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Mon Aug 19 13:48:22 1991 Roland H. Pesch (pesch at cygint.cygnus.com)

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* aoutx.h, archive.c, archures.c, bfd.c, bfd.texinfo, cache.c,
	coffcode.h, core.c, format.c, libbfd.c, libbfd.h, libcoff.h,
	opncls.c, reloc.c, section.c, syms.c, targets.c (documentation
	segments): used BFD (caps) more consistently as a name in
	discourse, fixed a few other minor typos and uses of fonts
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@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
Mon Aug 19 13:48:22 1991 Roland H. Pesch (pesch at cygint.cygnus.com)
* aoutx.h, archive.c, archures.c, bfd.c, bfd.texinfo, cache.c,
coffcode.h, core.c, format.c, libbfd.c, libbfd.h, libcoff.h,
opncls.c, reloc.c, section.c, syms.c, targets.c (documentation
segments): used BFD (caps) more consistently as a name in
discourse, fixed a few other minor typos and uses of fonts
Thu Aug 8 16:47:43 1991 Steve Chamberlain (steve at cygint.cygnus.com)
* coffcode.h: fixed bug where string table size wasn't being swapped.

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bfd/aoutx.h
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@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ machine, including @code{sunos.c} - for sun3 and sun4 and
The base file @code{aoutx.h} defines general mechanisms for reading
and writing records to and from disk, and various other methods which
bfd requires. It is included by @code{aout32.c} and @code{aout64.c} to
BFD requires. It is included by @code{aout32.c} and @code{aout64.c} to
form the names aout_32_swap_exec_header_in,
aout_64_swap_exec_header_in, etc.
@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ DEFUN(NAME(aout,some_aout_object_p),(abfd, callback_to_real_object_p),
/*doc*
*i aout_<size>_mkobject
This routine initializes a bfd for use with a.out files.
This routine initializes a BFD for use with a.out files.
*; PROTO(boolean, aout_<size>_mkobject, (bfd *));
*/
@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ DEFUN(NAME(aout,machine_type),(arch, machine),
/*doc*
*i aout_<size>_set_arch_mach
Sets the architecture and the machine of the bfd to those values
Sets the architecture and the machine of the BFD to those values
supplied. Verifies that the format can support the architecture
required.
@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ DEFUN(NAME(aout,set_arch_mach),(abfd, arch, machine),
/*doc*
*i aout_<size>new_section_hook
Called by the bfd in response to a @code{bfd_make_section} request.
Called by the BFD in response to a @code{bfd_make_section} request.
*; PROTO(boolean, aout_<size>_new_section_hook,
(bfd *abfd,
asection *newsect));
@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ DEFUN(NAME(aout,print_symbol),(ignore_abfd, afile, symbol, how),
}
/*
provided a bfd, a section and an offset into the section, calculate
provided a BFD, a section and an offset into the section, calculate
and return the name of the source file and the line nearest to the
wanted location.
*/

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bfd/archive.c
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@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
/* BFD back-end for archive files (libraries).
Copyright (C) 1990-1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Written by Cygnus Support. Mostly Gumby Henkel-Wallace's fault.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
/* Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Diddler.
BFD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
any later version.
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
BFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with BFD; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
/*doc*
@setfilename archive-info
@ -25,12 +24,12 @@ the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
Gumby, you promised to write this bit...
Archives are supported in bfd in @code{archive.c}.
Archives are supported in BFD in @code{archive.c}.
An archive is represented internally just like another bfd, with a
pointer to a chain of contained bfds. Archives can be created by
opening bfds, linking them together and attatching them as children to
another bfd and then closing the parent bfd.
An archive is represented internally just like another BFD, with a
pointer to a chain of contained BFDs. Archives can be created by
opening BFDs, linking them together and attatching them as children to
another BFD and then closing the parent BFD.
*-*/
@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ _bfd_create_empty_archive_element_shell (obfd)
}
/*proto* bfd_set_archive_head
Used whilst processing archives. Sets the head of the chain of bfds
Used whilst processing archives. Sets the head of the chain of BFDs
contained in an archive to @var{new_head}. (see chapter on archives)
*; PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_archive_head, (bfd *output, bfd *new_head));
*/
@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ snarf_ar_hdr (abfd)
ared = (struct areltdata *) allocptr;
ared->arch_header = allocptr + sizeof (struct areltdata);
memcpy ((char *) ared->arch_header, &hdr, sizeof (struct ar_hdr));
memcpy ((char *) ared->arch_header, (char *) &hdr, sizeof (struct ar_hdr));
ared->parsed_size = parsed_size;
if (filename != NULL) ared->filename = filename;
@ -340,6 +339,11 @@ get_elt_at_filepos (archive, filepos)
return NULL;
}
/*proto* bfd_get_elt_at_index
*; PROTO(bfd *, bfd_get_elt_at_index, (bfd *, int));
*/
bfd *
bfd_get_elt_at_index (abfd, index)
bfd *abfd;
@ -352,10 +356,10 @@ bfd_get_elt_at_index (abfd, index)
}
/*proto* bfd_openr_next_archived_file
Initially provided a bfd containing an archive and NULL, opens a bfd
Initially provided a BFD containing an archive and NULL, opens a BFD
on the first contained element and returns that. Subsequent calls to
bfd_openr_next_archived_file should pass the archive and the previous
return value to return a created bfd to the next contained element.
return value to return a created BFD to the next contained element.
NULL is returned when there are no more.
*; PROTO(bfd*, bfd_openr_next_archived_file,
@ -596,7 +600,7 @@ bfd_slurp_coff_armap (abfd)
/* We'd like to release these allocations, but we have allocated stuff
since then (using the same obstack, if bfd_release is obstack based).
So they will stick around until the bfd is closed. */
So they will stick around until the BFD is closed. */
/* bfd_release (abfd, (PTR)raw_armap);
bfd_release (abfd, (PTR)mapdata); */
bfd_has_map (abfd) = true;
@ -954,7 +958,7 @@ bfd_gnu_truncate_arname (abfd, pathname, arhdr)
PROTO (boolean, compute_and_write_armap, (bfd *arch, unsigned int elength));
/* The bfd is open for write and has its format set to bfd_archive */
/* The BFD is open for write and has its format set to bfd_archive */
boolean
_bfd_write_archive_contents (arch)
bfd *arch;

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@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
/*doc*
@section Architectures
BFD's idea of an architecture is implimented in @code{archures.c}. BFD
keeps two atoms in a bfd describing the architecture of the data
attatched to the bfd, the @code{enum bfd_architecture arch} field and
keeps two atoms in a BFD describing the architecture of the data
attatched to the BFD, the @code{enum bfd_architecture arch} field and
the @code{unsigned long machine} field.
*/
@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ struct arch_print {
/*proto* bfd_prinable_arch_mach
Return a printable string representing the architecture and machine
type. The result is only good until the next call to
bfd_printable_arch_mach.
@code{bfd_printable_arch_mach}.
*; PROTO(CONST char *,bfd_printable_arch_mach,
(enum bfd_architecture arch, unsigned long machine));
*/
@ -344,10 +344,10 @@ scan_960_mach (string, ap, archp, machinep, archspec)
*i bfd_arch_compatible
This routine is used to determine whether two BFDs' architectures and machine types are
compatible. It calculates the lowest common denominator between the
two architectures and machine types implied by the bfds and sets the
two architectures and machine types implied by the BFDs and sets the
objects pointed at by @var{archp} and @var{machine} if non NULL.
This routine returns @code{true} if the bfds are of compatible type,
This routine returns @code{true} if the BFDs are of compatible type,
otherwise @code{false}.
*; PROTO(boolean, bfd_arch_compatible,
(bfd *abfd,

