Risc-v: proper management of the return address

compiler/src/arch_full.ml

@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ open Arch_extra
 open Prog
 
 type 'a callstyle =
-  | StackDirect           (* call instruction push the return address on top of the stack *)
-  | ByReg of 'a option    (* call instruction store the return address on a register,
-                               (Some r) neams that the register is forced to be r *)
+  | StackDirect
+    (* call instruction push the return address on top of the stack *)
+  | ByReg of { call : 'a option; return : bool }
+    (* call instruction store the return address on a register,
+       - call: (Some r) means that the register is forced to be r
+       - return:
+         + true means that the register is also used for the return
+         + false means that there is no constraint (stack is also ok) *)
 
 (* TODO: check that we cannot use sth already defined on the Coq side *)
 
@@ -191,7 +196,7 @@ module Arch_from_Core_arch (A : Core_arch) :
   let callstyle =
     match A.callstyle with
     | StackDirect -> StackDirect
-    | ByReg o -> ByReg (Option.map var_of_reg o)
+    | ByReg { call; return } -> ByReg { call = Option.map var_of_reg call; return }
 
   let arch_info = Pretyping.{
       pd = reg_size;

compiler/src/arch_full.mli

@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ open Arch_extra
 open Prog
 
 type 'a callstyle =
-  | StackDirect           (* call instruction push the return address on top of the stack *)
-  | ByReg of 'a option    (* call instruction store the return address on a register, 
-                               (Some r) neams that the register is forced to be r *)
+  | StackDirect
+    (* call instruction push the return address on top of the stack *)
+  | ByReg of { call : 'a option; return : bool }
+    (* call instruction store the return address on a register,
+       - call: (Some r) means that the register is forced to be r
+       - return:
+         + true means that the register is also used for the return
+         + false means that there is no constraint (stack is also ok) *)
+
 (* x86    : StackDirect 
    arm v7 : ByReg (Some ra)
    riscV  : ByReg (can it be StackDirect too ?)

compiler/src/arm_arch_full.ml

@@ -115,5 +115,5 @@ module Arm (Lowering_params : Arm_input) : Arch_full.Core_arch = struct
 
   let pp_asm = Pp_arm_m4.print_prog
 
-  let callstyle = Arch_full.ByReg (Some LR)
+  let callstyle = Arch_full.ByReg { call = Some LR; return = false }
 end

compiler/src/pp_riscv.ml

@@ -173,33 +173,25 @@ let pp_instr fn i =
       [ LInstr ("j", [ pp_remote_label lbl ]) ]
 
   | JMPI arg ->
-      (* TODO_RISCV: Review. *)
-      let lbl =
-        match arg with
-        | Reg r -> pp_register r
-        | _ -> failwith "TODO_RISCV: pp_instr jmpi"
-      in
-      [ LInstr ("jr", [ lbl ]) ]
+      begin match arg with
+      | Reg RA -> [LInstr ("ret", [])]
+      | Reg r -> [ LInstr ("jr", [ pp_register r ]) ]
+      | _ -> failwith "TODO_RISCV: pp_instr jmpi"
+      end
 
   | Jcc (lbl, ct) ->
       let iname = pp_condition_kind ct.cond_kind in
       let cond_fst = pp_cond_arg ct.cond_fst in
       let cond_snd = pp_cond_arg ct.cond_snd in
       [ LInstr (iname, [ cond_fst; cond_snd; pp_label fn lbl ]) ]
 
-  | CALL  lbl ->
-       [LInstr ("call", [pp_remote_label lbl])]
-
-  | JAL (reg, lbl) ->
-    begin match reg with
-    | RA -> [LInstr ("call", [pp_remote_label lbl] )]
-    | _ -> [LInstr ("jalr", [pp_register reg; pp_remote_label lbl] )]
-    end
+  | JAL (RA, lbl) ->
+      [LInstr ("call", [pp_remote_label lbl])]
 
