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Revert "[mc] Move libdw binding code in its own file"
[simgrid.git] / src / mc / mc_dwarf.cpp
index d3a6f4f..b806b0e 100644 (file)
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #define DW_LANG_Objc DW_LANG_ObjC       /* fix spelling error in older dwarf.h */
+#include <dwarf.h>
+#include <elfutils/libdw.h>
 
+#include <simgrid_config.h>
 #include <simgrid/util.hpp>
 #include <xbt/log.h>
 #include <xbt/sysdep.h>
 
 #include <simgrid/util.hpp>
 
-#include "mc/mc_dwarf.hpp"
-#include "mc/mc_dwarf.hpp"
-#include "mc/mc_private.h"
-#include "mc/mc_process.h"
+#include "mc_object_info.h"
+#include "mc_private.h"
+#include "mc_process.h"
 
 #include "mc/ObjectInformation.hpp"
 #include "mc/Variable.hpp"
 
 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(mc_dwarf, mc, "DWARF processing");
 
+/** \brief The default DW_TAG_lower_bound for a given DW_AT_language.
+ *
+ *  The default for a given language is defined in the DWARF spec.
+ *
+ *  \param language consant as defined by the DWARf spec
+ */
+static uint64_t MC_dwarf_default_lower_bound(int lang);
+
+/** \brief Computes the the element_count of a DW_TAG_enumeration_type DIE
+ *
+ * This is the number of elements in a given array dimension.
+ *
+ * A reference of the compilation unit (DW_TAG_compile_unit) is
+ * needed because the default lower bound (when there is no DW_AT_lower_bound)
+ * depends of the language of the compilation unit (DW_AT_language).
+ *
+ * \param die  DIE for the DW_TAG_enumeration_type or DW_TAG_subrange_type
+ * \param unit DIE of the DW_TAG_compile_unit
+ */
+static uint64_t MC_dwarf_subrange_element_count(Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                                Dwarf_Die * unit);
+
+/** \brief Computes the number of elements of a given DW_TAG_array_type.
+ *
+ * \param die DIE for the DW_TAG_array_type
+ */
+static uint64_t MC_dwarf_array_element_count(Dwarf_Die * die, Dwarf_Die * unit);
+
+/** \brief Process a DIE
+ *
+ *  \param info the resulting object fot the library/binary file (output)
+ *  \param die  the current DIE
+ *  \param unit the DIE of the compile unit of the current DIE
+ *  \param frame containg frame if any
+ */
+static void MC_dwarf_handle_die(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+                                const char *ns);
+
+/** \brief Process a type DIE
+ */
+static void MC_dwarf_handle_type_die(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                     Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+                                     const char *ns);
+
+/** \brief Calls MC_dwarf_handle_die on all childrend of the given die
+ *
+ *  \param info the resulting object fot the library/binary file (output)
+ *  \param die  the current DIE
+ *  \param unit the DIE of the compile unit of the current DIE
+ *  \param frame containg frame if any
+ */
+static void MC_dwarf_handle_children(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                     Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+                                     const char *ns);
+
+/** \brief Handle a variable (DW_TAG_variable or other)
+ *
+ *  \param info the resulting object fot the library/binary file (output)
+ *  \param die  the current DIE
+ *  \param unit the DIE of the compile unit of the current DIE
+ *  \param frame containg frame if any
+ */
+static void MC_dwarf_handle_variable_die(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                         Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+                                         const char *ns);
+
+/** \brief Get the DW_TAG_type of the DIE
+ *
+ *  \param die DIE
+ *  \return DW_TAG_type attribute as a new string (NULL if none)
+ */
+static std::uint64_t MC_dwarf_at_type(Dwarf_Die * die);
+
+/** \brief A class of DWARF tags (DW_TAG_*)
+ */
+typedef enum mc_tag_class {
+  mc_tag_unknown,
+  mc_tag_type,
+  mc_tag_subprogram,
+  mc_tag_variable,
+  mc_tag_scope,
+  mc_tag_namespace
+} mc_tag_class;
+
+static mc_tag_class MC_dwarf_tag_classify(int tag)
+{
+  switch (tag) {
+
+  case DW_TAG_array_type:
+  case DW_TAG_class_type:
+  case DW_TAG_enumeration_type:
+  case DW_TAG_typedef:
+  case DW_TAG_pointer_type:
