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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index d0bb52296fa3..e03530aebfd0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@ SECTIONS
__x86_cpu_dev_end = .;
}
+ /*
+ * start address and size of operations which during runtime
+ * can be patched with virtualization friendly instructions or
+ * baremetal native ones. Think page table operations.
+ * Details in paravirt_types.h
+ */
. = ALIGN(8);
.parainstructions : AT(ADDR(.parainstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
__parainstructions = .;
@@ -249,6 +255,11 @@ SECTIONS
__parainstructions_end = .;
}
+ /*
+ * struct alt_inst entries. From the header (alternative.h):
+ * "Alternative instructions for different CPU types or capabilities"
+ * Think locking instructions on spinlocks.
+ */
. = ALIGN(8);
.altinstructions : AT(ADDR(.altinstructions) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
__alt_instructions = .;
@@ -256,11 +267,28 @@ SECTIONS
__alt_instructions_end = .;
}
+ /*
+ * And here are the replacement instructions. The linker sticks
+ * them as binary blobs. The .altinstructions has enough data to
+ * get the address and the length of them to patch the kernel safely.
+ */
.altinstr_replacement : AT(ADDR(.altinstr_replacement) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
*(.altinstr_replacement)
}
/*
+ * struct iommu_table_entry entries are injected in this section.
+ * It is an array of IOMMUs which during run time gets sorted depending
+ * on its dependency order. After rootfs_initcall is complete
+ * this section can be safely removed.
+ */
+ .iommu_table : AT(ADDR(.iommu_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
+ __iommu_table = .;
+ *(.iommu_table)
+ __iommu_table_end = .;
+ }
+ . = ALIGN(8);
+ /*
* .exit.text is discard at runtime, not link time, to deal with
* references from .altinstructions and .eh_frame
*/
@@ -273,7 +301,7 @@ SECTIONS
}
#if !defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || !defined(CONFIG_SMP)
- PERCPU(PAGE_SIZE)
+ PERCPU(THREAD_SIZE)
#endif
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);