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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#ifndef LINKER_PHDR_H
+#define LINKER_PHDR_H
+
+/* Declarations related to the ELF program header table and segments.
+ *
+ * The design goal is to provide an API that is as close as possible
+ * to the ELF spec, and does not depend on linker-specific data
+ * structures (e.g. the exact layout of struct soinfo).
+ */
+
+#include "linker.h"
+
+/* See linker_phdr.c for all usage documentation */
+
+int
+phdr_table_load(int                fd,
+                Elf32_Addr         phdr_offset,
+                Elf32_Half         phdr_num,
+                void**             phdr_mmap,
+                Elf32_Addr*        phdr_size,
+                const Elf32_Phdr** phdr_table);
+
+void
+phdr_table_unload(void* phdr_mmap, Elf32_Addr phdr_memsize);
+
+Elf32_Addr
+phdr_table_get_load_size(const Elf32_Phdr* phdr_table,
+                         int               phdr_count);
+
+int
+phdr_table_reserve_memory(const Elf32_Phdr* phdr_table,
+                          int               phdr_count,
+                          Elf32_Addr        required_base,
+                          void**            load_start,
+                          Elf32_Addr*       load_size,
+                          Elf32_Addr*       load_bias);
+
+int
+phdr_table_load_segments(const Elf32_Phdr* phdr_table,
+                         int               phdr_count,
+                         void*             load_start,
+                         Elf32_Addr        load_size,
+                         Elf32_Addr        load_bias,
+                         int               fd);
+
+int
+phdr_table_protect_segments(const Elf32_Phdr* phdr_table,
+                            int               phdr_count,
+                            Elf32_Addr        load_bias);
+
+int
+phdr_table_unprotect_segments(const Elf32_Phdr* phdr_table,
+                              int               phdr_count,
+                              Elf32_Addr        load_bias);
+
+int
+phdr_table_protect_gnu_relro(const Elf32_Phdr* phdr_table,
+                             int               phdr_count,
+                             Elf32_Addr        load_bias);
+
+int
+phdr_table_unprotect_gnu_relro(const Elf32_Phdr* phdr_table,
+                               int               phdr_count,
+                               Elf32_Addr        load_bias);
+
+const Elf32_Phdr*
+phdr_table_get_loaded_phdr(const Elf32_Phdr*   phdr_table,
+                           int                 phdr_count,
+                           Elf32_Addr          load_bias);
+
+#ifdef ANDROID_ARM_LINKER
+int
+phdr_table_get_arm_exidx(const Elf32_Phdr* phdr_table,
+                         int               phdr_count,
+                         Elf32_Addr        load_bias,
+                         Elf32_Addr**      arm_exidx,
+                         unsigned*         arm_exidix_count);
+#endif
+
+Elf32_Addr*
+phdr_table_get_dynamic_section(const Elf32_Phdr* phdr_table,
+                               int               phdr_count,
+                               Elf32_Addr        load_bias);
+
+#endif /* LINKER_PHDR_H */