From 60aba051ffe9778e81a76871c09dab01989dcdf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dbstream <bergstrom.david@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2023 15:35:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] linker: Add a comment regarding .bss placement.
---
kernel/linker.ld | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/linker.ld b/kernel/linker.ld
index 3645258..529a4dd 100644
--- a/kernel/linker.ld
+++ b/kernel/linker.ld
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ SECTIONS
*(.data .data.*)
} :data
+ /* NOTE: .bss needs to be the last thing mapped to :data, otherwise lots of */
+ /* unnecessary zeros will be written to the binary. */
+ /* If you need, for example, .init_array and .fini_array, those should be placed */
+ /* above this. */
.bss : {
*(COMMON)
*(.bss .bss.*)