Introducing ELF2.0

Frank Ch. Eigler fche@redhat.com
Mon Jan 27 20:16:52 GMT 2025


The Cuthour <cuthour@gmail.com> writes:

> 1. ** Dynamic Offset Resolution:**
> 2. ** Advanced Symbol Resolution:**
>    - ELF2.0 not only resolves symbols by locating their
> definitions across files but also performs arithmetic
> operations on the offsets. The arithmetic information
> is stored in Reverse Polish Notation (RPN), enabling
> efficient and accurate calculations during the linking
> phase.

See also the "complex relocation" capability that's been in elfutils for
a long long time, but not widely used by actual ports.  This capability
was added in 2007ish for a target ("mep") whose instruction set was
itself configurable.  See BSF_RELC, STT_RELC etc.

- FChE



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