" CDDL HEADER START
"
" The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the
" Common Development and Distribution License (the "License").
" You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
"
" You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE
" or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing.
" See the License for the specific language governing permissions
" and limitations under the License.
"
" When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each
" file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE.
" If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the
" fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying
" information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
"
" CDDL HEADER END
"
"Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
"Use is subject to license terms."
The lintdump utility dumps the contents of one or more lint libraries. This is chiefly useful when trying to understand the cause of unexpected or obtuse lint warnings (see EXAMPLES), but can also be used to find differences between lint libraries across builds or releases, or to debug problems in lint itself.
A lint library is a binary object constructed using the "-o" option to lint(1). The format of a lint library is unstable and subject to change at any time, but its current structure is summarized here in order to aid in understanding the current output of lintdump. A lint library is consists of a header and four sections, called PASS1, PASS2, PASS3, and STRINGS. Generally speaking, PASS1 contains definitions, PASS2 contains declarations, and PASS3 contains information on whether or how functions or variables are used. The STRINGS section holds the strings for printf(3C)/scanf(3C) checking.
Each PASS section consists of a sequence of binary records of assorted types. The sequence of records is further partitioned by FILE records, which indicate the source or header file that is responsible for the records that follow. The remaining record types provide lint with information about the functions, variables, and structures defined or used by the library.
10 -i Do not output structure tag IDs (see EXAMPLES).
10 -p 1|2|3 Just output the PASS1, PASS2, or PASS3 section.
10 -r Output records using relative paths (see EXAMPLES).
The contents of each specified lintlib is dumped in command-line order. For each lintlib, lintdump outputs a single line beginning with "LINTLIB:" that provides its name, module ID, the size of its PASS1, PASS2, PASS3, STRING sections, and its total size, in that order.
Next, unless the -p option is used, the contents of the PASS1, PASS2, and PASS3 sections are dumped, in order. Before each section is dumped, lintdump outputs a single line beginning with "SECTION:" that provides the name and size of the section. For each section, lintdump outputs each record in order. The display format of each record depends on its type:
FILE RECORDS
Each FILE record is displayed on a single line beginning with "FILE:". Note that FILE records are often found in pairs, the first providing the absolute path to the file. FILE records containing absolute paths are omitted if -r is used. Other record types following a FILE record are indented to show their relationship to the FILE record.
FUNCTION AND VARIABLE RECORDS
Each function or variable record is displayed on a single line using an extended version of the format used in The C Programming Language, Second Edition. In particular, properties contained in the record that cannot be conveyed in C are displayed in angle brackets following definition or declaration; a full list of these and their meanings are given below in RECORD PROPERTIES. In addition, note that some structures or unions may only be known by a numeric ID, and thus output as "struct <tag ID>". This ID can be used to pair the structure with its definition via structure records. If -i is used, then "struct <anon>" is printed instead.
STRUCTURE AND UNION RECORDS
Each structure or union record is displayed using an extended version of the standard multi-line format used in The C Programming Language, Second Edition. In particular, to facilitate problem analysis, unless -i is used, each structure or union definition includes a numeric ID enclosed in angle-brackets, such as "struct FILE <tag 1298> {".
To illustrate each of the common record formats, suppose the following lint library is built:
$ cat > liba.c /* LINTLIBRARY */ /* PROTOLIB1 */ int af(int); struct as { char as_name[32]; int as_flag; } as; $ lint -oa liba.c
Then lintdump will produce the following output:
LINTLIB: llib-la.ln <mid 6484> 268+24+130+9 = 431 bytes SECTION: PASS1: 268 bytes FILE: /home/meem/hacks/liba.c FILE: liba.c extern int af(int); struct as as; struct as <tag 98> { char as_name[]; int as_flag; }; SECTION: PASS2: 24 bytes SECTION: PASS3: 130 bytes FILE: /home/meem/hacks/liba.c FILE: liba.c int af(void) <returns value>;
As discussed in OUTPUT, some records are displayed using an extended format to convey information that cannot be expressed in C. The following extended information may be displayed:
<PRINTFLIKEn>
Indicates to lint that argument n to the variable-argument function is a format string in printf(3C) format, which enhances lint's argument checking.
