Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/GP-5498_ghidra1_ExternalSymbolDB--SQUASHED'

Ghidra/Debug/Framework-TraceModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/trace/database/symbol/AbstractDBTraceSymbol.java

@@ -286,12 +286,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractDBTraceSymbol extends DBAnnotatedObject
 		return getReferenceCollection().size();
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean hasMultipleReferences() {
-		// TODO: Could be slightly more efficient by just iterating twice?
-		return getReferenceCount() > 1;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean hasReferences() {
 		return !getReferenceCollection().isEmpty();
@@ -564,8 +558,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractDBTraceSymbol extends DBAnnotatedObject
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean isExternalEntryPoint() {
-		return false;
-	}
 }

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/cmd/function/AddMemoryParameterCommand.java

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
  * @deprecated function signatures should be modified in their entirety using 
  * either {@link UpdateFunctionCommand} or {@link ApplyFunctionSignatureCmd}. 
  */
-@Deprecated(since = "11.1")
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "11.1")
 public class AddMemoryParameterCommand extends AddParameterCommand {
 
 	private final Address memAddr;

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/cmd/function/AddParameterCommand.java

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
  * @deprecated function signatures should be modified in their entirety using 
  * either {@link UpdateFunctionCommand} or {@link ApplyFunctionSignatureCmd}. 
  */
-@Deprecated(since = "11.1")
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "11.1")
 public class AddParameterCommand implements Command<Program> {
 
 	protected final Function function;

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/cmd/function/AddRegisterParameterCommand.java

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
  * @deprecated function signatures should be modified in their entirety using 
  * either {@link UpdateFunctionCommand} or {@link ApplyFunctionSignatureCmd}. 
  */
-@Deprecated(since = "11.1")
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "11.1")
 public class AddRegisterParameterCommand extends AddParameterCommand {
 
 	private final Register register;

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/cmd/function/AddStackParameterCommand.java

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
  * @deprecated function signatures should be modified in their entirety using 
  * either {@link UpdateFunctionCommand} or {@link ApplyFunctionSignatureCmd}. 
  */
-@Deprecated(since = "11.1")
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "11.1")
 public class AddStackParameterCommand extends AddParameterCommand {
 
 	private final int stackOffset;

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/clipboard/CodeBrowserClipboardProvider.java

@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ import ghidra.framework.options.OptionsChangeListener;
 import ghidra.framework.options.ToolOptions;
 import ghidra.framework.plugintool.PluginTool;
 import ghidra.program.database.mem.AddressSourceInfo;
-import ghidra.program.database.symbol.CodeSymbol;
-import ghidra.program.database.symbol.FunctionSymbol;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.listing.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.mem.Memory;
@@ -736,7 +734,11 @@ public class CodeBrowserClipboardProvider extends ByteCopier
 
 		SymbolTable symbolTable = currentProgram.getSymbolTable();
 		Symbol symbol = symbolTable.getSymbol(reference);
-		if ((symbol instanceof CodeSymbol) || (symbol instanceof FunctionSymbol)) {
+		if (symbol == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		SymbolType type = symbol.getSymbolType();
+		if ((type == SymbolType.LABEL) || (type == SymbolType.FUNCTION)) {
 			RenameLabelCmd cmd = new RenameLabelCmd(symbol, labelName, SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
 			return tool.execute(cmd, currentProgram);
 		}

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/label/RemoveLabelAction.java

@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import ghidra.app.context.ListingActionContext;
 import ghidra.app.context.ListingContextAction;
 import ghidra.program.database.symbol.CodeSymbol;
 import ghidra.program.database.symbol.FunctionSymbol;
-import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SourceType;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.*;
-import ghidra.program.model.symbol.Symbol;
 
 /**
  * <CODE>RemoveLabelAction</CODE> allows the user to remove a label.
@@ -63,8 +62,12 @@ class RemoveLabelAction extends ListingContextAction {
 
 	boolean isOnSymbol(ListingActionContext context) {
 		Symbol s = plugin.getSymbol(context);
-		return ((s instanceof CodeSymbol) && !s.isDynamic()) ||
+		if (s == null) {
-			((s instanceof FunctionSymbol) && s.getSource() != SourceType.DEFAULT);
+			return false;
+		}
+		SymbolType type = s.getSymbolType();
+		return (type == SymbolType.LABEL && !s.isDynamic()) ||
+			(type == SymbolType.FUNCTION && s.getSource() != SourceType.DEFAULT);
 	}
 
 	/**

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/symboltree/EditExternalLocationPanel.java

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import static ghidra.framework.main.DataTreeDialogType.*;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.border.*;
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ class EditExternalLocationPanel extends JPanel {
 	 * Pop up the data tree dialog so the user can choose the external program.
 	 */
 	private void popupProgramChooser() {
-		DataTreeDialog d =
+		DataTreeDialog d = new DataTreeDialog(this.getParent(), "Choose External Program", OPEN);
-			new DataTreeDialog(this.getParent(), "Choose External Program", OPEN);
 		final DataTreeDialog dialog = d;
 		d.addOkActionListener(e -> {
 			DomainFile df = dialog.getDomainFile();
@@ -402,10 +401,9 @@ class EditExternalLocationPanel extends JPanel {
 		String locationName = getLocationName();
 		if (locationName != null && locationName.length() > 0) {
 			ExternalManager externalManager = program.getExternalManager();
-			List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
+			Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
 				externalManager.getExternalLocations(extLibName, locationName);
-			externalLocations.remove(externalLocation);
+			if (externalLocations.size() == 1 && !externalLocations.contains(externalLocation)) {
-			if (!externalLocations.isEmpty()) {
 				int result = OptionDialog.showYesNoDialog(null, "Duplicate External Name",
 					"Another symbol named '" + locationName + "' already exists in the '" +
 						extLibName + "' library. Are you sure you want to create another?");

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/symboltree/actions/PinSymbolAction.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* ###
  * IP: GHIDRA
- * REVIEWED: YES
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,32 +15,37 @@
  */
 package ghidra.app.plugin.core.symboltree.actions;
 
+import docking.action.MenuData;
 import ghidra.app.context.ProgramSymbolActionContext;
 import ghidra.app.context.ProgramSymbolContextAction;
-import ghidra.program.database.symbol.CodeSymbol;
-import ghidra.program.database.symbol.FunctionSymbol;
 import ghidra.program.model.listing.Program;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.Symbol;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SymbolType;
 import ghidra.util.HelpLocation;
-import docking.action.MenuData;
 
 public class PinSymbolAction extends ProgramSymbolContextAction {
 
 	public PinSymbolAction(String owner, String popupGroup) {
 		super("Pin Symbol", owner);
 		setPopupMenuData(new MenuData(new String[] { "Set Pinned" }, popupGroup));
-		setDescription("Pins the symbol(s) to the address so that it is unaffected by memory block moves or image base changes.");
+		setDescription(
+			"Pins the symbol(s) to the address so that it is unaffected by memory block moves or image base changes.");
 		setHelpLocation(new HelpLocation("SymbolTablePlugin", "Pinning a Symbol"));
 	}
 
+	private boolean canPinSymbol(Symbol symbol) {
+		SymbolType type = symbol.getSymbolType();
+		return (type == SymbolType.LABEL || type == SymbolType.FUNCTION) && !symbol.isExternal() &&
+			!symbol.isPinned();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void actionPerformed(ProgramSymbolActionContext context) {
 		Program program = context.getProgram();
 		int transactionID = program.startTransaction("Pin Symbol(s)");
 		try {
 			for (Symbol symbol : context.getSymbols()) {
-				if ((symbol instanceof CodeSymbol || symbol instanceof FunctionSymbol) &&
+				if (canPinSymbol(symbol)) {
-					!symbol.isExternal() && !symbol.isPinned()) {
 					symbol.setPinned(true);
 				}
 			}
@@ -54,8 +58,7 @@ public class PinSymbolAction extends ProgramSymbolContextAction {
 	@Override
 	protected boolean isEnabledForContext(ProgramSymbolActionContext context) {
 		for (Symbol symbol : context.getSymbols()) {
-			if ((symbol instanceof CodeSymbol || symbol instanceof FunctionSymbol) &&
+			if (canPinSymbol(symbol)) {
-				!symbol.isExternal() && !symbol.isPinned()) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/merge/listing/AbstractExternalMergerTest.java

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Window;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.border.Border;
@@ -926,4 +927,33 @@ public abstract class AbstractExternalMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeMan
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
+
+	protected void assertHasExtAddresses(Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations,
+			String... addrStrings) {
+
+		Address[] addrs = new Address[addrStrings.length];
+		for (int i = 0; i < addrs.length; i++) {
+			addrs[i] = addr(resultProgram, addrStrings[i]);
+		}
+		boolean[] foundAddrs = new boolean[addrStrings.length];
+		int count = 0;
+
+		for (ExternalLocation extLoc : externalLocations) {
+			Address addr = extLoc.getAddress();
+
+			boolean found = false;
+			for (int i = 0; i < addrs.length; i++) {
+				if (addrs[i].equals(addr)) {
+					assertFalse("Duplicate ext addr: " + addr, foundAddrs[i]);
+					foundAddrs[i] = true;
+					found = true;
+					++count;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			assertTrue("Unexpected extaddr: " + addr, found);
+		}
+
+		assertEquals("Did not find expected ext addrs", addrs.length, count);
+	}
 }

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/merge/listing/ExternalFunctionMergeManagerTest.java

@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ package ghidra.app.merge.listing;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import ghidra.app.cmd.function.AddRegisterParameterCommand;
 import ghidra.program.database.*;
-import ghidra.program.model.address.Address;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.AddressSet;
 import ghidra.program.model.data.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.lang.Register;
@@ -1604,35 +1603,18 @@ public class ExternalFunctionMergeManagerTest extends AbstractExternalMergerTest
 		waitForMergeCompletion();
 
 		ExternalManager externalManager = resultProgram.getExternalManager();
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
 			externalManager.getExternalLocations("user32.dll", "BETTY");
 		assertEquals(2, externalLocations.size());
-		assertHasDifferentAddresses(externalLocations, "1002239", "10063b4");
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations, "1002239", "10063b4");
 
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations2 =
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations2 =
 			externalManager.getExternalLocations("user32.dll", "BARNEY");
 		assertEquals(2, externalLocations2.size());
-		assertHasDifferentAddresses(externalLocations2, "77db1020", "77db1130");
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations2, "77db1020", "77db1130");
 
 	}
 
-	private void assertHasDifferentAddresses(List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations,
-			String addrString1, String addrString2) {
-		Address addr1 = addr(resultProgram, addrString1);
-		Address addr2 = addr(resultProgram, addrString2);
-
-		Address extAddr1 = externalLocations.get(0).getAddress();
-		Address extAddr2 = externalLocations.get(1).getAddress();
-		if (addr1.equals(extAddr1) && addr2.equals(extAddr2)) {
-			return;
-		}
-		if (addr1.equals(extAddr2) && addr2.equals(extAddr1)) {
-			return;
-		}
-		fail("Expected addresses: " + addr1 + ", " + addr2 + " but got " + extAddr1 + ", " +
-			extAddr2);
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void testAddExternalFunctionsWithFunctionConflicts() throws Exception {
 
@@ -1674,15 +1656,14 @@ public class ExternalFunctionMergeManagerTest extends AbstractExternalMergerTest
 		waitForMergeCompletion();
 
 		ExternalManager externalManager = resultProgram.getExternalManager();
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
 			externalManager.getExternalLocations("user32.dll", "BARNEY");
 		assertEquals(2, externalLocations.size());
-		assertHasDifferentAddresses(externalLocations, "1002239", "77db1020");
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations, "1002239", "77db1020");
 
 		externalLocations = externalManager.getExternalLocations("user32.dll", "BETTY");
 		assertEquals(1, externalLocations.size());
-		assertEquals("01002239", externalLocations.get(0).getAddress().toString());
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations, "01002239");
-
 	}
 
 	@Test

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/merge/listing/ExternalMergerAddTest.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package ghidra.app.merge.listing;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -438,8 +439,11 @@ public class ExternalMergerAddTest extends AbstractExternalMergerTest {
 
 		ExternalManager externalManager = resultProgram.getExternalManager();
 		assertTrue(externalManager.contains(libname));
-		List<ExternalLocation> externals = externalManager.getExternalLocations(libname, label);
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
-		assertEquals(2, externals.size());
+			externalManager.getExternalLocations(libname, label);
+		assertEquals(2, externalLocations.size());
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations, address1, address2);
+
 		ExternalLocationIterator loc1It = externalManager.getExternalLocations(addr(address1));
 		assertTrue(loc1It.hasNext());
 		assertEquals(label, loc1It.next().getLabel());
@@ -3403,13 +3407,16 @@ public class ExternalMergerAddTest extends AbstractExternalMergerTest {
 		ExternalManager externalManager = resultProgram.getExternalManager();
 		assertTrue(externalManager.contains(libname));
 
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
 			externalManager.getExternalLocations(libname, label);
 		assertEquals(2, externalLocations.size());
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations, "00000100", "00000110");
 
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations2 =
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations2 =
 			externalManager.getExternalLocations(BLUE_PATH[0], BLUE_PATH[1]);
 		assertEquals(2, externalLocations2.size());
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations, "00000100", "00000110");
+
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -3484,13 +3491,15 @@ public class ExternalMergerAddTest extends AbstractExternalMergerTest {
 		ExternalManager externalManager = resultProgram.getExternalManager();
 		assertTrue(externalManager.contains(libname));
 
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
 			externalManager.getExternalLocations(libname, label);
 		assertEquals(2, externalLocations.size());
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations, "00000100", "00000110");
 
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations2 =
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations2 =
 			externalManager.getExternalLocations(BLUE_PATH[0], BLUE_PATH[1]);
 		assertEquals(2, externalLocations2.size());
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations, "00000100", "00000110");
 	}
 
 }

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/merge/listing/ExternalProgramMergerTest.java

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package ghidra.app.merge.listing;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import org.junit.Assert;
@@ -50,10 +51,10 @@ public class ExternalProgramMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeManagerTest {
 			@Override
 			public void modifyLatest(ProgramDB program) {
 				try {
-					program.getExternalManager().setExternalPath("COMDLG32.DLL", "//comdlg32.dll",
+					program.getExternalManager()
-						true);
+							.setExternalPath("COMDLG32.DLL", "//comdlg32.dll", true);
-					program.getExternalManager().setExternalPath("KERNEL32.DLL", "//kernel32.dll",
+					program.getExternalManager()
-						true);
+							.setExternalPath("KERNEL32.DLL", "//kernel32.dll", true);
 				}
 				catch (InvalidInputException e) {
 					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ public class ExternalProgramMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeManagerTest {
 			public void modifyPrivate(ProgramDB program) {
 				try {
 					program.getExternalManager().setExternalPath("GDI32.DLL", "//gdi32.dll", true);
-					program.getExternalManager().setExternalPath("KERNEL32.DLL", "//kernel32.dll",
+					program.getExternalManager()
-						true);
+							.setExternalPath("KERNEL32.DLL", "//kernel32.dll", true);
 				}
 				catch (InvalidInputException e) {
 					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ public class ExternalProgramMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeManagerTest {
 			public void modifyLatest(ProgramDB program) {
 				try {
 					program.getExternalManager().setExternalPath("ADVAPI32.DLL", "//foo.dll", true);
-					program.getExternalManager().setExternalPath("KERNEL32.DLL", "//latest.dll",
+					program.getExternalManager()
-						true);
+							.setExternalPath("KERNEL32.DLL", "//latest.dll", true);
 				}
 				catch (InvalidInputException e) {
 					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
@@ -191,8 +192,8 @@ public class ExternalProgramMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeManagerTest {
 			public void modifyLatest(ProgramDB program) {
 				try {
 					removeExternalLibrary(program, "ADVAPI32.DLL");
-					program.getExternalManager().setExternalPath("USER32.DLL", "//latest.dll",
+					program.getExternalManager()
-						true);
+							.setExternalPath("USER32.DLL", "//latest.dll", true);
 				}
 				catch (InvalidInputException e) {
 					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
@@ -251,8 +252,8 @@ public class ExternalProgramMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeManagerTest {
 			public void modifyLatest(ProgramDB program) {
 				try {
 					removeExternalLibrary(program, "ADVAPI32.DLL");
-					program.getExternalManager().setExternalPath("USER32.DLL", "//latest.dll",
+					program.getExternalManager()
-						true);
+							.setExternalPath("USER32.DLL", "//latest.dll", true);
 				}
 				catch (InvalidInputException e) {
 					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
@@ -311,8 +312,8 @@ public class ExternalProgramMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeManagerTest {
 			public void modifyLatest(ProgramDB program) {
 				try {
 					removeExternalLibrary(program, "ADVAPI32.DLL");
-					program.getExternalManager().setExternalPath("USER32.DLL", "//latest.dll",
+					program.getExternalManager()
-						true);
+							.setExternalPath("USER32.DLL", "//latest.dll", true);
 				}
 				catch (InvalidInputException e) {
 					// TODO Auto-generated catch block
@@ -487,7 +488,7 @@ public class ExternalProgramMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeManagerTest {
 				try {
 					removeExternalLibrary(program, "ADVAPI32.DLL");
 					Reference[] refs =
-						program.getReferenceManager().getReferencesFrom(addr(program, "0x10011e4")); // SetCursor
+						program.getReferenceManager().getReferencesFrom(addr(program, "0x10011e4")); // setCursor
 					SymbolTable symTab = program.getSymbolTable();
 					Symbol s = symTab.getSymbol(refs[0]);
 					s.setName("SetCursor99", SourceType.USER_DEFINED);
@@ -538,13 +539,24 @@ public class ExternalProgramMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeManagerTest {
 		// Check that the 2 renames happened.
 		ExternalLocation extLoc =
 			resultExtMgr.getUniqueExternalLocation("ADVAPI32.DLL", "RegCreateKeyW");
-		assertNull(extLoc);
+		assertNotNull(extLoc);
+		assertEquals("RegCreateKeyW", extLoc.getOriginalImportedName());
+		assertEquals("RegCreateKeyW99", extLoc.getLabel());
+
 		extLoc = resultExtMgr.getUniqueExternalLocation("ADVAPI32.DLL", "RegCreateKeyW99");
 		assertNotNull(extLoc);
-		extLoc = resultExtMgr.getUniqueExternalLocation("USER32.DLL", "SetCursor");
+		assertEquals("RegCreateKeyW", extLoc.getOriginalImportedName());
-		assertNull(extLoc);
+		assertEquals("RegCreateKeyW99", extLoc.getLabel());
+
+		extLoc = resultExtMgr.getUniqueExternalLocation("USER32.DLL", "setCursor");
+		assertNotNull(extLoc);
+		assertEquals("setCursor", extLoc.getOriginalImportedName());
+		assertEquals("SetCursor99", extLoc.getLabel());
+
 		extLoc = resultExtMgr.getUniqueExternalLocation("USER32.DLL", "SetCursor99");
 		assertNotNull(extLoc);
+		assertEquals("setCursor", extLoc.getOriginalImportedName());
+		assertEquals("SetCursor99", extLoc.getLabel());
 
 	}
 
@@ -614,8 +626,8 @@ public class ExternalProgramMergerTest extends AbstractListingMergeManagerTest {
 		ExternalLocationIterator iter = extMgr.getExternalLocations(libName);
 		while (iter.hasNext()) {
 			ExternalLocation loc = iter.next();
-			if (!((ExternalManagerDB) extMgr).removeExternalLocation(
+			if (!((ExternalManagerDB) extMgr)
-				loc.getExternalSpaceAddress())) {
+					.removeExternalLocation(loc.getExternalSpaceAddress())) {
 				Assert.fail("Couldn't remove external location for library " + libName);
 			}
 		}

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/merge/listing/FunctionMergerThunkTest.java

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package ghidra.app.merge.listing;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.swing.JDialog;
 
@@ -944,27 +944,10 @@ public class FunctionMergerThunkTest extends AbstractExternalMergerTest {
 		ExternalLocation externalLocation = thunkedFunction.getExternalLocation();
 		assertEquals(addr(resultProgram, "77db1020"), externalLocation.getAddress());
 
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations =
 			resultProgram.getExternalManager().getExternalLocations("user32.dll", "printf");
 		assertEquals(2, externalLocations.size());
-		Address address1 = externalLocations.get(0).getAddress();
+		assertHasExtAddresses(externalLocations, "77db1020", "77db1130");
-		Address address2 = externalLocations.get(1).getAddress();
-		assertTrue("Expected one location to be ", areOneOfEach(address1, address2,
-			addr(resultProgram, "77db1020"), addr(resultProgram, "77db1130")));
-
-	}
-
-	private <T> boolean areOneOfEach(T t1, T t2, T v1, T v2) {
-
-		if (t1.equals(v1) && t2.equals(v2)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		if (t1.equals(v2) && t2.equals(v1)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		return false;
 	}
 
 	@Test

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/codebrowser/ExternalCodeBrowserNavigationTest.java

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class ExternalCodeBrowserNavigationTest extends AbstractCodeBrowserNaviga
 	private void addThunkToExternalFunction(String libraryName, String label,
 			Address thunkAddress) {
 		ExternalLocation externalLocation =
-			program.getExternalManager().getExternalLocation(libraryName, label);
+			program.getExternalManager().getUniqueExternalLocation(libraryName, label);
 		Function extFunction = externalLocation.getFunction();
 
 		CreateThunkFunctionCmd cmd = new CreateThunkFunctionCmd(thunkAddress,

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/navigation/locationreferences/SymbolTreeLocationReferencesTest.java

@@ -109,10 +109,8 @@ public class SymbolTreeLocationReferencesTest extends AbstractLocationReferences
 	private Function addExternalFunctionReference(Address refAddr, String libraryName,
 			String extLabel, RefType refType) throws Exception {
 
-		List<ExternalLocation> locations =
+		ExternalLocation externalLocation =
-			program.getExternalManager().getExternalLocations(libraryName, extLabel);
+			program.getExternalManager().getUniqueExternalLocation(libraryName, extLabel);
-		assertEquals(1, locations.size());
-		ExternalLocation externalLocation = locations.get(0);
 
 		assertNotNull("External location not found: " + libraryName + "::" + extLabel,
 			externalLocation);

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/searchtext/ListingDisplaySearcherTest.java

@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ public class ListingDisplaySearcherTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationT
 		assertEquals(addr(0x0100688c), loc.getByteAddress());
 		assertTrue(loc instanceof CommentFieldLocation);
 		//
+		assertTrue("Search result not found: " + addr(0x01006890), searcher.hasNext());
 		loc = searcher.next().programLocation();
 		assertNotNull(loc);
 		assertEquals(addr(0x01006890), loc.getByteAddress());
@@ -394,11 +395,13 @@ public class ListingDisplaySearcherTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationT
 		MnemonicFieldLocation mloc = (MnemonicFieldLocation) loc;
 		assertEquals("float", mloc.getMnemonic());
 		//
+		assertTrue("Search result not found: " + addr(0x01006890), searcher.hasNext());
 		loc = searcher.next().programLocation();
 		assertNotNull(loc);
 		assertEquals(addr(0x01006890), loc.getByteAddress());
 		assertTrue(loc instanceof CommentFieldLocation);
 		//
+		assertTrue("Search result not found: " + addr(0x0100689b), searcher.hasNext());
 		loc = searcher.next().programLocation();
 		assertNotNull(loc);
 		assertEquals(addr(0x0100689b), loc.getByteAddress());
@@ -406,6 +409,7 @@ public class ListingDisplaySearcherTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationT
 		mloc = (MnemonicFieldLocation) loc;
 		assertEquals("float", mloc.getMnemonic());
 		//
+		assertTrue("Search result not found: " + addr(0x0100689f), searcher.hasNext());
 		loc = searcher.next().programLocation();
 		assertNotNull(loc);
 		assertEquals(addr(0x0100689f), loc.getByteAddress());
@@ -413,6 +417,7 @@ public class ListingDisplaySearcherTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationT
 		mloc = (MnemonicFieldLocation) loc;
 		assertEquals("float", mloc.getMnemonic());
 		//
+		assertTrue("Search result not found: " + addr(0x0100689f), searcher.hasNext());
 		loc = searcher.next().programLocation();
 		assertNotNull(loc);
 		assertEquals(addr(0x0100689f), loc.getByteAddress());
@@ -478,6 +483,7 @@ public class ListingDisplaySearcherTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationT
 		assertEquals(addr(0x0100688c), loc.getByteAddress());
 		assertTrue(loc instanceof CommentFieldLocation);
 		//
+		assertTrue("Search result not found: " + addr(0x0100689b), searcher.hasNext());
 		loc = searcher.next().programLocation();
 		assertNotNull(loc);
 		assertEquals(addr(0x0100689b), loc.getByteAddress());
@@ -485,6 +491,7 @@ public class ListingDisplaySearcherTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationT
 		MnemonicFieldLocation mloc = (MnemonicFieldLocation) loc;
 		assertEquals("float", mloc.getMnemonic());
 		//
+		assertTrue("Search result not found: " + addr(0x0100689f), searcher.hasNext());
 		loc = searcher.next().programLocation();
 		assertNotNull(loc);
 		assertEquals(addr(0x0100689f), loc.getByteAddress());
@@ -492,6 +499,7 @@ public class ListingDisplaySearcherTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationT
 		mloc = (MnemonicFieldLocation) loc;
 		assertEquals("float", mloc.getMnemonic());
 		//
+		assertTrue("Search result not found: " + addr(0x0100689f), searcher.hasNext());
 		loc = searcher.next().programLocation();
 		assertNotNull(loc);
 		assertEquals(addr(0x0100689f), loc.getByteAddress());
@@ -819,6 +827,7 @@ public class ListingDisplaySearcherTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationT
 	private void checkTextFound(ArrayList<Address> startList, Class<?> fieldClass) {
 
 		for (Address start : startList) {
+			assertTrue("Search result not found: " + start, searcher.hasNext());
 			ProgramLocation loc = searcher.next().programLocation();
 			assertNotNull(loc);
 			assertTrue(fieldClass.isAssignableFrom(loc.getClass()));