-  | POPPC -> 
-    [ LInstr ("lw", [ pp_register RA;  pp_reg_address_aux (pp_register SP) None None None]);
-    LInstr ("addi", [ pp_register SP; pp_register SP; "4"]);
-    LInstr ("ret", [ ]) ]
+  | JAL _
+  | CALL _
+  | POPPC ->
+      assert false
 
   | SysCall op ->
       [LInstr ("call", [ pp_syscall op ])]
@@ -240,11 +232,21 @@ let pp_fun (fn, fd) =
     else []
   in let pre =
     let fn = escape fn in
-    if fd.asm_fd_export then [ LLabel (mangle fn); LLabel fn; LInstr ("addi", [ pp_register SP; pp_register SP; "-4"]); LInstr ("sw", [ pp_register RA;  pp_reg_address_aux (pp_register SP) None None None])] else []
+    if fd.asm_fd_export then
+      [ LLabel (mangle fn);
+        LLabel fn;
+        LInstr ("addi", [ pp_register SP; pp_register SP; "-4"]);
+        LInstr ("sw", [ pp_register RA;  pp_reg_address_aux (pp_register SP) None None None])]
+    else []
   in
   let body = pp_body fn fd.asm_fd_body in
-  (* TODO_RISCV: Review. *)
-  let pos = if fd.asm_fd_export then pp_instr fn POPPC else [] in
+  let pos =
+    if fd.asm_fd_export then
+      [ LInstr ("lw", [ pp_register RA;  pp_reg_address_aux (pp_register SP) None None None]);
+        LInstr ("addi", [ pp_register SP; pp_register SP; "4"]);
+        LInstr ("ret", [ ]) ]
+    else []
+  in
   head @ pre @ body @ pos
 
 let pp_funcs funs = List.concat_map pp_fun funs

compiler/src/printer.ml

@@ -375,14 +375,22 @@ let pp_saved_stack ~debug fmt = function
 let pp_tmp_option ~debug =
    Format.pp_print_option (fun fmt x -> Format.fprintf fmt " [tmp = %a]" (pp_var ~debug) (Conv.var_of_cvar x))
 
+let pp_ra_call ~debug =
+  Format.pp_print_option (fun fmt ra_call -> Format.fprintf fmt "%a -> " (pp_var ~debug) (Conv.var_of_cvar ra_call))
+
+let pp_ra_return ~debug =
+  Format.pp_print_option (fun fmt ra_return -> Format.fprintf fmt " -> %a" (pp_var ~debug) (Conv.var_of_cvar ra_return))
+
 let pp_return_address ~debug fmt = function
   | Expr.RAreg (x, o) ->
     Format.fprintf fmt "%a%a" (pp_var ~debug) (Conv.var_of_cvar x) (pp_tmp_option ~debug) o
 
-  | Expr.RAstack(Some x, z, o) ->
-    Format.fprintf fmt "%a, RSP + %a%a" (pp_var ~debug) (Conv.var_of_cvar x) Z.pp_print (Conv.z_of_cz z) (pp_tmp_option ~debug) o
-  | Expr.RAstack(None, z, o) ->
-    Format.fprintf fmt "RSP + %a%a" Z.pp_print (Conv.z_of_cz z) (pp_tmp_option ~debug) o
+  | Expr.RAstack(ra_call, ra_return, z, o) ->
+    Format.fprintf fmt "%aRSP + %a%a%a"
+      (pp_ra_call ~debug) ra_call Z.pp_print (Conv.z_of_cz z)
+      (pp_tmp_option ~debug) o
+      (pp_ra_return ~debug) ra_return
+
   | Expr.RAnone   -> Format.fprintf fmt "_"
 
 let pp_sprog ~debug pd asmOp fmt ((funcs, p_extra):('info, 'asm) Prog.sprog) =

compiler/src/regalloc.ml

@@ -454,21 +454,36 @@ let collect_variables_cb ~(allvars: bool) (excluded: Sv.t) (fresh: unit -> int)
       let n = fresh () in
       Hv.add tbl v n
 
