Alexander van Heukelum wrote:
> An intermediate elf file is generated for the 16-bit setup code.
> The generated code can be viewed using objdump -m i8086 -d. As it
> stands, it also tries to disassemble the bugger_off_msg, which
> results in garbage. This introduces two new sections to separate
> the code and the data part of the bootsector stub. It also moves
> some code from the .header section (a data section) to .inittext.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander van Heukelum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ---
>
> Hi,
>
> I hope the new section names are ok? Alternatives would be
> .bstext/.bsdata or .floppytext/.floppydata.
I'd prefer .bstext or .bs_text and .bsdata/.bs_data; possibly .bsecttext
and .bsectdata. The term "boot sector" for that particular piece of
code is firmly established.
-hpa
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