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diff --git a/lib/libelf/gelf_fsize.3 b/lib/libelf/gelf_fsize.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2f7036b --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libelf/gelf_fsize.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 February 5, 2008 +.Dt GELF_FSIZE 3 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm gelf_fsize , +.Nm elf32_fsize , +.Nm elf64_fsize +.Nd return the size of a file type +.Sh LIBRARY +.Lb libelf +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.In libelf.h +.Ft size_t +.Fn elf32_fsize "Elf_Type type" "size_t count" "unsigned int version" +.Ft size_t +.Fn elf64_fsize "Elf_Type type" "size_t count" "unsigned int version" +.In gelf.h +.Ft size_t +.Fn gelf_fsize "Elf *elf" "Elf_Type type" "size_t count" "unsigned int version" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +These functions return the size in bytes of the file representation of +.Ar count +numbers of objects of ELF type +.Ar type . +For ELF types that are of variable length, these functions return a +size of one byte. +.Pp +Functions +.Fn elf32_fsize +and +.Fn elf64_fsize +return sizes for files of class +.Dv ELFCLASS32 +and +.Dv ELFCLASS64 +respectively. +Function +.Fn gelf_fsize +returns the size for the class of ELF descriptor +.Ar elf . +.Sh RETURN VALUES +These functions return a non-zero value in case of success, or zero in +case of an error. +.Sh ERRORS +These functions may fail with: +.Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]" +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +Argument +.Ar elf +was NULL in a call to +.Fn gelf_fsize . +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +ELF descriptor +.Ar elf +had an unknown ELF class. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT +Argument +.Ar type +contained an illegal value. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_UNIMPL +Support for ELF type +.Ar type +has not been implemented. +.It Bq Er ELF_E_VERSION +Argument +.Ar version +is not a supported version. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr elf 3 , +.Xr gelf 3 |