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1 /* Object file "section" support for the BFD library.
2 Copyright (C) 1990-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 Written by Cygnus Support.
5 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
10 (at your option) any later version.
12 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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19 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
20 MA 02110-1301, USA. */
23 SECTION
24 Sections
26 The raw data contained within a BFD is maintained through the
27 section abstraction. A single BFD may have any number of
28 sections. It keeps hold of them by pointing to the first;
29 each one points to the next in the list.
31 Sections are supported in BFD in <<section.c>>.
33 @menu
34 @* Section Input::
35 @* Section Output::
36 @* typedef asection::
37 @* section prototypes::
38 @end menu
40 INODE
41 Section Input, Section Output, Sections, Sections
42 SUBSECTION
43 Section input
45 When a BFD is opened for reading, the section structures are
46 created and attached to the BFD.
48 Each section has a name which describes the section in the
49 outside world---for example, <<a.out>> would contain at least
50 three sections, called <<.text>>, <<.data>> and <<.bss>>.
52 Names need not be unique; for example a COFF file may have several
53 sections named <<.data>>.
55 Sometimes a BFD will contain more than the ``natural'' number of
56 sections. A back end may attach other sections containing
57 constructor data, or an application may add a section (using
58 <<bfd_make_section>>) to the sections attached to an already open
59 BFD. For example, the linker creates an extra section
60 <<COMMON>> for each input file's BFD to hold information about
61 common storage.
63 The raw data is not necessarily read in when
64 the section descriptor is created. Some targets may leave the
65 data in place until a <<bfd_get_section_contents>> call is
66 made. Other back ends may read in all the data at once. For
67 example, an S-record file has to be read once to determine the
68 size of the data.
70 INODE
71 Section Output, typedef asection, Section Input, Sections
73 SUBSECTION
74 Section output
76 To write a new object style BFD, the various sections to be
77 written have to be created. They are attached to the BFD in
78 the same way as input sections; data is written to the
79 sections using <<bfd_set_section_contents>>.
81 Any program that creates or combines sections (e.g., the assembler
82 and linker) must use the <<asection>> fields <<output_section>> and
83 <<output_offset>> to indicate the file sections to which each
84 section must be written. (If the section is being created from
85 scratch, <<output_section>> should probably point to the section
86 itself and <<output_offset>> should probably be zero.)
88 The data to be written comes from input sections attached
89 (via <<output_section>> pointers) to
90 the output sections. The output section structure can be
91 considered a filter for the input section: the output section
92 determines the vma of the output data and the name, but the
93 input section determines the offset into the output section of
94 the data to be written.
96 E.g., to create a section "O", starting at 0x100, 0x123 long,
97 containing two subsections, "A" at offset 0x0 (i.e., at vma
98 0x100) and "B" at offset 0x20 (i.e., at vma 0x120) the <<asection>>
99 structures would look like:
101 | section name "A"
102 | output_offset 0x00
103 | size 0x20
104 | output_section -----------> section name "O"
105 | | vma 0x100
106 | section name "B" | size 0x123
107 | output_offset 0x20 |
108 | size 0x103 |
109 | output_section --------|
111 SUBSECTION
112 Link orders
114 The data within a section is stored in a @dfn{link_order}.
115 These are much like the fixups in <<gas>>. The link_order
116 abstraction allows a section to grow and shrink within itself.
118 A link_order knows how big it is, and which is the next
119 link_order and where the raw data for it is; it also points to
120 a list of relocations which apply to it.
122 The link_order is used by the linker to perform relaxing on
123 final code. The compiler creates code which is as big as
124 necessary to make it work without relaxing, and the user can
125 select whether to relax. Sometimes relaxing takes a lot of
126 time. The linker runs around the relocations to see if any
127 are attached to data which can be shrunk, if so it does it on
128 a link_order by link_order basis.
132 #include "sysdep.h"
133 #include "bfd.h"
134 #include "libbfd.h"
135 #include "bfdlink.h"
138 DOCDD
139 INODE
140 typedef asection, section prototypes, Section Output, Sections
141 SUBSECTION
142 typedef asection
144 Here is the section structure:
146 EXTERNAL
147 .{* Linenumber stuff. *}
148 .typedef struct lineno_cache_entry
150 . unsigned int line_number; {* Linenumber from start of function. *}
151 . union
153 . struct bfd_symbol *sym; {* Function name. *}
154 . bfd_vma offset; {* Offset into section. *}
155 . } u;
157 .alent;
160 CODE_FRAGMENT
161 .typedef struct bfd_section
163 . {* The name of the section; the name isn't a copy, the pointer is
164 . the same as that passed to bfd_make_section. *}
165 . const char *name;
167 . {* The next section in the list belonging to the BFD, or NULL. *}
168 . struct bfd_section *next;
170 . {* The previous section in the list belonging to the BFD, or NULL. *}
171 . struct bfd_section *prev;
173 . {* A unique sequence number. *}
174 . unsigned int id;
176 . {* A unique section number which can be used by assembler to
177 . distinguish different sections with the same section name. *}
178 . unsigned int section_id;
180 . {* Which section in the bfd; 0..n-1 as sections are created in a bfd. *}
181 . unsigned int index;
183 . {* The field flags contains attributes of the section. Some
184 . flags are read in from the object file, and some are
185 . synthesized from other information. *}
186 . flagword flags;
188 .#define SEC_NO_FLAGS 0x0
190 . {* Tells the OS to allocate space for this section when loading.
191 . This is clear for a section containing debug information only. *}
192 .#define SEC_ALLOC 0x1
194 . {* Tells the OS to load the section from the file when loading.
195 . This is clear for a .bss section. *}
196 .#define SEC_LOAD 0x2
198 . {* The section contains data still to be relocated, so there is
199 . some relocation information too. *}
200 .#define SEC_RELOC 0x4
202 . {* A signal to the OS that the section contains read only data. *}
203 .#define SEC_READONLY 0x8
205 . {* The section contains code only. *}
206 .#define SEC_CODE 0x10
208 . {* The section contains data only. *}
209 .#define SEC_DATA 0x20
211 . {* The section will reside in ROM. *}
212 .#define SEC_ROM 0x40
214 . {* The section contains constructor information. This section
215 . type is used by the linker to create lists of constructors and
216 . destructors used by <<g++>>. When a back end sees a symbol
217 . which should be used in a constructor list, it creates a new
218 . section for the type of name (e.g., <<__CTOR_LIST__>>), attaches
219 . the symbol to it, and builds a relocation. To build the lists
220 . of constructors, all the linker has to do is catenate all the
221 . sections called <<__CTOR_LIST__>> and relocate the data
222 . contained within - exactly the operations it would peform on
223 . standard data. *}
224 .#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR 0x80
226 . {* The section has contents - a data section could be
227 . <<SEC_ALLOC>> | <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>>; a debug section could be
228 . <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> *}
229 .#define SEC_HAS_CONTENTS 0x100
231 . {* An instruction to the linker to not output the section
232 . even if it has information which would normally be written. *}
233 .#define SEC_NEVER_LOAD 0x200
235 . {* The section contains thread local data. *}
236 .#define SEC_THREAD_LOCAL 0x400
238 . {* The section's size is fixed. Generic linker code will not
239 . recalculate it and it is up to whoever has set this flag to
240 . get the size right. *}
241 .#define SEC_FIXED_SIZE 0x800
243 . {* The section contains common symbols (symbols may be defined
244 . multiple times, the value of a symbol is the amount of
245 . space it requires, and the largest symbol value is the one
246 . used). Most targets have exactly one of these (which we
247 . translate to bfd_com_section_ptr), but ECOFF has two. *}
248 .#define SEC_IS_COMMON 0x1000
250 . {* The section contains only debugging information. For
251 . example, this is set for ELF .debug and .stab sections.
