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@@ -3886,6 +3886,16 @@ the next available address within the memory region. If the combined
output sections directed to a memory region are too large for the
region, the linker will issue an error message.
+It is possible to access the origin and length of a memory in an
+expression via the @code{ORIGIN(@var{memory})} and
+@code{LENGTH(@var{memory})} functions:
+
+@smallexample
+@group
+ _fstack = ORIGIN(ram) + LENGTH(ram) - 4;
+@end group
+@end smallexample
+
@node PHDRS
@section PHDRS Command
@kindex PHDRS
@@ -4661,6 +4671,10 @@ SECTIONS @{ @dots{}
@end group
@end smallexample
+@item LENGTH(@var{memory})
+@kindex LENGTH(@var{memory})
+Return the length of the memory region named @var{memory}.
+
@item LOADADDR(@var{section})
@kindex LOADADDR(@var{section})
@cindex section load address in expression
@@ -4685,6 +4699,10 @@ This function is closely related to @code{ALIGN(@var{exp})}; unless you
use the @code{MEMORY} command to define discontinuous memory for the
output file, the two functions are equivalent.
+@item ORIGIN(@var{memory})
+@kindex ORIGIN(@var{memory})
+Return the origin of the memory region named @var{memory}.
+
@item SEGMENT_START(@var{segment}, @var{default})
@kindex SEGMENT_START(@var{segment}, @var{default})
Return the base address of the named @var{segment}. If an explicit