WUMSLoader/source/elfio/elfio.hpp

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#ifndef ELFIO_HPP
#define ELFIO_HPP

#ifdef _MSC_VER
#pragma warning ( push )
#pragma warning(disable:4996)
#pragma warning(disable:4355)
#pragma warning(disable:4244)
#endif

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>
#include <deque>
#include <iterator>
#include <typeinfo>

#include <elfio/elf_types.hpp>
#include <elfio/elfio_utils.hpp>
#include <elfio/elfio_header.hpp>
#include <elfio/elfio_section.hpp>
#include <elfio/elfio_segment.hpp>
#include <elfio/elfio_strings.hpp>

#define ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET( TYPE, FNAME ) \
TYPE                                           \
get_##FNAME() const                            \
{                                              \
  return header? header->get_##FNAME() : 0;    \
}

#define ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( TYPE, FNAME ) \
TYPE                                               \
get_##FNAME() const                                \
{                                                  \
  return header? header->get_##FNAME() : 0;        \
}                                                  \
void                                               \
set_##FNAME( TYPE val )                            \
{                          \
  if (header) {                        \
      header->set_##FNAME( val );                  \
  }                            \
}                                                  \

namespace ELFIO {

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class elfio
{
  public:
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    elfio() : sections( this ), segments( this )
    {
        header           = 0;
        current_file_pos = 0;
        create( ELFCLASS32, ELFDATA2LSB );
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ~elfio()
    {
        clean();
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    void create( unsigned char file_class, unsigned char encoding )
    {
        clean();
        convertor.setup( encoding );
        header = create_header( file_class, encoding );
        create_mandatory_sections();
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool load( const std::string& file_name )
    {
        std::ifstream stream;
        stream.open( file_name.c_str(), std::ios::in | std::ios::binary );
        if ( !stream ) {
            return false;
        }

        return load(stream);
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool load( std::istream &stream )
    {
        clean();

        unsigned char e_ident[EI_NIDENT];
        // Read ELF file signature
        stream.read( reinterpret_cast<char*>( &e_ident ), sizeof( e_ident ) );

        // Is it ELF file?
        if ( stream.gcount() != sizeof( e_ident ) ||
             e_ident[EI_MAG0] != ELFMAG0    ||
             e_ident[EI_MAG1] != ELFMAG1    ||
             e_ident[EI_MAG2] != ELFMAG2    ||
             e_ident[EI_MAG3] != ELFMAG3 ) {
            return false;
        }

        if ( ( e_ident[EI_CLASS] != ELFCLASS64 ) &&
             ( e_ident[EI_CLASS] != ELFCLASS32 )) {
            return false;
        }

        convertor.setup( e_ident[EI_DATA] );
        header = create_header( e_ident[EI_CLASS], e_ident[EI_DATA] );
        if ( 0 == header ) {
            return false;
        }
        if ( !header->load( stream ) ) {
            return false;
        }

        load_sections( stream );
        bool is_still_good = load_segments( stream );
        return is_still_good;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool save( const std::string& file_name )
    {
        std::ofstream stream;
        stream.open( file_name.c_str(), std::ios::out | std::ios::binary );
        if ( !stream ) {
            return false;
        }

        return save(stream);
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool save( std::ostream &stream )
    {
        if ( !stream || !header) {
            return false;
        }

        bool is_still_good = true;
        // Define layout specific header fields
        // The position of the segment table is fixed after the header.
        // The position of the section table is variable and needs to be fixed
        // before saving.
        header->set_segments_num( segments.size() );
        header->set_segments_offset( segments.size() ? header->get_header_size() : 0 );
        header->set_sections_num( sections.size() );
        header->set_sections_offset( 0 );

        // Layout the first section right after the segment table
        current_file_pos = header->get_header_size() +
                    header->get_segment_entry_size() * header->get_segments_num();

        calc_segment_alignment();

        is_still_good = layout_segments_and_their_sections();
        is_still_good = is_still_good && layout_sections_without_segments();
        is_still_good = is_still_good && layout_section_table();

        is_still_good = is_still_good && save_header( stream );
        is_still_good = is_still_good && save_sections( stream );
        is_still_good = is_still_good && save_segments( stream );

        return is_still_good;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // ELF header access functions
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET( unsigned char, class              );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET( unsigned char, elf_version        );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET( unsigned char, encoding           );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET( Elf_Word,      version            );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET( Elf_Half,      header_size        );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET( Elf_Half,      section_entry_size );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET( Elf_Half,      segment_entry_size );