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@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
/* Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
/* Generic BFD library interface and support routines.
Copyright (C) 1990-1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Written by Cygnus Support.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Diddler.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
BFD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
any later version.
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
BFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with BFD; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
/* $Id$ */
@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
@section typedef bfd
Pointers to bfd structs are the cornerstone of any application using
libbfd. References though the bfd and to data in the bfd give the
entire bfd functionality.
libbfd. References though the BFD and to data in the BFD give the
entire BFD functionality.
Finally! The BFD struct itself. This contains the major data about
the file, and contains pointers to the rest of the data.
@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ the file, and contains pointers to the rest of the data.
$struct _bfd
${
The filename the application opened the bfd with.
The filename the application opened the BFD with.
$ CONST char *filename;
@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ $ struct bfd_target *xvec;
To avoid dragging too many header files into every file that
includes bfd.h, IOSTREAM has been declared as a "char *", and MTIME
includes @file{bfd.h}, IOSTREAM has been declared as a "char *", and MTIME
as a "long". Their correct types, to which they are cast when used,
are "FILE *" and "time_t".
@ -55,13 +56,13 @@ Is the file being cached @xref{File Caching}.
$ boolean cacheable;
Marks whether there was a default target specified when the bfd was
Marks whether there was a default target specified when the BFD was
opened. This is used to select what matching algorithm to use to chose
the back end.
$ boolean target_defaulted;
The caching routines use these to maintain an LRU list of bfds.
The caching routines use these to maintain an LRU list of BFDs.
$ struct _bfd *lru_prev, *lru_next;
@ -83,11 +84,11 @@ For output files, channel we locked (is this used?).
$int ifd;
The format which belongs to the bfd.
The format which belongs to the BFD.
$ bfd_format format;
The direction the bfd was opened with
The direction the BFD was opened with
$ enum bfd_direction {no_direction = 0,
$ read_direction = 1,
@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ $ bfd_vma start_address;
Used for input and output
$ unsigned int symcount;
Symtab for output bfd
Symtab for output BFD
$ struct symbol_cache_entry **outsymbols;
@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ int line;
/*proto* bfd_set_start_address
Marks the entry point of an output bfd. Returns @code{true} on
Marks the entry point of an output BFD. Returns @code{true} on
success, @code{false} otherwise.
*; PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_start_address,(bfd *, bfd_vma));
@ -397,9 +398,10 @@ bfd_get_mtime (abfd)
return abfd->mtime;
}
/*proto*
*i stuff
/*proto* stuff
*+
#define bfd_sizeof_headers(abfd, reloc) \
BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_sizeof_headers, (abfd, reloc))

