call_analyzer

Options

Usage: ./call_analyzer [options] infile [outfile]
  --compact-json   minify json output
  --all-calls      include all calls to non-external functions
  --help           print this message and exit
  --version        print version and exit

Building

To build type make and the call_analyzer program will be created. make clean will remove the program.

If dyninst is not installed in a standard OS location, set the DYNINST_INSTALL environment variable to the installation directory using export DYNINST_INSTALL=<PATH_DYNINST_INSTALL>.

Sample Output

Shows the relevant parts of JSON output file for the main function of the program (listing is below). The main function calls printf which the compiler optimizes to puts and then calls exit.

{
  "functions": [                        # one entry per function defined
    {
      "funcName": "main",                 # name of function
      "funcAddr": 1408,                   # offset of function
      "sectionName": ".text",             # ELF section containing function
      "isInPlt": false,                   # true if function is to an external DSO
      "calls": [                          # one entry per called function
        {
          "callInstructionAddr": 1685,      # offset of call instruction
          "calledAddr": 1360,               # offset of called function
          "callToPlt": true,                # true if called function is to an external DSO
          "liveRegisters": [                # set of live registers at call
            "rdi"
          ],
          "funcNames": [                    # name(s) of called function (generally there is 1)
            "puts"
          ]
        },
        {
          "callInstructionAddr": 1695,
          "calledAddr": 1376,
          "callToPlt": true,
          "liveRegisters": [
            "rdi"
          ],
          "funcNames": [
            "exit"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    ...
  ]
}

Example Program Listing

Source code the program that produced the JSON file above.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
    printf("hello world\n");
    exit(0);
}