    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( unsigned char, os_abi                 );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( unsigned char, abi_version            );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( Elf_Half,      type                   );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( Elf_Half,      machine                );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( Elf_Word,      flags                  );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( Elf64_Addr,    entry                  );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( Elf64_Off,     sections_offset        );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( Elf64_Off,     segments_offset        );
    ELFIO_HEADER_ACCESS_GET_SET( Elf_Half,      section_name_str_index );

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    const endianess_convertor& get_convertor() const
    {
        return convertor;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Elf_Xword get_default_entry_size( Elf_Word section_type ) const
    {
        switch( section_type ) {
        case SHT_RELA:
            if ( header->get_class() == ELFCLASS64 ) {
                return sizeof( Elf64_Rela );
            }
            else {
                return sizeof( Elf32_Rela );
            }
        case SHT_REL:
            if ( header->get_class() == ELFCLASS64 ) {
                return sizeof( Elf64_Rel );
            }
            else {
                return sizeof( Elf32_Rel );
            }
        case SHT_SYMTAB:
            if ( header->get_class() == ELFCLASS64 ) {
                return sizeof( Elf64_Sym );
            }
            else {
                return sizeof( Elf32_Sym );
            }
        case SHT_DYNAMIC:
            if ( header->get_class() == ELFCLASS64 ) {
                return sizeof( Elf64_Dyn );
            }
            else {
                return sizeof( Elf32_Dyn );
            }
        default:
            return 0;
        }
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  private:
      bool is_offset_in_section( Elf64_Off offset, const section* sec ) const {
          return offset >= sec->get_offset() && offset < sec->get_offset()+sec->get_size();
      }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  public:

      //! returns an empty string if no problems are detected,
      //! or a string containing an error message if problems are found
      std::string validate() const {

          // check for overlapping sections in the file
          for ( int i = 0; i < sections.size(); ++i) {
              for ( int j = i+1; j < sections.size(); ++j ) {
                  const section* a = sections[i];
                  const section* b = sections[j];
                  if (   !(a->get_type() & SHT_NOBITS)
                      && !(b->get_type() & SHT_NOBITS)
                      && (a->get_size() > 0)
                      && (b->get_size() > 0)
                      && (a->get_offset() > 0)
                      && (b->get_offset() > 0)) {
                      if (   is_offset_in_section( a->get_offset(), b )
                          || is_offset_in_section( a->get_offset()+a->get_size()-1, b )
                          || is_offset_in_section( b->get_offset(), a )
                          || is_offset_in_section( b->get_offset()+b->get_size()-1, a )) {
                          return "Sections " + a->get_name() + " and " + b->get_name() + " overlap in file";
                      }
                  }
              }
          }

          // more checks to be added here...

          return "";
      }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  private:
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    void clean()
    {
        delete header;
        header = 0;

        std::vector<section*>::const_iterator it;
        for ( it = sections_.begin(); it != sections_.end(); ++it ) {
            delete *it;
        }
        sections_.clear();

        std::vector<segment*>::const_iterator it1;
        for ( it1 = segments_.begin(); it1 != segments_.end(); ++it1 ) {
            delete *it1;
        }
        segments_.clear();
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    elf_header* create_header( unsigned char file_class, unsigned char encoding )
    {
        elf_header* new_header = 0;

        if ( file_class == ELFCLASS64 ) {
            new_header = new elf_header_impl< Elf64_Ehdr >( &convertor,
                                                            encoding );
        }
        else if ( file_class == ELFCLASS32 ) {
            new_header = new elf_header_impl< Elf32_Ehdr >( &convertor,
                                                            encoding );
        }
        else {
            return 0;
        }

        return new_header;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    section* create_section()
    {
        section*      new_section;
        unsigned char file_class = get_class();

        if ( file_class == ELFCLASS64 ) {
            new_section = new section_impl<Elf64_Shdr>( &convertor );
        }
        else if ( file_class == ELFCLASS32 ) {
            new_section = new section_impl<Elf32_Shdr>( &convertor );
        }
        else {
            return 0;
        }

