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diff --git a/linkers/elftoolchain/libelf/gelf_getphdr.3 b/linkers/elftoolchain/libelf/gelf_getphdr.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f2d38aa --- /dev/null +++ b/linkers/elftoolchain/libelf/gelf_getphdr.3 @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2006-2008 Joseph Koshy. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" This software is provided by Joseph Koshy ``as is'' and +.\" any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the +.\" implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose +.\" are disclaimed. in no event shall Joseph Koshy be liable +.\" for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential +.\" damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods +.\" or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) +.\" however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict +.\" liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way +.\" out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of +.\" such damage. +.\" +.\" $Id: gelf_getphdr.3 189 2008-07-20 10:38:08Z jkoshy $ +.\" +.Dd October 21, 2007 +.Os +.Dt GELF_GETPHDR 3 +.Sh NAME +.Nm elf32_getphdr , +.Nm elf64_getphdr , +.Nm gelf_getphdr +.Nd retrieve an ELF program header table +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libelf +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In libelf.h +.Ft "Elf32_Phdr *" +.Fn elf32_getphdr "Elf *elf" +.Ft "Elf64_Phdr *" +.Fn elf64_getphdr "Elf *elf" +.In gelf.h +.Ft "GElf_Phdr *" +.Fn gelf_getphdr "Elf *elf" "int index" "GElf_Phdr *dst" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +These functions retrieve and translate ELF program header information +from an ELF descriptor, if this information exists. +.Pp +Functions +.Fn elf32_getphdr +and +.Fn elf64_getphdr +return a pointer to an array of translated +.Vt Elf32_Phdr +and +.Vt Elf64_Phdr +descriptors respectively. +These descriptors are described in +.Xr elf 5 . +The number of entries in this array may be determined using the +.Xr elf_getphnum 3 +function. +.Pp +Function +.Fn gelf_getphdr +will retrieve the program header table entry at index +.Ar index +from ELF descriptor +.Ar elf. +The translated program header table entry will be written to the +address pointed to be argument +.Ar dst . +.Pp +Applications may inform the library of modifications to a program header table entry +by using the +.Xr elf_flagphdr 3 +API. +Applications using the +.Xr gelf 3 +interface need to use the +.Xr gelf_update_phdr 3 +API to copy modifications to a program header entry back to the underlying +ELF descriptor. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +The functions a valid pointer if successful, or NULL in case an error +was encountered. +.Sh ERRORS +These functions may fail with the following errors: +.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]" +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +Argument +.Ar elf +was NULL. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +Argument +.Ar elf +was not a descriptor for an ELF object. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +Argument +.Ar dst +was NULL. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +Index +.Ar index +was out of range. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_CLASS +The class of ELF descriptor +.Ar elf +did not match the expected class of the function being called. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_HEADER +ELF descriptor +.Ar elf +did not possess an executable header. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_HEADER +ELF descriptor +.Ar elf +had a corrupt executable header. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_RESOURCE +An out of memory condition was detected. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_SECTION +The ELF descriptor in argument +.Ar elf +did not adhere to the conventions used for extended numbering. +.It Bq Er ELF_VERSION +ELF descriptor +.Ar elf +was of an unsupported version. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr elf 3 , +.Xr elf32_getehdr 3 , +.Xr elf32_newphdr 3 , +.Xr elf64_getehdr 3 , +.Xr elf64_newphdr 3 , +.Xr elf_flagphdr 3 , +.Xr elf_getphnum 3 , +.Xr gelf 3 , +.Xr gelf_getehdr 3 , +.Xr gelf_newphdr 3 , +.Xr gelf_update_phdr 3 , +.Xr elf 5 |