elf_getbase3
Retrieve the base offset for an elf object file.
Usage
#include <libelf.h>
int64_t elf_getbase(Elf *elf);
Overview
elf_getbase returns the file offset of the first byte of the ELF descriptor elf. If elf is a member of an archive and has ELF kind ELF_K_AR, the base offset is the offset of the ELF object within the archive. For other ELF object types the base offset is 0.
Parameters
- elf
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The ELF descriptor.
Return value
Return the base offset of elf if its ELF kind is ELF_K_AR, otherwise return 0. If elf is NULL, return -1.
Attributes
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
| elf_getbase() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |