From: Zhihong Peng <zhihongx.p...@intel.com>
`AddressSanitizer
<https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizer>`_ (ASan)
is a widely-used debugging tool to detect memory access errors.
It helps detect issues like use-after-free, various kinds of buffer
overruns in C/C++ programs, and other similar errors, as well as
printing out detailed debug information whenever an error is detected.
We can enable ASan by adding below compilation options:
-Dbuildtype=debug -Db_lundef=false -Db_sanitize=address
"-Dbuildtype=debug": This is a non-essential option. When this option
is added, if a memory error occurs, ASan can clearly show where the
code is wrong.
"-Db_lundef=false": When use clang to compile DPDK, this option must
be added.
Signed-off-by: Xueqin Lin <xueqin....@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Zhihong Peng <zhihongx.p...@intel.com>
---
v7: 1) Split doc and code into two.
2) Modify asan.rst doc
v8: No change.
v9: 1) Add the check of libasan library.
2) Add release notes.
v10:1) Split doc and code into two.
2) Meson supports asan.
v11:Modify the document.
v12:No change.
---
config/meson.build | 16 +++++++++++
devtools/words-case.txt | 1 +
doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst | 1 +
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst | 9 ++++++
5 files changed, 67 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst
diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
index 4cdf589e20..f02b0e9c6d 100644
--- a/config/meson.build
+++ b/config/meson.build
@@ -411,6 +411,22 @@ if get_option('b_lto')
endif
endif
+if get_option('b_sanitize') == 'address' or get_option('b_sanitize') ==
'address,undefined'
+ if is_windows
+ error('ASan is not supported on windows')
+ endif
+
+ if cc.get_id() == 'gcc'
+ asan_dep = cc.find_library('asan', required: true)
+ if (not cc.links('int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { return 0; }',
+ dependencies: asan_dep))
+ error('broken dependency, "libasan"')
+ endif
+ add_project_link_arguments('-lasan', language: 'c')
+ dpdk_extra_ldflags += '-lasan'
+ endif
+endif
+
if get_option('default_library') == 'both'
error( '''
Unsupported value "both" for "default_library" option.
diff --git a/devtools/words-case.txt b/devtools/words-case.txt
index 0bbad48626..ada6910fa0 100644
--- a/devtools/words-case.txt
+++ b/devtools/words-case.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ API
Arm
armv7
armv8
+ASan
BAR
CRC
DCB
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..969676ebe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/asan.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ Copyright(c) 2021 Intel Corporation
+
+Running Address Sanitizer
+=========================
+
+`AddressSanitizer
+<https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizer>`_ (ASan)
+is a widely-used debugging tool to detect memory access errors.
+It helps detect issues like use-after-free, various kinds of buffer
+overruns in C/C++ programs, and other similar errors, as well as
+printing out detailed debug information whenever an error is detected.
+
+AddressSanitizer is a part of LLVM (3.1+) and GCC (4.8+).
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+meson build
+^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+To enable ASan in meson build system, use following meson build command:
+
+Example usage::
+
+* gcc::
+
+ meson build -Dbuildtype=debug -Db_sanitize=address
+ ninja -C build
+
+* clang::
+
+ meson build -Dbuildtype=debug -Db_lundef=false -Db_sanitize=address
+ ninja -C build
+
+.. Note::
+
+ a) To compile with gcc in centos, libasan needs to be installed separately.
+ b) If the program being tested uses cmdline you will need to execute the
+ "stty echo" command when a error occurs.
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst
index 89af28dacb..b95c460b19 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst
@@ -71,4 +71,5 @@ Programmer's Guide
writing_efficient_code
lto
profile_app
+ asan
glossary
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
index d5435a64aa..63d9fef1b4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ New Features
* Added tests to verify tunnel header verification in IPsec inbound.
* Added tests to verify inner checksum.
+* **Enable ASan Address Sanitization.**
+
+ `AddressSanitizer
+ <https://github.com/google/sanitizers/wiki/AddressSanitizer>`_ (ASan)
+ is a widely-used debugging tool to detect memory access errors.
+ It helps detect issues like use-after-free, various kinds of buffer
+ overruns in C/C++ programs, and other similar errors, as well as
+ printing out detailed debug information whenever an error is detected.
+
Removed Items
-------------
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