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1 /* Object file "section" support for the BFD library.
2 Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 Written by Cygnus Support.
4
5 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
6
7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
10 (at your option) any later version.
11
12 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 GNU General Public License for more details.
16
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
19 Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
20
21 /*
22 SECTION
23 Sections
24
25 Sections are supported in BFD in <<section.c>>.
26
27 The raw data contained within a BFD is maintained through the
28 section abstraction. A single BFD may have any number of
29 sections, and keeps hold of them by pointing to the first,
30 each one points to the next in the list.
31
32 @menu
33 @* Section Input::
34 @* Section Output::
35 @* typedef asection::
36 @* section prototypes::
37 @end menu
38
39 INODE
40 Section Input, Section Output, Sections, Sections
41 SUBSECTION
42 Section Input
43
44 When a BFD is opened for reading, the section structures are
45 created and attached to the BFD.
46
47 Each section has a name which describes the section in the
48 outside world - for example, <<a.out>> would contain at least
49 three sections, called <<.text>>, <<.data>> and <<.bss>>.
50
51 Sometimes a BFD will contain more than the 'natural' number of
52 sections. A back end may attach other sections containing
53 constructor data, or an application may add a section (using
54 bfd_make_section) to the sections attached to an already open
55 BFD. For example, the linker creates a supernumary section
56 <<COMMON>> for each input file's BFD to hold information about
57 common storage.
58
59 The raw data is not necessarily read in at the same time as
60 the section descriptor is created. Some targets may leave the
61 data in place until a <<bfd_get_section_contents>> call is
62 made. Other back ends may read in all the data at once - For
63 example; an S-record file has to be read once to determine the
64 size of the data. An IEEE-695 file doesn't contain raw data in
65 sections, but data and relocation expressions intermixed, so
66 the data area has to be parsed to get out the data and
67 relocations.
68
69 INODE
70 Section Output, typedef asection, Section Input, Sections
71
72 SUBSECTION
73 Section Output
74
75 To write a new object style BFD, the various sections to be
76 written have to be created. They are attached to the BFD in
77 the same way as input sections, data is written to the
78 sections using <<bfd_set_section_contents>>.
79
80 Any program that creates or combines sections (e.g., the assembler
81 and linker) must use the fields <<output_section>> and
82 <<output_offset>> to indicate the file sections to which each
83 section must be written. (If the section is being created from
84 scratch, <<output_section>> should probably point to the section
85 itself, and <<output_offset>> should probably be zero.)
86
87 The data to be written comes from input sections attached to
88 the output sections. The output section structure can be
89 considered a filter for the input section, the output section
90 determines the vma of the output data and the name, but the
91 input section determines the offset into the output section of
92 the data to be written.
93
94 E.g., to create a section "O", starting at 0x100, 0x123 long,
95 containing two subsections, "A" at offset 0x0 (ie at vma
96 0x100) and "B" at offset 0x20 (ie at vma 0x120) the structures
97 would look like:
98
99 | section name "A"
100 | output_offset 0x00
101 | size 0x20
102 | output_section -----------> section name "O"
103 | | vma 0x100
104 | section name "B" | size 0x123
105 | output_offset 0x20 |
106 | size 0x103 |
107 | output_section --------|
108
109
110 SUBSECTION
111 Seglets
112
113 The data within a section is stored in a <<seglet>>. These
114 are much like the fixups in <<gas>>. The seglet abstraction
115 allows the a section to grow and shrink within itself.
116
117 A seglet knows how big it is, and which is the next seglet and
118 where the raw data for it is, and also points to a list of
119 relocations which apply to it.
120
121 The seglet is used by the linker to perform relaxing on final
122 code. The application creates code which is as big as
123 necessary to make it work without relaxing, and the user can
124 select whether to relax. Sometimes relaxing takes a lot of
125 time. The linker runs around the relocations to see if any
126 are attached to data which can be shrunk, if so it does it on
127 a seglet by seglet basis.
128
129 */
130
131
132 #include "bfd.h"
133 #include "sysdep.h"
134 #include "libbfd.h"
135
136
137 /*
138 DOCDD
139 INODE
140 typedef asection, section prototypes, Section Output, Sections
141 SUBSECTION
142 typedef asection
143
144 The shape of a section struct:
145
146 CODE_FRAGMENT
147 .
148 .typedef struct sec
149 .{
150 . {* The name of the section, the name isn't a copy, the pointer is
151 . the same as that passed to bfd_make_section. *}
152 .
