linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: Change the location of DISCARDS

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Message-ID: <20201105214738.GB8600@willie-the-truck>
Date:   Thu, 5 Nov 2020 21:47:38 +0000
From:   Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
To:     Youling Tang <tangyouling@...ngson.cn>
Cc:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, ardb@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: Change the location of DISCARDS

On Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 06:48:52PM +0800, Youling Tang wrote:
> In the include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h file, the "must be the last"
> comment indicates that DISCARDS should be placed in the last position
> of SECTIONS, like x86, mips, riscv, etc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Youling Tang <tangyouling@...ngson.cn>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 13 +++++++------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Why does this section need to be last?

Will