252 . strip tests this flag to see if a section can be
253 . discarded. *}
254 .#define SEC_DEBUGGING 0x2000
256 . {* The contents of this section are held in memory pointed to
257 . by the contents field. This is checked by bfd_get_section_contents,
258 . and the data is retrieved from memory if appropriate. *}
259 .#define SEC_IN_MEMORY 0x4000
261 . {* The contents of this section are to be excluded by the
262 . linker for executable and shared objects unless those
263 . objects are to be further relocated. *}
264 .#define SEC_EXCLUDE 0x8000
266 . {* The contents of this section are to be sorted based on the sum of
267 . the symbol and addend values specified by the associated relocation
268 . entries. Entries without associated relocation entries will be
269 . appended to the end of the section in an unspecified order. *}
270 .#define SEC_SORT_ENTRIES 0x10000
272 . {* When linking, duplicate sections of the same name should be
273 . discarded, rather than being combined into a single section as
274 . is usually done. This is similar to how common symbols are
275 . handled. See SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES below. *}
276 .#define SEC_LINK_ONCE 0x20000
278 . {* If SEC_LINK_ONCE is set, this bitfield describes how the linker
279 . should handle duplicate sections. *}
280 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES 0xc0000
282 . {* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that duplicate
283 . sections with the same name should simply be discarded. *}
284 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_DISCARD 0x0
286 . {* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that the linker
287 . should warn if there are any duplicate sections, although
288 . it should still only link one copy. *}
289 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_ONE_ONLY 0x40000
291 . {* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that the linker
292 . should warn if any duplicate sections are a different size. *}
293 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_SIZE 0x80000
295 . {* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that the linker
296 . should warn if any duplicate sections contain different
297 . contents. *}
298 .#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_CONTENTS \
299 . (SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_ONE_ONLY | SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_SIZE)
301 . {* This section was created by the linker as part of dynamic
302 . relocation or other arcane processing. It is skipped when
303 . going through the first-pass output, trusting that someone
304 . else up the line will take care of it later. *}
305 .#define SEC_LINKER_CREATED 0x100000
307 . {* This section contains a section ID to distinguish different
308 . sections with the same section name. *}
309 .#define SEC_ASSEMBLER_SECTION_ID 0x100000
311 . {* This section should not be subject to garbage collection.
312 . Also set to inform the linker that this section should not be
313 . listed in the link map as discarded. *}
314 .#define SEC_KEEP 0x200000
316 . {* This section contains "short" data, and should be placed
317 . "near" the GP. *}
318 .#define SEC_SMALL_DATA 0x400000
320 . {* Attempt to merge identical entities in the section.
321 . Entity size is given in the entsize field. *}
322 .#define SEC_MERGE 0x800000
324 . {* If given with SEC_MERGE, entities to merge are zero terminated
325 . strings where entsize specifies character size instead of fixed
326 . size entries. *}
327 .#define SEC_STRINGS 0x1000000
329 . {* This section contains data about section groups. *}
330 .#define SEC_GROUP 0x2000000
332 . {* The section is a COFF shared library section. This flag is
333 . only for the linker. If this type of section appears in
334 . the input file, the linker must copy it to the output file
335 . without changing the vma or size. FIXME: Although this
336 . was originally intended to be general, it really is COFF
337 . specific (and the flag was renamed to indicate this). It
338 . might be cleaner to have some more general mechanism to
339 . allow the back end to control what the linker does with
340 . sections. *}
341 .#define SEC_COFF_SHARED_LIBRARY 0x4000000
343 . {* This input section should be copied to output in reverse order
344 . as an array of pointers. This is for ELF linker internal use
345 . only. *}
346 .#define SEC_ELF_REVERSE_COPY 0x4000000
348 . {* This section contains data which may be shared with other
349 . executables or shared objects. This is for COFF only. *}
350 .#define SEC_COFF_SHARED 0x8000000
352 . {* Indicate that section has the purecode flag set. *}
353 .#define SEC_ELF_PURECODE 0x8000000
355 . {* When a section with this flag is being linked, then if the size of
356 . the input section is less than a page, it should not cross a page
357 . boundary. If the size of the input section is one page or more,
358 . it should be aligned on a page boundary. This is for TI
359 . TMS320C54X only. *}
360 .#define SEC_TIC54X_BLOCK 0x10000000
362 . {* This section has the SHF_X86_64_LARGE flag. This is ELF x86-64 only. *}
363 .#define SEC_ELF_LARGE 0x10000000
365 . {* Conditionally link this section; do not link if there are no
366 . references found to any symbol in the section. This is for TI
367 . TMS320C54X only. *}
368 .#define SEC_TIC54X_CLINK 0x20000000
370 . {* This section contains vliw code. This is for Toshiba MeP only. *}
371 .#define SEC_MEP_VLIW 0x20000000
373 . {* All symbols, sizes and relocations in this section are octets
374 . instead of bytes. Required for DWARF debug sections as DWARF
375 . information is organized in octets, not bytes. *}
376 .#define SEC_ELF_OCTETS 0x40000000
378 . {* Indicate that section has the no read flag set. This happens
379 . when memory read flag isn't set. *}
380 .#define SEC_COFF_NOREAD 0x40000000
382 . {* End of section flags. *}
384 . {* Some internal packed boolean fields. *}
386 . {* See the vma field. *}
