[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86/link: Reduce the number of sections created
>>> On 05.06.15 at 18:11, <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 05/06/15 16:38, Jan Beulich wrote: >>>>> On 05.06.15 at 15:31, <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> There is no need for top level sections for each of these, so they are >>> subsumed into more-generic sections. >>> >>> .data.read_mostly and .lockprofile.data are moved to .data >>> >>> .init.setup, .initcall.init, .xsm_initcall.init are moved to .init.data >>> >>> This will simplify the later adjustments to use superpages. >> I'm curious, as I wouldn't expect the section count to matter there >> at all. Generally, especially when having to disassemble a xen-syms >> I find it quite useful if e.g. not all data is lumped together into one >> big .data section. > > With hindsight since writing, I think I can solve the conceptual problem > I was having with extra commenting in the linker script. > > Originally I attempting to coalesce all sections which would have > identical superpage permissions, but this isn't exclusive with having > these sections separately. Good. I'll put this patch at the side then for the moment. > Any thoughts about the .reloc section, at least moving it into it to > between __init_begin and __init_end so it gets reclaimed on boot? .reloc sits after _end (as it's of interest to only the EFI boot loader code), and hence should already be getting reclaimed. Jan _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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