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[Bug 1001142] User defined linker sections.
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- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:17:03 +0000
- Subject: [Bug 1001142] User defined linker sections.
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--- Comment #8 from Ilija Kocho <ilijak@siva.com.mk> 2011-02-14 09:17:02 GMT ---
(In reply to comment #7)
> (In reply to comment #6)
> > The macro is intended to be completely generic, suitable to any variant. We
> > know that other Cortex-M variants include peripheral memory which could be
> > used via such a macro. Placing this definition in cortex.ld seems like the
> > right approach to me. I could envisage a similar definition being added to
> > *.ld for other architectures in the future.
> >
> > The *.ldi files were once generated by a memory layout tool and it seems best
> > to avoid adding arbitrary code to these files so the possibility of
> > re-introducing such a tool is preserved.
>
> > I do agree that the name "SECTION_user()" could lead to some confusion with
> > the existing SECTION_*() macros which have a different number of parameters.
> > I would be happy to use a macro name such as "USER_SECTION()" instead.
>
> John, then I "found" such a name too :-), and I like this name and now
> I would argee with your points about macro placement (cortexm.ld).
Me too, do you need me to produce a new patch?
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