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+/* Finalize operations on the assembler context, free all resources.
+   Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2005, 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+   This file is part of elfutils.
+   Written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2002.
+
+   This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of either
+
+     * the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or
+
+     * the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+       Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+       your option) any later version
+
+   or both in parallel, as here.
+
+   elfutils 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 copies of the GNU General Public License and
+   the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program.  If
+   not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <error.h>
+#include <libintl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <libasmP.h>
+#include <libelf.h>
+#include <system.h>
+
+
+static int
+text_end (AsmCtx_t *ctx __attribute__ ((unused)))
+{
+  if (fclose (ctx->out.file) != 0)
+    {
+      __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_IOERROR);
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int
+binary_end (AsmCtx_t *ctx)
+{
+  void *symtab = NULL;
+  Dwelf_Strent *symscn_strent = NULL;
+  Dwelf_Strent *strscn_strent = NULL;
+  Dwelf_Strent *xndxscn_strent = NULL;
+  Elf_Scn *shstrscn;
+  Dwelf_Strent *shstrscn_strent;
+  size_t shstrscnndx;
+  size_t symscnndx = 0;
+  size_t strscnndx = 0;
+  size_t xndxscnndx = 0;
+  Elf_Data *data;
+  Elf_Data *shstrtabdata;
+  Elf_Data *strtabdata = NULL;
+  Elf_Data *xndxdata = NULL;
+  GElf_Shdr shdr_mem;
+  GElf_Shdr *shdr;
+  GElf_Ehdr ehdr_mem;
+  GElf_Ehdr *ehdr;
+  AsmScn_t *asmscn;
+  int result = 0;
+
+  /* Iterate over the created sections and compute the offsets of the
+     various subsections and fill in the content.  */
+  for (asmscn = ctx->section_list; asmscn != NULL; asmscn = asmscn->allnext)
+    {
+#if 0
+      Elf_Scn *scn = elf_getscn (ctx->out.elf, asmscn->data.main.scnndx);
+#else
+      Elf_Scn *scn = asmscn->data.main.scn;
+#endif
+      off_t offset = 0;
+      AsmScn_t *asmsubscn = asmscn;
+
+      do
+	{
+	  struct AsmData *content = asmsubscn->content;
+	  bool first = true;
+
+	  offset = ((offset + asmsubscn->max_align - 1)
+		    & ~(asmsubscn->max_align - 1));
+
+	  /* Update the offset for this subsection.  This field now
+	     stores the offset of the first by in this subsection.  */
+	  asmsubscn->offset = offset;
+
+	  /* Note that the content list is circular.  */
+	  if (content != NULL)
+	    do
+	      {
+		Elf_Data *newdata = elf_newdata (scn);
+
+		if (newdata == NULL)
+		  {
+		    __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_LIBELF);
+		    return -1;
+		  }
+
+		newdata->d_buf = content->data;
+		newdata->d_type = ELF_T_BYTE;
+		newdata->d_size = content->len;
+		newdata->d_off = offset;
+		newdata->d_align = first ? asmsubscn->max_align : 1;
+
+		offset += content->len;
+	      }
+	    while ((content = content->next) != asmsubscn->content);
+	}
+      while ((asmsubscn = asmsubscn->subnext) != NULL);
+    }
+
+
+  /* Create the symbol table if necessary.  */
+  if (ctx->nsymbol_tab > 0)
+    {
+      /* Create the symbol table and string table section names.  */
