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      1 /* Interfaces for libdwfl.
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     28 
     29 #ifndef _LIBDWFL_H
     30 #define _LIBDWFL_H	1
     31 
     32 #include "libdw.h"
     33 #include <stdio.h>
     34 
     35 /* Handle for a session using the library.  */
     36 typedef struct Dwfl Dwfl;
     37 
     38 /* Handle for a module.  */
     39 typedef struct Dwfl_Module Dwfl_Module;
     40 
     41 /* Handle describing a line record.  */
     42 typedef struct Dwfl_Line Dwfl_Line;
     43 
     44 /* This holds information common for all the frames of one backtrace for
     45    a partical thread/task/TID.  Several threads belong to one Dwfl.  */
     46 typedef struct Dwfl_Thread Dwfl_Thread;
     47 
     48 /* This holds everything we know about the state of the frame at a particular
     49    PC location described by an FDE belonging to Dwfl_Thread.  */
     50 typedef struct Dwfl_Frame Dwfl_Frame;
     51 
     52 /* Callbacks.  */
     53 typedef struct
     54 {
     55   int (*find_elf) (Dwfl_Module *mod, void **userdata,
     56 		   const char *modname, Dwarf_Addr base,
     57 		   char **file_name, Elf **elfp);
     58 
     59   int (*find_debuginfo) (Dwfl_Module *mod, void **userdata,
     60 			 const char *modname, Dwarf_Addr base,
     61 			 const char *file_name,
     62 			 const char *debuglink_file, GElf_Word debuglink_crc,
     63 			 char **debuginfo_file_name);
     64 
     65   /* Fill *ADDR with the loaded address of the section called SECNAME in
     66      the given module.  Use (Dwarf_Addr) -1 if this section is omitted from
     67      accessible memory.  This is called exactly once for each SHF_ALLOC
     68      section that relocations affecting DWARF data refer to, so it can
     69      easily be used to collect state about the sections referenced.  */
     70   int (*section_address) (Dwfl_Module *mod, void **userdata,
     71 			  const char *modname, Dwarf_Addr base,
     72 			  const char *secname,
     73 			  GElf_Word shndx, const GElf_Shdr *shdr,
     74 			  Dwarf_Addr *addr);
     75 
     76   char **debuginfo_path;	/* See dwfl_standard_find_debuginfo.  */
     77 } Dwfl_Callbacks;
     78 
     79 
     80 #ifdef __cplusplus
     81 extern "C" {
     82 #endif
     83 
     84 /* Start a new session with the library.  */
     85 extern Dwfl *dwfl_begin (const Dwfl_Callbacks *callbacks)
     86   __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
     87 
     88 
     89 /* End a session.  */
     90 extern void dwfl_end (Dwfl *);
     91 
     92 /* Return implementation's version string suitable for printing.  */
     93 extern const char *dwfl_version (Dwfl *);
     94 
     95 /* Return error code of last failing function call.  This value is kept
     96    separately for each thread.  */
     97 extern int dwfl_errno (void);
     98 
     99 /* Return error string for ERROR.  If ERROR is zero, return error string
    100    for most recent error or NULL if none occurred.  If ERROR is -1 the
    101    behaviour is similar to the last case except that not NULL but a legal
    102    string is returned.  */
    103 extern const char *dwfl_errmsg (int err);
    104 
    105 
    106 /* Start reporting the current set of segments and modules to the library.
    107    All existing segments are wiped.  Existing modules are marked to be
    108    deleted, and will not be found via dwfl_addrmodule et al if they are not
    109    re-reported before dwfl_report_end is called.  */
    110 extern void dwfl_report_begin (Dwfl *dwfl);
    111 
    112 /* Report that segment NDX begins at PHDR->p_vaddr + BIAS.
    113    If NDX is < 0, the value succeeding the last call's NDX
    114    is used instead (zero on the first call).
    115 
    116    If nonzero, the smallest PHDR->p_align value seen sets the
    117    effective page size for the address space DWFL describes.
    118    This is the granularity at which reported module boundary
    119    addresses will be considered to fall in or out of a segment.
    120 
    121    Returns -1 for errors, or NDX (or its assigned replacement) on success.
    122 
    123    When NDX is the value succeeding the last call's NDX (or is implicitly
    124    so as above), IDENT is nonnull and matches the value in the last call,
    125    and the PHDR and BIAS values reflect a segment that would be contiguous,
    126    in both memory and file, with the last segment reported, then this
    127    segment may be coalesced internally with preceding segments.  When given
    128    an address inside this segment, dwfl_addrsegment may return the NDX of a
    129    preceding contiguous segment.  To prevent coalesced segments, always
    130    pass a null pointer for IDENT.
    131 
    132    The values passed are not stored (except to track coalescence).
    133    The only information that can be extracted from DWFL later is the
    134    mapping of an address to a segment index that starts at or below
    135    it.  Reporting segments at all is optional.  Its only benefit to
    136    the caller is to offer this quick lookup via dwfl_addrsegment,
    137    or use other segment-based calls.  */
    138 extern int dwfl_report_segment (Dwfl *dwfl, int ndx,
    139 				const GElf_Phdr *phdr, GElf_Addr bias,
    140 				const void *ident);
    141 
    142 /* Report that a module called NAME spans addresses [START, END).
