From: Keir Fraser <keir@xensource.com>
To: Christoph Egger <Christoph.Egger@amd.com>, xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mkelf32: Correct sh_link
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:21:52 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <C1C17A90.705C%keir@xensource.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200701031614.54922.Christoph.Egger@amd.com>
On 3/1/07 15:14, "Christoph Egger" <Christoph.Egger@amd.com> wrote:
>> Why do you strip the symbol table and re-add it in an unusual format
>> when linking the bootable ELF image? Is this a historical relict?
>
> Ah, sorry! I actually meant: Why do you strip the symbol and string tables
> and re-add the string table in an unusal format?
> Is this a historical relict?
It isn't the symbol-name string table: look at how short it is! It's the
section-header string table. I believe all Elf images require one of those
(not least because some section names have special meaning).
-- Keir
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-01-03 15:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-01-03 9:30 [PATCH] mkelf32: Correct sh_link Christoph Egger
2007-01-03 13:57 ` Keir Fraser
2007-01-03 15:11 ` Christoph Egger
2007-01-03 15:14 ` Christoph Egger
2007-01-03 15:21 ` Keir Fraser [this message]
2007-01-03 15:20 ` Keir Fraser
2007-01-03 15:38 ` Christoph Egger
2007-01-03 16:21 ` Keir Fraser
2007-01-03 18:36 ` John Levon
2007-01-03 19:14 ` Keir Fraser
2007-01-03 19:20 ` John Levon
2007-01-03 20:06 ` Keir Fraser
2007-01-03 20:11 ` John Levon
2007-01-03 21:21 ` Keir Fraser
2007-01-03 21:32 ` John Levon
2007-01-03 21:40 ` Keir Fraser
2007-01-04 14:34 ` John Levon
2007-01-04 8:30 ` Christoph Egger
2007-01-04 9:58 ` Keir Fraser
2007-01-04 11:57 ` Christoph Egger
2007-01-03 14:08 ` grel
2007-01-04 2:58 ` Mark Williamson
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