Ghidra/Framework/DB/src/main/java/db/ConstrainedForwardRecordIterator.java

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package db;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ConstrainedForwardRecordIterator} provides the ability to both filter and 
+ * translate records returned from an underlying {@link RecordIterator}.
+ */
+public class ConstrainedForwardRecordIterator implements RecordIterator {
+	private DBRecord nextConvertedRecord;
+
+	private final RecordIterator it;
+	private final Function<DBRecord, DBRecord> recordPredicateAndTranslate;
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a constrained/filtered record iterator.
+	 * @param it source record iterator
+	 * @param recordPredicateAndTranslate function which enables both filtering of records
+	 * (null returned if record should be skipped) and the ability to translate the record
+	 * to an alternate table/record schema.
+	 */
+	public ConstrainedForwardRecordIterator(RecordIterator it,
+			Function<DBRecord, DBRecord> recordPredicateAndTranslate) {
+		this.it = it;
+		this.recordPredicateAndTranslate = recordPredicateAndTranslate;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasPrevious() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public DBRecord previous() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean delete() throws IOException {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasNext() throws IOException {
+		if (nextConvertedRecord != null) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		while (nextConvertedRecord == null && it.hasNext()) {
+			nextConvertedRecord = recordPredicateAndTranslate.apply(it.next());
+		}
+		return nextConvertedRecord != null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public DBRecord next() throws IOException {
+		if (hasNext()) {
+			DBRecord returnedRecord = nextConvertedRecord;
+			nextConvertedRecord = null;
+			return returnedRecord;
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+}

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/ProgramDB.java

@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ public class ProgramDB extends DomainObjectAdapterDB implements Program, ChangeM
 	 * 19-Oct-2023 - version 28   Revised overlay address space table and eliminated min/max.
 	 *                            Multiple blocks are permitted within a single overlay space.
 	 * 13-Dec-2024 - version 29   Added source file manager. 
+	 *  3-Jun-2025 - version 30   Symbol Table schema V4 with external symbol data indexing
 	 */
-	static final int DB_VERSION = 29;
+	static final int DB_VERSION = 30;
 
 	/**
 	 * UPGRADE_REQUIRED_BFORE_VERSION should be changed to DB_VERSION anytime the
@@ -2103,7 +2104,6 @@ public class ProgramDB extends DomainObjectAdapterDB implements Program, ChangeM
 
 					monitor.setMessage("Updating symbols...");
 					getSymbolTable().setLanguage(translator, monitor);
-					getExternalManager().setLanguage(translator, monitor);
 					getFunctionManager().setLanguage(translator, monitor);
 				}
 

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/code/DataComponent.java

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import ghidra.docking.settings.Settings;
 import ghidra.program.database.DBObjectCache;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.Address;
 import ghidra.program.model.data.*;
-import ghidra.program.model.listing.*;
+import ghidra.program.model.listing.CommentType;
+import ghidra.program.model.listing.Data;
 import ghidra.program.model.mem.MemoryAccessException;
 
 /**

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/external/ExternalLocationDB.java

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ package ghidra.program.database.external;
 
 import ghidra.app.util.NamespaceUtils;
 import ghidra.app.util.SymbolPath;
-import ghidra.program.database.symbol.SymbolDB;
+import ghidra.program.database.symbol.FunctionSymbol;
+import ghidra.program.database.symbol.MemorySymbol;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.Address;
-import ghidra.program.model.address.AddressFactory;
 import ghidra.program.model.data.DataType;
 import ghidra.program.model.listing.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.*;
@@ -28,19 +28,18 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.*;
 
 public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 
-	private static final char ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_DELIMITER = ',';
 	private ExternalManagerDB extMgr;
-	private SymbolDB symbol;
+	private MemorySymbol symbol;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates an externalLocationDB using a symbol
 	 * at the same external space address.
 	 * @param extMgr the ExternalManager.
-	 * @param symbol the symbol for this external location.
+	 * @param symbol the memory (label or function) symbol for this external location.
 	 * Typically, this will store the original mangled name when and if the original name
-	 * is demangled.
+	 * is demangled, as well as the external program's memory address for the location if known.
 	 */
-	ExternalLocationDB(ExternalManagerDB extMgr, SymbolDB symbol) {
+	ExternalLocationDB(ExternalManagerDB extMgr, MemorySymbol symbol) {
 		this.extMgr = extMgr;
 		this.symbol = symbol;
 	}
@@ -50,9 +49,6 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 		return symbol;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.ExternalLocation#getLibraryName()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getLibraryName() {
 		Library library = getLibrary();
@@ -68,17 +64,11 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.ExternalLocation#getParentNameSpace()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public Namespace getParentNameSpace() {
 		return symbol.getParentNamespace();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.ExternalLocation#getParentName()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getParentName() {
 		return symbol.getParentNamespace().getName();
@@ -88,9 +78,6 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 		return symbol.getParentNamespace().getID();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.ExternalLocation#getLabel()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getLabel() {
 		return symbol.getName();
@@ -98,7 +85,7 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 
 	@Override
 	public String getOriginalImportedName() {
-		return getExternalData(symbol).getOriginalImportedName();
+		return symbol.getExternalOriginalImportedName();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -106,17 +93,11 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 		return symbol.getSource();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.ExternalLocation#getAddress()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public Address getAddress() {
-		return getExternalData(symbol).getAddress(extMgr.getAddressMap().getAddressFactory());
+		return symbol.getExternalProgramAddress();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.ExternalLocation#getExternalSpaceAddress()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public Address getExternalSpaceAddress() {
 		return symbol.getAddress();
@@ -136,9 +117,6 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 		return symbol.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.FUNCTION;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.ExternalLocation#getDataType()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public DataType getDataType() {
 		long dataTypeID = symbol.getDataTypeId();
@@ -148,15 +126,10 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 		return extMgr.getProgram().getDataTypeManager().getDataType(dataTypeID);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.ExternalLocation#setDataType(ghidra.program.model.data.DataType)
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void setDataType(DataType dt) {
 		long dataTypeID = extMgr.getProgram().getDataTypeManager().getResolvedID(dt);
 		symbol.setDataTypeId(dataTypeID);
-
-// TODO: change notification may be required
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -173,7 +146,7 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 			return getFunction();
 		}
 		Function function = extMgr.createFunction(this);
-		symbol = (SymbolDB) function.getSymbol();
+		symbol = (FunctionSymbol) function.getSymbol();
 		return function;
 	}
 
@@ -186,8 +159,7 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 	 * If a namespace is not included within label, the current namespace will be preserved.
 	 * @param source the source of this external symbol:
 	 * Symbol.DEFAULT, Symbol.ANALYSIS, Symbol.IMPORTED, or Symbol.USER_DEFINED
-	 * @throws InvalidInputException
+	 * @throws InvalidInputException if the name contains illegal characters (space for example)
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.ExternalLocation#setLabel(java.lang.String)
 	 */
 	void setLabel(String label, SourceType source) throws InvalidInputException {
 		if (label == null) {
@@ -223,12 +195,10 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 
 	@Override
 	public void setAddress(Address address) throws InvalidInputException {
-		String addressString = address != null ? address.toString() : null;
+		if (address == null && getSource() == SourceType.DEFAULT) {
-		if (addressString == null && getSource() == SourceType.DEFAULT) {
 			throw new InvalidInputException("Either an external label or address is required");
 		}
-		updateSymbolData(symbol, getExternalData(symbol).getOriginalImportedName(),
+		symbol.setExternalProgramAddress(address, true);
-			addressString);
 	}
 
 	public void saveOriginalNameIfNeeded(Namespace oldNamespace, String oldName,
@@ -239,11 +209,11 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 		// if we don't have an original already set and it is an imported symbol, save it
 		String originalImportedName = getOriginalImportedName();
 		if (getLabel().equals(originalImportedName)) {
-			setOriginalImportedName(symbol, null);
+			symbol.setExternalOriginalImportedName(null, false);
 		}
 		else if (wasInLibrary && getSource() != SourceType.DEFAULT &&
 			oldSource == SourceType.IMPORTED && originalImportedName == null) {
-			setOriginalImportedName(symbol, oldName);
+			symbol.setExternalOriginalImportedName(oldName, false);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -288,8 +258,8 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 		}
 		try {
 			Library library = NamespaceUtils.getLibrary(symbol.getParentNamespace());
+			symbol.setExternalOriginalImportedName(null, false); // clear orig imported name
 			symbol.setNameAndNamespace(originalName, library, SourceType.IMPORTED);
-			setOriginalImportedName(symbol, null);
 		}
 		catch (CircularDependencyException | DuplicateNameException | InvalidInputException e) {
 			throw new AssertException("Can't happen here", e);
@@ -365,57 +335,4 @@ public class ExternalLocationDB implements ExternalLocation {
 
 	}
 
-	static ExternalData getExternalData(SymbolDB extSymbol) {
-		return new ExternalData(extSymbol.getSymbolStringData());
-	}
-
-	static void setOriginalImportedName(SymbolDB extSymbol, String name) {
-		updateSymbolData(extSymbol, name, getExternalData(extSymbol).getAddressString());
-	}
-
-	static void updateSymbolData(SymbolDB extSymbol, String originalImportedName,
-			String addressString) {
-		if (addressString == null && originalImportedName == null) {
-			extSymbol.setSymbolStringData(null);
-		}
-		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
-		if (addressString != null) {
-			buf.append(addressString);
-		}
-		if (originalImportedName != null) {
-			buf.append(ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_DELIMITER);
-			buf.append(originalImportedName);
-		}
-		extSymbol.setSymbolStringData(buf.toString());
-	}
-
-	static class ExternalData {
-		private String originalImportedName;
-		private String addressString;
-
-		ExternalData(String stringData) {
-			if (stringData != null) {
-				int indexOf = stringData.indexOf(ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_DELIMITER);
-				originalImportedName = indexOf >= 0 ? stringData.substring(indexOf + 1) : null;
-				addressString = indexOf >= 0 ? stringData.substring(0, indexOf) : stringData;
-			}
-		}
-
-		public String getAddressString() {
-			return addressString;
-		}
-
-		String getOriginalImportedName() {
-			return originalImportedName;
-		}
-
-		Address getAddress(AddressFactory addrFactory) {
-			if (addressString == null) {
-				return null;
-			}
-			return addrFactory.getAddress(addressString);
-		}
-
-	}
-
 }

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/external/ExternalManagerDB.java

@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ import ghidra.framework.data.OpenMode;
 import ghidra.framework.store.FileSystem;
 import ghidra.program.database.ManagerDB;
 import ghidra.program.database.ProgramDB;
-import ghidra.program.database.external.ExternalLocationDB.ExternalData;
+import ghidra.program.database.function.FunctionDB;
 import ghidra.program.database.function.FunctionManagerDB;
 import ghidra.program.database.map.AddressMap;
 import ghidra.program.database.symbol.*;
-import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
+import ghidra.program.model.address.Address;
+import ghidra.program.model.address.AddressSpace;
 import ghidra.program.model.data.DataType;
 import ghidra.program.model.listing.Function;
 import ghidra.program.model.listing.Library;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.*;
-import ghidra.program.util.LanguageTranslator;
 import ghidra.util.Lock;
 import ghidra.util.Msg;
 import ghidra.util.exception.*;
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
 public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 
 	private AddressMap addrMap;
-	private NamespaceManager scopeMgr;
 	private SymbolManager symbolMgr;
 	private FunctionManagerDB functionMgr;
 
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 		this.program = program;
 		symbolMgr = program.getSymbolTable();
 		functionMgr = program.getFunctionManager();
-		scopeMgr = program.getNamespaceManager();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -202,7 +200,7 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 		SourceType locSourceType = checkExternalLabel(extLabel, extAddr, sourceType);
 		lock.acquire();
 		try {
-			Namespace libraryScope = getLibraryScope(extLibraryName);
+			Library libraryScope = getLibraryScope(extLibraryName);
 			if (libraryScope == null) {
 				libraryScope = addExternalName(extLibraryName, null, sourceType);
 			}
@@ -245,7 +243,7 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 		SourceType locSourceType = checkExternalLabel(extLabel, extAddr, sourceType);
 		lock.acquire();
 		try {
-			Namespace libraryScope = getLibraryScope(extLibraryName);
+			Library libraryScope = getLibraryScope(extLibraryName);
 			if (libraryScope == null) {
 				libraryScope = addExternalName(extLibraryName, null,
 					sourceType != SourceType.DEFAULT ? sourceType : SourceType.ANALYSIS);
@@ -284,9 +282,9 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 
 	private SourceType checkExternalLabel(String extLabel, Address extAddr, SourceType source)
 			throws InvalidInputException {
-		if (extLabel != null && (StringUtils.isBlank(extLabel) ||
+		if (StringUtils.isBlank(extLabel) ||
-			SymbolUtilities.isReservedExternalDefaultName(extLabel, addrMap.getAddressFactory()))) {
+			SymbolUtilities.isReservedExternalDefaultName(extLabel, addrMap.getAddressFactory())) {
-			extLabel = null;
+			extLabel = null; // force use of address
 		}
 		if (extLabel == null && extAddr == null) {
 			throw new InvalidInputException("Either an external label or address is required");
@@ -329,12 +327,18 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 			if (sourceType == SourceType.DEFAULT) {
 				extLabel = null;
 			}
-			ExternalLocationDB extLoc =
+			else if (StringUtils.isBlank(extLabel) || SymbolUtilities
-				(ExternalLocationDB) getExtLocation(extNamespace, extLabel, extAddr, reuseExisting);
+					.isReservedExternalDefaultName(extLabel, addrMap.getAddressFactory())) {
+				extLabel = null; // force use of address
+			}
+			if (extAddr != null || reuseExisting) {
 
-			if (extLoc != null) {
+				ExternalLocationDB extLoc = (ExternalLocationDB) getExtLocation(extNamespace,
-				// if there is already a location with the address, then we must use it
+					extLabel, extAddr, reuseExisting);
-				if (extAddr != null || reuseExisting) {
+
+				if (extLoc != null) {
+
+					// if there is already a location with the address, then we must use it
 					if (extLabel != null && !extLabel.equals(extLoc.getLabel())) {
 						extLoc.setLabel(extLabel, sourceType);
 					}
@@ -345,21 +349,25 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 					return extLoc;
 				}
 			}
+
 			// ok can't or don't want to reuse an existing one, so make a new one.
-			SymbolDB s;
+			MemorySymbol s;
 			Address externalSpaceAddress = symbolMgr.getNextExternalSymbolAddress();
-			String extMemAddrString = (extAddr != null) ? extAddr.toString() : null;
 			if (isFunction) {
-				Function function = functionMgr.createExternalFunction(externalSpaceAddress,
+				FunctionDB function = functionMgr.createExternalFunction(externalSpaceAddress,
-					extLabel, extNamespace, extMemAddrString, sourceType);
+					extLabel, extNamespace, null, extAddr, sourceType);
-				s = (SymbolDB) function.getSymbol();
+				s = (FunctionSymbol) function.getSymbol();
 			}
 			else {
-				s = (SymbolDB) symbolMgr.createCodeSymbol(externalSpaceAddress, extLabel,
+				s = symbolMgr.createExternalCodeSymbol(externalSpaceAddress, extLabel, extNamespace,
-					extNamespace, sourceType, extMemAddrString);
+					sourceType, null, extAddr);
 			}
 			return new ExternalLocationDB(this, s);
 		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			program.dbError(e); // will not return
+			return null;
+		}
 		finally {
 			lock.release();
 		}
@@ -377,66 +385,31 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 	private ExternalLocation getExtLocation(Namespace library, String extLabel, Address extAddr,
 			boolean reuseExisting) throws InvalidInputException {
 
-		if (extLabel != null && (extLabel.length() == 0 ||
+		// Name match will also consider original import name if library is either null
-			SymbolUtilities.isReservedExternalDefaultName(extLabel, addrMap.getAddressFactory()))) {
+		// or a Library, otherwise only a specific namespaced name match will be considered.
-			extLabel = null; // force use of address
-		}
-
 		ExternalLocation match =
 			findMatchingLocationByName(library, extLabel, extAddr, reuseExisting);
 		if (match != null) {
 			return match;
 		}
 
-		// So now get all the externalLocations for a library and search them
+		if (extLabel == null) { // assume extAddr is not null (already checked)
-		List<ExternalLocation> locations = getExternalLocations(library);
+			return findMatchingLocationByAddress(extAddr, reuseExisting);
-
-		if (extLabel == null) {
-			return findMatchingLocationByAddress(locations, extAddr, reuseExisting);
-		}
-
-		return findMatchingLocationByOriginalImportName(locations, extLabel, extAddr);
-	}
-
-	// Find the location whose original imported name matches the given extLabel name.
-	private ExternalLocation findMatchingLocationByOriginalImportName(
-			List<ExternalLocation> locations, String extLabel, Address extAddr) {
-
-		// this only makes sense if we have label and no address.  If we have an address,
-		// then the address must match and we would have already found it.
-		if (extLabel != null && extAddr == null) {
-			for (ExternalLocation externalLocation : locations) {
-				if (extLabel.equals(externalLocation.getOriginalImportedName())) {
-					return externalLocation;
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	private List<ExternalLocation> getExternalLocations(Namespace library) {
-		List<ExternalLocation> list = new ArrayList<>();
-		SymbolIterator iter = symbolMgr.getSymbols(library);
-		for (Symbol symbol : iter) {
-			ExternalLocation extLoc = getExternalLocation(symbol);
-			if (extLoc != null) {
-				list.add(extLoc);
-			}
-		}
-		return list;
-	}
-
 	// Find an external location in the given namespace with the given name and address.  If
 	// reuseExisting is true, then also find a match as long as the name and namespace match and
 	// the address is null.
-	private ExternalLocation findMatchingLocationByName(Namespace libScope, String extLabel,
+	private ExternalLocation findMatchingLocationByName(Namespace namespace, String extLabel,
 			Address extAddr, boolean reuseExisting) {
-		if (extLabel == null) {
+		if (StringUtils.isBlank(extLabel)) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations = getExternalLocations(libScope, extLabel);
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations = getExternalLocations(namespace, extLabel);
 		if (externalLocations.isEmpty()) {
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -460,14 +433,16 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 		}
 
 		// first look for one without an address
+		ExternalLocation possibleExtLoc = null;
 		for (ExternalLocation externalLocation : externalLocations) {
 			if (externalLocation.getAddress() == null) {
 				return externalLocation;
 			}
+			possibleExtLoc = externalLocation;
 		}
 
 		// if reuse existing, then return any
-		return reuseExisting ? externalLocations.get(0) : null;
+		return reuseExisting ? possibleExtLoc : null;
 	}
 
 	// Look through all the locations for one whose address matches the given address AND whose
@@ -475,91 +450,100 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 	// location with a non-null address and a null label.  So an exact match is when the address
 	// matches and the label is null.  If reuseExisting, then we are trying to find and suitable
 	// location, so as long as the address matches, we can return it.
-	private ExternalLocation findMatchingLocationByAddress(List<ExternalLocation> locations,
+	private ExternalLocation findMatchingLocationByAddress(Address extAddr, boolean reuseExisting) {
-			Address extAddr, boolean reuseExisting) {
+		for (Symbol symbol : symbolMgr.getExternalSymbolByMemoryAddress(null, extAddr)) {
-		for (ExternalLocation externalLocation : locations) {
+			ExternalLocation externalLocation = getExternalLocation(symbol);
-			if (extAddr.equals(externalLocation.getAddress())) {
+			if (reuseExisting || externalLocation.getLabel() == null) {
-				if (reuseExisting || externalLocation.getLabel() == null) {
+				return externalLocation;
-					return externalLocation;
-				}
 			}
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public List<ExternalLocation> getExternalLocations(Namespace libScope, String extLabel) {
+	public Set<ExternalLocation> getExternalLocations(Namespace namespace, String extLabel) {
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations = new ArrayList<>();
+		if (namespace != null && !namespace.isExternal()) {
-		List<Symbol> symbols = symbolMgr.getSymbols(extLabel, libScope);
+			return Set.of();
-		for (Symbol symbol : symbols) {
+		}
-			ExternalLocation externalLocation = getExternalLocation(symbol);
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations = new HashSet<>();
-			if (externalLocation != null) {
+		if (namespace == null || namespace instanceof Library) {
-				externalLocations.add(externalLocation);
+			// Check for matching original import name
+			SymbolIterator matchingSymbols =
+				symbolMgr.getExternalSymbolByOriginalImportName((Library) namespace, extLabel);
+			for (Symbol symbol : matchingSymbols) {
+				ExternalLocation externalLocation = getExternalLocation(symbol);
+				if (externalLocation != null) {
+					externalLocations.add(externalLocation);
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		return externalLocations;
+		if (namespace != null) {
+			List<Symbol> symbols = symbolMgr.getSymbols(extLabel, namespace);
+			for (Symbol symbol : symbols) {
+				ExternalLocation externalLocation = getExternalLocation(symbol);
+				if (externalLocation != null) {
+					externalLocations.add(externalLocation);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			for (Symbol symbol : symbolMgr.getExternalSymbols(extLabel)) {
+				ExternalLocation externalLocation = getExternalLocation(symbol);
+				if (externalLocation != null) {
+					externalLocations.add(externalLocation);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return Collections.unmodifiableSet(externalLocations);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public List<ExternalLocation> getExternalLocations(String libraryName, String label) {
+	public Set<ExternalLocation> getExternalLocations(String libraryName, String label) {
-		Namespace libraryScope = getLibraryScope(libraryName);
+		Library library = getLibraryScope(libraryName);
-		if (libraryScope == null) {
+		if (library == null && !StringUtils.isBlank(libraryName)) {
-			return Collections.emptyList();
+			return Set.of();
 		}
-		return getExternalLocations(libraryScope, label);
+		return getExternalLocations(library, label);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public ExternalLocation getUniqueExternalLocation(Namespace namespace, String label) {
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations = getExternalLocations(namespace, label);
+		Set<ExternalLocation> externalLocations = getExternalLocations(namespace, label);
 		if (externalLocations.size() == 1) {
-			return externalLocations.get(0);
+			return externalLocations.iterator().next();
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public ExternalLocation getUniqueExternalLocation(String libraryName, String label) {
-		Namespace libScope = getLibraryScope(libraryName);
+		Library library = getLibraryScope(libraryName);
-		if (libScope == null) {
+		if (library == null && !StringUtils.isBlank(libraryName)) {
 			return null;
 		}
-		return getUniqueExternalLocation(libScope, label);
+		return getUniqueExternalLocation(library, label);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public ExternalLocation getExternalLocation(String extName, String extLabel) {
-		Namespace libScope = getLibraryScope(extName);
-		return getExternalLocation(libScope, extLabel);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public ExternalLocation getExternalLocation(Namespace extNamespace, String extLabel) {
-		List<ExternalLocation> externalLocations = getExternalLocations(extNamespace, extLabel);
-		if (externalLocations.isEmpty()) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		return externalLocations.get(0);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get the default name for an external function or code symbol
+	 * {@return the default name for an external function or code symbol}
-	 * @param sym
+	 * @param sym external label or function symbol
-	 * @return default name
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if external label or function symbol not specified or 
+	 * external symbol does not have an external program address. 
 	 */
 	public static String getDefaultExternalName(SymbolDB sym) {
-		SymbolType type = sym.getSymbolType();
+		if (!(sym instanceof MemorySymbol) && !sym.isExternal()) {
-		if ((type != SymbolType.LABEL && type != SymbolType.FUNCTION) || !sym.isExternal()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("External label or function symbol required");
-			throw new AssertException();
 		}
-		ExternalData externalData = ExternalLocationDB.getExternalData(sym);
+
-		Address addr = externalData.getAddress(sym.getProgram().getAddressFactory());
+		Address addr = ((MemorySymbol) sym).getExternalProgramAddress();
 		if (addr == null) {
-			throw new AssertException("External should not be default without memory address");
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Default External requires memory address");
 		}
-		if (type == SymbolType.FUNCTION) {
+
+		if (sym instanceof FunctionSymbol) {
 			return SymbolUtilities.getDefaultExternalFunctionName(addr);
 		}
+
 		long dataTypeID = sym.getDataTypeId();
 		DataType dt =
 			(dataTypeID < 0) ? null : sym.getProgram().getDataTypeManager().getDataType(dataTypeID);
@@ -571,8 +555,9 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the external location associated with the given external address
+	 * {@return the external location associated with the given external address or null}
 	 * @param externalAddr the external address.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if address is not external
 	 */
 	public ExternalLocation getExtLocation(Address externalAddr) {
 		if (externalAddr.getAddressSpace() != AddressSpace.EXTERNAL_SPACE) {
@@ -582,7 +567,7 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 		try {
 			Symbol[] symbols = symbolMgr.getSymbols(externalAddr);
 			if (symbols.length == 1) {
-				return new ExternalLocationDB(this, (SymbolDB) symbols[0]);
+				return new ExternalLocationDB(this, (MemorySymbol) symbols[0]);
 			}
 			if (symbols.length > 2) {
 				throw new AssertException(
@@ -613,6 +598,7 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 	/**
 	 * Removes the external location at the given external address
 	 * @param externalAddr the address at which to remove the external location.
+	 * @return true if external location was successfully removed else false
 	 */
 	public boolean removeExternalLocation(Address externalAddr) {
 		lock.acquire();
@@ -651,15 +637,6 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Update the external program for all references.
-	 * @param oldName old external program name
-	 * @param newName new external program name
-	 * @param source the source of this external library:
-	 * Symbol.DEFAULT, Symbol.ANALYSIS, Symbol.IMPORTED, or Symbol.USER_DEFINED
-	 * @throws DuplicateNameException
-	 * @throws InvalidInputException
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void updateExternalLibraryName(String oldName, String newName, SourceType source)
 			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
@@ -691,9 +668,9 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 		return (Library) s.getObject();
 	}
 
-	private Namespace getLibraryScope(String name) {
+	private Library getLibraryScope(String name) {
-		Symbol s = symbolMgr.getLibrarySymbol(name);
+		LibrarySymbol s = symbolMgr.getLibrarySymbol(name);
-		return s == null ? null : (Namespace) s.getObject();
+		return s == null ? null : s.getObject();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -723,9 +700,9 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 
 	@Override
 	public String getExternalLibraryPath(String externalName) {
-		SymbolDB s = (SymbolDB) symbolMgr.getLibrarySymbol(externalName);
+		LibrarySymbol s = symbolMgr.getLibrarySymbol(externalName);
-		if (s instanceof LibrarySymbol) {
+		if (s != null) {
-			return s.getSymbolStringData();
+			return s.getExternalLibraryPath();
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -743,7 +720,7 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 
 		lock.acquire();
 		try {
-			SymbolDB s = (SymbolDB) symbolMgr.getLibrarySymbol(externalName);
+			LibrarySymbol s = symbolMgr.getLibrarySymbol(externalName);
 			if (s == null) {
 				try {
 					addExternalName(externalName, externalPath,
@@ -753,8 +730,8 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 					throw new AssertException(e);
 				}
 			}
-			else if (s instanceof LibrarySymbol) {
+			else {
-				s.setSymbolStringData(externalPath);
+				s.setExternalLibraryPath(externalPath);
 			}
 		}
 		finally {
@@ -784,8 +761,8 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 			if (!(symbol instanceof CodeSymbol)) {
 				throw new IllegalStateException("Expected external code symbol");
 			}
-			//long dtId = symbol.getSymbolData1();
+			Address extProgAddr = extLoc.getAddress();
-			String extData = symbol.getSymbolStringData();
+			String origImpName = extLoc.getOriginalImportedName();
 			String name = symbol.getName();
 			Namespace namespace = symbol.getParentNamespace();
 			Address extAddr = symbol.getAddress();
@@ -793,7 +770,8 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 
 			((CodeSymbol) symbol).delete(true);
 
-			return functionMgr.createExternalFunction(extAddr, name, namespace, extData, source);
+			return functionMgr.createExternalFunction(extAddr, name, namespace, origImpName,
+				extProgAddr, source);
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
 			throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected exception", e);
@@ -809,12 +787,12 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 
 	@Override
 	public ExternalLocationIterator getExternalLocations(Address memoryAddress) {
-		return new ExternalLocationDBIterator(symbolMgr.getExternalSymbols(), memoryAddress);
+		return new ExternalLocationDBIterator(null, memoryAddress);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public ExternalLocationIterator getExternalLocations(String externalName) {
-		Namespace scope = getLibraryScope(externalName);
+		Library scope = getLibraryScope(externalName);
 		if (scope != null) {
 			return new ExternalLocationDBIterator(symbolMgr.getSymbols(scope));
 		}
@@ -830,8 +808,8 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 		ExternalLocationDBIterator() {
 		}
 
-		ExternalLocationDBIterator(SymbolIterator symIter, Address matchingAddress) {
+		ExternalLocationDBIterator(Library library, Address matchingAddress) {
-			this.symIter = symIter;
+			this.symIter = symbolMgr.getExternalSymbolByMemoryAddress(library, matchingAddress);
 			this.matchingAddress = matchingAddress;
 		}
 
@@ -883,45 +861,4 @@ public class ExternalManagerDB implements ManagerDB, ExternalManager {
 
 	}
 
-	public void setLanguage(LanguageTranslator translator, TaskMonitor monitor)
-			throws CancelledException {
-
-		monitor.setMessage("Translate External Addresses...");
-
-		AddressFactory oldAddrFactory = translator.getOldLanguage().getAddressFactory();
-		SymbolIterator externalSymbols = symbolMgr.getExternalSymbols();
-		while (externalSymbols.hasNext()) {
-			monitor.checkCancelled();
-			SymbolDB s = (SymbolDB) externalSymbols.next();
-			ExternalData externalData = ExternalLocationDB.getExternalData(s);
-			String addrStr = externalData.getAddressString();
-			if (addrStr == null) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			// skip addresses which do not parse by old language - could be
-			// overlay (although this should generally never occur)
-			Address addr = oldAddrFactory.getAddress(addrStr);
-			if (addr == null) {
-				continue;
-			}
-			AddressSpace newAddressSpace =
-				translator.getNewAddressSpace(addr.getAddressSpace().getName());
-			if (newAddressSpace == null || !newAddressSpace.isLoadedMemorySpace()) {
-				// can't really recover from this
-				throw new AssertException("Failed to map external memory address: " + addrStr);
-			}
-			addr = newAddressSpace.getAddress(addr.getOffset());
-			String newAddrStr = addr.toString();
-			if (!newAddrStr.equals(addrStr)) {
-				ExternalLocationDB.updateSymbolData(s, externalData.getOriginalImportedName(),
-					newAddrStr); // store translated external location address
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	SymbolDB createSymbolForOriginalName(Address address, Namespace namespace, String oldName,
-			SourceType oldType) throws InvalidInputException {
-		return (SymbolDB) symbolMgr.createCodeSymbol(address, oldName, namespace, oldType, null);
-	}
-
 }

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/function/FunctionDB.java

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class FunctionDB extends DatabaseObject implements Function {
 
 	private ProgramDB program;
 	private Address entryPoint;
-	private Symbol functionSymbol;
+	private FunctionSymbol functionSymbol;
 	private DBRecord rec;
 
 	private FunctionStackFrame frame;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class FunctionDB extends DatabaseObject implements Function {
 
 	private void init() {
 		thunkedFunction = manager.getThunkedFunction(this);
-		functionSymbol = program.getSymbolTable().getSymbol(key);
+		functionSymbol = (FunctionSymbol) program.getSymbolTable().getSymbol(key);
 		entryPoint = functionSymbol.getAddress();
 	}
 
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ public class FunctionDB extends DatabaseObject implements Function {
 					symbolMap.put(v.symbol, v);
 				}
 				if (var.getComment() != null) {
-					v.symbol.setSymbolStringData(var.getComment());
+					v.symbol.setSymbolComment(var.getComment());
 				}
 				manager.functionChanged(this, null);
 				return v;
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ public class FunctionDB extends DatabaseObject implements Function {
 					manager.functionChanged(this, PARAMETERS_CHANGED);
 				}
 				if (var.getComment() != null) {
-					p.symbol.setSymbolStringData(var.getComment());
+					p.symbol.setSymbolComment(var.getComment());
 				}
 				updateSignatureSourceAfterVariableChange(source, p.getDataType());
 				return p;

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/function/FunctionManagerDB.java

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import ghidra.program.database.DBObjectCache;
 import ghidra.program.database.ProgramDB;
 import ghidra.program.database.code.CodeManager;
 import ghidra.program.database.data.DataTypeManagerDB;
-import ghidra.program.database.external.ExternalLocationDB;
 import ghidra.program.database.map.AddressMap;
 import ghidra.program.database.symbol.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
@@ -150,38 +149,40 @@ public class FunctionManagerDB implements FunctionManager {
 
 	/**
 	 * Transform an existing external symbol into an external function.
-	 * This method should only be invoked by an ExternalSymbol
+	 * This method should only be invoked by the Function Manager.
+	 * The {@link ExternalLocation#getOriginalImportedName() original imported name} will initially 
+	 * be null.
+	 * 
 	 * @param extSpaceAddr the external space address to use when creating this external.  Any 
 	 * other symbol using this address must first be deleted.  Results are unpredictable if this is 
 	 * not done.
 	 * @param name the external function name
 	 * @param nameSpace the external function namespace
-	 * @param extData the external data string to store additional info (see {@link ExternalLocationDB})
+	 * @param externalProgramAddress the external program address (may be null)
+	 * @param originalImportName the original imported name if different from name (may be null)
 	 * @param source the source of this external.
 	 * @return external function
 	 * @throws InvalidInputException if the name is invalid
 	 */
-	public Function createExternalFunction(Address extSpaceAddr, String name, Namespace nameSpace,
+	public FunctionDB createExternalFunction(Address extSpaceAddr, String name, Namespace nameSpace,
-			String extData, SourceType source) throws InvalidInputException {
+			String originalImportName, Address externalProgramAddress, SourceType source)
+			throws InvalidInputException {
 		lock.acquire();
 		try {
-			Symbol symbol =
+			FunctionSymbol symbol = symbolMgr.createExternalFunctionSymbol(extSpaceAddr, name,
-				symbolMgr.createFunctionSymbol(extSpaceAddr, name, nameSpace, source, extData);
+				nameSpace, source, originalImportName, externalProgramAddress);
 
 			long returnDataTypeId = program.getDataTypeManager().getResolvedID(DataType.DEFAULT);
 
-			try {
+			DBRecord rec = adapter.createFunctionRecord(symbol.getID(), returnDataTypeId);
-				DBRecord rec = adapter.createFunctionRecord(symbol.getID(), returnDataTypeId);
 
-				FunctionDB funcDB = new FunctionDB(this, cache, addrMap, rec);
+			FunctionDB funcDB = new FunctionDB(this, cache, addrMap, rec);
 
-				program.setObjChanged(ProgramEvent.FUNCTION_ADDED, extSpaceAddr, funcDB, null,
+			program.setObjChanged(ProgramEvent.FUNCTION_ADDED, extSpaceAddr, funcDB, null, null);
-					null);
+			return funcDB;
-				return funcDB;
+		}
-			}
+		catch (IOException e) {
-			catch (IOException e) {
+			dbError(e); // will not return
-				dbError(e);
-			}
 			return null;
 		}
 		finally {
@@ -278,12 +279,13 @@ public class FunctionManagerDB implements FunctionManager {
 				}
 			}
 
-			Symbol symbol = symbolMgr.createFunctionSymbol(entryPoint, name, nameSpace, source,
-				((thunkedFunction != null) ? thunkedFunction.getEntryPoint().toString() : null));
-
-			long returnDataTypeId = program.getDataTypeManager().getResolvedID(DataType.DEFAULT);
-
 			try {
+				Symbol symbol =
+					symbolMgr.createMemoryFunctionSymbol(entryPoint, name, nameSpace, source);
+
+				long returnDataTypeId =
+					program.getDataTypeManager().getResolvedID(DataType.DEFAULT);
+
 				if (refFunc != null) {
 
 					String oldName = symbol.getName();

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/function/VariableDB.java

@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ public abstract class VariableDB implements Variable {
 
 	@Override
 	public String getComment() {
-		return symbol.getSymbolStringData();
+		return symbol.getSymbolComment();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void setComment(String comment) {
-		symbol.setSymbolStringData(comment);
+		symbol.setSymbolComment(comment);
 		functionMgr.functionChanged(function, null);
 	}
 
@@ -409,8 +409,11 @@ public abstract class VariableDB implements Variable {
 	 * Update variable storage and data-type associated with the underlying variable symbol.
 	 * If function does not use custom storage, the specified storage will be ignored and set
 	 * to UNASSIGNED.
-	 * @param newStorage
+	 * <P>
-	 * @param dt
+	 * NOTE: Method will trigger a symbol changed event.
+	 * 
+	 * @param newStorage variable storage
+	 * @param dt variable datatype
 	 */
 	void setStorageAndDataType(VariableStorage newStorage, DataType dt) {
 		if (this instanceof Parameter && !function.hasCustomVariableStorage()) {

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/references/ReferenceDBManager.java

@@ -1548,10 +1548,13 @@ public class ReferenceDBManager implements ReferenceManager, ManagerDB, ErrorHan
 
 	/**
 	 * Return whether the address is an external entry point
-	 * @param toAddr the address to test for external entry point
+	 * @param toAddr the memory address to test for external entry point
 	 * @return true if the address is an external entry point
 	 */
 	public boolean isExternalEntryPoint(Address toAddr) {
+		if (!toAddr.isMemoryAddress()) {
+			return false;
+		}
 		lock.acquire();
 		try {
 			RefList refList = getToRefs(toAddr);

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/ClassSymbol.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package ghidra.program.database.symbol;
 import db.DBRecord;
 import ghidra.program.database.DBObjectCache;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.Address;
+import ghidra.program.model.listing.GhidraClass;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.*;
 
 /**
@@ -28,16 +29,13 @@ public class ClassSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 	private GhidraClassDB ghidraClass;
 
 	/**
-	 * Construct a new Class Symbol
+	 * Construct a Ghidra Class symbol from an existing symbol record
 	 * @param symbolMgr the symbol manager
 	 * @param cache symbol object cache
-	 * @param address the address to associate with the symbol
 	 * @param record the record associated with the symbol.
 	 */
-	public ClassSymbol(SymbolManager symbolMgr, DBObjectCache<SymbolDB> cache, Address address,
+	ClassSymbol(SymbolManager symbolMgr, DBObjectCache<SymbolDB> cache, DBRecord record) {
-			DBRecord record) {
+		super(symbolMgr, cache, Address.NO_ADDRESS, record);
-		super(symbolMgr, cache, address, record);
-
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -46,10 +44,12 @@ public class ClassSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Object getObject() {
+	public GhidraClass getObject() {
 		lock.acquire();
 		try {
-			checkIsValid();
+			if (!checkIsValid()) {
+				return null;
+			}
 			if (ghidraClass == null) {
 				ghidraClass = new GhidraClassDB(this, symbolMgr.getProgram().getNamespaceManager());
 			}

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/CodeSymbol.java

@@ -26,13 +26,9 @@ import ghidra.program.util.LabelFieldLocation;
 import ghidra.program.util.ProgramLocation;
 
 /**
- * Symbols that represent "labels"
+ * Symbols that represent "labels" or external data locations
- *
- * Symbol data usage:
- *   EXTERNAL:
- *   	String stringData - external memory address/label
  */
-public class CodeSymbol extends SymbolDB {
+public class CodeSymbol extends MemorySymbol {
 
 	/**
 	 * Constructs a new CodeSymbol
@@ -74,11 +70,6 @@ public class CodeSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 		return symbolMgr.hasDynamicSymbol(address);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean isExternal() {
-		return address.isExternalAddress();
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean delete() {
 		boolean keepReferences = !isExternal();
@@ -105,21 +96,6 @@ public class CodeSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean isPinned() {
-		if (!isExternal()) {
-			return doIsPinned();
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setPinned(boolean pinned) {
-		if (!isExternal()) {
-			doSetPinned(pinned);
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public Object getObject() {
 		lock.acquire();
@@ -219,8 +195,8 @@ public class CodeSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 			}
 			return source;
 		}
-		if (newName == null || newName.length() == 0 || SymbolUtilities.isReservedDynamicLabelName(
+		if (newName == null || newName.length() == 0 || SymbolUtilities
-			newName, symbolMgr.getProgram().getAddressFactory())) {
+				.isReservedDynamicLabelName(newName, symbolMgr.getProgram().getAddressFactory())) {
 			return SourceType.DEFAULT;
 		}
 		return source;

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/FunctionSymbol.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package ghidra.program.database.symbol;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -35,12 +36,8 @@ import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
 
 /**
  * Symbol class for functions.
- * 
- * Symbol Data Usage:
- *   EXTERNAL:
- *   	String stringData - external memory address/label
  */
-public class FunctionSymbol extends SymbolDB {
+public class FunctionSymbol extends MemorySymbol {
 
 	private FunctionManagerDB functionMgr;
 
@@ -62,11 +59,6 @@ public class FunctionSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 		return SymbolType.FUNCTION;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean isExternal() {
-		return address.isExternalAddress();
-	}
-
 	boolean isThunk() {
 		return functionMgr.isThunk(key);
 	}
@@ -93,9 +85,13 @@ public class FunctionSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 		try {
 			boolean restoreLabel = isExternal() || (getSource() != SourceType.DEFAULT);
 			String symName = getName();
-			String extData = null;
+			Symbol parentSymbol = getParentSymbol();
+			String extOrigImportName = null;
+			Address extProgramAddr = null;
 			if (isExternal()) {
-				extData = getSymbolStringData(); // preserve external data
+				// preserve external data
+				extOrigImportName = getExternalOriginalImportedName();
+				extProgramAddr = getExternalProgramAddress();
 			}
 			Namespace namespace = getParentNamespace();
 			SourceType source = getSource();
@@ -109,54 +105,48 @@ public class FunctionSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 			}
 
 			if (super.delete()) {
+				if ((parentSymbol instanceof SymbolDB) && ((SymbolDB) parentSymbol).isDeleting()) {
+					// do not replace function with label if parent namespace is getting removed
+					return false;
+				}
 				if (restoreLabel) {
-					boolean restored = createLabelForDeletedFunctionName(address, symName, extData,
+					// Recreate a symbol with the function symbol's name because deleting the function 
-						namespace, source, pinned);
+					// does not mean that we want to lose the function name (that is our policy).
-					if (!restored && isExternal()) {
+					Symbol newSymbol;
-						// remove all associated external references if label not restored
+					if (isExternal()) {
+						newSymbol = symbolMgr.createExternalCodeSymbol(address, symName, namespace,
+							source, extOrigImportName, extProgramAddr);
+					}
+					else {
+						newSymbol = symbolMgr.createLabel(address, symName, namespace, source);
+						newSymbol.setPrimary();
+						if (pinned) {
+							newSymbol.setPinned(true);
+						}
+					}
+					if (newSymbol == null && isExternal()) {
+						// remove all associated external references if external symbol not restored
 						symbolMgr.getReferenceManager().removeAllReferencesTo(getAddress());
 					}
 				}
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
+		catch (InvalidInputException e) {
+			// This shouldn't happen.
+			Msg.error(this, "Unexpected Exception: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			symbolMgr.dbError(e);
+		}
 		finally {
 			lock.release();
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Recreate a symbol with the function symbol's name because deleting the function 
-	 * does not mean that we want to lose the function name (that is our policy).
-	 */
-	private boolean createLabelForDeletedFunctionName(Address entryPoint, String symName,
-			String stringData, Namespace namespace, SourceType source, boolean pinned) {
-
-		Symbol parentSymbol = namespace.getSymbol();
-		if ((parentSymbol instanceof SymbolDB) && ((SymbolDB) parentSymbol).isDeleting()) {
-			// do not replace function with label if parent namespace is getting removed
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		try {
-			Symbol newSym =
-				symbolMgr.createCodeSymbol(entryPoint, symName, namespace, source, stringData);
-			newSym.setPrimary();
-			if (pinned) {
-				newSym.setPinned(true);
-			}
-			return true;
-		}
-		catch (InvalidInputException e) {
-			// This shouldn't happen.
-			Msg.error(this, "Unexpected Exception: " + e.getMessage(), e);
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	@Override
-	public Object getObject() {
+	public Function getObject() {
 		return functionMgr.getFunction(key);
 	}
 
@@ -165,21 +155,6 @@ public class FunctionSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean isPinned() {
-		if (!isExternal()) {
-			return doIsPinned();
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setPinned(boolean pinned) {
-		if (!isExternal()) {
-			doSetPinned(pinned);
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public ProgramLocation getProgramLocation() {
 		lock.acquire();
@@ -187,7 +162,7 @@ public class FunctionSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 			if (!checkIsValid()) {
 				return null;
 			}
-			Function f = (Function) getObject();
+			Function f = getObject();
 			String signature = f.getPrototypeString(false, false);
 			return new FunctionReturnTypeFieldLocation(getProgram(), address, 0, signature,
 				f.getReturnType().getName());
@@ -340,27 +315,6 @@ public class FunctionSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean hasMultipleReferences() {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkIsValid();
-
-			if (super.hasMultipleReferences()) {
-				return true;
-			}
-
-			List<Long> thunkIds = functionMgr.getThunkFunctionIds(key);
-			if (thunkIds != null) {
-				return thunkIds.size() > 1;
-			}
-			return false;
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean hasReferences() {
 		lock.acquire();

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/GhidraClassDB.java

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
  */
 
 class GhidraClassDB implements GhidraClass {
-	private SymbolDB symbol;
+	private ClassSymbol symbol;
 	private NamespaceManager namespaceMgr;
 
 	/**
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class GhidraClassDB implements GhidraClass {
 	 * @param symbol the symbol for this GhidraClass
 	 * @param namespaceMgr the namespace manager
 	 */
-	GhidraClassDB(SymbolDB symbol, NamespaceManager namespaceMgr) {
+	GhidraClassDB(ClassSymbol symbol, NamespaceManager namespaceMgr) {
 		this.symbol = symbol;
 		this.namespaceMgr = namespaceMgr;
 	}
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ class GhidraClassDB implements GhidraClass {
 	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#setParentNamespace(ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public void setParentNamespace(Namespace parentNamespace) throws DuplicateNameException,
+	public void setParentNamespace(Namespace parentNamespace)
-			InvalidInputException, CircularDependencyException {
+			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException, CircularDependencyException {
 		symbol.setNamespace(parentNamespace);
 	}
 

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/GlobalVariableSymbolDB.java

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class GlobalVariableSymbolDB extends VariableSymbolDB {
 			VariableStorageManagerDB variableMgr, Address address, DBRecord record) {
 		super(symbolMgr, cache, SymbolType.GLOBAL_VAR, variableMgr, address, record);
 		if (record.getLongValue(
-			SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL) != Namespace.GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID) {
+			SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL) != Namespace.GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID) {
 			throw new AssertException();
 		}
 	}
@@ -57,15 +57,8 @@ public class GlobalVariableSymbolDB extends VariableSymbolDB {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Object getObject() {
+	public Variable getObject() {
-		if (!checkIsValid()) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-			return null;
-		}
-		VariableStorage storage = getVariableStorage();
-		if (storage == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		return storage;
 	}
 
 	@Override

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/LibraryDB.java

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
  * Object to represent an external library.
  */
 class LibraryDB implements Library {
-	private SymbolDB symbol;
+	private LibrarySymbol symbol;
 	private NamespaceManager namespaceMgr;
 
 	/**
@@ -35,62 +35,46 @@ class LibraryDB implements Library {
 	 * @param symbol the library symbol.
 	 * @param namespaceMgr the namespace manager
 	 */
-	LibraryDB(SymbolDB symbol, NamespaceManager namespaceMgr) {
+	LibraryDB(LibrarySymbol symbol, NamespaceManager namespaceMgr) {
 		this.symbol = symbol;
 		this.namespaceMgr = namespaceMgr;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getSymbol()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public Symbol getSymbol() {
 		return symbol;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getName()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getName() {
 		return symbol.getName();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getID()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public long getID() {
 		return symbol.getID();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getParentNamespace()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public Namespace getParentNamespace() {
 		return symbol.getParentNamespace();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getBody()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public AddressSetView getBody() {
 		return namespaceMgr.getAddressSet(this);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getName(boolean)
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getName(boolean includeNamespacePath) {
 		return symbol.getName(includeNamespacePath);
 	}
 
-	/**
+	@Override
-	 * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
+	public int hashCode() {
-	 */
+		return symbol.hashCode();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 		if (obj == null) {
@@ -104,18 +88,15 @@ class LibraryDB implements Library {
 		return symbol == lib.symbol;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#setParentNamespace(ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace)
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public void setParentNamespace(Namespace parentNamespace) throws DuplicateNameException,
+	public void setParentNamespace(Namespace parentNamespace)
-			InvalidInputException, CircularDependencyException {
+			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException, CircularDependencyException {
 		symbol.setNamespace(parentNamespace);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String getAssociatedProgramPath() {
-		return symbol.getSymbolStringData();
+		return symbol.getExternalLibraryPath();
 	}
 
 	@Override

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/LibrarySymbol.java

@@ -40,13 +40,10 @@ public class LibrarySymbol extends SymbolDB {
 	 * Constructs a new Library Symbol
 	 * @param symbolMgr the symbol manager
 	 * @param cache symbol object cache
-	 * @param address the address for this symbol
 	 * @param record the record for this symbol
 	 */
-	public LibrarySymbol(SymbolManager symbolMgr, DBObjectCache<SymbolDB> cache, Address address,
+	public LibrarySymbol(SymbolManager symbolMgr, DBObjectCache<SymbolDB> cache, DBRecord record) {
-			DBRecord record) {
+		super(symbolMgr, cache, Address.NO_ADDRESS, record);
-		super(symbolMgr, cache, address, record);
-
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -81,16 +78,6 @@ public class LibrarySymbol extends SymbolDB {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void setSymbolStringData(String newPath) {
-		String oldPath = getSymbolStringData();
-
-		super.setSymbolStringData(newPath);
-
-		symbolMgr.getProgram()
-				.setObjChanged(ProgramEvent.EXTERNAL_PATH_CHANGED, getName(), oldPath, newPath);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public SymbolType getSymbolType() {
 		return SymbolType.LIBRARY;
@@ -102,11 +89,20 @@ public class LibrarySymbol extends SymbolDB {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Object getObject() {
+	public Library getObject() {
-		if (library == null) {
+		lock.acquire();
-			library = new LibraryDB(this, symbolMgr.getProgram().getNamespaceManager());
+		try {
+			if (!checkIsValid()) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			if (library == null) {
+				library = new LibraryDB(this, symbolMgr.getProgram().getNamespaceManager());
+			}
+			return library;
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
 		}
-		return library;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -119,4 +115,38 @@ public class LibrarySymbol extends SymbolDB {
 		return super.isValidParent(parent) &&
 			SymbolType.LIBRARY.isValidParent(symbolMgr.getProgram(), parent, address, isExternal());
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@return the library program path within the project (may be null)}
+	 */
+	public String getExternalLibraryPath() {
+		validate(lock);
+		return record.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_LIBPATH_COL);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the library program path within the project.
+	 * @param libraryPath library program path or null to clear
+	 */
+	public void setExternalLibraryPath(String libraryPath) {
+
+		String oldPath = getExternalLibraryPath();
+
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkDeleted();
+			setRecordFields(record, libraryPath);
+			updateRecord();
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+
+		symbolMgr.getProgram()
+				.setObjChanged(ProgramEvent.EXTERNAL_PATH_CHANGED, getName(), oldPath, libraryPath);
+	}
+
+	static void setRecordFields(DBRecord record, String libraryPath) {
+		record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_LIBPATH_COL, libraryPath);
+	}
 }

