Re: Linux 2.2. ELF loader mystery

[John Reiser]

JR> Yes, there was an interpretation of ELF that p_filesz < p_memsz implied .bss
JR> only for the last PT_LOAD in the array of Elf32_Phdr.  Later this was changed
JR> so that .bss applied only on the PT_LOAD with the highest p_vaddr, regardless
JR> of position in Elf32_Phdr. ...

Udo> Where did this interpretation come from? The ELF standard (1.2) I'm looking at
Udo> from: http://x86.ddj.com/ftp/manuals/tools/elf.pdf says ...

Diffusion can be a slow and erratic process, resulting in "bugs."  "The ELF
standard" (there have been different versions) was not widely available,
and/or not widely consulted, for some parts of its lifetime.
Also, the standard contains some generalizations that were not common usage;
common usage was [is] .text < .data < .bss, with single pieces of each.

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