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| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man5/elf.5 | 32 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man5/elf.5 b/share/man/man5/elf.5 index 385b024..5cdd94a 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/elf.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/elf.5 @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ The following types are being used for 32-bit architectures: .Bd -literal -offset indent Elf32_Addr Unsigned 32-bit program address Elf32_Half Unsigned 16-bit field +Elf32_Lword Unsigned 64-bit field Elf32_Off Unsigned 32-bit file offset Elf32_Sword Signed 32-bit field or integer Elf32_Word Unsigned 32-bit field or integer @@ -99,10 +100,11 @@ For 64-bit architectures we have the following types: .Bd -literal -offset indent Elf64_Addr Unsigned 64-bit program address Elf64_Half Unsigned 16-bit field +Elf64_Lword Unsigned 64-bit field Elf64_Off Unsigned 64-bit file offset Elf64_Sword Signed 32-bit field -Elf64_Word Unsigned 32-bit field Elf64_Sxword Signed 64-bit field or integer +Elf64_Word Unsigned 32-bit field Elf64_Xword Unsigned 64-bit field or integer .Ed .Pp @@ -375,19 +377,31 @@ A section header is one entry in the section header table; all entries are the same size. .It Dv e_shnum This member holds the number of entries in the section header table. -Thus -the product of -.Sy e_shentsize -and +If the file is using extended section numbering, then the .Sy e_shnum -gives the section header table's size in bytes. -If a file has no section -header table, +field will be zero and the actual section number will be stored in the +.Sy sh_size +member of the section header at index +.Dv SHN_UNDEF . +If a file has no section header table, both the .Sy e_shnum -holds the value of zero. +and the +.Sy e_shoff +fields of the ELF header will be zero. +The product of +.Sy e_shentsize +and the number of sections in the file gives the section header +table's size in bytes. .It Dv e_shstrndx This member holds the section header table index of the entry associated with the section name string table. +If extended section numbering is being used, this field will hold the +value +.Sy SHN_XINDEX , +and the actual section header table index will be present in the +.Sy sh_link +field of the section header entry at index +.Dv SHN_UNDEF . If the file has no section name string table, this member holds the value .Sy SHN_UNDEF . |
