5.1.5.2 Section Type Modifier Attributes

Attributes can be used to modify some sections, as indicated in the following table.

Table 5-2. Attributes that Modify Section Types
Attribute	Description	Applicable Sections
Attribute	Description	`code`	`data`	`bss`	`persist`	`ramfunc`
`address(a)`	Locate at absolute address a	x	x	x	x
`near`	Locate in the first 64k of memory		x	x	x
`reverse`	Align the ending address +1		x	x	x
`align(n)`	Align the starting address	x	x	x	x	x
`noload`	Allocate, do not load	x	x	x	x	x
`keep`	Keep section against garbage collection	x	x	x	x	x

Attributes may be combined with others in some cases. The following table indicates which attributes are compatible with each other.

Table 5-3. Combining Attributes that Modify Section Types
	`address`	`near`	`reverse`	`align`	`noload`	`keep`
`address`		x	x		x	x
`near`	x		x	x	x	x
`reverse`		x			x	x
`align`	x	x			x	x
`noload`	x	x	x	x		x
`keep`	x	x	x	x	x