Messages in this thread |  | | | From | Arnd Bergmann <> | | Subject | Re: [patch 0/4] Series to allow a "const" file_operations struct | | Date | Sat, 7 Jan 2006 02:01:02 +0100 |
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Am Samstag, 7. Januar 2006 01:29 schrieb Andrew Morton: > > size vmlinux* > > text data bss dec hex filename > > 2476156 522236 244868 3243260 317cfc vmlinux > > 2588685 571348 246692 3406725 33fb85 vmlinux.old > > Confused. Why should this result in an aggregate reduction in vmlinux > size?
The size tool only displays the sum of .text, .data and .bss, but completely ignores other sections. So if you manage to move part of the object e.g. into .rodata or .initdata, it will show a smaller size although the size of the actual vmlinux file stays the same.
Erics point was just about .data getting smaller, not about the bogus sum.
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