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ELF binary format

Functions and types related to ELF binaries. More...

+ Collaboration diagram for ELF binary format:

Files

file  elf.h
 ELF definition.
 

Data Structures

struct  Elf32_Ehdr
 ELF32 header. More...
 
struct  Elf64_Ehdr
 ELF64 header. More...
 
struct  Elf32_Shdr
 ELF32 section header. More...
 
struct  Elf64_Shdr
 ELF64 section header. More...
 
struct  Elf32_Phdr
 ELF32 program header. More...
 
struct  Elf64_Phdr
 ELF64 program header. More...
 
struct  Elf32_Dyn
 ELF32 dynamic entry. More...
 
struct  Elf64_Dyn
 ELF64 dynamic entry. More...
 
struct  Elf32_Rel
 ELF32 relocation entry w/o addend. More...
 
struct  Elf32_Rela
 ELF32 relocation entry w/ addend. More...
 
struct  Elf64_Rel
 ELF64 relocation entry w/o addend. More...
 
struct  Elf64_Rela
 ELF64 relocation entry w/ addend. More...
 
struct  Elf32_Sym
 ELF32 symbol table entry. More...
 
struct  Elf64_Sym
 ELF64 symbol table entry. More...
 
struct  Elf32_Auxv
 Auxiliary vector (32-bit). More...
 
struct  Elf64_Auxv
 Auxiliary vector (64-bit). More...
 

Macros

#define ElfW(type)   _ElfW(Elf, 32, type)
 Use 64 or 32 bits types depending on the target architecture.
 
#define ELF32_R_SYM(i)   ((i)>>8)
 Symbol table index.
 
#define ELF32_R_TYPE(i)   ((unsigned char)(i))
 
#define ELF32_R_INFO(s, t)   (((s)<<8)+(unsigned char)(t))
 Create info from symbol table index + type.
 
#define ELF64_R_SYM(i)   ((i)>>32)
 Symbol table index.
 
#define ELF64_R_TYPE(i)   ((i)&0xffffffffL)
 
#define ELF64_R_INFO(s, t)   (((s)<<32)+(t)&0xffffffffL)
 Create info from symbol table index + type.
 
#define ELF32_ST_BIND(i)   ((i)>>4)
 
#define ELF32_ST_TYPE(i)   ((i)&0xf)
 
#define ELF32_ST_INFO(b, t)   (((b)<<4)+((t)&0xf))
 Make info from bind + type.
 
#define ELF64_ST_BIND(i)   ((i)>>4)
 
#define ELF64_ST_TYPE(i)   ((i)&0xf)
 
#define ELF64_ST_INFO(b, t)   (((b)<<4)+((t)&0xf))
 Make info from bind + type.
 

Typedefs

typedef struct Elf32_Auxv Elf32_Auxv
 Auxiliary vector (32-bit).
 
typedef struct Elf64_Auxv Elf64_Auxv
 Auxiliary vector (64-bit).
 

Enumerations

enum  { EI_NIDENT = 16 }
 
enum  Elf_ETs {
  ET_NONE = 0 , ET_REL = 1 , ET_EXEC = 2 , ET_DYN = 3 ,
  ET_CORE = 4 , ET_LOPROC = 0xff00 , ET_HIPROC = 0xffff
}
 Object file type. More...
 
enum  Elf_EMs {
  EM_NONE = 0 , EM_M32 = 1 , EM_SPARC = 2 , EM_386 = 3 ,
  EM_68K = 4 , EM_88K = 5 , EM_860 = 7 , EM_MIPS = 8 ,
  EM_MIPS_RS4_BE = 10 , EM_SPARC64 = 11 , EM_PARISC = 15 , EM_VPP500 = 17 ,
  EM_SPARC32PLUS = 18 , EM_960 = 19 , EM_PPC = 20 , EM_V800 = 36 ,
  EM_FR20 = 37 , EM_RH32 = 38 , EM_RCE = 39 , EM_ARM = 40 ,
  EM_ALPHA = 41 , EM_SH = 42 , EM_SPARCV9 = 43 , EM_TRICORE = 44 ,
  EM_ARC = 45 , EM_H8_300 = 46 , EM_H8_300H = 47 , EM_H8S = 48 ,
  EM_H8_500 = 49 , EM_IA_64 = 50 , EM_MIPS_X = 51 , EM_COLDFIRE = 52 ,
  EM_68HC12 = 53 , EM_X86_64 = 62 , EM_PDSP = 63 , EM_FX66 = 66 ,
  EM_ST9PLUS = 67 , EM_ST7 = 68 , EM_68HC16 = 69 , EM_68HC11 = 70 ,
  EM_68HC08 = 71 , EM_68HC05 = 72 , EM_SVX = 73 , EM_ST19 = 74 ,
  EM_VAX = 75 , EM_CRIS = 76 , EM_JAVELIN = 77 , EM_FIREPATH = 78 ,
  EM_ZSP = 79 , EM_MMIX = 80 , EM_HUANY = 81 , EM_PRISM = 82 ,
  EM_AVR = 83 , EM_FR30 = 84 , EM_D10V = 85 , EM_D30V = 86 ,
  EM_V850 = 87 , EM_M32R = 88 , EM_MN10300 = 89 , EM_MN10200 = 90 ,
  EM_PJ = 91 , EM_OPENRISC = 92 , EM_ARC_A5 = 93 , EM_XTENSA = 94 ,
  EM_ALTERA_NIOS2 = 113 , EM_AARCH64 = 183 , EM_TILEPRO = 188 , EM_MICROBLAZE = 189 ,
  EM_TILEGX = 191 , EM_NUM = 192
}
 Required architecture. More...
 
enum  Elf_EVs { EV_NONE = 0 , EV_CURRENT = 1 }
 Object file version. More...
 
enum  Elf_EIs {
  EI_MAG0 = 0 , EI_MAG1 = 1 , EI_MAG2 = 2 , EI_MAG3 = 3 ,
  EI_CLASS = 4 , EI_DATA = 5 , EI_VERSION = 6 , EI_OSABI = 7 ,
  EI_ABIVERSION = 8 , EI_PAD = 9
}
 Identification Indices. More...
 
