incubator-nuttx/binfmt/binfmt.h

/****************************************************************************
 * binfmt/binfmt.h
 *
 *   Copyright (C) 2009 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
 *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
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#ifndef __BINFMT_BINFMT_H
#define __BINFMT_BINFMT_H

/****************************************************************************
 * Included Files
 ****************************************************************************/

#include <nuttx/config.h>

#include <nuttx/binfmt/binfmt.h>

/****************************************************************************
 * Pre-processor Definitions
 ****************************************************************************/

/****************************************************************************
 * Public Data
 ****************************************************************************/

#undef EXTERN
#if defined(__cplusplus)
#define EXTERN extern "C"
extern "C"
{
#else
#define EXTERN extern
#endif

/* This is a list of registered handlers for different binary formats.  This
 * list should only be accessed by normal user programs.  It should be sufficient
 * protection to simply disable pre-emption when accessing this list.
 */

EXTERN FAR struct binfmt_s *g_binfmts;

/****************************************************************************
 * Public Function Prototypes
 ****************************************************************************/

/****************************************************************************
 * Name: dump_module
 *
 * Description:
 *   Dump the contents of struct binary_s.
 *
 * Input Parameter:
 *   bin      - Load structure
 *
 * Returned Value:
 *   Zero (OK) on success; a negater errno value on failure
 *
 ****************************************************************************/

#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FEATURES) && defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_BINFMT)
int dump_module(FAR const struct binary_s *bin);
#else
#  define dump_module(bin)
#endif

/****************************************************************************
 * Name: binfmt_copyargv
 *
 * Description:
 *   In the kernel build, the argv list will likely lie in the caller's
 *   address environment and, hence, by inaccessible when we swith to the
 *   address environment of the new process address environment.  So we
 *   do not have any real option other than to copy the callers argv[] list.
 *
 * Input Parameter:
 *   bin      - Load structure
 *   argv     - Argument list
 *
 * Returned Value:
 *   Zero (OK) on sucess; a negater erro value on failure.
 *
 ****************************************************************************/

int binfmt_copyargv(FAR struct binary_s *bin, FAR char * const *argv);

/****************************************************************************
 * Name: binfmt_freeargv
 *
 * Description:
 *   Release the copied argv[] list.
 *
 * Input Parameter:
 *   bin      - Load structure
 *
 * Returned Value:
 *   None
 *
 ****************************************************************************/

#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_ADDRENV) && defined(CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL)
void binfmt_freeargv(FAR struct binary_s *bin);
#else
#  define binfmt_freeargv(bin)
#endif

#undef EXTERN
#if defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif

#endif /* __BINFMT_BINFMT_H */