section.c revision 60484
1/* Object file "section" support for the BFD library.
2   Copyright (C) 1990, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 1999
3   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4   Written by Cygnus Support.
5
6This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
7
8This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
11(at your option) any later version.
12
13This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
16GNU General Public License for more details.
17
18You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
20Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
21
22/*
23SECTION
24	Sections
25
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.
30
31	Sections are supported in BFD in <<section.c>>.
32
33@menu
34@* Section Input::
35@* Section Output::
36@* typedef asection::
37@* section prototypes::
38@end menu
39
40INODE
41Section Input, Section Output, Sections, Sections
42SUBSECTION
43	Section input
44
45	When a BFD is opened for reading, the section structures are
46	created and attached to the BFD.
47
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>>.
51
52	Names need not be unique; for example a COFF file may have several
53	sections named <<.data>>.
54
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.
62
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. An IEEE-695 file doesn't contain raw data in
69	sections, but data and relocation expressions intermixed, so
70	the data area has to be parsed to get out the data and
71	relocations.
72
73INODE
74Section Output, typedef asection, Section Input, Sections
75
76SUBSECTION
77	Section output
78
79	To write a new object style BFD, the various sections to be
80	written have to be created. They are attached to the BFD in
81	the same way as input sections; data is written to the
82	sections using <<bfd_set_section_contents>>.
83
84	Any program that creates or combines sections (e.g., the assembler
85	and linker) must use the <<asection>> fields <<output_section>> and
86	<<output_offset>> to indicate the file sections to which each
87	section must be written.  (If the section is being created from
88	scratch, <<output_section>> should probably point to the section
89	itself and <<output_offset>> should probably be zero.)
90
91	The data to be written comes from input sections attached
92	(via <<output_section>> pointers) to
93	the output sections.  The output section structure can be
94	considered a filter for the input section: the output section
95	determines the vma of the output data and the name, but the
96	input section determines the offset into the output section of
97	the data to be written.
98
99	E.g., to create a section "O", starting at 0x100, 0x123 long,
100	containing two subsections, "A" at offset 0x0 (i.e., at vma
101	0x100) and "B" at offset 0x20 (i.e., at vma 0x120) the <<asection>>
102	structures would look like:
103
104|   section name          "A"
105|     output_offset   0x00
106|     size            0x20
107|     output_section ----------->  section name    "O"
108|                             |    vma             0x100
109|   section name          "B" |    size            0x123
110|     output_offset   0x20    |
111|     size            0x103   |
112|     output_section  --------|
113
114
115SUBSECTION
116	Link orders
117
118	The data within a section is stored in a @dfn{link_order}.
119	These are much like the fixups in <<gas>>.  The link_order
120	abstraction allows a section to grow and shrink within itself.
121
122	A link_order knows how big it is, and which is the next
123	link_order and where the raw data for it is; it also points to
124	a list of relocations which apply to it.
125
126	The link_order is used by the linker to perform relaxing on
127	final code.  The compiler creates code which is as big as
128	necessary to make it work without relaxing, and the user can
129	select whether to relax.  Sometimes relaxing takes a lot of
130	time.  The linker runs around the relocations to see if any
131	are attached to data which can be shrunk, if so it does it on
132	a link_order by link_order basis.
133
134*/
135
136
137#include "bfd.h"
138#include "sysdep.h"
139#include "libbfd.h"
140#include "bfdlink.h"
141
142/*
143DOCDD
144INODE
145typedef asection, section prototypes, Section Output, Sections
146SUBSECTION
147	typedef asection
148
149	Here is the section structure:
150
151CODE_FRAGMENT
152.
153. {* This structure is used for a comdat section, as in PE.  A comdat
154.    section is associated with a particular symbol.  When the linker
155.    sees a comdat section, it keeps only one of the sections with a
156.    given name and associated with a given symbol. *}
157.
158.struct bfd_comdat_info
159.{
160.  {* The name of the symbol associated with a comdat section.  *}
161.  const char *name;
162.
163.  {* The local symbol table index of the symbol associated with a
164.     comdat section.  This is only meaningful to the object file format
165.     specific code; it is not an index into the list returned by
166.     bfd_canonicalize_symtab.  *}
167.  long symbol;
168.
169.  {* If this section is being discarded, the linker uses this field
170.     to point to the input section which is being kept.  *}
171.  struct sec *sec;
172.};
173.
174.typedef struct sec
175.{
176.        {* The name of the section; the name isn't a copy, the pointer is
177.        the same as that passed to bfd_make_section. *}
178.
179.    CONST char *name;
180.
