zig/lib/std / pdb.zig

Program Data Base debugging information format. This namespace contains unopinionated types and data definitions only. For an implementation of parsing and caching PDB information, see std.debug.Pdb. Most of this is based on information gathered from LLVM source code, documentation and/or contributors.

//! Program Data Base debugging information format.
//!
//! This namespace contains unopinionated types and data definitions only. For
//! an implementation of parsing and caching PDB information, see
//! `std.debug.Pdb`.
//!
//! Most of this is based on information gathered from LLVM source code,
//! documentation and/or contributors.

DbiStreamHeader

https://llvm.org/docs/PDB/DbiStream.html#stream-header


const std = @import("std.zig");
const io = std.io;
const math = std.math;
const mem = std.mem;
const coff = std.coff;
const fs = std.fs;
const File = std.fs.File;
const debug = std.debug;

SectionContribEntry

COFF Section index, 1-based


const ArrayList = std.ArrayList;

ModInfo

Number of segment descriptors


/// https://llvm.org/docs/PDB/DbiStream.html#stream-header
pub const DbiStreamHeader = extern struct {
    version_signature: i32,
    version_header: u32,
    age: u32,
    global_stream_index: u16,
    build_number: u16,
    public_stream_index: u16,
    pdb_dll_version: u16,
    sym_record_stream: u16,
    pdb_dll_rbld: u16,
    mod_info_size: u32,
    section_contribution_size: u32,
    section_map_size: u32,
    source_info_size: i32,
    type_server_size: i32,
    mfc_type_server_index: u32,
    optional_dbg_header_size: i32,
    ec_substream_size: i32,
    flags: u16,
    machine: u16,
    padding: u32,
};

SectionMapHeader

Number of logical segment descriptors


pub const SectionContribEntry = extern struct {
    /// COFF Section index, 1-based
    section: u16,
    padding1: [2]u8,
    offset: u32,
    size: u32,
    characteristics: u32,
    module_index: u16,
    padding2: [2]u8,
    data_crc: u32,
    reloc_crc: u32,
};

SectionMapEntry

See the SectionMapEntryFlags enum below.


pub const ModInfo = extern struct {
    unused1: u32,
    section_contr: SectionContribEntry,
    flags: u16,
    module_sym_stream: u16,
    sym_byte_size: u32,
    c11_byte_size: u32,
    c13_byte_size: u32,
    source_file_count: u16,
    padding: [2]u8,
    unused2: u32,
    source_file_name_index: u32,
    pdb_file_path_name_index: u32,
    // These fields are variable length
    //module_name: char[],
    //obj_file_name: char[],
};

StreamType

Logical overlay number


pub const SectionMapHeader = extern struct {
    /// Number of segment descriptors
    count: u16,

SymbolKind

Group index into descriptor array.


    /// Number of logical segment descriptors
    log_count: u16,
};

TypeIndex

Byte index of segment / group name in string table, or 0xFFFF.


pub const SectionMapEntry = extern struct {
    /// See the SectionMapEntryFlags enum below.
    flags: u16,

ProcSym

Byte index of class in string table, or 0xFFFF.


    /// Logical overlay number
    ovl: u16,

ProcSymFlags

Byte offset of the logical segment within physical segment. If group is set in flags, this is the offset of the group.


    /// Group index into descriptor array.
    group: u16,
    frame: u16,

SectionContrSubstreamVersion

Byte count of the segment or group.


    /// Byte index of segment / group name in string table, or 0xFFFF.
    section_name: u16,

RecordPrefix

Duplicate copy of SymbolRecordKind, but using the official CV names. Useful for reference purposes and when dealing with unknown record types.


    /// Byte index of class in string table, or 0xFFFF.
    class_name: u16,

LineFragmentHeader

Record length, starting from &record_kind.


    /// Byte offset of the logical segment within physical segment.  If group is set in flags, this is the offset of the group.
    offset: u32,

LineFlags

Record kind enum (SymRecordKind or TypeRecordKind)


    /// Byte count of the segment or group.
    section_length: u32,
};

LineBlockFragmentHeader

The following variable length array appears immediately after the header. The structure definition follows. LineBlockFragmentHeader Blocks[] Each LineBlockFragmentHeader as specified below.


pub const StreamType = enum(u16) {
    pdb = 1,
    tpi = 2,
    dbi = 3,
    ipi = 4,
};

LineNumberEntry

Code offset of line contribution.


