GELF_FSIZE(3)

GELF_FSIZE(3) | Library Functions Manual | GELF_FSIZE(3)

# NAME

gelf_fsize, elf32_fsize, elf64_fsize — return the size of a file type

# LIBRARY

ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <libelf.h>

size_t
elf32_fsize(Elf_Type type, size_t count, unsigned int version);

size_t
elf64_fsize(Elf_Type type, size_t count, unsigned int version);

#include <gelf.h>

size_t
gelf_fsize(Elf *elf, Elf_Type type, size_t count, unsigned int version);

# DESCRIPTION

These functions return the size in bytes of the file representation of count numbers of objects of ELF type type.

Functions elf32_fsize() and elf64_fsize() return sizes for files of class ELFCLASS32 and ELFCLASS64 respectively. Function gelf_fsize() returns the size for the class of ELF descriptor elf.

# RETURN VALUES

These functions return a non-zero value in case of success, or zero in case of an error.

# ERRORS

These functions may fail with:

[ELF_E_ARGUMENT]
  Argument elf was NULL in a call to gelf_fsize().
[ELF_E_ARGUMENT]
  ELF descriptor elf had an unknown ELF class.
[ELF_E_ARGUMENT]
  Argument type contained an illegal value.
[ELF_E_UNIMPL]
  Support for ELF type type has not been implemented.
[ELF_E_VERSION]
  Argument version is not a supported version.

# SEE ALSO

elf(3), gelf(3)

February 5, 2008 | NetBSD 5.99