To prepare for linker script creation with flexible number of linker
passes depending on system configuration then the Zephyr CMake linker
script generator has been updated to use pass names instead of pass
numbers.
This allows greater flexibility as a section can now be active based on
the settings on the pass and not the linking pass index number.
As part of this, the `PASS` processing in `linker_script_common.cmake`
has been adjusted so that it properly handles when a linking pass is
handling multiple settings, such as both `LINKER_APP_SMEM_UNALIGNED`
and `DEVICE_HANDLES_PASS1` in same linking pass.
As the number of linking passes are more flexible, then the PASS
argument in `zephyr_linker_section()` and
`zephyr_linker_section_configure()` has been updated to also support
a `NOT <name>` argument, for example: `PASS NOT LINKER_ZEPHYR_FINAL`.
Signed-off-by: Torsten Rasmussen <Torsten.Rasmussen@nordicsemi.no>
The root cause of #38591 was region symbols being placed before the
section description for data region.
Some region start symbols are placed before section description, other
region start symbols are placed inside the first section in the region
and thus identical to the sections own first symbol.
To support both schemes with the linker generator, a new
`SYMBOL SECTION` argument has been added to the zephyr_linker_group()
function.
The ld_script.cmake linker script generator has been updated to support
the new argument so that generated ld linker script has identical
behavior to the templated ld linker scripts.
Signed-off-by: Torsten Rasmussen <Torsten.Rasmussen@nordicsemi.no>
Adding intial version of linker_script_common.cmake.
This script parses memory regions, groups, sections, settings, and
symbols defined in the Zephyr CMake build system.
The linker script creates objects for each type above and groups
sections, symbols, and groups together based on their configuration.
This creates a hierarchy which the `<linker>_script.cmake`
implementations can then use during linker script generation.
linker_script_common.cmake also provides stubs for <type>_to_string()
functions which are used when generating the output script.
Each specific `<linker>_script.cmake` must implement those to_string()
functions to create the final linker script.
Signed-off-by: Torsten Rasmussen <Torsten.Rasmussen@nordicsemi.no>
