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1 /* Object file "section" support for the BFD library.
2 Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
3 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
4 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 Written by Cygnus Support.
7 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
9 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
10 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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21 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
24 SECTION
25 Sections
27 The raw data contained within a BFD is maintained through the
28 section abstraction. A single BFD may have any number of
29 sections. It keeps hold of them by pointing to the first;
30 each one points to the next in the list.
32 Sections are supported in BFD in <<section.c>>.
34 @menu
35 @* Section Input::
36 @* Section Output::
37 @* typedef asection::
38 @* section prototypes::
39 @end menu
41 INODE
42 Section Input, Section Output, Sections, Sections
43 SUBSECTION
44 Section input
46 When a BFD is opened for reading, the section structures are
47 created and attached to the BFD.
49 Each section has a name which describes the section in the
50 outside world---for example, <<a.out>> would contain at least
51 three sections, called <<.text>>, <<.data>> and <<.bss>>.
53 Names need not be unique; for example a COFF file may have several
54 sections named <<.data>>.
56 Sometimes a BFD will contain more than the ``natural'' number of
57 sections. A back end may attach other sections containing
58 constructor data, or an application may add a section (using
59 <<bfd_make_section>>) to the sections attached to an already open
60 BFD. For example, the linker creates an extra section
61 <<COMMON>> for each input file's BFD to hold information about
62 common storage.
64 The raw data is not necessarily read in when
65 the section descriptor is created. Some targets may leave the
66 data in place until a <<bfd_get_section_contents>> call is
67 made. Other back ends may read in all the data at once. For
68 example, an S-record file has to be read once to determine the
69 size of the data. An IEEE-695 file doesn't contain raw data in
70 sections, but data and relocation expressions intermixed, so
71 the data area has to be parsed to get out the data and
72 relocations.
74 INODE
75 Section Output, typedef asection, Section Input, Sections
77 SUBSECTION
78 Section output
80 To write a new object style BFD, the various sections to be
81 written have to be created. They are attached to the BFD in
82 the same way as input sections; data is written to the
83 sections using <<bfd_set_section_contents>>.
85 Any program that creates or combines sections (e.g., the assembler
86 and linker) must use the <<asection>> fields <<output_section>> and
87 <<output_offset>> to indicate the file sections to which each
88 section must be written. (If the section is being created from
89 scratch, <<output_section>> should probably point to the section
90 itself and <<output_offset>> should probably be zero.)
92 The data to be written comes from input sections attached
93 (via <<output_section>> pointers) to
94 the output sections. The output section structure can be
95 considered a filter for the input section: the output section
96 determines the vma of the output data and the name, but the
97 input section determines the offset into the output section of
98 the data to be written.
100 E.g., to create a section "O", starting at 0x100, 0x123 long,
101 containing two subsections, "A" at offset 0x0 (i.e., at vma
102 0x100) and "B" at offset 0x20 (i.e., at vma 0x120) the <<asection>>
103 structures would look like:
105 | section name "A"
106 | output_offset 0x00
107 | size 0x20
108 | output_section -----------> section name "O"
109 | | vma 0x100
110 | section name "B" | size 0x123
111 | output_offset 0x20 |
112 | size 0x103 |
113 | output_section --------|
115 SUBSECTION
116 Link orders
118 The data within a section is stored in a @dfn{link_order}.
119 These are much like the fixups in <<gas>>. The link_order
120 abstraction allows a section to grow and shrink within itself.
122 A link_order knows how big it is, and which is the next
123 link_order and where the raw data for it is; it also points to
124 a list of relocations which apply to it.
126 The link_order is used by the linker to perform relaxing on
127 final code. The compiler creates code which is as big as
128 necessary to make it work without relaxing, and the user can
129 select whether to relax. Sometimes relaxing takes a lot of
130 time. The linker runs around the relocations to see if any
131 are attached to data which can be shrunk, if so it does it on
132 a link_order by link_order basis.
136 #include "bfd.h"
137 #include "sysdep.h"
138 #include "libbfd.h"
139 #include "bfdlink.h"
142 DOCDD
143 INODE
144 typedef asection, section prototypes, Section Output, Sections
145 SUBSECTION
146 typedef asection
148 Here is the section structure:
150 CODE_FRAGMENT
152 .{* This structure is used for a comdat section, as in PE. A comdat
153 . section is associated with a particular symbol. When the linker
154 . sees a comdat section, it keeps only one of the sections with a
155 . given name and associated with a given symbol. *}
157 .struct bfd_comdat_info
159 . {* The name of the symbol associated with a comdat section. *}
160 . const char *name;
162 . {* The local symbol table index of the symbol associated with a
163 . comdat section. This is only meaningful to the object file format
164 . specific code; it is not an index into the list returned by
165 . bfd_canonicalize_symtab. *}
166 . long symbol;
169 .typedef struct sec
171 . {* The name of the section; the name isn't a copy, the pointer is
172 . the same as that passed to bfd_make_section. *}
173 . const char *name;
175 . {* A unique sequence number. *}
176 . int id;
178 . {* Which section in the bfd; 0..n-1 as sections are created in a bfd. *}
179 . int index;
181 . {* The next section in the list belonging to the BFD, or NULL. *}
182 . struct sec *next;
184 . {* The field flags contains attributes of the section. Some
185 . flags are read in from the object file, and some are
186 . synthesized from other information. *}
187 . flagword flags;
189 .#define SEC_NO_FLAGS 0x000
191 . {* Tells the OS to allocate space for this section when loading.
