added a utils folder with elf_creator.c
diff --git a/utils/Makefile b/utils/Makefile
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+CFLAGS = -Wall --std=c99
+# This is where `make install` from libelf places its stuff
+LIBELF_HEADERS = /usr/local/include/libelf/
+LIBELF_LIBS = /usr/local/lib/
+
+all: elf_creator
+
+elf_creator: elf_creator.c
+ gcc $(CFLAGS) -o elf_creator elf_creator.c \
+ -I$(LIBELF_HEADERS) -L$(LIBELF_LIBS) -Wl,-rpath,$(LIBELF_LIBS) -lelf
+
+clean:
+ rm -f *.o
+ rm -f *.so
+ rm -f *.a
+ rm -f elf_creator
+
+
diff --git a/utils/README.txt b/utils/README.txt
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+++ b/utils/README.txt
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+Some utilities that use libelf to create synthetic ELF files
+
diff --git a/utils/elf_creator.c b/utils/elf_creator.c
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+/* Loosely based on the code in a Knol by Roberto Garcia Lopez:
+**
+** http://knol.google.com/k/roberto-garca-lpez/creating-elf-relocatable-object-files/1ohwel4gqkcn2/3#
+**
+** Note: This file is released under the terms of the LGPL2 license.
+*/
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <libelf.h>
+#include <err.h>
+#include <sysexits.h>
+
+
+const char* OUTFILE = "generated.o";
+
+// Definition of the default string table section ".shstrtab"
+const char defaultStrTable[] =
+{
+ /* offset 00 */ '\0', // The NULL section
+ /* offset 01 */ '.', 's', 'h', 's', 't', 'r', 't', 'a', 'b', '\0',
+ /* offset 11 */ '.', 's', 't', 'r', 't', 'a', 'b', '\0',
+ /* offset 19 */ '.', 's', 'y', 'm', 't', 'a', 'b', '\0',
+ /* offset 27 */ '.', 'c', 'o', 'm', 'm', 'e', 'n', 't', '\0',
+ /* offset 36 */ '.', 'b', 's', 's', '\0',
+ /* offset 41 */ '.', 'd', 'a', 't', 'a', '\0',
+ /* offset 47 */ '.', 'r', 'e', 'l', '.', 't', 'e', 'x', 't', '\0',
+ /* offset 57 */ '.', 't', 'e', 'x', 't', '\0'
+};
+
+const char defaultStrTableLen = sizeof(defaultStrTable);
+
+// Offsets of section names in the string table
+const char _shstrtab_offset = 1;
+const char _strtab_offset = 11;
+const char _symtab_offset = 19;
+const char _text_offset = 57;
+
+// Position of sections within the object file
+const char _shstrtab = 1;
+const char _strtab = 2;
+const char _symtab = 3;
+const char _text = 4;
+
+const char TEXT_CONTENTS[] = {0x91, 0x92, 0x93, 0x94};
+
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+int main()
+{
+ int FileDes;
+ Elf *pElf;
+ Elf32_Ehdr *pEhdr;
+ Elf32_Shdr *pShdr;
+ Elf_Scn *pScn;
+ Elf_Data *pData;
+
+ // Create the ELF header
+ if (elf_version(EV_CURRENT) == EV_NONE) // It must appear before "elf_begin()"
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "ELF library initialization failed: %s", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ if ((FileDes = open(OUTFILE, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0777)) < 0)
+ errx(EX_OSERR, "open \"%s\" failed", "compiled.o");
+
+ if ((pElf = elf_begin(FileDes, ELF_C_WRITE, NULL)) == NULL) // 3rd argument is ignored for "ELF_C_WRITE"
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_begin() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ if ((pEhdr = elf32_newehdr(pElf)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf32_newehdr() failed: %s", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ pEhdr->e_ident[EI_CLASS] = ELFCLASS32; // Defined by Intel architecture
+ pEhdr->e_ident[EI_DATA] = ELFDATA2LSB; // Defined by Intel architecture
+ pEhdr->e_machine = EM_386; // Intel architecture
+ pEhdr->e_type = ET_REL; // Relocatable file (object file)
+ pEhdr->e_shstrndx = _shstrtab; // Point to the shstrtab section
+
+ // Create the section "default section header string table (.shstrtab)"
+ if ((pScn = elf_newscn(pElf)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_newdata() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+ if ((pData = elf_newdata(pScn)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_newdata() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ pData->d_align = 1;
+ pData->d_buf = (void *) defaultStrTable;
+ pData->d_type = ELF_T_BYTE;
+ pData->d_size = defaultStrTableLen;
+
+ if ((pShdr = elf32_getshdr(pScn)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf32_etshdr() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ pShdr->sh_name = _shstrtab_offset; // Point to the name of the section