153 . CONST char *name;
154 .
155 . {* Which section is it 0.nth *}
156 .
157 . int index;
158 .
159 . {* The next section in the list belonging to the BFD, or NULL. *}
160 .
161 . struct sec *next;
162 .
163 . {* The field flags contains attributes of the section. Some of
164 . flags are read in from the object file, and some are
165 . synthesized from other information. *}
166 .
167 . flagword flags;
168 .
169 .#define SEC_NO_FLAGS 0x000
170 .
171 . {* Tells the OS to allocate space for this section when loaded.
172 . This would clear for a section containing debug information
173 . only. *}
174 .#define SEC_ALLOC 0x001
175 .
176 . {* Tells the OS to load the section from the file when loading.
177 . This would be clear for a .bss section *}
178 .#define SEC_LOAD 0x002
179 .
180 . {* The section contains data still to be relocated, so there will
181 . be some relocation information too. *}
182 .#define SEC_RELOC 0x004
183 .
184 .#if 0 {* Obsolete ? *}
185 .#define SEC_BALIGN 0x008
186 .#endif
187 .
188 . {* A signal to the OS that the section contains read only
189 . data. *}
190 .#define SEC_READONLY 0x010
191 .
192 . {* The section contains code only. *}
193 .#define SEC_CODE 0x020
194 .
195 . {* The section contains data only. *}
196 .#define SEC_DATA 0x040
197 .
198 . {* The section will reside in ROM. *}
199 .#define SEC_ROM 0x080
200 .
201 . {* The section contains constructor information. This section
202 . type is used by the linker to create lists of constructors and
203 . destructors used by <<g++>>. When a back end sees a symbol
204 . which should be used in a constructor list, it creates a new
205 . section for the type of name (eg <<__CTOR_LIST__>>), attaches
206 . the symbol to it and builds a relocation. To build the lists
207 . of constructors, all the linker has to to is catenate all the
208 . sections called <<__CTOR_LIST__>> and relocte the data
209 . contained within - exactly the operations it would peform on
210 . standard data. *}
211 .#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR 0x100
212 .
213 . {* The section is a constuctor, and should be placed at the
214 . end of the text, data, or bss section(?). *}
215 .#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_TEXT 0x1100
216 .#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_DATA 0x2100
217 .#define SEC_CONSTRUCTOR_BSS 0x3100
218 .
219 . {* The section has contents - a data section could be
220 . <<SEC_ALLOC>> | <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>>, a debug section could be
221 . <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> *}
222 .#define SEC_HAS_CONTENTS 0x200
223 .
224 . {* An instruction to the linker not to output sections
225 . containing this flag even if they have information which
226 . would normally be written. *}
227 .#define SEC_NEVER_LOAD 0x400
228 .
229 . {* The section is a shared library section. The linker must leave
230 . these completely alone, as the vma and size are used when
231 . the executable is loaded. *}
232 .#define SEC_SHARED_LIBRARY 0x800
233 .
234 . {* The section is a common section (symbols may be defined
235 . multiple times, the value of a symbol is the amount of
236 . space it requires, and the largest symbol value is the one
237 . used). Most targets have exactly one of these (which we
238 . translate to bfd_com_section), but ECOFF has two. *}
239 .#define SEC_IS_COMMON 0x8000
240 .
241 . {* End of section flags. *}
242 .
243 . {* The virtual memory address of the section - where it will be
244 . at run time. The symbols are relocated against this. The
245 . user_set_vma flag is maintained by bfd; if it's not set, the
246 . backend can assign addresses (for example, in <<a.out>>, where
247 . the default address for <<.data>> is dependent on the specific
248 . target and various flags). *}
249 .
250 . bfd_vma vma;
251 . boolean user_set_vma;
252 .
253 . {* The load address of the section - where it would be in a
254 . rom image, really only used for writing section header
255 . information. *}
256 .
257 . bfd_vma lma;
258 .
259 . {* The size of the section in bytes, as it will be output.
260 . contains a value even if the section has no contents (eg, the
261 . size of <<.bss>>). This will be filled in after relocation *}
262 .
263 . bfd_size_type _cooked_size;
264 .
265 . {* The size on disk of the section in bytes originally. Normally this
266 . value is the same as the size, but if some relaxing has
267 . been done, then this value will be bigger. *}
268 .
