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authorChris Johns <chrisj@rtems.org>2017-12-23 18:18:56 +1100
committerSebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>2018-01-25 08:45:26 +0100
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Remove make preinstall
A speciality of the RTEMS build system was the make preinstall step. It copied header files from arbitrary locations into the build tree. The header files were included via the -Bsome/build/tree/path GCC command line option. This has at least seven problems: * The make preinstall step itself needs time and disk space. * Errors in header files show up in the build tree copy. This makes it hard for editors to open the right file to fix the error. * There is no clear relationship between source and build tree header files. This makes an audit of the build process difficult. * The visibility of all header files in the build tree makes it difficult to enforce API barriers. For example it is discouraged to use BSP-specifics in the cpukit. * An introduction of a new build system is difficult. * Include paths specified by the -B option are system headers. This may suppress warnings. * The parallel build had sporadic failures on some hosts. This patch removes the make preinstall step. All installed header files are moved to dedicated include directories in the source tree. Let @RTEMS_CPU@ be the target architecture, e.g. arm, powerpc, sparc, etc. Let @RTEMS_BSP_FAMILIY@ be a BSP family base directory, e.g. erc32, imx, qoriq, etc. The new cpukit include directories are: * cpukit/include * cpukit/score/cpu/@RTEMS_CPU@/include * cpukit/libnetworking The new BSP include directories are: * bsps/include * bsps/@RTEMS_CPU@/include * bsps/@RTEMS_CPU@/@RTEMS_BSP_FAMILIY@/include There are build tree include directories for generated files. The include directory order favours the most general header file, e.g. it is not possible to override general header files via the include path order. The "bootstrap -p" option was removed. The new "bootstrap -H" option should be used to regenerate the "headers.am" files. Update #3254.
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+/*
+ * COPYRIGHT (c) 2012 Chris Johns <chrisj@rtems.org>
+ *
+ * The license and distribution terms for this file may be
+ * found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
+ * http://www.rtems.org/license/LICENSE.
+ */
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * @ingroup rtems_rtl
+ *
+ * @brief RTEMS Run-Time Linker Object Support.
+ */
+
+#if !defined (_RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_H_)
+#define _RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_H_
+
+#include <rtems.h>
+#include <rtems/chain.h>
+#include <rtems/rtl/rtl-sym.h>
+#include <rtems/rtl/rtl-unresolved.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/**
+ * Loader format flags.
+ */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_FMT_ELF (1 << 0)
+#define RTEMS_RTL_FMT_COMP (1 << 1)
+#define RTEMS_RTL_FMT_PRIVATE (1 << 16)
+
+/**
+ * Loader format definition.
+ */
+typedef struct rtems_rtl_loader_format_s
+{
+ /**
+ * The format label. This can be used to determine and manage
+ * specific formats.
+ */
+ const char* label;
+
+ /**
+ * The format flags.
+ */
+ uint32_t flags;
+} rtems_rtl_loader_format_t;
+
+/**
+ * The type of the format loader check handler. This handler checks the format
+ * and if it is detected as suitable it returns true.
+ */
+typedef bool (*rtems_rtl_loader_check) (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj, int fd);
+
+/**
+ * The type of the format loader load handler. This handler loads the specific
+ * format.
+ */
+typedef bool (*rtems_rtl_loader_load) (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj, int fd);
+
+/**
+ * The type of the format loader unload handler. This handler unloads the
+ * specific format.
+ */
+typedef bool (*rtems_rtl_loader_unload) (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The type of the format loader signature handler. This handler checks the
+ * format signature.
+ */
+typedef rtems_rtl_loader_format_t* (*rtems_rtl_loader_sig) (void);
+
+/**
+ * Table for supported loadable formats.
+ */
+typedef struct rtems_rtl_loader_table_s
+{
+ rtems_rtl_loader_check check; /**< The check handler. */
+ rtems_rtl_loader_load load; /**< The loader. */
+ rtems_rtl_loader_unload unload; /**< The unloader. */
+ rtems_rtl_loader_sig signature; /**< The loader's signature. */
+} rtems_rtl_loader_table_t;
+
+/**
+ * Flags for the various section types.
