vDSO(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual vDSO(7) NAME topvdso - overview of the virtual ELF dynamic shared object SYNOPSIS top#include <sys/auxv.h> void *vdso = (uintptr_t) getauxval(AT_SYSINFO_EHDR); DESCRIPTION topThe "vDSO" (virtual dynamic shared object) is a small shared library that the kernel automatically maps into the address space of all user-space applications. A