Setup: the next phase

• The ELF header contains the path of the dynamic linker to use.

• The kernel loads it and transfer control to it.

• At this stage, it is the only code in the program that can run: the program is not complete yet!

• The kernel passes to the dynamic linker on the stack an array of tag-value pairs.

• This Auxiliary Vector contains the information of where to find the application and where to transfer control once it's finished it's job.