+  case DW_TAG_reference_type:
+  case DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type:
+  case DW_TAG_string_type:
+  case DW_TAG_structure_type:
+  case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
+  case DW_TAG_union_type:
+  case DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type:
+  case DW_TAG_set_type:
+  case DW_TAG_subrange_type:
+  case DW_TAG_base_type:
+  case DW_TAG_const_type:
+  case DW_TAG_file_type:
+  case DW_TAG_packed_type:
+  case DW_TAG_volatile_type:
+  case DW_TAG_restrict_type:
+  case DW_TAG_interface_type:
+  case DW_TAG_unspecified_type:
+  case DW_TAG_shared_type:
+    return mc_tag_type;
+
+  case DW_TAG_subprogram:
+    return mc_tag_subprogram;
+
+  case DW_TAG_variable:
+  case DW_TAG_formal_parameter:
+    return mc_tag_variable;
+
+  case DW_TAG_lexical_block:
+  case DW_TAG_try_block:
+  case DW_TAG_catch_block:
+  case DW_TAG_inlined_subroutine:
+  case DW_TAG_with_stmt:
+    return mc_tag_scope;
+
+  case DW_TAG_namespace:
+    return mc_tag_namespace;
+
+  default:
+    return mc_tag_unknown;
+
+  }
+}
+
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_UNKNOWN 0
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_ADDRESS 1   // Location in the address space of the program
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_BLOCK 2     // Arbitrary block of bytes
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_CONSTANT 3
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_STRING 3    // String
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_FLAG 4      // Boolean
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_REFERENCE 5 // Reference to another DIE
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_EXPRLOC 6   // DWARF expression/location description
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_LINEPTR 7
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_LOCLISTPTR 8
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_MACPTR 9
+#define MC_DW_CLASS_RANGELISTPTR 10
+
+/** \brief Find the DWARF data class for a given DWARF data form
+ *
+ *  This mapping is defined in the DWARF spec.
+ *
+ *  \param form The form (values taken from the DWARF spec)
+ *  \return An internal representation for the corresponding class
+ * */
+static int MC_dwarf_form_get_class(int form)
+{
+  switch (form) {
+  case DW_FORM_addr:
+    return MC_DW_CLASS_ADDRESS;
+  case DW_FORM_block2:
+  case DW_FORM_block4:
+  case DW_FORM_block:
+  case DW_FORM_block1:
+    return MC_DW_CLASS_BLOCK;
+  case DW_FORM_data1:
+  case DW_FORM_data2:
+  case DW_FORM_data4:
+  case DW_FORM_data8:
+  case DW_FORM_udata:
+  case DW_FORM_sdata:
+    return MC_DW_CLASS_CONSTANT;
+  case DW_FORM_string:
+  case DW_FORM_strp:
+    return MC_DW_CLASS_STRING;
+  case DW_FORM_ref_addr:
+  case DW_FORM_ref1:
+  case DW_FORM_ref2:
+  case DW_FORM_ref4:
+  case DW_FORM_ref8:
+  case DW_FORM_ref_udata:
+    return MC_DW_CLASS_REFERENCE;
+  case DW_FORM_flag:
+  case DW_FORM_flag_present:
+    return MC_DW_CLASS_FLAG;
+  case DW_FORM_exprloc:
+    return MC_DW_CLASS_EXPRLOC;
+    // TODO sec offset
+    // TODO indirect
+  default:
+    return MC_DW_CLASS_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+}
+
+/** \brief Get the name of the tag of a given DIE
+ *
+ *  \param die DIE
+ *  \return name of the tag of this DIE
+ */
+static inline const char *MC_dwarf_die_tagname(Dwarf_Die * die)
+{
+  return MC_dwarf_tagname(dwarf_tag(die));
+}
+
+// ***** Attributes
+
+/** \brief Get an attribute of a given DIE as a string
+ *
+ *  \param die       the DIE
+ *  \param attribute attribute
+ *  \return value of the given attribute of the given DIE
+ */
+static const char *MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                                  int attribute)
+{
+  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
+  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(die, attribute, &attr)) {
+    return NULL;
+  } else {
+    return dwarf_formstring(&attr);
+  }
+}
+
+/** \brief Get the linkage name of a DIE.
+ *
+ *  Use either DW_AT_linkage_name or DW_AT_MIPS_linkage_name.
+ *  DW_AT_linkage_name is standardized since DWARF 4.
+ *  Before this version of DWARF, the MIPS extensions
+ *  DW_AT_MIPS_linkage_name is used (at least by GCC).
