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4Linux-specific ELF idiosyncrasies
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7Definitions
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10"First" program header is the one with the smallest offset in the file:
11e_phoff.
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13"Last" program header is the one with the biggest offset in the file:
14e_phoff + (e_phnum - 1) * sizeof(Elf_Phdr).
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16PT_INTERP
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19First PT_INTERP program header is used to locate the filename of ELF
20interpreter. Other PT_INTERP headers are ignored (since Linux 2.4.11).
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22PT_GNU_STACK
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25Last PT_GNU_STACK program header defines userspace stack executability
26(since Linux 2.6.6). Other PT_GNU_STACK headers are ignored.
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28PT_GNU_PROPERTY
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31ELF interpreter's last PT_GNU_PROPERTY program header is used (since
32Linux 5.8). If interpreter doesn't have one, then the last PT_GNU_PROPERTY
33program header of an executable is used. Other PT_GNU_PROPERTY headers
34are ignored.
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