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Re: Sections (.got .got2 .gcc_except_table .fixup), what are they for?
- From: Nick Clifton <nickc at redhat dot com>
- To: Jeff Lasslett <jeff dot lasslett at datataker dot com dot au>
- Cc: binutils at sourceware dot org
- Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:34:22 +0100
- Subject: Re: Sections (.got .got2 .gcc_except_table .fixup), what are they for?
- References: <44EE4591.9000401@datataker.com.au>
Hi Jeff,
My target is powerpc-eabi.
I can't seem to find an explanation of the nature of the following
sections:
.got
Try looking at the PowerPC EABI document. You can download a copy from
here:
ftp://ftp.linuxppc64.org/pub/people/amodra/
.got2
This must be similar to the .got section, although I do not know its
exact semantics.
.gcc_except_table
This is to do with C++ exception handling.
.fixup
I think that this section is redundant and was only used by old versions
of gcc.
Cheers
Nick