Note that ‘--stub-group-size’ does not split input sections. A single input section larger than the group size specified will of course create a larger group (of one section). If input sections are too large, it may not be possible for a branch to reach its stub.
.opd
section entries
corresponding to deleted link-once functions, or functions removed by
the action of ‘--gc-sections’ or linker script /DISCARD/
.
Use this option to disable .opd
optimization.
.opd
entries spaced 16 bytes apart, overlapping the third word,
the static chain pointer (unused in C) with the first word of the next
entry. This option expands such entries to the full 24 bytes.
.toc
section
entries. Such entries are detected by examining relocations that
reference the TOC in code sections. A reloc in a deleted code section
marks a TOC word as unneeded, while a reloc in a kept code section
marks a TOC word as needed. Since the TOC may reference itself, TOC
relocs are also examined. TOC words marked as both needed and
unneeded will of course be kept. TOC words without any referencing
reloc are assumed to be part of a multi-word entry, and are kept or
discarded as per the nearest marked preceding word. This works
reliably for compiler generated code, but may be incorrect if assembly
code is used to insert TOC entries. Use this option to disable the
optimization.
.toc
section that exceeds
64K, most likely from linking multiple files with ld -r.
Use this option to turn off this feature.