link script PROVIDE bugfix
Alan Modra
amodra@bigpond.net.au
Tue Aug 9 01:35:00 GMT 2005
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?
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Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre
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