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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] mkelf32: Correct sh_link



On Wednesday 03 January 2007 14:57, Keir Fraser wrote:
> SHT_PROGBITS sections do not use the sh_link field. It's used by
> symbol-table sections, relocation-entry sections, and suchlike, of which we
> don't have any. And .shstrtab section is never linked to.

Why do you strip the symbol table and re-add it in an unusual format
when linking the bootable ELF image? Is this a historical relict?

Christoph



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