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The DebuggerController::ComputeExprValue method only supported the most common IL operations, causing expression evaluation to fail for less common but important operations like multiplication, division, function calls, and conditionals.

This PR adds comprehensive support for 30 missing IL operations across all three IL levels (LLIL, MLIL, HLIL):

Added Operations

Arithmetic Operations (19 cases):

  • Multiplication: MUL, MULU_HI (unsigned high), MULS_HI (signed high)
  • Division: DIVS (signed), DIVU (unsigned)
  • Modulo: MODS (signed), MODU (unsigned)

Bit Operations (2 cases):

  • Rotate operations: ROL (rotate left), ROR (rotate right) - LLIL only

Control Flow Operations (9 cases):

  • Function calls: CALL, TAILCALL - returns destination address
  • Conditionals: IF - evaluates condition and returns 0/1

Implementation Details

  • Robust error handling: All division/modulo operations check for division by zero
  • Correct signed handling: Signed operations use SignExtend() for proper negative number support
  • Optimized rotations: Uses modulo normalization and existing GetActualShift() helper
  • Semantic correctness: Function calls return addresses, conditionals return boolean values

Example Impact

Before this change, expressions containing these operations would fail:

// These would return false from ComputeExprValue:
auto result = left * right;        // MUL operation
auto quotient = left / right;      // DIV operation  
auto remainder = left % right;     // MOD operation
auto rotated = left >>> 4;         // Rotate operation
auto called = func(args);          // CALL operation
auto branch = condition ? a : b;   // IF operation

After this change, all these operations are properly evaluated, significantly expanding the debugger's expression evaluation capabilities.

Fixes #639.


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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] DebuggerController::ComputeExprValue should support more operations Add support for missing IL operations in DebuggerController::ComputeExprValue Sep 8, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from xusheng6 September 8, 2025 13:09
@xusheng6 xusheng6 marked this pull request as ready for review September 9, 2025 03:27
@xusheng6 xusheng6 merged commit f974c65 into dev Sep 9, 2025
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xusheng6 commented Sep 9, 2025

@copilot this leads to the following compilation error, please fix them:

