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26 | .Dd August 27, 2006 |
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27 | .Os |
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28 | .Dt GELF_GETSHDR 3 |
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29 | .Sh NAME |
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30 | .Nm elf32_getshdr , |
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31 | .Nm elf64_getshdr , |
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32 | .Nm gelf_getshdr |
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33 | .Nd retrieve the class-dependent section header |
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34 | .Sh LIBRARY |
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35 | .Lb libelf |
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36 | .Sh SYNOPSIS |
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37 | .In libelf.h |
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38 | .Ft "Elf32_Shdr *" |
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39 | .Fn elf32_getshdr "Elf_Scn *scn" |
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40 | .Ft "Elf64_Shdr *" |
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41 | .Fn elf64_getshdr "Elf_Scn *scn" |
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42 | .In gelf.h |
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43 | .Ft "GElf_Shdr *" |
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44 | .Fn gelf_getshdr "Elf_Scn *scn" "GElf_Shdr *shdr" |
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45 | .Sh DESCRIPTION |
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46 | These functions return a pointer to the ELF Section Header data |
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47 | structure associated with section descriptor |
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48 | .Ar scn . |
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49 | .Pp |
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50 | Function |
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51 | .Fn elf32_getshdr |
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52 | retrieves a pointer to an |
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53 | .Vt Elf32_Shdr |
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54 | structure. |
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55 | Section descriptor |
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56 | .Ar scn |
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57 | must be associated with an ELF descriptor of class |
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58 | .Dv ELFCLASS32 . |
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59 | .Pp |
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60 | Function |
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61 | .Fn elf64_getshdr |
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62 | retrieves a pointer to an |
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63 | .Vt Elf64_Shdr |
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64 | structure. |
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65 | Section descriptor |
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66 | .Ar scn |
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67 | must be associated with an ELF descriptor of class |
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68 | .Dv ELFCLASS64 . |
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69 | .Pp |
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70 | Function |
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71 | .Fn gelf_getshdr |
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72 | copies the values in the section header associated with argument |
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73 | .Ar scn |
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74 | to the structure pointed to be argument |
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75 | .Ar dst . |
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76 | The |
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77 | .Vt GElf_Shdr |
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78 | data structure is described in |
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79 | .Xr gelf 3 . |
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80 | .Sh RETURN VALUES |
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81 | Functions |
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82 | .Fn elf32_getshdr |
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83 | and |
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84 | .Fn elf64_getshdr |
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85 | return a valid pointer to the appropriate section header on success |
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86 | or NULL if an error was encountered. |
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87 | .Pp |
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88 | Function |
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89 | .Fn gelf_getshdr |
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90 | returns argument |
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91 | .Ar dst |
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92 | if successful, or NULL if an error was encountered. |
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93 | .Sh ERRORS |
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94 | These functions may fail with the following errors: |
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95 | .Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]" |
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96 | .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT |
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97 | Arguments |
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98 | .Ar scn |
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99 | or |
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100 | .Ar shdr |
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101 | were NULL. |
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102 | .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT |
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103 | Argument |
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104 | .Ar scn |
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105 | was not associated a descriptor for an ELF object. |
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106 | .It Bq Er ELF_E_CLASS |
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107 | The ELF class associated with the section descriptor |
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108 | .Ar scn |
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109 | did not match the class expected by the API. |
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110 | .El |
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111 | .Sh SEE ALSO |
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112 | .Xr elf 3 , |
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113 | .Xr elf_getscn 3 , |
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114 | .Xr gelf 3 , |
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115 | .Xr gelf_update_shdr 3 |
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