From: David Daney <ddaney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Pre-SDK-1.8.1 bootloaders can not handel PT_NOTE program headers, so
we by default will not emit them.
Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
This patch is not against the current HEAD, so if someone like it it
would have to be forward ported, and tested. Probably removing the
Kconfig option is a good idea too.
arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 05826d2..457a785 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(mips)
ENTRY(kernel_entry)
PHDRS {
text PT_LOAD FLAGS(7); /* RWX */
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_ELF_NOTE_HEADER
note PT_NOTE FLAGS(4); /* R__ */
+#endif
}
#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
@@ -70,8 +72,12 @@ SECTIONS
*(__dbe_table)
__stop___dbe_table = .;
}
-
- NOTES :text :note
+#ifdef CONFIG_DISABLE_ELF_NOTE_HEADER
+#define NOTES_HEADER
+#else
+#define NOTES_HEADER :note
+#endif
+ NOTES :text NOTES_HEADER
.dummy : { *(.dummy) } :text
_sdata = .; /* Start of data section */
--
1.7.11.7