    143    Returns the module handle, either existing or newly allocated,
    144    or returns a null pointer for an allocation error.  */
    145 extern Dwfl_Module *dwfl_report_module (Dwfl *dwfl, const char *name,
    146 					Dwarf_Addr start, Dwarf_Addr end);
    147 
    148 /* Report a module to address BASE with start and end addresses computed
    149    from the ELF program headers in the given file - see the table below.
    150    FD may be -1 to open FILE_NAME.  On success, FD is consumed by the
    151    library, and the `find_elf' callback will not be used for this module.
    152 	    ADD_P_VADDR  BASE
    153    ET_EXEC  ignored      ignored
    154    ET_DYN   false        absolute address where to place the file
    155 	    true         start address relative to ELF's phdr p_vaddr
    156    ET_REL   ignored      absolute address where to place the file
    157    ET_CORE  ignored      ignored
    158    ET_DYN ELF phdr p_vaddr address can be non-zero if the shared library
    159    has been prelinked by tool prelink(8).  */
    160 extern Dwfl_Module *dwfl_report_elf (Dwfl *dwfl, const char *name,
    161 				     const char *file_name, int fd,
    162 				     GElf_Addr base, bool add_p_vaddr);
    163 
    164 /* Similar, but report the module for offline use.  All ET_EXEC files
    165    being reported must be reported before any relocatable objects.
    166    If this is used, dwfl_report_module and dwfl_report_elf may not be
    167    used in the same reporting session.  */
    168 extern Dwfl_Module *dwfl_report_offline (Dwfl *dwfl, const char *name,
    169 					 const char *file_name, int fd);
    170 
    171 
    172 /* Finish reporting the current set of modules to the library.
    173    If REMOVED is not null, it's called for each module that
    174    existed before but was not included in the current report.
    175    Returns a nonzero return value from the callback.
    176    The callback may call dwfl_report_module; doing so with the
    177    details of the module being removed prevents its removal.
    178    DWFL cannot be used until this function has returned zero.  */
    179 extern int dwfl_report_end (Dwfl *dwfl,
    180 			    int (*removed) (Dwfl_Module *, void *,
    181 					    const char *, Dwarf_Addr,
    182 					    void *arg),
    183 			    void *arg);
    184 
    185 /* Start reporting additional modules to the library.  No calls but
    186    dwfl_report_* can be made on DWFL until dwfl_report_end is called.
    187    This is like dwfl_report_begin, but all the old modules are kept on.
    188    More dwfl_report_* calls can follow to add more modules.
    189    When dwfl_report_end is called, no old modules will be removed.  */
    190 extern void dwfl_report_begin_add (Dwfl *dwfl);
    191 
    192 
    193 /* Return the name of the module, and for each non-null argument store
    194    interesting details: *USERDATA is a location for storing your own
    195    pointer, **USERDATA is initially null; *START and *END give the address
    196    range covered by the module; *DWBIAS is the address bias for debugging
    197    information, and *SYMBIAS for symbol table entries (either is -1 if not
    198    yet accessed); *MAINFILE is the name of the ELF file, and *DEBUGFILE the
    199    name of the debuginfo file (might be equal to *MAINFILE; either is null
    200    if not yet accessed).  */
    201 extern const char *dwfl_module_info (Dwfl_Module *mod, void ***userdata,
    202 				     Dwarf_Addr *start, Dwarf_Addr *end,
    203 				     Dwarf_Addr *dwbias, Dwarf_Addr *symbias,
    204 				     const char **mainfile,
    205 				     const char **debugfile);
    206 
    207 /* Iterate through the modules, starting the walk with OFFSET == 0.
    208    Calls *CALLBACK for each module as long as it returns DWARF_CB_OK.
    209    When *CALLBACK returns another value, the walk stops and the
    210    return value can be passed as OFFSET to resume it.  Returns 0 when
    211    there are no more modules, or -1 for errors.  */
    212 extern ptrdiff_t dwfl_getmodules (Dwfl *dwfl,
    213 				  int (*callback) (Dwfl_Module *, void **,
    214 						   const char *, Dwarf_Addr,
    215 						   void *arg),
    216 				  void *arg,
    217 				  ptrdiff_t offset);
    218 
    219 /* Find the module containing the given address.  */
    220 extern Dwfl_Module *dwfl_addrmodule (Dwfl *dwfl, Dwarf_Addr address);
    221 
    222 /* Find the segment, if any, and module, if any, containing ADDRESS.
    223    Returns a segment index returned by dwfl_report_segment, or -1
    224    if no segment matches the address.  Regardless of the return value,
    225    *MOD is always set to the module containing ADDRESS, or to null.  */
    226 extern int dwfl_addrsegment (Dwfl *dwfl, Dwarf_Addr address, Dwfl_Module **mod);
    227 
    228 
    229 
    230 /* Report the known build ID bits associated with a module.
    231    If VADDR is nonzero, it gives the absolute address where those
    232    bits are found within the module.  This can be called at any
    233    time, but is usually used immediately after dwfl_report_module.
    234    Once the module's main ELF file is opened, the ID note found
    235    there takes precedence and cannot be changed.  */
    236 extern int dwfl_module_report_build_id (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    237 					const unsigned char *bits, size_t len,
    238 					GElf_Addr vaddr)
    239   __nonnull_attribute__ (2);
    240 
    241 /* Extract the build ID bits associated with a module.
