Title :
Automatic extraction of function bodies from software binaries
Author :
Mittal, Gaurav ; Zaretsky, David ; Memik, Gokhan ; Banerjee, Prith
Author_Institution :
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a method for automatically extracting function bodies from linked software binaries. It utilizes procedure-calling conventions along with limited control and data now information. It has been tested with the TI C6000 DSP processor platform. Results are reported on eight benchmarks for which our algorithm successfully identifies all functions. It identifies 198% more functions than by the use procedure calling conventions alone.
Keywords :
digital signal processing chips; hardware description languages; program compilers; TI C6000 DSP processor platform; automatic extraction; function bodies; procedure calling conventions; software binaries; Application software; Assembly; Automatic control; Benchmark testing; Computer architecture; Data mining; Digital signal processing; Embedded computing; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware design languages;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the ASP-DAC 2005. Asia and South Pacific
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8736-8
DOI :
10.1109/ASPDAC.2005.1466491
