bump version to v0.1.5

Adds IR and debug info generation capabilities for vmlinux imported structs

.gitignore

@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ __pycache__/
 .ipynb_checkpoints/
 vmlinux.py
 ~*
+vmlinux.h

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pythonbpf"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 description = "Reduced Python frontend for eBPF"
 authors = [
   { name = "r41k0u", email="pragyanshchaturvedi18@gmail.com" },

pythonbpf/allocation_pass.py

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import ast
+import logging
+
+from llvmlite import ir
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any
+from pythonbpf.helper import HelperHandlerRegistry
+from pythonbpf.type_deducer import ctypes_to_ir
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class LocalSymbol:
+    var: ir.AllocaInstr
+    ir_type: ir.Type
+    metadata: Any = None
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        yield self.var
+        yield self.ir_type
+        yield self.metadata
+
+
+def handle_assign_allocation(builder, stmt, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab):
+    """Handle memory allocation for assignment statements."""
+
+    # Validate assignment
+    if len(stmt.targets) != 1:
+        logger.warning("Multi-target assignment not supported, skipping allocation")
+        return
+
+    target = stmt.targets[0]
+
+    # Skip non-name targets (e.g., struct field assignments)
+    if isinstance(target, ast.Attribute):
+        logger.debug(f"Struct field assignment to {target.attr}, no allocation needed")
+        return
+
+    if not isinstance(target, ast.Name):
+        logger.warning(f"Unsupported assignment target type: {type(target).__name__}")
+        return
+
+    var_name = target.id
+    rval = stmt.value
+
+    # Skip if already allocated
+    if var_name in local_sym_tab:
+        logger.debug(f"Variable {var_name} already allocated, skipping")
+        return
+
+    # Determine type and allocate based on rval
+    if isinstance(rval, ast.Call):
+        _allocate_for_call(builder, var_name, rval, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab)
+    elif isinstance(rval, ast.Constant):
+        _allocate_for_constant(builder, var_name, rval, local_sym_tab)
+    elif isinstance(rval, ast.BinOp):
+        _allocate_for_binop(builder, var_name, local_sym_tab)
+    else:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"Unsupported assignment value type for {var_name}: {type(rval).__name__}"
+        )
+
+
+def _allocate_for_call(builder, var_name, rval, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab):
+    """Allocate memory for variable assigned from a call."""
+
+    if isinstance(rval.func, ast.Name):
+        call_type = rval.func.id
+
+        # C type constructors
+        if call_type in ("c_int32", "c_int64", "c_uint32", "c_uint64"):
+            ir_type = ctypes_to_ir(call_type)
+            var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
+            var.align = ir_type.width // 8
+            local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type)
+            logger.info(f"Pre-allocated {var_name} as {call_type}")
+
+        # Helper functions
+        elif HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(call_type):
+            ir_type = ir.IntType(64)  # Assume i64 return type
+            var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
+            var.align = 8
+            local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type)
+            logger.info(f"Pre-allocated {var_name} for helper {call_type}")
+
+        # Deref function
+        elif call_type == "deref":
+            ir_type = ir.IntType(64)  # Assume i64 return type
+            var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
+            var.align = 8
+            local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type)
+            logger.info(f"Pre-allocated {var_name} for deref")
+
+        # Struct constructors
+        elif call_type in structs_sym_tab:
+            struct_info = structs_sym_tab[call_type]
+            var = builder.alloca(struct_info.ir_type, name=var_name)
+            local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, struct_info.ir_type, call_type)
+            logger.info(f"Pre-allocated {var_name} for struct {call_type}")
+
+        else:
+            logger.warning(f"Unknown call type for allocation: {call_type}")
+
+    elif isinstance(rval.func, ast.Attribute):
+        # Map method calls - need double allocation for ptr handling
+        _allocate_for_map_method(builder, var_name, local_sym_tab)
+
+    else:
+        logger.warning(f"Unsupported call function type for {var_name}")
+
+
+def _allocate_for_map_method(builder, var_name, local_sym_tab):
+    """Allocate memory for variable assigned from map method (double alloc)."""
+
+    # Main variable (pointer to pointer)
+    ir_type = ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(64))
+    var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
+    local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type)
+
+    # Temporary variable for computed values
+    tmp_ir_type = ir.IntType(64)
+    var_tmp = builder.alloca(tmp_ir_type, name=f"{var_name}_tmp")
+    local_sym_tab[f"{var_name}_tmp"] = LocalSymbol(var_tmp, tmp_ir_type)
+
+    logger.info(f"Pre-allocated {var_name} and {var_name}_tmp for map method")
+
+
+def _allocate_for_constant(builder, var_name, rval, local_sym_tab):
+    """Allocate memory for variable assigned from a constant."""
+
+    if isinstance(rval.value, bool):
+        ir_type = ir.IntType(1)
+        var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
+        var.align = 1
+        local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type)
+        logger.info(f"Pre-allocated {var_name} as bool")
+
+    elif isinstance(rval.value, int):
+        ir_type = ir.IntType(64)
+        var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
+        var.align = 8
+        local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type)
+        logger.info(f"Pre-allocated {var_name} as i64")
+
+    elif isinstance(rval.value, str):
+        ir_type = ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(8))
+        var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
+        var.align = 8
+        local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type)
+        logger.info(f"Pre-allocated {var_name} as string")
+
+    else:
+        logger.warning(
+            f"Unsupported constant type for {var_name}: {type(rval.value).__name__}"
+        )
+
+
+def _allocate_for_binop(builder, var_name, local_sym_tab):
+    """Allocate memory for variable assigned from a binary operation."""
+    ir_type = ir.IntType(64)  # Assume i64 result
+    var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
+    var.align = 8
+    local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type)
+    logger.info(f"Pre-allocated {var_name} for binop result")
+
+
+def allocate_temp_pool(builder, max_temps, local_sym_tab):
+    """Allocate the temporary scratch space pool for helper arguments."""
+    if max_temps == 0:
+        return
+
+    logger.info(f"Allocating temp pool of {max_temps} variables")
+    for i in range(max_temps):
+        temp_name = f"__helper_temp_{i}"
+        temp_var = builder.alloca(ir.IntType(64), name=temp_name)
+        temp_var.align = 8
+        local_sym_tab[temp_name] = LocalSymbol(temp_var, ir.IntType(64))

pythonbpf/assign_pass.py

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import ast
+import logging
+from llvmlite import ir
+from pythonbpf.expr import eval_expr
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def handle_struct_field_assignment(
+    func, module, builder, target, rval, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+):
+    """Handle struct field assignment (obj.field = value)."""
+
+    var_name = target.value.id
+    field_name = target.attr
+
+    if var_name not in local_sym_tab:
+        logger.error(f"Variable '{var_name}' not found in symbol table")
+        return
+
+    struct_type = local_sym_tab[var_name].metadata
+    struct_info = structs_sym_tab[struct_type]
+
+    if field_name not in struct_info.fields:
+        logger.error(f"Field '{field_name}' not found in struct '{struct_type}'")
+        return
+
+    # Get field pointer and evaluate value
+    field_ptr = struct_info.gep(builder, local_sym_tab[var_name].var, field_name)
+    val = eval_expr(
+        func, module, builder, rval, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+    )
+
+    if val is None:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to evaluate value for {var_name}.{field_name}")
+        return
+
+    # TODO: Handle string assignment to char array (not a priority)
+    field_type = struct_info.field_type(field_name)
+    if isinstance(field_type, ir.ArrayType) and val[1] == ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(8)):
+        logger.warning(
+            f"String to char array assignment not implemented for {var_name}.{field_name}"
+        )
+        return
+
+    # Store the value
+    builder.store(val[0], field_ptr)
+    logger.info(f"Assigned to struct field {var_name}.{field_name}")
+
+
+def handle_variable_assignment(
+    func, module, builder, var_name, rval, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+):
+    """Handle single named variable assignment."""
+
+    if var_name not in local_sym_tab:
+        logger.error(f"Variable {var_name} not declared.")
+        return False
+
+    var_ptr = local_sym_tab[var_name].var
+    var_type = local_sym_tab[var_name].ir_type
+
+    # NOTE: Special case for struct initialization
+    if isinstance(rval, ast.Call) and isinstance(rval.func, ast.Name):
+        struct_name = rval.func.id
+        if struct_name in structs_sym_tab and len(rval.args) == 0:
+            struct_info = structs_sym_tab[struct_name]
+            ir_struct = struct_info.ir_type
+
+            builder.store(ir.Constant(ir_struct, None), var_ptr)
+            logger.info(f"Initialized struct {struct_name} for variable {var_name}")
+            return True
+
+    val_result = eval_expr(
+        func, module, builder, rval, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+    )
+    if val_result is None:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to evaluate value for {var_name}")
+        return False
+
+    val, val_type = val_result
+    logger.info(f"Evaluated value for {var_name}: {val} of type {val_type}, {var_type}")
+    if val_type != var_type:
+        if isinstance(val_type, ir.IntType) and isinstance(var_type, ir.IntType):
+            # Allow implicit int widening
+            if val_type.width < var_type.width:
+                val = builder.sext(val, var_type)
+                logger.info(f"Implicitly widened int for variable {var_name}")
+            elif val_type.width > var_type.width:
+                val = builder.trunc(val, var_type)
+                logger.info(f"Implicitly truncated int for variable {var_name}")
+        elif isinstance(val_type, ir.IntType) and isinstance(var_type, ir.PointerType):
+            # NOTE: This is assignment to a PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE_OR_NULL
+            logger.info(
+                f"Creating temporary variable for pointer assignment to {var_name}"
+            )
+            var_ptr_tmp = local_sym_tab[f"{var_name}_tmp"].var
+            builder.store(val, var_ptr_tmp)
+            val = var_ptr_tmp
+        else:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Type mismatch for variable {var_name}: {val_type} vs {var_type}"
+            )
+            return False
+
+    builder.store(val, var_ptr)
+    logger.info(f"Assigned value to variable {var_name}")
+    return True

pythonbpf/binary_ops.py

@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-import ast
-from llvmlite import ir
-from logging import Logger
-import logging
-
-logger: Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def recursive_dereferencer(var, builder):
-    """dereference until primitive type comes out"""
-    # TODO: Not worrying about stack overflow for now
-    logger.info(f"Dereferencing {var}, type is {var.type}")
-    if isinstance(var.type, ir.PointerType):
-        a = builder.load(var)
-        return recursive_dereferencer(a, builder)
-    elif isinstance(var.type, ir.IntType):
-        return var
-    else:
-        raise TypeError(f"Unsupported type for dereferencing: {var.type}")
-
-
-def get_operand_value(operand, builder, local_sym_tab):
-    """Extract the value from an operand, handling variables and constants."""
-    if isinstance(operand, ast.Name):
-        if operand.id in local_sym_tab:
-            return recursive_dereferencer(local_sym_tab[operand.id].var, builder)
-        raise ValueError(f"Undefined variable: {operand.id}")
-    elif isinstance(operand, ast.Constant):
-        if isinstance(operand.value, int):
-            return ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), operand.value)
-        raise TypeError(f"Unsupported constant type: {type(operand.value)}")
-    elif isinstance(operand, ast.BinOp):
-        return handle_binary_op_impl(operand, builder, local_sym_tab)
-    raise TypeError(f"Unsupported operand type: {type(operand)}")
-
-
-def handle_binary_op_impl(rval, builder, local_sym_tab):
-    op = rval.op
-    left = get_operand_value(rval.left, builder, local_sym_tab)
-    right = get_operand_value(rval.right, builder, local_sym_tab)
-    logger.info(f"left is {left}, right is {right}, op is {op}")
-
-    # Map AST operation nodes to LLVM IR builder methods
-    op_map = {
-        ast.Add: builder.add,
-        ast.Sub: builder.sub,
-        ast.Mult: builder.mul,
-        ast.Div: builder.sdiv,
-        ast.Mod: builder.srem,
-        ast.LShift: builder.shl,
-        ast.RShift: builder.lshr,
-        ast.BitOr: builder.or_,
-        ast.BitXor: builder.xor,
-        ast.BitAnd: builder.and_,
-        ast.FloorDiv: builder.udiv,
-    }
-
-    if type(op) in op_map:
-        result = op_map[type(op)](left, right)
-        return result
-    else:
-        raise SyntaxError("Unsupported binary operation")
-
-
-def handle_binary_op(rval, builder, var_name, local_sym_tab):
-    result = handle_binary_op_impl(rval, builder, local_sym_tab)
-    if var_name and var_name in local_sym_tab:
-        logger.info(
-            f"Storing result {result} into variable {local_sym_tab[var_name].var}"
-        )
-        builder.store(result, local_sym_tab[var_name].var)
-    return result, result.type

pythonbpf/codegen.py

@@ -19,10 +19,20 @@ from pylibbpf import BpfProgram
 import tempfile
 from logging import Logger
 import logging
+import re
 
 logger: Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-VERSION = "v0.1.4"
+VERSION = "v0.1.5"
+
+
+def finalize_module(original_str):
+    """After all IR generation is complete, we monkey patch btf_ama attribute"""
+
+    # Create a string with applied transformation of btf_ama attribute addition to BTF struct field accesses.
+    pattern = r'(@"llvm\.[^"]+:[^"]*" = external global i64, !llvm\.preserve\.access\.index ![0-9]+)'
+    replacement = r'\1 "btf_ama"'
+    return re.sub(pattern, replacement, original_str)
 
 
 def find_bpf_chunks(tree):
@@ -121,15 +131,44 @@ def compile_to_ir(filename: str, output: str, loglevel=logging.INFO):
 
     module.add_named_metadata("llvm.ident", [f"PythonBPF {VERSION}"])
 
+    module_string = finalize_module(str(module))
+
     logger.info(f"IR written to {output}")
     with open(output, "w") as f:
         f.write(f'source_filename = "{filename}"\n')
-        f.write(str(module))
+        f.write(module_string)
         f.write("\n")
 
     return output
 
 
+def _run_llc(ll_file, obj_file):
+    """Compile LLVM IR to BPF object file using llc."""
+
+    logger.info(f"Compiling IR to object: {ll_file} -> {obj_file}")
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [
+            "llc",
+            "-march=bpf",
+            "-filetype=obj",
+            "-O2",
+            str(ll_file),
+            "-o",
+            str(obj_file),
+        ],
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+
+    if result.returncode == 0:
+        logger.info(f"Object file written to {obj_file}")
+        return True
+    else:
+        logger.error(f"llc compilation failed: {result.stderr}")
+        return False
+
+
 def compile(loglevel=logging.INFO) -> bool:
     # Look one level up the stack to the caller of this function
     caller_frame = inspect.stack()[1]
@@ -143,21 +182,7 @@ def compile(loglevel=logging.INFO) -> bool:
         compile_to_ir(str(caller_file), str(ll_file), loglevel=loglevel) and success
     )
 
-    success = bool(
+    success = _run_llc(ll_file, o_file) and success
-        subprocess.run(
-            [
-                "llc",
-                "-march=bpf",
-                "-filetype=obj",
-                "-O2",
-                str(ll_file),
-                "-o",
-                str(o_file),
-            ],
-            check=True,
-        )
-        and success
-    )
 
     logger.info(f"Object written to {o_file}")
     return success
@@ -177,17 +202,6 @@ def BPF(loglevel=logging.INFO) -> BpfProgram:
         f.flush()
         source = f.name
         compile_to_ir(source, str(inter.name), loglevel=loglevel)
-        subprocess.run(
+        _run_llc(str(inter.name), str(obj_file.name))
-            [
-                "llc",
-                "-march=bpf",
-                "-filetype=obj",
-                "-O2",
-                str(inter.name),
-                "-o",
-                str(obj_file.name),
-            ],
-            check=True,
-        )
 
         return BpfProgram(str(obj_file.name))

pythonbpf/expr/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-from .expr_pass import eval_expr, handle_expr
+from .expr_pass import eval_expr, handle_expr, get_operand_value
-from .type_normalization import convert_to_bool
+from .type_normalization import convert_to_bool, get_base_type_and_depth
+from .ir_ops import deref_to_depth
+from .call_registry import CallHandlerRegistry
 
-__all__ = ["eval_expr", "handle_expr", "convert_to_bool"]
+__all__ = [
+    "eval_expr",
+    "handle_expr",
+    "convert_to_bool",
+    "get_base_type_and_depth",
+    "deref_to_depth",
+    "get_operand_value",
+    "CallHandlerRegistry",
+]

pythonbpf/expr/call_registry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+class CallHandlerRegistry:
+    """Registry for handling different types of calls (helpers, etc.)"""
+
+    _handler = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_handler(cls, handler):
+        """Set the handler for unknown calls"""
+        cls._handler = handler
+
+    @classmethod
+    def handle_call(
+        cls, call, module, builder, func, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+    ):
+        """Handle a call using the registered handler"""
+        if cls._handler is None:
+            return None
+        return cls._handler(
+            call, module, builder, func, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+        )

pythonbpf/expr/expr_pass.py

@@ -5,10 +5,20 @@ import logging
 from typing import Dict
 
 from pythonbpf.type_deducer import ctypes_to_ir, is_ctypes
-from .type_normalization import convert_to_bool, handle_comparator
+from .call_registry import CallHandlerRegistry
+from .type_normalization import (
+    convert_to_bool,
+    handle_comparator,
+    get_base_type_and_depth,
+    deref_to_depth,
+)
 
 logger: Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# ============================================================================
+# Leaf Handlers (No Recursive eval_expr calls)
+# ============================================================================
+
 
 def _handle_name_expr(expr: ast.Name, local_sym_tab: Dict, builder: ir.IRBuilder):
     """Handle ast.Name expressions."""
@@ -21,12 +31,26 @@ def _handle_name_expr(expr: ast.Name, local_sym_tab: Dict, builder: ir.IRBuilder
         return None
 
 
-def _handle_constant_expr(expr: ast.Constant):
+def _handle_constant_expr(module, builder, expr: ast.Constant):
     """Handle ast.Constant expressions."""
     if isinstance(expr.value, int) or isinstance(expr.value, bool):
         return ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), int(expr.value)), ir.IntType(64)
+    elif isinstance(expr.value, str):
+        str_name = f".str.{id(expr)}"
+        str_bytes = expr.value.encode("utf-8") + b"\x00"
+        str_type = ir.ArrayType(ir.IntType(8), len(str_bytes))
+        str_constant = ir.Constant(str_type, bytearray(str_bytes))
+
+        # Create global variable
+        global_str = ir.GlobalVariable(module, str_type, name=str_name)
+        global_str.linkage = "internal"
+        global_str.global_constant = True
+        global_str.initializer = str_constant
+
+        str_ptr = builder.bitcast(global_str, ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(8)))
+        return str_ptr, ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(8))
     else:
-        logger.error("Unsupported constant type")
+        logger.error(f"Unsupported constant type {ast.dump(expr)}")
         return None
 
 
@@ -88,6 +112,118 @@ def _handle_deref_call(expr: ast.Call, local_sym_tab: Dict, builder: ir.IRBuilde
     return val, local_sym_tab[arg.id].ir_type
 
 
+# ============================================================================
+# Binary Operations
+# ============================================================================
+
+
+def get_operand_value(
+    func, module, operand, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab=None
+):
+    """Extract the value from an operand, handling variables and constants."""
+    logger.info(f"Getting operand value for: {ast.dump(operand)}")
+    if isinstance(operand, ast.Name):
+        if operand.id in local_sym_tab:
+            var = local_sym_tab[operand.id].var
+            var_type = var.type
+            base_type, depth = get_base_type_and_depth(var_type)
+            logger.info(f"var is {var}, base_type is {base_type}, depth is {depth}")
+            val = deref_to_depth(func, builder, var, depth)
+            return val
+        raise ValueError(f"Undefined variable: {operand.id}")
+    elif isinstance(operand, ast.Constant):
+        if isinstance(operand.value, int):
+            cst = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), int(operand.value))
+            return cst
+        raise TypeError(f"Unsupported constant type: {type(operand.value)}")
+    elif isinstance(operand, ast.BinOp):
+        res = _handle_binary_op_impl(
+            func, module, operand, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+        )
+        return res
+    else:
+        res = eval_expr(
+            func, module, builder, operand, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+        )
+        if res is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"Failed to evaluate call expression: {operand}")
+        val, _ = res
+        logger.info(f"Evaluated expr to {val} of type {val.type}")
+        base_type, depth = get_base_type_and_depth(val.type)
+        if depth > 0:
+            val = deref_to_depth(func, builder, val, depth)
+        return val
+    raise TypeError(f"Unsupported operand type: {type(operand)}")
+
+
+def _handle_binary_op_impl(
+    func, module, rval, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab=None
+):
+    op = rval.op
+    left = get_operand_value(
+        func, module, rval.left, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+    )
+    right = get_operand_value(
+        func, module, rval.right, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+    )
+    logger.info(f"left is {left}, right is {right}, op is {op}")
+
+    # NOTE: Before doing the operation, if the operands are integers
+    # we always extend them to i64. The assignment to LHS will take
+    # care of truncation if needed.
+    if isinstance(left.type, ir.IntType) and left.type.width < 64:
+        left = builder.sext(left, ir.IntType(64))
+    if isinstance(right.type, ir.IntType) and right.type.width < 64:
+        right = builder.sext(right, ir.IntType(64))
+
+    # Map AST operation nodes to LLVM IR builder methods
+    op_map = {
+        ast.Add: builder.add,
+        ast.Sub: builder.sub,
+        ast.Mult: builder.mul,
+        ast.Div: builder.sdiv,
+        ast.Mod: builder.srem,
+        ast.LShift: builder.shl,
+        ast.RShift: builder.lshr,
+        ast.BitOr: builder.or_,
+        ast.BitXor: builder.xor,
+        ast.BitAnd: builder.and_,
+        ast.FloorDiv: builder.udiv,
+    }
+
+    if type(op) in op_map:
+        result = op_map[type(op)](left, right)
+        return result
+    else:
+        raise SyntaxError("Unsupported binary operation")
+
+
+def _handle_binary_op(
+    func,
+    module,
+    rval,
+    builder,
+    var_name,
+    local_sym_tab,
+    map_sym_tab,
+    structs_sym_tab=None,
+):
+    result = _handle_binary_op_impl(
+        func, module, rval, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+    )
+    if var_name and var_name in local_sym_tab:
+        logger.info(
+            f"Storing result {result} into variable {local_sym_tab[var_name].var}"
+        )
+        builder.store(result, local_sym_tab[var_name].var)
+    return result, result.type
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Comparison and Unary Operations
+# ============================================================================
+
+
 def _handle_ctypes_call(
     func,
     module,
@@ -176,21 +312,31 @@ def _handle_unary_op(
     structs_sym_tab=None,
 ):
     """Handle ast.UnaryOp expressions."""
-    if not isinstance(expr.op, ast.Not):
+    if not isinstance(expr.op, ast.Not) and not isinstance(expr.op, ast.USub):
-        logger.error("Only 'not' unary operator is supported")
+        logger.error("Only 'not' and '-' unary operators are supported")
         return None
 
-    operand = eval_expr(
+    operand = get_operand_value(
-        func, module, builder, expr.operand, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+        func, module, expr.operand, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
     )
     if operand is None:
         logger.error("Failed to evaluate operand for unary operation")
         return None
 
-    operand_val, operand_type = operand
+    if isinstance(expr.op, ast.Not):
-    true_const = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(1), 1)
+        true_const = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(1), 1)
-    result = builder.xor(convert_to_bool(builder, operand_val), true_const)
+        result = builder.xor(convert_to_bool(builder, operand), true_const)
-    return result, ir.IntType(1)
+        return result, ir.IntType(1)
+    elif isinstance(expr.op, ast.USub):
+        # Multiply by -1
+        neg_one = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), -1)
+        result = builder.mul(operand, neg_one)
+        return result, ir.IntType(64)
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Boolean Operations
+# ============================================================================
 
 
 def _handle_and_op(func, builder, expr, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab):
@@ -323,6 +469,11 @@ def _handle_boolean_op(
         return None
 
 
+# ============================================================================
+# Expression Dispatcher
+# ============================================================================
+
+
 def eval_expr(
     func,
     module,
@@ -336,7 +487,7 @@ def eval_expr(
     if isinstance(expr, ast.Name):
         return _handle_name_expr(expr, local_sym_tab, builder)
     elif isinstance(expr, ast.Constant):
-        return _handle_constant_expr(expr)
+        return _handle_constant_expr(module, builder, expr)
     elif isinstance(expr, ast.Call):
         if isinstance(expr.func, ast.Name) and expr.func.id == "deref":
             return _handle_deref_call(expr, local_sym_tab, builder)
@@ -352,57 +503,27 @@ def eval_expr(
                 structs_sym_tab,
             )
 
-        # delayed import to avoid circular dependency
+        result = CallHandlerRegistry.handle_call(
-        from pythonbpf.helper import HelperHandlerRegistry, handle_helper_call
+            expr, module, builder, func, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+        )
+        if result is not None:
+            return result
 
-        if isinstance(expr.func, ast.Name) and HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(
+        logger.warning(f"Unknown call: {ast.dump(expr)}")
-            expr.func.id
+        return None
-        ):
-            return handle_helper_call(
-                expr,
-                module,
-                builder,
-                func,
-                local_sym_tab,
-                map_sym_tab,
-                structs_sym_tab,
-            )
-        elif isinstance(expr.func, ast.Attribute):
-            logger.info(f"Handling method call: {ast.dump(expr.func)}")
-            if isinstance(expr.func.value, ast.Call) and isinstance(
-                expr.func.value.func, ast.Name
-            ):
-                method_name = expr.func.attr
-                if HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(method_name):
-                    return handle_helper_call(
-                        expr,
-                        module,
-                        builder,
-                        func,
-                        local_sym_tab,
-                        map_sym_tab,
-                        structs_sym_tab,
-                    )
-            elif isinstance(expr.func.value, ast.Name):
-                obj_name = expr.func.value.id
-                method_name = expr.func.attr
-                if obj_name in map_sym_tab:
-                    if HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(method_name):
-                        return handle_helper_call(
-                            expr,
-                            module,
-                            builder,
-                            func,
-                            local_sym_tab,
-                            map_sym_tab,
-                            structs_sym_tab,
-                        )
     elif isinstance(expr, ast.Attribute):
         return _handle_attribute_expr(expr, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab, builder)
     elif isinstance(expr, ast.BinOp):
-        from pythonbpf.binary_ops import handle_binary_op
+        return _handle_binary_op(
-
+            func,
-        return handle_binary_op(expr, builder, None, local_sym_tab)
+            module,
+            expr,
+            builder,
+            None,
+            local_sym_tab,
+            map_sym_tab,
+            structs_sym_tab,
+        )
     elif isinstance(expr, ast.Compare):
         return _handle_compare(
             func, module, builder, expr, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab

pythonbpf/expr/ir_ops.py

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import logging
+from llvmlite import ir
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def deref_to_depth(func, builder, val, target_depth):
+    """Dereference a pointer to a certain depth."""
+
+    cur_val = val
+    cur_type = val.type
+
+    for depth in range(target_depth):
+        if not isinstance(val.type, ir.PointerType):
+            logger.error("Cannot dereference further, non-pointer type")
+            return None
+
+        # dereference with null check
+        pointee_type = cur_type.pointee
+        null_check_block = builder.block
+        not_null_block = func.append_basic_block(name=f"deref_not_null_{depth}")
+        merge_block = func.append_basic_block(name=f"deref_merge_{depth}")
+
+        null_ptr = ir.Constant(cur_type, None)
+        is_not_null = builder.icmp_signed("!=", cur_val, null_ptr)
+        logger.debug(f"Inserted null check for pointer at depth {depth}")
+
+        builder.cbranch(is_not_null, not_null_block, merge_block)
+
+        builder.position_at_end(not_null_block)
+        dereferenced_val = builder.load(cur_val)
+        logger.debug(f"Dereferenced to depth {depth - 1}, type: {pointee_type}")
+        builder.branch(merge_block)
+
+        builder.position_at_end(merge_block)
+        phi = builder.phi(pointee_type, name=f"deref_result_{depth}")
+
+        zero_value = (
+            ir.Constant(pointee_type, 0)
+            if isinstance(pointee_type, ir.IntType)
+            else ir.Constant(pointee_type, None)
+        )
+        phi.add_incoming(zero_value, null_check_block)
+
+        phi.add_incoming(dereferenced_val, not_null_block)
+
+        # Continue with phi result
+        cur_val = phi
+        cur_type = pointee_type
+    return cur_val

pythonbpf/expr/type_normalization.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from llvmlite import ir
 import logging
 import ast
+from llvmlite import ir
+from .ir_ops import deref_to_depth
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ COMPARISON_OPS = {
 }
 
 
-def _get_base_type_and_depth(ir_type):
+def get_base_type_and_depth(ir_type):
     """Get the base type for pointer types."""
     cur_type = ir_type
     depth = 0
@@ -26,52 +27,6 @@ def _get_base_type_and_depth(ir_type):
     return cur_type, depth
 
 
-def _deref_to_depth(func, builder, val, target_depth):
-    """Dereference a pointer to a certain depth."""
-
-    cur_val = val
-    cur_type = val.type
-
-    for depth in range(target_depth):
-        if not isinstance(val.type, ir.PointerType):
-            logger.error("Cannot dereference further, non-pointer type")
-            return None
-
-        # dereference with null check
-        pointee_type = cur_type.pointee
-        null_check_block = builder.block
-        not_null_block = func.append_basic_block(name=f"deref_not_null_{depth}")
-        merge_block = func.append_basic_block(name=f"deref_merge_{depth}")
-
-        null_ptr = ir.Constant(cur_type, None)
-        is_not_null = builder.icmp_signed("!=", cur_val, null_ptr)
-        logger.debug(f"Inserted null check for pointer at depth {depth}")
-
-        builder.cbranch(is_not_null, not_null_block, merge_block)
-
-        builder.position_at_end(not_null_block)
-        dereferenced_val = builder.load(cur_val)
-        logger.debug(f"Dereferenced to depth {depth - 1}, type: {pointee_type}")
-        builder.branch(merge_block)
-
-        builder.position_at_end(merge_block)
-        phi = builder.phi(pointee_type, name=f"deref_result_{depth}")
-
-        zero_value = (
-            ir.Constant(pointee_type, 0)
-            if isinstance(pointee_type, ir.IntType)
-            else ir.Constant(pointee_type, None)
-        )
-        phi.add_incoming(zero_value, null_check_block)
-
-        phi.add_incoming(dereferenced_val, not_null_block)
-
-        # Continue with phi result
-        cur_val = phi
-        cur_type = pointee_type
-    return cur_val
-
-
 def _normalize_types(func, builder, lhs, rhs):
     """Normalize types for comparison."""
 
@@ -88,13 +43,13 @@ def _normalize_types(func, builder, lhs, rhs):
         logger.error(f"Type mismatch: {lhs.type} vs {rhs.type}")
         return None, None
     else:
-        lhs_base, lhs_depth = _get_base_type_and_depth(lhs.type)
+        lhs_base, lhs_depth = get_base_type_and_depth(lhs.type)
-        rhs_base, rhs_depth = _get_base_type_and_depth(rhs.type)
+        rhs_base, rhs_depth = get_base_type_and_depth(rhs.type)
         if lhs_base == rhs_base:
             if lhs_depth < rhs_depth:
-                rhs = _deref_to_depth(func, builder, rhs, rhs_depth - lhs_depth)
+                rhs = deref_to_depth(func, builder, rhs, rhs_depth - lhs_depth)
             elif rhs_depth < lhs_depth:
-                lhs = _deref_to_depth(func, builder, lhs, lhs_depth - rhs_depth)
+                lhs = deref_to_depth(func, builder, lhs, lhs_depth - rhs_depth)
             return _normalize_types(func, builder, lhs, rhs)
 
 

pythonbpf/functions/func_registry_handlers.py

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Dict
-
-
-class StatementHandlerRegistry:
-    """Registry for statement handlers."""
-
-    _handlers: Dict = {}
-
-    @classmethod
-    def register(cls, stmt_type):
-        """Register a handler for a specific statement type."""
-
-        def decorator(handler):
-            cls._handlers[stmt_type] = handler
-            return handler
-
-        return decorator
-
-    @classmethod
-    def __getitem__(cls, stmt_type):
-        """Get the handler for a specific statement type."""
-        return cls._handlers.get(stmt_type, None)

pythonbpf/functions/function_metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import ast
+
+
+def get_probe_string(func_node):
+    """Extract the probe string from the decorator of the function node"""
+    # TODO: right now we have the whole string in the section decorator
+    # But later we can implement typed tuples for tracepoints and kprobes
+    # For helper functions, we return "helper"
+
+    for decorator in func_node.decorator_list:
+        if isinstance(decorator, ast.Name) and decorator.id == "bpfglobal":
+            return None
+        if isinstance(decorator, ast.Call) and isinstance(decorator.func, ast.Name):
+            if decorator.func.id == "section" and len(decorator.args) == 1:
+                arg = decorator.args[0]
+                if isinstance(arg, ast.Constant) and isinstance(arg.value, str):
+                    return arg.value
+    return "helper"
+
+
+def is_global_function(func_node):
+    """Check if the function is a global"""
+    for decorator in func_node.decorator_list:
+        if isinstance(decorator, ast.Name) and decorator.id in (
+            "map",
+            "bpfglobal",
+            "struct",
+        ):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def infer_return_type(func_node: ast.FunctionDef):
+    if not isinstance(func_node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
+        raise TypeError("Expected ast.FunctionDef")
+    if func_node.returns is not None:
+        try:
+            return ast.unparse(func_node.returns)
+        except Exception:
+            node = func_node.returns
+            if isinstance(node, ast.Name):
+                return node.id
+            if isinstance(node, ast.Attribute):
+                return getattr(node, "attr", type(node).__name__)
+            try:
+                return str(node)
+            except Exception:
+                return type(node).__name__
+    found_type = None
+
+    def _expr_type(e):
+        if e is None:
+            return "None"
+        if isinstance(e, ast.Constant):
+            return type(e.value).__name__
+        if isinstance(e, ast.Name):
+            return e.id
+        if isinstance(e, ast.Call):
+            f = e.func
+            if isinstance(f, ast.Name):
+                return f.id
+            if isinstance(f, ast.Attribute):
+                try:
+                    return ast.unparse(f)
+                except Exception:
+                    return getattr(f, "attr", type(f).__name__)
+            try:
+                return ast.unparse(f)
+            except Exception:
+                return type(f).__name__
+        if isinstance(e, ast.Attribute):
+            try:
+                return ast.unparse(e)
+            except Exception:
+                return getattr(e, "attr", type(e).__name__)
+        try:
+            return ast.unparse(e)
+        except Exception:
+            return type(e).__name__
+
+    for walked_node in ast.walk(func_node):
+        if isinstance(walked_node, ast.Return):
+            t = _expr_type(walked_node.value)
+            if found_type is None:
+                found_type = t
+            elif found_type != t:
+                raise ValueError(f"Conflicting return types: {found_type} vs {t}")
+    return found_type or "None"

pythonbpf/functions/functions_pass.py

@@ -1,243 +1,187 @@
 from llvmlite import ir
 import ast
 import logging
-from typing import Any
-from dataclasses import dataclass
 
-from pythonbpf.helper import HelperHandlerRegistry, handle_helper_call
+from pythonbpf.helper import (
+    HelperHandlerRegistry,
+    reset_scratch_pool,
+)
 from pythonbpf.type_deducer import ctypes_to_ir
-from pythonbpf.binary_ops import handle_binary_op
 from pythonbpf.expr import eval_expr, handle_expr, convert_to_bool
+from pythonbpf.assign_pass import (
+    handle_variable_assignment,
+    handle_struct_field_assignment,
+)
+from pythonbpf.allocation_pass import handle_assign_allocation, allocate_temp_pool
 
-from .return_utils import _handle_none_return, _handle_xdp_return, _is_xdp_name
+from .return_utils import handle_none_return, handle_xdp_return, is_xdp_name
+from .function_metadata import get_probe_string, is_global_function, infer_return_type
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-@dataclass
+# ============================================================================
-class LocalSymbol:
+# SECTION 1: Memory Allocation
-    var: ir.AllocaInstr
+# ============================================================================
-    ir_type: ir.Type
-    metadata: Any = None
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        yield self.var
-        yield self.ir_type
-        yield self.metadata
 
 
-def get_probe_string(func_node):
+def count_temps_in_call(call_node, local_sym_tab):
-    """Extract the probe string from the decorator of the function node."""
+    """Count the number of temporary variables needed for a function call."""
-    # TODO: right now we have the whole string in the section decorator
-    # But later we can implement typed tuples for tracepoints and kprobes
-    # For helper functions, we return "helper"
 
-    for decorator in func_node.decorator_list:
+    count = 0
-        if isinstance(decorator, ast.Name) and decorator.id == "bpfglobal":
+    is_helper = False
-            return None
+
-        if isinstance(decorator, ast.Call) and isinstance(decorator.func, ast.Name):
+    # NOTE: We exclude print calls for now
-            if decorator.func.id == "section" and len(decorator.args) == 1:
+    if isinstance(call_node.func, ast.Name):
-                arg = decorator.args[0]
+        if (
-                if isinstance(arg, ast.Constant) and isinstance(arg.value, str):
+            HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(call_node.func.id)
-                    return arg.value
+            and call_node.func.id != "print"
-    return "helper"
+        ):
+            is_helper = True
+    elif isinstance(call_node.func, ast.Attribute):
+        if HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(call_node.func.attr):
+            is_helper = True
+
+    if not is_helper:
+        return 0
+
+    for arg in call_node.args:
+        # NOTE: Count all non-name arguments
+        # For struct fields, if it is being passed as an argument,
+        # The struct object should already exist in the local_sym_tab
+        if not isinstance(arg, ast.Name) and not (
+            isinstance(arg, ast.Attribute) and arg.value.id in local_sym_tab
+        ):
+            count += 1
+
+    return count
+
+
+def handle_if_allocation(
+    module, builder, stmt, func, ret_type, map_sym_tab, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+):
+    """Recursively handle allocations in if/else branches."""
+    if stmt.body:
+        allocate_mem(
+            module,
+            builder,
+            stmt.body,
+            func,
+            ret_type,
+            map_sym_tab,
+            local_sym_tab,
+            structs_sym_tab,
+        )
+    if stmt.orelse:
+        allocate_mem(
+            module,
+            builder,
+            stmt.orelse,
+            func,
+            ret_type,
+            map_sym_tab,
+            local_sym_tab,
+            structs_sym_tab,
+        )
+
+
+def allocate_mem(
+    module, builder, body, func, ret_type, map_sym_tab, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+):
+    max_temps_needed = 0
+
+    def update_max_temps_for_stmt(stmt):
+        nonlocal max_temps_needed
+        temps_needed = 0
+
+        if isinstance(stmt, ast.If):
+            for s in stmt.body:
+                update_max_temps_for_stmt(s)
+            for s in stmt.orelse:
+                update_max_temps_for_stmt(s)
+            return
+
+        for node in ast.walk(stmt):
+            if isinstance(node, ast.Call):
+                temps_needed += count_temps_in_call(node, local_sym_tab)
+        max_temps_needed = max(max_temps_needed, temps_needed)
+
+    for stmt in body:
+        update_max_temps_for_stmt(stmt)
+
+        # Handle allocations
+        if isinstance(stmt, ast.If):
+            handle_if_allocation(
+                module,
+                builder,
+                stmt,
+                func,
+                ret_type,
+                map_sym_tab,
+                local_sym_tab,
+                structs_sym_tab,
+            )
+        elif isinstance(stmt, ast.Assign):
+            handle_assign_allocation(builder, stmt, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab)
+
+    allocate_temp_pool(builder, max_temps_needed, local_sym_tab)
+
+    return local_sym_tab
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# SECTION 2: Statement Handlers
+# ============================================================================
 
 
 def handle_assign(
     func, module, builder, stmt, map_sym_tab, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
 ):
     """Handle assignment statements in the function body."""
-    if len(stmt.targets) != 1:
-        logger.info("Unsupported multiassignment")
-        return
 
-    num_types = ("c_int32", "c_int64", "c_uint32", "c_uint64")
+    # TODO: Support this later
+    # GH #37
+    if len(stmt.targets) != 1:
+        logger.error("Multi-target assignment is not supported for now")
+        return
 
     target = stmt.targets[0]
-    logger.info(f"Handling assignment to {ast.dump(target)}")
-    if not isinstance(target, ast.Name) and not isinstance(target, ast.Attribute):
-        logger.info("Unsupported assignment target")
-        return
-    var_name = target.id if isinstance(target, ast.Name) else target.value.id
     rval = stmt.value
+
+    if isinstance(target, ast.Name):
+        # NOTE: Simple variable assignment case: x = 5
+        var_name = target.id
+        result = handle_variable_assignment(
+            func,
+            module,
+            builder,
+            var_name,
+            rval,
+            local_sym_tab,
+            map_sym_tab,
+            structs_sym_tab,
+        )
+        if not result:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to handle assignment to {var_name}")
+        return
+
     if isinstance(target, ast.Attribute):
-        # struct field assignment
+        # NOTE: Struct field assignment case: pkt.field = value
-        field_name = target.attr
+        handle_struct_field_assignment(
-        if var_name in local_sym_tab:
+            func,
-            struct_type = local_sym_tab[var_name].metadata
+            module,
-            struct_info = structs_sym_tab[struct_type]
+            builder,
-            if field_name in struct_info.fields:
+            target,
-                field_ptr = struct_info.gep(
+            rval,
-                    builder, local_sym_tab[var_name].var, field_name
+            local_sym_tab,
-                )
+            map_sym_tab,
-                val = eval_expr(
+            structs_sym_tab,
-                    func,
+        )
-                    module,
+        return
-                    builder,
+
-                    rval,
+    # Unsupported target type
-                    local_sym_tab,
+    logger.error(f"Unsupported assignment target: {ast.dump(target)}")
-                    map_sym_tab,
-                    structs_sym_tab,
-                )
-                if isinstance(struct_info.field_type(field_name), ir.ArrayType) and val[
-                    1
-                ] == ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(8)):
-                    # TODO: Figure it out, not a priority rn
-                    # Special case for string assignment to char array
-                    # str_len = struct_info["field_types"][field_idx].count
-                    # assign_string_to_array(builder, field_ptr, val[0], str_len)
-                    # print(f"Assigned to struct field {var_name}.{field_name}")
-                    pass
-                if val is None:
-                    logger.info("Failed to evaluate struct field assignment")
-                    return
-                logger.info(field_ptr)
-                builder.store(val[0], field_ptr)
-                logger.info(f"Assigned to struct field {var_name}.{field_name}")
-                return
-    elif isinstance(rval, ast.Constant):
-        if isinstance(rval.value, bool):
-            if rval.value:
-                builder.store(
-                    ir.Constant(ir.IntType(1), 1), local_sym_tab[var_name].var
-                )
-            else:
-                builder.store(
-                    ir.Constant(ir.IntType(1), 0), local_sym_tab[var_name].var
-                )
-            logger.info(f"Assigned constant {rval.value} to {var_name}")
-        elif isinstance(rval.value, int):
-            # Assume c_int64 for now
-            # var = builder.alloca(ir.IntType(64), name=var_name)
-            # var.align = 8
-            builder.store(
-                ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), rval.value), local_sym_tab[var_name].var
-            )
-            logger.info(f"Assigned constant {rval.value} to {var_name}")
-        elif isinstance(rval.value, str):
-            str_val = rval.value.encode("utf-8") + b"\x00"
-            str_const = ir.Constant(
-                ir.ArrayType(ir.IntType(8), len(str_val)), bytearray(str_val)
-            )
-            global_str = ir.GlobalVariable(
-                module, str_const.type, name=f"{var_name}_str"
-            )
-            global_str.linkage = "internal"
-            global_str.global_constant = True
-            global_str.initializer = str_const
-            str_ptr = builder.bitcast(global_str, ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(8)))
-            builder.store(str_ptr, local_sym_tab[var_name].var)
-            logger.info(f"Assigned string constant '{rval.value}' to {var_name}")
-        else:
-            logger.info("Unsupported constant type")
-    elif isinstance(rval, ast.Call):
-        if isinstance(rval.func, ast.Name):
-            call_type = rval.func.id
-            logger.info(f"Assignment call type: {call_type}")
-            if (
-                call_type in num_types
-                and len(rval.args) == 1
-                and isinstance(rval.args[0], ast.Constant)
-                and isinstance(rval.args[0].value, int)
-            ):
-                ir_type = ctypes_to_ir(call_type)
-                # var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                # var.align = ir_type.width // 8
-                builder.store(
-                    ir.Constant(ir_type, rval.args[0].value),
-                    local_sym_tab[var_name].var,
-                )
-                logger.info(
-                    f"Assigned {call_type} constant {rval.args[0].value} to {var_name}"
-                )
-            elif HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(call_type):
-                # var = builder.alloca(ir.IntType(64), name=var_name)
-                # var.align = 8
-                val = handle_helper_call(
-                    rval,
-                    module,
-                    builder,
-                    func,
-                    local_sym_tab,
-                    map_sym_tab,
-                    structs_sym_tab,
-                )
-                builder.store(val[0], local_sym_tab[var_name].var)
-                logger.info(f"Assigned constant {rval.func.id} to {var_name}")
-            elif call_type == "deref" and len(rval.args) == 1:
-                logger.info(f"Handling deref assignment {ast.dump(rval)}")
-                val = eval_expr(
-                    func,
-                    module,
-                    builder,
-                    rval,
-                    local_sym_tab,
-                    map_sym_tab,
-                    structs_sym_tab,
-                )
-                if val is None:
-                    logger.info("Failed to evaluate deref argument")
-                    return
-                logger.info(f"Dereferenced value: {val}, storing in {var_name}")
-                builder.store(val[0], local_sym_tab[var_name].var)
-                logger.info(f"Dereferenced and assigned to {var_name}")
-            elif call_type in structs_sym_tab and len(rval.args) == 0:
-                struct_info = structs_sym_tab[call_type]
-                ir_type = struct_info.ir_type
-                # var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                # Null init
-                builder.store(ir.Constant(ir_type, None), local_sym_tab[var_name].var)
-                logger.info(f"Assigned struct {call_type} to {var_name}")
-            else:
-                logger.info(f"Unsupported assignment call type: {call_type}")
-        elif isinstance(rval.func, ast.Attribute):
-            logger.info(f"Assignment call attribute: {ast.dump(rval.func)}")
-            if isinstance(rval.func.value, ast.Name):
-                if rval.func.value.id in map_sym_tab:
-                    map_name = rval.func.value.id
-                    method_name = rval.func.attr
-                    if HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(method_name):
-                        val = handle_helper_call(
-                            rval,
-                            module,
-                            builder,
-                            func,
-                            local_sym_tab,
-                            map_sym_tab,
-                            structs_sym_tab,
-                        )
-                        builder.store(val[0], local_sym_tab[var_name].var)
-                else:
-                    # TODO: probably a struct access
-                    logger.info(f"TODO STRUCT ACCESS {ast.dump(rval)}")
-            elif isinstance(rval.func.value, ast.Call) and isinstance(
-                rval.func.value.func, ast.Name
-            ):
-                map_name = rval.func.value.func.id
-                method_name = rval.func.attr
-                if map_name in map_sym_tab:
-                    if HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(method_name):
-                        val = handle_helper_call(
-                            rval,
-                            module,
-                            builder,
-                            func,
-                            local_sym_tab,
-                            map_sym_tab,
-                            structs_sym_tab,
-                        )
-                        # var = builder.alloca(ir.IntType(64), name=var_name)
-                        # var.align = 8
-                        builder.store(val[0], local_sym_tab[var_name].var)
-            else:
-                logger.info("Unsupported assignment call structure")
-        else:
-            logger.info("Unsupported assignment call function type")
-    elif isinstance(rval, ast.BinOp):
-        handle_binary_op(rval, builder, var_name, local_sym_tab)
-    else:
-        logger.info("Unsupported assignment value type")
 
 
 def handle_cond(
@@ -300,9 +244,9 @@ def handle_if(
 def handle_return(builder, stmt, local_sym_tab, ret_type):
     logger.info(f"Handling return statement: {ast.dump(stmt)}")
     if stmt.value is None:
-        return _handle_none_return(builder)
+        return handle_none_return(builder)
-    elif isinstance(stmt.value, ast.Name) and _is_xdp_name(stmt.value.id):
+    elif isinstance(stmt.value, ast.Name) and is_xdp_name(stmt.value.id):
-        return _handle_xdp_return(stmt, builder, ret_type)
+        return handle_xdp_return(stmt, builder, ret_type)
     else:
         val = eval_expr(
             func=None,
@@ -330,6 +274,7 @@ def process_stmt(
     ret_type=ir.IntType(64),
 ):
     logger.info(f"Processing statement: {ast.dump(stmt)}")
+    reset_scratch_pool()
     if isinstance(stmt, ast.Expr):
         handle_expr(
             func,
@@ -360,120 +305,9 @@ def process_stmt(
     return did_return
 
 
-def allocate_mem(
+# ============================================================================
-    module, builder, body, func, ret_type, map_sym_tab, local_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+# SECTION 3: Function Body Processing
-):
+# ============================================================================
-    for stmt in body:
-        has_metadata = False
-        if isinstance(stmt, ast.If):
-            if stmt.body:
-                local_sym_tab = allocate_mem(
-                    module,
-                    builder,
-                    stmt.body,
-                    func,
-                    ret_type,
-                    map_sym_tab,
-                    local_sym_tab,
-                    structs_sym_tab,
-                )
-            if stmt.orelse:
-                local_sym_tab = allocate_mem(
-                    module,
-                    builder,
-                    stmt.orelse,
-                    func,
-                    ret_type,
-                    map_sym_tab,
-                    local_sym_tab,
-                    structs_sym_tab,
-                )
-        elif isinstance(stmt, ast.Assign):
-            if len(stmt.targets) != 1:
-                logger.info("Unsupported multiassignment")
-                continue
-            target = stmt.targets[0]
-            if not isinstance(target, ast.Name):
-                logger.info("Unsupported assignment target")
-                continue
-            var_name = target.id
-            rval = stmt.value
-            if var_name in local_sym_tab:
-                logger.info(f"Variable {var_name} already allocated")
-                continue
-            if isinstance(rval, ast.Call):
-                if isinstance(rval.func, ast.Name):
-                    call_type = rval.func.id
-                    if call_type in ("c_int32", "c_int64", "c_uint32", "c_uint64"):
-                        ir_type = ctypes_to_ir(call_type)
-                        var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                        var.align = ir_type.width // 8
-                        logger.info(
-                            f"Pre-allocated variable {var_name} of type {call_type}"
-                        )
-                    elif HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(call_type):
-                        # Assume return type is int64 for now
-                        ir_type = ir.IntType(64)
-                        var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                        var.align = ir_type.width // 8
-                        logger.info(f"Pre-allocated variable {var_name} for helper")
-                    elif call_type == "deref" and len(rval.args) == 1:
-                        # Assume return type is int64 for now
-                        ir_type = ir.IntType(64)
-                        var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                        var.align = ir_type.width // 8
-                        logger.info(f"Pre-allocated variable {var_name} for deref")
-                    elif call_type in structs_sym_tab:
-                        struct_info = structs_sym_tab[call_type]
-                        ir_type = struct_info.ir_type
-                        var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                        has_metadata = True
-                        logger.info(
-                            f"Pre-allocated variable {var_name} for struct {call_type}"
-                        )
-                elif isinstance(rval.func, ast.Attribute):
-                    ir_type = ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(64))
-                    var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                    # var.align = ir_type.width // 8
-                    logger.info(f"Pre-allocated variable {var_name} for map")
-                else:
-                    logger.info("Unsupported assignment call function type")
-                    continue
-            elif isinstance(rval, ast.Constant):
-                if isinstance(rval.value, bool):
-                    ir_type = ir.IntType(1)
-                    var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                    var.align = 1
-                    logger.info(f"Pre-allocated variable {var_name} of type c_bool")
-                elif isinstance(rval.value, int):
-                    # Assume c_int64 for now
-                    ir_type = ir.IntType(64)
-                    var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                    var.align = ir_type.width // 8
-                    logger.info(f"Pre-allocated variable {var_name} of type c_int64")
-                elif isinstance(rval.value, str):
-                    ir_type = ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(8))
-                    var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                    var.align = 8
-                    logger.info(f"Pre-allocated variable {var_name} of type string")
-                else:
-                    logger.info("Unsupported constant type")
-                    continue
-            elif isinstance(rval, ast.BinOp):
-                # Assume c_int64 for now
-                ir_type = ir.IntType(64)
-                var = builder.alloca(ir_type, name=var_name)
-                var.align = ir_type.width // 8
-                logger.info(f"Pre-allocated variable {var_name} of type c_int64")
-            else:
-                logger.info("Unsupported assignment value type")
-                continue
-
-            if has_metadata:
-                local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type, call_type)
-            else:
-                local_sym_tab[var_name] = LocalSymbol(var, ir_type)
-    return local_sym_tab
 
 
 def process_func_body(
@@ -555,18 +389,14 @@ def process_bpf_chunk(func_node, module, return_type, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_t
     return func
 
 
+# ============================================================================
+# SECTION 4: Top-Level Function Processor
+# ============================================================================
+
+
 def func_proc(tree, module, chunks, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab):
     for func_node in chunks:
-        is_global = False
+        if is_global_function(func_node):
-        for decorator in func_node.decorator_list:
-            if isinstance(decorator, ast.Name) and decorator.id in (
-                "map",
-                "bpfglobal",
-                "struct",
-            ):
-                is_global = True
-                break
-        if is_global:
             continue
         func_type = get_probe_string(func_node)
         logger.info(f"Found probe_string of {func_node.name}: {func_type}")
@@ -580,67 +410,7 @@ def func_proc(tree, module, chunks, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab):
         )
 
 
-def infer_return_type(func_node: ast.FunctionDef):
+# TODO: WIP, for string assignment to fixed-size arrays
-    if not isinstance(func_node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
-        raise TypeError("Expected ast.FunctionDef")
-    if func_node.returns is not None:
-        try:
-            return ast.unparse(func_node.returns)
-        except Exception:
-            node = func_node.returns
-            if isinstance(node, ast.Name):
-                return node.id
-            if isinstance(node, ast.Attribute):
-                return getattr(node, "attr", type(node).__name__)
-            try:
-                return str(node)
-            except Exception:
-                return type(node).__name__
-    found_type = None
-
-    def _expr_type(e):
-        if e is None:
-            return "None"
-        if isinstance(e, ast.Constant):
-            return type(e.value).__name__
-        if isinstance(e, ast.Name):
-            return e.id
-        if isinstance(e, ast.Call):
-            f = e.func
-            if isinstance(f, ast.Name):
-                return f.id
-            if isinstance(f, ast.Attribute):
-                try:
-                    return ast.unparse(f)
-                except Exception:
-                    return getattr(f, "attr", type(f).__name__)
-            try:
-                return ast.unparse(f)
-            except Exception:
-                return type(f).__name__
-        if isinstance(e, ast.Attribute):
-            try:
-                return ast.unparse(e)
-            except Exception:
-                return getattr(e, "attr", type(e).__name__)
-        try:
-            return ast.unparse(e)
-        except Exception:
-            return type(e).__name__
-
-    for walked_node in ast.walk(func_node):
-        if isinstance(walked_node, ast.Return):
-            t = _expr_type(walked_node.value)
-            if found_type is None:
-                found_type = t
-            elif found_type != t:
-                raise ValueError(f"Conflicting return types: {found_type} vs {t}")
-    return found_type or "None"
-
-
-# For string assignment to fixed-size arrays
-
-
 def assign_string_to_array(builder, target_array_ptr, source_string_ptr, array_length):
     """
     Copy a string (i8*) to a fixed-size array ([N x i8]*)

pythonbpf/functions/return_utils.py

@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ XDP_ACTIONS = {
 }
 
 
-def _handle_none_return(builder) -> bool:
+def handle_none_return(builder) -> bool:
     """Handle return or return None -> returns 0."""
     builder.ret(ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), 0))
     logger.debug("Generated default return: 0")
     return True
 
 
-def _is_xdp_name(name: str) -> bool:
+def is_xdp_name(name: str) -> bool:
     """Check if a name is an XDP action"""
     return name in XDP_ACTIONS
 
 
-def _handle_xdp_return(stmt: ast.Return, builder, ret_type) -> bool:
+def handle_xdp_return(stmt: ast.Return, builder, ret_type) -> bool:
     """Handle XDP returns"""
     if not isinstance(stmt.value, ast.Name):
         return False
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ def _handle_xdp_return(stmt: ast.Return, builder, ret_type) -> bool:
         raise ValueError(
             f"Unknown XDP action: {action_name}. Available: {XDP_ACTIONS.keys()}"
         )
-        return False
 
     value = XDP_ACTIONS[action_name]
     builder.ret(ir.Constant(ret_type, value))

pythonbpf/helper/__init__.py

@@ -1,9 +1,63 @@
-from .helper_utils import HelperHandlerRegistry
+from .helper_registry import HelperHandlerRegistry
+from .helper_utils import reset_scratch_pool
 from .bpf_helper_handler import handle_helper_call
 from .helpers import ktime, pid, deref, XDP_DROP, XDP_PASS
 
+
+# Register the helper handler with expr module
+def _register_helper_handler():
+    """Register helper call handler with the expression evaluator"""
+    from pythonbpf.expr.expr_pass import CallHandlerRegistry
+
+    def helper_call_handler(
+        call, module, builder, func, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, structs_sym_tab
+    ):
+        """Check if call is a helper and handle it"""
+        import ast
+
+        # Check for direct helper calls (e.g., ktime(), print())
+        if isinstance(call.func, ast.Name):
+            if HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(call.func.id):
+                return handle_helper_call(
+                    call,
+                    module,
+                    builder,
+                    func,
+                    local_sym_tab,
+                    map_sym_tab,
+                    structs_sym_tab,
+                )
+
+        # Check for method calls (e.g., map.lookup())
+        elif isinstance(call.func, ast.Attribute):
+            method_name = call.func.attr
+
+            # Handle: my_map.lookup(key)
+            if isinstance(call.func.value, ast.Name):
+                obj_name = call.func.value.id
+                if map_sym_tab and obj_name in map_sym_tab:
+                    if HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(method_name):
+                        return handle_helper_call(
+                            call,
+                            module,
+                            builder,
+                            func,
+                            local_sym_tab,
+                            map_sym_tab,
+                            structs_sym_tab,
+                        )
+
+        return None
+
+    CallHandlerRegistry.set_handler(helper_call_handler)
+
+
+# Register on module import
+_register_helper_handler()
+
 __all__ = [
     "HelperHandlerRegistry",
+    "reset_scratch_pool",
     "handle_helper_call",
     "ktime",
     "pid",

pythonbpf/helper/bpf_helper_handler.py

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import ast
 from llvmlite import ir
 from enum import Enum
+
+from .helper_registry import HelperHandlerRegistry
 from .helper_utils import (
-    HelperHandlerRegistry,
     get_or_create_ptr_from_arg,
     get_flags_val,
-    handle_fstring_print,
-    simple_string_print,
     get_data_ptr_and_size,
 )
+from .printk_formatter import simple_string_print, handle_fstring_print
+
 from logging import Logger
 import logging
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def bpf_ktime_get_ns_emitter(
     func,
     local_sym_tab=None,
     struct_sym_tab=None,
+    map_sym_tab=None,
 ):
     """
     Emit LLVM IR for bpf_ktime_get_ns helper function call.
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ def bpf_map_lookup_elem_emitter(
     func,
     local_sym_tab=None,
     struct_sym_tab=None,
+    map_sym_tab=None,
 ):
     """
     Emit LLVM IR for bpf_map_lookup_elem helper function call.
@@ -64,11 +67,17 @@ def bpf_map_lookup_elem_emitter(
         raise ValueError(
             f"Map lookup expects exactly one argument (key), got {len(call.args)}"
         )
-    key_ptr = get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(call.args[0], builder, local_sym_tab)
+    key_ptr = get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(
+        func, module, call.args[0], builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab
+    )
     map_void_ptr = builder.bitcast(map_ptr, ir.PointerType())
 
+    # TODO: I have changed the return type to i64*, as we are
+    # allocating space for that type in allocate_mem. This is
+    # temporary, and we will honour other widths later. But this
+    # allows us to have cool binary ops on the returned value.
     fn_type = ir.FunctionType(
-        ir.PointerType(),  # Return type: void*
+        ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(64)),  # Return type: void*
         [ir.PointerType(), ir.PointerType()],  # Args: (void*, void*)
         var_arg=False,
     )
@@ -91,6 +100,7 @@ def bpf_printk_emitter(
     func,
     local_sym_tab=None,
     struct_sym_tab=None,
+    map_sym_tab=None,
 ):
     """Emit LLVM IR for bpf_printk helper function call."""
     if not hasattr(func, "_fmt_counter"):
@@ -126,7 +136,7 @@ def bpf_printk_emitter(
     fn_ptr = builder.inttoptr(fn_addr, fn_ptr_type)
 
     builder.call(fn_ptr, args, tail=True)
-    return None
+    return True
 
 
 @HelperHandlerRegistry.register("update")
@@ -138,6 +148,7 @@ def bpf_map_update_elem_emitter(
     func,
     local_sym_tab=None,
     struct_sym_tab=None,
+    map_sym_tab=None,
 ):
     """
     Emit LLVM IR for bpf_map_update_elem helper function call.
@@ -152,8 +163,12 @@ def bpf_map_update_elem_emitter(
     value_arg = call.args[1]
     flags_arg = call.args[2] if len(call.args) > 2 else None
 
-    key_ptr = get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(key_arg, builder, local_sym_tab)
+    key_ptr = get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(
-    value_ptr = get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(value_arg, builder, local_sym_tab)
+        func, module, key_arg, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab
+    )
+    value_ptr = get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(
+        func, module, value_arg, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab
+    )
     flags_val = get_flags_val(flags_arg, builder, local_sym_tab)
 
     map_void_ptr = builder.bitcast(map_ptr, ir.PointerType())
@@ -188,6 +203,7 @@ def bpf_map_delete_elem_emitter(
     func,
     local_sym_tab=None,
     struct_sym_tab=None,
+    map_sym_tab=None,
 ):
     """
     Emit LLVM IR for bpf_map_delete_elem helper function call.
@@ -197,7 +213,9 @@ def bpf_map_delete_elem_emitter(
         raise ValueError(
             f"Map delete expects exactly one argument (key), got {len(call.args)}"
         )
-    key_ptr = get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(call.args[0], builder, local_sym_tab)
+    key_ptr = get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(
+        func, module, call.args[0], builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab
+    )
     map_void_ptr = builder.bitcast(map_ptr, ir.PointerType())
 
     # Define function type for bpf_map_delete_elem
@@ -225,6 +243,7 @@ def bpf_get_current_pid_tgid_emitter(
     func,
     local_sym_tab=None,
     struct_sym_tab=None,
+    map_sym_tab=None,
 ):
     """
     Emit LLVM IR for bpf_get_current_pid_tgid helper function call.
@@ -251,6 +270,7 @@ def bpf_perf_event_output_handler(
     func,
     local_sym_tab=None,
     struct_sym_tab=None,
+    map_sym_tab=None,
 ):
     if len(call.args) != 1:
         raise ValueError(
@@ -315,6 +335,7 @@ def handle_helper_call(
             func,
             local_sym_tab,
             struct_sym_tab,
+            map_sym_tab,
         )
 
     # Handle direct function calls (e.g., print(), ktime())

pythonbpf/helper/helper_registry.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from typing import Callable
+
+
+class HelperHandlerRegistry:
+    """Registry for BPF helpers"""
+
+    _handlers: dict[str, Callable] = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def register(cls, helper_name):
+        """Decorator to register a handler function for a helper"""
+
+        def decorator(func):
+            cls._handlers[helper_name] = func
+            return func
+
+        return decorator
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_handler(cls, helper_name):
+        """Get the handler function for a helper"""
+        return cls._handlers.get(helper_name)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def has_handler(cls, helper_name):
+        """Check if a handler function is registered for a helper"""
+        return helper_name in cls._handlers

pythonbpf/helper/helper_utils.py

@@ -1,37 +1,52 @@
 import ast
 import logging
-from collections.abc import Callable
 
 from llvmlite import ir
-from pythonbpf.expr import eval_expr
+from pythonbpf.expr import (
+    get_operand_value,
+)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class HelperHandlerRegistry:
+class ScratchPoolManager:
-    """Registry for BPF helpers"""
+    """Manage the temporary helper variables in local_sym_tab"""
 
-    _handlers: dict[str, Callable] = {}
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._counter = 0
 
-    @classmethod
+    @property
-    def register(cls, helper_name):
+    def counter(self):
-        """Decorator to register a handler function for a helper"""
+        return self._counter
 
-        def decorator(func):
+    def reset(self):
-            cls._handlers[helper_name] = func
+        self._counter = 0
-            return func
+        logger.debug("Scratch pool counter reset to 0")
 
-        return decorator
+    def get_next_temp(self, local_sym_tab):
+        temp_name = f"__helper_temp_{self._counter}"
+        self._counter += 1
 
-    @classmethod
+        if temp_name not in local_sym_tab:
-    def get_handler(cls, helper_name):
+            raise ValueError(
-        """Get the handler function for a helper"""
+                f"Scratch pool exhausted or inadequate: {temp_name}. "
-        return cls._handlers.get(helper_name)
+                f"Current counter: {self._counter}"
+            )
 
-    @classmethod
+        return local_sym_tab[temp_name].var, temp_name
-    def has_handler(cls, helper_name):
+
-        """Check if a handler function is registered for a helper"""
+
-        return helper_name in cls._handlers
+_temp_pool_manager = ScratchPoolManager()  # Singleton instance
+
+
+def reset_scratch_pool():
+    """Reset the scratch pool counter"""
+    _temp_pool_manager.reset()
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Argument Preparation
+# ============================================================================
 
 
 def get_var_ptr_from_name(var_name, local_sym_tab):
@@ -41,27 +56,41 @@ def get_var_ptr_from_name(var_name, local_sym_tab):
     raise ValueError(f"Variable '{var_name}' not found in local symbol table")
 
 
-def create_int_constant_ptr(value, builder, int_width=64):
+def create_int_constant_ptr(value, builder, local_sym_tab, int_width=64):
     """Create a pointer to an integer constant."""
+
     # Default to 64-bit integer
-    int_type = ir.IntType(int_width)
+    ptr, temp_name = _temp_pool_manager.get_next_temp(local_sym_tab)
-    ptr = builder.alloca(int_type)
+    logger.info(f"Using temp variable '{temp_name}' for int constant {value}")
-    ptr.align = int_type.width // 8
+    const_val = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(int_width), value)
-    builder.store(ir.Constant(int_type, value), ptr)
+    builder.store(const_val, ptr)
     return ptr
 
 
-def get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(arg, builder, local_sym_tab):
+def get_or_create_ptr_from_arg(
+    func, module, arg, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab=None
+):
     """Extract or create pointer from the call arguments."""
 
     if isinstance(arg, ast.Name):
         ptr = get_var_ptr_from_name(arg.id, local_sym_tab)
     elif isinstance(arg, ast.Constant) and isinstance(arg.value, int):
-        ptr = create_int_constant_ptr(arg.value, builder)
+        ptr = create_int_constant_ptr(arg.value, builder, local_sym_tab)
     else:
-        raise NotImplementedError(
+        # Evaluate the expression and store the result in a temp variable
-            "Only simple variable names are supported as args in map helpers."
+        val = get_operand_value(
+            func, module, arg, builder, local_sym_tab, map_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab
         )
+        if val is None:
+            raise ValueError("Failed to evaluate expression for helper arg.")
+
+        # NOTE: We assume the result is an int64 for now
+        # if isinstance(arg, ast.Attribute):
+        # return val
+        ptr, temp_name = _temp_pool_manager.get_next_temp(local_sym_tab)
+        logger.info(f"Using temp variable '{temp_name}' for expression result")
+        builder.store(val, ptr)
+
     return ptr
 
 
@@ -84,204 +113,6 @@ def get_flags_val(arg, builder, local_sym_tab):
     )
 
 
-def simple_string_print(string_value, module, builder, func):
-    """Prepare arguments for bpf_printk from a simple string value"""
-    fmt_str = string_value + "\n\0"
-    fmt_ptr = _create_format_string_global(fmt_str, func, module, builder)
-
-    args = [fmt_ptr, ir.Constant(ir.IntType(32), len(fmt_str))]
-    return args
-
-
-def handle_fstring_print(
-    joined_str,
-    module,
-    builder,
-    func,
-    local_sym_tab=None,
-    struct_sym_tab=None,
-):
-    """Handle f-string formatting for bpf_printk emitter."""
-    fmt_parts = []
-    exprs = []
-
-    for value in joined_str.values:
-        logger.debug(f"Processing f-string value: {ast.dump(value)}")
-
-        if isinstance(value, ast.Constant):
-            _process_constant_in_fstring(value, fmt_parts, exprs)
-        elif isinstance(value, ast.FormattedValue):
-            _process_fval(
-                value,
-                fmt_parts,
-                exprs,
-                local_sym_tab,
-                struct_sym_tab,
-            )
-        else:
-            raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported f-string value type: {type(value)}")
-
-    fmt_str = "".join(fmt_parts)
-    args = simple_string_print(fmt_str, module, builder, func)
-
-    # NOTE: Process expressions (limited to 3 due to BPF constraints)
-    if len(exprs) > 3:
-        logger.warning("bpf_printk supports up to 3 args, extra args will be ignored.")
-
-    for expr in exprs[:3]:
-        arg_value = _prepare_expr_args(
-            expr,
-            func,
-            module,
-            builder,
-            local_sym_tab,
-            struct_sym_tab,
-        )
-        args.append(arg_value)
-
-    return args
-
-
-def _process_constant_in_fstring(cst, fmt_parts, exprs):
-    """Process constant values in f-string."""
-    if isinstance(cst.value, str):
-        fmt_parts.append(cst.value)
-    elif isinstance(cst.value, int):
-        fmt_parts.append("%lld")
-        exprs.append(ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), cst.value))
-    else:
-        raise NotImplementedError(
-            f"Unsupported constant type in f-string: {type(cst.value)}"
-        )
-
-
-def _process_fval(fval, fmt_parts, exprs, local_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab):
-    """Process formatted values in f-string."""
-    logger.debug(f"Processing formatted value: {ast.dump(fval)}")
-
-    if isinstance(fval.value, ast.Name):
-        _process_name_in_fval(fval.value, fmt_parts, exprs, local_sym_tab)
-    elif isinstance(fval.value, ast.Attribute):
-        _process_attr_in_fval(
-            fval.value,
-            fmt_parts,
-            exprs,
-            local_sym_tab,
-            struct_sym_tab,
-        )
-    else:
-        raise NotImplementedError(
-            f"Unsupported formatted value in f-string: {type(fval.value)}"
-        )
-
-
-def _process_name_in_fval(name_node, fmt_parts, exprs, local_sym_tab):
-    """Process name nodes in formatted values."""
-    if local_sym_tab and name_node.id in local_sym_tab:
-        _, var_type, tmp = local_sym_tab[name_node.id]
-        _populate_fval(var_type, name_node, fmt_parts, exprs)
-
-
-def _process_attr_in_fval(attr_node, fmt_parts, exprs, local_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab):
-    """Process attribute nodes in formatted values."""
-    if (
-        isinstance(attr_node.value, ast.Name)
-        and local_sym_tab
-        and attr_node.value.id in local_sym_tab
-    ):
-        var_name = attr_node.value.id
-        field_name = attr_node.attr
-
-        var_type = local_sym_tab[var_name].metadata
-        if var_type not in struct_sym_tab:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"Struct '{var_type}' for '{var_name}' not in symbol table"
-            )
-
-        struct_info = struct_sym_tab[var_type]
-        if field_name not in struct_info.fields:
-            raise ValueError(f"Field '{field_name}' not found in struct '{var_type}'")
-
-        field_type = struct_info.field_type(field_name)
-        _populate_fval(field_type, attr_node, fmt_parts, exprs)
-    else:
-        raise NotImplementedError(
-            "Only simple attribute on local vars is supported in f-strings."
-        )
-
-
-def _populate_fval(ftype, node, fmt_parts, exprs):
-    """Populate format parts and expressions based on field type."""
-    if isinstance(ftype, ir.IntType):
-        # TODO: We print as signed integers only for now
-        if ftype.width == 64:
-            fmt_parts.append("%lld")
-            exprs.append(node)
-        elif ftype.width == 32:
-            fmt_parts.append("%d")
-            exprs.append(node)
-        else:
-            raise NotImplementedError(
-                f"Unsupported integer width in f-string: {ftype.width}"
-            )
-    elif ftype == ir.PointerType(ir.IntType(8)):
-        # NOTE: We assume i8* is a string
-        fmt_parts.append("%s")
-        exprs.append(node)
-    else:
-        raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported field type in f-string: {ftype}")
-
-
-def _create_format_string_global(fmt_str, func, module, builder):
-    """Create a global variable for the format string."""
-    fmt_name = f"{func.name}____fmt{func._fmt_counter}"
-    func._fmt_counter += 1
-
-    fmt_gvar = ir.GlobalVariable(
-        module, ir.ArrayType(ir.IntType(8), len(fmt_str)), name=fmt_name
-    )
-    fmt_gvar.global_constant = True
-    fmt_gvar.initializer = ir.Constant(
-        ir.ArrayType(ir.IntType(8), len(fmt_str)), bytearray(fmt_str.encode("utf8"))
-    )
-    fmt_gvar.linkage = "internal"
-    fmt_gvar.align = 1
-
-    return builder.bitcast(fmt_gvar, ir.PointerType())
-
-
-def _prepare_expr_args(expr, func, module, builder, local_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab):
-    """Evaluate and prepare an expression to use as an arg for bpf_printk."""
-    val, _ = eval_expr(
-        func,
-        module,
-        builder,
-        expr,
-        local_sym_tab,
-        None,
-        struct_sym_tab,
-    )
-
-    if val:
-        if isinstance(val.type, ir.PointerType):
-            val = builder.ptrtoint(val, ir.IntType(64))
-        elif isinstance(val.type, ir.IntType):
-            if val.type.width < 64:
-                val = builder.sext(val, ir.IntType(64))
-        else:
-            logger.warning(
-                "Only int and ptr supported in bpf_printk args. Others default to 0."
-            )
-            val = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), 0)
-        return val
-    else:
-        logger.warning(
-            "Failed to evaluate expression for bpf_printk argument. "
-            "It will be converted to 0."
-        )
-        return ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), 0)
-
-
 def get_data_ptr_and_size(data_arg, local_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab):
     """Extract data pointer and size information for perf event output."""
     if isinstance(data_arg, ast.Name):

pythonbpf/helper/printk_formatter.py

@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+import ast
+import logging
+
+from llvmlite import ir
+from pythonbpf.expr import eval_expr, get_base_type_and_depth, deref_to_depth
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def simple_string_print(string_value, module, builder, func):
+    """Prepare arguments for bpf_printk from a simple string value"""
+    fmt_str = string_value + "\n\0"
+    fmt_ptr = _create_format_string_global(fmt_str, func, module, builder)
+
+    args = [fmt_ptr, ir.Constant(ir.IntType(32), len(fmt_str))]
+    return args
+
+
+def handle_fstring_print(
+    joined_str,
+    module,
+    builder,
+    func,
+    local_sym_tab=None,
+    struct_sym_tab=None,
+):
+    """Handle f-string formatting for bpf_printk emitter."""
+    fmt_parts = []
+    exprs = []
+
+    for value in joined_str.values:
+        logger.debug(f"Processing f-string value: {ast.dump(value)}")
+
+        if isinstance(value, ast.Constant):
+            _process_constant_in_fstring(value, fmt_parts, exprs)
+        elif isinstance(value, ast.FormattedValue):
+            _process_fval(
+                value,
+                fmt_parts,
+                exprs,
+                local_sym_tab,
+                struct_sym_tab,
+            )
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported f-string value type: {type(value)}")
+
+    fmt_str = "".join(fmt_parts)
+    args = simple_string_print(fmt_str, module, builder, func)
+
+    # NOTE: Process expressions (limited to 3 due to BPF constraints)
+    if len(exprs) > 3:
+        logger.warning("bpf_printk supports up to 3 args, extra args will be ignored.")
+
+    for expr in exprs[:3]:
+        arg_value = _prepare_expr_args(
+            expr,
+            func,
+            module,
+            builder,
+            local_sym_tab,
+            struct_sym_tab,
+        )
+        args.append(arg_value)
+
+    return args
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# Internal Helpers
+# ============================================================================
+
+
+def _process_constant_in_fstring(cst, fmt_parts, exprs):
+    """Process constant values in f-string."""
+    if isinstance(cst.value, str):
+        fmt_parts.append(cst.value)
+    elif isinstance(cst.value, int):
+        fmt_parts.append("%lld")
+        exprs.append(ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), cst.value))
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"Unsupported constant type in f-string: {type(cst.value)}"
+        )
+
+
+def _process_fval(fval, fmt_parts, exprs, local_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab):
+    """Process formatted values in f-string."""
+    logger.debug(f"Processing formatted value: {ast.dump(fval)}")
+
+    if isinstance(fval.value, ast.Name):
+        _process_name_in_fval(fval.value, fmt_parts, exprs, local_sym_tab)
+    elif isinstance(fval.value, ast.Attribute):
+        _process_attr_in_fval(
+            fval.value,
+            fmt_parts,
+            exprs,
+            local_sym_tab,
+            struct_sym_tab,
+        )
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"Unsupported formatted value in f-string: {type(fval.value)}"
+        )
+
+
+def _process_name_in_fval(name_node, fmt_parts, exprs, local_sym_tab):
+    """Process name nodes in formatted values."""
+    if local_sym_tab and name_node.id in local_sym_tab:
+        _, var_type, tmp = local_sym_tab[name_node.id]
+        _populate_fval(var_type, name_node, fmt_parts, exprs)
+
+
+def _process_attr_in_fval(attr_node, fmt_parts, exprs, local_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab):
+    """Process attribute nodes in formatted values."""
+    if (
+        isinstance(attr_node.value, ast.Name)
+        and local_sym_tab
+        and attr_node.value.id in local_sym_tab
+    ):
+        var_name = attr_node.value.id
+        field_name = attr_node.attr
+
+        var_type = local_sym_tab[var_name].metadata
+        if var_type not in struct_sym_tab:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Struct '{var_type}' for '{var_name}' not in symbol table"
+            )
+
+        struct_info = struct_sym_tab[var_type]
+        if field_name not in struct_info.fields:
+            raise ValueError(f"Field '{field_name}' not found in struct '{var_type}'")
+
+        field_type = struct_info.field_type(field_name)
+        _populate_fval(field_type, attr_node, fmt_parts, exprs)
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "Only simple attribute on local vars is supported in f-strings."
+        )
+
+
+def _populate_fval(ftype, node, fmt_parts, exprs):
+    """Populate format parts and expressions based on field type."""
+    if isinstance(ftype, ir.IntType):
+        # TODO: We print as signed integers only for now
+        if ftype.width == 64:
+            fmt_parts.append("%lld")
+            exprs.append(node)
+        elif ftype.width == 32:
+            fmt_parts.append("%d")
+            exprs.append(node)
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                f"Unsupported integer width in f-string: {ftype.width}"
+            )
+    elif isinstance(ftype, ir.PointerType):
+        target, depth = get_base_type_and_depth(ftype)
+        if isinstance(target, ir.IntType):
+            if target.width == 64:
+                fmt_parts.append("%lld")
+                exprs.append(node)
+            elif target.width == 32:
+                fmt_parts.append("%d")
+                exprs.append(node)
+            elif target.width == 8 and depth == 1:
+                # NOTE: Assume i8* is a string
+                fmt_parts.append("%s")
+                exprs.append(node)
+            else:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    f"Unsupported pointer target type in f-string: {target}"
+                )
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                f"Unsupported pointer target type in f-string: {target}"
+            )
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported field type in f-string: {ftype}")
+
+
+def _create_format_string_global(fmt_str, func, module, builder):
+    """Create a global variable for the format string."""
+    fmt_name = f"{func.name}____fmt{func._fmt_counter}"
+    func._fmt_counter += 1
+
+    fmt_gvar = ir.GlobalVariable(
+        module, ir.ArrayType(ir.IntType(8), len(fmt_str)), name=fmt_name
+    )
+    fmt_gvar.global_constant = True
+    fmt_gvar.initializer = ir.Constant(
+        ir.ArrayType(ir.IntType(8), len(fmt_str)), bytearray(fmt_str.encode("utf8"))
+    )
+    fmt_gvar.linkage = "internal"
+    fmt_gvar.align = 1
+
+    return builder.bitcast(fmt_gvar, ir.PointerType())
+
+
+def _prepare_expr_args(expr, func, module, builder, local_sym_tab, struct_sym_tab):
+    """Evaluate and prepare an expression to use as an arg for bpf_printk."""
+    val, _ = eval_expr(
+        func,
+        module,
+        builder,
+        expr,
+        local_sym_tab,
+        None,
+        struct_sym_tab,
+    )
+
+    if val:
+        if isinstance(val.type, ir.PointerType):
+            target, depth = get_base_type_and_depth(val.type)
+            if isinstance(target, ir.IntType):
+                if target.width >= 32:
+                    val = deref_to_depth(func, builder, val, depth)
+                    val = builder.sext(val, ir.IntType(64))
+                elif target.width == 8 and depth == 1:
+                    # NOTE: i8* is string, no need to deref
+                    pass
+
+            else:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Only int and ptr supported in bpf_printk args. Others default to 0."
+                )
+                val = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), 0)
+        elif isinstance(val.type, ir.IntType):
+            if val.type.width < 64:
+                val = builder.sext(val, ir.IntType(64))
+        else:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Only int and ptr supported in bpf_printk args. Others default to 0."
+            )
+            val = ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), 0)
+        return val
+    else:
+        logger.warning(
+            "Failed to evaluate expression for bpf_printk argument. "
+            "It will be converted to 0."
+        )
+        return ir.Constant(ir.IntType(64), 0)

pythonbpf/maps/map_debug_info.py

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+from pythonbpf.debuginfo import DebugInfoGenerator
+from .map_types import BPFMapType
+
+
+def create_map_debug_info(module, map_global, map_name, map_params):
+    """Generate debug info metadata for BPF maps HASH and PERF_EVENT_ARRAY"""
+    generator = DebugInfoGenerator(module)
+
+    uint_type = generator.get_uint32_type()
+    ulong_type = generator.get_uint64_type()
+    array_type = generator.create_array_type(
+        uint_type, map_params.get("type", BPFMapType.UNSPEC).value
+    )
+    type_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(array_type, 64)
+    key_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(
+        array_type if "key_size" in map_params else ulong_type, 64
+    )
+    value_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(
+        array_type if "value_size" in map_params else ulong_type, 64
+    )
+
+    elements_arr = []
+
+    # Create struct members
+    # scope field does not appear for some reason
+    cnt = 0
+    for elem in map_params:
+        if elem == "max_entries":
+            continue
+        if elem == "type":
+            ptr = type_ptr
+        elif "key" in elem:
+            ptr = key_ptr
+        else:
+            ptr = value_ptr
+        # TODO: the best way to do this is not 64, but get the size each time. this will not work for structs.
+        member = generator.create_struct_member(elem, ptr, cnt * 64)
+        elements_arr.append(member)
+        cnt += 1
+
+    if "max_entries" in map_params:
+        max_entries_array = generator.create_array_type(
+            uint_type, map_params["max_entries"]
+        )
+        max_entries_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(max_entries_array, 64)
+        max_entries_member = generator.create_struct_member(
+            "max_entries", max_entries_ptr, cnt * 64
+        )
+        elements_arr.append(max_entries_member)
+
+    # Create the struct type
+    struct_type = generator.create_struct_type(
+        elements_arr, 64 * len(elements_arr), is_distinct=True
+    )
+
+    # Create global variable debug info
+    global_var = generator.create_global_var_debug_info(
+        map_name, struct_type, is_local=False
+    )
+
+    # Attach debug info to the global variable
+    map_global.set_metadata("dbg", global_var)
+
+    return global_var
+
+
+def create_ringbuf_debug_info(module, map_global, map_name, map_params):
+    """Generate debug information metadata for BPF RINGBUF map"""
+    generator = DebugInfoGenerator(module)
+
+    int_type = generator.get_int32_type()
+
+    type_array = generator.create_array_type(
+        int_type, map_params.get("type", BPFMapType.RINGBUF).value
+    )
+    type_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(type_array, 64)
+    type_member = generator.create_struct_member("type", type_ptr, 0)
+
+    max_entries_array = generator.create_array_type(int_type, map_params["max_entries"])
+    max_entries_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(max_entries_array, 64)
+    max_entries_member = generator.create_struct_member(
+        "max_entries", max_entries_ptr, 64
+    )
+
+    elements_arr = [type_member, max_entries_member]
+
+    struct_type = generator.create_struct_type(elements_arr, 128, is_distinct=True)
+
+    global_var = generator.create_global_var_debug_info(
+        map_name, struct_type, is_local=False
+    )
+    map_global.set_metadata("dbg", global_var)
+    return global_var

pythonbpf/maps/map_types.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from enum import Enum
+
+
+class BPFMapType(Enum):
+    UNSPEC = 0
+    HASH = 1
+    ARRAY = 2
+    PROG_ARRAY = 3
+    PERF_EVENT_ARRAY = 4
+    PERCPU_HASH = 5
+    PERCPU_ARRAY = 6
+    STACK_TRACE = 7
+    CGROUP_ARRAY = 8
+    LRU_HASH = 9
+    LRU_PERCPU_HASH = 10
+    LPM_TRIE = 11
+    ARRAY_OF_MAPS = 12
+    HASH_OF_MAPS = 13
+    DEVMAP = 14
+    SOCKMAP = 15
+    CPUMAP = 16
+    XSKMAP = 17
+    SOCKHASH = 18
+    CGROUP_STORAGE_DEPRECATED = 19
+    CGROUP_STORAGE = 19
+    REUSEPORT_SOCKARRAY = 20
+    PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE_DEPRECATED = 21
+    PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE = 21
+    QUEUE = 22
+    STACK = 23
+    SK_STORAGE = 24
+    DEVMAP_HASH = 25
+    STRUCT_OPS = 26
+    RINGBUF = 27
+    INODE_STORAGE = 28
+    TASK_STORAGE = 29
+    BLOOM_FILTER = 30
+    USER_RINGBUF = 31
+    CGRP_STORAGE = 32

pythonbpf/maps/maps_pass.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import ast
+import logging
 from logging import Logger
 from llvmlite import ir
-from enum import Enum
+
 from .maps_utils import MapProcessorRegistry
-from pythonbpf.debuginfo import DebugInfoGenerator
+from .map_types import BPFMapType
-import logging
+from .map_debug_info import create_map_debug_info, create_ringbuf_debug_info
 
 logger: Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -26,44 +27,6 @@ def is_map(func_node):
     )
 
 
-class BPFMapType(Enum):
-    UNSPEC = 0
-    HASH = 1
-    ARRAY = 2
-    PROG_ARRAY = 3
-    PERF_EVENT_ARRAY = 4
-    PERCPU_HASH = 5
-    PERCPU_ARRAY = 6
-    STACK_TRACE = 7
-    CGROUP_ARRAY = 8
-    LRU_HASH = 9
-    LRU_PERCPU_HASH = 10
-    LPM_TRIE = 11
-    ARRAY_OF_MAPS = 12
-    HASH_OF_MAPS = 13
-    DEVMAP = 14
-    SOCKMAP = 15
-    CPUMAP = 16
-    XSKMAP = 17
-    SOCKHASH = 18
-    CGROUP_STORAGE_DEPRECATED = 19
-    CGROUP_STORAGE = 19
-    REUSEPORT_SOCKARRAY = 20
-    PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE_DEPRECATED = 21
-    PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE = 21
-    QUEUE = 22
-    STACK = 23
-    SK_STORAGE = 24
-    DEVMAP_HASH = 25
-    STRUCT_OPS = 26
-    RINGBUF = 27
-    INODE_STORAGE = 28
-    TASK_STORAGE = 29
-    BLOOM_FILTER = 30
-    USER_RINGBUF = 31
-    CGRP_STORAGE = 32
-
-
 def create_bpf_map(module, map_name, map_params):
     """Create a BPF map in the module with given parameters and debug info"""
 
@@ -84,114 +47,37 @@ def create_bpf_map(module, map_name, map_params):
     return map_global
 
 
-def create_map_debug_info(module, map_global, map_name, map_params):
+def _parse_map_params(rval, expected_args=None):
-    """Generate debug info metadata for BPF maps HASH and PERF_EVENT_ARRAY"""
+    """Parse map parameters from call arguments and keywords."""
-    generator = DebugInfoGenerator(module)
 
-    uint_type = generator.get_uint32_type()
+    params = {}
-    ulong_type = generator.get_uint64_type()
-    array_type = generator.create_array_type(
-        uint_type, map_params.get("type", BPFMapType.UNSPEC).value
-    )
-    type_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(array_type, 64)
-    key_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(
-        array_type if "key_size" in map_params else ulong_type, 64
-    )
-    value_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(
-        array_type if "value_size" in map_params else ulong_type, 64
-    )
 
-    elements_arr = []
+    # Parse positional arguments
+    if expected_args:
+        for i, arg_name in enumerate(expected_args):
+            if i < len(rval.args):
+                arg = rval.args[i]
+                if isinstance(arg, ast.Name):
+                    params[arg_name] = arg.id
+                elif isinstance(arg, ast.Constant):
+                    params[arg_name] = arg.value
 
-    # Create struct members
+    # Parse keyword arguments (override positional)
-    # scope field does not appear for some reason
+    for keyword in rval.keywords:
-    cnt = 0
+        if isinstance(keyword.value, ast.Name):
-    for elem in map_params:
+            params[keyword.arg] = keyword.value.id
-        if elem == "max_entries":
+        elif isinstance(keyword.value, ast.Constant):
-            continue
+            params[keyword.arg] = keyword.value.value
-        if elem == "type":
-            ptr = type_ptr
-        elif "key" in elem:
-            ptr = key_ptr
-        else:
-            ptr = value_ptr
-        # TODO: the best way to do this is not 64, but get the size each time. this will not work for structs.
-        member = generator.create_struct_member(elem, ptr, cnt * 64)
-        elements_arr.append(member)
-        cnt += 1
 
-    if "max_entries" in map_params:
+    return params
-        max_entries_array = generator.create_array_type(
-            uint_type, map_params["max_entries"]
-        )
-        max_entries_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(max_entries_array, 64)
-        max_entries_member = generator.create_struct_member(
-            "max_entries", max_entries_ptr, cnt * 64
-        )
-        elements_arr.append(max_entries_member)
-
-    # Create the struct type
-    struct_type = generator.create_struct_type(
-        elements_arr, 64 * len(elements_arr), is_distinct=True
-    )
-
-    # Create global variable debug info
-    global_var = generator.create_global_var_debug_info(
-        map_name, struct_type, is_local=False
-    )
-
-    # Attach debug info to the global variable
-    map_global.set_metadata("dbg", global_var)
-
-    return global_var
-
-
-def create_ringbuf_debug_info(module, map_global, map_name, map_params):
-    """Generate debug information metadata for BPF RINGBUF map"""
-    generator = DebugInfoGenerator(module)
-
-    int_type = generator.get_int32_type()
-
-    type_array = generator.create_array_type(
-        int_type, map_params.get("type", BPFMapType.RINGBUF).value
-    )
-    type_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(type_array, 64)
-    type_member = generator.create_struct_member("type", type_ptr, 0)
-
-    max_entries_array = generator.create_array_type(int_type, map_params["max_entries"])
-    max_entries_ptr = generator.create_pointer_type(max_entries_array, 64)
-    max_entries_member = generator.create_struct_member(
-        "max_entries", max_entries_ptr, 64
-    )
-
-    elements_arr = [type_member, max_entries_member]
-
-    struct_type = generator.create_struct_type(elements_arr, 128, is_distinct=True)
-
-    global_var = generator.create_global_var_debug_info(
-        map_name, struct_type, is_local=False
-    )
-    map_global.set_metadata("dbg", global_var)
-    return global_var
 
 
 @MapProcessorRegistry.register("RingBuf")
 def process_ringbuf_map(map_name, rval, module):
     """Process a BPF_RINGBUF map declaration"""
     logger.info(f"Processing Ringbuf: {map_name}")
-    map_params = {"type": BPFMapType.RINGBUF}
+    map_params = _parse_map_params(rval, expected_args=["max_entries"])
-
+    map_params["type"] = BPFMapType.RINGBUF
-    # Parse max_entries if present
-    if len(rval.args) >= 1 and isinstance(rval.args[0], ast.Constant):
-        const_val = rval.args[0].value
-        if isinstance(const_val, int):
-            map_params["max_entries"] = const_val
-
-    for keyword in rval.keywords:
-        if keyword.arg == "max_entries" and isinstance(keyword.value, ast.Constant):
-            const_val = keyword.value.value
-            if isinstance(const_val, int):
-                map_params["max_entries"] = const_val
 
     logger.info(f"Ringbuf map parameters: {map_params}")
 
@@ -204,27 +90,8 @@ def process_ringbuf_map(map_name, rval, module):
 def process_hash_map(map_name, rval, module):
     """Process a BPF_HASH map declaration"""
     logger.info(f"Processing HashMap: {map_name}")
-    map_params = {"type": BPFMapType.HASH}
+    map_params = _parse_map_params(rval, expected_args=["key", "value", "max_entries"])
-
+    map_params["type"] = BPFMapType.HASH
-    # Assuming order: key_type, value_type, max_entries
-    if len(rval.args) >= 1 and isinstance(rval.args[0], ast.Name):
-        map_params["key"] = rval.args[0].id
-    if len(rval.args) >= 2 and isinstance(rval.args[1], ast.Name):
-        map_params["value"] = rval.args[1].id
-    if len(rval.args) >= 3 and isinstance(rval.args[2], ast.Constant):
-        const_val = rval.args[2].value
-        if isinstance(const_val, (int, str)):  # safe check
-            map_params["max_entries"] = const_val
-
-    for keyword in rval.keywords:
-        if keyword.arg == "key" and isinstance(keyword.value, ast.Name):
-            map_params["key"] = keyword.value.id
-        elif keyword.arg == "value" and isinstance(keyword.value, ast.Name):
-            map_params["value"] = keyword.value.id
-        elif keyword.arg == "max_entries" and isinstance(keyword.value, ast.Constant):
-            const_val = keyword.value.value
-            if isinstance(const_val, (int, str)):
-                map_params["max_entries"] = const_val
 
     logger.info(f"Map parameters: {map_params}")
     map_global = create_bpf_map(module, map_name, map_params)
@@ -237,18 +104,8 @@ def process_hash_map(map_name, rval, module):
 def process_perf_event_map(map_name, rval, module):
     """Process a BPF_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY map declaration"""
     logger.info(f"Processing PerfEventArray: {map_name}")
-    map_params = {"type": BPFMapType.PERF_EVENT_ARRAY}
+    map_params = _parse_map_params(rval, expected_args=["key_size", "value_size"])
-
+    map_params["type"] = BPFMapType.PERF_EVENT_ARRAY
-    if len(rval.args) >= 1 and isinstance(rval.args[0], ast.Name):
-        map_params["key_size"] = rval.args[0].id
-    if len(rval.args) >= 2 and isinstance(rval.args[1], ast.Name):
-        map_params["value_size"] = rval.args[1].id
-
-    for keyword in rval.keywords:
-        if keyword.arg == "key_size" and isinstance(keyword.value, ast.Name):
-            map_params["key_size"] = keyword.value.id
-        elif keyword.arg == "value_size" and isinstance(keyword.value, ast.Name):
-            map_params["value_size"] = keyword.value.id
 
     logger.info(f"Map parameters: {map_params}")
     map_global = create_bpf_map(module, map_name, map_params)

pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/class_handler.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import importlib
 from .dependency_handler import DependencyHandler
 from .dependency_node import DependencyNode
 import ctypes
-from typing import Optional, Any
+from typing import Optional, Any, Dict
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -33,20 +33,24 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
     symbols_in_module, imported_module = get_module_symbols("vmlinux")
 
     current_symbol_name = elem_type_class.__name__
-    field_table = {}
+    logger.info(f"Begin {current_symbol_name} Processing")
+    field_table: Dict[str, list] = {}
     is_complex_type = False
     containing_type: Optional[Any] = None
     ctype_complex_type: Optional[Any] = None
     type_length: Optional[int] = None
     module_name = getattr(elem_type_class, "__module__", None)
 
