> The standard[1] linker cannot sort constructors, but system startup
> is not performance critical, so it is reasonable to sort the init
> table at runtime.
tsort(1) is standard Unix, should be available everywhere for use in
Makefiles and whatnot. System startup may not be performance critical, but
why slow it down? Some solution like tsort(1)ing an intermediate file
sounds more robust than either #include:d files that are kept up to date by
hand (error prone) or sort at startup (bloat, slowdown).
[...]
> [1] Some newer binutils versions have support for it, but it is probably
> better to not make the kernel dependent on them yet.
If/when the gas for 16bit code gets included, you'd get the new linker for
free, isn't it?
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