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Re: [patch] Fix l_addr comment
On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:11:14 +0200, Jakub Jelinek wrote:
> Not sure if talking about prelink there is desirable, l_addr
> is simply a load bias, difference between l_map_start and first
> PT_LOAD segment's virtual address in the ELF file.
I would guess your description would be understood only by people who already
know what l_addr really means.
Systems without prelink are common and that l_addr is there the base address
misleads to people into incorrect programs/patches.
Thanks,
Jan