387 . unsigned int user_set_vma : 1;
389 . {* A mark flag used by some of the linker backends. *}
390 . unsigned int linker_mark : 1;
392 . {* Another mark flag used by some of the linker backends. Set for
393 . output sections that have an input section. *}
394 . unsigned int linker_has_input : 1;
396 . {* Mark flag used by some linker backends for garbage collection. *}
397 . unsigned int gc_mark : 1;
399 . {* Section compression status. *}
400 . unsigned int compress_status : 2;
401 .#define COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE 0
402 .#define COMPRESS_SECTION_DONE 1
403 .#define DECOMPRESS_SECTION_ZLIB 2
404 .#define DECOMPRESS_SECTION_ZSTD 3
406 . {* The following flags are used by the ELF linker. *}
408 . {* Mark sections which have been allocated to segments. *}
409 . unsigned int segment_mark : 1;
411 . {* Type of sec_info information. *}
412 . unsigned int sec_info_type:3;
413 .#define SEC_INFO_TYPE_NONE 0
414 .#define SEC_INFO_TYPE_STABS 1
415 .#define SEC_INFO_TYPE_MERGE 2
416 .#define SEC_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME 3
417 .#define SEC_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS 4
418 .#define SEC_INFO_TYPE_TARGET 5
419 .#define SEC_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME_ENTRY 6
420 .#define SEC_INFO_TYPE_SFRAME 7
422 . {* Nonzero if this section uses RELA relocations, rather than REL. *}
423 . unsigned int use_rela_p:1;
425 . {* Nonzero if section contents are mmapped. *}
426 . unsigned int mmapped_p:1;
428 . {* Nonzero if section contents should not be freed. *}
429 . unsigned int alloced:1;
431 . {* Bits used by various backends. The generic code doesn't touch
432 . these fields. *}
434 . unsigned int sec_flg0:1;
435 . unsigned int sec_flg1:1;
436 . unsigned int sec_flg2:1;
437 . unsigned int sec_flg3:1;
438 . unsigned int sec_flg4:1;
439 . unsigned int sec_flg5:1;
441 . {* End of internal packed boolean fields. *}
443 . {* The virtual memory address of the section - where it will be
444 . at run time. The symbols are relocated against this. The
445 . user_set_vma flag is maintained by bfd; if it's not set, the
446 . backend can assign addresses (for example, in <<a.out>>, where
447 . the default address for <<.data>> is dependent on the specific
448 . target and various flags). *}
449 . bfd_vma vma;
451 . {* The load address of the section - where it would be in a
452 . rom image; really only used for writing section header
453 . information. *}
454 . bfd_vma lma;
456 . {* The size of the section in *octets*, as it will be output.
457 . Contains a value even if the section has no contents (e.g., the
458 . size of <<.bss>>). *}
459 . bfd_size_type size;
461 . {* For input sections, the original size on disk of the section, in
462 . octets. This field should be set for any section whose size is
463 . changed by linker relaxation. It is required for sections where
464 . the linker relaxation scheme doesn't cache altered section and
465 . reloc contents (stabs, eh_frame, SEC_MERGE, some coff relaxing
466 . targets), and thus the original size needs to be kept to read the
467 . section multiple times. For output sections, rawsize holds the
468 . section size calculated on a previous linker relaxation pass. *}
469 . bfd_size_type rawsize;
471 . {* The compressed size of the section in octets. *}
472 . bfd_size_type compressed_size;
474 . {* If this section is going to be output, then this value is the
475 . offset in *bytes* into the output section of the first byte in the
476 . input section (byte ==> smallest addressable unit on the
477 . target). In most cases, if this was going to start at the
478 . 100th octet (8-bit quantity) in the output section, this value
479 . would be 100. However, if the target byte size is 16 bits
480 . (bfd_octets_per_byte is "2"), this value would be 50. *}
481 . bfd_vma output_offset;
483 . {* The output section through which to map on output. *}
484 . struct bfd_section *output_section;
486 . {* If an input section, a pointer to a vector of relocation
487 . records for the data in this section. *}
488 . struct reloc_cache_entry *relocation;
490 . {* If an output section, a pointer to a vector of pointers to
491 . relocation records for the data in this section. *}
492 . struct reloc_cache_entry **orelocation;
494 . {* The number of relocation records in one of the above. *}
495 . unsigned reloc_count;
497 . {* The alignment requirement of the section, as an exponent of 2 -
498 . e.g., 3 aligns to 2^3 (or 8). *}
499 . unsigned int alignment_power;
501 . {* Information below is back end specific - and not always used
502 . or updated. *}
504 . {* File position of section data. *}
505 . file_ptr filepos;
507 . {* File position of relocation info. *}
508 . file_ptr rel_filepos;
510 . {* File position of line data. *}
511 . file_ptr line_filepos;
513 . {* Pointer to data for applications. *}
514 . void *userdata;
516 . {* If the SEC_IN_MEMORY flag is set, this points to the actual
517 . contents. *}
518 . bfd_byte *contents;
520 . {* Attached line number information. *}
521 . alent *lineno;
523 . {* Number of line number records. *}
524 . unsigned int lineno_count;
526 . {* Entity size for merging purposes. *}
527 . unsigned int entsize;
529 . {* Points to the kept section if this section is a link-once section,
530 . and is discarded. *}
531 . struct bfd_section *kept_section;
533 . {* When a section is being output, this value changes as more
534 . linenumbers are written out. *}
535 . file_ptr moving_line_filepos;
537 . {* What the section number is in the target world. *}
538 . int target_index;
540 . void *used_by_bfd;
542 . {* If this is a constructor section then here is a list of the
543 . relocations created to relocate items within it. *}
544 . struct relent_chain *constructor_chain;
546 . {* The BFD which owns the section. *}
547 . bfd *owner;
549 . {* A symbol which points at this section only. *}
550 . struct bfd_symbol *symbol;
