How can I color functions that contain loops in IDApython ?
If the end of the basic block can jump to start of basic block it's good enough, even in the rare case this is not a loop. But how do i implement this ?
EDIT: This is not good cause the loop can span multiple basic blocks.
Or, maybe if the ecx register is used ? I don't care if I have some false positives ?
There is an IDA plugin called Loop Detection that does that, it comes with source code and a paper explaining how it works. Have a look at loop_detection.cpp and refer to the paper for an explanation of how it works.
Plugin with source code : http://www.openrce.org/downloads/details/9/Loop_Detection Paper: http://www.uninformed.org/?v=1&a=2&t=pdf
Looking for uses of ecx is not a good approach as this register is often used for other purposes. A better approach is to look for back edges between blocks.
