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Eugene Zelenko0a4f3f42016-02-10 19:11:58 +00001//===- CheckerDocumentation.cpp - Documentation checker ---------*- C++ -*-===//
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +00002//
Chandler Carruth2946cd72019-01-19 08:50:56 +00003// 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
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +00006//
7//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
8//
9// This checker lists all the checker callbacks and provides documentation for
10// checker writers.
11//
12//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
13
Kristof Umann76a21502018-12-15 16:23:51 +000014#include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/BuiltinCheckerRegistration.h"
Chandler Carruth3a022472012-12-04 09:13:33 +000015#include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/BugReporter/BugType.h"
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000016#include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/Checker.h"
17#include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/CheckerManager.h"
18#include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/CheckerContext.h"
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000019#include "clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/ProgramStateTrait.h"
20
21using namespace clang;
22using 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.
Jordan Rosef684db62012-11-07 02:35:02 +000027namespace clang {
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000028namespace 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
Jordan Rose4080b0c2012-11-02 23:49:33 +000036class CheckerDocumentation : public Checker< check::PreStmt<ReturnStmt>,
37 check::PostStmt<DeclStmt>,
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000038 check::PreObjCMessage,
39 check::PostObjCMessage,
Devin Coughlinca5ab2b2015-09-15 01:13:53 +000040 check::ObjCMessageNil,
Jordan Roseafe7c2c2012-07-02 19:28:16 +000041 check::PreCall,
42 check::PostCall,
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000043 check::BranchCondition,
Artem Dergachev13b20262018-01-17 23:46:13 +000044 check::NewAllocator,
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000045 check::Location,
46 check::Bind,
47 check::DeadSymbols,
Devin Coughline434fc42016-07-28 00:52:10 +000048 check::BeginFunction,
Anna Zaks3fdcc0b2013-01-03 00:25:29 +000049 check::EndFunction,
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000050 check::EndAnalysis,
51 check::EndOfTranslationUnit,
52 eval::Call,
53 eval::Assume,
54 check::LiveSymbols,
55 check::RegionChanges,
Anna Zaksdc154152012-12-20 00:38:25 +000056 check::PointerEscape,
Anna Zaks4b04e662013-03-28 23:15:32 +000057 check::ConstPointerEscape,
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000058 check::Event<ImplicitNullDerefEvent>,
59 check::ASTDecl<FunctionDecl> > {
60public:
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +000061 /// Pre-visit the Statement.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000062 ///
63 /// The method will be called before the analyzer core processes the
64 /// statement. The notification is performed for every explored CFGElement,
65 /// which does not include the control flow statements such as IfStmt. The
66 /// callback can be specialized to be called with any subclass of Stmt.
67 ///
68 /// See checkBranchCondition() callback for performing custom processing of
69 /// the branching statements.
70 ///
Jordan Rose4080b0c2012-11-02 23:49:33 +000071 /// check::PreStmt<ReturnStmt>
72 void checkPreStmt(const ReturnStmt *DS, CheckerContext &C) const {}
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000073
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +000074 /// Post-visit the Statement.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000075 ///
76 /// The method will be called after the analyzer core processes the
77 /// statement. The notification is performed for every explored CFGElement,
78 /// which does not include the control flow statements such as IfStmt. The
79 /// callback can be specialized to be called with any subclass of Stmt.
80 ///
Jordan Rose4080b0c2012-11-02 23:49:33 +000081 /// check::PostStmt<DeclStmt>
82 void checkPostStmt(const DeclStmt *DS, CheckerContext &C) const;
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000083
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +000084 /// Pre-visit the Objective C message.
Jordan Roseafe7c2c2012-07-02 19:28:16 +000085 ///
86 /// This will be called before the analyzer core processes the method call.
87 /// This is called for any action which produces an Objective-C message send,
Jordan Rose627b0462012-07-18 21:59:51 +000088 /// including explicit message syntax and property access.
Jordan Roseafe7c2c2012-07-02 19:28:16 +000089 ///
90 /// check::PreObjCMessage
Jordan Rose547060b2012-07-02 19:28:04 +000091 void checkPreObjCMessage(const ObjCMethodCall &M, CheckerContext &C) const {}
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000092
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +000093 /// Post-visit the Objective C message.
Jordan Roseafe7c2c2012-07-02 19:28:16 +000094 /// \sa checkPreObjCMessage()
95 ///
96 /// check::PostObjCMessage
Jordan Rose547060b2012-07-02 19:28:04 +000097 void checkPostObjCMessage(const ObjCMethodCall &M, CheckerContext &C) const {}
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +000098
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +000099 /// Visit an Objective-C message whose receiver is nil.