+ */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_TEXT (1 << 0) /**< Section holds program text. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_CONST (1 << 1) /**< Section holds program text. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_DATA (1 << 2) /**< Section holds program data. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_BSS (1 << 3) /**< Section holds program bss. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_EH (1 << 4) /**< Section holds exception data. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_REL (1 << 5) /**< Section holds relocation records. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_RELA (1 << 6) /**< Section holds relocation addend
+ * records. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_SYM (1 << 7) /**< Section holds symbols. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_STR (1 << 8) /**< Section holds strings. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_ALLOC (1 << 9) /**< Section allocates runtime memory. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_LOAD (1 << 10) /**< Section is loaded from object file. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_WRITE (1 << 11) /**< Section is writable, ie data. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_EXEC (1 << 12) /**< Section is executable. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_ZERO (1 << 13) /**< Section is preset to zero. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_LINK (1 << 14) /**< Section is link-ordered. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_CTOR (1 << 15) /**< Section contains constructors. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_DTOR (1 << 16) /**< Section contains destructors. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_LOCD (1 << 17) /**< Section has been located. */
+
+/**
+ * Section types mask.
+ */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_TYPES (RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_TEXT | \
+ RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_CONST | \
+ RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_DATA | \
+ RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_BSS | \
+ RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_SECT_EH)
+
+/**
+ * An object file is made up of sections and the can be more than
+ * one of a specific type of sections. All sections and grouped
+ * together in memory.
+ */
+struct rtems_rtl_obj_sect_s
+{
+ rtems_chain_node node; /**< The node's link in the chain. */
+ int section; /**< The section number. */
+ const char* name; /**< The section's name. */
+ size_t size; /**< The size of the section in memory. */
+ off_t offset; /**< Offset into the object file. Relative to
+ * the start of the object file. */
+ uint32_t alignment; /**< Alignment of this section. */
+ int link; /**< Section link field. */
+ int info; /**< Secfion info field. */
+ uint32_t flags; /**< The section's flags. */
+ void* base; /**< The base address of the section in
+ * memory. */
+ int load_order; /**< Order we load sections. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Object file descriptor flags.
+ */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_LOCKED (1 << 0) /**< Lock the object file so it cannot
+ * be unloaded. */
+#define RTEMS_RTL_OBJ_UNRESOLVED (1 << 1) /**< The object file has unresolved
+ * external symbols. */
+
+/**
+ * RTL Object. There is one for each object module loaded plus one for the base
+ * kernel image.
+ */
+struct rtems_rtl_obj_s
+{
+ rtems_chain_node link; /**< The node's link in the chain. */
+ uint32_t flags; /**< The status of the object file. */
+ uint32_t users; /**< References to the object file. */
+ int format; /**< The format of the object file. */
+ const char* fname; /**< The file name for the object. */
+ const char* oname; /**< The object file name. Can be
+ * relative. */
+ const char* aname; /**< The archive name containing the
+ * object. NULL means the object is not
+ * in a lib */
+ off_t ooffset; /**< The object offset in the archive. */
+ size_t fsize; /**< Size of the object file. */
+ rtems_chain_control sections; /**< The sections of interest in the
+ * object file. */
+ rtems_rtl_obj_sym_t* local_table; /**< Local symbol table. */
+ size_t local_syms; /**< Local symbol count. */
+ size_t local_size; /**< Local symbol memory usage. */
+ rtems_rtl_obj_sym_t* global_table; /**< Global symbol table. */
+ size_t global_syms; /**< Global symbol count. */
+ size_t global_size; /**< Global symbol memory usage. */
+ uint32_t unresolved; /**< The number of unresolved relocations. */
+ void* text_base; /**< The base address of the text section
+ * in memory. */
+ size_t text_size; /**< The size of the text section. */
+ void* const_base; /**< The base address of the const section
+ * in memory. */
+ void* eh_base; /**< The base address of the eh section
+ * in memory. */
+ size_t eh_size; /**< The size of the eh section. */
+ void* data_base; /**< The base address of the data section
+ * in memory. */
+ void* bss_base; /**< The base address of the bss section
+ * in memory. */
+ size_t bss_size; /**< The size of the bss section. */
+ size_t exec_size; /**< The amount of executable memory
+ * allocated */
+ void* entry; /**< The entry point of the module. */
+ uint32_t checksum; /**< The checksum of the text sections. A
+ * zero means do not checksum. */
+ uint32_t* sec_num; /**< The sec nums of each obj. */
+ uint32_t obj_num; /**< The count of elf files in an rtl obj. */
+ struct link_map* linkmap; /**< For GDB. */
+ void* loader; /**< The file details specific to a loader. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * A section handler is called once for each section that needs to be
+ * processed by this handler.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor the section belongs too.
