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59 #include "elf-knowledge.h"
62 /* Opaque type for the handle. */
63 typedef struct ebl Ebl;
70 /* Get backend handle for object associated with ELF handle. */
71 extern Ebl *ebl_openbackend (Elf *elf);
72 /* Similar but without underlying ELF file. */
73 extern Ebl *ebl_openbackend_machine (GElf_Half machine);
74 /* Similar but with emulation name given. */
75 extern Ebl *ebl_openbackend_emulation (const char *emulation);
77 /* Free resources allocated for backend handle. */
78 extern void ebl_closebackend (Ebl *bh);
81 /* Information about the descriptor. */
83 /* Get ELF machine. */
84 extern int ebl_get_elfmachine (Ebl *ebl) __attribute__ ((__pure__));
87 extern int ebl_get_elfclass (Ebl *ebl) __attribute__ ((__pure__));
89 /* Get ELF data encoding. */
90 extern int ebl_get_elfdata (Ebl *ebl) __attribute__ ((__pure__));
93 /* Function to call the callback functions including default ELF
96 /* Return backend name. */
97 extern const char *ebl_backend_name (Ebl *ebl);
99 /* Return relocation type name. */
100 extern const char *ebl_object_type_name (Ebl *ebl, int object,
101 char *buf, size_t len);
103 /* Return relocation type name. */
104 extern const char *ebl_reloc_type_name (Ebl *ebl, int reloc,
105 char *buf, size_t len);
107 /* Check relocation type. */
108 extern bool ebl_reloc_type_check (Ebl *ebl, int reloc);
110 /* Check relocation type use. */
111 extern bool ebl_reloc_valid_use (Ebl *ebl, int reloc);
113 /* Check if relocation type is for simple absolute relocations.
114 Return ELF_T_{BYTE,HALF,SWORD,SXWORD} for a simple type, else ELF_T_NUM. */
115 extern Elf_Type ebl_reloc_simple_type (Ebl *ebl, int reloc);
117 /* Return true if the symbol type is that referencing the GOT. E.g.,
119 extern bool ebl_gotpc_reloc_check (Ebl *ebl, int reloc);
121 /* Return segment type name. */
122 extern const char *ebl_segment_type_name (Ebl *ebl, int segment,
123 char *buf, size_t len);
125 /* Return section type name. */
126 extern const char *ebl_section_type_name (Ebl *ebl, int section,
127 char *buf, size_t len);
129 /* Return section name. */
130 extern const char *ebl_section_name (Ebl *ebl, int section, int xsection,
131 char *buf, size_t len,
132 const char *scnnames[], size_t shnum);
134 /* Return machine flag names. */
135 extern const char *ebl_machine_flag_name (Ebl *ebl, GElf_Word flags,
136 char *buf, size_t len);
138 /* Check whether machine flag is valid. */
139 extern bool ebl_machine_flag_check (Ebl *ebl, GElf_Word flags);
141 /* Check whether SHF_MASKPROC flags are valid. */
142 extern bool ebl_machine_section_flag_check (Ebl *ebl, GElf_Xword flags);
144 /* Check whether the section with the given index, header, and name
145 is a special machine section that is valid despite a combination
146 of flags or other details that are not generically valid. */
147 extern bool ebl_check_special_section (Ebl *ebl, int ndx,
148 const GElf_Shdr *shdr, const char *name);
150 /* Return symbol type name. */
151 extern const char *ebl_symbol_type_name (Ebl *ebl, int symbol,
152 char *buf, size_t len);
154 /* Return symbol binding name. */
155 extern const char *ebl_symbol_binding_name (Ebl *ebl, int binding,
156 char *buf, size_t len);
158 /* Return dynamic tag name. */
159 extern const char *ebl_dynamic_tag_name (Ebl *ebl, int64_t tag,
160 char *buf, size_t len);
162 /* Check dynamic tag. */
163 extern bool ebl_dynamic_tag_check (Ebl *ebl, int64_t tag);
165 /* Check whether given symbol's st_value and st_size are OK despite failing
167 extern bool ebl_check_special_symbol (Ebl *ebl, GElf_Ehdr *ehdr,
168 const GElf_Sym *sym, const char *name,
169 const GElf_Shdr *destshdr);
171 /* Return combined section header flags value. */
172 extern GElf_Word ebl_sh_flags_combine (Ebl *ebl, GElf_Word flags1,
175 /* Return symbolic representation of OS ABI. */
176 extern const char *ebl_osabi_name (Ebl *ebl, int osabi, char *buf, size_t len);
179 /* Return name of the note section type for a core file. */
180 extern const char *ebl_core_note_type_name (Ebl *ebl, uint32_t type, char *buf,
183 /* Return name of the note section type for an object file. */
184 extern const char *ebl_object_note_type_name (Ebl *ebl, uint32_t type,
185 char *buf, size_t len);
187 /* Print information about object note if available. */
188 extern void ebl_object_note (Ebl *ebl, const char *name, uint32_t type,
189 uint32_t descsz, const char *desc);
191 /* Check whether an attribute in a .gnu_attributes section is recognized.
