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//===- LinkerScript.cpp ---------------------------------------------------===//
//
// 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
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//
// This file contains the parser/evaluator of the linker script.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
#include "LinkerScript.h"
#include "Config.h"
#include "InputSection.h"
#include "OutputSections.h"
#include "SymbolTable.h"
#include "Symbols.h"
#include "SyntheticSections.h"
#include "Target.h"
#include "Writer.h"
#include "lld/Common/Memory.h"
#include "lld/Common/Strings.h"
#include "lld/Common/Threads.h"
#include "llvm/ADT/STLExtras.h"
#include "llvm/ADT/StringRef.h"
#include "llvm/BinaryFormat/ELF.h"
#include "llvm/Support/Casting.h"
#include "llvm/Support/Endian.h"
#include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
#include "llvm/Support/FileSystem.h"
#include "llvm/Support/Path.h"
#include <algorithm>
#include <cassert>
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <iterator>
#include <limits>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace llvm;
using namespace llvm::ELF;
using namespace llvm::object;
using namespace llvm::support::endian;
using namespace lld;
using namespace lld::elf;
LinkerScript *elf::script;
static uint64_t getOutputSectionVA(SectionBase *inputSec, StringRef loc) {
if (OutputSection *os = inputSec->getOutputSection())
return os->addr;
error(loc + ": unable to evaluate expression: input section " +
inputSec->name + " has no output section assigned");
return 0;
}
uint64_t ExprValue::getValue() const {
if (sec)
return alignTo(sec->getOffset(val) + getOutputSectionVA(sec, loc),
alignment);
return alignTo(val, alignment);
}
uint64_t ExprValue::getSecAddr() const {
if (sec)
return sec->getOffset(0) + getOutputSectionVA(sec, loc);
return 0;
}
uint64_t ExprValue::getSectionOffset() const {
// If the alignment is trivial, we don't have to compute the full
// value to know the offset. This allows this function to succeed in
// cases where the output section is not yet known.
if (alignment == 1 && (!sec || !sec->getOutputSection()))
return val;
return getValue() - getSecAddr();
}
OutputSection *LinkerScript::createOutputSection(StringRef name,
StringRef location) {
OutputSection *&secRef = nameToOutputSection[name];
OutputSection *sec;
if (secRef && secRef->location.empty()) {
// There was a forward reference.
sec = secRef;
} else {
sec = make<OutputSection>(name, SHT_PROGBITS, 0);
if (!secRef)
secRef = sec;
}
sec->location = location;
return sec;
}
OutputSection *LinkerScript::getOrCreateOutputSection(StringRef name) {
OutputSection *&cmdRef = nameToOutputSection[name];
if (!cmdRef)
cmdRef = make<OutputSection>(name, SHT_PROGBITS, 0);
return cmdRef;
}
// Expands the memory region by the specified size.
static void expandMemoryRegion(MemoryRegion *memRegion, uint64_t size,
StringRef regionName, StringRef secName) {
memRegion->curPos += size;
uint64_t newSize = memRegion->curPos - memRegion->origin;
if (newSize > memRegion->length)
error("section '" + secName + "' will not fit in region '" + regionName +
"': overflowed by " + Twine(newSize - memRegion->length) + " bytes");
}
void LinkerScript::expandMemoryRegions(uint64_t size) {
if (ctx->memRegion)
expandMemoryRegion(ctx->memRegion, size, ctx->memRegion->name,
ctx->outSec->name);
// Only expand the LMARegion if it is different from memRegion.
if (ctx->lmaRegion && ctx->memRegion != ctx->lmaRegion)
expandMemoryRegion(ctx->lmaRegion, size, ctx->lmaRegion->name,
ctx->outSec->name);
}
void LinkerScript::expandOutputSection(uint64_t size) {
ctx->outSec->size += size;
expandMemoryRegions(size);
}
void LinkerScript::setDot(Expr e, const Twine &loc, bool inSec) {
uint64_t val = e().getValue();
if (val < dot && inSec)
error(loc + ": unable to move location counter backward for: " +
ctx->outSec->name);
// Update to location counter means update to section size.
if (inSec)
expandOutputSection(val - dot);
dot = val;
}
// Used for handling linker symbol assignments, for both finalizing
// their values and doing early declarations. Returns true if symbol
// should be defined from linker script.
static bool shouldDefineSym(SymbolAssignment *cmd) {
if (cmd->name == ".")
return false;
if (!cmd->provide)
return true;
// If a symbol was in PROVIDE(), we need to define it only
// when it is a referenced undefined symbol.
Symbol *b = symtab->find(cmd->name);
if (b && !b->isDefined())
return true;
return false;
}
// This function is called from processSectionCommands,
// while we are fixing the output section layout.
void LinkerScript::addSymbol(SymbolAssignment *cmd) {
if (!shouldDefineSym(cmd))
return;
// Define a symbol.
