wa-info 0.0.13

wa-info

wa-info is a tool to inspect WebAssembly binary format wasm files.

It can show sections overview in the summary output, disassemble function(s) code, show information about dotnet AOT. It is available as dotnet tool.

wa-diff

wa-diff is a tool to compare WebAssembly binary files

Installation

To install wa-info and wa-diff as dotnet tool run:

dotnet tool install -g wa-info
dotnet tool install -g wa-diff

to update use:

dotnet tool update -g wa-info
dotnet tool update -g wa-diff

Command line options

wa-info:

Usage: wa-info.exe OPTIONS* file.wasm [file2.wasm ...]

Provides information about WebAssembly file(s)

Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation

Options:
      --aot-stats            Show stats about methods
  -a, --assembly-filter=REGEX
                             Filter assemblies and process only those matching
                               REGEX
  -d, --disassemble          Show functions(s) disassembled code
  -f, --function-filter=REGEX
                             Filter wasm functions REGEX
  -h, --help, -?             Show this message and exit
  -o, --instruction-offsets  Show instruction offsets
  -t, --type-filter=REGEX    Filter types and process only those matching REGEX
  -v, --verbose              Output information about progress during the run
                               of the tool

wa-diff:

Usage: wa-diff OPTIONS* file1.wasm file2.wasm

Compares WebAssembly binary file(s)

Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation

Options:
  -d, --disassemble          Show functions(s) disassembled code
  -f, --function-filter=REGEX
                             Filter wasm functions REGEX
  -v, --verbose              Output information about progress during the run
                               of the tool

Example usage

Disassemble function

> wa-info -d -f test test.wasm
(func test_simd(param i32) (result i32))
 local 1 123
 local.get $0
 i32x4.splat    [SIMD]
 local.tee $1
 local.get $1
 i16x8.avgr.u    [SIMD]
 i32x4.extract.lane    [SIMD]

Summary of the module and sections

> wa-info dotnet.wasm
Module: path: dotnet.wasm
  size: 74,502,446
  binary format version: 1
  sections: 17
    id: Type size: 5,237
    id: Import size: 4,315
    id: Function size: 163,566
    id: Table size: 9
    id: Memory size: 7
    id: Global size: 19
    id: Export size: 7,213
    id: Element size: 428,929
    id: Code size: 34,177,740
    id: Data size: 9,520,741
    id: Custom name: name size: 21,544,785
    id: Custom name: .debug_info size: 4,035,679
    id: Custom name: .debug_loc size: 1,436,083
    id: Custom name: .debug_ranges size: 140,966
    id: Custom name: .debug_abbrev size: 240,230
    id: Custom name: .debug_line size: 2,060,872
    id: Custom name: .debug_str size: 735,984

Disassemble function

note: build the app with -p:WasmNativeDebugSymbols=true -p:WasmNativeStrip=false to preserve name custom section

> wa-info -d -f ves_icall_RuntimeFieldInfo_GetValueInternal$ dotnet.wasm
(func ves_icall_RuntimeFieldInfo_GetValueInternal(param i32 i32 i32) (result i32))
 local.get $0
 i32.load align:2
 i32.load offset:12 align:2
 local.tee $0
 local.get $1
 if
  local.get $1
  i32.load align:2
 else
  i32.const 0

 local.tee $1
 local.get $2
 call mono_field_get_value_object_checked
 i32.const 11201820
 i32.load align:2
 call mono_handle_new

Get AOT stats

> wa-info --aot-stats dotnet.wasm
AOT stats: 5005 function(s) call(s) interpreter, 2.96% of 169215 functions

Compare functions

> wa-diff -d -f corlib_System_RuntimeType_IsDelegate dotnet1.wasm dotnet2.wasm
(func corlib_System_RuntimeType_IsDelegate(param i32 i32) (result i32))
...
   local.tee $2
   global.set $__stack_pointer
-  i32.const 1573600
+  i32.const 1573760
   i32.load8.u
   i32.eqz
...
    i32.const 25177
    call aot_wrapper_pinvoke_corlib__Interop_sl_Sys___le_PosixFAdvise_gt_g____PInvoke___verbar_83_0_pinvoke_i4_iii8i8cl1a_Interop_2fSys_2fFileAdvice_i4_iii8i8cl1a_Interop_2fSys_2fFileAdvice_
-   i32.const 1573600
+   i32.const 1573760
    i32.const 1
    i32.store8
...
   i32.store offset:12 align:2
   local.get $2
-  i32.const 1516792
+  i32.const 1516952
   i32.load align:2
   local.tee $3