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Kernel Linker Features
As I continue trying to build the kernel with gold, I’ve had to copy several features from the GNU linker to gold. Historically, the GNU linker implemented the -R option to mean that it should only use the symbols found in the named object; the object should not actually be included in the output file.…
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Gold Feature Complete
I think that the new linker, gold, is now feature complete, and with a bit more testing it should be ready for an open release. I wanted to get it to the point where it could build the Linux kernel. I haven’t actually tested that yet, but it now has everything it needs. The most…
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Future Blogging
Blogging is still fairly new, and it will continue to evolve. Anything we say about it today has to be tentative. That aside, I think it’s quite interesting how many people start blogs. I would not have guessed that so many people felt that they wanted to say something to the world. Blogging makes it…
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Off Armageddon Reef
I like David Weber novels, even though they are terrible, in the same way that I like action movies. You more or less know what is going to happen, and you can tell the good guys from the bad guys in the first page or scene, and the dialogue is vastly different from anything any…
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Internet Answers
Reasonably often, when you ask a question on a mailing list or newsgroup, nobody answers. Only a few people take the time to answer questions, and often nobody will bother. However, if you make an incorrect assertion, many people will take the time to correct you. Of course it does depend on the forum. In…