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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 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.
+ */
+/*
+ * libc_init_static.c
+ *
+ * This function takes the raw data block set up by the ELF loader
+ * in the kernel and parses it.  It is invoked by crt0.S which makes
+ * any necessary adjustments and passes calls this function using
+ * the standard C calling convention.
+ *
+ * The arguments are:
+ *  uintptr_t *elfdata	 -- The ELF loader data block; usually from the stack.
+ *                          Basically a pointer to argc.
+ *  void (*onexit)(void) -- Function to install into onexit
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Several Linux ABIs don't pass the onexit pointer, and the ones that
+ * do never use it.  Therefore, unless USE_ONEXIT is defined, we just
+ * ignore the onexit pointer.
+ */
+/* #define USE_ONEXIT */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <elf.h>
+#include "pthread_internal.h"
+#include "atexit.h"
+#include "libc_init_common.h"
+
+#include <sys/tls.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+__noreturn void __libc_init(uintptr_t *elfdata,
+                       void (*onexit)(void),
+                       int (*slingshot)(int, char**, char**),
+                       structors_array_t const * const structors)
+{
+/* 
+ * To enable malloc checks for statically linked programs, add
+ * "WITH_MALLOC_CHECK_LIBC_A := true" in device/buildspec.mk
+ */
+#ifdef MALLOC_LEAK_CHECK
+    extern void malloc_debug_init();
+    __libc_init_common(elfdata, onexit, slingshot, structors, malloc_debug_init);
+#else
+    __libc_init_common(elfdata, onexit, slingshot, structors, NULL);
+#endif
+}