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From: Michael Matz <matz@suse.de>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] SHF_GNU_RETAIN ELF Section Flag
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Hello,

On Fri, 18 Sep 2020, Florian Weimer via Gnu-gabi wrote:

> * Jozef Lawrynowicz:
> 
> > Unless we are trying to be protective of the remaining operating
> > system-specific section flag bits, I don't really see any downside to
> > going the route of SHF_GNU_RETAIN. It is very simple, the linker
> > implementation requires only one additional line of code, and the
> > definition precisely describes how the section should be treated.
> >
> > SHF_GNU_RETAIN
> >   The link editor should not garbage collect the section if it is
> >   unused.
> 
> I don't have any objections to this wording.

Me neither.


Ciao,
Michael.