make vmlinux .bss PROGBITS

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On Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:17:44 -0500, William Tambe said:
> How can I modify Makefile such that when vmlinux is created, following
> command is run on vmlinux to make section .bss PROGBITS:
> objcopy --set-section-flags .bss=alloc,load,contents

Remember - vmlinux isn't going to be loaded by the userspace loader,
but rather by a bootstrap loader.  So those flags probably don't actually
do what you think they do.

For that matter, what *do* you think they do, and what problem are you
trying to solve with them?

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