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/MemorySymbol.java

@@ -0,0 +1,437 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ghidra.program.database.symbol;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import db.DBRecord;
+import ghidra.program.database.DBObjectCache;
+import ghidra.program.database.external.ExternalLocationDB;
+import ghidra.program.model.address.Address;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.*;
+import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
+import ghidra.util.task.UnknownProgressWrappingTaskMonitor;
+
+/**
+ * {@link MemorySymbol} corresponds to any symbol that resides at a memory location.
+ * The corresponding address may be either a {@link Address#isMemoryAddress() memory address}
+ * or a fake {@link Address#isExternalAddress() external address}.  While an external address is
+ * not a memory address it corresponds to an {@link ExternalLocation} which may identify a 
+ * specific memory address if known.
+ */
+public abstract class MemorySymbol extends SymbolDB {
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new MemorySymbol which corresponds to the specified symbol record,
+	 * @param mgr the symbol manager
+	 * @param cache symbol object cache
+	 * @param addr the address associated with the symbol
+	 * @param record the record for this symbol
+	 */
+	protected MemorySymbol(SymbolManager mgr, DBObjectCache<SymbolDB> cache, Address addr,
+			DBRecord record) {
+		super(mgr, cache, addr, record);
+		if (!addr.isMemoryAddress() && !isExternal()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("memory or external address required");
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new MemorySymbol which corresponds to the specified symbol key and has
+	 * no record.  This is intended to support dynamic label cases which do not have a record
+	 * and do not support an external address.
+	 * @param mgr the symbol manager
+	 * @param cache symbol object cache
+	 * @param addr the address associated with the symbol
+	 * @param key this must be the absolute encoding of addr
+	 */
+	protected MemorySymbol(SymbolManager mgr, DBObjectCache<SymbolDB> cache, Address addr,
+			long key) {
+		super(mgr, cache, addr, key);
+		if (!addr.isMemoryAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("memory address required");
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final boolean isExternalEntryPoint() {
+		validate(lock);
+		return symbolMgr.isExternalEntryPoint(address);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final boolean isExternal() {
+		return address.isExternalAddress();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final boolean isPinned() {
+		if (!isExternal()) {
+			return doIsPinned();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public final void setPinned(boolean pinned) {
+		if (!isExternal()) {
+			doSetPinned(pinned);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean doIsPinned() {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkIsValid();
+			if (record == null) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			byte flags = record.getByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL);
+			return ((flags & SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG) != 0);
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void doSetPinned(boolean pinned) {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkDeleted();
+			if (pinned == isPinned()) {
+				return;
+			}
+			if (record != null) {
+				updatePinnedFlag(pinned);
+				updateRecord();
+				symbolMgr.symbolAnchoredFlagChanged(this);
+			}
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void updatePinnedFlag(boolean pinned) {
+		byte flags = record.getByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL);
+		if (pinned) {
+			flags |= SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG;
+		}
+		else {
+			flags &= ~SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG;
+		}
+		record.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL, flags);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 	low level record adjustment to move a symbol. Used only when moving a memory block or
+	 *  changing the image base.
+	 *  
+	 * @param newAddress the new address for the symbol
+	 * @param newName the new name for the symbol (or null if the name should stay the same)
+	 * @param newNamespace the new namespace for the symbol (or null if it should stay the same)
+	 * @param newSource the new SourceType for the symbol (or null if it should stay the same)
+	 * @param pinned the new pinned state
+	 */
+	protected void moveLowLevel(Address newAddress, String newName, Namespace newNamespace,
+			SourceType newSource, boolean pinned) {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkDeleted();
+
+			// update the address to the new location
+			long newAddressKey = symbolMgr.getAddressMap().getKey(newAddress, true);
+			record.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, newAddressKey);
+
+			// if the primary field is set, be sure to update it to the new address as well
+			if (record.getFieldValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL) != null) {
+				record.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, newAddressKey);
+			}
+			if (newName != null) {
+				record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_NAME_COL, newName);
+			}
+			if (newNamespace != null) {
+				record.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL,
+					newNamespace.getID());
+			}
+			if (newSource != null) {
+				setSourceFlagBit(newSource);
+			}
+			updatePinnedFlag(pinned);
+			updateRecord();
+			setInvalid();
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean hasExactlyOneSymbolAtAddress(Address addr) {
+		SymbolIterator it = symbolMgr.getSymbolsAsIterator(addr);
+		if (!it.hasNext()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		it.next();
+		return !it.hasNext();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getReferenceCount() {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkIsValid();
+			ReferenceManager rm = symbolMgr.getReferenceManager();
+
+			// If there is only one symbol, then all the references to this address count
+			if (address.isExternalAddress() || hasExactlyOneSymbolAtAddress(address)) {
+				return rm.getReferenceCountTo(address);
+			}
+
+			// search through references and see which ones apply specifically to this symbol
+			ReferenceIterator iter = rm.getReferencesTo(address);
+			int count = 0;
+			boolean isPrimary = this.isPrimary();
+			while (iter.hasNext()) {
+				Reference ref = iter.next();
+				long symbolID = ref.getSymbolID();
+				// references refer to me if it matches my key or I'm primary and it doesn't
+				// specify a specific symbol id
+				if (symbolID == key || (isPrimary && symbolID < 0)) {
+					count++;
+				}
+			}
+			return count;
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasReferences() {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkIsValid();
+			ReferenceManager rm = symbolMgr.getReferenceManager();
+			ReferenceIterator iter = rm.getReferencesTo(address);
+			boolean isPrimary = this.isPrimary();
+			while (iter.hasNext()) {
+				Reference ref = iter.next();
+				long symbolID = ref.getSymbolID();
+				if (symbolID == key || (isPrimary && symbolID < 0)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Reference[] getReferences(TaskMonitor monitor) {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkIsValid();
+			if (monitor == null) {
+				monitor = TaskMonitor.DUMMY;
+			}
+
+			if (monitor.getMaximum() == 0) {
+				// If the monitor has not been initialized, then the progress will not correctly
+				// display anything as setProgress() is called below.  We can't know what to
+				// initialize to without counting all the references, which is as much work as
+				// this method.
+				monitor = new UnknownProgressWrappingTaskMonitor(monitor, 20);
+			}
+
+			ReferenceManager rm = symbolMgr.getReferenceManager();
+			ReferenceIterator iter = rm.getReferencesTo(address);
+			boolean isPrimary = this.isPrimary();
+			ArrayList<Reference> list = new ArrayList<>();
+			int cnt = 0;
+			while (iter.hasNext()) {
+				if (monitor.isCancelled()) {
+					break; // return partial list
+				}
+				Reference ref = iter.next();
+				long symbolID = ref.getSymbolID();
+				if (symbolID == key || (isPrimary && symbolID < 0)) {
+					list.add(ref);
+					monitor.setProgress(cnt++);
+				}
+			}
+			Reference[] refs = new Reference[list.size()];
+			return list.toArray(refs);
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the optional field which is intended to store the original mangled name for an external
+	 * {@link SymbolType#LABEL} or {@link SymbolType#FUNCTION} which has an 
+	 * {@link Address#isExternalAddress() external address}.  These symbol types correspond 
+	 * to {@link CodeSymbol} and {@link FunctionSymbol} DB symbol implementations respectively.
+	 * This is generally set when an {@link ExternalLocationDB} is renamed which generally
+	 * corresponds the external symbol being demangled.
+	 * 
+	 * @return original imported external name or null if not external or symbol has not been
+	 * demangled or renamed.
+	 */
+	public final String getExternalOriginalImportedName() {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkIsValid();
+			if (record == null) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			return record.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_NAME_COL);
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the symbol's original imported external name field for an external 
+	 * {@link SymbolType#LABEL} or {@link SymbolType#FUNCTION} which has an 
+	 * {@link Address#isExternalAddress() external address}.  These symbol types correspond 
+	 * to {@link CodeSymbol} and {@link FunctionSymbol} DB symbol implementations respectively.
+	 * This is generally set when an {@link ExternalLocationDB} is renamed which generally
+	 * corresponds the external symbol being demangled.
+	 * 
+	 * @param originalImportedName the original import name or null
+	 * @param notify if true, a program change notification will be generated
+	 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if symbol is neither an external {@link SymbolType#LABEL}
+	 * or {@link SymbolType#FUNCTION}.
+	 */
+	public final void setExternalOriginalImportedName(String originalImportedName, boolean notify) {
+		SymbolType type = getSymbolType();
+		if (!getAddress().isExternalAddress() ||
+			(type != SymbolType.LABEL && type != SymbolType.FUNCTION)) {
+			throw new javax.help.UnsupportedOperationException(
+				"Symbol does not support: originalImportedName");
+		}
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkDeleted();
+			if (record == null) {
+				return;
+			}
+			String oldData =
+				record.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_NAME_COL);
+			if (!Objects.equals(originalImportedName, oldData)) {
+				record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_NAME_COL,
+					originalImportedName);
+				updateRecord();
+				if (notify) {
+					symbolMgr.symbolDataChanged(this);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the optional field which is intended to store the original mangled name for an external
+	 * {@link SymbolType#LABEL} or {@link SymbolType#FUNCTION} which has an 
+	 * {@link Address#isExternalAddress() external address}.  These symbol types correspond 
+	 * to {@link CodeSymbol} and {@link FunctionSymbol} DB symbol implementations respectively.
+	 * This is generally set when an {@link ExternalLocationDB} is renamed which generally
+	 * corresponds the external symbol being demangled.
+	 * 
+	 * @return external Program address or null if not external or unknown
+	 */
+	public final Address getExternalProgramAddress() {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkIsValid();
+			if (record == null) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			// NOTE: String is used to avoid excessive AddressMap segmentation.  This does
+			// prevent address space renaming as facilitated by Language upgrade and transition
+			// capabilities.
+			String addrStr = record.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL);
+			if (addrStr == null) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			return symbolMgr.getAddressMap().getAddressFactory().getAddress(addrStr);
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the symbol's external Program Address field for an external 
+	 * {@link SymbolType#LABEL} or {@link SymbolType#FUNCTION} which has an 
+	 * {@link Address#isExternalAddress() external address}.  These symbol types correspond 
+	 * to {@link CodeSymbol} and {@link FunctionSymbol} DB symbol implementations respectively.
+	 * 
+	 * @param externalProgramAddress the external Program Address which corresponds to the
+	 * externally linked location (may be null).
+	 * @param notify if true, a program change notification will be generated
+	 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if symbol is neither an external {@link SymbolType#LABEL}
+	 * or {@link SymbolType#FUNCTION}.
+	 */
+	public final void setExternalProgramAddress(Address externalProgramAddress, boolean notify) {
+		SymbolType type = getSymbolType();
+		if (!getAddress().isExternalAddress() ||
+			(type != SymbolType.LABEL && type != SymbolType.FUNCTION)) {
+			throw new javax.help.UnsupportedOperationException(
+				"Symbol does not support: external program address");
+		}
+		if (externalProgramAddress != null && !externalProgramAddress.isLoadedMemoryAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Memory address required for external program");
+		}
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkDeleted();
+			if (record == null) {
+				return;
+			}
+			String addrStr =
+				externalProgramAddress != null ? externalProgramAddress.toString() : null;
+			String oldData = record.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL);
+			if (!Objects.equals(addrStr, oldData)) {
+				record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL, addrStr);
+				updateRecord();
+				if (notify) {
+					symbolMgr.symbolDataChanged(this);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	static void setExternalFields(DBRecord record, String originalImportName,
+			Address externalProgramAddress) {
+		String addrStr = externalProgramAddress != null ? externalProgramAddress.toString() : null;
+		record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL, addrStr);
+		record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_NAME_COL,
+			originalImportName);
+	}
+}

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/NamespaceDB.java

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
  */
 
 class NamespaceDB implements Namespace {
-	private SymbolDB symbol;
+	private NamespaceSymbol symbol;
 	private NamespaceManager namespaceMgr;
 
 	/**
@@ -36,62 +36,46 @@ class NamespaceDB implements Namespace {
 	 * @param symbol the symbol associated with this namespace.
 	 * @param namespaceMgr the namespace manager
 	 */
-	NamespaceDB(SymbolDB symbol, NamespaceManager namespaceMgr) {
+	NamespaceDB(NamespaceSymbol symbol, NamespaceManager namespaceMgr) {
 		this.symbol = symbol;
 		this.namespaceMgr = namespaceMgr;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getSymbol()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public Symbol getSymbol() {
 		return symbol;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getName()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getName() {
 		return symbol.getName();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getID()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public long getID() {
 		return symbol.getID();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getParentNamespace()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public Namespace getParentNamespace() {
 		return symbol.getParentNamespace();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getBody()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public AddressSetView getBody() {
 		return namespaceMgr.getAddressSet(this);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#getName(boolean)
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getName(boolean includeNamespacePath) {
 		return symbol.getName(includeNamespacePath);
 	}
 
-	/**
+	@Override
-	 * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
+	public int hashCode() {
-	 */
+		return symbol.hashCode();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 		if (obj == null) {
@@ -105,18 +89,12 @@ class NamespaceDB implements Namespace {
 		return symbol == nameSpace.symbol;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace#setParentNamespace(ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace)
-	 */
 	@Override
-	public void setParentNamespace(Namespace parentNamespace) throws DuplicateNameException,
+	public void setParentNamespace(Namespace parentNamespace)
-			InvalidInputException, CircularDependencyException {
+			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException, CircularDependencyException {
 		symbol.setNamespace(parentNamespace);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return getName(true);

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/NamespaceSymbol.java

@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ public class NamespaceSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 	 * Construct a new namespace symbol
 	 * @param mgr the symbol manager.
 	 * @param cache symbol object cache
-	 * @param addr the address for this symbol.
 	 * @param record the record for this symbol.
 	 */
-	NamespaceSymbol(SymbolManager mgr, DBObjectCache<SymbolDB> cache, Address addr,
+	NamespaceSymbol(SymbolManager mgr, DBObjectCache<SymbolDB> cache, DBRecord record) {
-			DBRecord record) {
+		super(mgr, cache, Address.NO_ADDRESS, record);
-		super(mgr, cache, addr, record);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -56,15 +54,20 @@ public class NamespaceSymbol extends SymbolDB {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Object getObject() {
+	public Namespace getObject() {
-		return getNamespace();
+		lock.acquire();
-	}
+		try {
-
+			if (!checkIsValid()) {
-	private Namespace getNamespace() {
+				return null;
-		if (namespace == null) {
+			}
-			namespace = new NamespaceDB(this, symbolMgr.getProgram().getNamespaceManager());
+			if (namespace == null) {
+				namespace = new NamespaceDB(this, symbolMgr.getProgram().getNamespaceManager());
+			}
+			return namespace;
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
 		}
-		return namespace;
 	}
 
 	@Override

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/SymbolDB.java

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 package ghidra.program.database.symbol;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import db.DBRecord;
 import db.Field;
@@ -34,16 +35,15 @@ import ghidra.util.Lock;
 import ghidra.util.SystemUtilities;
 import ghidra.util.exception.DuplicateNameException;
 import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
-import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
-import ghidra.util.task.UnknownProgressWrappingTaskMonitor;
 
 /**
  * Base class for symbols
  */
 public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 
-	private DBRecord record;
 	private boolean isDeleting = false;
+
+	protected DBRecord record;
 	protected Address address;
 	protected SymbolManager symbolMgr;
 	protected Lock lock;
@@ -132,48 +132,6 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 			addr);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * 	low level record adjustment to move a symbol. Used only when moving a memory block or
-	 *  changing the image base.
-	 *  
-	 * @param newAddress the new address for the symbol
-	 * @param newName the new name for the symbol (or null if the name should stay the same)
-	 * @param newNamespace the new namespace for the symbol (or null if it should stay the same)
-	 * @param newSource the new SourceType for the symbol (or null if it should stay the same)
-	 * @param pinned the new pinned state
-	 */
-	protected void moveLowLevel(Address newAddress, String newName, Namespace newNamespace,
-			SourceType newSource, boolean pinned) {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkDeleted();
-
-			// update the address to the new location
-			long newAddressKey = symbolMgr.getAddressMap().getKey(newAddress, true);
-			record.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, newAddressKey);
-
-			// if the primary field is set, be sure to update it to the new address as well
-			if (record.getFieldValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL) != null) {
-				record.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, newAddressKey);
-			}
-			if (newName != null) {
-				record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_NAME_COL, newName);
-			}
-			if (newNamespace != null) {
-				record.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, newNamespace.getID());
-			}
-			if (newSource != null) {
-				setSourceFlagBit(newSource);
-			}
-			updatePinnedFlag(pinned);
-			updateRecord();
-			setInvalid();
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public final String getName() {
 		String name = cachedName;
@@ -266,158 +224,11 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public int getReferenceCount() {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkIsValid();
-			ReferenceManager rm = symbolMgr.getReferenceManager();
-
-			// if there is only one symbol, then all the references to this address count 
-			if (hasExactlyOneSymbolAtAddress(address)) {
-				return rm.getReferenceCountTo(address);
-			}
-
-			// search through references and see which ones apply specifically to this symbol
-			ReferenceIterator iter = rm.getReferencesTo(address);
-			int count = 0;
-			boolean isPrimary = this.isPrimary();
-			while (iter.hasNext()) {
-				Reference ref = iter.next();
-				long symbolID = ref.getSymbolID();
-				// references refer to me if it matches my key or I'm primary and it doesn't
-				// specify a specific symbol id
-				if (symbolID == key || (isPrimary && symbolID < 0)) {
-					count++;
-				}
-			}
-			return count;
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
-	private boolean hasExactlyOneSymbolAtAddress(Address addr) {
-		SymbolIterator it = symbolMgr.getSymbolsAsIterator(addr);
-		if (!it.hasNext()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		it.next();
-		return !it.hasNext();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Reference[] getReferences(TaskMonitor monitor) {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkIsValid();
-			if (monitor == null) {
-				monitor = TaskMonitor.DUMMY;
-			}
-
-			if (monitor.getMaximum() == 0) {
-				// If the monitor has not been initialized, then the progress will not correctly
-				// display anything as setProgress() is called below.  We can't know what to
-				// initialize to without counting all the references, which is as much work as
-				// this method.
-				monitor = new UnknownProgressWrappingTaskMonitor(monitor, 20);
-			}
-
-			ReferenceManager rm = symbolMgr.getReferenceManager();
-			ReferenceIterator iter = rm.getReferencesTo(address);
-			boolean isPrimary = this.isPrimary();
-			ArrayList<Reference> list = new ArrayList<>();
-			int cnt = 0;
-			while (iter.hasNext()) {
-				if (monitor.isCancelled()) {
-					break; // return partial list
-				}
-				Reference ref = iter.next();
-				long symbolID = ref.getSymbolID();
-				if (symbolID == key || (isPrimary && symbolID < 0)) {
-					list.add(ref);
-					monitor.setProgress(cnt++);
-				}
-			}
-			Reference[] refs = new Reference[list.size()];
-			return list.toArray(refs);
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Reference[] getReferences() {
-		return getReferences(TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean hasMultipleReferences() {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkIsValid();
-			ReferenceManager rm = symbolMgr.getReferenceManager();
-			ReferenceIterator iter = rm.getReferencesTo(address);
-			boolean isPrimary = this.isPrimary();
-			int count = 0;
-			while (iter.hasNext()) {
-				Reference ref = iter.next();
-				long symbolID = ref.getSymbolID();
-				if (symbolID == key || (isPrimary && symbolID < 0)) {
-					count++;
-					if (count > 1) {
-						return true;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			return false;
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean hasReferences() {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkIsValid();
-			ReferenceManager rm = symbolMgr.getReferenceManager();
-			ReferenceIterator iter = rm.getReferencesTo(address);
-			boolean isPrimary = this.isPrimary();
-			while (iter.hasNext()) {
-				Reference ref = iter.next();
-				long symbolID = ref.getSymbolID();
-				if (symbolID == key || (isPrimary && symbolID < 0)) {
-					return true;
-				}
-			}
-			return false;
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean isDynamic() {
 		return (record == null);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean isExternalEntryPoint() {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkIsValid();
-			return symbolMgr.isExternalEntryPoint(address);
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public abstract boolean isPrimary();
 
@@ -452,7 +263,7 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void setSourceFlagBit(SourceType newSource) {
+	protected void setSourceFlagBit(SourceType newSource) {
 		byte flags = record.getByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL);
 		byte clearBits = SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_SOURCE_BITS;
 		byte setBits = (byte) newSource.ordinal();
@@ -479,60 +290,6 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean isPinned() {
-		return false; //most symbols can't be pinned.
-	}
-
-	protected boolean doIsPinned() {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkIsValid();
-			if (record == null) {
-				return false;
-			}
-			byte flags = record.getByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL);
-			return ((flags & SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG) != 0);
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setPinned(boolean pinned) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Only Code and Function Symbols may be pinned.");
-	}
-
-	protected void doSetPinned(boolean pinned) {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkDeleted();
-			if (pinned == isPinned()) {
-				return;
-			}
-			if (record != null) {
-				updatePinnedFlag(pinned);
-				updateRecord();
-				symbolMgr.symbolAnchoredFlagChanged(this);
-			}
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void updatePinnedFlag(boolean pinned) {
-		byte flags = record.getByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL);
-		if (pinned) {
-			flags |= SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG;
-		}
-		else {
-			flags &= ~SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG;
-		}
-		record.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL, flags);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void setName(String newName, SourceType source)
 			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
@@ -626,7 +383,8 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 					}
 				}
 
-				record.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, newNamespace.getID());
+				record.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL,
+					newNamespace.getID());
 				record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_NAME_COL, newName);
 				updateSymbolSource(record, source);
 				updateRecord();
@@ -750,7 +508,7 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 		return (int) key;
 	}
 
-	private void updateRecord() {
+	protected void updateRecord() {
 		try {
 			symbolMgr.getDatabaseAdapter().updateSymbolRecord(record);
 		}
@@ -781,7 +539,7 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 				return null;
 			}
 			return symbolMgr
-					.getSymbol(record.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL));
+					.getSymbol(record.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL));
 		}
 		finally {
 			lock.release();
@@ -795,7 +553,7 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 			if (record == null) {
 				return Namespace.GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID;
 			}
-			return record.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL);
+			return record.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL);
 		}
 		finally {
 			lock.release();
@@ -811,51 +569,7 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 				return true;
 			}
 			return record.getLongValue(
-				SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL) == Namespace.GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID;
+				SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL) == Namespace.GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID;
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the symbol's string data which has different meanings depending on the symbol type
-	 * and whether or not it is external
-	 * @return the symbol's string data
-	 */
-	public String getSymbolStringData() {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkIsValid();
-			if (record == null) {
-				return null;
-			}
-			return record.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL);
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Sets the symbol's string data field. This field's data has different uses depending on the 
-	 * symbol type and whether or not it is external. 
-	 * @param stringData the string to store in the string data field
-	 */
-	public void setSymbolStringData(String stringData) {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkDeleted();
-			if (record == null) {
-				return;
-			}
-			String oldData = record.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL);
-			if (Objects.equals(stringData, oldData)) {
-				return;
-			}
-			record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL, stringData);
-			updateRecord();
-			symbolMgr.symbolDataChanged(this);
 		}
 		finally {
 			lock.release();
@@ -863,21 +577,13 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 	}
 
 	public long getDataTypeId() {
-		lock.acquire();
+		validate(lock);
-		try {
+		// record always present when use of datatype ID is supported (i.e., external location)
-			checkIsValid();
+		Field value = record.getFieldValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL);
-			if (record != null) {
+		if (value.isNull()) {
-				Field value = record.getFieldValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL);
-				if (value.isNull()) {
-					return -1;
-				}
-				return value.getLongValue();
-			}
 			return -1;
 		}
-		finally {
+		return value.getLongValue();
-			lock.release();
-		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -899,44 +605,6 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * gets the generic symbol data 2 data.
-	 * @return the symbol data
-	 */
-	protected int getVariableOffset() {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkIsValid();
-			if (record != null) {
-				return record.getIntValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL);
-			}
-			return 0;
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Sets the symbol's variable offset. For parameters, this is the ordinal, for locals, it is 
-	 * the first use offset
-	 * @param offset the value to set as the symbols variable offset. 
-	 */
-	public void setVariableOffset(int offset) {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			checkDeleted();
-			if (record != null) {
-				record.setIntValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL, offset);
-				updateRecord();
-				symbolMgr.symbolDataChanged(this);
-			}
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
 	protected void doSetPrimary(boolean primary) {
 		lock.acquire();
 		try {
@@ -1023,4 +691,5 @@ public abstract class SymbolDB extends DatabaseObject implements Symbol {
 		this.record = record;
 		keyChanged(record.getKey());
 	}
+
 }

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/SymbolDatabaseAdapter.java

@@ -39,24 +39,37 @@ abstract class SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 
 	static final int SYMBOL_NAME_COL = 0;
 	static final int SYMBOL_ADDR_COL = 1;
-	static final int SYMBOL_PARENT_COL = 2;
+	static final int SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL = 2;
 	static final int SYMBOL_TYPE_COL = 3;
-	static final int SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL = 4;
+	static final int SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL = 4;
-	static final int SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL = 5;
 
-	// sparse fields - the following fields are not always applicable so they are optional and 
+	// Sparse fields - the following fields are not always applicable so they are optional and 
 	// don't consume space in the database if they aren't used.
-	static final int SYMBOL_HASH_COL = 6;
+	static final int SYMBOL_HASH_COL = 5;
-	static final int SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL = 7;
+	static final int SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL = 6;
-	static final int SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL = 8;
+	static final int SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL = 7;
-	static final int SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL = 9;
+	static final int SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL = 8;
+	static final int SYMBOL_ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_NAME_COL = 9;
+	static final int SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL = 10;
+	static final int SYMBOL_COMMENT_COL = 11;
+	static final int SYMBOL_LIBPATH_COL = 12;
 
-	static final Schema SYMBOL_SCHEMA = SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3.V3_SYMBOL_SCHEMA;
+	static final Schema SYMBOL_SCHEMA = SymbolDatabaseAdapterV4.V4_SYMBOL_SCHEMA;
 
 	// Bits 0 & 1 are used for the source of the symbol.
 	static final byte SYMBOL_SOURCE_BITS = (byte) 0x3;
 	static final byte SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG = (byte) 0x4; // Bit 2 is flag for "anchored to address".
 