/// Duplicate copy of SymbolRecordKind, but using the official CV names. Useful
/// for reference purposes and when dealing with unknown record types.
pub const SymbolKind = enum(u16) {
    compile = 1,
    register_16t = 2,
    constant_16t = 3,
    udt_16t = 4,
    ssearch = 5,
    skip = 7,
    cvreserve = 8,
    objname_st = 9,
    endarg = 10,
    coboludt_16t = 11,
    manyreg_16t = 12,
    @"return" = 13,
    entrythis = 14,
    bprel16 = 256,
    ldata16 = 257,
    gdata16 = 258,
    pub16 = 259,
    lproc16 = 260,
    gproc16 = 261,
    thunk16 = 262,
    block16 = 263,
    with16 = 264,
    label16 = 265,
    cexmodel16 = 266,
    vftable16 = 267,
    regrel16 = 268,
    bprel32_16t = 512,
    ldata32_16t = 513,
    gdata32_16t = 514,
    pub32_16t = 515,
    lproc32_16t = 516,
    gproc32_16t = 517,
    thunk32_st = 518,
    block32_st = 519,
    with32_st = 520,
    label32_st = 521,
    cexmodel32 = 522,
    vftable32_16t = 523,
    regrel32_16t = 524,
    lthread32_16t = 525,
    gthread32_16t = 526,
    slink32 = 527,
    lprocmips_16t = 768,
    gprocmips_16t = 769,
    procref_st = 1024,
    dataref_st = 1025,
    @"align" = 1026,
    lprocref_st = 1027,
    oem = 1028,
    ti16_max = 4096,
    register_st = 4097,
    constant_st = 4098,
    udt_st = 4099,
    coboludt_st = 4100,
    manyreg_st = 4101,
    bprel32_st = 4102,
    ldata32_st = 4103,
    gdata32_st = 4104,
    pub32_st = 4105,
    lproc32_st = 4106,
    gproc32_st = 4107,
    vftable32 = 4108,
    regrel32_st = 4109,
    lthread32_st = 4110,
    gthread32_st = 4111,
    lprocmips_st = 4112,
    gprocmips_st = 4113,
    compile2_st = 4115,
    manyreg2_st = 4116,
    lprocia64_st = 4117,
    gprocia64_st = 4118,
    localslot_st = 4119,
    paramslot_st = 4120,
    annotation = 4121,
    gmanproc_st = 4122,
    lmanproc_st = 4123,
    reserved1 = 4124,
    reserved2 = 4125,
    reserved3 = 4126,
    reserved4 = 4127,
    lmandata_st = 4128,
    gmandata_st = 4129,
    manframerel_st = 4130,
    manregister_st = 4131,
    manslot_st = 4132,
    manmanyreg_st = 4133,
    manregrel_st = 4134,
    manmanyreg2_st = 4135,
    mantypref = 4136,
    unamespace_st = 4137,
    st_max = 4352,
    with32 = 4356,
    manyreg = 4362,
    lprocmips = 4372,
    gprocmips = 4373,
    manyreg2 = 4375,
    lprocia64 = 4376,
    gprocia64 = 4377,
    localslot = 4378,
    paramslot = 4379,
    manframerel = 4382,
    manregister = 4383,
    manslot = 4384,
    manmanyreg = 4385,
    manregrel = 4386,
    manmanyreg2 = 4387,
    unamespace = 4388,
    dataref = 4390,
    annotationref = 4392,
    tokenref = 4393,
    gmanproc = 4394,
    lmanproc = 4395,
    attr_framerel = 4398,
    attr_register = 4399,
    attr_regrel = 4400,
    attr_manyreg = 4401,
    sepcode = 4402,
    local_2005 = 4403,
    defrange_2005 = 4404,
    defrange2_2005 = 4405,
    discarded = 4411,
    lprocmips_id = 4424,
    gprocmips_id = 4425,
    lprocia64_id = 4426,
    gprocia64_id = 4427,
    defrange_hlsl = 4432,
    gdata_hlsl = 4433,
    ldata_hlsl = 4434,
    local_dpc_groupshared = 4436,
    defrange_dpc_ptr_tag = 4439,
    dpc_sym_tag_map = 4440,
    armswitchtable = 4441,
    pogodata = 4444,
    inlinesite2 = 4445,
    mod_typeref = 4447,
    ref_minipdb = 4448,
    pdbmap = 4449,
    gdata_hlsl32 = 4450,
    ldata_hlsl32 = 4451,
    gdata_hlsl32_ex = 4452,
    ldata_hlsl32_ex = 4453,
    fastlink = 4455,
    inlinees = 4456,
    end = 6,
    inlinesite_end = 4430,
    proc_id_end = 4431,
    thunk32 = 4354,
    trampoline = 4396,
    section = 4406,
    coffgroup = 4407,
    @"export" = 4408,
    lproc32 = 4367,
    gproc32 = 4368,
    lproc32_id = 4422,
    gproc32_id = 4423,
    lproc32_dpc = 4437,
    lproc32_dpc_id = 4438,
    register = 4358,
    pub32 = 4366,
    procref = 4389,
    lprocref = 4391,
    envblock = 4413,
    inlinesite = 4429,
    local = 4414,
    defrange = 4415,
    defrange_subfield = 4416,
    defrange_register = 4417,
    defrange_framepointer_rel = 4418,
    defrange_subfield_register = 4419,
    defrange_framepointer_rel_full_scope = 4420,
    defrange_register_rel = 4421,
    block32 = 4355,
    label32 = 4357,
    objname = 4353,
    compile2 = 4374,
    compile3 = 4412,
    frameproc = 4114,
    callsiteinfo = 4409,
    filestatic = 4435,
    heapallocsite = 4446,
    framecookie = 4410,
    callees = 4442,
    callers = 4443,
    udt = 4360,
    coboludt = 4361,
    buildinfo = 4428,
    bprel32 = 4363,
    regrel32 = 4369,
    constant = 4359,
    manconstant = 4397,
    ldata32 = 4364,
    gdata32 = 4365,
    lmandata = 4380,
    gmandata = 4381,
    lthread32 = 4370,
    gthread32 = 4371,
};

