Poisoned.cpp   [plain text]


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#include "config.h"
#include "Poisoned.h"

#include <wtf/CryptographicallyRandomNumber.h>

namespace WTF {

uintptr_t makePoison()
{
    uintptr_t key = cryptographicallyRandomNumber();
#if ENABLE(POISON)
    key = (key << 32) ^ (static_cast<uintptr_t>(cryptographicallyRandomNumber()) << 3);
    // Ensure that the poisoned bits (pointer ^ key) do not make a valid pointer and
    // cannot be 0. We ensure that it is zero so that the poisoned bits can also be
    // used for a notmal zero check without needing to decoded first.
    key |= (static_cast<uintptr_t>(0x1) << 63);
    // Ensure that the bottom alignment bits are still 0 so that the poisoned bits will
    // still preserve the properties of a pointer where these bits are expected to be 0.
    // This allows the poisoned bits to be used in place of the pointer by clients that
    // rely on this property of pointers and sets flags in the low bits.
    key &= ~static_cast<uintptr_t>(0x7);
#else
    key = 0; // Poisoning is not supported on 32-bit or non-darwin platforms yet.
#endif
    return key;
}

} // namespace WTF