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26.Dd August 27, 2006
27.Dt GELF_UPDATE_EHDR 3
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm gelf_update_ehdr ,
31.Nm gelf_update_phdr ,
32.Nm gelf_update_shdr
33.Nd update underlying ELF data structures
34.Sh LIBRARY
35.Lb libelf
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.In gelf.h
38.Ft int
39.Fn gelf_update_ehdr "Elf *elf" "GElf_Ehdr *ehdr"
40.Ft int
41.Fn gelf_update_phdr "Elf *elf" "int ndx" "GElf_Phdr *phdr"
42.Ft int
43.Fn gelf_update_shdr "Elf_Scn *scn" "GElf_Shdr *shdr"
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45These functions are used to update ELF data structures on the underlying
46ELF descriptor.
47Class-dependent data structures in the underlying ELF descriptor
48are updated using the data in the class-independent GElf descriptors
49and the underlying ELF data structures are marked
50.Dq dirty .
51The conversion process signals an error if the values being copied
52to the target ELF data structure would exceed representation
53limits.
54GElf descriptors are described in
55.Xr gelf 3 .
56.Pp
57Function
58.Fn gelf_update_ehdr
59updates the ELF Executable Header with the values in the
60class-independent executable header
61.Ar ehdr .
62.Pp
63Function
64.Fn gelf_update_phdr
65updates the ELF Program Header structure at index
66.Ar ndx
67with the values in the class-independent program header
68.Ar phdr .
69.Pp
70Function
71.Fn gelf_update_shdr
72updates the ELF Section Header structure associated with section
73descriptor
74.Ar scn
75with the values in argument
76.Ar shdr .
77.Sh RETURN VALUES
78These functions return a non-zero integer on success, or zero in case
79of an error.
80.Sh ERRORS
81These functions may fail with the following errors:
82.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
83.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
84Arguments
85.Ar elf ,
86.Ar ehdr ,
87.Ar phdr ,
88.Ar scn ,
89or
90.Ar shdr
91were NULL.
92.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
93Argument
94.Ar elf
95was not a descriptor for an ELF object.
96.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
97Argument
98.Ar elf
99had an unsupported ELF class.
100.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
101Argument
102.Ar ndx
103exceeded the number of entries in the program header table.
104.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
105Section descriptor
106.Ar scn
107was not associated with an ELF descriptor.
108.It Bq Er ELF_E_MODE
109ELF descriptor
110.Ar elf
111was not opened for writing or updating.
112.It Bq Er ELF_E_RESOURCE
113An out of memory condition was detected.
114.El
115.Sh SEE ALSO
116.Xr elf 3 ,
117.Xr elf_flagelf 3 ,
118.Xr elf_flagphdr 3 ,
119.Xr elf_flagshdr 3 ,
120.Xr gelf 3 ,
121.Xr gelf_getehdr 3 ,
122.Xr gelf_getphdr 3 ,
123.Xr gelf_getshdr 3
124