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DateSat, 8 Oct 2005 16:30:14 +0200
FromJan-Benedict Glaw <>
SubjectRe: [2.6] binfmt_elf bug (exposed by klibc).
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On Sat, 2005-10-08 00:42:58 +0200, Paweł Sikora <pluto@agmk.net> wrote:
Did somebody accidentally
screw up some kernel code between 2.6.13 and 2.6.14?

I think kernel elf loader doesn't handle binaries without .bss. Earlier binutils (<2.16) emits zero-sized .data/.bss and problem wasn't exposed. Modern binutils doesn't emit useless zero-sized .data/.bss sections and kernel kills these binaries.

I had this problem at some time, too. This was when I started to redo the uClibc port to vax-linux, which I started with a hand-crafted assembly file. It also crashed upon execution, though I was sure the program was technically okay.

However, I haven't looked up any paper or standard to verify either position. So I don't know for *sure* if it's legal to omit these (empty) sections.

MfG, JBG

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