192 . This is clear for a section containing debug information only. *}
193 .#define SEC_ALLOC 0x001
195 . {* Tells the OS to load the section from the file when loading.
196 . This is clear for a .bss section. *}
197 .#define SEC_LOAD 0x002
199 . {* The section contains data still to be relocated, so there is
200 . some relocation information too. *}
201 .#define SEC_RELOC 0x004
203 . {* ELF reserves 4 processor specific bits and 8 operating system
204 . specific bits in sh_flags; at present we can get away with just
205 . one in communicating between the assembler and BFD, but this
206 . isn't a good long-term solution. *}
207 .#define SEC_ARCH_BIT_0 0x008
209 . {* A signal to the OS that the section contains read only data. *}
210 .#define SEC_READONLY 0x010
212 . {* The section contains code only. *}
213 .#define SEC_CODE 0x020
215 . {* The section contains data only. *}
216 .#define SEC_DATA 0x040
218 . {* The section will reside in ROM. *}
219 .#define SEC_ROM 0x080
221 . {* The section contains constructor information. This section
222 . type is used by the linker to create lists of constructors and
223 . destructors used by <<g++>>. When a back end sees a symbol
224 . which should be used in a constructor list, it creates a new
225 . section for the type of name (e.g., <<__CTOR_LIST__>>), attaches
226 . the symbol to it, and builds a relocation. To build the lists
227 . of constructors, all the linker has to do is catenate all the
228 . sections called <<__CTOR_LIST__>> and relocate the data
229 . contained within - exactly the operations it would peform on
230 . standard data. *}
231 .#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR 0x100
233 . {* The section has contents - a data section could be
234 . <<SEC_ALLOC>> | <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>>; a debug section could be
235 . <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> *}
236 .#define SEC_HAS_CONTENTS 0x200
238 . {* An instruction to the linker to not output the section
239 . even if it has information which would normally be written. *}
240 .#define SEC_NEVER_LOAD 0x400
242 . {* The section is a COFF shared library section. This flag is
243 . only for the linker. If this type of section appears in
244 . the input file, the linker must copy it to the output file
245 . without changing the vma or size. FIXME: Although this
246 . was originally intended to be general, it really is COFF
247 . specific (and the flag was renamed to indicate this). It
248 . might be cleaner to have some more general mechanism to
249 . allow the back end to control what the linker does with
250 . sections. *}
251 .#define SEC_COFF_SHARED_LIBRARY 0x800
253 . {* The section contains thread local data. *}
254 .#define SEC_THREAD_LOCAL 0x1000
256 . {* The section has GOT references. This flag is only for the
257 . linker, and is currently only used by the elf32-hppa back end.
258 . It will be set if global offset table references were detected
259 . in this section, which indicate to the linker that the section
260 . contains PIC code, and must be handled specially when doing a
261 . static link. *}
262 .#define SEC_HAS_GOT_REF 0x4000
264 . {* The section contains common symbols (symbols may be defined
265 . multiple times, the value of a symbol is the amount of
266 . space it requires, and the largest symbol value is the one
267 . used). Most targets have exactly one of these (which we
268 . translate to bfd_com_section_ptr), but ECOFF has two. *}
269 .#define SEC_IS_COMMON 0x8000
271 . {* The section contains only debugging information. For
272 . example, this is set for ELF .debug and .stab sections.
273 . strip tests this flag to see if a section can be
274 . discarded. *}
275 .#define SEC_DEBUGGING 0x10000
277 . {* The contents of this section are held in memory pointed to
278 . by the contents field. This is checked by bfd_get_section_contents,
279 . and the data is retrieved from memory if appropriate. *}
280 .#define SEC_IN_MEMORY 0x20000
282 . {* The contents of this section are to be excluded by the
283 . linker for executable and shared objects unless those
284 . objects are to be further relocated. *}
285 .#define SEC_EXCLUDE 0x40000
287 . {* The contents of this section are to be sorted based on the sum of
288 . the symbol and addend values specified by the associated relocation
289 . entries. Entries without associated relocation entries will be
290 . appended to the end of the section in an unspecified order. *}
291 .#define SEC_SORT_ENTRIES 0x80000
293 . {* When linking, duplicate sections of the same name should be
294 . discarded, rather than being combined into a single section as
295 . is usually done. This is similar to how common symbols are
296 . handled. See SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES below. *}
297 .#define SEC_LINK_ONCE 0x100000
299 . {* If SEC_LINK_ONCE is set, this bitfield describes how the linker
300 . should handle duplicate sections. *}
301 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES 0x600000
303 . {* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that duplicate
304 . sections with the same name should simply be discarded. *}
305 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_DISCARD 0x0
307 . {* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that the linker
308 . should warn if there are any duplicate sections, although
309 . it should still only link one copy. *}
310 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_ONE_ONLY 0x200000
312 . {* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that the linker
313 . should warn if any duplicate sections are a different size. *}
314 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_SIZE 0x400000
316 . {* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that the linker
317 . should warn if any duplicate sections contain different
318 . contents. *}
319 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_CONTENTS 0x600000
321 . {* This section was created by the linker as part of dynamic
322 . relocation or other arcane processing. It is skipped when
323 . going through the first-pass output, trusting that someone
324 . else up the line will take care of it later. *}
325 .#define SEC_LINKER_CREATED 0x800000
327 . {* This section should not be subject to garbage collection. *}
328 .#define SEC_KEEP 0x1000000
330 . {* This section contains "short" data, and should be placed
331 . "near" the GP. *}
332 .#define SEC_SMALL_DATA 0x2000000
334 . {* This section contains data which may be shared with other
335 . executables or shared objects. *}
336 .#define SEC_SHARED 0x4000000
338 . {* When a section with this flag is being linked, then if the size of
339 . the input section is less than a page, it should not cross a page
340 . boundary. If the size of the input section is one page or more, it
341 . should be aligned on a page boundary. *}
342 .#define SEC_BLOCK 0x8000000
344 . {* Conditionally link this section; do not link if there are no
345 . references found to any symbol in the section. *}
346 .#define SEC_CLINK 0x10000000
348 . {* Attempt to merge identical entities in the section.
