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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-09-18 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
+
+ Add plugin functionality for link-time optimization (LTO).
+ * plugin-api.h: New file.
+
2008-09-09 Jason Merrill <jason@redhat.com>
* demangle.h (enum demangle_component_type): Add
diff --git a/include/plugin-api.h b/include/plugin-api.h
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@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+/* plugin-api.h -- External linker plugin API. */
+
+/* Copyright 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Written by Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>.
+
+ This file is part of binutils.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ MA 02110-1301, USA. */
+
+/* This file defines the interface for writing a linker plugin, which is
+ described at < http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/whopr/driver >. */
+
+#ifndef PLUGIN_API_H
+#define PLUGIN_API_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
+
+/* Status code returned by most API routines. */
+
+enum ld_plugin_status
+{
+ LDPS_OK = 0,
+ LDPS_NO_SYMS, // Attempt to get symbols that haven't been added.
+ LDPS_ERR,
+ /* Additional Error codes TBD. */
+};
+
+/* The version of the API specification. */
+
+enum ld_plugin_api_version
+{
+ LD_PLUGIN_API_VERSION = 1,
+};
+
+/* The type of output file being generated by the linker. */
+
+enum ld_plugin_output_file_type
+{
+ LDPO_REL,
+ LDPO_EXEC,
+ LDPO_DYN,
+};
+
+/* An input file managed by the plugin library. */
+
+struct ld_plugin_input_file
+{
+ const char *name;
+ int fd;
+ off_t offset;
+ off_t filesize;
+ void *handle;
+};
+
+/* A symbol belonging to an input file managed by the plugin library. */
+
+struct ld_plugin_symbol
+{
+ char *name;
+ char *version;
+ int def;
+ int visibility;
+ uint64_t size;
+ char *comdat_key;
+ int resolution;
+};
+
+/* Whether the symbol is a definition, reference, or common, weak or not. */
+
+enum ld_plugin_symbol_kind
+{
+ LDPK_DEF,
+ LDPK_WEAKDEF,
+ LDPK_UNDEF,
+ LDPK_WEAKUNDEF,
+ LDPK_COMMON,
+};
+
+/* The visibility of the symbol. */
+
+enum ld_plugin_symbol_visibility
+{
+ LDPV_DEFAULT,
+ LDPV_PROTECTED,
+ LDPV_INTERNAL,
+ LDPV_HIDDEN,
+};
+
+/* How a symbol is resolved. */
+
+enum ld_plugin_symbol_resolution
+{
+ LDPR_UNKNOWN = 0,
+ LDPR_UNDEF,
+ LDPR_PREVAILING_DEF,
+ LDPR_PREVAILING_DEF_IRONLY,
+ LDPR_PREEMPTED_REG,
+ LDPR_PREEMPTED_IR,
+ LDPR_RESOLVED_IR,
+ LDPR_RESOLVED_EXEC,
+ LDPR_RESOLVED_DYN,
+};
+
+/* The plugin library's "claim file" handler. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_claim_file_handler) (
+ const struct ld_plugin_input_file *file, int *claimed);
+
+/* The plugin library's "all symbols read" handler. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_all_symbols_read_handler) (void);
+
+/* The plugin library's cleanup handler. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_cleanup_handler) (void);
+
+/* The linker's interface for registering the "claim file" handler. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_register_claim_file) (ld_plugin_claim_file_handler handler);
+
+/* The linker's interface for registering the "all symbols read" handler. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_register_all_symbols_read) (
+ ld_plugin_all_symbols_read_handler handler);
+
+/* The linker's interface for registering the cleanup handler. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_register_cleanup) (ld_plugin_cleanup_handler handler);
+
+/* The linker's interface for adding symbols from a claimed input file. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_add_symbols) (void *handle, int nsyms,
+ const struct ld_plugin_symbol *syms);
+
+/* The linker's interface for retrieving symbol resolution information. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_get_symbols) (const void *handle, int nsyms,
+ struct ld_plugin_symbol *syms);
+
+/* The linker's interface for adding a compiled input file. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_add_input_file) (char *pathname);
+
+/* The linker's interface for issuing a warning or error message. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_message) (int level, char *format, ...);
+
+enum ld_plugin_level
+{
+ LDPL_INFO,
+ LDPL_WARNING,
+ LDPL_ERROR,
+ LDPL_FATAL,
+};
+
+/* Values for the tv_tag field of the transfer vector. */
+
+enum ld_plugin_tag
+{
+ LDPT_NULL = 0,
+ LDPT_API_VERSION,
+ LDPT_GOLD_VERSION,
+ LDPT_LINKER_OUTPUT,
+ LDPT_OPTION,
+ LDPT_REGISTER_CLAIM_FILE_HOOK,
+ LDPT_REGISTER_ALL_SYMBOLS_READ_HOOK,
+ LDPT_REGISTER_CLEANUP_HOOK,
+ LDPT_ADD_SYMBOLS,
+ LDPT_GET_SYMBOLS,
+ LDPT_ADD_INPUT_FILE,
+ LDPT_MESSAGE,
+};
+
+/* The plugin transfer vector. */
+
+struct ld_plugin_tv
+{
+ enum ld_plugin_tag tv_tag;
+ union
+ {
+ int tv_val;
+ const char *tv_string;
+ ld_plugin_register_claim_file tv_register_claim_file;
+ ld_plugin_register_all_symbols_read tv_register_all_symbols_read;
+ ld_plugin_register_cleanup tv_register_cleanup;
+ ld_plugin_add_symbols tv_add_symbols;
+ ld_plugin_get_symbols tv_get_symbols;
+ ld_plugin_add_input_file tv_add_input_file;
+ ld_plugin_message tv_message;
+ } tv_u;
+};
+
+/* The plugin library's "onload" entry point. */
+
+typedef
+enum ld_plugin_status
+(*ld_plugin_onload) (struct ld_plugin_tv *tv);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+};
+#endif
+
+#endif /* !defined(PLUGIN_API_H) */