PORTABLE EXECUTABLE FORMAT Author: Micheal J. O'Leary Preface This document was edited and released by Microsoft Developer Support. It describes the binary portable executable format for NT. The information is provided at this point because we feel it will make the work of application development easier. Unfortunately, the information in this document may change before the final release of Windows NT. Microsoft is NOT committing to stay with these formats by releasing this document. Questions or follow-ups for any of the information presented here should be posted to CompuServe MSWIN32 forum, section 6. --Steve Firebaugh Microsoft Developer Support Contents 1. Overview 2. PE Header 3. Object Table 4. Image Pages 5. Exports 5.1 Export Directory Table 5.2 Export Address Table 5.3 Export Name Table Pointers 5.4 Export Ordinal Table 5.5 Export Name Table 6. Imports 6.1 Import Directory Table 6.2 Import Lookup Table 6.3 Hint-Name Table 6.4 Import Address Table 7. Thread Local Storage 7.1 Thread Local Storage Directory Table 7.2 Thread Local Storage CallBack Table 8. Resources 8.1 Resource Directory Table 8.2 Resource Example 9. Fixup Table 9.1 Fixup Block 10. Debug Information 10.1 Debug Directory 1. Overview 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 <컴� <컴컴� Base of Image Header � DOS 2 Compatible � � � EXE Header � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � � unused � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � � OEM Identifier � � � OEM Info � � � � � DOS 2.0 Section � Offset to � � (for DOS compatibility only) � PE Header � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � � DOS 2.0 Stub � � � Program & � � � Reloc. Table � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 <컴� � unused � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 <컴컴컴컴� Aligned on 8 byte boundary � PE Header � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � Object Table � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � Image Pages � � import info � � export info � � fixup info � � resource info� � debug info � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Figure 1. A typical 32-bit Portable EXE File Layout 2. PE Header 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴� 0 � SIGNATURE BYTES � CPU TYPE � # OBJECTS � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴� 8 � TIME/DATE STAMP � RESERVED � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴� 16 � RESERVED � NT HDR SIZE� FLAGS � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컫컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴� 24 � RESERVED 쿗MAJOR쿗MINOR� RESERVED � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컨컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 32 � RESERVED � RESERVED � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 40 � ENTRYPOINT RVA � RESERVED � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 48 � RESERVED � IMAGE BASE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 56 � OBJECT ALIGN � FILE ALIGN � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴� 64 � OS MAJOR � OS MINOR 쿢SER MAJOR 쿢SER MINOR � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴� 72 � SUBSYS MAJOR� SUBSYS MINOR� RESERVED � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 80 � IMAGE SIZE � HEADER SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴� 88 � FILE CHECKSUM � SUBSYSTEM � DLL FLAGS � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴� 96 � STACK RESERVE SIZE � STACK COMMIT SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 104 � HEAP RESERVE SIZE � HEAP COMMIT SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 112 � RESERVED � # INTERESTING RVA/SIZES � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 120 � EXPORT TABLE RVA � TOTAL EXPORT DATA SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 128 � IMPORT TABLE RVA � TOTAL IMPORT DATA SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 136 � RESOURCE TABLE RVA � TOTAL RESOURCE DATA SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 144 � EXCEPTION TABLE RVA � TOTAL EXCEPTION DATA SIZE� 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 152 � SECURITY TABLE RVA � TOTAL SECURITY DATA SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 160 � FIXUP TABLE RVA � TOTAL FIXUP DATA SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DEBUG TABLE RVA � TOTAL DEBUG DIRECTORIES � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � IMAGE DESCRIPTION RVA � TOTAL DESCRIPTION SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � MACHINE SPECIFIC RVA � MACHINE SPECIFIC SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � THREAD LOCAL STORAGE RVA � TOTAL TLS SIZE � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Figure 2. PE Header Notes: o A VA is a virtual address that is already biased by the Image Base found in the PE Header. A RVA is a virtual address that is relative to the Image