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| <h4 class="subsection">9.3.6 Mapping Symbols</h4> |
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| <p>The ARM ELF specification requires that special symbols be inserted |
| into object files to mark certain features: |
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| <dl><dt><code>$a</code><dd>At the start of a region of code containing ARM instructions. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007b_0024t_007d-659"></a><br><dt><code>$t</code><dd>At the start of a region of code containing THUMB instructions. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007b_0024d_007d-660"></a><br><dt><code>$d</code><dd>At the start of a region of data. |
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| <p>The assembler will automatically insert these symbols for you - there |
| is no need to code them yourself. Support for tagging symbols ($b, |
| $f, $p and $m) which is also mentioned in the current ARM ELF |
| specification is not implemented. This is because they have been |
| dropped from the new EABI and so tools cannot rely upon their |
| presence. |
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