Experimental ARM64 support

Based on yaxpeax-arm, but with a heavy dose of
custom code to work around its limitations.

Please report any issues or unhandled relocations.

Cargo.lock

@@ -434,6 +434,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitvec"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1bc2832c24239b0141d5674bb9174f9d68a8b5b3f2753311927c172ca46f7e9c"
+dependencies = [
+ "funty",
+ "radium",
+ "tap",
+ "wyz",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "block"
 version = "0.1.6"
@@ -1514,6 +1526,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "funty"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e6d5a32815ae3f33302d95fdcb2ce17862f8c65363dcfd29360480ba1001fc9c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
 version = "0.3.30"
@@ -2861,7 +2879,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "objdiff-cli"
-version = "2.3.4"
+version = "2.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argp",
@@ -2883,7 +2901,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "objdiff-core"
-version = "2.3.4"
+version = "2.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arm-attr",
@@ -2919,11 +2937,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "tsify-next",
  "unarm",
  "wasm-bindgen",
+ "yaxpeax-arch",
+ "yaxpeax-arm",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "objdiff-gui"
-version = "2.3.4"
+version = "2.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
@@ -3495,6 +3515,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "num_enum 0.5.11",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "radium"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc33ff2d4973d518d823d61aa239014831e521c75da58e3df4840d3f47749d09"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
 version = "0.8.5"
@@ -4290,6 +4316,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tap"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "55937e1799185b12863d447f42597ed69d9928686b8d88a1df17376a097d8369"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-winres"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -5525,6 +5557,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wyz"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "05f360fc0b24296329c78fda852a1e9ae82de9cf7b27dae4b7f62f118f77b9ed"
+dependencies = [
+ "tap",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "x11-dl"
 version = "2.21.0"
@@ -5598,6 +5639,25 @@ version = "0.8.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "af4e2e2f7cba5a093896c1e150fbfe177d1883e7448200efb81d40b9d339ef26"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "yaxpeax-arch"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "36274fcc5403da2a7636ffda4d02eca12a1b2b8267b9d2e04447bd2ccfc72082"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "yaxpeax-arm"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e1c6a2af41f88546a08df3bc77aadf7263884d6dffdac5b32dea7dc2df23f241"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitvec",
+ "yaxpeax-arch",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "yeslogic-fontconfig-sys"
 version = "6.0.0"

Cargo.toml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ strip = "debuginfo"
 codegen-units = 1
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "2.3.4"
+version = "2.4.0"
 authors = ["Luke Street <luke@street.dev>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"

README.md

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Supports:
 - MIPS (N64, PS1, PS2, PSP)
 - x86 (COFF only at the moment)
 - ARM (GBA, DS, 3DS)
+- ARM64 (Switch, experimental)
 
 See [Usage](#usage) for more information.
 

objdiff-cli/src/cmd/diff.rs

@@ -844,11 +844,15 @@ impl FunctionDiffUi {
                             base_color = COLOR_ROTATION[diff.idx % COLOR_ROTATION.len()]
                         }
                     }
-                    DiffText::Symbol(sym) => {
+                    DiffText::Symbol(sym, diff) => {
                         let name = sym.demangled_name.as_ref().unwrap_or(&sym.name);
                         label_text = name.clone();
+                        if let Some(diff) = diff {
+                            base_color = COLOR_ROTATION[diff.idx % COLOR_ROTATION.len()]
+                        } else {
                             base_color = Color::White;
                         }
+                    }
                     DiffText::Spacing(n) => {
                         line.spans.push(Span::raw(" ".repeat(n)));
                         sx += n as u16;