enum  Elf_MAGs { ELFMAG0 = 0x7f , ELFMAG1 = 'E' , ELFMAG2 = 'L' , ELFMAG3 = 'F' }
 Magic number. More...
 
enum  Elf_ClASSs { ELFCLASSNONE = 0 , ELFCLASS32 = 1 , ELFCLASS64 = 2 , ELFCLASSNUM = 3 }
 File class or capacity. More...
 
enum  Elf_DATAs { ELFDATANONE = 0 , ELFDATA2LSB = 1 , ELFDATA2MSB = 2 , ELFDATANUM = 3 }
 Data encoding. More...
 
enum  Elf_OSABIs {
  ELFOSABI_NONE = 0 , ELFOSABI_SYSV = 0 , ELFOSABI_HPUX = 1 , ELFOSABI_NETBSD = 2 ,
  ELFOSABI_LINUX = 3 , ELFOSABI_SOLARIS = 6 , ELFOSABI_AIX = 7 , ELFOSABI_IRIX = 8 ,
  ELFOSABI_FREEBSD = 9 , ELFOSABI_TRU64 = 10 , ELFOSABI_MODESTO = 11 , ELFOSABI_OPENBSD = 12 ,
  ELFOSABI_ARM = 97 , ELFOSABI_STANDALONE = 255
}
 Identify operating system and ABI to which the object is targeted. More...
 
enum  Elf_SHNs {
  SHN_UNDEF = 0 , SHN_LORESERVE = 0xff00 , SHN_LOPROC = 0xff00 , SHN_HIPROC = 0xff1f ,
  SHN_ABS = 0xfff1 , SHN_COMMON = 0xfff2 , SHN_HIRESERVE = 0xffff
}
 Special section indexes. More...
 
enum  Elf_SHTs {
  SHT_NULL = 0 , SHT_PROGBITS = 1 , SHT_SYMTAB = 2 , SHT_STRTAB = 3 ,
  SHT_RELA = 4 , SHT_HASH = 5 , SHT_DYNAMIC = 6 , SHT_NOTE = 7 ,
  SHT_NOBITS = 8 , SHT_REL = 9 , SHT_SHLIB = 10 , SHT_DYNSYM = 11 ,
  SHT_INIT_ARRAY = 14 , SHT_FINI_ARRAY = 15 , SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY = 16 , SHT_GROUP = 17 ,
  SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX = 18 , SHT_NUM = 19 , SHT_LOOS = 0x60000000 , SHT_HIOS = 0x6fffffff ,
  SHT_LOPROC = 0x70000000 , SHT_HIPROC = 0x7fffffff , SHT_LOUSER = 0x80000000 , SHT_HIUSER = 0xffffffff
}
 Section type. More...
 
enum  Elf_SHFs {
  SHF_WRITE = 0x1 , SHF_ALLOC = 0x2 , SHF_EXECINSTR = 0x4 , SHF_MERGE = 0x10 ,
  SHF_STRINGS = 0x20 , SHF_INFO_LINK = 0x40 , SHF_LINK_ORDER = 0x80 , SHF_OS_NONCONFORMING = 0x100 ,
  SHF_GROUP = 0x200 , SHF_TLS = 0x400 , SHF_MASKOS = 0x0ff00000 , SHF_MASKPROC = 0xf0000000
}
 Section attribute flags. More...
 
enum  Elf_PTs {
  PT_NULL = 0 , PT_LOAD = 1 , PT_DYNAMIC = 2 , PT_INTERP = 3 ,
  PT_NOTE = 4 , PT_SHLIB = 5 , PT_PHDR = 6 , PT_TLS = 7 ,
  PT_NUM = 8 , PT_LOOS = 0x60000000 , PT_HIOS = 0x6fffffff , PT_LOPROC = 0x70000000 ,
  PT_HIPROC = 0x7fffffff , PT_GNU_EH_FRAME = PT_LOOS + 0x474e550 , PT_GNU_STACK = PT_LOOS + 0x474e551 , PT_GNU_RELRO = PT_LOOS + 0x474e552 ,
  PT_L4_STACK = PT_LOOS + 0x12 , PT_L4_KIP = PT_LOOS + 0x13 , PT_L4_AUX = PT_LOOS + 0x14
}
 Segment types. More...
 
enum  ELF_PFs {
  PF_X = 0x1 , PF_W = 0x2 , PF_R = 0x4 , PF_MASKOS = 0x0ff00000 ,
  PF_MASKPROC = 0x7fffffff
}
 Segment permissions. More...
 
enum  Elf_NTs_core {
  NT_PRSTATUS = 1 , NT_FPREGSET = 2 , NT_PRPSINFO = 3 , NT_PRXREG = 4 ,
  NT_TASKSTRUCT = 4 , NT_PLATFORM = 5 , NT_AUXV = 6 , NT_GWINDOWS = 7 ,
  NT_ASRS = 8 , NT_PSTATUS = 10 , NT_PSINFO = 13 , NT_PRCRED = 14 ,
  NT_UTSNAME = 15 , NT_LWPSTATUS = 16 , NT_LWPSINFO = 17 , NT_PRFPXREG = 20
}
 Legal values for note segment descriptor types for core files. More...
 
enum  Elf_NTs_obj { NT_VERSION = 1 }
 Legal values for the note segment descriptor types for object files. More...
 
