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+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+CRYPTO_EX_new, CRYPTO_EX_free, CRYPTO_EX_dup,
+CRYPTO_free_ex_index, CRYPTO_get_ex_new_index, CRYPTO_set_ex_data,
+CRYPTO_get_ex_data, CRYPTO_free_ex_data, CRYPTO_new_ex_data
+- functions supporting application-specific data
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ #include <openssl/crypto.h>
+
+ int CRYPTO_get_ex_new_index(int class_index,
+ long argl, void *argp,
+ CRYPTO_EX_new *new_func,
+ CRYPTO_EX_dup *dup_func,
+ CRYPTO_EX_free *free_func);
+
+ typedef void CRYPTO_EX_new(void *parent, void *ptr, CRYPTO_EX_DATA *ad,
+ int idx, long argl, void *argp);
+ typedef void CRYPTO_EX_free(void *parent, void *ptr, CRYPTO_EX_DATA *ad,
+ int idx, long argl, void *argp);
+ typedef int CRYPTO_EX_dup(CRYPTO_EX_DATA *to, const CRYPTO_EX_DATA *from,
+ void *from_d, int idx, long argl, void *argp);
+
+ int CRYPTO_new_ex_data(int class_index, void *obj, CRYPTO_EX_DATA *ad)
+
+ int CRYPTO_set_ex_data(CRYPTO_EX_DATA *r, int idx, void *arg);
+
+ void *CRYPTO_get_ex_data(CRYPTO_EX_DATA *r, int idx);
+
+ void CRYPTO_free_ex_data(int class_index, void *obj, CRYPTO_EX_DATA *r);
+
+ int CRYPTO_free_ex_index(int class_index, int idx);
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Several OpenSSL structures can have application-specific data attached to them,
+known as "exdata."
+The specific structures are:
+
+ SSL
+ SSL_CTX
+ SSL_SESSION
+ X509
+ X509_STORE
+ X509_STORE_CTX
+ DH
+ DSA
+ EC_KEY
+ RSA
+ ENGINE
+ UI
+ UI_METHOD
+ BIO
+
+Each is identified by an B<CRYPTO_EX_INDEX_xxx> define in the B<crypto.h>
+header file. In addition, B<CRYPTO_EX_INDEX_APP> is reserved for
+applications to use this facility for their own structures.
+
+The API described here is used by OpenSSL to manipulate exdata for specific
+structures. Since the application data can be anything at all it is passed
+and retrieved as a B<void *> type.
+
+The B<CRYPTO_EX_DATA> type is opaque. To initialize the exdata part of
+a structure, call CRYPTO_new_ex_data(). This is only necessary for
+B<CRYPTO_EX_INDEX_APP> objects.
+
+Exdata types are identified by an B<index>, an integer guaranteed to be
+unique within structures for the lifetime of the program. Applications
+using exdata typically call B<CRYPTO_get_ex_new_index> at startup, and
+store the result in a global variable, or write a wrapper function to
+provide lazy evaluation. The B<class_index> should be one of the
+B<CRYPTO_EX_INDEX_xxx> values. The B<argl> and B<argp> parameters are saved
+to be passed to the callbacks but are otherwise not used. In order to
+transparently manipulate exdata, three callbacks must be provided. The
+semantics of those callbacks are described below.
+
+When copying or releasing objects with exdata, the callback functions
+are called in increasing order of their B<index> value.
+
+If a dynamic library can be unloaded, it should call CRYPTO_free_ex_index()
+when this is done.
+This will replace the callbacks with no-ops
+so that applications don't crash. Any existing exdata will be leaked.
+
+To set or get the exdata on an object, the appropriate type-specific
+routine must be used. This is because the containing structure is opaque
+and the B<CRYPTO_EX_DATA> field is not accessible. In both API's, the
+B<idx> parameter should be an already-created index value.
+
+When setting exdata, the pointer specified with a particular index is saved,
+and returned on a subsequent "get" call. If the application is going to
+release the data, it must make sure to set a B<NULL> value at the index,
+to avoid likely double-free crashes.
+
+The function B<CRYPTO_free_ex_data> is used to free all exdata attached
+to a structure. The appropriate type-specific routine must be used.
+The B<class_index> identifies the structure type, the B<obj> is
+be the pointer to the actual structure, and B<r> is a pointer to the
+structure's exdata field.
+
+=head2 Callback Functions
+
+This section describes how the callback functions are used. Applications
+that are defining their own exdata using B<CYPRTO_EX_INDEX_APP> must
+call them as described here.
+
+When a structure is initially allocated (such as RSA_new()) then the
+new_func() is called for every defined index. There is no requirement
+that the entire parent, or containing, structure has been set up.
+The new_func() is typically used only to allocate memory to store the
+exdata, and perhaps an "initialized" flag within that memory.
+The exdata value should be set by calling CRYPTO_set_ex_data().
+
+When a structure is free'd (such as SSL_CTX_free()) then the
+free_func() is called for every defined index. Again, the state of the
+parent structure is not guaranteed. The free_func() may be called with a
+NULL pointer.
+
+Both new_func() and free_func() take the same parameters.
+The B<parent> is the pointer to the structure that contains the exdata.
+The B<ptr> is the current exdata item; for new_func() this will typically
+be NULL. The B<r> parameter is a pointer to the exdata field of the object.
+The B<idx> is the index and is the value returned when the callbacks were
+initially registered via CRYPTO_get_ex_new_index() and can be used if
+the same callback handles different types of exdata.
+
+dup_func() is called when a structure is being copied. This is only done
+for B<SSL>, B<SSL_SESSION>, B<EC_KEY> objects and B<BIO> chains via
+BIO_dup_chain(). The B<to> and B<from> parameters
+are pointers to the destination and source B<CRYPTO_EX_DATA> structures,
+respectively. The B<from_d> parameter needs to be cast to a B<void **pptr>
+as the API has currently the wrong signature; that will be changed in a
+future version. The B<*pptr> is a pointer to the source exdata.
+When the dup_func() returns, the value in B<*pptr> is copied to the
+destination ex_data. If the pointer contained in B<*pptr> is not modified
+by the dup_func(), then both B<to> and B<from> will point to the same data.
+The B<idx>, B<argl> and B<argp> parameters are as described for the other
+two callbacks. If the dup_func() returns B<0> the whole CRYPTO_dup_ex_data()
+will fail.
+
+=head1 RETURN VALUES
+
+CRYPTO_get_ex_new_index() returns a new index or -1 on failure; the
+value B<0> is reserved for the legacy "app_data" API's.
+
+CRYPTO_free_ex_index() and
+CRYPTO_set_ex_data() return 1 on success or 0 on failure.
+
+CRYPTO_get_ex_data() returns the application data or NULL on failure;
+note that NULL may be a valid value.
+
+dup_func() should return 0 for failure and 1 for success.
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright 2015-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
+this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
+in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
+
+=cut