c++ - Extra bytes between sections by GNU gcc/ld -

i use arm-eabi-gcc (ver 4.6.4 / binutils 2.24) newlib (ver 2.1.0) (without angelswi).

i not use exception nor rtti.

linker script same default.

in linked file, there 32k space after section .eh_frame .

can remove space?

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idx name          size      vma       lma       file off  algn    4 .rodata       00000498  402f23a0  402f23a0  0000a3a0  2**3                   contents, alloc, load, readonly, data   5 .arm.exidx    00000008  402f2838  402f2838  0000a838  2**2                   contents, alloc, load, readonly, data   6 .eh_frame     00000004  402f2840  402f2840  0000a840  2**2                   contents, alloc, load, readonly, data   7 .init_array   00000004  402fa844  402fa844  0000a844  2**2                   contents, alloc, load, data   8 .fini_array   00000004  402fa848  402fa848  0000a848  2**2                   contents, alloc, load, data 

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  .rodata         : { *(.rodata .rodata.* .gnu.linkonce.r.*) }   .rodata1        : { *(.rodata1) }   .arm.extab   : { *(.arm.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*) }    provide_hidden (__exidx_start = .);   .arm.exidx   : { *(.arm.exidx* .gnu.linkonce.armexidx.*) }    provide_hidden (__exidx_end = .);   .eh_frame_hdr : { *(.eh_frame_hdr) }   .eh_frame        : only_if_ro { keep (*(.eh_frame)) }   .gcc_except_table   : only_if_ro { *(.gcc_except_table   .gcc_except_table.*) }   /* these sections generated sun/oracle c++ compiler.  */   .exception_ranges   : only_if_ro { *(.exception_ranges   .exception_ranges*) }   /* adjust address data segment.  want adjust      same address within page on next page up.  */   . = align(constant (maxpagesize)) + (. & (constant (maxpagesize) - 1));   /* exception handling  */   .eh_frame       : only_if_rw { keep (*(.eh_frame)) }   .gcc_except_table   : only_if_rw { *(.gcc_except_table .gcc_except_table.*) }   .exception_ranges   : only_if_rw { *(.exception_ranges .exception_ranges*) }   /* thread local storage sections  */   .tdata      : { *(.tdata .tdata.* .gnu.linkonce.td.*) }   .tbss       : { *(.tbss .tbss.* .gnu.linkonce.tb.*) *(.tcommon) }   .preinit_array     :   {     provide_hidden (__preinit_array_start = .);     keep (*(.preinit_array))     provide_hidden (__preinit_array_end = .);   }   .init_array     :   {     provide_hidden (__init_array_start = .);     keep (*(sort(.init_array.*)))     keep (*(.init_array ))     provide_hidden (__init_array_end = .);   }   .fini_array     :   {     provide_hidden (__fini_array_start = .);     keep (*(sort(.fini_array.*)))     keep (*(.fini_array ))     provide_hidden (__fini_array_end = .);   } 

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regards.