1 /* plugin-api.h -- External linker plugin API. */
3 /* Copyright 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 Written by Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>.
6 This file is part of binutils.
8 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
11 (at your option) any later version.
13 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
16 GNU General Public License for more details.
18 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
20 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
21 MA 02110-1301, USA. */
23 /* This file defines the interface for writing a linker plugin, which is
24 described at < http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/whopr/driver >. */
31 #elif defined(HAVE_INTTYPES_H)
34 #include <sys/types.h>
35 #if !defined(HAVE_STDINT_H) && !defined(HAVE_INTTYPES_H) && \
36 !defined(UINT64_MAX) && !defined(uint64_t)
37 #error can not find uint64_t type
45 /* Status code returned by most API routines. */
50 LDPS_NO_SYMS
, /* Attempt to get symbols that haven't been added. */
51 LDPS_BAD_HANDLE
, /* No claimed object associated with given handle. */
53 /* Additional Error codes TBD. */
56 /* The version of the API specification. */
58 enum ld_plugin_api_version
60 LD_PLUGIN_API_VERSION
= 1
63 /* The type of output file being generated by the linker. */
65 enum ld_plugin_output_file_type
72 /* An input file managed by the plugin library. */
74 struct ld_plugin_input_file
83 /* A symbol belonging to an input file managed by the plugin library. */
85 struct ld_plugin_symbol
96 /* An object's section. */
98 struct ld_plugin_section
104 /* Whether the symbol is a definition, reference, or common, weak or not. */
106 enum ld_plugin_symbol_kind
115 /* The visibility of the symbol. */
117 enum ld_plugin_symbol_visibility
125 /* How a symbol is resolved. */
127 enum ld_plugin_symbol_resolution
131 /* Symbol is still undefined at this point. */
134 /* This is the prevailing definition of the symbol, with references from
135 regular object code. */
138 /* This is the prevailing definition of the symbol, with no
139 references from regular objects. It is only referenced from IR
141 LDPR_PREVAILING_DEF_IRONLY
,
143 /* This definition was pre-empted by a definition in a regular
147 /* This definition was pre-empted by a definition in another IR file. */
150 /* This symbol was resolved by a definition in another IR file. */
153 /* This symbol was resolved by a definition in a regular object
154 linked into the main executable. */
157 /* This symbol was resolved by a definition in a shared object. */
160 /* This is the prevailing definition of the symbol, with no
161 references from regular objects. It is only referenced from IR
162 code, but the symbol is exported and may be referenced from
163 a dynamic object (not seen at link time). */
164 LDPR_PREVAILING_DEF_IRONLY_EXP
167 /* The plugin library's "claim file" handler. */
170 enum ld_plugin_status
171 (*ld_plugin_claim_file_handler
) (
172 const struct ld_plugin_input_file
*file
, int *claimed
);
174 /* The plugin library's "all symbols read" handler. */
177 enum ld_plugin_status
178 (*ld_plugin_all_symbols_read_handler
) (void);
180 /* The plugin library's cleanup handler. */
183 enum ld_plugin_status
184 (*ld_plugin_cleanup_handler
) (void);
186 /* The linker's interface for registering the "claim file" handler. */
189 enum ld_plugin_status
190 (*ld_plugin_register_claim_file
) (ld_plugin_claim_file_handler handler
);
192 /* The linker's interface for registering the "all symbols read" handler. */
195 enum ld_plugin_status
196 (*ld_plugin_register_all_symbols_read
) (
197 ld_plugin_all_symbols_read_handler handler
);
199 /* The linker's interface for registering the cleanup handler. */
202 enum ld_plugin_status
203 (*ld_plugin_register_cleanup
) (ld_plugin_cleanup_handler handler
);
205 /* The linker's interface for adding symbols from a claimed input file. */
208 enum ld_plugin_status
209 (*ld_plugin_add_symbols
) (void *handle
, int nsyms
,
210 const struct ld_plugin_symbol
*syms
);
212 /* The linker's interface for getting the input file information with
213 an open (possibly re-opened) file descriptor. */
216 enum ld_plugin_status
217 (*ld_plugin_get_input_file
) (const void *handle
,
218 struct ld_plugin_input_file
*file
);
221 enum ld_plugin_status
222 (*ld_plugin_get_view
) (const void *handle
, const void **viewp
);
224 /* The linker's interface for releasing the input file. */
227 enum ld_plugin_status
228 (*ld_plugin_release_input_file
) (const void *handle
);
230 /* The linker's interface for retrieving symbol resolution information. */
233 enum ld_plugin_status
234 (*ld_plugin_get_symbols
) (const void *handle
, int nsyms
,
235 struct ld_plugin_symbol
*syms
);
237 /* The linker's interface for adding a compiled input file. */
240 enum ld_plugin_status
241 (*ld_plugin_add_input_file
) (const char *pathname
);
243 /* The linker's interface for adding a library that should be searched. */
246 enum ld_plugin_status
247 (*ld_plugin_add_input_library
) (const char *libname
);
249 /* The linker's interface for adding a library path that should be searched. */
252 enum ld_plugin_status
253 (*ld_plugin_set_extra_library_path
) (const char *path
);
255 /* The linker's interface for issuing a warning or error message. */
258 enum ld_plugin_status
259 (*ld_plugin_message
) (int level
, const char *format
, ...);
261 /* The linker's interface for retrieving the number of sections in an object.
