Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: zImage: ensure it is always a multiple of 64 bits in size
From: Russell King - ARM Linux <hidden>
Date: 2011-06-13 11:24:54
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On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 02:06:38AM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
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diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in index ea80abe..6c02db1 100644 --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ SECTIONS .got : { *(.got) } _got_end = .; .got.plt : { *(.got.plt) } + + /* ensure the zImage file size is always a multiple of 64 bits */ + .pad : { BYTE(0); . = ALIGN(8); }
Why add a byte before aligning? Isn't merely aligning to 64-bit sufficient?