1. Memory Layout for Process∞
Stack
Data
Code
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2. CS 140 Lecture Notes: Linkers
Creating a Process
Source Code
Assembly
Code
Object
Code
Executable
x.c cc
x.s as
x.o
Code ∞
Data
Stack OS
y.c cc
y.s as
y.o ld
a.out
z.c cc
z.s as
z.o
Compiler
Assembler
Linker
Loader
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3. CS 140 Lecture Notes: Linkers
A Simple Example
main.c
stdio.c
extern float sin();
extern printf(), scanf();
main() {
double x, result;
printf("Type number: ");
scanf("%f", &x);
result = sin(x);
printf("Sine is %f\n",
result); }
FILE* stdin, stdout;
int printf(const char* format,...) {
...
fputc(c, stdout); }
int scanf(const char* format,...) {
c = fgetc(stdin);
math.c
double sin(double x) {
... }
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4. main.o Object File
main.c
main.o
extern float sin();
extern printf(), scanf();
main() {
double x, result;
printf("Type number: ");
scanf("%f", &x);
result = sin(x);
printf("Sine is %f\n",
result); } 30 52 60 86 14 17
main:
...
call printf
call scanf
call sin
_s1: "Type number: "
_s2: "%f"
_s3: "Sine is %f\n"
main T[0]
_s1 D[0]
_s2 D[14]
_s3 D[17]
printf T[30]
printf T[86]
scanf T[52]
sin T[60]
_s1 T[24]
_s2 T[54]
_s3 T[80]
text section
data section
symbols
“Store the final location of sin at offset 60 in the text section”
relocation
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printf.o Object File
printf.c
printf.o
FILE* stdin, stdout;
int printf(const char* format,
...) {
...
fputc(c, stdout); }
int scanf(const char* format,
c = fgetc(stdin); 44
118
232
306 8
...
printf:
load stdout
scanf:
load stdin
stdin:
stdout:
printf T[44]
scanf T[232]
stdin D[0]
stdout D[8]
stdout T[118]
stdin T[306]
text section
data section
symbols
relocation
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6. CS 140 Lecture Notes: Linkers
After Pass 2
Memory map:
Symbol table:
836
stdio.o data
Name File Sec Offset Addr
main: main T 0 0
_s1: main D 0 720
_s2: main D
_s3: main D
printf: stdio T
scanf: stdio T
stdin: stdio D 0 760
stdout: stdio D 8 768
sin: math T 0 508
760
main.o data
720
math.o text
508
stdio.o text 96
main.o text
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7. Relocation text section in main.o relocation record in main.o30
...
call 0
text section in main.o
printf T[30]
relocation record in main.o
printf: 134
symbol table 30
...
call 134
text section in a.out
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