349 . Entity size is given in the entsize field. *}
350 .#define SEC_MERGE 0x20000000
352 . {* If given with SEC_MERGE, entities to merge are zero terminated
353 . strings where entsize specifies character size instead of fixed
354 . size entries. *}
355 .#define SEC_STRINGS 0x40000000
357 . {* This section contains data about section groups. *}
358 .#define SEC_GROUP 0x80000000
360 . {* End of section flags. *}
362 . {* Some internal packed boolean fields. *}
364 . {* See the vma field. *}
365 . unsigned int user_set_vma : 1;
367 . {* Whether relocations have been processed. *}
368 . unsigned int reloc_done : 1;
370 . {* A mark flag used by some of the linker backends. *}
371 . unsigned int linker_mark : 1;
373 . {* Another mark flag used by some of the linker backends. Set for
374 . output sections that have an input section. *}
375 . unsigned int linker_has_input : 1;
377 . {* A mark flag used by some linker backends for garbage collection. *}
378 . unsigned int gc_mark : 1;
380 . {* The following flags are used by the ELF linker. *}
382 . {* Mark sections which have been allocated to segments. *}
383 . unsigned int segment_mark : 1;
385 . {* Type of sec_info information. *}
386 . unsigned int sec_info_type:3;
387 .#define ELF_INFO_TYPE_NONE 0
388 .#define ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS 1
389 .#define ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE 2
390 .#define ELF_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME 3
391 .#define ELF_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS 4
393 . {* Nonzero if this section uses RELA relocations, rather than REL. *}
394 . unsigned int use_rela_p:1;
396 . {* Bits used by various backends. *}
397 . unsigned int has_tls_reloc:1;
399 . {* Nonzero if this section needs the relax finalize pass. *}
400 . unsigned int need_finalize_relax:1;
402 . {* Usused bits. *}
403 . unsigned int flag12:1;
404 . unsigned int flag13:1;
405 . unsigned int flag14:1;
406 . unsigned int flag15:1;
407 . unsigned int flag16:4;
408 . unsigned int flag20:4;
409 . unsigned int flag24:8;
411 . {* End of internal packed boolean fields. *}
413 . {* The virtual memory address of the section - where it will be
414 . at run time. The symbols are relocated against this. The
415 . user_set_vma flag is maintained by bfd; if it's not set, the
416 . backend can assign addresses (for example, in <<a.out>>, where
417 . the default address for <<.data>> is dependent on the specific
418 . target and various flags). *}
419 . bfd_vma vma;
421 . {* The load address of the section - where it would be in a
422 . rom image; really only used for writing section header
423 . information. *}
424 . bfd_vma lma;
426 . {* The size of the section in octets, as it will be output.
427 . Contains a value even if the section has no contents (e.g., the
428 . size of <<.bss>>). This will be filled in after relocation. *}
429 . bfd_size_type _cooked_size;
431 . {* The original size on disk of the section, in octets. Normally this
432 . value is the same as the size, but if some relaxing has
433 . been done, then this value will be bigger. *}
434 . bfd_size_type _raw_size;
436 . {* If this section is going to be output, then this value is the
437 . offset in *bytes* into the output section of the first byte in the
438 . input section (byte ==> smallest addressable unit on the
439 . target). In most cases, if this was going to start at the
440 . 100th octet (8-bit quantity) in the output section, this value
441 . would be 100. However, if the target byte size is 16 bits
442 . (bfd_octets_per_byte is "2"), this value would be 50. *}
443 . bfd_vma output_offset;
445 . {* The output section through which to map on output. *}
446 . struct sec *output_section;
448 . {* The alignment requirement of the section, as an exponent of 2 -
449 . e.g., 3 aligns to 2^3 (or 8). *}
450 . unsigned int alignment_power;
452 . {* If an input section, a pointer to a vector of relocation
453 . records for the data in this section. *}
454 . struct reloc_cache_entry *relocation;
456 . {* If an output section, a pointer to a vector of pointers to
457 . relocation records for the data in this section. *}
458 . struct reloc_cache_entry **orelocation;
460 . {* The number of relocation records in one of the above. *}
461 . unsigned reloc_count;
463 . {* Information below is back end specific - and not always used
464 . or updated. *}
466 . {* File position of section data. *}
467 . file_ptr filepos;
469 . {* File position of relocation info. *}
470 . file_ptr rel_filepos;
472 . {* File position of line data. *}
473 . file_ptr line_filepos;
475 . {* Pointer to data for applications. *}
476 . PTR userdata;
478 . {* If the SEC_IN_MEMORY flag is set, this points to the actual
479 . contents. *}
480 . unsigned char *contents;
482 . {* Attached line number information. *}
483 . alent *lineno;
485 . {* Number of line number records. *}
