linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm: Clean up linker script using new linker script macros.

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Message-ID: <20091001125657.GA26910@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:56:57 +0100
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Nelson Elhage <nelhage@...lice.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm: Clean up linker script using new linker
	script macros.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:39:25PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 05:25:35PM -0400, Tim Abbott wrote:
> > From: Nelson Elhage <nelhage@...lice.com>
> > 
> > This patch is mostly a straightforward translation. The primary side
> > effect to the resulting vmlinux should be to increase the alignment on
> > the initramfs to the standard PAGE_SIZE from 32 bytes.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Nelson Elhage <nelhage@...lice.com>
> > Cc: Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>
> > Signed-off-by: Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S |   75 +++++++++++-----------------------------
> >  1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
> > 
> >  
> > -	.bss : {
> > -		__bss_start = .;	/* BSS				*/
> > -		*(.bss)
> > -		*(COMMON)
> > -		__bss_stop = .;
> > -		_end = .;
> 
> Where is _end in the new layout?
> I think we lost it.

You're right - this will cause a build failure since _end is used in
several core ARM files.  Tim?

PS, please ensure that all patches are at the very least build tested,
or say when they aren't.
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