[U-Boot] [PATCH v3] Switch from archive libraries to partial linking

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Sebastien Carlier,

In message <sebastien.carlier at 1e724f1c01c015f817d5e33b57e7134d4468dbcc> you wrote:
>
> It looks like the purpose is to optimally fill a flash sector with
> definitions, is this accurate?  Why is this needed?  Beside the obvious

Correct.

> (reset vectors, startup code), is there any reason to prefer any given
> definition to go into the sector being filled?

Well, we want to squeeze as many code into the first sectores, to
minimize the unused space.  So far this was trivial, as I just could
pick object files of suitable size.  Now we have to come up with a new
solution.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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