+	// Symbol type constants
+	static final int SYMBOL_TYPE_LABEL = SymbolType.LABEL.getID();
+	static final int SYMBOL_TYPE_LIBRARY = SymbolType.LIBRARY.getID();
+	static final int SYMBOL_TYPE_NAMESPACE = SymbolType.NAMESPACE.getID();
+	static final int SYMBOL_TYPE_CLASS = SymbolType.CLASS.getID();
+	static final int SYMBOL_TYPE_FUNCTION = SymbolType.FUNCTION.getID();
+	static final int SYMBOL_TYPE_PARAMETER = SymbolType.PARAMETER.getID();
+	static final int SYMBOL_TYPE_LOCAL_VAR = SymbolType.LOCAL_VAR.getID();
+	static final int SYMBOL_TYPE_GLOBAL_VAR = SymbolType.GLOBAL_VAR.getID();
+
 	// TODO: NEXT UPGRADE: remove all variable/parameter symbols with NO_ADDRESS
 
 	/**
@@ -75,11 +88,11 @@ abstract class SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 			throws VersionException, CancelledException, IOException {
 
 		if (openMode == OpenMode.CREATE) {
-			return new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3(dbHandle, addrMap, true);
+			return new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV4(dbHandle, addrMap, true);
 		}
 
 		try {
-			SymbolDatabaseAdapter adapter = new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3(dbHandle, addrMap, false);
+			SymbolDatabaseAdapter adapter = new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV4(dbHandle, addrMap, false);
 			return adapter;
 		}
 		catch (VersionException e) {
@@ -99,26 +112,33 @@ abstract class SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	}
 
 	private static SymbolDatabaseAdapter findReadOnlyAdapter(DBHandle handle, AddressMap addrMap)
-			throws VersionException, IOException {
+			throws VersionException {
+
+		try {
+			return new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3(handle, addrMap.getOldAddressMap());
+		}
+		catch (VersionException e) {
+			// failed try older version
+		}
 
 		try {
 			return new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2(handle, addrMap.getOldAddressMap());
 		}
-		catch (VersionException e1) {
+		catch (VersionException e) {
 			// failed try older version
 		}
 
 		try {
 			return new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1(handle, addrMap.getOldAddressMap());
 		}
-		catch (VersionException e1) {
+		catch (VersionException e) {
 			// failed try older version
 		}
 
 		try {
 			return new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0(handle, addrMap.getOldAddressMap());
 		}
-		catch (VersionException e1) {
+		catch (VersionException e) {
 			// failed - can't handle whatever version this is trying to open
 		}
 
@@ -140,7 +160,7 @@ abstract class SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 
 			dbHandle.deleteTable(SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME);
 
-			SymbolDatabaseAdapter newAdapter = new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3(dbHandle, addrMap, true);
+			SymbolDatabaseAdapter newAdapter = new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV4(dbHandle, addrMap, true);
 
 			copyTempToNewAdapter(tmpAdapter, newAdapter, monitor);
 			return newAdapter;
@@ -166,7 +186,7 @@ abstract class SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 				((SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0) oldAdapter).extractLocalSymbols(tmpHandle, monitor);
 		}
 
-		SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3 tmpAdapter = new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3(tmpHandle, addrMap, true);
+		SymbolDatabaseAdapterV4 tmpAdapter = new SymbolDatabaseAdapterV4(tmpHandle, addrMap, true);
 		RecordIterator iter = oldAdapter.getSymbols();
 		while (iter.hasNext()) {
 			monitor.checkCancelled();
@@ -200,26 +220,22 @@ abstract class SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a new symbol
+	 * Instantiate a new basic symbol record.  Caller is responsible for updating any related
+	 * optional record fields and then adding to the table via the 
+	 * {@link #updateSymbolRecord(DBRecord)} method.
+	 * 
 	 * @param name name of the symbol
-	 * @param address the address for the symbol
 	 * @param namespaceID the id of the containing namespace symbol
+	 * @param address the address for the symbol
 	 * @param symbolType the type of this symbol
-	 * @param stringData place to store a String value that depends on the symbol type
+	 * @param isPrimary if true, symbol record will be tagged as primary (relavent for label and
+	 * function symbols only).
 	 * @param source the source type of this symbol
 	 * Some symbol types, such as function symbols, can set the source to Symbol.DEFAULT
-	 * @param dataTypeId the id of an associated datatype or null if there is no associated datatype
+	 * @return new symbol record (not yet added to symbol table)
-	 * @param varOffset the variable offset will be the ordinal for a parameter or first use offset
-	 * for a local variable
-	 * @param isPrimary true if the symbol is primary. Only applicable for labels and functions
-	 * @return the new record
-	 * @throws IOException if there was a problem accessing the database
-	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if you try to set the source to DEFAULT for a symbol type
-	 * that doesn't allow it
 	 */
-	abstract DBRecord createSymbol(String name, Address address, long namespaceID,
+	abstract DBRecord createSymbolRecord(String name, long namespaceID, Address address,
-			SymbolType symbolType, String stringData, Long dataTypeId, Integer varOffset,
+			SymbolType symbolType, boolean isPrimary, SourceType source);
-			SourceType source, boolean isPrimary) throws IOException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the record with the given symbol ID
@@ -372,10 +388,29 @@ abstract class SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	 * This only includes memory-based stored symbols.
 	 * 
 	 * @param startName the starting name to search
+	 * @return a symbol record iterator over the symbols
 	 * @throws IOException if a database io error occurs
 	 */
 	abstract RecordIterator scanSymbolsByName(String startName) throws IOException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Get symbol records which match the specified external original import name.
+	 * @param extLabel external import name label
+	 * @return matching external symbol records (forward iteration only, delete not supported)
+	 * @throws IOException if a database io error occurs
+	 */
+	abstract RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByOriginalImportName(String extLabel)
+			throws IOException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get symbol records which match the specified external original import name.
+	 * @param extProgAddr external program address
+	 * @return matching external symbol records (forward iteration only, delete not supported)
+	 * @throws IOException if a database io error occurs
+	 */
+	abstract RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByMemoryAddress(Address extProgAddr)
+			throws IOException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Get all symbols contained in the given {@link Namespace} that have the given name
 	 * @param name the symbol name
@@ -439,7 +474,8 @@ abstract class SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	protected static RecordIterator getNameAndNamespaceFilterIterator(String name, long namespaceId,
 			RecordIterator it) {
 		Query nameQuery = new FieldMatchQuery(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, new StringField(name));
-		Query namespaceQuery = new FieldMatchQuery(SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, new LongField(namespaceId));
+		Query namespaceQuery =
+			new FieldMatchQuery(SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, new LongField(namespaceId));
 		Query nameAndNamespaceQuery = new AndQuery(nameQuery, namespaceQuery);
 		return new QueryRecordIterator(it, nameAndNamespaceQuery);
 	}
@@ -457,7 +493,8 @@ abstract class SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	protected static RecordIterator getNameNamespaceAddressFilterIterator(String name,
 			long namespaceId, long addressKey, RecordIterator it) {
 		Query nameQuery = new FieldMatchQuery(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, new StringField(name));
-		Query namespaceQuery = new FieldMatchQuery(SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, new LongField(namespaceId));
+		Query namespaceQuery =
+			new FieldMatchQuery(SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, new LongField(namespaceId));
 		Query addressQuery = new FieldMatchQuery(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, new LongField(addressKey));
 		Query nameAndNamespaceQuery = new AndQuery(nameQuery, namespaceQuery);
 		Query fullQuery = new AndQuery(nameAndNamespaceQuery, addressQuery);

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0.java

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import db.*;
 import ghidra.program.database.map.AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator;
 import ghidra.program.database.map.AddressMap;
+import ghidra.program.database.util.EmptyRecordIterator;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.*;
 import ghidra.util.exception.*;
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		return symbolTable.getKey();
 	}
 
-	private DBRecord convertRecord(DBRecord record) {
+	private DBRecord convertV0Record(DBRecord record) {
 		if (record == null) {
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -118,32 +119,34 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		String symbolName = record.getString(V0_SYMBOL_NAME_COL);
 		rec.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_NAME_COL, symbolName);
 		long addressKey = record.getLongValue(V0_SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
-		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ADDR_COL,
+		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addressKey);
-			addressKey);
+
+		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_TYPE_COL, SymbolType.LABEL.getID());
+
+		long namespaceId = Namespace.GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID;
+		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, namespaceId);
+
+		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL,
+			(byte) SourceType.USER_DEFINED.ordinal());
+
+		//
+		// Convert sparse columns
+		//
+
+		Field hash = computeLocatorHash(symbolName, namespaceId, addressKey);
+		rec.setField(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_HASH_COL, hash);
 
 		boolean isPrimary = record.getBooleanValue(V0_SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL);
 		if (isPrimary) {
 			rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, addressKey);
 		}
 
-		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_TYPE_COL, SymbolType.LABEL.getID());
-
-		long namespaceId = Namespace.GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID;
-		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, namespaceId);
-
-		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL,
-			(byte) SourceType.USER_DEFINED.ordinal());
-
-		Field hash = computeLocatorHash(symbolName, namespaceId, addressKey);
-		rec.setField(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_HASH_COL, hash);
-
 		return rec;
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	DBRecord createSymbol(String name, Address address, long namespaceID, SymbolType symbolType,
+	DBRecord createSymbolRecord(String name, long namespaceID, Address address,
-			String stringData, Long dataTypeId, Integer varOffset, SourceType source,
+			SymbolType symbolType, boolean isPrimary, SourceType source) {
-			boolean isPrimary) throws IOException {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 
 	@Override
 	DBRecord getSymbolRecord(long symbolID) throws IOException {
-		return convertRecord(symbolTable.getRecord(symbolID));
+		return convertV0Record(symbolTable.getRecord(symbolID));
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -210,8 +213,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	RecordIterator getPrimarySymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward)
+	RecordIterator getPrimarySymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward) throws IOException {
-			throws IOException {
 		KeyToRecordIterator it =
 			new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
 				SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, set, forward));
@@ -240,8 +242,17 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	RecordIterator getSymbolsByNamespace(long id) throws IOException {
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByMemoryAddress(Address extProgAddr) throws IOException {
+		return EmptyRecordIterator.INSTANCE; // External symbols were not supported
+	}
 
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByOriginalImportName(String extLabel) throws IOException {
+		return EmptyRecordIterator.INSTANCE; // External symbols were not supported
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbolsByNamespace(long id) throws IOException {
 		if (id == Namespace.GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID) {
 			return new V0ConvertedRecordIterator(symbolTable.iterator());
 		}
@@ -299,7 +310,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 			if (hasNext()) {
 				DBRecord r = rec;
 				rec = null;
-				return convertRecord(r);
+				return convertV0Record(r);
 			}
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -337,8 +348,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV0 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		StringField value = new StringField(name);
 		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, value, value, true);
 		long addressKey = addrMap.getKey(address, false);
-		RecordIterator filtered =
+		RecordIterator filtered = getNameNamespaceAddressFilterIterator(name, id, addressKey, it);
-			getNameNamespaceAddressFilterIterator(name, id, addressKey, it);
 		if (filtered.hasNext()) {
 			return filtered.next();
 		}

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1.java

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import db.*;
 import ghidra.program.database.map.AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator;
 import ghidra.program.database.map.AddressMap;
+import ghidra.program.database.util.EmptyRecordIterator;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.*;
 import ghidra.util.exception.CancelledException;
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	private static final int V1_SYMBOL_ADDR_COL = 1;
 	private static final int V1_SYMBOL_PARENT_COL = 2;
 	private static final int V1_SYMBOL_TYPE_COL = 3;
-	private static final int V1_SYMBOL_DATA1_COL = 4;
+	private static final int V1_SYMBOL_DATA1_COL = 4; // Long data (variable dataTypeId) 
-	private static final int V1_SYMBOL_DATA2_COL = 5;
+	private static final int V1_SYMBOL_DATA2_COL = 5; // Int data (primary flag, variable-offset)
 	private static final int V1_SYMBOL_COMMENT_COL = 6;
 
 	private Table symbolTable;
@@ -70,9 +71,8 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	DBRecord createSymbol(String name, Address address, long namespaceID, SymbolType symbolType,
+	DBRecord createSymbolRecord(String name, long namespaceID, Address address,
-			String stringData, Long dataTypeId, Integer varOffset, SourceType source,
+			SymbolType symbolType, boolean isPrimary, SourceType source) {
-			boolean isPrimary) throws IOException {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
@@ -121,14 +121,11 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, symbolAddrKey);
 
 		long namespaceId = record.getLongValue(V1_SYMBOL_PARENT_COL);
-		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, namespaceId);
+		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, namespaceId);
 
 		byte symbolTypeId = record.getByteValue(V1_SYMBOL_TYPE_COL);
 		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_TYPE_COL, symbolTypeId);
 
-		rec.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL,
-			record.getString(V1_SYMBOL_COMMENT_COL));
-
 		SourceType source = SourceType.USER_DEFINED;
 		if (symbolTypeId == SymbolType.FUNCTION.getID()) {
 			Address symbolAddress = addrMap.decodeAddress(symbolAddrKey);
@@ -139,6 +136,13 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		}
 		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL, (byte) source.ordinal());
 
+		//
+		// Convert sparse columns
+		//
+
+		SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3.convertSymbolStringData(symbolTypeId, rec,
+			record.getString(V1_SYMBOL_COMMENT_COL));
+
 		long dataTypeId = record.getLongValue(V1_SYMBOL_DATA1_COL);
 		if (dataTypeId != -1) {
 			rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL, dataTypeId);
@@ -161,7 +165,9 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		// also need to store primary for functions
 		if (SymbolType.FUNCTION.equals(type)) {
 			rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, symbolAddrKey);
+
 		}
+
 		Field hash = computeLocatorHash(symbolName, namespaceId, symbolAddrKey);
 		rec.setField(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_HASH_COL, hash);
 
@@ -211,8 +217,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	RecordIterator getPrimarySymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward)
+	RecordIterator getPrimarySymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward) throws IOException {
-			throws IOException {
 		KeyToRecordIterator it =
 			new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
 				SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, set, forward));
@@ -240,6 +245,16 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByMemoryAddress(Address extProgAddr) throws IOException {
+		return EmptyRecordIterator.INSTANCE; // External symbols were not supported
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByOriginalImportName(String extLabel) throws IOException {
+		return EmptyRecordIterator.INSTANCE; // External symbols were not supported
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator getSymbolsByNamespace(long id) throws IOException {
 		LongField field = new LongField(id);
@@ -293,8 +308,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV1 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	DBRecord getSymbolRecord(Address address, String name, long id) throws IOException {
 		RecordIterator it = getSymbolsByName(name);
 		long addressKey = addrMap.getKey(address, false);
-		RecordIterator filtered =
+		RecordIterator filtered = getNameNamespaceAddressFilterIterator(name, id, addressKey, it);
-			getNameNamespaceAddressFilterIterator(name, id, addressKey, it);
 		if (filtered.hasNext()) {
 			return filtered.next();
 		}

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2.java

@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@
 package ghidra.program.database.symbol;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import db.*;
 import ghidra.program.database.map.*;
-import ghidra.program.database.util.RecordFilter;
+import ghidra.program.database.util.EmptyRecordIterator;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SourceType;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SymbolType;
@@ -43,20 +42,20 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 //			"SymbolData3", "Flags" });
 
 	private static final int SYMBOL_VERSION = 2;
+
+	private static final int V2_SYMBOL_NAME_COL = 0;
+	private static final int V2_SYMBOL_ADDR_COL = 1;
+	private static final int V2_SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL = 2;
+	private static final int V2_SYMBOL_TYPE_COL = 3;
+	private static final int V2_SYMBOL_DATA1_COL = 4; // Long data (variable dataTypeId)
+	private static final int V2_SYMBOL_DATA2_COL = 5; // Int data (primary flag, variable-offset)
+	private static final int V2_SYMBOL_DATA3_COL = 6; // String data (external address)
+	private static final int V2_SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL = 7;
+
 	private Table symbolTable;
 	private AddressMap addrMap;
 
-	static final int V2_SYMBOL_NAME_COL = 0;
+	SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2(DBHandle handle, AddressMap addrMap) throws VersionException {
-	static final int V2_SYMBOL_ADDR_COL = 1;
-	static final int V2_SYMBOL_PARENT_COL = 2;
-	static final int V2_SYMBOL_TYPE_COL = 3;
-	static final int V2_SYMBOL_DATA1_COL = 4;
-	static final int V2_SYMBOL_DATA2_COL = 5;
-	static final int V2_SYMBOL_DATA3_COL = 6;
-	static final int V2_SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL = 7;
-
-	SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2(DBHandle handle, AddressMap addrMap)
-			throws VersionException {
 
 		this.addrMap = addrMap;
 		symbolTable = handle.getTable(SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME);
@@ -73,9 +72,8 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	DBRecord createSymbol(String name, Address address, long namespaceID, SymbolType symbolType,
+	DBRecord createSymbolRecord(String name, long namespaceID, Address address,
-			String stringData, Long dataTypeId, Integer varOffset, SourceType source,
+			SymbolType symbolType, boolean isPrimary, SourceType source) {
-			boolean isPrimary) throws IOException {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
@@ -154,8 +152,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	RecordIterator getPrimarySymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward)
+	RecordIterator getPrimarySymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward) throws IOException {
-			throws IOException {
 		KeyToRecordIterator it =
 			new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
 				SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, set, forward));
@@ -174,51 +171,58 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 
 	@Override
 	void moveAddress(Address oldAddr, Address newAddr) throws IOException {
-		LongField oldKey = new LongField(addrMap.getKey(oldAddr, false));
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-		long newKey = addrMap.getKey(newAddr, true);
-		Field[] keys = symbolTable.findRecords(oldKey, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
-		for (Field key : keys) {
-			DBRecord rec = symbolTable.getRecord(key);
-			rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, newKey);
-			symbolTable.putRecord(rec);
-		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	Set<Address> deleteAddressRange(Address startAddr, Address endAddr, TaskMonitor monitor)
 			throws CancelledException, IOException {
-
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-		AnchoredSymbolRecordFilter filter = new AnchoredSymbolRecordFilter();
-		AddressRecordDeleter.deleteRecords(symbolTable, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, startAddr,
-			endAddr, filter);
-
-		return filter.getAddressesForSkippedRecords();
 	}
 
-	class AnchoredSymbolRecordFilter implements RecordFilter {
+	private String getExternalStringData(DBRecord rec) {
-		private Set<Address> set = new HashSet<Address>();
+		long addrKey = rec.getLongValue(V2_SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
+		Address addr = addrMap.decodeAddress(addrKey);
+		if (addr == null || !addr.isExternalAddress()) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		byte symbolTypeId = rec.getByteValue(V2_SYMBOL_TYPE_COL);
+		if (symbolTypeId != SYMBOL_TYPE_FUNCTION && symbolTypeId != SYMBOL_TYPE_LABEL) {
+			// NOTE: I don't think external functions were supported with this version
+			return null;
+		}
 
-		@Override
+		return rec.getString(V2_SYMBOL_DATA3_COL);
-		public boolean matches(DBRecord record) {
+	}
-			// only move symbols whose anchor flag is not on
+
-			Address addr = addrMap.decodeAddress(record.getLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL));
+	@Override
-			byte flags = record.getByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL);
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByMemoryAddress(Address extProgAddr) throws IOException {
-			if (((flags & SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG) == 0)) {
+		if (extProgAddr == null) {
-				return true;
+			return EmptyRecordIterator.INSTANCE;
+		}
+		String matchAddrStr = extProgAddr.toString();
+		return new ConstrainedForwardRecordIterator(symbolTable.iterator(), rec -> {
+			String str = getExternalStringData(rec);
+			if (str != null) {
+				int indexOf = str.indexOf(","); // [address][,importName]
+				String addressString = indexOf >= 0 ? str.substring(0, indexOf) : str;
+				if (matchAddrStr.equals(addressString)) {
+					return convertV2Record(rec);
+				}
 			}
-			set.add(addr);
+			return null;
-			return false;
+		});
-		}
+	}
 
-		Set<Address> getAddressesForSkippedRecords() {
+	@Override
-			return set;
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByOriginalImportName(String extLabel) throws IOException {
-		}
+		return EmptyRecordIterator.INSTANCE;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator getSymbolsByNamespace(long id) throws IOException {
 		LongField field = new LongField(id);
-		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, field, field, true);
+		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, field, field, true);
 		return new V2ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
@@ -236,6 +240,24 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		return new V2ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbolsByNameAndNamespace(String name, long id) throws IOException {
+		RecordIterator it = scanSymbolsByName(name);
+		RecordIterator filtered = getNameAndNamespaceFilterIterator(name, id, it);
+		return new V2ConvertedRecordIterator(filtered);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	DBRecord getSymbolRecord(Address address, String name, long id) throws IOException {
+		RecordIterator it = scanSymbolsByName(name);
+		long addressKey = addrMap.getKey(address, false);
+		RecordIterator filtered = getNameNamespaceAddressFilterIterator(name, id, addressKey, it);
+		if (filtered.hasNext()) {
+			return filtered.next();
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	Address getMaxSymbolAddress(AddressSpace space) throws IOException {
 		if (space.isMemorySpace()) {
@@ -265,27 +287,6 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		return symbolTable;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	RecordIterator getSymbolsByNameAndNamespace(String name, long id) throws IOException {
-		StringField value = new StringField(name);
-		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, value, value, true);
-		RecordIterator filtered = getNameAndNamespaceFilterIterator(name, id, it);
-		return new V2ConvertedRecordIterator(filtered);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	DBRecord getSymbolRecord(Address address, String name, long id) throws IOException {
-		StringField value = new StringField(name);
-		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, value, value, true);
-		long addressKey = addrMap.getKey(address, false);
-		RecordIterator filtered =
-			getNameNamespaceAddressFilterIterator(name, id, addressKey, it);
-		if (filtered.hasNext()) {
-			return filtered.next();
-		}
-		return null;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns a record matching the current database schema from the version 2 record.
 	 * @param record the record matching the version 2 schema.
@@ -303,21 +304,25 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		long symbolAddrKey = record.getLongValue(V2_SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
 		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, symbolAddrKey);
 
-		long namespaceId = record.getLongValue(V2_SYMBOL_PARENT_COL);
+		long namespaceId = record.getLongValue(V2_SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL);
-		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, namespaceId);
+		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, namespaceId);
 
 		byte symbolTypeId = record.getByteValue(V2_SYMBOL_TYPE_COL);
 		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_TYPE_COL, symbolTypeId);
 
-		rec.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL,
+		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL,
+			record.getByteValue(V2_SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL));
+
+		//
+		// Convert sparse columns
+		//
+
+		SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3.convertSymbolStringData(symbolTypeId, rec,
 			record.getString(V2_SYMBOL_DATA3_COL));
 
 		Field hash = computeLocatorHash(symbolName, namespaceId, symbolAddrKey);
 		rec.setField(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_HASH_COL, hash);
 
-		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL,
-			record.getByteValue(V2_SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL));
-
 		long dataTypeId = record.getLongValue(V2_SYMBOL_DATA1_COL);
 		if (dataTypeId != -1) {
 			rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL, dataTypeId);
@@ -325,7 +330,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV2 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 
 		SymbolType type = SymbolType.getSymbolType(symbolTypeId);
 		int data2 = record.getIntValue(V2_SYMBOL_DATA2_COL);
-		// The data1 field was used in two ways for label symbols, it stored a 1 for primary and 0
+		// The data2 field was used in two ways for label symbols, it stored a 1 for primary and 0
 		// for non-primary.  If the type was a parameter or variable, it stored the ordinal or
 		// first use offset respectively
 		if (SymbolType.LABEL.equals(type)) {

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3.java

@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 package ghidra.program.database.symbol;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 import db.*;
 import ghidra.program.database.map.*;
 import ghidra.program.database.util.EmptyRecordIterator;
-import ghidra.program.database.util.RecordFilter;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SourceType;
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SymbolType;
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
 /**
  * SymbolDatabaseAdapter for version 3
  * 
- * This version provides for fast symbol lookup by namespace and name.
+ * This version provides for fast symbol lookup by namespace and name and introduced the use of 
+ * sparse table columns for storing optional symbol data (hash, primary, datatype-ID, variable-offset).
  * It was created in June 2021 with ProgramDB version 24. 
- * It will be included in Ghidra starting at version 10.1
+ * It was first in affect within Ghidra starting at version 10.1
  */
 class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 
@@ -49,95 +50,58 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 	// allows us to index this field and quickly find the primary symbols. The field is sparse
 	// so that non-primary symbols don't consume any space for this field.
 
