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+/* Generic string table handling.
+   Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 Red Hat, Inc.
+   Written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2000.
+
+   This program is Open Source software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the Open Software License version 1.0 as
+   published by the Open Source Initiative.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the Open Software License along
+   with this program; if not, you may obtain a copy of the Open Software
+   License version 1.0 from http://www.opensource.org/licenses/osl.php or
+   by writing the Open Source Initiative c/o Lawrence Rosen, Esq.,
+   3001 King Ranch Road, Ukiah, CA 95482.   */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <libelf.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+
+#include "libebl.h"
+
+#ifndef MIN
+# define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+
+
+struct Ebl_GStrent
+{
+  const char *string;
+  size_t len;
+  struct Ebl_GStrent *next;
+  struct Ebl_GStrent *left;
+  struct Ebl_GStrent *right;
+  size_t offset;
+  unsigned int width;
+  char reverse[0];
+};
+
+
+struct memoryblock
+{
+  struct memoryblock *next;
+  char memory[0];
+};
+
+
+struct Ebl_GStrtab
+{
+  struct Ebl_GStrent *root;
+  struct memoryblock *memory;
+  char *backp;
+  size_t left;
+  size_t total;
+  unsigned int width;
+  bool nullstr;
+
+  struct Ebl_GStrent null;
+};
+
+
+/* Cache for the pagesize.  We correct this value a bit so that `malloc'
+   is not allocating more than a page.  */
+static size_t ps;
+
+
+struct Ebl_GStrtab *
+ebl_gstrtabinit (unsigned int width, bool nullstr)
+{
+  struct Ebl_GStrtab *ret;
+
+  if (ps == 0)
+    {
+      ps = sysconf (_SC_PAGESIZE) - 2 * sizeof (void *);
+      assert (sizeof (struct memoryblock) < ps);
+    }
+
+  ret = (struct Ebl_GStrtab *) calloc (1, sizeof (struct Ebl_GStrtab));
+  if (ret != NULL)
+    {
+      ret->width = width;
+      ret->nullstr = nullstr;
+
+      if (nullstr)
+	{
+	  ret->null.len = 1;
+	  ret->null.string = (char *) calloc (1, width);
+	}
+    }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
+static void
+morememory (struct Ebl_GStrtab *st, size_t len)
+{
+  struct memoryblock *newmem;
+
+  if (len < ps)
+    len = ps;
+  newmem = (struct memoryblock *) malloc (len);
+  if (newmem == NULL)
+    abort ();
+
+  newmem->next = st->memory;
+  st->memory = newmem;
+  st->backp = newmem->memory;
+  st->left = len - offsetof (struct memoryblock, memory);
+}
+
+
+void
+ebl_gstrtabfree (struct Ebl_GStrtab *st)
+{
+  struct memoryblock *mb = st->memory;
+
+  while (mb != NULL)
+    {
+      void *old = mb;
+      mb = mb->next;
+      free (old);
+    }
+
+  if (st->null.string != NULL)
+    free ((char *) st->null.string);
+
+  free (st);
+}
+
+
+static struct Ebl_GStrent *
+newstring (struct Ebl_GStrtab *st, const char *str, size_t len)
+{
+  /* Compute the amount of padding needed to make the structure aligned.  */
+  size_t align = ((__alignof__ (struct Ebl_GStrent)
+		   - (((uintptr_t) st->backp)
+		      & (__alignof__ (struct Ebl_GStrent) - 1)))
+		  & (__alignof__ (struct Ebl_GStrent) - 1));
+
+  /* Make sure there is enough room in the memory block.  */
+  if (st->left < align + sizeof (struct Ebl_GStrent) + len * st->width)
+    {
+      morememory (st, sizeof (struct Ebl_GStrent) + len * st->width);
+      align = 0;
+    }
+
+  /* Create the reserved string.  */
+  struct Ebl_GStrent *newstr = (struct Ebl_GStrent *) (st->backp + align);
+  newstr->string = str;
+  newstr->len = len;
+  newstr->width = st->width;
+  newstr->next = NULL;
+  newstr->left = NULL;
+  newstr->right = NULL;
+  newstr->offset = 0;
+  for (int i = len - 2; i >= 0; --i)
+    for (int j = st->width - 1; j >= 0; --j)
+      newstr->reverse[i * st->width + j] = str[(len - 2 - i) * st->width + j];
+  for (size_t j = 0; j < st->width; ++j)
+    newstr->reverse[(len - 1) * st->width + j] = '\0';
+  st->backp += align + sizeof (struct Ebl_GStrent) + len * st->width;
+  st->left -= align + sizeof (struct Ebl_GStrent) + len * st->width;
+
+  return newstr;
+}
+
+
+/* XXX This function should definitely be rewritten to use a balancing
+   tree algorith (AVL, red-black trees).  For now a simple, correct
+   implementation is enough.  */
+static struct Ebl_GStrent **
+searchstring (struct Ebl_GStrent **sep, struct Ebl_GStrent *newstr)
+{
+  int cmpres;
+
+  /* More strings?  */
+  if (*sep == NULL)
+    {
+      *sep = newstr;
+      return sep;
+    }
+
+  /* Compare the strings.  */
