[Bug binutils/11133] gc-sections deletes sections with __start/__stop reference

[amodra at gmail dot com]

------- Additional Comments From amodra at gmail dot com  2010-01-07 11:23 
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Imagine someone who wants an array of functions (perhaps constructor like) or
some other object used in their app.  They set up weak references in a named
section, then access the array using the __start_* symbol.  The array itself
isn't referenced so references there don't cause the functions to be kept.

Oh..  My array won't be kept either.  I didn't think of that earlier..  Hmm, the
named section would need to be a debug section, and then it doesn't matter if
there is a change in the way __start_* affects --gc-sections.

So my concern that HJ's idea might affect some existing app is probably not
valid.  I still don't particularly like a reference to __start_somesection
meaning that we should keep all "somesection" input sections.  It would be
better if there were a more explicit way to mark input sections.  I also note
that HJ's patch is incorrect since marking a section with gc_mark and returning
NULL from gc_mark_hook will result in no mark phase recursion for that section.


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http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11133

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