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<!DOCTYPE article [
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<!ENTITY acute "́"> <!-- Accent -->
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]>
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<article id="sleigh_title">
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<info>
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<title>SLEIGH</title>
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<subtitle>A Language for Rapid Processor Specification</subtitle>
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<pubdate>Originally published December 16, 2005</pubdate>
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<releaseinfo>Last updated March 2, 2023</releaseinfo>
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<releaseinfo>Last updated October 31, 2023</releaseinfo>
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</info>
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<simplesect id="sleigh_history">
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<info>
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several redesign iterations, but it can still trace its heritage
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from the language SLED, from whom its name is derived. SLED, the
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“Specification Language for Encoding and Decoding”, was defined by
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Norman Ramsey and Mary F. Fernandez as a concise way to define the
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Norman Ramsey and Mary F. Ferna´ndez in <xref linkend="Ramsey97"/>
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as a concise way to define the
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translation, in both directions, between machine instructions and
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their corresponding assembly statements. This facilitated the
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development of architecture independent disassemblers and
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The direct predecessor of SLEIGH was an implementation of SLED for
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GHIDRA, which concentrated on its reverse-engineering
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capabilities. The main addition of SLEIGH is the ability to provide
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semantic descriptions of instructions for data-flow and
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decompilation analysis. This piece of SLEIGH was originally a
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separate language, the Semantic Syntax Language (SSL), very loosely
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based on concepts and a language of the same name developed by
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Cristina Cifuentes, Mike Van Emmerik and Norman Ramsey, for the
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University of Queensland Binary Translator (UQBT) project.
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semantic descriptions of instructions for data-flow and decompilation
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analysis. This piece of SLEIGH borrowed ideas from the Semantic Syntax Language (SSL),
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a specification language developed in <xref linkend="Cifuentes00"/> for the
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University of Queensland Binary Translator (UQBT) project by
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Cristina Cifuentes, Mike Van Emmerik and Norman Ramsey.
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</para>
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<para>
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Dr. Cristina Cifuentes' work, in general, was an important starting point for the GHIDRA decompiler.
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Its design follows the basic structure layed out in her 1994 thesis "Reverse Compilation Techniques":
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<informalexample>
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<itemizedlist mark='bullet' spacing='compact'>
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<listitem>
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Disassembly of machine instructions and translation to an intermediate representation (IR).
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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Transformation toward a high-level representation via
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<itemizedlist mark='circle' spacing='compact'>
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<listitem>
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Data-flow analysis, including dead code analysis and copy propagation.
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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Control-flow analysis using graph reducibility to achieve a structured representation.
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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Back-end code generation from the transformed representation.
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</informalexample>
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In keeping with her philosophy of decompilation, SLEIGH is GHIDRA's implementation of the first step.
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It efficiently couples disassembly of machine instructions with the initial translation into an IR.
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</para>
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<bibliolist>
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<title>References</title>
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<biblioentry id="Cifuentes94">
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<authorgroup>
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<author><personname>
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<firstname>Cristina</firstname><surname>Cifuentes</surname>
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</personname></author>
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</authorgroup>
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<title>
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Reverse Compilation Techniques
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</title>
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<pubdate>1994</pubdate>
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<publisher>
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<publishername>Ph.D. Dissertation. Queensland University of Technology</publishername>
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<address>
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<city>Brisbane City</city>,
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<state>QLD</state>,
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<country>Australia</country>
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</address>
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</publisher>
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</biblioentry>
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<biblioentry id="Cifuentes00">
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<biblioset relation='article'>
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<authorgroup>
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<author><personname>
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<firstname>Cristina</firstname><surname>Cifuentes</surname>
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</personname></author>
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<author><personname>
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<firstname>Mike</firstname><surname>Van Emmerik</surname>
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</personname></author>
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</authorgroup>
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<title>UQBT: Adaptable Binary Translation at Low Cost</title>
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</biblioset>
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<biblioset relation='journal'>
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<title>Computer</title>
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<date>(Mar. 2000)</date>
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<pagenums>pp. 60-66</pagenums>
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</biblioset>
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</biblioentry>
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<biblioentry id="Ramsey97">
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<biblioset relation='article'>
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<authorgroup>
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<author><personname>
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<firstname>Norman</firstname><surname>Ramsey</surname>
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</personname></author>
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<author><personname>
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<firstname>Mary F.</firstname><surname>Ferna´ndez</surname>
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</personname></author>
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</authorgroup>
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<title>Specifying Representations of Machine Instructions</title>
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</biblioset>
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<biblioset relation='journal'>
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<title>ACM Trans. Programming Languages and Systems</title>
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<date>(May 1997)</date>
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<pagenums>pp. 492-524</pagenums>
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</biblioset>
