Enables and disables API section sorting. API sections are the sections that are called the most within a region. In large region mode these sections are extracted from the region and then inserted closest to the hotspots of the calling sections. This minimises the number of veneers generated.
DefaultThe default is --no_api. The linker automatically
switches to --api if at least one execution region
contains more code than the smallest inter-section branch. The smallest
inter-section branch depends on the code in the region and the target
processor:
- 32Mb
Execution region contains only ARM.
- 16Mb
Execution region contains Thumb, 32-bit Thumb is supported.
- 4Mb
Execution region contains Thumb, no 32-bit Thumb support.
- Concepts
Using the Linker:
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