kl_ld_patch.diff

--- /Volumes/Darwin/new_kernel/reference/kernload/cmds/kl_ld/kl_ld	2025-08-14 14:56:20
+++ kl_ld_patched	2025-08-14 21:34:45
@@ -80,15 +80,16 @@
 
 # Add padding to make section larger than 8 bytes to prevent truncation
 # Pad to 16 bytes total to ensure ld doesn't truncate
-name_len=$(printf "%s\0" "$KL_name" | wc -c)
-pad_needed=$((16 - name_len))
+# Use expr for arithmetic compatibility with older shells
+name_len=`printf "%s\0" "$KL_name" | wc -c`
+pad_needed=`expr 16 - $name_len`
 if [ $pad_needed -gt 0 ]; then
     # Add null padding bytes
     dd if=/dev/zero bs=1 count=$pad_needed 2>/dev/null >> $KL_name_file
 fi
 
-# Use 16-byte alignment to match the padded section size
-KL_name_sect="-sectalign $LS $KL_name_name 16 \
+# Use standard 1-byte alignment - let the 16-byte size prevent truncation
+KL_name_sect="-sectalign $LS $KL_name_name 1 \
 	-sectcreate $LS $KL_name_name $KL_name_file"
 
 KL_lc_name="\"Load Commands\""
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@@ -148,4 +149,4 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-exit 0
+exit 0
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