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      1 /*	$NetBSD: elf2aout.c,v 1.19 2016/03/07 22:16:38 martin Exp $	*/
      2 
      3 /*
      4  * Copyright (c) 1995
      5  *	Ted Lemon (hereinafter referred to as the author)
      6  *
      7  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
      8  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
      9  * are met:
     10  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
     11  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
     12  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
     13  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
     14  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
     15  * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
     16  *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
     17  *
     18  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND
     19  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
     20  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
     21  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE
     22  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
     23  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
     24  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
     25  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
     26  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
     27  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
     28  * SUCH DAMAGE.
     29  */
     30 
     31 /* elf2aout.c
     32 
     33    This program converts an elf executable to a NetBSD a.out executable.
     34    The minimal symbol table is copied, but the debugging symbols and
     35    other informational sections are not. */
     36 
     37 #if HAVE_NBTOOL_CONFIG_H
     38 #include "nbtool_config.h"
     39 #endif
     40 
     41 #ifndef TARGET_BYTE_ORDER
     42 #define TARGET_BYTE_ORDER	BYTE_ORDER
     43 #endif
     44 
     45 #include <sys/types.h>
     46 #include <sys/exec_aout.h>
     47 #include <sys/exec_elf.h>
     48 
     49 #include <a.out.h>
     50 #include <err.h>
     51 #include <errno.h>
     52 #include <fcntl.h>
     53 #include <limits.h>
     54 #include <stdio.h>
     55 #include <stdlib.h>
     56 #include <string.h>
     57 #include <unistd.h>
     58 
     59 
     60 struct sect {
     61 	/* should be unsigned long, but assume no a.out binaries on LP64 */
     62 	uint32_t vaddr;
     63 	uint32_t len;
     64 };
     65 
     66 void	combine(struct sect *, struct sect *, int);
     67 int	phcmp(const void *, const void *);
     68 void   *saveRead(int file, off_t offset, size_t len, const char *name);
     69 void	copy(int, int, off_t, off_t);
     70 void	translate_syms(int, int, off_t, off_t, off_t, off_t);
     71 
     72 #if TARGET_BYTE_ORDER != BYTE_ORDER
     73 void	bswap32_region(int32_t* , int);
     74 #endif
     75 
     76 int    *symTypeTable;
     77 
     78 int
     79 main(int argc, char **argv)
     80 {
     81 	Elf32_Ehdr ex;
     82 	Elf32_Phdr *ph;
     83 	Elf32_Shdr *sh;
     84 	char   *shstrtab;
     85 	ssize_t i, strtabix, symtabix;
     86 	struct sect text, data, bss;
     87 	struct exec aex;
     88 	int     infile, outfile;
     89 	uint32_t cur_vma = UINT32_MAX;
     90 	uint32_t mid;
     91 	int     symflag = 0;
     92 
     93 	strtabix = symtabix = 0;
     94 	text.len = data.len = bss.len = 0;
     95 	text.vaddr = data.vaddr = bss.vaddr = 0;
     96 
     97 	/* Check args... */
     98 	if (argc < 3 || argc > 4) {
     99 usage:
    100 		fprintf(stderr,
    101 		    "Usage: %s <elf executable> <a.out executable> [-s]\n",
    102 		    getprogname());