Devin Coughlinca5ab2b2015-09-15 01:13:53 +0000100 ///
101 /// This will be called when the analyzer core processes a method call whose
102 /// receiver is definitely nil. In this case, check{Pre/Post}ObjCMessage and
103 /// check{Pre/Post}Call will not be called.
104 ///
105 /// check::ObjCMessageNil
106 void checkObjCMessageNil(const ObjCMethodCall &M, CheckerContext &C) const {}
107
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000108 /// Pre-visit an abstract "call" event.
Jordan Roseafe7c2c2012-07-02 19:28:16 +0000109 ///
110 /// This is used for checkers that want to check arguments or attributed
111 /// behavior for functions and methods no matter how they are being invoked.
112 ///
113 /// Note that this includes ALL cross-body invocations, so if you want to
Jordan Rose4080b0c2012-11-02 23:49:33 +0000114 /// limit your checks to, say, function calls, you should test for that at the
115 /// beginning of your callback function.
Jordan Roseafe7c2c2012-07-02 19:28:16 +0000116 ///
117 /// check::PreCall
118 void checkPreCall(const CallEvent &Call, CheckerContext &C) const {}
119
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000120 /// Post-visit an abstract "call" event.
Jordan Roseafe7c2c2012-07-02 19:28:16 +0000121 /// \sa checkPreObjCMessage()
122 ///
123 /// check::PostCall
124 void checkPostCall(const CallEvent &Call, CheckerContext &C) const {}
125
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000126 /// Pre-visit of the condition statement of a branch (such as IfStmt).
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000127 void checkBranchCondition(const Stmt *Condition, CheckerContext &Ctx) const {}
128
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000129 /// Post-visit the C++ operator new's allocation call.
Artem Dergachev13b20262018-01-17 23:46:13 +0000130 ///
131 /// Execution of C++ operator new consists of the following phases: (1) call
132 /// default or overridden operator new() to allocate memory (2) cast the
133 /// return value of operator new() from void pointer type to class pointer
134 /// type, (3) assuming that the value is non-null, call the object's
135 /// constructor over this pointer, (4) declare that the value of the
136 /// new-expression is this pointer. This callback is called between steps
137 /// (2) and (3). Post-call for the allocator is called after step (1).
138 /// Pre-statement for the new-expression is called on step (4) when the value
139 /// of the expression is evaluated.
140 /// \param NE The C++ new-expression that triggered the allocation.
141 /// \param Target The allocated region, casted to the class type.
142 void checkNewAllocator(const CXXNewExpr *NE, SVal Target,
143 CheckerContext &) const {}
144
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000145 /// Called on a load from and a store to a location.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000146 ///
147 /// The method will be called each time a location (pointer) value is
148 /// accessed.
149 /// \param Loc The value of the location (pointer).
150 /// \param IsLoad The flag specifying if the location is a store or a load.
151 /// \param S The load is performed while processing the statement.
152 ///
153 /// check::Location
154 void checkLocation(SVal Loc, bool IsLoad, const Stmt *S,
James Dennett845619a2012-06-15 07:41:35 +0000155 CheckerContext &) const {}
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000156
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000157 /// Called on binding of a value to a location.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000158 ///
159 /// \param Loc The value of the location (pointer).
160 /// \param Val The value which will be stored at the location Loc.
161 /// \param S The bind is performed while processing the statement S.
162 ///
163 /// check::Bind
James Dennett845619a2012-06-15 07:41:35 +0000164 void checkBind(SVal Loc, SVal Val, const Stmt *S, CheckerContext &) const {}
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000165
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000166 /// Called whenever a symbol becomes dead.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000167 ///
168 /// This callback should be used by the checkers to aggressively clean
169 /// up/reduce the checker state, which is important for reducing the overall
170 /// memory usage. Specifically, if a checker keeps symbol specific information
Raphael Isemannb23ccec2018-12-10 12:37:46 +0000171 /// in the state, it can and should be dropped after the symbol becomes dead.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000172 /// In addition, reporting a bug as soon as the checker becomes dead leads to
173 /// more precise diagnostics. (For example, one should report that a malloced
174 /// variable is not freed right after it goes out of scope.)
175 ///
176 /// \param SR The SymbolReaper object can be queried to determine which
177 /// symbols are dead.
178 ///
179 /// check::DeadSymbols
180 void checkDeadSymbols(SymbolReaper &SR, CheckerContext &C) const {}
181
Devin Coughlin8d922aa2016-02-19 01:35:10 +0000182
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000183 /// Called when the analyzer core starts analyzing a function,
Devin Coughlin8d922aa2016-02-19 01:35:10 +0000184 /// regardless of whether it is analyzed at the top level or is inlined.
