kernel size

[Srowen]

my kernel compiled is 12kb and i define a stack of 8 kb. so the kernel should be about 20kb.. but if i try to calculate it with the end of the kernel (i use a symbol at the end of the linker) and the kernel start, i can see that is 104kb! there's something wrong on my operations or it is possible that the kernel is so big??

sorry for my bad english...

[neon]

It might have to do with padding and/or alignment of the sections in your kernel binary. Hard to tell without looking at a linker map.

[Srowen]

here is the linker:

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OUTPUT_FORMAT("binary")
ENTRY(start)
phys = 0x00100000;
SECTIONS
{
  .text phys : AT(phys) {
    code = .;
    *(.text)
    *(.rodata)
    . = ALIGN(4096);
  }
  .data : AT(phys + (data - code))
  {
    data = .;
    *(.data)
    . = ALIGN(4096);
  }
  .bss : AT(phys + (bss - code))
  {
    bss = .;
    *(.bss)
    . = ALIGN(4096);
  }
  end = .;
}

that is nothing more then the Bran's tutorial..

[skyking]

What you need to do is to run objdump and then you see what's in your kernel. What section is occupying too much space. And when you've seen this you can use objdump to see what symbols are present in that section.

[jal]

i can see that is 104kb! there's something wrong on my operations or it is possible that the kernel is so big??

Have you stripped the kenel? If not, all symbols may be present making it big. If it's an ELF file, using elfdump or the like to check.


JAL

[Craze Frog]

i can see that is 104kb! there's something wrong on my operations or it is possible that the kernel is so big??

Have you stripped the kenel? If not, all symbols may be present making it big. If it's an ELF file, using elfdump or the like to check.


JAL

What does the first line of his linker script say?

[jal]

What does the first line of his linker script say?

Sorry, hit that reply button too fast. Won't do again, promise.


JAL

[skyking]

i can see that is 104kb! there's something wrong on my operations or it is possible that the kernel is so big??

Have you stripped the kenel? If not, all symbols may be present making it big. If it's an ELF file, using elfdump or the like to check.


JAL

What does the first line of his linker script say?

Well it wouldn't hurt to output an ELF variant of the kernel as well (or a mapfile). It's not fun to read through a 104kb binary file to see what's occupying all space.

[Craze Frog]

Is the file really 104kb? Or is it just your calculations?