On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 09:37:17AM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> Hi Jesper.
>
> > __initramfs_end = .;
> > - /* We fill to the next page, so we can discard all init
> > - pages without needing to consider what payload might be
> > - appended to the kernel image. */
> > - FILL (0);
> > - . = ALIGN (8192);
> > }
> > #endif
> > -
> > __vmlinux_end = .; /* last address of the physical file */
> > - __init_end = .;
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * We fill to the next page, so we can discard all init
> > + * pages without needing to consider what payload might be
> > + * appended to the kernel image.
> > + */
> > + .init.fill : {
> > + FILL (0);
> > + . = ALIGN (8192);
> > + }
> > +
> > + __init_end = .;
>
> Can we please have the hardcoded 8192 replaced with a proper constant.
> I assume this is PAGESIZE?
Yes, quite so.
> See hwat other archs does to make PAGESIZE available for assembly
> files and ldscripts. The macro AC is the key point here.
Ok, will do.
> And then please explain why it make a diffrence to put the
> alignment in a section like you do.
> I do not see it used in the other archs.
I'm not an expert on ld-scripts, so I only know that the linker didn't
respect the other way of doing the alignment, but did when added in a
section.
Perhaps Mikael has a better explanation when he's back from vacation.
> Sam
Best regards,
/^JN - Jesper Nilsson
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