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+/* The bootloader witll look at this image and start execution at
+ * the symbol desugbated as ENTRY
+ *
+ * In this case, it is _start in boot.s
+ */
+ENTRY (_start)
+
+/* Tell where the sections of the object files (.o) will be put in the
+ * final image
+ */
+SECTIONS
+{
+  /* Put sections at 1MiB, the conventional place for kernels to be 
+   * loaded at by the bootloader. */
+  . = 1M;
+
+  /* First, put the multiboot header. It is required to be put 
+   * VERY early in the image or the bootloader wont recognize the file 
+   * format. Next, we will put the .text section*/
+  .text BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K)
+  {
+    *(.multiboot)
+    *(.text)
+  }
+  /* Read only data */
+  .rodata BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K)
+  {
+    *(.rodata)
+  }
+  /* Read write data (initialized) */
+  .data BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K)
+  {
+    *(.data)
+  }
+  /* Read write data (uninitialized) and stack */
+  .bss BLOCK(4K) : ALIGN(4K)
+  {
+    *(COMMON)
+    *(.bss)
+  }
+
+  /* The compiler may produce other sections, but they will be put in
+   * a section with the same name by default. Add stuff here as needed */
+}