Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 17:13:55 +0000 From: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: e25366d46bf5 - stable/15 - nlist.3: Clarify which symbol table is used Message-ID: <6a15d4d3.39265.155f615@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/15 has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=e25366d46bf5cdd840d2827524f9ed29e2fcbc66 commit e25366d46bf5cdd840d2827524f9ed29e2fcbc66 Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-05-18 14:59:14 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-05-26 17:13:35 +0000 nlist.3: Clarify which symbol table is used nlist() requires section headers, and currently fetches symbol names only from SHT_SYMTAB, Reviewed by: kib Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D57065 (cherry picked from commit cd6bf930eafe850dc631feeaf8332832601f4225) --- lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 b/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 index 7321c1e9215c..6aefd95e3b51 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 @@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ Its use is discouraged. The .Fn nlist function -retrieves name list entries from the symbol table of an -executable file (see -.Xr elf 5 ) . +retrieves name list entries from the +.Xr elf 5 +section with type +.Dv SHT_SYMTAB +in an ELF object (for example, an executable file or shared library). The argument .Fa \&nl is set to reference thehome | help
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