Linux Special Sections

The following Linux specific sections are defined here.

Table 4-2. Linux Special Sections

.ctorsThis section contains a list of global constructor function pointers.
.dtorsThis section contains a list of global destructor function pointers.
.eh_frameThis section contains information necessary for frame unwinding during exception handling. The is the same as for .debug_frame as described by DWARF2.
.gnu.versionThis section contains the Symbol Version Table.
.gnu.version_dThis section contains the Version Definitions.
.gnu.version_rThis section contains the Version Requirments.
.note.ABI-tag 
.stabThis section contains debugging information. The contents are not specified as part of the LSB.
.stabstrThis section contains strings associated with the debugging infomation contained in the .stab section.