Base. o An RVA in the PE Header which has a value of zero indicates the field isn't used. o Image pages are aligned and zero padded to a File Align boundary. The bases of all other tables and structures must be aligned on DWORD (4 byte) boundary. Thus, all VA's and RVA's must be on a 32 bit boundary. All table and structure fields must be aligned on their "natural" boundaries, with the possible exception of the Debug Info. SIGNATURE BYTES = DB * 4. Current value is "PE/0/0". Thats PE followed by two zeros (nulls). CPU TYPE = DW CPU Type. This field specifies the type of CPU compatibility required by this image to run. The values are: o 0000h __unknown o 014Ch __80386 o 014Dh __80486 o 014Eh __80586 o 0162h __MIPS Mark I (R2000, R3000) o 0163h __MIPS Mark II (R6000) o 0166h __MIPS Mark III (R4000) # OBJECTS = DW Number of object entries. This field specifies the number of entries in the Object Table. TIME/DATE STAMP = DD Used to store the time and date the file was created or modified by the linker. NT HDR SIZE = DW This is the number of remaining bytes in the NT header that follow the FLAGS field. FLAGS = DW Flag bits for the image. The flag bits have the following definitons: o 0000h __Program image. o 0002h __Image is executable. If this bit isn't set, then it indicates that either errors where detected at link time or that the image is being incrementally linked and therefore can't be loaded. o 0200h __Fixed. Indicates that if the image can't be loaded at the Image Base, then don't load it. o 2000h __Library image. LMAJOR/LMINOR = DB Linker major/minor version number. ENTRYPOINT RVA = DD Entrypoint relative virtual address. The address is relative to the Image Base. The address is the starting address for program images and the library initialization and library termination address for library images. IMAGE BASE = DD The virtual base of the image. This will be the virtual address of the first byte of the file (Dos Header). This must be a multiple of 64K. OBJECT ALIGN = DD The alignment of the objects. This must be a power of 2 between 512 and 256M inclusive. The default is 64K. FILE ALIGN = DD Alignment factor used to align image pages. The alignment factor (in bytes) used to align the base of the image pages and to determine the granularity of per-object trailing zero pad. Larger alignment factors will cost more file space; smaller alignment factors will impact demand load performance, perhaps significantly. Of the two, wasting file space is preferable. This value should be a power of 2 between 512 and 64K inclusive. OS MAJOR/MINOR = DW OS version number required to run this image. USER MAJOR/MINOR # = DW User major/minor version number. This is useful for differentiating between revisions of images/dynamic linked libraries. The values are specified at link time by the user. SUBSYS MAJOR/MINOR # = DW Subsystem major/minor version number. IMAGE SIZE = DD The virtual size (in bytes) of the image. This includes all headers. The total image size must be a multiple of Object Align. HEADER SIZE = DD Total header size. The combined size of the Dos Header, PE Header and Object Table. FILE CHECKSUM = DD Checksum for entire file. Set to 0 by the linker. SUBSYSTEM = DW NT Subsystem required to run this image. The values are: o 0000h __Unknown o 0001h __Native o 0002h __Windows GUI o 0003h __Windows Character o 0005h __OS/2 Character o 0007h __Posix Character DLL FLAGS = DW Indicates special loader requirements. This flag has the following bit values: o 0001h __Per-Process Library Initialization. o 0002h __Per-Process Library Termination. o 0004h __Per-Thread Library Initialization. o 0008h __Per-Thread Library Termination. All other bits are reserved for future use and should be set to zero. STACK RESERVE SIZE = DD Stack size needed for image. The memory is reserved, but only the STACK COMMIT SIZE is committed. The next page of the stack is a 'guarded page'. When the application hits the guarded page, the guarded page becomes valid, and the next page becomes the guarded page. This continues until the RESERVE SIZE is reached. STACK COMMIT SIZE = DD Stack commit size. HEAP RESERVE SIZE = DD Size of local heap to reserve. HEAP COMMIT SIZE = DD Amount to commit in local heap. # INTERESTING VA/SIZES = DD Indicates the size of the VA/SIZE array that follows. EXPORT TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Export Table. This address is relative to the Image Base. IMPORT TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Import Table. This address is relative to the Image Base. RESOURCE TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Resource Table. This address is relative to the Image Base. EXCEPTION TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Exception Table. This address is relative to the Image Base. SECURITY TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Security Table. This address