ExprValue value = cmd->expression();
SectionBase *sec = value.isAbsolute() ? nullptr : value.sec;
uint8_t visibility = cmd->hidden ? STV_HIDDEN : STV_DEFAULT;
// When this function is called, section addresses have not been
// fixed yet. So, we may or may not know the value of the RHS
// expression.
//
// For example, if an expression is `x = 42`, we know x is always 42.
// However, if an expression is `x = .`, there's no way to know its
// value at the moment.
//
// We want to set symbol values early if we can. This allows us to
// use symbols as variables in linker scripts. Doing so allows us to
// write expressions like this: `alignment = 16; . = ALIGN(., alignment)`.
uint64_t symValue = value.sec ? 0 : value.getValue();
Defined New(nullptr, cmd->name, STB_GLOBAL, visibility, STT_NOTYPE, symValue,
0, sec);
Symbol *sym = symtab->insert(cmd->name);
sym->mergeProperties(New);
sym->replace(New);
cmd->sym = cast<Defined>(sym);
}
// This function is called from LinkerScript::declareSymbols.
// It creates a placeholder symbol if needed.
static void declareSymbol(SymbolAssignment *cmd) {
if (!shouldDefineSym(cmd))
return;
uint8_t visibility = cmd->hidden ? STV_HIDDEN : STV_DEFAULT;
Defined New(nullptr, cmd->name, STB_GLOBAL, visibility, STT_NOTYPE, 0, 0,
nullptr);
// We can't calculate final value right now.
Symbol *sym = symtab->insert(cmd->name);
sym->mergeProperties(New);
sym->replace(New);
cmd->sym = cast<Defined>(sym);
cmd->provide = false;
sym->scriptDefined = true;
}
// This method is used to handle INSERT AFTER statement. Here we rebuild
// the list of script commands to mix sections inserted into.
void LinkerScript::processInsertCommands() {
std::vector<BaseCommand *> v;
auto insert = [&](std::vector<BaseCommand *> &from) {
v.insert(v.end(), from.begin(), from.end());
from.clear();
};
for (BaseCommand *base : sectionCommands) {
if (auto *os = dyn_cast<OutputSection>(base)) {
insert(insertBeforeCommands[os->name]);
v.push_back(base);
insert(insertAfterCommands[os->name]);
continue;
}
v.push_back(base);
}
for (auto &cmds : {insertBeforeCommands, insertAfterCommands})
for (const std::pair<StringRef, std::vector<BaseCommand *>> &p : cmds)
if (!p.second.empty())
error("unable to INSERT AFTER/BEFORE " + p.first +
": section not defined");
sectionCommands = std::move(v);
}
// Symbols defined in script should not be inlined by LTO. At the same time
// we don't know their final values until late stages of link. Here we scan
// over symbol assignment commands and create placeholder symbols if needed.
void LinkerScript::declareSymbols() {
assert(!ctx);
for (BaseCommand *base : sectionCommands) {
if (auto *cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(base)) {
declareSymbol(cmd);
continue;
}
// If the output section directive has constraints,
// we can't say for sure if it is going to be included or not.
// Skip such sections for now. Improve the checks if we ever
// need symbols from that sections to be declared early.
auto *sec = cast<OutputSection>(base);
if (sec->constraint != ConstraintKind::NoConstraint)
continue;
for (BaseCommand *base2 : sec->sectionCommands)
if (auto *cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(base2))
declareSymbol(cmd);
}
}
// This function is called from assignAddresses, while we are
// fixing the output section addresses. This function is supposed
// to set the final value for a given symbol assignment.
void LinkerScript::assignSymbol(SymbolAssignment *cmd, bool inSec) {
if (cmd->name == ".") {
setDot(cmd->expression, cmd->location, inSec);
return;
}
if (!cmd->sym)
return;
ExprValue v = cmd->expression();
if (v.isAbsolute()) {
cmd->sym->section = nullptr;
cmd->sym->value = v.getValue();
} else {
cmd->sym->section = v.sec;
cmd->sym->value = v.getSectionOffset();
}
}
static std::string getFilename(InputFile *file) {
if (!file)
return "";
if (file->archiveName.empty())
return file->getName();
return (file->archiveName + "(" + file->getName() + ")").str();
}
bool LinkerScript::shouldKeep(InputSectionBase *s) {
if (keptSections.empty())
return false;
std::string filename = getFilename(s->file);
for (InputSectionDescription *id : keptSections)
if (id->filePat.match(filename))
for (SectionPattern &p : id->sectionPatterns)
if (p.sectionPat.match(s->name))
return true;
return false;
}
// A helper function for the SORT() command.
static std::function<bool(InputSectionBase *, InputSectionBase *)>
getComparator(SortSectionPolicy k) {
switch (k) {
case SortSectionPolicy::Alignment:
return [](InputSectionBase *a, InputSectionBase *b) {
// ">" is not a mistake. Sections with larger alignments are placed
// before sections with smaller alignments in order to reduce the
// amount of padding necessary. This is compatible with GNU.
