ISO/IEC 23360-3-2:2021

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 23360-3-2
First edition
2021-08
Linux Standard Base (LSB) —
Part 3-2:
Core specification for IA64 (Itanium™)
architecture
Reference number
ISO/IEC 23360-3-2:2021(E)
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ISO/IEC 23360-3-2:2021(E)
Foreword
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technically revised.
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ISO/IEC 23360-3-2:2021(E)
Contents
Foreword . iii
Introduction .  vi
I Introductory Elements . 1
1 Scope. 2
2 References . 3
2.1 Normative References . 3
2.2 Informative References/Bibliography. 5
3 Requirements . 8
3.1 Relevant Libraries . 8
3.2 LSB Implementation Conformance. 8
3.3 LSB Application Conformance . 9
4 Terms and Definitions . 11
5 Documentation Conventions . 13
II Executable and Linking Format (ELF) . 14
6 Introduction . 15
7 Low Level System Information . 16
7.1 Machine Interface . 16
7.2 Function Calling Sequence . 20
7.3 Operating System Interface . 21
7.4 Process Initialization . 22
7.5 Coding Examples. 24
7.6 C Stack Frame . 25
7.7 Debug Information . 26
8 Object Format . 27
8.1 Introduction . 27
8.2 ELF Header . 27
8.3 Sections . 28
8.4 Symbol Table . 30
8.5 Relocation . 30
9 Program Loading and Dynamic Linking . 31
9.1 Introduction . 31
9.2 Program Header . 31
9.3 Program Loading . 31
9.4 Dynamic Linking . 31
III Base Libraries . 33
10 Libraries . 34
10.1 Program Interpreter/Dynamic Linker . 34
10.2 Interfaces for libc . 34
10.3 Data Definitions for libc . 54
10.4 Interface Definitions for libc . 72
10.5 Interfaces for libm . 74
10.6 Data Definitions for libm . 79
10.7 Interface Definitions for libm . 80
10.8 Interfaces for libpthread . 81
10.9 Data Definitions for libpthread . 86
10.10 Interfaces for libgcc_s . 88
10.11 Data Definitions for libgcc_s . 88
10.12 Interface Definitions for libgcc_s . 89
10.13 Interfaces for libdl . 89
10.14 Data Definitions for libdl. 90
10.15 Interfaces for libcrypt . 90
10.16 Data Definitions for libcrypt. 91
IV Utility Libraries . 92
11 Libraries . 93
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11.1 Interfaces for libz . 93
11.2 Data Definitions for libz . 93
11.3 Interfaces for libncurses . 94
11.4 Data Definitions for libncurses . 94
11.5 Interfaces for libncursesw . 94
11.6 Data Definitions for libncursesw . 95
11.7 Interfaces for libutil . 95
V Base Libraries . 97
12 Libraries . 98
12.1 Interfaces for libstdcxx . 98
12.2 Interface Definitions for libstdcxx . 209
VI Package Format and Installation . 210
13 Software Installation. 211
13.1 Package Dependencies . 211
13.2 Package Architecture Considerations . 211
Annex A Alphabetical Listing of Interfaces by Library . 212
A.1 libc . 212
A.2 libcrypt . 227
A.3 libdl . 227
A.4 libgcc_s . 228
A.5 libm . 228
A.6 libpthread . 233
A.7 librt . 236
A.8 libutil . 237
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ISO/IEC 23360-3-2:2021(E)
Introduction
The LSB defines a binary interface for application programs that are compiled
and packaged for LSB-conforming implementations on many different hardware
architectures. A binary specification must include information specific to the
computer processor architecture for which it is intended. To avoid the complexity
of conditional descriptions, the specification has instead been divided into
generic parts which are augmented by one of several architecture-specific parts,
depending on the target processor architecture; the generic part will indicate
when reference must be made to the architecture part, and vice versa.
This document should be used in conjunction with the documents it references.
