>> I am not sure how to update gold - I basically copied existing code in >> binutils >> for .text.unlikely group in GNU LD linker script, but I think gold is doing >> independent decisions somewhere.
Ian committed this patch a few months ago, after a lengthy discussion around a patch originally submitted by Sriraman: http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2012-12/msg00227.html That should have gold handling .text.startup, .text.exit, and .text.hot the same as Gnu ld. -cary