        new_section->set_index( (Elf_Half)sections_.size() );
        sections_.push_back( new_section );

        return new_section;
    }


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    segment* create_segment()
    {
        segment*      new_segment;
        unsigned char file_class = header->get_class();

        if ( file_class == ELFCLASS64 ) {
            new_segment = new segment_impl<Elf64_Phdr>( &convertor );
        }
        else if ( file_class == ELFCLASS32 ) {
            new_segment = new segment_impl<Elf32_Phdr>( &convertor );
        }
        else {
            return 0;
        }

        new_segment->set_index( (Elf_Half)segments_.size() );
        segments_.push_back( new_segment );

        return new_segment;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    void create_mandatory_sections()
    {
        // Create null section without calling to 'add_section' as no string
        // section containing section names exists yet
        section* sec0 = create_section();
        sec0->set_index( 0 );
        sec0->set_name( "" );
        sec0->set_name_string_offset( 0 );

        set_section_name_str_index( 1 );
        section* shstrtab = sections.add( ".shstrtab" );
        shstrtab->set_type( SHT_STRTAB );
        shstrtab->set_addr_align( 1 );
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Elf_Half load_sections( std::istream& stream )
    {
        Elf_Half  entry_size = header->get_section_entry_size();
        Elf_Half  num        = header->get_sections_num();
        Elf64_Off offset     = header->get_sections_offset();

        for ( Elf_Half i = 0; i < num; ++i ) {
            section* sec = create_section();
            sec->load( stream, (std::streamoff)offset + i * entry_size );
            sec->set_index( i );
            // To mark that the section is not permitted to reassign address
            // during layout calculation
            sec->set_address( sec->get_address() );
        }

        Elf_Half shstrndx = get_section_name_str_index();

        if ( SHN_UNDEF != shstrndx ) {
            string_section_accessor str_reader( sections[shstrndx] );
            for ( Elf_Half i = 0; i < num; ++i ) {
                Elf_Word section_offset = sections[i]->get_name_string_offset();
                const char* p = str_reader.get_string( section_offset );
                if ( p != 0 ) {
                    sections[i]->set_name( p );
                }
            }
        }

        return num;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //! Checks whether the addresses of the section entirely fall within the given segment.
    //! It doesn't matter if the addresses are memory addresses, or file offsets,
    //!  they just need to be in the same address space
    bool is_sect_in_seg ( Elf64_Off sect_begin, Elf_Xword sect_size, Elf64_Off seg_begin, Elf64_Off seg_end ) {
        return seg_begin <= sect_begin
                && sect_begin + sect_size <= seg_end
                && sect_begin < seg_end;  // this is important criteria when sect_size == 0
                                          // Example:  seg_begin=10, seg_end=12 (-> covering the bytes 10 and 11)
                                          //           sect_begin=12, sect_size=0  -> shall return false!
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool load_segments( std::istream& stream )
    {
        Elf_Half  entry_size = header->get_segment_entry_size();
        Elf_Half  num        = header->get_segments_num();
        Elf64_Off offset     = header->get_segments_offset();

        for ( Elf_Half i = 0; i < num; ++i ) {
            segment* seg;
            unsigned char file_class = header->get_class();

            if ( file_class == ELFCLASS64 ) {
                seg = new segment_impl<Elf64_Phdr>( &convertor );
            }
            else if ( file_class == ELFCLASS32 ) {
                seg = new segment_impl<Elf32_Phdr>( &convertor );
            }
            else {
                return false;
            }

            seg->load( stream, (std::streamoff)offset + i * entry_size );
            seg->set_index( i );

            // Add sections to the segments (similar to readelfs algorithm)
            Elf64_Off segBaseOffset = seg->get_offset();
            Elf64_Off segEndOffset  = segBaseOffset + seg->get_file_size();
            Elf64_Off segVBaseAddr = seg->get_virtual_address();
            Elf64_Off segVEndAddr  = segVBaseAddr + seg->get_memory_size();
            for( Elf_Half j = 0; j < sections.size(); ++j ) {
                const section* psec = sections[j];

