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diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi index 75852e6..0781036 100644 --- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi @@ -2041,6 +2041,15 @@ expected to contain instructions. Like @option{-d}, but disassemble the contents of all sections, not just those expected to contain instructions. +This option also has a subtle effect on the disassembly of +instructions in code sections. When option @option{-d} is in effect +objdump will assume that any symbols present in a code section occur +on the boundary between instructions and it will refuse to disassemble +across such a boundary. When option @option{-D} is in effect however +this assumption is supressed. This means that it is possible for the +output of @option{-d} and @option{-D} to differ if, for example, data +is stored in code sections. + If the target is an ARM architecture this switch also has the effect of forcing the disassembler to decode pieces of data found in code sections as if they were instructions. |