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

[Manjiri Namjoshi]

Hi,

Ok, yes .... thanks !

So, we cannot really annotate native methods right ?

Thank You.

Sincerely,
Manjiri

2008/11/25 Eric Bodden <eric.bodden at mail.mcgill.ca>

> 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
> >> >> Got an interesting job offer? http://www.bodden.de/hire-me/
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Eric Bodden
> >> Sable Research Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
> >> Got an interesting job offer? http://www.bodden.de/hire-me/
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Eric Bodden
> Sable Research Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
> Got an interesting job offer? http://www.bodden.de/hire-me/
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