ffi 1.15.4 → 1.16.3

data/ext/ffi_c/libffi/configure.ac

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 dnl Process this with autoconf to create configure
 
-AC_PREREQ(2.68)
+AC_PREREQ([2.71])
 
-AC_INIT([libffi], [3.3], [http://github.com/libffi/libffi/issues])
+AC_INIT([libffi],[3.4.4],[http://github.com/libffi/libffi/issues])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([fficonfig.h])
 
-AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
+AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 target_alias=${target_alias-$host_alias}
 
 case "${host}" in
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)
 
 AM_PROG_AS
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+AC_PROG_EGREP
+LT_INIT
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
+AC_CHECK_TOOL(READELF, readelf)
+
 # Test for 64-bit build.
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([size_t])
 
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ fi
 cat > local.exp <<EOF
 set CC_FOR_TARGET "$CC"
 set CXX_FOR_TARGET "$CXX"
+set compiler_vendor "$ax_cv_c_compiler_vendor"
 EOF
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
@@ -66,10 +70,6 @@ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/memfd.h)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([memfd_create])
 
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/mman.h)
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([mmap mkostemp])
-AC_FUNC_MMAP_BLACKLIST
-
 dnl The -no-testsuite modules omit the test subdir.
 AM_CONDITIONAL(TESTSUBDIR, test -d $srcdir/testsuite)
 
@@ -85,9 +85,17 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(AM_RUNTESTFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(AM_LTLDFLAGS)
 
-AC_HEADER_STDC
+m4_warn([obsolete],
+[The preprocessor macro `STDC_HEADERS' is obsolete.
+  Except in unusual embedded environments, you can safely include all
+  ISO C90 headers unconditionally.])dnl
+# Autoupdate added the next two lines to ensure that your configure
+# script's behavior did not change.  They are probably safe to remove.
+AC_CHECK_INCLUDES_DEFAULT
+AC_PROG_EGREP
+
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(memcpy)
-AC_FUNC_ALLOCA
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(alloca.h)
 
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(double)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long double)
@@ -122,9 +130,7 @@ case "$TARGET" in
 	save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fpic"
 	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -shared"
-	AC_TRY_LINK([asm (".text; foo: nop; .data; .align 4; .byte 0; .uaword %r_disp32(foo); .text");],,
-		    [libffi_cv_as_sparc_ua_pcrel=yes],
-		    [libffi_cv_as_sparc_ua_pcrel=no])
+	AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[asm (".text; foo: nop; .data; .align 4; .byte 0; .uaword %r_disp32(foo); .text");]], [[]])],[libffi_cv_as_sparc_ua_pcrel=yes],[libffi_cv_as_sparc_ua_pcrel=no])
 	CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
 	LDFLAGS="$save_LDFLAGS"])
     if test "x$libffi_cv_as_sparc_ua_pcrel" = xyes; then
@@ -136,9 +142,7 @@ case "$TARGET" in
        libffi_cv_as_register_pseudo_op, [
        libffi_cv_as_register_pseudo_op=unknown
        # Check if we have .register
-       AC_TRY_COMPILE(,[asm (".register %g2, #scratch");],
-		       [libffi_cv_as_register_pseudo_op=yes],
-		       [libffi_cv_as_register_pseudo_op=no])
+       AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[asm (".register %g2, #scratch");]])],[libffi_cv_as_register_pseudo_op=yes],[libffi_cv_as_register_pseudo_op=no])
     ])
     if test "x$libffi_cv_as_register_pseudo_op" = xyes; then
        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_AS_REGISTER_PSEUDO_OP, 1,
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ esac
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether compiler supports pointer authentication],
    libffi_cv_as_ptrauth, [
    libffi_cv_as_ptrauth=unknown
-   AC_TRY_COMPILE(,[
+   AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[
 #ifdef __clang__
 # if __has_feature(ptrauth_calls)
 #  define HAVE_PTRAUTH 1
@@ -192,21 +196,24 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether compiler supports pointer authentication],
 #ifndef HAVE_PTRAUTH
 # error Pointer authentication not supported
 #endif
-		   ],
-		   [libffi_cv_as_ptrauth=yes],
-		   [libffi_cv_as_ptrauth=no])
+		   ]])],[libffi_cv_as_ptrauth=yes],[libffi_cv_as_ptrauth=no])
 ])
 if test "x$libffi_cv_as_ptrauth" = xyes; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PTRAUTH, 1,
 	      [Define if your compiler supports pointer authentication.])
 fi
 
