2008-09-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
[binutils.git] / gold / descriptors.h
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1 // descriptors.h -- manage file descriptors for gold -*- C++ -*-
3 // Copyright 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 // Written by Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com>.
6 // This file is part of gold.
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23 #ifndef GOLD_DESCRIPTORS_H
24 #define GOLD_DESCRIPTORS_H
26 #include <vector>
28 namespace gold
31 class Lock;
33 // This class manages file descriptors for gold.
35 class Descriptors
37 public:
38 Descriptors();
40 // Get a file descriptor for a file. The DESCRIPTOR parameter is
41 // the descriptor the last time the file was used; this will be -1
42 // if this is the first time the file is being opened. The NAME,
43 // FLAGS, and MODE parameters are as for ::open. NAME must be in
44 // permanent storage. This returns the descriptor to use, which may
45 // or may not be the same as DESCRIPTOR. If there is an error
46 // opening the file, this will return -1 with errno set
47 // appropriately.
48 int
49 open(int descriptor, const char* name, int flags, int mode = 0);
51 // Release the file descriptor DESCRIPTOR. If PERMANENT is true, it
52 // will be closed, and the caller may not reopen it. If PERMANENT
53 // is false this doesn't necessarily close the descriptor, but it
54 // makes it available to be closed; the descriptor must not be used
55 // again except as an argument to Descriptor::open.
56 void
57 release(int descriptor, bool permanent);
59 // Claim the file descriptor DESCRIPTOR for a plugin. This effectively
60 // removes the descriptor from the pool of linker-managed descriptors,
61 // as the plugin will assume responsibility for closing it.
62 void
63 claim_for_plugin(int descriptor);
65 private:
66 // Information kept for a descriptor.
67 struct Open_descriptor
69 // File name currently associated with descriptor. This is empty
70 // if none.
71 const char* name;
72 // Index of next descriptor on stack of released descriptors.
73 int stack_next;
74 // Whether the descriptor is currently in use.
75 bool inuse;
76 // Whether this is a write descriptor.
77 bool is_write;
78 // Whether the descriptor has been claimed for a plugin.
79 bool is_claimed;
82 bool
83 close_some_descriptor();
85 // We need to lock before accessing any fields.
86 Lock* lock_;
87 // Information for descriptors.
88 std::vector<Open_descriptor> open_descriptors_;
89 // Top of stack.
90 int stack_top_;
91 // The current number of file descriptors open.
92 int current_;
93 // The maximum number of file descriptors we open.
94 int limit_;
97 // File descriptors are a centralized data structure, and we use a
98 // global variable rather than passing the data structure into every
99 // routine that does file I/O.
101 extern Descriptors descriptors;
103 inline int
104 open_descriptor(int descriptor, const char* name, int flags, int mode = 0)
105 { return descriptors.open(descriptor, name, flags, mode); }
107 inline void
108 release_descriptor(int descriptor, bool permanent)
109 { descriptors.release(descriptor, permanent); }
111 inline void
112 claim_descriptor_for_plugin(int descriptor)
113 { descriptors.claim_for_plugin(descriptor); }
115 } // End namespace gold.
117 #endif // !defined(GOLD_DESCRIPTORS_H)