enum  Elf_DTs {
  DT_NULL = 0 , DT_NEEDED = 1 , DT_PLTRELSZ = 2 , DT_PLTGOT = 3 ,
  DT_HASH = 4 , DT_STRTAB = 5 , DT_SYMTAB = 6 , DT_RELA = 7 ,
  DT_RELASZ = 8 , DT_RELAENT = 9 , DT_STRSZ = 10 , DT_SYMENT = 11 ,
  DT_INIT = 12 , DT_FINI = 13 , DT_SONAME = 14 , DT_RPATH = 15 ,
  DT_SYMBOLIC = 16 , DT_REL = 17 , DT_RELSZ = 18 , DT_RELENT = 19 ,
  DT_PTRREL = 20 , DT_DEBUG = 21 , DT_TEXTREL = 22 , DT_JMPREL = 23 ,
  DT_BIND_NOW = 24 , DT_INIT_ARRAY = 25 , DT_FINI_ARRAY = 26 , DT_INIT_ARRAYSZ = 27 ,
  DT_FINI_ARRAYSZ = 28 , DT_RUNPATH = 29 , DT_FLAGS = 30 , DT_ENCODING = 32 ,
  DT_PREINIT_ARRAY = 32 , DT_PREINIT_ARRAYSZ = 33 , DT_NUM = 34 , DT_LOOS = 0x6000000d ,
  DT_HIOS = 0x6ffff000 , DT_LOPROC = 0x70000000 , DT_HIPROC = 0x7fffffff
}
 Dynamic Array Tags. More...
 
enum  Elf_DFs {
  DF_ORIGIN = 0x00000001 , DF_SYMBOLIC = 0x00000002 , DF_TEXTREL = 0x00000004 , DF_BIND_NOW = 0x00000008 ,
  DF_STATIC_TLS = 0x00000010
}
 Values of Elf32_Dyn.d_un.d_val, Elf64_Dyn.d_un.d_val in the DT_FLAGS entry. More...
 
enum  Elf_DF_1s {
  DF_1_NOW = 0x00000001 , DF_1_GLOBAL = 0x00000002 , DF_1_GROUP = 0x00000004 , DF_1_NODELETE = 0x00000008 ,
  DF_1_LOADFLTR = 0x00000010 , DF_1_INITFIRST = 0x00000020 , DF_1_NOOPEN = 0x00000040 , DF_1_ORIGIN = 0x00000080 ,
  DF_1_DIRECT = 0x00000100 , DF_1_TRANS = 0x00000200 , DF_1_INTERPOSE = 0x00000400 , DF_1_NODEFLIB = 0x00000800 ,
  DF_1_NODUMP = 0x00001000 , DF_1_CONFALT = 0x00002000 , DF_1_ENDFILTEE = 0x00004000 , DF_1_DISPRELDNE = 0x00008000 ,
  DF_1_DISPRELPND = 0x00010000
}
 State flags selectable in the Elf32_Dyn.d_un.d_val / Elf64_Dyn.d_un.d_val element of the DT_FLAGS_1 entry in the dynamic section. More...
 
enum  Elf_DTF_1s
 Flags for the feature selection in DT_FEATURE_1.
 
enum  Elf_DF_P1s { DF_P1_LAZYLOAD = 0x00000001 , DF_P1_GROUPPERM = 0x00000002 }
 Flags in the DT_POSFLAG_1 entry effecting only the next DT_* entry. More...
 
enum  Elf_R_386_s {
  R_386_NONE = 0 , R_386_32 = 1 , R_386_PC32 = 2 , R_386_GOT32 = 3 ,
  R_386_PLT32 = 4 , R_386_COPY = 5 , R_386_GLOB_DAT = 6 , R_386_JMP_SLOT = 7 ,
  R_386_RELATIVE = 8 , R_386_GOTOFF = 9 , R_386_GOTPC = 10 , R_386_32PLT = 11 ,
  R_386_TLS_TPOFF = 14 , R_386_TLS_IE = 15 , R_386_TLS_GOTIE = 16 , R_386_TLS_LE = 17 ,
  R_386_TLS_GD = 18 , R_386_TLS_LDM = 19 , R_386_16 = 20 , R_386_PC16 = 21 ,
  R_386_8 = 22 , R_386_PC8 = 23 , R_386_TLS_GD_32 = 24 , R_386_TLS_GD_PUSH = 25 ,
  R_386_TLS_GD_CALL = 26 , R_386_TLS_GD_POP = 27 , R_386_TLS_LDM_32 = 28 , R_386_TLS_LDM_PUSH = 29 ,
  R_386_TLS_LDM_CALL = 30 , R_386_TLS_LDM_POP = 31 , R_386_TLS_LDO_32 = 32 , R_386_TLS_IE_32 = 33 ,
  R_386_TLS_LE_32 = 34 , R_386_TLS_DTPMOD32 = 35 , R_386_TLS_DTPOFF32 = 36 , R_386_TLS_TPOFF32 = 37 ,
  R_386_NUM = 38
}
 Relocation types (processor specific). More...
 
enum  Elf_EF_ARM_s { }
 ARM specific declarations. More...
 
enum  Elf_STT_ARM_s
 Additional symbol types for Thumb.
 
enum  Elf_SHF_s_ARM { SHF_ARM_ENTRYSECT = 0x10000000 , SHF_ARM_COMDEF = 0x80000000 }
 ARM-specific values for Elf32_Shdr.sh_flags / Elf64_Shdr.sh_flags. More...
 
enum  Elf_ARM_SBs { PF_ARM_SB = 0x10000000 }
 ARM-specific program header flags. More...
 