return a->alignment > b->alignment;
};
case SortSectionPolicy::Name:
return [](InputSectionBase *a, InputSectionBase *b) {
return a->name < b->name;
};
case SortSectionPolicy::Priority:
return [](InputSectionBase *a, InputSectionBase *b) {
return getPriority(a->name) < getPriority(b->name);
};
default:
llvm_unreachable("unknown sort policy");
}
}
// A helper function for the SORT() command.
static bool matchConstraints(ArrayRef<InputSection *> sections,
ConstraintKind kind) {
if (kind == ConstraintKind::NoConstraint)
return true;
bool isRW = llvm::any_of(
sections, [](InputSection *sec) { return sec->flags & SHF_WRITE; });
return (isRW && kind == ConstraintKind::ReadWrite) ||
(!isRW && kind == ConstraintKind::ReadOnly);
}
static void sortSections(MutableArrayRef<InputSection *> vec,
SortSectionPolicy k) {
if (k != SortSectionPolicy::Default && k != SortSectionPolicy::None)
llvm::stable_sort(vec, getComparator(k));
}
// Sort sections as instructed by SORT-family commands and --sort-section
// option. Because SORT-family commands can be nested at most two depth
// (e.g. SORT_BY_NAME(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text.*))) and because the command
// line option is respected even if a SORT command is given, the exact
// behavior we have here is a bit complicated. Here are the rules.
//
// 1. If two SORT commands are given, --sort-section is ignored.
// 2. If one SORT command is given, and if it is not SORT_NONE,
// --sort-section is handled as an inner SORT command.
// 3. If one SORT command is given, and if it is SORT_NONE, don't sort.
// 4. If no SORT command is given, sort according to --sort-section.
static void sortInputSections(MutableArrayRef<InputSection *> vec,
const SectionPattern &pat) {
if (pat.sortOuter == SortSectionPolicy::None)
return;
if (pat.sortInner == SortSectionPolicy::Default)
sortSections(vec, config->sortSection);
else
sortSections(vec, pat.sortInner);
sortSections(vec, pat.sortOuter);
}
// Compute and remember which sections the InputSectionDescription matches.
std::vector<InputSection *>
LinkerScript::computeInputSections(const InputSectionDescription *cmd) {
std::vector<InputSection *> ret;
// Collects all sections that satisfy constraints of Cmd.
for (const SectionPattern &pat : cmd->sectionPatterns) {
size_t sizeBefore = ret.size();
for (InputSectionBase *sec : inputSections) {
if (!sec->isLive() || sec->assigned)
continue;
// For -emit-relocs we have to ignore entries like
// .rela.dyn : { *(.rela.data) }
// which are common because they are in the default bfd script.
// We do not ignore SHT_REL[A] linker-synthesized sections here because
// want to support scripts that do custom layout for them.
if (auto *isec = dyn_cast<InputSection>(sec))
if (isec->getRelocatedSection())
continue;
std::string filename = getFilename(sec->file);
if (!cmd->filePat.match(filename) ||
pat.excludedFilePat.match(filename) ||
!pat.sectionPat.match(sec->name))
continue;
// It is safe to assume that Sec is an InputSection
// because mergeable or EH input sections have already been
// handled and eliminated.
ret.push_back(cast<InputSection>(sec));
sec->assigned = true;
}
sortInputSections(MutableArrayRef<InputSection *>(ret).slice(sizeBefore),
pat);
}
return ret;
}
void LinkerScript::discard(ArrayRef<InputSection *> v) {
for (InputSection *s : v) {
if (s == in.shStrTab || s == mainPart->relaDyn || s == mainPart->relrDyn)
error("discarding " + s->name + " section is not allowed");
// You can discard .hash and .gnu.hash sections by linker scripts. Since
// they are synthesized sections, we need to handle them differently than
// other regular sections.
if (s == mainPart->gnuHashTab)
mainPart->gnuHashTab = nullptr;
if (s == mainPart->hashTab)
mainPart->hashTab = nullptr;
s->assigned = false;
s->markDead();
discard(s->dependentSections);
}
}
std::vector<InputSection *>
LinkerScript::createInputSectionList(OutputSection &outCmd) {
std::vector<InputSection *> ret;
for (BaseCommand *base : outCmd.sectionCommands) {
if (auto *cmd = dyn_cast<InputSectionDescription>(base)) {
cmd->sections = computeInputSections(cmd);
ret.insert(ret.end(), cmd->sections.begin(), cmd->sections.end());
}
}
return ret;
}
void LinkerScript::processSectionCommands() {
// A symbol can be assigned before any section is mentioned in the linker
// script. In an DSO, the symbol values are addresses, so the only important
// section values are:
// * SHN_UNDEF
// * SHN_ABS
// * Any value meaning a regular section.