objdiff-core/Cargo.toml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ documentation = "https://docs.rs/objdiff-core"
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [features]
-all = ["config", "dwarf", "mips", "ppc", "x86", "arm", "bindings"]
+all = ["config", "dwarf", "mips", "ppc", "x86", "arm", "arm64", "bindings"]
 any-arch = ["config", "dep:bimap", "dep:strum", "dep:similar", "dep:flagset", "dep:log", "dep:memmap2", "dep:byteorder", "dep:num-traits"] # Implicit, used to check if any arch is enabled
 config = ["dep:bimap", "dep:globset", "dep:semver", "dep:serde_json", "dep:serde_yaml", "dep:serde", "dep:filetime"]
 dwarf = ["dep:gimli"]
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ mips = ["any-arch", "dep:rabbitizer"]
 ppc = ["any-arch", "dep:cwdemangle", "dep:cwextab", "dep:ppc750cl"]
 x86 = ["any-arch", "dep:cpp_demangle", "dep:iced-x86", "dep:msvc-demangler"]
 arm = ["any-arch", "dep:cpp_demangle", "dep:unarm", "dep:arm-attr"]
+arm64 = ["any-arch", "dep:cpp_demangle", "dep:yaxpeax-arch", "dep:yaxpeax-arm"]
 bindings = ["dep:serde_json", "dep:prost", "dep:pbjson", "dep:serde", "dep:prost-build", "dep:pbjson-build"]
 wasm = ["bindings", "any-arch", "dep:console_error_panic_hook", "dep:console_log", "dep:wasm-bindgen", "dep:tsify-next", "dep:log"]
 
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ msvc-demangler = { version = "0.10", optional = true }
 unarm = { version = "1.6", optional = true }
 arm-attr = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
 
+# arm64
+yaxpeax-arch = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"], optional = true }
+yaxpeax-arm = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"], optional = true }
+
 [build-dependencies]
 prost-build = { version = "0.13", optional = true }
 pbjson-build = { version = "0.7", optional = true }

objdiff-core/README.md

@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ objdiff-core contains the core functionality of [objdiff](https://github.com/enc
 - **`ppc`**: Enables the PowerPC backend powered by [ppc750cl](https://github.com/encounter/ppc750cl).
 - **`x86`**: Enables the x86 backend powered by [iced-x86](https://crates.io/crates/iced-x86).
 - **`arm`**: Enables the ARM backend powered by [unarm](https://github.com/AetiasHax/unarm).
+- **`arm64`**: Enables the ARM64 backend powered by [yaxpeax-arm](https://github.com/iximeow/yaxpeax-arm).
 - **`bindings`**: Enables serialization and deserialization of objdiff data structures.

objdiff-core/src/arch/arm.rs

@@ -124,11 +124,9 @@ impl ObjArch for ObjArchArm {
             .get(&SectionIndex(section_index))
             .map(|x| x.as_slice())
             .unwrap_or(&fallback_mappings);
-        let first_mapping_idx =
-            match mapping_symbols.binary_search_by_key(&start_addr, |x| x.address) {
-                Ok(idx) => idx,
-                Err(idx) => idx - 1,
-            };
+        let first_mapping_idx = mapping_symbols
+            .binary_search_by_key(&start_addr, |x| x.address)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|idx| idx - 1);
         let first_mapping = mapping_symbols[first_mapping_idx].mapping;
 
         let mut mappings_iter =
@@ -215,7 +213,7 @@ impl ObjArch for ObjArchArm {
                 address: address as u64,
                 size: (parser.address - address) as u8,
                 op: ins.opcode_id(),
-                mnemonic: parsed_ins.mnemonic.to_string(),
+                mnemonic: Cow::Borrowed(parsed_ins.mnemonic),
                 args,
                 reloc,
                 branch_dest,
@@ -234,7 +232,7 @@ impl ObjArch for ObjArchArm {
         section: &ObjSection,
         address: u64,
         reloc: &Relocation,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<i64> {
+    ) -> Result<i64> {
         let address = address as usize;
         Ok(match reloc.flags() {
             // ARM calls

objdiff-core/src/arch/mips.rs

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl ObjArch for ObjArchMips {
             let op = instruction.unique_id as u16;
             ops.push(op);
 
-            let mnemonic = instruction.opcode_name().to_string();
+            let mnemonic = instruction.opcode_name();
             let is_branch = instruction.is_branch();
             let branch_offset = instruction.branch_offset();
             let mut branch_dest = if is_branch {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl ObjArch for ObjArchMips {
                 address: cur_addr as u64,
                 size: 4,
                 op,
-                mnemonic,
+                mnemonic: Cow::Borrowed(mnemonic),
                 args,
                 reloc: reloc.cloned(),
                 branch_dest,

objdiff-core/src/arch/mod.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use crate::{
 
