其实,kernel的入口地址和uboot的入口地址分析方法是一样的,都与它们的链接脚本有关。uboot的链接脚本通常位于u-boot-samsung-dev/board/samsung/smdkc110/u-boot.lds ,kernel的链接脚本通常位于kernel-2.6.35.7/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S ;但是我们真正需要的是编译后生成的这个 vmlinux.lds,给出来这个类似汇编形式的*.S文件,是为了实现条件编译,更加灵活!比较这两个链接脚本的前面部分分析即可:
vmlinux.lds.S文件:
/* ld script to make ARM Linux kernel
* taken from the i386 version by Russell King
* Written by Martin Mares <mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>
*/
#include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
#include <asm/thread_info.h>
#include <asm/memory.h>
#include <asm/page.h>
OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
ENTRY(stext) //内核入口地址
#ifndef __ARMEB__ //实现条件编译
jiffies = jiffies_64;
#else
jiffies = jiffies_64 + 4;
#endif
SECTIONS
{
#ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL //实现条件编译
. = XIP_VIRT_ADDR(CONFIG_XIP_PHYS_ADDR);
#else
. = PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
#endif
.init : { /* Init code and data */
_stext = .;
_sinittext = .;
HEAD_TEXT
INIT_TEXT
_einittext = .;
__proc_info_begin = .;
*(.proc.info.init)
__proc_info_end = .;
__arch_info_begin = .;
*(.arch.info.init)
__arch_info_end = .;
__tagtable_begin = .;
*(.taglist.init)
__tagtable_end = .;
INIT_SETUP(16)
INIT_CALLS
CON_INITCALL
SECURITY_INITCALL
INIT_RAM_FS
#ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL //实现条件编译 ,下面的宏定义雷同
__init_begin = _stext;
INIT_DATA
#endif
}
PERCPU(PAGE_SIZE)
#ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
__init_end = .;
#endif
/*
* unwind exit sections must be discarded before the rest of the
* unwind sections get included.
*/
/DISCARD/ : {
*(.ARM.exidx.exit.text)
*(.ARM.extab.exit.text)
#ifndef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
*(.ARM.exidx.cpuexit.text)
*(.ARM.extab.cpuexit.text)
#endif
#ifndef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
*(.ARM.exidx.devexit.text)
*(.ARM.extab.devexit.text)
#endif
#ifndef CONFIG_MMU
*(.fixup)
*(__ex_table)
#endif
}
.text : { /* Real text segment */
_text = .; /* Text and read-only data */
__exception_text_start = .;
*(.exception.text)
__exception_text_end = .;
TEXT_TEXT
SCHED_TEXT
LOCK_TEXT
KPROBES_TEXT
#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
*(.fixup)
#endif
*(.gnu.warning)
*(.rodata)
*(.rodata.*)
*(.glue_7)
*(.glue_7t)
*(.got) /* Global offset table */
}
RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
_etext = .; /* End of text and rodata section */
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND
/*
* Stack unwinding tables
*/
. = ALIGN(8);
.ARM.unwind_idx : {
__start_unwind_idx = .;
*(.ARM.exidx*)
__stop_unwind_idx = .;
}
.ARM.unwind_tab : {
__start_unwind_tab = .;
*(.ARM.extab*)
__stop_unwind_tab = .;
}
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
__data_loc = ALIGN(4); /* location in binary */
. = PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
#else
. = ALIGN(THREAD_SIZE);
__data_loc = .;
#endif
.data : AT(__data_loc) {
_data = .; /* address in memory */
_sdata = .;
/*
* first, the init task union, aligned
* to an 8192 byte boundary.
