Why does "readelf" issue warnings saying that a virtual address is not in any "PT_LOAD" segment?
Question
Why doesreadelf issue warnings saying that a virtual address is not in any
PT_LOAD segment?Answer
The SymbianOS toolchain generates ARM BPABI binaries, which must be postprocessed by the
SymbianOS postlinker before actual execution. The BPABI format uses file offsets, rather
than virtual addresses, in the ELF file. However, readelf is unaware of this
convention, which causes is it to issue the warning. The data displayed by readelf
will still be correct; the warning can be safely ignored.
This entry was last updated on 8 March 2013.