NAME

       elf32_getchdr,  elf64_getchdr - retrieve the compression header for a section from a 32-bit or 64-bit ELF
       object file.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libelf.h>

       Elf32_Chdr *elf32_getchdr(Elf_Scn *scn);
       Elf64_Chdr *elf64_getchdr(Elf_Scn *scn);

DESCRIPTION

       Retrieve the compression header for a section with compressed data.  Sections with  compressed  data  are
       indicated  with  the  SHF_COMPRESSED  flag.  See libelf(3) for more information regarding the compression
       header.

PARAMETERS

       scn    Section whose compression header will be retrieved. The section's SHF_COMPRESSED flag must be set.

RETURN VALUE

       On success, return a pointer to the compression header. On failure, return NULL and set  a  libelf  error
       code.

SEE ALSO

       elf_compress(3), elf_errno(3), libelf(3), elf(5)

ATTRIBUTES

       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
       ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
       │ Interface                                                                   │ Attribute     │ Value   │
       ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
       │ elf32_getchdr(), elf64_getchdr()                                            │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
       └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <elfutils-devel@sourceware.org> or https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/.

HISTORY

       elf32_getchdr first appeared in elfutils 0.165.

Libelf                                             2024-08-14                                   ELF32_GETCHDR(3)