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31 .Nd release an ELF descriptor
37 .Fn elf_end "Elf *elf"
41 is used to release the resources associated with an ELF descriptor
42 pointed to by argument
44 This descriptor must have been allocated by a previous call to
48 For programming convenience, a NULL value is permitted for argument
53 decrements the activation count for descriptor
56 The resources associated with the descriptor are only released
57 with its activation count goes to zero.
61 returns zero, the ELF descriptor
63 will no longer be valid and should not be used further.
67 returns the current value of the ELF descriptor
69 activation count, or zero if argument