                // SHF_ALLOC sections are matched based on the virtual address
                // otherwise the file offset is matched
                if( psec->get_flags() & SHF_ALLOC
                      ? is_sect_in_seg( psec->get_address(), psec->get_size(), segVBaseAddr,  segVEndAddr )
                      : is_sect_in_seg( psec->get_offset(),  psec->get_size(), segBaseOffset, segEndOffset )) {
                      // Alignment of segment shall not be updated, to preserve original value
                      // It will be re-calculated on saving.
                      seg->add_section_index( psec->get_index(), 0 );
                }
            }

            // Add section into the segments' container
            segments_.push_back( seg );
        }

        return true;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool save_header( std::ostream& stream )
    {
        return header->save( stream );
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool save_sections( std::ostream& stream )
    {
        for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < sections_.size(); ++i ) {
            section *sec = sections_.at(i);

            std::streampos headerPosition =
                (std::streamoff)header->get_sections_offset() +
                header->get_section_entry_size() * sec->get_index();

            sec->save(stream,headerPosition,sec->get_offset());
        }
        return true;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool save_segments( std::ostream& stream )
    {
        for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < segments_.size(); ++i ) {
            segment *seg = segments_.at(i);

            std::streampos headerPosition = header->get_segments_offset()  +
                header->get_segment_entry_size()*seg->get_index();

            seg->save( stream, headerPosition, seg->get_offset() );
        }
        return true;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool is_section_without_segment( unsigned int section_index )
    {
        bool found = false;

        for ( unsigned int j = 0; !found && ( j < segments.size() ); ++j ) {
            for ( unsigned int k = 0;
                  !found && ( k < segments[j]->get_sections_num() );
                  ++k ) {
                found = segments[j]->get_section_index_at( k ) == section_index;
            }
        }

        return !found;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool is_subsequence_of( segment* seg1, segment* seg2 )
    {
        // Return 'true' if sections of seg1 are a subset of sections in seg2
        const std::vector<Elf_Half>& sections1 = seg1->get_sections();
        const std::vector<Elf_Half>& sections2 = seg2->get_sections();

        bool found = false;
        if ( sections1.size() <  sections2.size() ) {
            found = std::includes( sections2.begin(), sections2.end(),
                                   sections1.begin(), sections1.end() );
        }

        return found;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    std::vector<segment*> get_ordered_segments( )
    {
        std::vector<segment*> res;
        std::deque<segment*>  worklist;

        res.reserve(segments.size());
        std::copy( segments_.begin(), segments_.end(),
                   std::back_inserter( worklist )) ;

        // Bring the segments which start at address 0 to the front
        size_t nextSlot = 0;
        for( size_t i = 0; i < worklist.size(); ++i ) {
            if( i != nextSlot && worklist[i]->is_offset_initialized()
                && worklist[i]->get_offset() == 0 ) {
                if (worklist[nextSlot]->get_offset() == 0) {
                    ++nextSlot;
                }
                std::swap(worklist[i],worklist[nextSlot]);
                ++nextSlot;
            }
        }

        while ( !worklist.empty() ) {
            segment *seg = worklist.front();
            worklist.pop_front();

            size_t i = 0;
            for ( ; i < worklist.size(); ++i ) {
                if ( is_subsequence_of( seg, worklist[i] ) ) {
                    break;
                }
            }

            if ( i < worklist.size() )
                worklist.push_back(seg);
            else
                res.push_back(seg);
        }

        return res;
    }


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool layout_sections_without_segments( )
    {
        for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < sections_.size(); ++i ) {
            if ( is_section_without_segment( i ) ) {
                section *sec = sections_[i];

                Elf_Xword section_align = sec->get_addr_align();
                if ( section_align > 1 && current_file_pos % section_align != 0 ) {
                    current_file_pos += section_align -
                                            current_file_pos % section_align;
                }

                if ( 0 != sec->get_index() )
                  sec->set_offset(current_file_pos);

                if ( SHT_NOBITS != sec->get_type() &&
                     SHT_NULL   != sec->get_type() ) {
                    current_file_pos += sec->get_size();
                }
            }
        }

        return true;
    }


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    void calc_segment_alignment( )
    {
        for( std::vector<segment*>::iterator s = segments_.begin(); s != segments_.end(); ++s ) {
            segment* seg = *s;
            for ( int i = 0; i < seg->get_sections_num(); ++i ) {
                section* sect = sections_[ seg->get_section_index_at(i) ];
                if ( sect->get_addr_align() > seg->get_align() ) {
                    seg->set_align( sect->get_addr_align() );
                }
            }
        }
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool layout_segments_and_their_sections( )
    {
        std::vector<segment*>  worklist;
        std::vector<bool>      section_generated(sections.size(),false);

