This function attribute enables you to specify multiple aliases for functions.
Where a function is defined in the current translation unit, the alias call is replaced by a call to the function, and the alias is emitted alongside the original name. Where a function is not defined in the current translation unit, the alias call is replaced by a call to the real function. Where a function is defined as static, the function name is replaced by the alias name and the function is declared external if the alias name is declared external.
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This function attribute is a GNU compiler extension supported by the ARM compiler.
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Variables names might also be aliased using the corresponding variable attribute __attribute__((alias)).