enum  Elf_R_ARM_s {
  R_ARM_NONE = 0 , R_ARM_PC24 = 1 , R_ARM_ABS32 = 2 , R_ARM_REL32 = 3 ,
  R_ARM_PC13 = 4 , R_ARM_ABS16 = 5 , R_ARM_ABS12 = 6 , R_ARM_THM_ABS5 = 7 ,
  R_ARM_ABS8 = 8 , R_ARM_SBREL32 = 9 , R_ARM_THM_PC22 = 10 , R_ARM_THM_PC8 = 11 ,
  R_ARM_AMP_VCALL9 = 12 , R_ARM_SWI24 = 13 , R_ARM_THM_SWI8 = 14 , R_ARM_XPC25 = 15 ,
  R_ARM_THM_XPC22 = 16 , R_ARM_COPY = 20 , R_ARM_GLOB_DAT = 21 , R_ARM_JUMP_SLOT = 22 ,
  R_ARM_RELATIVE = 23 , R_ARM_GOTOFF = 24 , R_ARM_GOTPC = 25 , R_ARM_GOT32 = 26 ,
  R_ARM_PLT32 = 27 , R_ARM_ALU_PCREL_7_0 = 32 , R_ARM_ALU_PCREL_15_8 = 33 , R_ARM_ALU_PCREL_23_15 = 34 ,
  R_ARM_LDR_SBREL_11_0 = 35 , R_ARM_ALU_SBREL_19_12 = 36 , R_ARM_ALU_SBREL_27_20 = 37 , R_ARM_GNU_VTENTRY = 100 ,
  R_ARM_GNU_VTINHERIT = 101 , R_ARM_THM_PC11 = 102 , R_ARM_THM_PC9 = 103 , R_ARM_RXPC25 = 249 ,
  R_ARM_RSBREL32 = 250 , R_ARM_THM_RPC22 = 251 , R_ARM_RREL32 = 252 , R_ARM_RABS22 = 253 ,
  R_ARM_RPC24 = 254 , R_ARM_RBASE = 255 , R_ARM_NUM = 256
}
 ARM relocations. More...
 
enum  Elf_R_AARCH64_s { R_AARCH64_NONE = 0 , R_AARCH64_RELATIVE = 1027 }
 AARCH64 relocations. More...
 
enum  Elf_R_X86_64_s {
  R_X86_64_NONE = 0 , R_X86_64_64 = 1 , R_X86_64_PC32 = 2 , R_X86_64_GOT32 = 3 ,
  R_X86_64_PLT32 = 4 , R_X86_64_COPY = 5 , R_X86_64_GLOB_DAT = 6 , R_X86_64_JUMP_SLOT = 7 ,
  R_X86_64_RELATIVE = 8 , R_X86_64_GOTPCREL = 9 , R_X86_64_32 = 10 , R_X86_64_32S = 11 ,
  R_X86_64_16 = 12 , R_X86_64_PC16 = 13 , R_X86_64_8 = 14 , R_X86_64_PC8 = 15 ,
  R_X86_64_DTPMOD64 = 16 , R_X86_64_DTPOFF64 = 17 , R_X86_64_TPOFF64 = 18 , R_X86_64_TLSGD = 19 ,
  R_X86_64_TLSLD = 20 , R_X86_64_DTPOFF32 = 21 , R_X86_64_GOTTPOFF = 22 , R_X86_64_TPOFF32 = 23 ,
  R_X86_64_NUM = 24
}
 AMD x86-64 relocations. More...
 
enum  Elf_STNs
 Symbol Table Entry.
 
enum  Elf_STBs {
  STB_LOCAL = 0 , STB_GLOBAL = 1 , STB_WEAK = 2 , STB_LOOS = 10 ,
  STB_HIOS = 12 , STB_LOPROC = 13 , STB_HIPROC = 15
}
 Symbol Binding. More...
 
enum  Elf_STTs {
  STT_NOTYPE = 0 , STT_OBJECT = 1 , STT_FUNC = 2 , STT_SECTION = 3 ,
  STT_FILE = 4 , STT_LOOS = 10 , STT_HIOS = 12 , STT_LOPROC = 13 ,
  STT_HIPROC = 15
}
 Symbol Types. More...
 
enum  Elf_ATs {
  AT_NULL = 0 , AT_IGNORE = 1 , AT_EXECFD = 2 , AT_PHDR = 3 ,
  AT_PHENT = 4 , AT_PHNUM = 5 , AT_PAGESZ = 6 , AT_BASE = 7 ,
  AT_FLAGS = 8 , AT_ENTRY = 9 , AT_NOTELF = 10 , AT_UID = 11 ,
  AT_EUID = 12 , AT_GID = 13 , AT_EGID = 14 , AT_L4_AUX = 0xf0 ,
  AT_L4_ENV = 0xf1
}
 Legal values for Elf32_Auxv.atype / Elf64_Auxv.atype. More...
 

ELF types

typedef l4_uint32_t Elf32_Addr
 size 4 align 4
 
typedef l4_uint32_t Elf32_Off
 size 4 align 4
 
typedef l4_uint16_t Elf32_Half
 size 2 align 2
 
typedef l4_uint32_t Elf32_Word
 size 4 align 4
 
typedef l4_int32_t Elf32_Sword
 size 4 align 4
 
typedef l4_uint64_t Elf64_Addr
 size 8 align 8
 
typedef l4_uint64_t Elf64_Off
 size 8 align 8
 
typedef l4_uint16_t Elf64_Half
 size 2 align 2
 
typedef l4_uint32_t Elf64_Word
 size 4 align 4
 
typedef l4_int32_t Elf64_Sword
 size 4 align 4
 
typedef l4_uint64_t Elf64_Xword
 size 8 align 8
 
typedef l4_int64_t Elf64_Sxword
 size 8 align 8
 

Detailed Description

Functions and types related to ELF binaries.

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ ELF32_R_TYPE

#define ELF32_R_TYPE (   i)    ((unsigned char)(i))
See also
Elf_R_386s.

Definition at line 659 of file elf.h.

◆ ELF32_ST_BIND

#define ELF32_ST_BIND (   i)    ((i)>>4)
See also
Elf_STBs.

Definition at line 889 of file elf.h.

◆ ELF32_ST_TYPE

#define ELF32_ST_TYPE (   i)    ((i)&0xf)
See also
Elf_STTs.

Definition at line 892 of file elf.h.

◆ ELF64_R_TYPE

#define ELF64_R_TYPE (   i)    ((i)&0xffffffffL)
See also
Elf_R_386s.

Definition at line 667 of file elf.h.

◆ ELF64_ST_BIND

#define ELF64_ST_BIND (   i)    ((i)>>4)
See also
Elf_STBs

Definition at line 898 of file elf.h.

◆ ELF64_ST_TYPE

#define ELF64_ST_TYPE (   i)    ((i)&0xf)
See also
Elf_STTs

Definition at line 901 of file elf.h.

Enumeration Type Documentation

◆ anonymous enum

anonymous enum
Enumerator
EI_NIDENT 

Number of characters.

