如何从elf文件中提取函数原型?

时间:2014-03-19 08:39:29

标签: gdb elf objdump function-prototypes readelf

我没有成功找到这个问题的答案。

使用GDB,我可以使用命令“call”来获取函数的原型。 例如:

(gdb) call fn
$1 = {void (int, int)} 0x8048414 <fn>

因此,GDB只能从elf文件中找出fn()返回void并将两个整数作为参数。

但是,我需要使用其他一些工具从elf文件中提取函数原型。最好,我想使用objdump / readelf。

有人知道这是否可行? 如果不可能,GDB如何做到这一点? elf文件的哪个部分是函数原型存储?

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:4)

GDB通过DWARF debuginfo知道函数的签名。 readelf -w ELF会抛弃它。您可能想阅读Michael J. Eager的Introduction to the DWARF Debugging Format。使用pyelftools,您可以从交互式Python会话中探索和试验DWARF。

要提取函数原型,您需要subprogram调试信息条目。 DWARF格式教程中的一个示例是:

<强> strndup.c

 1: #include "ansidecl.h"
 2: #include <stddef.h>
 3:
 4: extern size_t strlen (const char*);
 5: extern PTR malloc (size_t);
 6: extern PTR memcpy (PTR, const PTR, size_t);
 7:
 8: char *
 9: strndup (const char *s, size_t n)
10: {
11: char *result;
12: size_t len = strlen (s);
13:
14: if (n < len)
15: len = n;
16:
17: result = (char *) malloc (len + 1);
18: if (!result)
19: return 0;
20:
21: result[len] = '\0';
22: return (char *) memcpy (result, s, len);
23: }

作为strndup.c DWARF描述

<1>: DW_TAG_base_type
   DW_AT_name = int
   DW_AT_byte_size = 4
   DW_AT_encoding = signed
<2>: DW_TAG_typedef
   DW_AT_name = size_t
   DW_AT_type = <3>
<3>: DW_TAG_base_type
   DW_AT_name = unsigned int
   DW_AT_byte_size = 4
   DW_AT_encoding = unsigned
<4>: DW_TAG_base_type
   DW_AT_name = long int
   DW_AT_byte_size = 4
   DW_AT_encoding = signed
<5>: DW_TAG_subprogram
   DW_AT_sibling = <10>
   DW_AT_external = 1
   DW_AT_name = strndup
   DW_AT_prototyped = 1
   DW_AT_type = <10>
   DW_AT_low_pc = 0
   DW_AT_high_pc = 0x7b
<6>: DW_TAG_formal_parameter
   DW_AT_name = s
   DW_AT_type = <12>
   DW_AT_location =
   (DW_OP_fbreg: 0)
<7>: DW_TAG_formal_parameter
   DW_AT_name = n
   DW_AT_type = <2>
   DW_AT_location =
   (DW_OP_fbreg: 4)
<8>: DW_TAG_variable
   DW_AT_name = result
   DW_AT_type = <10>
   DW_AT_location =
   (DW_OP_fbreg: -28)
<9>: DW_TAG_variable
   DW_AT_name = len
   DW_AT_type = <2>
   DW_AT_location =
   (DW_OP_fbreg: -24)
<10>: DW_TAG_pointer_type
   DW_AT_byte_size = 4
   DW_AT_type = <11>
<11>: DW_TAG_base_type
   DW_AT_name = char
   DW_AT_byte_size = 1
   DW_AT_encoding =
   signed char
<12>: DW_TAG_pointer_type
   DW_AT_byte_size = 4
   DW_AT_type = <13>
<13>: DW_TAG_const_type
   DW_AT_type = <11>

有关更完整的示例实现,请查看Petr Machata的this C reflection library。它有代码可以执行您想要的操作,但需要注意以下几点:

  • 反射在进程中运行,而不是像GDB一样在进程外运行
  • 取决于来自elfutilslibdwlibdwfl。不确定如何扩展这些外部库依赖项。