tools/lld/include/lld/Core/DefinedAtom.h

reference, declaration → definition
definition → references, declarations, derived classes, virtual overrides
reference to multiple definitions → definitions
unreferenced

//===- Core/DefinedAtom.h - An Atom with content --------------------------===//
//
// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

#ifndef LLD_CORE_DEFINED_ATOM_H
#define LLD_CORE_DEFINED_ATOM_H

#include "lld/Common/LLVM.h"
#include "lld/Core/Atom.h"
#include "lld/Core/Reference.h"
#include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"

namespace lld {
class File;

/// The fundamental unit of linking.
///
/// A C function or global variable is an atom.  An atom has content and
/// attributes. The content of a function atom is the instructions that
/// implement the function.  The content of a global variable atom is its
/// initial bytes.
///
/// Here are some example attribute sets for common atoms. If a particular
/// attribute is not listed, the default values are:  definition=regular,
/// sectionChoice=basedOnContent, scope=translationUnit, merge=no,
/// deadStrip=normal, interposable=no
///
///  C function:  void foo() {} <br>
///    name=foo, type=code, perm=r_x, scope=global
///
///  C static function:  staic void func() {} <br>
///    name=func, type=code, perm=r_x
///
///  C global variable:  int count = 1; <br>
///    name=count, type=data, perm=rw_, scope=global
///
///  C tentative definition:  int bar; <br>
///    name=bar, type=zerofill, perm=rw_, scope=global,
///    merge=asTentative, interposable=yesAndRuntimeWeak
///
///  Uninitialized C static variable:  static int stuff; <br>
///    name=stuff, type=zerofill, perm=rw_
///
///  Weak C function:  __attribute__((weak)) void foo() {} <br>
///    name=foo, type=code, perm=r_x, scope=global, merge=asWeak
///
///  Hidden C function:  __attribute__((visibility("hidden"))) void foo() {}<br>
///    name=foo, type=code, perm=r_x, scope=linkageUnit
///
///  No-dead-strip function:  __attribute__((used)) void foo() {} <br>
///    name=foo, type=code, perm=r_x, scope=global, deadStrip=never
///
///  Non-inlined C++ inline method:  inline void Foo::doit() {} <br>
///    name=_ZN3Foo4doitEv, type=code, perm=r_x, scope=global,
///    mergeDupes=asWeak
///
///  Non-inlined C++ inline method whose address is taken:
///     inline void Foo::doit() {} <br>
///    name=_ZN3Foo4doitEv, type=code, perm=r_x, scope=global,
///    mergeDupes=asAddressedWeak
///
///  literal c-string:  "hello" <br>
///    name="" type=cstring, perm=r__, scope=linkageUnit
///
///  literal double:  1.234 <br>
///    name="" type=literal8, perm=r__, scope=linkageUnit
///
///  constant:  { 1,2,3 } <br>
///    name="" type=constant, perm=r__, scope=linkageUnit
///
///  Pointer to initializer function:  <br>
///    name="" type=initializer, perm=rw_l,
///    sectionChoice=customRequired
///
///  C function place in custom section:  __attribute__((section("__foo")))
///                                       void foo() {} <br>
///    name=foo, type=code, perm=r_x, scope=global,
///    sectionChoice=customRequired, customSectionName=__foo
///
class DefinedAtom : public Atom {
public:
  enum Interposable {
    interposeNo,            // linker can directly bind uses of this atom
    interposeYes,           // linker must indirect (through GOT) uses
    interposeYesAndRuntimeWeak // must indirect and mark symbol weak in final
                               // linked image
  };

  enum Merge {
    mergeNo,                // Another atom with same name is error
    mergeAsTentative,       // Is ANSI C tentative definition, can be coalesced
    mergeAsWeak,            // Is C++ inline definition that was not inlined,
                            // but address was not taken, so atom can be hidden
                            // by linker
    mergeAsWeakAndAddressUsed, // Is C++ definition inline definition whose
                               // address was taken.
    mergeSameNameAndSize,   // Another atom with different size is error
    mergeByLargestSection,  // Choose an atom whose section is the largest.
    mergeByContent,         // Merge with other constants with same content.
  };