-# On PaX enable kernels that have MPROTECT enable we can't use PROT_EXEC.
+# On PaX enable kernels that have MPROTECT enable we can't use PROT_EXEC;
+# if EMUTRAMP is active too ffi could try mapping without PROT_EXEC,
+# but the kernel needs to recognize the trampoline generated by ffi.
+# Otherwise fallback to double mmap trick.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(pax_emutramp,
-  [  --enable-pax_emutramp       enable pax emulated trampolines, for we can't use PROT_EXEC],
+  [  --enable-pax_emutramp       enable pax emulated trampolines (experimental)],
   if test "$enable_pax_emutramp" = "yes"; then
+    AC_MSG_WARN([EMUTRAMP is experimental only.  Use --enable-pax_emutramp=experimental to enforce.])
+  elif test "$enable_pax_emutramp" = "experimental"; then
     AC_DEFINE(FFI_MMAP_EXEC_EMUTRAMP_PAX, 1,
-      [Define this if you want to enable pax emulated trampolines])
+      [Define this if you want to enable pax emulated trampolines (experimental)])
   fi)
 
 LT_SYS_SYMBOL_USCORE
@@ -270,7 +277,7 @@ if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
   	libffi_cv_ro_eh_frame=yes
   	echo 'extern void foo (void); void bar (void) { foo (); foo (); }' > conftest.c
   	if $CC $CFLAGS -c -fpic -fexceptions $libffi_cv_no_lto -o conftest.o conftest.c > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-	    if readelf -WS conftest.o | grep -q -n 'eh_frame .* WA'; then
+	    if $READELF -WS conftest.o 2>/dev/null | grep -q -n 'eh_frame .* WA'; then
 	        libffi_cv_ro_eh_frame=no
 	    fi
   	fi
@@ -291,7 +298,7 @@ if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
   	echo 'int __attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden"))) foo (void) { return 1  ; }' > conftest.c
   	libffi_cv_hidden_visibility_attribute=no
   	if AC_TRY_COMMAND(${CC-cc} -Werror -S conftest.c -o conftest.s 1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD); then
-  	    if egrep '(\.hidden|\.private_extern).*foo' conftest.s >/dev/null; then
+  	    if $EGREP '(\.hidden|\.private_extern).*foo' conftest.s >/dev/null; then
   		libffi_cv_hidden_visibility_attribute=yes
   	    fi
   	fi
@@ -304,8 +311,7 @@ if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
 fi
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(docs,
-              AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-docs],
-                             [Disable building of docs (default: no)]),
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-docs],[Disable building of docs (default: no)]),
               [enable_docs=no],
               [enable_docs=yes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_DOCS, [test x$enable_docs = xyes])
@@ -363,6 +369,26 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(raw-api,
     AC_DEFINE(FFI_NO_RAW_API, 1, [Define this if you do not want support for the raw API.])
   fi)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(exec-static-tramp,
+[  --disable-exec-static-tramp  disable use of static exec trampolines (enabled by default)])
+
+if test "$enable_exec_static_tramp" != no; then
+case "$target" in
+     *-cygwin* | *-msys*)
+       # Only define static trampolines if we are using the cygwin runtime.
+       # Will this need to be changed for mingw?
+       if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
+         AC_DEFINE(FFI_EXEC_STATIC_TRAMP, 1,
+                   [Define this if you want statically defined trampolines])
+       fi
+     ;;
+     *arm*-*-linux-* | aarch64*-*-linux-* | i*86-*-linux-* | x86_64-*-linux-* | loongarch*-*-linux-*)
+       AC_DEFINE(FFI_EXEC_STATIC_TRAMP, 1,
+                 [Define this if you want statically defined trampolines])
+     ;;
+esac
+fi
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(purify-safety,
 [  --enable-purify-safety  purify-safe mode],
   if test "$enable_purify_safety" = "yes"; then
@@ -372,7 +398,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(purify-safety,
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(multi-os-directory,
 [  --disable-multi-os-directory
                           disable use of gcc --print-multi-os-directory to change the library installation directory])
-                          
+
 # These variables are only ever used when we cross-build to X86_WIN32.
 # And we only support this with GCC, so...
 if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
@@ -397,6 +423,16 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(toolexeclibdir)
 
