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Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 10:53:57 -0700
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
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Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> 
> Do you then say that i386 could allow us to use absolute symbols,
> and we could adjust in the code instead?
> 
> That would make the linker script nicer but with added
> complexity in the code..
> 

Correct.  The key, obviously, is to make sure we don't end up having to
adjust in multiple places all the time.

	-hpa

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