Footnotes

(1)

This is not the same as the executable image file alignment controlled by ld's `--section-alignment' option; image file sections in PE are aligned to multiples of 4096, which is far too large an alignment for ordinary variables. It is rather the default alignment for (non-debug) sections within object (`*.o') files, which are less strictly aligned.

(2)

Literals for the .init and .fini sections are always placed in separate sections, even when `--text-section-literals' is enabled.

(3)

Any more details?