GELF_GETDYN(3) | Library Functions Manual | GELF_GETDYN(3)

# NAME

`gelf_getdyn`, `gelf_update_dyn` — read and update ELF dynamic entries

# SYNOPSIS

ELF Access Library (libelf, -lelf)
`#include <gelf.h>`

GElf_Dyn *
`gelf_getdyn`(Elf_Data *data, int ndx, GElf_Dyn *dyn);

int
`gelf_update_dyn`(Elf_Data *data, int ndx, GElf_Dyn *dyn);

# DESCRIPTION

These convenience functions are used to retrieve and update class-dependent Elf32_Dyn or Elf64_Dyn information in the dynamic table of an ELF object.

Argument data is an Elf_Data descriptor associated with a section of type `SHT_DYNAMIC`. Argument ndx is the index of the entry being retrieved or updated. The class-independent GElf_Dyn structure is described in gelf(3).

Function `gelf_getdyn`() retrieves the class-dependent entry at index ndx in data buffer data and copies it to the destination pointed to by argument dyn after translation to class-independent form.

Function `gelf_update_dyn`() converts the class-independent entry pointed to by argument dyn to class-dependent form, and writes it to the entry at index ndx in the data buffer described by argument data. Function `gelf_update_dyn`() signals an error if any of the values in the class-independent representation exceeds the representable limits of the target type.

# RETURN VALUES

Function `gelf_getdyn`() returns the value of argument dyn if successful, or NULL in case of an error. Function `gelf_update_dyn`() returns a non-zero value if successful, or zero in case of an error.

# ERRORS

These functions may fail with the following errors:

[`ELF_E_ARGUMENT`]
  Arguments data or dyn were NULL.
[`ELF_E_ARGUMENT`]
  Argument ndx was less than zero or larger than the number of entries in the data descriptor.
[`ELF_E_ARGUMENT`]
  Data descriptor data was not associated with a section of type `SHT_DYNAMIC`.
[`ELF_E_RANGE`]
  A value was not representable in the target type.
[`ELF_E_VERSION`]
  The Elf_Data descriptor denoted by argument data is associated with an ELF object with an unsupported version.

# SEE ALSO

elf(3), elf_getdata(3), elf_getscn(3), gelf(3)

April 22, 2019 | Debian