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8.13.6 See also
The following example shows how to use ANY_SIZE:
LOAD_REGION 0x0 0x3000
{
ER_1 0x0 ANY_SIZE 0xF00 0x1000
{
.ANY
}
ER_2 0x0 ANY_SIZE 0xFB0 0x1000
{
.ANY
}
ER_3 0x0 ANY_SIZE 0x1000 0x1000
{
.ANY
}
}
In this example:
• ER_1 has 0x100 reserved for linker-generated content.
Using scatter files
• ER_2 has 0x50 reserved for linker-generated content. That is about the same as the
automatic contingency of --any_contingency.
• ER_3 has no reserved space. Therefore 100% of the region is filled, with no contingency
for veneers. Omitting the ANY_SIZE parameter causes 98% of the region to be filled, with
a two percent contingency for veneers.
Concepts
• Examples of using placement algorithms for .ANY sections on page 8-28
• Example of next_fit algorithm showing behavior of full regions, selectors, and priority on
page 8-30
• Examples of using sorting algorithms for .ANY sections on page 8-32.
Linker Reference:
• How the linker resolves multiple matches when processing scatter files on page 4-26
• Behavior when .ANY sections overflow because of linker-generated content on page 4-28.
Reference
Linker Reference:
• --any_contingency on page 2-8
• --any_placement=algorithm on page 2-9
• --any_sort_order=order on page 2-11
• --info=topic[,topic,...] on page 2-80
• --map, --no_map on page 2-108
• --section_index_display=type on page 2-145
• --tiebreaker=option on page 2-173
• Syntax of an input section description on page 4-22.
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