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      1 /* Interface for libelf.
      2    Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Red Hat, Inc.
      3    This file is part of elfutils.
      4 
      5    This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
      6    it under the terms of either
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      8      * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
      9        Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
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     11 
     12    or
     13 
     14      * the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
     15        Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
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     17 
     18    or both in parallel, as here.
     19 
     20    elfutils is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
     21    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     22    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
     23    General Public License for more details.
     24 
     25    You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and
     26    the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If
     27    not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
     28 
     29 #ifndef _LIBELF_H
     30 #define _LIBELF_H 1
     31 
     32 #include <sys/types.h>
     33 
     34 /* Get the ELF types.  */
     35 #include <elf.h>
     36 
     37 
     38 /* Known translation types.  */
     39 typedef enum
     40 {
     41   ELF_T_BYTE,                   /* unsigned char */
     42   ELF_T_ADDR,                   /* Elf32_Addr, Elf64_Addr, ... */
     43   ELF_T_DYN,                    /* Dynamic section record.  */
     44   ELF_T_EHDR,                   /* ELF header.  */
     45   ELF_T_HALF,                   /* Elf32_Half, Elf64_Half, ... */
     46   ELF_T_OFF,                    /* Elf32_Off, Elf64_Off, ... */
     47   ELF_T_PHDR,                   /* Program header.  */
     48   ELF_T_RELA,                   /* Relocation entry with addend.  */
     49   ELF_T_REL,                    /* Relocation entry.  */
     50   ELF_T_SHDR,                   /* Section header.  */
     51   ELF_T_SWORD,                  /* Elf32_Sword, Elf64_Sword, ... */
     52   ELF_T_SYM,                    /* Symbol record.  */
     53   ELF_T_WORD,                   /* Elf32_Word, Elf64_Word, ... */
     54   ELF_T_XWORD,                  /* Elf32_Xword, Elf64_Xword, ... */
     55   ELF_T_SXWORD,                 /* Elf32_Sxword, Elf64_Sxword, ... */
     56   ELF_T_VDEF,                   /* Elf32_Verdef, Elf64_Verdef, ... */
     57   ELF_T_VDAUX,                  /* Elf32_Verdaux, Elf64_Verdaux, ... */
     58   ELF_T_VNEED,                  /* Elf32_Verneed, Elf64_Verneed, ... */
     59   ELF_T_VNAUX,                  /* Elf32_Vernaux, Elf64_Vernaux, ... */
     60   ELF_T_NHDR,                   /* Elf32_Nhdr, Elf64_Nhdr, ... */
     61   ELF_T_SYMINFO,		/* Elf32_Syminfo, Elf64_Syminfo, ... */
     62   ELF_T_MOVE,			/* Elf32_Move, Elf64_Move, ... */
     63   ELF_T_LIB,			/* Elf32_Lib, Elf64_Lib, ... */
     64   ELF_T_GNUHASH,		/* GNU-style hash section.  */
     65   ELF_T_AUXV,			/* Elf32_auxv_t, Elf64_auxv_t, ... */
     66   /* Keep this the last entry.  */
     67   ELF_T_NUM
     68 } Elf_Type;
     69 
     70 /* Descriptor for data to be converted to or from memory format.  */
     71 typedef struct
     72 {
     73   void *d_buf;			/* Pointer to the actual data.  */
     74   Elf_Type d_type;		/* Type of this piece of data.  */
     75   unsigned int d_version;	/* ELF version.  */
     76   size_t d_size;		/* Size in bytes.  */
     77   loff_t d_off;			/* Offset into section.  */
     78   size_t d_align;		/* Alignment in section.  */
     79 } Elf_Data;
     80 
     81 
     82 /* Commands for `...'.  */
     83 typedef enum
     84 {
     85   ELF_C_NULL,			/* Nothing, terminate, or compute only.  */
     86   ELF_C_READ,			/* Read .. */
     87   ELF_C_RDWR,			/* Read and write .. */
     88   ELF_C_WRITE,			/* Write .. */
     89   ELF_C_CLR,			/* Clear flag.  */
     90   ELF_C_SET,			/* Set flag.  */
     91   ELF_C_FDDONE,			/* Signal that file descriptor will not be
