angr 9.2.103__py3-none-manylinux2014_aarch64.whl

angr/analyses/decompiler/region_identifier.py

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+from itertools import count
+from collections import defaultdict
+import logging
+
+import networkx
+
+import ailment
+from ailment import Block
+from ailment.statement import ConditionalJump, Jump
+from ailment.expression import Const
+
+from angr.utils.graph import GraphUtils
+from ...utils.graph import dfs_back_edges, subgraph_between_nodes, dominates, shallow_reverse
+from .. import Analysis, register_analysis
+from .structuring.structurer_nodes import MultiNode, ConditionNode, IncompleteSwitchCaseHeadStatement
+from .graph_region import GraphRegion
+from .condition_processor import ConditionProcessor
+from .utils import replace_last_statement, first_nonlabel_statement, copy_graph
+
+l = logging.getLogger(name=__name__)
+
+
+# an ever-incrementing counter
+CONDITIONNODE_ADDR = count(0xFF000000)
+
+
+class RegionIdentifier(Analysis):
+    """
+    Identifies regions within a function graph and creates a recursive GraphRegion object.
+    Note, that the analysis may modify the graph in-place. If you want to keep the original graph,
+    set the `update_graph` parameter to False.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        func,
+        cond_proc=None,
+        graph=None,
+        update_graph=True,
+        largest_successor_tree_outside_loop=True,
+        force_loop_single_exit=True,
+        complete_successors=False,
+    ):
+        self.function = func
+        self.cond_proc = (
+            cond_proc
+            if cond_proc is not None
+            else ConditionProcessor(
+                self.project.arch
+                if getattr(self, "project", None) is not None
+                else None  # it's only None in test cases
+            )
+        )
+        self._graph = graph if graph is not None else self.function.graph
+        if not update_graph:
+            # copy the graph so updates don't affect the original graph
+            self._graph = copy_graph(self._graph)
+
+        self.region = None
+        self._start_node = None
+        self._loop_headers: list | None = None
+        self.regions_by_block_addrs = []
+        self._largest_successor_tree_outside_loop = largest_successor_tree_outside_loop
+        self._force_loop_single_exit = force_loop_single_exit
+        self._complete_successors = complete_successors
+
+        self._analyze()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def slice_graph(graph, node, frontier, include_frontier=False):
+        """
+        Generate a slice of the graph from the head node to the given frontier.
+
+        :param networkx.DiGraph graph: The graph to work on.
+        :param node: The starting node in the graph.
+        :param frontier: A list of frontier nodes.
+        :param bool include_frontier: Whether the frontier nodes are included in the slice or not.
+        :return: A subgraph.
+        :rtype: networkx.DiGraph
+        """
+
+        subgraph = subgraph_between_nodes(graph, node, frontier, include_frontier=include_frontier)
+        if not list(subgraph.nodes):
+            # HACK: FIXME: for infinite loop nodes, this would return an empty set, so we include the loop body itself
+            # Make sure this makes sense (EDG thinks it does)
+            if (node, node) in graph.edges:
+                subgraph.add_edge(node, node)
+        return subgraph
+
+    def _analyze(self):
+        # make a copy of the graph
+        graph = networkx.DiGraph(self._graph)
+
+        # preprocess: make it a super graph
+        self._make_supergraph(graph)
+
+        self._start_node = self._get_start_node(graph)
+
+        self.region = self._make_regions(graph)
+
+        # make regions into block address lists
+        self.regions_by_block_addrs = self._make_regions_by_block_addrs()
+
+    def _make_regions_by_block_addrs(self) -> list[list[int]]:
+        """
+        Creates a list of addr lists representing each region without recursion. A single region is defined
+        as a set of only blocks, no Graphs containing nested regions. The list contains the address of each
+        block in the region, including the heads of each recursive region.
