Re: Module sections Query

["Sandeep K Sinha" <sandeepksinha@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Asim,


On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Asim <linkasim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm working on a project related to no-downtime recovery of device drivers.
>
> I wish to allocate a special section in module code and store a copy
> of the .data section that a module can potentially modify. I intend to
> use this section to store a copy of initial .data values that a driver
> may modify during the course of its operation. I want my section to be
> towards the end and page-aligned. I was wondering what would be my
> start and
> end addresses for this section.
>

> I looked into layout_sections being called from sys_init_module in
> module.c and I'm having trouble understanding it completely. I was
> wondering how I would go about adding a section
> here. Is there any space in the headers between 1 and hdr->e_shnum
> (where hdr is ELF header)? Or will need to add beyond e_shnum. Kindly
> help.
>
Looking into the sources of libbfd can give you some kind of
understand for your query, I believe.

> Regards,
> Asim
>
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