+      symscn_strent = dwelf_strtab_add_len (ctx->section_strtab, ".symtab", 8);
+      strscn_strent = dwelf_strtab_add_len (ctx->section_strtab, ".strtab", 8);
+
+      /* Create the symbol string table section.  */
+      Elf_Scn *strscn = elf_newscn (ctx->out.elf);
+      strtabdata = elf_newdata (strscn);
+      shdr = gelf_getshdr (strscn, &shdr_mem);
+      if (strtabdata == NULL || shdr == NULL)
+	{
+	  __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_LIBELF);
+	  return -1;
+	}
+      strscnndx = elf_ndxscn (strscn);
+
+      dwelf_strtab_finalize (ctx->symbol_strtab, strtabdata);
+
+      shdr->sh_type = SHT_STRTAB;
+      assert (shdr->sh_entsize == 0);
+
+      (void) gelf_update_shdr (strscn, shdr);
+
+      /* Create the symbol table section.  */
+      Elf_Scn *symscn = elf_newscn (ctx->out.elf);
+      data = elf_newdata (symscn);
+      shdr = gelf_getshdr (symscn, &shdr_mem);
+      if (data == NULL || shdr == NULL)
+	{
+	  __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_LIBELF);
+	  return -1;
+	}
+      symscnndx = elf_ndxscn (symscn);
+
+      /* We know how many symbols there will be in the symbol table.  */
+      data->d_size = gelf_fsize (ctx->out.elf, ELF_T_SYM,
+				 ctx->nsymbol_tab + 1, EV_CURRENT);
+      symtab = malloc (data->d_size);
+      if (symtab == NULL)
+	return -1;
+      data->d_buf = symtab;
+      data->d_type = ELF_T_SYM;
+      data->d_off = 0;
+
+      /* Clear the first entry.  */
+      GElf_Sym syment;
+      memset (&syment, '\0', sizeof (syment));
+      (void) gelf_update_sym (data, 0, &syment);
+
+      /* Iterate over the symbol table.  */
+      void *runp = NULL;
+      int ptr_local = 1;	/* Start with index 1; zero remains unused.  */
+      int ptr_nonlocal = ctx->nsymbol_tab;
+      uint32_t *xshndx = NULL;
+      AsmSym_t *sym;
+      while ((sym = asm_symbol_tab_iterate (&ctx->symbol_tab, &runp)) != NULL)
+	if (asm_emit_symbol_p (dwelf_strent_str (sym->strent)))
+	  {
+	    assert (ptr_local <= ptr_nonlocal);
+
+	    syment.st_name = dwelf_strent_off (sym->strent);
+	    syment.st_info = GELF_ST_INFO (sym->binding, sym->type);
+	    syment.st_other = 0;
+	    syment.st_value = sym->scn->offset + sym->offset;
+	    syment.st_size = sym->size;
+
+	    /* Add local symbols at the beginning, the other from
+	       the end.  */
+	    int ptr = sym->binding == STB_LOCAL ? ptr_local++ : ptr_nonlocal--;
+
+	    /* Determine the section index.  We have to handle the
+	       overflow correctly.  */
+	    Elf_Scn *scn = (sym->scn->subsection_id == 0
+			    ? sym->scn->data.main.scn
+			    : sym->scn->data.up->data.main.scn);
+
+	    Elf32_Word ndx;
+	    if (unlikely (scn == ASM_ABS_SCN))
+	      ndx = SHN_ABS;
+	    else if (unlikely (scn == ASM_COM_SCN))
+	      ndx = SHN_COMMON;
+	    else if (unlikely ((ndx = elf_ndxscn (scn)) >= SHN_LORESERVE))
+	      {
+		if (unlikely (xshndx == NULL))
+		  {
+		    /* The extended section index section does not yet
+		       exist.  */
+		    Elf_Scn *xndxscn;
+
+		    xndxscn = elf_newscn (ctx->out.elf);
+		    xndxdata = elf_newdata (xndxscn);
+		    shdr = gelf_getshdr (xndxscn, &shdr_mem);
+		    if (xndxdata == NULL || shdr == NULL)
+		      {
+			__libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_LIBELF);
+			return -1;
+		      }
+		    xndxscnndx = elf_ndxscn (xndxscn);
+
+		    shdr->sh_type = SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX;
