----- Original Message ----- From: "Thiemo Seufer" <ica2_ts@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> To: <linux-mips@linux-mips.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [PATCH] catch "new" gcc 3.4.0 sections > Bradley D. LaRonde wrote: > > Building with gcc 3.4.0 emits a couple new sections, .rodata.cst4 and > > .rodata.str1.4, which the current ld.script doesn't contemplate. Here is a > > patch to catch them (and maybe some other latent ones). > > > > Anyone know why or when these sections are emitted? > > I'd guess to keep differently aligned strings in separate sections, > as a preliminary for improved string merging. > > > Regards, > > Brad > > > > > > diff -u -r1.1.1.1 ld.script.in > > --- arch/mips/ld.script.in 10 Nov 2003 21:06:52 -0000 1.1.1.1 > > +++ arch/mips/ld.script.in 13 Apr 2004 19:18:25 -0000 > > @@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ > > *(.text) > > *(.rodata) > > *(.rodata1) > > + *(.rodata.str1.1); > > + *(.rodata.str1.4); > > + *(.rodata.str1.32); > > + *(.rodata.cst4); > > + *(.rodata.cst8); > > Why not just *(.rodata*); ? I dunno. There is already a tradition with .rodata and .rodata1 being listed separately. Maybe to spy on future gcc behavior? Regards, Brad