+# Conditionalize the makefile for this target machine.
+tmake_file_=
+for f in ${tmake_file}; do
+  if test -f ${srcdir}/src/$TARGETDIR/$f; then
+     tmake_file_="${tmake_file_} \$(srcdir)/src/$TARGETDIR/$f"
+  fi
+done
+tmake_file="${tmake_file_}"
+AC_SUBST(tmake_file)
+
 # Check linker support.
 LIBFFI_ENABLE_SYMVERS
 

data/ext/ffi_c/libffi/configure.host

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # THIS TABLE IS SORTED.  KEEP IT THAT WAY.
 # Most of the time we can define all the variables all at once...
 case "${host}" in
-  aarch64*-*-cygwin* | aarch64*-*-mingw* | aarch64*-*-win* )
+  aarch64*-*-cygwin* | aarch64*-*-msys* | aarch64*-*-mingw* | aarch64*-*-win* )
 	TARGET=ARM_WIN64; TARGETDIR=aarch64
 	if test "${ax_cv_c_compiler_vendor}" = "microsoft"; then
 	  MSVC=1
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ case "${host}" in
 	SOURCES="ffi.c arcompact.S"
 	;;
 
-  arm*-*-cygwin* | arm*-*-mingw* | arm*-*-win* )
+  arm*-*-cygwin* | arm*-*-msys* | arm*-*-mingw* | arm*-*-win* )
 	TARGET=ARM_WIN32; TARGETDIR=arm
-	MSVC=1
+	if test "${ax_cv_c_compiler_vendor}" = "microsoft"; then
+	  MSVC=1
+	fi
 	;;
 
   arm*-*-*)
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ case "${host}" in
 	;;
   hppa*64-*-hpux*)
 	TARGET=PA64_HPUX; TARGETDIR=pa
+	SOURCES="ffi64.c hpux64.S"
 	;;
   hppa*-*-hpux*)
 	TARGET=PA_HPUX; TARGETDIR=pa
@@ -81,8 +84,8 @@ case "${host}" in
 	TARGET=X86_FREEBSD; TARGETDIR=x86
 	;;
 
-  i?86-*-cygwin* | i?86-*-mingw* | i?86-*-win* | i?86-*-os2* | i?86-*-interix* \
-  | x86_64-*-cygwin* | x86_64-*-mingw* | x86_64-*-win* )
+  i?86-*-cygwin* | i?86-*-msys* | i?86-*-mingw* | i?86-*-win* | i?86-*-os2* | i?86-*-interix* \
+  | x86_64-*-cygwin* | x86_64-*-msys* | x86_64-*-mingw* | x86_64-*-win* )
 	TARGETDIR=x86
 	if test $ac_cv_sizeof_size_t = 4; then
 	  TARGET=X86_WIN32
@@ -138,6 +141,11 @@ case "${host}" in
 	SOURCES="ffi.c sysv.S"
 	;;
 
+  loongarch64-*-*)
+	TARGET=LOONGARCH64; TARGETDIR=loongarch64
+	SOURCES="ffi.c sysv.S"
+	;;
+
   m32r*-*-*)
 	TARGET=M32R; TARGETDIR=m32r
 	SOURCES="ffi.c sysv.S"
@@ -205,6 +213,8 @@ case "${host}" in
 	;;
   powerpc-*-aix* | rs6000-*-aix*)
 	TARGET=POWERPC_AIX; TARGETDIR=powerpc
+	# Create AIX-style "FAT" libraries.
+	tmake_file="t-aix"
 	;;
   powerpc-*-freebsd* | powerpc-*-openbsd* | powerpc-*-netbsd*)
 	TARGET=POWERPC_FREEBSD; TARGETDIR=powerpc
@@ -255,6 +265,11 @@ case "${host}" in
 	SOURCES="ffi.c elfbsd.S"
 	;;
 
+  wasm32-*-*)
+	TARGET=wasm32; TARGETDIR=wasm32
+	SOURCES="ffi.c"
+	;;
+
   xtensa*-*)
 	TARGET=XTENSA; TARGETDIR=xtensa
 	SOURCES="ffi.c sysv.S"
@@ -264,7 +279,11 @@ esac
 # ... but some of the cases above share configury.
 case "${TARGET}" in
   ARM_WIN32)
-	SOURCES="ffi.c sysv_msvc_arm32.S"
+	if test "$MSVC" = 1; then
+		SOURCES="ffi.c sysv_msvc_arm32.S"
+	else
+		SOURCES="ffi.c sysv.S"
+	fi
 	;;
   ARM_WIN64)
 	if test "$MSVC" = 1; then

data/ext/ffi_c/libffi/doc/Makefile.in

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.16.3 from Makefile.am.
+# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.16.5 from Makefile.am.
 # @configure_input@
 