This document enumerates the system components it includes, but descriptions
of those components may be included entirely or partly in this document, partly
in other documents, or entirely in other reference documents. For example, the
section that describes system service routines includes a list of the system
routines supported in this interface, formal declarations of the data structures
they use that are visible to applications, and a pointer to the underlying
referenced specification for information about the syntax and semantics of each
call. Only those routines not described in standards referenced by this document,
or extensions to those standards, are described in the detail. Information
referenced in this way is as much a part of this document as is the information
explicitly included here.
The specification carries a version number of either the form x.y or x.y.z. This
version number carries the following meaning:
1. The first number (x) is the major version number. Versions sharing the same
major version number shall be compatible in a backwards direction; that is,
a newer version shall be compatible with an older version. Any deletion of
a library results in a new major version number. Interfaces marked as
deprecated may be removed from the specification at a major version
change.
2. The second number (y) is the minor version number. Libraries and
individual interfaces may be added, but not removed. Interfaces may be
marked as deprecated at a minor version change. Other minor changes may
be permitted at the discretion of the LSB workgroup.
3. The third number (z), if present, is the editorial level. Only editorial changes
should be included in such versions.
Since this specification is a descriptive Application Binary Interface, and not a
source level API specification, it is not possible to make a guarantee of 100%
backward compatibility between major releases. However, it is the intent that
those parts of the binary interface that are visible in the source level API will
remain backward compatible from version to version, except where a feature
marked as "Deprecated" in one release may be removed from a future release.
Implementors are strongly encouraged to make use of symbol versioning to
permit simultaneous support of applications conforming to different releases of
this specification.
LSB is a trademark of the Linux Foundation. Developers of applications or
implementations interested in using the trademark should see the Linux
Foundation Certification Policy for details.
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ISO/IEC 23360-3-2:2021(E)
I Introductory Elements
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1 Scope
The Linux Standard Base (LSB) defines a system interface for compiled
applications and a minimal environment for support of installation scripts. Its
purpose is to enable a uniform industry standard environment for high-volume
applications conforming to the LSB.
These specifications are composed of two basic parts: a common part describing
those parts of the interface that remain constant across all implementations of the
LSB, and an architecture-specific part describing the parts of the interface that
vary by processor architecture. Together, the common part and the relevant
architecture-specific part for a single hardware architecture provide a complete
interface specification for compiled application programs on systems that share
a common hardware architecture.
The LSB contains both a set of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) and
Application Binary Interfaces (ABIs). APIs may appear in the source code of
portable applications, while the compiled binary of that application may use the
larger set of ABIs. A conforming implementation provides all of the ABIs listed
here. The compilation system may replace (e.g. by macro definition) certain APIs
with calls to one or more of the underlying binary interfaces, and may insert calls
to binary interfaces as needed.
The LSB is primarily a binary interface definition. Not all of the source level APIs
available to applications may be contained in this specification.
This is the Itanium™ architecture specific part of the Core module of the Linux
Standard Base (LSB). This part supplements the common part of the LSB Core
module with those interfaces that differ between architectures.
This part should be used in conjunction with LSB Core - Generic, the common
part. Whenever a section of the common part is supplemented by architecture-
specific information, the common part includes a reference to the architecture-
specific part. This part may also contain additional information that is not
referenced in the common part.
Interfaces described in this part of the LSB Core Specification are mandatory
except where explicitly listed otherwise. Interfaces described in the LSB Core
module are supplemented by other LSB modules. All other modules depend on
the presence of LSB Core.
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2 References
2.1 Normative References
The following specifications are incorporated by reference into this specification.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the
latest edition of the referenced specification (including any amendments) applies.
Note: Where copies of a referenced specification are available on the World Wide
Web, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is given, for informative purposes only.
Such URL might at any given time resolve to a more recent copy of the specification,
or be out of date (not resolve). Reference copies of specifications at the revision level
indicated may be found at the Linux Foundation's Reference Specifications
(http://refspecs.linuxbase.org) site.
