pthread sem_open : private glibc functions (__libc*

[Carlos O'Donell]

On 2/20/19 3:12 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Carlos O'Donell:
> 
>> On 2/19/19 8:26 AM, Tone Kastlunger wrote:
>>> Hi;
>>> the sem_open implementation in the pthread library seems to refer to
>>> privately defined aliases of some functions of the glibc
>>> (__libc_open/cloe, __libc_write for instance).
>>>
>>> On the other hand, in the same implementation
>>> other glibc function calls are addressed via the (usual) public counterparts
>>> (for example unlink).
>>>
>>> I'm puzzled about this "dissonance". Any reason behind int?
>>
>> It's complicated.
>>
>> https://www.sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Style_and_Conventions#Double-underscore_names_for_public_API_functions
>>
>> In this case it's libpthread calling to libc for unlink and munmap.
>>
>> So it's easiest to call the public symbol because we know in the
>> given standard, POSIX, which defines sem_open, we must also have
>> a working unlink and munmap.
>>
>> So there is no namespace issue, and there is no PLT avoidance needed.
> 
> But that's true for open and write as well.  I don't know for certain,
> but I suspect it's related to the interceptors for open and write in
> libpthread (which are still there today, but are not actually needed).

Yes, that's probably the case.

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Cheers,
Carlos.