Xiangtong Qi

44 papers B 1Journal 39Unranked 3
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2024 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
WenQian Liu, Lindong Liu, Xiangtong Qi
2024 J jnl
INFORMS J. Comput.
Lindong Liu, Xiangtong Qi, Zhou Xu
2022 J jnl
Manuf. Serv. Oper. Manag.
Yifu Li, Tinglong Dai, Xiangtong Qi
2022 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Yifu Li, Xiangtong Qi
2021 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Xiang Li, Xiangtong Qi, Yongjian Li
2020 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
An Zhang, Xiangtong Qi, Guanhua Li
2020 J jnl
J. Oper. Res. Soc.
Zhixin Liu, Liang Lu, Xiangtong Qi
2018 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Zhixin Liu, Liang Lu, Xiangtong Qi
2018 J jnl
Oper. Res.
Lindong Liu, Xiangtong Qi, Zhou Xu
2017 conf
INFOCOM Workshops
Haodi Zhang, Yu Wang, Xiangtong Qi, Weiping Xu, Tao Peng, Shucheng Liu
2017 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Engineering Management
Tiaojun Xiao, Xiangtong Qi
2016 J jnl
Ann. Oper. Res.
Tiaojun Xiao, Xiangtong Qi
2016 J jnl
INFORMS J. Comput.
Lindong Liu, Xiangtong Qi, Zhou Xu
2016 J jnl
J. Sched.
Yingchao Zhao, Xiangtong Qi, Minming Li
2016 J jnl
Transp. Sci.
Ahmad I. Jarrah, Xiangtong Qi, Jonathan F. Bard
2015 J jnl
Transp. Sci.
Chen Li, Xiangtong Qi, Chung-Yee Lee
2014 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Liang Lu, Xiangtong Qi, Zhixin Liu
2013 J jnl
Ann. Oper. Res.
Jian Yang, Xiangtong Qi
2013 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Mingzhu Yu, Xiangtong Qi
2013 J jnl
Games Econ. Behav.
Jian Yang, Xiangtong Qi
2012 J jnl
Ann. Oper. Res.
L. Jeff Hong, Xiangtong Qi, Fugee Tsung
2012 J jnl
J. Sched.
Xiangtong Qi
2011 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Liang Lu, Xiangtong Qi
2010 J jnl
J. Sched.
Jinwen Ou, Xiangtong Qi, Chung-Yee Lee
2010 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Tiaojun Xiao, Xiangtong Qi
2009 J jnl
Oper. Res. Lett.
Chung-Yee Lee, Xiangtong Qi
2008 J jnl
IEEE Trans Autom. Sci. Eng.
Xiangtong Qi
2007 J jnl
Discret. Appl. Math.
Xiangtong Qi
2007 J jnl
Comput. Oper. Res.
Tinglong Dai, Xiangtong Qi
2007 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Xiangtong Qi
2006 J jnl
Comput. Oper. Res.
Xiangtong Qi, Jonathan F. Bard
2006 J jnl
Eur. J. Oper. Res.
Jian Yang, Xiangtong Qi, Yusen Xia, Gang Yu
2006 J jnl
Comput. Commun.
Jianping Wang, Xiangtong Qi, Mei Yang
2006 J jnl
IEEE/ACM Trans. Netw.
Jianping Wang, Xiangtong Qi, Biao Chen
2005 J jnl
Oper. Res.
Jian Yang, Xiangtong Qi, Yusen Xia
2004 J jnl
Oper. Res.
Xiangtong Qi, Jonathan F. Bard, Gang Yu
2004 B conf
GLOBECOM
Jianping Wang, Mei Yang, Xiangtong Qi, Robert P. Cook
2004 conf
ICC
Vinod Vokkarane, Jianping Wang, Xiangtong Qi, Raja Jothi, Balaji Raghavachari, Jason P. Jue
2004 conf
ISPAN
Jianping Wang, Xiangtong Qi, Mei Yang, Biao Chen
2004 ch.
Handbook of Scheduling
Xiangtong Qi, Jian Yang, Gang Yu
2002 J jnl
Discret. Appl. Math.
Xiangtong Qi, Gang Yu, Jonathan F. Bard
1999 J jnl
Discret. Appl. Math.
Xiangtong Qi, Fengsheng Tu
1999 J jnl
J. Oper. Res. Soc.
Xiangtong Qi, Tsiushuang Chen, Fengsheng Tu
1997 J jnl
Comput. Oper. Res.
Tsiushuang Chen, Xiangtong Qi, Fengsheng Tu
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg-old.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/analysis/cfg-old.py python
from collections import deque
from enum import Enum

from binaryninja.enums import (
    BranchType,
    InstructionTextTokenType,
)