+ *
+ *  \param  the DIE
+ *  \return linkage name of the given DIE (or NULL)
+ * */
+static const char *MC_dwarf_at_linkage_name(Dwarf_Die * die)
+{
+  const char *name = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(die, DW_AT_linkage_name);
+  if (!name)
+    name = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(die, DW_AT_MIPS_linkage_name);
+  return name;
+}
+
+static Dwarf_Off MC_dwarf_attr_dieoffset(Dwarf_Die * die, int attribute)
+{
+  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
+  if (dwarf_hasattr_integrate(die, attribute) == 0)
+    return 0;
+  dwarf_attr_integrate(die, attribute, &attr);
+  Dwarf_Die subtype_die;
+  if (dwarf_formref_die(&attr, &subtype_die) == NULL)
+    xbt_die("Could not find DIE");
+  return dwarf_dieoffset(&subtype_die);
+}
+
+static Dwarf_Off MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_dieoffset(Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                                   int attribute)
+{
+  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
+  if (dwarf_hasattr_integrate(die, attribute) == 0)
+    return 0;
+  dwarf_attr_integrate(die, DW_AT_type, &attr);
+  Dwarf_Die subtype_die;
+  if (dwarf_formref_die(&attr, &subtype_die) == NULL)
+    xbt_die("Could not find DIE");
+  return dwarf_dieoffset(&subtype_die);
+}
+
+/** \brief Find the type/subtype (DW_AT_type) for a DIE
+ *
+ *  \param dit the DIE
+ *  \return DW_AT_type reference as a global offset in hexadecimal (or NULL)
+ */
+static
+std::uint64_t MC_dwarf_at_type(Dwarf_Die * die)
+{
+  return MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_dieoffset(die, DW_AT_type);
+}
+
+static uint64_t MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_addr(Dwarf_Die * die, int attribute)
+{
+  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
+  if (dwarf_attr_integrate(die, attribute, &attr) == NULL)
+    return 0;
+  Dwarf_Addr value;
+  if (dwarf_formaddr(&attr, &value) == 0)
+    return (uint64_t) value;
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static uint64_t MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_uint(Dwarf_Die * die, int attribute,
+                                             uint64_t default_value)
+{
+  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
+  if (dwarf_attr_integrate(die, attribute, &attr) == NULL)
+    return default_value;
+  Dwarf_Word value;
+  return dwarf_formudata(dwarf_attr_integrate(die, attribute, &attr),
+                         &value) == 0 ? (uint64_t) value : default_value;
+}
+
+static bool MC_dwarf_attr_flag(Dwarf_Die * die, int attribute, bool integrate)
+{
+  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
+  if ((integrate ? dwarf_attr_integrate(die, attribute, &attr)
+       : dwarf_attr(die, attribute, &attr)) == 0)
+    return false;
+
+  bool result;
+  if (dwarf_formflag(&attr, &result))
+    xbt_die("Unexpected form for attribute %s", MC_dwarf_attrname(attribute));
+  return result;
+}
+
+/** \brief Find the default lower bound for a given language
+ *
+ *  The default lower bound of an array (when DW_TAG_lower_bound
+ *  is missing) depends on the language of the compilation unit.
+ *
+ *  \param lang Language of the compilation unit (values defined in the DWARF spec)
+ *  \return     Default lower bound of an array in this compilation unit
+ * */
+static uint64_t MC_dwarf_default_lower_bound(int lang)
+{
+  switch (lang) {
+  case DW_LANG_C:
+  case DW_LANG_C89:
+  case DW_LANG_C99:
+  case DW_LANG_C_plus_plus:
+  case DW_LANG_D:
+  case DW_LANG_Java:
+  case DW_LANG_ObjC:
+  case DW_LANG_ObjC_plus_plus:
+  case DW_LANG_Python:
+  case DW_LANG_UPC:
+    return 0;
+  case DW_LANG_Ada83:
+  case DW_LANG_Ada95:
+  case DW_LANG_Fortran77:
+  case DW_LANG_Fortran90:
+  case DW_LANG_Fortran95:
+  case DW_LANG_Modula2:
+  case DW_LANG_Pascal83:
+  case DW_LANG_PL1:
+  case DW_LANG_Cobol74:
+  case DW_LANG_Cobol85:
+    return 1;
+  default:
+    xbt_die("No default DW_TAG_lower_bound for language %i and none given",
+            lang);
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+/** \brief Finds the number of elements in a DW_TAG_subrange_type or DW_TAG_enumeration_type DIE
+ *
+ *  \param die  the DIE
+ *  \param unit DIE of the compilation unit
+ *  \return     number of elements in the range
+ * */
+static uint64_t MC_dwarf_subrange_element_count(Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                                Dwarf_Die * unit)
+{
+  xbt_assert(dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_enumeration_type
+             || dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_subrange_type,
+             "MC_dwarf_subrange_element_count called with DIE of type %s",
+             MC_dwarf_die_tagname(die));
+
+  // Use DW_TAG_count if present:
+  if (dwarf_hasattr_integrate(die, DW_AT_count))
+    return MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_uint(die, DW_AT_count, 0);
+  // Otherwise compute DW_TAG_upper_bound-DW_TAG_lower_bound + 1:
+
+  if (!dwarf_hasattr_integrate(die, DW_AT_upper_bound))
+    // This is not really 0, but the code expects this (we do not know):
+    return 0;
+
+  uint64_t upper_bound =
+      MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_uint(die, DW_AT_upper_bound, -1);
+
+  uint64_t lower_bound = 0;
+  if (dwarf_hasattr_integrate(die, DW_AT_lower_bound))
+    lower_bound = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_uint(die, DW_AT_lower_bound, -1);
+  else
+    lower_bound = MC_dwarf_default_lower_bound(dwarf_srclang(unit));
+  return upper_bound - lower_bound + 1;
+}
+
+/** \brief Finds the number of elements in a array type (DW_TAG_array_type)
+ *
+ *  The compilation unit might be needed because the default lower
+ *  bound depends on the language of the compilation unit.