486 . unsigned int lineno_count;
488 . {* Entity size for merging purposes. *}
489 . unsigned int entsize;
491 . {* Optional information about a COMDAT entry; NULL if not COMDAT. *}
492 . struct bfd_comdat_info *comdat;
494 . {* When a section is being output, this value changes as more
495 . linenumbers are written out. *}
496 . file_ptr moving_line_filepos;
498 . {* What the section number is in the target world. *}
499 . int target_index;
501 . PTR used_by_bfd;
503 . {* If this is a constructor section then here is a list of the
504 . relocations created to relocate items within it. *}
505 . struct relent_chain *constructor_chain;
507 . {* The BFD which owns the section. *}
508 . bfd *owner;
510 . {* A symbol which points at this section only. *}
511 . struct symbol_cache_entry *symbol;
512 . struct symbol_cache_entry **symbol_ptr_ptr;
514 . struct bfd_link_order *link_order_head;
515 . struct bfd_link_order *link_order_tail;
516 .} asection;
518 .{* These sections are global, and are managed by BFD. The application
519 . and target back end are not permitted to change the values in
520 . these sections. New code should use the section_ptr macros rather
521 . than referring directly to the const sections. The const sections
522 . may eventually vanish. *}
523 .#define BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME "*ABS*"
524 .#define BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME "*UND*"
525 .#define BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME "*COM*"
526 .#define BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME "*IND*"
528 .{* The absolute section. *}
529 .extern const asection bfd_abs_section;
530 .#define bfd_abs_section_ptr ((asection *) &bfd_abs_section)
531 .#define bfd_is_abs_section(sec) ((sec) == bfd_abs_section_ptr)
532 .{* Pointer to the undefined section. *}
533 .extern const asection bfd_und_section;
534 .#define bfd_und_section_ptr ((asection *) &bfd_und_section)
535 .#define bfd_is_und_section(sec) ((sec) == bfd_und_section_ptr)
536 .{* Pointer to the common section. *}
537 .extern const asection bfd_com_section;
538 .#define bfd_com_section_ptr ((asection *) &bfd_com_section)
539 .{* Pointer to the indirect section. *}
540 .extern const asection bfd_ind_section;
541 .#define bfd_ind_section_ptr ((asection *) &bfd_ind_section)
542 .#define bfd_is_ind_section(sec) ((sec) == bfd_ind_section_ptr)
544 .#define bfd_is_const_section(SEC) \
545 . ( ((SEC) == bfd_abs_section_ptr) \
546 . || ((SEC) == bfd_und_section_ptr) \
547 . || ((SEC) == bfd_com_section_ptr) \
548 . || ((SEC) == bfd_ind_section_ptr))
550 .extern const struct symbol_cache_entry * const bfd_abs_symbol;
551 .extern const struct symbol_cache_entry * const bfd_com_symbol;
552 .extern const struct symbol_cache_entry * const bfd_und_symbol;
553 .extern const struct symbol_cache_entry * const bfd_ind_symbol;
554 .#define bfd_get_section_size_before_reloc(section) \
555 . ((section)->reloc_done ? (abort (), (bfd_size_type) 1) \
556 . : (section)->_raw_size)
557 .#define bfd_get_section_size_after_reloc(section) \
558 . ((section)->reloc_done ? (section)->_cooked_size \
559 . : (abort (), (bfd_size_type) 1))
561 .{* Macros to handle insertion and deletion of a bfd's sections. These
562 . only handle the list pointers, ie. do not adjust section_count,
563 . target_index etc. *}
564 .#define bfd_section_list_remove(ABFD, PS) \
565 . do \
566 . { \
567 . asection **_ps = PS; \
568 . asection *_s = *_ps; \
569 . *_ps = _s->next; \
570 . if (_s->next == NULL) \
571 . (ABFD)->section_tail = _ps; \
572 . } \
573 . while (0)
574 .#define bfd_section_list_insert(ABFD, PS, S) \
575 . do \
576 . { \
577 . asection **_ps = PS; \
578 . asection *_s = S; \
579 . _s->next = *_ps; \
580 . *_ps = _s; \
581 . if (_s->next == NULL) \
582 . (ABFD)->section_tail = &_s->next; \
583 . } \
584 . while (0)
588 /* We use a macro to initialize the static asymbol structures because
589 traditional C does not permit us to initialize a union member while
590 gcc warns if we don't initialize it. */
591 /* the_bfd, name, value, attr, section [, udata] */
592 #ifdef __STDC__
593 #define GLOBAL_SYM_INIT(NAME, SECTION) \
594 { 0, NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, (asection *) SECTION, { 0 }}
595 #else
596 #define GLOBAL_SYM_INIT(NAME, SECTION) \
597 { 0, NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, (asection *) SECTION }
598 #endif
600 /* These symbols are global, not specific to any BFD. Therefore, anything
601 that tries to change them is broken, and should be repaired. */
603 static const asymbol global_syms[] =
605 GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME, &bfd_com_section),
606 GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME, &bfd_und_section),
607 GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME, &bfd_abs_section),
608 GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME, &bfd_ind_section)
