RW data areas typically contain a large number of repeated values, such as zeros, that makes them suitable for compression.
RW data compression is enabled by default to minimize ROM size.
The linker compresses the data. This data is then decompressed on the target at run
time.
The Arm®
libraries contain some decompression algorithms and the linker chooses the optimal one to
add to your image to decompress the data areas when the image is executed. You can override
the algorithm chosen by the linker.
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