Definition at line 113 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_ARM_SBs

ARM-specific program header flags.

Enumerator
PF_ARM_SB 

Segment contains the location addressed by the static base.

Definition at line 766 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_ATs

enum Elf_ATs

Legal values for Elf32_Auxv.atype / Elf64_Auxv.atype.

Enumerator
AT_NULL 

End of vector.

AT_IGNORE 

Entry should be ignored.

AT_EXECFD 

File descriptor of program.

AT_PHDR 

Program headers for program.

AT_PHENT 

Size of program header entry.

AT_PHNUM 

Number of program headers.

AT_PAGESZ 

System page size.

AT_BASE 

Base address of interpreter.

AT_FLAGS 

Flags.

AT_ENTRY 

Entry point of program.

AT_NOTELF 

Program is not ELF.

AT_UID 

Real UID.

AT_EUID 

Effective UID.

AT_GID 

Real GID.

AT_EGID 

Effective GID.

AT_L4_AUX 

L4Re AUX section.

AT_L4_ENV 

L4Re ENV section.

Definition at line 935 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_ClASSs

enum Elf_ClASSs

File class or capacity.

Enumerator
ELFCLASSNONE 

Invalid class.

ELFCLASS32 

32-bit object

ELFCLASS64 

64-bit object

ELFCLASSNUM 

Mask for 32-bit or 64-bit class.

Definition at line 293 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_DATAs

enum Elf_DATAs

Data encoding.

Enumerator
ELFDATANONE 

invalid data encoding

ELFDATA2LSB 

0x01020304 => [ 0x04|0x03|0x02|0x01 ]

ELFDATA2MSB 

0x01020304 => [ 0x01|0x02|0x03|0x04 ]

ELFDATANUM 

Mask for valid data encoding.

Definition at line 302 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_DF_1s

enum Elf_DF_1s

State flags selectable in the Elf32_Dyn.d_un.d_val / Elf64_Dyn.d_un.d_val element of the DT_FLAGS_1 entry in the dynamic section.

Enumerator
DF_1_NOW 

Set RTLD_NOW for this object.


DF_1_GLOBAL 

Set RTLD_GLOBAL for this object.


DF_1_GROUP 

Set RTLD_GROUP for this object.


DF_1_NODELETE 

Set RTLD_NODELETE for this object.

DF_1_LOADFLTR 

Trigger filtee loading at runtime.

DF_1_INITFIRST 

Set RTLD_INITFIRST for this object.

DF_1_NOOPEN 

Set RTLD_NOOPEN for this object.


DF_1_ORIGIN 

$ORIGIN must be handled.


DF_1_DIRECT 

Direct binding enabled.


DF_1_INTERPOSE 

Object is used to interpose.


DF_1_NODEFLIB 

Ignore default lib search path.


DF_1_NODUMP 

Object can't be dldump'ed.


DF_1_CONFALT 

Configuration alternative created.

DF_1_ENDFILTEE 

Filtee terminates filters search.

DF_1_DISPRELDNE 

Disp reloc applied at build time.

DF_1_DISPRELPND 

Disp reloc applied at run-time.


Definition at line 590 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_DF_P1s

enum Elf_DF_P1s

Flags in the DT_POSFLAG_1 entry effecting only the next DT_* entry.

Enumerator
DF_P1_LAZYLOAD 

Lazyload following object.


DF_P1_GROUPPERM 

Symbols from next object are not generally available.


Definition at line 619 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_DFs

enum Elf_DFs

Values of Elf32_Dyn.d_un.d_val, Elf64_Dyn.d_un.d_val in the DT_FLAGS entry.

Enumerator
DF_ORIGIN 

Object may use DF_ORIGIN.

DF_SYMBOLIC 

Symbol resolutions starts here.

DF_TEXTREL 

Object contains text relocations.

DF_BIND_NOW 

No lazy binding for this object.

DF_STATIC_TLS 

Module uses the static TLS model.

Definition at line 577 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_DTs

enum Elf_DTs

Dynamic Array Tags.

See also
Elf32_Dyn.d_tag, Elf64_Dyn.d_tag.
Enumerator
DT_NULL 

end of _DYNAMIC array

DT_NEEDED 

name of a needed library

DT_PLTRELSZ 

total size of relocation entry

DT_PLTGOT 

address assoc with prog link table

DT_HASH 

address of symbol hash table

DT_STRTAB 

address of string table

DT_SYMTAB 

address of symbol table

DT_RELA 

address of relocation table

DT_RELASZ 

total size of relocation table

DT_RELAENT 

size of DT_RELA relocation entry

DT_STRSZ 

size of the string table

DT_SYMENT 

size of a symbol table entry

DT_INIT 

address of initialization function

DT_FINI 

address of termination function

DT_SONAME 

name of the shared object

DT_RPATH 

search library path

DT_SYMBOLIC 

alter symbol resolution algorithm

DT_REL 

address of relocation table

DT_RELSZ 

total size of DT_REL relocation table

DT_RELENT 

size of the DT_REL relocation entry

DT_PTRREL 

type of relocation entry

DT_DEBUG 

for debugging purposes

DT_TEXTREL 

at least on entry changes r/o section

DT_JMPREL 

address of relocation entries

DT_BIND_NOW 

Process relocations of object.

DT_INIT_ARRAY 

Array with addresses of init fct.

DT_FINI_ARRAY 

Array with addresses of fini fct.

DT_INIT_ARRAYSZ 

Size in bytes of DT_INIT_ARRAY.

DT_FINI_ARRAYSZ 

Size in bytes of DT_FINI_ARRAY.

DT_RUNPATH 

Library search path.

DT_FLAGS 

Flags for the object being loaded.

DT_ENCODING 

Start of encoded range.

DT_PREINIT_ARRAY 

Array with addresses of preinit fct.

DT_PREINIT_ARRAYSZ 

size in bytes of DT_PREINIT_ARRAY

DT_NUM 

Number used.

DT_LOOS 

Start of OS-specific.

DT_HIOS 

End of OS-specific.