     92 				   used anymore.  */
     93   ELF_C_FDREAD,			/* Read rest of data so that file descriptor
     94 				   is not used anymore.  */
     95   /* The following are extensions.  */
     96   ELF_C_READ_MMAP,		/* Read, but mmap the file if possible.  */
     97   ELF_C_RDWR_MMAP,		/* Read and write, with mmap.  */
     98   ELF_C_WRITE_MMAP,		/* Write, with mmap.  */
     99   ELF_C_READ_MMAP_PRIVATE,	/* Read, but memory is writable, results are
    100 				   not written to the file.  */
    101   ELF_C_EMPTY,			/* Copy basic file data but not the content. */
    102   /* Keep this the last entry.  */
    103   ELF_C_NUM
    104 } Elf_Cmd;
    105 
    106 
    107 /* Flags for the ELF structures.  */
    108 enum
    109 {
    110   ELF_F_DIRTY = 0x1,
    111 #define ELF_F_DIRTY		ELF_F_DIRTY
    112   ELF_F_LAYOUT = 0x4,
    113 #define ELF_F_LAYOUT		ELF_F_LAYOUT
    114   ELF_F_PERMISSIVE = 0x8
    115 #define ELF_F_PERMISSIVE	ELF_F_PERMISSIVE
    116 };
    117 
    118 
    119 /* Identification values for recognized object files.  */
    120 typedef enum
    121 {
    122   ELF_K_NONE,			/* Unknown.  */
    123   ELF_K_AR,			/* Archive.  */
    124   ELF_K_COFF,			/* Stupid old COFF.  */
    125   ELF_K_ELF,			/* ELF file.  */
    126   /* Keep this the last entry.  */
    127   ELF_K_NUM
    128 } Elf_Kind;
    129 
    130 
    131 /* Archive member header.  */
    132 typedef struct
    133 {
    134   char *ar_name;		/* Name of archive member.  */
    135   time_t ar_date;		/* File date.  */
    136   uid_t ar_uid;			/* User ID.  */
    137   gid_t ar_gid;			/* Group ID.  */
    138   mode_t ar_mode;		/* File mode.  */
    139   loff_t ar_size;		/* File size.  */
    140   char *ar_rawname;		/* Original name of archive member.  */
    141 } Elf_Arhdr;
    142 
    143 
    144 /* Archive symbol table entry.  */
    145 typedef struct
    146 {
    147   char *as_name;		/* Symbol name.  */
    148   size_t as_off;		/* Offset for this file in the archive.  */
    149   unsigned long int as_hash;	/* Hash value of the name.  */
    150 } Elf_Arsym;
    151 
    152 
    153 /* Descriptor for the ELF file.  */
    154 typedef struct Elf Elf;
    155 
    156 /* Descriptor for ELF file section.  */
    157 typedef struct Elf_Scn Elf_Scn;
    158 
    159 
    160 #ifdef __cplusplus
    161 extern "C" {
    162 #endif
    163 
    164 /* Return descriptor for ELF file to work according to CMD.  */
    165 extern Elf *elf_begin (int __fildes, Elf_Cmd __cmd, Elf *__ref);
    166 
    167 /* Create a clone of an existing ELF descriptor.  */
    168   extern Elf *elf_clone (Elf *__elf, Elf_Cmd __cmd);
    169 
    170 /* Create descriptor for memory region.  */
    171 extern Elf *elf_memory (char *__image, size_t __size);
    172 
    173 /* Advance archive descriptor to next element.  */
    174 extern Elf_Cmd elf_next (Elf *__elf);
    175 
    176 /* Free resources allocated for ELF.  */
    177 extern int elf_end (Elf *__elf);
    178 
    179 /* Update ELF descriptor and write file to disk.  */
    180 extern loff_t elf_update (Elf *__elf, Elf_Cmd __cmd);
    181 
    182 /* Determine what kind of file is associated with ELF.  */
    183 extern Elf_Kind elf_kind (Elf *__elf) __attribute__ ((__pure__));
    184 
    185 /* Get the base offset for an object file.  */
    186 extern loff_t elf_getbase (Elf *__elf);
    187 
    188 
    189 /* Retrieve file identification data.  */
    190 extern char *elf_getident (Elf *__elf, size_t *__nbytes);
    191 
    192 /* Retrieve class-dependent object file header.  */
    193 extern Elf32_Ehdr *elf32_getehdr (Elf *__elf);
    194 /* Similar but this time the binary calls is ELFCLASS64.  */
    195 extern Elf64_Ehdr *elf64_getehdr (Elf *__elf);
    196 
    197 /* Create ELF header if none exists.  */
    198 extern Elf32_Ehdr *elf32_newehdr (Elf *__elf);
    199 /* Similar but this time the binary calls is ELFCLASS64.  */
    200 extern Elf64_Ehdr *elf64_newehdr (Elf *__elf);
    201 
    202 /* Get the number of program headers in the ELF file.  If the file uses
    203    more headers than can be represented in the e_phnum field of the ELF
    204    header the information from the sh_info field in the zeroth section
    205    header is used.  */
    206 extern int elf_getphdrnum (Elf *__elf, size_t *__dst);
