#define LLVM_SYSTEM_MEMORY_H
#include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/system_error.h"
#include <string>
namespace llvm {
/// @brief An abstraction for memory operations.
class Memory {
public:
+ enum ProtectionFlags {
+ MF_READ = 0x1000000,
+ MF_WRITE = 0x2000000,
+ MF_EXEC = 0x4000000
+ };
+
+ /// This method allocates a block of memory that is suitable for loading
+ /// dynamically generated code (e.g. JIT). An attempt to allocate
+ /// \p NumBytes bytes of virtual memory is made.
+ /// \p NearBlock may point to an existing allocation in which case
+ /// an attempt is made to allocate more memory near the existing block.
+ /// The actual allocated address is not guaranteed to be near the requested
+ /// address.
+ /// \p Flags is used to set the initial protection flags for the block
+ /// of the memory.
+ /// \p EC [out] returns an object describing any error that occurs.
+ ///
+ /// This method may allocate more than the number of bytes requested. The
+ /// actual number of bytes allocated is indicated in the returned
+ /// MemoryBlock.
+ ///
+ /// The start of the allocated block must be aligned with the
+ /// system allocation granularity (64K on Windows, page size on Linux).
+ /// If the address following \p NearBlock is not so aligned, it will be
+ /// rounded up to the next allocation granularity boundary.
+ ///
+ /// \r a non-null MemoryBlock if the function was successful,
+ /// otherwise a null MemoryBlock is with \p EC describing the error.
+ ///
+ /// @brief Allocate mapped memory.
+ static MemoryBlock allocateMappedMemory(size_t NumBytes,
+ const MemoryBlock *const NearBlock,
+ unsigned Flags,
+ error_code &EC);
+
+ /// This method releases a block of memory that was allocated with the
+ /// allocateMappedMemory method. It should not be used to release any
+ /// memory block allocated any other way.
+ /// \p Block describes the memory to be released.
+ ///
+ /// \r error_success if the function was successful, or an error_code
+ /// describing the failure if an error occurred.
+ ///
+ /// @brief Release mapped memory.
+ static error_code releaseMappedMemory(MemoryBlock &Block);
+
+ /// This method sets the protection flags for a block of memory to the
+ /// state specified by /p Flags. The behavior is not specified if the
+ /// memory was not allocated using the allocateMappedMemory method.
+ /// \p Block describes the memory block to be protected.
+ /// \p Flags specifies the new protection state to be assigned to the block.
+ /// \p ErrMsg [out] returns a string describing any error that occured.
+ ///
+ /// If \p Flags is MF_WRITE, the actual behavior varies
+ /// with the operating system (i.e. MF_READ | MF_WRITE on Windows) and the
+ /// target architecture (i.e. MF_WRITE -> MF_READ | MF_WRITE on i386).
+ ///
+ /// \r error_success if the function was successful, or an error_code
+ /// describing the failure if an error occurred.
+ ///
+ /// @brief Set memory protection state.
+ static error_code protectMappedMemory(const MemoryBlock &Block,
+ unsigned Flags);
+
/// This method allocates a block of Read/Write/Execute memory that is
/// suitable for executing dynamically generated code (e.g. JIT). An
/// attempt to allocate \p NumBytes bytes of virtual memory is made.
/// setExecutable - Before the JIT can run a block of code, it has to be
/// given read and executable privilege. Return true if it is already r-x
/// or the system is able to change its previlege.
- static bool setExecutable (MemoryBlock &M, std::string *ErrMsg = 0);
+ static bool setExecutable(MemoryBlock &M, std::string *ErrMsg = 0);
/// setWritable - When adding to a block of code, the JIT may need
/// to mark a block of code as RW since the protections are on page
/// boundaries, and the JIT internal allocations are not page aligned.
- static bool setWritable (MemoryBlock &M, std::string *ErrMsg = 0);
+ static bool setWritable(MemoryBlock &M, std::string *ErrMsg = 0);
/// setRangeExecutable - Mark the page containing a range of addresses
/// as executable.