-	static final Schema V3_SYMBOL_SCHEMA = new Schema(SYMBOL_VERSION, "Key",
+/* Do not remove the following commented out schema! It shows the version 3 symbol table schema. */
-		new Field[] { StringField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE,
+//	static final Schema V3_SYMBOL_SCHEMA = new Schema(SYMBOL_VERSION, "Key",
-			ByteField.INSTANCE, StringField.INSTANCE, ByteField.INSTANCE,
+//		new Field[] { StringField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE,
-			LongField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE, IntField.INSTANCE },
+//			ByteField.INSTANCE, StringField.INSTANCE, ByteField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE,
-		new String[] { "Name", "Address", "Namespace", "Symbol Type", "String Data", "Flags",
+//			LongField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE, IntField.INSTANCE },
-			"Locator Hash", "Primary", "Datatype", "Variable Offset" },
+//		new String[] { "Name", "Address", "Namespace", "Symbol Type", "String Data", "Flags",
-		new int[] { SYMBOL_HASH_COL, SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL,
+//			"Locator Hash", "Primary", "Datatype", "Variable Offset" },
-			SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL });
+//		new int[] { SYMBOL_HASH_COL, SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL,
+//			SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL });
+
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_NAME_COL = 0;
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_ADDR_COL = 1;
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL = 2;
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_TYPE_COL = 3;
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL = 4; // removed with V4; External [address][,importName]
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL = 5;
+
+	// sparse fields - the following fields are not always applicable so they are optional and 
+	// don't consume space in the database if they aren't used.
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_HASH_COL = 6;
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL = 7;
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL = 8; // External and variable symbol use
+	private static final int V3_SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL = 9;
 
 	private Table symbolTable;
 	private AddressMap addrMap;
 
-	SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3(DBHandle handle, AddressMap addrMap, boolean create)
+	SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3(DBHandle handle, AddressMap addrMap) throws VersionException {
-			throws VersionException, IOException {
 
 		this.addrMap = addrMap;
-		if (create) {
+		symbolTable = handle.getTable(SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME);
-			symbolTable = handle.createTable(SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME, SYMBOL_SCHEMA,
+		if (symbolTable == null) {
-				new int[] { SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, SYMBOL_NAME_COL, SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, SYMBOL_HASH_COL,
+			throw new VersionException("Missing Table: " + SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME);
-					SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL });
 		}
-		else {
+		if (symbolTable.getSchema().getVersion() != SYMBOL_VERSION) {
-			symbolTable = handle.getTable(SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME);
+			int version = symbolTable.getSchema().getVersion();
-			if (symbolTable == null) {
+			if (version < SYMBOL_VERSION) {
-				throw new VersionException("Missing Table: " + SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME);
+				throw new VersionException(true);
-			}
-			if (symbolTable.getSchema().getVersion() != SYMBOL_VERSION) {
-				int version = symbolTable.getSchema().getVersion();
-				if (version < SYMBOL_VERSION) {
-					throw new VersionException(true);
-				}
-				throw new VersionException(VersionException.NEWER_VERSION, false);
 			}
+			throw new VersionException(VersionException.NEWER_VERSION, false);
 		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	DBRecord createSymbol(String name, Address address, long namespaceID, SymbolType symbolType,
+	DBRecord createSymbolRecord(String name, long namespaceID, Address address,
-			String stringData, Long dataTypeId, Integer varOffset, SourceType source,
+			SymbolType symbolType, boolean isPrimary, SourceType source) {
-			boolean isPrimary) throws IOException {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-		long nextID = symbolTable.getKey();
-
-		// avoiding key 0, as it is reserved for the global namespace
-		if (nextID == 0) {
-			nextID++;
-		}
-		return createSymbol(nextID, name, address, namespaceID, symbolType, stringData,
-			(byte) source.ordinal(), dataTypeId, varOffset, isPrimary);
-	}
-
-	private DBRecord createSymbol(long id, String name, Address address, long namespaceID,
-			SymbolType symbolType, String stringData, byte flags,
-			Long dataTypeId, Integer varOffset, boolean isPrimary) throws IOException {
-
-		long addressKey = addrMap.getKey(address, true);
-
-		DBRecord rec = symbolTable.getSchema().createRecord(id);
-		rec.setString(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, name);
-		rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addressKey);
-		rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, namespaceID);
-		rec.setByteValue(SYMBOL_TYPE_COL, symbolType.getID());
-		rec.setString(SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL, stringData);
-		rec.setByteValue(SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL, flags);
-
-		// sparse columns - these columns don't apply to all symbols.
-		// they default to null unless specifically set. Null values don't consume space.
-
-		rec.setField(SYMBOL_HASH_COL,
-			computeLocatorHash(name, namespaceID, addressKey));
-
-		if (isPrimary) {
-			rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, addressKey);
-		}
-
-		if (dataTypeId != null) {
-			rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL, dataTypeId);
-		}
-
-		if (varOffset != null) {
-			rec.setIntValue(SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL, varOffset);
-		}
-
-		symbolTable.putRecord(rec);
-		return rec;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	void removeSymbol(long symbolID) throws IOException {
-		symbolTable.deleteRecord(symbolID);
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -160,7 +124,7 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 
 	@Override
 	DBRecord getSymbolRecord(long symbolID) throws IOException {
-		return symbolTable.getRecord(symbolID);
+		return convertV3Record(symbolTable.getRecord(symbolID));
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -170,49 +134,52 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator getSymbolsByAddress(boolean forward) throws IOException {
-		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable,
+		KeyToRecordIterator it = new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable,
 			new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, forward));
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator getSymbolsByAddress(Address startAddr, boolean forward) throws IOException {
-		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+		KeyToRecordIterator it =
-			SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, startAddr, forward));
+			new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+				SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, startAddr, forward));
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	void updateSymbolRecord(DBRecord record) throws IOException {
-		// make sure hash is updated to current name and name space
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-		String name = record.getString(SYMBOL_NAME_COL);
-		long namespaceId = record.getLongValue(SYMBOL_PARENT_COL);
-		long addressKey = record.getLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
-		record.setField(SYMBOL_HASH_COL,
-			computeLocatorHash(name, namespaceId, addressKey));
-		symbolTable.putRecord(record);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator getSymbols() throws IOException {
-		return symbolTable.iterator();
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(symbolTable.iterator());
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator getSymbols(Address start, Address end, boolean forward) throws IOException {
-		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+		KeyToRecordIterator it =
-			SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, start, end, forward));
+			new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+				SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, start, end, forward));
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator getSymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward) throws IOException {
-		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+		KeyToRecordIterator it =
-			SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, set, forward));
+			new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+				SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, set, forward));
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected RecordIterator getPrimarySymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward)
 			throws IOException {
-		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+		KeyToRecordIterator it =
-			SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, addrMap, set, forward));
+			new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+				SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, addrMap, set, forward));
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -220,54 +187,92 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator it = new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
 			SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, addrMap, address, address, true);
 		if (it.hasNext()) {
-			return symbolTable.getRecord(it.next());
+			return convertV3Record(symbolTable.getRecord(it.next()));
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	void deleteExternalEntries(Address start, Address end) throws IOException {
-		AddressRecordDeleter.deleteRecords(symbolTable, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, start, end, null);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	void moveAddress(Address oldAddr, Address newAddr) throws IOException {
-		LongField oldKey = new LongField(addrMap.getKey(oldAddr, false));
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-		long newKey = addrMap.getKey(newAddr, true);
-		Field[] keys = symbolTable.findRecords(oldKey, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
-		for (Field key : keys) {
-			DBRecord rec = symbolTable.getRecord(key);
-			rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, newKey);
-			symbolTable.putRecord(rec);
-		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	Set<Address> deleteAddressRange(Address startAddr, Address endAddr, TaskMonitor monitor)
 			throws CancelledException, IOException {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
 
-		AnchoredSymbolRecordFilter filter = new AnchoredSymbolRecordFilter();
+	private String getExternalStringData(DBRecord rec) {
-		AddressRecordDeleter.deleteRecords(symbolTable, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, startAddr,
+		long addrKey = rec.getLongValue(V3_SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
-			endAddr, filter);
+		Address addr = addrMap.decodeAddress(addrKey);
+		if (addr == null || !addr.isExternalAddress()) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		byte symbolTypeId = rec.getByteValue(V3_SYMBOL_TYPE_COL);
+		if (symbolTypeId != SYMBOL_TYPE_FUNCTION && symbolTypeId != SYMBOL_TYPE_LABEL) {
+			return null;
+		}
 
-		return filter.getAddressesForSkippedRecords();
+		return rec.getString(V3_SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByMemoryAddress(Address extProgAddr) throws IOException {
+		if (extProgAddr == null) {
+			return EmptyRecordIterator.INSTANCE;
+		}
+		String matchAddrStr = extProgAddr.toString();
+		return new ConstrainedForwardRecordIterator(symbolTable.iterator(), rec -> {
+			String str = getExternalStringData(rec);
+			if (str != null) {
+				int indexOf = str.indexOf(","); // [address][,importName]
+				String addressString = indexOf >= 0 ? str.substring(0, indexOf) : str;
+				if (matchAddrStr.equals(addressString)) {
+					return convertV3Record(rec);
+				}
+			}
+			return null;
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByOriginalImportName(String extLabel) throws IOException {
+		if (StringUtils.isBlank(extLabel)) {
+			return EmptyRecordIterator.INSTANCE;
+		}
+		return new ConstrainedForwardRecordIterator(symbolTable.iterator(), rec -> {
+			String str = getExternalStringData(rec);
+			if (str != null) {
+				int indexOf = str.indexOf(","); // [address][,importName]
+				String originalImportedName = indexOf >= 0 ? str.substring(indexOf + 1) : null;
+				if (extLabel.equals(originalImportedName)) {
+					return convertV3Record(rec);
+				}
+			}
+			return null;
+		});
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator getSymbolsByNamespace(long id) throws IOException {
 		LongField field = new LongField(id);
-		return symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, field, field, true);
+		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, field, field, true);
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator getSymbolsByName(String name) throws IOException {
 		StringField field = new StringField(name);
-		return symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, field, field, true);
+		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, field, field, true);
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	RecordIterator scanSymbolsByName(String startName) throws IOException {
 		StringField field = new StringField(startName);
-		return symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, field, null, true);
+		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, field, null, true);
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -282,7 +287,10 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		Field end = computeLocatorHash(name, id, MAX_ADDRESS_OFFSET);
 
 		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_HASH_COL, start, end, true);
-		return getNameAndNamespaceFilterIterator(name, id, it);
+		it = new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
+
+		RecordIterator filtered = getNameAndNamespaceFilterIterator(name, id, it);
+		return new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(filtered);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -293,6 +301,8 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 			return null;
 		}
 		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_HASH_COL, search, search, true);
+		it = new V3ConvertedRecordIterator(it);
+
 		RecordIterator filtered =
 			getNameNamespaceAddressFilterIterator(name, namespaceId, addressKey, it);
 		if (filtered.hasNext()) {
@@ -330,24 +340,96 @@ class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV3 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
 		return symbolTable;
 	}
 
-	private class AnchoredSymbolRecordFilter implements RecordFilter {
+	/**
-		private Set<Address> set = new HashSet<Address>();
+	 * Returns a record matching the current database schema from the version 2 record.
+	 * @param record the record matching the version 2 schema.
+	 * @return a current symbol record.
+	 */
+	private DBRecord convertV3Record(DBRecord record) {
+		if (record == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		DBRecord rec = SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_SCHEMA.createRecord(record.getKey());
 
-		@Override
+		String symbolName = record.getString(V3_SYMBOL_NAME_COL);
-		public boolean matches(DBRecord record) {
+		rec.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_NAME_COL, symbolName);
-			// only move symbols whose anchor flag is not on
+
-			Address addr = addrMap.decodeAddress(record.getLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL));
+		long symbolAddrKey = record.getLongValue(V3_SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
-			byte flags = record.getByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL);
+		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, symbolAddrKey);
-			boolean pinned = (flags & SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG) != 0;
+
-			if (!pinned) {
+		long namespaceId = record.getLongValue(V3_SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL);
-				return true;
+		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, namespaceId);
-			}
+
-			set.add(addr);
+		byte symbolTypeId = record.getByteValue(V3_SYMBOL_TYPE_COL);
-			return false;
+		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_TYPE_COL, symbolTypeId);
+
+		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL,
+			record.getByteValue(V3_SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL));
+
+		//
+		// Convert sparse columns
+		//
+
+		convertSymbolStringData(symbolTypeId, rec, record.getString(V3_SYMBOL_STRING_DATA_COL));
+
+		Field hash = record.getFieldValue(V3_SYMBOL_HASH_COL);
+		if (hash != null) {
+			rec.setField(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_HASH_COL, hash);
 		}
 
-		Set<Address> getAddressesForSkippedRecords() {
+		Field primaryAddr = record.getFieldValue(V3_SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL);
-			return set;
+		if (primaryAddr != null) {
+			rec.setField(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, primaryAddr);
+		}
+
+		Field dataTypeId = record.getFieldValue(V3_SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL);
+		if (dataTypeId != null) {
+			rec.setField(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL, dataTypeId);
+		}
+
+		Field varOffset = record.getFieldValue(V3_SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL);
+		if (varOffset != null) {
+			rec.setField(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL, varOffset);
+		}
+
+		return rec;
+	}
+
+	static void convertSymbolStringData(byte symbolTypeId, DBRecord record, String str) {
+
+		// Adhoc String field use/format
+		//   External location (label or function):  "[<addressStr>][,<originalImportedName>]"
+		//   Library: [externalLibraryPath]
+		//   Variables: [comment]
+
+		if (StringUtils.isBlank(str)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (symbolTypeId == SYMBOL_TYPE_LABEL || symbolTypeId == SYMBOL_TYPE_FUNCTION) {
+			int indexOf = str.indexOf(",");
+			String originalImportedName = indexOf >= 0 ? str.substring(indexOf + 1) : null;
+			String addressString = indexOf >= 0 ? str.substring(0, indexOf) : str;
+			record.setString(SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL, addressString);
+			record.setString(SYMBOL_ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_NAME_COL, originalImportedName);
+		}
+		else if (symbolTypeId == SYMBOL_TYPE_LOCAL_VAR || symbolTypeId == SYMBOL_TYPE_PARAMETER) {
+			record.setString(SYMBOL_COMMENT_COL, str);
+		}
+		else if (symbolTypeId == SYMBOL_TYPE_LIBRARY) {
+			record.setString(SYMBOL_LIBPATH_COL, str);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private class V3ConvertedRecordIterator extends ConvertedRecordIterator {
+
+		V3ConvertedRecordIterator(RecordIterator originalIterator) {
+			super(originalIterator, false);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected DBRecord convertRecord(DBRecord record) {
+			return convertV3Record(record);
 		}
 	}
 

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/SymbolDatabaseAdapterV4.java

@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ghidra.program.database.symbol;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import db.*;
+import ghidra.program.database.map.*;
+import ghidra.program.database.util.EmptyRecordIterator;
+import ghidra.program.database.util.RecordFilter;
+import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SourceType;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.SymbolType;
+import ghidra.util.exception.CancelledException;
+import ghidra.util.exception.VersionException;
+import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
+
+/**
+ * SymbolDatabaseAdapter for version 3
+ * 
+ * This version added additional sparse columns to store optional data specific to certain
+ * symbol types.  The adhoc string data column was eliminated.
+ */
+class SymbolDatabaseAdapterV4 extends SymbolDatabaseAdapter {
+
+	static final int SYMBOL_VERSION = 4;
+
+	// Used to create a range when searching symbols by name/namespace but don't care about address
+	private static final long MIN_ADDRESS_OFFSET = 0;
+	private static final long MAX_ADDRESS_OFFSET = -1;
+
+	// NOTE: the primary field duplicates the symbol's address when the symbol is primary. This
+	// allows us to index this field and quickly find the primary symbols. The field is sparse
+	// so that non-primary symbols don't consume any space for this field.
+
+	static final Schema V4_SYMBOL_SCHEMA = new Schema(SYMBOL_VERSION, "Key",
+		new Field[] { StringField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE,
+			ByteField.INSTANCE, ByteField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE, LongField.INSTANCE,
+			LongField.INSTANCE, IntField.INSTANCE, StringField.INSTANCE, StringField.INSTANCE,
+			StringField.INSTANCE, StringField.INSTANCE },
+		new String[] { "Name", "Address", "Namespace", "Symbol Type", "Flags", "Locator Hash",
+			"Primary", "Datatype", "Variable Offset", "ExtOrigImportName", "ExtProgAddr", "Comment",
+			"LibPath" },
+		new int[] { SYMBOL_HASH_COL, SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, SYMBOL_DATATYPE_COL, SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL,
+			SYMBOL_ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_NAME_COL, SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL, SYMBOL_COMMENT_COL,
+			SYMBOL_LIBPATH_COL });
+
+	private Table symbolTable;
+	private AddressMap addrMap;
+
+	SymbolDatabaseAdapterV4(DBHandle handle, AddressMap addrMap, boolean create)
+			throws VersionException, IOException {
+
+		this.addrMap = addrMap;
+		if (create) {
+			symbolTable = handle.createTable(SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME, SYMBOL_SCHEMA,
+				new int[] { SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, SYMBOL_NAME_COL, SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, SYMBOL_HASH_COL,
+					SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, SYMBOL_ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_NAME_COL,
+					SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL });
+		}
+		else {
+			symbolTable = handle.getTable(SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME);
+			if (symbolTable == null) {
+				throw new VersionException("Missing Table: " + SYMBOL_TABLE_NAME);
+			}
+			if (symbolTable.getSchema().getVersion() != SYMBOL_VERSION) {
+				int version = symbolTable.getSchema().getVersion();
+				if (version < SYMBOL_VERSION) {
+					throw new VersionException(true);
+				}
+				throw new VersionException(VersionException.NEWER_VERSION, false);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+//	@Override
+//	DBRecord createSymbol(String name, Address address, long namespaceID, SymbolType symbolType,
+//			SourceType source, boolean isPrimary) throws IOException {
+//		long nextID = symbolTable.getKey();
+//
+//		// avoiding key 0, as it is reserved for the global namespace
+//		if (nextID == 0) {
+//			nextID++;
+//		}
+//		return createSymbol(nextID, name, address, namespaceID, symbolType, (byte) source.ordinal(),
+//			isPrimary);
+//	}
+
+	@Override
+	DBRecord createSymbolRecord(String name, long namespaceID, Address address,
+			SymbolType symbolType, boolean isPrimary, SourceType source) {
+
+		long nextID = symbolTable.getKey();
+
+		// Avoid key 0, as it is reserved for the global namespace
+		if (nextID == 0) {
+			nextID++;
+		}
+
+		long addressKey = addrMap.getKey(address, true);
+
+		DBRecord rec = symbolTable.getSchema().createRecord(nextID);
+		rec.setString(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, name);
+		rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addressKey);
+		rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, namespaceID);
+		rec.setByteValue(SYMBOL_TYPE_COL, symbolType.getID());
+		rec.setByteValue(SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL, (byte) source.ordinal());
+
+		// Sparse columns - these columns don't apply to all symbols.
+		// they default to null unless specifically set. Null values don't consume space.
+
+		rec.setField(SYMBOL_HASH_COL, computeLocatorHash(name, namespaceID, addressKey));
+
+		if (isPrimary) {
+			rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, addressKey);
+		}
+
+		return rec;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	void removeSymbol(long symbolID) throws IOException {
+		symbolTable.deleteRecord(symbolID);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	boolean hasSymbol(Address addr) throws IOException {
+		long key = addrMap.getKey(addr, false);
+		if (key == AddressMap.INVALID_ADDRESS_KEY && !addr.equals(Address.NO_ADDRESS)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return symbolTable.hasRecord(new LongField(key), SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	Field[] getSymbolIDs(Address addr) throws IOException {
+		long key = addrMap.getKey(addr, false);
+		if (key == AddressMap.INVALID_ADDRESS_KEY && !addr.equals(Address.NO_ADDRESS)) {
+			return Field.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+		}
+		return symbolTable.findRecords(new LongField(key), SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	DBRecord getSymbolRecord(long symbolID) throws IOException {
+		return symbolTable.getRecord(symbolID);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	int getSymbolCount() {
+		return symbolTable.getRecordCount();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbolsByAddress(boolean forward) throws IOException {
+		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable,
+			new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, forward));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbolsByAddress(Address startAddr, boolean forward) throws IOException {
+		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+			SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, startAddr, forward));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	void updateSymbolRecord(DBRecord record) throws IOException {
+		// make sure hash is updated to current name and name space
+		String name = record.getString(SYMBOL_NAME_COL);
+		long namespaceId = record.getLongValue(SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL);
+		long addressKey = record.getLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
+		record.setField(SYMBOL_HASH_COL, computeLocatorHash(name, namespaceId, addressKey));
+		symbolTable.putRecord(record);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbols() throws IOException {
+		return symbolTable.iterator();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbols(Address start, Address end, boolean forward) throws IOException {
+		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+			SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, start, end, forward));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward) throws IOException {
+		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+			SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, set, forward));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected RecordIterator getPrimarySymbols(AddressSetView set, boolean forward)
+			throws IOException {
+		return new KeyToRecordIterator(symbolTable, new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+			SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, addrMap, set, forward));
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected DBRecord getPrimarySymbol(Address address) throws IOException {
+		AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator it = new AddressIndexPrimaryKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+			SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, addrMap, address, address, true);
+		if (it.hasNext()) {
+			return symbolTable.getRecord(it.next());
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	void deleteExternalEntries(Address start, Address end) throws IOException {
+		AddressRecordDeleter.deleteRecords(symbolTable, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, start, end, null);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	void moveAddress(Address oldAddr, Address newAddr) throws IOException {
+		LongField oldKey = new LongField(addrMap.getKey(oldAddr, false));
+		long newKey = addrMap.getKey(newAddr, true);
+		Field[] keys = symbolTable.findRecords(oldKey, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
+		for (Field key : keys) {
+			DBRecord rec = symbolTable.getRecord(key);
+			rec.setLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, newKey);
+			symbolTable.putRecord(rec);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	Set<Address> deleteAddressRange(Address startAddr, Address endAddr, TaskMonitor monitor)
+			throws CancelledException, IOException {
+
+		AnchoredSymbolRecordFilter filter = new AnchoredSymbolRecordFilter();
+		AddressRecordDeleter.deleteRecords(symbolTable, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, startAddr,
+			endAddr, filter);
+
+		return filter.getAddressesForSkippedRecords();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbolsByNamespace(long id) throws IOException {
+		LongField field = new LongField(id);
+		return symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, field, field, true);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbolsByName(String name) throws IOException {
+		StringField field = new StringField(name);
+		return symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, field, field, true);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator scanSymbolsByName(String startName) throws IOException {
+		StringField field = new StringField(startName);
+		return symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_NAME_COL, field, null, true);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByOriginalImportName(String extLabel) throws IOException {
+		StringField extLabelField = new StringField(extLabel);
+		return symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_ORIGINAL_IMPORTED_NAME_COL, extLabelField,
+			extLabelField, true);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getExternalSymbolsByMemoryAddress(Address extProgAddr) throws IOException {
+		StringField addrField = new StringField(extProgAddr.toString());
+		return symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL, addrField, addrField, true);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	RecordIterator getSymbolsByNameAndNamespace(String name, long id) throws IOException {
+		// create a range of hash fields for all symbols with this name and namespace id over all
+		// possible addresses
+		Field start = computeLocatorHash(name, id, MIN_ADDRESS_OFFSET);
+		if (start == null) {
+			return EmptyRecordIterator.INSTANCE;
+		}
+
+		Field end = computeLocatorHash(name, id, MAX_ADDRESS_OFFSET);
+
+		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_HASH_COL, start, end, true);
+		return getNameAndNamespaceFilterIterator(name, id, it);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	DBRecord getSymbolRecord(Address address, String name, long namespaceId) throws IOException {
+		long addressKey = addrMap.getKey(address, false);
+		Field search = computeLocatorHash(name, namespaceId, addressKey);
+		if (search == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		RecordIterator it = symbolTable.indexIterator(SYMBOL_HASH_COL, search, search, true);
+		RecordIterator filtered =
+			getNameNamespaceAddressFilterIterator(name, namespaceId, addressKey, it);
+		if (filtered.hasNext()) {
+			return filtered.next();
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	Address getMaxSymbolAddress(AddressSpace space) throws IOException {
+		if (space.isMemorySpace()) {
+			AddressIndexKeyIterator addressKeyIterator = new AddressIndexKeyIterator(symbolTable,
+				SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addrMap, space.getMinAddress(), space.getMaxAddress(), false);
+			if (addressKeyIterator.hasNext()) {
+				return addrMap.decodeAddress(addressKeyIterator.next());
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			LongField max = new LongField(addrMap.getKey(space.getMaxAddress(), false));
+			DBFieldIterator iterator =
+				symbolTable.indexFieldIterator(null, max, false, SYMBOL_ADDR_COL);
+			if (iterator.hasPrevious()) {
+				LongField val = (LongField) iterator.previous();
+				Address addr = addrMap.decodeAddress(val.getLongValue());
+				if (space.equals(addr.getAddressSpace())) {
+					return addr;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	Table getTable() {
+		return symbolTable;
+	}
+
+	private class AnchoredSymbolRecordFilter implements RecordFilter {
+		private Set<Address> set = new HashSet<Address>();
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean matches(DBRecord record) {
+			// only move symbols whose anchor flag is not on
+			Address addr = addrMap.decodeAddress(record.getLongValue(SYMBOL_ADDR_COL));
+			byte flags = record.getByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_FLAGS_COL);
+			boolean pinned = (flags & SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PINNED_FLAG) != 0;
+			if (!pinned) {
+				return true;
+			}
+			set.add(addr);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		Set<Address> getAddressesForSkippedRecords() {
+			return set;
+		}
+	}
+
+}

