1. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
Bill Williams
Paradyn Project

2. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
Outline
December 2009 releases
Dyninst 6.1
Updated components: SymtabAPI, StackwalkerAPI, InstructionAPI
MRNet 2.1
Upcoming releases
Dyninst 6.2
Updated components: SymtabAPI, StackwalkerAPI, InstructionAPI, DepGraphAPI
New components: ProcControlAPI, ParseAPI
MRNet 3.0
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

3. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
Current release
Tool
Version
Platforms
DyninstAPI
6.1
Linux
x86, x86_64, IA64, ppc32, ppc64
Solaris
SPARC
AIX
ppc32, ppc64
Windows
x86, x86_64
SymtabAPI
ELF, XCOFF, PE
StackwalkerAPI
1.1
x86, x86_64, ppc32, ppc64
BlueGene
ppc32
InstructionAPI
1.0
DepGraphAPI
MRNet
2.1
Linux, Windows
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

4. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
Major new features:
Optimization
Parsing
Code generation
Dyninst under LGPL
Rewriter features
Stripped binary parsing
Component-level BlueGene/P support
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

5. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
Symtab 6.1
SymtabAPI
Version 6.1
ELF, XCOFF, PE
New Features:
Init/fini section insertion/rewriting
BlueGene/P shared library support
Shared library rewriting fixes
Library address translation feature was the missing piece for BG/P, got ported
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

6. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
StackwalkerAPI 1.1
StackwalkerAPI
Version 1.1
Linux/x86, Linux/x86_64, Linux/ppc32,
BlueGene/L, BlueGene/P
New Features:
BlueGene/P support
Local variable access
BG/P from Todd Gamblin; full integration with the BG/P debugger interface
New layer above stackwalker and symtab that integrates their data (local variable info, stack frame layout, actual stackwalk info) to get the value of locals by symbol
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

7. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
InstructionAPI 1.1
InstructionAPI
Version 1.1
x86, x86_64
New Features:
Optimizations
New opcode categories
Opcode category work
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

8. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
DepGraphAPI 1.0
DepGraphAPI
Version 1.0
x86, x86_64
Provides data-dependence, control-dependence, and program-dependence graphs
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

9. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
MRNet 2.1 features
MRNet
Version 2.1
Linux, Windows
New Features:
Performance data stream interface
Support for heterogeneous stream filters
iCC/pgCC support
Improved topology generation
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

10. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
Coming next
Tool
Version
Platforms
DyninstAPI
6.2
Linux
x86, x86_64, IA64, ppc32, ppc64
Solaris
SPARC
AIX
ppc32, ppc64
Windows
x86, x86_64
VXWorks
ppc32
SymtabAPI
ELF, XCOFF, PE
StackwalkerAPI
1.2
x86, x86_64, ppc32, ppc64
BlueGene
InstructionAPI
2.0
x86, x86_64, ppc32
DepGraphAPI
ProcControlAPI
Beta
BlueGene/P
ParseAPI
MRNet
3.0
Linux, Windows, Cray XT
Tool
Version
Platforms
DyninstAPI
6.1
Linux
x86, x86_64, IA64, ppc32, ppc64
Solaris
SPARC
AIX
ppc32, ppc64
Windows
x86, x86_64
SymtabAPI
ELF, XCOFF, PE
StackwalkerAPI
1.1
x86, x86_64, ppc32, ppc64
BlueGene
ppc32
InstructionAPI
1.0
DepGraphAPI
MRNet
2.1
Linux, Windows
Highlight new platforms, new components; add dissolve 6.1 to 6.2
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

11. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
Optimization
Memory use
Parsing speed
Binary rewriter support for static executables
New components
ProcControlAPI
ParseAPI
New platforms
Dyninst: VXWorks
InstructionAPI, DepGraphAPI: Power/PowerPC
Dyninst binary rewriter: PowerPC, BlueGene
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

12. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
Symtab 6.2
SymtabAPI
6.2
ELF, XCOFF, PE
New Features:
Rewriting of statically built binaries
PowerPC binary rewriting support
Speed and space optimizations
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

13. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
StackwalkerAPI 1.2
StackwalkerAPI
1.2
x86/Linux, x86_64/Linux, POWER/Linux,
BlueGene/L, BlueGene/P, POWER/AIX
New Features:
First-party AIX support
PowerPC/64 support
Use binary analysis to improve stackwalk quality
Improve support for running within signal handlers
Binary analysis: figure out optimized frame layouts w/o debug info, etc
Improve memory allocation control for walking out of signal handlers
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

14. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
InstructionAPI 2.0
InstructionAPI
2.0
x86, x86_64, ppc32
New Features:
PowerPC port
PowerPC Dyninst integration
Interface changes for multiple-architecture support
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

15. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
DepGraphAPI 2.0
DepGraphAPI
2.0
x86, x86_64, ppc32
New Features:
Built on InstructionAPI—ppc port comes free
Local DDG analysis interface
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

16. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
ProcControlAPI beta
ProcControlAPI
Beta
x86/Linux, x86_64/Linux, POWER/Linux, BlueGene, FreeBSD
Create, monitor, and control threads and processes
Platforms are targets; depending on when you get the beta more or fewer may be implemented
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

17. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
ParseAPI beta
ParseAPI
Beta
x86, x86_64, ppc32
Build control flow graph for a program
Parse instructions from arbitrary sources
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

18. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
MRNet 3.0 features
MRNet
Version 3.0
Linux, Windows, Cray XT
New Features:
Cray XT support
Lightweight MRNet back end (C-based)
Per-stream data arrival notification
Optimizations to startup efficiency
Beta: topology information available at filters
Timeout filters (finally!)
Per-stream notification: select() on relevant streams, not on all network traffic that reaches your endpoint node
Timeout filters: wait for a user-specified time, *not* for packet-per-child or timeout.
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2

19. New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2
Conclusion
Dyninst 6.1, MRNet 2.1: available now!
Dyninst 6.2, MRNet 3.0: coming soon
Downloads:
New Features in Dyninst 6.1 and 6.2