This class represents a dyld shared cache file. More...

#include <DyldSharedCache.hpp>

Public Types
enum class	VERSION : uint32_t { UNKNOWN = 0 , DYLD_95_3 , DYLD_195_5 , DYLD_239_3 , DYLD_360_14 , DYLD_421_1 , DYLD_832_7_1 , DYLD_940 , DYLD_1042_1 , DYLD_1231_3 , DYLD_1284_13 , UNRELEASED }
	This enum wraps the dyld's git tags for which the structure of dyld shared cache evolved. More...
enum class	DYLD_TARGET_PLATFORM : uint32_t { UNKNOWN = 0 , MACOS = 1 , IOS = 2 , TVOS = 3 , WATCHOS = 4 , BRIDGEOS = 5 , IOSMAC = 6 , IOS_SIMULATOR = 7 , TVOS_SIMULATOR = 8 , WATCHOS_SIMULATOR = 9 , DRIVERKIT = 10 , VISIONOS = 11 , VISIONOS_SIMULATOR = 12 , FIRMWARE = 13 , SEPOS = 14 , ANY = 0xFFFFFFFF }
	Platforms supported by the dyld shared cache. More...
enum class	DYLD_TARGET_ARCH { UNKNOWN = 0 , I386 , X86_64 , X86_64H , ARMV5 , ARMV6 , ARMV7 , ARM64 , ARM64E }
	Architecture supported by the dyld shared cache. More...
using	dylib_iterator = iterator_range<Dylib::Iterator>
	Iterator over the libraries in the shared cache.
using	mapping_info_iterator = iterator_range<MappingInfo::Iterator>
	Iterator over the mapping info in the shared cache.
using	subcache_iterator = iterator_range<SubCache::Iterator>
	Iterator over the split/sub-cache in this main shared cache.
using	instructions_iterator = iterator_range<assembly::Instruction::Iterator>

Public Member Functions
	DyldSharedCache (std::unique_ptr< details::DyldSharedCache > impl)
	~DyldSharedCache ()
std::string	filename () const
	Filename of the dyld shared file associated with this object.
VERSION	version () const
	Version of dyld used by this cache.
std::string	filepath () const
	Full path to the original dyld shared cache file associated with object (e.g. /home/lief/downloads/visionos/dyld_shared_cache_arm64e.42).
uint64_t	load_address () const
	Based address of this cache.
std::string	arch_name () const
	Name of the architecture targeted by this cache (x86_64h).
DYLD_TARGET_PLATFORM	platform () const
	Platform targeted by this cache (e.g. vision-os).
DYLD_TARGET_ARCH	arch () const
	Architecture targeted by this cache.
std::unique_ptr< Dylib >	find_lib_from_va (uint64_t va) const
	Find the Dylib that encompasses the given virtual address. It returns a nullptr if a Dylib can't be found.
std::unique_ptr< Dylib >	find_lib_from_path (const std::string &path) const
	Find the Dylib whose Dylib::path matches the provided path.
std::unique_ptr< Dylib >	find_lib_from_name (const std::string &name) const
	Find the Dylib whose filename of Dylib::path matches the provided name.
bool	has_subcaches () const
	True if the subcaches are associated with this cache.
dylib_iterator	libraries () const
	Return an iterator over the libraries embedded in this dyld shared cache.
mapping_info_iterator	mapping_info () const
	Return an iterator over the mapping information of this dyld shared cache.
subcache_iterator	subcaches () const
	Return an iterator over the subcaches associated with this (main) dyld shared cache.
instructions_iterator	disassemble (uint64_t va) const
	Disassemble instructions at the provided virtual address. This function returns an iterator over assembly::Instruction.
std::vector< uint8_t >	get_content_from_va (uint64_t va, uint64_t size) const
	Return the content at the specified virtual address.
std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache >	cache_for_address (uint64_t va) const
	Find the sub-DyldSharedCache that wraps the given virtual address.
std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache >	main_cache () const
	Return the principal dyld shared cache in the case of multiple subcaches.
std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache >	find_subcache (const std::string &filename) const
	Try to find the DyldSharedCache associated with the filename given in the first parameter.
result< uint64_t >	va_to_offset (uint64_t va) const
	Convert the given virtual address into an offset.
FileStream &	stream () const
	Return the stream associated with this dyld shared cache.
FileStream &	stream ()
	Return the stream associated with this dyld shared cache.
void	enable_caching (const std::string &target_cache_dir) const
	When enabled, this function allows to record and to keep in cache, dyld shared cache information that are costly to access.
void	flush_cache () const
	Flush internal information into the on-disk cache (see: enable_caching).

Static Public Member Functions
static std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache >	from_path (const std::string &path, const std::string &arch="")
	See the load functions for the details.
static std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache >	from_files (const std::vector< std::string > &path)
	See the load functions for the details.

Detailed Description

This class represents a dyld shared cache file.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ dylib_iterator

using LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::dylib_iterator = iterator_range<Dylib::Iterator>

Iterator over the libraries in the shared cache.