-# Copyright (C) 1994-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1994-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This Makefile.in is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 # gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ target_triplet = @target@
 subdir = doc
 ACLOCAL_M4 = $(top_srcdir)/aclocal.m4
 am__aclocal_m4_deps = $(top_srcdir)/m4/asmcfi.m4 \
-	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_append_flag.m4 \
 	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_cc_maxopt.m4 \
 	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_cflags_warn_all.m4 \
 	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_check_compile_flag.m4 \
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ am__aclocal_m4_deps = $(top_srcdir)/m4/asmcfi.m4 \
 	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_enable_builddir.m4 \
 	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_gcc_archflag.m4 \
 	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_gcc_x86_cpuid.m4 \
+	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_prepend_flag.m4 \
 	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_require_defined.m4 \
 	$(top_srcdir)/m4/libtool.m4 $(top_srcdir)/m4/ltoptions.m4 \
 	$(top_srcdir)/m4/ltsugar.m4 $(top_srcdir)/m4/ltversion.m4 \
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ am__tagged_files = $(HEADERS) $(SOURCES) $(TAGS_FILES) $(LISP)
 am__DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in mdate-sh texinfo.tex
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
-ALLOCA = @ALLOCA@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
 AM_LTLDFLAGS = @AM_LTLDFLAGS@
@@ -220,8 +219,9 @@ CCASDEPMODE = @CCASDEPMODE@
 CCASFLAGS = @CCASFLAGS@
 CCDEPMODE = @CCDEPMODE@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
-CPP = @CPP@
 CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@
+CSCOPE = @CSCOPE@
+CTAGS = @CTAGS@
 CXX = @CXX@
 CXXCPP = @CXXCPP@
 CXXDEPMODE = @CXXDEPMODE@
@@ -236,9 +236,11 @@ ECHO_C = @ECHO_C@
 ECHO_N = @ECHO_N@
 ECHO_T = @ECHO_T@
 EGREP = @EGREP@
+ETAGS = @ETAGS@
 EXEEXT = @EXEEXT@
 FFI_EXEC_TRAMPOLINE_TABLE = @FFI_EXEC_TRAMPOLINE_TABLE@
 FGREP = @FGREP@
+FILECMD = @FILECMD@
 GREP = @GREP@
 HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE = @HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE@
 HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE_VARIANT = @HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE_VARIANT@
@@ -277,6 +279,7 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 PRTDIAG = @PRTDIAG@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
+READELF = @READELF@
 SECTION_LDFLAGS = @SECTION_LDFLAGS@
 SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
@@ -343,6 +346,7 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
 target_cpu = @target_cpu@
 target_os = @target_os@
 target_vendor = @target_vendor@
+tmake_file = @tmake_file@
 toolexecdir = @toolexecdir@
 toolexeclibdir = @toolexeclibdir@
 top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
@@ -555,7 +559,6 @@ ctags CTAGS:
 
 cscope cscopelist:
 
-
 distdir: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distdir-am
 

data/ext/ffi_c/libffi/doc/libffi.texi

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 This manual is for libffi, a portable foreign function interface
 library.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 2008--2019 Anthony Green and Red Hat, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 2008--2019, 2021, 2022 Anthony Green and Red Hat, Inc.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 @menu
 * Introduction::                What is libffi?
 * Using libffi::                How to use libffi.
+* Memory Usage::                Where memory for closures comes from.
 * Missing Features::            Things libffi can't do.
 * Index::                       Index.
 @end menu
@@ -90,10 +91,10 @@ sometimes called the @dfn{ABI} or @dfn{Application Binary Interface}.
 Some programs may not know at the time of compilation what arguments
 are to be passed to a function.  For instance, an interpreter may be
 told at run-time about the number and types of arguments used to call
-a given function.  @samp{Libffi} can be used in such programs to
+a given function.  @code{libffi} can be used in such programs to
 provide a bridge from the interpreter program to compiled code.
 
-The @samp{libffi} library provides a portable, high level programming
+The @code{libffi} library provides a portable, high level programming
 interface to various calling conventions.  This allows a programmer to
 call any function specified by a call interface description at run
 time.
@@ -101,9 +102,9 @@ time.
 @acronym{FFI} stands for Foreign Function Interface.  A foreign
 function interface is the popular name for the interface that allows
 code written in one language to call code written in another language.
-The @samp{libffi} library really only provides the lowest, machine
+The @code{libffi} library really only provides the lowest, machine
 dependent layer of a fully featured foreign function interface.  A
-layer must exist above @samp{libffi} that handles type conversions for
+layer must exist above @code{libffi} that handles type conversions for
 values passed between the two languages.
 @cindex FFI
 @cindex Foreign Function Interface
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ values passed between the two languages.
 @node The Basics
 @section The Basics
 
-@samp{Libffi} assumes that you have a pointer to the function you wish
+@code{libffi} assumes that you have a pointer to the function you wish
 to call and that you know the number and types of arguments to pass
 it, as well as the return type of the function.
 
