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From: Jeff Lasslett <jeff.lasslett@datataker.com.au>
To: binutils@sourceware.org
Subject: Sections (.got .got2 .gcc_except_table .fixup), what are they for?
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:14:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <44EE4591.9000401@datataker.com.au> (raw)

Hello,

I originally asked this question on the gcc-help mailing list but was advised
that the question might best be posed here.

My target is powerpc-eabi.

I can't seem to find an explanation of the nature of the following sections:

.got

.got2

.gcc_except_table

.fixup


My questions are as follows ...

For each section mentioned,
	(a) what is stored in the section?
	(b) should it be in ROM or RAM?
	    (Is its contents adjusted at runtime?)

I've currently got them all in flash (ROM) and it all seems to work but I'm
nervous because I don't know why it works or whether it will always work.

Cheers,
	Jeff

             reply	other threads:[~2006-08-25  0:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-08-25  3:14 Jeff Lasslett [this message]
2006-09-08 15:34 ` Nick Clifton

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