GELF_GETREL(3) Libelf Programmer's Manual GELF_GETREL(3)

gelf_getrel, gelf_getrela - retrieve relocation entries as class-independent structures

#include <gelf.h>
GElf_Rel  *gelf_getrel (Elf_Data *data, int ndx, GElf_Rel  *dst);
GElf_Rela *gelf_getrela(Elf_Data *data, int ndx, GElf_Rela *dst);

The gelf_getrel() and gelf_getrela() functions translate the REL or RELA relocation entry at index ndx from data into a class-independent representation stored in *dst.

data must be the Elf_Data of a section whose type matches the function being called: SHT_REL for gelf_getrel() and SHT_RELA for gelf_getrela().

Pointer to an Elf_Data for a SHT_REL or SHT_RELA relocation section.
Zero-based index of the relocation entry within data.
Pointer to a caller-provided structure for storing the relocation: GElf_Rel for gelf_getrel() and GElf_Rela for gelf_getrela(). dst must not be NULL.

On success, returns dst. On failure, returns NULL and sets elf_errno. If data is NULL, then NULL is returned without setting elf_errno.

elf_getdata(3), gelf_update_rel(3), gelf_update_rela(3), libelf(3), elf(5)

Interface Attribute Value
gelf_getrel (), gelf_getrela () Thread safety MT-Safe

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2025-09-24 Libelf