    242    Returns -1 for errors, 0 if no ID is known, or the number of ID bytes.
    243    When an ID is found, *BITS points to it; *VADDR is the absolute address
    244    at which the ID bits are found within the module, or 0 if unknown.
    245 
    246    This returns 0 when the module's main ELF file has not yet been loaded
    247    and its build ID bits were not reported.  To ensure the ID is always
    248    returned when determinable, call dwfl_module_getelf first.  */
    249 extern int dwfl_module_build_id (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    250 				 const unsigned char **bits, GElf_Addr *vaddr)
    251   __nonnull_attribute__ (2, 3);
    252 
    253 
    254 /*** Standard callbacks ***/
    255 
    256 /* These standard find_elf and find_debuginfo callbacks are
    257    controlled by a string specifying directories to look in.
    258    If `debuginfo_path' is set in the Dwfl_Callbacks structure
    259    and the char * it points to is not null, that supplies the
    260    string.  Otherwise a default path is used.
    261 
    262    If the first character of the string is + or - that enables or
    263    disables CRC32 checksum validation when it's necessary.  The
    264    remainder of the string is composed of elements separated by
    265    colons.  Each element can start with + or - to override the
    266    global checksum behavior.  This flag is never relevant when
    267    working with build IDs, but it's always parsed in the path
    268    string.  The remainder of the element indicates a directory.
    269 
    270    Searches by build ID consult only the elements naming absolute
    271    directory paths.  They look under those directories for a link
    272    named ".build-id/xx/yy" or ".build-id/xx/yy.debug", where "xxyy"
    273    is the lower-case hexadecimal representation of the ID bytes.
    274 
    275    In searches for debuginfo by name, if the remainder of the
    276    element is empty, the directory containing the main file is
    277    tried; if it's an absolute path name, the absolute directory path
    278    containing the main file is taken as a subdirectory of this path;
    279    a relative path name is taken as a subdirectory of the directory
    280    containing the main file.  Hence for /bin/ls, the default string
    281    ":.debug:/usr/lib/debug" says to look in /bin, then /bin/.debug,
    282    then /usr/lib/debug/bin, for the file name in the .gnu_debuglink
    283    section (or "ls.debug" if none was found).  */
    284 
    285 /* Standard find_elf callback function working solely on build ID.
    286    This can be tried first by any find_elf callback, to use the
    287    bits passed to dwfl_module_report_build_id, if any.  */
    288 extern int dwfl_build_id_find_elf (Dwfl_Module *, void **,
    289 				   const char *, Dwarf_Addr,
    290 				   char **, Elf **);
    291 
    292 /* Standard find_debuginfo callback function working solely on build ID.
    293    This can be tried first by any find_debuginfo callback,
    294    to use the build ID bits from the main file when present.  */
    295 extern int dwfl_build_id_find_debuginfo (Dwfl_Module *, void **,
    296 					 const char *, Dwarf_Addr,
    297 					 const char *, const char *,
    298 					 GElf_Word, char **);
    299 
    300 /* Standard find_debuginfo callback function.
    301    If a build ID is available, this tries first to use that.
    302    If there is no build ID or no valid debuginfo found by ID,
    303    it searches the debuginfo path by name, as described above.
    304    Any file found in the path is validated by build ID if possible,
    305    or else by CRC32 checksum if enabled, and skipped if it does not match.  */
    306 extern int dwfl_standard_find_debuginfo (Dwfl_Module *, void **,
    307 					 const char *, Dwarf_Addr,
    308 					 const char *, const char *,
    309 					 GElf_Word, char **);
    310 
    311 
    312 /* This callback must be used when using dwfl_offline_* to report modules,
    313    if ET_REL is to be supported.  */
    314 extern int dwfl_offline_section_address (Dwfl_Module *, void **,
    315 					 const char *, Dwarf_Addr,
    316 					 const char *, GElf_Word,
    317 					 const GElf_Shdr *,
    318 					 Dwarf_Addr *addr);
    319 
    320 
    321 /* Callbacks for working with kernel modules in the running Linux kernel.  */
    322 extern int dwfl_linux_kernel_find_elf (Dwfl_Module *, void **,
    323 				       const char *, Dwarf_Addr,
    324 				       char **, Elf **);
    325 extern int dwfl_linux_kernel_module_section_address (Dwfl_Module *, void **,
    326 						     const char *, Dwarf_Addr,
    327 						     const char *, GElf_Word,
    328 						     const GElf_Shdr *,
    329 						     Dwarf_Addr *addr);
    330 
    331 /* Call dwfl_report_elf for the running Linux kernel.
    332    Returns zero on success, -1 if dwfl_report_module failed,
    333    or an errno code if opening the kernel binary failed.  */
    334 extern int dwfl_linux_kernel_report_kernel (Dwfl *dwfl);
    335 
    336 /* Call dwfl_report_module for each kernel module in the running Linux kernel.
    337    Returns zero on success, -1 if dwfl_report_module failed,
    338    or an errno code if reading the list of modules failed.  */
    339 extern int dwfl_linux_kernel_report_modules (Dwfl *dwfl);
    340 
    341 /* Report a kernel and its modules found on disk, for offline use.