◆ instructions_iterator

using LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::instructions_iterator = iterator_range<assembly::Instruction::Iterator>

◆ mapping_info_iterator

using LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::mapping_info_iterator = iterator_range<MappingInfo::Iterator>

Iterator over the mapping info in the shared cache.

◆ subcache_iterator

using LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::subcache_iterator = iterator_range<SubCache::Iterator>

Iterator over the split/sub-cache in this main shared cache.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ DYLD_TARGET_ARCH

enum class LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::DYLD_TARGET_ARCH

strong

Architecture supported by the dyld shared cache.

Enumerator
UNKNOWN
I386
X86_64
X86_64H
ARMV5
ARMV6
ARMV7
ARM64
ARM64E

◆ DYLD_TARGET_PLATFORM

enum class LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::DYLD_TARGET_PLATFORM : uint32_t

strong

Platforms supported by the dyld shared cache.

Enumerator
UNKNOWN
MACOS
IOS
TVOS
WATCHOS
BRIDGEOS
IOSMAC
IOS_SIMULATOR
TVOS_SIMULATOR
WATCHOS_SIMULATOR
DRIVERKIT
VISIONOS
VISIONOS_SIMULATOR
FIRMWARE
SEPOS
ANY

◆ VERSION

enum class LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::VERSION : uint32_t

strong

This enum wraps the dyld's git tags for which the structure of dyld shared cache evolved.

Enumerator
UNKNOWN
DYLD_95_3	dyld-95.3 (2007-10-30)
DYLD_195_5	dyld-195.5 (2011-07-13)
DYLD_239_3	dyld-239.3 (2013-10-29)
DYLD_360_14	dyld-360.14 (2015-09-04)
DYLD_421_1	dyld-421.1 (2016-09-22)
DYLD_832_7_1	dyld-832.7.1 (2020-11-19)
DYLD_940	dyld-940 (2021-02-09)
DYLD_1042_1	dyld-1042.1 (2022-10-19)
DYLD_1231_3	dyld-1231.3 (2024-09-24)
DYLD_1284_13	dyld-1284.13 (2025-04-25)
UNRELEASED	This value is used for versions of dyld not publicly released or not yet supported by LIEF.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ DyldSharedCache()

LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::DyldSharedCache ( std::unique_ptr< details::DyldSharedCache > impl )

Referenced by flush_cache(), get_content_from_va(), and main_cache().

◆ ~DyldSharedCache()

LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::~DyldSharedCache ( )

Member Function Documentation

◆ arch()

DYLD_TARGET_ARCH LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::arch ( ) const

Architecture targeted by this cache.

Referenced by from_path().

◆ arch_name()

std::string LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::arch_name ( ) const

Name of the architecture targeted by this cache (x86_64h).

◆ cache_for_address()

std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::cache_for_address ( uint64_t va ) const

Find the sub-DyldSharedCache that wraps the given virtual address.

References cache_for_address(), and LIEF_LIFETIMEBOUND.

Referenced by cache_for_address().

◆ disassemble()

instructions_iterator LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::disassemble ( uint64_t va ) const

Disassemble instructions at the provided virtual address. This function returns an iterator over assembly::Instruction.

References disassemble().

Referenced by disassemble().

◆ enable_caching()

void LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::enable_caching ( const std::string & target_cache_dir ) const

When enabled, this function allows to record and to keep in cache, dyld shared cache information that are costly to access.

For instance, GOT symbols, rebases information, stub symbols, ...

It is highly recommended to enable this function when processing a dyld shared cache several times or when extracting a large number of LIEF::dsc::Dylib with enhanced extraction options (e.g. Dylib::extract_opt_t::fix_branches)

One can enable caching by calling this function:

auto dyld_cache = LIEF::dsc::load("macos-15.0.1/");

dyld_cache->enable_caching("/home/user/.cache/lief-dsc");

LIEF::dsc::load

std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache > load(const std::string &path, const std::string &arch="")

Load a shared cache from a single file or from a directory specified by the path parameter.

Definition DyldSharedCache/DyldSharedCache.hpp:289

One can also enable this cache optimization globally using the function: LIEF::dsc::enable_cache or by setting the environment variable DYLDSC_ENABLE_CACHE to 1.

References enable_caching().

Referenced by enable_caching().

◆ filename()

std::string LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::filename ( ) const

Filename of the dyld shared file associated with this object.

For instance: dyld_shared_cache_arm64e, dyld_shared_cache_arm64e.62.dyldlinkedit

Referenced by find_subcache().

◆ filepath()

std::string LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::filepath ( ) const

Full path to the original dyld shared cache file associated with object (e.g. /home/lief/downloads/visionos/dyld_shared_cache_arm64e.42).

◆ find_lib_from_name()

std::unique_ptr< Dylib > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::find_lib_from_name ( const std::string & name ) const

Find the Dylib whose filename of Dylib::path matches the provided name.

If multiple libraries have the same name (but with a different path), the first one matching the provided name is returned.

References LIEF_LIFETIMEBOUND.

◆ find_lib_from_path()

std::unique_ptr< Dylib > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::find_lib_from_path ( const std::string & path ) const

Find the Dylib whose Dylib::path matches the provided path.

References LIEF_LIFETIMEBOUND.