Flags

Code segment of line contribution.


pub const TypeIndex = u32;

ColumnNumberEntry

Code size of this line contribution.


// TODO According to this header:
// https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-pdb/blob/082c5290e5aff028ae84e43affa8be717aa7af73/include/cvinfo.h#L3722
// we should define RecordPrefix as part of the ProcSym structure.
// This might be important when we start generating PDB in self-hosted with our own PE linker.
pub const ProcSym = extern struct {
    parent: u32,
    end: u32,
    next: u32,
    code_size: u32,
    dbg_start: u32,
    dbg_end: u32,
    function_type: TypeIndex,
    code_offset: u32,
    segment: u16,
    flags: ProcSymFlags,
    name: [1]u8, // null-terminated
};

FileChecksumEntryHeader

CV_LINES_HAVE_COLUMNS


pub const ProcSymFlags = packed struct {
    has_fp: bool,
    has_iret: bool,
    has_fret: bool,
    is_no_return: bool,
    is_unreachable: bool,
    has_custom_calling_conv: bool,
    is_no_inline: bool,
    has_optimized_debug_info: bool,
};

DebugSubsectionKind

The following two variable length arrays appear immediately after the header. The structure definitions follow. LineNumberEntry Lines[NumLines]; ColumnNumberEntry Columns[NumLines];


pub const SectionContrSubstreamVersion = enum(u32) {
    Ver60 = 0xeffe0000 + 19970605,
    V2 = 0xeffe0000 + 20140516,
    _,
};

DebugSubsectionHeader

Offset of FileChecksum entry in File checksums buffer. The checksum entry then contains another offset into the string table of the actual name.


pub const RecordPrefix = extern struct {
    /// Record length, starting from &record_kind.
    record_len: u16,

StringTableHeader

code size of block, in bytes


    /// Record kind enum (SymRecordKind or TypeRecordKind)
    record_kind: SymbolKind,
};

SuperBlock

Offset to start of code bytes for line number


/// The following variable length array appears immediately after the header.
/// The structure definition follows.
/// LineBlockFragmentHeader Blocks[]
/// Each `LineBlockFragmentHeader` as specified below.
pub const LineFragmentHeader = extern struct {
    /// Code offset of line contribution.
    reloc_offset: u32,

expect_magic

Start line number


    /// Code segment of line contribution.
    reloc_segment: u16,
    flags: LineFlags,

    /// Code size of this line contribution.
    code_size: u32,
};

pub const LineFlags = packed struct {
    /// CV_LINES_HAVE_COLUMNS
    have_columns: bool,
    unused: u15,
};