    342    If RELEASE starts with '/', it names a directory to look in;
    343    if not, it names a directory to find under /lib/modules/;
    344    if null, /lib/modules/`uname -r` is used.
    345    Returns zero on success, -1 if dwfl_report_module failed,
    346    or an errno code if finding the files on disk failed.
    347 
    348    If PREDICATE is not null, it is called with each module to be reported;
    349    its arguments are the module name, and the ELF file name or null if unknown,
    350    and its return value should be zero to skip the module, one to report it,
    351    or -1 to cause the call to fail and return errno.  */
    352 extern int dwfl_linux_kernel_report_offline (Dwfl *dwfl, const char *release,
    353 					     int (*predicate) (const char *,
    354 							       const char *));
    355 
    356 /* Examine an ET_CORE file and report modules based on its contents.
    357    This can follow a dwfl_report_offline call to bootstrap the
    358    DT_DEBUG method of following the dynamic linker link_map chain, in
    359    case the core file does not contain enough of the executable's text
    360    segment to locate its PT_DYNAMIC in the dump.  In such case you need to
    361    supply non-NULL EXECUTABLE, otherwise dynamic libraries will not be loaded
    362    into the DWFL map.  This might call dwfl_report_elf on file names found in
    363    the dump if reading some link_map files is the only way to ascertain those
    364    modules' addresses.  Returns the number of modules reported, or -1 for
    365    errors.  */
    366 extern int dwfl_core_file_report (Dwfl *dwfl, Elf *elf, const char *executable);
    367 
    368 /* Call dwfl_report_module for each file mapped into the address space of PID.
    369    Returns zero on success, -1 if dwfl_report_module failed,
    370    or an errno code if opening the proc files failed.  */
    371 extern int dwfl_linux_proc_report (Dwfl *dwfl, pid_t pid);
    372 
    373 /* Similar, but reads an input stream in the format of Linux /proc/PID/maps
    374    files giving module layout, not the file for a live process.  */
    375 extern int dwfl_linux_proc_maps_report (Dwfl *dwfl, FILE *);
    376 
    377 /* Trivial find_elf callback for use with dwfl_linux_proc_report.
    378    This uses the module name as a file name directly and tries to open it
    379    if it begin with a slash, or handles the magic string "[vdso]".  */
    380 extern int dwfl_linux_proc_find_elf (Dwfl_Module *mod, void **userdata,
    381 				     const char *module_name, Dwarf_Addr base,
    382 				     char **file_name, Elf **);
    383 
    384 /* Standard argument parsing for using a standard callback set.  */
    385 struct argp;
    386 extern const struct argp *dwfl_standard_argp (void) __attribute__ ((const));
    387 
    388 
    389 /*** Relocation of addresses from Dwfl ***/
    390 
    391 /* Return the number of relocatable bases associated with the module,
    392    which is zero for ET_EXEC and one for ET_DYN.  Returns -1 for errors.  */
    393 extern int dwfl_module_relocations (Dwfl_Module *mod);
    394 
    395 /* Return the relocation base index associated with the *ADDRESS location,
    396    and adjust *ADDRESS to be an offset relative to that base.
    397    Returns -1 for errors.  */
    398 extern int dwfl_module_relocate_address (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    399 					 Dwarf_Addr *address);
    400 
    401 /* Return the ELF section name for the given relocation base index;
    402    if SHNDXP is not null, set *SHNDXP to the ELF section index.
    403    For ET_DYN, returns "" and sets *SHNDXP to SHN_ABS; the relocation
    404    base is the runtime start address reported for the module.
    405    Returns null for errors.  */
    406 extern const char *dwfl_module_relocation_info (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    407 						unsigned int idx,
    408 						GElf_Word *shndxp);
    409 
    410 /* Validate that ADDRESS and ADDRESS+OFFSET lie in a known module
    411    and both within the same contiguous region for relocation purposes.
    412    Returns zero for success and -1 for errors.  */
    413 extern int dwfl_validate_address (Dwfl *dwfl,
    414 				  Dwarf_Addr address, Dwarf_Sword offset);
    415 
    416 
    417 /*** ELF access functions ***/
    418 
    419 /* Fetch the module main ELF file (where the allocated sections
    420    are found) for use with libelf.  If successful, fills in *BIAS
    421    with the difference between addresses within the loaded module
    422    and those in symbol tables or Dwarf information referring to it.  */
    423 extern Elf *dwfl_module_getelf (Dwfl_Module *, GElf_Addr *bias)
    424   __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 2);
    425 
    426 /* Return the number of symbols in the module's symbol table,
    427    or -1 for errors.  */
    428 extern int dwfl_module_getsymtab (Dwfl_Module *mod);
    429 
    430 /* Return the index of the first global symbol in the module's symbol
    431    table, or -1 for errors.  In each symbol table, all symbols with
    432    STB_LOCAL binding precede the weak and global symbols.  This
    433    function returns the symbol table index one greater than the last
    434    local symbol.  */
    435 extern int dwfl_module_getsymtab_first_global (Dwfl_Module *mod);
    436 
    437 /* Fetch one entry from the module's symbol table.  On errors, returns
    438    NULL.  If successful, fills in *SYM and returns the string for st_name.
    439    This works like gelf_getsym except that st_value is always adjusted to
    440    an absolute value based on the module's location, when the symbol is in
    441    an SHF_ALLOC section.  If SHNDXP is non-null, it's set with the section
    442    index (whether from st_shndx or extended index table); in case of a
    443    symbol in a non-allocated section, *SHNDXP is instead set to -1.