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@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions.
@title{libbfd}
@subtitle{The Binary File Descriptor Library}
@sp 1
@subtitle First Edition---@code{bfd} version < 2.0
@subtitle First Edition---BFD version < 2.0
@subtitle April 1991
@author {Steve Chamberlain}
@author {Cygnus Support}
@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ This file documents the binary file descriptor library libbfd.
@end ifinfo
@menu
* Overview:: Overview of bfd
* History:: History of bfd
* Overview:: Overview of BFD
* History:: History of BFD
* Backends:: Backends
* Porting:: Porting
* Future:: Future
@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ BFD body:
* Internal::
* File Caching::
Bfd backends:
BFD backends:
* a.out backends::
* coff backends::
@end menu
@ -107,40 +107,40 @@ Bfd backends:
@chapter Introduction
@cindex BFD
@cindex what is it?
Simply put, @code{bfd} is a package which allow applications to use the
Simply put, BFD is a package which allows applications to use the
same routines to operate on object files whatever the object file
format. A different object file format can be supported simply by
creating a new BFD back end and adding it to the library.
BFD is split into two parts; the front end and the many back ends.
@itemize @bullet
@item The front end of bfd provides the interface to the user. It manages
@item The front end of BFD provides the interface to the user. It manages
memory, and various canonical data structures. The front end also
decides which back end to use, and when to call back end routines.
@item The back ends provide bfd its view of the real world. Each back
end provides a set of calls which the bfd front end can use to maintain
@item The back ends provide BFD its view of the real world. Each back
end provides a set of calls which the BFD front end can use to maintain
its canonical form. The back ends also may keep around information for
their own use, for greater efficiency.
@end itemize
@node History, How It Works, Overview,Top
@section History
One spur behind @code{bfd} was the Intel Oregon's GNU 960 team desire for
interoperability of applications on their COFF and b.out file formats.
Cygnus was providing GNU support for the team, and Cygnus were
contracted to provid the required functionality.
One spur behind BFD was the desire, on the part of the GNU 960 team at
Intel Oregon, for interoperability of applications on their COFF and
b.out file formats. Cygnus was providing GNU support for the team, and
Cygnus was contracted to provide the required functionality.
The name came from a conversation Gumby Wallace was
having with Richard Stallman about the library, RMS said that it
would be quite hard, Gumby said BFD. (Stallman was right, but the name
stuck).
The name came from a conversation David Wallace was having with Richard
Stallman about the library: RMS said that it would be quite hard---David
said ``BFD''. Stallman was right, but the name stuck.
At the same time, Ready Systems wanted much the same thing, but for
different object file formats, IEEE-695, Oasys, Srecords, a.out and 68k coff.
different object file formats: IEEE-695, Oasys, Srecords, a.out and 68k
coff.
BFD was first implemented by Steve Chamberlain (steve@@cygnus.com),
John Gilmore (gnu@@cygnus.com), K. Richard Pixley (rich@@cygnus.com) and
Gumby Wallace (gumby@@cygnus.com) at Cygnus Support in Palo Alto,
David Wallace (gumby@@cygnus.com) at Cygnus Support in Palo Alto,
California.
@node How It Works, History, Porting, Top
@ -148,19 +148,22 @@ California.
To use the library, include @code{bfd.h} and link with @code{libbfd.a}.
@code{bfd} provides a common interface to the parts of an object file
to a calling application.
BFD provides a common interface to the parts of an object file
for a calling application.
When an application sucessfully opens a
target file (object, archive or whatever) a pointer to an internal
structure is returned. This pointer points to structure described in
@code{include/bfd.h}, called @code{bfd}. Conventionally this pointer is
called a @code{bfd}, and instances of it within code are called
@code{abfd}. All operations on the target object file are applied as
methods to the @code{bfd}, the mapping is defined within @code{bfd.h} in
a set of macros, all beginning @code{bfd}_something.
When an application sucessfully opens a target file (object, archive or
whatever) a pointer to an internal structure is returned. This pointer
points to a structure called @code{bfd}, described in
@code{include/bfd.h}. Our convention is to call this pointer a BFD, and
instances of it within code @code{abfd}. All operations on
the target object file are applied as methods to the BFD. The mapping is
defined within @code{bfd.h} in a set of macros, all beginning
@samp{bfd}_.
For example, this sequence would do what you would probably expect:
return the number of sections in an object file attached to a BFD
@code{abfd}.
For example, this sequence would do what you expect:
@lisp
@cartouche
#include "bfd.h"
@ -173,14 +176,14 @@ bfd *abfd;
@end cartouche
@end lisp
The metaphor used within @code{bfd} is that an object file has a header,
The abstraction used within BFD is that an object file has a header,
a number of sections containing raw data, a set of relocations, and some
symbol information. Also, @code{bfd}s opened upon archives have the
additional attribute of an index and contained sub bfds. This approach is
find for a.out and coff, but looses efficiency when applied to formats
symbol information. Also, BFDs opened for archives have the
additional attribute of an index and contain subordinate BFDs. This approach is
fine for a.out and coff, but loses efficiency when applied to formats
such as S-records and IEEE-695.
@section What BFD Version 1 Can't Do
@section What BFD Version 1 Can Do
As different information from the the object files is required,
BFD reads from different sections of the file and processes them.
For example a very common operation for the linker is processing symbol
@ -189,8 +192,8 @@ between the object file's representation of symbols and an internal
canonical format. When the linker asks for the symbol table of an object
file, it calls through the memory pointer to the relevant BFD
back end routine which reads and converts the table into a canonical
form. The linker then operates upon the common form. When the link is
finished and the linker writes the symbol table of the output file,
form. The linker then operates upon the canonical form. When the link is
finished and the linker writes the output file's symbol table,
another BFD back end routine is called which takes the newly
created symbol table and converts it into the chosen output format.
@ -282,10 +285,13 @@ Normal global and simple local symbols are maintained on output, so an
output file (no matter its format) will retain symbols pointing to
functions and to global, static, and common variables. Some symbol
information is not worth retaining; in @code{a.out} type information is
stored in the symbol table as long symbol names. This information would
stored in the symbol table as long symbol names.
@c FIXME: is the enclosed text linker-specific?
This information would
be useless to most COFF debuggers and may be thrown away with
appropriate command line switches. (The GNU debugger @code{gdb} does
support @code{a.out} style debugging information in COFF).
@c end linker-query FIXME
There is one word of type information within the symbol, so if the
format supports symbol type information within symbols (for example COFF,
@ -328,24 +334,24 @@ What is a backend
@node Memory Usage, Sections, bfd, Top
@section Memory Usage
BFD keeps all its internal structures in obstacks. There is one obstack
per open bfd file, into which the current state is stored. When a bfd is
per open BFD file, into which the current state is stored. When a BFD is
closed, the obstack is deleted, and so everything which has been
allocated by libbfd for the closing file will be thrown away.
BFD will not free anything created by an application, but pointers into
bfd structures will be invalidated on a @code{bfd_close}; for example,
@code{bfd} structures will be invalidated on a @code{bfd_close}; for example,
after a @code{bfd_close} the vector passed to
@code{bfd_canonicalize_symtab} will still be around, since it has been
allocated by the application, but the data that it pointed to will be
lost.
The general rule is not to close a bfd until all operations dependent
upon data from the bfd have been completed, or all the data from within
The general rule is not to close a BFD until all operations dependent
upon data from the BFD have been completed, or all the data from within
the file has been copied. To help with the management of memory, there is a function
(@code{bfd_alloc_size}) which returns the number of bytes in obstacks
associated with the supplied bfd. This could be used to select the
greediest open bfd, close it to reclaim the memory, perform some
operation and reopen the bfd again, to get a fresh copy of the data structures.
associated with the supplied BFD. This could be used to select the
greediest open BFD, close it to reclaim the memory, perform some
operation and reopen the BFD again, to get a fresh copy of the data structures.
@node Sections,Symbols ,Memory Usage, Top
@include section.texi
@ -391,7 +397,7 @@ operation and reopen the bfd again, to get a fresh copy of the data structures.
* srecord backend::
@end menu
@node What to Put Where, aout backends, BFD back end, BFD back end
All of bfd lives in one directory.
All of BFD lives in one directory.
@page
@node aout backends, coff backends, What to Put Where, BFD back end
@include aoutx.texi