@@ -176,6 +177,11 @@ variadic arguments.  It must be greater than zero.
 @var{ntotalargs} the total number of arguments, including variadic
 and fixed arguments.  @var{argtypes} must have this many elements.
 
+@code{ffi_prep_cif_var} will return @code{FFI_BAD_ARGTYPE} if any of
+the variable argument types are @code{ffi_type_float} (promote to
+@code{ffi_type_double} first), or any integer type small than an int
+(promote to an int-sized type first).
+
 Note that, different cif's must be prepped for calls to the same
 function when different numbers of arguments are passed.
 
@@ -207,22 +213,20 @@ to ensure this.  If @var{cif} declares that the function returns
 @code{void} (using @code{ffi_type_void}), then @var{rvalue} is
 ignored.
 
-In most situations, @samp{libffi} will handle promotion according to
+In most situations, @code{libffi} will handle promotion according to
 the ABI.  However, for historical reasons, there is a special case
 with return values that must be handled by your code.  In particular,
 for integral (not @code{struct}) types that are narrower than the
 system register size, the return value will be widened by
-@samp{libffi}.  @samp{libffi} provides a type, @code{ffi_arg}, that
+@code{libffi}.  @code{libffi} provides a type, @code{ffi_arg}, that
 can be used as the return type.  For example, if the CIF was defined
-with a return type of @code{char}, @samp{libffi} will try to store a
+with a return type of @code{char}, @code{libffi} will try to store a
 full @code{ffi_arg} into the return value.
 
 @var{avalues} is a vector of @code{void *} pointers that point to the
 memory locations holding the argument values for a call.  If @var{cif}
 declares that the function has no arguments (i.e., @var{nargs} was 0),
-then @var{avalues} is ignored.  Note that argument values may be
-modified by the callee (for instance, structs passed by value); the
-burden of copying pass-by-value arguments is placed on the caller.
+then @var{avalues} is ignored.
 
 Note that while the return value must be register-sized, arguments
 should exactly match their declared type.  For example, if an argument
@@ -249,26 +253,26 @@ int main()
   void *values[1];
   char *s;
   ffi_arg rc;
-  
-  /* Initialize the argument info vectors */    
+
+  /* Initialize the argument info vectors */
   args[0] = &ffi_type_pointer;
   values[0] = &s;
-  
+
   /* Initialize the cif */
-  if (ffi_prep_cif(&cif, FFI_DEFAULT_ABI, 1, 
+  if (ffi_prep_cif(&cif, FFI_DEFAULT_ABI, 1,
 		       &ffi_type_sint, args) == FFI_OK)
     @{
       s = "Hello World!";
       ffi_call(&cif, puts, &rc, values);
       /* rc now holds the result of the call to puts */
-      
-      /* values holds a pointer to the function's arg, so to 
-         call puts() again all we need to do is change the 
+
+      /* values holds a pointer to the function's arg, so to
+         call puts() again all we need to do is change the
          value of s */
       s = "This is cool!";
       ffi_call(&cif, puts, &rc, values);
     @}
-  
+
   return 0;
 @}
 @end example
@@ -406,8 +410,8 @@ when passing to @code{ffi_prep_cif}.
 @node Structures
 @subsection Structures
 
-@samp{libffi} is perfectly happy passing structures back and forth.
-You must first describe the structure to @samp{libffi} by creating a
+@code{libffi} is perfectly happy passing structures back and forth.
+You must first describe the structure to @code{libffi} by creating a
 new @code{ffi_type} object for it.
 
 @tindex ffi_type
@@ -427,7 +431,7 @@ For a structure, this should be set to @code{FFI_TYPE_STRUCT}.
 This is a @samp{NULL}-terminated array of pointers to @code{ffi_type}
 objects.  There is one element per field of the struct.
 
-Note that @samp{libffi} has no special support for bit-fields.  You
+Note that @code{libffi} has no special support for bit-fields.  You
 must manage these manually.
 @end table
 @end deftp
@@ -504,7 +508,7 @@ valid here.
 
