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[binutils.git] / bfd / elfcore.h
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1 /* ELF core file support for BFD.
2 Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
6 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
9 (at your option) any later version.
11 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 GNU General Public License for more details.
16 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
18 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
21 char*
22 elf_core_file_failing_command (abfd)
23 bfd *abfd;
25 return elf_tdata (abfd)->core_command;
28 int
29 elf_core_file_failing_signal (abfd)
30 bfd *abfd;
32 return elf_tdata (abfd)->core_signal;
36 boolean
37 elf_core_file_matches_executable_p (core_bfd, exec_bfd)
38 bfd *core_bfd;
39 bfd *exec_bfd;
41 char* corename;
43 /* xvecs must match if both are ELF files for the same target. */
45 if (core_bfd->xvec != exec_bfd->xvec)
47 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_system_call);
48 return false;
51 /* See if the name in the corefile matches the executable name. */
53 corename = elf_tdata (core_bfd)->core_program;
54 if (corename != NULL)
56 const char* execname = strrchr (exec_bfd->filename, '/');
57 execname = execname ? execname + 1 : exec_bfd->filename;
59 if (strcmp(execname, corename) != 0)
60 return false;
63 return true;
67 /* Core files are simply standard ELF formatted files that partition
68 the file using the execution view of the file (program header table)
69 rather than the linking view. In fact, there is no section header
70 table in a core file.
72 The process status information (including the contents of the general
73 register set) and the floating point register set are stored in a
74 segment of type PT_NOTE. We handcraft a couple of extra bfd sections
75 that allow standard bfd access to the general registers (.reg) and the
76 floating point registers (.reg2).
80 const bfd_target *
81 elf_core_file_p (abfd)
82 bfd *abfd;
84 Elf_External_Ehdr x_ehdr; /* Elf file header, external form */
85 Elf_Internal_Ehdr *i_ehdrp; /* Elf file header, internal form */
86 Elf_Internal_Phdr *i_phdrp = NULL; /* Elf program header, internal form */
87 unsigned int phindex;
88 struct elf_backend_data *ebd;
89 struct elf_obj_tdata *preserved_tdata = elf_tdata (abfd);
90 struct elf_obj_tdata *new_tdata = NULL;
92 /* Read in the ELF header in external format. */
93 if (bfd_read ((PTR) & x_ehdr, sizeof (x_ehdr), 1, abfd) != sizeof (x_ehdr))
95 if (bfd_get_error () != bfd_error_system_call)
96 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
97 return NULL;
100 /* Check the magic number. */
101 if (elf_file_p (&x_ehdr) == false)
102 goto wrong;
104 /* FIXME: Check EI_VERSION here ! */
106 /* Check the address size ("class"). */
107 if (x_ehdr.e_ident[EI_CLASS] != ELFCLASS)
108 goto wrong;
110 /* Check the byteorder. */
111 switch (x_ehdr.e_ident[EI_DATA])
113 case ELFDATA2MSB: /* Big-endian */
114 if (! bfd_big_endian (abfd))
115 goto wrong;
116 break;
117 case ELFDATA2LSB: /* Little-endian */
118 if (! bfd_little_endian (abfd))
119 goto wrong;
120 break;
121 default:
122 goto wrong;
125 /* Give abfd an elf_obj_tdata. */
126 new_tdata =
127 (struct elf_obj_tdata *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, sizeof (struct elf_obj_tdata));
128 if (new_tdata == NULL)
129 return NULL;
130 elf_tdata (abfd) = new_tdata;
132 /* Swap in the rest of the header, now that we have the byte order. */
133 i_ehdrp = elf_elfheader (abfd);
134 elf_swap_ehdr_in (abfd, &x_ehdr, i_ehdrp);
136 #if DEBUG & 1
137 elf_debug_file (i_ehdrp);
138 #endif
140 ebd = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
142 /* Check that the ELF e_machine field matches what this particular
143 BFD format expects. */
145 if (ebd->elf_machine_code != i_ehdrp->e_machine
146 && (ebd->elf_machine_alt1 == 0
147 || i_ehdrp->e_machine != ebd->elf_machine_alt1)
148 && (ebd->elf_machine_alt2 == 0
149 || i_ehdrp->e_machine != ebd->elf_machine_alt2))
151 const bfd_target * const *target_ptr;
153 if (ebd->elf_machine_code != EM_NONE)
154 goto wrong;
156 /* This is the generic ELF target. Let it match any ELF target
157 for which we do not have a specific backend. */
159 for (target_ptr = bfd_target_vector; *target_ptr != NULL; target_ptr++)
161 struct elf_backend_data *back;
163 if ((*target_ptr)->flavour != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
164 continue;
165 back = (struct elf_backend_data *) (*target_ptr)->backend_data;
166 if (back->elf_machine_code == i_ehdrp->e_machine)
168 /* target_ptr is an ELF backend which matches this
169 object file, so reject the generic ELF target. */
170 goto wrong;
175 /* If there is no program header, or the type is not a core file, then
176 we are hosed. */
177 if (i_ehdrp->e_phoff == 0 || i_ehdrp->e_type != ET_CORE)
178 goto wrong;
180 /* Does BFD's idea of the phdr size match the size
181 recorded in the file? */
182 if (i_ehdrp->e_phentsize != sizeof (Elf_External_Phdr))
183 goto wrong;
185 /* Allocate space for the program headers. */
186 i_phdrp = (Elf_Internal_Phdr *)
187 bfd_alloc (abfd, sizeof (*i_phdrp) * i_ehdrp->e_phnum);
188 if (!i_phdrp)
189 goto fail;
191 elf_tdata (abfd)->phdr = i_phdrp;
193 /* Read and convert to internal form. */
194 for (phindex = 0; phindex < i_ehdrp->e_phnum; ++phindex)
196 Elf_External_Phdr x_phdr;
197 if (bfd_read ((PTR) &x_phdr, sizeof (x_phdr), 1, abfd)
198 != sizeof (x_phdr))
199 goto fail;
201 elf_swap_phdr_in (abfd, &x_phdr, i_phdrp + phindex);
204 /* Process each program header. */
205 for (phindex = 0; phindex < i_ehdrp->e_phnum; ++phindex)
207 if (!_bfd_elfcore_section_from_phdr (abfd, i_phdrp + phindex, phindex))
208 goto fail;
211 /* Set the machine architecture. */
212 if (! bfd_default_set_arch_mach (abfd, ebd->arch, 0))
214 /* It's OK if this fails for the generic target. */
215 if (ebd->elf_machine_code != EM_NONE)
216 goto fail;
219 /* Save the entry point from the ELF header. */
220 bfd_get_start_address (abfd) = i_ehdrp->e_entry;
222 /* Let the backend double check the format and override global
223 information. */
224 if (ebd->elf_backend_object_p)
226 if ((*ebd->elf_backend_object_p) (abfd) == false)
227 goto wrong;
230 return abfd->xvec;
232 wrong:
233 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
234 fail:
235 if (i_phdrp != NULL)
236 bfd_release (abfd, i_phdrp);
237 if (new_tdata != NULL)
238 bfd_release (abfd, new_tdata);
239 elf_tdata (abfd) = preserved_tdata;
240 return NULL;