Guess reloc data type based on the instruction.

Adds an entry to the reloc tooltip to show the inferred data type
and value.

objdiff-core/src/arch/mod.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::BTreeMap};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::BTreeMap, ffi::CStr};
 
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use byteorder::ByteOrder;
 use object::{Architecture, File, Object, ObjectSymbol, Relocation, RelocationFlags, Symbol};
 
 use crate::{
     diff::DiffObjConfig,
     obj::{ObjIns, ObjReloc, ObjSection},
+    util::ReallySigned,
 };
 
 #[cfg(feature = "arm")]
@@ -17,6 +19,97 @@ pub mod ppc;
 #[cfg(feature = "x86")]
 pub mod x86;
 
+/// Represents the type of data associated with an instruction
+pub enum DataType {
+    Int8,
+    Int16,
+    Int32,
+    Int64,
+    Int128,
+    Float,
+    Double,
+    Bytes,
+    String,
+}
+
+impl DataType {
+    pub fn display_bytes<Endian: ByteOrder>(&self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Option<String> {
+        if self.required_len().is_some_and(|l| bytes.len() < l) {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        match self {
+            DataType::Int8 => {
+                let i = i8::from_ne_bytes(bytes.try_into().unwrap());
+                if i < 0 {
+                    format!("Int8: {:#x} ({:#x})", i, ReallySigned(i))
+                } else {
+                    format!("Int8: {:#x}", i)
+                }
+            }
+            DataType::Int16 => {
+                let i = Endian::read_i16(bytes);
+                if i < 0 {
+                    format!("Int16: {:#x} ({:#x})", i, ReallySigned(i))
+                } else {
+                    format!("Int16: {:#x}", i)
+                }
+            }
+            DataType::Int32 => {
+                let i = Endian::read_i32(bytes);
+                if i < 0 {
+                    format!("Int32: {:#x} ({:#x})", i, ReallySigned(i))
+                } else {
+                    format!("Int32: {:#x}", i)
+                }
+            }
+            DataType::Int64 => {
+                let i = Endian::read_i64(bytes);
+                if i < 0 {
+                    format!("Int64: {:#x} ({:#x})", i, ReallySigned(i))
+                } else {
+                    format!("Int64: {:#x}", i)
+                }
+            }
+            DataType::Int128 => {
+                let i = Endian::read_i128(bytes);
+                if i < 0 {
+                    format!("Int128: {:#x} ({:#x})", i, ReallySigned(i))
+                } else {
+                    format!("Int128: {:#x}", i)
+                }
+            }
+            DataType::Float => {
+                format!("Float: {}", Endian::read_f32(bytes))
+            }
+            DataType::Double => {
+                format!("Double: {}", Endian::read_f64(bytes))
+            }
+            DataType::Bytes => {
+                format!("Bytes: {:#?}", bytes)
+            }
+            DataType::String => {
+                format!("String: {:?}", CStr::from_bytes_until_nul(bytes).ok()?)
+            }
+        }
+        .into()
+    }
+
+    fn required_len(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+        match self {
+            DataType::Int8 => Some(1),
+            DataType::Int16 => Some(2),
+            DataType::Int32 => Some(4),
+            DataType::Int64 => Some(8),
+            DataType::Int128 => Some(16),
+            DataType::Float => Some(4),
+            DataType::Double => Some(8),
+            DataType::Bytes => None,
+            DataType::String => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub trait ObjArch: Send + Sync {
     fn process_code(
         &self,
@@ -42,6 +135,12 @@ pub trait ObjArch: Send + Sync {
 
     fn symbol_address(&self, symbol: &Symbol) -> u64 { symbol.address() }
 
+    fn guess_data_type(&self, _instruction: &ObjIns) -> Option<DataType> { None }
+
+    fn display_data_type(&self, _ty: DataType, bytes: &[u8]) -> Option<String> {
+        Some(format!("Bytes: {:#x?}", bytes))
+    }
+
     // Downcast methods
     #[cfg(feature = "ppc")]
     fn ppc(&self) -> Option<&ppc::ObjArchPpc> { None }

objdiff-core/src/arch/ppc.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::BTreeMap};
 
 use anyhow::{bail, ensure, Result};
+use byteorder::BigEndian;
 use cwextab::{decode_extab, ExceptionTableData};
 use object::{
     elf, File, Object, ObjectSection, ObjectSymbol, Relocation, RelocationFlags, RelocationTarget,
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ use object::{
 use ppc750cl::{Argument, InsIter, GPR};
 
 use crate::{
-    arch::{ObjArch, ProcessCodeResult},
+    arch::{DataType, ObjArch, ProcessCodeResult},
     diff::DiffObjConfig,
     obj::{ObjIns, ObjInsArg, ObjInsArgValue, ObjReloc, ObjSection, ObjSymbol},
 };
@@ -186,6 +187,34 @@ impl ObjArch for ObjArchPpc {
         }
     }
 
