Commit e409225b41b60c490a094bb068e639a2364202fd

Anthony Green 2022-05-28T09:42:13

Pass large structs by value for Linux x86_64 and Aarch64. Aarch patch by Andreas Schwab. https://github.com/libffi/libffi/commit/482b37f00467325e3389bab322525099860dd9aa

diff --git a/src/aarch64/ffi.c b/src/aarch64/ffi.c
index 5c85fcd..8f8c140 100644
--- a/src/aarch64/ffi.c
+++ b/src/aarch64/ffi.c
@@ -248,13 +248,18 @@ is_vfp_type (const ffi_type *ty)
    state.
 
    The terse state variable names match the names used in the AARCH64
-   PCS. */
+   PCS.
+
+   The struct area is allocated downwards from the top of the argument
+   area.  It is used to hold copies of structures passed by value that are
+   bigger than 16 bytes.  */
 
 struct arg_state
 {
   unsigned ngrn;                /* Next general-purpose register number. */
   unsigned nsrn;                /* Next vector register number. */
   size_t nsaa;                  /* Next stack offset. */
+  size_t next_struct_area;	/* Place to allocate big structs. */
 
 #if defined (__APPLE__)
   unsigned allocating_variadic;
@@ -263,11 +268,12 @@ struct arg_state
 
 /* Initialize a procedure call argument marshalling state.  */
 static void
-arg_init (struct arg_state *state)
+arg_init (struct arg_state *state, size_t size)
 {
   state->ngrn = 0;
   state->nsrn = 0;
   state->nsaa = 0;
+  state->next_struct_area = size;
 #if defined (__APPLE__)
   state->allocating_variadic = 0;
 #endif
@@ -296,6 +302,21 @@ allocate_to_stack (struct arg_state *state, void *stack,
   return (char *)stack + nsaa;
 }
 
+/* Allocate and copy a structure that is passed by value on the stack and
+   return a pointer to it.  */
+static void *
+allocate_and_copy_struct_to_stack (struct arg_state *state, void *stack,
+				   size_t alignment, size_t size, void *value)
+{
+  size_t dest = state->next_struct_area - size;
+
+  /* Round down to the natural alignment of the value.  */
+  dest = ALIGN_DOWN (dest, alignment);
+  state->next_struct_area = dest;
+
+  return memcpy ((char *) stack + dest, value, size);
+}
+
 static ffi_arg
 extend_integer_type (void *source, int type)
 {
@@ -624,13 +645,14 @@ ffi_call_int (ffi_cif *cif, void (*fn)(void), void *orig_rvalue,
   frame = (void*)((uintptr_t)stack + (uintptr_t)stack_bytes);
   rvalue = (rsize ? (void*)((uintptr_t)frame + 40) : orig_rvalue);
 
-  arg_init (&state);
+  arg_init (&state, stack_bytes);
   for (i = 0, nargs = cif->nargs; i < nargs; i++)
     {
       ffi_type *ty = cif->arg_types[i];
       size_t s = ty->size;
       void *a = avalue[i];
       int h, t;
+      void *dest;
 
       t = ty->type;
       switch (t)
@@ -678,8 +700,6 @@ ffi_call_int (ffi_cif *cif, void (*fn)(void), void *orig_rvalue,
 	case FFI_TYPE_STRUCT:
 	case FFI_TYPE_COMPLEX:
 	  {
-	    void *dest;
-
 	    h = is_vfp_type (ty);
 	    if (h)
 	      {
@@ -712,9 +732,12 @@ ffi_call_int (ffi_cif *cif, void (*fn)(void), void *orig_rvalue,
 	    else if (s > 16)
 	      {
 		/* If the argument is a composite type that is larger than 16
-		   bytes, then the argument has been copied to memory, and
+		   bytes, then the argument is copied to memory, and
 		   the argument is replaced by a pointer to the copy.  */
-		a = &avalue[i];
+		dest = allocate_and_copy_struct_to_stack (&state, stack,
+							  ty->alignment, s,
+							  avalue[i]);
+		a = &dest;
 		t = FFI_TYPE_POINTER;
 		s = sizeof (void *);
 		goto do_pointer;
@@ -917,7 +940,7 @@ ffi_closure_SYSV_inner (ffi_cif *cif,
   int i, h, nargs, flags, isvariadic = 0;
   struct arg_state state;
 
-  arg_init (&state);
+  arg_init (&state, cif->bytes);
 
   flags = cif->flags;
   if (flags & AARCH64_FLAG_VARARG)
diff --git a/src/x86/ffi64.c b/src/x86/ffi64.c
index 438b374..74a3003 100644
--- a/src/x86/ffi64.c
+++ b/src/x86/ffi64.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   ffi64.c - Copyright (c) 2011, 2018  Anthony Green
+   ffi64.c - Copyright (c) 2011, 2018, 2022  Anthony Green
              Copyright (c) 2013  The Written Word, Inc.
              Copyright (c) 2008, 2010  Red Hat, Inc.
              Copyright (c) 2002, 2007  Bo Thorsen <bo@suse.de>
@@ -681,6 +681,23 @@ ffi_call_efi64(ffi_cif *cif, void (*fn)(void), void *rvalue, void **avalue);
 void
 ffi_call (ffi_cif *cif, void (*fn)(void), void *rvalue, void **avalue)
 {
+  ffi_type **arg_types = cif->arg_types;
+  int i, nargs = cif->nargs;
+
+  /* If we have any large structure arguments, make a copy so we are passing
+     by value.  */
+  for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++)
+    {
+      ffi_type *at = arg_types[i];
+      int size = at->size;
+      if (at->type == FFI_TYPE_STRUCT && size > 16)
+        {
+          char *argcopy = alloca (size);
+          memcpy (argcopy, avalue[i], size);
+          avalue[i] = argcopy;
+        }
+    }
+
 #ifndef __ILP32__
   if (cif->abi == FFI_EFI64 || cif->abi == FFI_GNUW64)
     {