<SCANFLIKEn>
Indicates to lint that argument n to the variable-argument function is a format string in scanf(3C) format, which enhances lint's argument checking.
<definition>
Indicates to lint that this record represents the definition of the given variable or function (rather than a declaration).
<use: side-effects context>
Indicates to lint that the associated function is called in a context that suggests it has side effects.
<use: return value context>
Indicates to lint that the associated function is called in a context where its return value is used.
<use: unspecified context>
Indicates to lint that the associated function is used in an unspecified manner.
<returns value>
Indicates to lint that the function returns a value.
One common problem is that lint does not always provide sufficient information to understand the reason for a type mismatch. For instance, sometimes lint will confusingly report a type mismatch between apparently-identical types:
$ lint msghdr.c -lsocket function argument ( number ) used inconsistently recvmsg (arg 2) llib-lsocket:socket.h(437) struct msghdr * :: msghdr.c(12) struct msghdr *
By using lintdump, we can pinpoint the problem by examining both definitions for struct msghdr:
$ lintdump /lib/llib-lsocket.ln [ ... ] FILE: llib-lsocket:socket.h struct msghdr <tag 4532> { void *msg_name; unsigned int msg_namelen; struct iovec *msg_iov; int msg_iovlen; char *msg_accrights; int msg_accrightslen; };
$ lint -omsghdr msghdr.c -lsocket $ lintdump llib-lmsghdr.ln [ ... ] FILE: socket.h struct msghdr <tag 1315> { void *msg_name; unsigned int msg_namelen; struct iovec *msg_iov; int msg_iovlen; void *msg_control; unsigned int msg_controllen; int msg_flags; };
Looking at <sys/socket.h>, the problem becomes apparent: the structure changes depending on compile-time options, which clearly differ between the application and the library:
struct msghdr {
void *msg_name;
socklen_t msg_namelen;
struct iovec *msg_iov;
int msg_iovlen;
#if defined(_XPG4_2) || defined(_KERNEL)
void *msg_control;
socklen_t msg_controllen;
int msg_flags;
#else
caddr_t msg_accrights;
int msg_accrightslen;
#endif /* defined(_XPG4_2) || defined(_KERNEL) */
};
Another use of lintdump is to compare two versions of a lint library to see whether anything of significance has changed. For instance, lintdump can be used to understand why a lint library is different between a project gate and a patch gate, and thus to determine whether the library will need to be redelivered in the patch including the project:
$ PATCHROOT=/ws/on10-patch/proto/root_i386 $ diff llib-lkstat.ln $PATCHROOT/lib/llib-lkstat.ln Binary files llib-lkstat.ln and /ws/on10-patch/proto/root_i386/lib/llib-lkstat.ln differ $ lintdump -ir llib-lkstat.ln > /tmp/proj-kstat.out $ lintdump -ir $PATCHROOT/lib/llib-lkstat.ln > /tmp/patch-kstat.out
$ diff /tmp/patch-kstat.out /tmp/proj-kstat.out 1,2c1,2 < LINTLIB: llib-lkstat.ln <mid 3675> 4995+26812+1045+9 = 32861 bytes < SECTION: PASS1: 4995 bytes --- > LINTLIB: llib-lkstat.ln <mid 39982> 5144+27302+1057+9 = 33512 bytes > SECTION: PASS1: 5144 bytes 19c19 < unsigned char _file; --- > unsigned char _magic; 22a23,24 > unsigned int __extendedfd; > unsigned int __xf_nocheck; [ ... ]
Note that -r option removes spurious differences that would otherwise arise from different absolute paths to the same source file, and the -i option removes spurious differences due to ID generation inside lint.
lint(1), printf(3C), scanf(3C)