Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:40:39 +0200 | From | Sam Ravnborg <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 01/10] x86/iommu: Add IOMMU_INIT macros, .iommu_table section, and iommu_table_entry structure. |
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On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:38:44AM -0400, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 08:19:13PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S > > > index d0bb522..b92e040 100644 > > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S > > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S > > > @@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ SECTIONS > > > *(.altinstr_replacement) > > > } > > > > > > + .iommu_table : AT(ADDR(.iommu_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) { > > > + __iommu_table = .; > > > + *(.iommu_table) > > > + . = ALIGN(8); > > > + __iommu_table_end = .; > > > + } > > > + > > > > So we have yet another magic section in vmlinux.lds.S > > A nice comemnt that expalins what this is used for and why > > it is discardable etc. would be nice. > > > > Lots of magic sections in same file miss this, > > but thats not an example to follwow. > > Sure. Will provide one and also explain the other sections that I am > familiar with.
Appreciated - thanks!
Sam
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