exports.h File Reference

Kernel exported symbols support. More...

#include <sys/cdefs.h>
#include <arch/types.h>
#include <kos/nmmgr.h>

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Data Structures
struct	export_sym
	A single export symbol. More...
struct	symtab_handler
	A symbol table "handler" for nmmgr. More...

Typedefs
typedef struct export_sym	export_sym_t
	A single export symbol. More...
typedef struct symtab_handler	symtab_handler_t
	A symbol table "handler" for nmmgr. More...

Functions
int	export_init ()
	Setup initial kernel exports. More...
export_sym_t *	export_lookup (const char *name)
	Look up a symbol by name. More...

Detailed Description

Kernel exported symbols support.

This file contains support related to dynamic linking of the kernel of KOS. The kernel (at compile time) produces a list of exported symbols, which can be looked through using the funtionality in this file.

Author

Dan Potter

Typedef Documentation

typedef struct export_sym export_sym_t

A single export symbol.

This structure holds a single symbol that has been exported from the kernel. These will be patched into loaded ELF binaries at load time.

typedef struct symtab_handler symtab_handler_t

A symbol table "handler" for nmmgr.

Function Documentation

int export_init

(

)

Setup initial kernel exports.

Return values

0	On success
-1	On error

export_sym_t* export_lookup

(

const char *

name

)

Look up a symbol by name.

Parameters

name	The symbol to look up

Returns

The export structure, or NULL on failure