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Re: Map ".text.hot" and ".text.unlikely" input section prefixes to separate output sections.


On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Sriraman Tallam <tmsriram@google.com> wrote:
>
>>       * layout.cc (Layout::is_section_name_prefix_grouped): New function.
>>       * layout.h (Layout::is_section_name_prefix_grouped): New function.
>>       * output.cc (Output_section::add_input_section): Check if section
>>       name contains special prefix.  Keep input sections to sort such
>>       sections.
>>       (Output_section::Input_section_sort_section_order_index_compare
>>        ::operator()): Group sections according to prefixes.
>>       * (Output_section::sort_attached_input_sections): Add condition
>>       to Input_section_entry constructor call.
>>       * testsuite/Makefile.am (text_section_grouping): New test.
>>       * testsuite/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
>>       * testsuite/text_section_grouping.cc: New file.
>>       * testsuite/text_section_grouping.sh: New file.
>
>
>> +  // If it is a text section use the following order:
>> +  // .text.unlikely, .text.startup, .text.hot.
>> +  const char* section_prefix [] =
>> +  {
>> +    ".text.unlikely",
>> +    ".text.startup",
>> +    ".text.hot"
>> +  };
>
> Please mention in the comment that this should match
> Layout::is_section_name_prefix_grouped.
>
> This is OK with that change.

Made the change and committed the patch.

Thanks,
-Sri.

>
> Thanks, and sorry for the long delay.
>
> Ian


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