dont require phdr to link

mld/link.c

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include "link.h"
 #include "mips.h"
 
-#define SEC_ALIGN 0x1000
-
 static int load_objects(struct linker *linker)
 {
 	int max_entries = linker->args->in_count + 1;
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ static int relocate_symbol(struct linker *linker, struct object *obj,
 			   struct symbol_table *symtab, const Elf32_Sym *sym)
 {
 	size_t shndx = B16(sym->st_shndx);
-	if (shndx == 0)
+	if (shndx == 0 || shndx == SHN_ABS)
 		return M_SUCCESS; // ignore this symbol
 
 	// find the given section
@@ -184,11 +182,9 @@ static int relocate_symbol(struct linker *linker, struct object *obj,
 		return M_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	Elf32_Shdr const *shdr = &obj->shdr[shndx];
 	struct segment *sec = NULL;
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < obj->phdr_len; i++) {
-		Elf32_Phdr *temp = &obj->phdr[i];
+		if (obj->phdr_to_shdr_mapping[i] == shndx) {
-		if (PHDR_SHDR_MATCH(temp, shdr)) {
 			sec = &obj->segments[i];
 			break;
 		}
@@ -219,6 +215,20 @@ static int relocate_symbol(struct linker *linker, struct object *obj,
 	new.st_shndx = B16(new_shndx);
 	new.st_size = 0;
 
+	// rename symbol if its name is empty to perm placeholder
+	//if (B32(sym->st_name) == 0) {
+	//	#define __MAX 512
+	//	char name[__MAX];
+	//	memset(name, 0, __MAX);
+	//	strcat(name, "__sym");
+	//	snprintf(name + strlen(name), __MAX - strlen(name), "%d",
+	//		B32(sym->st_value));
+	//	if (strtab_push(linker->symtab.strtab, name, &str_off))
+	//		return M_ERROR;
+	//	new.st_name = B32(str_off);
+	//	#undef __MAX
+	//}
+
 	if (symtab_get(&linker->symtab, NULL, name, obj->index) == M_SUCCESS) {
 		ERROR("cannot link doubly defiend symbol '%s'", name);
 		return M_ERROR;
@@ -447,33 +457,38 @@ static int relocate_instruction_rela(struct linker *linker,
 		// 16bit absolute
 		if (vaddr_abs > UINT16_MAX)
 			warn = true;
-		ins.immd = (uint16_t)vaddr_abs;
+		ins.immd += (uint16_t)vaddr_abs;
 		break;
 	case R_MIPS_PC16:
 		// 16bit relative shifted
 		if (vaddr_rel > INT16_MAX || vaddr_rel < INT16_MIN)
 			warn = true;
-		ins.offset = vaddr_rel;
+		ins.offset += vaddr_rel;
 		break;
 	case R_MIPS_26:
+	case R_MIPS_JALR:
 		// 26bit absolute shifted
 		if (vaddr_abs >= (1 << 25))
 			warn = true;
-		ins.target = (vaddr_abs & 0x0FFFFFFF) >> 2;
+		ins.target += (vaddr_abs & 0x0FFFFFFF) >> 2;
 		break;
 	case R_MIPS_PC26_S2:
 		// 26bit relative shifted
 		if (vaddr_rel >= (1 << 24) || -vaddr_rel > (1 << 24))
 			warn = true;
-		ins.offs26 = vaddr_rel;
+		ins.offs26 += vaddr_rel;
 		break;
 	case R_MIPS_LO16:
 		// lo 16bit absolute
-		ins.immd = (uint16_t)(vaddr_abs & 0xFFFF);
+		ins.immd += (uint16_t)(vaddr_abs & 0xFFFF);
 		break;
 	case R_MIPS_HI16:
 		// hi 16bit absolute
-		ins.immd = (uint16_t)(vaddr_abs >> 16);
+		ins.immd += (uint16_t)(vaddr_abs >> 16);
+		break;
+	case R_MIPS_32:
+		// 32bit absolute
+		ins.raw = vaddr_abs;
 		break;
 	default:
 		ERROR("do not know how do handle relocation type [%d]", typ);
@@ -596,9 +611,6 @@ static void update_offsets(struct linker *linker)
 
