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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include "linker_config.h"
+
+#include "linker_globals.h"
+#include "linker_debug.h"
+#include "linker_utils.h"
+
+#include <android-base/file.h>
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
+
+#include <private/ScopeGuard.h>
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+class ConfigParser {
+ public:
+  enum {
+    kProperty,
+    kSection,
+    kEndOfFile,
+    kError,
+  };
+
+  explicit ConfigParser(std::string&& content)
+      : content_(content), p_(0), lineno_(0), was_end_of_file_(false) {}
+
+  /*
+   * Possible return values
+   * kProperty: name is set to property name and value is set to property value
+   * kSection: name is set to section name.
+   * kEndOfFile: reached end of file.
+   * kError: error_msg is set.
+   */
+  int next_token(std::string* name, std::string* value, std::string* error_msg) {
+    std::string line;
+    while(NextLine(&line)) {
+      size_t found = line.find('#');
+      line = android::base::Trim(line.substr(0, found));
+
+      if (line.empty()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (line[0] == '[' && line[line.size() - 1] == ']') {
+        *name = line.substr(1, line.size() - 2);
+        return kSection;
+      }
+
+      found = line.find('=');
+      if (found == std::string::npos) {
+        *error_msg = std::string("invalid format: ") +
+                    line +
+                    ", expected \"name = property\" or \"[section]\"";
+        return kError;
+      }
+
+      *name = android::base::Trim(line.substr(0, found));
+      *value = android::base::Trim(line.substr(found + 1));
+      return kProperty;
+    }
+
+    // to avoid infinite cycles when programmer makes a mistake
+    CHECK(!was_end_of_file_);
+    was_end_of_file_ = true;
+    return kEndOfFile;
+  }
+
+  size_t lineno() const {
+    return lineno_;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  bool NextLine(std::string* line) {
+    if (p_ == std::string::npos) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    size_t found = content_.find('\n', p_);
+    if (found != std::string::npos) {
+      *line = content_.substr(p_, found - p_);
+      p_ = found + 1;
+    } else {
+      *line = content_.substr(p_);
+      p_ = std::string::npos;
+    }
+
+    lineno_++;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  std::string content_;
+  size_t p_;
+  size_t lineno_;
+  bool was_end_of_file_;
+
+  DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(ConfigParser);
+};
+
+class PropertyValue {
+ public:
+  PropertyValue() = default;
+
+  PropertyValue(std::string&& value, size_t lineno)
+    : value_(value), lineno_(lineno) {}
+
+  const std::string& value() const {
+    return value_;
+  }
+
+  size_t lineno() const {
+    return lineno_;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::string value_;
+  size_t lineno_;
+};
+
+static std::string create_error_msg(const char* file,
+                                    size_t lineno,
+                                    const std::string& msg) {
+  char buf[1024];
+  __libc_format_buffer(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s:%zu: error: %s", file, lineno, msg.c_str());
+
+  return std::string(buf);
+}
+
+static bool parse_config_file(const char* ld_config_file_path,
+                              const char* binary_realpath,
+                              std::unordered_map<std::string, PropertyValue>* properties,
+                              std::string* error_msg) {
+  std::string content;
+  if (!android::base::ReadFileToString(ld_config_file_path, &content)) {
+    if (errno != ENOENT) {
+      *error_msg = std::string("error reading file \"") +
+                   ld_config_file_path + "\": " + strerror(errno);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  ConfigParser cp(std::move(content));
+
+  std::string section_name;
+
+  while(true) {
+    std::string name;
+    std::string value;
+    std::string error;
+
+    int result = cp.next_token(&name, &value, &error);
+    if (result == ConfigParser::kError) {
+      DL_WARN("error parsing %s:%zd: %s (ignoring this line)",
+              ld_config_file_path,
+              cp.lineno(),
+              error.c_str());
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (result == ConfigParser::kSection || result == ConfigParser::kEndOfFile) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (result == ConfigParser::kProperty) {
+      if (!android::base::StartsWith(name, "dir.")) {
+        DL_WARN("error parsing %s:%zd: unexpected property name \"%s\", "
+                "expected format dir.<section_name> (ignoring this line)",
+                ld_config_file_path,
+                cp.lineno(),
+                name.c_str());
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // remove trailing '/'
