From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HVW3P-0006J6-MR for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:58:51 -0700 Received: from [198.99.130.12] (helo=saraswathi.solana.com) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.44) id 1HVW3O-0004xr-7i for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:58:51 -0700 Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:54:32 -0400 From: Jeff Dike Message-ID: <20070325165432.GA6232@c2.user-mode-linux.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Subject: [uml-devel] [PATCH] UML - Fix static linking List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Andrew Morton , stable@kernel.org Cc: JC.LAFOUCRIERE@CEA.FR, LKML , uml-devel [ This is both 2.6.21 and -stable material ] During a static link, ld has started putting a .note section in the .uml.setup.init section. This has the result that the UML setups begin with 32 bytes of garbage and UML crashes immediately on boot. This patch creates a specific .note section for ld to drop this stuff into. Signed-off-by: Jeff Dike -- include/asm-um/common.lds.S | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) Index: linux-2.6.21-mm/include/asm-um/common.lds.S =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.21-mm.orig/include/asm-um/common.lds.S 2007-03-05 13:03:47.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.21-mm/include/asm-um/common.lds.S 2007-03-23 23:03:53.000000000 -0400 @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ PROVIDE (_unprotected_end = .); . = ALIGN(4096); + .note : { *(note.*) } __start___ex_table = .; __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) } __stop___ex_table = .; ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751942AbXCYQ66 (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:58:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751948AbXCYQ65 (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:58:57 -0400 Received: from [198.99.130.12] ([198.99.130.12]:36834 "EHLO saraswathi.solana.com" rhost-flags-FAIL-FAIL-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751942AbXCYQ64 (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:58:56 -0400 Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:54:32 -0400 From: Jeff Dike To: Andrew Morton , stable@kernel.org Cc: LKML , uml-devel , JC.LAFOUCRIERE@CEA.FR Subject: [PATCH] UML - Fix static linking Message-ID: <20070325165432.GA6232@c2.user-mode-linux.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org [ This is both 2.6.21 and -stable material ] During a static link, ld has started putting a .note section in the .uml.setup.init section. This has the result that the UML setups begin with 32 bytes of garbage and UML crashes immediately on boot. This patch creates a specific .note section for ld to drop this stuff into. Signed-off-by: Jeff Dike -- include/asm-um/common.lds.S | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) Index: linux-2.6.21-mm/include/asm-um/common.lds.S =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.21-mm.orig/include/asm-um/common.lds.S 2007-03-05 13:03:47.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.21-mm/include/asm-um/common.lds.S 2007-03-23 23:03:53.000000000 -0400 @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ PROVIDE (_unprotected_end = .); . = ALIGN(4096); + .note : { *(note.*) } __start___ex_table = .; __ex_table : { *(__ex_table) } __stop___ex_table = .;