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libkldelf: add elf_lookup_symbol function
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Authored by khng on Sep 23 2024, 6:42 PM.
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The elf_lookup_symbol function looks up the symbol with a given symbol
name. A pointer to the GElf_Sym of the symbol is returned if the symbol
exists in the opened ELF file.

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khng requested review of this revision.Sep 23 2024, 6:42 PM
khng created this revision.
lib/libkldelf/kldelf.h
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What if there is more than one symbol with the same name? This can happen e.g., with local function symbols.

lib/libkldelf/kldelf.h
321

For now it will just return the first one being found when traversing symtab.

markj added inline comments.
lib/libkldelf/kldelf.h
321

I'd mention that caveat in the comment.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Sep 30 2024, 8:49 AM
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