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Re: [PATCH v2] mini-os: use -m elf_i386 for final linking



On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 03:17:15PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> Using the standard -m elf_x86_64 for 64-bit mini-os results in the
> first section (.text) to start only at offset 2MB in the binary file.
> 
> Quoting Andrew Cooper on that topic:
> 
>   Specifically, 64bit emulation appears to include "align primary
>   sections to 2M so your OS can make better use of superpages even when
>   mmap()ing", with no way I can spot to override this in the linker
>   file.
> 
> Using -m elf_i386 avoids that problem without any visible disadvantage.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>

Applied with Samuel's Rb from v1.

Wei.



 


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