In message <3769F3AD.DF068942@thepuffingroup.com>you write: > - we need an HPUX ld linker script to resolve the vmlinux building, > what's the format for this? No such animal that I'm aware of. There is some rough ordering control using the space/subspace sort keys, but you don't get absolute control over where stuff ends up in memory. In what ways do you need to control the layout of stuff in memory? jeff