    207 
    208 /* Retrieve class-dependent program header table.  */
    209 extern Elf32_Phdr *elf32_getphdr (Elf *__elf);
    210 /* Similar but this time the binary calls is ELFCLASS64.  */
    211 extern Elf64_Phdr *elf64_getphdr (Elf *__elf);
    212 
    213 /* Create ELF program header.  */
    214 extern Elf32_Phdr *elf32_newphdr (Elf *__elf, size_t __cnt);
    215 /* Similar but this time the binary calls is ELFCLASS64.  */
    216 extern Elf64_Phdr *elf64_newphdr (Elf *__elf, size_t __cnt);
    217 
    218 
    219 /* Get section at INDEX.  */
    220 extern Elf_Scn *elf_getscn (Elf *__elf, size_t __index);
    221 
    222 /* Get section at OFFSET.  */
    223 extern Elf_Scn *elf32_offscn (Elf *__elf, Elf32_Off __offset);
    224 /* Similar bug this time the binary calls is ELFCLASS64.  */
    225 extern Elf_Scn *elf64_offscn (Elf *__elf, Elf64_Off __offset);
    226 
    227 /* Get index of section.  */
    228 extern size_t elf_ndxscn (Elf_Scn *__scn);
    229 
    230 /* Get section with next section index.  */
    231 extern Elf_Scn *elf_nextscn (Elf *__elf, Elf_Scn *__scn);
    232 
    233 /* Create a new section and append it at the end of the table.  */
    234 extern Elf_Scn *elf_newscn (Elf *__elf);
    235 
    236 /* Get the section index of the extended section index table for the
    237    given symbol table.  */
    238 extern int elf_scnshndx (Elf_Scn *__scn);
    239 
    240 /* Get the number of sections in the ELF file.  If the file uses more
    241    sections than can be represented in the e_shnum field of the ELF
    242    header the information from the sh_size field in the zeroth section
    243    header is used.  */
    244 extern int elf_getshdrnum (Elf *__elf, size_t *__dst);
    245 /* Sun messed up the implementation of 'elf_getshnum' in their implementation.
    246    It was agreed to make the same functionality available under a different
    247    name and obsolete the old name.  */
    248 extern int elf_getshnum (Elf *__elf, size_t *__dst)
    249      __attribute__ ((__deprecated__));
    250 
    251 
    252 /* Get the section index of the section header string table in the ELF
    253    file.  If the index cannot be represented in the e_shnum field of
    254    the ELF header the information from the sh_link field in the zeroth
    255    section header is used.  */
    256 extern int elf_getshdrstrndx (Elf *__elf, size_t *__dst);
    257 /* Sun messed up the implementation of 'elf_getshnum' in their implementation.
    258    It was agreed to make the same functionality available under a different
    259    name and obsolete the old name.  */
    260 extern int elf_getshstrndx (Elf *__elf, size_t *__dst)
    261      __attribute__ ((__deprecated__));
    262 
    263 
    264 /* Retrieve section header of ELFCLASS32 binary.  */
    265 extern Elf32_Shdr *elf32_getshdr (Elf_Scn *__scn);
    266 /* Similar for ELFCLASS64.  */
    267 extern Elf64_Shdr *elf64_getshdr (Elf_Scn *__scn);
    268 
    269 
    270 /* Set or clear flags for ELF file.  */
    271 extern unsigned int elf_flagelf (Elf *__elf, Elf_Cmd __cmd,
    272 				 unsigned int __flags);
    273 /* Similarly for the ELF header.  */
    274 extern unsigned int elf_flagehdr (Elf *__elf, Elf_Cmd __cmd,
    275 				  unsigned int __flags);
    276 /* Similarly for the ELF program header.  */
    277 extern unsigned int elf_flagphdr (Elf *__elf, Elf_Cmd __cmd,
    278 				  unsigned int __flags);
    279 /* Similarly for the given ELF section.  */
    280 extern unsigned int elf_flagscn (Elf_Scn *__scn, Elf_Cmd __cmd,
    281 				 unsigned int __flags);
    282 /* Similarly for the given ELF data.  */
    283 extern unsigned int elf_flagdata (Elf_Data *__data, Elf_Cmd __cmd,
    284 				  unsigned int __flags);
    285 /* Similarly for the given ELF section header.  */
    286 extern unsigned int elf_flagshdr (Elf_Scn *__scn, Elf_Cmd __cmd,
    287 				  unsigned int __flags);
    288 
    289 
    290 /* Get data from section while translating from file representation
    291    to memory representation.  */
    292 extern Elf_Data *elf_getdata (Elf_Scn *__scn, Elf_Data *__data);
    293 
    294 /* Get uninterpreted section content.  */
    295 extern Elf_Data *elf_rawdata (Elf_Scn *__scn, Elf_Data *__data);
    296 