552 . {* Early in the link process, map_head and map_tail are used to build
553 . a list of input sections attached to an output section. Later,
554 . output sections use these fields for a list of bfd_link_order
555 . structs. The linked_to_symbol_name field is for ELF assembler
556 . internal use. *}
557 . union {
558 . struct bfd_link_order *link_order;
559 . struct bfd_section *s;
560 . const char *linked_to_symbol_name;
561 . } map_head, map_tail;
563 . {* Points to the output section this section is already assigned to,
564 . if any. This is used when support for non-contiguous memory
565 . regions is enabled. *}
566 . struct bfd_section *already_assigned;
568 . {* Explicitly specified section type, if non-zero. *}
569 . unsigned int type;
571 .} asection;
574 EXTERNAL
575 .static inline const char *
576 .bfd_section_name (const asection *sec)
578 . return sec->name;
581 .static inline bfd_size_type
582 .bfd_section_size (const asection *sec)
584 . return sec->size;
587 .static inline bfd_vma
588 .bfd_section_vma (const asection *sec)
590 . return sec->vma;
593 .static inline bfd_vma
594 .bfd_section_lma (const asection *sec)
596 . return sec->lma;
599 .static inline unsigned int
600 .bfd_section_alignment (const asection *sec)
602 . return sec->alignment_power;
605 .static inline flagword
606 .bfd_section_flags (const asection *sec)
608 . return sec->flags;
611 .static inline void *
612 .bfd_section_userdata (const asection *sec)
614 . return sec->userdata;
616 .static inline bool
617 .bfd_is_com_section (const asection *sec)
619 . return (sec->flags & SEC_IS_COMMON) != 0;
622 .{* Note: the following are provided as inline functions rather than macros
623 . because not all callers use the return value. A macro implementation
624 . would use a comma expression, eg: "((ptr)->foo = val, TRUE)" and some
625 . compilers will complain about comma expressions that have no effect. *}
626 .static inline bool
627 .bfd_set_section_userdata (asection *sec, void *val)
629 . sec->userdata = val;
630 . return true;
633 .static inline bool
634 .bfd_set_section_vma (asection *sec, bfd_vma val)
636 . sec->vma = sec->lma = val;
637 . sec->user_set_vma = true;
638 . return true;
641 .static inline bool
642 .bfd_set_section_lma (asection *sec, bfd_vma val)
644 . sec->lma = val;
645 . return true;
648 .static inline bool
649 .bfd_set_section_alignment (asection *sec, unsigned int val)
651 . if (val >= sizeof (bfd_vma) * 8 - 1)
652 . return false;
653 . sec->alignment_power = val;
654 . return true;
657 .{* These sections are global, and are managed by BFD. The application
658 . and target back end are not permitted to change the values in
659 . these sections. *}
660 .extern asection _bfd_std_section[4];
662 .#define BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME "*ABS*"
663 .#define BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME "*UND*"
664 .#define BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME "*COM*"
665 .#define BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME "*IND*"
667 .{* GNU object-only section name. *}
668 .#define GNU_OBJECT_ONLY_SECTION_NAME ".gnu_object_only"
670 .{* Pointer to the common section. *}
671 .#define bfd_com_section_ptr (&_bfd_std_section[0])
672 .{* Pointer to the undefined section. *}
673 .#define bfd_und_section_ptr (&_bfd_std_section[1])
674 .{* Pointer to the absolute section. *}
675 .#define bfd_abs_section_ptr (&_bfd_std_section[2])
676 .{* Pointer to the indirect section. *}
677 .#define bfd_ind_section_ptr (&_bfd_std_section[3])
679 .static inline bool
680 .bfd_is_und_section (const asection *sec)
682 . return sec == bfd_und_section_ptr;
685 .static inline bool
686 .bfd_is_abs_section (const asection *sec)
688 . return sec == bfd_abs_section_ptr;
691 .static inline bool
692 .bfd_is_ind_section (const asection *sec)
694 . return sec == bfd_ind_section_ptr;
697 .static inline bool
698 .bfd_is_const_section (const asection *sec)
700 . return (sec >= _bfd_std_section
701 . && sec < _bfd_std_section + (sizeof (_bfd_std_section)
702 . / sizeof (_bfd_std_section[0])));
705 .{* Return TRUE if input section SEC has been discarded. *}
706 .static inline bool
707 .discarded_section (const asection *sec)
709 . return (!bfd_is_abs_section (sec)
710 . && bfd_is_abs_section (sec->output_section)
711 . && sec->sec_info_type != SEC_INFO_TYPE_MERGE
712 . && sec->sec_info_type != SEC_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS);
715 .#define BFD_FAKE_SECTION(SEC, SYM, NAME, IDX, FLAGS) \
716 . {* name, next, prev, id, section_id, index, flags, user_set_vma, *} \
717 . { NAME, NULL, NULL, IDX, 0, 0, FLAGS, 0, \
719 . {* linker_mark, linker_has_input, gc_mark, decompress_status, *} \
720 . 0, 0, 1, 0, \
722 . {* segment_mark, sec_info_type, use_rela_p, mmapped_p, alloced, *} \
723 . 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, \
725 . {* sec_flg0, sec_flg1, sec_flg2, sec_flg3, sec_flg4, sec_flg5, *} \
726 . 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, \
728 . {* vma, lma, size, rawsize, compressed_size, *} \
729 . 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, \
731 . {* output_offset, output_section, relocation, orelocation, *} \
732 . 0, &SEC, NULL, NULL, \
734 . {* reloc_count, alignment_power, filepos, rel_filepos, *} \
735 . 0, 0, 0, 0, \
737 . {* line_filepos, userdata, contents, lineno, lineno_count, *} \
738 . 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, \
740 . {* entsize, kept_section, moving_line_filepos, *} \
741 . 0, NULL, 0, \
743 . {* target_index, used_by_bfd, constructor_chain, owner, *} \
744 . 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, \
746 . {* symbol, *} \
747 . (struct bfd_symbol *) SYM, \
749 . {* map_head, map_tail, already_assigned, type *} \
750 . { NULL }, { NULL }, NULL, 0 \
754 .{* We use a macro to initialize the static asymbol structures because
755 . traditional C does not permit us to initialize a union member while
756 . gcc warns if we don't initialize it.