181.        {* Which section is it; 0..nth.      *}
182.
183.   int index;
184.
185.        {* The next section in the list belonging to the BFD, or NULL. *}
186.
187.    struct sec *next;
188.
189.        {* The field flags contains attributes of the section. Some
190.           flags are read in from the object file, and some are
191.           synthesized from other information.  *}
192.
193.    flagword flags;
194.
195.#define SEC_NO_FLAGS   0x000
196.
197.        {* Tells the OS to allocate space for this section when loading.
198.           This is clear for a section containing debug information
199.           only. *}
200.#define SEC_ALLOC      0x001
201.
202.        {* Tells the OS to load the section from the file when loading.
203.           This is clear for a .bss section. *}
204.#define SEC_LOAD       0x002
205.
206.        {* The section contains data still to be relocated, so there is
207.           some relocation information too. *}
208.#define SEC_RELOC      0x004
209.
210.#if 0   {* Obsolete ? *}
211.#define SEC_BALIGN     0x008
212.#endif
213.
214.        {* A signal to the OS that the section contains read only
215.          data. *}
216.#define SEC_READONLY   0x010
217.
218.        {* The section contains code only. *}
219.#define SEC_CODE       0x020
220.
221.        {* The section contains data only. *}
222.#define SEC_DATA       0x040
223.
224.        {* The section will reside in ROM. *}
225.#define SEC_ROM        0x080
226.
227.        {* The section contains constructor information. This section
228.           type is used by the linker to create lists of constructors and
229.           destructors used by <<g++>>. When a back end sees a symbol
230.           which should be used in a constructor list, it creates a new
231.           section for the type of name (e.g., <<__CTOR_LIST__>>), attaches
232.           the symbol to it, and builds a relocation. To build the lists
233.           of constructors, all the linker has to do is catenate all the
234.           sections called <<__CTOR_LIST__>> and relocate the data
235.           contained within - exactly the operations it would peform on
236.           standard data. *}
237.#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR 0x100
238.
239.        {* The section is a constructor, and should be placed at the
240.          end of the text, data, or bss section(?). *}
241.#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_TEXT 0x1100
242.#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_DATA 0x2100
243.#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_BSS  0x3100
244.
245.        {* The section has contents - a data section could be
246.           <<SEC_ALLOC>> | <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>>; a debug section could be
247.           <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> *}
248.#define SEC_HAS_CONTENTS 0x200
249.
250.        {* An instruction to the linker to not output the section
251.           even if it has information which would normally be written. *}
252.#define SEC_NEVER_LOAD 0x400
253.
254.        {* The section is a COFF shared library section.  This flag is
255.           only for the linker.  If this type of section appears in
256.           the input file, the linker must copy it to the output file
257.           without changing the vma or size.  FIXME: Although this
258.           was originally intended to be general, it really is COFF
259.           specific (and the flag was renamed to indicate this).  It
260.           might be cleaner to have some more general mechanism to
261.           allow the back end to control what the linker does with
262.           sections. *}
263.#define SEC_COFF_SHARED_LIBRARY 0x800
264.
265.        {* The section contains common symbols (symbols may be defined
266.           multiple times, the value of a symbol is the amount of
267.           space it requires, and the largest symbol value is the one
268.           used).  Most targets have exactly one of these (which we
269.	    translate to bfd_com_section_ptr), but ECOFF has two. *}
270.#define SEC_IS_COMMON 0x8000
271.
272.        {* The section contains only debugging information.  For
273.           example, this is set for ELF .debug and .stab sections.
274.           strip tests this flag to see if a section can be
275.           discarded. *}
276.#define SEC_DEBUGGING 0x10000
277.
278.        {* The contents of this section are held in memory pointed to
279.           by the contents field.  This is checked by
280.           bfd_get_section_contents, and the data is retrieved from
281.           memory if appropriate.  *}
282.#define SEC_IN_MEMORY 0x20000
283.
284.        {* The contents of this section are to be excluded by the
285.	    linker for executable and shared objects unless those
286.	    objects are to be further relocated.  *}
287.#define SEC_EXCLUDE 0x40000
288.
289.	{* The contents of this section are to be sorted by the
290.	   based on the address specified in the associated symbol
291.	   table.  *}
292.#define SEC_SORT_ENTRIES 0x80000
293.
294.	{* When linking, duplicate sections of the same name should be
295.	   discarded, rather than being combined into a single section as
296.	   is usually done.  This is similar to how common symbols are
297.	   handled.  See SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES below.  *}
298.#define SEC_LINK_ONCE 0x100000
299.