    297 /* Create new data descriptor for section SCN.  */
    298 extern Elf_Data *elf_newdata (Elf_Scn *__scn);
    299 
    300 /* Get data translated from a chunk of the file contents as section data
    301    would be for TYPE.  The resulting Elf_Data pointer is valid until
    302    elf_end (ELF) is called.  */
    303 extern Elf_Data *elf_getdata_rawchunk (Elf *__elf,
    304 				       loff_t __offset, size_t __size,
    305 				       Elf_Type __type);
    306 
    307 
    308 /* Return pointer to string at OFFSET in section INDEX.  */
    309 extern char *elf_strptr (Elf *__elf, size_t __index, size_t __offset);
    310 
    311 
    312 /* Return header of archive.  */
    313 extern Elf_Arhdr *elf_getarhdr (Elf *__elf);
    314 
    315 /* Return offset in archive for current file ELF.  */
    316 extern loff_t elf_getaroff (Elf *__elf);
    317 
    318 /* Select archive element at OFFSET.  */
    319 extern size_t elf_rand (Elf *__elf, size_t __offset);
    320 
    321 /* Get symbol table of archive.  */
    322 extern Elf_Arsym *elf_getarsym (Elf *__elf, size_t *__narsyms);
    323 
    324 
    325 /* Control ELF descriptor.  */
    326 extern int elf_cntl (Elf *__elf, Elf_Cmd __cmd);
    327 
    328 /* Retrieve uninterpreted file contents.  */
    329 extern char *elf_rawfile (Elf *__elf, size_t *__nbytes);
    330 
    331 
    332 /* Return size of array of COUNT elements of the type denoted by TYPE
    333    in the external representation.  The binary class is taken from ELF.
    334    The result is based on version VERSION of the ELF standard.  */
    335 extern size_t elf32_fsize (Elf_Type __type, size_t __count,
    336 			   unsigned int __version)
    337        __attribute__ ((__const__));
    338 /* Similar but this time the binary calls is ELFCLASS64.  */
    339 extern size_t elf64_fsize (Elf_Type __type, size_t __count,
    340 			   unsigned int __version)
    341        __attribute__ ((__const__));
    342 
    343 
    344 /* Convert data structure from the representation in the file represented
    345    by ELF to their memory representation.  */
    346 extern Elf_Data *elf32_xlatetom (Elf_Data *__dest, const Elf_Data *__src,
    347 				 unsigned int __encode);
    348 /* Same for 64 bit class.  */
    349 extern Elf_Data *elf64_xlatetom (Elf_Data *__dest, const Elf_Data *__src,
    350 				 unsigned int __encode);
    351 
    352 /* Convert data structure from to the representation in memory
    353    represented by ELF file representation.  */
    354 extern Elf_Data *elf32_xlatetof (Elf_Data *__dest, const Elf_Data *__src,
    355 				 unsigned int __encode);
    356 /* Same for 64 bit class.  */
    357 extern Elf_Data *elf64_xlatetof (Elf_Data *__dest, const Elf_Data *__src,
    358 				 unsigned int __encode);
    359 
    360 
    361 /* Return error code of last failing function call.  This value is kept
    362    separately for each thread.  */
    363 extern int elf_errno (void);
    364 
    365 /* Return error string for ERROR.  If ERROR is zero, return error string
    366    for most recent error or NULL is none occurred.  If ERROR is -1 the
    367    behaviour is similar to the last case except that not NULL but a legal
    368    string is returned.  */
    369 extern const char *elf_errmsg (int __error);
    370 
    371 
    372 /* Coordinate ELF library and application versions.  */
    373 extern unsigned int elf_version (unsigned int __version);
    374 
    375 /* Set fill bytes used to fill holes in data structures.  */
    376 extern void elf_fill (int __fill);
    377 
    378 /* Compute hash value.  */
    379 extern unsigned long int elf_hash (const char *__string)
    380        __attribute__ ((__pure__));
    381 
    382 /* Compute hash value using the GNU-specific hash function.  */
    383 extern unsigned long int elf_gnu_hash (const char *__string)
    384        __attribute__ ((__pure__));
    385 
    386 
    387 /* Compute simple checksum from permanent parts of the ELF file.  */
    388 extern long int elf32_checksum (Elf *__elf);
    389 /* Similar but this time the binary calls is ELFCLASS64.  */
    390 extern long int elf64_checksum (Elf *__elf);
    391 
    392 #ifdef __cplusplus
    393 }
    394 #endif
    395 
    396 #endif  /* libelf.h */
    397