757 . the_bfd, name, value, attr, section [, udata] *}
758 .#ifdef __STDC__
759 .#define GLOBAL_SYM_INIT(NAME, SECTION) \
760 . { 0, NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, SECTION, { 0 }}
761 .#else
762 .#define GLOBAL_SYM_INIT(NAME, SECTION) \
763 . { 0, NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, SECTION }
764 .#endif
768 /* These symbols are global, not specific to any BFD. Therefore, anything
769 that tries to change them is broken, and should be repaired. */
771 static const asymbol global_syms[] =
773 GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME, bfd_com_section_ptr),
774 GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME, bfd_und_section_ptr),
775 GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME, bfd_abs_section_ptr),
776 GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME, bfd_ind_section_ptr)
779 #define STD_SECTION(NAME, IDX, FLAGS) \
780 BFD_FAKE_SECTION(_bfd_std_section[IDX], &global_syms[IDX], NAME, IDX, FLAGS)
782 asection _bfd_std_section[] = {
783 STD_SECTION (BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME, 0, SEC_IS_COMMON),
784 STD_SECTION (BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME, 1, 0),
785 STD_SECTION (BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME, 2, 0),
786 STD_SECTION (BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME, 3, 0)
788 #undef STD_SECTION
790 /* Initialize an entry in the section hash table. */
792 struct bfd_hash_entry *
793 bfd_section_hash_newfunc (struct bfd_hash_entry *entry,
794 struct bfd_hash_table *table,
795 const char *string)
797 /* Allocate the structure if it has not already been allocated by a
798 subclass. */
799 if (entry == NULL)
801 entry = (struct bfd_hash_entry *)
802 bfd_hash_allocate (table, sizeof (struct section_hash_entry));
803 if (entry == NULL)
804 return entry;
807 /* Call the allocation method of the superclass. */
808 entry = bfd_hash_newfunc (entry, table, string);
809 if (entry != NULL)
810 memset (&((struct section_hash_entry *) entry)->section, 0,
811 sizeof (asection));
813 return entry;
816 #define section_hash_lookup(table, string, create, copy) \
817 ((struct section_hash_entry *) \
818 bfd_hash_lookup ((table), (string), (create), (copy)))
820 /* Create a symbol whose only job is to point to this section. This
821 is useful for things like relocs which are relative to the base
822 of a section. */
824 bool
825 _bfd_generic_new_section_hook (bfd *abfd, asection *newsect)
827 newsect->symbol = bfd_make_empty_symbol (abfd);
828 if (newsect->symbol == NULL)
829 return false;
831 newsect->symbol->name = newsect->name;
832 newsect->symbol->value = 0;
833 newsect->symbol->section = newsect;
834 newsect->symbol->flags = BSF_SECTION_SYM;
836 return true;
839 unsigned int _bfd_section_id = 0x10; /* id 0 to 3 used by STD_SECTION. */
841 /* Initializes a new section. NEWSECT->NAME is already set. */
843 static asection *
844 bfd_section_init (bfd *abfd, asection *newsect)
846 /* Locking needed for the _bfd_section_id access. */
847 if (!bfd_lock ())
848 return NULL;
850 newsect->id = _bfd_section_id;
851 newsect->index = abfd->section_count;
852 newsect->owner = abfd;
854 if (! BFD_SEND (abfd, _new_section_hook, (abfd, newsect)))
855 return NULL;
857 _bfd_section_id++;
858 abfd->section_count++;
859 bfd_section_list_append (abfd, newsect);
861 if (!bfd_unlock ())
862 return NULL;
864 return newsect;
868 DOCDD
869 INODE
870 section prototypes, , typedef asection, Sections
871 SUBSECTION
872 Section prototypes
874 These are the functions exported by the section handling part of BFD.
878 FUNCTION
879 bfd_section_list_clear
881 SYNOPSIS
882 void bfd_section_list_clear (bfd *);
884 DESCRIPTION
885 Clears the section list, and also resets the section count and
886 hash table entries.
889 void
890 bfd_section_list_clear (bfd *abfd)
892 abfd->sections = NULL;
893 abfd->section_last = NULL;
894 abfd->section_count = 0;
895 memset (abfd->section_htab.table, 0,
896 abfd->section_htab.size * sizeof (struct bfd_hash_entry *));
897 abfd->section_htab.count = 0;
901 FUNCTION
902 bfd_get_section_by_name
904 SYNOPSIS
905 asection *bfd_get_section_by_name (bfd *abfd, const char *name);
907 DESCRIPTION
908 Return the most recently created section attached to @var{abfd}
909 named @var{name}. Return NULL if no such section exists.
912 asection *
913 bfd_get_section_by_name (bfd *abfd, const char *name)
915 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
917 if (name == NULL)
918 return NULL;
920 sh = section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, name, false, false);
921 if (sh != NULL)
922 return &sh->section;
924 return NULL;
928 FUNCTION
929 bfd_get_next_section_by_name
931 SYNOPSIS
932 asection *bfd_get_next_section_by_name (bfd *ibfd, asection *sec);
934 DESCRIPTION
935 Given @var{sec} is a section returned by @code{bfd_get_section_by_name},
936 return the next most recently created section attached to the same
937 BFD with the same name, or if no such section exists in the same BFD and
938 IBFD is non-NULL, the next section with the same name in any input
939 BFD following IBFD. Return NULL on finding no section.
942 asection *
943 bfd_get_next_section_by_name (bfd *ibfd, asection *sec)
945 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
946 const char *name;
947 unsigned long hash;
949 sh = ((struct section_hash_entry *)
950 ((char *) sec - offsetof (struct section_hash_entry, section)));
952 hash = sh->root.hash;
953 name = sec->name;
954 for (sh = (struct section_hash_entry *) sh->root.next;
955 sh != NULL;
956 sh = (struct section_hash_entry *) sh->root.next)
957 if (sh->root.hash == hash
958 && strcmp (sh->root.string, name) == 0)
959 return &sh->section;
961 if (ibfd != NULL)
963 while ((ibfd = ibfd->link.next) != NULL)
965 asection *s = bfd_get_section_by_name (ibfd, name);
966 if (s != NULL)
967 return s;
971 return NULL;
975 FUNCTION
976 bfd_get_linker_section
978 SYNOPSIS
979 asection *bfd_get_linker_section (bfd *abfd, const char *name);
981 DESCRIPTION
982 Return the linker created section attached to @var{abfd}
983 named @var{name}. Return NULL if no such section exists.
986 asection *
987 bfd_get_linker_section (bfd *abfd, const char *name)
989 asection *sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name);
991 while (sec != NULL && (sec->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) == 0)
992 sec = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (NULL, sec);
993 return sec;
997 FUNCTION
998 bfd_get_section_by_name_if
1000 SYNOPSIS
1001 asection *bfd_get_section_by_name_if
1002 (bfd *abfd,
1003 const char *name,
1004 bool (*func) (bfd *abfd, asection *sect, void *obj),
1005 void *obj);
1007 DESCRIPTION
1008 Call the provided function @var{func} for each section
1009 attached to the BFD @var{abfd} whose name matches @var{name},
1010 passing @var{obj} as an argument. The function will be called
1011 as if by
1013 | func (abfd, the_section, obj);
1015 It returns the first section for which @var{func} returns true,
1016 otherwise <<NULL>>.
1020 asection *
1021 bfd_get_section_by_name_if (bfd *abfd, const char *name,
1022 bool (*operation) (bfd *, asection *, void *),
1023 void *user_storage)
1025 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
1026 unsigned long hash;
1028 if (name == NULL)
1029 return NULL;
1031 sh = section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, name, false, false);
1032 if (sh == NULL)
1033 return NULL;
1035 hash = sh->root.hash;
1036 for (; sh != NULL; sh = (struct section_hash_entry *) sh->root.next)
1037 if (sh->root.hash == hash
1038 && strcmp (sh->root.string, name) == 0
1039 && (*operation) (abfd, &sh->section, user_storage))
1040 return &sh->section;
1042 return NULL;
1046 FUNCTION
1047 bfd_get_unique_section_name
1049 SYNOPSIS
1050 char *bfd_get_unique_section_name
1051 (bfd *abfd, const char *templat, int *count);
1053 DESCRIPTION
1054 Invent a section name that is unique in @var{abfd} by tacking
1055 a dot and a digit suffix onto the original @var{templat}. If
1056 @var{count} is non-NULL, then it specifies the first number
1057 tried as a suffix to generate a unique name. The value
1058 pointed to by @var{count} will be incremented in this case.
