Merge commit 'upstream/2.20'

[msp430-binutils.git] / bfd / doc / bfdio.texi

diff --git a/bfd/doc/bfdio.texi b/bfd/doc/bfdio.texi
index 7a7fe3c48de9fbfcf02c69e1425ac97a91e58a50..9b4952fa956d95c964f77cdfb3830189879182ff 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/doc/bfdio.texi
+++ b/bfd/doc/bfdio.texi
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ struct bfd_iovec
   int (*bclose) (struct bfd *abfd);
   int (*bflush) (struct bfd *abfd);
   int (*bstat) (struct bfd *abfd, struct stat *sb);
   int (*bclose) (struct bfd *abfd);
   int (*bflush) (struct bfd *abfd);
   int (*bstat) (struct bfd *abfd, struct stat *sb);

+  /* Just like mmap: (void*)-1 on failure, mmapped address on success.  */
+  void *(*bmmap) (struct bfd *abfd, void *addr, bfd_size_type len,
+                  int prot, int flags, file_ptr offset);

 @};
 @end example
 
 @};
 @end example
 


@@ -70,3 +73,13 @@ of space for the 15 bazillon byte table it is about to read.
 This function at least allows us to answer the question, "is the
 size reasonable?".
 
 This function at least allows us to answer the question, "is the
 size reasonable?".
 

+@findex bfd_mmap
+@subsubsection @code{bfd_mmap}
+@strong{Synopsis}
+@example
+void *bfd_mmap (bfd *abfd, void *addr, bfd_size_type len,
+    int prot, int flags, file_ptr offset);
+@end example
+@strong{Description}@*
+Return mmap()ed region of the file, if possible and implemented.
+