Signed-off-by: Aaron Merey <ame...@redhat.com> --- v2 changes: Mention new program header table is zero'ed out and that NULL is returned if elf is NULL.
doc/elf32_newphdr.3 | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/elf64_newphdr.3 | 1 + 2 files changed, 73 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/elf32_newphdr.3 create mode 100644 doc/elf64_newphdr.3 diff --git a/doc/elf32_newphdr.3 b/doc/elf32_newphdr.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9b3ddc91 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/elf32_newphdr.3 @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +.TH ELF32_NEWPHDR 3 2024-08-14 "Libelf" "Libelf Programmer's Manual" + +.SH NAME +elf32_newphdr, elf64_newphdr \- create a new program header table for a +32-bit or 64-bit ELF object file + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B #include <libelf.h> + +.BI "Elf32_Phdr *elf32_newphdr(Elf *" elf ", size_t " count ");" +.BI "Elf64_Phdr *elf64_newphdr(Elf *" elf ", size_t " count ");" + +.SH DESCRIPTION +Create a new program header table for the ELF object file referred to by +.IR elf . +The number of entries in the new program header table is specified by +.IR count . +A +.I count +of zero removes the existing program header table. + +The function allocates a new array of +.B Elf32_Phdr +and makes it the program header table for +.IR elf . +The new program header contents are set to zero and any previous program +header table is discarded. An ELF header must exist before creating a +program header table. + +.SH PARAMETERS +.TP +.I elf +Pointer to the ELF object for which a new program header table is to be created. + +.TP +.I count +The number of entries in the new program header table. A count of zero removes +the existing program header table. + +.SH RETURN VALUE +On success, return a pointer to the first +.B Elf32_Phdr +in the newly created program header table. If +.I elf +is NULL then return NULL. If an error occurs, return NULL and set a libelf +error code. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR elf32_newehdr (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_newphdr (), +.BR elf64_newphdr () +T} Thread safety MT-Safe +.TE + +.SH REPORTING BUGS +Report bugs to <elfutils-devel@sourceware.org> or https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/. diff --git a/doc/elf64_newphdr.3 b/doc/elf64_newphdr.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..86e8ed3c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/elf64_newphdr.3 @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +.so man3/elf32_newphdr.3 -- 2.46.2