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James Flowers 2015-03-15 00:01:27 -04:00
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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a standard file format for executable fi
An ELF object file consists of the following parts:
* ELF header - describes the main characteristics of the object file: type, CPU architecture, the virtual address of the entry point, the size and offset the remaining parts and etc...;
* ELF header - describes the main characteristics of the object file: type, CPU architecture, the virtual address of the entry point, the size and offset the remaining parts, etc...;
* Program header table - listing the available segments and their attributes. Program header table need loaders for placing sections of the file as virtual memory segments;
* Section header table - contains description of the sections.
@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ Now let's look closer on these components.
**ELF header**
It located in the beginning of the object file. It's main point is to locate all other parts of the object file. File header contains following fields:
It's located in the beginning of the object file. It's main point is to locate all other parts of the object file. File header contains following fields:
* ELF identification - array of bytes which helps to identify the file as an ELF object file and also provides information about general object file characteristic;
* Object file type - identifies the object file type. This field can describe that ELF file is relocatable object file, executable file and etc...;
* Object file type - identifies the object file type. This field can describe that ELF file is relocatable object file, executable file, etc...;
* Target architecture;
* Version of the object file format;
* Virtual address of the program entry point;