linkercoset
Linkercoset is a term used in software engineering to describe a conceptual model for organizing linker tasks into equivalence classes called cosets. The model draws on the mathematical notion of a coset to group relocation entries, symbols, and sections that share relocation and binding constraints, enabling unified manipulation during the link stage.
In this model, a linker maintains a set of cosets, each containing related entities. Operations include creating
Usage and workflow: developers or toolchains define initial cosets based on modules or libraries, label relocations
Benefits and limitations: advantages include improved predictability of symbol addresses, easier incremental linking, and potential for
See also: linker, relocation, code layout optimization, coset (group theory), binary optimization.