NAME
elf_fill — set fill byte
SYNOPSIS
cc
[flag... ]
file...
-lelf
[library] ...
#include
<libelf.h>
void elf_fill(int fill);
DESCRIPTION
Alignment constraints for ELF files sometimes require the
presence of ``holes.'' For example, if the data for one
section are required to begin on an eight-byte boundary, but
the preceding section is too ``short,'' the library must fill
the intervening bytes. These bytes are set to the
fill
character. The library uses zero bytes unless the application
supplies a value. See
elf_getdata(3E)
for more information about these holes.
Note
An application can assume control of the object file
organization by setting the
ELF_F_LAYOUT
bit (see
elf_flag(3E)).
When this is done, the library does
not
fill holes.
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