-let collect_variables_aux ~(allvars: bool) (excluded: Sv.t) (fresh: unit -> int) (tbl: int Hv.t) (extra: var option) (f: ('info, 'asm) func) : unit =
+let collect_variables_aux ~(allvars: bool) (excluded: Sv.t) (fresh: unit -> int) (tbl: int Hv.t) (extra: Sv.t) (f: ('info, 'asm) func) : unit =
   let get v = collect_variables_cb ~allvars excluded fresh tbl v in
   iter_variables get f;
-  match extra with Some x -> get x | None -> ()
+  Sv.iter get extra
 
 let collect_variables ~(allvars: bool) (excluded:Sv.t) (f: ('info, 'asm) func) : int Hv.t * int =
   let fresh, total = make_counter () in
   let tbl : int Hv.t = Hv.create 97 in
-  collect_variables_aux ~allvars excluded fresh tbl None f;
+  collect_variables_aux ~allvars excluded fresh tbl Sv.empty f;
   tbl, total ()
 
+(* TODO: should StackDirect be just StackByReg (None, None, None)? *)
 type retaddr =
   | StackDirect
-  | StackByReg of var * var option
+    (* ra is passed on the stack and read from the stack *)
+  | StackByReg of var * var option * var option
+    (* StackByReg (ra_call, ra_return, tmp) *)
   | ByReg of var * var option
+    (* ByReg (ra, tmp) *)
+
+let vars_retaddr ra =
+  let oadd ov s =
+    match ov with
+    | None -> s
+    | Some v -> Sv.add v s
+  in
+  match ra with
+  | StackByReg (ra_call, ra_return, tmp) -> oadd tmp (oadd ra_return (Sv.singleton ra_call))
+  | ByReg (ra, tmp) -> oadd tmp (Sv.singleton ra)
+  | StackDirect -> Sv.empty
 
 let collect_variables_in_prog
       ~(allvars: bool)
@@ -479,12 +494,8 @@ let collect_variables_in_prog
   let fresh, total = make_counter () in
   let tbl : int Hv.t = Hv.create 97 in
   List.iter (fun f ->
-      let extra, tmp =
-        match Hf.find return_adresses f.f_name with
-        | StackByReg (v, tmp) | ByReg (v, tmp) -> Some v, tmp
-        | StackDirect -> None, None in
-        collect_variables_aux ~allvars excluded fresh tbl extra f;
-        Option.may (collect_variables_cb ~allvars excluded fresh tbl) tmp) f;
+    let extra = vars_retaddr (Hf.find return_adresses f.f_name) in
+    collect_variables_aux ~allvars excluded fresh tbl extra f) f;
   List.iter (collect_variables_cb ~allvars excluded fresh tbl) all_reg;
   tbl, total ()
 
@@ -694,10 +705,27 @@ let allocate_forced_registers return_addresses translate_var nv (vars: int Hv.t)
   if FInfo.is_export f.f_cc then alloc_args loc identity f.f_args;
   if FInfo.is_export f.f_cc then alloc_ret loc L.unloc f.f_ret;
   alloc_stmt f.f_body;
-  match Hf.find return_addresses f.f_name, Arch.callstyle with
-  | (StackByReg (ra,_) | ByReg (ra, _)), Arch_full.ByReg (Some r) ->
+  match Arch.callstyle with
+  | Arch_full.ByReg { call = Some r; return } ->
+    begin match Hf.find return_addresses f.f_name with
+    | StackDirect -> ()
+    | StackByReg (ra_call, ra_return, _) ->
+      let i = Hv.find vars ra_call in
+      allocate_one nv vars (Location.i_loc f.f_loc []) cnf ra_call i r a;
+      if return then begin
+        match ra_return with
+        | Some ra_return ->
+          let i = Hv.find vars ra_return in
+          allocate_one nv vars (Location.i_loc f.f_loc []) cnf ra_return i r a
+        | None ->
+          (* calling convention requires the return address to be in a register,
+             but there is no booked register. This must not happen. *)
+          assert false
+      end
+    | ByReg (ra, _) ->
       let i = Hv.find vars ra in
       allocate_one nv vars (Location.i_loc f.f_loc []) cnf ra i r a
+    end
   | _ -> ()
 
