gas: correct .bss documentation for non-ELF

Only ELF permits the specification of a subsection, and even there not
consistently: csky, mcore, and spu handle .bss similar to .lcomm.
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Jan Beulich 2024-01-05 08:13:09 +01:00
parent bceb6ebf11
commit 8fd892f4dd

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@ -4456,7 +4456,12 @@ Some machine configurations provide additional directives.
* Asciz:: @code{.asciz "@var{string}"}@dots{}
* Attach_to_group:: @code{.attach_to_group @var{name}}
* Balign:: @code{.balign [@var{abs-expr}[, @var{abs-expr}]]}
@ifset ELF
* Bss:: @code{.bss @var{subsection}}
@end ifset
@ifclear ELF
* Bss:: @code{.bss}
@end ifclear
* Bundle directives:: @code{.bundle_align_mode @var{abs-expr}}, etc
* Byte:: @code{.byte @var{expressions}}
* CFI directives:: @code{.cfi_startproc [simple]}, @code{.cfi_endproc}, etc.
@ -4801,14 +4806,20 @@ filled in with the value 0x368d (the exact placement of the bytes depends upon
the endianness of the processor). If it skips 1 or 3 bytes, the fill value is
undefined.
@ifset ELF
@node Bss
@section @code{.bss @var{subsection}}
@end ifset
@ifclear ELF
@node Bss
@section @code{.bss}
@end ifclear
@cindex @code{bss} directive
@code{.bss} tells @command{@value{AS}} to assemble the following statements
onto the end of the bss section.
@ifset ELF
For ELF based targets an optional @var{subsection} expression (which must
For most ELF based targets an optional @var{subsection} expression (which must
evaluate to a positive integer) can be provided. In this case the statements
are appended to the end of the indicated bss subsection.
@end ifset