Re: Strange linker problem after updating binutils and gcc

[Jan Pohanka <xhpohanka at gmail dot com>]

No clue?

rgds
Jan

2011/2/17 Jan Pohanka <xhpohanka@gmail.com>:
> Hello,
> I'm using gcc with binutils in Rowley Crossworks for ARM 1.7 IDE for
> arm development. Unfortunately there is very old version of gcc
> (4.1.1) and binutils (2.17) in this IDE, so I decided to upgrade to
> gcc 4.4.4 and binutils 20.20.51 (I tried more versions but all are
> affected)
>
> Unfortunately there is a problem with linking in new version.
> In first try, linker generated warning "dot moved backwards before..."
> so I solved it with proper ordering of sections in ld script,
> unfortunately there is still an error because the generated elf file
> is wrong - some data are written in high addresses, resulting bin file
> has size of 500MB instead of 500kB.
>
> ld is invoked with following params:
>
> ld -X -nostdlib -ereset_handler --omagic --fatal-warnings -EL
> -Te:/_dev/_kamera/JR1_git/_tmp_JR615 Flash Debug/JR615 Flash
> Debug.1.8.23.2.h263.ld -Map _JR615 Flash Debug//JR615 Flash
> Debug.1.8.23.2.h263.map -u_vectors -o _JR615 Flash Debug//JR615 Flash
> Debug.1.8.23.2.h263.elf --start-group ...
>
> and ld script:
> MEMORY
> {
> ?UNPLACED_SECTIONS (wx) : ORIGIN = 0x100000000, LENGTH = 0
> ?SDRAM (wx) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 0x02000000
> ?Reserved (wx) : ORIGIN = 0x90000000, LENGTH = 0x60000000
> ?SRAM1 (wx) : ORIGIN = 0x00300000, LENGTH = 0x00001000
> ?SRAM0 (wx) : ORIGIN = 0x00200000, LENGTH = 0x00001000
> }
>
> INTERNAL_SRAM_START_ADDRESS = 0x00200000;
> SDRAM_START_ADDRESS = 0x20000000;
> SDRAM_LENGTH = 0x02000000;
>
> SECTIONS
> {
> ?__SDRAM_segment_start__ = 0x20000000;
> ?__SDRAM_segment_end__ = 0x22000000;
> ?__Reserved_segment_start__ = 0x90000000;
> ?__Reserved_segment_end__ = 0xf0000000;
> ?__SRAM1_segment_start__ = 0x00300000;
> ?__SRAM1_segment_end__ = 0x00301000;
> ?__SRAM0_segment_start__ = 0x00200000;
> ?__SRAM0_segment_end__ = 0x00201000;
>
> ?__STACKSIZE__ = 512000;
> ?__STACKSIZE_IRQ__ = 128000;
> ?__STACKSIZE_FIQ__ = 4096;
> ?__STACKSIZE_SVC__ = 4096;
> ?__STACKSIZE_ABT__ = 4096;
> ?__STACKSIZE_UND__ = 4096;
> ?__HEAPSIZE__ = 4000000;
>
> ?__vectors_ram_load_start__ = 0x00200000;
> ?.vectors_ram 0x00200000 (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__vectors_ram_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.vectors_ram)
> ? ?. = MAX(__vectors_ram_start__ + 0x3C , .);
> ?}
> ?__vectors_ram_end__ = __vectors_ram_start__ + SIZEOF(.vectors_ram);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__vectors_ram_end__ >= __SRAM0_segment_start__ &&
> __vectors_ram_end__ <= (__SRAM0_segment_start__ + 0x00001000) ,
> "error: .vectors_ram is too large to fit in SRAM0 memory segment");
>
> ?__sram_noninit_data_load_start__ = 0x00200040;
> ?.sram_noninit_data 0x00200040 (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__sram_noninit_data_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.sram_noninit_data)
> ? ?. = MAX(__sram_noninit_data_start__ + 0xbb8 , .);
> ?}
> ?__sram_noninit_data_end__ = __sram_noninit_data_start__ +
> SIZEOF(.sram_noninit_data);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__sram_noninit_data_end__ >= __SRAM0_segment_start__ &&
> __sram_noninit_data_end__ <= (__SRAM0_segment_start__ + 0x00001000) ,
> "error: .sram_noninit_data is too large to fit in SRAM0 memory
> segment");
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__vectors_ram_end__ <= __sram_noninit_data_start__ ,
> "error: section .vectors_ram overlaps absolute placed section
> .sram_noninit_data");
>
> ?__reserved_debug_handler_load_start__ = 0x00200c00;
> ?.reserved_debug_handler 0x00200c00 (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__reserved_debug_handler_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.reserved_debug_handler)
> ? ?. = MAX(__reserved_debug_handler_start__ + 0x400 , .);
> ?}
> ?__reserved_debug_handler_end__ = __reserved_debug_handler_start__ +
> SIZEOF(.reserved_debug_handler);
>
> ?__SRAM0_segment_used_end__ = 0x00200c00 + SIZEOF(.reserved_debug_handler);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__reserved_debug_handler_end__ >= __SRAM0_segment_start__
> && __reserved_debug_handler_end__ <= (__SRAM0_segment_start__ +
> 0x00001000) , "error: .reserved_debug_handler is too large to fit in
> SRAM0 memory segment");
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__sram_noninit_data_end__ <=
> __reserved_debug_handler_start__ , "error: section .sram_noninit_data
> overlaps absolute placed section .reserved_debug_handler");
