glibc/csu/elf-init.c

/* Startup support for ELF initializers/finalizers in the main executable.
   Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   This file is part of the GNU C Library.

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#include <stddef.h>


/* These magic symbols are provided by the linker.  */
extern void (*__preinit_array_start []) (int, char **, char **)
  attribute_hidden;
extern void (*__preinit_array_end []) (int, char **, char **)
  attribute_hidden;
extern void (*__init_array_start []) (int, char **, char **)
  attribute_hidden;
extern void (*__init_array_end []) (int, char **, char **)
  attribute_hidden;
extern void (*__fini_array_start []) (void) attribute_hidden;
extern void (*__fini_array_end []) (void) attribute_hidden;


/* These function symbols are provided for the .init/.fini section entry
   points automagically by the linker.  */
extern void _init (void);
extern void _fini (void);

/* These functions are passed to __libc_start_main by the startup code.
   These get statically linked into each program.  For dynamically linked
   programs, this module will come from libc_nonshared.a and differs from
   the libc.a module in that it doesn't call the preinit array.  */

void
__libc_csu_init (int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
{
  /* For dynamically linked executables the preinit array is executed by
     the dynamic linker (before initializing any shared object.  */

#ifndef LIBC_NONSHARED
  /* For static executables, preinit happens rights before init.  */
  {
    const size_t size = __preinit_array_end - __preinit_array_start;
    size_t i;
    for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
      (*__preinit_array_start [i]) (argc, argv, envp);
  }
#endif

  _init ();

  const size_t size = __init_array_end - __init_array_start;
  for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++)
      (*__init_array_start [i]) (argc, argv, envp);
}

/* This function should not be used anymore.  We run the executable's
   destructor now just like any other.  We cannot remove the function,
   though.  */
void
__libc_csu_fini (void)
{
#ifndef LIBC_NONSHARED
  size_t i = __fini_array_end - __fini_array_start;
  while (i-- > 0)
    (*__fini_array_start [i]) ();

  _fini ();
#endif
}