300.	{* If SEC_LINK_ONCE is set, this bitfield describes how the linker
301.	   should handle duplicate sections.  *}
302.#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES 0x600000
303.
304.	{* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that duplicate
305.	   sections with the same name should simply be discarded. *}
306.#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_DISCARD 0x0
307.
308.	{* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that the linker
309.	   should warn if there are any duplicate sections, although
310.	   it should still only link one copy.  *}
311.#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_ONE_ONLY 0x200000
312.
313.	{* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that the linker
314.	   should warn if any duplicate sections are a different size.  *}
315.#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_SIZE 0x400000
316.
317.	{* This value for SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES means that the linker
318.	   should warn if any duplicate sections contain different
319.	   contents.  *}
320.#define SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_SAME_CONTENTS 0x600000
321.
322.	{* This section was created by the linker as part of dynamic
323.	   relocation or other arcane processing.  It is skipped when
324.	   going through the first-pass output, trusting that someone
325.	   else up the line will take care of it later.  *}
326.#define SEC_LINKER_CREATED 0x800000
327.
328.	{* This section should not be subject to garbage collection.  *}
329.#define SEC_KEEP 0x1000000
330.
331.	{* This section contains "short" data, and should be placed
332.	   "near" the GP.  *}
333.#define SEC_SMALL_DATA 0x2000000
334.
335. 	{* This section contains data which may be shared with other
336.	   executables or shared objects.  *}
337.#define SEC_SHARED 0x4000000
338.
339.	{*  End of section flags.  *}
340.
341.	{* Some internal packed boolean fields.  *}
342.
343.	{* See the vma field.  *}
344.	unsigned int user_set_vma : 1;
345.
346.	{* Whether relocations have been processed.  *}
347.	unsigned int reloc_done : 1;
348.
349.	{* A mark flag used by some of the linker backends.  *}
350.	unsigned int linker_mark : 1;
351.
352.	{* A mark flag used by some linker backends for garbage collection.  *}
353.	unsigned int gc_mark : 1;
354.
355.	{* End of internal packed boolean fields.  *}
356.
357.       {*  The virtual memory address of the section - where it will be
358.           at run time.  The symbols are relocated against this.  The
359.	    user_set_vma flag is maintained by bfd; if it's not set, the
360.	    backend can assign addresses (for example, in <<a.out>>, where
361.	    the default address for <<.data>> is dependent on the specific
362.	    target and various flags).  *}
363.
364.   bfd_vma vma;
365.
366.       {*  The load address of the section - where it would be in a
367.           rom image; really only used for writing section header
368.	    information. *}
369.
370.   bfd_vma lma;
371.
372.        {* The size of the section in octets, as it will be output.
373.           Contains a value even if the section has no contents (e.g., the
374.           size of <<.bss>>).  This will be filled in after relocation.  *}
375.
376.   bfd_size_type _cooked_size;
377.
378.        {* The original size on disk of the section, in octets.  Normally this
379.	    value is the same as the size, but if some relaxing has
380.	    been done, then this value will be bigger.  *}
381.
382.   bfd_size_type _raw_size;
383.
384.        {* If this section is going to be output, then this value is the
385.           offset in *bytes* into the output section of the first byte in the
386.           input section (byte ==> smallest addressable unit on the
387.           target).  In most cases, if this was going to start at the
388.           100th octet (8-bit quantity) in the output section, this value
389.           would be 100.  However, if the target byte size is 16 bits
390.           (bfd_octets_per_byte is "2"), this value would be 50. *}
391.
392.   bfd_vma output_offset;
393.
394.        {* The output section through which to map on output. *}
395.
396.   struct sec *output_section;
397.
398.        {* The alignment requirement of the section, as an exponent of 2 -
399.           e.g., 3 aligns to 2^3 (or 8). *}
400.
401.   unsigned int alignment_power;
402.
403.        {* If an input section, a pointer to a vector of relocation
404.           records for the data in this section. *}
405.
406.   struct reloc_cache_entry *relocation;
407.
408.        {* If an output section, a pointer to a vector of pointers to
409.           relocation records for the data in this section. *}
410.
411.   struct reloc_cache_entry **orelocation;
412.
413.        {* The number of relocation records in one of the above  *}
414.
415.   unsigned reloc_count;
416.
417.        {* Information below is back end specific - and not always used
418.           or updated.  *}
419.
420.        {* File position of section data    *}
421.
422.   file_ptr filepos;
423.
424.        {* File position of relocation info *}
425.
426.   file_ptr rel_filepos;
427.
428.        {* File position of line data       *}
429.
430.   file_ptr line_filepos;
431.