    444    Note that since symbols can come from either the main, debug or auxiliary
    445    ELF symbol file (either dynsym or symtab) the section index can only
    446    be reliably used to compare against special section constants like
    447    SHN_UNDEF or SHN_ABS.  It is recommended to use dwfl_module_getsym_info
    448    which doesn't have these deficiencies.  */
    449 extern const char *dwfl_module_getsym (Dwfl_Module *mod, int ndx,
    450 				       GElf_Sym *sym, GElf_Word *shndxp)
    451   __nonnull_attribute__ (3);
    452 
    453 /* Fetch one entry from the module's symbol table and the associated
    454    address value.  On errors, returns NULL.  If successful, fills in
    455    *SYM, *ADDR and returns the string for st_name.  This works like
    456    gelf_getsym.  *ADDR is set to the st_value adjusted to an absolute
    457    value based on the module's location, when the symbol is in an
    458    SHF_ALLOC section.  For non-ET_REL files, if the arch uses function
    459    descriptors, and the st_value points to one, *ADDR will be resolved
    460    to the actual function entry address.  The SYM->ST_VALUE itself
    461    isn't adjusted in any way.  Fills in ELFP, if not NULL, with the
    462    ELF file the symbol originally came from.  Note that symbols can
    463    come from either the main, debug or auxiliary ELF symbol file
    464    (either dynsym or symtab).  If SHNDXP is non-null, it's set with
    465    the section index (whether from st_shndx or extended index table);
    466    in case of a symbol in a non-allocated section, *SHNDXP is instead
    467    set to -1.  Fills in BIAS, if not NULL, with the difference between
    468    addresses within the loaded module and those in symbol table of the
    469    ELF file.  Note that the address associated with the symbol might
    470    be in a different section than the returned symbol.  The section in
    471    the main elf file in which returned ADDR falls can be found with
    472    dwfl_module_address_section.  */
    473 extern const char *dwfl_module_getsym_info (Dwfl_Module *mod, int ndx,
    474 					    GElf_Sym *sym, GElf_Addr *addr,
    475 					    GElf_Word *shndxp,
    476 					    Elf **elfp, Dwarf_Addr *bias)
    477   __nonnull_attribute__ (3, 4);
    478 
    479 /* Find the symbol that ADDRESS lies inside, and return its name.  */
    480 extern const char *dwfl_module_addrname (Dwfl_Module *mod, GElf_Addr address);
    481 
    482 /* Find the symbol associated with ADDRESS.  Return its name or NULL
    483    when nothing was found.  If the architecture uses function
    484    descriptors, and symbol st_value points to one, ADDRESS wil be
    485    matched against either the adjusted st_value or the associated
    486    function entry value as described in dwfl_module_getsym_info.  If
    487    OFFSET is not NULL it will be filled in with the difference from
    488    the start of the symbol (or function entry).  If SYM is not NULL it
    489    is filled in with the symbol associated with the matched ADDRESS.
    490    The SYM->ST_VALUE itself isn't adjusted in any way.  Fills in ELFP,
    491    if not NULL, with the ELF file the symbol originally came from.
    492    Note that symbols can come from either the main, debug or auxiliary
    493    ELF symbol file (either dynsym or symtab).  If SHNDXP is non-null,
    494    it's set with the section index (whether from st_shndx or extended
    495    index table).  Fills in BIAS, if not NULL, with the difference
    496    between addresses within the loaded module and those in symbol
    497    table of the ELF file.  Note that the address matched against the
    498    symbol might be in a different section than the returned symbol.
    499    The section in the main elf file in ADDRESS falls can be found with
    500    dwfl_module_address_section.  */
    501 extern const char *dwfl_module_addrinfo (Dwfl_Module *mod, GElf_Addr address,
    502 					 GElf_Off *offset, GElf_Sym *sym,
    503 					 GElf_Word *shndxp, Elf **elfp,
    504 					 Dwarf_Addr *bias)
    505   __nonnull_attribute__ (3);
    506 
    507 /* Find the symbol that ADDRESS lies inside, and return detailed
    508    information as for dwfl_module_getsym (above).  Note that like
    509    dwfl_module_getsym this function also adjusts SYM->ST_VALUE to an
    510    absolute value based on the module's location.  ADDRESS is only
    511    matched against this adjusted SYM->ST_VALUE.  This means that
    512    depending on architecture this might only match symbols that
    513    represent function descriptor addresses (and not function entry
    514    addresses).  For these reasons it is recommended to use
    515    dwfl_module_addrinfo instead.  */
    516 extern const char *dwfl_module_addrsym (Dwfl_Module *mod, GElf_Addr address,
    517 					GElf_Sym *sym, GElf_Word *shndxp)
    518   __nonnull_attribute__ (3);
    519 
    520 /* Find the ELF section that *ADDRESS lies inside and return it.
