Signed-off-by: Aaron Merey <ame...@redhat.com>
---
v2 changes:
Mention that SHF_COMPRESSED must be set.
Add elf_compress (3) to SEE ALSO.
Remove "This elfutils libelf function may not be
found in other libelf implementations".
On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 1:23 PM Mark Wielaard <m...@klomp.org> wrote:
>
> It should also mention what the Elf32_Chdr structure looks
> like and what the meaning the fields have. What the legal values of
> ch_type are, that ch_size is the uncompressed section data size, and
> that ch_addralign is the alignment of the uncompressed data.
I will include this information in the upcoming libelf man page.
doc/elf32_getchdr.3 | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
doc/elf64_getchdr.3 | 1 +
2 files changed, 61 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 doc/elf32_getchdr.3
create mode 100644 doc/elf64_getchdr.3
diff --git a/doc/elf32_getchdr.3 b/doc/elf32_getchdr.3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7f35c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/elf32_getchdr.3
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+.TH ELF32_GETCHDR 3 2024-08-14 "Libelf" "Libelf Programmer's Manual"
+
+.SH NAME
+elf32_getchdr, elf64_getchdr \- retrieve the compression header for a
+section from a 32-bit or 64-bit ELF object file.
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.B #include <libelf.h>
+
+.BI "Elf32_Chdr *elf32_getchdr(Elf_Scn *" scn ");"
+.BI "Elf64_Chdr *elf64_getchdr(Elf_Scn *" scn ");"
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Retrieve the compression header for a section with compressed data.
+Sections with compressed data are indicated with the
+.B SHF_COMPRESSED
+flag. See
+.BR libelf (3)
+for more information regarding the compression header.
+
+.SH PARAMETERS
+.TP
+.I scn
+Section whose compression header will be retrieved. The section's
+.B SHF_COMPRESSED
+flag must be set.
+
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+On success, return a pointer to the compression header. On failure,
+return NULL and set a libelf error code.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR elf_compress (3),
+.BR elf_errno (3),
+.BR libelf (3),
+.BR elf (5)
+
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lbx lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface Attribute Value
+T{
+.na
+.nh
+.BR elf32_getchdr (),
+.BR elf64_getchdr ()
+T} Thread safety MT-Safe
+.TE
+
+.SH REPORTING BUGS
+Report bugs to <elfutils-devel@sourceware.org> or
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.
+
+.SH HISTORY
+.B elf32_getchdr
+first appeared in elfutils 0.165.
diff --git a/doc/elf64_getchdr.3 b/doc/elf64_getchdr.3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa49616b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/elf64_getchdr.3
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.so man3/elf32_getchdr.3
--
2.46.2
