How to understand the p_align in Elf Program Header Table

[Andreas Schwab]

Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au> writes:

> On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 03:38:20PM +0800, Jason wrote:
>> integral power of 2, and p_vaddr should equal p_offset, modulo p_align.
>> 
>> it's mean: p_offset = p_vaddr mod p_align.
>
> No, it means p_offset mod p_align = p_vaddr mod p_align

Or if you prefer the mathematical notation:

  p_offset ≡ p_vaddr (mod p_align)

Andreas.

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