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Support references to unmanaged function pointers in Reflection.Emit #121128

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Build correct signatures for member references to unmanaged function …
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Remove empty lines
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Strip modifiers off types in WriteSimpleSignature
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Reverse order of modifiers on function pointers
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Reverse order in WriteCustomModifiers
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Use modified types unconditionally
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Do not call GetModifiedFieldType on SRE internals
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Clean up usings
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Implement GetModifiedFieldType/GetModifiedParameterType for Reflectio…
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Address review comments
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Move GetParameterTypes to MetadataSignatureHelper
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Disable ConsumeFunctionPointerMembers test on Mono
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41 changes: 34 additions & 7 deletions src/libraries/System.Reflection.Emit/src/System/Reflection/Emit/ModuleBuilderImpl.cs
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Expand Up @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
using System.Diagnostics.SymbolStore;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection.Metadata;
using System.Reflection.Metadata.Ecma335;
using System.Reflection.PortableExecutable;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ internal void AppendMetadata(MethodBodyStreamEncoder methodBodyEncoder, BlobBuil
}

// Now write all generic parameters in order
genericParams.Sort((x, y) => {
genericParams.Sort((x, y) =>
{
int primary = CodedIndex.TypeOrMethodDef(x._parentHandle).CompareTo(CodedIndex.TypeOrMethodDef(y._parentHandle));
if (primary != 0)
return primary;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -690,6 +692,8 @@ internal void WriteCustomAttributes(List<CustomAttributeWrapper>? customAttribut

private EntityHandle GetTypeReferenceOrSpecificationHandle(Type type)
{
type = type.UnderlyingSystemType;

if (!_typeReferences.TryGetValue(type, out var typeHandle))
{
if (type.HasElementType || type.IsGenericParameter ||
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -740,7 +744,14 @@ private EntityHandle GetMemberReferenceHandle(MemberInfo memberInfo)
declaringType = declaringType.MakeGenericType(declaringType.GetGenericArguments());
}

Type fieldType = ((FieldInfo)GetOriginalMemberIfConstructedType(field)).FieldType;
FieldInfo originalField = (FieldInfo)GetOriginalMemberIfConstructedType(field);
Type fieldType = originalField.FieldType;
try
{
fieldType = originalField.GetModifiedFieldType();
}
catch { }

memberHandle = AddMemberReference(field.Name, GetTypeHandle(declaringType),
MetadataSignatureHelper.GetFieldSignature(fieldType, field.GetRequiredCustomModifiers(), field.GetOptionalCustomModifiers(), this));

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -790,9 +801,18 @@ private EntityHandle GetMethodReference(MethodInfo methodInfo, Type[] optionalPa
return memberHandle;
}

private BlobBuilder GetMethodSignature(MethodInfo method, Type[]? optionalParameterTypes) =>
MetadataSignatureHelper.GetMethodSignature(this, ParameterTypes(method.GetParameters()), method.ReturnType,
private BlobBuilder GetMethodSignature(MethodInfo method, Type[]? optionalParameterTypes)
{
Type returnType = method.ReturnType;
try
{
returnType = method.ReturnParameter.GetModifiedParameterType();
}
catch { }

return MetadataSignatureHelper.GetMethodSignature(this, ParameterTypes(method.GetParameters()), returnType,
GetSignatureConvention(method.CallingConvention), method.GetGenericArguments().Length, !method.IsStatic, optionalParameterTypes);
}

private BlobBuilder GetMethodArrayMethodSignature(ArrayMethod method) => MetadataSignatureHelper.GetMethodSignature(
this, method.ParameterTypes, method.ReturnType, GetSignatureConvention(method.CallingConvention), isInstance: IsInstance(method.CallingConvention));
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -829,7 +849,7 @@ private MemberInfo GetOriginalMemberIfConstructedType(MemberInfo memberInfo)
return memberInfo;
}

private static Type[] ParameterTypes(ParameterInfo[] parameterInfos)
internal static Type[] ParameterTypes(ParameterInfo[] parameterInfos)
{
if (parameterInfos.Length == 0)
{
Expand All @@ -840,7 +860,14 @@ private static Type[] ParameterTypes(ParameterInfo[] parameterInfos)

