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diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index 48ae4bf8ca..0e31d31d1e 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -4032,6 +4032,8 @@ into ascending order by name before placing them in the output file. @code{SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT} is very similar to @code{SORT_BY_NAME}. The difference is @code{SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT} will sort sections into descending order by alignment before placing them in the output file. +Larger alignments are placed before smaller alignments in order to +reduce the amount of padding necessary. @cindex SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY @code{SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY} is very similar to @code{SORT_BY_NAME}. The |