611 #define STD_SECTION(SEC, FLAGS, SYM, NAME, IDX) \
612 const asymbol * const SYM = (asymbol *) &global_syms[IDX]; \
613 const asection SEC = \
614 /* name, id, index, next, flags, user_set_vma, reloc_done, */ \
615 { NAME, IDX, 0, NULL, FLAGS, 0, 0, \
617 /* linker_mark, linker_has_input, gc_mark, segment_mark, */ \
618 0, 0, 1, 0, \
620 /* sec_info_type, use_rela_p, has_tls_reloc, need_finalize_relax, flag12, */ \
621 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, \
623 /* flag13, flag14, flag15, flag16, flag20, flag24, */ \
624 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, \
626 /* vma, lma, _cooked_size, _raw_size, */ \
627 0, 0, 0, 0, \
629 /* output_offset, output_section, alignment_power, */ \
630 0, (struct sec *) &SEC, 0, \
632 /* relocation, orelocation, reloc_count, filepos, rel_filepos, */ \
633 NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0, \
635 /* line_filepos, userdata, contents, lineno, lineno_count, */ \
636 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, \
638 /* entsize, comdat, moving_line_filepos, */ \
639 0, NULL, 0, \
641 /* target_index, used_by_bfd, constructor_chain, owner, */ \
642 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, \
644 /* symbol, */ \
645 (struct symbol_cache_entry *) &global_syms[IDX], \
647 /* symbol_ptr_ptr, */ \
648 (struct symbol_cache_entry **) &SYM, \
650 /* link_order_head, link_order_tail */ \
651 NULL, NULL \
654 STD_SECTION (bfd_com_section, SEC_IS_COMMON, bfd_com_symbol,
655 BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME, 0);
656 STD_SECTION (bfd_und_section, 0, bfd_und_symbol, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME, 1);
657 STD_SECTION (bfd_abs_section, 0, bfd_abs_symbol, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME, 2);
658 STD_SECTION (bfd_ind_section, 0, bfd_ind_symbol, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME, 3);
659 #undef STD_SECTION
661 struct section_hash_entry
663 struct bfd_hash_entry root;
664 asection section;
667 /* Initialize an entry in the section hash table. */
669 struct bfd_hash_entry *
670 bfd_section_hash_newfunc (entry, table, string)
671 struct bfd_hash_entry *entry;
672 struct bfd_hash_table *table;
673 const char *string;
675 /* Allocate the structure if it has not already been allocated by a
676 subclass. */
677 if (entry == NULL)
679 entry = (struct bfd_hash_entry *)
680 bfd_hash_allocate (table, sizeof (struct section_hash_entry));
681 if (entry == NULL)
682 return entry;
685 /* Call the allocation method of the superclass. */
686 entry = bfd_hash_newfunc (entry, table, string);
687 if (entry != NULL)
689 memset ((PTR) &((struct section_hash_entry *) entry)->section,
690 0, sizeof (asection));
693 return entry;
696 #define section_hash_lookup(table, string, create, copy) \
697 ((struct section_hash_entry *) \
698 bfd_hash_lookup ((table), (string), (create), (copy)))
700 /* Initializes a new section. NEWSECT->NAME is already set. */
702 static asection *bfd_section_init PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *));
704 static asection *
705 bfd_section_init (abfd, newsect)
706 bfd *abfd;
707 asection *newsect;
709 static int section_id = 0x10; /* id 0 to 3 used by STD_SECTION. */
711 newsect->id = section_id;
712 newsect->index = abfd->section_count;
713 newsect->owner = abfd;
715 /* Create a symbol whose only job is to point to this section. This
716 is useful for things like relocs which are relative to the base
717 of a section. */
718 newsect->symbol = bfd_make_empty_symbol (abfd);
719 if (newsect->symbol == NULL)
720 return NULL;
722 newsect->symbol->name = newsect->name;
723 newsect->symbol->value = 0;
724 newsect->symbol->section = newsect;
725 newsect->symbol->flags = BSF_SECTION_SYM;
727 newsect->symbol_ptr_ptr = &newsect->symbol;
729 if (! BFD_SEND (abfd, _new_section_hook, (abfd, newsect)))
730 return NULL;
732 section_id++;
733 abfd->section_count++;
734 *abfd->section_tail = newsect;
735 abfd->section_tail = &newsect->next;
736 return newsect;
740 DOCDD
741 INODE
742 section prototypes, , typedef asection, Sections
743 SUBSECTION
744 Section prototypes
746 These are the functions exported by the section handling part of BFD.
750 FUNCTION
751 bfd_section_list_clear
753 SYNOPSIS
754 void bfd_section_list_clear (bfd *);
756 DESCRIPTION
757 Clears the section list, and also resets the section count and
758 hash table entries.
761 void
762 bfd_section_list_clear (abfd)
763 bfd *abfd;
765 abfd->sections = NULL;
766 abfd->section_tail = &abfd->sections;
767 abfd->section_count = 0;
768 memset ((PTR) abfd->section_htab.table, 0,
769 abfd->section_htab.size * sizeof (struct bfd_hash_entry *));
773 FUNCTION
774 bfd_get_section_by_name
776 SYNOPSIS
777 asection *bfd_get_section_by_name(bfd *abfd, const char *name);
779 DESCRIPTION
780 Run through @var{abfd} and return the one of the
781 <<asection>>s whose name matches @var{name}, otherwise <<NULL>>.
