Decompiler support for typed pointer offsets #8312
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This adds a new
ptroff
metatype to the decompiler, which represents a typed pointer offset.Given the following type definition:
A
PTRADD(0: Child*, 1: child-vtable-to-parent-a)
op will have an output type ofParent_A*
.The new type allows the decompiler to better handle runtime field lookups, as seen in (for example) C++ virtual inheritance. More details and motivation in issue #5855.
Output of current
master/HEAD
:Output with typed pointer offsets -- note how the
parent_b_data
field is now correctly resolved relative to the offset target type: