Granted Patent B1

US 9,483,283 · App. 14/945,938 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. An apparatus comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, wherein the program instructions comprise a callback function that, when executed by a processing system in an application runtime environment, direct the processing system to at least:

identify an original function modified post-compilation to hook into a Java Native Interface (JNI) stub that calls into the callback function;

store an identity of the original function and identify a path for returning to the original function based on the identity of the original function;

identify a target function to run in-place of the original function and call into the target function; and

upon the target function completing, return to the original function, wherein the return is made such that the original function, and a program, routine, or application that it is a part of, continues to run normally.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the processing system operatively coupled to the one or more computer readable storage media, wherein the processing system reads and executes the program instructions.

3. A method comprising:

modifying machine code representative of multiple original functions to hook into a Java Native Interface (JNI) stub that jumps into a single callback function when any of the multiple original functions are invoked;

tracking which original function of the multiple original functions jumped to the callback function when the callback function is called;

storing an identity of the original function that jumped to the callback function and identifying a path back to the original function based on the identity of the original function;

identifying which target function of multiple target functions to call into in response to the original function jumping to the callback function and calling the target function; and

when the target function returns to the callback function, return to the original function via the path, wherein the return is made such that the original function, and a program, routine, or application that it is a part of, continues to run normally.

4. An apparatus comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media;

a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that, when executed by the processing system, direct the processing system to at least:

modify machine code representative of multiple original functions to jump into trampoline functions when the multiple original functions are invoked;

when an original function of the multiple original functions is invoked, jump into a trampoline function to determine if the original function hooks into a Java Native Interface (JNI) stub that jumps into a callback function;

when the original function hooks into the JNI stub, store an identity of the original function that is invoked, identify a path for returning to the original function based on the identity of the original function, and execute a call dispatch function associated with the JNI stub to dispatch to a callback function with associated arguments/parameters;

identify a target function to execute in-place of the original function and call into the target function; and

upon the target function completing, return to the original function, wherein the return is made such that the original function, and a program, routine, or application that it is a part of, continues to run normally.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the application runtime environment comprises Android Runtime (ART).

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the identity of the original function comprises one or more of a function name or one or more variables, arguments, or parameters associated with the function.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the target function comprises a copy of the original function prior to modifications to hook into the JNI stub.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the original function is modified post-compilation to hook into the JNI stub by, in part, marking the original function as native.

9. The method of claim 3 , wherein the identity of the original function comprises one or more of a function name or one or more variables, arguments, or parameters associated with the function.

10. The method of claim 3 , wherein the target function comprises a copy of the original function prior to modifications to hook into the JNI stub.

11. The method of claim 3 , wherein the original function is modified post-compilation to hook into the JNI stub by, in part, marking the original function as native.

12. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the dispatch function comprises a C++ function that corresponds to an argument pattern associated with the original function.

13. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the program instructions are executed by the processing system in an application runtime environment.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the application runtime environment comprises Android Runtime (ART).

15. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the identity of the original function comprises one or more of a function name or one or more variables, arguments, or parameters associated with the function.

16. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the target function comprises a copy of the original function prior to modifications to hook into the JNI stub.

17. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the original functions are modified post-compilation to hook into the JNI stub by, in part, marking the original functions as native.

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