782 @xref{Sections}, for more information.
784 This should only be used in special cases; the normal way to process
785 all sections of a given name is to use <<bfd_map_over_sections>> and
786 <<strcmp>> on the name (or better yet, base it on the section flags
787 or something else) for each section.
790 asection *
791 bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name)
792 bfd *abfd;
793 const char *name;
795 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
797 sh = section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, name, FALSE, FALSE);
798 if (sh != NULL)
799 return &sh->section;
801 return NULL;
805 FUNCTION
806 bfd_get_unique_section_name
808 SYNOPSIS
809 char *bfd_get_unique_section_name(bfd *abfd,
810 const char *templat,
811 int *count);
813 DESCRIPTION
814 Invent a section name that is unique in @var{abfd} by tacking
815 a dot and a digit suffix onto the original @var{templat}. If
816 @var{count} is non-NULL, then it specifies the first number
817 tried as a suffix to generate a unique name. The value
818 pointed to by @var{count} will be incremented in this case.
821 char *
822 bfd_get_unique_section_name (abfd, templat, count)
823 bfd *abfd;
824 const char *templat;
825 int *count;
827 int num;
828 unsigned int len;
829 char *sname;
831 len = strlen (templat);
832 sname = bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) len + 8);
833 if (sname == NULL)
834 return NULL;
835 memcpy (sname, templat, len);
836 num = 1;
837 if (count != NULL)
838 num = *count;
842 /* If we have a million sections, something is badly wrong. */
843 if (num > 999999)
844 abort ();
845 sprintf (sname + len, ".%d", num++);
847 while (section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, sname, FALSE, FALSE));
849 if (count != NULL)
850 *count = num;
851 return sname;
855 FUNCTION
856 bfd_make_section_old_way
858 SYNOPSIS
859 asection *bfd_make_section_old_way(bfd *abfd, const char *name);
861 DESCRIPTION
862 Create a new empty section called @var{name}
863 and attach it to the end of the chain of sections for the
864 BFD @var{abfd}. An attempt to create a section with a name which
865 is already in use returns its pointer without changing the
866 section chain.
868 It has the funny name since this is the way it used to be
869 before it was rewritten....
871 Possible errors are:
872 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
873 If output has already started for this BFD.
874 o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> -
875 If memory allocation fails.
879 asection *
880 bfd_make_section_old_way (abfd, name)
881 bfd *abfd;
882 const char *name;
884 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
885 asection *newsect;
887 if (abfd->output_has_begun)
889 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
890 return NULL;
893 if (strcmp (name, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
894 return bfd_abs_section_ptr;
896 if (strcmp (name, BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
897 return bfd_com_section_ptr;
899 if (strcmp (name, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
900 return bfd_und_section_ptr;
902 if (strcmp (name, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
903 return bfd_ind_section_ptr;
905 sh = section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, name, TRUE, FALSE);
906 if (sh == NULL)
907 return NULL;
909 newsect = &sh->section;
910 if (newsect->name != NULL)
912 /* Section already exists. */
913 return newsect;
916 newsect->name = name;
917 return bfd_section_init (abfd, newsect);
921 FUNCTION
922 bfd_make_section_anyway
924 SYNOPSIS
925 asection *bfd_make_section_anyway(bfd *abfd, const char *name);
927 DESCRIPTION
928 Create a new empty section called @var{name} and attach it to the end of
929 the chain of sections for @var{abfd}. Create a new section even if there
930 is already a section with that name.
932 Return <<NULL>> and set <<bfd_error>> on error; possible errors are:
933 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> - If output has already started for @var{abfd}.
934 o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> - If memory allocation fails.
937 sec_ptr
938 bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, name)
939 bfd *abfd;
940 const char *name;
942 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
943 asection *newsect;
945 if (abfd->output_has_begun)
947 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
948 return NULL;
951 sh = section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, name, TRUE, FALSE);
952 if (sh == NULL)
953 return NULL;
955 newsect = &sh->section;
956 if (newsect->name != NULL)
958 /* We are making a section of the same name. It can't go in
959 section_htab without generating a unique section name and
960 that would be pointless; We don't need to traverse the
961 hash table. */
962 newsect = (asection *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, sizeof (asection));
963 if (newsect == NULL)
964 return NULL;
967 newsect->name = name;
968 return bfd_section_init (abfd, newsect);
972 FUNCTION
973 bfd_make_section
975 SYNOPSIS
976 asection *bfd_make_section(bfd *, const char *name);
978 DESCRIPTION
979 Like <<bfd_make_section_anyway>>, but return <<NULL>> (without calling
980 bfd_set_error ()) without changing the section chain if there is already a
981 section named @var{name}. If there is an error, return <<NULL>> and set
982 <<bfd_error>>.
