From 79929fd1c1887d2a057cbb80d487a2e2f1c01a02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vivek Goyal Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 02:14:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [PATCH] i386: Convert more absolute symbols to section relative o Convert more absolute symbols to section relative to keep the theme in vmlinux.lds.S file and to avoid problem if kernel is relocated. o Also put a message so that in future people can be aware of it and avoid introducing absolute symbols. Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen Cc: Andi Kleen Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S index 877dc5cfe3a8..25581e87c60d 100644 --- a/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S +++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S @@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ * put it inside the section definition. */ +/* Don't define absolute symbols until and unless you know that symbol + * value is should remain constant even if kernel image is relocated + * at run time. Absolute symbols are not relocated. If symbol value should + * change if kernel is relocated, make the symbol section relative and + * put it inside the section definition. + */ #define LOAD_OFFSET __PAGE_OFFSET #include @@ -65,11 +71,11 @@ SECTIONS CONSTRUCTORS } :data - __start_paravirtprobe = .; .paravirtprobe : AT(ADDR(.paravirtprobe) - LOAD_OFFSET) { + __start_paravirtprobe = .; *(.paravirtprobe) + __stop_paravirtprobe = .; } - __stop_paravirtprobe = .; . = ALIGN(4096); .data_nosave : AT(ADDR(.data_nosave) - LOAD_OFFSET) { @@ -172,11 +178,11 @@ SECTIONS *(.altinstr_replacement) } . = ALIGN(4); - __start_parainstructions = .; .parainstructions : AT(ADDR(.parainstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) { + __start_parainstructions = .; *(.parainstructions) + __stop_parainstructions = .; } - __stop_parainstructions = .; /* .exit.text is discard at runtime, not link time, to deal with references from .altinstructions and .eh_frame */ .exit.text : AT(ADDR(.exit.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(.exit.text) } -- 2.39.5