432.        {* Pointer to data for applications *}
433.
434.   PTR userdata;
435.
436.        {* If the SEC_IN_MEMORY flag is set, this points to the actual
437.           contents.  *}
438.   unsigned char *contents;
439.
440.        {* Attached line number information *}
441.
442.   alent *lineno;
443.
444.        {* Number of line number records   *}
445.
446.   unsigned int lineno_count;
447.
448.	 {* Optional information about a COMDAT entry; NULL if not COMDAT *}
449.
450.   struct bfd_comdat_info *comdat;
451.
452.        {* When a section is being output, this value changes as more
453.           linenumbers are written out *}
454.
455.   file_ptr moving_line_filepos;
456.
457.        {* What the section number is in the target world  *}
458.
459.   int target_index;
460.
461.   PTR used_by_bfd;
462.
463.        {* If this is a constructor section then here is a list of the
464.           relocations created to relocate items within it. *}
465.
466.   struct relent_chain *constructor_chain;
467.
468.        {* The BFD which owns the section. *}
469.
470.   bfd *owner;
471.
472.	 {* A symbol which points at this section only *}
473.   struct symbol_cache_entry *symbol;
474.   struct symbol_cache_entry **symbol_ptr_ptr;
475.
476.   struct bfd_link_order *link_order_head;
477.   struct bfd_link_order *link_order_tail;
478.} asection ;
479.
480.    {* These sections are global, and are managed by BFD.  The application
481.       and target back end are not permitted to change the values in
482.	these sections.  New code should use the section_ptr macros rather
483.       than referring directly to the const sections.  The const sections
484.       may eventually vanish.  *}
485.#define BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME "*ABS*"
486.#define BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME "*UND*"
487.#define BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME "*COM*"
488.#define BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME "*IND*"
489.
490.    {* the absolute section *}
491.extern const asection bfd_abs_section;
492.#define bfd_abs_section_ptr ((asection *) &bfd_abs_section)
493.#define bfd_is_abs_section(sec) ((sec) == bfd_abs_section_ptr)
494.    {* Pointer to the undefined section *}
495.extern const asection bfd_und_section;
496.#define bfd_und_section_ptr ((asection *) &bfd_und_section)
497.#define bfd_is_und_section(sec) ((sec) == bfd_und_section_ptr)
498.    {* Pointer to the common section *}
499.extern const asection bfd_com_section;
500.#define bfd_com_section_ptr ((asection *) &bfd_com_section)
501.    {* Pointer to the indirect section *}
502.extern const asection bfd_ind_section;
503.#define bfd_ind_section_ptr ((asection *) &bfd_ind_section)
504.#define bfd_is_ind_section(sec) ((sec) == bfd_ind_section_ptr)
505.
506.extern const struct symbol_cache_entry * const bfd_abs_symbol;
507.extern const struct symbol_cache_entry * const bfd_com_symbol;
508.extern const struct symbol_cache_entry * const bfd_und_symbol;
509.extern const struct symbol_cache_entry * const bfd_ind_symbol;
510.#define bfd_get_section_size_before_reloc(section) \
511.     ((section)->reloc_done ? (abort (), (bfd_size_type) 1) \
512.                            : (section)->_raw_size)
513.#define bfd_get_section_size_after_reloc(section) \
514.     ((section)->reloc_done ? (section)->_cooked_size \
515.                            : (abort (), (bfd_size_type) 1))
516*/
517
518/* We use a macro to initialize the static asymbol structures because
519   traditional C does not permit us to initialize a union member while
520   gcc warns if we don't initialize it.  */
521 /* the_bfd, name, value, attr, section [, udata] */
522#ifdef __STDC__
523#define GLOBAL_SYM_INIT(NAME, SECTION) \
524  { 0, NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, (asection *) SECTION, { 0 }}
525#else
526#define GLOBAL_SYM_INIT(NAME, SECTION) \
527  { 0, NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, (asection *) SECTION }
528#endif
529
530/* These symbols are global, not specific to any BFD.  Therefore, anything
531   that tries to change them is broken, and should be repaired.  */
532
533static const asymbol global_syms[] =
534{
535  GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME, &bfd_com_section),
536  GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME, &bfd_und_section),
537  GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME, &bfd_abs_section),
538  GLOBAL_SYM_INIT (BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME, &bfd_ind_section)
539};
540
541#define STD_SECTION(SEC, FLAGS, SYM, NAME, IDX)	\