// To handle that, create a dummy aether section that fills the void before
// the linker scripts switches to another section. It has an index of one
// which will map to whatever the first actual section is.
aether = make<OutputSection>("", 0, SHF_ALLOC);
aether->sectionIndex = 1;
// Ctx captures the local AddressState and makes it accessible deliberately.
// This is needed as there are some cases where we cannot just
// thread the current state through to a lambda function created by the
// script parser.
auto deleter = make_unique<AddressState>();
ctx = deleter.get();
ctx->outSec = aether;
size_t i = 0;
// Add input sections to output sections.
for (BaseCommand *base : sectionCommands) {
// Handle symbol assignments outside of any output section.
if (auto *cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(base)) {
addSymbol(cmd);
continue;
}
if (auto *sec = dyn_cast<OutputSection>(base)) {
std::vector<InputSection *> v = createInputSectionList(*sec);
// The output section name `/DISCARD/' is special.
// Any input section assigned to it is discarded.
if (sec->name == "/DISCARD/") {
discard(v);
sec->sectionCommands.clear();
continue;
}
// This is for ONLY_IF_RO and ONLY_IF_RW. An output section directive
// ".foo : ONLY_IF_R[OW] { ... }" is handled only if all member input
// sections satisfy a given constraint. If not, a directive is handled
// as if it wasn't present from the beginning.
//
// Because we'll iterate over SectionCommands many more times, the easy
// way to "make it as if it wasn't present" is to make it empty.
if (!matchConstraints(v, sec->constraint)) {
for (InputSectionBase *s : v)
s->assigned = false;
sec->sectionCommands.clear();
continue;
}
// A directive may contain symbol definitions like this:
// ".foo : { ...; bar = .; }". Handle them.
for (BaseCommand *base : sec->sectionCommands)
if (auto *outCmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(base))
addSymbol(outCmd);
// Handle subalign (e.g. ".foo : SUBALIGN(32) { ... }"). If subalign
// is given, input sections are aligned to that value, whether the
// given value is larger or smaller than the original section alignment.
if (sec->subalignExpr) {
uint32_t subalign = sec->subalignExpr().getValue();
for (InputSectionBase *s : v)
s->alignment = subalign;
}
// Add input sections to an output section.
for (InputSection *s : v)
sec->addSection(s);
sec->sectionIndex = i++;
if (sec->noload)
sec->type = SHT_NOBITS;
if (sec->nonAlloc)
sec->flags &= ~(uint64_t)SHF_ALLOC;
}
}
ctx = nullptr;
}
static OutputSection *findByName(ArrayRef<BaseCommand *> vec,
StringRef name) {
for (BaseCommand *base : vec)
if (auto *sec = dyn_cast<OutputSection>(base))
if (sec->name == name)
return sec;
return nullptr;
}
static OutputSection *createSection(InputSectionBase *isec,
StringRef outsecName) {
OutputSection *sec = script->createOutputSection(outsecName, "<internal>");
sec->addSection(cast<InputSection>(isec));
return sec;
}
static OutputSection *
addInputSec(StringMap<TinyPtrVector<OutputSection *>> &map,
InputSectionBase *isec, StringRef outsecName) {
// Sections with SHT_GROUP or SHF_GROUP attributes reach here only when the -r
// option is given. A section with SHT_GROUP defines a "section group", and
// its members have SHF_GROUP attribute. Usually these flags have already been
// stripped by InputFiles.cpp as section groups are processed and uniquified.
// However, for the -r option, we want to pass through all section groups
// as-is because adding/removing members or merging them with other groups
// change their semantics.
if (isec->type == SHT_GROUP || (isec->flags & SHF_GROUP))
return createSection(isec, outsecName);
// Imagine .zed : { *(.foo) *(.bar) } script. Both foo and bar may have
// relocation sections .rela.foo and .rela.bar for example. Most tools do
// not allow multiple REL[A] sections for output section. Hence we
// should combine these relocation sections into single output.
// We skip synthetic sections because it can be .rela.dyn/.rela.plt or any
// other REL[A] sections created by linker itself.
if (!isa<SyntheticSection>(isec) &&
(isec->type == SHT_REL || isec->type == SHT_RELA)) {
auto *sec = cast<InputSection>(isec);
OutputSection *out = sec->getRelocatedSection()->getOutputSection();
if (out->relocationSection) {
out->relocationSection->addSection(sec);
return nullptr;
}
out->relocationSection = createSection(isec, outsecName);
return out->relocationSection;
}
// When control reaches here, mergeable sections have already been merged into
// synthetic sections. For relocatable case we want to create one output
// section per syntetic section so that they have a valid sh_entsize.
if (config->relocatable && (isec->flags & SHF_MERGE))
return createSection(isec, outsecName);
// The ELF spec just says
// ----------------------------------------------------------------
// In the first phase, input sections that match in name, type and
// attribute flags should be concatenated into single sections.
// ----------------------------------------------------------------
//
// However, it is clear that at least some flags have to be ignored for
// section merging. At the very least SHF_GROUP and SHF_COMPRESSED have to be
// ignored. We should not have two output .text sections just because one was
// in a group and another was not for example.