>
> ?__reserved_mmu_load_start__ = ALIGN(__SDRAM_segment_start__ , 4);
> ?.reserved_mmu ALIGN(__SDRAM_segment_start__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__reserved_mmu_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.reserved_mmu)
> ? ?. = ALIGN(MAX(__reserved_mmu_start__ + 0x4000 , .), 4);
> ?}
> ?__reserved_mmu_end__ = __reserved_mmu_start__ + SIZEOF(.reserved_mmu);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__reserved_mmu_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __reserved_mmu_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) ,
> "error: .reserved_mmu is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__boot_load_start__ = __reserved_mmu_end__;
> ?.boot __reserved_mmu_end__ :
> ?{
> ? ?__boot_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.boot)
> ? ?. = MAX(__boot_start__ + 0x80e8 , .);
> ?}
> ?__boot_end__ = __boot_start__ + SIZEOF(.boot);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__boot_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ && __boot_end__
> <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .boot is too large
> to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__vectors_load_start__ = ALIGN(__boot_end__ , 4);
> ?.vectors ALIGN(__boot_end__ , 4) :
> ?{
> ? ?__vectors_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.vectors .vectors.*)
> ? ?. = ALIGN(MAX(__vectors_start__ + 0x108 , .), 4);
> ?}
> ?__vectors_end__ = __vectors_start__ + SIZEOF(.vectors);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__vectors_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __vectors_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .vectors is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__localization_load_start__ = __vectors_end__;
> ?.localization __vectors_end__ :
> ?{
> ? ?__localization_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.localization)
> ? ?. = MAX(__localization_start__ + 0x40f8 , .);
> ?}
> ?__localization_end__ = __localization_start__ + SIZEOF(.localization);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__localization_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __localization_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) ,
> "error: .localization is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__init_load_start__ = ALIGN(__localization_end__ , 4);
> ?.init ALIGN(__localization_end__ , 4) :
> ?{
> ? ?__init_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.init .init.*)
> ?}
> ?__init_end__ = __init_start__ + SIZEOF(.init);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__init_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ && __init_end__
> <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .init is too large
> to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__text_load_start__ = ALIGN(__init_end__ , 4);
> ?.text ALIGN(__init_end__ , 4) :
> ?{
> ? ?__text_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.text .text.* .glue_7t .glue_7 .gnu.linkonce.t.*)
> ?}
> ?__text_end__ = __text_start__ + SIZEOF(.text);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__text_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ && __text_end__
> <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .text is too large
> to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__dtors_load_start__ = ALIGN(__text_end__ , 4);
> ?.dtors ALIGN(__text_end__ , 4) :
> ?{
> ? ?__dtors_start__ = .;
> ? ?KEEP (*(SORT(.dtors.*))) KEEP (*(.dtors))
> ?}
> ?__dtors_end__ = __dtors_start__ + SIZEOF(.dtors);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__dtors_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ && __dtors_end__
> <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .dtors is too
> large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__ctors_load_start__ = ALIGN(__dtors_end__ , 4);
> ?.ctors ALIGN(__dtors_end__ , 4) :
> ?{
> ? ?__ctors_start__ = .;
> ? ?KEEP (*(SORT(.ctors.*))) KEEP (*(.ctors))
> ?}
> ?__ctors_end__ = __ctors_start__ + SIZEOF(.ctors);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__ctors_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ && __ctors_end__
> <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .ctors is too
> large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__fast_load_start__ = ALIGN(__ctors_end__ , 4);
> ?.fast ALIGN(__SRAM1_segment_start__ , 4) : AT(ALIGN(__ctors_end__ , 4))
> ?{
> ? ?__fast_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.fast .fast.*)
> ?}
> ?__fast_end__ = __fast_start__ + SIZEOF(.fast);
>