+ * @param fd The file descriptor of the object file beling loaded.
+ * @param sect The section the handler is being invoked to handle.
+ * @param data A user supplied data variable.
+ * @retval true The operation was successful.
+ * @retval false The operation failed and the RTL has been set.
+ */
+typedef bool (*rtems_rtl_obj_sect_handler_t)(rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj,
+ int fd,
+ rtems_rtl_obj_sect_t* sect,
+ void* data);
+
+/**
+ * Get the file name.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file.
+ * @return const char* The string.
+ */
+static inline const char* rtems_rtl_obj_fname (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj)
+{
+ return obj->fname;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Is the file name valid ?
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file.
+ * @return bool There is a file name
+ */
+static inline bool rtems_rtl_obj_fname_valid (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj)
+{
+ return obj->fname;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the object name.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file.
+ * @return const char* The string.
+ */
+static inline const char* rtems_rtl_obj_oname (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj)
+{
+ return obj->oname;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Is the object name valid ?
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file.
+ * @return bool There is an object name
+ */
+static inline bool rtems_rtl_obj_oname_valid (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj)
+{
+ return obj->oname;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the archive name.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file.
+ * @return const char* The string.
+ */
+static inline const char* rtems_rtl_obj_aname (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj)
+{
+ return obj->aname;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Is the archive name valid ?
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file.
+ * @return bool There is an archive name
+ */
+static inline bool rtems_rtl_obj_aname_valid (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj)
+{
+ return obj->aname;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Is the address inside the text section?
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file.
+ * @return bool There is an archive name
+ */
+static inline bool rtems_rtl_obj_text_inside (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj,
+ const void* address)
+{
+ return
+ (address >= obj->text_base) &&
+ (address < (obj->text_base + obj->text_size));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Allocate an object structure on the heap.
+ *
+ * @retval NULL No memory for the object.
+ */
+rtems_rtl_obj_t* rtems_rtl_obj_alloc (void);
+
+/**
+ * Free the object structure and related resources.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor to free.
+ * @retval false The object has dependences.
+ * @retval true The object has been freed.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_free (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * Does the object file have unresolved external references ? If it does the
+ * results of executing code is unpredictable.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @retval true The object file has unresolved externals.
+ * @retval false The object file has all external references resolved.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_unresolved (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * Parses a filename and returns newly allocated strings with the archive name,
+ * object name, and the object's offset
+ *
+ * @param name The filename of the object
+ * @param aname Address of a string pointer that holds the archive name
+ * @param oname Address of a string pointer that holds the object name
+ * @param ooffset Address of an int that holds the object offset
+ * @retval true The parsing was successful
+ * @retval false The parsing was unsuccessful
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_parse_name (const char* name,
+ const char** aname,
+ const char** oname,
+ off_t* ooffset);
+
+/**
+ * Check of the name matches the object file's object name.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @param name The name to match.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_match_name (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj, const char* name);
+
+/**
+ * Find an object file on disk that matches the name. The object descriptor is
+ * fill in with the various parts of a name. A name can have archive, object
+ * file and offset components. The search path in the RTL is searched.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @param name The name to locate on disk.