542  const asymbol * const SYM = (asymbol *) &global_syms[IDX]; \
543  const asection SEC = \
544    /* name, index, next, flags, set_vma, reloc_done, linker_mark, gc_mark */ \
545    { NAME,  0,     0,    FLAGS, 0,       0,          0,           0,	      \
546									      \
547    /* vma, lma, _cooked_size, _raw_size, output_offset, output_section, */   \
548       0,   0,   0,            0,         0,             (struct sec *) &SEC, \
549									      \
550    /* alig..., reloc..., orel..., reloc_count, filepos, rel_..., line_... */ \
551       0,       0,        0,       0,           0,       0, 	   0,	      \
552									      \
553    /* userdata, contents, lineno, lineno_count */ 			      \
554       0,        0,        0,      0,                      		      \
555									      \
556    /* comdat_info, moving_line_filepos, target_index, used_by_bfd,  */       \
557       NULL,        0,                   0,            0, 		      \
558									      \
559    /* cons..., owner, symbol */ 					      \
560       0,       0,     (struct symbol_cache_entry *) &global_syms[IDX],       \
561									      \
562    /* symbol_ptr_ptr,                      link_order_head, ..._tail */      \
563       (struct symbol_cache_entry **) &SYM, 0,               0                \
564    }
565
566STD_SECTION (bfd_com_section, SEC_IS_COMMON, bfd_com_symbol,
567	     BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME, 0);
568STD_SECTION (bfd_und_section, 0, bfd_und_symbol, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME, 1);
569STD_SECTION (bfd_abs_section, 0, bfd_abs_symbol, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME, 2);
570STD_SECTION (bfd_ind_section, 0, bfd_ind_symbol, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME, 3);
571#undef STD_SECTION
572
573/*
574DOCDD
575INODE
576section prototypes,  , typedef asection, Sections
577SUBSECTION
578	Section prototypes
579
580These are the functions exported by the section handling part of BFD.
581*/
582
583/*
584FUNCTION
585	bfd_get_section_by_name
586
587SYNOPSIS
588	asection *bfd_get_section_by_name(bfd *abfd, CONST char *name);
589
590DESCRIPTION
591	Run through @var{abfd} and return the one of the
592	<<asection>>s whose name matches @var{name}, otherwise <<NULL>>.
593	@xref{Sections}, for more information.
594
595	This should only be used in special cases; the normal way to process
596	all sections of a given name is to use <<bfd_map_over_sections>> and
597	<<strcmp>> on the name (or better yet, base it on the section flags
598	or something else) for each section.
599*/
600
601asection *
602bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name)
603     bfd *abfd;
604     CONST char *name;
605{
606  asection *sect;
607
608  for (sect = abfd->sections; sect != NULL; sect = sect->next)
609    if (!strcmp (sect->name, name))
610      return sect;
611  return NULL;
612}
613
614
615/*
616FUNCTION
617	bfd_make_section_old_way
618
619SYNOPSIS
620	asection *bfd_make_section_old_way(bfd *abfd, CONST char *name);
621
622DESCRIPTION
623	Create a new empty section called @var{name}
624	and attach it to the end of the chain of sections for the
625	BFD @var{abfd}. An attempt to create a section with a name which
626	is already in use returns its pointer without changing the
627	section chain.
628
629	It has the funny name since this is the way it used to be
630	before it was rewritten....
631
632	Possible errors are:
633	o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
634	If output has already started for this BFD.
635	o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> -
636	If memory allocation fails.
637
638*/
639
640
641asection *
642bfd_make_section_old_way (abfd, name)
643     bfd *abfd;
644     CONST char *name;
645{
646  asection *sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name);
647  if (sec == (asection *) NULL)
648    {
649      sec = bfd_make_section (abfd, name);
650    }
651  return sec;
652}
653
654/*
655FUNCTION
656	bfd_make_section_anyway
657
658SYNOPSIS
659	asection *bfd_make_section_anyway(bfd *abfd, CONST char *name);
660
661DESCRIPTION
662   Create a new empty section called @var{name} and attach it to the end of
663   the chain of sections for @var{abfd}.  Create a new section even if there
664   is already a section with that name.
665
666   Return <<NULL>> and set <<bfd_error>> on error; possible errors are:
667   o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> - If output has already started for @var{abfd}.
668   o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> - If memory allocation fails.
