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api/python/src/ELF/objects/pyNote.cpp

@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ void create<Note>(nb::module_& m) {
 
     .def_prop_rw("description",
         [] (const Note& self) {
-          const std::vector<uint8_t>& content = self.description();
-          return nb::memoryview::from_memory(content.data(), content.size());
+          return nb::to_memoryview(self.description());
         },
         nb::overload_cast<Note::description_t>(&Note::description),
         "Return the description associated with the note"_doc)

include/LIEF/ELF/Note.hpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "LIEF/Object.hpp"
 #include "LIEF/visibility.h"
 #include "LIEF/errors.hpp"
+#include "LIEF/span.hpp"
 
 #include "LIEF/ELF/enums.hpp"
 
@@ -185,11 +186,11 @@ class LIEF_API Note : public Object {
   }
 
   //! Return the description associated with the note
-  const description_t& description() const {
+  span<const uint8_t> description() const {
     return description_;
   }
 
-  description_t& description() {
+  span<uint8_t> description() {
     return description_;
   }
 

include/LIEF/ELF/SysvHash.hpp

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class LIEF_API SysvHash : public Object {
     chains_.resize(nb);
   }
 
-
   void accept(Visitor& visitor) const override;
 
   LIEF_API friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const SysvHash& sysvhash);

src/ELF/ExeLayout.hpp

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class LIEF_LOCAL ExeLayout : public Layout {
       raw_notes.align(sizeof(uint32_t), 0);
 
       // description content (manipulated in 4 byte/uint32_t chunks)
-      const std::vector<uint8_t>& description = note.description();
+      span<const uint8_t> description = note.description();
       const auto* desc_ptr = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(description.data());
       size_t i = 0;
       for (; i < description.size() / sizeof(uint32_t); i++) {