Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] x86/link: Don't merge .init.text and .init.data

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 01.03.18 at 19:33, <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> c/s 1308f0170c merged .init.text and .init.data, because EFI might properly
> write-protect r/o sections.
> 
> However, that change makes xen-syms unusable for disassembly analysis.  In
> particular, searching for indirect branches as part of the SP2/Spectre
> mitigation series.
> 
> As the merging isn't necessary for ELF targets at all, make it conditional on
> the EFI side of the build.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>



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