  enum ContentType {
    typeUnknown,            // for use with definitionUndefined
    typeMachHeader,         // atom representing mach_header [Darwin]
    typeCode,               // executable code
    typeResolver,           // function which returns address of target
    typeBranchIsland,       // linker created for large binaries
    typeBranchShim,         // linker created to switch thumb mode
    typeStub,               // linker created for calling external function
    typeStubHelper,         // linker created for initial stub binding
    typeConstant,           // a read-only constant
    typeCString,            // a zero terminated UTF8 C string
    typeUTF16String,        // a zero terminated UTF16 string
    typeCFI,                // a FDE or CIE from dwarf unwind info
    typeLSDA,               // extra unwinding info
    typeLiteral4,           // a four-btye read-only constant
    typeLiteral8,           // an eight-btye read-only constant
    typeLiteral16,          // a sixteen-btye read-only constant
    typeData,               // read-write data
    typeDataFast,           // allow data to be quickly accessed
    typeZeroFill,           // zero-fill data
    typeZeroFillFast,       // allow zero-fill data to be quicky accessed
    typeConstData,          // read-only data after dynamic linker is done
    typeObjC1Class,         // ObjC1 class [Darwin]
    typeLazyPointer,        // pointer through which a stub jumps
    typeLazyDylibPointer,   // pointer through which a stub jumps [Darwin]
    typeNonLazyPointer,     // pointer to external symbol
    typeCFString,           // NS/CFString object [Darwin]
    typeGOT,                // pointer to external symbol
    typeInitializerPtr,     // pointer to initializer function
    typeTerminatorPtr,      // pointer to terminator function
    typeCStringPtr,         // pointer to UTF8 C string [Darwin]
    typeObjCClassPtr,       // pointer to ObjC class [Darwin]
    typeObjC2CategoryList,  // pointers to ObjC category [Darwin]
    typeObjCImageInfo,      // pointer to ObjC class [Darwin]
    typeObjCMethodList,     // pointer to ObjC method list [Darwin]
    typeDTraceDOF,          // runtime data for Dtrace [Darwin]
    typeInterposingTuples,  // tuples of interposing info for dyld [Darwin]
    typeTempLTO,            // temporary atom for bitcode reader
    typeCompactUnwindInfo,  // runtime data for unwinder [Darwin]
    typeProcessedUnwindInfo,// compressed compact unwind info [Darwin]
    typeThunkTLV,           // thunk used to access a TLV [Darwin]
    typeTLVInitialData,     // initial data for a TLV [Darwin]
    typeTLVInitialZeroFill, // TLV initial zero fill data [Darwin]
    typeTLVInitializerPtr,  // pointer to thread local initializer [Darwin]
    typeDSOHandle,          // atom representing DSO handle [Darwin]
    typeSectCreate,         // Created via the -sectcreate option [Darwin]
  };

  // Permission bits for atoms and segments. The order of these values are
  // important, because the layout pass may sort atoms by permission if other
  // attributes are the same.
  enum ContentPermissions {
    perm___  = 0,           // mapped as unaccessible
    permR__  = 8,           // mapped read-only
    permRW_  = 8 + 2,       // mapped readable and writable
    permRW_L = 8 + 2 + 1,   // initially mapped r/w, then made read-only
                            // loader writable
    permR_X  = 8 + 4,       // mapped readable and executable
    permRWX  = 8 + 2 + 4,   // mapped readable and writable and executable
    permUnknown = 16        // unknown or invalid permissions
  };

  enum SectionChoice {
    sectionBasedOnContent,  // linker infers final section based on content
    sectionCustomPreferred, // linker may place in specific section
    sectionCustomRequired   // linker must place in specific section
  };

  enum DeadStripKind {
    deadStripNormal,        // linker may dead strip this atom
    deadStripNever,         // linker must never dead strip this atom
    deadStripAlways         // linker must remove this atom if unused
  };

  enum DynamicExport {
    /// The linker may or may not export this atom dynamically depending
    ///   on the output type and other context of the link.
    dynamicExportNormal,
    /// The linker will always export this atom dynamically.
    dynamicExportAlways,
  };

  // Attributes describe a code model used by the atom.
  enum CodeModel {
    codeNA,           // no specific code model
    // MIPS code models
    codeMipsPIC,      // PIC function in a PIC / non-PIC mixed file
    codeMipsMicro,    // microMIPS instruction encoding
    codeMipsMicroPIC, // microMIPS instruction encoding + PIC
    codeMips16,       // MIPS-16 instruction encoding
    // ARM code models
    codeARMThumb,     // ARM Thumb instruction set
    codeARM_a,        // $a-like mapping symbol (for ARM code)
    codeARM_d,        // $d-like mapping symbol (for data)
    codeARM_t,        // $t-like mapping symbol (for Thumb code)
  };

  struct Alignment {
    Alignment(int v, int m = 0) : value(v), modulus(m) {}

    uint16_t value;
    uint16_t modulus;

    bool operator==(const Alignment &rhs) const {
      return (value == rhs.value) && (modulus == rhs.modulus);
    }
  };

  /// returns a value for the order of this Atom within its file.
  ///
  /// This is used by the linker to order the layout of Atoms so that the
  /// resulting image is stable and reproducible.
  virtual uint64_t ordinal() const = 0;

  /// the number of bytes of space this atom's content will occupy in the
  /// final linked image.
  ///
  /// For a function atom, it is the number of bytes of code in the function.
  virtual uint64_t size() const = 0;

