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diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/sections.c b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e52fec93331 --- /dev/null +++ b/arch/arm/lib/sections.c @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +/* + * Copyright 2013 Albert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net> + * + * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this + * project. + * + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as + * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of + * the License, or (at your option) any later version. + * + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + * GNU General Public License for more details. + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software + * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, + * MA 02111-1307 USA + */ + +/** + * These two symbols are declared in a C file so that the linker + * uses R_ARM_RELATIVE relocation, rather than the R_ARM_ABS32 one + * it would use if the symbols were defined in the linker file. + * Using only R_ARM_RELATIVE relocation ensures that references to + * the symbols are correct after as well as before relocation. + * + * We need a 0-byte-size type for these symbols, and the compiler + * does not allow defining objects of C type 'void'. Using an empty + * struct is allowed by the compiler, but causes gcc versions 4.4 and + * below to complain about aliasing. Therefore we use the next best + * thing: zero-sized arrays, which are both 0-byte-size and exempt from + * aliasing warnings. + */ + +char __bss_start[0] __attribute__((section(".__bss_start"))); +char __bss_end[0] __attribute__((section(".__bss_end"))); |