+
+        @return: List of addr lists
+        """
+
+        work_list = [self.region]
+        block_only_regions = []
+        seen_regions = set()
+        while work_list:
+            children_regions = []
+            for region in work_list:
+                children_blocks = []
+                for node in region.graph.nodes:
+                    if isinstance(node, Block):
+                        children_blocks.append(node.addr)
+                    elif isinstance(node, MultiNode):
+                        children_blocks += [n.addr for n in node.nodes]
+                    elif isinstance(node, GraphRegion):
+                        if node not in seen_regions:
+                            children_regions.append(node)
+                            children_blocks.append(node.head.addr)
+                            seen_regions.add(node)
+                    else:
+                        continue
+
+                if children_blocks:
+                    block_only_regions.append(children_blocks)
+
+            work_list = children_regions
+
+        return block_only_regions
+
+    def _get_start_node(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph):
+        try:
+            return next(n for n in graph.nodes() if graph.in_degree(n) == 0)
+        except StopIteration:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            return next(n for n in graph.nodes() if n.addr == self.function.addr)
+        except StopIteration as ex:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cannot find the start node from the graph!") from ex
+
+    def _test_reducibility(self):
+        # make a copy of the graph
+        graph = networkx.DiGraph(self._graph)
+
+        # preprocess: make it a super graph
+        self._make_supergraph(graph)
+
+        while True:
+            changed = False
+
+            # find a node with a back-edge, remove the edge (deleting the loop), and replace it with a MultiNode
+            changed |= self._remove_self_loop(graph)
+
+            # find a node that has only one predecessor, and merge it with its predecessor (replace them with a
+            # MultiNode)
+            changed |= self._merge_single_entry_node(graph)
+
+            if not changed:
+                # a fixed-point is reached
+                break
+
+        # Flow graph reducibility, Hecht and Ullman
+        if len(graph.nodes) == 1:
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
+    def _make_supergraph(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph):
+        while True:
+            for src, dst, data in graph.edges(data=True):
+                type_ = data.get("type", None)
+                if type_ == "fake_return":
+                    if len(list(graph.successors(src))) == 1 and len(list(graph.predecessors(dst))) == 1:
+                        self._merge_nodes(graph, src, dst, force_multinode=True)
+                        break
+                elif type_ == "call":
+                    graph.remove_node(dst)
+                    break
+            else:
+                break
+
+    def _find_loop_headers(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph) -> list:
+        heads = {t for _, t in dfs_back_edges(graph, self._start_node)}
+        return GraphUtils.quasi_topological_sort_nodes(graph, heads)
+
+    def _find_initial_loop_nodes(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph, head):
+        # TODO optimize
+        latching_nodes = {s for s, t in dfs_back_edges(graph, self._start_node) if t == head}
+        loop_subgraph = self.slice_graph(graph, head, latching_nodes, include_frontier=True)
+
+        # special case: any node with more than two non-self successors are probably the head of a switch-case. we
+        # should include all successors into the loop subgraph.
+        while True:
+            updated = False
+            for node in list(loop_subgraph):
+                nonself_successors = [succ for succ in graph.successors(node) if succ is not node]
+                if len(nonself_successors) > 2:
+                    for succ in nonself_successors:
+                        if not loop_subgraph.has_edge(node, succ):
+                            updated = True
+                            loop_subgraph.add_edge(node, succ)
+            if not updated:
+                break
+
+        nodes = set(loop_subgraph)
+        return nodes
+
+    def _refine_loop(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph, head, initial_loop_nodes, initial_exit_nodes):
+        if len(initial_exit_nodes) <= 1:
+            return initial_loop_nodes, initial_exit_nodes
+
+        refined_loop_nodes = initial_loop_nodes.copy()
+        refined_exit_nodes = initial_exit_nodes.copy()
+
+        # simple optimization: include all single-in-degree successors of existing loop nodes
+        while True:
+            added = set()
+            for exit_node in list(refined_exit_nodes):
+                if graph.in_degree[exit_node] == 1 and graph.out_degree[exit_node] <= 1:
+                    added.add(exit_node)
+                    refined_loop_nodes.add(exit_node)
+                    refined_exit_nodes |= {
+                        succ for succ in graph.successors(exit_node) if succ not in refined_loop_nodes
+                    }
+                    refined_exit_nodes.remove(exit_node)
+            if not added:
+                break
+
+        if len(refined_exit_nodes) <= 1:
+            return refined_loop_nodes, refined_exit_nodes
+
+        idom = networkx.immediate_dominators(graph, head)
+
+        new_exit_nodes = refined_exit_nodes
+        # a graph with only initial exit nodes and new loop nodes that are reachable from at least one initial exit
+        # node.
+        subgraph = networkx.DiGraph()
+
+        sorted_refined_exit_nodes = GraphUtils.quasi_topological_sort_nodes(graph, refined_exit_nodes)
+        while len(sorted_refined_exit_nodes) > 1 and new_exit_nodes:
+            # visit each node in refined_exit_nodes once and determine which nodes to consider as loop nodes
+            candidate_nodes = {}
+            for n in list(sorted_refined_exit_nodes):
+                if all((pred is n or pred in refined_loop_nodes) for pred in graph.predecessors(n)) and dominates(
+                    idom, head, n
+                ):
+                    to_add = set(graph.successors(n)) - refined_loop_nodes
+                    candidate_nodes[n] = to_add
+
+            # visit all candidate nodes and only consider candidates that will not be added as exit nodes
+            all_new_exit_candidates = set()
+            for new_exit_candidates in candidate_nodes.values():
+                all_new_exit_candidates |= new_exit_candidates