192 Fills in *TAG_NAME with the name for this tag.
193 If VALUE is a known value for that tag, also fills in *VALUE_NAME. */
194 extern bool ebl_check_object_attribute (Ebl *ebl, const char *vendor,
195 int tag, uint64_t value,
196 const char **tag_name,
197 const char **value_name);
200 /* Check section name for being that of a debug informatino section. */
201 extern bool ebl_debugscn_p (Ebl *ebl, const char *name);
203 /* Check whether given relocation is a copy relocation. */
204 extern bool ebl_copy_reloc_p (Ebl *ebl, int reloc);
206 /* Check whether given relocation is a no-op relocation. */
207 extern bool ebl_none_reloc_p (Ebl *ebl, int reloc);
209 /* Check whether given relocation is a relative relocation. */
210 extern bool ebl_relative_reloc_p (Ebl *ebl, int reloc);
212 /* Check whether section should be stripped. */
213 extern bool ebl_section_strip_p (Ebl *ebl, const GElf_Ehdr *ehdr,
214 const GElf_Shdr *shdr, const char *name,
215 bool remove_comment, bool only_remove_debug);
217 /* Check if backend uses a bss PLT in this file. */
218 extern bool ebl_bss_plt_p (Ebl *ebl, GElf_Ehdr *ehdr);
220 /* Return size of entry in SysV-style hash table. */
221 extern int ebl_sysvhash_entrysize (Ebl *ebl);
223 /* Return location expression to find return value given a
224 DW_TAG_subprogram, DW_TAG_subroutine_type, or similar DIE describing
225 function itself (whose DW_AT_type attribute describes its return type).
226 Returns -1 for a libdw error (see dwarf_errno).
227 Returns -2 for an unrecognized type formation.
228 Returns zero if the function has no return value (e.g. "void" in C).
229 Otherwise, *LOCOPS gets a location expression to find the return value,
230 and returns the number of operations in the expression. The pointer is
231 permanently allocated at least as long as the Ebl handle is open. */
232 extern int ebl_return_value_location (Ebl *ebl,
233 Dwarf_Die *functypedie,
234 const Dwarf_Op **locops);
236 /* Fill in register information given DWARF register numbers.
237 If NAME is null, return the maximum REGNO + 1 that has a name.
238 Otherwise, store in NAME the name for DWARF register number REGNO
239 and return the number of bytes written (including '\0' terminator).
240 Return -1 if NAMELEN is too short or REGNO is negative or too large.
241 Return 0 if REGNO is unused (a gap in the DWARF number assignment).
242 On success, set *SETNAME to a description like "integer" or "FPU"
243 fit for "%s registers" title display, and *PREFIX to the string
244 that precedes NAME in canonical assembler syntax (e.g. "%" or "$").
245 The NAME string contains identifier characters only (maybe just digits). */
246 extern ssize_t ebl_register_info (Ebl *ebl,
247 int regno, char *name, size_t namelen,
248 const char **prefix, const char **setname,
249 int *bits, int *type);
251 /* Fill in the DWARF register numbers for the registers used in system calls.
