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Re: [PATCH] ELF: Don't sort output note section by alignments in ascending order

From: Alan Modra <amodra at gmail dot com>
To: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
Cc: Nick Clifton <nickc at redhat dot com>, Binutils <binutils at sourceware dot org>, Jeffrey Law <law at redhat dot com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 15:50:54 +0930
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ELF: Don't sort output note section by alignments in ascending order
References: <fe57cfc5-447f-c7c9-79a6-88255f34f88a@redhat.com> <CAMe9rOq9+uwm4Qim2G08M_NbXkWP_dnJ5Sx467rck5yafSaT_g@mail.gmail.com> <CAMe9rOqyQKDz1jgJhYwwh1FMOFwP1zPe0BqbKU-EQaQx_uSZGg@mail.gmail.com> <CAMe9rOpigjdSX7b4Nnkd49Fd=zqn_Kh+Awk7U7fkqpGH7B6kVg@mail.gmail.com> <1ebf4d17-f669-a8d7-ef86-6736dade6af6@redhat.com> <CAMe9rOrrjtOg0XsXZhqDoS4_4E8aSHqQJ5tdBZuGP7j7x5qN6g@mail.gmail.com> <20181005233245.GI3179@bubble.grove.modra.org> <CAMe9rOqu-b4Nw7iSZ-KDSD94j=4wb8cN-CzLyBW4tcf7XOZ+1Q@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Oct 05, 2018 at 04:56:52PM -0700, H.J. Lu wrote:
> I couldn't find a way to place a note section after the dummy
> abs_output_section.

INSERT BEFORE manages to do it.  Please revert commit 1887ae7304
if you really can't sort out the logic.  That commit causes needless
reordering of sections, as shown by the spu-elf ovl testsuite
failures.

-- 
Alan Modra
Australia Development Lab, IBM

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [PATCH] ELF: Don't sort output note section by alignments in ascending order
  - From: H.J. Lu
- [PATCH] ELF: Properly group and place orphan note sections
  - From: H.J. Lu

References:
- New linker testsuite failures for PR23658
  - From: Nick Clifton
- Re: New linker testsuite failures for PR23658
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: New linker testsuite failures for PR23658
  - From: H.J. Lu
- [PATCH] ELF: Don't sort output note section by alignments in ascending order
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: [PATCH] ELF: Don't sort output note section by alignments in ascending order
  - From: Nick Clifton
- Re: [PATCH] ELF: Don't sort output note section by alignments in ascending order
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: [PATCH] ELF: Don't sort output note section by alignments in ascending order
  - From: Alan Modra
- Re: [PATCH] ELF: Don't sort output note section by alignments in ascending order
  - From: H.J. Lu

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