    521    On success, adjusts *ADDRESS to be relative to the section,
    522    and sets *BIAS to the difference between addresses used in
    523    the returned section's headers and run-time addresses.  */
    524 extern Elf_Scn *dwfl_module_address_section (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    525 					     Dwarf_Addr *address,
    526 					     Dwarf_Addr *bias)
    527   __nonnull_attribute__ (2, 3);
    528 
    529 
    530 /*** Dwarf access functions ***/
    531 
    532 /* Fetch the module's debug information for use with libdw.
    533    If successful, fills in *BIAS with the difference between
    534    addresses within the loaded module and those  to use with libdw.  */
    535 extern Dwarf *dwfl_module_getdwarf (Dwfl_Module *, Dwarf_Addr *bias)
    536      __nonnull_attribute__ (2);
    537 
    538 /* Get the libdw handle for each module.  */
    539 extern ptrdiff_t dwfl_getdwarf (Dwfl *,
    540 				int (*callback) (Dwfl_Module *, void **,
    541 						 const char *, Dwarf_Addr,
    542 						 Dwarf *, Dwarf_Addr, void *),
    543 				void *arg, ptrdiff_t offset);
    544 
    545 /* Look up the module containing ADDR and return its debugging information,
    546    loading it if necessary.  */
    547 extern Dwarf *dwfl_addrdwarf (Dwfl *dwfl, Dwarf_Addr addr, Dwarf_Addr *bias)
    548      __nonnull_attribute__ (3);
    549 
    550 
    551 /* Find the CU containing ADDR and return its DIE.  */
    552 extern Dwarf_Die *dwfl_addrdie (Dwfl *dwfl, Dwarf_Addr addr, Dwarf_Addr *bias)
    553      __nonnull_attribute__ (3);
    554 extern Dwarf_Die *dwfl_module_addrdie (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    555 				       Dwarf_Addr addr, Dwarf_Addr *bias)
    556      __nonnull_attribute__ (3);
    557 
    558 /* Iterate through the CUs, start with null for LASTCU.  */
    559 extern Dwarf_Die *dwfl_nextcu (Dwfl *dwfl, Dwarf_Die *lastcu, Dwarf_Addr *bias)
    560      __nonnull_attribute__ (3);
    561 extern Dwarf_Die *dwfl_module_nextcu (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    562 				      Dwarf_Die *lastcu, Dwarf_Addr *bias)
    563      __nonnull_attribute__ (3);
    564 
    565 /* Return the module containing the CU DIE.  */
    566 extern Dwfl_Module *dwfl_cumodule (Dwarf_Die *cudie);
    567 
    568 
    569 /* Cache the source line information fo the CU and return the
    570    number of Dwfl_Line entries it has.  */
    571 extern int dwfl_getsrclines (Dwarf_Die *cudie, size_t *nlines);
    572 
    573 /* Access one line number entry within the CU.  */
    574 extern Dwfl_Line *dwfl_onesrcline (Dwarf_Die *cudie, size_t idx);
    575 
    576 /* Get source for address.  */
    577 extern Dwfl_Line *dwfl_module_getsrc (Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr addr);
    578 extern Dwfl_Line *dwfl_getsrc (Dwfl *dwfl, Dwarf_Addr addr);
    579 
    580 /* Get address for source.  */
    581 extern int dwfl_module_getsrc_file (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    582 				    const char *fname, int lineno, int column,
    583 				    Dwfl_Line ***srcsp, size_t *nsrcs);
    584 
    585 /* Return the module containing this line record.  */
    586 extern Dwfl_Module *dwfl_linemodule (Dwfl_Line *line);
    587 
    588 /* Return the CU containing this line record.  */
    589 extern Dwarf_Die *dwfl_linecu (Dwfl_Line *line);
    590 
    591 /* Return the source file name and fill in other information.
    592    Arguments may be null for unneeded fields.  */
    593 extern const char *dwfl_lineinfo (Dwfl_Line *line, Dwarf_Addr *addr,
    594 				  int *linep, int *colp,
    595 				  Dwarf_Word *mtime, Dwarf_Word *length);
    596 
    597   /* Return the equivalent Dwarf_Line and the bias to apply to its address.  */
    598 extern Dwarf_Line *dwfl_dwarf_line (Dwfl_Line *line, Dwarf_Addr *bias);
    599 
    600 /* Return the compilation directory (AT_comp_dir) from this line's CU.  */
    601 extern const char *dwfl_line_comp_dir (Dwfl_Line *line);
    602 
    603 
    604 /*** Machine backend access functions ***/
    605 
    606 /* Return location expression to find return value given a
    607    DW_TAG_subprogram, DW_TAG_subroutine_type, or similar DIE describing
    608    function itself (whose DW_AT_type attribute describes its return type).
    609    The given DIE must come from the given module.  Returns -1 for errors.
    610    Returns zero if the function has no return value (e.g. "void" in C).
    611    Otherwise, *LOCOPS gets a location expression to find the return value,
    612    and returns the number of operations in the expression.  The pointer is
    613    permanently allocated at least as long as the module is live.  */
    614 extern int dwfl_module_return_value_location (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    615 					      Dwarf_Die *functypedie,
    616 					      const Dwarf_Op **locops);
    617 
    618 /* Enumerate the DWARF register numbers and their names.
    619    For each register, CALLBACK gets its DWARF number, a string describing
    620    the register set (such as "integer" or "FPU"), a prefix used in
    621    assembler syntax (such as "%" or "$", may be ""), and the name for the
    622    register (contains identifier characters only, possibly all digits).
