nuttx/libs/libc
2023-01-25 14:31:37 +02:00
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aio
assert assert: Log the assertion expression in case of fail 2023-01-24 15:00:19 -03:00
audio Don't download tarballs if a local git repo found 2022-12-05 10:47:36 +01:00
bin
builtin
ctype
dirent libc/versionsort: support versionsort and strverscmp 2023-01-15 11:24:40 +08:00
dlfcn
errno Fix various typos 2022-07-08 02:15:54 +08:00
eventfd
fixedmath nuttx: unify MIN, MAX and ABS macro definition across the code 2022-12-21 09:31:28 +08:00
grp Fix compiler warnings (-Wunused-parameter) in various functions 2022-07-12 11:42:34 +08:00
hex2bin libc/stream: Rename [lib_stream_](put|get) to [lib_stream_](putc|getc) 2022-12-05 14:27:55 +01:00
inttypes
kbin
libgen Fix various typos 2022-07-08 02:15:54 +08:00
locale Replace nxsem API when used as a lock with nxmutex API 2022-10-17 15:59:46 +09:00
lzf
machine libc: don't redefined __ARM_ARCH_XXX when __ARM_ARCH defined 2023-01-10 14:58:35 +02:00
math libc/math: add simple implementation for sincos API 2023-01-12 00:07:44 +08:00
misc nuttx: add some missing FAR 2022-12-21 10:56:45 +08:00
modlib Fix various typos 2022-07-08 02:15:54 +08:00
net net: Move accept to libc after https://github.com/apache/nuttx/pull/8083 2023-01-13 11:23:42 +02:00
netdb getaddrinfo: add AI_NUMERICHOST flag handle 2023-01-12 01:40:11 +08:00
obstack libc/stream: Rename [lib_stream_](put|get) to [lib_stream_](putc|getc) 2022-12-05 14:27:55 +01:00
pthread libc/pthread: Implement pthread_condattr_[set|get]pshared 2023-01-24 13:53:02 -03:00
pwd libc/passwd: add pw_gecos field(userinfo) 2022-12-30 00:21:15 +08:00
queue libc: Move queue.h from include to include/nuttx 2022-09-26 08:04:58 +02:00
sched sched/getprioritymax: handle invaild policy as posix style 2022-11-01 03:33:58 +08:00
semaphore Revert "add holder for mutex" 2023-01-19 06:04:48 +09:00
signal signal: correct signal() return value & errno 2022-11-28 14:15:21 +08:00
spawn libc/spawn: Always build lib_psa_[get|set]stacksize.c 2022-11-01 21:03:52 +01:00
stdio fs/streams: Move the file streams from the group structure into TLS 2022-12-22 20:16:11 +08:00
stdlib libc: Implement quick_exit and at_quick_exit 2023-01-25 14:31:37 +02:00
stream libc/syslog: improve streamsyslog, add puts funtions 2023-01-05 02:00:43 +08:00
string libc/versionsort: support versionsort and strverscmp 2023-01-15 11:24:40 +08:00
symtab libc: Fix wrong report from UBSan 2022-08-30 19:35:24 +08:00
syslog
termios
time localtime: fix deadlock when print syslog in romfs 2022-11-28 18:04:38 +08:00
tls
uio
unistd libc: Let _SC_PAGESIZE return 4096 when CONFIG_MM_PGSIZE isn't defined 2023-01-15 08:39:19 +02:00
userfs Replace nxsem API when used as a lock with nxmutex API 2022-10-17 15:59:46 +09:00
uuid
wchar libc: Remove the unnecessary include from wchar and wctype 2022-07-27 10:55:37 +03:00
wctype libc: Remove the unnecessary include from wchar and wctype 2022-07-27 10:55:37 +03:00
wqueue Revert "add holder for mutex" 2023-01-19 06:04:48 +09:00
zoneinfo
.gitignore
Kconfig libc/wchar: remove unnecessary config 2022-07-27 00:36:49 +08:00
libc.csv assert: Log the assertion expression in case of fail 2023-01-24 15:00:19 -03:00
libc.h libc/stdio: Remove the one line mutex wrapper 2022-11-09 21:38:10 +01:00
Makefile libc and mm/Makefile:Fix an error caused by backslash in Windows native build 2022-12-01 01:47:46 +08:00
math.csv
README.txt

lib
===

This directory contains numerous, small functions typically associated with
what you would expect to find in a standard C library.  The sub-directories
in this directory contain standard interface that can be executed by user-
mode programs.

Normally, NuttX is built with no protection and all threads running in kerne-
mode.  In that model, there is no real architectural distinction between
what is a kernel-mode program and what is a user-mode program; the system is
more like on multi-threaded program that all runs in kernel-mode.