+
+            # to guarantee progressing, we must ensure all_new_exit_candidates cannot contain all candidate nodes
+            if all(n in all_new_exit_candidates for n in candidate_nodes):
+                all_new_exit_candidates = set()
+
+            # do the actual work
+            new_exit_nodes = set()
+            for n in candidate_nodes:
+                if n in all_new_exit_candidates:
+                    continue
+                refined_loop_nodes.add(n)
+                sorted_refined_exit_nodes.remove(n)
+                to_add = set(graph.successors(n)) - refined_loop_nodes
+                new_exit_nodes |= to_add
+                for succ in to_add:
+                    subgraph.add_edge(n, succ)
+
+            sorted_refined_exit_nodes += list(new_exit_nodes)
+            sorted_refined_exit_nodes = list(set(sorted_refined_exit_nodes))
+            sorted_refined_exit_nodes = GraphUtils.quasi_topological_sort_nodes(graph, sorted_refined_exit_nodes)
+
+        refined_exit_nodes = set(sorted_refined_exit_nodes)
+        refined_loop_nodes = refined_loop_nodes - refined_exit_nodes
+
+        if self._largest_successor_tree_outside_loop and not refined_exit_nodes:
+            # figure out the new successor tree with the highest number of nodes
+            initial_exit_to_newnodes = defaultdict(set)
+            newnode_to_initial_exits = defaultdict(set)
+            for initial_exit in initial_exit_nodes:
+                if initial_exit in subgraph:
+                    for _, succs in networkx.bfs_successors(subgraph, initial_exit):
+                        initial_exit_to_newnodes[initial_exit] |= set(succs)
+                        for succ in succs:
+                            newnode_to_initial_exits[succ].add(initial_exit)
+
+            for newnode, exits in newnode_to_initial_exits.items():
+                for exit_ in exits:
+                    initial_exit_to_newnodes[exit_].add(newnode)
+
+            # filter initial_exit_to_newnodes and remove the subtrees with nodes that are reachable from nodes that are
+            # outside the current subtree
+            for initial_exit, subtree in list(initial_exit_to_newnodes.items()):
+                subtree_preds = set()
+                for node in subtree:
+                    preds = set(graph.predecessors(node))
+                    subtree_preds |= {pred for pred in preds if pred not in subtree}
+                    if len(subtree_preds) > 1:
+                        # early break
+                        break
+
+                if len(subtree_preds) > 1:
+                    # there is more than one out-of-tree predecessor. remove this subtree
+                    del initial_exit_to_newnodes[initial_exit]
+
+            if initial_exit_to_newnodes:
+                tree_sizes = {exit_: len(initial_exit_to_newnodes[exit_]) for exit_ in initial_exit_to_newnodes}
+                max_tree_size = max(tree_sizes.values())
+                if list(tree_sizes.values()).count(max_tree_size) == 1:
+                    tree_size_to_exit = {v: k for k, v in tree_sizes.items()}
+                    max_size_exit = tree_size_to_exit[max_tree_size]
+                    if all(len(newnode_to_initial_exits[nn]) == 1 for nn in initial_exit_to_newnodes[max_size_exit]):
+                        refined_loop_nodes = (
+                            refined_loop_nodes - initial_exit_to_newnodes[max_size_exit] - {max_size_exit}
+                        )
+                        refined_exit_nodes.add(max_size_exit)
+
+        return refined_loop_nodes, refined_exit_nodes
+
+    def _remove_self_loop(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph):
+        r = False
+
+        while True:
+            for node in graph.nodes():
+                if node in graph[node]:
+                    # found a self loop
+                    self._remove_node(graph, node)
+                    r = True
+                    break
+            else:
+                break
+
+        return r
+
+    def _merge_single_entry_node(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph):
+        r = False
+
+        while True:
+            for node in networkx.dfs_postorder_nodes(graph):
+                preds = graph.predecessors(node)
+                if len(preds) == 1:
+                    # merge the two nodes
+                    self._absorb_node(graph, preds[0], node)
+                    r = True
+                    break
+            else:
+                break
+
+        return r
+
+    def _make_regions(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph):
+        structured_loop_headers = set()
+        new_regions = []
+
+        # FIXME: _get_start_node() will fail if the graph is just a loop
+
+        # iteratively find and make loop regions
+        while True:
+            # find loop headers
+            self._loop_headers = self._find_loop_headers(graph)
+            if not self._loop_headers:
+                break
+
+            # Find all loops
+            while True:
+                restart = False
+
+                self._start_node = self._get_start_node(graph)
+
+                # re-find loop headers
+                self._loop_headers = self._find_loop_headers(graph)
+                if not self._loop_headers:
+                    break
+
+                # Start from loops
+                for node in list(reversed(self._loop_headers)):
+                    if node in structured_loop_headers:
+                        continue
+                    if node not in graph:
+                        continue
+                    region = self._make_cyclic_region(node, graph)
+                    if region is None:
+                        # failed to struct the loop region - remove the header node from loop headers
+                        l.debug(
+                            "Failed to structure a loop region starting at %#x. Remove it from loop headers.", node.addr
+                        )
+                        self._loop_headers.remove(node)
+                    else:
+                        l.debug("Structured a loop region %r.", region)
+                        new_regions.append(region)
+                        structured_loop_headers.add(node)
+                        restart = True
+                        break
+
+                if restart:
+                    continue
+
+                break
+
+        new_regions.append(GraphRegion(self._get_start_node(graph), graph, None, None, False, None))
+
+        l.debug("Identified %d loop regions.", len(structured_loop_headers))
+        l.debug("No more loops left. Start structuring acyclic regions.")
+        # No more loops left. Structure acyclic regions.
