Using as: MicroBlaze Directives

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#### 9.26.1 Directives

A number of assembler directives are available for MicroBlaze.

`.data8 expression,...`

  This directive is an alias for `.byte`. Each expression is assembled into an eight-bit value.

`.data16 expression,...`

  This directive is an alias for `.hword`. Each expression is assembled into an 16-bit value.

`.data32 expression,...`

  This directive is an alias for `.word`. Each expression is assembled into an 32-bit value.

`.ent name[,label]`

  This directive is an alias for `.func` denoting the start of function name at (optional) label.

`.end name[,label]`

  This directive is an alias for `.endfunc` denoting the end of function name.

`.gpword label,...`

  This directive is an alias for `.rva`. The resolved address of label is stored in the data section.

`.weakext label`

  Declare that label is a weak external symbol.

`.rodata`

  Switch to .rodata section. Equivalent to `.section .rodata`

`.sdata2`

  Switch to .sdata2 section. Equivalent to `.section .sdata2`

`.sdata`

  Switch to .sdata section. Equivalent to `.section .sdata`

`.bss`

  Switch to .bss section. Equivalent to `.section .bss`

`.sbss`

  Switch to .sbss section. Equivalent to `.section .sbss`