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33 .Nd release an ELF descriptor
39 .Fn elf_end "Elf *elf"
43 is used to release the resources associated with an ELF descriptor
44 pointed to by argument
46 This descriptor must have been allocated by a previous call to
50 For programming convenience, a NULL value is permitted for argument
55 decrements the activation count for descriptor
58 The resources associated with the descriptor are only released
59 with its activation count goes to zero.
63 returns zero, the ELF descriptor
65 will no longer be valid and should not be used further.
69 returns the current value of the ELF descriptor
71 activation count, or zero if argument