269 . bfd_size_type _raw_size;
270 .
271 . {* If this section is going to be output, then this value is the
272 . offset into the output section of the first byte in the input
273 . section. Eg, if this was going to start at the 100th byte in
274 . the output section, this value would be 100. *}
275 .
276 . bfd_vma output_offset;
277 .
278 . {* The output section through which to map on output. *}
279 .
280 . struct sec *output_section;
281 .
282 . {* The alignment requirement of the section, as an exponent - eg
283 . 3 aligns to 2^3 (or 8) *}
284 .
285 . unsigned int alignment_power;
286 .
287 . {* If an input section, a pointer to a vector of relocation
288 . records for the data in this section. *}
289 .
290 . struct reloc_cache_entry *relocation;
291 .
292 . {* If an output section, a pointer to a vector of pointers to
293 . relocation records for the data in this section. *}
294 .
295 . struct reloc_cache_entry **orelocation;
296 .
297 . {* The number of relocation records in one of the above *}
298 .
299 . unsigned reloc_count;
300 .
301 . {* Information below is back end specific - and not always used
302 . or updated. *}
303 .
304 . {* File position of section data *}
305 .
306 . file_ptr filepos;
307 .
308 . {* File position of relocation info *}
309 .
310 . file_ptr rel_filepos;
311 .
312 . {* File position of line data *}
313 .
314 . file_ptr line_filepos;
315 .
316 . {* Pointer to data for applications *}
317 .
318 . PTR userdata;
319 .
320 . struct lang_output_section *otheruserdata;
321 .
322 . {* Attached line number information *}
323 .
324 . alent *lineno;
325 .
326 . {* Number of line number records *}
327 .
328 . unsigned int lineno_count;
329 .
330 . {* When a section is being output, this value changes as more
331 . linenumbers are written out *}
332 .
333 . file_ptr moving_line_filepos;
334 .
335 . {* what the section number is in the target world *}
336 .
337 . int target_index;
338 .
339 . PTR used_by_bfd;
340 .
341 . {* If this is a constructor section then here is a list of the
342 . relocations created to relocate items within it. *}
343 .
344 . struct relent_chain *constructor_chain;
345 .
346 . {* The BFD which owns the section. *}
347 .
348 . bfd *owner;
349 .
350 . boolean reloc_done;
351 . {* A symbol which points at this section only *}
352 . struct symbol_cache_entry *symbol;
353 . struct symbol_cache_entry **symbol_ptr_ptr;
354 .
355 . struct bfd_seclet *seclets_head;
356 . struct bfd_seclet *seclets_tail;
357 .} asection ;
358 .
359 .
360 . {* These sections are global, and are managed by BFD. The application
361 . and target back end are not permitted to change the values in
362 . these sections. *}
363 .#define BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME "*ABS*"
364 .#define BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME "*UND*"
365 .#define BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME "*COM*"
366 .#define BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME "*IND*"
367 .
368 . {* the absolute section *}
369 .extern asection bfd_abs_section;
370 . {* Pointer to the undefined section *}
371 .extern asection bfd_und_section;
372 . {* Pointer to the common section *}
373 .extern asection bfd_com_section;
374 . {* Pointer to the indirect section *}
375 .extern asection bfd_ind_section;
376 .
377 .extern struct symbol_cache_entry *bfd_abs_symbol;
378 .extern struct symbol_cache_entry *bfd_com_symbol;
379 .extern struct symbol_cache_entry *bfd_und_symbol;
380 .extern struct symbol_cache_entry *bfd_ind_symbol;
381 .#define bfd_get_section_size_before_reloc(section) \
382 . (section->reloc_done ? (abort(),1): (section)->_raw_size)
383 .#define bfd_get_section_size_after_reloc(section) \
384 . ((section->reloc_done) ? (section)->_cooked_size: (abort(),1))
385 */
386
387 /* These symbols are global, not specific to any BFD. Therefore, anything
388 that tries to change them is broken, and should be repaired. */
389 static CONST asymbol global_syms[] = {
390 /* the_bfd, name, value, attr, section [, udata] */
391 { 0, BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, &bfd_com_section },
392 { 0, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, &bfd_und_section },
393 { 0, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, &bfd_abs_section },
394 { 0, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME, 0, BSF_SECTION_SYM, &bfd_ind_section },
395 };
396
397 #define STD_SECTION(SEC, FLAGS, SYM, NAME, IDX) \
398 asymbol *SYM = (asymbol *) &global_syms[IDX]; \
399 asection SEC = { NAME, 0, 0, FLAGS, 0, 0, (boolean) 0, 0, 0, 0, &SEC,\
400 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, (boolean) 0, \
401 (asymbol *) &global_syms[IDX], &SYM, }
402
403 STD_SECTION (bfd_com_section, SEC_IS_COMMON, bfd_com_symbol, BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME, 0);
404 STD_SECTION (bfd_und_section, 0, bfd_und_symbol, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME, 1);
405 STD_SECTION (bfd_abs_section, 0, bfd_abs_symbol, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME, 2);
406 STD_SECTION (bfd_ind_section, 0, bfd_ind_symbol, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME, 3);
407 #undef STD_SECTION
408
409 /*
410 DOCDD
411 INODE
412 section prototypes, , typedef asection, Sections
413 SUBSECTION
414 section prototypes
415
416 These are the functions exported by the section handling part of
417 <<libbfd>.
