On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 04:01:55PM +0000, David Laight wrote: > From: Segher Boessenkool > > The compiler puts this item in .sdata, for 32-bit. There is no .srodata, > > so if it wants to use a small data section, it must use .sdata . > > > > Non-external, non-referenced symbols are not put in .sdata, that is the > > difference you see with the "static". > > > > I don't think there is a bug here. If you think there is, please open > > a GCC bug. > > The .sxxx sections are for 'small' data that can be accessed (typically) > using small offsets from a global register. > This means that all sections must be adjacent in the image. > So you can't really have readonly small data. > > My guess is that the linker script is putting .srodata in with .sdata. .srodata does not *exist* (in the ABI). Segher -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>