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authoriximeow <me@iximeow.net>2014-09-24 12:15:06 -0700
committeriximeow <me@iximeow.net>2014-09-24 12:15:06 -0700
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+/* The bootloader will look at this image and start execution at the symbol
+ designated as the entry point. */
+ENTRY(_start)
+
+/* Tell where the various sections of the object files will be put in the final
+ kernel image. */
+SECTIONS
+{
+ /* Begin putting sections at 1 MiB, a conventional place for kernels to be
+ loaded at by the bootloader. */
+ . = 1M;
+
+ /* First put the multiboot header, as it is required to be put very early
+ early in the image or the bootloader won't recognize the file format.
+ Next we'll put the .text section. */
+ .text BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K)
+ {
+ *(.multiboot)
+ *(.text)
+ }
+
+ /* Read-only data. */
+ .rodata BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K)
+ {
+ *(.rodata)
+ }
+
+ /* Read-write data (initialized) */
+ .data BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K)
+ {
+ *(.data)
+ }
+
+ /* Read-write data (uninitialized) and stack */
+ .bss BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K)
+ {
+ *(COMMON)
+ *(.bss)
+ *(.bootstrap_stack)
+ }
+
+ /* The compiler may produce other sections, by default it will put them in
+ a segment with the same name. Simply add stuff here as needed. */
+}