        // Get segments in a order in where segments which contain a
        // sub sequence of other segments are located at the end
        worklist = get_ordered_segments();

        for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < worklist.size(); ++i ) {
            Elf_Xword segment_memory   = 0;
            Elf_Xword segment_filesize = 0;
            Elf_Xword seg_start_pos    = current_file_pos;
            segment* seg               = worklist[i];

            // Special case: PHDR segment
            // This segment contains the program headers but no sections
            if ( seg->get_type() == PT_PHDR && seg->get_sections_num() == 0 ) {
                seg_start_pos = header->get_segments_offset();
                segment_memory = segment_filesize =
                    header->get_segment_entry_size() * header->get_segments_num();
            }
            // Special case:
            // Segments which start with the NULL section and have further sections
            else if ( seg->get_sections_num() > 1
                      && sections[seg->get_section_index_at( 0 )]->get_type() == SHT_NULL ) {
                seg_start_pos = 0;
                if ( seg->get_sections_num() ) {
                    segment_memory = segment_filesize = current_file_pos;
                }
            }
            // New segments with not generated sections
            // have to be aligned
            else if ( seg->get_sections_num()
                     && !section_generated[seg->get_section_index_at( 0 )] ) {
                Elf_Xword align = seg->get_align() > 0 ? seg->get_align() : 1;
                Elf64_Off cur_page_alignment = current_file_pos % align;
                Elf64_Off req_page_alignment = seg->get_virtual_address() % align;
                Elf64_Off error              = req_page_alignment - cur_page_alignment;

                current_file_pos += ( seg->get_align() + error ) % align;
                seg_start_pos = current_file_pos;
            }
            else if ( seg->get_sections_num() ) {
                seg_start_pos = sections[seg->get_section_index_at( 0 )]->get_offset();
            }

            // Write segment's data
            for ( unsigned int j = 0; j < seg->get_sections_num(); ++j ) {
                Elf_Half index = seg->get_section_index_at( j );

                section* sec = sections[ index ];

                // The NULL section is always generated
                if ( SHT_NULL == sec->get_type()) {
                    section_generated[index] = true;
                    continue;
                }

                Elf_Xword secAlign = 0;
                // Fix up the alignment
                if ( !section_generated[index] && sec->is_address_initialized()
                    && SHT_NOBITS != sec->get_type()
                    && SHT_NULL != sec->get_type()
                    && 0 != sec->get_size() ) {
                    // Align the sections based on the virtual addresses
                    // when possible (this is what matters for execution)
                    Elf64_Off req_offset = sec->get_address() - seg->get_virtual_address();
                    Elf64_Off cur_offset = current_file_pos - seg_start_pos;
                    if ( req_offset < cur_offset) {
                         // something has gone awfully wrong, abort!
                         // secAlign would turn out negative, seeking backwards and overwriting previous data
                         return false;
                    }
                    secAlign             = req_offset - cur_offset;
                }
                else if (!section_generated[index] && !sec->is_address_initialized() ) {
                    // If no address has been specified then only the section
                    // alignment constraint has to be matched
                    Elf_Xword align = sec->get_addr_align();
                    if (align == 0) {
                        align = 1;
                    }
                    Elf64_Off error = current_file_pos % align;
                    secAlign = ( align - error ) % align;
                }
                else if (section_generated[index] ) {
                    // Alignment for already generated sections
                    secAlign = sec->get_offset() - seg_start_pos - segment_filesize;
                }

                // Determine the segment file and memory sizes
                // Special case .tbss section (NOBITS) in non TLS segment
                if ( (sec->get_flags() & SHF_ALLOC)
                    && !( (sec->get_flags() & SHF_TLS) && (seg->get_type() != PT_TLS)
                          && ( SHT_NOBITS == sec->get_type())) )
                    segment_memory += sec->get_size() + secAlign;
                if ( SHT_NOBITS != sec->get_type() && SHT_NULL != sec->get_type() )
                    segment_filesize += sec->get_size() + secAlign;

