comparison loader/pe_image.c @ 1411:db849cee5777

Pre-allocate some stack space to work around a problem with DLL alloca() code on a linux kernel.

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 * Load the PE main .EXE. All other loading is done by PE_LoadLibraryExA
 * FIXME: this function should use PE_LoadLibraryExA, but currently can't
 * due to the PROCESS_Create stuff.
 */

#if	0
/*
 * so this is a dirty hack.
 * Why do we need it?
 *
 * Disable it for now, let's see if it breaks something
 */
static void This_Is_Dirty_Hack(void)
{
    void* mem=alloca(0x20000);
    *(int*)mem=0x1234;
}
#endif


/* Called if the library is loaded or freed.
 * NOTE: if a thread attaches a DLL, the current thread will only do
 * DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH. Only new created threads do DLL_THREAD_ATTACH

	    case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
	        TRACE("DLL_THREAD_ATTACH) ");
		break;
	}	
	TRACE("for %s\n", wm->filename);
#if 0
	This_Is_Dirty_Hack();
#endif
        retv = entry( wm->module, type, lpReserved );
    }

    return retv;
}

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 * Load the PE main .EXE. All other loading is done by PE_LoadLibraryExA
 * FIXME: this function should use PE_LoadLibraryExA, but currently can't
 * due to the PROCESS_Create stuff.
 */

/*
 * This is a dirty hack.
 * The win32 DLLs contain an alloca routine, that first probes the soon
 * to be allocated new memory *below* the current stack pointer in 4KByte
 * increments.  After the mem probing below the current %esp,  the stack
 * pointer is finally decremented to make room for the "alloca"ed memory.
 * Maybe the probing code is intended to extend the stack on a windows box.
 * Anyway, the linux kernel does *not* extend the stack by simply accessing
 * memory below %esp;  it segfaults.
 * The extend_stack_for_dll_alloca() routine just preallocates a big chunk
 * of memory on the stack, for use by the DLLs alloca routine.
 */
static void extend_stack_for_dll_alloca(void)
{
    void* mem=alloca(0x20000);
    *(int*)mem=0x1234;
}


/* Called if the library is loaded or freed.
 * NOTE: if a thread attaches a DLL, the current thread will only do
 * DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH. Only new created threads do DLL_THREAD_ATTACH

	    case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
	        TRACE("DLL_THREAD_ATTACH) ");
		break;
	}	
	TRACE("for %s\n", wm->filename);
	extend_stack_for_dll_alloca();
        retv = entry( wm->module, type, lpReserved );
    }

    return retv;
}