+ *
+ *  \param die the DIE of the DW_TAG_array_type
+ *  \param unit the DIE of the compilation unit
+ *  \return number of elements in this array type
+ * */
+static uint64_t MC_dwarf_array_element_count(Dwarf_Die * die, Dwarf_Die * unit)
+{
+  xbt_assert(dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_array_type,
+             "MC_dwarf_array_element_count called with DIE of type %s",
+             MC_dwarf_die_tagname(die));
+
+  int result = 1;
+  Dwarf_Die child;
+  int res;
+  for (res = dwarf_child(die, &child); res == 0;
+       res = dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child)) {
+    int child_tag = dwarf_tag(&child);
+    if (child_tag == DW_TAG_subrange_type
+        || child_tag == DW_TAG_enumeration_type)
+      result *= MC_dwarf_subrange_element_count(&child, unit);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+// ***** Variable
+
+/** Sort the variable by name and address.
+ *
+ *  We could use boost::container::flat_set instead.
+ */
+static bool MC_compare_variable(
+  simgrid::mc::Variable const& a, simgrid::mc::Variable const& b)
+{
+  int cmp = strcmp(a.name.c_str(), b.name.c_str());
+  if (cmp < 0)
+    return true;
+  else if (cmp > 0)
+    return false;
+  else
+    return a.address < b.address;
+}
+
+// ***** simgrid::mc::Type*
+
+/** \brief Initialize the location of a member of a type
+ * (DW_AT_data_member_location of a DW_TAG_member).
+ *
+ *  \param  type   a type (struct, class)
+ *  \param  member the member of the type
+ *  \param  child  DIE of the member (DW_TAG_member)
+ */
+static void MC_dwarf_fill_member_location(simgrid::mc::Type* type, simgrid::mc::Type* member,
+                                          Dwarf_Die * child)
+{
+  if (dwarf_hasattr(child, DW_AT_data_bit_offset))
+    xbt_die("Can't groke DW_AT_data_bit_offset.");
+
+  if (!dwarf_hasattr_integrate(child, DW_AT_data_member_location)) {
+    if (type->type == DW_TAG_union_type)
+      return;
+    xbt_die
+        ("Missing DW_AT_data_member_location field in DW_TAG_member %s of type <%"
+         PRIx64 ">%s", member->name.c_str(),
+         (uint64_t) type->id, type->name.c_str());
+  }
+
+  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
+  dwarf_attr_integrate(child, DW_AT_data_member_location, &attr);
+  int form = dwarf_whatform(&attr);
+  int klass = MC_dwarf_form_get_class(form);
+  switch (klass) {
+  case MC_DW_CLASS_EXPRLOC:
+  case MC_DW_CLASS_BLOCK:
+    // Location expression:
+    {
+      Dwarf_Op *expr;
+      size_t len;
+      if (dwarf_getlocation(&attr, &expr, &len))
+        xbt_die
+            ("Could not read location expression DW_AT_data_member_location in DW_TAG_member %s of type <%"
+             PRIx64 ">%s", MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(child, DW_AT_name),
+             (uint64_t) type->id, type->name.c_str());
+      simgrid::mc::DwarfExpression(expr, expr+len);
+      break;
+    }
+  case MC_DW_CLASS_CONSTANT:
+    // Offset from the base address of the object:
+    {
+      Dwarf_Word offset;
+      if (!dwarf_formudata(&attr, &offset))
+        member->offset(offset);
+      else
+        xbt_die("Cannot get %s location <%" PRIx64 ">%s",
+                MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(child, DW_AT_name),
+                (uint64_t) type->id, type->name.c_str());
+      break;
+    }
+  case MC_DW_CLASS_LOCLISTPTR:
+    // Reference to a location list:
+    // TODO
+  case MC_DW_CLASS_REFERENCE:
+    // It's supposed to be possible in DWARF2 but I couldn't find its semantic
+    // in the spec.
