Re: link-sets in modules

[Matt Thomas <matt%3am-software.com@localhost>]

On May 29, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Paul Goyette wrote:

> On Tue, 29 May 2012, Matt Thomas wrote:
> 
>>> Modules that are loaded by the run-time linker _do_ have the above
>>> info, but do not have the symbols.
>> 
>> It could if the kernel loader did what ld did.  create
>> __{start,stop}_xxxx for each section.
> 
> 
> Yeah, that would be nice.  But the module linker script doesn't do the 
> PROVIDE()
> 
> I suppose the kernel loader could fabricate an extra elf symbol table for all 
> __link_set_* program sections...

This isn't in the script, it's internal to ld.