-    if current_symbol_name in processing_stack:
-        logger.info(f"Circular dependency detected for {current_symbol_name}, skipping")
-        return True
-
     # Check if already processed
     if handler.has_node(current_symbol_name):
-        logger.info(f"Node {current_symbol_name} already processed and ready")
+        logger.debug(f"Node {current_symbol_name} already processed and ready")
+        return True
+
+    # XXX:Check it's use. It's probably not being used.
+    if current_symbol_name in processing_stack:
+        logger.debug(
+            f"Dependency already in processing stack for {current_symbol_name}, skipping"
+        )
         return True
 
     processing_stack.add(current_symbol_name)
@@ -56,14 +60,18 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
             pass
         else:
             new_dep_node = DependencyNode(name=current_symbol_name)
+
+            # elem_type_class is the actual vmlinux struct/class
+            new_dep_node.set_ctype_struct(elem_type_class)
+
             handler.add_node(new_dep_node)
             class_obj = getattr(imported_module, current_symbol_name)
             # Inspect the class fields
             if hasattr(class_obj, "_fields_"):
                 for field_elem in class_obj._fields_:
-                    field_name = None
+                    field_name: str = ""
-                    field_type = None
+                    field_type: Optional[Any] = None
-                    bitfield_size = None
+                    bitfield_size: Optional[int] = None
                     if len(field_elem) == 2:
                         field_name, field_type = field_elem
                     elif len(field_elem) == 3:
@@ -71,13 +79,15 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
                     field_table[field_name] = [field_type, bitfield_size]
             elif hasattr(class_obj, "__annotations__"):
                 for field_elem in class_obj.__annotations__.items():
-                    field_name = None
-                    field_type = None
-                    bitfield_size = None
                     if len(field_elem) == 2:
                         field_name, field_type = field_elem
+                        bitfield_size = None
                     elif len(field_elem) == 3:
                         field_name, field_type, bitfield_size = field_elem
+                    else:
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            "Number of fields in items() of class object unexpected"
+                        )
                     field_table[field_name] = [field_type, bitfield_size]
             else:
                 raise TypeError("Could not get required class and definition")
@@ -87,13 +97,14 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
                 elem_name, elem_temp_list = elem
                 [elem_type, elem_bitfield_size] = elem_temp_list
                 local_module_name = getattr(elem_type, "__module__", None)
+                new_dep_node.add_field(elem_name, elem_type, ready=False)
                 if local_module_name == ctypes.__name__:
-                    new_dep_node.add_field(elem_name, elem_type, ready=False)
                     new_dep_node.set_field_bitfield_size(elem_name, elem_bitfield_size)
                     new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, is_ready=True)
-                    logger.info(f"Field {elem_name} is direct ctypes type: {elem_type}")
+                    logger.debug(
+                        f"Field {elem_name} is direct ctypes type: {elem_type}"
+                    )
                 elif local_module_name == "vmlinux":
-                    new_dep_node.add_field(elem_name, elem_type, ready=False)
                     new_dep_node.set_field_bitfield_size(elem_name, elem_bitfield_size)
                     logger.debug(
                         f"Processing vmlinux field: {elem_name}, type: {elem_type}"
@@ -103,8 +114,13 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
                         containing_type = elem_type._type_
                         if hasattr(elem_type, "_length_") and is_complex_type:
                             type_length = elem_type._length_
+
                         if containing_type.__module__ == "vmlinux":
-                            pass
+                            new_dep_node.add_dependent(
+                                elem_type._type_.__name__
+                                if hasattr(elem_type._type_, "__name__")
+                                else str(elem_type._type_)
+                            )
                         elif containing_type.__module__ == ctypes.__name__:
                             if isinstance(elem_type, type):
                                 if issubclass(elem_type, ctypes.Array):
@@ -117,7 +133,7 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
                             raise ImportError(
                                 f"Unsupported module of {containing_type}"
                             )
-                        logger.info(
+                        logger.debug(
                             f"{containing_type} containing type of parent {elem_name} with {elem_type} and ctype {ctype_complex_type} and length {type_length}"
                         )
                         new_dep_node.set_field_containing_type(
@@ -129,20 +145,51 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
                         )
                         new_dep_node.set_field_type(elem_name, elem_type)
                         if containing_type.__module__ == "vmlinux":
-                            if process_vmlinux_post_ast(
+                            containing_type_name = (
-                                containing_type, llvm_handler, handler, processing_stack
+                                containing_type.__name__
-                            ):
+                                if hasattr(containing_type, "__name__")
+                                else str(containing_type)
+                            )
+
+                            # Check for self-reference or already processed
+                            if containing_type_name == current_symbol_name:
+                                # Self-referential pointer
+                                logger.debug(
+                                    f"Self-referential pointer in {current_symbol_name}.{elem_name}"
+                                )
+                                new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, True)
+                            elif handler.has_node(containing_type_name):
+                                # Already processed
+                                logger.debug(
+                                    f"Reusing already processed {containing_type_name}"
+                                )
+                                new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, True)
+                            else:
+                                # Process recursively - THIS WAS MISSING
+                                new_dep_node.add_dependent(containing_type_name)
+                                process_vmlinux_post_ast(
+                                    containing_type,
+                                    llvm_handler,
+                                    handler,
+                                    processing_stack,
+                                )
                                 new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, True)
                         elif containing_type.__module__ == ctypes.__name__:
-                            logger.info(f"Processing ctype internal{containing_type}")
+                            logger.debug(f"Processing ctype internal{containing_type}")
+                            new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, True)
                         else:
                             raise TypeError(
                                 "Module not supported in recursive resolution"
                             )
-                        continue
+                    else:
-                    if process_vmlinux_post_ast(
+                        new_dep_node.add_dependent(
-                        elem_type, llvm_handler, handler, processing_stack
+                            elem_type.__name__
-                    ):
+                            if hasattr(elem_type, "__name__")
+                            else str(elem_type)
+                        )
+                        process_vmlinux_post_ast(
+                            elem_type, llvm_handler, handler, processing_stack
+                        )
                         new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, True)
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(
@@ -152,5 +199,7 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
     else:
         raise ImportError("UNSUPPORTED Module")
 
-    print(current_symbol_name, "DONE")
+    logging.info(
-    print(f"handler readiness {handler.is_ready}")
+        f"{current_symbol_name} processed and handler readiness {handler.is_ready}"
+    )
+    return True

pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_handler.py

@@ -147,3 +147,27 @@ class DependencyHandler:
             int: The number of nodes
         """
         return len(self._nodes)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, name: str) -> DependencyNode:
+        """
+        Get a node by name using dictionary-style access.
+
+        Args:
+            name: The name of the node to retrieve
+
+        Returns:
+            DependencyNode: The node with the given name
+
+        Raises:
+            KeyError: If no node with the given name exists
+
+        Example:
+            node = handler["some-dep_node_name"]
+        """
+        if name not in self._nodes:
+            raise KeyError(f"No node with name '{name}' found")
+        return self._nodes[name]
+
+    @property
+    def nodes(self):
+        return self._nodes

pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/dependency_node.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional
+import ctypes
 
 
 # TODO: FIX THE FUCKING TYPE NAME CONVENTION.
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ class Field:
     containing_type: Optional[Any]
     type_size: Optional[int]
     bitfield_size: Optional[int]
+    offset: int
     value: Any = None
     ready: bool = False
 
@@ -20,46 +22,50 @@ class Field:
         """Set the readiness state of this field."""
         self.ready = is_ready
 
-    def set_value(self, value: Any, mark_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+    def set_value(self, value: Any, mark_ready: bool = False) -> None:
         """Set the value of this field and optionally mark it as ready."""
         self.value = value
         if mark_ready:
             self.ready = True
 
-    def set_type(self, given_type, mark_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+    def set_type(self, given_type, mark_ready: bool = False) -> None:
         """Set value of the type field and mark as ready"""
         self.type = given_type
         if mark_ready:
             self.ready = True
 
     def set_containing_type(
-        self, containing_type: Optional[Any], mark_ready: bool = True
+        self, containing_type: Optional[Any], mark_ready: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         """Set the containing_type of this field and optionally mark it as ready."""
         self.containing_type = containing_type
         if mark_ready:
             self.ready = True
 
-    def set_type_size(self, type_size: Any, mark_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+    def set_type_size(self, type_size: Any, mark_ready: bool = False) -> None:
         """Set the type_size of this field and optionally mark it as ready."""
         self.type_size = type_size
         if mark_ready:
             self.ready = True
 
     def set_ctype_complex_type(
-        self, ctype_complex_type: Any, mark_ready: bool = True
+        self, ctype_complex_type: Any, mark_ready: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         """Set the ctype_complex_type of this field and optionally mark it as ready."""
         self.ctype_complex_type = ctype_complex_type
         if mark_ready:
             self.ready = True
 
-    def set_bitfield_size(self, bitfield_size: Any, mark_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+    def set_bitfield_size(self, bitfield_size: Any, mark_ready: bool = False) -> None:
         """Set the bitfield_size of this field and optionally mark it as ready."""
         self.bitfield_size = bitfield_size
         if mark_ready:
             self.ready = True
 
+    def set_offset(self, offset: int) -> None:
+        """Set the offset of this field"""
+        self.offset = offset
+
 
 @dataclass
 class DependencyNode:
@@ -106,8 +112,11 @@ class DependencyNode:
     """
 
     name: str
+    depends_on: Optional[list[str]] = None
     fields: Dict[str, Field] = field(default_factory=dict)
     _ready_cache: Optional[bool] = field(default=None, repr=False)
+    current_offset: int = 0
+    ctype_struct: Optional[Any] = field(default=None, repr=False)
 
     def add_field(
         self,
@@ -119,8 +128,11 @@ class DependencyNode:
         ctype_complex_type: Optional[int] = None,
         bitfield_size: Optional[int] = None,
         ready: bool = False,
+        offset: int = 0,
     ) -> None:
         """Add a field to the node with an optional initial value and readiness state."""
+        if self.depends_on is None:
+            self.depends_on = []
         self.fields[name] = Field(
             name=name,
             type=field_type,
@@ -130,15 +142,26 @@ class DependencyNode:
             type_size=type_size,
             ctype_complex_type=ctype_complex_type,
             bitfield_size=bitfield_size,
+            offset=offset,
         )
         # Invalidate readiness cache
         self._ready_cache = None
 
+    def set_ctype_struct(self, ctype_struct: Any) -> None:
+        """Set the ctypes structure for automatic offset calculation."""
+        self.ctype_struct = ctype_struct
+
+    def __sizeof__(self):
+        # If we have a ctype_struct, use its size
+        if self.ctype_struct is not None:
+            return ctypes.sizeof(self.ctype_struct)
+        return self.current_offset
+
     def get_field(self, name: str) -> Field:
         """Get a field by name."""
         return self.fields[name]
 
-    def set_field_value(self, name: str, value: Any, mark_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+    def set_field_value(self, name: str, value: Any, mark_ready: bool = False) -> None:
         """Set a field's value and optionally mark it as ready."""
         if name not in self.fields:
             raise KeyError(f"Field '{name}' does not exist in node '{self.name}'")
@@ -147,7 +170,7 @@ class DependencyNode:
         # Invalidate readiness cache
         self._ready_cache = None
 
-    def set_field_type(self, name: str, type: Any, mark_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+    def set_field_type(self, name: str, type: Any, mark_ready: bool = False) -> None:
         """Set a field's type and optionally mark it as ready."""
         if name not in self.fields:
             raise KeyError(f"Field '{name}' does not exist in node '{self.name}'")
@@ -157,7 +180,7 @@ class DependencyNode:
         self._ready_cache = None
 
     def set_field_containing_type(
-        self, name: str, containing_type: Any, mark_ready: bool = True
+        self, name: str, containing_type: Any, mark_ready: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         """Set a field's containing_type and optionally mark it as ready."""
         if name not in self.fields:
@@ -168,7 +191,7 @@ class DependencyNode:
         self._ready_cache = None
 
     def set_field_type_size(
-        self, name: str, type_size: Any, mark_ready: bool = True
+        self, name: str, type_size: Any, mark_ready: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         """Set a field's type_size and optionally mark it as ready."""
         if name not in self.fields:
@@ -179,7 +202,7 @@ class DependencyNode:
         self._ready_cache = None
 
     def set_field_ctype_complex_type(
-        self, name: str, ctype_complex_type: Any, mark_ready: bool = True
+        self, name: str, ctype_complex_type: Any, mark_ready: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         """Set a field's ctype_complex_type and optionally mark it as ready."""
         if name not in self.fields:
@@ -190,7 +213,7 @@ class DependencyNode:
         self._ready_cache = None
 
     def set_field_bitfield_size(
-        self, name: str, bitfield_size: Any, mark_ready: bool = True
+        self, name: str, bitfield_size: Any, mark_ready: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         """Set a field's bitfield_size and optionally mark it as ready."""
         if name not in self.fields:
@@ -200,15 +223,112 @@ class DependencyNode:
         # Invalidate readiness cache
         self._ready_cache = None
 
-    def set_field_ready(self, name: str, is_ready: bool = True) -> None:
+    def set_field_ready(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        is_ready: bool = False,
+        size_of_containing_type: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> None:
         """Mark a field as ready or not ready."""
         if name not in self.fields:
             raise KeyError(f"Field '{name}' does not exist in node '{self.name}'")
 
         self.fields[name].set_ready(is_ready)
+
+        # Use ctypes built-in offset if available
+        if self.ctype_struct is not None:
+            try:
+                self.fields[name].set_offset(getattr(self.ctype_struct, name).offset)
+            except AttributeError:
+                # Fallback to manual calculation if field not found in ctype_struct
+                self.fields[name].set_offset(self.current_offset)
+                self.current_offset += self._calculate_size(
+                    name, size_of_containing_type
+                )
+        else:
+            # Manual offset calculation when no ctype_struct is available
+            self.fields[name].set_offset(self.current_offset)
+            self.current_offset += self._calculate_size(name, size_of_containing_type)
+
         # Invalidate readiness cache
         self._ready_cache = None
 
+    def _calculate_size(
+        self, name: str, size_of_containing_type: Optional[int] = None
+    ) -> int:
+        processing_field = self.fields[name]
+        # size_of_field will be in bytes
+        if processing_field.type.__module__ == ctypes.__name__:
+            size_of_field = ctypes.sizeof(processing_field.type)
+            return size_of_field
+        elif processing_field.type.__module__ == "vmlinux":
+            if processing_field.ctype_complex_type is not None:
+                if issubclass(processing_field.ctype_complex_type, ctypes.Array):
+                    if processing_field.containing_type.__module__ == ctypes.__name__:
+                        if (
+                            processing_field.containing_type is not None
+                            and processing_field.type_size is not None
+                        ):
+                            size_of_field = (
+                                ctypes.sizeof(processing_field.containing_type)
+                                * processing_field.type_size
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            raise RuntimeError(
+                                f"{processing_field} has no containing_type or type_size"
+                            )
+                        return size_of_field
+                    elif processing_field.containing_type.__module__ == "vmlinux":
+                        if (
+                            size_of_containing_type is not None
+                            and processing_field.type_size is not None
+                        ):
+                            size_of_field = (
+                                size_of_containing_type * processing_field.type_size
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            raise RuntimeError(
+                                f"{processing_field} has no containing_type or type_size"
+                            )
+                        return size_of_field
+                elif issubclass(processing_field.ctype_complex_type, ctypes._Pointer):
+                    return ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_void_p)
+                else:
+                    raise NotImplementedError(
+                        "This subclass of ctype not supported yet"
+                    )
+            elif processing_field.type_size is not None:
+                # Handle vmlinux types with type_size but no ctype_complex_type
+                # This means it's a direct vmlinux struct field (not array/pointer wrapped)
+                # The type_size should already contain the full size of the struct
+                # But if there's a containing_type from vmlinux, we need that size
+                if processing_field.containing_type is not None:
+                    if processing_field.containing_type.__module__ == "vmlinux":
+                        # For vmlinux containing types, we need the pre-calculated size
+                        if size_of_containing_type is not None:
+                            return size_of_containing_type * processing_field.type_size
+                        else:
+                            raise RuntimeError(
+                                f"Field {name}: vmlinux containing_type requires size_of_containing_type"
+                            )
+                    else:
+                        raise ModuleNotFoundError(
+                            f"Containing type module {processing_field.containing_type.__module__} not supported"
+                        )
+                else:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Wrong type found with no containing type")
+            else:
+                # No ctype_complex_type and no type_size, must rely on size_of_containing_type
+                if size_of_containing_type is None:
+                    raise RuntimeError(
+                        f"Size of containing type {size_of_containing_type} is None"
+                    )
+                return size_of_containing_type
+
+        else:
+            raise ModuleNotFoundError("Module is not supported for the operation")
+        raise RuntimeError("control should not reach here")
+
     @property
     def is_ready(self) -> bool:
         """Check if the node is ready (all fields are ready)."""
@@ -218,8 +338,8 @@ class DependencyNode:
 
