linux-kernel - Re: [uClinux-dev] [PATCH] FLAT: make sure data section is aligned at 32 bytes

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Date:	Wed, 27 May 2009 17:10:26 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	uclinux-dev@...inux.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	uclinux-dist-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org,
	Jie Zhang <jie.zhang@...log.com>
Subject: Re: [uClinux-dev] [PATCH] FLAT: make sure data section is aligned at 32 bytes

On Wednesday 27 May 2009 03:58:22 Mike Frysinger wrote:
> From: Jie Zhang <jie.zhang@...log.com>
>
> If a structure in the data section attempts to force a larger alignment,
> the FLAT loader will break this when working with shared flat libraries
> by inserting a few words before the data section.

i guess ignore this due to the resurrected "flat: fix data sections alignment" 
thread.  once that gets merged, we'll recheck the need for this patch.
-mike
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