RFC: ld: Add --section-ordering-file FILE

[H.J. Lu]

On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 8:57 AM Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Hi H.J.
>
> >> Why is it even worth adding it in ?
> >
> > gold has
> >
> >   --section-ordering-file FILENAME
> >                               Layout sections in the order specified
> >
> > It has been used to improve performance in programs.   Using ld with
> > custom linker scripts aren't very practical.
>
> Ah - this I did not know.
>
> (Actually this brings up a side issue - where are these gold features
> documented ?  It would be nice to be able to read about them).

Gold doesn't have documentation beyond "--help".

> In which case, with the proviso that there is proper documentation and
> testsing, I can see no reason not go ahead with submitting a full
> patch for review.
>

I will submit a patch with tests and documentation.

Thanks.

-- 
H.J.