         # Calculate readiness only when needed
         if not self.fields:
-            self._ready_cache = False
+            self._ready_cache = True
-            return False
+            return True
 
         self._ready_cache = all(elem.ready for elem in self.fields.values())
         return self._ready_cache
@@ -231,3 +351,13 @@ class DependencyNode:
     def get_ready_fields(self) -> Dict[str, Field]:
         """Get all fields that are marked as ready."""
         return {name: elem for name, elem in self.fields.items() if elem.ready}
+
+    def get_not_ready_fields(self) -> Dict[str, Field]:
+        """Get all fields that are marked as not ready."""
+        return {name: elem for name, elem in self.fields.items() if not elem.ready}
+
+    def add_dependent(self, dep_type):
+        if dep_type in self.depends_on:
+            return
+        else:
+            self.depends_on.append(dep_type)

pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/import_detector.py

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import ast
 import logging
-from typing import List, Tuple, Dict
+from typing import List, Tuple, Any
 import importlib
 import inspect
 
 from .dependency_handler import DependencyHandler
-from .ir_generation import IRGenerator
+from .ir_gen import IRGenerator
 from .class_handler import process_vmlinux_class
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def vmlinux_proc(tree: ast.AST, module):
     # initialise dependency handler
     handler = DependencyHandler()
     # initialise assignment dictionary of name to type
-    assignments: Dict[str, type] = {}
+    assignments: dict[str, tuple[type, Any]] = {}
 
     if not import_statements:
         logger.info("No vmlinux imports found")
@@ -129,7 +129,19 @@ def vmlinux_proc(tree: ast.AST, module):
                 )
 
     IRGenerator(module, handler)
+    return assignments
 
 
-def process_vmlinux_assign(node, module, assignments: Dict[str, type]):
+def process_vmlinux_assign(node, module, assignments: dict[str, tuple[type, Any]]):
-    raise NotImplementedError("Assignment handling has not been implemented yet")
+    # Check if this is a simple assignment with a constant value
+    if len(node.targets) == 1 and isinstance(node.targets[0], ast.Name):
+        target_name = node.targets[0].id
+        if isinstance(node.value, ast.Constant):
+            assignments[target_name] = (type(node.value.value), node.value.value)
+            logger.info(
+                f"Added assignment: {target_name} = {node.value.value!r} of type {type(node.value.value)}"
+            )
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported assignment type for {target_name}")
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Not a simple assignment")

pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/ir_gen/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .ir_generation import IRGenerator
+
+__all__ = ["IRGenerator"]

pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/ir_gen/debug_info_gen.py

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from pythonbpf.debuginfo import DebugInfoGenerator
+
+
+def debug_info_generation(struct, llvm_module):
+    generator = DebugInfoGenerator(llvm_module)
+    # this is sample debug info generation
+    # i64type = generator.get_uint64_type()
+
+    struct_type = generator.create_struct_type([], 64 * 4, is_distinct=True)
+
+    global_var = generator.create_global_var_debug_info(
+        struct.name, struct_type, is_local=False
+    )
+
+    return global_var

pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/ir_gen/ir_generation.py

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+import ctypes
+import logging
+from ..dependency_handler import DependencyHandler
+from .debug_info_gen import debug_info_generation
+from ..dependency_node import DependencyNode
+import llvmlite.ir as ir
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class IRGenerator:
+    # get the assignments dict and add this stuff to it.
+    def __init__(self, llvm_module, handler: DependencyHandler, assignment=None):
+        self.llvm_module = llvm_module
+        self.handler: DependencyHandler = handler
+        self.generated: list[str] = []
+        if not handler.is_ready:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "Semantic analysis of vmlinux imports failed. Cannot generate IR"
+            )
+        for struct in handler:
+            self.struct_processor(struct)
+
+    def struct_processor(self, struct, processing_stack=None):
+        # Initialize processing stack on first call
+        if processing_stack is None:
+            processing_stack = set()
+
+        # If already generated, skip
+        if struct.name in self.generated:
+            return
+
+        # Detect circular dependency
+        if struct.name in processing_stack:
+            logger.info(
+                f"Circular dependency detected for {struct.name}, skipping recursive processing"
+            )
+            # For circular dependencies, we can either:
+            # 1. Use forward declarations (opaque pointers)
+            # 2. Mark as incomplete and process later
+            # 3. Generate a placeholder type
+            # Here we'll just skip and let it be processed in its own call
+            return
+
+        logger.info(f"IR generating for {struct.name}")
+
+        # Add to processing stack before processing dependencies
+        processing_stack.add(struct.name)
+
+        try:
+            # Process all dependencies first
+            if struct.depends_on is None:
+                pass
+            else:
+                for dependency in struct.depends_on:
+                    if dependency not in self.generated:
+                        # Check if dependency exists in handler
+                        if dependency in self.handler.nodes:
+                            dep_node_from_dependency = self.handler[dependency]
+                            # Pass the processing_stack down to track circular refs
+                            self.struct_processor(
+                                dep_node_from_dependency, processing_stack
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            raise RuntimeError(
+                                f"Warning: Dependency {dependency} not found in handler"
+                            )
+
+            # Actual processor logic here after dependencies are resolved
+            self.gen_ir(struct)
+            self.generated.append(struct.name)
+
+        finally:
+            # Remove from processing stack after we're done
+            processing_stack.discard(struct.name)
+
+    def gen_ir(self, struct):
+        # TODO: we add the btf_ama attribute by monkey patching in the end of compilation, but once llvmlite
+        #  accepts our issue, we will resort to normal accessed attribute based attribute addition
+        # currently we generate all possible field accesses for CO-RE and put into the assignment table
+        debug_info = debug_info_generation(struct, self.llvm_module)
+        field_index = 0
+        for field_name, field in struct.fields.items():
+            # does not take arrays and similar types into consideration yet.
+            if field.ctype_complex_type is not None and issubclass(
+                field.ctype_complex_type, ctypes.Array
+            ):
+                array_size = field.type_size
+                containing_type = field.containing_type
+                if containing_type.__module__ == ctypes.__name__:
+                    containing_type_size = ctypes.sizeof(containing_type)
+                    for i in range(0, array_size):
+                        field_co_re_name = self._struct_name_generator(
+                            struct, field, field_index, True, i, containing_type_size
+                        )
+                        globvar = ir.GlobalVariable(
+                            self.llvm_module, ir.IntType(64), name=field_co_re_name
+                        )
+                        globvar.linkage = "external"
+                        globvar.set_metadata("llvm.preserve.access.index", debug_info)
+                    field_index += 1
+            elif field.type_size is not None:
+                array_size = field.type_size
+                containing_type = field.containing_type
+                if containing_type.__module__ == "vmlinux":
+                    containing_type_size = self.handler[
+                        containing_type.__name__
+                    ].current_offset
+                    for i in range(0, array_size):
+                        field_co_re_name = self._struct_name_generator(
+                            struct, field, field_index, True, i, containing_type_size
+                        )
+                        globvar = ir.GlobalVariable(
+                            self.llvm_module, ir.IntType(64), name=field_co_re_name
+                        )
+                        globvar.linkage = "external"
+                        globvar.set_metadata("llvm.preserve.access.index", debug_info)
+                    field_index += 1
+            else:
+                field_co_re_name = self._struct_name_generator(
+                    struct, field, field_index
+                )
+                field_index += 1
+                globvar = ir.GlobalVariable(
+                    self.llvm_module, ir.IntType(64), name=field_co_re_name
+                )
+                globvar.linkage = "external"
+                globvar.set_metadata("llvm.preserve.access.index", debug_info)
+
+    def _struct_name_generator(
+        self,
+        struct: DependencyNode,
+        field,
+        field_index: int,
+        is_indexed: bool = False,
+        index: int = 0,
+        containing_type_size: int = 0,
+    ) -> str:
+        if is_indexed:
+            name = (
+                "llvm."
+                + struct.name.removeprefix("struct_")
+                + f":0:{field.offset + index * containing_type_size}"
+                + "$"
+                + f"0:{field_index}:{index}"
+            )
+            return name
+        elif struct.name.startswith("struct_"):
+            name = (
+                "llvm."
+                + struct.name.removeprefix("struct_")
+                + f":0:{field.offset}"
+                + "$"
+                + f"0:{field_index}"
+            )
+            return name
+        else:
+            print(self.handler[struct.name])
+            raise TypeError(
+                "Name generation cannot occur due to type name not starting with struct"
+            )

pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/ir_generation.py

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# here, we will iterate through the dependencies and generate IR once dependencies are resolved fully
-from .dependency_handler import DependencyHandler
-
-
-class IRGenerator:
-    def __init__(self, module, handler):
-        self.module = module
-        self.handler: DependencyHandler = handler

tests/c-form/ex7.bpf.c

@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include "vmlinux.h"
 #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
 #include <bpf/bpf_tracing.h>
 
-struct trace_entry {
-  short unsigned int type;
-  unsigned char flags;
-  unsigned char preempt_count;
-  int pid;
-};
-
-struct trace_event_raw_sys_enter {
-  struct trace_entry ent;
-  long int id;
-  long unsigned int args[6];
-  char __data[0];
-};
-
 struct event {
   __u32 pid;
   __u32 uid;

tests/failing_tests/assign/retype.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from pythonbpf import bpf, map, section, bpfglobal, compile
+from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64, c_uint64
+from pythonbpf.maps import HashMap
+
+
+# NOTE: This example tries to reinterpret the variable `x` to a different type.
+# We do not allow this for now, as stack allocations are typed and have to be
+# done in the first basic block. Allowing re-interpretation would require
+# re-allocation of stack space (possibly in a new basic block), which is not
+# supported in eBPF yet.
+# We can allow bitcasts in cases where the width of the types is the same in
+# the future. But for now, we do not allow any re-interpretation of variables.
+
+
+@bpf
+@map
+def last() -> HashMap:
+    return HashMap(key=c_uint64, value=c_uint64, max_entries=3)
+
+
+@bpf
+@section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_execve")
+def hello_world(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
+    last.update(0, 1)
+    x = last.lookup(0)
+    x = 20
+    if x == 2:
+        print("Hello, World!")
+    else:
+        print("Goodbye, World!")
+    return
+
+
+@bpf
+@bpfglobal
+def LICENSE() -> str:
+    return "GPL"
+
+
+compile()

tests/failing_tests/xdp_pass.py

@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 from pythonbpf import bpf, map, section, bpfglobal, compile_to_ir
 from pythonbpf.maps import HashMap
 from pythonbpf.helper import XDP_PASS
+from vmlinux import TASK_COMM_LEN  # noqa: F401
+
+from vmlinux import struct_qspinlock  # noqa: F401
+
+# from vmlinux import struct_trace_event_raw_sys_enter  # noqa: F401
+# from vmlinux import struct_posix_cputimers  # noqa: F401
 from vmlinux import struct_xdp_md
 
-from vmlinux import struct_ring_buffer_per_cpu  # noqa: F401
+# from vmlinux import struct_trace_event_raw_sys_enter  # noqa: F401
-from vmlinux import struct_xdp_buff  # noqa: F401
+# from vmlinux import struct_ring_buffer_per_cpu  # noqa: F401
-
+# from vmlinux import struct_request  # noqa: F401
-# from vmlinux import struct_xdp_md
 from ctypes import c_int64
 
 # Instructions to how to run this program

tests/passing_tests/assign/comprehensive.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+from pythonbpf import bpf, map, section, bpfglobal, compile, struct
+from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64, c_int32, c_uint64
+from pythonbpf.maps import HashMap
+from pythonbpf.helper import ktime
+
+
+# NOTE: This is a comprehensive test combining struct, helper, and map features
+# Please note that at line 50, though we have used an absurd expression to test
+# the compiler, it is recommended to use named variables to reduce the amount of
+# scratch space that needs to be allocated.
+
+
+@bpf
+@struct
+class data_t:
+    pid: c_uint64
+    ts: c_uint64
+
+
+@bpf
+@map
+def last() -> HashMap:
+    return HashMap(key=c_uint64, value=c_uint64, max_entries=3)
+
+
+@bpf
+@section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_execve")
+def hello_world(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
+    dat = data_t()
+    dat.pid = 123
+    dat.pid = dat.pid + 1
+    print(f"pid is {dat.pid}")
+    tu = 9
+    last.update(0, tu)
+    last.update(1, -last.lookup(0))
+    x = last.lookup(0)
+    print(f"Map value at index 0: {x}")
+    x = x + c_int32(1)
+    print(f"x after adding 32-bit 1 is {x}")
+    x = ktime() - 121
+    print(f"ktime - 121 is {x}")
+    x = last.lookup(0)
+    x = x + 1
+    print(f"x is {x}")
+    if x == 10:
+        jat = data_t()
+        jat.ts = 456
+        print(f"Hello, World!, ts is {jat.ts}")
+        a = last.lookup(0)
+        print(f"a is {a}")
+        last.update(9, 9)
+        last.update(
+            0,
+            last.lookup(last.lookup(0))
+            + last.lookup(last.lookup(0))
+            + last.lookup(last.lookup(0)),
+        )
+        z = last.lookup(0)
+        print(f"new map val at index 0 is {z}")
+    else:
+        a = last.lookup(0)
+        print("Goodbye, World!")
+    c = last.lookup(1 - 1)
+    print(f"c is {c}")
+    return
+
+
+@bpf
+@bpfglobal
+def LICENSE() -> str:
+    return "GPL"
+
+
+compile()

tests/passing_tests/assign/cst_var_binop.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from pythonbpf import bpf, section, bpfglobal, compile
+from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64
+
+
+@bpf
+@section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_execve")
+def hello_world(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
+    x = 1
+    print(f"Initial x: {x}")
+    a = 20
+    x = a
+    print(f"Updated x with a: {x}")
+    x = (x + x) * 3
+    if x == 2:
+        print("Hello, World!")
+    else:
+        print(f"Goodbye, World! {x}")
+    return
+
+
+@bpf
+@bpfglobal
+def LICENSE() -> str:
+    return "GPL"
+
+
+compile()

tests/passing_tests/assign/helper.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from pythonbpf import bpf, map, section, bpfglobal, compile
+from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64, c_uint64
+from pythonbpf.maps import HashMap
+
+# NOTE: An example of i64** assignment with binops on the RHS
+
+
+@bpf
+@map
+def last() -> HashMap:
+    return HashMap(key=c_uint64, value=c_uint64, max_entries=3)
+
+
+@bpf
+@section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_execve")
+def hello_world(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
+    last.update(0, 1)
+    x = last.lookup(0)
+    print(f"{x}")
+    x = x + 1
+    if x == 2:
+        print("Hello, World!")
+    else:
+        print("Goodbye, World!")
+    return
+
+
+@bpf
+@bpfglobal
+def LICENSE() -> str:
+    return "GPL"
+
+
+compile()

tests/passing_tests/assign/struct_and_helper_binops.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from pythonbpf import bpf, section, bpfglobal, compile, struct
+from ctypes import c_void_p, c_int64, c_uint64
+from pythonbpf.helper import ktime
+
+
+@bpf
+@struct
+class data_t:
+    pid: c_uint64
+    ts: c_uint64
+
+
+@bpf
+@section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_execve")
+def hello_world(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
+    dat = data_t()
+    dat.pid = 123
+    dat.pid = dat.pid + 1
+    print(f"pid is {dat.pid}")
+    x = ktime() - 121
+    print(f"ktime is {x}")
+    x = 1
+    x = x + 1
+    print(f"x is {x}")
+    if x == 2:
+        jat = data_t()
+        jat.ts = 456
+        print(f"Hello, World!, ts is {jat.ts}")
+    else:
+        print("Goodbye, World!")
+    return
+
+
+@bpf
+@bpfglobal
+def LICENSE() -> str:
+    return "GPL"
+
+
+compile()