glibc: elf file OS ABI invalid

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Kapil picture Kapil · Oct 4, 2011 · Viewed 47k times · Source

downloaded and compiled glibc-2.13. when i try to run a sample C program which does a malloc(). I get following error elf file OS ABI invalid

Can anybody please pass my any pointer helpful in resolving this issue.Please note that my kernel version is linux-2.6.35.9

Answer

mkj picture mkj · Oct 4, 2011

It's not your kernel version that's the problem.

The loader on your system does not support the new Linux ABI. Until relatively recently, Linux ELF binaries used the System V ABI. Recently, in support of STT_GNU_IFUNC, the Linux ABI was added. You would have to update your system C library to have a loader that support STT_GNU_IFUNC, and then it will also recognize ELF objects with the Linux ABI type.

See Dave Miller's blog entry on STT_GNU_IFUNC for Sparc (archived) to gain an understanding of what STT_GNU_IFUNC does, if you care.

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