# Support both package and standalone imports
try:
    from ..utils.hashes import calculate_md5, calculate_sha256
except ImportError:
    # Fallback to absolute imports (for multiprocessing spawned processes)
    from redb.extractors.decompiler.bninja.utils.hashes import calculate_md5, calculate_sha256


class CFGAnalysis:
    def __init__(self, function):
        self.function = function

    def determine_block_type(self, block) -> str:
        """Determine the type of a basic block."""
        # Check if it's a thunk function (usually just a jump or call)
        if len(block.disassembly_text) <= 2 and any(
            "jmp" in line.tokens[0].text.lower() for line in block.disassembly_text
        ):
            return "THUNK"

        # Check if it contains only data (no valid instructions)
        if all(not line.tokens for line in block.disassembly_text):
            return "DATA"

        # Default to code
        return "CODE"

    def extract_cyclomatic_complexity(self):
        """
        Cyclomatic complexity (McCabe’s metric) measures the number of linearly independent paths
        through a function’s control flow graph (CFG).
        The standard formula is:

            M = E - N + 2

        where:
            - E = number of edges in the CFG
            - N = number of nodes (basic blocks)
            - 2 accounts for the entry and exit nodes of a single connected graph
        """
        if self.function is None:
            return 0

        # number of basic blocks
        num_blocks = len(self.function.basic_blocks)
        # number of edges in the graph
        num_edges = sum(
            len(basic_block.outgoing_edges)
            for basic_block in self.function.basic_blocks
        )
        return num_edges - num_blocks + 2

    def extract_function_cfg(self):
        """Extract information about a function CFG and return it as a dictionary."""

        function = self.function
        function_data = {
            "function_address": self.function.start,
            "blocks": [],
            "measures": {
                "cyclomatic_complexity": self.extract_cyclomatic_complexity(),
            },
        }

        if self.function is None:
            return function_data

        # Get the map of the depth associated to every block
        depths = self.get_map_depth()

        # Get the map of the positions associated to every block
        id_maps = self.get_block_id_map()

        # Extract block data with graph structure information
        for block in function.basic_blocks:
            # dominators per every block translated
            dominators = sorted(self.extract_dominators(block, id_maps))

            # post dominators
            post_dominators = sorted(self.extract_post_dominators(block, id_maps))

            # Build block instructions string
            block_instructions = "\n".join(str(line) for line in block.disassembly_text)

            # Determine block type
            block_type = self.determine_block_type(block)

            # Extract successors directly from basic block
            successor_blocks = [edge.target.start for edge in block.outgoing_edges]
            # We ensure a canonical order and we sort the edges
            successor_blocks.sort()

            # Extract predecessors directly from basic block
            predecessor_blocks = [edge.source.start for edge in block.incoming_edges]
            # We ensure a canonical order and we sort the edges
            predecessor_blocks.sort()

            # Determine branch type from outgoing edges
            branch_type = self.determine_branch_type(block)

            instructions_count = len(block.disassembly_text)

            # Create block record
            block_json = {
                "function_address": self.function.start,
                "block_start_address": block.start,
                "block_end_address": block.end,
                "block_size": block.end - block.start,
                "instructions_count": instructions_count,
                "block_instructions_hash": calculate_sha256(block_instructions),
                "predecessor_blocks": predecessor_blocks,
                "successor_blocks": successor_blocks,
                "depth": depths[block.start],
                "position": id_maps[block.start],
                "branch_type": branch_type,
                "block_type": block_type,
                "flags": self.extract_block_flags(block),
                "dominators": dominators,
                "post_dominators": post_dominators,
            }
            function_data["blocks"].append(block_json)

        return function_data

    def extract_dominators(self, bb, id_maps):
        """Extract the dominators normalized"""
        dom_idx = [id_maps[d.start] for d in bb.dominators]
        return dom_idx

    def extract_post_dominators(self, bb, id_maps):
        """Extract the post-dominators normalized"""
        post_dom_idx = [id_maps[d.start] for d in bb.post_dominators]
        return post_dom_idx

    def determine_branch_type(self, block):
        """
        Determine the type of branch at the end of a basic block.
        This combines edge type information with instruction analysis.
        """
        # If no outgoing edges, it might be a return or terminal block
        if not block.outgoing_edges:
            # Check if the last instruction is a return
            for line in reversed(list(block.disassembly_text)):
                if line.tokens and any(
                    token.text.lower() in ["ret", "retn"] for token in line.tokens
                ):
                    return "RETURN"
            return "UNKNOWN"