 (* Returns a variable from [regs] that is allocated to a friend variable of [i]. Defaults to [dflt]. *)
@@ -943,7 +971,7 @@ let subroutine_ra_by_stack f =
   | Subroutine _ ->
       match Arch.callstyle with
       | Arch_full.StackDirect -> true
-      | Arch_full.ByReg oreg ->
+      | Arch_full.ByReg { call = oreg } ->
         let dfl = oreg <> None && has_call_or_syscall f.f_body in
         match f.f_annot.retaddr_kind with
         | None -> dfl
@@ -1108,15 +1136,15 @@ let global_allocation translate_var get_internal_size (funcs: ('info, 'asm) func
   let preprocess f =
     let f = f |> fill_in_missing_names |> Ssa.split_live_ranges false in
     Hf.add liveness_table f.f_name (Liveness.live_fd true f);
-    (* compute where will be store the return address *)
+    (* compute where the return address will be stored *)
     let ra =
        match f.f_cc with
        | Export _ -> StackDirect
        | Internal -> assert false
        | Subroutine _ ->
          match Arch.callstyle with
          | Arch_full.StackDirect -> StackDirect
-         | Arch_full.ByReg oreg ->
+         | Arch_full.ByReg { call = oreg; return } ->
            let dfl = oreg <> None && has_call_or_syscall f.f_body in
            let r = V.mk ("ra_"^f.f_name.fn_name) (Reg(Normal,Direct)) (tu Arch.reg_size) f.f_loc [] in
            (* Fixme: Add an option in Arch to say when the tmp reg is needed *)
@@ -1130,7 +1158,14 @@ let global_allocation translate_var get_internal_size (funcs: ('info, 'asm) func
              match f.f_annot.retaddr_kind with
              | None -> dfl
              | Some k -> dfl || k = OnStack in
-           if rastack then StackByReg (r, tmp)
+           if rastack then
+             let r_return =
+               if return then
+                 let r_return = V.mk ("ra_"^f.f_name.fn_name) (Reg(Normal,Direct)) (tu Arch.reg_size) f.f_loc [] in
+                 Some r_return
+               else None
+             in
+             StackByReg (r, r_return, tmp)
            else ByReg (r, tmp) in
     Hf.add return_addresses f.f_name ra;
     let written =
@@ -1139,10 +1174,7 @@ let global_allocation translate_var get_internal_size (funcs: ('info, 'asm) func
         match f.f_cc with
         | (Export _ | Internal) -> written
         | Subroutine _ ->
-          match ra with
-          | StackDirect -> written
-          | StackByReg (r, None) | ByReg (r, None) -> Sv.add r written
-          | StackByReg (r, Some t) | ByReg (r, Some t) -> Sv.add t (Sv.add r written)
+          Sv.union (vars_retaddr ra) written
       in
       let killed_by_calls =
         Mf.fold (fun fn _locs acc -> Sv.union (killed fn) acc)
@@ -1217,14 +1249,32 @@ let global_allocation translate_var get_internal_size (funcs: ('info, 'asm) func
       List.fold_left (fun cnf x -> conflicts_add_one Arch.pointer_data Arch.reg_size Arch.asmOp vars tr Lnone ra x cnf) in
     List.fold_left (fun a f ->
         match Hf.find return_addresses f.f_name with
-        | ByReg (ra, None) | StackByReg(ra,None) ->
-           doit ra a f.f_args
-        | ByReg (ra, Some tmp) | StackByReg(ra,Some tmp) ->
+        | StackDirect -> a
+        | StackByReg (ra_call, ra_return, tmp) ->
+          (* ra_call conflicts with function arguments *)
+          let a = doit ra_call a f.f_args in
+          let a =
+            match ra_return with
+            | Some ra_return ->
+              (* ra_return conflicts with function results *)
+              doit ra_return a (List.map L.unloc f.f_ret)
+            | None -> a
+          in
+          begin match tmp with
+          | Some tmp ->
+            (* tmp register used to increment the stack conflicts with function arguments and results *)
+            let a = doit tmp a f.f_args in
+            doit tmp a (List.map L.unloc f.f_ret)
+          | None -> a
+          end
+        | ByReg (ra, tmp) ->
           let a = doit ra a f.f_args in
-          (* tmp register used to increment the stack conflicts with function arguments and results *)
-          let a = doit tmp a f.f_args in
-          doit tmp a (List.map L.unloc f.f_ret)
-        | StackDirect -> a)
+          match tmp with
+          | Some tmp ->
+            (* tmp register used to increment the stack conflicts with function arguments and results *)
+            let a = doit tmp a f.f_args in
+            doit tmp a (List.map L.unloc f.f_ret)
+          | None -> a)
       conflicts funcs in
   (* Inter-procedural conflicts *)
   let conflicts =
@@ -1304,7 +1354,8 @@ let alloc_prog translate_var (has_stack: ('info, 'asm) func -> 'a -> bool) get_i
       let ro_return_address =
         match Hf.find return_addresses f.f_name with
         | StackDirect -> StackDirect
-        | StackByReg(r, tmp) -> StackByReg (subst r, Option.map subst tmp)
+        | StackByReg(ra_call, ra_return, tmp) ->
+          StackByReg (subst ra_call, Option.map subst ra_return, Option.map subst tmp)
         | ByReg(r, tmp) -> ByReg (subst r, Option.map subst tmp) in
       let ro_to_save = if FInfo.is_export f.f_cc then Sv.elements to_save else [] in
       e, { ro_to_save ; ro_rsp ; ro_return_address }, f