Table 2-1 Normative References
Name Title URL
LSB Core - Generic Linux Standard Base - http://www.linuxbase.
Core Specification - org/spec/
Generic
Filesystem Hierarchy Filesystem Hierarchy http://refspecs.linuxba
Standard Standard (FHS) 3.0 se.org/fhs
Intel® Itanium™ Intel® Itanium™ http://refspecs.linux-
Processor-specific Processor-specific foundation.org/elf/IA6
Application Binary Application Binary 4-SysV-psABI.pdf
Interface Interface
ISO C (1999) ISO/IEC 9899:1999 -
Programming
Languages -- C
ISO/IEC 14882: 2003 ISO/IEC 14882: 2003
C++ Language Programming
languages --C++
Itanium™ Architecture Itanium™ Architecture http://refspecs.linux-
Software Developer's Software Developer's foundation.org/IA64-
Manual Volume 1 Manual Volume 1: softdevman-vol1.pdf
Application
Architecture
Itanium™ Architecture Itanium™ Architecture http://refspecs.linux-
Software Developer's Software Developer's foundation.org/IA64-
Manual Volume 2 Manual Volume 2: softdevman-vol2.pdf
System Architecture
Itanium™ Architecture Itanium™ Architecture http://refspecs.linux-
Software Developer's Software Developer's foundation.org/IA64-
Manual Volume 3 Manual Volume 3: softdevman-vol3.pdf
Instruction Set
Reference
Itanium™ Architecture IA-64 Processor http://refspecs.linux-
Software Developer's Reference: Intel® foundation.org/IA64-
Manual Volume 4 Itanium™ Processor softdevman-vol4.pdf
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Name Title URL
Reference Manual for
Software Development
Itanium™ C++ ABI http://refspecs.linuxfo
Itanium™ C++ ABI
(Revision 1.86) undation.org/cxxabi-
1.86.html
Itanium™ Software Itanium™ Software http://refspecs.linux-
Conventions and Conventions & foundation.org/IA64co
Runtime Guide Runtime Architecture nventions.pdf
Guide, September 2000
Large File Support Large File Support http://www.UNIX-
systems.org/version2/
whatsnew/lfs20mar.ht
ml
Libncursesw API Libncursesw API http://invisible-
island.net/ncurses/ma
n/ncurses.3x.html
Libncursesw Libncursesw http://refspecs.linux-
Placeholder Specification foundation.org/libncur
Placeholder sesw/libncurses.html
POSIX 1003.1-2001 http://www.unix.org/
ISO/IEC 9945-1:2003
(ISO/IEC 9945-2003) version3/
Information technology
-- Portable Operating
System Interface
(POSIX) -- Part 1: Base
Definitions
ISO/IEC 9945-2:2003
Information technology
-- Portable Operating
System Interface
(POSIX) -- Part 2:
System Interfaces
ISO/IEC 9945-3:2003
Information technology
-- Portable Operating
System Interface
(POSIX) -- Part 3: Shell
and Utilities
ISO/IEC 9945-4:2003
Information technology
-- Portable Operating
System Interface
(POSIX) -- Part 4:
Rationale
Including Technical
Cor. 1: 2004
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Name Title URL
POSIX 1003.1-2008 Portable Operating http://www.unix.org/
(ISO/IEC 9945-2009) System Interface version4/
(POSIX®) 2008 Edition
/ The Open Group
Technical Standard
Base Specifications,
Issue 7
SUSv2 CAE Specification, http://www.opengrou
January 1997, System p.org/publications/cat
Interfaces and Headers
alog/un.htm
(XSH),Issue 5 (ISBN: 1-
85912-181-0, C606)
SVID Issue 3 American Telephone
and Telegraph
Company, System V
Interface Definition,
Issue 3; Morristown, NJ,
UNIX Press, 1989.
