Merge changes from topic "linker-script" into integration

* changes:
  linker_script: move .data section to bl_common.ld.h
  linker_script: move stacks section to bl_common.ld.h
  bl1: remove '.' from stacks section in linker script

bl1/bl1.ld.S

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
+/*
+ * The .data section gets copied from ROM to RAM at runtime.
+ * Its LMA should be 16-byte aligned to allow efficient copying of 16-bytes
+ * aligned regions in it.
+ * Its VMA must be page-aligned as it marks the first read/write page.
+ */
+#define DATA_ALIGN	16
+
 #include <common/bl_common.ld.h>
 #include <lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_defs.h>
 
@@ -87,28 +95,11 @@ SECTIONS
     ASSERT(BL1_RW_BASE == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
            "BL1_RW_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
 
-    /*
-     * The .data section gets copied from ROM to RAM at runtime.
-     * Its LMA should be 16-byte aligned to allow efficient copying of 16-bytes
-     * aligned regions in it.
-     * Its VMA must be page-aligned as it marks the first read/write page.
-     *
-     * It must be placed at a lower address than the stacks if the stack
-     * protector is enabled. Alternatively, the .data.stack_protector_canary
-     * section can be placed independently of the main .data section.
-     */
-    .data . : ALIGN(16) {
-        __DATA_RAM_START__ = .;
-        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data*))
-        __DATA_RAM_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM AT>ROM
-
-    stacks . (NOLOAD) : {
-        __STACKS_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_normal_stacks)
-        __STACKS_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
+    DATA_SECTION >RAM AT>ROM
+    __DATA_RAM_START__ = __DATA_START__;
+    __DATA_RAM_END__ = __DATA_END__;
 
+    STACK_SECTION >RAM
     BSS_SECTION >RAM
     XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM
 

bl2/bl2.ld.S

@@ -77,23 +77,8 @@ SECTIONS
      */
     __RW_START__ = . ;
 
-    /*
-     * .data must be placed at a lower address than the stacks if the stack
-     * protector is enabled. Alternatively, the .data.stack_protector_canary
-     * section can be placed independently of the main .data section.
-     */
-    .data . : {
-        __DATA_START__ = .;
-        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data*))
-        __DATA_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
-
-    stacks (NOLOAD) : {
-        __STACKS_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_normal_stacks)
-        __STACKS_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
-
+    DATA_SECTION >RAM
+    STACK_SECTION >RAM
     BSS_SECTION >RAM
     XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM
 

bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S

@@ -101,16 +101,9 @@ SECTIONS
      */
     __RW_START__ = . ;
 
-    /*
-     * .data must be placed at a lower address than the stacks if the stack
-     * protector is enabled. Alternatively, the .data.stack_protector_canary
-     * section can be placed independently of the main .data section.
-     */
-    .data . : {
-        __DATA_RAM_START__ = .;
-        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data*))
-        __DATA_RAM_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM AT>ROM
+    DATA_SECTION >RAM AT>ROM
+    __DATA_RAM_START__ = __DATA_START__;
+    __DATA_RAM_END__ = __DATA_END__;
 
     /*
      * .rela.dyn needs to come after .data for the read-elf utility to parse
@@ -123,12 +116,7 @@ SECTIONS
     } >RAM
     __RELA_END__ = .;
 
-    stacks (NOLOAD) : {
-        __STACKS_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_normal_stacks)
-        __STACKS_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
-
+    STACK_SECTION >RAM
     BSS_SECTION >RAM
     XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM
 

bl2u/bl2u.ld.S

@@ -79,23 +79,8 @@ SECTIONS
      */
     __RW_START__ = . ;
 
-    /*
-     * .data must be placed at a lower address than the stacks if the stack
-     * protector is enabled. Alternatively, the .data.stack_protector_canary
-     * section can be placed independently of the main .data section.
-     */
-    .data . : {
-        __DATA_START__ = .;
-        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data*))
-        __DATA_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
-
-    stacks (NOLOAD) : {
-        __STACKS_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_normal_stacks)
-        __STACKS_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
-
+    DATA_SECTION >RAM
+    STACK_SECTION >RAM
     BSS_SECTION >RAM
     XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM
 

bl31/bl31.ld.S

@@ -114,16 +114,7 @@ SECTIONS
      */
     __RW_START__ = . ;
 