185 ///
186 /// check::BeginFunction
187 void checkBeginFunction(CheckerContext &Ctx) const {}
188
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000189 /// Called when the analyzer core reaches the end of a
Devin Coughlin8d922aa2016-02-19 01:35:10 +0000190 /// function being analyzed regardless of whether it is analyzed at the top
191 /// level or is inlined.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000192 ///
Anna Zaks3fdcc0b2013-01-03 00:25:29 +0000193 /// check::EndFunction
Reka Kovacsed8c05c2018-07-16 20:47:45 +0000194 void checkEndFunction(const ReturnStmt *RS, CheckerContext &Ctx) const {}
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000195
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000196 /// Called after all the paths in the ExplodedGraph reach end of path
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000197 /// - the symbolic execution graph is fully explored.
198 ///
199 /// This callback should be used in cases when a checker needs to have a
200 /// global view of the information generated on all paths. For example, to
201 /// compare execution summary/result several paths.
202 /// See IdempotentOperationChecker for a usage example.
203 ///
204 /// check::EndAnalysis
205 void checkEndAnalysis(ExplodedGraph &G,
206 BugReporter &BR,
207 ExprEngine &Eng) const {}
208
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000209 /// Called after analysis of a TranslationUnit is complete.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000210 ///
211 /// check::EndOfTranslationUnit
Anton Yartsevedb06282012-03-23 02:43:24 +0000212 void checkEndOfTranslationUnit(const TranslationUnitDecl *TU,
213 AnalysisManager &Mgr,
214 BugReporter &BR) const {}
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000215
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000216 /// Evaluates function call.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000217 ///
Gabor Horvath2c3d49b2019-01-29 10:15:52 +0000218 /// The analysis core treats all function calls in the same way. However, some
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000219 /// functions have special meaning, which should be reflected in the program
220 /// state. This callback allows a checker to provide domain specific knowledge
221 /// about the particular functions it knows about.
222 ///
223 /// \returns true if the call has been successfully evaluated
224 /// and false otherwise. Note, that only one checker can evaluate a call. If
Duncan Sandsf3dcb682013-05-25 02:22:10 +0000225 /// more than one checker claims that they can evaluate the same call the
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000226 /// first one wins.
227 ///
228 /// eval::Call
229 bool evalCall(const CallExpr *CE, CheckerContext &C) const { return true; }
230
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000231 /// Handles assumptions on symbolic values.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000232 ///
233 /// This method is called when a symbolic expression is assumed to be true or
234 /// false. For example, the assumptions are performed when evaluating a
235 /// condition at a branch. The callback allows checkers track the assumptions
236 /// performed on the symbols of interest and change the state accordingly.
237 ///
238 /// eval::Assume
Ted Kremenek49b1e382012-01-26 21:29:00 +0000239 ProgramStateRef evalAssume(ProgramStateRef State,
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000240 SVal Cond,
241 bool Assumption) const { return State; }
242
243 /// Allows modifying SymbolReaper object. For example, checkers can explicitly
244 /// register symbols of interest as live. These symbols will not be marked
245 /// dead and removed.
246 ///
247 /// check::LiveSymbols
Ted Kremenek49b1e382012-01-26 21:29:00 +0000248 void checkLiveSymbols(ProgramStateRef State, SymbolReaper &SR) const {}
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000249
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000250 /// Called when the contents of one or more regions change.
Jordan Rosef684db62012-11-07 02:35:02 +0000251 ///
252 /// This can occur in many different ways: an explicit bind, a blanket
253 /// invalidation of the region contents, or by passing a region to a function
254 /// call whose behavior the analyzer cannot model perfectly.
James Dennett845619a2012-06-15 07:41:35 +0000255 ///
256 /// \param State The current program state.
257 /// \param Invalidated A set of all symbols potentially touched by the change.
Anna Zaks3d348342012-02-14 21:55:24 +0000258 /// \param ExplicitRegions The regions explicitly requested for invalidation.
Jordan Rosef684db62012-11-07 02:35:02 +0000259 /// For a function call, this would be the arguments. For a bind, this
260 /// would be the region being bound to.
261 /// \param Regions The transitive closure of regions accessible from,
262 /// \p ExplicitRegions, i.e. all regions that may have been touched
263 /// by this change. For a simple bind, this list will be the same as
264 /// \p ExplicitRegions, since a bind does not affect the contents of
265 /// anything accessible through the base region.
