elf_flagdata(3ELF)					       ELF Library Functions						elf_flagdata(3ELF)

NAME

       elf_flagdata, elf_flagehdr, elf_flagelf, elf_flagphdr, elf_flagscn, elf_flagshdr - manipulate flags

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lelf [ library ... ]
       #include <libelf.h>

       unsigned elf_flagdata(Elf_Data *data, Elf_Cmd cmd, unsigned flags);

       unsigned elf_flagehdr(Elf *elf, Elf_Cmd cmd, unsigned flags);

       unsigned elf_flagelf(Elf *elf, Elf_Cmd cmd, unsigned flags);

       unsigned elf_flagphdr(Elf *elf, Elf_Cmd cmd, unsigned flags);

       unsigned elf_flagscn(Elf_Scn *scn, Elf_Cmd cmd, unsigned flags);

       unsigned elf_flagshdr(Elf_Scn *scn, Elf_Cmd cmd, unsigned flags);

DESCRIPTION

       These  functions  manipulate  the flags associated with various structures of an ELF file. Given an ELF descriptor (elf), a data descriptor
       (data), or a section descriptor (scn), the functions may set or clear the associated status  bits,  returning  the  updated  bits.  A  null
       descriptor is allowed, to simplify error handling; all functions return 0 for this degenerate case.

       cmd may have the following values:

       ELF_C_CLR       The  functions  clear  the  bits  that are asserted in flags. Only the non-zero bits in flags are cleared; zero bits do not
		       change the status of the descriptor.

       ELF_C_SET       The functions set the bits that are asserted in flags. Only the non-zero bits in flags are set; zero bits do not change the
		       status of the descriptor.

       Descriptions of the defined flags bits appear below:

       ELF_F_DIRTY     When  the  program  intends  to	write an ELF file, this flag asserts the associated information needs to be written to the
		       file. Thus, for example, a program that wished to update the ELF header of an existing file would call elf_flagehdr()  with
		       this bit set in flags and cmd equal to ELF_C_SET. A later call to elf_update() would write the marked header to the file.

       ELF_F_LAYOUT    Normally, the library decides how to arrange an output file. That is, it automatically decides where to place sections, how
		       to align them in the file, etc. If this bit is set for an ELF descriptor, the program assumes responsibility for  determin-
		       ing  all  file  positions. This bit is meaningful only for elf_flagelf() and applies to the entire file associated with the
		       descriptor.

       When a flag bit is set for an item, it affects all the subitems as well. Thus, for example, if the program sets the  ELF_F_DIRTY  bit  with
       elf_flagelf(), the entire logical file is ``dirty.''

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: A sample display of calling the elf_flagdata() function.

       The following fragment shows how one might mark the ELF header to be written to the output file:

       /* dirty ehdr ... */
       ehdr = elf32_getehdr(elf);
       elf_flagehdr(elf, ELF_C_SET, ELF_F_DIRTY);

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Stable			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       elf(3ELF), elf32_getehdr(3ELF), elf_getdata(3ELF), elf_update(3ELF), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    11 Jul 2001 						elf_flagdata(3ELF)