Here is a list of the documents that I found helpful while studying this issue. These links were valid and checked at the time this paper was put together. Google (or its cache) can always help you locate a copy if these links aren't valid anymore. * [[http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lki/index.html|Linux Kernel 2.4 Internals]] by Tigran Aivazian at The Linux Documentation Project. * ELF: From the Programmer's Perspective by Hongjiu Lu linked to from https://www.linux.co.cr/free-unix-os/review/acrobat/950517.pdf * The info page for "ld". * The GNU GCC Manual, specifically the parts about specifying attribtues: * attribute [[http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Attribute-Syntax.html|syntax]] * [[http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Function-Attributes.html|function]] attributes * [[http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Variable-Attributes.html|variable]] attributes * [[http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Type-Attributes.html|type]] attributes