+  cmpres = memcmp ((*sep)->reverse, newstr->reverse,
+		   (MIN ((*sep)->len, newstr->len) - 1) * (*sep)->width);
+  if (cmpres == 0)
+    /* We found a matching string.  */
+    return sep;
+  else if (cmpres > 0)
+    return searchstring (&(*sep)->left, newstr);
+  else
+    return searchstring (&(*sep)->right, newstr);
+}
+
+
+/* Add new string.  The actual string is assumed to be permanent.  */
+struct Ebl_GStrent *
+ebl_gstrtabadd (struct Ebl_GStrtab *st, const char *str, size_t len)
+{
+  struct Ebl_GStrent *newstr;
+  struct Ebl_GStrent **sep;
+
+  /* Compute the string length if the caller doesn't know it.  */
+  if (len == 0)
+    {
+      size_t j;
+
+      do
+	for (j = 0; j < st->width; ++j)
+	  if (str[len * st->width + j] != '\0')
+	    break;
+      while (j == st->width && ++len);
+    }
+
+  /* Make sure all "" strings get offset 0 but only if the table was
+     created with a special null entry in mind.  */
+  if (len == 1 && st->null.string != NULL)
+    return &st->null;
+
+  /* Allocate memory for the new string and its associated information.  */
+  newstr = newstring (st, str, len);
+
+  /* Search in the array for the place to insert the string.  If there
+     is no string with matching prefix and no string with matching
+     leading substring, create a new entry.  */
+  sep = searchstring (&st->root, newstr);
+  if (*sep != newstr)
+    {
+      /* This is not the same entry.  This means we have a prefix match.  */
+      if ((*sep)->len > newstr->len)
+	{
+	  struct Ebl_GStrent *subs;
+
+	  /* Check whether we already know this string.  */
+	  for (subs = (*sep)->next; subs != NULL; subs = subs->next)
+	    if (subs->len == newstr->len)
+	      {
+		/* We have an exact match with a substring.  Free the memory
+		   we allocated.  */
+		st->left += (st->backp - (char *) newstr) * st->width;
+		st->backp = (char *) newstr;
+
+		return subs;
+	      }
+
+	  /* We have a new substring.  This means we don't need the reverse
+	     string of this entry anymore.  */
+	  st->backp -= newstr->len;
+	  st->left += newstr->len;
+
+	  newstr->next = (*sep)->next;
+	  (*sep)->next = newstr;
+	}
+      else if ((*sep)->len != newstr->len)
+	{
+	  /* When we get here it means that the string we are about to
+	     add has a common prefix with a string we already have but
+	     it is longer.  In this case we have to put it first.  */
+	  st->total += newstr->len - (*sep)->len;
+	  newstr->next = *sep;
+	  newstr->left = (*sep)->left;
+	  newstr->right = (*sep)->right;
+	  *sep = newstr;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  /* We have an exact match.  Free the memory we allocated.  */
+	  st->left += (st->backp - (char *) newstr) * st->width;
+	  st->backp = (char *) newstr;
+
+	  newstr = *sep;
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    st->total += newstr->len;
+
+  return newstr;
+}
+
+
+static void
+copystrings (struct Ebl_GStrent *nodep, char **freep, size_t *offsetp)
+{
+  struct Ebl_GStrent *subs;
+
+  if (nodep->left != NULL)
+    copystrings (nodep->left, freep, offsetp);
+
+  /* Process the current node.  */
+  nodep->offset = *offsetp;
+  *freep = (char *) mempcpy (*freep, nodep->string, nodep->len * nodep->width);
+  *offsetp += nodep->len * nodep->width;
+
+  for (subs = nodep->next; subs != NULL; subs = subs->next)
+    {
+      assert (subs->len < nodep->len);
+      subs->offset = nodep->offset + (nodep->len - subs->len) * nodep->width;
+      assert (subs->offset != 0 || subs->string[0] == '\0');
+    }
+
+  if (nodep->right != NULL)
+    copystrings (nodep->right, freep, offsetp);
+}
+
+
+void
+ebl_gstrtabfinalize (struct Ebl_GStrtab *st, Elf_Data *data)
+{
+  size_t copylen;
+  char *endp;
+  size_t nulllen = st->nullstr ? st->width : 0;
+
+  /* Fill in the information.  */
+  data->d_buf = malloc (st->total + nulllen);
+  if (data->d_buf == NULL)
+    abort ();
+
+  /* The first byte must always be zero if we created the table with a
+     null string.  */
+  if (st->nullstr)
+    memset (data->d_buf, '\0', st->width);
+
+  data->d_type = ELF_T_BYTE;
+  data->d_size = st->total + nulllen;
+  data->d_off = 0;
+  data->d_align = 1;
+  data->d_version = EV_CURRENT;
+
+  /* Now run through the tree and add all the string while also updating
+     the offset members of the elfstrent records.  */
+  endp = (char *) data->d_buf + nulllen;
+  copylen = nulllen;
+  copystrings (st->root, &endp, &copylen);
+  assert (copylen == st->total * st->width + nulllen);
+}
+
+
+size_t
+ebl_gstrtaboffset (struct Ebl_GStrent *se)
+{
+  return se->offset;
+}