Hi Jan. > --- linux-2.6.25/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S 2008-04-17 04:49:44.000000000 +0200 > +++ 2.6.25-bug-table-rodata/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S 2008-03-04 11:14:13.000000000 +0100 > @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PHDRS { > data PT_LOAD FLAGS(7); /* RWE */ > user PT_LOAD FLAGS(7); /* RWE */ > data.init PT_LOAD FLAGS(7); /* RWE */ > - note PT_NOTE FLAGS(4); /* R__ */ > + note PT_NOTE FLAGS(0); /* ___ */ > } Is this intentional in this patch? > SECTIONS > { > @@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ SECTIONS > _etext = .; /* End of text section */ > } :text = 0x9090 > > + NOTES :text :note > + > . = ALIGN(16); /* Exception table */ > __ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) { > __start___ex_table = .; > *(__ex_table) > __stop___ex_table = .; > - } > - > - NOTES :text :note > - > - BUG_TABLE :text > + } :text = 0x9090 And I do not see the 0x9090 justified. Is this something to do with the fact that 0x90 equals NOP on x86? Rest looks good. Sam -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-arch" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html