-    /*
-     * .data must be placed at a lower address than the stacks if the stack
-     * protector is enabled. Alternatively, the .data.stack_protector_canary
-     * section can be placed independently of the main .data section.
-     */
-   .data . : {
-        __DATA_START__ = .;
-        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data*))
-        __DATA_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
+    DATA_SECTION >RAM
 
     /*
      * .rela.dyn needs to come after .data for the read-elf utility to parse
@@ -158,12 +149,7 @@ SECTIONS
     __NOBITS_START__ = .;
 #endif
 
-    stacks (NOLOAD) : {
-        __STACKS_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_normal_stacks)
-        __STACKS_END__ = .;
-    } >NOBITS
-
+    STACK_SECTION >NOBITS
     BSS_SECTION >NOBITS
     XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >NOBITS
 

bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S

@@ -91,22 +91,13 @@ SECTIONS
      */
     __RW_START__ = . ;
 
-    .data . : {
-        __DATA_START__ = .;
-        *(.data*)
-        __DATA_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
+    DATA_SECTION >RAM
 
 #ifdef BL32_PROGBITS_LIMIT
     ASSERT(. <= BL32_PROGBITS_LIMIT, "BL32 progbits has exceeded its limit.")
 #endif
 
-    stacks (NOLOAD) : {
-        __STACKS_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_normal_stacks)
-        __STACKS_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
-
+    STACK_SECTION >RAM
     BSS_SECTION >RAM
     XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM
 

bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S

@@ -70,11 +70,7 @@ SECTIONS
      */
     __RW_START__ = . ;
 
-    .data . : {
-        __DATA_START__ = .;
-        *(.data*)
-        __DATA_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
+    DATA_SECTION >RAM
 
     /*
      * .rela.dyn needs to come after .data for the read-elf utility to parse
@@ -91,12 +87,7 @@ SECTIONS
     ASSERT(. <= TSP_PROGBITS_LIMIT, "TSP progbits has exceeded its limit.")
 #endif
 
-    stacks (NOLOAD) : {
-        __STACKS_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_normal_stacks)
-        __STACKS_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
-
+    STACK_SECTION >RAM
     BSS_SECTION >RAM
     XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM
 

include/common/bl_common.ld.h

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #define BSS_ALIGN	8
 #endif
 
+#ifndef DATA_ALIGN
+#define DATA_ALIGN	1
+#endif
+
 #define CPU_OPS						\
 	. = ALIGN(STRUCT_ALIGN);			\
 	__CPU_OPS_START__ = .;				\
@@ -85,6 +89,18 @@
 	GOT						\
 	BASE_XLAT_TABLE_RO
 
+/*
+ * .data must be placed at a lower address than the stacks if the stack
+ * protector is enabled. Alternatively, the .data.stack_protector_canary
+ * section can be placed independently of the main .data section.
+ */
+#define DATA_SECTION					\
+	.data . : ALIGN(DATA_ALIGN) {			\
+		__DATA_START__ = .;			\
+		*(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.data*))		\
+		__DATA_END__ = .;			\
+	}
+
 #define STACK_SECTION					\
 	stacks (NOLOAD) : {				\
 		__STACKS_START__ = .;			\

plat/mediatek/mt6795/bl31.ld.S

@@ -59,27 +59,13 @@ SECTIONS
      */
     __RW_START__ = . ;
 
-    /*
-     * .data must be placed at a lower address than the stacks if the stack
-     * protector is enabled. Alternatively, the .data.stack_protector_canary
-     * section can be placed independently of the main .data section.
-     */
-    .data . : {
-        __DATA_START__ = .;
-        *(.data*)
-        __DATA_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
+    DATA_SECTION >RAM
 
 #ifdef BL31_PROGBITS_LIMIT
     ASSERT(. <= BL31_PROGBITS_LIMIT, "BL3-1 progbits has exceeded its limit.")
 #endif
 
-    stacks (NOLOAD) : {
-        __STACKS_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_normal_stacks)
-        __STACKS_END__ = .;
-    } >RAM
-
+    STACK_SECTION >RAM
     BSS_SECTION >RAM
     __RW_END__ = __BSS_END__;