Re: MI linker script

[Masao Uebayashi <uebayasi%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 2:30 AM, Matt Thomas <matt%3am-software.com@localhost> wrote:
>
>> On Nov 7, 2014, at 9:10 AM, Masao Uebayashi <uebayasi%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
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>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 1:47 AM, Matt Thomas <matt%3am-software.com@localhost> wrote:
>>> linker scripts aren't used when doing -r.
>>
>> Not used implicitly.  You can explicitly specify one.
>>
>> (I didn't know this fact one week ago.  I understand your feeling.)
>
> Again, why?  the final linker script is the important one.  Using one with
> doesn't really do anything significant.

MD linkage is important for MD loaders.

MI linkage (e.g. .data alignment) is important for all kernels.

They can be done at different phases.