction_operands.end()) continue;  // ignore unrecognized metadata
    if (metadata_found) {
      raise << "'" << w.original << "' has conflicting operand types; it should have only one\n" << end();
      return false;
    }
    metadata_found = true;
    result = (curr == m);
  }
  return result;
}

word metadata(const line& inst, const string& m) {
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(inst.words);  ++i)
    if (has_operand_metadata(inst.words.at(i), m))
      return inst.words.at(i);
  assert(false);
}

bool looks_like_hex_int(const string& s) {
  if (s.empty()) return false;
  if (s.at(0) == '-' || s.at(0) == '+') return true;
  if (isdigit(s.at(0))) return true;  // includes '0x' prefix
  // End looks_like_hex_int(s) Detectors
  return false;
}

:(code)
string to_string(const line& inst) {
  ostringstream out;
  for (int i = 0;  i < SIZE(inst.words);  ++i) {
    if (i > 0) out << ' ';
    out << inst.words.at(i).original;
  }
  return out.str();
}