>I think plain "init" also does not reflect the correct name as this section
>is also mapping .data.init_task, .data.page_aligned and .data_nosave, which
>will probably never get freed. It maps smp alternatives sections which will
>not be freed if CPU_HOTPLUG is enabled. It also maps .bss, which will never
>get freed.
>
>I think, the sections which are not being freed, should be moved up and
>made part of 'data' segment. Then create a segment 'init' for all the init
>text/data and finally create another segment say 'bss' to map bss at the
>end. How does this sound?
Superb. Though I guess .bss needs no extra segment, it should simply
be the last thing in the data segment.
Jan
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