ELF_swap.c File Reference

Function definitions for ELF byte swap utility library. More...

#include <string.h>
#include <ELF/ELF_swap.h>
#include <ELF/elf.h>
#include <PBS/BSWP.h>

Functions
void	ELF_swapEhdr (const Elf32_Ehdr *inEhdr, Elf32_Ehdr *outEhdr)
	Byte swap an ELF file header.
void	ELF_swapShdr (const Elf32_Shdr *inShdr, Elf32_Shdr *outShdr, int numEntries)
	Byte swap an ELF file section header table.
void	ELF_swapSym (const Elf32_Sym *inSym, Elf32_Sym *outSym, int numEntries)
	Byte swap an ELF file symbol table.
void	ELF_swapRela (const Elf32_Rela *inRela, Elf32_Rela *outRela, int numEntries)
	Byte swap an ELF relocation table.

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Detailed Description

Function definitions for ELF byte swap utility library.

Author:

D.L. Wood

These functions act on ELF structures which are present already in memory (not file). In each case the user must provide an input buffer and an output buffer.

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Function Documentation

void ELF_swapEhdr	(	const Elf32_Ehdr *	inEhdr,
		Elf32_Ehdr *	outEhdr
	)

Byte swap an ELF file header.

Byte swaps an ELF file header structure.

Parameters:

	inEhdr	A pointer to the ELF header.
	outEhdr	A buffer to hold the swapped output.

void ELF_swapRela	(	const Elf32_Rela *	inRela,
		Elf32_Rela *	outRela,
		int	numEntries
	)

Byte swap an ELF relocation table.

Byte swaps an ELF relocation table.

Parameters:

	inRela	A pointer to the first entry in the relocation table.
	outRela	A buffer to hold the swapped output.
	numEntries	The number of entries in the relocation table.

void ELF_swapShdr	(	const Elf32_Shdr *	inShdr,
		Elf32_Shdr *	outShdr,
		int	numEntries
	)

Byte swap an ELF file section header table.

Byte swaps an ELF section header table.

Parameters:

	inShdr	A pointer to the first entry in the section header table.
	outShdr	A buffer to hold the swapped output.
	numEntries	The number of entries in the section header table.

void ELF_swapSym	(	const Elf32_Sym *	inSym,
		Elf32_Sym *	outSym,
		int	numEntries
	)

Byte swap an ELF file symbol table.

Byte swaps an ELF symbol table.

Parameters:

	inSym	A pointer to the first entry in the symbol table.
	outSym	A buffer to hold the swapped output.
	numEntries	The number of entries in the symbol table.