/SECTION (EDITBIN)
/SECTION:name[=newname][,attributes][,alignment]
Remarks
This option changes the attributes of a section, overriding the attributes that were set when the object file for the section was compiled or linked.
After the colon ( : ), specify the name of the section. To change the section name, follow name with an equal sign (=) and a newname for the section.
To set or change the section's attributes, specify a comma (,) followed by one or more attributes characters. To negate an attribute, precede its character with an exclamation point (!). The following characters specify memory attributes:
| Attribute | Setting |
|---|---|
c |
code |
d |
discardable |
e |
executable |
i |
initialized data |
k |
cached virtual memory |
m |
link remove |
o |
link info |
p |
paged virtual memory |
r |
read |
s |
shared |
u |
uninitialized data |
w |
write |
To control alignment, specify the character A followed by one of the following characters to set the size of alignment in bytes, as follows:
| Character | Alignment size in bytes |
|---|---|
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
p |
16 |
t |
32 |
s |
64 |
x |
no alignment |
Specify the attributes and alignment characters as a string with no white space. The characters are not case sensitive.