1 /* struct_symbol.h - Internal symbol structure
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22 #ifndef __struc_symbol_h__
23 #define __struc_symbol_h__
27 /* Wether the symbol is a local_symbol. */
28 unsigned int sy_local_symbol : 1;
30 /* Wether symbol has been written. */
31 unsigned int sy_written : 1;
33 /* Whether symbol value has been completely resolved (used during
34 final pass over symbol table). */
35 unsigned int sy_resolved : 1;
37 /* Whether the symbol value is currently being resolved (used to
38 detect loops in symbol dependencies). */
39 unsigned int sy_resolving : 1;
41 /* Whether the symbol value is used in a reloc. This is used to
42 ensure that symbols used in relocs are written out, even if they
43 are local and would otherwise not be. */
44 unsigned int sy_used_in_reloc : 1;
46 /* Whether the symbol is used as an operand or in an expression.
47 NOTE: Not all the backends keep this information accurate;
48 backends which use this bit are responsible for setting it when
49 a symbol is used in backend routines. */
50 unsigned int sy_used : 1;
52 /* Whether the symbol can be re-defined. */
53 unsigned int sy_volatile : 1;
55 /* Whether the symbol is a forward reference. */
56 unsigned int sy_forward_ref : 1;
58 /* This is set if the symbol is defined in an MRI common section.
59 We handle such sections as single common symbols, so symbols
60 defined within them must be treated specially by the relocation
62 unsigned int sy_mri_common : 1;
64 /* This is set if the symbol is set with a .weakref directive. */
65 unsigned int sy_weakrefr : 1;
67 /* This is set when the symbol is referenced as part of a .weakref
68 directive, but only if the symbol was not in the symbol table
69 before. It is cleared as soon as any direct reference to the
71 unsigned int sy_weakrefd : 1;
74 /* The information we keep for a symbol. Note that the symbol table
75 holds pointers both to this and to local_symbol structures. See
81 struct symbol_flags sy_flags;
86 /* The value of the symbol. */
89 /* Forwards and (optionally) backwards chain pointers. */
90 struct symbol *sy_next;
91 struct symbol *sy_previous;
93 /* Pointer to the frag this symbol is attached to, if any.
97 #ifdef OBJ_SYMFIELD_TYPE
98 OBJ_SYMFIELD_TYPE sy_obj;
101 #ifdef TC_SYMFIELD_TYPE
102 TC_SYMFIELD_TYPE sy_tc;
105 #ifdef TARGET_SYMBOL_FIELDS
110 /* A pointer in the symbol may point to either a complete symbol
111 (struct symbol above) or to a local symbol (struct local_symbol
112 defined here). The symbol code can detect the case by examining
113 the first field. It is always NULL for a local symbol.
115 We do this because we ordinarily only need a small amount of
116 information for a local symbol. The symbol table takes up a lot of
117 space, and storing less information for a local symbol can make a
118 big difference in assembler memory usage when assembling a large
123 /* Symbol flags. Only sy_local_symbol and sy_resolved are relevant. */
124 struct symbol_flags lsy_flags;
126 /* The symbol section. This also serves as a flag. If this is
127 reg_section, then this symbol has been converted into a regular
128 symbol, and lsy_sym points to it. */
131 /* The symbol name. */
132 const char *lsy_name;
134 /* The symbol frag or the real symbol, depending upon the value in
142 /* The value of the symbol. */
145 #ifdef TC_LOCAL_SYMFIELD_TYPE
146 TC_LOCAL_SYMFIELD_TYPE lsy_tc;
150 #define local_symbol_converted_p(l) ((l)->lsy_section == reg_section)
151 #define local_symbol_mark_converted(l) ((l)->lsy_section = reg_section)
152 #define local_symbol_resolved_p(l) ((l)->lsy_flags.sy_resolved)
153 #define local_symbol_mark_resolved(l) ((l)->lsy_flags.sy_resolved = 1)
154 #define local_symbol_get_frag(l) ((l)->u.lsy_frag)
155 #define local_symbol_set_frag(l, f) ((l)->u.lsy_frag = (f))
156 #define local_symbol_get_real_symbol(l) ((l)->u.lsy_sym)
157 #define local_symbol_set_real_symbol(l, s) ((l)->u.lsy_sym = (s))
159 #endif /* __struc_symbol_h__ */