 #[cfg(feature = "arm")]
 mod arm;
+#[cfg(feature = "arm64")]
+mod arm64;
 #[cfg(feature = "mips")]
 pub mod mips;
 #[cfg(feature = "ppc")]
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ pub fn new_arch(object: &File) -> Result<Box<dyn ObjArch>> {
         Architecture::I386 | Architecture::X86_64 => Box::new(x86::ObjArchX86::new(object)?),
         #[cfg(feature = "arm")]
         Architecture::Arm => Box::new(arm::ObjArchArm::new(object)?),
+        #[cfg(feature = "arm64")]
+        Architecture::Aarch64 => Box::new(arm64::ObjArchArm64::new(object)?),
         arch => bail!("Unsupported architecture: {arch:?}"),
     })
 }

objdiff-core/src/arch/ppc.rs

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl ObjArch for ObjArchPpc {
             insts.push(ObjIns {
                 address: cur_addr as u64,
                 size: 4,
-                mnemonic: simplified.mnemonic.to_string(),
+                mnemonic: Cow::Borrowed(simplified.mnemonic),
                 args,
                 reloc: reloc.cloned(),
                 op: ins.op as u16,

objdiff-core/src/arch/x86.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl ObjArch for ObjArchX86 {
                 address: 0,
                 size: 0,
                 op: 0,
-                mnemonic: String::new(),
+                mnemonic: Cow::Borrowed("<invalid>"),
                 args: vec![],
                 reloc: None,
                 branch_dest: None,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl ObjArch for ObjArchX86 {
                 address,
                 size: instruction.len() as u8,
                 op,
-                mnemonic: String::new(),
+                mnemonic: Cow::Borrowed("<invalid>"),
                 args: vec![],
                 reloc: reloc.cloned(),
                 branch_dest: None,
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ impl FormatterOutput for InstructionFormatterOutput {
 
     fn write_mnemonic(&mut self, _instruction: &Instruction, text: &str) {
         self.formatted.push_str(text);
-        self.ins.mnemonic = text.to_string();
+        // TODO: can iced-x86 guarantee 'static here?
+        self.ins.mnemonic = Cow::Owned(text.to_string());
     }
 
     fn write_number(

objdiff-core/src/bindings/diff.rs

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl Instruction {
             address: instruction.address,
             size: instruction.size as u32,
             opcode: instruction.op as u32,
-            mnemonic: instruction.mnemonic.clone(),
+            mnemonic: instruction.mnemonic.to_string(),
             formatted: instruction.formatted.clone(),
             arguments: instruction.args.iter().map(Argument::new).collect(),
             relocation: instruction.reloc.as_ref().map(|reloc| Relocation::new(object, reloc)),

objdiff-core/src/diff/code.rs

@@ -259,11 +259,17 @@ fn arg_eq(
                     right_diff.ins.as_ref().and_then(|i| i.reloc.as_ref()),
                 )
         }
-        ObjInsArg::BranchDest(_) => {
+        ObjInsArg::BranchDest(_) => match right {
             // Compare dest instruction idx after diffing
+            ObjInsArg::BranchDest(_) => {
                 left_diff.branch_to.as_ref().map(|b| b.ins_idx)
                     == right_diff.branch_to.as_ref().map(|b| b.ins_idx)
             }
+            // If relocations are relaxed, match if left is a constant and right is a reloc
+            // Useful for instances where the target object is created without relocations
+            ObjInsArg::Reloc => config.relax_reloc_diffs,
+            _ => false,
+        },
     }
 }
 