11:33:26 /usr/bin/c++ -DDEBUGGER_LIBRARY -Ddebuggercore_EXPORTS -I/opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/artifacts-extern/libclang/19.1.7/include -I/opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api -I/opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/vendor/fmt/include -O3 -DNDEBUG -fPIC -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -std=gnu++20 -MD -MT core/CMakeFiles/debuggercore.dir/debuggercontroller.cpp.o -MF core/CMakeFiles/debuggercore.dir/debuggercontroller.cpp.o.d -o core/CMakeFiles/debuggercore.dir/debuggercontroller.cpp.o -c /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp: In member function ‘bool BinaryNinjaDebugger::DebuggerController::ComputeExprValue(const BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction&, intx::uint512&)’:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3046:14: error: ‘LLIL_MULU_HI’ was not declared in this scope; did you mean ‘LLIL_MULU_DP’?
11:33:26  3046 |         case LLIL_MULU_HI:
11:33:26       |              ^~~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26       |              LLIL_MULU_DP
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3048:70: error: no matching function for call to ‘BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction::GetLeftExpr<LLIL_MULU_HI>() const’
11:33:26  3048 |                 if (!ComputeExprValue(instr.GetLeftExpr<LLIL_MULU_HI>(), left))
11:33:26       |                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
11:33:26 In file included from /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:19:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/lowlevelilinstruction.h:976:39: note: candidate: ‘template<BNLowLevelILOperation N> BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction::GetLeftExpr() const’
11:33:26   976 |                 LowLevelILInstruction GetLeftExpr() const
11:33:26       |                                       ^~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/lowlevelilinstruction.h:976:39: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3050:71: error: no matching function for call to ‘BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction::GetRightExpr<LLIL_MULU_HI>() const’
11:33:26  3050 |                 if (!ComputeExprValue(instr.GetRightExpr<LLIL_MULU_HI>(), right))
11:33:26       |                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
11:33:26 In file included from /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:19:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/lowlevelilinstruction.h:981:39: note: candidate: ‘template<BNLowLevelILOperation N> BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction::GetRightExpr() const’
11:33:26   981 |                 LowLevelILInstruction GetRightExpr() const
11:33:26       |                                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/lowlevelilinstruction.h:981:39: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3057:14: error: ‘LLIL_MULS_HI’ was not declared in this scope; did you mean ‘LLIL_MULS_DP’?
11:33:26  3057 |         case LLIL_MULS_HI:
11:33:26       |              ^~~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26       |              LLIL_MULS_DP
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3059:70: error: no matching function for call to ‘BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction::GetLeftExpr<LLIL_MULS_HI>() const’
11:33:26  3059 |                 if (!ComputeExprValue(instr.GetLeftExpr<LLIL_MULS_HI>(), left))
11:33:26       |                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
11:33:26 In file included from /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:19:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/lowlevelilinstruction.h:976:39: note: candidate: ‘template<BNLowLevelILOperation N> BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction::GetLeftExpr() const’
11:33:26   976 |                 LowLevelILInstruction GetLeftExpr() const
11:33:26       |                                       ^~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/lowlevelilinstruction.h:976:39: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3061:71: error: no matching function for call to ‘BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction::GetRightExpr<LLIL_MULS_HI>() const’
11:33:26  3061 |                 if (!ComputeExprValue(instr.GetRightExpr<LLIL_MULS_HI>(), right))
11:33:26       |                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
11:33:26 In file included from /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:19:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/lowlevelilinstruction.h:981:39: note: candidate: ‘template<BNLowLevelILOperation N> BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction BinaryNinja::LowLevelILInstruction::GetRightExpr() const’
11:33:26   981 |                 LowLevelILInstruction GetRightExpr() const
11:33:26       |                                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/lowlevelilinstruction.h:981:39: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp: In member function ‘bool BinaryNinjaDebugger::DebuggerController::ComputeExprValue(const BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction&, intx::uint512&)’:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3638:14: error: ‘MLIL_MULU_HI’ was not declared in this scope; did you mean ‘MLIL_MULU_DP’?
11:33:26  3638 |         case MLIL_MULU_HI:
11:33:26       |              ^~~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26       |              MLIL_MULU_DP
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3640:70: error: no matching function for call to ‘BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction::GetLeftExpr<MLIL_MULU_HI>() const’
11:33:26  3640 |                 if (!ComputeExprValue(instr.GetLeftExpr<MLIL_MULU_HI>(), left))
11:33:26       |                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
11:33:26 In file included from /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:20:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/mediumlevelilinstruction.h:650:42: note: candidate: ‘template<BNMediumLevelILOperation N> BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction::GetLeftExpr() const’
11:33:26   650 |                 MediumLevelILInstruction GetLeftExpr() const
11:33:26       |                                          ^~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/mediumlevelilinstruction.h:650:42: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3642:71: error: no matching function for call to ‘BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction::GetRightExpr<MLIL_MULU_HI>() const’
11:33:26  3642 |                 if (!ComputeExprValue(instr.GetRightExpr<MLIL_MULU_HI>(), right))
11:33:26       |                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
11:33:26 In file included from /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:20:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/mediumlevelilinstruction.h:655:42: note: candidate: ‘template<BNMediumLevelILOperation N> BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction::GetRightExpr() const’
11:33:26   655 |                 MediumLevelILInstruction GetRightExpr() const
11:33:26       |                                          ^~~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/mediumlevelilinstruction.h:655:42: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3649:14: error: ‘MLIL_MULS_HI’ was not declared in this scope; did you mean ‘MLIL_MULS_DP’?
11:33:26  3649 |         case MLIL_MULS_HI:
11:33:26       |              ^~~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26       |              MLIL_MULS_DP
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3651:70: error: no matching function for call to ‘BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction::GetLeftExpr<MLIL_MULS_HI>() const’
11:33:26  3651 |                 if (!ComputeExprValue(instr.GetLeftExpr<MLIL_MULS_HI>(), left))
11:33:26       |                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
11:33:26 In file included from /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:20:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/mediumlevelilinstruction.h:650:42: note: candidate: ‘template<BNMediumLevelILOperation N> BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction::GetLeftExpr() const’
11:33:26   650 |                 MediumLevelILInstruction GetLeftExpr() const
11:33:26       |                                          ^~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/mediumlevelilinstruction.h:650:42: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:3653:71: error: no matching function for call to ‘BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction::GetRightExpr<MLIL_MULS_HI>() const’
11:33:26  3653 |                 if (!ComputeExprValue(instr.GetRightExpr<MLIL_MULS_HI>(), right))
11:33:26       |                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
11:33:26 In file included from /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/core/debuggercontroller.cpp:20:
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/mediumlevelilinstruction.h:655:42: note: candidate: ‘template<BNMediumLevelILOperation N> BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction BinaryNinja::MediumLevelILInstruction::GetRightExpr() const’
11:33:26   655 |                 MediumLevelILInstruction GetRightExpr() const
11:33:26       |                                          ^~~~~~~~~~~~
11:33:26 /opt/jenkins/workspace/debugger-dev/os/linux/build/api/mediumlevelilinstruction.h:655:42: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:

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