+  default:
+    xbt_die("Can't handle form class (%i) / form 0x%x as DW_AT_member_location",
+            klass, form);
+  }
+
+}
+
+/** \brief Populate the list of members of a type
+ *
+ *  \param info ELF object containing the type DIE
+ *  \param die  DIE of the type
+ *  \param unit DIE of the compilation unit containing the type DIE
+ *  \param type the type
+ */
+static void MC_dwarf_add_members(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                 Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Type* type)
+{
+  int res;
+  Dwarf_Die child;
+  xbt_assert(type->members.empty());
+  for (res = dwarf_child(die, &child); res == 0;
+       res = dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child)) {
+    int tag = dwarf_tag(&child);
+    if (tag == DW_TAG_member || tag == DW_TAG_inheritance) {
+
+      // Skip declarations:
+      if (MC_dwarf_attr_flag(&child, DW_AT_declaration, false))
+        continue;
+
+      // Skip compile time constants:
+      if (dwarf_hasattr(&child, DW_AT_const_value))
+        continue;
+
+      // TODO, we should use another type (because is is not a type but a member)
+      simgrid::mc::Type member;
+      member.type = tag;
+
+      // Global Offset:
+      member.id = dwarf_dieoffset(&child);
+
+      const char *name = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(&child, DW_AT_name);
+      if (name)
+        member.name = name;
+      member.byte_size =
+          MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_uint(&child, DW_AT_byte_size, 0);
+      member.element_count = -1;
+      member.type_id = MC_dwarf_at_type(&child);
+
+      if (dwarf_hasattr(&child, DW_AT_data_bit_offset))
+        xbt_die("Can't groke DW_AT_data_bit_offset.");
+
+      MC_dwarf_fill_member_location(type, &member, &child);
+
+      if (!member.type_id)
+        xbt_die("Missing type for member %s of <%" PRIx64 ">%s",
+                member.name.c_str(),
+                (uint64_t) type->id, type->name.c_str());
+
+      type->members.push_back(std::move(member));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/** \brief Create a MC type object from a DIE
+ *
+ *  \param info current object info object
+ *  \param DIE (for a given type);
+ *  \param unit compilation unit of the current DIE
+ *  \return MC representation of the type
+ */
+static simgrid::mc::Type MC_dwarf_die_to_type(
+  simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+  Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+  const char *ns)
+{
+  simgrid::mc::Type type;
+  type.type = dwarf_tag(die);
+  type.name = std::string();
+  type.element_count = -1;
+
+  // Global Offset
+  type.id = dwarf_dieoffset(die);
+
+  const char *prefix = "";
+  switch (type.type) {
+  case DW_TAG_structure_type:
+    prefix = "struct ";
+    break;
+  case DW_TAG_union_type:
+    prefix = "union ";
+    break;
+  case DW_TAG_class_type:
+    prefix = "class ";
+    break;
+  default:
+    prefix = "";
+  }
+
+  const char *name = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(die, DW_AT_name);
+  if (name != NULL) {
+    char* full_name = ns ? bprintf("%s%s::%s", prefix, ns, name) :
+      bprintf("%s%s", prefix, name);
+    type.name = std::string(full_name);
+    free(full_name);
+  }
+
+  type.type_id = MC_dwarf_at_type(die);
+
+  // Some compilers do not emit DW_AT_byte_size for pointer_type,
+  // so we fill this. We currently assume that the model-checked process is in
+  // the same architecture..
