[PATCH 1/3] ARM: zImage: ensure it is always a multiple of 64 bits in size
Nicolas Pitre
nicolas.pitre at linaro.org
Sun Jun 12 02:06:38 EDT 2011
This is needed for proper alignment when the DTB appending feature
is used.
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre at linaro.org>
---
arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in | 3 +++
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in
index ea80abe..6c02db1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.in
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ SECTIONS
.got : { *(.got) }
_got_end = .;
.got.plt : { *(.got.plt) }
+
+ /* ensure the zImage file size is always a multiple of 64 bits */
+ .pad : { BYTE(0); . = ALIGN(8); }
_edata = .;
. = BSS_START;
--
1.7.4
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