10.3.4.6 User-Defined Section in Data Flash Memory

A stub is included for user-defined output sections in EEDATA memory. This stub may be edited as needed to support the application requirements. Once a standard linker script has been modified, it is called a “custom linker script.” In practice, it is often simpler to use section attributes in source code to locate user-defined sections in data flash memory. See Chapter 11. “Linker Examples.” for more information.

/*
** User-Defined Section in Data Flash Memory
**
** note: can specify an address using
**       the following syntax:
**
**       eedata 0x7FF100 :
**         {
**           *(eedata);
**         } >eedata
*/
eedata :
{
   *(eedata);
} >eedata

An exact, absolute starting address can be specified, if necessary. If the address is greater than the current location counter, the intervening memory will be skipped and filled with zeros. If the address is less than the current location counter, a section overlap will occur. Whenever two output sections occupy the same address range, a link error will reported. Overlapping sections in EEDATA memory can not be supported.