        # Collect branch types from all outgoing edges
        branch_types = []
        for edge in block.outgoing_edges:
            edge_type = edge.type
            # Map edge type to our branch type enum
            if isinstance(edge_type, str):
                if edge_type == "IndirectCall":
                    branch_types.append("CALL")
                else:
                    branch_types.append("UNKNOWN")
            else:
                # Use our mapping for integer/enum values
                type_mapping = {
                    BranchType.UnconditionalBranch: "DIRECT",
                    BranchType.FalseBranch: "CONDITIONAL",
                    BranchType.TrueBranch: "CONDITIONAL",
                    BranchType.CallDestination: "CALL",
                    BranchType.FunctionReturn: "RETURN",
                    BranchType.SystemCall: "CALL",
                    BranchType.IndirectBranch: "INDIRECT",
                    BranchType.ExceptionBranch: "UNKNOWN",
                    BranchType.UnresolvedBranch: "UNKNOWN",
                    BranchType.UserDefinedBranch: "UNKNOWN",
                }
                branch_types.append(type_mapping.get(edge_type, "UNKNOWN"))

        # Determine overall branch type (prioritize CALL > RETURN > CONDITIONAL > DIRECT)
        if "CALL" in branch_types:
            return "CALL"
        elif "RETURN" in branch_types:
            return "RETURN"
        elif "CONDITIONAL" in branch_types:
            return "CONDITIONAL"
        elif "DIRECT" in branch_types:
            return "DIRECT"
        elif len(block.outgoing_edges) == 1:
            return "FALLTHROUGH"

        # If edge analysis was inconclusive, fall back to instruction analysis
        last_instr = None
        for line in reversed(list(block.disassembly_text)):
            if line.tokens:
                last_instr = line
                break

        if last_instr:
            mnemonic = None
            for token in last_instr.tokens:
                if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.InstructionToken:
                    mnemonic = token.text.lower()
                    break

            if mnemonic:
                if mnemonic == "call":
                    return "CALL"
                elif mnemonic == "jmp":
                    return "DIRECT"
                elif mnemonic.startswith("j") and mnemonic != "jmp":
                    return "CONDITIONAL"
                elif mnemonic in ["ret", "retn"]:
                    return "RETURN"

        return "UNKNOWN"

    def get_map_depth(self):
        """
        Run a BFS on the basic blocks of the function to assign a depth to every block
        """

        depths = {}
        entry = self.function.get_basic_block_at(self.function.start)

        ### Simple BFS
        q = deque()
        q.append(entry)
        depths[entry.start] = 0

        while q:
            b = q.popleft()
            b_depth = depths[b.start]
            for edge in b.outgoing_edges:
                tgt = edge.target

                if tgt is None:
                    continue

                if tgt.start not in depths:
                    depths[tgt.start] = b_depth + 1
                    q.append(tgt)

        return depths

    def get_block_id_map(self):
        """
        Assign a unique, sequential ID to each basic block of the function using a BFS starting from the entry block.
        """

        id_map = {}
        entry = self.function.get_basic_block_at(self.function.start)

        q = deque()
        q.append(entry)

        current_id = 0
        id_map[entry.start] = current_id

        while q:
            b = q.popleft()
            for edge in b.outgoing_edges:
                tgt = edge.target

                if tgt is None:
                    continue

                if tgt.start not in id_map:
                    current_id += 1
                    id_map[tgt.start] = current_id
                    q.append(tgt)

        return id_map

    def extract_block_flags(self, block):
        """
        Get the flags for every basic block. Currently, we implemented these heuristics:
            - if a basic block is the entry node for a function
            - if a basic block is the exit block for a function
            - if a basic block is part of a natural loop
        """
        flags = []

        if block.start == self.function.start:
            flags.append(BlockFlags.EntryBlock.value)

        if any(edge.type == BranchType.FunctionReturn for edge in block.outgoing_edges):
            flags.append(BlockFlags.ExitBlock.value)

        # if this block is in its dominance frontier, then it's part of a natural loop
        if block in block.dominance_frontier:
            flags.append(BlockFlags.LoopBlock.value)

        return flags


class BlockFlags(Enum):
    # generally, the basic block identifying the entry point of the function
    EntryBlock = "EntryBlock"
    # any basic blocks that makes the control flow exiting from the current function
    ExitBlock = "ExitBlock"
    # any block is in a natural loop if it is in its own dominance frontier
    LoopBlock = "LoopBlock"


class BlockType(Enum):
    THUNK = "THUNK"
    DATA = "DATA"
    PADDING = "PADDING"
    CODE = "CODE"