RFC: Sort input section by list

[Nick Clifton]

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