*/
INIT_TASK_DATA(THREAD_SIZE)
#ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
__init_begin = .;
INIT_DATA
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
__init_end = .;
#endif
NOSAVE_DATA
CACHELINE_ALIGNED_DATA(32)
/*
* The exception fixup table (might need resorting at runtime)
*/
. = ALIGN(32);
__start___ex_table = .;
#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
*(__ex_table)
#endif
__stop___ex_table = .;
/*
* and the usual data section
*/
DATA_DATA
CONSTRUCTORS
_edata = .;
}
_edata_loc = __data_loc + SIZEOF(.data);
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_TCM
/*
* We align everything to a page boundary so we can
* free it after init has commenced and TCM contents have
* been copied to its destination.
*/
.tcm_start : {
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
__tcm_start = .;
__itcm_start = .;
}
/*
* Link these to the ITCM RAM
* Put VMA to the TCM address and LMA to the common RAM
* and we'll upload the contents from RAM to TCM and free
* the used RAM after that.
*/
.text_itcm ITCM_OFFSET : AT(__itcm_start)
{
__sitcm_text = .;
*(.tcm.text)
*(.tcm.rodata)
. = ALIGN(4);
__eitcm_text = .;
}
/*
* Reset the dot pointer, this is needed to create the
* relative __dtcm_start below (to be used as extern in code).
*/
. = ADDR(.tcm_start) + SIZEOF(.tcm_start) + SIZEOF(.text_itcm);
.dtcm_start : {
__dtcm_start = .;
}
/* TODO: add remainder of ITCM as well, that can be used for data! */
.data_dtcm DTCM_OFFSET : AT(__dtcm_start)
{
. = ALIGN(4);
__sdtcm_data = .;
*(.tcm.data)
. = ALIGN(4);
__edtcm_data = .;
}
/* Reset the dot pointer or the linker gets confused */
. = ADDR(.dtcm_start) + SIZEOF(.data_dtcm);
/* End marker for freeing TCM copy in linked object */
.tcm_end : AT(ADDR(.dtcm_start) + SIZEOF(.data_dtcm)){
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
__tcm_end = .;
}
#endif
BSS_SECTION(0, 0, 0)
_end = .;
STABS_DEBUG
.comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
/* Default discards */
DISCARDS
}
/*
* These must never be empty
* If you have to comment these two assert statements out, your
* binutils is too old (for other reasons as well)
*/
ASSERT((__proc_info_end - __proc_info_begin), "missing CPU support")
ASSERT((__arch_info_end - __arch_info_begin), "no machine record defined")
vmlinux.lds文件:
/* PAGE_SHIFT determines the page size */
OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
ENTRY(stext)
jiffies = jiffies_64;
SECTIONS
{
. = 0xC0000000 + 0x00008000;
.init : { /* Init code and data */
_stext = .;
_sinittext = .;
*(.head.text)
*(.init.text) *(.cpuinit.text) *(.meminit.text)
_einittext = .;
__proc_info_begin = .;
*(.proc.info.init)
__proc_info_end = .;
__arch_info_begin = .;
*(.arch.info.init)
__arch_info_end = .;
__tagtable_begin = .;
*(.taglist.init)
__tagtable_end = .;
. = ALIGN(16); __setup_start = .; *(.init.setup) __setup_end = .;
__initcall_start = .; *(.initcallearly.init) __early_initcall_end = .; *(.initcall0.init) *(.initcall0s.init) *(.initcall1.init) *(.initcall1s.init) *(.initcall2.init) *(.initcall2s.init) *(.initcall3.init) *(.initcall3s.init) *(.initcall4.init) *(.initcall4s.init) *(.initcall5.init) *(.initcall5s.init) *(.initcallrootfs.init) *(.initcall6.init) *(.initcall6s.init) *(.initcall7.init) *(.initcall7s.init) __initcall_end = .;
__con_initcall_start = .; *(.con_initcall.init) __con_initcall_end = .;
__security_initcall_start = .; *(.security_initcall.init) __security_initcall_end = .;
__init_begin = _stext;
*(.init.data) *(.cpuinit.data) *(.meminit.data) . = ALIGN(8); __ctors_start = .; *(.ctors) __ctors_end = .; *(.init.rodata) *(.cpuinit.rodata) *(.meminit.rodata)
}
. = ALIGN((1 << 12)); .data..percpu : AT(ADDR(.data..percpu) - 0) { __per_cpu_load = .; __per_cpu_start = .; *(.data..percpu..first) *(.data..percpu..page_aligned) *(.data..percpu) *(.data..percpu..shared_aligned) __per_cpu_end = .; }
. = ALIGN((1 << 12));
__init_end = .;
/*
* unwind exit sections must be discarded before the rest of the
* unwind sections get included.