985 asection *
986 bfd_make_section (abfd, name)
987 bfd *abfd;
988 const char *name;
990 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
991 asection *newsect;
993 if (abfd->output_has_begun)
995 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
996 return NULL;
999 if (strcmp (name, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME) == 0
1000 || strcmp (name, BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME) == 0
1001 || strcmp (name, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME) == 0
1002 || strcmp (name, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
1003 return NULL;
1005 sh = section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, name, TRUE, FALSE);
1006 if (sh == NULL)
1007 return NULL;
1009 newsect = &sh->section;
1010 if (newsect->name != NULL)
1012 /* Section already exists. */
1013 return newsect;
1016 newsect->name = name;
1017 return bfd_section_init (abfd, newsect);
1021 FUNCTION
1022 bfd_set_section_flags
1024 SYNOPSIS
1025 bfd_boolean bfd_set_section_flags (bfd *abfd, asection *sec, flagword flags);
1027 DESCRIPTION
1028 Set the attributes of the section @var{sec} in the BFD
1029 @var{abfd} to the value @var{flags}. Return <<TRUE>> on success,
1030 <<FALSE>> on error. Possible error returns are:
1032 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
1033 The section cannot have one or more of the attributes
1034 requested. For example, a .bss section in <<a.out>> may not
1035 have the <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> field set.
1039 /*ARGSUSED*/
1040 bfd_boolean
1041 bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, section, flags)
1042 bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
1043 sec_ptr section;
1044 flagword flags;
1046 #if 0
1047 /* If you try to copy a text section from an input file (where it
1048 has the SEC_CODE flag set) to an output file, this loses big if
1049 the bfd_applicable_section_flags (abfd) doesn't have the SEC_CODE
1050 set - which it doesn't, at least not for a.out. FIXME */
1052 if ((flags & bfd_applicable_section_flags (abfd)) != flags)
1054 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
1055 return FALSE;
1057 #endif
1059 section->flags = flags;
1060 return TRUE;
1064 FUNCTION
1065 bfd_map_over_sections
1067 SYNOPSIS
1068 void bfd_map_over_sections(bfd *abfd,
1069 void (*func) (bfd *abfd,
1070 asection *sect,
1071 PTR obj),
1072 PTR obj);
1074 DESCRIPTION
1075 Call the provided function @var{func} for each section
1076 attached to the BFD @var{abfd}, passing @var{obj} as an
1077 argument. The function will be called as if by
1079 | func(abfd, the_section, obj);
1081 This is the prefered method for iterating over sections; an
1082 alternative would be to use a loop:
1084 | section *p;
1085 | for (p = abfd->sections; p != NULL; p = p->next)
1086 | func(abfd, p, ...)
1090 /*VARARGS2*/
1091 void
1092 bfd_map_over_sections (abfd, operation, user_storage)
1093 bfd *abfd;
1094 void (*operation) PARAMS ((bfd * abfd, asection * sect, PTR obj));
1095 PTR user_storage;
1097 asection *sect;
1098 unsigned int i = 0;
1100 for (sect = abfd->sections; sect != NULL; i++, sect = sect->next)
1101 (*operation) (abfd, sect, user_storage);
1103 if (i != abfd->section_count) /* Debugging */
1104 abort ();
1108 FUNCTION
1109 bfd_set_section_size
1111 SYNOPSIS
1112 bfd_boolean bfd_set_section_size (bfd *abfd, asection *sec, bfd_size_type val);
1114 DESCRIPTION
1115 Set @var{sec} to the size @var{val}. If the operation is
1116 ok, then <<TRUE>> is returned, else <<FALSE>>.
1118 Possible error returns:
1119 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
1120 Writing has started to the BFD, so setting the size is invalid.
1124 bfd_boolean
1125 bfd_set_section_size (abfd, ptr, val)
1126 bfd *abfd;
1127 sec_ptr ptr;
1128 bfd_size_type val;
1130 /* Once you've started writing to any section you cannot create or change
1131 the size of any others. */
1133 if (abfd->output_has_begun)
1135 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
1136 return FALSE;
1139 ptr->_cooked_size = val;
1140 ptr->_raw_size = val;
1142 return TRUE;
1146 FUNCTION
1147 bfd_set_section_contents
1149 SYNOPSIS
1150 bfd_boolean bfd_set_section_contents (bfd *abfd, asection *section,
1151 PTR data, file_ptr offset,
1152 bfd_size_type count);
1154 DESCRIPTION
1155 Sets the contents of the section @var{section} in BFD
1156 @var{abfd} to the data starting in memory at @var{data}. The
1157 data is written to the output section starting at offset
1158 @var{offset} for @var{count} octets.
1160 Normally <<TRUE>> is returned, else <<FALSE>>. Possible error
1161 returns are:
1162 o <<bfd_error_no_contents>> -
1163 The output section does not have the <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>>
1164 attribute, so nothing can be written to it.
1165 o and some more too
1167 This routine is front end to the back end function
1168 <<_bfd_set_section_contents>>.
