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Robin Avery edited this page Aug 12, 2025 · 4 revisions
Name Description Symbol size const? Initialized? Usage
.text Code Any All code goes here
.data General writable data > 8 bytes ✔️ String literals, mutable structs with an initial value
.sdata Small data ≤ 8 bytes ✔️ Small (0-7 characters) string literals, global counter variables that are initialized
.rodata Read-only data > 8 bytes ✔️ ✔️ Immutable structs, often happens with Vec3
.sdata2 Small read-only data ≤ 8 bytes ✔️ ✔️ Float literals, numeric constants
.bss Block starting symbol > 8 bytes Structs and arrays that get their values at runtime (often from .dat files on disc)
.sbss Small block starting symbol ≤ 8 bytes Uninitialized global counter variables, variable pointers

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