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-rw-r--r--doc/api/linker_lists.rst22
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/doc/api/linker_lists.rst b/doc/api/linker_lists.rst
index 7063fdc8314..3cd447f187d 100644
--- a/doc/api/linker_lists.rst
+++ b/doc/api/linker_lists.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ then the corresponding input section name is
::
- .u_boot_list_ + 2_ + @_list + _2_ + @_entry
+ __u_boot_list_ + 2_ + @_list + _2_ + @_entry
and the C variable name is
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ and the C variable name is
This ensures uniqueness for both input section and C variable name.
-Note that the names differ only in the first character, "." for the
+Note that the names differ only in the characters, "__" for the
section and "_" for the variable, so that the linker cannot confuse
section and symbol names. From now on, both names will be referred
to as
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ iterated at least once.
::
- .u_boot_list_2_array_1
- .u_boot_list_2_array_2_first
- .u_boot_list_2_array_2_second
- .u_boot_list_2_array_2_third
- .u_boot_list_2_array_3
+ __u_boot_list_2_array_1
+ __u_boot_list_2_array_2_first
+ __u_boot_list_2_array_2_second
+ __u_boot_list_2_array_2_third
+ __u_boot_list_2_array_3
If lists must be divided into sublists (e.g. for iterating only on
part of a list), one can simply give the list a name of the form
@@ -129,17 +129,17 @@ the compiler cannot update the alignment of the linker_list item.
In the first case, an 8-byte 'fill' region is added::
- .u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testbus_drv
+ __u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testbus_drv
0x0000000000270018 0x80 test/built-in.o
0x0000000000270018 _u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testbus_drv
- .u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testfdt1_drv
+ __u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testfdt1_drv
0x0000000000270098 0x80 test/built-in.o
0x0000000000270098 _u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testfdt1_drv
*fill* 0x0000000000270118 0x8
- .u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testfdt_drv
+ __u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testfdt_drv
0x0000000000270120 0x80 test/built-in.o
0x0000000000270120 _u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testfdt_drv
- .u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testprobe_drv
+ __u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testprobe_drv
0x00000000002701a0 0x80 test/built-in.o
0x00000000002701a0 _u_boot_list_2_driver_2_testprobe_drv