http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46770
--- Comment #80 from H.J. Lu <hjl.tools at gmail dot com> 2012-04-17 18:12:41 UTC --- (In reply to comment #79) > > As Paul noted, this is a moot point in practice for .ctors, since GCC emits > only a single .ctors entry per TU, but it could be significant for assembly > code or for TUs with .init_array sections. > That is my concern. .init_array section in the same TU can may have more than one entry due to: 1. Assembly code. 2. constructor attribute in C source. 3. .init_array section attribute in C source. We need to spell out exactly what --reverse-init-array should do.