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31 .Nm gelf_update_syminfo
32 .Nd read and update symbol information
38 .Fn gelf_getsyminfo "Elf_Data *data" "int ndx" "GElf_Syminfo *syminfo"
40 .Fn gelf_update_syminfo "Elf_Data *data" "int ndx" "GElf_Syminfo *syminfo"
42 These convenience functions are used to retrieve and update class-dependent
46 records in an ELF object.
52 descriptor associated with a section of type
53 .Dv SHT_SUNW_syminfo .
56 is the index of the record being retrieved or updated.
59 structure is described in
64 retrieves class-dependent record at index
68 and copies it to the destination pointed to by argument
70 after translation to class-independent form.
73 .Fn gelf_update_syminfo
74 converts the class-independent record pointed to
77 to class-dependent form, and writes it to the record at index
79 in the data buffer described by argument
84 returns the value of argument
86 if successful, or NULL in case of an error.
88 .Fn gelf_update_syminfo
89 returns a non-zero value if successful, or zero in case of an error.
91 These functions may fail with the following errors:
92 .Bl -tag -width "[ELF_E_RESOURCE]"
93 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
99 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
102 was less than zero or larger than the number of symbols in the data
104 .It Bq Er ELF_E_ARGUMENT
107 was not associated with a section containing symbol information.
115 .Xr gelf_update_sym 3