https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61848
--- Comment #3 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
The documentation does not say it has to be only in the declaration:
section ("section-name")
Normally, the compiler places the code it generates in the text section.
Sometimes, however, you need additional sections, or you need certain
particular functions to appear in special sections. The section attribute
specifies that a function lives in a particular section. For example, the
declaration:
extern void foobar (void) __attribute__ ((section ("bar")));
puts the function foobar in the bar section.
Some file formats do not support arbitrary sections so the section attribute is
not available on all platforms. If you need to map the entire contents of a
module to a particular section, consider using the facilities of the linker
instead.
