elf_hash(3E)							  elf_hash(3E)

NAME
       elf_hash - compute hash value

SYNOPSIS
       [flag... ] file...  [library] ...

DESCRIPTION
       computes	 a  hash  value,  given	 a  null terminated string, name.  The
       returned hash value, h, can be used as a bucket index, typically	 after
       computing h mod x to ensure appropriate bounds.

       Hash  tables  may  be  built on one machine and used on another because
       uses unsigned arithmetic	 to  avoid  possible  differences  in  various
       machines'  signed  arithmetic.  Although name is shown as above, treats
       it as to avoid sign extension differences.  Using eliminates type  con‐
       flicts with expressions such as ("name").

       ELF  files'  symbol  hash  tables are computed using this function (see
       elf_getdata(3E) and elf_xlate(3E)).  The hash value returned is guaran‐
       teed not to be the bit pattern of all ones

SEE ALSO
       elf(3E), elf_getdata(3E), elf_xlate(3E).

								  elf_hash(3E)

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