> ?__fast_load_end__ = __fast_load_start__ + SIZEOF(.fast);
>
> ?. = ASSERT((__fast_load_start__ + SIZEOF(.fast)) >=
> __SDRAM_segment_start__ && (__fast_load_start__ + SIZEOF(.fast)) <=
> (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .fast is too large to
> fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?.fast_run ALIGN(__SRAM1_segment_start__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__fast_run_start__ = .;
> ? ?. = MAX(__fast_run_start__ + SIZEOF(.fast), .);
> ?}
> ?__fast_run_end__ = __fast_run_start__ + SIZEOF(.fast_run);
>
> ?__SRAM1_segment_used_end__ = ALIGN(__SRAM1_segment_start__ , 4) +
> SIZEOF(.fast_run);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__fast_run_end__ >= __SRAM1_segment_start__ &&
> __fast_run_end__ <= (__SRAM1_segment_start__ + 0x00001000) , "error:
> .fast_run is too large to fit in SRAM1 memory segment");
>
> ?__data_load_start__ = ALIGN(__fast_load_start__ + SIZEOF(.fast) , 4);
> ?.data ALIGN(__fast_load_start__ + SIZEOF(.fast) , 4) :
> ?{
> ? ?__data_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.data .data.* .gnu.linkonce.d.*)
> ?}
> ?__data_end__ = __data_start__ + SIZEOF(.data);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__data_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ && __data_end__
> <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .data is too large
> to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__rodata_load_start__ = ALIGN(__data_end__ , 4);
> ?.rodata ALIGN(__data_end__ , 4) :
> ?{
> ? ?__rodata_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.rodata .rodata.* .gnu.linkonce.r.*)
> ?}
> ?__rodata_end__ = __rodata_start__ + SIZEOF(.rodata);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__rodata_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __rodata_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .rodata is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__bss_load_start__ = ALIGN(__rodata_end__ , 4);
> ?.bss ALIGN(__rodata_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__bss_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.bss .bss.* .gnu.linkonce.b.*) *(COMMON)
> ?}
> ?__bss_end__ = __bss_start__ + SIZEOF(.bss);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__bss_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ && __bss_end__ <=
> (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .bss is too large to
> fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__text_user_load_start__ = ALIGN(__bss_end__ , 4);
> ?.text_user ALIGN(__bss_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__text_user_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.text_user)
> ?}
> ?__text_user_end__ = __text_user_start__ + SIZEOF(.text_user);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__text_user_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __text_user_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .text_user is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__non_init_load_start__ = ALIGN(__text_user_end__ , 4);
> ?.non_init ALIGN(__text_user_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__non_init_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.non_init .non_init.*)
> ?}
> ?__non_init_end__ = __non_init_start__ + SIZEOF(.non_init);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__non_init_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __non_init_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .non_init is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__heap_load_start__ = ALIGN(__non_init_end__ , 4);
> ?.heap ALIGN(__non_init_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__heap_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.heap)
> ? ?. = ALIGN(MAX(__heap_start__ + __HEAPSIZE__ , .), 4);
> ?}
> ?__heap_end__ = __heap_start__ + SIZEOF(.heap);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__heap_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ && __heap_end__
> <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .heap is too large
> to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__stack_load_start__ = ALIGN(__heap_end__ , 4);
> ?.stack ALIGN(__heap_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__stack_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.stack)
> ? ?. = ALIGN(MAX(__stack_start__ + __STACKSIZE__ , .), 4);
> ?}
> ?__stack_end__ = __stack_start__ + SIZEOF(.stack);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__stack_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ && __stack_end__
> <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error: .stack is too