1061 char *
1062 bfd_get_unique_section_name (bfd *abfd, const char *templat, int *count)
1064 int num;
1065 unsigned int len;
1066 char *sname;
1068 len = strlen (templat);
1069 sname = bfd_alloc (abfd, len + 8);
1070 if (sname == NULL)
1071 return NULL;
1072 memcpy (sname, templat, len);
1073 num = 1;
1074 if (count != NULL)
1075 num = *count;
1079 /* If we have a million sections, something is badly wrong. */
1080 if (num > 999999)
1081 abort ();
1082 sprintf (sname + len, ".%d", num++);
1084 while (section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, sname, false, false));
1086 if (count != NULL)
1087 *count = num;
1088 return sname;
1092 FUNCTION
1093 bfd_make_section_old_way
1095 SYNOPSIS
1096 asection *bfd_make_section_old_way (bfd *abfd, const char *name);
1098 DESCRIPTION
1099 Create a new empty section called @var{name}
1100 and attach it to the end of the chain of sections for the
1101 BFD @var{abfd}. An attempt to create a section with a name which
1102 is already in use returns its pointer without changing the
1103 section chain.
1105 It has the funny name since this is the way it used to be
1106 before it was rewritten....
1108 Possible errors are:
1109 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
1110 If output has already started for this BFD.
1111 o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> -
1112 If memory allocation fails.
1116 asection *
1117 bfd_make_section_old_way (bfd *abfd, const char *name)
1119 asection *newsect;
1121 if (abfd->output_has_begun)
1123 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
1124 return NULL;
1127 if (strcmp (name, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
1128 newsect = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
1129 else if (strcmp (name, BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
1130 newsect = bfd_com_section_ptr;
1131 else if (strcmp (name, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
1132 newsect = bfd_und_section_ptr;
1133 else if (strcmp (name, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
1134 newsect = bfd_ind_section_ptr;
1135 else
1137 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
1139 sh = section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, name, true, false);
1140 if (sh == NULL)
1141 return NULL;
1143 newsect = &sh->section;
1144 if (newsect->name != NULL)
1146 /* Section already exists. */
1147 return newsect;
1150 newsect->name = name;
1151 return bfd_section_init (abfd, newsect);
1154 return newsect;
1158 FUNCTION
1159 bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags
1161 SYNOPSIS
1162 asection *bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags
1163 (bfd *abfd, const char *name, flagword flags);
1165 DESCRIPTION
1166 Create a new empty section called @var{name} and attach it to the end of
1167 the chain of sections for @var{abfd}. Create a new section even if there
1168 is already a section with that name. Also set the attributes of the
1169 new section to the value @var{flags}.
1171 Return <<NULL>> and set <<bfd_error>> on error; possible errors are:
1172 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> - If output has already started for @var{abfd}.
1173 o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> - If memory allocation fails.
1176 sec_ptr
1177 bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (bfd *abfd, const char *name,
1178 flagword flags)
1180 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
1181 asection *newsect;
1183 if (abfd->output_has_begun)
1185 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
1186 return NULL;
1189 sh = section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, name, true, false);
1190 if (sh == NULL)
1191 return NULL;
1193 newsect = &sh->section;
1194 if (newsect->name != NULL)
1196 /* We are making a section of the same name. Put it in the
1197 section hash table. Even though we can't find it directly by a
1198 hash lookup, we'll be able to find the section by traversing
1199 sh->root.next quicker than looking at all the bfd sections. */
1200 struct section_hash_entry *new_sh;
1201 new_sh = (struct section_hash_entry *)
1202 bfd_section_hash_newfunc (NULL, &abfd->section_htab, name);
1203 if (new_sh == NULL)
1204 return NULL;
1206 new_sh->root = sh->root;
1207 sh->root.next = &new_sh->root;
1208 newsect = &new_sh->section;
1211 newsect->flags = flags;
1212 newsect->name = name;
1213 return bfd_section_init (abfd, newsect);
1217 FUNCTION
1218 bfd_make_section_anyway
1220 SYNOPSIS
1221 asection *bfd_make_section_anyway (bfd *abfd, const char *name);
1223 DESCRIPTION
1224 Create a new empty section called @var{name} and attach it to the end of
1225 the chain of sections for @var{abfd}. Create a new section even if there
1226 is already a section with that name.
1228 Return <<NULL>> and set <<bfd_error>> on error; possible errors are:
1229 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> - If output has already started for @var{abfd}.
1230 o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> - If memory allocation fails.
1233 sec_ptr
1234 bfd_make_section_anyway (bfd *abfd, const char *name)
1236 return bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, name, 0);
1240 FUNCTION
1241 bfd_make_section_with_flags
1243 SYNOPSIS
1244 asection *bfd_make_section_with_flags
1245 (bfd *, const char *name, flagword flags);
1247 DESCRIPTION
1248 Like <<bfd_make_section_anyway>>, but return <<NULL>> (without calling
1249 bfd_set_error ()) without changing the section chain if there is already a
1250 section named @var{name}. Also set the attributes of the new section to
1251 the value @var{flags}. If there is an error, return <<NULL>> and set
1252 <<bfd_error>>.
1255 asection *
1256 bfd_make_section_with_flags (bfd *abfd, const char *name,
1257 flagword flags)
1259 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
1260 asection *newsect;
1262 if (abfd == NULL || name == NULL || abfd->output_has_begun)
1264 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
1265 return NULL;
1268 if (strcmp (name, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME) == 0
1269 || strcmp (name, BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME) == 0
1270 || strcmp (name, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME) == 0
1271 || strcmp (name, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
1272 return NULL;
1274 sh = section_hash_lookup (&abfd->section_htab, name, true, false);
1275 if (sh == NULL)
1276 return NULL;
1278 newsect = &sh->section;
1279 if (newsect->name != NULL)
1281 /* Section already exists. */
1282 return NULL;
1285 newsect->name = name;
1286 newsect->flags = flags;
1287 return bfd_section_init (abfd, newsect);
1291 FUNCTION
1292 bfd_make_section
1294 SYNOPSIS
1295 asection *bfd_make_section (bfd *, const char *name);
1297 DESCRIPTION
1298 Like <<bfd_make_section_anyway>>, but return <<NULL>> (without calling
1299 bfd_set_error ()) without changing the section chain if there is already a
1300 section named @var{name}. If there is an error, return <<NULL>> and set
1301 <<bfd_error>>.