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@ -1,45 +1,89 @@
/*** cache.c -- Allows you to have more bfds open than your system has fds. */
/* BFD library -- caching of file descriptors.
Copyright (C) 1990-1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Hacked by Steve Chamberlain of Cygnus Support (steve@cygnus.com).
/* Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Diddler.
BFD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
any later version.
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
BFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with BFD; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
/*doc*
@section File Caching
The file caching mechanism is embedded within BFD and allows the application to open as many
BFDs as it wants without regard to the underlying operating system's
file descriptor limit (often as low as 20 open files).
The module in @code{cache.c} maintains a least recently used list of
@code{BFD_CACHE_MAX_OPEN} files, and exports the name
@code{bfd_cache_lookup} which runs around and makes sure that the
required BFD is open. If not, then it chooses a file to close, closes
it and opens the one wanted, returning its file handle.
*/
/* $Id$ */
#include "sysdep.h"
#include <sysdep.h>
#include "bfd.h"
#include "libbfd.h"
/* The maximum number of FDs opened by bfd */
#define BFD_CACHE_MAX_OPEN 10
/* when this exceeds BFD_CACHE_MAX_OPEN, we get to work */
/*proto-internal* BFD_CACHE_MAX_OPEN
The maxiumum number of files which the cache will keep open at one
time.
*+
#define BFD_CACHE_MAX_OPEN 10
*-
*/
static int open_files;
static bfd *cache_sentinel; /* Chain of bfds with active fds we've
static bfd *cache_sentinel; /* Chain of BFDs with active fds we've
opened */
bfd *bfd_last_cache; /* Zero, or a pointer to the topmost
bfd on the chain. This is used by the
bfd_cache_lookup() macro in libbfd.h
to determine when it can avoid a function
call. */
/*proto-internal* bfd_last_cache
Zero, or a pointer to the topmost BFD on the chain. This is used by
the @code{bfd_cache_lookup} macro in @file{libbfd.h} to determine when
it can avoid a function call.
*+
extern bfd *bfd_last_cache;
*-
*/
bfd *bfd_last_cache;
/*proto-internal* bfd_cache_lookup
Checks to see if the required BFD is the same as the last one looked
up. If so then it can use the iostream in the BFD with impunity, since
it can't have changed since the last lookup, otherwise it has to
perform the complicated lookup function
*+
#define bfd_cache_lookup(x) \
((x)==bfd_last_cache? \
(FILE*)(bfd_last_cache->iostream): \
bfd_cache_lookup_worker(x))
*-
*/
static void bfd_cache_delete();
static void
DEFUN_VOID(close_one)
@ -59,7 +103,7 @@ DEFUN_VOID(close_one)
bfd_cache_delete(kill);
}
/* Cuts the bfd abfd out of the chain in the cache */
/* Cuts the BFD abfd out of the chain in the cache */
static void
DEFUN(snip,(abfd),
bfd *abfd)
@ -100,7 +144,12 @@ DEFUN(insert,(x,y),
}
/* Initialize a BFD by putting it on the cache LRU. */
/*proto-internal*
*i bfd_cache_init
Initialize a BFD by putting it on the cache LRU.
*; PROTO(void, bfd_cache_init, (bfd *));
*-*/
void
DEFUN(bfd_cache_init,(abfd),
bfd *abfd)
@ -108,6 +157,12 @@ DEFUN(bfd_cache_init,(abfd),
cache_sentinel = insert(abfd, cache_sentinel);
}
/*proto-internal*
*i bfd_cache_close
Remove the BFD from the cache. If the attatched file is open, then close it too.
*; PROTO(void, bfd_cache_close, (bfd *));
*-*/
void
DEFUN(bfd_cache_close,(abfd),
bfd *abfd)
@ -118,11 +173,16 @@ DEFUN(bfd_cache_close,(abfd),
bfd_cache_delete(abfd);
}
}
/* Call the OS to open a file for this BFD. Returns the FILE *
(possibly null) that results from this operation. Sets up the
BFD so that future accesses know the file is open. */
/*proto-internal*
*i bfd_open_file
Call the OS to open a file for this BFD. Returns the FILE *
(possibly null) that results from this operation. Sets up the
BFD so that future accesses know the file is open. If the FILE *
returned is null, then there is won't have been put in the cache, so
it won't have to be removed from it.
*; PROTO(FILE *, bfd_open_file, (bfd *));
*-*/
FILE *
DEFUN(bfd_open_file, (abfd),
bfd *abfd)
@ -158,9 +218,15 @@ DEFUN(bfd_open_file, (abfd),
return (FILE *)(abfd->iostream);
}
/* Find a file descriptor for this BFD. If necessary, open it.
If there are already more than BFD_CACHE_MAX_OPEN files open, try to close
one first, to avoid running out of file descriptors. */
/*proto-internal*
*i bfd_cache_lookup_worker
Called when the macro @code{bfd_cache_lookup} fails to find a quick
answer. Finds a file descriptor for this BFD. If necessary, it open it.
If there are already more than BFD_CACHE_MAX_OPEN files open, it trys to close
one first, to avoid running out of file descriptors.
*; PROTO(FILE *, bfd_cache_lookup_worker, (bfd *));
*-*/
FILE *
DEFUN(bfd_cache_lookup_worker,(abfd),
@ -179,7 +245,7 @@ DEFUN(bfd_cache_lookup_worker,(abfd),
cache_sentinel = insert(abfd, cache_sentinel);
}
}
/* This is a bfd without a stream -
/* This is a BFD without a stream -
so it must have been closed or never opened.
find an empty cache entry and use it. */
else

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@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ that they match what you need. You will probably also have to add
@code{#ifdef}s to the code in @code{internalcoff.h} and
@code{coffcode.h} if your version of coff is too wild.
You can verify that your new bfd backend works quite simply by
You can verify that your new BFD backend works quite simply by
building @code{objdump} from the @code{binutils} directory, and
making sure that its version of what's going on at your host systems
idea (assuming it has the pretty standard coff dump utility (usually
@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ it.
@subsection How The Coff Backend Works
@subsubsection Bit Twiddling
Each flavour of coff supported in bfd has its own header file
Each flavour of coff supported in BFD has its own header file
descibing the external layout of the structures. There is also an
internal description of the coff layout (in @code{internalcoff.h})
file (@code{}). A major function of the coff backend is swapping the
@ -83,15 +83,15 @@ number entry in coff is sometimes 16 bits, and sometimes 32 bits.
@code{#define}ing @code{PUT_LNSZ_LNNO} and @code{GET_LNSZ_LNNO} will
select the correct one. No doubt, some day someone will find a version
of coff which has a varying field size not catered for at the moment.
To port bfd, that person will have to add more @code{#defines}.
To port BFD, that person will have to add more @code{#defines}.
Three of the bit twiddling routines are exported to @code{gdb};
@code{coff_swap_aux_in}, @code{coff_swap_sym_in} and
@code{coff_swap_linno_in}. @code{GDB} reads the symbol table on its
own, but uses bfd to fix things up.
own, but uses BFD to fix things up.
@subsubsection Symbol Reading
The simple canonical form for symbols used by bfd is not rich enough
The simple canonical form for symbols used by BFD is not rich enough
to keep all the information available in a coff symbol table. The back
end gets around this by keeping the original symbol table around,
"behind the sceens".
@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ table. This pass moves all strings into memory, and replaces them with
pointers to the strings.
The symbol table is massaged once again, this time to create the
canonical table used by the bfd application. Each symbol is inspected
canonical table used by the BFD application. Each symbol is inspected
in turn, and a decision made (using the @code{sclass} field) about the
various flags to set in the @code{asymbol} @xref{Symbols}. The
generated canonical table shares strings with the hidden internal
@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ symbols which own the functions the linenumbers belong to.
@subsubsection Symbol Writing
Writing a symbol to a coff file which didn't come from a coff file
will lose any debugging information. The @code{asymbol} structure
remembers the bfd from which was born, and on output the back end
remembers the BFD from which was born, and on output the back end
makes sure that the same destination target as source target is
present.
@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pointers to pointers. This allows applications like the linker to
accumulate and output large symbol tables without having to do too
much byte copying.
The symbol table is not output to a writable bfd until it is closed.
The symbol table is not output to a writable BFD until it is closed.
The order of operations on the canonical symbol table at that point
are:
@table @code
@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ field in the list with the offset from the first symbol of the current
symbol.
Another function of this procedure is to turn the canonical value form
of bfd into the form used by coff. Internally, bfd expects symbol
of BFD into the form used by coff. Internally, BFD expects symbol
values to be offsets from a section base; so a symbol physically at
0x120, but in a section starting at 0x100, would have the value 0x20.
Coff expects symbols to contain their final value, so symbols have
@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Each canonical asymbol really looks like this:
$ typedef struct coff_symbol_struct
$ {
The actual symbol which the rest of bfd works with
The actual symbol which the rest of BFD works with
$ asymbol symbol;
@ -2906,7 +2906,7 @@ sec_ptr asect;
/*doc*
@subsubsection Reading Relocations
Coff relocations are easily transformed into the internal bfd form
Coff relocations are easily transformed into the internal BFD form
(@code{arelent}).
Reading a coff relocation table is done in the following stages:
@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@ asymbol **symbols;
#ifndef NO_COFF_SYMBOLS
/*
provided a bfd, a section and an offset into the section, calculate and
provided a BFD, a section and an offset into the section, calculate and
return the name of the source file and the line nearest to the wanted
location.
*/
@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ DEFUN(coff_find_nearest_line,(abfd,
}
/* Now wander though the raw linenumbers of the section */
/*
If this is the same bfd as we were previously called with and this is
If this is the same BFD as we were previously called with and this is
the same section, and the offset we want is further down then we can
prime the lookup loop
*/

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@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ DEFUN(bfd_core_file_failing_command,(abfd),
/*proto* bfd_core_file_failing_signal
Returns the signal number which caused the core dump which generated
the file the bfd is attatched to.
the file the BFD is attatched to.
*; PROTO(int, bfd_core_file_failing_signal, (bfd *));
*/

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@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
/* Generic BFD support for file formats.
Copyright (C) 1990-1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Written by Cygnus Support.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
/*doc*
@section File Formats
A format is a BFD concept of high level file contents. The
formats supported by BFD are:
@table @code
@item bfd_object
The BFD may contain data, symbols, relocations and debug info.
@item bfd_archive
The BFD contains other BFDs and an optional index.
@item bfd_core
The BFD contains the result of an executable core dump.
@end table
*/
#include "sysdep.h"
#include "bfd.h"
#include "libbfd.h"
extern bfd_target *target_vector[];
extern bfd_target *default_vector[];
/*proto*
*i bfd_check_format
This routine is supplied a BFD and a format. It attempts to verify if
the file attatched to the BFD is indeed compatible with the format
specified (ie, one of @code{bfd_object}, @code{bfd_archive} or
@code{bfd_core}).
If the BFD has been set to a specific @var{target} before the call,
only the named target and format combination will be checked. If the
target has not been set, or has been set to @code{default} then all
the known target backends will be interrogated to determine a match.
The function returns @code{true} on success, otherwise @code{false}
with one of the following error codes:
@table @code
@item
invalid_operation
if @code{format} is not one of @code{bfd_object}, @code{bfd_archive}
or @code{bfd_core}.
@item system_call_error
if an error occured during a read - even some file mismatches can
cause system_call_errros
@item file_not_recognised
none of the backends recognised the file format
@item file_ambiguously_recognized
more than one backend recognised the file format.
@end table
*; PROTO(boolean, bfd_check_format, (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format));
*-*/
boolean
DEFUN(bfd_check_format,(abfd, format),
bfd *abfd AND
bfd_format format)
{
bfd_target **target, *save_targ, *right_targ;
int match_count;
if (!bfd_read_p (abfd) ||
((int)(abfd->format) < (int)bfd_unknown) ||
((int)(abfd->format) >= (int)bfd_type_end)) {
bfd_error = invalid_operation;
return false;
}
if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
return (abfd->format == format)? true: false;
/* presume the answer is yes */
abfd->format = format;
/* If the target type was explicitly specified, just check that target. */
if (!abfd->target_defaulted) {
bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr)0, SEEK_SET); /* rewind! */
right_targ = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
if (right_targ) {
abfd->xvec = right_targ; /* Set the target as returned */
return true; /* File position has moved, BTW */
}
abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
return false; /* Specified target is not right */
}
/* Since the target type was defaulted, check them
all in the hope that one will be uniquely recognized. */
save_targ = abfd->xvec;
match_count = 0;
right_targ = 0;
for (target = target_vector; *target != NULL; target++) {
bfd_target *temp;
abfd->xvec = *target; /* Change BFD's target temporarily */
bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr)0, SEEK_SET);
temp = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
if (temp) { /* This format checks out as ok! */
right_targ = temp;
match_count++;
/* If this is the default target, accept it, even if other targets
might match. People who want those other targets have to set
the GNUTARGET variable. */
if (temp == default_vector[0])
break;
#ifdef GNU960
/* Big- and little-endian b.out archives look the same, but it doesn't
* matter: there is no difference in their headers, and member file byte
* orders will (I hope) be handled appropriately by bfd. Ditto for big
* and little coff archives. And the 4 coff/b.out object formats are
* unambiguous. So accept the first match we find.
*/
break;
#endif
}
}
if (match_count == 1) {
abfd->xvec = right_targ; /* Change BFD's target permanently */
return true; /* File position has moved, BTW */
}
abfd->xvec = save_targ; /* Restore original target type */
abfd->format = bfd_unknown; /* Restore original format */
bfd_error = ((match_count == 0) ? file_not_recognized :
file_ambiguously_recognized);
return false;
}
/*proto*
*i bfd_set_format
This function sets the file format of the supplied BFD to the format
requested. If the target set in the BFD does not support the format
requested, the format is illegal or the BFD is not open for writing
than an error occurs.
*; PROTO(boolean,bfd_set_format,(bfd *, bfd_format));
*-*/
boolean
DEFUN(bfd_set_format,(abfd, format),
bfd *abfd AND
bfd_format format)
{
if (bfd_read_p (abfd) ||
((int)abfd->format < (int)bfd_unknown) ||
((int)abfd->format >= (int)bfd_type_end)) {
bfd_error = invalid_operation;
return false;
}
if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
return (abfd->format == format) ? true:false;
/* presume the answer is yes */
abfd->format = format;
if (!BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_set_format, (abfd))) {
abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
return false;
}
return true;
}
/*proto*
*i bfd_format_string
This function takes one argument, and enumerated type (bfd_format) and
returns a pointer to a const string "invalid", "object", "archive",
"core" or "unknown" depending upon the value of the enumeration.
*; PROTO(CONST char *, bfd_format_string, (bfd_format));
*-*/
CONST char *
DEFUN(bfd_format_string,(format),
bfd_format format)
{
if (((int)format <(int) bfd_unknown)
|| ((int)format >=(int) bfd_type_end))
return "invalid";
switch (format) {
case bfd_object:
return "object"; /* linker/assember/compiler output */
case bfd_archive:
return "archive"; /* object archive file */
case bfd_core:
return "core"; /* core dump */
default:
return "unknown";
}
}

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@ -203,17 +203,17 @@ time.
/*
bfd_last_cache
Zero, or a pointer to the topmost bfd on the chain. This is used by the
bfd_cache_lookup() macro in libbfd.h to determine when it can avoid a function
call.
Zero, or a pointer to the topmost BFD on the chain. This is used by
the @code{bfd_cache_lookup} macro in @file{libbfd.h} to determine when
it can avoid a function call.
*/
extern bfd *bfd_last_cache;
/*
bfd_cache_lookup
Checks to see if the required bfd is the same as the last one looked
up. If so then it can use the iostream in the bfd with impunity, since
Checks to see if the required BFD is the same as the last one looked
up. If so then it can use the iostream in the BFD with impunity, since
it can't have changed since the last lookup, otherwise it has to
perform the complicated lookup function
*/
@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ Initialize a BFD by putting it on the cache LRU.
/*
*i bfd_cache_close
Remove the bfd from the cache. If the attatched file is open, then close it too.
Remove the BFD from the cache. If the attatched file is open, then close it too.
*/
PROTO(void, bfd_cache_close, (bfd *));

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@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Each canonical asymbol really looks like this:
{
/*
The actual symbol which the rest of bfd works with
The actual symbol which the rest of BFD works with
*/
asymbol symbol;

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@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
/* opncls.c -- open and close a bfd. */
/* opncls.c -- open and close a BFD.
Copyright (C) 1990-1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Written by Cygnus Support.
/* Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Diddler.
BFD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
any later version.
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
BFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with BFD; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
/* $Id$ */
#include <sysdep.h>
#include "bfd.h"
#include "libbfd.h"
#include "obstack.h"
extern void bfd_cache_init();
FILE *bfd_open_file();
/* fdopen is a loser -- we should use stdio exclusively. Unfortunately
if we do that we can't use fcntl. */
/** Locking
Locking is loosely controlled by the preprocessor variable
@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ FILE *bfd_open_file();
which, of course, knows about any other) we use the fcntl locks,
because they're Posix.
The reason that bfd_openr and bfd_fdopenr exist, yet only bfd_openw
exists is because of locking. When we do output, we lock the
filename file for output, then open a temporary file which does not
actually get its correct filename until closing time. This is
safest, but requires the asymmetry in read and write entry points.
The reason that @code{bfd_openr} and @code{bfd_fdopenr} exist, yet
only @code{bfd_openw} exists is because of locking. When we do
output, we lock the filename file for output, then open a temporary
file which does not actually get its correct filename until closing
time. This is safest, but requires the asymmetry in read and write
entry points.
Perhaps, since unix has so many different kinds of locking anyway,
we should use the emacs lock scheme?... */
@ -102,8 +103,8 @@ bfd *obfd;
*/
/*proto*
*i bfd_openr
Opens the file supplied (using fopen) with the target supplied, it
returns a pointer to the created bfd.
Opens the file supplied (using @code{fopen}) with the target supplied, it
returns a pointer to the created BFD.
If NULL is returned then an error has occured.
Possible errors are no_memory, invalid_target or system_call error.
@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ DEFUN(bfd_openr, (filename, target),
*/
/*proto*
*i bfd_fdopenr
bfd_fdopenr is to bfd_fopenr much like fdopen is to fopen. It opens a bfd on
bfd_fdopenr is to bfd_fopenr much like fdopen is to fopen. It opens a BFD on
a file already described by the @var{fd} supplied.
Possible errors are no_memory, invalid_target and system_call error.
@ -230,12 +231,12 @@ DEFUN(bfd_fdopenr,(filename, target, fd),
}
/** bfd_openw -- open for writing.
Returns a pointer to a freshly-allocated bfd on success, or NULL.
Returns a pointer to a freshly-allocated BFD on success, or NULL.
See comment by bfd_fdopenr before you try to modify this function. */
/*proto* bfd_openw
Creates a bfd, associated with file @var{filename}, using the file
Creates a BFD, associated with file @var{filename}, using the file
format @var{target}, and returns a pointer to it.
Possible errors are system_call_error, no_memory, invalid_target.
@ -276,12 +277,12 @@ DEFUN(bfd_openw,(filename, target),
}
/*proto* bfd_close
This function closes a bfd. If the bfd was open for writing, then
This function closes a BFD. If the BFD was open for writing, then
pending operations are completed and the file written out and closed.
If the created file is executable, then @code{chmod} is called to mark
it as such.
All memory attatched to the bfd's obstacks is released.
All memory attatched to the BFD's obstacks is released.
@code{true} is returned if all is ok, otherwise @code{false}.
*; PROTO(boolean, bfd_close,(bfd *));
@ -323,8 +324,8 @@ DEFUN(bfd_close,(abfd),
}
/*proto* bfd_create
This routine creates a new bfd in the manner of bfd_openw, but without
opening a file. The new bfd takes the target from the target used by
This routine creates a new BFD in the manner of @code{bfd_openw}, but without
opening a file. The new BFD takes the target from the target used by
@var{template}. The format is always set to @code{bfd_object}.
*; PROTO(bfd *, bfd_create, (CONST char *filename, bfd *template));
@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ DEFUN(void bfd_alloc_grow,(abfd, ptr, size),
PTR ptr AND
bfd_size_type size)
{
obstack_grow(&(abfd->memory), ptr, size);
(void) obstack_grow(&(abfd->memory), ptr, size);
}
DEFUN(PTR bfd_alloc_finish,(abfd),
bfd *abfd)
@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ DEFUN(PTR bfd_realloc,(abfd, old, size),
/*proto* bfd_alloc_size
Return the number of bytes in the obstacks connected to the supplied
bfd.
BFD.
*; PROTO(bfd_size_type,bfd_alloc_size,(bfd *abfd));
*/

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@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
/*doc*
@section Relocations
Bfd maintains relocations in much the same was as it maintains
BFD maintains relocations in much the same was as it maintains
symbols; they are left alone until required, then read in en-mass and
traslated into an internal form. There is a common routine
@code{bfd_perform_relocation} which acts upon the canonical form to to
the actual fixup.
Note that relocations are maintained on a per section basis, whilst
symbols are maintained on a per bfd basis.
symbols are maintained on a per BFD basis.
All a back end has to do to fit the bfd interface is to create as many
All a back end has to do to fit the BFD interface is to create as many
@code{struct reloc_cache_entry} as there are relocations in a
particuar section, and fill in the right bits:
@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ relocation emitted has no symbol, just a section to relocate against.
I'm not sure what it means when both a symbol pointer an a section
pointer are present. Some formats use this sort of mechanism to
describe PIC relocations, but bfd can't to that sort of thing yet.
describe PIC relocations, but BFD can't to that sort of thing yet.
@item howto
The howto field can be imagined as a relocation instruction. It is a
pointer to a struct which contains information on what to do with all
@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ possible to create each howto field on demand.
/*proto* reloc_howto_type
The @code{reloc_howto_type} is a structure which contains all the
information that bfd needs to know to tie up a back end's data.
information that BFD needs to know to tie up a back end's data.
*+++