+		    shdr->sh_entsize = sizeof (Elf32_Word);
+		    shdr->sh_addralign = sizeof (Elf32_Word);
+		    shdr->sh_link = symscnndx;
+
+		    (void) gelf_update_shdr (xndxscn, shdr);
+
+		    xndxscn_strent = dwelf_strtab_add_len (ctx->section_strtab,
+							   ".symtab_shndx",
+							   14);
+
+		    /* Note that using 'elf32_fsize' instead of
+		       'gelf_fsize' here is correct.  */
+		    xndxdata->d_size = elf32_fsize (ELF_T_WORD,
+						    ctx->nsymbol_tab + 1,
+						    EV_CURRENT);
+		    xshndx = xndxdata->d_buf = calloc (1, xndxdata->d_size);
+		    if (xshndx == NULL)
+		      return -1;
+		    /* Using ELF_T_WORD here relies on the fact that the
+		       32- and 64-bit types are the same size.  */
+		    xndxdata->d_type = ELF_T_WORD;
+		    xndxdata->d_off = 0;
+		  }
+
+		/* Store the real section index in the extended setion
+		   index table.  */
+		assert ((size_t) ptr < ctx->nsymbol_tab + 1);
+		xshndx[ptr] = ndx;
+
+		/* And signal that this happened.  */
+		ndx = SHN_XINDEX;
+	      }
+	    syment.st_shndx = ndx;
+
+	    /* Remember where we put the symbol.  */
+	    sym->symidx = ptr;
+
+	    (void) gelf_update_sym (data, ptr, &syment);
+	  }
+
+      assert (ptr_local == ptr_nonlocal + 1);
+
+      shdr->sh_type = SHT_SYMTAB;
+      shdr->sh_link = strscnndx;
+      shdr->sh_info = ptr_local;
+      shdr->sh_entsize = gelf_fsize (ctx->out.elf, ELF_T_SYM, 1, EV_CURRENT);
+      shdr->sh_addralign = gelf_fsize (ctx->out.elf, ELF_T_ADDR, 1,
+				       EV_CURRENT);
+
+      (void) gelf_update_shdr (symscn, shdr);
+    }
+
+
+  /* Create the section header string table section and fill in the
+     references in the section headers.  */
+  shstrscn = elf_newscn (ctx->out.elf);
+  shstrtabdata = elf_newdata (shstrscn);
+  shdr = gelf_getshdr (shstrscn, &shdr_mem);
+  if (shstrscn == NULL || shstrtabdata == NULL || shdr == NULL)
+    {
+      __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_LIBELF);
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+
+  /* Add the name of the section header string table.  */
+  shstrscn_strent = dwelf_strtab_add_len (ctx->section_strtab,
+					  ".shstrtab", 10);
+
+  dwelf_strtab_finalize (ctx->section_strtab, shstrtabdata);
+
+  shdr->sh_type = SHT_STRTAB;
+  assert (shdr->sh_entsize == 0);
+  shdr->sh_name = dwelf_strent_off (shstrscn_strent);
+
+  (void) gelf_update_shdr (shstrscn, shdr);
+
+
+  /* Create the section groups.  */
+  if (ctx->groups != NULL)
+    {
+      AsmScnGrp_t *runp = ctx->groups->next;
+
+      do
+	{
+	  Elf_Scn *scn;
+	  Elf32_Word *grpdata;
+
+	  scn = runp->scn;
+	  assert (scn != NULL);
+	  shdr = gelf_getshdr (scn, &shdr_mem);
+	  assert (shdr != NULL);
+
+	  data = elf_newdata (scn);
+	  if (data == NULL)
+	    {
+	      __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_LIBELF);
+	      return -1;
+	    }
+
+	  /* It is correct to use 'elf32_fsize' instead of 'gelf_fsize'
+	     here.  */
+	  data->d_size = elf32_fsize (ELF_T_WORD, runp->nmembers + 1,
+				      EV_CURRENT);
+	  grpdata = data->d_buf = malloc (data->d_size);
+	  if (grpdata == NULL)
+	    return -1;
+	  data->d_type = ELF_T_WORD;
+	  data->d_off = 0;
+	  data->d_align = elf32_fsize (ELF_T_WORD, 1, EV_CURRENT);
+
+	  /* The first word of the section is filled with the flag word.  */
+	  *grpdata++ = runp->flags;
+
+	  if (runp->members != NULL)
+	    {
+	      AsmScn_t *member = runp->members->data.main.next_in_group;