1304 asection *
1305 bfd_make_section (bfd *abfd, const char *name)
1307 return bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, name, 0);
1311 FUNCTION
1312 bfd_set_section_flags
1314 SYNOPSIS
1315 bool bfd_set_section_flags (asection *sec, flagword flags);
1317 DESCRIPTION
1318 Set the attributes of the section @var{sec} to the value @var{flags}.
1319 Return <<TRUE>> on success, <<FALSE>> on error. Possible error
1320 returns are:
1322 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
1323 The section cannot have one or more of the attributes
1324 requested. For example, a .bss section in <<a.out>> may not
1325 have the <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> field set.
1329 bool
1330 bfd_set_section_flags (asection *section, flagword flags)
1332 section->flags = flags;
1333 return true;
1337 FUNCTION
1338 bfd_rename_section
1340 SYNOPSIS
1341 void bfd_rename_section
1342 (asection *sec, const char *newname);
1344 DESCRIPTION
1345 Rename section @var{sec} to @var{newname}.
1348 void
1349 bfd_rename_section (asection *sec, const char *newname)
1351 struct section_hash_entry *sh;
1353 sh = (struct section_hash_entry *)
1354 ((char *) sec - offsetof (struct section_hash_entry, section));
1355 sh->section.name = newname;
1356 bfd_hash_rename (&sec->owner->section_htab, newname, &sh->root);
1360 FUNCTION
1361 bfd_map_over_sections
1363 SYNOPSIS
1364 void bfd_map_over_sections
1365 (bfd *abfd,
1366 void (*func) (bfd *abfd, asection *sect, void *obj),
1367 void *obj);
1369 DESCRIPTION
1370 Call the provided function @var{func} for each section
1371 attached to the BFD @var{abfd}, passing @var{obj} as an
1372 argument. The function will be called as if by
1374 | func (abfd, the_section, obj);
1376 This is the preferred method for iterating over sections; an
1377 alternative would be to use a loop:
1379 | asection *p;
1380 | for (p = abfd->sections; p != NULL; p = p->next)
1381 | func (abfd, p, ...)
1385 void
1386 bfd_map_over_sections (bfd *abfd,
1387 void (*operation) (bfd *, asection *, void *),
1388 void *user_storage)
1390 asection *sect;
1391 unsigned int i = 0;
1393 for (sect = abfd->sections; sect != NULL; i++, sect = sect->next)
1394 (*operation) (abfd, sect, user_storage);
1396 if (i != abfd->section_count) /* Debugging */
1397 abort ();
1401 FUNCTION
1402 bfd_sections_find_if
1404 SYNOPSIS
1405 asection *bfd_sections_find_if
1406 (bfd *abfd,
1407 bool (*operation) (bfd *abfd, asection *sect, void *obj),
1408 void *obj);
1410 DESCRIPTION
1411 Call the provided function @var{operation} for each section
1412 attached to the BFD @var{abfd}, passing @var{obj} as an
1413 argument. The function will be called as if by
1415 | operation (abfd, the_section, obj);
1417 It returns the first section for which @var{operation} returns true.
1421 asection *
1422 bfd_sections_find_if (bfd *abfd,
1423 bool (*operation) (bfd *, asection *, void *),
1424 void *user_storage)
1426 asection *sect;
1428 for (sect = abfd->sections; sect != NULL; sect = sect->next)
1429 if ((*operation) (abfd, sect, user_storage))
1430 break;
1432 return sect;
1436 FUNCTION
1437 bfd_set_section_size
1439 SYNOPSIS
1440 bool bfd_set_section_size (asection *sec, bfd_size_type val);
1442 DESCRIPTION
1443 Set @var{sec} to the size @var{val}. If the operation is
1444 ok, then <<TRUE>> is returned, else <<FALSE>>.
1446 Possible error returns:
1447 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
1448 Writing has started to the BFD, so setting the size is invalid.
1452 bool
1453 bfd_set_section_size (asection *sec, bfd_size_type val)
1455 /* Once you've started writing to any section you cannot create or change
1456 the size of any others. */
1458 if (sec->owner == NULL || sec->owner->output_has_begun)
1460 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
1461 return false;
1464 sec->size = val;
1465 return true;
1469 FUNCTION
1470 bfd_set_section_contents
1472 SYNOPSIS
1473 bool bfd_set_section_contents
1474 (bfd *abfd, asection *section, const void *data,
1475 file_ptr offset, bfd_size_type count);
1477 DESCRIPTION
1478 Sets the contents of the section @var{section} in BFD
1479 @var{abfd} to the data starting in memory at @var{location}.
1480 The data is written to the output section starting at offset
1481 @var{offset} for @var{count} octets.
1483 Normally <<TRUE>> is returned, but <<FALSE>> is returned if
1484 there was an error. Possible error returns are:
1485 o <<bfd_error_no_contents>> -
1486 The output section does not have the <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>>
1487 attribute, so nothing can be written to it.
1488 o <<bfd_error_bad_value>> -
1489 The section is unable to contain all of the data.
1490 o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
1491 The BFD is not writeable.
1492 o and some more too.
1494 This routine is front end to the back end function
1495 <<_bfd_set_section_contents>>.
1499 bool
1500 bfd_set_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
1501 sec_ptr section,
1502 const void *location,
1503 file_ptr offset,
1504 bfd_size_type count)
1506 bfd_size_type sz;
1508 if (!(bfd_section_flags (section) & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS))
1510 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_contents);
1511 return false;
1514 sz = section->size;
1515 if ((bfd_size_type) offset > sz
1516 || count > sz - offset
1517 || count != (size_t) count)
1519 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
1520 return false;
1523 if (!bfd_write_p (abfd))
1525 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
1526 return false;
1529 /* Record a copy of the data in memory if desired. */
1530 if (section->contents
1531 && location != section->contents + offset)
1532 memcpy (section->contents + offset, location, (size_t) count);
1534 if (BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_set_section_contents,
1535 (abfd, section, location, offset, count)))
1537 abfd->output_has_begun = true;
1538 return true;
1541 return false;
1545 FUNCTION
1546 bfd_get_section_contents
1548 SYNOPSIS
1549 bool bfd_get_section_contents
1550 (bfd *abfd, asection *section, void *location, file_ptr offset,
1551 bfd_size_type count);
1553 DESCRIPTION
1554 Read data from @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd}
1555 into memory starting at @var{location}. The data is read at an
1556 offset of @var{offset} from the start of the input section,
1557 and is read for @var{count} bytes.
1559 If the contents of a constructor with the <<SEC_CONSTRUCTOR>>
1560 flag set are requested or if the section does not have the
1561 <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> flag set, then the @var{location} is filled
1562 with zeroes. If no errors occur, <<TRUE>> is returned, else
1563 <<FALSE>>.