669*/
670
671sec_ptr
672bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, name)
673     bfd *abfd;
674     CONST char *name;
675{
676  asection *newsect;
677  asection **prev = &abfd->sections;
678  asection *sect = abfd->sections;
679
680  if (abfd->output_has_begun)
681    {
682      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
683      return NULL;
684    }
685
686  while (sect)
687    {
688      prev = &sect->next;
689      sect = sect->next;
690    }
691
692  newsect = (asection *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, sizeof (asection));
693  if (newsect == NULL)
694    return NULL;
695
696  newsect->name = name;
697  newsect->index = abfd->section_count++;
698  newsect->flags = SEC_NO_FLAGS;
699
700  newsect->userdata = NULL;
701  newsect->contents = NULL;
702  newsect->next = (asection *) NULL;
703  newsect->relocation = (arelent *) NULL;
704  newsect->reloc_count = 0;
705  newsect->line_filepos = 0;
706  newsect->owner = abfd;
707  newsect->comdat = NULL;
708
709  /* Create a symbol whos only job is to point to this section. This is
710     useful for things like relocs which are relative to the base of a
711     section.  */
712  newsect->symbol = bfd_make_empty_symbol (abfd);
713  if (newsect->symbol == NULL)
714    return NULL;
715  newsect->symbol->name = name;
716  newsect->symbol->value = 0;
717  newsect->symbol->section = newsect;
718  newsect->symbol->flags = BSF_SECTION_SYM;
719
720  newsect->symbol_ptr_ptr = &newsect->symbol;
721
722  if (BFD_SEND (abfd, _new_section_hook, (abfd, newsect)) != true)
723    {
724      free (newsect);
725      return NULL;
726    }
727
728  *prev = newsect;
729  return newsect;
730}
731
732/*
733FUNCTION
734	bfd_make_section
735
736SYNOPSIS
737	asection *bfd_make_section(bfd *, CONST char *name);
738
739DESCRIPTION
740   Like <<bfd_make_section_anyway>>, but return <<NULL>> (without calling
741   bfd_set_error ()) without changing the section chain if there is already a
742   section named @var{name}.  If there is an error, return <<NULL>> and set
743   <<bfd_error>>.
744*/
745
746asection *
747bfd_make_section (abfd, name)
748     bfd *abfd;
749     CONST char *name;
750{
751  asection *sect = abfd->sections;
752
753  if (strcmp (name, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
754    {
755      return bfd_abs_section_ptr;
756    }
757  if (strcmp (name, BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
758    {
759      return bfd_com_section_ptr;
760    }
761  if (strcmp (name, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
762    {
763      return bfd_und_section_ptr;
764    }
765
766  if (strcmp (name, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
767    {
768      return bfd_ind_section_ptr;
769    }
770
771  while (sect)
772    {
773      if (!strcmp (sect->name, name))
774	return NULL;
775      sect = sect->next;
776    }
777
778  /* The name is not already used; go ahead and make a new section.  */
779  return bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, name);
780}
781
782
783/*
784FUNCTION
785	bfd_set_section_flags
786
787SYNOPSIS
788	boolean bfd_set_section_flags(bfd *abfd, asection *sec, flagword flags);
789
790DESCRIPTION
791	Set the attributes of the section @var{sec} in the BFD
792	@var{abfd} to the value @var{flags}. Return <<true>> on success,
793	<<false>> on error. Possible error returns are:
794
795	o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
796	The section cannot have one or more of the attributes
797	requested. For example, a .bss section in <<a.out>> may not
798	have the <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> field set.
799
800*/
801
802/*ARGSUSED*/
803boolean
804bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, section, flags)
805     bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
806     sec_ptr section;
807     flagword flags;
808{
809#if 0
810  /* If you try to copy a text section from an input file (where it
811     has the SEC_CODE flag set) to an output file, this loses big if
812     the bfd_applicable_section_flags (abfd) doesn't have the SEC_CODE
813     set - which it doesn't, at least not for a.out.  FIXME */
814
815  if ((flags & bfd_applicable_section_flags (abfd)) != flags)
816    {
817      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
818      return false;
819    }
820#endif
821
822  section->flags = flags;
823  return true;
824}
825
826
827/*
828FUNCTION
829	bfd_map_over_sections
830
831SYNOPSIS
832	void bfd_map_over_sections(bfd *abfd,
833				   void (*func)(bfd *abfd,
834						asection *sect,
835						PTR obj),
836				   PTR obj);
837
838DESCRIPTION
839	Call the provided function @var{func} for each section
840	attached to the BFD @var{abfd}, passing @var{obj} as an
841	argument. The function will be called as if by
842
843|	func(abfd, the_section, obj);
844
845	This is the prefered method for iterating over sections; an
846	alternative would be to use a loop:
847
848|	   section *p;
849|	   for (p = abfd->sections; p != NULL; p = p->next)
850|	      func(abfd, p, ...)