@@ -293,15 +299,10 @@ fn compare_ins(
 ) -> Result<InsDiffResult> {
     let mut result = InsDiffResult::default();
     if let (Some(left_ins), Some(right_ins)) = (&left.ins, &right.ins) {
-        if left_ins.args.len() != right_ins.args.len()
-            || left_ins.op != right_ins.op
-            // Check if any PlainText segments differ (punctuation and spacing)
-            // This indicates a more significant difference than a simple arg mismatch
-            || !left_ins.args.iter().zip(&right_ins.args).all(|(a, b)| match (a, b) {
-                (ObjInsArg::PlainText(l), ObjInsArg::PlainText(r)) => l == r,
-                _ => true,
-            })
-        {
+        // Count only non-PlainText args
+        let left_args_count = left_ins.iter_args().count();
+        let right_args_count = right_ins.iter_args().count();
+        if left_args_count != right_args_count || left_ins.op != right_ins.op {
             // Totally different op
             result.kind = ObjInsDiffKind::Replace;
             state.diff_count += 1;
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ fn compare_ins(
             result.kind = ObjInsDiffKind::OpMismatch;
             state.diff_count += 1;
         }
-        for (a, b) in left_ins.args.iter().zip(&right_ins.args) {
+        for (a, b) in left_ins.iter_args().zip(right_ins.iter_args()) {
             if arg_eq(config, left_obj, right_obj, a, b, left, right) {
                 result.left_args_diff.push(None);
                 result.right_args_diff.push(None);
@@ -324,8 +325,11 @@ fn compare_ins(
                 let a_str = match a {
                     ObjInsArg::PlainText(arg) => arg.to_string(),
                     ObjInsArg::Arg(arg) => arg.to_string(),
-                    ObjInsArg::Reloc => String::new(),
-                    ObjInsArg::BranchDest(arg) => format!("{arg}"),
+                    ObjInsArg::Reloc => left_ins
+                        .reloc
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .map_or_else(|| "<unknown>".to_string(), |r| r.target.name.clone()),
+                    ObjInsArg::BranchDest(arg) => arg.to_string(),
                 };
                 let a_diff = if let Some(idx) = state.left_args_idx.get(&a_str) {
                     ObjInsArgDiff { idx: *idx }
@@ -338,8 +342,11 @@ fn compare_ins(
                 let b_str = match b {
                     ObjInsArg::PlainText(arg) => arg.to_string(),
                     ObjInsArg::Arg(arg) => arg.to_string(),
-                    ObjInsArg::Reloc => String::new(),
-                    ObjInsArg::BranchDest(arg) => format!("{arg}"),
+                    ObjInsArg::Reloc => right_ins
+                        .reloc
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .map_or_else(|| "<unknown>".to_string(), |r| r.target.name.clone()),
+                    ObjInsArg::BranchDest(arg) => arg.to_string(),
                 };
                 let b_diff = if let Some(idx) = state.right_args_idx.get(&b_str) {
                     ObjInsArgDiff { idx: *idx }

objdiff-core/src/diff/display.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub enum DiffText<'a> {
     /// Branch destination
     BranchDest(u64, Option<&'a ObjInsArgDiff>),
     /// Symbol name
-    Symbol(&'a ObjSymbol),
+    Symbol(&'a ObjSymbol, Option<&'a ObjInsArgDiff>),
     /// Number of spaces
     Spacing(usize),
     /// End of line
@@ -58,20 +58,23 @@ pub fn display_diff<E>(
         cb(DiffText::Spacing(4))?;
     }
     cb(DiffText::Opcode(&ins.mnemonic, ins.op))?;
+    let mut arg_diff_idx = 0; // non-PlainText index
     for (i, arg) in ins.args.iter().enumerate() {
         if i == 0 {
             cb(DiffText::Spacing(1))?;
         }
-        let diff = ins_diff.arg_diff.get(i).and_then(|o| o.as_ref());
+        let diff = ins_diff.arg_diff.get(arg_diff_idx).and_then(|o| o.as_ref());
         match arg {
             ObjInsArg::PlainText(s) => {
                 cb(DiffText::Basic(s))?;
             }
             ObjInsArg::Arg(v) => {
                 cb(DiffText::Argument(v, diff))?;
+                arg_diff_idx += 1;
             }
             ObjInsArg::Reloc => {
-                display_reloc_name(ins.reloc.as_ref().unwrap(), &mut cb)?;
+                display_reloc_name(ins.reloc.as_ref().unwrap(), &mut cb, diff)?;
+                arg_diff_idx += 1;
             }
             ObjInsArg::BranchDest(dest) => {
                 if let Some(dest) = dest.checked_sub(base_addr) {
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ pub fn display_diff<E>(
                 } else {
                     cb(DiffText::Basic("<unknown>"))?;
                 }
+                arg_diff_idx += 1;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -92,8 +96,9 @@ pub fn display_diff<E>(
 fn display_reloc_name<E>(
     reloc: &ObjReloc,
     mut cb: impl FnMut(DiffText) -> Result<(), E>,
+    diff: Option<&ObjInsArgDiff>,
 ) -> Result<(), E> {
-    cb(DiffText::Symbol(&reloc.target))?;
+    cb(DiffText::Symbol(&reloc.target, diff))?;
     match reloc.addend.cmp(&0i64) {
         Ordering::Greater => cb(DiffText::Basic(&format!("+{:#x}", reloc.addend))),
         Ordering::Less => cb(DiffText::Basic(&format!("-{:#x}", -reloc.addend))),
@@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ impl PartialEq<DiffText<'_>> for HighlightKind {
         match (self, other) {
             (HighlightKind::Opcode(a), DiffText::Opcode(_, b)) => a == b,
             (HighlightKind::Arg(a), DiffText::Argument(b, _)) => a.loose_eq(b),
-            (HighlightKind::Symbol(a), DiffText::Symbol(b)) => a == &b.name,
+            (HighlightKind::Symbol(a), DiffText::Symbol(b, _)) => a == &b.name,
             (HighlightKind::Address(a), DiffText::Address(b) | DiffText::BranchDest(b, _)) => {
                 a == b
             }
@@ -124,7 +129,7 @@ impl From<DiffText<'_>> for HighlightKind {
         match value {
             DiffText::Opcode(_, op) => HighlightKind::Opcode(op),
             DiffText::Argument(arg, _) => HighlightKind::Arg(arg.clone()),
-            DiffText::Symbol(sym) => HighlightKind::Symbol(sym.name.to_string()),
+            DiffText::Symbol(sym, _) => HighlightKind::Symbol(sym.name.to_string()),
             DiffText::Address(addr) | DiffText::BranchDest(addr, _) => HighlightKind::Address(addr),
             _ => HighlightKind::None,
         }

