.bss section and bss_start symbol

wmj011@aol.com wmj011@aol.com
Mon May 18 10:26:00 GMT 2009


readelf shows different addresses for .bss section and the __bss_start 
symbol. Shouldn't they be the same?

I am talking about non-relocatable ELF files. I am not saying this is a 
bug. I just don't understand why the address listed for .bss in the 
section listing is not the same as the value listed in the symbol table 
listing for __bss_start.

Thanks.
Jim W.



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