[kwlug-disc] (question) Loading/unloading C functions at runtime

[jvj at golden.net]

 It's been a while - but I would suggest reading up on C code with 
 function pointers.
 Consider:
 a) a table/array of function pointers to selected functions (aka 
 addresses)
 b) code that jumps to an address in the table based on an index 
 determined by some other criteria
 c) returns could be problematic
 d) Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await 
 thee at its end.
 JohnJ

 On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:03:06 -0500 (EST), John Van Ostrand 
 <john at netdirect.ca> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> Hi All, just a question...
>>
>> Do you know any C application where you load and unload C functions
>> at runtime? The only thing that comes to my mind is Bash shell, 
>> where
>> you can load/unload builtin functions (within *.so file) written by
>> user.
>> I'm interested in looking at other applications and see how they do
>> it.
>
> I only know ones that load, namely asterisk, php, apache. I wonder if
> OpenOffice or Firefox count with their plugins and extensions.
>
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