//
// It also seems that wording was a late addition and didn't get the
// necessary scrutiny.
//
// Merging sections with different flags is expected by some users. One
// reason is that if one file has
//
// int *const bar __attribute__((section(".foo"))) = (int *)0;
//
// gcc with -fPIC will produce a read only .foo section. But if another
// file has
//
// int zed;
// int *const bar __attribute__((section(".foo"))) = (int *)&zed;
//
// gcc with -fPIC will produce a read write section.
//
// Last but not least, when using linker script the merge rules are forced by
// the script. Unfortunately, linker scripts are name based. This means that
// expressions like *(.foo*) can refer to multiple input sections with
// different flags. We cannot put them in different output sections or we
// would produce wrong results for
//
// start = .; *(.foo.*) end = .; *(.bar)
//
// and a mapping of .foo1 and .bar1 to one section and .foo2 and .bar2 to
// another. The problem is that there is no way to layout those output
// sections such that the .foo sections are the only thing between the start
// and end symbols.
//
// Given the above issues, we instead merge sections by name and error on
// incompatible types and flags.
TinyPtrVector<OutputSection *> &v = map[outsecName];
for (OutputSection *sec : v) {
if (sec->partition != isec->partition)
continue;
sec->addSection(cast<InputSection>(isec));
return nullptr;
}
OutputSection *sec = createSection(isec, outsecName);
v.push_back(sec);
return sec;
}
// Add sections that didn't match any sections command.
void LinkerScript::addOrphanSections() {
StringMap<TinyPtrVector<OutputSection *>> map;
std::vector<OutputSection *> v;
auto add = [&](InputSectionBase *s) {
if (!s->isLive() || s->parent)
return;
StringRef name = getOutputSectionName(s);
if (config->orphanHandling == OrphanHandlingPolicy::Error)
error(toString(s) + " is being placed in '" + name + "'");
else if (config->orphanHandling == OrphanHandlingPolicy::Warn)
warn(toString(s) + " is being placed in '" + name + "'");
if (OutputSection *sec = findByName(sectionCommands, name)) {
sec->addSection(cast<InputSection>(s));
return;
}
if (OutputSection *os = addInputSec(map, s, name))
v.push_back(os);
assert(s->getOutputSection()->sectionIndex == UINT32_MAX);
};
// For futher --emit-reloc handling code we need target output section
// to be created before we create relocation output section, so we want
// to create target sections first. We do not want priority handling
// for synthetic sections because them are special.
for (InputSectionBase *isec : inputSections) {
if (auto *sec = dyn_cast<InputSection>(isec))
if (InputSectionBase *rel = sec->getRelocatedSection())
if (auto *relIS = dyn_cast_or_null<InputSectionBase>(rel->parent))
add(relIS);
add(isec);
}
// If no SECTIONS command was given, we should insert sections commands
// before others, so that we can handle scripts which refers them,
// for example: "foo = ABSOLUTE(ADDR(.text)));".
// When SECTIONS command is present we just add all orphans to the end.
if (hasSectionsCommand)
sectionCommands.insert(sectionCommands.end(), v.begin(), v.end());
else
sectionCommands.insert(sectionCommands.begin(), v.begin(), v.end());
}
uint64_t LinkerScript::advance(uint64_t size, unsigned alignment) {
bool isTbss =
(ctx->outSec->flags & SHF_TLS) && ctx->outSec->type == SHT_NOBITS;
uint64_t start = isTbss ? dot + ctx->threadBssOffset : dot;
start = alignTo(start, alignment);
uint64_t end = start + size;
if (isTbss)
ctx->threadBssOffset = end - dot;
else
dot = end;
return end;
}
void LinkerScript::output(InputSection *s) {
assert(ctx->outSec == s->getParent());
uint64_t before = advance(0, 1);
uint64_t pos = advance(s->getSize(), s->alignment);
s->outSecOff = pos - s->getSize() - ctx->outSec->addr;
// Update output section size after adding each section. This is so that
// SIZEOF works correctly in the case below:
// .foo { *(.aaa) a = SIZEOF(.foo); *(.bbb) }
expandOutputSection(pos - before);
}
void LinkerScript::switchTo(OutputSection *sec) {
ctx->outSec = sec;
uint64_t before = advance(0, 1);
ctx->outSec->addr = advance(0, ctx->outSec->alignment);
expandMemoryRegions(ctx->outSec->addr - before);
}
// This function searches for a memory region to place the given output
// section in. If found, a pointer to the appropriate memory region is
// returned. Otherwise, a nullptr is returned.