+  if (type.type == DW_TAG_pointer_type)
+    type.byte_size = sizeof(void*);
+
+  // Computation of the byte_size;
+  if (dwarf_hasattr_integrate(die, DW_AT_byte_size))
+    type.byte_size = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_uint(die, DW_AT_byte_size, 0);
+  else if (type.type == DW_TAG_array_type
+           || type.type == DW_TAG_structure_type
+           || type.type == DW_TAG_class_type) {
+    Dwarf_Word size;
+    if (dwarf_aggregate_size(die, &size) == 0)
+      type.byte_size = size;
+  }
+
+  switch (type.type) {
+  case DW_TAG_array_type:
+    type.element_count = MC_dwarf_array_element_count(die, unit);
+    // TODO, handle DW_byte_stride and (not) DW_bit_stride
+    break;
+
+  case DW_TAG_pointer_type:
+  case DW_TAG_reference_type:
+  case DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type:
+    type.is_pointer_type = 1;
+    break;
+
+  case DW_TAG_structure_type:
+  case DW_TAG_union_type:
+  case DW_TAG_class_type:
+    MC_dwarf_add_members(info, die, unit, &type);
+    char *new_ns = ns == NULL ? xbt_strdup(type.name.c_str())
+        : bprintf("%s::%s", ns, name);
+    MC_dwarf_handle_children(info, die, unit, frame, new_ns);
+    free(new_ns);
+    break;
+  }
+
+  return std::move(type);
+}
+
+static void MC_dwarf_handle_type_die(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                     Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+                                     const char *ns)
+{
+  simgrid::mc::Type type = MC_dwarf_die_to_type(info, die, unit, frame, ns);
+  auto& t = (info->types[type.id] = std::move(type));
+  if (!t.name.empty() && type.byte_size != 0)
+    info->full_types_by_name[t.name] = &t;
+}
+
+static int mc_anonymous_variable_index = 0;
+
+static std::unique_ptr<simgrid::mc::Variable> MC_die_to_variable(
+  simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+  Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+  const char *ns)
+{
+  // Skip declarations:
+  if (MC_dwarf_attr_flag(die, DW_AT_declaration, false))
+    return nullptr;
+
+  // Skip compile time constants:
+  if (dwarf_hasattr(die, DW_AT_const_value))
+    return nullptr;
+
+  Dwarf_Attribute attr_location;
+  if (dwarf_attr(die, DW_AT_location, &attr_location) == NULL)
+    // No location: do not add it ?
+    return nullptr;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<simgrid::mc::Variable> variable =
+    std::unique_ptr<simgrid::mc::Variable>(new simgrid::mc::Variable());
+  variable->dwarf_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(die);
+  variable->global = frame == NULL;     // Can be override base on DW_AT_location
+  variable->object_info = info;
+
+  const char *name = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(die, DW_AT_name);
+  if (name)
+    variable->name = name;
+  variable->type_id = MC_dwarf_at_type(die);
+
+  int form = dwarf_whatform(&attr_location);
+  int klass =
+      form ==
+      DW_FORM_sec_offset ? MC_DW_CLASS_CONSTANT : MC_dwarf_form_get_class(form);
+  switch (klass) {
+  case MC_DW_CLASS_EXPRLOC:
+  case MC_DW_CLASS_BLOCK:
+    // Location expression:
+    {
+      Dwarf_Op *expr;
+      size_t len;
+      if (dwarf_getlocation(&attr_location, &expr, &len)) {
+        xbt_die(
+          "Could not read location expression in DW_AT_location "
+          "of variable <%" PRIx64 ">%s",
+          (uint64_t) variable->dwarf_offset,
+          variable->name.c_str());
+      }
+
+      if (len == 1 && expr[0].atom == DW_OP_addr) {
+        variable->global = 1;
+        uintptr_t offset = (uintptr_t) expr[0].number;
+        uintptr_t base = (uintptr_t) info->base_address();
+        variable->address = (void *) (base + offset);
+      } else {
+        simgrid::mc::LocationListEntry entry;
+        entry.expression = {expr, expr + len};
+        variable->location_list = { std::move(entry) };
+      }
+
+      break;
+    }
+  case MC_DW_CLASS_LOCLISTPTR:
+  case MC_DW_CLASS_CONSTANT:
+    // Reference to location list:
+    mc_dwarf_location_list_init(
+      &variable->location_list, info, die,
+      &attr_location);
+    break;
+  default:
+    xbt_die("Unexpected form 0x%x (%i), class 0x%x (%i) list for location "
+            "in <%" PRIx64 ">%s",
+            form, form, klass, klass,
+            (uint64_t) variable->dwarf_offset,
+            variable->name.c_str());
+  }
+
+  // Handle start_scope:
+  if (dwarf_hasattr(die, DW_AT_start_scope)) {
+    Dwarf_Attribute attr;