                // Nothing to be done when generating nested segments
                if(section_generated[index]) {
                    continue;
                }

                current_file_pos += secAlign;

                // Set the section addresses when missing
                if ( !sec->is_address_initialized() )
                    sec->set_address( seg->get_virtual_address()
                                      + current_file_pos - seg_start_pos);

                if ( 0 != sec->get_index() )
                  sec->set_offset(current_file_pos);

                if ( SHT_NOBITS != sec->get_type() && SHT_NULL != sec->get_type() )
                  current_file_pos += sec->get_size();
                section_generated[index] = true;
            }

            seg->set_file_size( segment_filesize );

            // If we already have a memory size from loading an elf file (value > 0),
            // it must not shrink!
            // Memory size may be bigger than file size and it is the loader's job to do something
            // with the surplus bytes in memory, like initializing them with a defined value.
            if ( seg->get_memory_size() < segment_memory ) {
                seg->set_memory_size( segment_memory );
            }

            seg->set_offset(seg_start_pos);
        }

        return true;
    }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    bool layout_section_table()
    {
        // Simply place the section table at the end for now
        Elf64_Off alignmentError = current_file_pos % 4;
        current_file_pos += ( 4 - alignmentError ) % 4;
        header->set_sections_offset(current_file_pos);
        return true;
    }


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  public:
    friend class Sections;
    class Sections {
      public:
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Sections( elfio* parent_ ) :
            parent( parent_ )
        {
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Elf_Half size() const
        {
            return (Elf_Half)parent->sections_.size();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        section* operator[]( unsigned int index ) const
        {
            section* sec = 0;

            if ( index < parent->sections_.size() ) {
                sec = parent->sections_[index];
            }

            return sec;
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        section* operator[]( const std::string& name ) const
        {
            section* sec = 0;

            std::vector<section*>::const_iterator it;
            for ( it = parent->sections_.begin();
                  it != parent->sections_.end();
                  ++it ) {
                if ( (*it)->get_name() == name ) {
                    sec = *it;
                    break;
                }
            }

            return sec;
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        section* add( const std::string& name )
        {
            section* new_section = parent->create_section();
            new_section->set_name( name );

            Elf_Half str_index = parent->get_section_name_str_index();
            section* string_table( parent->sections_[str_index] );
            string_section_accessor str_writer( string_table );
            Elf_Word pos = str_writer.add_string( name );
            new_section->set_name_string_offset( pos );

            return new_section;
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        std::vector<section*>::iterator begin() {
            return parent->sections_.begin();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        std::vector<section*>::iterator end() {
            return parent->sections_.end();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        std::vector<section*>::const_iterator begin() const {
            return parent->sections_.cbegin();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        std::vector<section*>::const_iterator end() const {
            return parent->sections_.cend();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      private:
        elfio* parent;
    } sections;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  public:
    friend class Segments;
    class Segments {
      public:
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Segments( elfio* parent_ ) :
            parent( parent_ )
        {
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Elf_Half size() const
        {
            return (Elf_Half)parent->segments_.size();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        segment* operator[]( unsigned int index ) const
        {
            return parent->segments_[index];
        }


//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        segment* add()
        {
            return parent->create_segment();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        std::vector<segment*>::iterator begin() {
            return parent->segments_.begin();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        std::vector<segment*>::iterator end() {
            return parent->segments_.end();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        std::vector<segment*>::const_iterator begin() const {
            return parent->segments_.cbegin();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        std::vector<segment*>::const_iterator end() const {
            return parent->segments_.cend();
        }

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      private:
        elfio* parent;
    } segments;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  private:
    elf_header*           header;
    std::vector<section*> sections_;
    std::vector<segment*> segments_;
    endianess_convertor   convertor;

    Elf_Xword current_file_pos;
};

} // namespace ELFIO

#include <elfio/elfio_symbols.hpp>
#include <elfio/elfio_note.hpp>
#include <elfio/elfio_relocation.hpp>
#include <elfio/elfio_dynamic.hpp>

#ifdef _MSC_VER
#pragma warning ( pop )
#endif

#endif // ELFIO_HPP