title: "64-bit ELF v2 ABI Specification for OpenPOWER Architecture"
title: 64-bit ELF v2 ABI Specification for OpenPOWER Architecture
version: 1.4
publicreview: false
publicreview: false
tags:
- specifications
- systemsoftware
- abi
group: systemsoftware
date: 2021-03-15
date: 2021-03-15
draft: false
draft: false
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The ABI (application binary interface) specification provides the definitions for the machine interface and
The ABI (application binary interface) specification provides the definitions for the machine interface and
inter-object interfaces for the little-endian POWER architecture.
inter-object interfaces for the little-endian POWER architecture.
@ -25,11 +28,5 @@ This document establishes both big-endian and little-endian application binary i
OpenPOWER-compliant processors in the 64-bit Power Architecture can execute in either big-endian or little-endian mode.
OpenPOWER-compliant processors in the 64-bit Power Architecture can execute in either big-endian or little-endian mode.
Executables and executable-generated data (in general) that subscribes to either byte ordering is not portable to a system running in the other mode.
Executables and executable-generated data (in general) that subscribes to either byte ordering is not portable to a system running in the other mode.
ERRATA:
An OpenPOWER ELFv2 Errata: For ELFv2 ABI Version 1.4 has been published. These errata should be considered part of this specification until such time as a newer version of the full specification is published.
This document is a Standards Track, Work Group work product owned by the System Software Workgroup and handled in compliance with the requirements outlined in the OpenPOWER Foundation Work Group (WG) Process document. It was created using the Master Template Guide version 1.0.
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