MemoryRegion *LinkerScript::findMemoryRegion(OutputSection *sec) {
// If a memory region name was specified in the output section command,
// then try to find that region first.
if (!sec->memoryRegionName.empty()) {
if (MemoryRegion *m = memoryRegions.lookup(sec->memoryRegionName))
return m;
error("memory region '" + sec->memoryRegionName + "' not declared");
return nullptr;
}
// If at least one memory region is defined, all sections must
// belong to some memory region. Otherwise, we don't need to do
// anything for memory regions.
if (memoryRegions.empty())
return nullptr;
// See if a region can be found by matching section flags.
for (auto &pair : memoryRegions) {
MemoryRegion *m = pair.second;
if ((m->flags & sec->flags) && (m->negFlags & sec->flags) == 0)
return m;
}
// Otherwise, no suitable region was found.
if (sec->flags & SHF_ALLOC)
error("no memory region specified for section '" + sec->name + "'");
return nullptr;
}
static OutputSection *findFirstSection(PhdrEntry *load) {
for (OutputSection *sec : outputSections)
if (sec->ptLoad == load)
return sec;
return nullptr;
}
// This function assigns offsets to input sections and an output section
// for a single sections command (e.g. ".text { *(.text); }").
void LinkerScript::assignOffsets(OutputSection *sec) {
if (!(sec->flags & SHF_ALLOC))
dot = 0;
ctx->memRegion = sec->memRegion;
ctx->lmaRegion = sec->lmaRegion;
if (ctx->memRegion)
dot = ctx->memRegion->curPos;
if ((sec->flags & SHF_ALLOC) && sec->addrExpr)
setDot(sec->addrExpr, sec->location, false);
switchTo(sec);
if (sec->lmaExpr)
ctx->lmaOffset = sec->lmaExpr().getValue() - dot;
if (MemoryRegion *mr = sec->lmaRegion)
ctx->lmaOffset = mr->curPos - dot;
// If neither AT nor AT> is specified for an allocatable section, the linker
// will set the LMA such that the difference between VMA and LMA for the
// section is the same as the preceding output section in the same region
// https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs-2.20/ld/Output-Section-LMA.html
// This, however, should only be done by the first "non-header" section
// in the segment.
if (PhdrEntry *l = ctx->outSec->ptLoad)
if (sec == findFirstSection(l))
l->lmaOffset = ctx->lmaOffset;
// We can call this method multiple times during the creation of
// thunks and want to start over calculation each time.
sec->size = 0;
// We visited SectionsCommands from processSectionCommands to
// layout sections. Now, we visit SectionsCommands again to fix
// section offsets.
for (BaseCommand *base : sec->sectionCommands) {
// This handles the assignments to symbol or to the dot.
if (auto *cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(base)) {
cmd->addr = dot;
assignSymbol(cmd, true);
cmd->size = dot - cmd->addr;
continue;
}
// Handle BYTE(), SHORT(), LONG(), or QUAD().
if (auto *cmd = dyn_cast<ByteCommand>(base)) {
cmd->offset = dot - ctx->outSec->addr;
dot += cmd->size;
expandOutputSection(cmd->size);
continue;
}
// Handle a single input section description command.
// It calculates and assigns the offsets for each section and also
// updates the output section size.
for (InputSection *sec : cast<InputSectionDescription>(base)->sections)
output(sec);
}
}
static bool isDiscardable(OutputSection &sec) {
if (sec.name == "/DISCARD/")
return true;
// We do not remove empty sections that are explicitly
// assigned to any segment.
if (!sec.phdrs.empty())
return false;
// We do not want to remove OutputSections with expressions that reference
// symbols even if the OutputSection is empty. We want to ensure that the
// expressions can be evaluated and report an error if they cannot.
if (sec.expressionsUseSymbols)
return false;
// OutputSections may be referenced by name in ADDR and LOADADDR expressions,
// as an empty Section can has a valid VMA and LMA we keep the OutputSection
// to maintain the integrity of the other Expression.
if (sec.usedInExpression)
return false;
for (BaseCommand *base : sec.sectionCommands) {
if (auto cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(base))
// Don't create empty output sections just for unreferenced PROVIDE
// symbols.
if (cmd->name != "." && !cmd->sym)
continue;
if (!isa<InputSectionDescription>(*base))
return false;
}
return true;
}
void LinkerScript::adjustSectionsBeforeSorting() {
// If the output section contains only symbol assignments, create a
// corresponding output section. The issue is what to do with linker script
// like ".foo : { symbol = 42; }". One option would be to convert it to
// "symbol = 42;". That is, move the symbol out of the empty section
// description. That seems to be what bfd does for this simple case. The
// problem is that this is not completely general. bfd will give up and
// create a dummy section too if there is a ". = . + 1" inside the section
// for example.
// Given that we want to create the section, we have to worry what impact
// it will have on the link. For example, if we just create a section with
// 0 for flags, it would change which PT_LOADs are created.
// We could remember that particular section is dummy and ignore it in
// other parts of the linker, but unfortunately there are quite a few places
// that would need to change:
// * The program header creation.
// * The orphan section placement.
// * The address assignment.