+ * @retval true The file has been found.
+ * @retval false The file could not be located. The RTL error has been set.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_find_file (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj, const char* name);
+
+/**
+ * Add a section to the object descriptor.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @param section The section's index number.
+ * @param name The name of the section.
+ * @param size The size of the section in memory.
+ * @param offset The offset of the section in the object file.
+ * @param alignment The alignment of the section in memory.
+ * @param link The section's link field (from the ELF format).
+ * @param info The section's info field (from the ELF format).
+ * @param flags The section's flags.
+ * @retval true The section has been added.
+ * @retval false The section has not been added. See the RTL error.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_add_section (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj,
+ int section,
+ const char* name,
+ size_t size,
+ off_t offset,
+ uint32_t alignment,
+ int link,
+ int info,
+ uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+ * Erase the object file descriptor's sections.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ */
+void rtems_rtl_obj_erase_sections (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * Find the section given a name.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @param name The name of the section to find.
+ * @retval NULL The section was not found.
+ * @return rtems_rtl_obj_sect_t* The named section.
+ */
+rtems_rtl_obj_sect_t* rtems_rtl_obj_find_section (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj,
+ const char* name);
+
+/**
+ * Find a section given a section's index number.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @param index The section's index to find.
+ * @retval NULL The section was not found.
+ * @return rtems_rtl_obj_sect_t* The found section.
+ */
+rtems_rtl_obj_sect_t* rtems_rtl_obj_find_section_by_index (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj,
+ int index);
+
+/**
+ * The text section size. Only use once all the sections has been added. It
+ * includes alignments between sections that are part of the object's text
+ * area. The consts sections are included in this section.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return size_t The size of the text area of the object file.
+ */
+size_t rtems_rtl_obj_text_size (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The text section alignment for the object file. Only use once all the
+ * sections has been added. The section alignment is the alignment of the first
+ * text type section loaded the text section.
+ *
+ * You can assume the alignment is a positive integral power of 2 if not 0 or
+ * 1. If 0 or 1 then there is no alignment.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return uint32_t The alignment. Can be 0 or 1 for not aligned or the alignment.
+ */
+uint32_t rtems_rtl_obj_text_alignment (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The const section size. Only use once all the sections has been added. It
+ * includes alignments between sections that are part of the object's const
+ * area. The consts sections are included in this section.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return size_t The size of the const area of the object file.
+ */
+size_t rtems_rtl_obj_const_size (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The const section alignment for the object file. Only use once all the
+ * sections has been added. The section alignment is the alignment of the first
+ * const type section loaded the const section.
+ *
+ * You can assume the alignment is a positive integral power of 2 if not 0 or
+ * 1. If 0 or 1 then there is no alignment.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return uint32_t The alignment. Can be 0 or 1 for not aligned or the alignment.
+ */
+uint32_t rtems_rtl_obj_const_alignment (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The eh section size. Only use once all the sections has been added. It
+ * includes alignments between sections that are part of the object's bss area.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return size_t The size of the bss area of the object file.
+ */
+size_t rtems_rtl_obj_eh_size (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The eh section alignment for the object file. Only use once all the sections
+ * has been added. The section alignment is the alignment of the first bss type
+ * section loaded the bss section.
+ *
+ * You can assume the alignment is a positive integral power of 2 if not 0 or
+ * 1. If 0 or 1 then there is no alignment.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return uint32_t The alignment. Can be 0 or 1 for not aligned or the alignment.
+ */
+uint32_t rtems_rtl_obj_eh_alignment (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The data section size. Only use once all the sections has been added. It
+ * includes alignments between sections that are part of the object's data
+ * area.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return size_t The size of the data area of the object file.
+ */
+size_t rtems_rtl_obj_data_size (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The data section alignment for the object file. Only use once all the
+ * sections has been added. The section alignment is the alignment of the first
+ * data type section loaded the data section.
