Section Header Flags

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Macros
#define	SHF_WRITE   BIT(0)
	Writable data.
#define	SHF_ALLOC   BIT(1)
	Resident.
#define	SHF_EXECINSTR   BIT(2)
	Executable instructions.
#define	SHF_MERGE   BIT(4)
	Might be merged.
#define	SHF_STRINGS   BIT(5)
	Contains nul-terminated strings.
#define	SHF_INFO_LINK   BIT(6)
	‘sh_info’ contains SHT index
#define	SHF_LINK_ORDER   BIT(7)
	Preserve order after combining.
#define	SHF_GROUP   BIT(9)
	Section is member of a group.
#define	SHF_TLS   BIT(10)
	Section hold thread-local data.
#define	SHF_MASKPROC   0xf0000000
	Processor specific mask.

Detailed Description

ELF section header flags

These are the flags that can be set on a section header. These are related to whether the section should reside in memory and permissions on it.

Macro Definition Documentation

SHF_ALLOC

#define SHF_ALLOC   BIT(1)

Resident.

SHF_EXECINSTR

#define SHF_EXECINSTR   BIT(2)

Executable instructions.

SHF_GROUP

#define SHF_GROUP   BIT(9)

Section is member of a group.

SHF_INFO_LINK

#define SHF_INFO_LINK   BIT(6)

‘sh_info’ contains SHT index

SHF_LINK_ORDER

#define SHF_LINK_ORDER   BIT(7)

Preserve order after combining.

SHF_MASKPROC

#define SHF_MASKPROC   0xf0000000

Processor specific mask.

SHF_MERGE

#define SHF_MERGE   BIT(4)

Might be merged.

SHF_STRINGS

#define SHF_STRINGS   BIT(5)

Contains nul-terminated strings.

SHF_TLS

#define SHF_TLS   BIT(10)

Section hold thread-local data.

SHF_WRITE

#define SHF_WRITE   BIT(0)

Writable data.