linker/linker_environ.h

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#ifndef LINKER_ENVIRON_H
#define LINKER_ENVIRON_H

// Call this function before anything else. 'environment_and_aux_vectors'
// must point to the environment block in the ELF data block. The function
// returns the start of the aux vectors after the environment block.
extern unsigned* linker_env_init(unsigned* environment_and_aux_vectors);

// Unset a given environment variable. In case the variable is defined
// multiple times, unset all instances. This modifies the environment
// block, so any pointer returned by linker_env_get() after this call
// might become invalid.
extern void linker_env_unset(const char* name);

// Returns the value of environment variable 'name' if defined and not
// empty, or NULL otherwise. Note that the returned pointer may become
// invalid if linker_env_unset() is called after this function.
extern const char* linker_env_get(const char* name);

// Returns the value of this program's AT_SECURE variable.
extern bool get_AT_SECURE();

#endif /* LINKER_ENVIRON_H */