    103 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    104 	}
    105 	if (argc == 4) {
    106 		if (strcmp(argv[3], "-s"))
    107 			goto usage;
    108 		symflag = 1;
    109 	}
    110 	/* Try the input file... */
    111 	if ((infile = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY)) < 0)
    112 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Can't open `%s' for read", argv[1]);
    113 
    114 	/* Read the header, which is at the beginning of the file... */
    115 	i = read(infile, &ex, sizeof ex);
    116 	if (i != sizeof ex) {
    117 		if (i == -1)
    118 			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Error reading `%s'", argv[1]);
    119 		else
    120 			errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "End of file reading `%s'", argv[1]);
    121 	}
    122 #if TARGET_BYTE_ORDER != BYTE_ORDER
    123 	ex.e_type	= bswap16(ex.e_type);
    124 	ex.e_machine	= bswap16(ex.e_machine);
    125 	ex.e_version	= bswap32(ex.e_version);
    126 	ex.e_entry 	= bswap32(ex.e_entry);
    127 	ex.e_phoff	= bswap32(ex.e_phoff);
    128 	ex.e_shoff	= bswap32(ex.e_shoff);
    129 	ex.e_flags	= bswap32(ex.e_flags);
    130 	ex.e_ehsize	= bswap16(ex.e_ehsize);
    131 	ex.e_phentsize	= bswap16(ex.e_phentsize);
    132 	ex.e_phnum	= bswap16(ex.e_phnum);
    133 	ex.e_shentsize	= bswap16(ex.e_shentsize);
    134 	ex.e_shnum	= bswap16(ex.e_shnum);
    135 	ex.e_shstrndx	= bswap16(ex.e_shstrndx);
    136 #endif
    137 	/* Read the program headers... */
    138 	ph = saveRead(infile, ex.e_phoff,
    139 	    (size_t)ex.e_phnum * sizeof(Elf32_Phdr), "ph");
    140 #if TARGET_BYTE_ORDER != BYTE_ORDER
    141 	bswap32_region((int32_t*)ph, sizeof(Elf32_Phdr) * ex.e_phnum);
    142 #endif
    143 	/* Read the section headers... */
    144 	sh = saveRead(infile, ex.e_shoff,
    145 	    (size_t)ex.e_shnum * sizeof(Elf32_Shdr), "sh");
    146 #if TARGET_BYTE_ORDER != BYTE_ORDER
    147 	bswap32_region((int32_t*)sh, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr) * ex.e_shnum);
    148 #endif
    149 	/* Read in the section string table. */
    150 	shstrtab = saveRead(infile, sh[ex.e_shstrndx].sh_offset,
    151 	    (size_t)sh[ex.e_shstrndx].sh_size, "shstrtab");
    152 
    153 	/* Find space for a table matching ELF section indices to a.out symbol
    154 	 * types. */
    155 	symTypeTable = malloc(ex.e_shnum * sizeof(int));
    156 	if (symTypeTable == NULL)
    157 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "symTypeTable: can't allocate");
    158 	memset(symTypeTable, 0, ex.e_shnum * sizeof(int));
    159 
    160 	/* Look for the symbol table and string table... Also map section
    161 	 * indices to symbol types for a.out */
    162 	for (i = 0; i < ex.e_shnum; i++) {
    163 		char   *name = shstrtab + sh[i].sh_name;
    164 		if (!strcmp(name, ".symtab"))
    165 			symtabix = i;
    166 		else
    167 			if (!strcmp(name, ".strtab"))
    168 				strtabix = i;
    169 			else
    170 				if (!strcmp(name, ".text") || !strcmp(name, ".rodata"))
    171 					symTypeTable[i] = N_TEXT;
    172 				else
    173 					if (!strcmp(name, ".data") || !strcmp(name, ".sdata") ||
    174 					    !strcmp(name, ".lit4") || !strcmp(name, ".lit8"))
    175 						symTypeTable[i] = N_DATA;
    176 					else
    177 						if (!strcmp(name, ".bss") || !strcmp(name, ".sbss"))
    178 							symTypeTable[i] = N_BSS;
    179 	}
    180 
    181 	/* Figure out if we can cram the program header into an a.out
    182 	 * header... Basically, we can't handle anything but loadable
    183 	 * segments, but we can ignore some kinds of segments.   We can't
    184 	 * handle holes in the address space, and we handle start addresses
    185 	 * other than 0x1000 by hoping that the loader will know where to load
