Re: Absolute symbols in vmlinux_64.lds.S

[Yinghai Lu]

Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Why does vmlinux_64.lds.S use absolute symbols for things like
> __bss_start/stop:
> 
>  __bss_start = .;        /* BSS */
>  .bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
>     *(.bss.page_aligned)
>     *(.bss)
>     }
>  __bss_stop = .;
> 
> 
> vmlinux_32.lds.S puts __bss_start/stop into the .bss section itself.  Is
> there some particular reason they need to be absolute symbols
> (relocation?).
> 

they are the same.

YH
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