All AutoGen.obj files consist of global GUID definitions, fixed
and patchable PCDs and other data that is essentially read-only at
runtime but has not been declared as such for various reasons.
By moving these contents to .text we achieve two things:
- global GUIDs and other data items which must be constant for correct
program operation can no longer be modified, for instance, when
running a DXE_RUNTIME_MODULE binary under the OS with the Properties
Table feature for memory protection enabled;
- the .data section becomes smaller, and may be dropped completely for
many XIP modules, which reduces wasted FV space if the PE/COFF section
alignment is large.
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Jordan Justen <jordan.l.justen@intel.com>
Tested-by: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
Tested-by: Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org>
git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/edk2/code/trunk/edk2@18137
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