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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 the Basic Linker Functionality

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Chapter 3. Using the Basic Linker Functionality

Table of Contents

3.1. Specifying the image structure

3.1.1. Building blocks for objects and images
3.1.2. Load view and execution view of an image
3.1.3. Specifying an image memory map
3.1.4. Image entry points

3.2. Section placement

3.2.1. Ordering input sections by attribute
3.2.2. Using FIRST and LAST to place sections
3.2.3. Aligning sections
3.2.4. Ordering execution regions containing Thumb code

3.3. Optimizations and modifications

3.3.1. Common debug section elimination
3.3.2. Common group or section elimination
3.3.3. Unused section elimination
3.3.4. Unused function elimination
3.3.5. Linker feedback
3.3.6. RW data compression
3.3.7. PI to absolute veneers
3.3.8. Veneer generation
3.3.9. Reuse of veneers with overlay execution regions
3.3.10. Branch inlining

3.4. Using command-line options to create simple images

3.4.1. Type 1, one load region and contiguous execution regions
3.4.2. Type 2, one load region and non contiguous execution regions
3.4.3. Type 3, two load regions and non contiguous execution regions

3.5. Using command-line options to handle C++ exceptions

3.6. Getting information about images

3.6.1. Using image-related information

This chapter describes the basic functionality available in the ARM linker, armlink provided with RVCT. It contains the following sections:

For information about advanced linker functionality, see the descriptions of:

how to access symbols in Chapter 4 Accessing Image Symbols
how to use scatter-loading in Chapter 5 Using Scatter-loading Description Files.

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