8.6.1 Check-sections Option

The --check-sections option requests that the linker check section addresses for overlap, producing a suitable error message in such an event. This is the default action if no option is specified. If this option is used, it will force the linker to check for section overlap relocatable links, which is not usually performed.

The --no-check-sections form of this option requests that the linker does not perform any check for overlap of section addresses. This might be used for diagnosing memory allocation issues.