+        while new_regions:
+            region = new_regions.pop(0)
+            head = region.head
+            subgraph = region.graph
+
+            failed_region_attempts = set()
+            while self._make_acyclic_region(
+                head, subgraph, region.graph_with_successors, failed_region_attempts, region.cyclic
+            ):
+                if head not in subgraph:
+                    # update head
+                    head = next(iter(n for n in subgraph.nodes() if n.addr == head.addr))
+
+            head = next(iter(n for n in subgraph.nodes() if n.addr == head.addr))
+            region.head = head
+
+        if len(graph.nodes()) == 1 and isinstance(list(graph.nodes())[0], GraphRegion):
+            return list(graph.nodes())[0]
+        # create a large graph region
+        new_head = self._get_start_node(graph)
+        region = GraphRegion(new_head, graph, None, None, False, None)
+        return region
+
+    #
+    # Cyclic regions
+    #
+
+    def _make_cyclic_region(self, head, graph: networkx.DiGraph):
+        l.debug("Found cyclic region at %#08x", head.addr)
+        initial_loop_nodes = self._find_initial_loop_nodes(graph, head)
+        l.debug("Initial loop nodes %s", self._dbg_block_list(initial_loop_nodes))
+
+        # Make sure no other loops are contained in the current loop
+        if {n for n in initial_loop_nodes if n.addr != head.addr}.intersection(self._loop_headers):
+            return None
+
+        normal_entries = {n for n in graph.predecessors(head) if n not in initial_loop_nodes}
+        abnormal_entries = set()
+        for n in initial_loop_nodes:
+            if n == head:
+                continue
+            preds = set(graph.predecessors(n))
+            abnormal_entries |= preds - initial_loop_nodes
+        l.debug("Normal entries %s", self._dbg_block_list(normal_entries))
+        l.debug("Abnormal entries %s", self._dbg_block_list(abnormal_entries))
+
+        initial_exit_nodes = set()
+        for n in initial_loop_nodes:
+            succs = set(graph.successors(n))
+            initial_exit_nodes |= succs - initial_loop_nodes
+
+        l.debug("Initial exit nodes %s", self._dbg_block_list(initial_exit_nodes))
+
+        refined_loop_nodes, refined_exit_nodes = self._refine_loop(graph, head, initial_loop_nodes, initial_exit_nodes)
+        l.debug("Refined loop nodes %s", self._dbg_block_list(refined_loop_nodes))
+        l.debug("Refined exit nodes %s", self._dbg_block_list(refined_exit_nodes))
+
+        # make sure there is a jump statement to the outside at the end of each node going to exit nodes.
+        # this jump statement will be rewritten to a break statement during structuring.
+        for exit_node in refined_exit_nodes:
+            for pred in graph.predecessors(exit_node):
+                if pred in refined_loop_nodes:
+                    self._ensure_jump_at_loop_exit_ends(pred)
+
+        if len(refined_exit_nodes) > 1:
+            # self._get_start_node(graph)
+            node_post_order = list(networkx.dfs_postorder_nodes(graph, head))
+            sorted_exit_nodes = sorted(list(refined_exit_nodes), key=node_post_order.index)
+            normal_exit_node = sorted_exit_nodes[0]
+            abnormal_exit_nodes = set(sorted_exit_nodes[1:])
+        else:
+            normal_exit_node = next(iter(refined_exit_nodes)) if len(refined_exit_nodes) > 0 else None
+            abnormal_exit_nodes = set()
+
+        region = self._abstract_cyclic_region(
+            graph, refined_loop_nodes, head, normal_entries, abnormal_entries, normal_exit_node, abnormal_exit_nodes
+        )
+        if len(region.successors) > 1 and self._force_loop_single_exit:
+            # multi-successor region. refinement is required
+            self._refine_loop_successors(region, graph)
+
+        return region
+
+    def _refine_loop_successors(self, region, graph: networkx.DiGraph):
+        """
+        If there are multiple successors of a loop, convert them into conditional gotos. Eventually there should be
+        only one loop successor.
+
+        :param GraphRegion region:      The cyclic region to refine.
+        :param networkx.DiGraph graph:  The current graph that is being structured.
+        :return:                        None
+        """
+        if len(region.successors) <= 1:
+            return
+
+        # recover reaching conditions
+        self.cond_proc.recover_reaching_conditions(region, with_successors=True)
+
+        successors = list(region.successors)
+
+        condnode_addr = next(CONDITIONNODE_ADDR)
+        # create a new successor
+        cond = ConditionNode(
+            condnode_addr,
+            None,
+            self.cond_proc.reaching_conditions[successors[0]],
+            successors[0],
+            false_node=None,
+        )
+        for succ in successors[1:]:
+            cond = ConditionNode(
+                condnode_addr,
+                None,
+                self.cond_proc.reaching_conditions[succ],
+                succ,
+                false_node=cond,
+            )
+
+        g = region.graph_with_successors
+
+        # modify region in place
+        region.successors = {cond}
+        for succ in successors:
+            for src, _, data in list(g.in_edges(succ, data=True)):
+                removed_edges = []
+                for src2src, _, data_ in list(g.in_edges(src, data=True)):
+                    removed_edges.append((src2src, src, data_))
+                    g.remove_edge(src2src, src)
+                g.remove_edge(src, succ)
+
+                # TODO: rewrite the conditional jumps in src so that it goes to cond-node instead.
+
+                # modify the last statement of src so that it jumps to cond
+                replaced_any_stmt = False
+                last_stmts = self.cond_proc.get_last_statements(src)
+                for last_stmt in last_stmts:
+                    if isinstance(last_stmt, ConditionalJump):
+                        if (
+                            isinstance(last_stmt.true_target, ailment.Expr.Const)
+                            and last_stmt.true_target.value == succ.addr
+                        ):
+                            new_last_stmt = ConditionalJump(
+                                last_stmt.idx,
+                                last_stmt.condition,
+                                ailment.Expr.Const(None, None, condnode_addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                                last_stmt.false_target,
+                                ins_addr=last_stmt.ins_addr,
+                            )
+                        elif (
+                            isinstance(last_stmt.false_target, ailment.Expr.Const)
+                            and last_stmt.false_target.value == succ.addr
+                        ):
+                            new_last_stmt = ConditionalJump(
+                                last_stmt.idx,
+                                last_stmt.condition,
+                                last_stmt.true_target,
+                                ailment.Expr.Const(None, None, condnode_addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                                ins_addr=last_stmt.ins_addr,
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            # none of the two branches is jumping out of the loop
+                            continue
+                    elif isinstance(last_stmt, Jump):
+                        if isinstance(last_stmt.target, ailment.Expr.Const):
+                            new_last_stmt = Jump(
+                                last_stmt.idx,
+                                ailment.Expr.Const(None, None, condnode_addr, self.project.arch.bits),
+                                ins_addr=last_stmt.ins_addr,
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            # an indirect jump - might be a jump table. ignore it
+                            continue
+                    else:
+                        l.error("Unexpected last_stmt type %s. Ignore.", type(last_stmt))
+                        continue
+                    replace_last_statement(src, last_stmt, new_last_stmt)
+                    replaced_any_stmt = True
+                if not replaced_any_stmt:
+                    l.warning("No statement was replaced. Is there anything wrong?")
+                    # raise Exception()
+
+                # add src back
+                for src2src, _, data_ in removed_edges:
+                    g.add_edge(src2src, src, **data_)
+
+                g.add_edge(src, cond, **data)
+
+        # modify graph
+        graph.add_edge(region, cond)
+        for succ in successors:
+            edge_data = graph.get_edge_data(region, succ)
+            graph.remove_edge(region, succ)
+            graph.add_edge(cond, succ, **edge_data)
+
+    #
+    # Acyclic regions
+    #
+
+    def _make_acyclic_region(self, head, graph: networkx.DiGraph, secondary_graph, failed_region_attempts, cyclic):
+        # pre-processing
+
+        # we need to create a copy of the original graph if
+        # - there are in edges to the head node, or
+        # - there are more than one end nodes
+
+        head_inedges = list(graph.in_edges(head))
+        if head_inedges:
+            # we need a copy of the graph to remove edges coming into the head
+            graph_copy = networkx.DiGraph(graph)
+            # remove any in-edge to the head node
+            for src, _ in head_inedges:
+                graph_copy.remove_edge(src, head)
+        else:
+            graph_copy = graph
+
+        endnodes = [node for node in graph_copy.nodes() if graph_copy.out_degree(node) == 0]
+        if len(endnodes) == 0:
+            # sanity check: there should be at least one end node
+            l.critical("No end node is found in a supposedly acyclic graph. Is it really acyclic?")
+            return False
+
+        add_dummy_endnode = False
+        if len(endnodes) > 1:
+            # if this graph has multiple end nodes: create a single end node
+            add_dummy_endnode = True
+        elif head_inedges and len(endnodes) == 1 and endnodes[0] not in list(graph.predecessors(head)):
+            # special case: there are in-edges to head, but the only end node is not a predecessor to head.
+            # in this case, we will want to put the end node and a predecessor of the head into the same region.
+            add_dummy_endnode = True
+
+        if add_dummy_endnode:
+            # we need a copy of the graph!