+ *
+ * You can assume the alignment is a positive integral power of 2 if not 0 or
+ * 1. If 0 or 1 then there is no alignment.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return uint32_t The alignment. Can be 0 or 1 for not aligned or the alignment.
+ */
+uint32_t rtems_rtl_obj_data_alignment (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The bss section size. Only use once all the sections has been added. It
+ * includes alignments between sections that are part of the object's bss area.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return size_t The size of the bss area of the object file.
+ */
+size_t rtems_rtl_obj_bss_size (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * The bss section alignment for the object file. Only use once all the
+ * sections has been added. The section alignment is the alignment of the first
+ * bss type section loaded the bss section.
+ *
+ * You can assume the alignment is a positive integral power of 2 if not 0 or
+ * 1. If 0 or 1 then there is no alignment.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @return uint32_t The alignment. Can be 0 or 1 for not aligned or the alignment.
+ */
+uint32_t rtems_rtl_obj_bss_alignment (const rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * Relocate the object file. The object file's section are parsed for any
+ * relocation type sections.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @param fd The object file's file descriptor.
+ * @param handler The object file's format specific relocation handler.
+ * @param data User specific data handle.
+ * @retval true The object file was relocated.
+ * @retval false The relocation failed. The RTL error is set.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_relocate (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj,
+ int fd,
+ rtems_rtl_obj_sect_handler_t handler,
+ void* data);
+
+/**
+ * Synchronize caches to make code visible to CPU(s)
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ */
+void rtems_rtl_obj_synchronize_cache (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * Relocate an object file's unresolved reference.
+ *
+ * @param rec The unresolved relocation record.
+ * @param sym The unresolved relocation's referenced symbol.
+ * @retval true The object file record was relocated.
+ * @retval false The relocation failed. The RTL error is set.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_relocate_unresolved (rtems_rtl_unresolv_reloc_t* reloc,
+ rtems_rtl_obj_sym_t* sym);
+
+/**
+ * Load the symbols from the object file. Only the exported or public symbols
+ * are read into memory and held in the global symbol table.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @param fd The object file's file descriptor.
+ * @param handler The object file's format specific symbol handler.
+ * @param data User specific data handle.
+ * @retval true The object file's symbol where loaded.
+ * @retval false The symbol loading failed. The RTL error is set.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_load_symbols (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj,
+ int fd,
+ rtems_rtl_obj_sect_handler_t handler,
+ void* data);
+
+/**
+ * Load the sections that have been allocated memory in the target. The bss
+ * type section does not load any data, it is set to 0. The text and data
+ * sections read the detault data from the object file into the target memory.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @param fd The object file's file descriptor.
+ * @param handler The object file's format specific load handler.
+ * @param data User specific data handle.
+ * @retval true The object has been sucessfully loaded.
+ * @retval false The load failed. The RTL error has been set.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_load_sections (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj,
+ int fd,
+ rtems_rtl_obj_sect_handler_t handler,
+ void* data);
+
+/**
+ * Invoke the constructors the object has. Constructors are a table of pointers
+ * to "void (*)(void);" where NULL pointers are skipped. The table's size is
+ * taken from the section's size. The objet ELF specific code is responisble
+ * for flagging which sections contain constructors.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ */
+void rtems_rtl_obj_run_ctors (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * Invoke the destructors the object has. Destructors are a table of pointers
+ * to "void (*)(void);" where NULL pointers are skipped. The table's size is
+ * taken from the section's size. The objet ELF specific code is responisble
+ * for flagging which sections contain destructors.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ */
+void rtems_rtl_obj_run_dtors (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * Load the object file, reading all sections into memory, symbols and
+ * performing any relocation fixups.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @retval true The object file has been loaded.
+ * @retval false The load failed. The RTL error has been set.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_load (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+/**
+ * Unload the object file, erasing all symbols and releasing all memory.
+ *
+ * @param obj The object file's descriptor.
+ * @retval true The object file has been unloaded.
+ * @retval false The unload failed. The RTL error has been set.
+ */
+bool rtems_rtl_obj_unload (rtems_rtl_obj_t* obj);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+#endif