851
852
853*/
854
855/*VARARGS2*/
856void
857bfd_map_over_sections (abfd, operation, user_storage)
858     bfd *abfd;
859     void (*operation) PARAMS ((bfd * abfd, asection * sect, PTR obj));
860     PTR user_storage;
861{
862  asection *sect;
863  unsigned int i = 0;
864
865  for (sect = abfd->sections; sect != NULL; i++, sect = sect->next)
866    (*operation) (abfd, sect, user_storage);
867
868  if (i != abfd->section_count)	/* Debugging */
869    abort ();
870}
871
872
873/*
874FUNCTION
875	bfd_set_section_size
876
877SYNOPSIS
878	boolean bfd_set_section_size(bfd *abfd, asection *sec, bfd_size_type val);
879
880DESCRIPTION
881	Set @var{sec} to the size @var{val}. If the operation is
882	ok, then <<true>> is returned, else <<false>>.
883
884	Possible error returns:
885	o <<bfd_error_invalid_operation>> -
886	Writing has started to the BFD, so setting the size is invalid.
887
888*/
889
890boolean
891bfd_set_section_size (abfd, ptr, val)
892     bfd *abfd;
893     sec_ptr ptr;
894     bfd_size_type val;
895{
896  /* Once you've started writing to any section you cannot create or change
897     the size of any others. */
898
899  if (abfd->output_has_begun)
900    {
901      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
902      return false;
903    }
904
905  ptr->_cooked_size = val;
906  ptr->_raw_size = val;
907
908  return true;
909}
910
911/*
912FUNCTION
913	bfd_set_section_contents
914
915SYNOPSIS
916	boolean bfd_set_section_contents
917         (bfd *abfd,
918         asection *section,
919         PTR data,
920         file_ptr offset,
921         bfd_size_type count);
922
923
924DESCRIPTION
925	Sets the contents of the section @var{section} in BFD
926	@var{abfd} to the data starting in memory at @var{data}. The
927	data is written to the output section starting at offset
928	@var{offset} for @var{count} octets.
929
930
931
932	Normally <<true>> is returned, else <<false>>. Possible error
933	returns are:
934	o <<bfd_error_no_contents>> -
935	The output section does not have the <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>>
936	attribute, so nothing can be written to it.
937	o and some more too
938
939	This routine is front end to the back end function
940	<<_bfd_set_section_contents>>.
941
942
943*/
944
945#define bfd_get_section_size_now(abfd,sec) \
946(sec->reloc_done \
947 ? bfd_get_section_size_after_reloc (sec) \
948 : bfd_get_section_size_before_reloc (sec))
949
950boolean
951bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
952     bfd *abfd;
953     sec_ptr section;
954     PTR location;
955     file_ptr offset;
956     bfd_size_type count;
957{
958  bfd_size_type sz;
959
960  if (!(bfd_get_section_flags (abfd, section) & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS))
961    {
962      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_contents);
963      return (false);
964    }
965
966  if (offset < 0)
967    {
968    bad_val:
969      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
970      return false;
971    }
972  sz = bfd_get_section_size_now (abfd, section);
973  if ((bfd_size_type) offset > sz
974      || count > sz
975      || offset + count > sz)
976    goto bad_val;
977
978  switch (abfd->direction)
979    {
980    case read_direction:
981    case no_direction:
982      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
983      return false;
984
985    case write_direction:
986      break;
987
988    case both_direction:
989      /* File is opened for update. `output_has_begun' some time ago when
990	   the file was created.  Do not recompute sections sizes or alignments
991	   in _bfd_set_section_content.  */
992      abfd->output_has_begun = true;
993      break;
994    }
995
996  if (BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_set_section_contents,
997		(abfd, section, location, offset, count)))
998    {
999      abfd->output_has_begun = true;
1000      return true;
1001    }
1002
1003  return false;
1004}
1005
1006/*
1007FUNCTION
1008	bfd_get_section_contents
1009
1010SYNOPSIS
1011	boolean bfd_get_section_contents
1012        (bfd *abfd, asection *section, PTR location,
1013         file_ptr offset, bfd_size_type count);
1014
1015DESCRIPTION
1016	Read data from @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd}
1017	into memory starting at @var{location}. The data is read at an
1018	offset of @var{offset} from the start of the input section,
1019	and is read for @var{count} bytes.
1020
1021	If the contents of a constructor with the <<SEC_CONSTRUCTOR>>
1022	flag set are requested or if the section does not have the
1023	<<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> flag set, then the @var{location} is filled
1024	with zeroes. If no errors occur, <<true>> is returned, else
1025	<<false>>.
