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/ARM64XFUNCTIONPADMINX64 (Minimum x64 function padding)

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Specifies the minimum number of bytes of padding between x64 functions in ARM64X images.

Syntax

/ARM64XFUNCTIONPADMINX64:[number]

Arguments

number
The minimum number of bytes of padding between x64 functions.

Remarks

This switch ensures that there is at least as much padding between X64 functions in an ARM64X image as specified. There may be more padding to meet architecture alignment requirements.

This flag is available in Visual Studio 17.8 and later.

To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment

  1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Set C++ compiler and build properties in Visual Studio.
  2. Select the Configuration Properties > Linker > Command Line property page.
  3. Modify the Additional Options property to include /ARM64XFUNCTIONPADMINX64:number, where number is the minimum number of bytes of padding to put between x64 functions, and then choose OK.

To set this linker option programmatically

See also

/FUNCTIONPADMIN (Create hotpatchable image)
/NOFUNCTIONPADSECTION
MSVC Linker Options
MSVC linker reference