ELF_private.h File Reference

Definitions for shared private ELF package utilities. More...

#include <ELF/elf.h>

Defines
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_TEXT   ".text"
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_TEXT_REL   ".rela.text"
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_DATA   ".data"
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_DATA_REL   ".rela.data"
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_RODATA   ".rodata"
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_RODATA_REL   ".rela.rodata"
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_BSS   ".bss"
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_SYM   ".symtab"
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_STR   ".strtab"
#define	ELF_SEC_NAME_SEC_STR   ".shstrtab"
Functions
int	ELF_loadVerify (const void *file)
	Verify ELF object format.
Elf32_Shdr *	ELF_secFindByName (const char *name, const Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr, const Elf32_Shdr *shdr, const char *strTable)
	Find a section header by name.

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Detailed Description

Definitions for shared private ELF package utilities.

Author:

D.L. Wood

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Define Documentation

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_BSS   ".bss"

The name of the uninitialized data section.

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_DATA   ".data"

The name of the data section.

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_DATA_REL   ".rela.data"

The name of the data relocation section.

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_RODATA   ".rodata"

The name of the read-only data section.

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_RODATA_REL   ".rela.rodata"

The name of the read-only data relocation section.

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_SEC_STR   ".shstrtab"

The name of the section header string section.

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_STR   ".strtab"

The name of the symbol table string section.

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_SYM   ".symtab"

The name of the symbol table section.

Referenced by elfreloc().

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_TEXT   ".text"

The name of the text section.

Referenced by elfreloc().

#define ELF_SEC_NAME_TEXT_REL   ".rela.text"

The name of the text relocation section.

Referenced by elfreloc().

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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().