1026
1027
1028
1029*/
1030boolean
1031bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, section, location, offset, count)
1032     bfd *abfd;
1033     sec_ptr section;
1034     PTR location;
1035     file_ptr offset;
1036     bfd_size_type count;
1037{
1038  bfd_size_type sz;
1039
1040  if (section->flags & SEC_CONSTRUCTOR)
1041    {
1042      memset (location, 0, (unsigned) count);
1043      return true;
1044    }
1045
1046  if (offset < 0)
1047    {
1048    bad_val:
1049      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
1050      return false;
1051    }
1052  /* Even if reloc_done is true, this function reads unrelocated
1053     contents, so we want the raw size.  */
1054  sz = section->_raw_size;
1055  if ((bfd_size_type) offset > sz || count > sz || offset + count > sz)
1056    goto bad_val;
1057
1058  if (count == 0)
1059    /* Don't bother.  */
1060    return true;
1061
1062  if ((section->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0)
1063    {
1064      memset (location, 0, (unsigned) count);
1065      return true;
1066    }
1067
1068  if ((section->flags & SEC_IN_MEMORY) != 0)
1069    {
1070      memcpy (location, section->contents + offset, (size_t) count);
1071      return true;
1072    }
1073
1074  return BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_get_section_contents,
1075		   (abfd, section, location, offset, count));
1076}
1077
1078/*
1079FUNCTION
1080	bfd_copy_private_section_data
1081
1082SYNOPSIS
1083	boolean bfd_copy_private_section_data(bfd *ibfd, asection *isec, bfd *obfd, asection *osec);
1084
1085DESCRIPTION
1086	Copy private section information from @var{isec} in the BFD
1087	@var{ibfd} to the section @var{osec} in the BFD @var{obfd}.
1088	Return <<true>> on success, <<false>> on error.  Possible error
1089	returns are:
1090
1091	o <<bfd_error_no_memory>> -
1092	Not enough memory exists to create private data for @var{osec}.
1093
1094.#define bfd_copy_private_section_data(ibfd, isection, obfd, osection) \
1095.     BFD_SEND (obfd, _bfd_copy_private_section_data, \
1096.		(ibfd, isection, obfd, osection))
1097*/
1098
1099/*
1100FUNCTION
1101	_bfd_strip_section_from_output
1102
1103SYNOPSIS
1104	void _bfd_strip_section_from_output
1105	(struct bfd_link_info *info, asection *section);
1106
1107DESCRIPTION
1108	Remove @var{section} from the output.  If the output section
1109	becomes empty, remove it from the output bfd.  @var{info} may
1110	be NULL; if it is not, it is used to decide whether the output
1111	section is empty.
1112*/
1113void
1114_bfd_strip_section_from_output (info, s)
1115     struct bfd_link_info *info;
1116     asection *s;
1117{
1118  asection **spp, *os;
1119  struct bfd_link_order *p, *pp;
1120  boolean keep_os;
1121
1122  /* Excise the input section from the link order.
1123
1124     FIXME: For all calls that I can see to this function, the link
1125     orders have not yet been set up.  So why are we checking them? --
1126     Ian */
1127  os = s->output_section;
1128  for (p = os->link_order_head, pp = NULL; p != NULL; pp = p, p = p->next)
1129    if (p->type == bfd_indirect_link_order
1130	&& p->u.indirect.section == s)
1131      {
1132	if (pp)
1133	  pp->next = p->next;
1134	else
1135	  os->link_order_head = p->next;
1136	if (!p->next)
1137	  os->link_order_tail = pp;
1138	break;
1139      }
1140
1141  keep_os = os->link_order_head != NULL;
1142
1143  if (! keep_os && info != NULL)
1144    {
1145      bfd *abfd;
1146      for (abfd = info->input_bfds; abfd != NULL; abfd = abfd->link_next)
1147	{
1148	  asection *is;
1149	  for (is = abfd->sections; is != NULL; is = is->next)
1150	    {
1151	      if (is != s && is->output_section == os)
1152		break;
1153	    }
1154	  if (is != NULL)
1155	    break;
1156	}
1157      if (abfd != NULL)
1158	keep_os = true;
1159    }
1160
1161  /* If the output section is empty, remove it too.  Careful about sections
1162     that have been discarded in the link script -- they are mapped to
1163     bfd_abs_section, which has no owner.  */
1164  if (!keep_os && os->owner != NULL)
1165    {
1166      for (spp = &os->owner->sections; *spp; spp = &(*spp)->next)
1167	if (*spp == os)
1168	  {
1169	    *spp = os->next;
1170	    os->owner->section_count--;
1171	    break;
1172	  }
1173    }
1174}
1175