is relative to the Image Base. FIXUP TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Fixup Table. This address is relative to the Image Base. DEBUG TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Debug Table. This address is relative to the Image Base. IMAGE DESCRIPTION RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the description string specified in the module definiton file. MACHINE SPECIFIC RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of a machine specific value. This address is relative to the Image Base. TOTAL EXPORT DATA SIZE = DD Total size of the export data. TOTAL IMPORT DATA SIZE = DD Total size of the import data. TOTAL RESOURCE DATA SIZE = DD Total size of the resource data. TOTAL EXCEPTION DATA SIZE = DD Total size of the exception data. TOTAL SECURITY DATA SIZE = DD Total size of the security data. TOTAL FIXUP DATA SIZE = DD Total size of the fixup data. TOTAL DEBUG DIRECTORIES = DD Total number of debug directories. TOTAL DESCRIPTION SIZE = DD Total size of the description data. MACHINE SPECIFIC SIZE = DD A machine specific value. 3. Object Table The number of entries in the Object Table is given by the # Objects field in the PE Header. Entries in the Object Table are numbered starting from one. The object table immediately follows the PE Header. The code and data memory object entries are in the order chosen by the linker. The virtual addresses for objects must be assigned by the linker such that they are in ascending order and adjacent, and must be a multiple of Object Align in the PE header. Each Object Table entry has the following format: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � OBJECT NAME � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � VIRTUAL SIZE � RVA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � PHYSICAL SIZE � PHYSICAL OFFSET � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � RESERVED � RESERVED � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � RESERVED � OBJECT FLAGS � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Figure 3. Object Table OBJECT NAME = DB * 8 Object name. This is an eight-byte null-padded ASCII string representing the object name. VIRTUAL SIZE = DD Virtual memory size. The size of the object that will be allocated when the object is loaded. Any difference between PHYSICAL SIZE and VIRTUAL SIZE is zero filled. RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address. The virtual address the object is currently relocated to, relative to the Image Base. Each Object's virtual address space consumes a multiple of Object Align (power of 2 between 512 and 256M inclusive. Default is 64K), and immediately follows the previous Object in the virtual address space (the virtual address space for a image must be dense). PHYSICAL SIZE = DD Physical file size of initialized data. The size of the initialized data in the file for the object. The physical size must be a multiple of the File Align field in the PE Header, and must be less than or equal to the Virtual Size. PHYSICAL OFFSET = DD Physical offset for object's first page. This offset is relative to beginning of the EXE file, and is aligned on a multiple of the File Align field in the PE Header. The offset is used as a seek value. OBJECT FLAGS = DD Flag bits for the object. The object flag bits have the following definitions: o 000000020h __Code object. o 000000040h __Initialized data object. o 000000080h __Uninitialized data object. o 040000000h __Object must not be cached. o 080000000h __Object is not pageable. o 100000000h __Object is shared. o 200000000h __Executable object. o 400000000h __Readable object. o 800000000h __Writeable object. All other bits are reserved for future use and sho uld be set to zero. 4. Image Pages The Image Pages section contains all initialized data for all objects. The seek offset for the first page in each object is specified in the object table and is aligned on a File Align boundary. The objects are ordered by the RVA. Every object begins on a multiple of Object Align. 5. Exports A typical file layout for the export information follows: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DIRECTORY TABLE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ADDRESS TABLE � � � � � � � � � � � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NAME PTR TABLE � � � � � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ORDINAL TABLE � � � � � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NAME STRINGS � � � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Figure 4. Export File Layout 5.1 Export Directory Table The export information begins with the Export Directory Table which describes the remainder of the export information. The Export Directory Table contains address information that is used to resolve fixup references to the entry points within this image. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � EXPORT FLAGS � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � TIME/DATE STAMP � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � MAJOR VERSION � MINOR VERSION � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NAME RVA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ORDINAL BASE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � # EAT ENTRIES � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � # NAME PTRS � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ADDRESS TABLE RVA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NAME PTR TABLE RVA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � ORDINAL TABLE RVA � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Figure 5. Export Directory Table Entry EXPORT FLAGS = DD Currently set to zero. TIME/DATE STAMP = DD Time/Date the export data was created. MAJOR/MINOR VERSION = DW A user settable major/minor version number. NAME RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Dll asciiz Name. This is the address relative to the Image Base. ORDINAL BASE = DD First valid exported ordinal. This field specifies the starting ordinal number for the export address table for this image. Normally set to 1. # EAT ENTRIES = DD Indicates number of entries in the Export Address Table. # NAME PTRS = DD This indicates the number of entries in the Name Ptr Table (and parallel Ordinal Table). ADDRESS TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Export Address Table. This address is relative to the Image Base. NAME TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Export Name Table Pointers. This address is relative to the beginning of the Image Base. This table is an array of RVA's with # NAMES entries. ORDINAL TABLE RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of Export Ordinals Table Entry. This address is relative to the beginning of the Image Base. 5.2 Export Address Table The Export Address Table contains the address of exported entrypoints and exported data and absolutes. An ordinal number is used to index the Export Address Table. The ORDINAL BASE must be subracted from the ordinal number before indexing into this table. Export Address Table entry formats are described below: 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � EXPORTED RVA � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 6. Export Address Table Entry EXPORTED RVA = DD Export address. This field contains the relative virtual address of the exported entry (relative to the Image Base). 5.3 Export Name Table Pointers The export name table pointers array contains address into the Export Name Table. The pointers are 32-bits each, and are relative to the Image Base. The pointers are ordered lexically to allow binary searches. 5.4 Export Ordinal Table The Export Name Table Pointers and the Export Ordinal Table form two parallel arrays, separated to allow natural field alignment. The export ordinal table array contains the Export Address Table ordinal numbers associated with the named export referenced by corresponding Export Name Table Pointers. The ordinals are 16-bits each, and already include the Ordinal Base stored in the Export Directory Table. 5.5 Export Name Table The export name table contains optional ASCII names for exported entries in the image. These tables are used with the array of Export Name Table Pointers and the array of Export Ordinals to translate a procedure name string into an ordinal number by searching for a matching name string. The ordinal number is used to locate the entry point information in the export address table. Import references by name require the Export Name Table Pointers table to be binary searched to find the matching name, then the corresponding Export Ordinal Table is known to contain the entry point ordinal number. Import references by ordinal number provide the fastest lookup since searching the name table is not required. Each name table entry has the following format: 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � ASCII STRING ::: :::::::: '\0' � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 7. Export Name Table Entry ASCII STRING = DB ASCII String. The string is case sensitive and is terminated by a null byte. 6. Imports A typical file layout for the import information follows: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DIRECTORY TABLE � � � � � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NULL DIR ENTRY � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DLL1 LOOKUP TABLE � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NULL � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DLL2 LOOKUP TABLE � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NULL � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Dll3 LOOKUP TABLE � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NULL � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � HINT-NAME TABLE � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DLL1 ADDRESS TABLE � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NULL � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DLL2 ADDRESS TABLE � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NULL � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DLL3 ADDRESS TABLE � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NULL � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Figure 8. Import File Layout 6.1 Import Directory Table The import information begins with the Import Directory Table which describes the remainder of the import information. The Import Directory Table contains address information that is used to resolve fixup references to the entry points within a DLL image. The import directory table consists of an array of Import Directory Entries, one entry for each DLL this image references. The last directory entry is empty (NULL) which indicates the end of the directory table. An Import Directory Entry has the following format: 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� 0 � IMPORT FLAGS � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 4 � TIME/DATE STAMP � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 8 � MAJOR VERSION � MINOR VERSION � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 12 � NAME RVA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 16 � IMPORT LOOKUP TABLE RVA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 20 � IMPORT ADDRESS TABLE RVA � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� 24 Figure 9. Import Directory Entry IMPORT FLAGS = DD Currently set to zero. TIME/DATE STAMP = DD Time/Date the import data was pre-snapped or zero if not pre-snapped. MAJOR/MINOR VERSION = DW The major/minor version number of the dll being referenced. NAME RVA = DD Relative Virtual Address of the Dll asciiz Name. This is the address relative to the Image Base. IMPORT LOOKUP TABLE RVA = DD This field contains the address of the start of the import lookup table for this image. The address is relative to the beginning of the Image Base. IMPORT ADDRESS TABLE RVA = DD This field contains the address of the start of the import addresses for this image. The address is relative to the beginning of the Image Base. 6.2 Import Lookup Table The Import Lookup Table is an array of ordinal or hint/name RVA's for each DLL. The last entry is empty (NULL) which indicates the end of the table. The last element is empty. 3 0 1 旼爐컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� �0� ORDINAL#/HINT-NAME TABLE RVA � 읕懃컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 10. Import Address Table Format ORDINAL/HINT-NAME TABLE RVA = 31-bits (mask = 7fffffffh) Ordinal Number or Name Table RVA. If the import is by ordinal, this field contains a 31 bit ordinal number. If the import is by name, this field contains a 31 bit address relative to the Image Base to the Hint-Name Table. O = 1-bit (mask = 80000000h) Import by ordinal flag. o 00000000h __Import by name. o 80000000h __Import by ordinal. 6.3 Hint-Name Table The Hint-Name Table format follows: 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � HINT � ASCII STRING |||� 쳐컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴� �|||||||||||||||||� '\0' PAD � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� The PAD field is optional. Figure 11. Import Hint-Name Table HINT = DW Hint into Export Name Table Pointers. The hint value is used to index the Export Name Table Pointers array, allowing faster by-name imports. If the hint is incorrect, then a binary search is performed on the Export Name Ptr Table. ASCII STRING = DB ASCII String. The string is case sensitive and is terminated by a null byte. PAD = DB Zero pad byte. A trailing zero pad byte appears after the trailing null byte if necessary to align the next entry on an even boundary. The loader overwrites the import address table when loading the image with the 32-bit address of the import. 6.4 Import Address Table The Import Address Table is an array of addresses of the imported routines for each DLL. The last entry is empty (NULL) which indicates the end of the table. 7. Thread Local Storage Thread local storage is a special contiguous block of data. Each thread will gets its own block upon creation of the thread. The file layout for thread local storage follows: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DIRECTORY TABLE � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � TLS DATA � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � INDEX VARIABLE � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � CALLBACK ADDRESSES � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Figure 12. Thread Local Storage Layout 7.1 Thread Local Storage Directory Table The Thread Local Storage Directory Table contains address information that is used to describe the rest of TLS. The Thread Local