Hello David,

I also would like to use GCC to get code coverage on an embedded system. 
My approach would be to place the gcov information in a dedicated linker 
set:

https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2020-November/559004.html

Please have a look at the attached patches for a proposal to get the 
data from the target.

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