*/
/DISCARD/ : {
*(.ARM.exidx.exit.text)
*(.ARM.extab.exit.text)
*(.ARM.exidx.cpuexit.text)
*(.ARM.extab.cpuexit.text)
}
.text : { /* Real text segment */
_text = .; /* Text and read-only data */
__exception_text_start = .;
*(.exception.text)
__exception_text_end = .;
. = ALIGN(8); *(.text.hot) *(.text) *(.ref.text) *(.devinit.text) *(.devexit.text) *(.text.unlikely)
. = ALIGN(8); __sched_text_start = .; *(.sched.text) __sched_text_end = .;
. = ALIGN(8); __lock_text_start = .; *(.spinlock.text) __lock_text_end = .;
. = ALIGN(8); __kprobes_text_start = .; *(.kprobes.text) __kprobes_text_end = .;
*(.fixup)
*(.gnu.warning)
*(.rodata)
*(.rodata.*)
*(.glue_7)
*(.glue_7t)
*(.got) /* Global offset table */
}
. = ALIGN(((1 << 12))); .rodata : AT(ADDR(.rodata) - 0) { __start_rodata = .; *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) *(__vermagic) *(__markers_strings) *(__tracepoints_strings) } .rodata1 : AT(ADDR(.rodata1) - 0) { *(.rodata1) } .pci_fixup : AT(ADDR(.pci_fixup) - 0) { __start_pci_fixups_early = .; *(.pci_fixup_early) __end_pci_fixups_early = .; __start_pci_fixups_header = .; *(.pci_fixup_header) __end_pci_fixups_header = .; __start_pci_fixups_final = .; *(.pci_fixup_final) __end_pci_fixups_final = .; __start_pci_fixups_enable = .; *(.pci_fixup_enable) __end_pci_fixups_enable = .; __start_pci_fixups_resume = .; *(.pci_fixup_resume) __end_pci_fixups_resume = .; __start_pci_fixups_resume_early = .; *(.pci_fixup_resume_early) __end_pci_fixups_resume_early = .; __start_pci_fixups_suspend = .; *(.pci_fixup_suspend) __end_pci_fixups_suspend = .; } .builtin_fw : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - 0) { __start_builtin_fw = .; *(.builtin_fw) __end_builtin_fw = .; } .rio_ops : AT(ADDR(.rio_ops) - 0) { __start_rio_switch_ops = .; *(.rio_switch_ops) __end_rio_switch_ops = .; } __ksymtab : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab) - 0) { __start___ksymtab = .; *(__ksymtab) __stop___ksymtab = .; } __ksymtab_gpl : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_gpl) - 0) { __start___ksymtab_gpl = .; *(__ksymtab_gpl) __stop___ksymtab_gpl = .; } __ksymtab_unused : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_unused) - 0) { __start___ksymtab_unused = .; *(__ksymtab_unused) __stop___ksymtab_unused = .; } __ksymtab_unused_gpl : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_unused_gpl) - 0) { __start___ksymtab_unused_gpl = .; *(__ksymtab_unused_gpl) __stop___ksymtab_unused_gpl = .; } __ksymtab_gpl_future : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_gpl_future) - 0) { __start___ksymtab_gpl_future = .; *(__ksymtab_gpl_future) __stop___ksymtab_gpl_future = .; } __kcrctab : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab) - 0) { __start___kcrctab = .; *(__kcrctab) __stop___kcrctab = .; } __kcrctab_gpl : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab_gpl) - 0) { __start___kcrctab_gpl = .; *(__kcrctab_gpl) __stop___kcrctab_gpl = .; } __kcrctab_unused : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab_unused) - 0) { __start___kcrctab_unused = .; *(__kcrctab_unused) __stop___kcrctab_unused = .; } __kcrctab_unused_gpl : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab_unused_gpl) - 0) { __start___kcrctab_unused_gpl = .; *(__kcrctab_unused_gpl) __stop___kcrctab_unused_gpl = .; } __kcrctab_gpl_future : AT(ADDR(__kcrctab_gpl_future) - 0) { __start___kcrctab_gpl_future = .; *(__kcrctab_gpl_future) __stop___kcrctab_gpl_future = .; } __ksymtab_strings : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_strings) - 0) { *(__ksymtab_strings) } __init_rodata : AT(ADDR(__init_rodata) - 0) { *(.ref.rodata) *(.devinit.rodata) *(.devexit.rodata) } __param : AT(ADDR(__param) - 0) { __start___param = .; *(__param) __stop___param = .; . = ALIGN(((1 << 12))); __end_rodata = .; } . = ALIGN(((1 << 12)));
_etext = .; /* End of text and rodata section */
. = ALIGN(8192);
__data_loc = .;
.data : AT(__data_loc) {
_data = .; /* address in memory */
_sdata = .;
/*
* first, the init task union, aligned
* to an 8192 byte boundary.
*/
. = ALIGN(8192); *(.data..init_task)
. = ALIGN((1 << 12)); __nosave_begin = .; *(.data..nosave) . = ALIGN((1 << 12)); __nosave_end = .;
. = ALIGN(32); *(.data..cacheline_aligned)
/*
* The exception fixup table (might need resorting at runtime)
*/
. = ALIGN(32);
__start___ex_table = .;
*(__ex_table)
__stop___ex_table = .;
/*
* and the usual data section
*/
*(.data) *(.ref.data) *(.devinit.data) *(.devexit.data) . = ALIGN(8); __start___markers = .; *(__markers) __stop___markers = .; . = ALIGN(32); __start___tracepoints = .; *(__tracepoints) __stop___tracepoints = .; . = ALIGN(8); __start___verbose = .; *(__verbose) __stop___verbose = .; . = ALIGN(32); . = ALIGN(32);
CONSTRUCTORS
_edata = .;
}
_edata_loc = __data_loc + SIZEOF(.data);
. = ALIGN(0); __bss_start = .; . = ALIGN(0); .sbss : AT(ADDR(.sbss) - 0) { *(.sbss) *(.scommon) } . = ALIGN(0); .bss : AT(ADDR(.bss) - 0) { *(.bss..page_aligned) *(.dynbss) *(.bss) *(COMMON) } . = ALIGN(0); __bss_stop = .;
_end = .;
.stab 0 : { *(.stab) } .stabstr 0 : { *(.stabstr) } .stab.excl 0 : { *(.stab.excl) } .stab.exclstr 0 : { *(.stab.exclstr) } .stab.index 0 : { *(.stab.index) } .stab.indexstr 0 : { *(.stab.indexstr) } .comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
.comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
/* Default discards */
/DISCARD/ : { *(.exit.text) *(.cpuexit.text) *(.memexit.text) *(.exit.data) *(.cpuexit.data) *(.cpuexit.rodata) *(.memexit.data) *(.memexit.rodata) *(.exitcall.exit) *(.discard) }
}
/*
* These must never be empty
* If you have to comment these two assert statements out, your
* binutils is too old (for other reasons as well)
*/
ASSERT((__proc_info_end - __proc_info_begin), "missing CPU support")
ASSERT((__arch_info_end - __arch_info_begin), "no machine record defined")