C++: inexact memory operands as SSA variables

This makes inexact memory operands into their own SSA variables in the
Semantic interface, which resolves an issue with phi nodes losing
inexact operands (e.g. the unknown-size variable for parameter
indirections).

cpp/ql/lib/experimental/semmle/code/cpp/semantic/SemanticExprSpecific.qll

@@ -119,27 +119,67 @@ module SemanticExprConfig {
     result = block.getDisplayIndex()
   }
 
-  class SsaVariable instanceof IR::Instruction {
-    SsaVariable() { super.hasMemoryResult() }
+  newtype TSsaVariable =
+    TSsaInstruction(IR::Instruction instr) { instr.hasMemoryResult() } or
+    TSsaOperand(IR::Operand op) { op.isDefinitionInexact() }
 
-    final string toString() { result = super.toString() }
+  class SsaVariable extends TSsaVariable {
+    string toString() { none() }
 
-    final Location getLocation() { result = super.getLocation() }
+    Location getLocation() { none() }
+
+    IR::Instruction asInstruction() { none() }
+
+    IR::Operand asOperand() { none() }
   }
 
-  predicate explicitUpdate(SsaVariable v, Expr sourceExpr) { v = sourceExpr }
+  class SsaInstructionVariable extends SsaVariable, TSsaInstruction {
+    IR::Instruction instr;
 
-  predicate phi(SsaVariable v) { v instanceof IR::PhiInstruction }
+    SsaInstructionVariable() { this = TSsaInstruction(instr) }
 
-  SsaVariable getAPhiInput(SsaVariable v) { result = v.(IR::PhiInstruction).getAnInput() }
+    final override string toString() { result = instr.toString() }
 
-  Expr getAUse(SsaVariable v) { result.(IR::LoadInstruction).getSourceValue() = v }
+    final override Location getLocation() { result = instr.getLocation() }
+
+    final override IR::Instruction asInstruction() { result = instr }
+  }
+
+  class SsaOperand extends SsaVariable, TSsaOperand {
+    IR::Operand op;
+
+    SsaOperand() { this = TSsaOperand(op) }
+
+    final override string toString() { result = op.toString() }
+
+    final override Location getLocation() { result = op.getLocation() }
+
+    final override IR::Operand asOperand() { result = op }
+  }
+
+  predicate explicitUpdate(SsaVariable v, Expr sourceExpr) { v.asInstruction() = sourceExpr }
+
+  predicate phi(SsaVariable v) { v.asInstruction() instanceof IR::PhiInstruction }
+
+  SsaVariable getAPhiInput(SsaVariable v) {
+    exists(IR::PhiInstruction instr |
+      result.asInstruction() = instr.getAnInput()
+      or
+      result.asOperand() = instr.getAnInputOperand()
+    )
+  }
+
+  Expr getAUse(SsaVariable v) { result.(IR::LoadInstruction).getSourceValue() = v.asInstruction() }
 
   SemType getSsaVariableType(SsaVariable v) {
-    result = getSemanticType(v.(IR::Instruction).getResultIRType())
+    result = getSemanticType(v.asInstruction().getResultIRType())
   }
 
-  BasicBlock getSsaVariableBasicBlock(SsaVariable v) { result = v.(IR::Instruction).getBlock() }
+  BasicBlock getSsaVariableBasicBlock(SsaVariable v) {
+    result = v.asInstruction().getBlock()
+    or
+    result = v.asOperand().getUse().getBlock()
+  }
 
   private newtype TReadPosition =
     TReadPositionBlock(IR::IRBlock block) or
@@ -169,7 +209,7 @@ module SemanticExprConfig {
 
     final override predicate hasRead(SsaVariable v) {
       exists(IR::Operand operand |
-        operand.getDef() = v and
+        operand.getDef() = v.asInstruction() and
         not operand instanceof IR::PhiInputOperand and
         operand.getUse().getBlock() = block
       )
@@ -188,7 +228,7 @@ module SemanticExprConfig {
 
     final override predicate hasRead(SsaVariable v) {
       exists(IR::PhiInputOperand operand |
-        operand.getDef() = v and
+        operand.getDef() = v.asInstruction() and
         operand.getPredecessorBlock() = pred and
         operand.getUse().getBlock() = succ
       )
@@ -207,7 +247,12 @@ module SemanticExprConfig {
     exists(IR::PhiInputOperand operand |
       pos = TReadPositionPhiInputEdge(operand.getPredecessorBlock(), operand.getUse().getBlock())
     |
-      phi = operand.getUse() and input = operand.getDef()
+      phi.asInstruction() = operand.getUse() and
+      (
+        input.asInstruction() = operand.getDef()
+        or
+        input.asOperand() = operand
+      )
     )
   }
 
@@ -224,13 +269,13 @@ module SemanticExprConfig {
 
     override string toString() {
       result =
-        min(SsaVariable instr |
-          instr = bound.getValueNumber().getAnInstruction()
+        min(SsaVariable v |
+          v.asInstruction() = bound.getValueNumber().getAnInstruction()
         |
-          instr
+          v
           order by
-            instr.(IR::Instruction).getBlock().getDisplayIndex(),
-            instr.(IR::Instruction).getDisplayIndexInBlock()
+            v.asInstruction().getBlock().getDisplayIndex(),
+            v.asInstruction().getDisplayIndexInBlock()
         ).toString()
     }
   }
@@ -238,7 +283,7 @@ module SemanticExprConfig {
   predicate zeroBound(Bound bound) { bound instanceof IRBound::ZeroBound }
 
   predicate ssaBound(Bound bound, SsaVariable v) {
-    v = bound.(IRBound::ValueNumberBound).getValueNumber().getAnInstruction()
+    v.asInstruction() = bound.(IRBound::ValueNumberBound).getValueNumber().getAnInstruction()
   }
 
   Expr getBoundExpr(Bound bound, int delta) {
@@ -280,9 +325,13 @@ SemBasicBlock getSemanticBasicBlock(IR::IRBlock block) { result = block }
 
 IR::IRBlock getCppBasicBlock(SemBasicBlock block) { block = result }
 
-SemSsaVariable getSemanticSsaVariable(IR::Instruction instr) { result = instr }
+SemSsaVariable getSemanticSsaVariable(IR::Instruction instr) {
+  result.(SemanticExprConfig::SsaVariable).asInstruction() = instr
+}
 
-IR::Instruction getCppSsaVariableInstruction(SemSsaVariable v) { v = result }
+IR::Instruction getCppSsaVariableInstruction(SemSsaVariable var) {
+  var.(SemanticExprConfig::SsaVariable).asInstruction() = result
+}
 
 SemBound getSemanticBound(IRBound::Bound bound) { result = bound }