DT_LOPROC 

processor-specific

DT_HIPROC 

processor-specific

Definition at line 531 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_EF_ARM_s

ARM specific declarations.

Processor specific flags for the ELF header e_flags field.

Enumerator
EF_ARM_ALIGN8 

8-bit structure alignment is in use

Definition at line 726 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_EIs

enum Elf_EIs

Identification Indices.

See also
Elf32_Ehdr.e_ident, Elf64_Ehdr.e_ident
Enumerator
EI_MAG0 

file id 0

EI_MAG1 

file id 1

EI_MAG2 

file id 2

EI_MAG3 

file id 3

EI_CLASS 

file class

EI_DATA 

data encoding

EI_VERSION 

file version

EI_OSABI 

Operating system / ABI identification.

EI_ABIVERSION 

ABI version.

EI_PAD 

start of padding bytes

Definition at line 269 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_EMs

enum Elf_EMs

Required architecture.

See also
Elf32_Ehdr.e_machine, Elf64_Ehdr.e_machine
Enumerator
EM_NONE 

no machine

EM_M32 

AT&T WE 32100.

EM_SPARC 

SPARC.

EM_386 

Intel 80386.

EM_68K 

Motorola 68000.

EM_88K 

Motorola 88000.

EM_860 

Intel 80860.

EM_MIPS 

MIPS RS3000 big-endian.

EM_MIPS_RS4_BE 

MIPS RS4000 big-endian.

EM_SPARC64 

SPARC 64-bit.

EM_PARISC 

HP PA-RISC.

EM_VPP500 

Fujitsu VPP500.

EM_SPARC32PLUS 

Sun's V8plus.

EM_960 

Intel 80960.

EM_PPC 

PowerPC.

EM_V800 

NEC V800.

EM_FR20 

Fujitsu FR20.

EM_RH32 

TRW RH-32.

EM_RCE 

Motorola RCE.

EM_ARM 

Advanced RISC Machines ARM.

EM_ALPHA 

Digital Alpha.

EM_SH 

Hitachi SuperH.

EM_SPARCV9 

SPARC v9 64-bit.

EM_TRICORE 

Siemens Tricore embedded processor.

EM_ARC 

Argonaut RISC Core, Argonaut Techn Inc.

EM_H8_300 

Hitachi H8/300.

EM_H8_300H 

Hitachi H8/300H.

EM_H8S 

Hitachi H8/S.

EM_H8_500 

Hitachi H8/500.

EM_IA_64 

HP/Intel IA-64.

EM_MIPS_X 

Stanford MIPS-X.

EM_COLDFIRE 

Motorola Coldfire.

EM_68HC12 

Motorola M68HC12.

EM_X86_64 

Advanced Micro Devices x86-64.

EM_PDSP 

Sony DSP Processor.

EM_FX66 

Siemens FX66 microcontroller.

EM_ST9PLUS 

STMicroelectronics ST9+ 8/16 mc.

EM_ST7 

STmicroelectronics ST7 8 bit mc.

EM_68HC16 

Motorola MC68HC16 microcontroller.

EM_68HC11 

Motorola MC68HC11 microcontroller.

EM_68HC08 

Motorola MC68HC08 microcontroller.

EM_68HC05 

Motorola MC68HC05 microcontroller.

EM_SVX 

Silicon Graphics SVx.

EM_ST19 

STMicroelectronics ST19 8 bit mc.

EM_VAX 

Digital VAX.

EM_CRIS 

Axis Communications 32-bit embedded processor.

EM_JAVELIN 

Infineon Technologies 32-bit embedded processor.

EM_FIREPATH 

Element 14 64-bit DSP Processor.

EM_ZSP 

LSI Logic 16-bit DSP Processor.

EM_MMIX 

Donald Knuth's educational 64-bit processor.

EM_HUANY 

Harvard University machine-independent object files.

EM_PRISM 

SiTera Prism.

EM_AVR 

Atmel AVR 8-bit microcontroller.

EM_FR30 

Fujitsu FR30.

EM_D10V 

Mitsubishi D10V.

EM_D30V 

Mitsubishi D30V.

EM_V850 

NEC v850.

EM_M32R 

Mitsubishi M32R.

EM_MN10300 

Matsushita MN10300.

EM_MN10200 

Matsushita MN10200.

EM_PJ 

picoJava

EM_OPENRISC 

OpenRISC 32-bit embedded processor.

EM_ARC_A5 

ARC Cores Tangent-A5.

EM_XTENSA 

Tensilica Xtensa Architecture.

EM_ALTERA_NIOS2 

Altera Nios II.

EM_AARCH64 

ARM AARCH64.

EM_TILEPRO 

Tilera TILEPro.

EM_MICROBLAZE 

Xilinx MicroBlaze.

EM_TILEGX 

Tilera TILE-Gx.

Definition at line 179 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_ETs

enum Elf_ETs

Object file type.

See also
Elf32_Ehdr.e_type, Elf64_Ehdr.e_type
Enumerator
ET_NONE 

no file type

ET_REL 

relocatable file

ET_EXEC 

executable file

ET_DYN 

shared object file

ET_CORE 

core file

ET_LOPROC 

processor-specific

ET_HIPROC 

processor-specific

Definition at line 164 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_EVs

enum Elf_EVs

Object file version.

See also
Elf32_Ehdr.e_version, Elf64_Ehdr.e_version
Enumerator
EV_NONE 

Invalid version.

EV_CURRENT 

Current version.

Definition at line 261 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_MAGs

enum Elf_MAGs

Magic number.

Enumerator
ELFMAG0 

e_ident[EI_MAG0]

ELFMAG1 

e_ident[EI_MAG1]

ELFMAG2 

e_ident[EI_MAG2]

ELFMAG3 

e_ident[EI_MAG3]

Definition at line 284 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_NTs_core

Legal values for note segment descriptor types for core files.

Enumerator
NT_PRSTATUS 

Contains copy of prstatus struct.

NT_FPREGSET 

Contains copy of fpregset struct.

NT_PRPSINFO 

Contains copy of prpsinfo struct.