+    fn guess_data_type(&self, instruction: &ObjIns) -> Option<super::DataType> {
+        // Always shows the first string of the table. Not ideal, but it's really hard to find
+        // the actual string being referenced.
+        if instruction.reloc.as_ref().is_some_and(|r| r.target.name.starts_with("@stringBase")) {
+            return Some(DataType::String);
+        }
+
+        match instruction.mnemonic.as_str() {
+            "lbz" | "lbzu" | "lbzux" | "lbzx" => Some(DataType::Int8),
+            "lhz" | "lhzu" | "lhzux" | "lhzx" => Some(DataType::Int16),
+            "lha" | "lhau" | "lhaux" | "lhax" => Some(DataType::Int16),
+            "lwz" | "lwzu" | "lwzux" | "lwzx" => Some(DataType::Int32),
+            "lfs" | "lfsu" | "lfsux" | "lfsx" => Some(DataType::Float),
+            "lfd" | "lfdu" | "lfdux" | "lfdx" => Some(DataType::Double),
+
+            "stb" | "stbu" | "stbux" | "stbx" => Some(DataType::Int8),
+            "sth" | "sthu" | "sthux" | "sthx" => Some(DataType::Int16),
+            "stw" | "stwu" | "stwux" | "stwx" => Some(DataType::Int32),
+            "stfs" | "stfsu" | "stfsux" | "stfsx" => Some(DataType::Float),
+            "stfd" | "stfdu" | "stfdux" | "stfdx" => Some(DataType::Double),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn display_data_type(&self, ty: DataType, bytes: &[u8]) -> Option<String> {
+        ty.display_bytes::<BigEndian>(bytes)
+    }
+
     fn ppc(&self) -> Option<&ObjArchPpc> { Some(self) }
 }
 

objdiff-core/src/obj/mod.rs

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ pub struct ObjSymbol {
     pub virtual_address: Option<u64>,
     /// Original index in object symbol table
     pub original_index: Option<usize>,
+    pub bytes: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
 pub struct ObjInfo {

objdiff-core/src/obj/read.rs

@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ fn to_obj_symbol(
     let virtual_address = split_meta
         .and_then(|m| m.virtual_addresses.as_ref())
         .and_then(|v| v.get(symbol.index().0).cloned());
+
+    let bytes = symbol
+        .section_index()
+        .and_then(|idx| obj_file.section_by_index(idx).ok())
+        .and_then(|section| section.data().ok())
+        .and_then(|data| {
+            data.get(section_address as usize..(section_address + symbol.size()) as usize)
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(&[]);
+
     Ok(ObjSymbol {
         name: name.to_string(),
         demangled_name,
@@ -89,6 +99,7 @@ fn to_obj_symbol(
         addend,
         virtual_address,
         original_index: Some(symbol.index().0),
+        bytes: bytes.to_vec(),
     })
 }
 
@@ -179,6 +190,7 @@ fn symbols_by_section(
             addend: 0,
             virtual_address: None,
             original_index: None,
+            bytes: Vec::new(),
         });
     }
     Ok(result)
@@ -239,6 +251,7 @@ fn find_section_symbol(
         addend: offset_addr as i64,
         virtual_address: None,
         original_index: None,
+        bytes: Vec::new(),
     })
 }
 
@@ -521,6 +534,7 @@ fn update_combined_symbol(symbol: ObjSymbol, address_change: i64) -> Result<ObjS
             None
         },
         original_index: symbol.original_index,
+        bytes: symbol.bytes,
     })
 }
 

objdiff-gui/src/views/function_diff.rs

@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ fn ins_hover_ui(
                     appearance.highlight_color,
                     format!("Size: {:x}", reloc.target.size),
                 );
+                if let Some(s) = arch
+                    .guess_data_type(&ins)
+                    .and_then(|ty| arch.display_data_type(ty, &reloc.target.bytes))
+                {
+                    ui.colored_label(appearance.highlight_color, s);
+                }
             } else {
                 ui.colored_label(appearance.highlight_color, "Extern".to_string());
             }