Re: Section symbols not getting created. Bug? Is attached patch correct fix?

[John Marino <binutils at marino dot st>]

Alan Modra wrote:
> What I meant by "target" was a bfd target, but I see now that you are
> just using the standard i386 and x86_64 elf targets.  It would
> probably not be a good idea to create a special dragonfly target.  On
> the other hand, it's also not a great idea for you to go off and patch
> your binutils, even if forking is the traditional way of resolving
> conflicts in BSD land.

I agree, I would rather use a completely stock version of binutils in 
DragonFly.

> OK, so the correct thing to do is build your kernel modules with a
> custom linker script that specifies the sections and required
> symbols.  That's quite easy, and you get to put the sections where you
> want them rather than relying on ld's orhpan section placement.

Now that you've seen Dimitri's response about how FreeBSD handle the 
same issue (2011-04/msg00079), would you still recommend a custom script 
or would FreeBSD's approach be a better one, all things considered?

John