 static int write_file(struct linker *linker)
 {
-	extern char *current_file;
-	current_file = linker->args->out_file;
-
 	int fd = open(linker->args->out_file, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0711);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		PERROR("cannot write");
@@ -739,12 +751,16 @@ static void linker_free(struct linker *linker)
 
 int link_files(struct linker_arguments args) {
 	struct linker linker;
+	extern char *current_file;
+
 
 	int res = M_SUCCESS;
 	if (res == M_SUCCESS)
 		res = linker_init(&linker, &args);
 	if (res == M_SUCCESS)
 		res = load_objects(&linker);
+
+	current_file = args.out_file;
 	if (res == M_SUCCESS)
 		res = relocate_segments(&linker);
 	if (res == M_SUCCESS)

mld/link.h

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #define TEXT_VADDR_MIN 0x00400000
 #define DATA_VADDR_MIN 0x10000000
 
+// alignment of a section
+#define SEC_ALIGN 0x1000
+
 // pre define
 struct linker;
 struct object;
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ struct segment;
 struct string_table;
 struct symbol_table;
 struct symbol_table_mapping;
+struct glboff_table;
 
 ///
 /// relocation table
@@ -220,6 +224,10 @@ struct object {
 	// program table
 	Elf32_Phdr *phdr;
 	size_t phdr_len;
+	bool phdr_local; // if phdr was created though malloc
+
+	// phdr <=> shdr mappings
+	uint32_t *phdr_to_shdr_mapping;
 
 	// object meta
 	const char *name;

mld/obj.c

@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ static int load_ehdr(struct object *object)
 	EHDR_ASSERT(type,      sizeof(Elf32_Half));
 	EHDR_ASSERT(machine,   sizeof(Elf32_Half));
 	EHDR_ASSERT(version,   sizeof(Elf32_Word));
-	EHDR_ASSERT(flags,     sizeof(Elf32_Word));
+	// EHDR_ASSERT(flags,     sizeof(Elf32_Word));
 	EHDR_ASSERT(ehsize,    sizeof(Elf32_Half));
-	EHDR_ASSERT(phentsize, sizeof(Elf32_Half));
+	// EHDR_ASSERT(phentsize, sizeof(Elf32_Half));
-	EHDR_ASSERT(shentsize, sizeof(Elf32_Half));
+	// EHDR_ASSERT(shentsize, sizeof(Elf32_Half));
 
 	#undef EHDR_ASSERT
 
@@ -81,23 +81,94 @@ static int load_shdr(struct object *object)
 	return M_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create the phdr
+ */
+static int create_phdr(struct object *object)
+{
+	uint32_t entries = 0;
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < object->shdr_len; i++) {
+		Elf32_Shdr *hdr = &object->shdr[i];
+		uint32_t type = B32(hdr->sh_type);
+
+		if (type != SHT_PROGBITS && type != SHT_NOBITS)
+			continue;
+
+		entries += 1;
+	}
+
+	Elf32_Phdr *phdr = malloc(entries * sizeof(Elf32_Phdr));
+	if (phdr == NULL) {
+		PERROR("cannot alloc");
+		return M_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	object->phdr = phdr;
+	object->phdr_len = entries;
+	object->phdr_local = true;
+
+	uint32_t *mapping = malloc(entries * sizeof(uint32_t));
+	if (mapping == NULL) {
+		PERROR("cannot alloc");
+		return M_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	object->phdr_to_shdr_mapping = mapping;
+
+	uint32_t index = 0;
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < object->shdr_len; i++) {
+		Elf32_Shdr *hdr = &object->shdr[i];
+		uint32_t type = B32(hdr->sh_type);
+
+		if (type != SHT_PROGBITS && type != SHT_NOBITS)
+			continue;
+		mapping[index] = i;
+		phdr[index++] = (Elf32_Phdr) {
+			.p_type = B32(PT_LOAD),
+			.p_flags = B32(
+				// execute
+				((B32(hdr->sh_flags) & SHF_EXECINSTR)
+					? PF_X : 0) |
+				// write
+				((B32(hdr->sh_flags) & SHF_WRITE)
+					? PF_W : 0) |
+				// read
+				((B32(hdr->sh_flags) & SHF_ALLOC)
+					? PF_R : 0)
+			),
+			.p_offset = hdr->sh_offset,
+			.p_vaddr = hdr->sh_addr,
+			.p_paddr = hdr->sh_addr,
+			.p_filesz = hdr->sh_size,
+			.p_memsz = hdr->sh_size,
+			.p_align = B32(SEC_ALIGN),
+		};
+	}
+
+	return M_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /**
  * Map the phdr
  */
 static int load_phdr(struct object *object)
 {
-	size_t phdr_len = B16(object->ehdr->e_phentsize) *
+	//size_t phdr_len = B16(object->ehdr->e_phentsize) *
-		B16(object->ehdr->e_phnum);
+	//	B16(object->ehdr->e_phnum);
-	size_t phdr_off = B32(object->ehdr->e_phoff);
-	object->phdr = (Elf32_Phdr *) (object->mapped + phdr_off);
-	object->phdr_len = B16(object->ehdr->e_phnum);
 
