DWARF_FINISH(3) | Library Functions Manual | DWARF_FINISH(3)

# NAME

`dwarf_finish`, `dwarf_object_finish` —
free resources associated with a debug descriptor

# LIBRARY

DWARF Access Library (libdwarf, -ldwarf)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <libdwarf.h>`

int
`dwarf_finish`(Dwarf_Debug dbg, Dwarf_Error *err);

int
`dwarf_object_finish`(Dwarf_Debug dbg, Dwarf_Error *err);

# DESCRIPTION

The `dwarf_finish`() and `dwarf_object_finish`() functions are used to release the resources associated with a debug descriptor allocated by a prior call to dwarf_init(3) and dwarf_object_init(3) respectively.

Argument dbg denotes a valid Dwarf_Debug instance. Argument err will be used to record error information in case of an error.

After a call to `dwarf_finish`() or `dwarf_object_finish`(), the argument dbg will be invalid and should not be used further.

For Dwarf_Debug descriptors opened using dwarf_init(3), the application would need to explicitly release the Elf instance associated with the descriptor by first retrieving the instance using dwarf_get_elf(3) and closing it using elf_end(3).

# RETURN VALUES

These functions return `DW_DLV_OK` if successful. In case of an error, the functions return `DW_DLV_ERROR` and record additional information in argument err.

# EXAMPLES

To deallocate a Dwarf_Debug instance allocated using dwarf_elf_init(3) use:

    Dwarf_Debug dbg;
    Dwarf_Error de;

    if (dwarf_finish(dbg, &de) != DW_DLV_OK)
    	errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "dwarf_finish: %s", dwarf_errmsg(de));

To deallocate a Dwarf_Debug instance allocated using dwarf_object_init(3) use:

    Dwarf_Debug dbg;
    Dwarf_Error de;

    if (dwarf_object_finish(dbg, &de) != DW_DLV_OK)
    	errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "dwarf_object_finish: %s",
    	    dwarf_errmsg(de));

To deallocate a Dwarf_Debug instance allocated using dwarf_init(3) use:

    Dwarf_Debug dbg;
    Dward_Error de;
    Elf *e;

    if (dwarf_get_elf(dbg, &e, &de) != DW_DLV_OK)
    	errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "dwarf_get_elf: %s", dwarf_errmsg(&de));

    if (dwarf_finish(dbg, &de) != DW_DLV_OK)
    	errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "dwarf_finish: %s", dwarf_errmsg(de));

    (void) elf_end(e);

# SEE ALSO

elf_end(3), dwarf_elf_init(3), dwarf_get_elf(3), dwarf_init(3), dwarf_object_init(3)

November 9, 2011 | NetBSD 9.3