+            graph_copy = networkx.DiGraph(graph_copy)
+            dummy_endnode = "DUMMY_ENDNODE"
+            for endnode in endnodes:
+                graph_copy.add_edge(endnode, dummy_endnode)
+            endnodes = [dummy_endnode]
+        else:
+            dummy_endnode = None
+
+        # compute dominator tree
+        doms = networkx.immediate_dominators(graph_copy, head)
+
+        # compute post-dominator tree
+        inverted_graph = shallow_reverse(graph_copy)
+        postdoms = networkx.immediate_dominators(inverted_graph, endnodes[0])
+
+        # dominance frontiers
+        df = networkx.algorithms.dominance_frontiers(graph_copy, head)
+
+        # visit the nodes in post-order
+        for node in networkx.dfs_postorder_nodes(graph_copy, source=head):
+            if node is dummy_endnode:
+                # skip the dummy endnode
+                continue
+            if cyclic and node is head:
+                continue
+
+            out_degree = graph_copy.out_degree[node]
+            if out_degree == 0:
+                # the root element of the region hierarchy should always be a GraphRegion,
+                # so we transform it into one, if necessary
+                if graph_copy.in_degree(node) == 0 and not isinstance(node, GraphRegion):
+                    subgraph = networkx.DiGraph()
+                    subgraph.add_node(node)
+                    self._abstract_acyclic_region(
+                        graph,
+                        GraphRegion(node, subgraph, None, None, False, None, cyclic_ancestor=cyclic),
+                        [],
+                        secondary_graph=secondary_graph,
+                    )
+                continue
+
+            # test if this node is an entry to a single-entry, single-successor region
+            levels = 0
+            postdom_node = postdoms.get(node, None)
+            while postdom_node is not None:
+                if (node, postdom_node) not in failed_region_attempts:
+                    if self._check_region(graph_copy, node, postdom_node, doms, df):
+                        frontier = [postdom_node]
+                        region = self._compute_region(
+                            graph_copy, node, frontier, dummy_endnode=dummy_endnode, cyclic_ancestor=cyclic
+                        )
+                        if region is not None:
+                            # update region.graph_with_successors
+                            if secondary_graph is not None:
+                                if self._complete_successors:
+                                    for nn in list(region.graph_with_successors.nodes):
+                                        original_successors = secondary_graph.successors(nn)
+                                        for succ in original_successors:
+                                            if not region.graph_with_successors.has_edge(nn, succ):
+                                                region.graph_with_successors.add_edge(nn, succ)
+                                                region.successors.add(succ)
+                                else:
+                                    for nn in list(region.graph_with_successors.nodes):
+                                        original_successors = secondary_graph.successors(nn)
+                                        for succ in original_successors:
+                                            if succ not in graph_copy:
+                                                # the successor wasn't added to the graph because it does not belong
+                                                # to the frontier. we backpatch the successor graph here.
+                                                region.graph_with_successors.add_edge(nn, succ)
+                                                region.successors.add(succ)
+
+                                # add edges between successors
+                                for succ_0 in region.successors:
+                                    for succ_1 in region.successors:
+                                        if succ_0 is not succ_1:
+                                            if secondary_graph.has_edge(succ_0, succ_1):
+                                                region.graph_with_successors.add_edge(succ_0, succ_1)
+
+                            # l.debug("Walked back %d levels in postdom tree.", levels)
+                            l.debug("Node %r, frontier %r.", node, frontier)
+                            # l.debug("Identified an acyclic region %s.", self._dbg_block_list(region.graph.nodes()))
+                            self._abstract_acyclic_region(
+                                graph, region, frontier, dummy_endnode=dummy_endnode, secondary_graph=secondary_graph
+                            )
+                            # assert dummy_endnode not in graph
+                            return True
+
+                failed_region_attempts.add((node, postdom_node))
+                if not dominates(doms, node, postdom_node):
+                    break
+                if postdom_node is postdoms.get(postdom_node, None):
+                    break
+                postdom_node = postdoms.get(postdom_node, None)
+                levels += 1
+            # l.debug("Walked back %d levels in postdom tree and did not find anything for %r. Next.", levels, node)
+
+        return False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _check_region(graph, start_node, end_node, doms, df):
+        """
+
+        :param graph:
+        :param start_node:
+        :param end_node:
+        :param doms:
+        :param df:
+        :return:
+        """
+
+        # if the exit node is the header of a loop that contains the start node, the dominance frontier should only
+        # contain the exit node.
+        if not dominates(doms, start_node, end_node):
+            frontier = df.get(start_node, set())
+            for node in frontier:
+                if node is not start_node and node is not end_node:
+                    return False
+
+        # no edges should enter the region.
+        for node in df.get(end_node, set()):
+            if dominates(doms, start_node, node) and node is not end_node:
+                return False
+
+        # no edges should leave the region.
+        for node in df.get(start_node, set()):
+            if node is start_node or node is end_node:
+                continue
+            if node not in df.get(end_node, set()):
+                return False
+            for pred in graph.predecessors(node):
+                if dominates(doms, start_node, pred) and not dominates(doms, end_node, pred):
+                    return False
+
+        return True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _compute_region(graph, node, frontier, include_frontier=False, dummy_endnode=None, cyclic_ancestor=False):
+        subgraph = networkx.DiGraph()
+        frontier_edges = []
+        queue = [node]
+        traversed = set()
+
+        while queue:
+            node_ = queue.pop()
+            if node_ in frontier:
+                continue
+            traversed.add(node_)
+            subgraph.add_node(node_)
+
+            for succ in graph.successors(node_):
+                edge_data = graph.get_edge_data(node_, succ)
+
+                if node_ in frontier and succ in traversed:
+                    if include_frontier:
+                        # if frontier nodes are included, do not keep traversing their successors
+                        # however, if it has an edge to an already traversed node, we should add that edge
+                        subgraph.add_edge(node_, succ, **edge_data)
+                    else:
+                        frontier_edges.append((node_, succ, edge_data))
+                    continue
+
+                if succ is dummy_endnode:
+                    continue
+
+                if succ in frontier:
+                    if not include_frontier:
+                        # skip all frontier nodes
+                        frontier_edges.append((node_, succ, edge_data))
+                        continue
+                subgraph.add_edge(node_, succ, **edge_data)
+                if succ in traversed:
+                    continue
+                queue.append(succ)
+
+        if dummy_endnode is not None:
+            frontier = {n for n in frontier if n is not dummy_endnode}
+
+        if subgraph.number_of_nodes() > 1:
+            subgraph_with_frontier = networkx.DiGraph(subgraph)
+            for src, dst, edge_data in frontier_edges:
+                if dst is not dummy_endnode:
+                    subgraph_with_frontier.add_edge(src, dst, **edge_data)
+            # assert dummy_endnode not in frontier
+            # assert dummy_endnode not in subgraph_with_frontier
+            return GraphRegion(
+                node, subgraph, frontier, subgraph_with_frontier, False, None, cyclic_ancestor=cyclic_ancestor
+            )
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    def _abstract_acyclic_region(
+        self, graph: networkx.DiGraph, region, frontier, dummy_endnode=None, secondary_graph=None
+    ):
+        in_edges = self._region_in_edges(graph, region, data=True)
+        out_edges = self._region_out_edges(graph, region, data=True)
+
+        nodes_set = set()
+        for node_ in list(region.graph.nodes()):
+            nodes_set.add(node_)
+            if node_ is not dummy_endnode:
+                graph.remove_node(node_)
+
+        graph.add_node(region)
+
+        for src, _, data in in_edges:
+            if src not in nodes_set:
+                graph.add_edge(src, region, **data)
+
+        for _, dst, data in out_edges:
+            if dst not in nodes_set:
+                graph.add_edge(region, dst, **data)
+
+        if frontier:
+            for frontier_node in frontier:
+                if frontier_node is not dummy_endnode:
+                    graph.add_edge(region, frontier_node)
+
+        if secondary_graph is not None:
+            self._abstract_acyclic_region(secondary_graph, region, {})
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _abstract_cyclic_region(
+        graph: networkx.DiGraph,
+        loop_nodes,
+        head,
+        normal_entries,
+        abnormal_entries,
+        normal_exit_node,
+        abnormal_exit_nodes,
+    ):
+        region = GraphRegion(head, None, None, None, True, None)
+
+        subgraph = networkx.DiGraph()
+        region_outedges = []
+
+        delayed_edges = []
+
+        full_graph = networkx.DiGraph()
+
+        for node in loop_nodes:
+            subgraph.add_node(node)
+            in_edges = list(graph.in_edges(node, data=True))
+            out_edges = list(graph.out_edges(node, data=True))
+
+            for src, dst, data in in_edges:
+                full_graph.add_edge(src, dst, **data)
+                if src in loop_nodes:
+                    subgraph.add_edge(src, dst, **data)
+                elif src == region:
+                    subgraph.add_edge(head, dst, **data)
+                elif src in normal_entries:
+                    # graph.add_edge(src, region, **data)
+                    delayed_edges.append((src, region, data))
+                elif src in abnormal_entries:
+                    data["region_dst_node"] = dst
+                    # graph.add_edge(src, region, **data)
+                    delayed_edges.append((src, region, data))
+                else:
+                    assert 0
+
+            for src, dst, data in out_edges:
+                full_graph.add_edge(src, dst, **data)
+                if dst in loop_nodes:
+                    subgraph.add_edge(src, dst, **data)
+                elif dst == region:
+                    subgraph.add_edge(src, head, **data)
+                elif dst == normal_exit_node:
+                    region_outedges.append((node, dst))
+                    # graph.add_edge(region, dst, **data)
+                    delayed_edges.append((region, dst, data))
+                elif dst in abnormal_exit_nodes:
+                    region_outedges.append((node, dst))
+                    # data['region_src_node'] = src
+                    # graph.add_edge(region, dst, **data)
+                    delayed_edges.append((region, dst, data))
+                else:
+                    assert 0
+
+        subgraph_with_exits = networkx.DiGraph(subgraph)
+        for src, dst in region_outedges:
+            subgraph_with_exits.add_edge(src, dst)
