> >> I am not sure how to update gold - I basically copied existing code in > >> binutils > >> for .text.unlikely group in GNU LD linker script, but I think gold is doing > >> independent decisions somewhere. > > Ian committed this patch a few months ago, after a lengthy discussion > around a patch originally submitted by Sriraman: > > http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2012-12/msg00227.html > > That should have gold handling .text.startup, .text.exit, and > .text.hot the same as Gnu ld.
Thanks a lot! It seems that this versio nof gold did not hit our distro yet. I will update my local installation. The next thing is how to tell GNU LD/Gold the relative order of functions. I.e. my_function_section.order.125 or something like that? Honza > > -cary