// The other option is to pick flags that minimize the impact the section
// will have on the rest of the linker. That is why we copy the flags from
// the previous sections. Only a few flags are needed to keep the impact low.
uint64_t flags = SHF_ALLOC;
for (BaseCommand *&cmd : sectionCommands) {
auto *sec = dyn_cast<OutputSection>(cmd);
if (!sec)
continue;
// Handle align (e.g. ".foo : ALIGN(16) { ... }").
if (sec->alignExpr)
sec->alignment =
std::max<uint32_t>(sec->alignment, sec->alignExpr().getValue());
// The input section might have been removed (if it was an empty synthetic
// section), but we at least know the flags.
if (sec->hasInputSections)
flags = sec->flags;
// We do not want to keep any special flags for output section
// in case it is empty.
bool isEmpty = getInputSections(sec).empty();
if (isEmpty)
sec->flags = flags & ((sec->nonAlloc ? 0 : (uint64_t)SHF_ALLOC) |
SHF_WRITE | SHF_EXECINSTR);
if (isEmpty && isDiscardable(*sec)) {
sec->markDead();
cmd = nullptr;
} else if (!sec->isLive()) {
sec->markLive();
}
}
// It is common practice to use very generic linker scripts. So for any
// given run some of the output sections in the script will be empty.
// We could create corresponding empty output sections, but that would
// clutter the output.
// We instead remove trivially empty sections. The bfd linker seems even
// more aggressive at removing them.
llvm::erase_if(sectionCommands, [&](BaseCommand *base) { return !base; });
}
void LinkerScript::adjustSectionsAfterSorting() {
// Try and find an appropriate memory region to assign offsets in.
for (BaseCommand *base : sectionCommands) {
if (auto *sec = dyn_cast<OutputSection>(base)) {
if (!sec->lmaRegionName.empty()) {
if (MemoryRegion *m = memoryRegions.lookup(sec->lmaRegionName))
sec->lmaRegion = m;
else
error("memory region '" + sec->lmaRegionName + "' not declared");
}
sec->memRegion = findMemoryRegion(sec);
}
}
// If output section command doesn't specify any segments,
// and we haven't previously assigned any section to segment,
// then we simply assign section to the very first load segment.
// Below is an example of such linker script:
// PHDRS { seg PT_LOAD; }
// SECTIONS { .aaa : { *(.aaa) } }
std::vector<StringRef> defPhdrs;
auto firstPtLoad = llvm::find_if(phdrsCommands, [](const PhdrsCommand &cmd) {
return cmd.type == PT_LOAD;
});
if (firstPtLoad != phdrsCommands.end())
defPhdrs.push_back(firstPtLoad->name);
// Walk the commands and propagate the program headers to commands that don't
// explicitly specify them.
for (BaseCommand *base : sectionCommands) {
auto *sec = dyn_cast<OutputSection>(base);
if (!sec)
continue;
if (sec->phdrs.empty()) {
// To match the bfd linker script behaviour, only propagate program
// headers to sections that are allocated.
if (sec->flags & SHF_ALLOC)
sec->phdrs = defPhdrs;
} else {
defPhdrs = sec->phdrs;
}
}
}
static uint64_t computeBase(uint64_t min, bool allocateHeaders) {
// If there is no SECTIONS or if the linkerscript is explicit about program
// headers, do our best to allocate them.
if (!script->hasSectionsCommand || allocateHeaders)
return 0;
// Otherwise only allocate program headers if that would not add a page.
return alignDown(min, config->maxPageSize);
}
// Try to find an address for the file and program headers output sections,
// which were unconditionally added to the first PT_LOAD segment earlier.
//
// When using the default layout, we check if the headers fit below the first
// allocated section. When using a linker script, we also check if the headers
// are covered by the output section. This allows omitting the headers by not
// leaving enough space for them in the linker script; this pattern is common
// in embedded systems.
//
// If there isn't enough space for these sections, we'll remove them from the
// PT_LOAD segment, and we'll also remove the PT_PHDR segment.
void LinkerScript::allocateHeaders(std::vector<PhdrEntry *> &phdrs) {
uint64_t min = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
for (OutputSection *sec : outputSections)
if (sec->flags & SHF_ALLOC)
min = std::min<uint64_t>(min, sec->addr);
auto it = llvm::find_if(
phdrs, [](const PhdrEntry *e) { return e->p_type == PT_LOAD; });
if (it == phdrs.end())
return;
PhdrEntry *firstPTLoad = *it;
bool hasExplicitHeaders =
llvm::any_of(phdrsCommands, [](const PhdrsCommand &cmd) {
return cmd.hasPhdrs || cmd.hasFilehdr;
});
bool paged = !config->omagic && !config->nmagic;
uint64_t headerSize = getHeaderSize();
if ((paged || hasExplicitHeaders) &&
headerSize <= min - computeBase(min, hasExplicitHeaders)) {
min = alignDown(min - headerSize, config->maxPageSize);
Out::elfHeader->addr = min;
Out::programHeaders->addr = min + Out::elfHeader->size;
return;
}
// Error if we were explicitly asked to allocate headers.