262 The handle is obtained in the claim_file handler. This interface should
263 only be invoked in the claim_file handler. This function sets *COUNT to
264 the number of sections in the object. */
267 enum ld_plugin_status
268 (*ld_plugin_get_input_section_count
) (const void* handle
, unsigned int *count
);
270 /* The linker's interface for retrieving the section type of a specific
271 section in an object. This interface should only be invoked in the
272 claim_file handler. This function sets *TYPE to an ELF SHT_xxx value. */
275 enum ld_plugin_status
276 (*ld_plugin_get_input_section_type
) (const struct ld_plugin_section section
,
279 /* The linker's interface for retrieving the name of a specific section in
280 an object. This interface should only be invoked in the claim_file handler.
281 This function sets *SECTION_NAME_PTR to a null-terminated buffer allocated
282 by malloc. The plugin must free *SECTION_NAME_PTR. */
285 enum ld_plugin_status
286 (*ld_plugin_get_input_section_name
) (const struct ld_plugin_section section
,
287 char **section_name_ptr
);
289 /* The linker's interface for retrieving the contents of a specific section
290 in an object. This interface should only be invoked in the claim_file
291 handler. This function sets *SECTION_CONTENTS to point to a buffer that is
292 valid until clam_file handler returns. It sets *LEN to the size of the
296 enum ld_plugin_status
297 (*ld_plugin_get_input_section_contents
) (const struct ld_plugin_section section
,
298 const unsigned char **section_contents
,
301 /* The linker's interface for specifying the desired order of sections.
302 The sections should be specifed using the array SECTION_LIST in the
303 order in which they should appear in the final layout. NUM_SECTIONS
304 specifies the number of entries in each array. This should be invoked
305 in the all_symbols_read handler. */
308 enum ld_plugin_status
309 (*ld_plugin_update_section_order
) (const struct ld_plugin_section
*section_list
,
310 unsigned int num_sections
);
312 /* The linker's interface for specifying that reordering of sections is
313 desired so that the linker can prepare for it. This should be invoked
314 before update_section_order, preferably in the claim_file handler. */
317 enum ld_plugin_status
318 (*ld_plugin_allow_section_ordering
) (void);
328 /* Values for the tv_tag field of the transfer vector. */
337 LDPT_REGISTER_CLAIM_FILE_HOOK
,
338 LDPT_REGISTER_ALL_SYMBOLS_READ_HOOK
,
339 LDPT_REGISTER_CLEANUP_HOOK
,
345 LDPT_RELEASE_INPUT_FILE
,
346 LDPT_ADD_INPUT_LIBRARY
,
348 LDPT_SET_EXTRA_LIBRARY_PATH
,
351 LDPT_GET_INPUT_SECTION_COUNT
,
352 LDPT_GET_INPUT_SECTION_TYPE
,
353 LDPT_GET_INPUT_SECTION_NAME
,
354 LDPT_GET_INPUT_SECTION_CONTENTS
,
355 LDPT_UPDATE_SECTION_ORDER
,
356 LDPT_ALLOW_SECTION_ORDERING
,
360 /* The plugin transfer vector. */
364 enum ld_plugin_tag tv_tag
;
368 const char *tv_string
;
369 ld_plugin_register_claim_file tv_register_claim_file
;
370 ld_plugin_register_all_symbols_read tv_register_all_symbols_read
;
371 ld_plugin_register_cleanup tv_register_cleanup
;
372 ld_plugin_add_symbols tv_add_symbols
;
373 ld_plugin_get_symbols tv_get_symbols
;
374 ld_plugin_add_input_file tv_add_input_file
;
375 ld_plugin_message tv_message
;
376 ld_plugin_get_input_file tv_get_input_file
;
377 ld_plugin_get_view tv_get_view
;
378 ld_plugin_release_input_file tv_release_input_file
;
379 ld_plugin_add_input_library tv_add_input_library
;
380 ld_plugin_set_extra_library_path tv_set_extra_library_path
;
381 ld_plugin_get_input_section_count tv_get_input_section_count
;
382 ld_plugin_get_input_section_type tv_get_input_section_type
;
383 ld_plugin_get_input_section_name tv_get_input_section_name
;
384 ld_plugin_get_input_section_contents tv_get_input_section_contents
;
385 ld_plugin_update_section_order tv_update_section_order
;
386 ld_plugin_allow_section_ordering tv_allow_section_ordering
;
390 /* The plugin library's "onload" entry point. */
393 enum ld_plugin_status
394 (*ld_plugin_onload
) (struct ld_plugin_tv
*tv
);
400 #endif /* !defined(PLUGIN_API_H) */