    186 	 * - a.out doesn't have an explicit load address.   Segments may be
    187 	 * out of order, so we sort them first. */
    188 	qsort(ph, ex.e_phnum, sizeof(Elf32_Phdr), phcmp);
    189 	for (i = 0; i < ex.e_phnum; i++) {
    190 		/* Section types we can ignore... */
    191 		if (ph[i].p_type == PT_NULL || ph[i].p_type == PT_NOTE ||
    192 		    ph[i].p_type == PT_PHDR || ph[i].p_type == PT_MIPS_REGINFO)
    193 			continue;
    194 		/* Section types we can't handle... */
    195 		else
    196 			if (ph[i].p_type != PT_LOAD)
    197 				errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "Program header %zd "
    198 				    "type %d can't be converted.",
    199 				    i, ph[i].p_type);
    200 		/* Writable (data) segment? */
    201 		if (ph[i].p_flags & PF_W) {
    202 			struct sect ndata, nbss;
    203 
    204 			ndata.vaddr = ph[i].p_vaddr;
    205 			ndata.len = ph[i].p_filesz;
    206 			nbss.vaddr = ph[i].p_vaddr + ph[i].p_filesz;
    207 			nbss.len = ph[i].p_memsz - ph[i].p_filesz;
    208 
    209 			combine(&data, &ndata, 0);
    210 			combine(&bss, &nbss, 1);
    211 		} else {
    212 			struct sect ntxt;
    213 
    214 			ntxt.vaddr = ph[i].p_vaddr;
    215 			ntxt.len = ph[i].p_filesz;
    216 
    217 			combine(&text, &ntxt, 0);
    218 		}
    219 		/* Remember the lowest segment start address. */
    220 		if (ph[i].p_vaddr < cur_vma)
    221 			cur_vma = ph[i].p_vaddr;
    222 	}
    223 
    224 	/* Sections must be in order to be converted... */
    225 	if (text.vaddr > data.vaddr || data.vaddr > bss.vaddr ||
    226 	    text.vaddr + text.len > data.vaddr ||
    227 	    data.vaddr + data.len > bss.vaddr)
    228 		errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "Sections ordering prevents a.out "
    229 		    "conversion.");
    230 	/* If there's a data section but no text section, then the loader
    231 	 * combined everything into one section.   That needs to be the text
    232 	 * section, so just make the data section zero length following text. */
    233 	if (data.len && text.len == 0) {
    234 		text = data;
    235 		data.vaddr = text.vaddr + text.len;
    236 		data.len = 0;
    237 	}
    238 	/* If there is a gap between text and data, we'll fill it when we copy
    239 	 * the data, so update the length of the text segment as represented
    240 	 * in a.out to reflect that, since a.out doesn't allow gaps in the
    241 	 * program address space. */
    242 	if (text.vaddr + text.len < data.vaddr)
    243 		text.len = data.vaddr - text.vaddr;
    244 
    245 	/* We now have enough information to cons up an a.out header... */
    246 	switch (ex.e_machine) {
    247 	case EM_SPARC:
    248 		mid = MID_SPARC;
    249 		break;
    250 	case EM_386:
    251 		mid = MID_PC386;
    252 		break;
    253 	case EM_68K:
    254 		mid = MID_M68K;
    255 		break;
    256 	case EM_MIPS:
    257 		if (ex.e_ident[EI_DATA] == ELFDATA2LSB)
    258 			mid = MID_PMAX;
    259 		else
    260 			mid = MID_MIPS;
    261 		break;
    262 	case EM_PPC:
    263 		mid = MID_POWERPC;
    264 		break;
    265 	case EM_ARM:
    266 		mid = MID_ARM6;
    267 		break;
    268 	case EM_VAX:
    269 		mid = MID_VAX;
    270 		break;
    271 	case EM_NONE:
    272 	default:
    273 		mid = MID_ZERO;
    274 	}
    275 	aex.a_midmag = (u_long)htonl(((u_long)symflag << 26)
    276 	    | ((u_long)mid << 16) | OMAGIC);
    277 
    278 	aex.a_text = text.len;
    279 	aex.a_data = data.len;
    280 	aex.a_bss = bss.len;
    281 	aex.a_entry = ex.e_entry;
    282 	aex.a_syms = (sizeof(struct nlist) *
    283 	    (symtabix != -1
    284 		? sh[symtabix].sh_size / sizeof(Elf32_Sym) : 0));