418 */
419
420 /*
421 FUNCTION
422 bfd_get_section_by_name
423
424 SYNOPSIS
425 asection *bfd_get_section_by_name(bfd *abfd, CONST char *name);
426
427 DESCRIPTION
428 Runs through the provided @var{abfd} and returns the
429 <<asection>> who's name matches that provided, otherwise NULL.
430 @xref{Sections}, for more information.
431
432 */
433
434 asection *
435 DEFUN(bfd_get_section_by_name,(abfd, name),
436 bfd *abfd AND
437 CONST char *name)
438 {
439 asection *sect;
440
441 for (sect = abfd->sections; sect != NULL; sect = sect->next)
442 if (!strcmp (sect->name, name)) return sect;
443 return NULL;
444 }
445
446
447 /*
448 FUNCTION
449 bfd_make_section_old_way
450
451 SYNOPSIS
452 asection *bfd_make_section_old_way(bfd *, CONST char *name);
453
454 DESCRIPTION
455 This function creates a new empty section called @var{name}
456 and attaches it to the end of the chain of sections for the
457 BFD supplied. An attempt to create a section with a name which
458 is already in use, returns its pointer without changing the
459 section chain.
460
461 It has the funny name since this is the way it used to be
462 before is was rewritten...
463
464 Possible errors are:
465 o invalid_operation -
466 If output has already started for this BFD.
467 o no_memory -
468 If obstack alloc fails.
469
470 */
471
472
473 asection *
474 DEFUN(bfd_make_section_old_way,(abfd, name),
475 bfd *abfd AND
476 CONST char * name)
477 {
478 asection *sec = bfd_get_section_by_name(abfd, name);
479 if (sec == (asection *)NULL)
480 {
481 sec = bfd_make_section(abfd, name);
482 }
483 return sec;
484 }
485
486
487 /*
488 FUNCTION
489 bfd_make_section
490
491 SYNOPSIS
492 asection * bfd_make_section(bfd *, CONST char *name);
493
494 DESCRIPTION
495 This function creates a new empty section called @var{name}
496 and attaches it to the end of the chain of sections for the
497 BFD supplied. An attempt to create a section with a name which
498 is already in use, returns NULL without changing the section
499 chain.
500
501 Possible errors are:
502 o invalid_operation - If output has already started for this BFD.
503 o no_memory - If obstack alloc fails.
