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Preface Introduction The Linker Command Syntax Using the Basic Linker Functionality Specifying the image structure
Building blocks for objects and images Load view and execution view of an image Specifying an image memory map Image entry points Section placement Ordering input sections by attribute Using FIRST and LAST to place sections Aligning sections Ordering execution regions containing Thumb code Optimizations and modifications Common debug section elimination Common group or section elimination Unused section elimination Unused function elimination Linker feedback RW data compression PI to absolute veneers Veneer generation Reuse of veneers with overlay execution regions Branch inlining Using command-line options to create simple images Type 1, one load region and contiguous execution r Type 2, one load region and non contiguous executi Type 3, two load regions and non contiguous execut Using command-line options to handle C++ exception Getting information about images Using image-related information Accessing Image Symbols Using Scatter-loading Description Files Using the ARM Librarian Using fromelfOrdering execution regions containing Thumb code
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The Thumb branch range is 4MB. When an execution region contains Thumb code that exceeds 4MB, armlink attempts to order sections that are at a similar average call depth and to place the most commonly called sections centrally. This helps to minimize the number of veneers generated. See Veneer generation for more information.
The Thumb-2 branch range is 16MB. Section re-ordering is only required if that limit is exceeded.
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