for (int i = 0; i < parameterInfos.Length; i++)
{
parameterTypes[i] = parameterInfos[i].ParameterType;
Type paramType = parameterInfos[i].ParameterType;
try
{
paramType = parameterInfos[i].GetModifiedParameterType();
}
catch { }

parameterTypes[i] = paramType;
}

return parameterTypes;
Expand All @@ -861,7 +888,7 @@ private AssemblyReferenceHandle GetAssemblyReference(Assembly assembly)
}
else
{
publicKeyOrToken = aName.GetPublicKeyToken();
publicKeyOrToken = aName.GetPublicKeyToken();
}
handle = AddAssemblyReference(aName.Name, aName.Version, aName.CultureName, publicKeyOrToken, assemblyFlags);
_assemblyReferences.Add(assembly, handle);
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21 changes: 12 additions & 9 deletions src/libraries/System.Reflection.Emit/src/System/Reflection/Emit/SignatureHelper.cs
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Expand Up @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ internal static BlobBuilder GetConstructorSignature(ParameterInfo[]? parameters,

retType.Void();

WriteParametersSignature(module, Array.ConvertAll(parameters, p => p.ParameterType), parameterEncoder);
WriteParametersSignature(module, ModuleBuilderImpl.ParameterTypes(parameters), parameterEncoder);

return constructorSignature;
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ private static void WriteReturnTypeCustomModifiers(CustomModifiersEncoder encode

private static void WriteCustomModifiers(CustomModifiersEncoder encoder, Type[] customModifiers, bool isOptional, ModuleBuilderImpl module)
{
// GetOptionalCustomModifiers and GetRequiredCustomModifiers return modifiers in reverse order
Array.Reverse(customModifiers);
foreach (Type modifier in customModifiers)
{
encoder.AddModifier(module.GetTypeHandle(modifier), isOptional);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -201,27 +203,27 @@ private static void WriteSignatureForType(SignatureTypeEncoder signature, Type t
module.GetTypeHandle(type.GetGenericTypeDefinition()), genericArguments.Length, type.IsValueType);
foreach (Type gType in genericArguments)
{
if (gType.IsGenericMethodParameter)
if (gType.UnderlyingSystemType.IsGenericMethodParameter)
{
encoder.AddArgument().GenericMethodTypeParameter(gType.GenericParameterPosition);
encoder.AddArgument().GenericMethodTypeParameter(gType.UnderlyingSystemType.GenericParameterPosition);
}
else if (gType.IsGenericParameter)
else if (gType.UnderlyingSystemType.IsGenericParameter)
{
encoder.AddArgument().GenericTypeParameter(gType.GenericParameterPosition);
encoder.AddArgument().GenericTypeParameter(gType.UnderlyingSystemType.GenericParameterPosition);
}
else
{
WriteSignatureForType(encoder.AddArgument(), gType, module);
}
}
}
else if (type.IsGenericMethodParameter)
else if (type.UnderlyingSystemType.IsGenericMethodParameter)
{
signature.GenericMethodTypeParameter(type.GenericParameterPosition);
signature.GenericMethodTypeParameter(type.UnderlyingSystemType.GenericParameterPosition);
}
else if (type.IsGenericParameter)
else if (type.UnderlyingSystemType.IsGenericParameter)
{
signature.GenericTypeParameter(type.GenericParameterPosition);
signature.GenericTypeParameter(type.UnderlyingSystemType.GenericParameterPosition);
}
else if (type.IsFunctionPointer)
{
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -295,6 +297,7 @@ private static void WriteSignatureForFunctionPointerType(SignatureTypeEncoder si

private static void WriteSimpleSignature(SignatureTypeEncoder signature, Type type, ModuleBuilderImpl module)
{
type = type.UnderlyingSystemType;
CoreTypeId? typeId = module.GetTypeIdFromCoreTypes(type);

