- /*
- * Calculate the entire size of the ELF mapping (total_size).
- * (Note that load_addr_set is set to true later once the
- * initial mapping is performed.)
- */
- if (!load_addr_set) {
+ /*
+ * Calculate the entire size of the ELF mapping
+ * (total_size), used for the initial mapping,
+ * due to load_addr_set which is set to true later
+ * once the initial mapping is performed.
+ *
+ * Note that this is only sensible when the LOAD
+ * segments are contiguous (or overlapping). If
+ * used for LOADs that are far apart, this would
+ * cause the holes between LOADs to be mapped,
+ * running the risk of having the mapping fail,
+ * as it would be larger than the ELF file itself.
+ *
+ * As a result, only ET_DYN does this, since
+ * some ET_EXEC (e.g. ia64) may have large virtual
+ * memory holes between LOADs.
+ *
+ */