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4.11.2 Example
4.11.3 See also
The following scatter file shows how the linker places sections:
LoadRegion 0x8000
{
ExecRegion1 0x0000 0x4000
{
*(sections)
*(moresections)
}
ExecRegion2 0x4000 0x2000
{
*(evenmoresections)
}
}
Image structure and generation
The order of execution regions within the load region is not altered by the linker.
Tasks
• Placing sections with FIRST and LAST attributes on page 4-21
• Placing functions and data at specific addresses on page 8-18
• Placing a named section explicitly using scatter-loading on page 8-23
• Placing unassigned sections with the .ANY module selector on page 8-25.
Concepts
• The image structure on page 4-3
• Input sections, output sections, regions, and Program Segments on page 4-5
• Load view and execution view of an image on page 4-6
• About ordering execution regions containing Thumb code on page 4-25
• Overview of veneers on page 4-26
• Section alignment with the linker on page 4-22.
Reference
Linker Reference:
• --sort=algorithm on page 2-152
• Syntax of an input section description on page 4-22.
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