504 */
505
506
507
508 sec_ptr
509 DEFUN(bfd_make_section,(abfd, name),
510 bfd *abfd AND
511 CONST char * name)
512 {
513 asection *newsect;
514 asection ** prev = &abfd->sections;
515 asection * sect = abfd->sections;
516
517 if (abfd->output_has_begun) {
518 bfd_error = invalid_operation;
519 return NULL;
520 }
521
522 if (strcmp(name, BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
523 {
524 return &bfd_abs_section;
525 }
526 if (strcmp(name, BFD_COM_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
527 {
528 return &bfd_com_section;
529 }
530 if (strcmp(name, BFD_UND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
531 {
532 return &bfd_und_section;
533 }
534
535 if (strcmp(name, BFD_IND_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
536 {
537 return &bfd_ind_section;
538 }
539
540 while (sect) {
541 if (!strcmp(sect->name, name)) return NULL;
542 prev = &sect->next;
543 sect = sect->next;
544 }
545
546 newsect = (asection *) bfd_zalloc(abfd, sizeof (asection));
547 if (newsect == NULL) {
548 bfd_error = no_memory;
549 return NULL;
550 }
551
552 newsect->name = name;
553 newsect->index = abfd->section_count++;
554 newsect->flags = SEC_NO_FLAGS;
555
556 newsect->userdata = 0;
557 newsect->next = (asection *)NULL;
558 newsect->relocation = (arelent *)NULL;
559 newsect->reloc_count = 0;
560 newsect->line_filepos =0;
561 newsect->owner = abfd;
562
563 /* Create a symbol whos only job is to point to this section. This is
564 useful for things like relocs which are relative to the base of a
565 section. */
566 newsect->symbol = bfd_make_empty_symbol(abfd);
567 newsect->symbol->name = name;
568 newsect->symbol->value = 0;
569 newsect->symbol->section = newsect;
570 newsect->symbol->flags = BSF_SECTION_SYM;
571
572
573 newsect->symbol_ptr_ptr = &newsect->symbol;
574
575 if (BFD_SEND (abfd, _new_section_hook, (abfd, newsect)) != true) {
576 free (newsect);
577 return NULL;
578 }
579
580 *prev = newsect;
581 return newsect;
582 }
583
584
585 /*
586 FUNCTION
587 bfd_set_section_flags
588
589 SYNOPSIS
590 boolean bfd_set_section_flags(bfd *, asection *, flagword);
591
592 DESCRIPTION
593 Attempts to set the attributes of the section named in the BFD
594 supplied to the value. Returns true on success, false on
595 error. Possible error returns are:
596
597 o invalid operation -
598 The section cannot have one or more of the attributes
599 requested. For example, a .bss section in <<a.out>> may not
600 have the <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>> field set.
601
602 */
603
604 boolean
605 DEFUN(bfd_set_section_flags,(abfd, section, flags),
606 bfd *abfd AND
607 sec_ptr section AND
608 flagword flags)
609 {
610 #if 0
611 /* If you try to copy a text section from an input file (where it
612 has the SEC_CODE flag set) to an output file, this loses big if
613 the bfd_applicable_section_flags (abfd) doesn't have the SEC_CODE
614 set - which it doesn't, at least not for a.out. FIXME */
615
616 if ((flags & bfd_applicable_section_flags (abfd)) != flags) {
617 bfd_error = invalid_operation;
618 return false;
619 }
620 #endif
621
622 section->flags = flags;
623 return true;
624 }
625
626
627 /*
628 FUNCTION
629 bfd_map_over_sections
630
631 SYNOPSIS
632 void bfd_map_over_sections(bfd *abfd,
633 void (*func)(bfd *abfd,
634 asection *sect,
635 PTR obj),
636 PTR obj);
637
638 DESCRIPTION
639 Calls the provided function @var{func} for each section
640 attached to the BFD @var{abfd}, passing @var{obj} as an
641 argument. The function will be called as if by
642
643 | func(abfd, the_section, obj);
644
645 This is the prefered method for iterating over sections, an
646 alternative would be to use a loop:
647
648 | section *p;
649 | for (p = abfd->sections; p != NULL; p = p->next)
650 | func(abfd, p, ...)
651
652
653 */
654
655 /*VARARGS2*/
656 void
657 DEFUN(bfd_map_over_sections,(abfd, operation, user_storage),
658 bfd *abfd AND
659 void (*operation) PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, asection *sect, PTR obj)) AND
660 PTR user_storage)
661 {
662 asection *sect;
663 int i = 0;
664
665 for (sect = abfd->sections; sect != NULL; i++, sect = sect->next)
666 (*operation) (abfd, sect, user_storage);
667
668 if (i != abfd->section_count) /* Debugging */
669 abort();
670 }
671
672
673 /*
674 FUNCTION
675 bfd_set_section_size
676
677 SYNOPSIS
678 boolean bfd_set_section_size(bfd *, asection *, bfd_size_type val);
679
680 DESCRIPTION
681 Sets @var{section} to the size @var{val}. If the operation is
682 ok, then <<true>> is returned, else <<false>>.
