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1 /* plugin-api.h -- External linker plugin API. */
3 /* Copyright 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 Written by Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>.
6 This file is part of binutils.
8 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
11 (at your option) any later version.
13 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
16 GNU General Public License for more details.
18 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
20 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
21 MA 02110-1301, USA. */
23 /* This file defines the interface for writing a linker plugin, which is
24 described at < http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/whopr/driver >. */
26 #ifndef PLUGIN_API_H
27 #define PLUGIN_API_H
29 #ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
30 #include <stdint.h>
31 #elif defined(HAVE_INTTYPES_H)
32 #include <inttypes.h>
33 #endif
34 #include <sys/types.h>
35 #if !defined(HAVE_STDINT_H) && !defined(HAVE_INTTYPES_H) && \
36 !defined(UINT64_MAX) && !defined(uint64_t)
37 #error can not find uint64_t type
38 #endif
40 #ifdef __cplusplus
41 extern "C"
43 #endif
45 /* Status code returned by most API routines. */
47 enum ld_plugin_status
49 LDPS_OK = 0,
50 LDPS_NO_SYMS, /* Attempt to get symbols that haven't been added. */
51 LDPS_BAD_HANDLE, /* No claimed object associated with given handle. */
52 LDPS_ERR
53 /* Additional Error codes TBD. */
56 /* The version of the API specification. */
58 enum ld_plugin_api_version
60 LD_PLUGIN_API_VERSION = 1
63 /* The type of output file being generated by the linker. */
65 enum ld_plugin_output_file_type
67 LDPO_REL,
68 LDPO_EXEC,
69 LDPO_DYN
72 /* An input file managed by the plugin library. */
74 struct ld_plugin_input_file
76 const char *name;
77 int fd;
78 off_t offset;
79 off_t filesize;
80 void *handle;
83 /* A symbol belonging to an input file managed by the plugin library. */
85 struct ld_plugin_symbol
87 char *name;
88 char *version;
89 int def;
90 int visibility;
91 uint64_t size;
92 char *comdat_key;
93 int resolution;
96 /* Whether the symbol is a definition, reference, or common, weak or not. */
98 enum ld_plugin_symbol_kind
100 LDPK_DEF,
101 LDPK_WEAKDEF,
102 LDPK_UNDEF,
103 LDPK_WEAKUNDEF,
104 LDPK_COMMON
107 /* The visibility of the symbol. */
109 enum ld_plugin_symbol_visibility
111 LDPV_DEFAULT,
112 LDPV_PROTECTED,
113 LDPV_INTERNAL,
114 LDPV_HIDDEN
117 /* How a symbol is resolved. */
119 enum ld_plugin_symbol_resolution
121 LDPR_UNKNOWN = 0,
123 /* Symbol is still undefined at this point. */
124 LDPR_UNDEF,
126 /* This is the prevailing definition of the symbol, with references from
127 regular object code. */
128 LDPR_PREVAILING_DEF,
130 /* This is the prevailing definition of the symbol, with no
131 references from regular objects. It is only referenced from IR
132 code. */
133 LDPR_PREVAILING_DEF_IRONLY,
135 /* This definition was pre-empted by a definition in a regular
136 object file. */
137 LDPR_PREEMPTED_REG,
139 /* This definition was pre-empted by a definition in another IR file. */
140 LDPR_PREEMPTED_IR,
142 /* This symbol was resolved by a definition in another IR file. */
143 LDPR_RESOLVED_IR,
145 /* This symbol was resolved by a definition in a regular object
146 linked into the main executable. */
147 LDPR_RESOLVED_EXEC,
149 /* This symbol was resolved by a definition in a shared object. */
150 LDPR_RESOLVED_DYN
153 /* The plugin library's "claim file" handler. */
155 typedef
156 enum ld_plugin_status
157 (*ld_plugin_claim_file_handler) (
158 const struct ld_plugin_input_file *file, int *claimed);