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</biblioentry>
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</bibliolist>
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</simplesect>
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<simplesect id="sleigh_overview">
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<xsl:param name="section.autolabel" select="1"/> <!-- Automatically number sections -->
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<xsl:param name="bibliography.numbered" select="1"/> <!-- Number bibliography entries -->
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</xsl:stylesheet>
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<title>SLEIGH</title>
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="DefaultStyle.css">
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="languages.css">
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<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot">
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<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.1">
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<link rel="home" href="sleigh.html" title="SLEIGH">
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<link rel="next" href="sleigh_layout.html" title="2. Basic Specification Layout">
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</head>
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<div><h1 class="title">
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<a name="sleigh_title"></a>SLEIGH</h1></div>
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<div><h3 class="subtitle"><i>A Language for Rapid Processor Specification</i></h3></div>
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<div><p class="releaseinfo">Last updated March 2, 2023</p></div>
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<div><p class="releaseinfo">Last updated October 31, 2023</p></div>
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<div><p class="pubdate">Originally published December 16, 2005</p></div>
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</div>
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<hr>
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several redesign iterations, but it can still trace its heritage
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from the language SLED, from whom its name is derived. SLED, the
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“Specification Language for Encoding and Decoding”, was defined by
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Norman Ramsey and Mary F. Fernandez as a concise way to define the
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Norman Ramsey and Mary F. Fernández in <a class="xref" href="sleigh.html#Ramsey97">[3]</a>
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as a concise way to define the
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translation, in both directions, between machine instructions and
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their corresponding assembly statements. This facilitated the
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development of architecture independent disassemblers and
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The direct predecessor of SLEIGH was an implementation of SLED for
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GHIDRA, which concentrated on its reverse-engineering
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capabilities. The main addition of SLEIGH is the ability to provide
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semantic descriptions of instructions for data-flow and
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decompilation analysis. This piece of SLEIGH was originally a
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separate language, the Semantic Syntax Language (SSL), very loosely
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based on concepts and a language of the same name developed by
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Cristina Cifuentes, Mike Van Emmerik and Norman Ramsey, for the
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University of Queensland Binary Translator (UQBT) project.
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semantic descriptions of instructions for data-flow and decompilation
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analysis. This piece of SLEIGH borrowed ideas from the Semantic Syntax Language (SSL),
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a specification language developed in <a class="xref" href="sleigh.html#Cifuentes00">[2]</a> for the
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University of Queensland Binary Translator (UQBT) project by
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Cristina Cifuentes, Mike Van Emmerik and Norman Ramsey.
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</p>
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<p>
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Dr. Cristina Cifuentes' work, in general, was an important starting point for the GHIDRA decompiler.
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Its design follows the basic structure layed out in her 1994 thesis "Reverse Compilation Techniques":
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</p>
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<div class="informalexample"><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist compact" style="list-style-type: bullet; ">
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<li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc">
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Disassembly of machine instructions and translation to an intermediate representation (IR).
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</li>
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<li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc">
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Transformation toward a high-level representation via
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<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist compact" style="list-style-type: circle; ">
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<li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: circle">
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Data-flow analysis, including dead code analysis and copy propagation.
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</li>
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<li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: circle">
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Control-flow analysis using graph reducibility to achieve a structured representation.
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</li>
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</ul></div>
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</li>
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<li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc">
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Back-end code generation from the transformed representation.
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</li>
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</ul></div></div>
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<p>
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In keeping with her philosophy of decompilation, SLEIGH is GHIDRA's implementation of the first step.
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It efficiently couples disassembly of machine instructions with the initial translation into an IR.
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</p>
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<div class="bibliolist">
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<p class="title"><b>References</b></p>
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<div class="biblioentry">
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<a name="Cifuentes94"></a><p>[1] <span class="authorgroup"><span class="firstname">Cristina</span> <span class="surname">Cifuentes</span>. </span><span class="title"><i>
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Reverse Compilation Techniques
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</i>. </span><span class="pubdate">1994. </span><span class="publisher"><span class="publishername">Ph.D. Dissertation. Queensland University of Technology. </span><span class="address">
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<span class="city">Brisbane City</span>,
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<span class="state">QLD</span>,
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<span class="country">Australia</span>
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. </span></span></p>
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</div>
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<div class="biblioentry">
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<a name="Cifuentes00"></a><p>[2] <span class="biblioset"><span class="authorgroup"><span class="firstname">Cristina</span> <span class="surname">Cifuentes</span> and <span class="firstname">Mike</span> <span class="surname">Van Emmerik</span>. </span>“UQBT: Adaptable Binary Translation at Low Cost”. </span><span class="biblioset"><i>Computer</i>. <span class="date">(Mar. 2000). </span><span class="pagenums">pp. 60-66. </span></span></p>
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</div>
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<div class="biblioentry">
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<a name="Ramsey97"></a><p>[3] <span class="biblioset"><span class="authorgroup"><span class="firstname">Norman</span> <span class="surname">Ramsey</span> and <span class="firstname">Mary F.</span> <span class="surname">Fernández</span>. </span>“Specifying Representations of Machine Instructions”. </span><span class="biblioset"><i>ACM Trans. Programming Languages and Systems</i>. <span class="date">(May 1997). </span><span class="pagenums">pp. 492-524. </span></span></p>
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