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Re: link script PROVIDE bugfix

From: Alan Modra <amodra at bigpond dot net dot au>
To: "H. J. Lu" <hjl at lucon dot org>
Cc: Paul Brook <paul at codesourcery dot com>, binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 09:18:34 +0930
Subject: Re: link script PROVIDE bugfix
References: <20050803051111.GG2874@bubble.grove.modra.org> <200508041949.37486.paul@codesourcery.com> <20050805042802.GL2874@bubble.grove.modra.org> <20050805175510.GA24004@lucon.org> <20050805181738.GA24414@lucon.org>

On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 11:17:38AM -0700, H. J. Lu wrote:
> > I think it is a very bad idea to miss use LARGE_SECTIONS for something
> > else. That means it is very hard to add new bss/data sections. What is
> > wrong with OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS?

It's hardly a misuse.  hbss is hppa64's "large section" bss.

> This is the patch to bring back OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS.

I made the change to reduce the number of link script variables.  Do you
have some other use for OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS, beside that for hppa64?

-- 
Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre

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