Module location

Locations of DWARF variables and parameters (DW_AT_location)

A location describes where the value of a variable or a parameter lives: in a register, in memory, split across several pieces, …

Structs

• AddressLocation
  The value is located at a fixed memory address
• CompositeLocation
  The value is split into several pieces, each one with its own location.
• ExpressionLocation
  A DWARF expression that is not evaluated by LIEF: implicit values, computed addresses, entry values, …
• FrameBaseLocation
  The value is located in memory relative to the (stack) frame base
• LocationEntry
  A Location associated with the range of addresses where it is valid.
• Piece
  A piece of a CompositeLocation
• RegisterLocation
  The value is associated to a register
• RegisterOffsetLocation
  The value is located in memory at the address stored in a register plus a signed offset
• UnavailableLocation
  The value is not available at this location (e.g. optimized out)
• UnknownLocation
  A location that is not recognized by LIEF

Enums

• Location
  Where the value of a variable or a parameter lives, as described by a DWARF location expression.
• PieceKind
  Whether a Piece comes from DW_OP_piece or DW_OP_bit_piece

Type Aliases

• LocationEntries
• Pieces