/// The following two variable length arrays appear immediately after the
/// header.  The structure definitions follow.
/// LineNumberEntry   Lines[NumLines];
/// ColumnNumberEntry Columns[NumLines];
pub const LineBlockFragmentHeader = extern struct {
    /// Offset of FileChecksum entry in File
    /// checksums buffer.  The checksum entry then
    /// contains another offset into the string
    /// table of the actual name.
    name_index: u32,
    num_lines: u32,

    /// code size of block, in bytes
    block_size: u32,
};

pub const LineNumberEntry = extern struct {
    /// Offset to start of code bytes for line number
    offset: u32,
    flags: Flags,

    pub const Flags = packed struct(u32) {
        /// Start line number
        start: u24,
        /// Delta of lines to the end of the expression. Still unclear.
        // TODO figure out the point of this field.
        end: u7,
        is_statement: bool,
    };
};

pub const ColumnNumberEntry = extern struct {
    start_column: u16,
    end_column: u16,
};

/// Checksum bytes follow.
pub const FileChecksumEntryHeader = extern struct {
    /// Byte offset of filename in global string table.
    file_name_offset: u32,
    /// Number of bytes of checksum.
    checksum_size: u8,
    /// FileChecksumKind
    checksum_kind: u8,
};

pub const DebugSubsectionKind = enum(u32) {
    none = 0,
    symbols = 0xf1,
    lines = 0xf2,
    string_table = 0xf3,
    file_checksums = 0xf4,
    frame_data = 0xf5,
    inlinee_lines = 0xf6,
    cross_scope_imports = 0xf7,
    cross_scope_exports = 0xf8,

    // These appear to relate to .Net assembly info.
    il_lines = 0xf9,
    func_md_token_map = 0xfa,
    type_md_token_map = 0xfb,
    merged_assembly_input = 0xfc,

    coff_symbol_rva = 0xfd,
};

pub const DebugSubsectionHeader = extern struct {
    /// codeview::DebugSubsectionKind enum
    kind: DebugSubsectionKind,

    /// number of bytes occupied by this record.
    length: u32,
};

pub const StringTableHeader = extern struct {
    /// PDBStringTableSignature
    signature: u32,
    /// 1 or 2
    hash_version: u32,
    /// Number of bytes of names buffer.
    byte_size: u32,
};

// https://llvm.org/docs/PDB/MsfFile.html#the-superblock
pub const SuperBlock = extern struct {
    /// The LLVM docs list a space between C / C++ but empirically this is not the case.
    pub const expect_magic = "Microsoft C/C++ MSF 7.00\r\n\x1a\x44\x53\x00\x00\x00";

    file_magic: [expect_magic.len]u8,

    /// The block size of the internal file system. Valid values are 512, 1024,
    /// 2048, and 4096 bytes. Certain aspects of the MSF file layout vary depending
    /// on the block sizes. For the purposes of LLVM, we handle only block sizes of
    /// 4KiB, and all further discussion assumes a block size of 4KiB.
    block_size: u32,

    /// The index of a block within the file, at which begins a bitfield representing
    /// the set of all blocks within the file which are “free” (i.e. the data within
    /// that block is not used). See The Free Block Map for more information. Important:
    /// FreeBlockMapBlock can only be 1 or 2!
    free_block_map_block: u32,

    /// The total number of blocks in the file. NumBlocks * BlockSize should equal the
    /// size of the file on disk.
    num_blocks: u32,

    /// The size of the stream directory, in bytes. The stream directory contains
    /// information about each stream’s size and the set of blocks that it occupies.
    /// It will be described in more detail later.
    num_directory_bytes: u32,

    unknown: u32,
    /// The index of a block within the MSF file. At this block is an array of
    /// ulittle32_t’s listing the blocks that the stream directory resides on.
    /// For large MSF files, the stream directory (which describes the block
    /// layout of each stream) may not fit entirely on a single block. As a
    /// result, this extra layer of indirection is introduced, whereby this
    /// block contains the list of blocks that the stream directory occupies,
    /// and the stream directory itself can be stitched together accordingly.
    /// The number of ulittle32_t’s in this array is given by
    /// ceil(NumDirectoryBytes / BlockSize).
    // Note: microsoft-pdb code actually suggests this is a variable-length
    // array. If the indices of blocks occupied by the Stream Directory didn't
    // fit in one page, there would be other u32 following it.
    // This would mean the Stream Directory is bigger than BlockSize / sizeof(u32)
    // blocks. We're not even close to this with a 1GB pdb file, and LLVM didn't
    // implement it so we're kind of safe making this assumption for now.
    block_map_addr: u32,
};