Chapter 10. Sections

Table of Contents
Special Sections
Linux Special Sections
Section Types
Section Attribute Flags
Special Section Types

Special Sections

The following sections are defined in the System V Application Binary Interface - Intel386 Architecture Processor Supplement.

Table 10-1.

NameTypeAttributes
.gotSHT_PROGBITSSHF_ALLOC+SHF_WRITE
.pltSHT_PROGBITSSHF_ALLOC+SHF_EXECINSTR

.got

This section holds the global offset table.

.plt

This section holds the procedure linkage table.