    285 	aex.a_trsize = 0;
    286 	aex.a_drsize = 0;
    287 #if TARGET_BYTE_ORDER != BYTE_ORDER
    288 	aex.a_text = bswap32(aex.a_text);
    289 	aex.a_data = bswap32(aex.a_data);
    290 	aex.a_bss = bswap32(aex.a_bss);
    291 	aex.a_entry = bswap32(aex.a_entry);
    292 	aex.a_syms = bswap32(aex.a_syms);
    293 	aex.a_trsize = bswap32(aex.a_trsize);
    294 	aex.a_drsize = bswap32(aex.a_drsize);
    295 #endif
    296 
    297 	/* Make the output file... */
    298 	if ((outfile = open(argv[2], O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0777)) < 0)
    299 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Unable to create `%s'", argv[2]);
    300 	/* Truncate file... */
    301 	if (ftruncate(outfile, 0)) {
    302 		warn("ftruncate %s", argv[2]);
    303 	}
    304 	/* Write the header... */
    305 	i = write(outfile, &aex, sizeof aex);
    306 	if (i != sizeof aex)
    307 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Can't write `%s'", argv[2]);
    308 	/* Copy the loadable sections.   Zero-fill any gaps less than 64k;
    309 	 * complain about any zero-filling, and die if we're asked to
    310 	 * zero-fill more than 64k. */
    311 	for (i = 0; i < ex.e_phnum; i++) {
    312 		/* Unprocessable sections were handled above, so just verify
    313 		 * that the section can be loaded before copying. */
    314 		if (ph[i].p_type == PT_LOAD && ph[i].p_filesz) {
    315 			if (cur_vma != ph[i].p_vaddr) {
    316 				uint32_t gap = ph[i].p_vaddr - cur_vma;
    317 				char    obuf[1024];
    318 				if (gap > 65536)
    319 					errx(EXIT_FAILURE,
    320 			"Intersegment gap (%u bytes) too large", gap);
    321 #ifdef DEBUG
    322 				warnx("%u byte intersegment gap", gap);
    323 #endif
    324 				memset(obuf, 0, sizeof obuf);
    325 				while (gap) {
    326 					ssize_t count = write(outfile, obuf,
    327 					    (gap > sizeof obuf
    328 					    ? sizeof obuf : gap));
    329 					if (count < 0)
    330 						err(EXIT_FAILURE,
    331 						    "Error writing gap");
    332 					gap -= (uint32_t)count;
    333 				}
    334 			}
    335 			copy(outfile, infile, ph[i].p_offset, ph[i].p_filesz);
    336 			cur_vma = ph[i].p_vaddr + ph[i].p_filesz;
    337 		}
    338 	}
    339 
    340 	/* Copy and translate the symbol table... */
    341 	translate_syms(outfile, infile,
    342 	    sh[symtabix].sh_offset, sh[symtabix].sh_size,
    343 	    sh[strtabix].sh_offset, sh[strtabix].sh_size);
    344 
    345 	free(ph);
    346 	free(sh);
    347 	free(shstrtab);
    348 	free(symTypeTable);
    349 	/* Looks like we won... */
    350 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    351 }
    352 /* translate_syms (out, in, offset, size)
    353 
    354    Read the ELF symbol table from in at offset; translate it into a.out
    355    nlist format and write it to out. */
    356 
    357 void
    358 translate_syms(int out, int in, off_t symoff, off_t symsize,
    359     off_t stroff, off_t strsize)
    360 {
    361 #define SYMS_PER_PASS	64
    362 	Elf32_Sym inbuf[64];
    363 	struct nlist outbuf[64];
    364 	ssize_t i, remaining, cur;
    365 	char   *oldstrings;
    366 	char   *newstrings, *nsp;
    367 	size_t  newstringsize, stringsizebuf;
    368 
    369 	/* Zero the unused fields in the output buffer.. */
    370 	memset(outbuf, 0, sizeof outbuf);
    371 
    372 	/* Find number of symbols to process... */
    373 	remaining = (ssize_t)(symsize / (off_t)sizeof(Elf32_Sym));
    374 
    375 	/* Suck in the old string table... */
    376 	oldstrings = saveRead(in, stroff, (size_t)strsize, "string table");
    377 
    378 	/* Allocate space for the new one.   XXX We make the wild assumption