    623    The REGNAME string is valid only during the callback. */
    624 extern int dwfl_module_register_names (Dwfl_Module *mod,
    625 				       int (*callback) (void *arg,
    626 							int regno,
    627 							const char *setname,
    628 							const char *prefix,
    629 							const char *regname,
    630 							int bits, int type),
    631 				       void *arg);
    632 
    633 
    634 /* Find the CFI for this module.  Returns NULL if there is no CFI.
    635    On success, fills in *BIAS with the difference between addresses
    636    within the loaded module and those in the CFI referring to it.
    637    The pointer returned can be used until the module is cleaned up.
    638    Calling these more than once returns the same pointers.
    639 
    640    dwfl_module_dwarf_cfi gets the '.debug_frame' information found with the
    641    rest of the DWARF information.  dwfl_module_eh_cfi gets the '.eh_frame'
    642    information found linked into the text.  A module might have either or
    643    both.  */
    644 extern Dwarf_CFI *dwfl_module_dwarf_cfi (Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr *bias);
    645 extern Dwarf_CFI *dwfl_module_eh_cfi (Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr *bias);
    646 
    647 
    648 typedef struct
    649 {
    650   /* Called to iterate through threads.  Returns next TID (thread ID) on
    651      success, a negative number on failure and zero if there are no more
    652      threads.  dwfl_errno () should be set if negative number has been
    653      returned.  *THREAD_ARGP is NULL on first call, and may be optionally
    654      set by the implementation. The value set by the implementation will
    655      be passed in on the next call to NEXT_THREAD.  THREAD_ARGP is never
    656      NULL.  *THREAD_ARGP will be passed to set_initial_registers or
    657      thread_detach callbacks together with Dwfl_Thread *thread.  This
    658      method must not be NULL.  */
    659   pid_t (*next_thread) (Dwfl *dwfl, void *dwfl_arg, void **thread_argp)
    660     __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    661 
    662   /* Called to get a specific thread.  Returns true if there is a
    663      thread with the given thread id number, returns false if no such
    664      thread exists and will set dwfl_errno in that case.  THREAD_ARGP
    665      is never NULL.  *THREAD_ARGP will be passed to
    666      set_initial_registers or thread_detach callbacks together with
    667      Dwfl_Thread *thread.  This method may be NULL and will then be
    668      emulated using the next_thread callback. */
    669   bool (*get_thread) (Dwfl *dwfl, pid_t tid, void *dwfl_arg,
    670 		      void **thread_argp)
    671     __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    672 
    673   /* Called during unwinding to access memory (stack) state.  Returns true for
    674      successfully read *RESULT or false and sets dwfl_errno () on failure.
    675      This method may be NULL - in such case dwfl_thread_getframes will return
    676      only the initial frame.  */
    677   bool (*memory_read) (Dwfl *dwfl, Dwarf_Addr addr, Dwarf_Word *result,
    678                        void *dwfl_arg)
    679     __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 3);
    680 
    681   /* Called on initial unwind to get the initial register state of the first
    682      frame.  Should call dwfl_thread_state_registers, possibly multiple times
    683      for different ranges and possibly also dwfl_thread_state_register_pc, to
    684      fill in initial (DWARF) register values.  After this call, till at least
    685      thread_detach is called, the thread is assumed to be frozen, so that it is
    686      safe to unwind.  Returns true on success or false and sets dwfl_errno ()
    687      on failure.  In the case of a failure thread_detach will not be called.
    688      This method must not be NULL.  */
    689   bool (*set_initial_registers) (Dwfl_Thread *thread, void *thread_arg)
    690     __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    691 
    692   /* Called by dwfl_end.  All thread_detach method calls have been already
    693      done.  This method may be NULL.  */
    694   void (*detach) (Dwfl *dwfl, void *dwfl_arg)
    695     __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    696 
    697   /* Called when unwinding is done.  No callback will be called after
    698      this method has been called.  Iff set_initial_registers was called for
    699      a TID and it returned success thread_detach will be called before the
    700      detach method above.  This method may be NULL.  */
    701   void (*thread_detach) (Dwfl_Thread *thread, void *thread_arg)
    702     __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    703 } Dwfl_Thread_Callbacks;
    704 
    705 /* PID is the process id associated with the DWFL state.  Architecture of DWFL
    706    modules is specified by ELF, ELF must remain valid during DWFL lifetime.
