ELF File Layout
Each ELF file is made up of one ELF header, followed by file data. The file data can include:
- Program header table, describing zero or more segments
- Section header table, describing zero or more sections
- Data referred to by entries in the program header table or section header table
The segments contain information that is necessary for runtime execution of the file, while sections contain important data for linking and relocation. Any byte in the entire file can be owned by at most one section, and there can be orphan bytes which are not owned by any section.
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