+    dwarf_attr(die, DW_AT_start_scope, &attr);
+    int form = dwarf_whatform(&attr);
+    int klass = MC_dwarf_form_get_class(form);
+    switch (klass) {
+    case MC_DW_CLASS_CONSTANT:
+      {
+        Dwarf_Word value;
+        variable->start_scope =
+            dwarf_formudata(&attr, &value) == 0 ? (size_t) value : 0;
+        break;
+      }
+    case MC_DW_CLASS_RANGELISTPTR:     // TODO
+    default:
+      xbt_die
+          ("Unhandled form 0x%x, class 0x%X for DW_AT_start_scope of variable %s",
+           form, klass, name == NULL ? "?" : name);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (ns && variable->global)
+    variable->name =
+      std::string(ns) + "::" + variable->name;
+
+  // The current code needs a variable name,
+  // generate a fake one:
+  if (variable->name.empty())
+    variable->name =
+      "@anonymous#" + std::to_string(mc_anonymous_variable_index++);
+
+  return std::move(variable);
+}
+
+static void MC_dwarf_handle_variable_die(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                         Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+                                         const char *ns)
+{
+  std::unique_ptr<simgrid::mc::Variable> variable =
+    MC_die_to_variable(info, die, unit, frame, ns);
+  if (!variable)
+    return;
+  // Those arrays are sorted later:
+  else if (variable->global)
+    info->global_variables.push_back(std::move(*variable));
+  else if (frame != nullptr)
+    frame->variables.push_back(std::move(*variable));
+  else
+    xbt_die("No frame for this local variable");
+}
+
+static void MC_dwarf_handle_scope_die(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                      Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* parent_frame,
+                                      const char *ns)
+{
+  // TODO, handle DW_TAG_type/DW_TAG_location for DW_TAG_with_stmt
+  int tag = dwarf_tag(die);
+  mc_tag_class klass = MC_dwarf_tag_classify(tag);
+
+  // (Template) Subprogram declaration:
+  if (klass == mc_tag_subprogram
+      && MC_dwarf_attr_flag(die, DW_AT_declaration, false))
+    return;
+
+  if (klass == mc_tag_scope)
+    xbt_assert(parent_frame, "No parent scope for this scope");
+
+  simgrid::mc::Frame frame;
+
+  frame.tag = tag;
+  frame.id = dwarf_dieoffset(die);
+  frame.object_info = info;
+
+  if (klass == mc_tag_subprogram) {
+    const char *name = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(die, DW_AT_name);
+    if(ns)
+      frame.name  = std::string(ns) + "::" + name;
+    else if (name)
+      frame.name = name;
+    else
+      frame.name.clear();
+  }
+
+  frame.abstract_origin_id =
+    MC_dwarf_attr_dieoffset(die, DW_AT_abstract_origin);
+
+  // This is the base address for DWARF addresses.
+  // Relocated addresses are offset from this base address.
+  // See DWARF4 spec 7.5
+  void *base = info->base_address();
+
+  // TODO, support DW_AT_ranges
+  uint64_t low_pc = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_addr(die, DW_AT_low_pc);
+  frame.low_pc = low_pc ? ((char *) base) + low_pc : 0;
+  if (low_pc) {
+    // DW_AT_high_pc:
+    Dwarf_Attribute attr;
+    if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(die, DW_AT_high_pc, &attr)) {
+      xbt_die("Missing DW_AT_high_pc matching with DW_AT_low_pc");
+    }
+
+    Dwarf_Sword offset;
+    Dwarf_Addr high_pc;
+
+    switch (MC_dwarf_form_get_class(dwarf_whatform(&attr))) {
+
+      // DW_AT_high_pc if an offset from the low_pc:
+    case MC_DW_CLASS_CONSTANT:
+
+      if (dwarf_formsdata(&attr, &offset) != 0)
+        xbt_die("Could not read constant");
+      frame.high_pc = (void *) ((char *) frame.low_pc + offset);
+      break;
+
+      // DW_AT_high_pc is a relocatable address:
+    case MC_DW_CLASS_ADDRESS:
+      if (dwarf_formaddr(&attr, &high_pc) != 0)
+        xbt_die("Could not read address");
+      frame.high_pc = ((char *) base) + high_pc;
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      xbt_die("Unexpected class for DW_AT_high_pc");
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (klass == mc_tag_subprogram) {
+    Dwarf_Attribute attr_frame_base;
+    if (dwarf_attr_integrate(die, DW_AT_frame_base, &attr_frame_base))
+      mc_dwarf_location_list_init(&frame.frame_base, info, die,
+                                  &attr_frame_base);
+  }
+
+  // Handle children:
+  MC_dwarf_handle_children(info, die, unit, &frame, ns);
+
+  // Someone needs this to be sorted but who?