160 /* The plugin library's "all symbols read" handler. */
162 typedef
163 enum ld_plugin_status
164 (*ld_plugin_all_symbols_read_handler) (void);
166 /* The plugin library's cleanup handler. */
168 typedef
169 enum ld_plugin_status
170 (*ld_plugin_cleanup_handler) (void);
172 /* The linker's interface for registering the "claim file" handler. */
174 typedef
175 enum ld_plugin_status
176 (*ld_plugin_register_claim_file) (ld_plugin_claim_file_handler handler);
178 /* The linker's interface for registering the "all symbols read" handler. */
180 typedef
181 enum ld_plugin_status
182 (*ld_plugin_register_all_symbols_read) (
183 ld_plugin_all_symbols_read_handler handler);
185 /* The linker's interface for registering the cleanup handler. */
187 typedef
188 enum ld_plugin_status
189 (*ld_plugin_register_cleanup) (ld_plugin_cleanup_handler handler);
191 /* The linker's interface for adding symbols from a claimed input file. */
193 typedef
194 enum ld_plugin_status
195 (*ld_plugin_add_symbols) (void *handle, int nsyms,
196 const struct ld_plugin_symbol *syms);
198 /* The linker's interface for getting the input file information with
199 an open (possibly re-opened) file descriptor. */
201 typedef
202 enum ld_plugin_status
203 (*ld_plugin_get_input_file) (const void *handle,
204 struct ld_plugin_input_file *file);
206 /* The linker's interface for releasing the input file. */
208 typedef
209 enum ld_plugin_status
210 (*ld_plugin_release_input_file) (const void *handle);
212 /* The linker's interface for retrieving symbol resolution information. */
214 typedef
215 enum ld_plugin_status
216 (*ld_plugin_get_symbols) (const void *handle, int nsyms,
217 struct ld_plugin_symbol *syms);
219 /* The linker's interface for adding a compiled input file. */
221 typedef
222 enum ld_plugin_status
223 (*ld_plugin_add_input_file) (char *pathname);
225 /* The linker's interface for adding a library that should be searched. */
227 typedef
228 enum ld_plugin_status
229 (*ld_plugin_add_input_library) (char *libname);
231 /* The linker's interface for issuing a warning or error message. */
233 typedef
234 enum ld_plugin_status
235 (*ld_plugin_message) (int level, const char *format, ...);
237 enum ld_plugin_level
239 LDPL_INFO,
240 LDPL_WARNING,
241 LDPL_ERROR,
242 LDPL_FATAL
245 /* Values for the tv_tag field of the transfer vector. */
247 enum ld_plugin_tag
249 LDPT_NULL = 0,
250 LDPT_API_VERSION,
251 LDPT_GOLD_VERSION,
252 LDPT_LINKER_OUTPUT,
253 LDPT_OPTION,
254 LDPT_REGISTER_CLAIM_FILE_HOOK,
255 LDPT_REGISTER_ALL_SYMBOLS_READ_HOOK,
256 LDPT_REGISTER_CLEANUP_HOOK,
257 LDPT_ADD_SYMBOLS,
258 LDPT_GET_SYMBOLS,
259 LDPT_ADD_INPUT_FILE,
260 LDPT_MESSAGE,
261 LDPT_GET_INPUT_FILE,
262 LDPT_RELEASE_INPUT_FILE,
263 LDPT_ADD_INPUT_LIBRARY
266 /* The plugin transfer vector. */
268 struct ld_plugin_tv
270 enum ld_plugin_tag tv_tag;
271 union
273 int tv_val;
274 const char *tv_string;
275 ld_plugin_register_claim_file tv_register_claim_file;
276 ld_plugin_register_all_symbols_read tv_register_all_symbols_read;
277 ld_plugin_register_cleanup tv_register_cleanup;
278 ld_plugin_add_symbols tv_add_symbols;
279 ld_plugin_get_symbols tv_get_symbols;
280 ld_plugin_add_input_file tv_add_input_file;
281 ld_plugin_message tv_message;
282 ld_plugin_get_input_file tv_get_input_file;
283 ld_plugin_release_input_file tv_release_input_file;
284 ld_plugin_add_input_library tv_add_input_library;
285 } tv_u;
288 /* The plugin library's "onload" entry point. */
290 typedef
291 enum ld_plugin_status
292 (*ld_plugin_onload) (struct ld_plugin_tv *tv);
294 #ifdef __cplusplus
296 #endif
298 #endif /* !defined(PLUGIN_API_H) */