objdiff-core/src/diff/mod.rs

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pub struct ObjInsDiff {
     pub branch_from: Option<ObjInsBranchFrom>,
     /// Branches to instruction
     pub branch_to: Option<ObjInsBranchTo>,
-    /// Arg diffs
+    /// Arg diffs (only contains non-PlainText args)
     pub arg_diff: Vec<Option<ObjInsArgDiff>>,
 }
 

objdiff-core/src/obj/mod.rs

@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ pub enum ObjInsArg {
 }
 
 impl ObjInsArg {
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_plain_text(&self) -> bool { matches!(self, ObjInsArg::PlainText(_)) }
+
     pub fn loose_eq(&self, other: &ObjInsArg) -> bool {
         match (self, other) {
             (ObjInsArg::Arg(a), ObjInsArg::Arg(b)) => a.loose_eq(b),
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ pub struct ObjIns {
     pub address: u64,
     pub size: u8,
     pub op: u16,
-    pub mnemonic: String,
+    pub mnemonic: Cow<'static, str>,
     pub args: Vec<ObjInsArg>,
     pub reloc: Option<ObjReloc>,
     pub branch_dest: Option<u64>,
@@ -112,6 +115,14 @@ pub struct ObjIns {
     pub orig: Option<String>,
 }
 
+impl ObjIns {
+    /// Iterate over non-PlainText arguments.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn iter_args(&self) -> impl DoubleEndedIterator<Item = &ObjInsArg> {
+        self.args.iter().filter(|a| !a.is_plain_text())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Default)]
 pub enum ObjSymbolKind {
     #[default]

objdiff-core/src/obj/read.rs

@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ fn relocations_by_section(
                 };
                 symbol
             }
+            RelocationTarget::Absolute => {
+                log::warn!("Ignoring absolute relocation @ {}:{:#x}", section.name, address);
+                continue;
+            }
             _ => bail!("Unhandled relocation target: {:?}", reloc.target()),
         };
         let flags = reloc.flags(); // TODO validate reloc here?

objdiff-gui/src/views/function_diff.rs

@@ -292,11 +292,15 @@ fn diff_text_ui(
                 base_color = appearance.diff_colors[diff.idx % appearance.diff_colors.len()]
             }
         }
-        DiffText::Symbol(sym) => {
+        DiffText::Symbol(sym, diff) => {
             let name = sym.demangled_name.as_ref().unwrap_or(&sym.name);
             label_text = name.clone();
+            if let Some(diff) = diff {
+                base_color = appearance.diff_colors[diff.idx % appearance.diff_colors.len()]
+            } else {
                 base_color = appearance.emphasized_text_color;
             }
+        }
         DiffText::Spacing(n) => {
             ui.add_space(n as f32 * space_width);
             return ret;