+ pShdr->sh_type = SHT_STRTAB;
+ pShdr->sh_flags = 0;
+
+ // Create the section ".strtab"
+ if ((pScn = elf_newscn(pElf)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_newdata() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+ if ((pData = elf_newdata(pScn)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_newdata() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ const char strtab[] = {0, 'g', 'e', 'n', 'e', 'r', 'a', 't', 'e', 'd', '.','x', 0, '_', 's', 't', 'a', 'r', 't', 0};
+
+ pData->d_align = 1;
+ pData->d_buf = (void *) strtab;
+ pData->d_type = ELF_T_BYTE;
+ pData->d_size = sizeof(strtab);
+
+ if ((pShdr = elf32_getshdr(pScn)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf32_etshdr() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ pShdr->sh_name = _strtab_offset;
+ pShdr->sh_type = SHT_STRTAB;
+ pShdr->sh_flags = 0;
+
+ // Create the section ".symtab"
+ if ((pScn = elf_newscn(pElf)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_newdata() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+ if ((pData = elf_newdata(pScn)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_newdata() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ Elf32_Sym x[4];
+
+ // Definition of the undefined section (this must be the first item by the definition of TIS ELF)
+ x[0].st_name = 0;
+ x[0].st_value = 0;
+ x[0].st_size = 0;
+ x[0].st_info = 0;
+ x[0].st_other = 0;
+ x[0].st_shndx = SHN_UNDEF;
+
+ // Definition of the name of the source file (this must be the second item by the definition in TIS ELF)
+ x[1].st_name = 1;
+ x[1].st_value = 0;
+ x[1].st_size = 0;
+ x[1].st_info = ELF32_ST_INFO(STB_LOCAL, STT_FILE); // This is the value that st_info must have (because of TIS ELF)
+ x[1].st_other = 0;
+ x[1].st_shndx = SHN_ABS; // The section where the symbol is
+
+ // Definition of the ".text" section as a section in the ".symtab" section
+ x[2].st_name = 0;
+ x[2].st_value = 0;
+ x[2].st_size = 0;
+ x[2].st_info = ELF32_ST_INFO(STB_LOCAL, STT_SECTION);
+ x[2].st_other = 0;
+ x[2].st_shndx = _text; // The section where the symbol is
+
+ // Definition of the "_start" symbol
+ x[3].st_name = 13; // Offset in the "strtab" section where the name start
+ x[3].st_value = 0;
+ x[3].st_size = 0;
+ x[3].st_info = ELF32_ST_INFO(STB_GLOBAL, STT_NOTYPE);
+ x[3].st_other = 0;
+ x[3].st_shndx = _text; // The section where the symbol is
+
+ pData->d_align = 4;
+ pData->d_buf = (void *) x;
+ pData->d_type = ELF_T_BYTE;
+ pData->d_size = sizeof(x);
+
+ if ((pShdr = elf32_getshdr(pScn)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf32_etshdr() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ pShdr->sh_name = _symtab_offset; // Point to the name of the section
+ pShdr->sh_type = SHT_SYMTAB;
+ pShdr->sh_flags = 0;
+ pShdr->sh_link = _strtab; // point to the section .strtab (the section that contain the strings)
+ pShdr->sh_info = ELF32_ST_INFO(STB_LOCAL, 3); // the second argument is beause of TIS ELF (One greater than the symbol table index of the last local symbol (binding STB_LOCAL))
+
+ // Create many sections named .text
+ for (int i = 0; i < 70000; ++i) {
+ if ((pScn = elf_newscn(pElf)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_newdata() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+ if ((pData = elf_newdata(pScn)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_newdata() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ pData->d_align = 4;
+ pData->d_buf = (void *)TEXT_CONTENTS;
+ pData->d_type = ELF_T_BYTE;
+ pData->d_size = sizeof(TEXT_CONTENTS);
+
+ if ((pShdr = elf32_getshdr(pScn)) == NULL)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf32_etshdr() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+
+ pShdr->sh_name = _text_offset;
+ pShdr->sh_type = SHT_PROGBITS;
+ pShdr->sh_flags = SHF_ALLOC | SHF_EXECINSTR;
+ }
+
+ // Update the sections internally
+ if (elf_update(pElf, ELF_C_NULL) < 0)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_update(NULL) failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+ // Write the object file
+ if (elf_update(pElf, ELF_C_WRITE) < 0)
+ errx(EX_SOFTWARE, "elf_update() failed: %s.", elf_errmsg(-1));
+ // Close all handles
+ elf_end(pElf);
+ close(FileDes);
+ printf("Generated file: %s\n", OUTFILE);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