    707    Use NULL ELF to detect architecture from DWFL, the function will then detect
    708    it from arbitrary Dwfl_Module of DWFL.  DWFL_ARG is the callback backend
    709    state.  DWFL_ARG will be provided to the callbacks.  *THREAD_CALLBACKS
    710    function pointers must remain valid during lifetime of DWFL.  Function
    711    returns true on success, false otherwise.  */
    712 bool dwfl_attach_state (Dwfl *dwfl, Elf *elf, pid_t pid,
    713                         const Dwfl_Thread_Callbacks *thread_callbacks,
    714 			void *dwfl_arg)
    715   __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 4);
    716 
    717 /* Calls dwfl_attach_state with Dwfl_Thread_Callbacks setup for extracting
    718    thread state from the ELF core file.  Returns the pid number extracted
    719    from the core file, or -1 for errors.  */
    720 extern int dwfl_core_file_attach (Dwfl *dwfl, Elf *elf);
    721 
    722 /* Calls dwfl_attach_state with Dwfl_Thread_Callbacks setup for extracting
    723    thread state from the proc file system.  Uses ptrace to attach and stop
    724    the thread under inspection and detaches when thread_detach is called
    725    and unwinding for the thread is done, unless ASSUME_PTRACE_STOPPED is
    726    true.  If ASSUME_PTRACE_STOPPED is true the caller should make sure that
    727    the thread is ptrace attached and stopped before unwinding by calling
    728    either dwfl_thread_getframes or dwfl_getthread_frames.  Returns zero on
    729    success, -1 if dwfl_attach_state failed, or an errno code if opening the
    730    proc files failed.  */
    731 extern int dwfl_linux_proc_attach (Dwfl *dwfl, pid_t pid,
    732 				   bool assume_ptrace_stopped);
    733 
    734 /* Return PID for the process associated with DWFL.  Function returns -1 if
    735    dwfl_attach_state was not called for DWFL.  */
    736 pid_t dwfl_pid (Dwfl *dwfl)
    737   __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    738 
    739 /* Return DWFL from which THREAD was created using dwfl_getthreads.  */
    740 Dwfl *dwfl_thread_dwfl (Dwfl_Thread *thread)
    741   __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    742 
    743 /* Return positive TID (thread ID) for THREAD.  This function never fails.  */
    744 pid_t dwfl_thread_tid (Dwfl_Thread *thread)
    745   __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    746 
    747 /* Return thread for frame STATE.  This function never fails.  */
    748 Dwfl_Thread *dwfl_frame_thread (Dwfl_Frame *state)
    749   __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    750 
    751 /* Called by Dwfl_Thread_Callbacks.set_initial_registers implementation.
    752    For every known continuous block of registers <FIRSTREG..FIRSTREG+NREGS)
    753    (inclusive..exclusive) set their content to REGS (array of NREGS items).
    754    Function returns false if any of the registers has invalid number.  */
    755 bool dwfl_thread_state_registers (Dwfl_Thread *thread, int firstreg,
    756                                   unsigned nregs, const Dwarf_Word *regs)
    757   __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 4);
    758 
    759 /* Called by Dwfl_Thread_Callbacks.set_initial_registers implementation.
    760    If PC is not contained among DWARF registers passed by
    761    dwfl_thread_state_registers on the target architecture pass the PC value
    762    here.  */
    763 void dwfl_thread_state_register_pc (Dwfl_Thread *thread, Dwarf_Word pc)
    764   __nonnull_attribute__ (1);
    765 
    766 /* Iterate through the threads for a process.  Returns zero if all threads have
    767    been processed by the callback, returns -1 on error, or the value of the
    768    callback when not DWARF_CB_OK.  -1 returned on error will set dwfl_errno ().
    769    Keeps calling the callback with the next thread while the callback returns
    770    DWARF_CB_OK, till there are no more threads.  */
    771 int dwfl_getthreads (Dwfl *dwfl,
    772 		     int (*callback) (Dwfl_Thread *thread, void *arg),
    773 		     void *arg)
    774   __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 2);
    775 
    776 /* Iterate through the frames for a thread.  Returns zero if all frames
    777    have been processed by the callback, returns -1 on error, or the value of
    778    the callback when not DWARF_CB_OK.  -1 returned on error will
    779    set dwfl_errno ().  Some systems return error instead of zero on end of the
    780    backtrace, for cross-platform compatibility callers should consider error as
    781    a zero.  Keeps calling the callback with the next frame while the callback
    782    returns DWARF_CB_OK, till there are no more frames.  On start will call the
    783    set_initial_registers callback and on return will call the detach_thread
    784    callback of the Dwfl_Thread.  */
    785 int dwfl_thread_getframes (Dwfl_Thread *thread,
    786 			   int (*callback) (Dwfl_Frame *state, void *arg),
    787 			   void *arg)
    788   __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 2);
    789 
    790 /* Like dwfl_thread_getframes, but specifying the thread by its unique
    791    identifier number.  Returns zero if all frames have been processed
    792    by the callback, returns -1 on error (and when no thread with
    793    the given thread id number exists), or the value of the callback
    794    when not DWARF_CB_OK.  -1 returned on error will set dwfl_errno ().  */
    795 int dwfl_getthread_frames (Dwfl *dwfl, pid_t tid,
    796 			   int (*callback) (Dwfl_Frame *thread, void *arg),
    797 			   void *arg)
    798   __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 3);
    799 
    800 /* Return *PC (program counter) for thread-specific frame STATE.
    801    Set *ISACTIVATION according to DWARF frame "activation" definition.
    802    Typically you need to substract 1 from *PC if *ACTIVATION is false to safely
    803    find function of the caller.  ACTIVATION may be NULL.  PC must not be NULL.
    804    Function returns false if it failed to find *PC.  */
    805 bool dwfl_frame_pc (Dwfl_Frame *state, Dwarf_Addr *pc, bool *isactivation)
    806   __nonnull_attribute__ (1, 2);
    807 
    808 #ifdef __cplusplus
    809 }
    810 #endif
    811 
    812 #endif	/* libdwfl.h */
    813