  /// The size of the section from which the atom is instantiated.
  ///
  /// Merge::mergeByLargestSection is defined in terms of section size
  /// and not in terms of atom size, so we need this function separate
  /// from size().
  virtual uint64_t sectionSize() const { return 0; }

  /// The visibility of this atom to other atoms.
  ///
  /// C static functions have scope scopeTranslationUnit.  Regular C functions
  /// have scope scopeGlobal.  Functions compiled with visibility=hidden have
  /// scope scopeLinkageUnit so they can be see by other atoms being linked but
  /// not by the OS loader.
  virtual Scope scope() const = 0;

  /// Whether the linker should use direct or indirect access to this
  /// atom.
  virtual Interposable interposable() const = 0;

  /// how the linker should handle if multiple atoms have the same name.
  virtual Merge merge() const = 0;

  /// The type of this atom, such as code or data.
  virtual ContentType contentType() const = 0;

  /// The alignment constraints on how this atom must be laid out in the
  /// final linked image (e.g. 16-byte aligned).
  virtual Alignment alignment() const = 0;

  /// Whether this atom must be in a specially named section in the final
  /// linked image, or if the linker can infer the section based on the
  /// contentType().
  virtual SectionChoice sectionChoice() const = 0;

  /// If sectionChoice() != sectionBasedOnContent, then this return the
  /// name of the section the atom should be placed into.
  virtual StringRef customSectionName() const = 0;

  /// constraints on whether the linker may dead strip away this atom.
  virtual DeadStripKind deadStrip() const = 0;

  /// Under which conditions should this atom be dynamically exported.
  virtual DynamicExport dynamicExport() const {
    return dynamicExportNormal;
  }

  /// Code model used by the atom.
  virtual CodeModel codeModel() const { return codeNA; }

  /// Returns the OS memory protections required for this atom's content
  /// at runtime.
  ///
  /// A function atom is R_X, a global variable is RW_, and a read-only constant
  /// is R__.
  virtual ContentPermissions permissions() const;

  /// returns a reference to the raw (unrelocated) bytes of this Atom's
  /// content.
  virtual ArrayRef<uint8_t> rawContent() const = 0;

  /// This class abstracts iterating over the sequence of References
  /// in an Atom.  Concrete instances of DefinedAtom must implement
  /// the derefIterator() and incrementIterator() methods.
  class reference_iterator {
  public:
    reference_iterator(const DefinedAtom &a, const void *it)
      : _atom(a), _it(it) { }

    const Reference *operator*() const {
      return _atom.derefIterator(_it);
    }

    const Reference *operator->() const {
      return _atom.derefIterator(_it);
    }

    bool operator==(const reference_iterator &other) const {
      return _it == other._it;
    }

    bool operator!=(const reference_iterator &other) const {
      return !(*this == other);
    }

    reference_iterator &operator++() {
      _atom.incrementIterator(_it);
      return *this;
    }
  private:
    const DefinedAtom &_atom;
    const void *_it;
  };

  /// Returns an iterator to the beginning of this Atom's References.
  virtual reference_iterator begin() const = 0;

  /// Returns an iterator to the end of this Atom's References.
  virtual reference_iterator end() const = 0;

  /// Adds a reference to this atom.
  virtual void addReference(Reference::KindNamespace ns,
                            Reference::KindArch arch,
                            Reference::KindValue kindValue, uint64_t off,
                            const Atom *target, Reference::Addend a) {
    llvm_unreachable("Subclass does not permit adding references");
  }

  static bool classof(const Atom *a) {
    return a->definition() == definitionRegular;
  }

  /// Utility for deriving permissions from content type
  static ContentPermissions permissions(ContentType type);

  /// Utility function to check if the atom occupies file space
  bool occupiesDiskSpace() const {
    ContentType atomContentType = contentType();
    return !(atomContentType == DefinedAtom::typeZeroFill ||
             atomContentType == DefinedAtom::typeZeroFillFast ||
             atomContentType == DefinedAtom::typeTLVInitialZeroFill);
  }

  /// Utility function to check if relocations in this atom to other defined
  /// atoms can be implicitly generated, and so we don't need to explicitly
  /// emit those relocations.
  bool relocsToDefinedCanBeImplicit() const {
    ContentType atomContentType = contentType();
    return atomContentType == typeCFI;
  }

protected:
  // DefinedAtom is an abstract base class. Only subclasses can access
  // constructor.
  DefinedAtom() : Atom(definitionRegular) { }

  ~DefinedAtom() override = default;

  /// Returns a pointer to the Reference object that the abstract
  /// iterator "points" to.
  virtual const Reference *derefIterator(const void *iter) const = 0;

  /// Adjusts the abstract iterator to "point" to the next Reference
  /// object for this Atom.
  virtual void incrementIterator(const void *&iter) const = 0;
};
} // end namespace lld

#endif