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/SymbolManager.java

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 			}
 			catch (InvalidInputException e) {
 				Symbol parent =
-					getSymbol(rec.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL));
+					getSymbol(rec.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL));
 				Msg.warn(this, "Variable symbol upgrade problem: " + parent.getName() + ":" +
 					rec.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_NAME_COL));
 			}
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 					}
 					catch (InvalidInputException e) {
 						Symbol parent =
-							getSymbol(rec.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL));
+							getSymbol(rec.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL));
 						Msg.warn(this, "Variable symbol upgrade problem: " + parent.getName() +
 							":" + rec.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_NAME_COL));
 						curVarAddr = null;
@@ -527,8 +527,11 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 			Address address = symbol.getAddress();
 			symbolRemoved(symbol, address, symbol.getName(), oldKey, Namespace.GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID,
 				null);
-			DBRecord record = adapter.createSymbol(newName, address, newParentID, SymbolType.LABEL,
+
-				null, null, null, source, true);
+			DBRecord record = adapter.createSymbolRecord(newName, newParentID, address,
+				SymbolType.LABEL, true, source);
+			adapter.updateSymbolRecord(record);
+
 			symbol.setRecord(record);
 			symbolAdded(symbol);
 		}
@@ -571,7 +574,7 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 		rec.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_NAME_COL, name);
 		long addressKey = addrMap.getKey(addr, true);
 		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ADDR_COL, addressKey);
-		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_COL, namespace.getID());
+		rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL, namespace.getID());
 		rec.setByteValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_TYPE_COL, type.getID());
 		if (isPrimary) {
 			rec.setLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PRIMARY_COL, addressKey);
@@ -587,19 +590,19 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 				addrMap.decodeAddress(record.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_ADDR_COL));
 		}
 		if (type == SymbolType.CLASS) {
-			return new ClassSymbol(this, cache, addr, record);
+			return new ClassSymbol(this, cache, record); // uses NO_ADDRESS
 		}
 		else if (type == SymbolType.LABEL) {
-			return new CodeSymbol(this, cache, addr, record);
+			return new CodeSymbol(this, cache, addr, record); // uses NO_ADDRESS
 		}
 		else if (type == SymbolType.NAMESPACE) {
-			return new NamespaceSymbol(this, cache, addr, record);
+			return new NamespaceSymbol(this, cache, record);
 		}
 		else if (type == SymbolType.FUNCTION) {
 			return new FunctionSymbol(this, cache, addr, record);
 		}
 		else if (type == SymbolType.LIBRARY) {
-			return new LibrarySymbol(this, cache, addr, record);
+			return new LibrarySymbol(this, cache, record); // uses NO_ADDRESS
 		}
 		else if (type == SymbolType.PARAMETER || type == SymbolType.LOCAL_VAR) {
 			return new VariableSymbolDB(this, cache, type, variableStorageMgr, addr, record);
@@ -970,12 +973,12 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Symbol getLibrarySymbol(String name) {
+	public LibrarySymbol getLibrarySymbol(String name) {
 		lock.acquire();
 		try {
 			for (Symbol s : getSymbols(name)) {
 				if (s.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.LIBRARY) {
-					return s;
+					return (LibrarySymbol) s;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1111,6 +1114,83 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get all external symbols whose original import name matches the specified extLabel with an
+	 * optional constraint on a matching Library.
+	 * @param library optional Library constraint (may be null to ignore).
+	 * @param extLabel external original import name
+	 * @return external symbol iterator
+	 */
+	public SymbolIterator getExternalSymbolByOriginalImportName(Library library, String extLabel) {
+		if (library != null) {
+			checkValidNamespaceArgument(library);
+		}
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			long matchLibraryId = library != null ? library.getID() : -1;
+			RecordIterator recordIter = adapter.getExternalSymbolsByOriginalImportName(extLabel);
+			return new SymbolRecordConstraintIterator(recordIter, rec -> {
+				if (matchLibraryId > 0) {
+					long parentId = rec.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL);
+					if (parentId == matchLibraryId) {
+						return true;
+					}
+					Symbol s = getSymbol(parentId);
+					Library lib = Library.getContainingLibrary(s);
+					return lib != null && lib.getID() == matchLibraryId;
+				}
+				return true;
+			}, true);
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			program.dbError(e);
+			return null; // will not occur
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get all external symbols whose original import name matches the specified extLabel with an
+	 * optional constraint on a matching Library.
+	 * @param library optional Library constraint (may be null to ignore).
+	 * @param extProgAddr external program memory address
+	 * @return external symbol iterator
+	 */
+	public SymbolIterator getExternalSymbolByMemoryAddress(Library library, Address extProgAddr) {
+		if (extProgAddr == null || !extProgAddr.isLoadedMemoryAddress()) {
+			return SymbolIterator.EMPTY_ITERATOR;
+		}
+		if (library != null) {
+			checkValidNamespaceArgument(library);
+		}
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			long matchLibraryId = library != null ? library.getID() : -1;
+			RecordIterator recordIter = adapter.getExternalSymbolsByMemoryAddress(extProgAddr);
+			return new SymbolRecordConstraintIterator(recordIter, rec -> {
+				if (matchLibraryId > 0) {
+					long parentId = rec.getLongValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_PARENT_ID_COL);
+					if (parentId == matchLibraryId) {
+						return true;
+					}
+					Symbol s = getSymbol(parentId);
+					Library lib = Library.getContainingLibrary(s);
+					return lib != null && lib.getID() == matchLibraryId;
+				}
+				return true;
+			}, true);
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			program.dbError(e);
+			return null; // will not occur
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Namespace getNamespace(String name, Namespace namespace) {
 		List<Symbol> symbols = getSymbols(name, namespace);
@@ -1804,8 +1884,8 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 				return true;
 			}
 
+			lock.acquire();
 			try {
-				lock.acquire();
 				while (nextSymbol == null && (forward ? it.hasNext() : it.hasPrevious())) {
 					DBRecord rec = forward ? it.next() : it.previous();
 					Symbol sym = getSymbol(rec);
@@ -1845,6 +1925,66 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private class SymbolRecordConstraintIterator implements SymbolIterator {
+		private Symbol nextSymbol;
+
+		private final RecordIterator it;
+		private final Predicate<DBRecord> predicate;
+		private final boolean forward;
+
+		SymbolRecordConstraintIterator(RecordIterator it, Predicate<DBRecord> predicate,
+				boolean forward) {
+			this.it = it;
+			this.predicate = predicate;
+			this.forward = forward;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean hasNext() {
+			if (nextSymbol != null) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			lock.acquire();
+			try {
+				while (nextSymbol == null && (forward ? it.hasNext() : it.hasPrevious())) {
+					DBRecord rec = forward ? it.next() : it.previous();
+					if (predicate == null || predicate.test(rec)) {
+						nextSymbol = getSymbol(rec);
+					}
+				}
+				return nextSymbol != null;
+			}
+			catch (IOException e) {
+				program.dbError(e);
+			}
+			finally {
+				lock.release();
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Symbol next() {
+			if (hasNext()) {
+				Symbol returnedSymbol = nextSymbol;
+				nextSymbol = null;
+				return returnedSymbol;
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void remove() {
+			throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public Iterator<Symbol> iterator() {
+			return this;
+		}
+	}
+
 	private class SymbolQueryIterator implements SymbolIterator {
 		private SymbolIterator it;
 		private Symbol nextMatch;
@@ -2204,6 +2344,45 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 		dynamicSymbolAddressMap = new AddressMapImpl((byte) 0x40, addrMap.getAddressFactory());
 		invalidateCache(true);
 		variableStorageMgr.setLanguage(translator, monitor);
+
+		monitor.setMessage("Translate External Addresses...");
+		try {
+			AddressFactory oldAddrFactory = translator.getOldLanguage().getAddressFactory();
+			SymbolIterator externalSymbols = getExternalSymbols();
+			while (externalSymbols.hasNext()) {
+				monitor.checkCancelled();
+				SymbolDB s = (SymbolDB) externalSymbols.next();
+
+				String extAddrStr =
+					s.record.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL);
+				if (extAddrStr == null) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				// skip addresses which do not parse by old language - could be
+				// overlay (although this should generally never occur)
+				Address addr = oldAddrFactory.getAddress(extAddrStr);
+				if (addr == null) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				AddressSpace newAddressSpace =
+					translator.getNewAddressSpace(addr.getAddressSpace().getName());
+				if (newAddressSpace == null || !newAddressSpace.isLoadedMemorySpace()) {
+					// can't really recover from this
+					throw new AssertException(
+						"Failed to map external memory address: " + extAddrStr);
+				}
+				addr = newAddressSpace.getAddress(addr.getOffset());
+				String newAddrStr = addr.toString();
+				if (!newAddrStr.equals(extAddrStr)) {
+					s.record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_EXTERNAL_PROG_ADDR_COL,
+						newAddrStr);
+					adapter.updateSymbolRecord(s.record);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			program.dbError(e);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public void replaceDataTypes(Map<Long, Long> dataTypeReplacementMap) {
@@ -2255,6 +2434,10 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 	@Override
 	public void moveAddressRange(Address fromAddr, Address toAddr, long length, TaskMonitor monitor)
 			throws CancelledException {
+		if (!fromAddr.isMemoryAddress() || !toAddr.isMemoryAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+				"moveAddressRange only supported for memory addresses");
+		}
 		if (fromAddr.equals(toAddr)) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -2274,14 +2457,18 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 				if (!range.contains(symbol.getAddress())) {
 					break;
 				}
-				Address newAddress = toAddr.add(symbol.getAddress().subtract(fromAddr));
+				if (!(symbol instanceof MemorySymbol memSym)) {
+					throw new AssertionError(
+						"Unexpected symbol type within memory range: " + symbol.getClass());
+				}
+				Address newAddress = toAddr.add(memSym.getAddress().subtract(fromAddr));
 
 				// any address that has symbols added or removed may have a corrupted primary
 				// (too many or non-existent)
-				primaryFixups.add(symbol.getAddress());
+				primaryFixups.add(memSym.getAddress());
 				primaryFixups.add(newAddress);
 
-				moveSymbolForMemoryBlockMove((SymbolDB) symbol, newAddress);
+				moveSymbolForMemoryBlockMove(memSym, newAddress);
 			}
 			// go back and make sure there is a valid primary symbol at touched addresses
 			fixupPrimarySymbols(primaryFixups);
@@ -2295,17 +2482,17 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 	// Since this is a memory block move, the destination range can not contain any functions, but
 	// it may contain labels so we may have to deal with collisions. The other complication we have
 	// to deal with is functions in the moved block that are currently pinned.
-	private void moveSymbolForMemoryBlockMove(SymbolDB symbol, Address newAddress) {
+	private void moveSymbolForMemoryBlockMove(MemorySymbol memSymbol, Address newAddress) {
-		Address oldAddress = symbol.getAddress();
+		Address oldAddress = memSymbol.getAddress();
 
 		// If the symbol is not pinned go ahead and move it. Only wrinkle is that there may
 		// be a matching symbol at the destination. In that unlikely event, remove it, but preserve
 		// its pinned status
-		if (!symbol.isPinned()) {
+		if (!memSymbol.isPinned()) {
 			// if we conflict with a symbol at the destination, delete it (it can't be a function)
 			// and retain its pinned status if it had one.
-			boolean shouldPin = deleteMatchingSymbolAndCheckPinnedStatus(symbol, newAddress);
+			boolean shouldPin = deleteMatchingSymbolAndCheckPinnedStatus(memSymbol, newAddress);
-			symbol.moveLowLevel(newAddress, null, null, null, shouldPin);
+			memSymbol.moveLowLevel(newAddress, null, null, null, shouldPin);
 			moveLabelHistory(oldAddress, newAddress);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -2314,10 +2501,10 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 		// the function symbol, but create a replacement label in the pinned source location. Also,
 		// if there is a primary symbol at the destination, we need to remove it and set the
 		// function's symbol to that name.
-		if (symbol.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.FUNCTION) {
+		if (memSymbol.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.FUNCTION) {
-			String originalName = symbol.getName();
+			String originalName = memSymbol.getName();
-			Namespace originalNamespace = symbol.getParentNamespace();
+			Namespace originalNamespace = memSymbol.getParentNamespace();
-			SourceType originalSource = symbol.getSource();
+			SourceType originalSource = memSymbol.getSource();
 			String newName = "";
 			Namespace newNamespace = namespaceMgr.getGlobalNamespace();
 			SourceType newSource = SourceType.DEFAULT;
@@ -2335,7 +2522,7 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 			}
 			try {
 				// so move the symbol to the new address and update namespace, source, and pinned state
-				symbol.moveLowLevel(newAddress, newName, newNamespace, newSource, newPinned);
+				memSymbol.moveLowLevel(newAddress, newName, newNamespace, newSource, newPinned);
 
 				// create a pinned label to replace the pinned function symbol at the source.
 				Symbol newSymbol =
@@ -2444,45 +2631,48 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 	}
 
 	public void imageBaseChanged(Address oldBase, Address newBase) {
+		if (!oldBase.isLoadedMemoryAddress() || !newBase.isLoadedMemoryAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Loaded memory addresses required");
+		}
 		AddressSpace space = newBase.getAddressSpace();
-		fixupPinnedSymbolsAfterRebase(oldBase, newBase, space.getMinAddress(),
+		fixupPinnedMemorySymbolsAfterRebase(oldBase, newBase, space.getMinAddress(),
 			space.getMaxAddress());
 	}
 
-	private void fixupPinnedSymbolsAfterRebase(Address oldBase, Address base, Address minAddr,
+	private void fixupPinnedMemorySymbolsAfterRebase(Address oldBase, Address base, Address minAddr,
 			Address maxAddr) {
 
-		List<SymbolDB> fixupPinnedSymbols = findPinnedSymbols(minAddr, maxAddr);
+		List<MemorySymbol> fixupPinnedSymbols = findPinnedMemorySymbols(minAddr, maxAddr);
 
 		Set<Address> primaryFixups = new HashSet<>();
-		for (SymbolDB symbol : fixupPinnedSymbols) {
+		for (MemorySymbol memSymbol : fixupPinnedSymbols) {
-			Address currentAddress = symbol.getAddress();
+			Address currentAddress = memSymbol.getAddress();
 			Address beforeBaseChangeAddress = oldBase.addWrap(currentAddress.subtract(base));
 			primaryFixups.add(currentAddress);
 			primaryFixups.add(beforeBaseChangeAddress);
 
 			// see if there is a name collision for the pinned symbol we are about to move back
-			Symbol match =
+			Symbol match = getSymbol(memSymbol.getName(), beforeBaseChangeAddress,
-				getSymbol(symbol.getName(), beforeBaseChangeAddress, symbol.getParentNamespace());
+				memSymbol.getParentNamespace());
 
-			if (symbol.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.FUNCTION) {
+			if (memSymbol.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.FUNCTION) {
-				fixupPinnedFunctionSymbolAfterRebase(symbol, beforeBaseChangeAddress, match);
+				fixupPinnedFunctionSymbolAfterRebase(memSymbol, beforeBaseChangeAddress, match);
 			}
 			else {
-				fixupPinnedLabelSymbolAfterRebase(symbol, beforeBaseChangeAddress, match);
+				fixupPinnedLabelSymbolAfterRebase(memSymbol, beforeBaseChangeAddress, match);
 			}
 		}
 		fixupPrimarySymbols(primaryFixups);
 	}
 
-	private void fixupPinnedLabelSymbolAfterRebase(SymbolDB symbol, Address newAddress,
+	private void fixupPinnedLabelSymbolAfterRebase(MemorySymbol memSymbol, Address newAddress,
 			Symbol match) {
 		if (match != null) {
 			match.setPinned(true);
-			symbol.delete();
+			memSymbol.delete();
 		}
 		else {
-			symbol.moveLowLevel(newAddress, null, null, null, true);
+			memSymbol.moveLowLevel(newAddress, null, null, null, true);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2526,14 +2716,18 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private List<SymbolDB> findPinnedSymbols(Address minAddr, Address maxAddr) {
+	private List<MemorySymbol> findPinnedMemorySymbols(Address minAddr, Address maxAddr) {
-		List<SymbolDB> pinnedSymbols = new ArrayList<>();
+		List<MemorySymbol> pinnedSymbols = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (Symbol symbol : getSymbolIterator(minAddr, true)) {
-			if (symbol.getAddress().compareTo(maxAddr) > 0) {
+			if (!(symbol instanceof MemorySymbol memSym)) {
+				throw new AssertionError(
+					"Unexpected symbol type within memory range: " + symbol.getClass());
+			}
+			if (memSym.getAddress().compareTo(maxAddr) > 0) {
 				break;
 			}
-			if (symbol.isPinned()) {
+			if (memSym.isPinned()) {
-				pinnedSymbols.add((SymbolDB) symbol);
+				pinnedSymbols.add(memSym);
 			}
 		}
 		return pinnedSymbols;
@@ -2589,16 +2783,24 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 		try {
 			source = adjustSourceTypeIfNecessary(name, type, source, storage);
 			Address varAddr = variableStorageMgr.getVariableStorageAddress(storage, true);
-			return (VariableSymbolDB) doCreateSpecialSymbol(varAddr, name, function, type, null,
+			DBRecord record =
-				Integer.valueOf(firstUseOffsetOrOrdinal), null, source, true);
+				doCreateBasicSymbolRecord(name, function, varAddr, type, false, source, true);
+			VariableSymbolDB.setRecordFields(record, firstUseOffsetOrOrdinal, null);
+			adapter.updateSymbolRecord(record);
+
+			VariableSymbolDB newSymbol =
+				new VariableSymbolDB(this, cache, type, variableStorageMgr, varAddr, record);
+
+			symbolAdded(newSymbol);
+			return newSymbol;
 		}
 		catch (IOException e) {
-			dbError(e);
+			program.dbError(e); // will not return
+			return null;
 		}
 		finally {
 			lock.release();
 		}
-		return null;
 	}
 
 	private SourceType adjustSourceTypeIfNecessary(String name, SymbolType type, SourceType source,
@@ -2616,21 +2818,21 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 	@Override
 	public GhidraClass createClass(Namespace parent, String name, SourceType source)
 			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
-		SymbolDB s = createClassSymbol(name, parent, source, true);
+		ClassSymbol s = createClassSymbol(name, parent, source, true);
 		return new GhidraClassDB(s, namespaceMgr);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Library createExternalLibrary(String name, SourceType source)
 			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
-		SymbolDB s = createLibrarySymbol(name, null, source);
+		LibrarySymbol s = createLibrarySymbol(name, null, source);
 		return new LibraryDB(s, namespaceMgr);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Namespace createNameSpace(Namespace parent, String name, SourceType source)
 			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
-		SymbolDB s = createNamespaceSymbol(name, parent, source, true);
+		NamespaceSymbol s = createNamespaceSymbol(name, parent, source, true);
 		return new NamespaceDB(s, namespaceMgr);
 	}
 
@@ -2657,7 +2859,7 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 
 			// no duplicate check, since this class name will be set to that of the existing namespace
 			String tempName = "_temp_" + System.nanoTime();
-			SymbolDB classSymbol = createClassSymbol(tempName, namespace.getParentNamespace(),
+			ClassSymbol classSymbol = createClassSymbol(tempName, namespace.getParentNamespace(),
 				originalSource, false /*check for duplicate */);
 			GhidraClassDB classNamespace = new GhidraClassDB(classSymbol, namespaceMgr);
 
@@ -2705,7 +2907,8 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 
 			// Note: We know there are no namespaces with the name; do we still have to check for
 			//       duplicates?  Assuming yes, as another symbol type may exist with this name.
-			SymbolDB s = createNamespaceSymbol(name, parent, source, true /*check for duplicates*/);
+			NamespaceSymbol s =
+				createNamespaceSymbol(name, parent, source, true /*check for duplicates*/);
 
 			return new NamespaceDB(s, namespaceMgr);
 		}
@@ -2728,10 +2931,27 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 	 *             or if the given parent namespace is from a different program than that of this 
 	 *             symbol table.
 	 */
-	public SymbolDB createLibrarySymbol(String name, String pathname, SourceType source)
+	public LibrarySymbol createLibrarySymbol(String name, String pathname, SourceType source)
 			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
-		return doCreateSpecialSymbol(Address.NO_ADDRESS, name, null, SymbolType.LIBRARY, null, null,
+		lock.acquire();
-			pathname, source, true);
+		try {
+			DBRecord record = doCreateBasicSymbolRecord(name, null, Address.NO_ADDRESS,
+				SymbolType.LIBRARY, false, source, true);
+			LibrarySymbol.setRecordFields(record, pathname);
+			adapter.updateSymbolRecord(record);
+
+			LibrarySymbol newSymbol = new LibrarySymbol(this, cache, record);
+
+			symbolAdded(newSymbol);
+			return newSymbol;
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			program.dbError(e); // will not return
+			return null;
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -2749,10 +2969,26 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 	 *             or if the given parent namespace is from a different program than that of this 
 	 *             symbol table.
 	 */
-	SymbolDB createClassSymbol(String name, Namespace parent, SourceType source,
+	ClassSymbol createClassSymbol(String name, Namespace parent, SourceType source,
 			boolean checkForDuplicates) throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
-		return doCreateSpecialSymbol(Address.NO_ADDRESS, name, parent, SymbolType.CLASS, null, null,
+		lock.acquire();
-			null, source, true);
+		try {
+			DBRecord record = doCreateBasicSymbolRecord(name, parent, Address.NO_ADDRESS,
+				SymbolType.CLASS, false, source, checkForDuplicates);
+			adapter.updateSymbolRecord(record);
+
+			ClassSymbol newSymbol = new ClassSymbol(this, cache, record);
+
+			symbolAdded(newSymbol);
+			return newSymbol;
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			program.dbError(e); // will not return
+			return null;
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -2770,161 +3006,228 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 	 *             if the given parent namespace is from a different program than that of this 
 	 *             symbol table.
 	 */
-	SymbolDB createNamespaceSymbol(String name, Namespace parent, SourceType source,
+	NamespaceSymbol createNamespaceSymbol(String name, Namespace parent, SourceType source,
 			boolean checkForDuplicates) throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
-		return doCreateSpecialSymbol(Address.NO_ADDRESS, name, parent, SymbolType.NAMESPACE, null,
+		lock.acquire();
-			null, null, source, true);
+		try {
+			DBRecord record = doCreateBasicSymbolRecord(name, parent, Address.NO_ADDRESS,
+				SymbolType.NAMESPACE, false, source, checkForDuplicates);
+			adapter.updateSymbolRecord(record);
+
+			NamespaceSymbol newSymbol = new NamespaceSymbol(this, cache, record);
+
+			symbolAdded(newSymbol);
+			return newSymbol;
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			program.dbError(e); // will not return
+			return null;
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
 	}
 
-	private SymbolDB doCreateSpecialSymbol(Address addr, String name, Namespace parent,
+	/**
-			SymbolType symbolType, Long dataTypeId, Integer variableOffset, String stringData,
+	 * Create a basic symbol record with required fields.  Caller is responsible for updating 
-			SourceType source, boolean checkForDuplicates)
+	 * any related optional record fields and then adding to the DB table via the 
+	 * {@link SymbolDatabaseAdapter#updateSymbolRecord(DBRecord)} method.
+	 * @param name symbol name
+	 * @param parent symbol parent namespace (glabel namespace assumed if null)
+	 * @param address symbol address
+	 * @param symbolType symbol type
+	 * @param isPrimary if true, symbol record will be tagged as primary (relavent for label and
+	 * function symbols only).
+	 * @param source symbol source type
+	 * @param checkForDuplicates if true a duplicate name check will be performed within the
+	 * specified parent namespace.
+	 * @return return new record 
+	 * @throws DuplicateNameException if checkForDuplicates is true and name conflicts with 
+	 * another symbol.
+	 * @throws InvalidInputException if name contains invalid characters.
+	 * See {@link SymbolUtilities#validateName(String)}.
+	 */
+	private DBRecord doCreateBasicSymbolRecord(String name, Namespace parent, Address address,
+			SymbolType symbolType, boolean isPrimary, SourceType source, boolean checkForDuplicates)
 			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
 
-		lock.acquire();
+		// Only one symbol per external address is allowed
-		try {
+		if (address.isExternalAddress()) {
-			parent = validateNamespace(parent, addr, symbolType);
+			Symbol primary = getPrimarySymbol(address);
-			source = validateSource(source, name, addr, symbolType);
+			if (primary != null) {
-			name = validateName(name, source);
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("external address already used");
-
-			if (checkForDuplicates) {
-				checkDuplicateSymbolName(addr, name, parent, symbolType);
 			}
-
-			return doCreateSymbol(name, addr, parent, symbolType, stringData, dataTypeId,
-				variableOffset, source, false);
 		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
 
-	@Override
+		parent = validateNamespace(parent, address, symbolType);
-	public Symbol createLabel(Address addr, String name, SourceType source)
+		source = validateSource(source, name, address, symbolType);
-			throws InvalidInputException {
+		name = validateName(name, source);
-		return createLabel(addr, name, null, source);
-	}
 