+      while (value[value.size() - 1] == '/') {
+        value = value.substr(0, value.size() - 1);
+      }
+
+      if (value.empty()) {
+        DL_WARN("error parsing %s:%zd: property value is empty (ignoring this line)",
+                ld_config_file_path,
+                cp.lineno());
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (file_is_under_dir(binary_realpath, value)) {
+        section_name = name.substr(4);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // skip everything until we meet a correct section
+  while (true) {
+    std::string name;
+    std::string value;
+    std::string error;
+
+    int result = cp.next_token(&name, &value, &error);
+
+    if (result == ConfigParser::kSection && name == section_name) {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    if (result == ConfigParser::kEndOfFile) {
+      *error_msg = create_error_msg(ld_config_file_path,
+                                    cp.lineno(),
+                                    std::string("section \"") + section_name + "\" not found");
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // found the section - parse it
+  while (true) {
+    std::string name;
+    std::string value;
+    std::string error;
+
+    int result = cp.next_token(&name, &value, &error);
+
+    if (result == ConfigParser::kEndOfFile || result == ConfigParser::kSection) {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    if (result == ConfigParser::kProperty) {
+      if (properties->find(name) != properties->end()) {
+        DL_WARN("%s:%zd: warning: property \"%s\" redefinition",
+                ld_config_file_path,
+                cp.lineno(),
+                name.c_str());
+      }
+
+      (*properties)[name] = PropertyValue(std::move(value), cp.lineno());
+    }
+
+    if (result == ConfigParser::kError) {
+      DL_WARN("error parsing %s:%zd: %s (ignoring this line)",
+              ld_config_file_path,
+              cp.lineno(),
+              error.c_str());
+      continue;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+static Config g_config;
+
+static constexpr const char* kDefaultConfigName = "default";
+static constexpr const char* kPropertyAdditionalNamespaces = "additional.namespaces";
+#if defined(__LP64__)
+static constexpr const char* kLibParamValue = "lib64";
+#else
+static constexpr const char* kLibParamValue = "lib";
+#endif
+
+class Properties {
+ public:
+  explicit Properties(std::unordered_map<std::string, PropertyValue>&& properties)
+      : properties_(properties), target_sdk_version_(__ANDROID_API__) {}
+
+  std::vector<std::string> get_strings(const std::string& name, size_t* lineno = nullptr) const {
+    auto it = find_property(name, lineno);
+    if (it == properties_.end()) {
+      // return empty vector
+      return std::vector<std::string>();
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> strings = android::base::Split(it->second.value(), ",");
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < strings.size(); ++i) {
+      strings[i] = android::base::Trim(strings[i]);
+    }
+
+    return strings;
+  }
+
+  bool get_bool(const std::string& name, size_t* lineno = nullptr) const {
+    auto it = find_property(name, lineno);
+    if (it == properties_.end()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return it->second.value() == "true";
+  }
+
+  std::string get_string(const std::string& name, size_t* lineno = nullptr) const {
+    auto it = find_property(name, lineno);
+    return (it == properties_.end()) ? "" : it->second.value();
+  }
+
+  std::vector<std::string> get_paths(const std::string& name, size_t* lineno = nullptr) {
+    std::string paths_str = get_string(name, lineno);
+
+    std::vector<std::string> paths;
+    split_path(paths_str.c_str(), ":", &paths);
+
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> params;
+    params.push_back({ "LIB", kLibParamValue });
+    if (target_sdk_version_ != 0) {
+      char buf[16];
+      __libc_format_buffer(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", target_sdk_version_);
+      params.push_back({ "SDK_VER", buf });
+    }
+
+    for (auto&& path : paths) {
+      format_string(&path, params);
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> resolved_paths;
+
+    // do not remove paths that do not exist
+    resolve_paths(paths, &resolved_paths);
+
+    return resolved_paths;
+  }
+
+  void set_target_sdk_version(int target_sdk_version) {
+    target_sdk_version_ = target_sdk_version;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, PropertyValue>::const_iterator
+  find_property(const std::string& name, size_t* lineno) const {
+    auto it = properties_.find(name);
+    if (it != properties_.end() && lineno != nullptr) {
+      *lineno = it->second.lineno();
+    }
+
+    return it;
+  }
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, PropertyValue> properties_;
