1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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4 x86-specific ELF Auxiliary Vectors
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7 This document describes the semantics of the x86 auxiliary vectors.
12 ELF Auxiliary vectors enable the kernel to efficiently provide
13 configuration-specific parameters to userspace. In this example, a program
14 allocates an alternate stack based on the kernel-provided size::
23 #ifndef AT_MINSIGSTKSZ
24 #define AT_MINSIGSTKSZ 51
30 ss.ss_sp = malloc(ss.ss_size);
33 ss.ss_size = getauxval(AT_MINSIGSTKSZ) + SIGSTKSZ;
36 if (sigaltstack(&ss, NULL))
37 err(1, "sigaltstack");
40 The exposed auxiliary vectors
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43 AT_SYSINFO is used for locating the vsyscall entry point. It is not
44 exported on 64-bit mode.
46 AT_SYSINFO_EHDR is the start address of the page containing the vDSO.
48 AT_MINSIGSTKSZ denotes the minimum stack size required by the kernel to
49 deliver a signal to user-space. AT_MINSIGSTKSZ comprehends the space
50 consumed by the kernel to accommodate the user context for the current
51 hardware configuration. It does not comprehend subsequent user-space stack
52 consumption, which must be added by the user. (e.g. Above, user-space adds
53 SIGSTKSZ to AT_MINSIGSTKSZ.)