> large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__stack_irq_load_start__ = ALIGN(__stack_end__ , 4);
> ?.stack_irq ALIGN(__stack_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__stack_irq_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.stack_irq)
> ? ?. = ALIGN(MAX(__stack_irq_start__ + __STACKSIZE_IRQ__ , .), 4);
> ?}
> ?__stack_irq_end__ = __stack_irq_start__ + SIZEOF(.stack_irq);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__stack_irq_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __stack_irq_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .stack_irq is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__stack_fiq_load_start__ = ALIGN(__stack_irq_end__ , 4);
> ?.stack_fiq ALIGN(__stack_irq_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__stack_fiq_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.stack_fiq)
> ? ?. = ALIGN(MAX(__stack_fiq_start__ + __STACKSIZE_FIQ__ , .), 4);
> ?}
> ?__stack_fiq_end__ = __stack_fiq_start__ + SIZEOF(.stack_fiq);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__stack_fiq_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __stack_fiq_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .stack_fiq is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__stack_svc_load_start__ = ALIGN(__stack_fiq_end__ , 4);
> ?.stack_svc ALIGN(__stack_fiq_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__stack_svc_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.stack_svc)
> ? ?. = ALIGN(MAX(__stack_svc_start__ + __STACKSIZE_SVC__ , .), 4);
> ?}
> ?__stack_svc_end__ = __stack_svc_start__ + SIZEOF(.stack_svc);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__stack_svc_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __stack_svc_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .stack_svc is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__stack_abt_load_start__ = ALIGN(__stack_svc_end__ , 4);
> ?.stack_abt ALIGN(__stack_svc_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__stack_abt_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.stack_abt)
> ? ?. = ALIGN(MAX(__stack_abt_start__ + __STACKSIZE_ABT__ , .), 4);
> ?}
> ?__stack_abt_end__ = __stack_abt_start__ + SIZEOF(.stack_abt);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__stack_abt_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __stack_abt_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .stack_abt is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__stack_und_load_start__ = ALIGN(__stack_abt_end__ , 4);
> ?.stack_und ALIGN(__stack_abt_end__ , 4) (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__stack_und_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.stack_und)
> ? ?. = ALIGN(MAX(__stack_und_start__ + __STACKSIZE_UND__ , .), 4);
> ?}
> ?__stack_und_end__ = __stack_und_start__ + SIZEOF(.stack_und);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__stack_und_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __stack_und_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .stack_und is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?__exceptions_log_load_start__ = 0x21eff000;
> ?.exceptions_log 0x21eff000 (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__exceptions_log_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.exceptions_log)
> ? ?. = MAX(__exceptions_log_start__ + 0x1000 , .);
> ?}
> ?__exceptions_log_end__ = __exceptions_log_start__ + SIZEOF(.exceptions_log);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__exceptions_log_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __exceptions_log_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) ,
> "error: .exceptions_log is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__stack_und_end__ <= __exceptions_log_start__ , "error:
> section .stack_und overlaps absolute placed section .exceptions_log");
>
> ?__nocache_load_start__ = 0x21f00000;
> ?.nocache 0x21f00000 (NOLOAD) :
> ?{
> ? ?__nocache_start__ = .;
> ? ?*(.nocache)
> ?}
> ?__nocache_end__ = __nocache_start__ + SIZEOF(.nocache);
>
> ?__SDRAM_segment_used_end__ = 0x21f00000 + SIZEOF(.nocache);
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__nocache_end__ >= __SDRAM_segment_start__ &&
> __nocache_end__ <= (__SDRAM_segment_start__ + 0x02000000) , "error:
> .nocache is too large to fit in SDRAM memory segment");
>
> ?. = ASSERT(__exceptions_log_end__ <= __nocache_start__ , "error:
> section .exceptions_log overlaps absolute placed section .nocache");
>
> }
>
> Could anyone please give me any hint how to solve this problem?
>
> best regards
> Jan
>