1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bl31/bl31.ld.S b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
index 42325609..7cc85273 100644
--- a/bl31/bl31.ld.S
+++ b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ SECTIONS
         __RO_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
+    /*
+     * The .xlat_table section is for full, aligned page tables (4K).
+     * Removing them from .bss avoids forcing 4K alignment on
+     * the .bss section and eliminates the unecessary zero init
+     */
+    xlat_table (NOLOAD) : {
+        *(xlat_table)
+    } >RAM
+
     .data . : {
         __DATA_START__ = .;
         *(.data)