compiler/src/regalloc.mli

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ val fill_in_missing_names : ('info, 'asm) Prog.func -> ('info, 'asm) Prog.func
 
 type retaddr = 
   | StackDirect
-  | StackByReg of var * var option
+  | StackByReg of var * var option * var option
   | ByReg of var * var option
 
 type reg_oracle_t = {

compiler/src/riscv_arch_full.ml

@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ module Riscv (Lowering_params : Riscv_input) : Arch_full.Core_arch = struct
 
   let pp_asm = Pp_riscv.print_prog
 
-  let callstyle = Arch_full.ByReg (Some RA)
+  let callstyle = Arch_full.ByReg { call = Some RA; return = true }
 end

compiler/src/stackAlloc.ml

@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ let memory_analysis pp_err ~debug up =
         sao_rsp  = saved_stack;
         sao_return_address =
           (* This is a dummy value it will be fixed in fix_csao *)
-          RAstack (None, Conv.cz_of_int 0, None)
+          RAstack (None, None, Conv.cz_of_int 0, None)
       } in
     Hf.replace atbl fn csao
   in
@@ -339,8 +339,9 @@ let memory_analysis pp_err ~debug up =
       Stack_alloc.{ csao with
         sao_return_address =
           match ro.ro_return_address with
-          | StackDirect  -> RAstack (None, Conv.cz_of_int 0, None) (* FIXME stackDirect should provide a tmp register *)
-          | StackByReg (r, tmp) -> RAstack (Some (Conv.cvar_of_var r), Conv.cz_of_int 0, Option.map Conv.cvar_of_var tmp)
+          | StackDirect  -> RAstack (None, None, Conv.cz_of_int 0, None) (* FIXME stackDirect should provide a tmp register *)
+          | StackByReg (ra_call, ra_return, tmp) ->
+            RAstack (Some (Conv.cvar_of_var ra_call), Option.map Conv.cvar_of_var ra_return, Conv.cz_of_int 0, Option.map Conv.cvar_of_var tmp)
           | ByReg (r, tmp)      -> RAreg (Conv.cvar_of_var r, Option.map Conv.cvar_of_var tmp)
       } in
       Hf.replace atbl fn csao

compiler/src/varalloc.ml

@@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ let alloc_stack_fd callstyle pd get_info gtbl fd =
         false (* For export function ra is not counted in the frame *)
     | Subroutine _ -> 
       match callstyle with 
-      | Arch_full.StackDirect -> 
+      | Arch_full.StackDirect ->
         if fd.f_annot.retaddr_kind = Some OnReg then 
           Utils.warning Always (L.i_loc fd.f_loc [])
             "for function %s, return address by reg not allowed for that architecture, annotation is ignored"
             fd.f_name.fn_name;
         true
-      | Arch_full.ByReg oreg ->  (* oreg = Some r implies that all call use r,
+      | Arch_full.ByReg { call = oreg } ->  (* oreg = Some r implies that all call use r,
                                     so if the function performs some call r will be overwritten,
                                     so ra need to be saved on stack *)
         let dfl = oreg <> None && has_call_or_syscall fd.f_body in