This option changes the properties of a section, overriding the properties that were set when the object file for the section was compiled or linked. It has the following form:
After the colon ( : ), specify the name of the section. To change the section name, follow name with an equal sign (=) and a newname for the section.
To set or change the section's properties, specify a comma (,) followed by one or more property characters. To negate a property, precede its character with an exclamation point (!). The following characters specify memory properties:
| Property | Setting |
|---|---|
| c | code |
| d | discardable |
| e | executable |
| i | initialized data |
| k | cached virtual memory |
| m | link remove |
| o | link info |
| p | paged virtual memory |
| r | read |
| s | shared |
| u | uninitialized data |
| w | write |
To control alignment, specify the character "a" followed by a character to set the size of alignment in bytes, as follows:
| Character | Alignment Size in Bytes |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 8 |
| p | 16 |
| t | 32 |
| s | 64 |
| x | no alignment |
Specify the properties and alignment characters as a string with no white space. The characters are not case sensitive.