Anna Zaksb5701952017-01-13 00:50:57 +0000266 /// \param LCtx LocationContext that is useful for getting various contextual
267 /// info, like callstack, CFG etc.
Jordan Rosef684db62012-11-07 02:35:02 +0000268 /// \param Call The opaque call triggering this invalidation. Will be 0 if the
269 /// change was not triggered by a call.
270 ///
James Dennett845619a2012-06-15 07:41:35 +0000271 /// check::RegionChanges
Ted Kremenek3a0678e2015-09-08 03:50:52 +0000272 ProgramStateRef
Ted Kremenek49b1e382012-01-26 21:29:00 +0000273 checkRegionChanges(ProgramStateRef State,
Anna Zaksdc154152012-12-20 00:38:25 +0000274 const InvalidatedSymbols *Invalidated,
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000275 ArrayRef<const MemRegion *> ExplicitRegions,
Anna Zaks3d348342012-02-14 21:55:24 +0000276 ArrayRef<const MemRegion *> Regions,
Anna Zaksb5701952017-01-13 00:50:57 +0000277 const LocationContext *LCtx,
Jordan Rose742920c2012-07-02 19:27:35 +0000278 const CallEvent *Call) const {
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000279 return State;
280 }
281
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000282 /// Called when pointers escape.
Anna Zaksdc154152012-12-20 00:38:25 +0000283 ///
284 /// This notifies the checkers about pointer escape, which occurs whenever
Anna Zaks9747feb2012-12-21 01:50:14 +0000285 /// the analyzer cannot track the symbol any more. For example, as a
Ted Kremenek3a0678e2015-09-08 03:50:52 +0000286 /// result of assigning a pointer into a global or when it's passed to a
Anna Zaksdc154152012-12-20 00:38:25 +0000287 /// function call the analyzer cannot model.
Ted Kremenek3a0678e2015-09-08 03:50:52 +0000288 ///
Anna Zaksdc154152012-12-20 00:38:25 +0000289 /// \param State The state at the point of escape.
290 /// \param Escaped The list of escaped symbols.
Ted Kremenek3a0678e2015-09-08 03:50:52 +0000291 /// \param Call The corresponding CallEvent, if the symbols escape as
Anna Zaksdc154152012-12-20 00:38:25 +0000292 /// parameters to the given call.
Anna Zaksacdc13c2013-02-07 23:05:43 +0000293 /// \param Kind How the symbols have escaped.
Anna Zaksdc154152012-12-20 00:38:25 +0000294 /// \returns Checkers can modify the state by returning a new state.
295 ProgramStateRef checkPointerEscape(ProgramStateRef State,
296 const InvalidatedSymbols &Escaped,
Anna Zaksacdc13c2013-02-07 23:05:43 +0000297 const CallEvent *Call,
298 PointerEscapeKind Kind) const {
Anna Zaksdc154152012-12-20 00:38:25 +0000299 return State;
300 }
301
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000302 /// Called when const pointers escape.
Anna Zaks4b04e662013-03-28 23:15:32 +0000303 ///
304 /// Note: in most cases checkPointerEscape callback is sufficient.
305 /// \sa checkPointerEscape
306 ProgramStateRef checkConstPointerEscape(ProgramStateRef State,
307 const InvalidatedSymbols &Escaped,
308 const CallEvent *Call,
309 PointerEscapeKind Kind) const {
310 return State;
311 }
Ted Kremenek3a0678e2015-09-08 03:50:52 +0000312
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000313 /// check::Event<ImplicitNullDerefEvent>
314 void checkEvent(ImplicitNullDerefEvent Event) const {}
315
Adrian Prantl9fc8faf2018-05-09 01:00:01 +0000316 /// Check every declaration in the AST.
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000317 ///
318 /// An AST traversal callback, which should only be used when the checker is
319 /// not path sensitive. It will be called for every Declaration in the AST and
320 /// can be specialized to only be called on subclasses of Decl, for example,
321 /// FunctionDecl.
322 ///
323 /// check::ASTDecl<FunctionDecl>
324 void checkASTDecl(const FunctionDecl *D,
325 AnalysisManager &Mgr,
326 BugReporter &BR) const {}
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000327};
328
Jordan Rose4080b0c2012-11-02 23:49:33 +0000329void CheckerDocumentation::checkPostStmt(const DeclStmt *DS,
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000330 CheckerContext &C) const {
Anna Zaks92297f92011-11-30 17:12:52 +0000331}
332
Jordan Rosef684db62012-11-07 02:35:02 +0000333} // end namespace ento
334} // end namespace clang