map feedback, todo reducer traits

src/executors/mod.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ pub trait Executor {
     fn post_exec_observers(&mut self) -> Result<(), AflError>;
 
     fn add_observer(&mut self, observer: Box<dyn Observer>);
+
+    fn get_observers(&self) -> &Vec<Box<dyn Observer>>;
 }
 
 // TODO abstract classes? how?
@@ -161,6 +163,10 @@ impl Executor for InMemoryExecutor {
     fn add_observer(&mut self, observer: Box<dyn Observer>) {
         self.base.observers.push(observer);
     }
+
+    fn get_observers(&self) -> &Vec<Box<dyn Observer>> {
+        &self.base.observers
+    }
 }
 
 impl InMemoryExecutor {
@@ -177,6 +183,7 @@ impl InMemoryExecutor {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use std::any::Any;
     use crate::executors::{Executor, ExitKind, InMemoryExecutor};
     use crate::inputs::Input;
     use crate::observers::Observer;
@@ -201,6 +208,10 @@ mod tests {
         fn post_exec(&mut self) -> Result<(), AflError> {
             Err(AflError::Unknown)
         }
+
+        fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+            self
+        }
     }
 
     fn test_harness_fn_nop(_executor: &dyn Executor, buf: &[u8]) -> ExitKind {

src/feedbacks/mod.rs

@@ -11,34 +11,53 @@ pub trait Feedback {
     fn is_interesting(&mut self, executor: &dyn Executor, entry: &dyn Testcase) -> u8;
 }
 
-pub struct CovFeedback<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy> {
+pub trait Reducer<T: Integer + Copy + 'static> {
-    virgin_bits: Vec<MapT>,
+    fn reduce(first: T, second: T) -> T;
-    smo: &'a MapObserver<'a, MapT>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy> Feedback for CovFeedback<'a, MapT> {
+pub trait MaxReducer<T: Integer + Copy + 'static> {
-    fn is_interesting(&mut self, _executor: &dyn Executor, _entry: &dyn Testcase) -> u8 {
+    fn reduce(first: T, second: T) -> T {
+      if first > second { first } else { second }
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait MinReducer<T: Integer + Copy + 'static> {
+    fn reduce(first: T, second: T) -> T {
+      if first < second { first } else { second }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct MapFeedback<MapT: Integer + Copy + 'static> {
+    virgin_map: Vec<MapT>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy + 'static, ReducerT: Reducer<MapT>> Feedback for MapFeedback<MapT> {
+    fn is_interesting(&mut self, executor: &dyn Executor, entry: &dyn Testcase) -> u8 {
         let mut interesting = 0;
-        // TODO: impl. correctly, optimize
+        for observer in executor.get_observers() {
-        for (virgin, map) in self.virgin_bits.iter_mut().zip(self.smo.get_map().iter()) {
+            if let Some(o) = observer.as_any().downcast_ref::<MapObserver<MapT>>() {
-            if virgin != map {
+                // TODO: impl. correctly, optimize
-                *virgin = *map;
+                for (virgin, map) in self.virgin_map.iter_mut().zip(o.get_map().iter()) {
-                if interesting < 250 {
+                    let reduced = ReducerT::reduce(*virgin, *map);
-                    interesting += 25
+                    if *virgin != reduced {
+                        *virgin = reduced;
+                        if interesting < 250 {
+                            interesting += 25
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
+                break
             }
         }
-
         interesting
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy> CovFeedback<'a, MapT> {
+impl<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy + 'static> MapFeedback<MapT> {
-    /// Create new CovFeedback using a static map observer
+    /// Create new MapFeedback using a static map observer
-    pub fn new(smo: &'a MapObserver<MapT>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(map_size: usize) -> Self {
-        CovFeedback {
+        MapFeedback {
-            smo: smo,
+            virgin_map: vec![MapT::zero(); map_size],
-            virgin_bits: vec![MapT::zero(); smo.get_map().len()],
         }
     }
 }

src/observers/mod.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 extern crate num;
 
-use crate::AflError;
 use std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut;
-
+use std::any::Any;
 use num::Integer;
 
+use crate::AflError;
+
 /// Observers observe different information about the target.
 /// They can then be used by various sorts of feedback.
-pub trait Observer {
+pub trait Observer : Any {
     fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), AflError> {
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -17,14 +18,16 @@ pub trait Observer {
     fn post_exec(&mut self) -> Result<(), AflError> {
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
 }
 
 /// A staticMapObserver observes the static map, as oftentimes used for afl-like coverage information
-pub struct MapObserver<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy> {
+pub struct MapObserver<MapT: Integer + Copy + 'static + 'static> {
-    map: &'a mut [MapT],
+    map: &'static mut [MapT],
 }
 
-impl<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy> Observer for MapObserver<'a, MapT> {
+impl<MapT: Integer + Copy + 'static> Observer for MapObserver<MapT> {
     fn reset(&mut self) -> Result<(), AflError> {
         // Normal memset, see https://rust.godbolt.org/z/Trs5hv
         for i in self.map.iter_mut() {
@@ -32,9 +35,13 @@ impl<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy> Observer for MapObserver<'a, MapT> {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
 }
 
-impl<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy> MapObserver<'a, MapT> {
+impl<MapT: Integer + Copy + 'static> MapObserver<MapT> {
     pub fn get_map(&self) -> &[MapT] {
         self.map
     }
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@ impl<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy> MapObserver<'a, MapT> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, MapT: Integer + Copy> MapObserver<'a, MapT> {
+impl<MapT: Integer + Copy + 'static> MapObserver<MapT> {
     /// Creates a new MapObserver from a raw pointer.
     pub fn new(map_ptr: *mut MapT, len: usize) -> Self {
         unsafe {