 @subsubsection Arrays
 
-@samp{libffi} does not have direct support for arrays or unions.
+@code{libffi} does not have direct support for arrays or unions.
 However, they can be emulated using structures.
 
 To emulate an array, simply create an @code{ffi_type} using
@@ -531,7 +535,7 @@ structure types created like this should only be used to refer to
 members of real @code{FFI_TYPE_STRUCT} objects.
 
 However, a phony array type like this will not cause any errors from
-@samp{libffi} if you use it as an argument or return type.  This may
+@code{libffi} if you use it as an argument or return type.  This may
 be confusing.
 
 @subsubsection Unions
@@ -624,7 +628,7 @@ Here is the corresponding code to describe this struct to
       tm_type.size = tm_type.alignment = 0;
       tm_type.type = FFI_TYPE_STRUCT;
       tm_type.elements = &tm_type_elements;
-    
+
       for (i = 0; i < 9; i++)
           tm_type_elements[i] = &ffi_type_sint;
 
@@ -640,7 +644,7 @@ Here is the corresponding code to describe this struct to
 @node Complex
 @subsection Complex Types
 
-@samp{libffi} supports the complex types defined by the C99
+@code{libffi} supports the complex types defined by the C99
 standard (@code{_Complex float}, @code{_Complex double} and
 @code{_Complex long double} with the built-in type descriptors
 @code{ffi_type_complex_float}, @code{ffi_type_complex_double} and
@@ -648,7 +652,7 @@ standard (@code{_Complex float}, @code{_Complex double} and
 
 Custom complex types like @code{_Complex int} can also be used.
 An @code{ffi_type} object has to be defined to describe the
-complex type to @samp{libffi}.
+complex type to @code{libffi}.
 
 @tindex ffi_type
 @deftp {Data type} ffi_type
@@ -815,7 +819,6 @@ Free memory allocated using @code{ffi_closure_alloc}.  The argument is
 the writable address that was returned.
 @end defun
 
-
 Once you have allocated the memory for a closure, you must construct a
 @code{ffi_cif} describing the function call.  Finally you can prepare
 the closure function:
@@ -887,7 +890,7 @@ writable and executable addresses.
 @node Closure Example
 @section Closure Example
 
-A trivial example that creates a new @code{puts} by binding 
+A trivial example that creates a new @code{puts} by binding
 @code{fputs} with @code{stdout}.
 
 @example
@@ -965,6 +968,55 @@ Currently the only affected platform is PowerPC and the only affected
 type is @code{long double}.
 @end itemize
 
+@node Memory Usage
+@chapter Memory Usage
+
+Note that memory allocated by @code{ffi_closure_alloc} and freed by
+@code{ffi_closure_free} does not come from the same general pool of
+memory that @code{malloc} and @code{free} use.  To accomodate security
+settings, @code{libffi} may aquire memory, for example, by mapping
+temporary files into multiple places in the address space (once to
+write out the closure, a second to execute it).  The search follows
+this list, using the first that works:
+
+@itemize @bullet
+
+@item
+A anonymous mapping (i.e. not file-backed)
+
+@item
+@code{memfd_create()}, if the kernel supports it.
+
+@item
+A file created in the directory referenced by the environment variable
+@code{LIBFFI_TMPDIR}.
+
+@item
+Likewise for the environment variable @code{TMPDIR}.
+
+@item
+A file created in @code{/tmp}.
+
+@item
+A file created in @code{/var/tmp}.
+
+@item
+A file created in @code{/dev/shm}.
+
+@item
+A file created in the user's home directory (@code{$HOME}).
+
+@item
+A file created in any directory listed in @code{/etc/mtab}.
+
+@item
+A file created in any directory listed in @code{/proc/mounts}.
+
+@end itemize
+
+If security settings prohibit using any of these for closures,
+@code{ffi_closure_alloc} will fail.
+
 @node Missing Features
 @chapter Missing Features
 
@@ -986,9 +1038,6 @@ The ``raw'' API is undocumented.
 The Go API is undocumented.
 @end itemize
 
-Note that variadic support is very new and tested on a relatively
-small number of platforms.
-
 @node Index
 @unnumbered Index
 

data/ext/ffi_c/libffi/doc/version.texi

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@set UPDATED 22 November 2019
-@set UPDATED-MONTH November 2019
-@set EDITION 3.3
-@set VERSION 3.3
+@set UPDATED 23 October 2022
+@set UPDATED-MONTH October 2022
+@set EDITION 3.4.4
+@set VERSION 3.4.4