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27.Dd September 3, 2011
28.Os
29.Dt DWARF_GET_RELOCATION_INFO 3
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm dwarf_get_relocation_info
32.Nd retrieve generated relocation arrays
33.Sh LIBRARY
34.Lb libdwarf
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In libdwarf.h
37.Ft int
38.Fo dwarf_get_relocation_info
39.Fa "Dwarf_P_Debug dbg"
40.Fa "Dwarf_Signed *elf_section_index"
41.Fa "Dwarf_Signed *elf_section_link"
42.Fa "Dwarf_Unsigned *reloc_entry_count"
43.Fa "Dwarf_Relocation_Data *reloc_buf"
44.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
45.Fc
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The function
48.Fn dwarf_get_relocation_info
49is used to retrieve the relocation arrays generated by a prior call to
50.Xr dwarf_transform_to_disk_form 3 .
51.Pp
52Each call to this function retrieves the next available relocation
53array.
54Application code should call this function repeatly to retrieve all
55the relocation arrays.
56The total number of generated relocation arrays retrievable
57by this function may be obtained by calling function
58.Xr dwarf_get_relocation_info_count 3 .
59.Pp
60Argument
61.Ar dbg
62should reference a DWARF producer instance allocated using
63.Xr dwarf_producer_init 3 in sequence.
64or
65.Xr dwarf_producer_init_b 3 .
66The
67.Dv DW_DLC_SYMBOLIC_RELOCATIONS
68flag should have been set on the DWARF producer instance.
69.Pp
70Argument
71.Ar elf_section_index
72should point to a location which will be set to the ELF section index
73of the relocation section to which the retrieved relocation array
74belongs.
75.Pp
76Argument
77.Ar elf_section_link
78should point to a location which will be set to the section index of
79the ELF section to which the retrieved relocation array applies.
80.Pp
81Argument
82.Ar reloc_entry_count
83should point to a location which will be set to the total number of
84relocation entries contained in the relocation array.
85.Pp
86Argument
87.Ar reloc_buf
88should point to a location which will be set to a pointer to the
89retrieved array of relocation entries.
90.Pp
91If argument
92.Ar err
93is not NULL, it will be used to store error information in case
94of an error.
95.Pp
96The retrieved relocation entries are described using structure
97.Vt Dwarf_Relocation_Data_s ,
98defined in the header file
99.In libdwarf.h :
100.Bd -literal -offset indent
101typedef struct Dwarf_Relocation_Data_s {
102	unsigned char drd_type;
103	unsigned char drd_length;
104	Dwarf_Unsigned drd_offset;
105	Dwarf_Unsigned drd_symbol_index;
106} *Dwarf_Relocation_Data;
107.Ed
108.Pp
109Struct
110.Vt Dwarf_Relocation_Data_s
111consists of following fields:
112.Bl -tag -width ".Va drd_symbol_index" -compact -offset indent
113.It Va drd_type
114The type code of the relocation entry.
115The
116.Vt Dwarf_Rel_Type
117enumeration defined in the header file
118.In libdwarf.h
119specifies legal values for this field.
120.It Va drd_length
121The size in bytes of the field to be relocated.
122.It Va drd_offset
123The section-relative offset of the field to be relocated.
124.It Va drd_symbol_index
125The symbol index associated with the relocation entry.
126.El
127.Ss Memory Management
128The memory area used for the relocation arrays is managed by the
129.Lb libdwarf .
130The function
131.Fn dwarf_producer_finish
132may be used to release it, along with other resources associated
133with the producer instance.
134.Sh RETURN VALUES
135On success, function
136.Fn dwarf_get_relocation_info
137returns
138.Dv DW_DLV_OK .
139It returns
140.Dv DW_DLV_NO_ENTRY
141if there were no more relocation arrays to retrieve, or if the flag
142.Dv DW_DLC_SYMBOLIC_RELOCATIONS
143was not set on the producer instance.
144In case of an error, function
145.Fn dwarf_get_relocation_info
146returns
147.Dv DW_DLV_ERROR
148and sets the argument
149.Ar err .
150.Sh ERRORS
151Function
152.Fn dwarf_get_relocation_info
153can fail with:
154.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_NO_ENTRY"
155.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
156One of the arguments
157.Ar dbg ,
158.Ar elf_section_index ,
159.Ar elf_section_link ,
160.Ar reloc_entry_count
161or
162.Ar reloc_buf
163was NULL.
164.It Bq Er DW_DLE_NO_ENTRY
165There were no more ELF relocation arrays to retrieve.
166.It Bq Er DW_DLE_NO_ENTRY
167The flag
168.Dv DW_DLC_SYMBOLIC_RELOCATIONS
169was not set on the producer instance.
170.It Bq Er DW_DLE_NO_ENTRY
171Function
172.Xr dwarf_transform_to_disk_form 3
173was not called prior to calling function
174.Fn dwarf_get_relocation_info .
175.El
176.Sh EXAMPLES
177To generate relocation entries and retrieve them, use:
178.Bd -literal -offset indent
179Dwarf_P_Debug dbg;
180Dwarf_Relocation_Data buf;
181Dwarf_Signed count, index, link;
182Dwarf_Unsigned reloc_cnt, entry_cnt;
183Dwarf_Error de;
184int version, i, j;
185
186/*
187 * Assume that dbg refers to a DWARF producer instance created
188 * created with DW_DLC_SYMBOLIC_RELOCATIONS flag set and that
189 * application code has added DWARF debugging information
190 * to the producer instance.
191 */
192if ((count = dwarf_transform_to_disk_form(dbg, &de)) ==
193    DW_DLV_NOCOUNT) {
194	warnx("dwarf_transform_to_disk_form failed: %s",
195	    dwarf_errmsg(-1));
196	return;
197}
198
199/* ... process generated section byte streams ... */
200if (dwarf_get_relocation_info_count(dbg, &reloc_cnt, &version, &de) !=
201    DW_DLV_OK) {
202	warnx("dwarf_get_relocation_info_count failed: %s",
203	    dwarf_errmsg(-1));
204	return;
205}
206
207for (i = 0; (Dwarf_Unsigned) i < reloc_cnt; i++) {
208	if (dwarf_get_relocation_info(dbg, &index, &link, &entry_cnt,
209	    &buf, &de) != DW_DLV_OK) {
210		warnx("dwarf_get_relocation_info failed: %s",
211		    dwarf_errmsg(-1));
212		continue;
213	}
214	for (j = 0; (Dwarf_Unsigned) j < entry_cnt; j++) {
215		/* ...use each reloc data in buf[j]... */
216	}
217}
218
219dwarf_producer_finish(dbg, &de);
220.Ed
221.Sh SEE ALSO
222.Xr dwarf 3 ,
223.Xr dwarf_get_relocation_info_count 3 ,
224.Xr dwarf_reset_section_bytes 3 ,
225.Xr dwarf_producer_finish 3 ,
226.Xr dwarf_producer_init 3 ,
227.Xr dwarf_producer_init_b 3 ,
228.Xr dwarf_transform_to_disk_form 3
229