◆ find_lib_from_va()

std::unique_ptr< Dylib > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::find_lib_from_va ( uint64_t va ) const

Find the Dylib that encompasses the given virtual address. It returns a nullptr if a Dylib can't be found.

References LIEF_LIFETIMEBOUND.

◆ find_subcache()

std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::find_subcache ( const std::string & filename ) const

Try to find the DyldSharedCache associated with the filename given in the first parameter.

References filename(), and find_subcache().

Referenced by find_subcache().

◆ flush_cache()

void LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::flush_cache ( ) const

Flush internal information into the on-disk cache (see: enable_caching).

References DyldSharedCache(), and flush_cache().

Referenced by flush_cache().

◆ from_files()

std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::from_files ( const std::vector< std::string > & path )

static

See the load functions for the details.

Referenced by LIEF::dsc::load().

◆ from_path()

std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::from_path	(	const std::string &	path,
		const std::string &	arch = "" )

static

See the load functions for the details.

References arch().

Referenced by LIEF::dsc::load().

◆ get_content_from_va()

std::vector< uint8_t > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::get_content_from_va	(	uint64_t	va,
		uint64_t	size ) const

Return the content at the specified virtual address.

References DyldSharedCache(), and get_content_from_va().

Referenced by get_content_from_va().

◆ has_subcaches()

bool LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::has_subcaches ( ) const

True if the subcaches are associated with this cache.

◆ libraries()

dylib_iterator LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::libraries ( ) const

Return an iterator over the libraries embedded in this dyld shared cache.

This iterator implements the random access trait. Thus, one can use iterator_range::size, iterator_range::at, iterator_range::operator[] to a access Dylib at an arbitrary index:

auto libraries = cache.libaries();
for (size_t i = 0; i < libraries.size(); ++i) {
  std::string path = libaries[i]->path();
}

References LIEF_LIFETIMEBOUND.

◆ load_address()

uint64_t LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::load_address ( ) const

Based address of this cache.

◆ main_cache()

std::unique_ptr< DyldSharedCache > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::main_cache ( ) const

Return the principal dyld shared cache in the case of multiple subcaches.

References DyldSharedCache(), and main_cache().

Referenced by main_cache().

◆ mapping_info()

mapping_info_iterator LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::mapping_info ( ) const

Return an iterator over the mapping information of this dyld shared cache.

This iterator implements the random access trait. Thus, one can use iterator_range::size, iterator_range::at, iterator_range::operator[] to access a MappingInfo at an arbitrary index:

auto mapping = cache.mapping_info();
for (size_t i = 0; i < mapping.size(); ++i) {
  const uint64_t addr = mapping[i]->address();
}

References mapping_info().

Referenced by mapping_info().

◆ platform()

DYLD_TARGET_PLATFORM LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::platform ( ) const

Platform targeted by this cache (e.g. vision-os).

◆ stream() [1/2]

FileStream & LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::stream ( )

Return the stream associated with this dyld shared cache.

References stream().

◆ stream() [2/2]

FileStream & LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::stream ( ) const

Return the stream associated with this dyld shared cache.

References stream().

Referenced by stream(), and stream().

◆ subcaches()

subcache_iterator LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::subcaches ( ) const

Return an iterator over the subcaches associated with this (main) dyld shared cache.

This iterator implements the random access trait. Thus, one can use iterator_range::size, iterator_range::at, iterator_range::operator[] to access a SubCache at an arbitrary index:

auto subcaches = cache.subcaches();
for (size_t i = 0; i < subcaches.size(); ++i) {
  std::unique_ptr<DyldSharedCache> impl = subcaches[i]->cache();
}

References subcaches().

Referenced by subcaches().

◆ va_to_offset()

result< uint64_t > LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::va_to_offset ( uint64_t va ) const

Convert the given virtual address into an offset.

Warning: If the shared cache contains multiple subcaches, this function needs to be called on the targeted subcache. See cache_for_address() to find the associated subcache.

References va_to_offset().

Referenced by va_to_offset().

◆ version()

VERSION LIEF::dsc::DyldSharedCache::version ( ) const

Version of dyld used by this cache.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

DyldSharedCache/DyldSharedCache.hpp

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ dylib_iterator

◆ instructions_iterator

◆ mapping_info_iterator

◆ subcache_iterator

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ DYLD_TARGET_ARCH

◆ DYLD_TARGET_PLATFORM

◆ VERSION

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ DyldSharedCache()

◆ ~DyldSharedCache()

Member Function Documentation

◆ arch()

◆ arch_name()

◆ cache_for_address()

◆ disassemble()

◆ enable_caching()

◆ filename()

◆ filepath()

◆ find_lib_from_name()

◆ find_lib_from_path()

◆ find_lib_from_va()

◆ find_subcache()

◆ flush_cache()

◆ from_files()

◆ from_path()

◆ get_content_from_va()

◆ has_subcaches()

◆ libraries()

◆ load_address()

◆ main_cache()

◆ mapping_info()

◆ platform()

◆ stream() [1/2]

◆ stream() [2/2]

◆ subcaches()

◆ va_to_offset()

◆ version()