252 The SP and PC are what kernel reports call the user stack pointer and PC.
253 The CALLNO and ARGS are the system call number and incoming arguments.
254 Each of these is filled with the DWARF register number corresponding,
255 or -1 if there is none. Returns zero when the information is available. */
256 extern int ebl_syscall_abi (Ebl *ebl, int *sp, int *pc,
257 int *callno, int args[6]);
259 /* ELF string table handling. */
263 /* Create new ELF string table object in memory. */
264 extern struct Ebl_Strtab *ebl_strtabinit (bool nullstr);
266 /* Free resources allocated for ELF string table ST. */
267 extern void ebl_strtabfree (struct Ebl_Strtab *st);
269 /* Add string STR (length LEN is != 0) to ELF string table ST. */
270 extern struct Ebl_Strent *ebl_strtabadd (struct Ebl_Strtab *st,
271 const char *str, size_t len);
273 /* Finalize string table ST and store size and memory location information
275 extern void ebl_strtabfinalize (struct Ebl_Strtab *st, Elf_Data *data);
277 /* Get offset in string table for string associated with SE. */
278 extern size_t ebl_strtaboffset (struct Ebl_Strent *se);
280 /* Return the string associated with SE. */
281 extern const char *ebl_string (struct Ebl_Strent *se);
284 /* ELF wide char string table handling. */
288 /* Create new ELF wide char string table object in memory. */
289 extern struct Ebl_WStrtab *ebl_wstrtabinit (bool nullstr);
291 /* Free resources allocated for ELF wide char string table ST. */
292 extern void ebl_wstrtabfree (struct Ebl_WStrtab *st);
294 /* Add string STR (length LEN is != 0) to ELF string table ST. */
295 extern struct Ebl_WStrent *ebl_wstrtabadd (struct Ebl_WStrtab *st,
296 const wchar_t *str, size_t len);
298 /* Finalize string table ST and store size and memory location information
300 extern void ebl_wstrtabfinalize (struct Ebl_WStrtab *st, Elf_Data *data);
302 /* Get offset in wide char string table for string associated with SE. */
303 extern size_t ebl_wstrtaboffset (struct Ebl_WStrent *se);
306 /* Generic string table handling. */
310 /* Create new string table object in memory. */
311 extern struct Ebl_GStrtab *ebl_gstrtabinit (unsigned int width, bool nullstr);
313 /* Free resources allocated for string table ST. */
314 extern void ebl_gstrtabfree (struct Ebl_GStrtab *st);
316 /* Add string STR (length LEN is != 0) to string table ST. */
317 extern struct Ebl_GStrent *ebl_gstrtabadd (struct Ebl_GStrtab *st,
318 const char *str, size_t len);
320 /* Finalize string table ST and store size and memory location information
322 extern void ebl_gstrtabfinalize (struct Ebl_GStrtab *st, Elf_Data *data);
324 /* Get offset in wide char string table for string associated with SE. */
325 extern size_t ebl_gstrtaboffset (struct Ebl_GStrent *se);
328 /* Register map info. */
331 Dwarf_Half offset; /* Byte offset in register data block. */
332 Dwarf_Half regno; /* DWARF register number. */
333 uint8_t bits; /* Bits of data for one register. */
334 uint8_t pad; /* Bytes of padding after register's data. */
335 Dwarf_Half count; /* Consecutive register numbers here. */
336 } Ebl_Register_Location;
338 /* Non-register data items in core notes. */
341 const char *name; /* Printable identifier. */
342 const char *group; /* Identifier for category of related items. */
343 Dwarf_Half offset; /* Byte offset in note data. */
347 bool thread_identifier;
350 /* Describe the format of a core file note with type field matching N_TYPE
351 and descriptor size matching DESCSZ. */
352 extern int ebl_core_note (Ebl *ebl, GElf_Word n_type, GElf_Word descsz,
353 GElf_Word *regs_offset, size_t *nregloc,
354 const Ebl_Register_Location **reglocs,
355 size_t *nitems, const Ebl_Core_Item **items)
356 __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8);
358 /* Describe the auxv type number. */
359 extern int ebl_auxv_info (Ebl *ebl, GElf_Xword a_type,
360 const char **name, const char **format)
361 __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 3, 4);
368 #endif /* libebl.h */