libc/bionic/getauxval.cpp

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#include <stddef.h>
#include <sys/cdefs.h>
#include <sys/auxv.h>
#include <private/bionic_auxv.h>
#include <private/bionic_globals.h>
#include <elf.h>
#include <errno.h>

// This function needs to be safe to call before TLS is set up, so it can't
// access errno or the stack protector.
__LIBC_HIDDEN__ unsigned long __bionic_getauxval(unsigned long type, bool& exists) {
  for (ElfW(auxv_t)* v = __libc_shared_globals()->auxv; v->a_type != AT_NULL; ++v) {
    if (v->a_type == type) {
      exists = true;
      return v->a_un.a_val;
    }
  }
  exists = false;
  return 0;
}

extern "C" unsigned long getauxval(unsigned long type) {
  bool exists;
  unsigned long result = __bionic_getauxval(type, exists);
  if (!exists) errno = ENOENT;
  return result;
}