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Re: PATCH: Add type to __data_start
H. J. Lu wrote:
>>Any specific reason why? I always thought __data_start makes one
>>example where NOTYPE makes sense. I can be convinced to apply the patch
>
>
> Who is using __data_start? How are you going to access it?
I don't know who's using this symbol and it is irrelevant for this
discussion. The type isn't used in access.
My point is that __data_start really is no object at all. It's a marker
and given their is no type for such a thing NOTYPE seems fine to me.
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