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diff --git a/libelf/elf_getident.c b/libelf/elf_getident.c
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+/* Retrieve file identification data.
+   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
+   Written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 1998.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+   Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include "libelfP.h"
+
+
+char *
+elf_getident (elf, ptr)
+     Elf *elf;
+     size_t *ptr;
+{
+  /* In case this is no ELF file, the handle is invalid and we return
+     NULL.  */
+  if (elf == NULL || elf->kind != ELF_K_ELF)
+    {
+      if (ptr != NULL)
+	*ptr = 0;
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  /* We already read the ELF header.  Return a pointer to it and store
+     the length in *PTR.  */
+  if (ptr != NULL)
+    *ptr = EI_NIDENT;
+
+  return (char *) (elf->class == ELFCLASS32
+		   || (offsetof (struct Elf, state.elf32.ehdr)
+		       == offsetof (struct Elf, state.elf64.ehdr))
+		   ? elf->state.elf32.ehdr->e_ident
+		   : elf->state.elf64.ehdr->e_ident);
+}