Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api

Add 'restrict' concept to type system

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Description

Not sure on the design yet, but in particular to help ameliorate situations like those caused by https://github.com/Vector35/binaryninja-api/issues/4544 we should have the ability to override the improved alias tracking that disables data flow in cases where the user wishes to ignore the aliasing and allow data flow.

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Research direction

Start by reading issue 4544 and the existing alias-tracking and type-system behavior described here. The design is not settled, so first define how a user would override alias-based data-flow restrictions and what observable behavior would demonstrate that the restrict concept is complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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