+  std::sort(frame.variables.begin(), frame.variables.end(),
+    MC_compare_variable);
+
+  // Register it:
+  if (klass == mc_tag_subprogram)
+    info->subprograms[frame.id] = frame;
+  else if (klass == mc_tag_scope)
+    parent_frame->scopes.push_back(std::move(frame));
+}
+
+static void mc_dwarf_handle_namespace_die(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info,
+                                          Dwarf_Die * die, Dwarf_Die * unit,
+                                          simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+                                          const char *ns)
+{
+  const char *name = MC_dwarf_attr_integrate_string(die, DW_AT_name);
+  if (frame)
+    xbt_die("Unexpected namespace in a subprogram");
+  char *new_ns = ns == NULL ? xbt_strdup(name)
+      : bprintf("%s::%s", ns, name);
+  MC_dwarf_handle_children(info, die, unit, frame, new_ns);
+  xbt_free(new_ns);
+}
+
+static void MC_dwarf_handle_children(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                     Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+                                     const char *ns)
+{
+  // For each child DIE:
+  Dwarf_Die child;
+  int res;
+  for (res = dwarf_child(die, &child); res == 0;
+       res = dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child)) {
+    MC_dwarf_handle_die(info, &child, unit, frame, ns);
+  }
+}
+
+static void MC_dwarf_handle_die(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, Dwarf_Die * die,
+                                Dwarf_Die * unit, simgrid::mc::Frame* frame,
+                                const char *ns)
+{
+  int tag = dwarf_tag(die);
+  mc_tag_class klass = MC_dwarf_tag_classify(tag);
+  switch (klass) {
+
+    // Type:
+  case mc_tag_type:
+    MC_dwarf_handle_type_die(info, die, unit, frame, ns);
+    break;
+
+    // Subprogram or scope:
+  case mc_tag_subprogram:
+  case mc_tag_scope:
+    MC_dwarf_handle_scope_die(info, die, unit, frame, ns);
+    return;
+
+    // Variable:
+  case mc_tag_variable:
+    MC_dwarf_handle_variable_die(info, die, unit, frame, ns);
+    break;
+
+  case mc_tag_namespace:
+    mc_dwarf_handle_namespace_die(info, die, unit, frame, ns);
+    break;
+
+  default:
+    break;
+
+  }
+}
+
+/** \brief Populate the debugging informations of the given ELF object
+ *
+ *  Read the DWARf information of the EFFL object and populate the
+ *  lists of types, variables, functions.
+ */
+void MC_dwarf_get_variables(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info)
+{
+  int fd = open(info->file_name.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
+  if (fd < 0)
+    xbt_die("Could not open file %s", info->file_name.c_str());
+  Dwarf *dwarf = dwarf_begin(fd, DWARF_C_READ);
+  if (dwarf == NULL)
+    xbt_die("Missing debugging information in %s\n"
+      "Your program and its dependencies must have debugging information.\n"
+      "You might want to recompile with -g or install the suitable debugging package.\n",
+      info->file_name.c_str());
+  // For each compilation unit:
+  Dwarf_Off offset = 0;
+  Dwarf_Off next_offset = 0;
+  size_t length;
+
+  while (dwarf_nextcu(dwarf, offset, &next_offset, &length, NULL, NULL, NULL) ==
+         0) {
+    Dwarf_Die unit_die;
+    if (dwarf_offdie(dwarf, offset + length, &unit_die) != NULL)
+      MC_dwarf_handle_children(info, &unit_die, &unit_die, NULL, NULL);
+    offset = next_offset;
+  }
+
+  dwarf_end(dwarf);
+  close(fd);
+}
+
 // ***** Functions index
 
 static int MC_compare_frame_index_items(simgrid::mc::FunctionIndexEntry* a,
@@ -78,8 +1058,7 @@ static void MC_post_process_variables(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info)
         info->types, variable.type_id);
 }
 
-static void mc_post_process_scope(
-  simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, simgrid::mc::Frame* scope)
+static void mc_post_process_scope(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, simgrid::mc::Frame* scope)
 {
 
   if (scope->tag == DW_TAG_inlined_subroutine) {
@@ -105,8 +1084,7 @@ static void mc_post_process_scope(
 
 /** \brief Fill/lookup the "subtype" field.
  */
-static void MC_resolve_subtype(
-  simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, simgrid::mc::Type* type)
+static void MC_resolve_subtype(simgrid::mc::ObjectInformation* info, simgrid::mc::Type* type)
 {
   if (!type->type_id)
     return;