-	@Override
+		if (checkForDuplicates) {
-	public Symbol createLabel(Address addr, String name, Namespace namespace, SourceType source)
+			checkDuplicateSymbolName(address, name, parent, symbolType);
-			throws InvalidInputException {
-		if (!addr.isMemoryAddress()) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid memory address: " + addr);
 		}
-		return createCodeSymbol(addr, name, namespace, source, null);
+
+		return adapter.createSymbolRecord(name, parent.getID(), address, symbolType, isPrimary,
+			source);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Internal method for creating label symbols.
+	 * Internal method for creating external data/code symbol.
 	 * <p>
-	 * If identical memory symbol already exists it will be returned.
+	 * NOTE: Any name conflict concerns must be checked before invoking this method. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param addr the address for the new symbol (memory or external)
-	 * @param name the name of the new symbol
-	 * @param namespace the namespace for the new symbol (null may be specified for global
-	 *            namespace)
-	 * @param source the SourceType of the new symbol
-	 * @param stringData special use depending on the symbol type and whether or not it is external
-	 * @return the new symbol
-	 * @throws InvalidInputException if name contains white space, is zero length, or is null for
-	 *             non-default source. Also thrown if invalid parent namespace is specified.
-	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@link SourceType#DEFAULT} is improperly specified, or 
-	 *             an invalid address, or if the given parent namespace is from a different 
-	 *             program than that of this symbol table.
-	 */
-	public Symbol createCodeSymbol(Address addr, String name, Namespace namespace,
-			SourceType source, String stringData) throws InvalidInputException {
-		lock.acquire();
-		try {
-			namespace = validateNamespace(namespace, addr, SymbolType.LABEL);
-			source = validateSource(source, name, addr, SymbolType.LABEL);
-			name = validateName(name, source);
-
-			boolean makePrimary = true;
-			if (addr.isMemoryAddress()) {
-
-				Symbol symbol = getSymbol(name, addr, namespace);
-				if (symbol != null) {
-					return symbol;
-				}
-
-				// If there is a default named function, rename it to the new symbol name
-				Symbol functionSymbol = tryUpdatingDefaultFunction(addr, name, namespace, source);
-				if (functionSymbol != null) {
-					return functionSymbol;
-				}
-
-				// if there is a dynamic symbol, delete it and make the new symbol primary.
-				Symbol primary = getPrimarySymbol(addr);
-				if (primary != null && primary.isDynamic()) {
-					deleteDynamicSymbol(primary);
-					primary = null;
-				}
-				makePrimary = (primary == null);
-			}
-			else if (addr.isExternalAddress()) {
-				// TODO: remove support for external symbol creation from this method (see GP-3045)
-				Symbol primary = getPrimarySymbol(addr);
-				if (primary != null) { // only one symbol per external address is allowed
-					throw new IllegalArgumentException("external address already used");
-				}
-			}
-			else {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid memory address: " + addr);
-			}
-
-			return doCreateSymbol(name, addr, namespace, SymbolType.LABEL, stringData, null, null,
-				source, makePrimary);
-		}
-		finally {
-			lock.release();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Internal method for creating function symbols
 	 * 
 	 * @param addr the address for the new symbol
 	 * @param name the name of the new symbol
 	 * @param namespace the namespace for the new symbol (null may be specified for global
 	 *            namespace)
 	 * @param source the SourceType of the new symbol
-	 * @param stringData special use depending on the symbol type and whether or not it is external.
+	 * @param externalProgramAddress associated external program memory address (may be null) 
+	 * @param originalImportName  original imported name (i.e., mangled name)
 	 * @return the new symbol
+	 * @throws IOException if IO error occurs
 	 * @throws InvalidInputException if the name contains illegal characters (i.e. space)
 	 */
-	public Symbol createFunctionSymbol(Address addr, String name, Namespace namespace,
+	public CodeSymbol createExternalCodeSymbol(Address addr, String name, Namespace namespace,
-			SourceType source, String stringData) throws InvalidInputException {
+			SourceType source, String originalImportName, Address externalProgramAddress)
+			throws IOException, InvalidInputException {
+		if (!addr.isExternalAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("External address required");
+		}
+		if (externalProgramAddress != null && !externalProgramAddress.isLoadedMemoryAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Memory address required for external program");
+		}
+		try {
+			DBRecord record = doCreateBasicSymbolRecord(name, namespace, addr, SymbolType.LABEL,
+				true, source, false);
+			MemorySymbol.setExternalFields(record, originalImportName, externalProgramAddress);
+			adapter.updateSymbolRecord(record);
+
+			CodeSymbol newSymbol = new CodeSymbol(this, cache, addr, record);
+
+			symbolAdded(newSymbol);
+			return newSymbol;
+		}
+		catch (DuplicateNameException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected", e); // duplicate was avoided by caller
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Internal method for creating external function symbol.
+	 * <p>
+	 * NOTE: Any name conflict concerns must be checked before invoking this method. 
+	 * 
+	 * @param addr the address for the new symbol
+	 * @param name the name of the new symbol
+	 * @param namespace the namespace for the new symbol (null may be specified for global
+	 *            namespace)
+	 * @param source the SourceType of the new symbol
+	 * @param externalProgramAddress associated external program memory address (may be null) 
+	 * @param originalImportName  original imported name (i.e., mangled name)
+	 * @return the new symbol
+	 * @throws IOException if IO error occurs
+	 * @throws InvalidInputException if the name contains illegal characters (i.e. space)
+	 */
+	public FunctionSymbol createExternalFunctionSymbol(Address addr, String name,
+			Namespace namespace, SourceType source, String originalImportName,
+			Address externalProgramAddress) throws IOException, InvalidInputException {
+		if (!addr.isExternalAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("External address required");
+		}
+		if (externalProgramAddress != null && !externalProgramAddress.isLoadedMemoryAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Memory address required for external program");
+		}
+		try {
+			DBRecord record = doCreateBasicSymbolRecord(name, namespace, addr, SymbolType.FUNCTION,
+				true, source, false);
+			MemorySymbol.setExternalFields(record, originalImportName, externalProgramAddress);
+			adapter.updateSymbolRecord(record);
+
+			FunctionSymbol newSymbol = new FunctionSymbol(this, cache, addr, record);
+
+			symbolAdded(newSymbol);
+			return newSymbol;
+		}
+		catch (DuplicateNameException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected", e); // duplicate was avoided by caller
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Symbol createLabel(Address addr, String name, SourceType source)
+			throws IllegalArgumentException, InvalidInputException {
+		return createLabel(addr, name, null, source);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Symbol createLabel(Address addr, String name, Namespace namespace, SourceType source)
+			throws IllegalArgumentException, InvalidInputException {
+
+		if (!addr.isMemoryAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid memory address: " + addr);
+		}
+
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			namespace = validateNamespace(namespace, addr, SymbolType.LABEL);
+			source = validateSource(source, name, addr, SymbolType.LABEL);
+			name = validateName(name, source);
+
+			Symbol symbol = getSymbol(name, addr, namespace);
+			if (symbol != null) {
+				return symbol;
+			}
+
+			// If there is a default named function, rename it to the new symbol name
+			Symbol functionSymbol = tryUpdatingDefaultFunction(addr, name, namespace, source);
+			if (functionSymbol != null) {
+				return functionSymbol;
+			}
+
+			// if there is a dynamic symbol, delete it and make the new symbol primary.
+			Symbol primary = getPrimarySymbol(addr);
+			if (primary != null && primary.isDynamic()) {
+				deleteDynamicSymbol(primary);
+				primary = null;
+			}
+			boolean makePrimary = (primary == null);
+
+			DBRecord record = doCreateBasicSymbolRecord(name, namespace, addr, SymbolType.LABEL,
+				makePrimary, source, false);
+			adapter.updateSymbolRecord(record);
+
+			CodeSymbol newSymbol = new CodeSymbol(this, cache, addr, record);
+
+			symbolAdded(newSymbol);
+			return newSymbol;
+		}
+		catch (DuplicateNameException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected", e); // duplicate was avoided above
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			program.dbError(e);
+			return null; // will not occur
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public FunctionSymbol createMemoryFunctionSymbol(Address addr, String name, Namespace namespace,
+			SourceType source) throws IOException, InvalidInputException {
+
+		if (!addr.isMemoryAddress()) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("memory address required");
+		}
 
 		namespace = validateNamespace(namespace, addr, SymbolType.FUNCTION);
 		source = validateSource(source, name, addr, SymbolType.FUNCTION);
 		name = validateName(name, source);
 
-		if (addr.isMemoryAddress()) {
-			return doCreateMemoryFunctionSymbol(addr, name, namespace, source, stringData);
-		}
-		else if (addr.isExternalAddress()) {
-			// only one symbol per external address is allowed
-			Symbol primary = getPrimarySymbol(addr);
-			if (primary != null) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("external address already used");
-			}
-		}
-		else {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("bad function address");
-		}
-
-		return doCreateSymbol(name, addr, namespace, SymbolType.FUNCTION, stringData, null, null,
-			source, true);
-	}
-
-	private Symbol doCreateMemoryFunctionSymbol(Address addr, String name, Namespace namespace,
-			SourceType source, String stringData) throws InvalidInputException {
-
 		// if there is already a FUNCTION symbol with that name and namespace here, just return it.
 		Symbol matching = getSymbol(name, addr, namespace);
-		if (matching != null && matching.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.FUNCTION) {
+		if (matching instanceof FunctionSymbol funcSymbol) {
-			return matching;
+			return funcSymbol;
 		}
 
 		// if there is another function at the same address, throw InvalidInputException
@@ -2947,14 +3250,25 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 		// delete any promoted symbol, dynamic symbol, and make sure all others are not primary
 		cleanUpSymbols(addr, symbolToPromote, primary);
 
-		Symbol symbol = doCreateSymbol(name, addr, namespace, SymbolType.FUNCTION, stringData, null,
+		DBRecord record;
-			null, source, true);
+		try {
-
+			record = doCreateBasicSymbolRecord(name, namespace, addr, SymbolType.FUNCTION, true,
-		if (needsPinning) {
+				source, false);
-			symbol.setPinned(true);
+			adapter.updateSymbolRecord(record);
+		}
+		catch (DuplicateNameException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected", e); // duplicate was avoided above
 		}
 
-		return symbol;
+		FunctionSymbol newSymbol = new FunctionSymbol(this, cache, addr, record);
+
+		symbolAdded(newSymbol);
+
+		if (needsPinning) {
+			newSymbol.setPinned(true);
+		}
+
+		return newSymbol;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -3011,24 +3325,6 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 		return namespace;
 	}
 
-	private SymbolDB doCreateSymbol(String name, Address addr, Namespace namespace, SymbolType type,
-			String stringData, Long dataTypeId, Integer variableOffset, SourceType source,
-			boolean isPrimary) {
-
-		try {
-			DBRecord record = adapter.createSymbol(name, addr, namespace.getID(), type, stringData,
-				dataTypeId, variableOffset, source, isPrimary);
-
-			SymbolDB newSymbol = makeSymbol(addr, record, type);
-			symbolAdded(newSymbol);
-			return newSymbol;
-		}
-		catch (IOException e) {
-			program.dbError(e);
-		}
-		return null;
-	}
-
 	private String validateName(String name, SourceType source) throws InvalidInputException {
 		if (source == SourceType.DEFAULT) {
 			return "";
@@ -3171,9 +3467,8 @@ public class SymbolManager implements SymbolTable, ManagerDB {
 
 	void checkValidNamespaceArgument(Namespace namespace) throws IllegalArgumentException {
 		if (!isMyNamespace(namespace)) {
-			String kind = (namespace instanceof Function) ? "function" : "namespace";
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(namespace.getType().friendlyName() +
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+				" is from a different program instance: " + namespace);
-				kind + " is from different program instance: " + namespace);
 		}
 	}
 

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/database/symbol/VariableSymbolDB.java

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class VariableSymbolDB extends SymbolDB {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Object getObject() {
+	public Variable getObject() {
 		FunctionDB func = getFunction();
 		if (func != null) {
 			return func.getVariable(this);
@@ -159,13 +159,12 @@ public class VariableSymbolDB extends SymbolDB {
 
 	public FunctionDB getFunction() {
 		return (FunctionDB) symbolMgr.getFunctionManager()
-				.getFunction(
+				.getFunction(getParentNamespace().getID());
-					getParentNamespace().getID());
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public ProgramLocation getProgramLocation() {
-		Variable var = (Variable) getObject();
+		Variable var = getObject();
 		if (var != null) {
 			return new VariableNameFieldLocation(var.getProgram(), var, 0);
 		}
@@ -311,20 +310,90 @@ public class VariableSymbolDB extends SymbolDB {
 		try {
 			checkIsValid();
 			ReferenceManager rm = symbolMgr.getReferenceManager();
-			return rm.getReferencesTo((Variable) getObject());
+			return rm.getReferencesTo(getObject());
 		}
 		finally {
 			lock.release();
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean hasMultipleReferences() {
-		return getReferences(null).length > 1;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean hasReferences() {
 		return getReferences(null).length != 0;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * gets the generic symbol data 2 data.
+	 * @return the symbol data
+	 */
+	protected int getVariableOffset() {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkIsValid();
+			if (record != null) {
+				return record.getIntValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL);
+			}
+			return 0;
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the symbol's variable offset. For parameters, this is the ordinal, for locals, it is 
+	 * the first use offset
+	 * @param offset the value to set as the symbols variable offset. 
+	 */
+	public void setVariableOffset(int offset) {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkDeleted();
+			if (record != null) {
+				record.setIntValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL, offset);
+				updateRecord();
+				symbolMgr.symbolDataChanged(this);
+			}
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * {@return variable symbol comment}
+	 */
+	public String getSymbolComment() {
+		validate(lock);
+		return record.getString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_COMMENT_COL);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Update variable symbol comment (no change event is issued)
+	 * @param comment variable comment
+	 */
+	public void setSymbolComment(String comment) {
+		lock.acquire();
+		try {
+			checkDeleted();
+			record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_COMMENT_COL, comment);
+			updateRecord();
+		}
+		finally {
+			lock.release();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Update variable symbol record fields
+	 * @param record variable symbol record
+	 * @param firstUseOffsetOrOrdinal first use offset or param ordinal (ignored if null)
+	 * @param comment variable comment
+	 */
+	static void setRecordFields(DBRecord record, Integer firstUseOffsetOrOrdinal, String comment) {
+		if (firstUseOffsetOrOrdinal != null) {
+			record.setIntValue(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_VAROFFSET_COL, firstUseOffsetOrOrdinal);
+		}
+		record.setString(SymbolDatabaseAdapter.SYMBOL_COMMENT_COL, comment);
+	}
 }

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/model/address/GlobalSymbol.java

@@ -115,21 +115,11 @@ public class GlobalSymbol implements Symbol {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean hasMultipleReferences() {
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean hasReferences() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public Reference[] getReferences() {
-		return new Reference[0];
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public Reference[] getReferences(TaskMonitor monitor) {
 		return new Reference[0];

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/model/listing/Function.java

@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ public interface Function extends Namespace {
 	public final static int UNKNOWN_STACK_DEPTH_CHANGE = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 	public final static int INVALID_STACK_DEPTH_CHANGE = Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1;
 
+	@Override
+	default Type getType() {
+		return Type.FUNCTION;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the name of this function.
 	 *

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/model/listing/GhidraClass.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* ###
  * IP: GHIDRA
- * REVIEWED: YES
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,10 +17,13 @@ package ghidra.program.model.listing;
 
 import ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace;
 
-
 /** 
  * Interface for representing class objects in the program.
  */
 public interface GhidraClass extends Namespace {
 
+	@Override
+	public default Type getType() {
+		return Type.CLASS;
+	}
 }

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/model/listing/Library.java

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package ghidra.program.model.listing;
 
-import ghidra.program.model.symbol.Namespace;
+import ghidra.program.model.symbol.*;
 
 /**
  * Interface for a Library namespace.
@@ -24,9 +24,39 @@ public interface Library extends Namespace {
 
 	public static final String UNKNOWN = "<EXTERNAL>";
 
+	@Override
+	public default Type getType() {
+		return Type.LIBRARY;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return the associated program within the project which corresponds to this library
 	 */
 	public String getAssociatedProgramPath();
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the Library which contains the specified external symbol.
+	 * @param symbol external symbol
+	 * @return null if symbol is null or not external
+	 */
+	public static Library getContainingLibrary(Symbol symbol) {
+		if (symbol == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		if (symbol.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.LIBRARY) {
+			return (Library) symbol.getObject();
+		}
+		if (symbol.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.NAMESPACE ||
+			symbol.getSymbolType() == SymbolType.CLASS) {
+			while (symbol != null && symbol.isExternal()) {
+				Namespace n = (Namespace) symbol.getObject();
+				if (n instanceof Library lib) {
+					return lib;
+				}
+				symbol = n.getParentNamespace().getSymbol();
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 }

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/model/symbol/ExternalManager.java

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package ghidra.program.model.symbol;
 
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import ghidra.program.model.address.Address;
 import ghidra.program.model.listing.Function;
@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ public interface ExternalManager {
 	 * @param oldName the old name of the external library name.
 	 * @param newName the new name of the external library name.
 	 * @param source the source of this external library
-	 * @throws DuplicateNameException if another namespace has the same name
+	 * @throws DuplicateNameException if name conflicts with another symbol.
-	 * @throws InvalidInputException on invalid input
+	 * @throws InvalidInputException if an invalid or null name specified (see 
+	 * {@link SymbolUtilities#validateName}).
 	 */
 	public void updateExternalLibraryName(String oldName, String newName, SourceType source)
 			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Get an iterator over all external locations associated with the specified
+	 * Get an iterator over all external locations associated with the specified Library.
-	 * externalName.
 	 * @param libraryName the name of the library to get locations for
 	 * @return external location iterator
 	 */
@@ -97,54 +97,46 @@ public interface ExternalManager {
 	public ExternalLocationIterator getExternalLocations(Address memoryAddress);
 
 	/**
-	 * Get an external location.
+	 * Returns a set of External Locations matching the given label name in the specified Library.
-	 * @param libraryName the name of the library for which to get an external location
+	 * If searching for an original import name which should not be constrained to a specific 
-	 * @param label the name of the external location.
+	 * library (e.g., mangled name), null may be specified for the libraryName.
-	 * @return first matching external location
+	 * 
-	 * @deprecated Use  {@link #getExternalLocations(String, String)} or 
-	 * {@link #getUniqueExternalLocation(String, String)} since duplicate names may exist
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public ExternalLocation getExternalLocation(String libraryName, String label);
-
-	/**
-	 * Get an external location.
-	 * @param namespace the namespace containing the external label.
-	 * @param label the name of the external location.
-	 * @return first matching external location
-	 * @deprecated Use {@link #getExternalLocations(Namespace, String)} or 
-	 * {@link #getUniqueExternalLocation(Namespace, String)} since duplicate names may exist
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public ExternalLocation getExternalLocation(Namespace namespace, String label);
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns a list of External Locations matching the given label name in the given Library.
 	 * @param libraryName the name of the library
 	 * @param label the name of the label
 	 * @return a list of External Locations matching the given label name in the given Library.
 	 */
-	public List<ExternalLocation> getExternalLocations(String libraryName, String label);
+	public Set<ExternalLocation> getExternalLocations(String libraryName, String label);
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns a list of External Locations matching the given label name in the given Namespace.
+	 * Returns a set of External Locations matching the given label name in the given Namespace.
-	 * @param namespace the Namespace to search
+	 * If searching for an original import name which should not be constrained to a specific 
+	 * library (e.g., mangled name), null may be specified for the namespace.  If a library 
+	 * sub-namespace is specified the original import name will not be searched.
+	 * 
+	 * @param namespace the external Namespace to search or null
 	 * @param label the name of the labels to search for.
 	 * @return a list of External Locations matching the given label name in the given Namespace.
 	 */
-	public List<ExternalLocation> getExternalLocations(Namespace namespace, String label);
+	public Set<ExternalLocation> getExternalLocations(Namespace namespace, String label);
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the unique external location associated with the given library name and label
+	 * Returns the unique external location associated with the given library name and label.
-	 * @param libraryName the library name
+	 * If searching for an original import name which should not be constrained to a specific 
+	 * library (e.g., mangled name), null may be specified for the libraryName.
+	 * 
+	 * @param libraryName the library name or null
 	 * @param label the label of the external location
 	 * @return the unique external location or null
 	 */
 	public ExternalLocation getUniqueExternalLocation(String libraryName, String label);
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the unique external location associated with the given namespace and label
+	 * Returns the unique external location associated with the given namespace and label.
-	 * @param namespace the namespace
+	 * If searching for an original import name which should not be constrained to a specific 
+	 * library (e.g., mangled name), null may be specified for the namespace.  If a library 
+	 * sub-namespace is specified the original import name will not be searched.
+	 * 
+	 * @param namespace the namespace or null
 	 * @param label the label of the external location
 	 * @return the unique external location or null
 	 */
@@ -229,8 +221,7 @@ public interface ExternalManager {
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an invalid {@code extAddr} was specified.
 	 */
 	public ExternalLocation addExtLocation(Namespace extNamespace, String extLabel, Address extAddr,
-			SourceType sourceType, boolean reuseExisting)
+			SourceType sourceType, boolean reuseExisting) throws InvalidInputException;
-			throws InvalidInputException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Create an external {@link Function} in the external {@link Library} namespace 
@@ -285,7 +276,6 @@ public interface ExternalManager {
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an invalid {@code extAddr} was specified.
 	 */
 	public ExternalLocation addExtFunction(Namespace extNamespace, String extLabel, Address extAddr,
-			SourceType sourceType, boolean reuseExisting)
+			SourceType sourceType, boolean reuseExisting) throws InvalidInputException;
-			throws InvalidInputException;
 
 }

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/model/symbol/Namespace.java

@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
  */
 public interface Namespace {
 
+	/**
+	 * Type of {@link Namespace}.
+	 */
+	public enum Type {
+		NAMESPACE("Namespace"), LIBRARY("Library"), CLASS("Class"), FUNCTION("Function");
+
+		private final String friendlyName;
+
+		private Type(String friendlyName) {
+			this.friendlyName = friendlyName;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * {@return a friendly name for use in messages}
+		 */
+		public String friendlyName() {
+			return friendlyName;
+		}
+	}
+
 	static final long GLOBAL_NAMESPACE_ID = 0;
 	/**
 	 * The delimiter that is used to separate namespace nodes in a namespace
@@ -47,6 +67,13 @@ public interface Namespace {
 	 */
 	public Symbol getSymbol();
 
+	/**
+	 * {@return the type of namespace, e.g., Library, Class, Namespace, Function}
+	 */
+	public default Type getType() {
+		return Type.NAMESPACE;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if this namespace is external (i.e., associated with a Library)
 	 * @return true if this namespace is external (i.e., associated with a Library)

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/model/symbol/Symbol.java

@@ -93,19 +93,26 @@ public interface Symbol {
 	public SymbolType getSymbolType();
 
 	/**
-	 * @return the number of References to this symbol.
+	 * Get the number of References to this symbol or its address.
+	 * <P>
+	 * NOTE: this method differ from {@link #hasReferences()} behavior for memory symbols since this 
+	 * method will return {@link ReferenceManager#getReferenceCountTo(Address)} if this is the only 
+	 * symbol at its address.
+	 * 
+	 * @return the number of References to this symbol or its address.
 	 */
-	public int getReferenceCount();
+	public default int getReferenceCount() {
-
+		return 0;
-	/**
+	}
-	 * @return true if this symbol has more than one reference to it.
-	 */
-	public boolean hasMultipleReferences();
 
 	/**
 	 * @return true if this symbol has at least one reference to it.
+	 * Explicit references to other symbols at the same address are not considered 
+	 * (see {@link Reference#getSymbolID()} which indicates a specific symbol reference).
 	 */
-	public boolean hasReferences();
+	public default boolean hasReferences() {
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns all memory references to the address of this symbol.  If you do not have a
@@ -117,7 +124,9 @@ public interface Symbol {
 	 * @param monitor the monitor that is used to report progress and to cancel this
 	 *        potentially long-running call
 	 */
-	public Reference[] getReferences(TaskMonitor monitor);
+	public default Reference[] getReferences(TaskMonitor monitor) {
+		return new Reference[0];
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns all memory references to the address of this symbol.
@@ -125,7 +134,9 @@ public interface Symbol {
 	 * @return all memory references to the address of this symbol
 	 * @see #getReferences(TaskMonitor)
 	 */
-	public Reference[] getReferences();
+	public default Reference[] getReferences() {
+		return getReferences(TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns a program location for this symbol; may be null.  This allows implementations to 
@@ -145,10 +156,9 @@ public interface Symbol {
 	 * @param source the source of this symbol
 	 * <br>Some symbol types, such as function symbols, can set the source to Symbol.DEFAULT.
 	 *
-	 * @throws DuplicateNameException
+	 * @throws DuplicateNameException if name conflicts with another symbol.
-	 * 		if name already exists as the name of another symbol or alias.
+	 * @throws InvalidInputException if an invalid or null name specified (see 
-	 * @throws InvalidInputException
+	 * {@link SymbolUtilities#validateName}).
-	 * 		if alias contains blank characters, is zero length, or is null
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if you try to set the source to DEFAULT for a symbol type
 	 * that doesn't allow it.
 	 */
@@ -199,7 +209,9 @@ public interface Symbol {
 	 *
 	 * @return true if the symbol is pinned to its current address.
 	 */
-	public boolean isPinned();
+	public default boolean isPinned() {
+		return false; //most symbols can't be pinned.
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * <p>Sets whether or not this symbol is pinned to its associated address.</p>
@@ -215,7 +227,9 @@ public interface Symbol {
 	 * @param pinned true indicates this symbol is anchored to its address.
 	 * 		false indicates this symbol is not anchored to its address.
 	 */
-	public void setPinned(boolean pinned);
+	public default void setPinned(boolean pinned) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Only Code and Function Symbols may be pinned.");
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @return true if this symbol is a dynamic symbol (not actually defined in the database).
@@ -246,7 +260,9 @@ public interface Symbol {
 	 * @return true if the symbol is at an address
 	 * set as a external entry point.
 	 */
-	public boolean isExternalEntryPoint();
+	public default boolean isExternalEntryPoint() {
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @return this symbol's ID.
@@ -259,7 +275,7 @@ public interface Symbol {
 	public Object getObject();
 
 	/**
-	 * @return true if the symbol is global
+	 * @return true if the symbol is contained within the global namespace
 	 */
 	public boolean isGlobal();
 

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/main/java/ghidra/program/model/symbol/SymbolTable.java

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public interface SymbolTable {
 	 * returned without changing the source type.  If this is the first non-dynamic symbol defined 
 	 * for the address it becomes the primary symbol. 
 	 * 
-	 * @param addr the address at which to create a symbol
+	 * @param addr the memory address at which to create a symbol
 	 * @param name the name of the symbol
 	 * @param namespace the parent namespace of the symbol, or null for the global namespace.
 	 * @param source the source of this symbol. In general, a source of {@link SourceType#DEFAULT} 

Ghidra/Framework/SoftwareModeling/src/test/java/ghidra/program/model/symbol/StubSymbol.java

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import ghidra.program.model.listing.CircularDependencyException;
 import ghidra.program.model.listing.Program;
 import ghidra.util.exception.DuplicateNameException;
 import ghidra.util.exception.InvalidInputException;
-import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
 
 // Simple symbol test implementation
 public class StubSymbol implements Symbol {
@@ -106,31 +105,6 @@ public class StubSymbol implements Symbol {
 		return SymbolType.LABEL;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public int getReferenceCount() {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean hasMultipleReferences() {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean hasReferences() {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Reference[] getReferences(TaskMonitor monitor) {
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Reference[] getReferences() {
-		return null;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void setName(String newName, SourceType source)
 			throws DuplicateNameException, InvalidInputException {
@@ -154,16 +128,6 @@ public class StubSymbol implements Symbol {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean isPinned() {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void setPinned(boolean pinned) {
-		// nothing
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean isDynamic() {
 		return false;
@@ -184,11 +148,6 @@ public class StubSymbol implements Symbol {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean isExternalEntryPoint() {
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public long getID() {
 		return name.hashCode();