1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index c5c18ac878ab..ab8ea9b7741e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -35,13 +35,10 @@
  *	__bss_stop = .;
  *	_end = .;
  *
- *	/DISCARD/ : {
- *		EXIT_TEXT
- *		EXIT_DATA
- *		EXIT_CALL
- *	}
  *	STABS_DEBUG
  *	DWARF_DEBUG
+ *
+ *	DISCARDS		// must be the last
  * }
  *
  * [__init_begin, __init_end] is the init section that may be freed after init
@@ -629,11 +626,20 @@
 #define INIT_RAM_FS
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Default discarded sections.
+ *
+ * Some archs want to discard exit text/data at runtime rather than
+ * link time due to cross-section references such as alt instructions,
+ * bug table, eh_frame, etc.  DISCARDS must be the last of output
+ * section definitions so that such archs put those in earlier section
+ * definitions.
+ */
 #define DISCARDS							\
 	/DISCARD/ : {							\
 	EXIT_TEXT							\
 	EXIT_DATA							\
-	*(.exitcall.exit)						\
+	EXIT_CALL							\
 	*(.discard)							\
 	}