[linker] relaxation question
M R Swami Reddy
MR.Swami.Reddy@nsc.com
Thu Jul 30 13:16:00 GMT 2009
Hi Nick,
> What should happen is that in the assembler the references from the
> .gcc_except_table section to symbols in the .text section are converted
> into relocations against those symbols. Then in the linker when
> relaxation is performed, (which must be before the relocations are
> resolved), any symbols which point into the .text section must be
> adjusted as the section is relaxed. That way when the relocations are
> eventually resolved in the .gcc_except_table section they will get the
> correct values.
>
>
Is there any target has adopted the above implementation?
Thanks
Swami
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