Re: Specify memory region using Linker script

[Khem Raj <kraj at mvista dot com>]

Ruchika Singh wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I am very new to embedded systems and have a basic question regarding linker
> scripts. How do I, in my linker script specify a memory region that is
> initially empty. No input sections. I want a certain memory region allocated
> for a certaon size.
>  I thereafter intend to specify in my code, that certain objects when created
> are allocated memory from this region by using the __attribute((section= ..
> command.
>
> As i understand if there are no input sections, the linker does not create the
> memory region.
>
> Any insights will be highly appreciated.
>   
You might look into the sections in ld manual explaining scripting 
language. Like below.
http://sources.redhat.com/binutils/docs-2.15/ld/Scripts.html
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -R.
>
>
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