Is it really not ELF? The file starts with the \x7FELF magic, but I'm not by my laptop to see what `file btry` outputs.
GP is likely referring to how fields in the ELF and program header are abused for instructions and data in a way that happens to not break things on Linux.
GP is likely referring to how fields in the ELF and program header are abused for instructions and data in a way that happens to not break things on Linux.