1172 #define bfd_get_section_size_now(abfd,sec) \
1173 (sec->reloc_done \
1174 ? bfd_get_section_size_after_reloc (sec) \
1175 : bfd_get_section_size_before_reloc (sec))
1177 bfd_boolean
1178 bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
1179 bfd *abfd;
1180 sec_ptr section;
1181 PTR location;
1182 file_ptr offset;
1183 bfd_size_type count;
1185 bfd_size_type sz;
1187 if (!(bfd_get_section_flags (abfd, section) & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS))
1189 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_contents);
1190 return FALSE;
1193 sz = bfd_get_section_size_now (abfd, section);
1194 if ((bfd_size_type) offset > sz
1195 || count > sz
1196 || offset + count > sz
1197 || count != (size_t) count)
1199 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
1200 return FALSE;
1203 switch (abfd->direction)
1205 case read_direction:
1206 case no_direction:
1207 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
1208 return FALSE;
1210 case write_direction:
1211 break;
1213 case both_direction:
1214 /* File is opened for update. `output_has_begun' some time ago when
1215 the file was created. Do not recompute sections sizes or alignments
1216 in _bfd_set_section_content. */
1217 abfd->output_has_begun = TRUE;
1218 break;
1221 /* Record a copy of the data in memory if desired. */
1222 if (section->contents
1223 && location != (PTR) (section->contents + offset))
1224 memcpy (section->contents + offset, location, (size_t) count);
1226 if (BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_set_section_contents,
1227 (abfd, section, location, offset, count)))
1229 abfd->output_has_begun = TRUE;
1230 return TRUE;
1233 return FALSE;
1237 FUNCTION
1238 bfd_get_section_contents
1240 SYNOPSIS
1241 bfd_boolean bfd_get_section_contents (bfd *abfd, asection *section,
1242 PTR location, file_ptr offset,
1243 bfd_size_type count);
1245 DESCRIPTION
1246 Read data from @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd}
1247 into memory starting at @var{location}. The data is read at an
1248 offset of @var{offset} from the start of the input section,
1249 and is read for @var{count} bytes.
1251 If the contents of a constructor with the <<SEC_CONSTRUCTOR>>
1252 flag set are requested or if the section does not have the
1253 <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> flag set, then the @var{location} is filled
1254 with zeroes. If no errors occur, <<TRUE>> is returned, else
1255 <<FALSE>>.
1258 bfd_boolean
1259 bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
1260 bfd *abfd;
1261 sec_ptr section;
1262 PTR location;
1263 file_ptr offset;
1264 bfd_size_type count;
1266 bfd_size_type sz;
1268 if (section->flags & SEC_CONSTRUCTOR)
1270 memset (location, 0, (size_t) count);
1271 return TRUE;
1274 /* Even if reloc_done is TRUE, this function reads unrelocated
1275 contents, so we want the raw size. */
1276 sz = section->_raw_size;
1277 if ((bfd_size_type) offset > sz
1278 || count > sz
1279 || offset + count > sz
1280 || count != (size_t) count)
1282 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
1283 return FALSE;
1286 if (count == 0)
1287 /* Don't bother. */
1288 return TRUE;
1290 if ((section->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0)
1292 memset (location, 0, (size_t) count);
1293 return TRUE;
1296 if ((section->flags & SEC_IN_MEMORY) != 0)
1298 memcpy (location, section->contents + offset, (size_t) count);
1299 return TRUE;
1302 return BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_get_section_contents,
1303 (abfd, section, location, offset, count));
1307 FUNCTION
1308 bfd_copy_private_section_data
1310 SYNOPSIS
1311 bfd_boolean bfd_copy_private_section_data (bfd *ibfd, asection *isec,
1312 bfd *obfd, asection *osec);
1314 DESCRIPTION
1315 Copy private section information from @var{isec} in the BFD
1316 @var{ibfd} to the section @var{osec} in the BFD @var{obfd}.
1317 Return <<TRUE>> on success, <<FALSE>> on error. Possible error
1318 returns are:
1320 o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> -
1321 Not enough memory exists to create private data for @var{osec}.
1323 .#define bfd_copy_private_section_data(ibfd, isection, obfd, osection) \
1324 . BFD_SEND (obfd, _bfd_copy_private_section_data, \
1325 . (ibfd, isection, obfd, osection))
1329 FUNCTION
1330 _bfd_strip_section_from_output
1332 SYNOPSIS
1333 void _bfd_strip_section_from_output
1334 (struct bfd_link_info *info, asection *section);
1336 DESCRIPTION
1337 Remove @var{section} from the output. If the output section
1338 becomes empty, remove it from the output bfd.
1340 This function won't actually do anything except twiddle flags
1341 if called too late in the linking process, when it's not safe
1342 to remove sections.
1344 void
1345 _bfd_strip_section_from_output (info, s)
1346 struct bfd_link_info *info;
1347 asection *s;
1349 asection *os;
1350 asection *is;
1351 bfd *abfd;
1353 s->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
1355 /* If the section wasn't assigned to an output section, or the
1356 section has been discarded by the linker script, there's nothing
1357 more to do. */
1358 os = s->output_section;
1359 if (os == NULL || os->owner == NULL)
1360 return;
1362 /* If the output section has other (non-excluded) input sections, we
1363 can't remove it. */
1364 for (abfd = info->input_bfds; abfd != NULL; abfd = abfd->link_next)
1365 for (is = abfd->sections; is != NULL; is = is->next)
1366 if (is->output_section == os && (is->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
1367 return;
1369 /* If the output section is empty, flag it for removal too.
1370 See ldlang.c:strip_excluded_output_sections for the action. */
1371 os->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
1375 FUNCTION
1376 bfd_generic_discard_group
1378 SYNOPSIS
1379 bfd_boolean bfd_generic_discard_group (bfd *abfd, asection *group);
1381 DESCRIPTION
1382 Remove all members of @var{group} from the output.
1385 bfd_boolean
1386 bfd_generic_discard_group (abfd, group)
1387 bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
1388 asection *group ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
1390 return TRUE;