+        region.graph = subgraph
+        region.graph_with_successors = subgraph_with_exits
+        if normal_exit_node is not None:
+            region.successors = [normal_exit_node]
+        else:
+            region.successors = []
+        region.successors += list(abnormal_exit_nodes)
+
+        for succ_0 in region.successors:
+            for succ_1 in region.successors:
+                if succ_0 is not succ_1:
+                    if graph.has_edge(succ_0, succ_1):
+                        region.graph_with_successors.add_edge(succ_0, succ_1)
+
+        for node in loop_nodes:
+            graph.remove_node(node)
+
+        # add delayed edges
+        graph.add_node(region)
+        for src, dst, data in delayed_edges:
+            graph.add_edge(src, dst, **data)
+
+        region.full_graph = full_graph
+
+        return region
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _region_in_edges(graph, region, data=False):
+        return list(graph.in_edges(region.head, data=data))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _region_out_edges(graph, region, data=False):
+        out_edges = []
+        for node in region.graph.nodes():
+            out_ = graph.out_edges(node, data=data)
+            for _, dst, data_ in out_:
+                if dst in region.graph:
+                    continue
+                out_edges.append((region, dst, data_))
+        return out_edges
+
+    def _remove_node(self, graph: networkx.DiGraph, node):  # pylint:disable=no-self-use
+        in_edges = [(src, dst, data) for (src, dst, data) in graph.in_edges(node, data=True) if src is not node]
+        out_edges = [(src, dst, data) for (src, dst, data) in graph.out_edges(node, data=True) if dst is not node]
+
+        if len(in_edges) <= 1 and len(out_edges) <= 1:
+            # it forms a region by itself :-)
+            new_node = None
+
+        else:
+            new_node = MultiNode([node])
+
+        graph.remove_node(node)
+
+        if new_node is not None:
+            for src, _, data in in_edges:
+                graph.add_edge(src, new_node, **data)
+
+            for _, dst, data in out_edges:
+                graph.add_edge(new_node, dst, **data)
+
+    def _merge_nodes(
+        self, graph: networkx.DiGraph, node_a, node_b, force_multinode=False
+    ):  # pylint:disable=no-self-use
+        in_edges = list(graph.in_edges(node_a, data=True))
+        out_edges = list(graph.out_edges(node_b, data=True))
+
+        if not force_multinode and len(in_edges) <= 1 and len(out_edges) <= 1:
+            # it forms a region by itself :-)
+            new_node = None
+
+        else:
+            new_node = MultiNode([node_a, node_b])
+
+        graph.remove_node(node_a)
+        graph.remove_node(node_b)
+
+        if new_node is not None:
+            graph.add_node(new_node)
+
+            for src, _, data in in_edges:
+                if src is node_b:
+                    src = new_node
+                graph.add_edge(src, new_node, **data)
+
+            for _, dst, data in out_edges:
+                if dst is node_a:
+                    dst = new_node
+                graph.add_edge(new_node, dst, **data)
+
+        assert node_a not in graph
+        assert node_b not in graph
+
+    def _absorb_node(
+        self, graph: networkx.DiGraph, node_mommy, node_kiddie, force_multinode=False
+    ):  # pylint:disable=no-self-use
+        in_edges_mommy = graph.in_edges(node_mommy, data=True)
+        out_edges_mommy = graph.out_edges(node_mommy, data=True)
+        out_edges_kiddie = graph.out_edges(node_kiddie, data=True)
+
+        if not force_multinode and len(in_edges_mommy) <= 1 and len(out_edges_kiddie) <= 1:
+            # it forms a region by itself :-)
+            new_node = None
+
+        else:
+            new_node = MultiNode([node_mommy, node_kiddie])
+
+        graph.remove_node(node_mommy)
+        graph.remove_node(node_kiddie)
+
+        if new_node is not None:
+            graph.add_node(new_node)
+
+            for src, _, data in in_edges_mommy:
+                if src == node_kiddie:
+                    src = new_node
+                graph.add_edge(src, new_node, **data)
+
+            for _, dst, data in out_edges_mommy:
+                if dst == node_kiddie:
+                    continue
+                if dst == node_mommy:
+                    dst = new_node
+                graph.add_edge(new_node, dst, **data)
+
+            for _, dst, data in out_edges_kiddie:
+                if dst == node_mommy:
+                    dst = new_node
+                graph.add_edge(new_node, dst, **data)
+
+        assert node_mommy not in graph
+        assert node_kiddie not in graph
+
+    def _ensure_jump_at_loop_exit_ends(self, node: Block | MultiNode) -> None:
+        if isinstance(node, Block):
+            if not node.statements:
+                node.statements.append(
+                    Jump(
+                        None,
+                        Const(None, None, node.addr + node.original_size, self.project.arch.bits),
+                        ins_addr=node.addr,
+                    )
+                )
+            else:
+                if not isinstance(first_nonlabel_statement(node), ConditionalJump) and not isinstance(
+                    node.statements[-1],
+                    (
+                        Jump,
+                        ConditionalJump,
+                        IncompleteSwitchCaseHeadStatement,
+                    ),
+                ):
+                    node.statements.append(
+                        Jump(
+                            None,
+                            Const(None, None, node.addr + node.original_size, self.project.arch.bits),
+                            ins_addr=node.addr,
+                        )
+                    )
+        elif isinstance(node, MultiNode):
+            if node.nodes:
+                self._ensure_jump_at_loop_exit_ends(node.nodes[-1])
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _dbg_block_list(blocks):
+        return [(hex(b.addr) if hasattr(b, "addr") else repr(b)) for b in blocks]
+
+
+register_analysis(RegionIdentifier, "RegionIdentifier")