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Re: RFC: Sort input section by list
Hi Arjan,
because it allows the developer to put the commonly used functions at
the start of the file, improving density in the page cache for example,
> and generally improving startup time.
But surely this could be done with gcc's section name function
attribute without requiring any alterations to the linker ?
patching 3000 lines+ for each program ....
... versus running a profile and generating an automated list to feed
the linker?
I know which one is usable in practice ;-)
A generic method which will work with currently installed versions of
gcc and the linker on most linux boxes...
...versus a new, untested feature in the linker, in a version of the
linker that has not even been released yet.
I know which one I would choose. ;-)
Cheers
Nick