1566 bool
1567 bfd_get_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
1568 sec_ptr section,
1569 void *location,
1570 file_ptr offset,
1571 bfd_size_type count)
1573 bfd_size_type sz;
1575 if (count == 0)
1576 /* Don't bother. */
1577 return true;
1579 if (section == NULL)
1581 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
1582 return false;
1585 if (location == NULL)
1587 if (section->mmapped_p)
1589 /* Pass this request straight on to the target's function.
1590 All of the code below assumes that location != NULL.
1591 FIXME: Should we still check that count is sane ? */
1592 return BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_get_section_contents,
1593 (abfd, section, location, offset, count));
1596 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
1597 return false;
1600 if (section->flags & SEC_CONSTRUCTOR)
1602 memset (location, 0, (size_t) count);
1603 return true;
1606 if ((section->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0)
1608 memset (location, 0, (size_t) count);
1609 return true;
1612 if (abfd == NULL)
1613 return false;
1615 sz = bfd_get_section_limit_octets (abfd, section);
1616 if ((bfd_size_type) offset > sz
1617 || count > sz - offset
1618 || count != (size_t) count)
1620 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
1621 return false;
1624 if ((section->flags & SEC_IN_MEMORY) != 0)
1626 if (section->contents == NULL)
1628 /* This can happen because of errors earlier on in the linking process.
1629 We do not want to seg-fault here, so clear the flag and return an
1630 error code. */
1631 section->flags &= ~ SEC_IN_MEMORY;
1632 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
1633 return false;
1636 memmove (location, section->contents + offset, (size_t) count);
1637 return true;
1640 return BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_get_section_contents,
1641 (abfd, section, location, offset, count));
1645 FUNCTION
1646 bfd_malloc_and_get_section
1648 SYNOPSIS
1649 bool bfd_malloc_and_get_section
1650 (bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_byte **buf);
1652 DESCRIPTION
1653 Read all data from @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd}
1654 into a buffer, *@var{buf}, malloc'd by this function.
1655 Return @code{true} on success, @code{false} on failure in which
1656 case *@var{buf} will be NULL.
1659 bool
1660 bfd_malloc_and_get_section (bfd *abfd, sec_ptr sec, bfd_byte **buf)
1662 /* FIXME: We sometimes get here when sec->alloced is set.
1663 arm, aarch64, and xtensa targets all abort on some ld tests
1664 if we also test sec->alloced here. We really should not ever be
1665 mallocing a buffer if we already have an alloced one. */
1666 if (sec->mmapped_p)
1667 abort ();
1668 *buf = NULL;
1669 return bfd_get_full_section_contents (abfd, sec, buf);
1672 FUNCTION
1673 bfd_copy_private_section_data
1675 SYNOPSIS
1676 bool bfd_copy_private_section_data
1677 (bfd *ibfd, asection *isec, bfd *obfd, asection *osec);
1679 DESCRIPTION
1680 Copy private section information from @var{isec} in the BFD
1681 @var{ibfd} to the section @var{osec} in the BFD @var{obfd}.
1682 Return <<TRUE>> on success, <<FALSE>> on error. Possible error
1683 returns are:
1685 o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> -
1686 Not enough memory exists to create private data for @var{osec}.
1688 .#define bfd_copy_private_section_data(ibfd, isection, obfd, osection) \
1689 . BFD_SEND (obfd, _bfd_copy_private_section_data, \
1690 . (ibfd, isection, obfd, osection))
1694 FUNCTION
1695 bfd_generic_is_group_section
1697 SYNOPSIS
1698 bool bfd_generic_is_group_section (bfd *, const asection *sec);
1700 DESCRIPTION
1701 Returns TRUE if @var{sec} is a member of a group.
1704 bool
1705 bfd_generic_is_group_section (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
1706 const asection *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
1708 return false;
1712 FUNCTION
1713 bfd_generic_group_name
1715 SYNOPSIS
1716 const char *bfd_generic_group_name (bfd *, const asection *sec);
1718 DESCRIPTION
1719 Returns group name if @var{sec} is a member of a group.
1722 const char *
1723 bfd_generic_group_name (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
1724 const asection *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
1726 return NULL;
1730 FUNCTION
1731 bfd_generic_discard_group
1733 SYNOPSIS
1734 bool bfd_generic_discard_group (bfd *abfd, asection *group);
1736 DESCRIPTION
1737 Remove all members of @var{group} from the output.
1740 bool
1741 bfd_generic_discard_group (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
1742 asection *group ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
1744 return true;
1747 bool
1748 _bfd_nowrite_set_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
1749 sec_ptr section ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
1750 const void *location ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
1751 file_ptr offset ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
1752 bfd_size_type count ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
1754 return _bfd_bool_bfd_false_error (abfd);
1758 FUNCTION
1759 bfd_section_size_insane
1761 SYNOPSIS
1762 bool bfd_section_size_insane (bfd *abfd, asection *sec);
1764 DESCRIPTION
1765 Returns true if the given section has a size that indicates
1766 it cannot be read from file. Return false if the size is OK
1767 *or* this function can't say one way or the other.
1771 bool
1772 bfd_section_size_insane (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
1774 bfd_size_type size = bfd_get_section_limit_octets (abfd, sec);
1775 if (size == 0)
1776 return false;
1778 if ((bfd_section_flags (sec) & SEC_IN_MEMORY) != 0
1779 /* PR 24753: Linker created sections can be larger than
1780 the file size, eg if they are being used to hold stubs. */
1781 || (bfd_section_flags (sec) & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0
1782 /* PR 24753: Sections which have no content should also be
1783 excluded as they contain no size on disk. */
1784 || (bfd_section_flags (sec) & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0
1785 /* The MMO file format supports its own special compression
1786 technique, but it uses COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE when loading
1787 a section's contents. */
1788 || bfd_get_flavour (abfd) == bfd_target_mmo_flavour)
1789 return false;
1791 ufile_ptr filesize = bfd_get_file_size (abfd);
1792 if (filesize == 0)
1793 return false;
1795 if (sec->compress_status == DECOMPRESS_SECTION_ZSTD
1796 || sec->compress_status == DECOMPRESS_SECTION_ZLIB)
1798 /* PR26946, PR28834: Sanity check compress header uncompressed
1799 size against the original file size, and check that the
1800 compressed section can be read from file. We choose an
1801 arbitrary uncompressed size of 10x the file size, rather than
1802 a compress ratio. The reason being that compiling
1803 "int aaa..a;" with "a" repeated enough times can result in
1804 compression ratios without limit for .debug_str, whereas such
1805 a file will usually also have the enormous symbol
1806 uncompressed in .symtab. */
1807 if (size / 10 > filesize)
1809 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
1810 return true;
1812 size = sec->compressed_size;
1815 if ((ufile_ptr) sec->filepos > filesize || size > filesize - sec->filepos)
1817 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_truncated);
1818 return true;
1820 return false;