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TriCore VX-toolset: Internal generated sections

22-May-2026

This article is applicable for the TriCore toolset. If you need to know SmartCode-specific details for the same, contact Technical support.

This application note provides details on the internal sections that are generated in addition to the normal code and data sections.

It walks you through the following compiler-generated internal sections and describes how they can be utilized:

  • Initializers: *.<n>.ini.*
  • String literals: *.<n>.str.*
  • Compound literals: *.<n>.lit.*
  • Constants: *.<n>.cnt.*
  • Switch lookup tables: *.<n>.lkp.*
  • Switch jump tables: *.<n>.jmp.*
  • Sections like .bss.file_1._999001_test / .zbss.file_1._999001_test / .data.file_1._999001_test / .zdata.file_1._999001_test
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