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@@ -4365,6 +4365,7 @@ Some machine configurations provide additional directives.
* Asciz:: @code{.asciz "@var{string}"}@dots{}
* Attach_to_group:: @code{.attach_to_group @var{name}}
* Balign:: @code{.balign [@var{abs-expr}[, @var{abs-expr}]]}
+* Bss:: @code{.bss @var{subsection}}
* Bundle directives:: @code{.bundle_align_mode @var{abs-expr}}, etc
* Byte:: @code{.byte @var{expressions}}
* CFI directives:: @code{.cfi_startproc [simple]}, @code{.cfi_endproc}, etc.
@@ -4709,6 +4710,18 @@ filled in with the value 0x368d (the exact placement of the bytes depends upon
the endianness of the processor). If it skips 1 or 3 bytes, the fill value is
undefined.
+@node Bss
+@section @code{.bss @var{subsection}}
+@cindex @code{bss} directive
+
+@code{.bss} tells @command{@value{AS}} to assemble the following statements
+onto the end of the bss section.
+@ifset ELF
+For ELF based targets an optional @var{subsection} expression (which must
+evaluate to a positive integer) can be provided. In this case the statements
+are appended to the end of the indicated bss subsection.
+@end ifset
+
@node Bundle directives
@section Bundle directives
@subsection @code{.bundle_align_mode @var{abs-expr}}