683
684 Possible error returns:
685 o invalid_operation -
686 Writing has started to the BFD, so setting the size is invalid
687
688 */
689
690 boolean
691 DEFUN(bfd_set_section_size,(abfd, ptr, val),
692 bfd *abfd AND
693 sec_ptr ptr AND
694 bfd_size_type val)
695 {
696 /* Once you've started writing to any section you cannot create or change
697 the size of any others. */
698
699 if (abfd->output_has_begun) {
700 bfd_error = invalid_operation;
701 return false;
702 }
703
704 ptr->_cooked_size = val;
705 ptr->_raw_size = val;
706
707 return true;
708 }
709
710 /*
711 FUNCTION
712 bfd_set_section_contents
713
714 SYNOPSIS
715 boolean bfd_set_section_contents
716 (bfd *abfd,
717 asection *section,
718 PTR data,
719 file_ptr offset,
720 bfd_size_type count);
721
722
723 DESCRIPTION
724 Sets the contents of the section @var{section} in BFD
725 @var{abfd} to the data starting in memory at @var{data}. The
726 data is written to the output section starting at offset
727 @var{offset} for @var{count} bytes.
728
729
730
731 Normally <<true>> is returned, else <<false>>. Possible error
732 returns are:
733 o no_contents -
734 The output section does not have the <<SEC_HAS_CONTENTS>>
735 attribute, so nothing can be written to it.
736 o and some more too
737
738 This routine is front end to the back end function
739 <<_bfd_set_section_contents>>.
740
741
742 */
743
744 #define bfd_get_section_size_now(abfd,sec) \
745 (sec->reloc_done \
746 ? bfd_get_section_size_after_reloc (sec) \
747 : bfd_get_section_size_before_reloc (sec))
748
749 boolean
750 DEFUN(bfd_set_section_contents,(abfd, section, location, offset, count),
751 bfd *abfd AND
752 sec_ptr section AND
753 PTR location AND
754 file_ptr offset AND
755 bfd_size_type count)
756 {
757 bfd_size_type sz;
758
759 if (!bfd_get_section_flags(abfd, section) & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS)
760 {
761 bfd_error = no_contents;
762 return(false);
763 }
764
765 if (offset < 0)
766 {
767 bad_val:
768 bfd_error = bad_value;
769 return false;
770 }
771 sz = bfd_get_section_size_now (abfd, section);
772 if (offset > sz
773 || count > sz
774 || offset + count > sz)
775 goto bad_val;
776
777 switch (abfd->direction)
778 {
779 case read_direction:
780 case no_direction:
781 bfd_error = invalid_operation;
782 return false;
783
784 case write_direction:
785 break;
786
787 case both_direction:
788 /* File is opened for update. `output_has_begun' some time ago when
789 the file was created. Do not recompute sections sizes or alignments
790 in _bfd_set_section_content. */
791 abfd->output_has_begun = true;
792 break;
793 }
794
795 if (BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_set_section_contents,
796 (abfd, section, location, offset, count)))
797 {
798 abfd->output_has_begun = true;
799 return true;
800 }
801
802 return false;
803 }
804
805 /*
806 FUNCTION
807 bfd_get_section_contents
808
809 SYNOPSIS
810 boolean bfd_get_section_contents
811 (bfd *abfd, asection *section, PTR location,
812 file_ptr offset, bfd_size_type count);
813
814 DESCRIPTION
815 This function reads data from @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd}
816 into memory starting at @var{location}. The data is read at an
817 offset of @var{offset} from the start of the input section,
818 and is read for @var{count} bytes.
819
820 If the contents of a constuctor with the <<SEC_CONSTUCTOR>>
821 flag set are requested, then the @var{location} is filled with
822 zeroes. If no errors occur, <<true>> is returned, else
823 <<false>>.
824
825
826
827 */
828 boolean
829 DEFUN(bfd_get_section_contents,(abfd, section, location, offset, count),
830 bfd *abfd AND
831 sec_ptr section AND
832 PTR location AND
833 file_ptr offset AND
834 bfd_size_type count)
835 {
836 bfd_size_type sz;
837
838 if (section->flags & SEC_CONSTRUCTOR)
839 {
840 memset(location, 0, (unsigned)count);
841 return true;
842 }
843
844 if (offset < 0)
845 {
846 bad_val:
847 bfd_error = bad_value;
848 return false;
849 }
850 sz = bfd_get_section_size_now (abfd, section);
851 if (offset > sz
852 || count > sz
853 || offset + count > sz)
854 goto bad_val;
855
856 if (count == 0)
857 /* Don't bother. */
858 return true;
859
860 return BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_get_section_contents,
861 (abfd, section, location, offset, count));
862 }