    379 	 * that no two symbol table entries will point at the same place in
    380 	 * the string table - if that assumption is bad, this could easily
    381 	 * blow up. */
    382 	newstringsize = (size_t)(strsize + remaining);
    383 	newstrings = malloc(newstringsize);
    384 	if (newstrings == NULL)
    385 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "No memory for new string table!");
    386 	/* Initialize the table pointer... */
    387 	nsp = newstrings;
    388 
    389 	/* Go the start of the ELF symbol table... */
    390 	if (lseek(in, symoff, SEEK_SET) < 0)
    391 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Can't seek");
    392 	/* Translate and copy symbols... */
    393 	while (remaining) {
    394 		cur = remaining;
    395 		if (cur > SYMS_PER_PASS)
    396 			cur = SYMS_PER_PASS;
    397 		remaining -= cur;
    398 		if ((i = read(in, inbuf, (size_t)cur * sizeof(Elf32_Sym)))
    399 		    != cur * (ssize_t)sizeof(Elf32_Sym)) {
    400 			if (i < 0)
    401 				err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: read error", __func__);
    402 			else
    403 				errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: premature end of file",
    404 					__func__);
    405 		}
    406 		/* Do the translation... */
    407 		for (i = 0; i < cur; i++) {
    408 			int     binding, type;
    409 
    410 #if TARGET_BYTE_ORDER != BYTE_ORDER
    411 			inbuf[i].st_name  = bswap32(inbuf[i].st_name);
    412 			inbuf[i].st_value = bswap32(inbuf[i].st_value);
    413 			inbuf[i].st_size  = bswap32(inbuf[i].st_size);
    414 			inbuf[i].st_shndx = bswap16(inbuf[i].st_shndx);
    415 #endif
    416 			/* Copy the symbol into the new table, but prepend an
    417 			 * underscore. */
    418 			*nsp = '_';
    419 			strcpy(nsp + 1, oldstrings + inbuf[i].st_name);
    420 			outbuf[i].n_un.n_strx = nsp - newstrings + 4;
    421 			nsp += strlen(nsp) + 1;
    422 
    423 			type = ELF32_ST_TYPE(inbuf[i].st_info);
    424 			binding = ELF32_ST_BIND(inbuf[i].st_info);
    425 
    426 			/* Convert ELF symbol type/section/etc info into a.out
    427 			 * type info. */
    428 			if (type == STT_FILE)
    429 				outbuf[i].n_type = N_FN;
    430 			else
    431 				if (inbuf[i].st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
    432 					outbuf[i].n_type = N_UNDF;
    433 				else
    434 					if (inbuf[i].st_shndx == SHN_ABS)
    435 						outbuf[i].n_type = N_ABS;
    436 					else
    437 						if (inbuf[i].st_shndx == SHN_COMMON ||
    438 						    inbuf[i].st_shndx == SHN_MIPS_ACOMMON)
    439 							outbuf[i].n_type = N_COMM;
    440 						else
    441 							outbuf[i].n_type = (unsigned char)symTypeTable[inbuf[i].st_shndx];
    442 			if (binding == STB_GLOBAL)
    443 				outbuf[i].n_type |= N_EXT;
    444 			/* Symbol values in executables should be compatible. */
    445 			outbuf[i].n_value = inbuf[i].st_value;
    446 #if TARGET_BYTE_ORDER != BYTE_ORDER
    447 			outbuf[i].n_un.n_strx = bswap32(outbuf[i].n_un.n_strx);
    448 			outbuf[i].n_desc      = bswap16(outbuf[i].n_desc);
    449 			outbuf[i].n_value     = bswap32(outbuf[i].n_value);
    450 #endif
    451 		}
    452 		/* Write out the symbols... */
    453 		if ((i = write(out, outbuf, (size_t)cur * sizeof(struct nlist)))
    454 		    != cur * (ssize_t)sizeof(struct nlist))
    455 			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: write failed", __func__);
    456 	}
    457 	/* Write out the string table length... */
    458 	stringsizebuf = newstringsize;
    459 #if TARGET_BYTE_ORDER != BYTE_ORDER
    460 	stringsizebuf = bswap32(stringsizebuf);
    461 #endif
    462 	if (write(out, &stringsizebuf, sizeof stringsizebuf)
    463 	    != sizeof stringsizebuf)
