For NOLOAD with no input sections I agree that SHF_ALLOC, SHF_WRITE (WA) is the best default as this is usually associated with a stack or heap location which will be writeable.
For NOLOAD with no input sections I agree that SHF_ALLOC, SHF_WRITE (WA) is the best default as this is usually associated with a stack or heap location which will be writeable.