On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Franck Bui-Huu wrote:
> Well, since .init.bss is declared as follow:
>
> .init.bss (NOLOAD) : {
> ...
> }
>
> data should not take any space in the image...
The above only marks it as unloadable (cf. e.g. debugging information).
It is still there.
> I meant to be able to put data into .init.bss section from assembly
> code (*.S files) like __INITDATA does for .init.data section.
That does not differ from what has to be done for any other language --
ultimately `gas', which is responsible for such arrangements, has to see
an appropriate ".section" directive.
Maciej