switch (typeId)
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions ...System.Reflection.Emit/tests/PersistedAssemblyBuilder/AssemblySaveTypeBuilderAPIsTests.cs
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Expand Up @@ -633,8 +633,8 @@ public void ReturnTypeAndParameterRequiredOptionalCustomModifiers()
Type[] par0RequiredMods = allModMethod.GetParameters()[0].GetRequiredCustomModifiers();
Type[] par0OptionalMods = allModMethod.GetParameters()[0].GetOptionalCustomModifiers();
Assert.Equal(2, returnReqMods.Length);
Assert.Equal(mlc.CoreAssembly.GetType(typeof(short).FullName), returnReqMods[0]);
Assert.Equal(mlc.CoreAssembly.GetType(typeof(int).FullName), returnReqMods[1]);
Assert.Equal(mlc.CoreAssembly.GetType(typeof(int).FullName), returnReqMods[0]);
Assert.Equal(mlc.CoreAssembly.GetType(typeof(short).FullName), returnReqMods[1]);
Assert.Equal(1, returnOptMods.Length);
Assert.Equal(mlc.CoreAssembly.GetType(typeof(Version).FullName), returnOptMods[0]);
Assert.Equal(cmodsReq1.Length, par0RequiredMods.Length);
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50 changes: 38 additions & 12 deletions ...ies/System.Reflection.Emit/tests/PersistedAssemblyBuilder/AssemblySaveTypeBuilderTests.cs
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Expand Up @@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ public void SaveFunctionPointerFields()
}

[Fact]
public void ConsumeFunctionPointerFields()
public void ConsumeFunctionPointerMembers()
{
// public unsafe class Container
// {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -915,16 +915,29 @@ public void ConsumeFunctionPointerFields()
MethodBuilder mainMethod = programType.DefineMethod("Main", MethodAttributes.Public | MethodAttributes.Static);
mainMethod.SetReturnType(typeof(int));
ILGenerator il = mainMethod.GetILGenerator();
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerFields).GetField("field1"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetField("field1"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetField("field2"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetField("field3"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetField("field4"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetField("field5"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetMethod("Method1"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetMethod("Method2"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetMethod("Method3"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetMethod("Method4"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers).GetMethod("Method5"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(GenericClassWithFunctionPointerMembers<int>).GetField("Field"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(GenericClassWithFunctionPointerMembers<Guid>).GetMethod("Method").MakeGenericMethod(typeof(string)));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
// References to fields with unmanaged calling convention are broken
// [ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/120909")]
// il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerFields).GetField("field2"));
// il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
// il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerFields).GetField("field3"));
// il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
// il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldsfld, typeof(ClassWithFunctionPointerFields).GetField("field4"));
// il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, assembly1FromDisk.GetType("Container").GetMethod("Init"));
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4_2);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4_3);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -989,11 +1002,24 @@ public class ClassWithFields : EmptyTestClass
public byte field2;
}

public unsafe class ClassWithFunctionPointerFields
public unsafe class ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers
{
public static delegate*<ClassWithFunctionPointerFields> field1;
public static delegate*<ClassWithFunctionPointerMembers> field1;
public static delegate* unmanaged<int> field2;
public static delegate* unmanaged[Cdecl]<Guid> field3;
public static delegate* unmanaged[Cdecl, SuppressGCTransition]<Vector<int>, Vector<int>> field4;
public static List<delegate* unmanaged[Stdcall]<long>*[]> field5;

public static delegate*<int> Method1() => null;
public static delegate* unmanaged<string> Method2() => null;
public static delegate* unmanaged[Fastcall]<double> Method3() => null;
public static delegate* unmanaged[Cdecl]<delegate* unmanaged<int>, Guid> Method4() => null;
public static delegate* unmanaged[Cdecl]<int> Method5(delegate* unmanaged[Cdecl]<delegate* unmanaged<int>, Guid> funcPtr) => null;
}

public unsafe class GenericClassWithFunctionPointerMembers<T>
{
public static delegate* unmanaged[Cdecl]<T> Field;
public static delegate* unmanaged[Fastcall, MemberFunction]<T, U> Method<U>() => null;
}
}
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