NT_PRXREG 

Contains copy of prxregset struct.

NT_TASKSTRUCT 

Contains copy of task structure.

NT_PLATFORM 

String from sysinfo(SI_PLATFORM)

NT_AUXV 

Contains copy of auxv array.

NT_GWINDOWS 

Contains copy of gwindows struct.

NT_ASRS 

Contains copy of asrset struct.

NT_PSTATUS 

Contains copy of pstatus struct.

NT_PSINFO 

Contains copy of psinfo struct.

NT_PRCRED 

Contains copy of prcred struct.

NT_UTSNAME 

Contains copy of utsname struct.

NT_LWPSTATUS 

Contains copy of lwpstatus struct.

NT_LWPSINFO 

Contains copy of lwpinfo struct.

NT_PRFPXREG 

Contains copy of fprxregset struct.

Definition at line 482 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_NTs_obj

Legal values for the note segment descriptor types for object files.


Enumerator
NT_VERSION 

Contains a version string.

Definition at line 503 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_OSABIs

enum Elf_OSABIs

Identify operating system and ABI to which the object is targeted.

Enumerator
ELFOSABI_NONE 

UNIX System V ABI.

ELFOSABI_SYSV 

Alias.


ELFOSABI_HPUX 

HP-UX.

ELFOSABI_NETBSD 

NetBSD.


ELFOSABI_LINUX 

Linux.


ELFOSABI_SOLARIS 

Sun Solaris.


ELFOSABI_AIX 

IBM AIX.


ELFOSABI_IRIX 

SGI Irix.


ELFOSABI_FREEBSD 

FreeBSD.


ELFOSABI_TRU64 

Compaq TRU64 UNIX.


ELFOSABI_MODESTO 

Novell Modesto.


ELFOSABI_OPENBSD 

OpenBSD.


ELFOSABI_ARM 

ARM.

ELFOSABI_STANDALONE 

Standalone (embedded) application.

Definition at line 311 of file elf.h.

◆ ELF_PFs

enum ELF_PFs

Segment permissions.

Enumerator
PF_X 

Executable.

PF_W 

Write.

PF_R 

Read.

PF_MASKOS 

OS-specific.

PF_MASKPROC 

Processor-specific.

Definition at line 472 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_PTs

enum Elf_PTs

Segment types.

Enumerator
PT_NULL 

array is unused

PT_LOAD 

loadable

PT_DYNAMIC 

dynamic linking information

PT_INTERP 

path to interpreter

PT_NOTE 

auxiliary information

PT_SHLIB 

reserved

PT_PHDR 

location of the pht itself

PT_TLS 

Thread-local storage segment.

PT_NUM 

Number of defined types.

PT_LOOS 

OS-specific.

PT_HIOS 

OS-specific.

PT_LOPROC 

processor-specific

PT_HIPROC 

processor-specific

PT_GNU_EH_FRAME 

EH frame information.

PT_GNU_STACK 

Flags for stack.

PT_GNU_RELRO 

Read only after reloc.

PT_L4_STACK 

Address of the stack.

PT_L4_KIP 

Address of the KIP.

PT_L4_AUX 

Address of the AUX structures.

Definition at line 446 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_R_386_s

Relocation types (processor specific).

Enumerator
R_386_NONE 

none

R_386_32 

S + A.

R_386_PC32 

S + A - P.

R_386_GOT32 

G + A - P.

R_386_PLT32 

L + A - P.

R_386_COPY 

none

R_386_GLOB_DAT 

S.

R_386_JMP_SLOT 

S.

R_386_RELATIVE 

B + A.

R_386_GOTOFF 

S + A - GOT.

R_386_GOTPC 

GOT + A - P.

R_386_TLS_TPOFF 

Offset in static TLS block.

R_386_TLS_IE 

Address of GOT entry for static TLS block offset.

R_386_TLS_GOTIE 

GOT entry for static TLS block offset.

R_386_TLS_LE 

Offset relative to static TLS block.

R_386_TLS_GD 

Direct 32 bit for GNU version of general dynamic thread local data.

R_386_TLS_LDM 

Direct 32 bit for GNU version of local dynamic thread local data in LE code.

R_386_TLS_GD_32 

Direct 32 bit for general dynamic thread local data.

R_386_TLS_GD_PUSH 

Tag for pushl in GD TLS code.

R_386_TLS_GD_CALL 

Relocation for call to __tls_get_addr()

R_386_TLS_GD_POP 

Tag for popl in GD TLS code.

R_386_TLS_LDM_32 

Direct 32 bit for local dynamic thread local data in LE code.

R_386_TLS_LDM_PUSH 

Tag for pushl in LDM TLS code.

R_386_TLS_LDM_CALL 

Relocation for call to __tls_get_addr() in LDM code.

R_386_TLS_LDM_POP 

Tag for popl in LDM TLS code.

R_386_TLS_LDO_32 

Offset relative to TLS block.

R_386_TLS_IE_32 

GOT entry for negated static TLS block offset.

R_386_TLS_LE_32 

Negated offset relative to static TLS block.

R_386_TLS_DTPMOD32 

ID of module containing symbol.

R_386_TLS_DTPOFF32 

Offset in TLS block.

R_386_TLS_TPOFF32 

Negated offset in static TLS block.

R_386_NUM 

Keep this the last entry.

Definition at line 673 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_R_AARCH64_s

AARCH64 relocations.

Enumerator
R_AARCH64_NONE 

No reloc.

Definition at line 821 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_R_ARM_s

ARM relocations.

Enumerator
R_ARM_NONE 

No reloc.

R_ARM_PC24 

PC relative 26 bit branch.

R_ARM_ABS32 

Direct 32 bit

R_ARM_REL32 

PC relative 32 bit.

R_ARM_ABS16 

Direct 16 bit.

R_ARM_ABS12 

Direct 12 bit.

R_ARM_ABS8 

Direct 8 bit.

R_ARM_COPY 

Copy symbol at runtime.

R_ARM_GLOB_DAT 

Create GOT entry.

