SLAU131V October 2004 – February 2020
3.3.2.2 Initializing Variables at Load Time (--ram_model)
The RAM model Initializes variables at load time. To use this method, invoke the linker with the --ram_model option.
This model may reduce boot time and save memory used by the initialization tables.
When you use the --ram_model linker option, the linker sets the STYP_COPY bit in the .cinit section's header. This tells the loader not to load the .cinit section into memory. (The .cinit section occupies no space in the memory map.)
The linker sets __TI_CINIT_Base equal to __TI_CINIT_Limit to indicate there are no .cinit records.
The loader copies values directly from the .data section to memory.
Figure 3-4 illustrates the initialization of variables at load time.
Figure 3-4 Initialization at Load Time