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authorJozef Lawrynowicz <jozef.l@somniumtech.com>2017-08-29 17:18:43 +0100
committerNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2017-08-29 17:18:43 +0100
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Improve MSP430 section placement.
ld * emultempl/msp430.em (change_output_section): New function. (move_prefixed_section): New function. (add_region_prefix): New function. (msp430_elf_after_open): New function. (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_options): Implement. (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Implement. (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Implement. * ld.texinfo: Document new options. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-bss-lower.d: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-bss-upper.d: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-const-lower.d: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-const-upper.d: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-text-lower.d: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-text-upper.d: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-var-lower.d: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-var-upper.d: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-with-data-bss-unique-sec.s: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-with-data-bss.s: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-with-text-rodata-unique-sec.s: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/main-with-text-rodata.s: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/msp430-elf.exp: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/msp430-no-lower.ld: New. * testsuite/ld-msp430-elf/msp430.ld: New. * emultempl/msp430.em (data_statement_size): New. (eval_upper_either_sections): New. (eval_lower_either_sections): New. (intermediate_relax_sections): New. (msp430_elf_after_allocation): New. * emultempl/msp430.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan): Always place sections in the lower region. gas * config/tc-msp430.c (md_parse_option): Define high data and high bss symbols if -mdata-region is passed. Define -mdata-region open. * doc/c-msp430.texi: Document -mdata-region. * testsuite/gas/msp430/high-data-bss-sym.d: New test. * testsuite/gas/msp430/high-data-bss-sym.s: New. * testsuite/gas/msp430/msp430.exp: Add -mdata-region tests.
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@@ -107,6 +107,19 @@ disables warnings about missing NOP instructions.
mark the object file as one that requires data to copied from ROM to
RAM at execution startup. Disabled by default.
+@item -mdata-region=@var{region}
+Select the region data will be placed in.
+Region placement is performed by the compiler and linker. The only effect this
+option will have on the assembler is that if @var{upper} or @var{either} is
+selected, then the symbols to initialise high data and bss will be defined.
+Valid @var{region} values are:
+@table @code
+@item none
+@item lower
+@item upper
+@item either
+@end table
+
@end table
@node MSP430 Syntax