if (hasExplicitHeaders)
error("could not allocate headers");
Out::elfHeader->ptLoad = nullptr;
Out::programHeaders->ptLoad = nullptr;
firstPTLoad->firstSec = findFirstSection(firstPTLoad);
llvm::erase_if(phdrs,
[](const PhdrEntry *e) { return e->p_type == PT_PHDR; });
}
LinkerScript::AddressState::AddressState() {
for (auto &mri : script->memoryRegions) {
MemoryRegion *mr = mri.second;
mr->curPos = mr->origin;
}
}
static uint64_t getInitialDot() {
// By default linker scripts use an initial value of 0 for '.',
// but prefer -image-base if set.
if (script->hasSectionsCommand)
return config->imageBase ? *config->imageBase : 0;
uint64_t startAddr = UINT64_MAX;
// The sections with -T<section> have been sorted in order of ascending
// address. We must lower startAddr if the lowest -T<section address> as
// calls to setDot() must be monotonically increasing.
for (auto &kv : config->sectionStartMap)
startAddr = std::min(startAddr, kv.second);
return std::min(startAddr, target->getImageBase() + elf::getHeaderSize());
}
// Here we assign addresses as instructed by linker script SECTIONS
// sub-commands. Doing that allows us to use final VA values, so here
// we also handle rest commands like symbol assignments and ASSERTs.
void LinkerScript::assignAddresses() {
dot = getInitialDot();
auto deleter = make_unique<AddressState>();
ctx = deleter.get();
errorOnMissingSection = true;
switchTo(aether);
for (BaseCommand *base : sectionCommands) {
if (auto *cmd = dyn_cast<SymbolAssignment>(base)) {
cmd->addr = dot;
assignSymbol(cmd, false);
cmd->size = dot - cmd->addr;
continue;
}
assignOffsets(cast<OutputSection>(base));
}
ctx = nullptr;
}
// Creates program headers as instructed by PHDRS linker script command.
std::vector<PhdrEntry *> LinkerScript::createPhdrs() {
std::vector<PhdrEntry *> ret;
// Process PHDRS and FILEHDR keywords because they are not
// real output sections and cannot be added in the following loop.
for (const PhdrsCommand &cmd : phdrsCommands) {
PhdrEntry *phdr = make<PhdrEntry>(cmd.type, cmd.flags ? *cmd.flags : PF_R);
if (cmd.hasFilehdr)
phdr->add(Out::elfHeader);
if (cmd.hasPhdrs)
phdr->add(Out::programHeaders);
if (cmd.lmaExpr) {
phdr->p_paddr = cmd.lmaExpr().getValue();
phdr->hasLMA = true;
}
ret.push_back(phdr);
}
// Add output sections to program headers.
for (OutputSection *sec : outputSections) {
// Assign headers specified by linker script
for (size_t id : getPhdrIndices(sec)) {
ret[id]->add(sec);
if (!phdrsCommands[id].flags.hasValue())
ret[id]->p_flags |= sec->getPhdrFlags();
}
}
return ret;
}
// Returns true if we should emit an .interp section.
//
// We usually do. But if PHDRS commands are given, and
// no PT_INTERP is there, there's no place to emit an
// .interp, so we don't do that in that case.
bool LinkerScript::needsInterpSection() {
if (phdrsCommands.empty())
return true;
for (PhdrsCommand &cmd : phdrsCommands)
if (cmd.type == PT_INTERP)
return true;
return false;
}
ExprValue LinkerScript::getSymbolValue(StringRef name, const Twine &loc) {
if (name == ".") {
if (ctx)
return {ctx->outSec, false, dot - ctx->outSec->addr, loc};
error(loc + ": unable to get location counter value");
return 0;
}
if (Symbol *sym = symtab->find(name)) {
if (auto *ds = dyn_cast<Defined>(sym))
return {ds->section, false, ds->value, loc};
if (isa<SharedSymbol>(sym))
if (!errorOnMissingSection)
return {nullptr, false, 0, loc};
}
error(loc + ": symbol not found: " + name);
return 0;
}
// Returns the index of the segment named Name.
static Optional<size_t> getPhdrIndex(ArrayRef<PhdrsCommand> vec,
StringRef name) {
for (size_t i = 0; i < vec.size(); ++i)
if (vec[i].name == name)
return i;
return None;
}
// Returns indices of ELF headers containing specific section. Each index is a
// zero based number of ELF header listed within PHDRS {} script block.
std::vector<size_t> LinkerScript::getPhdrIndices(OutputSection *cmd) {
std::vector<size_t> ret;
for (StringRef s : cmd->phdrs) {
if (Optional<size_t> idx = getPhdrIndex(phdrsCommands, s))
ret.push_back(*idx);
else if (s != "NONE")
error(cmd->location + ": section header '" + s +
"' is not listed in PHDRS");
}
return ret;
}