R_ARM_JUMP_SLOT 

Create PLT entry.

R_ARM_RELATIVE 

Adjust by program base.

R_ARM_GOTOFF 

32 bit offset to GOT

R_ARM_GOTPC 

32 bit PC relative offset to GOT

R_ARM_GOT32 

32 bit GOT entry

R_ARM_PLT32 

32 bit PLT address

R_ARM_THM_PC11 

thumb unconditional branch

R_ARM_THM_PC9 

thumb conditional branch

R_ARM_NUM 

Keep this the last entry.

Definition at line 773 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_R_X86_64_s

AMD x86-64 relocations.

Enumerator
R_X86_64_NONE 

No reloc.

R_X86_64_64 

Direct 64 bit

R_X86_64_PC32 

PC relative 32 bit signed.

R_X86_64_GOT32 

32 bit GOT entry

R_X86_64_PLT32 

32 bit PLT address

R_X86_64_COPY 

Copy symbol at runtime.

R_X86_64_GLOB_DAT 

Create GOT entry.

R_X86_64_JUMP_SLOT 

Create PLT entry.

R_X86_64_RELATIVE 

Adjust by program base.

R_X86_64_GOTPCREL 

32 bit signed PC relative offset to GOT

R_X86_64_32 

Direct 32 bit zero extended.

R_X86_64_32S 

Direct 32 bit sign extended.

R_X86_64_16 

Direct 16 bit zero extended.

R_X86_64_PC16 

16 bit sign extended pc relative

R_X86_64_8 

Direct 8 bit sign extended

R_X86_64_PC8 

8 bit sign extended pc relative

R_X86_64_DTPMOD64 

ID of module containing symbol.

R_X86_64_DTPOFF64 

Offset in module's TLS block.

R_X86_64_TPOFF64 

Offset in initial TLS block.

R_X86_64_TLSGD 

32 bit signed PC relative offset to two GOT entries for GD symbol

R_X86_64_TLSLD 

32 bit signed PC relative offset to two GOT entries for LD symbol

R_X86_64_DTPOFF32 

Offset in TLS block.

R_X86_64_GOTTPOFF 

32 bit signed PC relative offset to GOT entry for IE symbol

R_X86_64_TPOFF32 

Offset in initial TLS block.

Definition at line 828 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_SHF_s_ARM

ARM-specific values for Elf32_Shdr.sh_flags / Elf64_Shdr.sh_flags.

Enumerator
SHF_ARM_ENTRYSECT 

Section contains an entry point.

SHF_ARM_COMDEF 

Section may be multiply defined in the input to a link step.

Definition at line 758 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_SHFs

enum Elf_SHFs

Section attribute flags.

Enumerator
SHF_WRITE 

writeable during execution

SHF_ALLOC 

section occupies virt memory

SHF_EXECINSTR 

code section

SHF_MERGE 

Might be merged.

SHF_STRINGS 

Contains nul-terminated strings.

SHF_INFO_LINK 

‘sh_info’ contains SHT index

SHF_LINK_ORDER 

Preserve order after combining.

SHF_OS_NONCONFORMING 

Non-standard OS-specific handling required.

SHF_GROUP 

Section is member of a group.


SHF_TLS 

Section hold thread-local data.


SHF_MASKOS 

OS-specific.


SHF_MASKPROC 

processor-specific mask

Definition at line 401 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_SHNs

enum Elf_SHNs

Special section indexes.

Enumerator
SHN_UNDEF 

undefined section header entry

SHN_LORESERVE 

lower bound of reserved indexes

SHN_LOPROC 

lower bound of proc spec entr

SHN_HIPROC 

upper bound of proc spec entr

SHN_ABS 

absolute values for ref

SHN_COMMON 

common symbols

SHN_HIRESERVE 

upper bound of reserved indexes

Definition at line 330 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_SHTs

enum Elf_SHTs

Section type.

Enumerator
SHT_NULL 

inactive section header

SHT_PROGBITS 

information defined by program

SHT_SYMTAB 

symbol table

SHT_STRTAB 

string table

SHT_RELA 

reloc entries w/ explicit addens

SHT_HASH 

symbol hash table

SHT_DYNAMIC 

information for dynamic linking

SHT_NOTE 

information that marks the file

SHT_NOBITS 

occupies no space in the file

SHT_REL 

reloc entries w/o explicit addens

SHT_SHLIB 

reserved + unspecified semantics

SHT_DYNSYM 

symbol table (dynamic

SHT_INIT_ARRAY 

Array of constructors.

SHT_FINI_ARRAY 

Array of destructors.

SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY 

Array of pre-constructors.

SHT_GROUP 

Section group.

SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX 

Extended section indices.

SHT_NUM 

Number of defined types.


SHT_LOOS 

Start OS-specific.

SHT_HIOS 

End OS-specific.

SHT_LOPROC 

Start processor-specific.

SHT_HIPROC 

End processor-specific.

SHT_LOUSER 

Start application-specific.

SHT_HIUSER 

End application-specific.

Definition at line 372 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_STBs

enum Elf_STBs

Symbol Binding.

See also
ELF32_ST_BIND, ELF64_ST_BIND
Enumerator
STB_LOCAL 

not visible outside object file

STB_GLOBAL 

visible to all objects being combined

STB_WEAK 

resemble global symbols

STB_LOOS 

OS-specific.

STB_HIOS 

OS-specific.

STB_LOPROC 

Processor-specific.

STB_HIPROC 

Processor-specific.

Definition at line 908 of file elf.h.

◆ Elf_STTs

enum Elf_STTs

Symbol Types.

See also
ELF32_ST_TYPE, ELF64_ST_TYPE
Enumerator
STT_NOTYPE 

symbol's type not specified

STT_OBJECT 

associated with a data object

STT_FUNC 

associated with a function or other code

STT_SECTION 

associated with a section

STT_FILE 

source file name associated with object

STT_LOOS 

OS-specific.

STT_HIOS 

OS-specific.

STT_LOPROC 

processor-specific

STT_HIPROC 

processor-specific

Definition at line 921 of file elf.h.