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Re: [patch] Fix ld to match .data.rel.ro sections more carefully

From: Cary Coutant <ccoutant at google dot com>
To: Cary Coutant <ccoutant at google dot com>, Binutils <binutils at sourceware dot org>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 18:05:16 -0700
Subject: Re: [patch] Fix ld to match .data.rel.ro sections more carefully
References: <CAHACq4qAcS9SAtJAHFWQ=V9FiWGFG5gmzhW+YWMFehm-ZzjnGw@mail.gmail.com> <CAHACq4oc4n24KMZ56j38u2yr2ghXw4R0A=K3cnC7+txUziyeqg@mail.gmail.com> <20120524002926.GE3073@bubble.grove.modra.org>

>> Unfortunately, this still doesn't handle the case where we have a
>> variable named simply "ro" that happens to have a relocation. That
>> will get placed into a ".data.rel.ro" section that is
>> indistinguishable from a real ".data.rel.ro" section generated without
>> -fdata-sections. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to handle
>> this?
>
> Call it a gcc bug?

Fine with me!

-cary

References:
- [patch] Fix ld to match .data.rel.ro sections more carefully
  - From: Cary Coutant
- Re: [patch] Fix ld to match .data.rel.ro sections more carefully
  - From: Cary Coutant
- Re: [patch] Fix ld to match .data.rel.ro sections more carefully
  - From: Alan Modra

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