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author | jkoshy <jkoshy@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-11-11 17:16:35 +0000 |
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committer | jkoshy <jkoshy@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-11-11 17:16:35 +0000 |
commit | 62913629e64cdad23072cfd4ad8340f4c0b91ec5 (patch) | |
tree | c2ad604787a38d6ad26a0bffea71f283f73e901d /lib/libelf/elf_next.3 | |
parent | c51a2c2df9d95524e4fec5b0ec36ca0a9f503823 (diff) | |
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MFP4: Add an implementation of the ELF(3) and GELF(3) API set.
Bump __FreeBSD_version.
Reviewed by: jb
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diff --git a/lib/libelf/elf_next.3 b/lib/libelf/elf_next.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..771a1e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libelf/elf_next.3 @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2006 Joseph Koshy. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" This software is provided by Joseph Koshy ``as is'' and +.\" any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the +.\" implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose +.\" are disclaimed. in no event shall Joseph Koshy be liable +.\" for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential +.\" damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods +.\" or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) +.\" however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict +.\" liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way +.\" out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of +.\" such damage. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd June 17, 2006 +.Os +.Dt ELF 3 +.Sh NAME +.Nm elf_next +.Nd provide sequential access to the next archive member +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libelf +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In libelf.h +.Ft Elf_Cmd +.Fn elf_next "Elf *elf" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Fn elf_next +function causes the ELF archive descriptor corresponding to argument +.Ar elf +to be adjusted to provide access to the next member in +the archive on a subsequent call to +.Fn elf_begin . +.Pp +The return value of +.Fn elf_next +is suitable for use in a loop invoking +.Fn elf_begin . +.Sh RETURN VALUES +If successful, function +.Fn elf_next +returns the value +.Dv ELF_C_READ . +Otherwise, if argument +.Ar elf +was not associated with an archive, or if it was +.Dv NULL , +or if any other error occurred, the value +.Dv ELF_C_NULL +is returned. +.Sh EXAMPLES +To process all the members of an archive use: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +Elf_Cmd cmd; +Elf *archive, *e; +\&... +cmd = ELF_C_READ; +archive = elf_begin(fd, cmd, NULL); +while ((e = elf_begin(fd, cmd, archive)) != (Elf *) 0) +{ + ... process `e' here ... + + cmd = elf_next(e); + elf_end(e); +} +elf_end(archive); +.Ed +.Sh ERRORS +Function +.Fn elf_next +may fail with the following error: +.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]" +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +Argument +.Ar elf +was not associated with a containing +.Xr ar 1 +archive. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr elf 3 , +.Xr elf_begin 3 , +.Xr elf_end 3 , +.Xr elf_rand 3 |