[llvm-bugs] [Bug 31717] New: Documentation does not mention synthetic sections

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https://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=31717

            Bug ID: 31717
           Summary: Documentation does not mention synthetic sections
           Product: lld
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: PC
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P
         Component: ELF
          Assignee: unassignedbugs at nondot.org
          Reporter: chisophugis at gmail.com
                CC: llvm-bugs at lists.llvm.org
    Classification: Unclassified

The section https://lld.llvm.org/NewLLD.html does not describe synthetic
sections. I would send a patch but I have to admit that I don't really
understand their purpose very well (there are few comments in
SyntheticSections.h).

It seems that they are basically a catch-all for any section created by the
linker? Then the sentence "Since we have less synthesized data for ELF, we
don’t abstract slices of input files as Chunks for ELF" seems out of date.

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