+  int target_sdk_version_;
+
+  DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(Properties);
+};
+
+bool Config::read_binary_config(const char* ld_config_file_path,
+                                      const char* binary_realpath,
+                                      bool is_asan,
+                                      const Config** config,
+                                      std::string* error_msg) {
+  g_config.clear();
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, PropertyValue> property_map;
+  if (!parse_config_file(ld_config_file_path, binary_realpath, &property_map, error_msg)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  Properties properties(std::move(property_map));
+
+  auto failure_guard = make_scope_guard([] {
+    g_config.clear();
+  });
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, NamespaceConfig*> namespace_configs;
+
+  namespace_configs[kDefaultConfigName] = g_config.create_namespace_config(kDefaultConfigName);
+
+  std::vector<std::string> additional_namespaces = properties.get_strings(kPropertyAdditionalNamespaces);
+  for (const auto& name : additional_namespaces) {
+    namespace_configs[name] = g_config.create_namespace_config(name);
+  }
+
+  bool versioning_enabled = properties.get_bool("enable.target.sdk.version");
+  int target_sdk_version = __ANDROID_API__;
+  if (versioning_enabled) {
+    std::string version_file = dirname(binary_realpath) + "/.version";
+    std::string content;
+    if (!android::base::ReadFileToString(version_file, &content)) {
+      if (errno != ENOENT) {
+        *error_msg = std::string("error reading version file \"") +
+                     version_file + "\": " + strerror(errno);
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else {
+      content = android::base::Trim(content);
+      errno = 0;
+      char* end = nullptr;
+      const char* content_str = content.c_str();
+      int result = strtol(content_str, &end, 10);
+      if (errno == 0 && *end == '\0' && result > 0) {
+        target_sdk_version = result;
+        properties.set_target_sdk_version(target_sdk_version);
+      } else {
+        *error_msg = std::string("invalid version \"") + version_file + "\": \"" + content +"\"";
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  g_config.set_target_sdk_version(target_sdk_version);
+
+  for (auto ns_config_it : namespace_configs) {
+    auto& name = ns_config_it.first;
+    NamespaceConfig* ns_config = ns_config_it.second;
+
+    std::string property_name_prefix = std::string("namespace.") + name;
+
+    size_t lineno = 0;
+    std::vector<std::string> linked_namespaces =
+        properties.get_strings(property_name_prefix + ".links", &lineno);
+
+    for (const auto& linked_ns_name : linked_namespaces) {
+      if (namespace_configs.find(linked_ns_name) == namespace_configs.end()) {
+        *error_msg = create_error_msg(ld_config_file_path,
+                                      lineno,
+                                      std::string("undefined namespace: ") + linked_ns_name);
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      std::string shared_libs = properties.get_string(property_name_prefix +
+                                                      ".link." +
+                                                      linked_ns_name +
+                                                      ".shared_libs", &lineno);
+
+      if (shared_libs.empty()) {
+        *error_msg = create_error_msg(ld_config_file_path,
+                                      lineno,
+                                      std::string("list of shared_libs for ") +
+                                      name +
+                                      "->" +
+                                      linked_ns_name +
+                                      " link is not specified or is empty.");
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      ns_config->add_namespace_link(linked_ns_name, shared_libs);
+    }
+
+    ns_config->set_isolated(properties.get_bool(property_name_prefix + ".isolated"));
+
+    // these are affected by is_asan flag
+    if (is_asan) {
+      property_name_prefix += ".asan";
+    }
+
+    ns_config->set_search_paths(properties.get_paths(property_name_prefix + ".search.paths"));
+    ns_config->set_permitted_paths(properties.get_paths(property_name_prefix + ".permitted.paths"));
+  }
+
+  failure_guard.disable();
+  *config = &g_config;
+  return true;
+}
+
+NamespaceConfig* Config::create_namespace_config(const std::string& name) {
+  namespace_configs_.push_back(std::unique_ptr<NamespaceConfig>(new NamespaceConfig(name)));
+  NamespaceConfig* ns_config_ptr = namespace_configs_.back().get();
+  namespace_configs_map_[name] = ns_config_ptr;
+  return ns_config_ptr;
+}
+
+void Config::clear() {
+  namespace_configs_.clear();
+  namespace_configs_map_.clear();
+}