+
+	      do
+		{
+		  /* Only sections, not subsections, can be registered
+		     as member of a group.  The subsections get
+		     automatically included.  */
+		  assert (member->subsection_id == 0);
+
+		  *grpdata++ = elf_ndxscn (member->data.main.scn);
+		}
+	      while ((member = member->data.main.next_in_group)
+		     != runp->members->data.main.next_in_group);
+	    }
+
+	  /* Construct the section header.  */
+	  shdr->sh_name = dwelf_strent_off (runp->strent);
+	  shdr->sh_type = SHT_GROUP;
+	  shdr->sh_flags = 0;
+	  shdr->sh_link = symscnndx;
+	  /* If the user did not specify a signature we use the initial
+	     empty symbol in the symbol table as the signature.  */
+	  shdr->sh_info = (runp->signature != NULL
+			   ? runp->signature->symidx : 0);
+
+	  (void) gelf_update_shdr (scn, shdr);
+	}
+      while ((runp = runp->next) != ctx->groups->next);
+    }
+
+
+  /* Add the name to the symbol section.  */
+  if (likely (symscnndx != 0))
+    {
+      Elf_Scn *scn = elf_getscn (ctx->out.elf, symscnndx);
+
+      shdr = gelf_getshdr (scn, &shdr_mem);
+
+      shdr->sh_name = dwelf_strent_off (symscn_strent);
+
+      (void) gelf_update_shdr (scn, shdr);
+
+
+      /* Add the name to the string section.  */
+      assert (strscnndx != 0);
+      scn = elf_getscn (ctx->out.elf, strscnndx);
+
+      shdr = gelf_getshdr (scn, &shdr_mem);
+
+      shdr->sh_name = dwelf_strent_off (strscn_strent);
+
+      (void) gelf_update_shdr (scn, shdr);
+
+
+      /* Add the name to the extended symbol index section.  */
+      if (xndxscnndx != 0)
+	{
+	  scn = elf_getscn (ctx->out.elf, xndxscnndx);
+
+	  shdr = gelf_getshdr (scn, &shdr_mem);
+
+	  shdr->sh_name = dwelf_strent_off (xndxscn_strent);
+
+	  (void) gelf_update_shdr (scn, shdr);
+	}
+    }
+
+
+  /* Iterate over the created sections and fill in the names.  */
+  for (asmscn = ctx->section_list; asmscn != NULL; asmscn = asmscn->allnext)
+    {
+      shdr = gelf_getshdr (asmscn->data.main.scn, &shdr_mem);
+      /* This better should not fail.  */
+      assert (shdr != NULL);
+
+      shdr->sh_name = dwelf_strent_off (asmscn->data.main.strent);
+
+      /* We now know the maximum alignment.  */
+      shdr->sh_addralign = asmscn->max_align;
+
+      (void) gelf_update_shdr (asmscn->data.main.scn, shdr);
+    }
+
+  /* Put the reference to the section header string table in the ELF
+     header.  */
+  ehdr = gelf_getehdr (ctx->out.elf, &ehdr_mem);
+  assert (ehdr != NULL);
+
+  shstrscnndx = elf_ndxscn (shstrscn);
+  if (unlikely (shstrscnndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
+      || unlikely (shstrscnndx == SHN_XINDEX))
+    {
+      /* The index of the section header string sectio is too large.  */
+      Elf_Scn *scn = elf_getscn (ctx->out.elf, 0);
+
+      /* Get the header for the zeroth section.  */
+      shdr = gelf_getshdr (scn, &shdr_mem);
+      /* This better does not fail.  */
+      assert (shdr != NULL);
+
+      /* The sh_link field of the zeroth section header contains the value.  */
+      shdr->sh_link = shstrscnndx;
+
+      (void) gelf_update_shdr (scn, shdr);
+
+      /* This is the sign for the overflow.  */
+      ehdr->e_shstrndx = SHN_XINDEX;
+    }
+  else
+    ehdr->e_shstrndx = elf_ndxscn (shstrscn);
+
+  gelf_update_ehdr (ctx->out.elf, ehdr);
+
+  /* Write out the ELF file.  */
+  if (unlikely (elf_update (ctx->out.elf, ELF_C_WRITE_MMAP) < 0))
