ELF’s section-based output supports attributes
on a per-section basis. These attributes include alloc
,
exec
, write
, progbits
, and align
. Except for align, they
can each be negated in NASM syntax by prepending «no», e.g., «noexec». The attributes are later read by the operating system to
select the proper behavior for each section, with the meanings shown in Таблица 8.1.
Таблица 8.1. ELF Section Attributes
Attribute | Indicates the section |
---|---|
|
is loaded into memory at runtime. This is true for code and data sections, and false for metadata sections. |
|
has permission to be run as executable code. |
|
is writable at runtime. |
|
is stored in the disk image, as opposed to allocated and initialized at load. |
|
requires a memory alignment of |
In NASM syntax, the attribute nobits
is provided as an
alias for noprogbits
.
The standard primary sections have attribute defaults according their expected use, and any unknown section gets its own defaults, as shown in Таблица 8.2.
Таблица 8.2. ELF Standard Sections
Section | alloc |
exec |
write |
progbits |
align |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
alloc |
write |
4 |
||
|
alloc |
write |
progbits |
4 |
|
|
alloc |
progbits |
4 |
||
|
alloc |
exec |
progbits |
16 |
|
|
progbits |
0 |
|||
unknown |
alloc |
progbits |
1 |