[Soot-list] Internal Transform in not called for some library methods

[Eric Bodden]

I found the reason. currentTimeMillis is a native method (although its
JavaDoc does not show this):

$ javap -c java.lang.System | grep native
public static native long currentTimeMillis();
public static native long nanoTime();
public static native void arraycopy(java.lang.Object, int,
java.lang.Object, int, int);
public static native int identityHashCode(java.lang.Object);
public static native java.lang.String mapLibraryName(java.lang.String);

Obviously, there are no bodies for native methods which Soot could
invoke your transformer on.

Eric

2008/11/25 Manjiri Namjoshi <manjiri.namjoshi at googlemail.com>:
> java AnnotateAllLoops --app -f c spec.benchmarks._202_jess.Main
> java.lang.System
>
> Then i print the sootMethod.getName() inside "internalTransform" and i
> observed that it never printed the method names currentTimeMillis and
> arraycopy.
>
> But, it printed all other method names of class java.lang.System
>
> Basically, instead of using -i java. i mentioned java.lang.System explicitly
> as a command line argument. So, it is considering it as an application class
> and transforming it too.
> But, 2 methods seem to be a problem and i cant figure out why !
>
> Thank You.
>
> Sincerely,
> Manjiri
>
>
> 2008/11/25 Eric Bodden <eric.bodden at mail.mcgill.ca>
>>
>> Manjiri, what's your full command line?
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> 2008/11/21 Manjiri Namjoshi <manjiri.namjoshi at googlemail.com>:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I was just using java.lang.System as a command line argument.
>> > It calls internalTransform for other methods in java.lang.System
>> >
>> > Actually, i dont want to transform all the library classes and/or
>> > methods.
>> >
>> > Thank You.
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Manjiri
>> >
>> >
>> > 2008/11/21 Eric Bodden <eric.bodden at mail.mcgill.ca>
>> >>
>> >> You have to use "-i java." on the command line to include all java.*
>> >> packages.
>> >>
>> >> See http://www.sable.mcgill.ca/soot/tutorial/usage/index.html
>> >>
>> >> Eric
>> >>
>> >> 2008/11/21 Manjiri Namjoshi <manjiri.namjoshi at googlemail.com>:
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > I was trying to transform a library class java.lang.System using
>> >> > SOOT.
>> >> > /* adds the transformer. */
>> >> >         PackManager.v().getPack("jtp").add(new
>> >> >                         Transform("jtp.annotexample",
>> >> >                   AnnotateHotMethods.v()));
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > /* invokes Soot */
>> >> >         soot.Main.main(args);
>> >> >
>> >> > The Java API shows that java.lang.System contains a method named
>> >> > currentTimeMillis(). But, the "internalTransform" is not being called
>> >> > for
>> >> > it.
>> >> > (Same is the case for java.lang.System.arraycopy()).
>> >> >
>> >> > I want to annotate these methods.
>> >> > So, can anyone help me understand what is wrong ?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank You.
>> >> >
>> >> > Sincerely,
>> >> > Manjiri
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Eric Bodden
>> >> Sable Research Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
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>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Eric Bodden
>> Sable Research Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
>> Got an interesting job offer? http://www.bodden.de/hire-me/
>
>



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Eric Bodden
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