/* ld.so _start code.
Copyright (C) 2022-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
. */
#include
#include
ENTRY (_start)
/* Create an initial frame with 0 LR and FP */
cfi_undefined (x30)
mov x29, #0
mov x30, #0
/* Load and relocate all library dependencies. */
mov x0, sp
bl _dl_start
/* Returns user entry point in x0. */
mov x21, x0
/* Use GL(dl_aarch64_gcs) to set the shadow stack status. */
adrp x16, _rtld_local
add x16, x16, :lo12:_rtld_local
ldr x1, [x16, GL_DL_AARCH64_GCS_OFFSET]
cbz x1, L(skip_gcs_enable)
/* Enable GCS before user code runs. Note that IFUNC resolvers and
LD_AUDIT hooks may run before, but should not create threads. */
#define PR_SET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS 75
#define PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE (1UL << 0)
mov x0, PR_SET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS
mov x1, PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE
mov x2, 0
mov x3, 0
mov x4, 0
mov x8, #SYS_ify(prctl)
svc 0x0
cbnz w0, L(failed_gcs_enable)
L(skip_gcs_enable):
.globl _dl_start_user
.type _dl_start_user, %function
_dl_start_user:
/* Get argc. */
ldr x1, [sp]
/* Get argv. */
add x2, sp, 8
/* Compute envp. */
add x3, x2, x1, lsl 3
add x3, x3, 8
/* Run the init functions of the loaded modules. */
ldr x0, [x16]
bl _dl_init
/* Load the finalizer function. */
adrp x0, _dl_fini
add x0, x0, :lo12:_dl_fini
/* Jump to the user's entry point. */
mov x16, x21
br x16
L(failed_gcs_enable):
b _dl_gcs_enable_failed
END (_start)