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@ -1,9 +1,29 @@
/* Object file "section" support for the BFD library.
Copyright (C) 1990-1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Written by Cygnus Support.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
/*doc*
@section Sections
Sections are supported in bfd in @code{section.c}.
Sections are supported in BFD in @code{section.c}.
The raw data contained within a bfd is maintained through the section
abstraction. A single bfd may have any number of sections, and keeps
The raw data contained within a BFD is maintained through the section
abstraction. A single BFD may have any number of sections, and keeps
hold of them by pointing to the first, each one points to the next in
the list.
@ -17,18 +37,18 @@ the list.
@node Section Input, Section Output,,Sections
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
@subsection Section Input
When a bfd is opened for reading, the section structures are created
and attatched to the bfd.
When a BFD is opened for reading, the section structures are created
and attatched to the BFD.
Each section has a name which describes the section in the outside
world - for example, @code{a.out} would contain at least three
sections, called @code{.text}, @code{.data} and @code{.bss}.
Sometimes a bfd will contain more than the 'natural' number of
Sometimes a BFD will contain more than the 'natural' number of
sections. A back end may attatch other sections containing constructor
data, or an application may add a section (using bfd_make_section) to
the sections attatched to an already open bfd. For example, the linker
creates a supernumary section @code{COMMON} for each input file's bfd
the sections attatched to an already open BFD. For example, the linker
creates a supernumary section @code{COMMON} for each input file's BFD
to hold information about common storage.
The raw data is not necessarily read in at the same time as the
@ -42,8 +62,8 @@ the data and relocations.
@node Section Output,typedef asection,Section Input,Sections
@subsection Section Output
To write a new object style bfd, the various sections to be written
have to be created. They are attatched to the bfd in the same way as
To write a new object style BFD, the various sections to be written
have to be created. They are attatched to the BFD in the same way as
input sections, data is written to the sections using
@code{bfd_set_section_contents}.
@ -99,7 +119,7 @@ the same as that passed to bfd_make_section.
$ CONST char *name;
The next section in the list belonging to the bfd, or NULL.
The next section in the list belonging to the BFD, or NULL.
$ struct sec *next;
@ -159,6 +179,15 @@ peform on standard data.
$#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR 0x100
The section is a constuctor, and should be placed at the end of the ..
$#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_TEXT 0x1100
$#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_DATA 0x2100
$#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_BSS 0x3100
The section has contents - a bss section could be
@code{SEC_ALLOC} | @code{SEC_HAS_CONTENTS}, a debug section could be
@code{SEC_HAS_CONTENTS}
@ -170,6 +199,7 @@ this flag even if they have information which would normally be written.
$#define SEC_NEVER_LOAD 0x400
The base address of the section in the address space of the target.
$ bfd_vma vma;
@ -256,7 +286,7 @@ relocations created to relocate items within it.
$ struct relent_chain *constructor_chain;
The bfd which owns the section.
The BFD which owns the section.
$ bfd *owner;
@ -293,14 +323,14 @@ DEFUN(bfd_get_section_by_name,(abfd, name),
/*proto* bfd_make_section
This function creates a new empty section called @var{name} and attatches it
to the end of the chain of sections for @var{bfd}. An attempt to
to the end of the chain of sections for the BFD supplied. An attempt to
create a section with a name which is already in use, returns the old
section by that name instead.
Possible errors are:
@table @code
@item invalid_operation
If output has already started for this bfd.
If output has already started for this BFD.
@item no_memory
If obstack alloc fails.
@end table
@ -357,7 +387,7 @@ DEFUN(bfd_make_section,(abfd, name),
/*proto* bfd_set_section_flags
Attempts to set the attributes of the section named in the bfd
Attempts to set the attributes of the section named in the BFD
supplied to the value. Returns true on success, false on error.
Possible error returns are:
@table @code
@ -389,7 +419,7 @@ DEFUN(bfd_set_section_flags,(abfd, section, flags),
/*proto* bfd_map_over_sections
Calls the provided function @var{func} for each section attatched to
the bfd @var{abfd}, passing @var{obj} as an argument. The function
the BFD @var{abfd}, passing @var{obj} as an argument. The function
will be called as if by
@example
@ -435,7 +465,7 @@ Sets @var{section} to the size @var{val}. If the operation is ok, then
Possible error returns:
@table @code
@item invalid_operation
Writing has started to the bfd, so setting the size is invalid
Writing has started to the BFD, so setting the size is invalid
@end table
*; PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_section_size,
@ -446,7 +476,7 @@ boolean
DEFUN(bfd_set_section_size,(abfd, ptr, val),
bfd *abfd AND
sec_ptr ptr AND
unsigned long val)
bfd_size_type val)
{
/* Once you've started writing to any section you cannot create or change
the size of any others. */
@ -462,7 +492,7 @@ DEFUN(bfd_set_section_size,(abfd, ptr, val),
}
/*proto* bfd_set_section_contents
Sets the contents of the section @var{section} in bfd @var{abfd} to
Sets the contents of the section @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd} to
the data starting in memory at @var{data}. The data is written to the
output section starting at offset @var{offset} for @var{count} bytes.
@ -510,7 +540,7 @@ DEFUN(bfd_set_section_contents,(abfd, section, location, offset, count),
}
/*proto* bfd_get_section_contents
This function reads data from @var{section} in bfd @var{abfd} into
This function reads data from @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd} into
memory starting at @var{location}. The data is read at an offset of
@var{offset} from the start of the input section, and is read for
@var{count} bytes.