    464 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: newstringsize: write failed", __func__);
    465 	/* Write out the string table... */
    466 	if (write(out, newstrings, newstringsize) != (ssize_t)newstringsize)
    467 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: newstrings: write failed", __func__);
    468 	free(newstrings);
    469 	free(oldstrings);
    470 }
    471 
    472 void
    473 copy(int out, int in, off_t offset, off_t size)
    474 {
    475 	char    ibuf[4096];
    476 	ssize_t remaining, cur, count;
    477 
    478 	/* Go to the start of the ELF symbol table... */
    479 	if (lseek(in, offset, SEEK_SET) < 0)
    480 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: lseek failed", __func__);
    481 	if (size > SSIZE_MAX)
    482 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: can not copy this much", __func__);
    483 	remaining = (ssize_t)size;
    484 	while (remaining) {
    485 		cur = remaining;
    486 		if (cur > (int)sizeof ibuf)
    487 			cur = sizeof ibuf;
    488 		remaining -= cur;
    489 		if ((count = read(in, ibuf, (size_t)cur)) != cur) {
    490 			if (count < 0)
    491 				err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: read error", __func__);
    492 			else
    493 				errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: premature end of file",
    494 					__func__);
    495 		}
    496 		if ((count = write(out, ibuf, (size_t)cur)) != cur)
    497 			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: write failed", __func__);
    498 	}
    499 }
    500 /* Combine two segments, which must be contiguous.   If pad is true, it's
    501    okay for there to be padding between. */
    502 void
    503 combine(struct sect *base, struct sect *new, int pad)
    504 {
    505 
    506 	if (base->len == 0)
    507 		*base = *new;
    508 	else
    509 		if (new->len) {
    510 			if (base->vaddr + base->len != new->vaddr) {
    511 				if (pad)
    512 					base->len = new->vaddr - base->vaddr;
    513 				else
    514 					errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "Non-contiguous "
    515 					    "data can't be converted");
    516 			}
    517 			base->len += new->len;
    518 		}
    519 }
    520 
    521 int
    522 phcmp(const void *vh1, const void *vh2)
    523 {
    524 	const Elf32_Phdr *h1, *h2;
    525 
    526 	h1 = (const Elf32_Phdr *)vh1;
    527 	h2 = (const Elf32_Phdr *)vh2;
    528 
    529 	if (h1->p_vaddr > h2->p_vaddr)
    530 		return 1;
    531 	else
    532 		if (h1->p_vaddr < h2->p_vaddr)
    533 			return -1;
    534 		else
    535 			return 0;
    536 }
    537 
    538 void *
    539 saveRead(int file, off_t offset, size_t len, const char *name)
    540 {
    541 	char   *tmp;
    542 	ssize_t count;
    543 	off_t   off;
    544 
    545 	if ((off = lseek(file, offset, SEEK_SET)) < 0)
    546 		errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: seek failed", name);
    547 	if ((tmp = malloc(len)) == NULL)
    548 		errx(EXIT_FAILURE,
    549 		    "%s: Can't allocate %jd bytes.", name, (intmax_t)len);
    550 	count = read(file, tmp, len);
    551 	if ((size_t)count != len) {
    552 		if (count < 0)
    553 			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: read error", name);
    554 		else
    555 			errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s: premature end of file",
    556 			    name);
    557 	}
    558 	return tmp;
    559 }
    560 
    561 #if TARGET_BYTE_ORDER != BYTE_ORDER
    562 /* swap a 32bit region */
    563 void
    564 bswap32_region(int32_t* p, int len)
    565 {
    566 	size_t i;
    567 
    568 	for (i = 0; i < len / sizeof(int32_t); i++, p++)
    569 		*p = bswap32(*p);
    570 }
    571 #endif
    572