https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63221
Bug ID: 63221 Summary: symbol with section attribute ends up in common Product: gcc Version: 5.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: middle-end Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: jan.sm...@alcatel-lucent.com extern int sharedTop; int sharedTop __attribute__ ((section (".cvmx_shared"))); sharedTop ends up in COM with trunk, GCC 4.8 puts it in .cvmx_shared as one would expect.