Storage Directory Table has the following format: 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � START DATA BLOCK VA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � END DATA BLOCK VA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � INDEX VA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � CALLBACK TABLE VA � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 13. Thread Local Storage Directory Table START DATA BLOCK VA = DD Virtual Address of the start of the thread local storage data block. END DATA BLOCK VA = DD Virtual Address of the end of the thread local storage data block. INDEX VA = DD Virtual Address of the index variable used to access the thread local storage data block. CALLBACK TABLE VA = DD Virtual Address of the callback table. 7.2 Thread Local Storage CallBack Table The Thread Local Storage Callbacks is an array of Virtual Address of functions to be called by the loader after thread creation and thread termination. The last entry is empty (NULL) which indicates the end of the table. The Thread Local Storage CallBack Table has the following format: 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � FUNCTION1 VA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � FUNCTION2 VA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � NULL � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 14. Thread Local Storage CallBack Table 8. Resources Resources are indexed by a multiple level binary-sorted tree structure. The overall design can incorporate 2**31 levels, however, NT uses only three: the highest is TYPE, then NAME, then LANGUAGE. A typical file layout for the resource information follows: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � RESOURCE DIRECTORY � � � � � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � RESOURCE DATA � � � � � � � � � � � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Figure 15. Resource File Layout The Resource directory is made up of the following tables: 8.1 Resource Directory Table 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � RESOURCE FLAGS � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � TIME/DATE STAMP � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � MAJOR VERSION � MINOR VERSION � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � # NAME ENTRY � # ID ENTRY � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � RESOURCE DIR ENTRIES � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 16. Resource Table Entry RESOURCE FLAGS = DD Currently set to zero. TIME/DATE STAMP = DD Time/Date the resource data was created by the resource compiler. MAJOR/MINOR VERSION = DW A user settable major/minor version number. # NAME ENTRY = DW The number of name entries. This field contains the number of entries at the beginning of the array of directory entries which have actual string names associated with them. # ID ENTRY = DW The number of ID integer entries. This field contains the number of 32-bit integer IDs as their names in the array of directory entries. The resource directory is followed by a variable length array of directory entries. # NAME ENTRY is the number of entries at the beginning of the array that have actual names associated with each entry. The entires are in ascending order, case insensitive strings. # ID ENTRY identifies the number of entries that have 32-bit integer IDs as their name. These entries are also sorted in ascending order. This structure allows fast lookup by either name or number, but for any given resource entry only one form of lookup is supported, not both. This is consistent with the syntax of the .RC file and the .RES file. The array of directory entries have the following format: 3 0 1 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � NAME RVA/INTEGER ID � 쳐爐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 쿐� DATA ENTRY RVA/SUBDIR RVA � 읕懃컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 17. Resource Directory Entry INTERGER ID = DD ID. This field contains a integer ID field to identify a resource. NAME RVA = DD Name RVA address. This field contains a 31-bit address relative to the beginning of the Image Base to a Resource Directory String Entry. E = 1-bit (mask 80000000h) Unescape bit. This bit is zero for unescaped Resource Data Entries. DATA RVA = 31-bits (mask 7fffffffh) Data entry address. This field contains a 31-bit address relative to the beginning of the Image Base to a Resource Data Entry. E = 1-bit (mask 80000000h) Escape bit. This bit is 1 for escaped Subdirectory Entry. DATA RVA = 31-bits (mask 7fffffffh) Directory entries. This field contains a 31-bit address relative to the beginning of the Image Base to Subdirectory Entry. Each resource directory string entry has the following format: 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � LENGTH � UNICODE STRING � 쳐컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컵컴컴컴컴� � � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 