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@ -0,0 +1,372 @@
/* Generic symbol-table support for the BFD library.
Copyright (C) 1990-1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Written by Cygnus Support.
This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
/*doc*
@section Symbols
BFD trys to maintain as much symbol information as it can when it
moves information from file to file. BFD passes information to
applications though the @code{asymbol} structure. When the application
requests the symbol table, BFD reads the table in the native form and
translates parts of it into the internal format. To maintain more than
the infomation passed to applications some targets keep
some information 'behind the sceans', in a structure only the
particular back end knows about. For example, the coff back end keeps
the original symbol table structure as well as the canonical structure
when a BFD is read in. On output, the coff back end can reconstruct
the output symbol table so that no information is lost, even
information unique to coff which BFD doesn't know or understand. If a
coff symbol table was read, but was written through an a.out back end,
all the coff specific information would be lost. (.. until BFD 2 :).
The symbol table of a BFD is not necessarily read in until a
canonicalize request is made. Then the BFD back end fills in a table
provided by the application with pointers to the canonical
information.
To output symbols, the application provides BFD with a table of
pointers to pointers to @code{asymbol}s. This allows applications like
the linker to output a symbol as read, since the 'behind the sceens'
information will be still available.
@menu
* Reading Symbols::
* Writing Symbols::
* typedef asymbol::
* symbol handling functions::
@end menu
@node Reading Symbols, Writing Symbols, Symbols, Symbols
@subsection Reading Symbols
There are two stages to reading a symbol table from a BFD; allocating
storage, and the actual reading process. This is an excerpt from an
appliction which reads the symbol table:
*+
unsigned int storage_needed;
asymbol **symbol_table;
unsigned int number_of_symbols;
unsigned int i;
storage_needed = get_symtab_upper_bound (abfd);
if (storage_needed == 0) {
return ;
}
symbol_table = (asymbol **) malloc (storage_needed);
...
number_of_symbols =
bfd_canonicalize_symtab (abfd, symbol_table);
for (i = 0; i < number_of_symbols; i++) {
process_symbol (symbol_table[i]);
}
*-
All storage for the symbols themselves is in an obstack connected to
the BFD, and is freed when the BFD is closed.
@node Writing Symbols, typedef asymbol, Reading Symbols, Symbols
@subsection Writing Symbols
Writing of a symbol table is automatic when a BFD open for writing
is closed. The application attatches a vector of pointers to pointers to symbols
to the BFD being written, and fills in the symbol count. The close and
cleanup code reads through the table provided and performs all the
necessary operations. The outputing code must always be provided with
an 'owned' symbol; one which has come from another BFD, or one which
has been created using @code{bfd_make_empty_symbol}.
An example showing the creation of a symbol table with only one
element:
*+
#include "bfd.h"
main()
{
bfd *abfd;
asymbol *ptrs[2];
asymbol *new;
abfd = bfd_openw("foo","a.out-sunos-big");
bfd_set_format(abfd, bfd_object);
new = bfd_make_empty_symbol(abfd);
new->name = "dummy_symbol";
new->section = (asection *)0;
new->flags = BSF_ABSOLUTE | BSF_GLOBAL;
new->value = 0x12345;
ptrs[0] = new;
ptrs[1] = (asymbol *)0;
bfd_set_symtab(abfd, ptrs, 1);
bfd_close(abfd);
}
./makesym
nm foo
00012345 A dummy_symbol
*-
Many formats cannot represent arbitary symbol information; for
instance the @code{a.out} object format does not allow an arbitary
number of sections. A symbol pointing to a section which is not one of
@code{.text}, @code{.data} or @code{.bss} cannot be described.
*/
/*doc*
@node typedef asymbol, symbol handling functions, Writing Symbols, Symbols
*/
/*proto*
@subsection typedef asymbol
An @code{asymbol} has the form:
*+++
$typedef struct symbol_cache_entry
${
A pointer to the BFD which owns the symbol. This information is
necessary so that a back end can work out what additional (invisible to
the application writer) information is carried with the symbol.
$ struct _bfd *the_bfd;
The text of the symbol. The name is left alone, and not copied - the
application may not alter it.
$ CONST char *name;
The value of the symbol.
$ symvalue value;
Attributes of a symbol:
$#define BSF_NO_FLAGS 0x00
The symbol has local scope; @code{static} in @code{C}. The value is
the offset into the section of the data.
$#define BSF_LOCAL 0x01
The symbol has global scope; initialized data in @code{C}. The value
is the offset into the section of the data.
$#define BSF_GLOBAL 0x02
Obsolete
$#define BSF_IMPORT 0x04
The symbol has global scope, and is exported. The value is the offset
into the section of the data.
$#define BSF_EXPORT 0x08
The symbol is undefined. @code{extern} in @code{C}. The value has no meaning.
$#define BSF_UNDEFINED 0x10
The symbol is common, initialized to zero; default in @code{C}. The
value is the size of the object in bytes.
$#define BSF_FORT_COMM 0x20
A normal @code{C} symbol would be one of:
@code{BSF_LOCAL}, @code{BSF_FORT_COMM}, @code{BSF_UNDEFINED} or @code{BSF_EXPORT|BSD_GLOBAL}
The symbol is a debugging record. The value has an arbitary meaning.
$#define BSF_DEBUGGING 0x40
The symbol has no section attached, any value is the actual value and
is not a relative offset to a section.
$#define BSF_ABSOLUTE 0x80
Used by the linker
$#define BSF_KEEP 0x10000
$#define BSF_KEEP_G 0x80000
Unused
$#define BSF_WEAK 0x100000
$#define BSF_CTOR 0x200000
$#define BSF_FAKE 0x400000
The symbol used to be a common symbol, but now it is allocated.
$#define BSF_OLD_COMMON 0x800000
The default value for common data.
$#define BFD_FORT_COMM_DEFAULT_VALUE 0
In some files the type of a symbol sometimes alters its location
in an output file - ie in coff a @code{ISFCN} symbol which is also @code{C_EXT}
symbol appears where it was declared and not at the end of a section.
This bit is set by the target BFD part to convey this information.
$#define BSF_NOT_AT_END 0x40000
Signal that the symbol is the label of constructor section.
$#define BSF_CONSTRUCTOR 0x1000000
Signal that the symbol is a warning symbol. If the symbol is a warning
symbol, then the value field (I know this is tacky) will point to the
asymbol which when referenced will cause the warning.
$#define BSF_WARNING 0x2000000
Signal that the symbol is indirect. The value of the symbol is a
pointer to an undefined asymbol which contains the name to use
instead.
$#define BSF_INDIRECT 0x4000000
$ flagword flags;
Aointer to the section to which this symbol is relative, or 0 if the
symbol is absolute or undefined. Note that it is not sufficient to set
this location to 0 to mark a symbol as absolute - the flag
@code{BSF_ABSOLUTE} must be set also.
$ struct sec *section;
Back end special data. This is being phased out in favour of making
this a union.
$ PTR udata;
$} asymbol;
*---
*/
#include "sysdep.h"
#include "bfd.h"
#include "libbfd.h"
/*doc*
@node symbol handling functions, Symbols, typedef asymbol, Symbols
@subsection Symbol Handling Functions
*/
/*proto* get_symtab_upper_bound
Returns the number of bytes required in a vector of pointers to
@code{asymbols} for all the symbols in the supplied BFD, including a
terminal NULL pointer. If there are no symbols in the BFD, then 0 is
returned.
*+
#define get_symtab_upper_bound(abfd) \
BFD_SEND (abfd, _get_symtab_upper_bound, (abfd))
*-
*/
/*proto* bfd_canonicalize_symtab
Supplied a BFD and a pointer to an uninitialized vector of pointers.
This reads in the symbols from the BFD, and fills in the table with
pointers to the symbols, and a trailing NULL. The routine returns the
actual number of symbol pointers not including the NULL.
*+
#define bfd_canonicalize_symtab(abfd, location) \
BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_canonicalize_symtab,\
(abfd, location))
*-
*/
/*proto* bfd_set_symtab
Provided a table of pointers to to symbols and a count, writes to the
output BFD the symbols when closed.
*; PROTO(boolean, bfd_set_symtab, (bfd *, asymbol **, unsigned int ));
*/
boolean
bfd_set_symtab (abfd, location, symcount)
bfd *abfd;
asymbol **location;
unsigned int symcount;
{
if ((abfd->format != bfd_object) || (bfd_read_p (abfd))) {
bfd_error = invalid_operation;
return false;
}
bfd_get_outsymbols (abfd) = location;
bfd_get_symcount (abfd) = symcount;
return true;
}
/*proto* bfd_print_symbol_vandf
Prints the value and flags of the symbol supplied to the stream file.
*; PROTO(void, bfd_print_symbol_vandf, (PTR file, asymbol *symbol));
*/
void
DEFUN(bfd_print_symbol_vandf,(file, symbol),
PTR file AND
asymbol *symbol)
{
flagword type = symbol->flags;
if (symbol->section != (asection *)NULL)
{
fprintf_vma(file, symbol->value+symbol->section->vma);
}
else
{
fprintf_vma(file, symbol->value);
}
fprintf(file," %c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c",
(type & BSF_LOCAL) ? 'l':' ',
(type & BSF_GLOBAL) ? 'g' : ' ',
(type & BSF_IMPORT) ? 'i' : ' ',
(type & BSF_EXPORT) ? 'e' : ' ',
(type & BSF_UNDEFINED) ? 'u' : ' ',
(type & BSF_FORT_COMM) ? 'c' : ' ',
(type & BSF_CONSTRUCTOR) ? 'C' : ' ',
(type & BSF_WARNING) ? 'W' : ' ',
(type & BSF_INDIRECT) ? 'I' : ' ',
(type & BSF_DEBUGGING) ? 'd' :' ');
}
/*proto* bfd_make_empty_symbol
This function creates a new @code{asymbol} structure for the BFD, and
returns a pointer to it.
This routine is necessary, since each back end has private information
surrounding the @code{asymbol}. Building your own @code{asymbol} and
pointing to it will not create the private information, and will cause
problems later on.
*+
#define bfd_make_empty_symbol(abfd) \
BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_make_empty_symbol, (abfd))
*-
*/