[Bug binutils/9749] The section is put not in order

[uzytkownik2 at gmail dot com]

------- Additional Comments From uzytkownik2 at gmail dot com  2009-01-20 22:31 
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(In reply to comment #7)
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > I'm not quite sure if it is a bug or feature request (at least on mailong 
> > list
> > it was pointed out as bug). I try to produce an ELF in multiboot format -
> > therefore the setup section have to be within 0x2000.
> > 
> 
> What do you mean by "0x2000"?

First 8192 bytes

> Is it is the address in memory or
> the offset on disk?

offset on disk
(http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/multiboot/html_node/OS-image-format.html#OS-image-format)

> Do you need to load the setup section into
> memory?

Yes and no. The multiboot header do not need to be loaded into memory but the
rest needs to.

> What is the setup section aligned at 4K boundary?

A setup section is a section with code before enabling. As it is loaded after 1
MiB (grub requirement) it is not exactly aligned at 4K boundary but it is loaded
at specific fixed address.

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