extern int resize_section_table (struct target_section_table *, int);
-/* Request to transfer up to LEN 8-bit bytes of the target sections
+/* Read or write from mappable sections of BFD executable files.
+
+ Request to transfer up to LEN 8-bit bytes of the target sections
defined by SECTIONS and SECTIONS_END. The OFFSET specifies the
starting address.
+ If SECTION_NAME is not NULL, only access sections with that same
+ name.
- Return the number of bytes actually transfered, or non-positive
- when no data is available for the requested range.
+ Return the number of bytes actually transfered, or zero when no
+ data is available for the requested range.
This function is intended to be used from target_xfer_partial
implementations. See target_read and target_write for more