+    {
+      __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_LIBELF);
+      result = -1;
+    }
+
+  /* We do not need the section header and symbol string tables anymore.  */
+  free (shstrtabdata->d_buf);
+  if (strtabdata != NULL)
+    free (strtabdata->d_buf);
+  /* We might have allocated the extended symbol table index.  */
+  if (xndxdata != NULL)
+    free (xndxdata->d_buf);
+
+  /* Free section groups memory.  */
+  AsmScnGrp_t *scngrp = ctx->groups;
+  if (scngrp != NULL)
+    do
+      free (elf_getdata (scngrp->scn, NULL)->d_buf);
+    while ((scngrp = scngrp->next) != ctx->groups);
+
+  /* Finalize the ELF handling.  */
+  if (unlikely (elf_end (ctx->out.elf)) != 0)
+    {
+      __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_LIBELF);
+      result = -1;
+    }
+
+  /* Free the temporary resources.  */
+  free (symtab);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+
+int
+asm_end (AsmCtx_t *ctx)
+{
+  int result;
+
+  if (ctx == NULL)
+    /* Something went wrong earlier.  */
+    return -1;
+
+  result = unlikely (ctx->textp) ? text_end (ctx) : binary_end (ctx);
+  if (result != 0)
+    return result;
+
+  /* Make the new file globally readable and user/group-writable.  */
+  if (fchmod (ctx->fd, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH) != 0)
+    {
+      __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_CANNOT_CHMOD);
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  /* Rename output file.  */
+  if (rename (ctx->tmp_fname, ctx->fname) != 0)
+    {
+      __libasm_seterrno (ASM_E_CANNOT_RENAME);
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  /* Free the resources.  */
+  __libasm_finictx (ctx);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+static void
+free_section (AsmScn_t *scnp)
+{
+  void *oldp;
+
+  if (scnp->subnext != NULL)
+    free_section (scnp->subnext);
+
+  struct AsmData *data = scnp->content;
+  if (data != NULL)
+    do
+      {
+	oldp = data;
+	data = data->next;
+	free (oldp);
+      }
+    while (oldp != scnp->content);
+
+  free (scnp);
+}
+
+
+void
+internal_function
+__libasm_finictx (AsmCtx_t *ctx)
+{
+  /* Iterate through section table and free individual entries.  */
+  AsmScn_t *scn = ctx->section_list;
+  while (scn != NULL)
+    {
+      AsmScn_t *oldp = scn;
+      scn = scn->allnext;
+      free_section (oldp);
+    }
+
+  /* Free the resources of the symbol table.  */
+  void *runp = NULL;
+  AsmSym_t *sym;
+  while ((sym = asm_symbol_tab_iterate (&ctx->symbol_tab, &runp)) != NULL)
+    free (sym);
+  asm_symbol_tab_free (&ctx->symbol_tab);
+
+
+  /* Free section groups.  */
+  AsmScnGrp_t *scngrp = ctx->groups;
+  if (scngrp != NULL)
+    do
+      {
+	AsmScnGrp_t *oldp = scngrp;
+
+	scngrp = scngrp->next;
+	free (oldp);
+      }
+    while (scngrp != ctx->groups);
+
+
+  if (unlikely (ctx->textp))
+    {
+      /* Close the stream.  */
+      fclose (ctx->out.file);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* Close the output file.  */
+      /* XXX We should test for errors here but what would we do if we'd
+	 find any.  */
+      (void) close (ctx->fd);
+
+      /* And the string tables.  */
+      dwelf_strtab_free (ctx->section_strtab);
+      dwelf_strtab_free (ctx->symbol_strtab);
+    }
+
+  /* Initialize the lock.  */
+  rwlock_fini (ctx->lock);
+
+  /* Finally free the data structure.   */
+  free (ctx);
+}