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mindcooler



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mindcooler 18 Jun 2010, 17:59
Is it possible to append stuff to a struct?

I would like to build a couple of dependent memory blocks like this:

Code:
append name1,data11,data12
append name2,data21,data22
..
    

to produce someting like:

Code:
names:
name1, name2

data:
data11,data12
data21,data22
    


Am I making any sense? Smile I'm trying to figure out how to build import tables.

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baldr 19 Jun 2010, 01:02
mindcooler,

Something like this?
Code:
list equ

macro append lib, [funcs] {
common
  match _list, list \{
    restore list
    list equ _list, lib, <funcs>
  \}
  match , list \{
    restore list
    list equ lib, <funcs>
  \}
}

macro process_list [lib, funcs] {
  dd lib#.ilt, 0, 0, lib#.name, lib#.iat
common
  dd 5 dup 0
forward
  lib#.ilt: irp func, funcs \{ dd func\#.name \}
  dd 0
forward
  lib#.iat: irp func, funcs \{ func dd func\#.name \}
  dd 0
forward
  lib#.name db `lib, 0
forward
  irp func, funcs \{
    align 2
    func\#.name dw 0
    db \`func, 0
  \}
}

append kernel32, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, ExitProcess
append user32, MessageBoxA

match _list, list { process_list _list }
db "Addresses:"
align 4
dd LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, ExitProcess, MessageBoxA    
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mindcooler 19 Jun 2010, 17:59
baldr wrote:
macro append lib, [funcs] {
common
match _list, list \{
restore list
list equ _list, lib, <funcs>
\}
match , list \{
restore list
list equ lib, <funcs>
\}
}


Does this just concatenate the arguments to one long string (

macro process_list [lib, funcs] {list equ kernel32, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, ExitProcess, user32, MessageBoxA)?

If so, how does the process macro know what is a lib and what is a func?
Quote:
macro process_list [lib, funcs]


Edit: Is "," matched as a separator token?

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baldr 19 Jun 2010, 18:24
mindcooler,

It does. The idea is to collect lib/import tuples and unroll them into import directory.

match is crucial because of FASM order of processing: equs aren't expanded when they are part of macro arguments.

Refresh your knowledge here. Macro arguments can be complex (i.e. contain <> subunits).

First non-literal (i.e. not preceded by «=») comma separates match template from the rest (to be matched against template).


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mindcooler 19 Jun 2010, 18:55
I see it now, the functions are grouped with <> to preserve ',', and is then expanded with irp.
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baldr 19 Jun 2010, 18:59
mindcooler,

Iterated, right. Wink
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mindcooler 19 Jun 2010, 20:54
With the help of your example I made this:

Code:
imports equ \
   kernel32,<Sleep,WriteConsoleA,GetStdHandle>,\
   user32,<MessageBoxA>

idata:

macro create_imports [dll,functions]
{
   dd 0,0,0,dll#.name,dll#.iat
common
   dd 5 dup 0
   idata.size = $-idata
forward
   dll#.iat: irp function,functions
   \{
      function: dd function\#.name
   \}
   dd 0
forward
   dll#.name: db `dll#'.dll',0
forward
   irp function, functions
   \{
      align 2
      function\#.name: dw 0
      db \`function,0
   \}
}

match _imports,imports
{
   create_imports _imports
}    


Which boils down to

Code:
idata:
                dd 0,0,0,kernel32.name,kernel32.iat
         dd 0,0,0,user32.name,user32.iat
             dd 5 dup 0

              idata.size=$-idata

              kernel32.iat:
                   Sleep:dd Sleep.name
                     WriteConsoleA:dd WriteConsoleA.name
                     GetStdHandle:dd GetStdHandle.name
               dd 0
                user32.iat:
                     MessageBoxA:dd MessageBoxA.name
         dd 0

            kernel32.name:db 'kernel32.dll',0
             user32.name:db 'user32.dll',0

                     align 2
                     Sleep.name:dw 0
                 db 'Sleep',0

                  align 2
                     WriteConsoleA.name:dw 0
                 db 'WriteConsoleA',0

                  align 2
                     GetStdHandle.name:dw 0
                  db 'GetStdHandle',0

                   align 2
                     MessageBoxA.name:dw 0
                   db 'MessageBoxA',0
    

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baldr 20 Jun 2010, 10:43
mindcooler,

.DLL file extension is quite common for DLLs, how about .BPL (Borland), .WCX (Total Commander plug-in) or .WLL (IDA core)? Import directory needs only file name, why don't use it as reference to DLL? I'm not 100% sure but it can be without default ".DLL" suffix (probably it's NT-specific, export forwarding appears to store only base name without extension in forwarder string).

Another enhancement is to eliminate duplicates in imports. Not an easy task though. Wink

match instant-macro probably could be modified to accept [] grouping in pattern, then we won't need separate create_imports macro (of little use by itself, except in your example you may invoke it directly, because of static import list).
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mindcooler 20 Jun 2010, 20:07
baldr wrote:
.DLL file extension is quite common for DLLs, how about .BPL (Borland), .WCX (Total Commander plug-in) or .WLL (IDA core)? Import directory needs only file name, why don't use it as reference to DLL? I'm not 100% sure but it can be without default ".DLL" suffix (probably it's NT-specific, export forwarding appears to store only base name without extension in forwarder string).


Well what do you know, it works without extension!

baldr wrote:
Another enhancement is to eliminate duplicates in imports. Not an easy task though. Wink


It is probably a rare case, atleast for me. You could solve it with name mangling, but I like it clean.

baldr wrote:

match instant-macro probably could be modified to accept [] grouping in pattern, then we won't need separate create_imports macro (of little use by itself, except in your example you may invoke it directly, because of static import list).


I did away with the appended list, as I don't need to append it anymore.

Code:
idata:
                import  kernel32,<Sleep,WriteConsoleA>    

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