ELF Library Functions                              elf_fill(3ELF)

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 sec-
     tion 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 applica-
     tion supplies a value. See elf_getdata(3ELF) for more infor-
     mation about these holes.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | MT-Safe                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO
     elf(3ELF),      elf_flagdata(3ELF),       elf_getdata(3ELF),
     elf_update(3ELF), attributes(5)

NOTES
     An application can assume control of the object file organi-
     zation    by    setting    the    ELF_F_LAYOUT    bit   (see
     elf_flagdata(3ELF)). When this is done, the library does not
     fill holes.

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