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Clarify docs that bss is zero-initialized

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Addresses comment raised in #1202.
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Jesse Rosenstock 2020-08-19 09:29:30 +02:00 committed by Oliver Schmidt
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@ -1043,8 +1043,8 @@ parameter with the <tt/#pragma/.
<sect1><tt>#pragma bss-name (&lsqb;push,&rsqb; &lt;name&gt;)</tt><label id="pragma-bss-name"><p>
This pragma changes the name used for the BSS segment (the BSS segment
is used to store uninitialized data). The argument is a string enclosed
in double quotes.
is used to store variables with static storage duration and no explicit
initializer). The argument is a string enclosed in double quotes.
Note: The default linker configuration file does only map the standard
segments. If you use other segments, you have to create a new linker
@ -1052,7 +1052,8 @@ parameter with the <tt/#pragma/.
Beware: The startup code will zero only the default BSS segment. If you
use another BSS segment, you have to do that yourself, otherwise
uninitialized variables do not have the value zero.
variables with static storage duration and no explicit initializer will
not have the value zero.
The <tt/#pragma/ understands the push and pop parameters as explained above.