Re: Adjusting value of _SDA_BASE_

[Geoff Keating <geoffk at geoffk dot org>]

> From: Momchil Velikov <velco@fadata.bg>
> Date: 19 Feb 2001 00:14:44 +0200
> 
> >>>>> "Geoff" == Geoff Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org> writes:
> 
> >> From: Momchil Velikov <velco@fadata.bg>
> >> Date: 18 Feb 2001 19:49:11 +0200
> 
> >> This patch adjust the values of _SDA_BASE_ and _SDA2_BASE_ so the
> >> symbols in small data sections are within range.
> 
> Geoff> Can you explain why this patch is needed?  _SDA_BASE_ is normally
> Geoff> chosen to have the maximum possible range anyway.
> 
> _SDA_BASE_ is created at offset 32768 from the beginning of
> the linker created `.sdata'. If this section is at `output_offset'
> greater that zero the data items at the beginnig of the output
> `.sdata' section become inaccessible.  

Can you provide a testcase?

It may just be that we need to create _SDA_BASE_ differently.

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- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org>