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Re: How to check if .data section is loaded properly in LMA
chandru1248 <chandru1248@gmail.com> writes:
>> You could use objdump -s -j SECTIONNAME to check that the section has the
>> right
>> contents. If those all look correct, then you will need to look at your
>> loader to see what it is doing and why it is not working as expected.
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> As you mentioned I checked the data section and the values are correct in
> the symbol table. So I think there is something wrong with the loader.
>
> Apart from that I have noticed one thing in diab. I have a function called
> __init() which is actually initializing the varibles in case of diab. But in
> case of GCC it is not happening properly.
>
> Is that anything has to be done for GCC to make it work. Can you please tell
> me your suggestion on this.
As far as I can tell all your issues are about your loader and perhaps
your library startup code. Neither is part of GCC. I don't think there
is a GCC answer to your question.
Ian