Module relocation

Relocation is the process of assigning load addresses for position-dependent code and data of a program and adjusting the code and data to reflect the assigned addresses.

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Each time a Compiler compiles a WebAssembly function (into machine code), it also attaches if there are any relocations that need to be patched into the generated machine code, so a given frontend (JIT or native) can do the corresponding work to run it.

Structs

• ArchivedRelocation
  An archived Relocation
• Relocation
  A record of a relocation to perform.
• RelocationResolver
  The resolver for an archived Relocation

Enums

• RelocationKind
  Relocation kinds for every ISA.
• RelocationKindResolver
  The resolver for an archived RelocationKind
• RelocationTarget
  Destination function. Can be either user function or some special one, like memory.grow.
• RelocationTargetResolver
  The resolver for an archived RelocationTarget

Traits

• RelocationLike
  Any struct that acts like a Relocation.

Type Aliases

• Relocations
  Relocations to apply to function bodies.