18. Resource Directory String Entry LENGTH = DW Length of string. UNICODE STRING = DW UNICODE String. All of these string objects are stored together after the last resource directory entry and before the first resource data object. This minimizes the impact of these variable length objects on the alignment of the fixed size directory entry objects. The length needs to be word aligned. Each Resource Data Entry has the following format: 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � DATA RVA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � CODEPAGE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � RESERVED � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 19. Resource Data Entry DATA RVA = DD Address of Resource Data. This field contains 32-bit virtaul address of the resource data (relative to the Image Base). SIZE = DD Size of Resource Data. This field contains the size of the resource data for this resource. CODEPAGE = DD Codepage. RESERVED = DD Reserved - must be zero. Each resource data entry describes a leaf node in the resource directory tree. It contains an address which is relative to the beginning of Image Base, a size field that gives the number of bytes of data at that address, a CodePage that should be used when decoding code point values within the resource data. Typically for new applications the code page would be the unicode code page. 8.2 Resource Example The following is an example for an app. which wants to use the following data as resources: TypeId# NameId# Language ID Resource Data 00000001 00000001 0 00010001 00000001 00000001 1 10010001 00000001 00000002 0 00010002 00000001 00000003 0 00010003 00000002 00000001 0 00020001 00000002 00000002 0 00020002 00000002 00000003 0 00020003 00000002 00000004 0 00020004 00000009 00000001 0 00090001 00000009 00000009 0 00090009 00000009 00000009 1 10090009 00000009 00000009 2 20090009 Then the Resource Directory in the Portable format looks like: Offset Data 0000: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00030000 (3 entries in this directory) 0010: 00000001 80000028 (TypeId #1, Subdirectory at offset 0x28) 0018: 00000002 80000050 (TypeId #2, Subdirectory at offset 0x50) 0020: 00000009 80000080 (TypeId #9, Subdirectory at offset 0x80) 0028: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00030000 (3 entries in this directory) 0038: 00000001 800000A0 (NameId #1, Subdirectory at offset 0xA0) 0040: 00000002 00000108 (NameId #2, data desc at offset 0x108) 0048: 00000003 00000118 (NameId #3, data desc at offset 0x118) 0050: 00000000 00000000 0000000000040000 (4 entries in this directory) 0060: 00000001 00000128 (NameId #1, data desc at offset 0x128) 0068: 00000002 00000138 (NameId #2, data desc at offset 0x138) 0070: 00000003 00000148 (NameId #3, data desc at offset 0x148) 0078: 00000004 00000158 (NameId #4, data desc at offset 0x158) 0080: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00020000 (2 entries in this directory) 0090: 00000001 00000168 (NameId #1, data desc at offset 0x168) 0098: 00000009 800000C0 (NameId #9, Subdirectory at offset 0xC0) 00A0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00020000 (2 entries in this directory) 00B0: 00000000 000000E8 (Language ID 0, data desc at offset 0xE8 00B8: 00000001 000000F8 (Language ID 1, data desc at offset 0xF8 00C0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00030000 (3 entries in this directory) 00D0: 00000001 00000178 (Language ID 0, data desc at offset 0x178 00D8: 00000001 00000188 (Language ID 1, data desc at offset 0x188 00E0: 00000001 00000198 (Language ID 2, data desc at offset 0x198 00E8: 000001A8 (At offset 0x1A8, for TypeId #1, NameId #1, Language id #0 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 00F8: 000001AC (At offset 0x1AC, for TypeId #1, NameId #1, Language id #1 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0108: 000001B0 (At offset 0x1B0, for TypeId #1, NameId #2, 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0118: 000001B4 (At offset 0x1B4, for TypeId #1, NameId #3, 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0128: 000001B8 (At offset 0x1B8, for TypeId #2, NameId #1, 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0138: 000001BC (At offset 0x1BC, for TypeId #2, NameId #2, 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0 148: 000001C0 (At offset 0x1C0, for TypeId #2, NameId #3, 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0158: 000001C4 (At offset 0x1C4, for TypeId #2, NameId #4, 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0168: 000001C8 (At offset 0x1C8, for TypeId #9, NameId #1, 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0178: 000001CC (At offset 0x1CC, for TypeId #9, NameId #9, Language id #0 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0188: 000001D0 (At offset 0x1D0, for TypeId #9, NameId #9, Language