[PATCH] ld: Always place note sections as orphan sections

Nick Clifton nickc@redhat.com
Mon Nov 11 11:08:08 GMT 2024
Hi H.J.

>> I like the idea of moving the note sections into the same segment as the
>> .rodata section, but I also like the idea of linker scripts explicitly
>> handling known sections, rather than assuming that, for example, the orphan
>> section handling code will not change in the future.
>>
>> So how about something like the attached (untested) patch which moves the
>> known note sections from misc-sections.sc to elf.sc ?  This should achieve
>> your aims whilst also making sure that (known) notes will always be placed
>> after the read only data.
>>
> 
> It works for me.

OK, please could you apply that patch, together with your test case ?

Cheers
   Nick




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