ELF_private.c File Reference

Function definitions for shared private ELF utilities. More...

#include <string.h>
#include <ELF/elf.h>
#include <ELF_private.h>

Functions
Elf32_Shdr *	ELF_secFindByName (const char *name, const Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr, const Elf32_Shdr *shdr, const char *strTable)
	Find a section header by name.
int	ELF_loadVerify (const void *file)
	Verify ELF object format.

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Detailed Description

Function definitions for shared private ELF utilities.

Author:

D.L. Wood

These functions are used by other constituents in the ELF package to parse ELF object file structures.

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Function Documentation

int ELF_loadVerify

(

const void *

file

)

Verify ELF object format.

The contents of the file buffer are checked to verify if it contains an ELF file of the proper format for loading.

Parameters:

file

A pointer to an ELF file image.

Return values:

	0	Success.
	-1	The file is not in the proper format for loading.

Referenced by elfreloc().

Elf32_Shdr* ELF_secFindByName	(	const char *	name,
		const Elf32_Ehdr *	ehdr,
		const Elf32_Shdr *	shdr,
		const char *	strTable
	)

Find a section header by name.

Searches the section header table at shdr to find a section name match with name.

Parameters:

	name	The name of the section.
	ehdr	A pointer to the ELF file header.
	shdr	A pointer to the ELF file section header table.
	strTable	A pointer to the section header string table.

Returns:

A pointer to the section header entry, or NULL if the section could not be found.

Referenced by elfreloc().