(ISBN 0201566524)
SVID Issue 4 System V Interface http://refspecs.linuxfo
Definition, Fourth undation.org/svid4/
Edition
System V ABI System V Application http://www.sco.com/
Binary Interface, developers/devspecs/g
Edition 4.1 abi41.pdf
System V ABI Update System V Application http://www.sco.com/
Binary Interface - developers/gabi/2003-
DRAFT - 17 December 12-17/contents.html
2003
X/Open Curses, Issue 7 X/Open Curses, Issue 7 https://www2.opengro
(ISBN: 1-931624-83-6, up.org/ogsys/catalog/
The Open Group, C094
November 2009)

2.2 Informative References/Bibliography
The documents listed below provide essential background information to
implementors of this specification. These references are included for information
only, and do not represent normative parts of this specification.
Table 2-2 Other References
Name Title URL
DWARF Debugging DWARF Debugging http://www.dwarfstd.
Information Format, Information Format, org/doc/DWARF4.pdf
Version 4 Version 4 (June 10,
2010)
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Name Title URL
IEC 60559/IEEE 754 IEC 60559:1989 Binary http://www.ieee.org/
Floating Point floating-point
arithmetic for
microprocessor systems
ISO/IEC TR14652 ISO/IEC Technical
Report 14652:2002
Specification method
for cultural conventions
ITU-T V.42 International http://www.itu.int/rec
Telecommunication /recommendation.asp?t
Union ype=folders&lang=e&p
Recommendation V.42 arent=T-REC-V.42
(2002): Error-correcting
procedures for DCEs
using asynchronous-to-
synchronous
conversionITUV
Li18nux Globalization LI18NUX 2000 http://www.openi18n.
Specification Globalization org/docs/html/LI18N
Specification, Version UX-2000-amd4.htm
1.0 with Amendment 4
Linux Allocated Device LINUX ALLOCATED http://www.lanana.or
Registry DEVICES g/docs/device-
list/devices-2.6+.txt
Linux Assigned Names Linux Assigned Names http://www.lanana.or
And Numbers And Numbers g/
Authority Authority
Mozilla's NSS SSL Mozilla's NSS SSL http://www.mozilla.or
Reference Reference g/projects/security/pk
i/nss/ref/ssl/
Mozilla's NSPR http://refspecs.linuxfo
NSPR Reference
Reference undation.org/NSPR_A
PI_Reference/NSPR_A
PI.html
PAM Open Software http://www.opengrou
Foundation, Request p.org/tech/rfc/mirror-
For Comments: 86.0 , rfc/rfc86.0.txt
October 1995, V. Samar
& R.Schemers (SunSoft)
RFC 1321: The MD5 IETF RFC 1321: The http://www.ietf.org/rf
Message-Digest MD5 Message-Digest c/rfc1321.txt
Algorithm Algorithm
RFC 1833: Binding IETF RFC 1833: Binding http://www.ietf.org/rf
Protocols for ONC RPC Protocols for ONC RPC c/rfc1833.txt
Version 2 Version 2
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Name Title URL
RFC 1950: ZLIB IETF RFC 1950: ZLIB http://www.ietf.org/rf
Compressed Data Compressed Data c/rfc1950.txt
Format Specication Format Specification
RFC 1951: DEFLATE IETF RFC 1951: http://www.ietf.org/rf
Compressed Data DEFLATE Compressed c/rfc1951.txt
Format Specification Data Format
Specification version 1.3
RFC 1952: GZIP File IETF RFC 1952: GZIP http://www.ietf.org/rf
Format Specification file format specification c/rfc1952.txt
version 4.3
RFC 2440: OpenPGP IETF RFC 2440: http://www.ietf.org/rf
Message Format OpenPGP Message c/rfc2440.txt
Format
RFC 2821:Simple Mail IETF RFC 2821: Simple http://www.ietf.org/rf
Transfer Protocol Mail Transfer Protocol c/rfc2821.txt
RFC 2822:Internet IETF RFC 2822: Internet http://www.ietf.org/rf
Message Format Message Format c/rfc2822.tx
...