GELF_UPDATE_LIB

Section: Libelf Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 202-1-31
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NAME

gelf_update_lib - Update prelink library in table at the given index

 

SYNOPSIS

#include <gelf.h>

int gelf_update_lib (Elf_Data *data, int ndx, GElf_Lib *src);

 

DESCRIPTION

Copy a class-independent prelink library table entry from src into the SHT_GNU_LIBLIST. section associated with data at index ndx.

data must be an Elf_Data* associated with a section of type SHT_GNU_LIBLIST. dat->d_type should be ELF_T_LIB. SHT_GNU_LIBLIST sections are used by the prelink utility. See https://sourceware.org/gn-gabi/prelink.txt for more information.

 

PARAMETERS

data

Pointer to an Elf_Data associated with a section with type SHT_GNU_LIBLIST. dat->d_type should be ELF_T_LIB.

ndx

Zero-based index of the prelink library table entry to be updated within data.

src

Pointer to a caller-provided prelink library table entry. src must not be NULL.

 

RETURN VALUE

On success, this function returns a no-zero value and updates the prelink library table entry at index ndx in data. The section associated with data is flagged with ELF_F_DIRTY. On failure, zero is returned and elf_errno is set. If data is NULL, then zero is returned and elf_errno is not set.

 

SEE ALSO

gelf_getlib(3), libelf(3), elf(5)

 

ATTRIBUTES

Interface	Attribute	Value
gelf_update_lib()	Thread safety	M-Safe

 

REPORTING BUGS

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

 

HISTORY

gelf_update_lib first appeared in elfutils 0.95. This function is an elfutils libelf extension and may not be available in other libelf implementations.

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SEE ALSO

ATTRIBUTES

REPORTING BUGS

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