Pad sections using linker script

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One can use the ALIGN and SUBALIGN directives to align sections within a linker script for an ELF. However, is it possible to pad a section to a particular alignment, so the size of the section in the ELF is correct? Thanks in advance.

MateoConLechuga · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-29 20:25:22Z

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On second thought:

. actually refers to the byte offset from the start of the current containing object.

So, this would work just fine:

.text : {
  ./crt.o(.text)
  . = ALIGN(16);
}

answered Aug 29, 2018 at 20:25

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