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That's because ELF allows symbol interposition and PE (Portable Executable) doesn't have a comparable feature. Symbol interposition doesn't come without a price
by nwellnhof 9y ago
That's because ELF allows symbol interposition and PE (Portable Executable) doesn't have a comparable feature. Symbol interposition doesn't come without a price, though, and is often criticized: https://www.macieira.org/blog/2012/01/sorry-state-of-dynamic-libraries-on-linux/ https://www.macieira.org/blog/2012/01/sorry-state-of-dynamic... |
https://www.airs.com/blog/archives/307 https://www.airs.com/blog/archives/307 |
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8029564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8029564
- sandGorgon 9y ago>The ELF dynamic linking mechanism is designed to emulate static linking. That's like designing cars to neigh and occasionally kick people to death with robot legs that exist only for this purpose. That comment wins thread.