id #1 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) 0198: 000001D4 (At offset 0x1D4, for TypeId #9, NameId #9, Language id #2 00000004 (4 bytes of data) 00000000 (codepage) 00000000 (reserved) And the data for t he resources will look like: 01A8: 00010001 01AC: 10010001 01B0: 00010002 01B4: 00010003 01B8: 00020001 01BC: 00020002 01C0: 00020003 01C4: 00020004 01C8: 00090001 01CC: 00090009 01D0: 10090009 01D4: 20090009 9. Fixup Table The Fixup Table contains entries for all fixups in the image. The Total Fixup Data Size in the PE Header is the number of bytes in the fixup table. The fixup table is broken into blocks of fixups. Each block represents the fixups for a 4K page. Fixups that are resolved by the linker do not need to be processed by the loader, unless the load image can't be loaded at the Image Base specified in the PE Header. 9.1 Fixup Block Fixup blocks have the following format: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � PAGE RVA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � BLOCK SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � TYPE/OFFSET � TYPE/OFFSET � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � TYPE/OFFSET � ... � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Figure 20. Fixup Block Format To apply a fixup, a delta needs to be calculated. The 32-bit delta is the difference between the preferred base, and the base where the image is actually loaded. If the image is loaded at its preferred base, the delta would be zero, and thus the fixups would not have to be applied. Each block must start on a DWORD boundary. The ABSOLUTE fixup type can be used to pad a block. PAGE RVA = DD Page RVA. The image base plus the page rva is added to each offset to create the virtual address of where the fixup needs to be applied. BLOCK SIZE = DD Number of bytes in the fixup block. This includes the PAGE RVA and SIZE fields. TYPE/OFFSET is defined as: 1 1 0 5 1 旼컴켠컴컴컴컴컴컴� 쿟YPE� OFFSET � 읕컴켕컴컴컴컴컴컴� Figure 21. Fixup Record Format TYPE = 4-bit fixup type. This value has the following definitions: o 0h __ABSOLUTE. This is a NOP. The fixup is skipped. o 1h __HIGH. Add the high 16-bits of the delta to the 16-bit field at Offset. The 16-bit field represents the high value of a 32- bit word. o 2h __LOW. Add the low 16-bits of the delta to the 16-bit field at Offset. The 16-bit field represents the low half value of a 32-bit word. This fixup will only be emitted for a RISC machine when the image Object Align isn't the default of 64K. o 3h __HIGHLOW. Apply the 32-bit delta to the 32-bit field at Offset. o 4h __HIGHADJUST. This fixup requires a full 32-bit value. The high 16-bits is located at Offset, and the low 16-bits is located in the next Offset array element (this array element is included in the SIZE field). The two need to be combined into a signed variable. Add the 32-bit delta. Then a dd 0x8000 and store the high 16-bits of the signed variable to the 16-bit field at Offset. o 5h __MIPSJMPADDR. All other values are reserved. 10. Debug Information The debug information is defined by the debugger and is not controlled by the portable EXE format or linker. The only data defined by the portable EXE format is the Debug Directory Table. 10.1 Debug Directory The debug directory table consists of one or more entries that have the following format : 旼컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴� � DEBUG FLAGS � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � TIME/DATE STAMP � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � MAJOR VERSION � MINOR VERSION � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DEBUG TYPE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DATA SIZE � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DATA RVA � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � DATA SEEK � 읕컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴� Figure 22. Debug Directory Entry DEBUG FLAGS = DD Set to zero for now. TIME/DATE STAMP = DD Time/Date the debug data was created. MAJOR/MINOR VERSION = DW Version stamp. This stamp can be used to determine the version of the debug data. DEBUG TYPE = DD Format type. To support multiple debuggers, this field determines the format of the debug informati on. This value has the following definitions: o 0001h __Image contains COFF symbolics. o 0001h __Image contains CodeView symbolics. o 0001h __Image contains FPO symbolics. DATA SIZE = DD The number of bytes in the debug data. This is the size of the actual debug data and does not include the debug directory. DATA RVA = DD The relative virtual address of the debug data. This address is relative to the beginning of the Image Base. DATA SEEK = DD The seek value from the beginning of the file to the debug data. If the image contains more than one type of debug information, then the next debug directory will immediately follow the first debug directory.