Re: Documentation reference request - Relocating self contained ELF image (boot loader)

[Nick Clifton <nickc at redhat dot com>]

Hi Graeme,

> .dynsym
> .dynamic
> .data.rel
> .data.rel.local
> .data.rel.ro.local
> .got.plt
> .got
> .rel.got
> .rel.text
> .rel.u_boot_cmd
> .rel.data.rel
> .rel.data.rel.ro.local
> .rel.data.rel.local

> Can anyone point me towards documentation which describes the
> contents of these sections and how they need to be processed in order
> to complete the relocation?

See:

http://www.caldera.com/developers/gabi/2001-04-24/contents.html

Especially the sub-chapters on "Special Sections" and "Relocations" and 
the chapter on "Program Loading and Dynamic Linking".

Also have a look at the sources for glibc, particularly the code for its 
dynamic linker.

Cheers
  Nick