elf64_offscn - retrieve a section descriptor by file offset for a 64-bit ELF file

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │ Interface │ Attribute │ Value │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │ elf64_offscn() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

The elf64_offscn function retrieves the section descriptor for the non-empty section at the specified file offset in the ELF64 object referred to by elf.

elf64_offscn first appeared in elfutils 0.112. This elfutils libelf function may not be found in other libelf implementations. Libelf 2024-07-18 ELF64_OFFSCN(3)

elf64_offscn - retrieve a section descriptor by file offset for a 64-bit ELF file

elf An Elf pointer to the ELF object from which the section descriptor is to be retrieved. offset An off_t value representing the file offset of the section whose descriptor is to be retrieved.

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The elf64_offscn function returns a pointer to the Elf_Scn of the non-empty section with a sh_offset matching offset. If an error occurs, it returns NULL and sets an appropriate libelf error code.

elf32_offscn(3), libelf(3), elf(5),