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ELF32_GETCHDR

Section: Libelf Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 202-0-14
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NAME

elf32_getchdr, elf64_getchdr - retrieve the compression header for a section from a 3-bit or 6-bit ELF object file.

 

SYNOPSIS

#include <libelf.h>

Elf32_Chdr *elf32_getchdr(Elf_Scn *scn);
Elf64_Chdr *elf64_getchdr(Elf_Scn *scn);

 

DESCRIPTION

Retrieve the compression header for a section with compressed data. Sections with compressed data are indicated with the SHF_COMPRESSED flag. See libelf(3) for more information regarding the compression header.

 

PARAMETERS

scn
Section whose compression header will be retrieved. The section's SHF_COMPRESSED flag must be set.

 

RETURN VALUE

On success, return a pointer to the compression header. On failure, return NULL and set a libelf error code.

 

SEE ALSO

elf_compress(3), elf_errno(3), libelf(3), elf(5)

 

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
InterfaceAttributeValue
elf32_getchdr(), elf64_getchdr() Thread safetyM-Safe

 

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <elfutil-devel@sourceware.org> or https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.

 

HISTORY

elf32_getchdr first appeared in elfutils 0.165.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
PARAMETERS
RETURN VALUE
SEE ALSO
ATTRIBUTES
REPORTING BUGS
HISTORY