-	if (BOUND_CHK(object, phdr_len, phdr_off)) {
+	//if (phdr_len < 1)
-		ERROR("cannot read phdr");
+	return create_phdr(object);
-		return M_ERROR;
-	}
 
-	return M_SUCCESS;
+	//size_t phdr_off = B32(object->ehdr->e_phoff);
+	//object->phdr = (Elf32_Phdr *) (object->mapped + phdr_off);
+	//object->phdr_len = B16(object->ehdr->e_phnum);
+
+	//if (BOUND_CHK(object, phdr_len, phdr_off)) {
+	//	ERROR("cannot read phdr");
+	//	return M_ERROR;
+	//}
+
+	//return M_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -231,7 +302,7 @@ static int load_shstrtab(struct object *object)
  */
 static int load_segments(struct object *object)
 {
-	object->segment_len = B16(object->ehdr->e_phnum);
+	object->segment_len = object->phdr_len;
 	object->segments = malloc(sizeof(struct segment) *
 				object->segment_len);
 
@@ -287,6 +358,8 @@ int object_load(struct object *object, char *path, uint32_t index)
 	object->mapped = NULL;
 	object->name = path;
 	object->index = index;
+	object->phdr_local = false;
+	object->phdr_to_shdr_mapping = NULL;
 
 	/** load the file */
 	if (map_file(object, path))
@@ -331,6 +404,10 @@ void object_free(struct object *obj)
 		free(obj->strtabs);
 	if (obj->segments != NULL)
 		free(obj->segments);
+	if (obj->phdr_local)
+		free(obj->phdr);
+	if (obj->phdr_to_shdr_mapping)
+		free(obj->phdr_to_shdr_mapping);
 	if (obj->fd > 0)
 		close(obj->fd);
 	if (obj->mapped != NULL && obj->mapped != MAP_FAILED)

mld/seg.c

@@ -25,14 +25,8 @@ static int load_phdr(struct object *obj, struct segment *seg, size_t index)
  */
 static int load_shdr(struct object *obj, struct segment *seg, size_t index)
 {
-	bool found = false;
+	uint32_t shndx = obj->phdr_to_shdr_mapping[index];
-
+	Elf32_Shdr *hdr = &obj->shdr[shndx];
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < obj->shdr_len; i++) {
-		Elf32_Shdr *hdr = &obj->shdr[i];
-
-		// find shdr that matches  the offset in phdr
-		if (!PHDR_SHDR_MATCH(seg->phdr, hdr))
-			continue;
 
 	// get name
 	uint32_t name = B32(hdr->sh_name);
@@ -52,16 +46,8 @@ static int load_shdr(struct object *obj, struct segment *seg, size_t index)
 		return M_ERROR;
 	}
 
-		found = true;
 	seg->shdr = hdr;
-		seg->shdr_idx = i;
+	seg->shdr_idx = shndx;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (!found) {
-		ERROR("cannot find shdr for segment [%d]", index);
-		return M_ERROR;
-	}
 
 	return M_SUCCESS;
 }

mld/symtab.c

@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ int symtab_get(struct symbol_table *symtab, Elf32_Sym **res, const char *name,
 		if (strcmp(name, symname) != 0)
 			continue;
 
+		// ignore absolute symbols
+		if (B16(sym->st_shndx) == SHN_ABS)
+			continue;
+
 		// only allow retrevial of local variables from the
 		// same object
 		if (sym->st_info >> 4 != STB_GLOBAL && symtab->map != NULL &&