But if the CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED option is selected, NuttX will be built
into distinct user-mode and kernel-mode sections.  In that case, most of the
code in the nuttx/ directory will run in kernel-mode with exceptions
of (1) the user-mode "proxies" found in syscall/proxies, and (2) the
standard C library functions found in this directory.  In this build model,
it is critical to separate the user-mode OS interfaces in this way.

If CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL is selected, then only a NuttX kernel will be built
with no applications.

Sub-Directories
===============

The files in the libs/libc/ directory are organized (mostly) according which file
in the include/ directory provides the prototype for library functions.  So
we have:

  audio     - This part of the audio system: nuttx/audio/audio.h
  builtin   - Support for builtin applications.  Used by nuttx/binfmt and NSH.
  dlfcn     - dlfcn.h
  endian    - endian.h
  errno     - errno.h
  hex2bin   - hex2bin.h
  libgen    - libgen.h
  locale    - locale.h
  lzf       - lzf.h
  fixedmath - fixedmath.h
  grp       - grp.h
  inttypes  - inttypes.h
  machine   - Various architecture-specific implementations.
  math      - math.h
  modlib    - Part of module and shared library logic: nuttx/lib/modlib.h
  net       - Various network-related header files: netinet/ether.h, arpa/inet.h
  pthread   - pthread.h
  pwd       - pwd.h
  queue     - queue.h
  sched     - sched.h
  semaphore - semaphore.h
  stdio     - stdio.h
  stdlib    - stdlib.h
  string    - string.h (and legacy strings.h and non-standard nuttx/b2c.h)
  time      - time.h
  uio       - sys/uio.h
  unistd    - unistd.h
  wchar     - wchar.h
  wctype    - wctype.h

Most of these are "standard" header files; some are not: hex2bin.h and
fixemath.h are non-standard.

There is also a misc/ subdirectory that contains various internal functions
and interfaces from header files that are too few to warrant their own sub-
directory:

  misc      - Nonstandard "glue" logic, debug.h, crc32.h, dirent.h

Library Database
================

Information about functions available in the NuttX C library information is
maintained in a database.  That "database" is implemented as a simple comma-
separated-value file, libc.csv.  Most spreadsheets programs will accept this
format and can be used to maintain the library database.

This library database will (eventually) be used to generate symbol library
symbol table information that can be exported to external applications.

The format of the CSV file for each line is:

  Field 1: Function name
  Field 2: The header file that contains the function prototype
  Field 3: Condition for compilation
  Field 4: The type of function return value.
  Field 5 - N+5: The type of each of the N formal parameters of the function

Each type field has a format as follows:

  type name:
        For all simpler types
  formal type | actual type:
        For array types where the form of the formal (eg. int parm[2])
        differs from the type of actual passed parameter (eg. int*).  This
        is necessary because you cannot do simple casts to array types.
  formal type | union member actual type | union member fieldname:
        A similar situation exists for unions.  For example, the formal
        parameter type union sigval -- You cannot cast a uintptr_t to
        a union sigval, but you can cast to the type of one of the union
        member types when passing the actual parameter.  Similarly, we
        cannot cast a union sigval to a uinptr_t either.  Rather, we need
        to cast a specific union member fieldname to uintptr_t.

NOTE: The tool mksymtab can be used to generate a symbol table from this CSV
file.  See nuttx/tools/README.txt for further details about the use of mksymtab.

symtab
======

Symbol Tables and Build Modes
-----------------------------
This directory provide support for a symbol table which provides all/most of
system and C library services/functions to the application and NSH.

Symbol tables have differing usefulness in different NuttX build modes:

  1. In the FLAT build (CONFIG_BUILD_FLAT), symbol tables are used to bind
     addresses in loaded ELF or NxFLAT modules to base code that usually
     resides in FLASH memory.  Both OS interfaces and user/application
     libraries are made available to the loaded module via symbol tables.

  2. Symbol tables may be of value in a protected build
     (CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED) where the newly started user task must
     share resources with other user code (but should use system calls to
     interact with the OS).

  3. But in the kernel build mode (CONFIG_BUILD_LOADABLE), only fully linked
     executables loadable via execl(), execv(), or posix_spawan() can used.
     There is no use for a symbol table with the kernel build since all
     memory resources are separate; nothing is share-able with the newly
     started process.

Code/Text Size Implications
---------------------------
The option can have substantial effect on system image size, mainly
code/text.  That is because the instructions to generate symtab.inc
above will cause EVERY interface in the NuttX RTOS and the C library to be
included into build.  Add to that the size of a huge symbol table.

In order to reduce the code/text size, you may want to manually prune the
auto-generated symtab.inc file to remove all interfaces that you do
not wish to include into the base FLASH image.