+ /** Forces the compiler to not automatically zero the given global variable on startup, so that the
+ * current RAM contents is retained. Under most conditions this value will be random due to the
+ * behaviour of volatile memory once power is removed, but may be used in some specific circumstances,
+ * like the passing of values back after a system watchdog reset.
+ */
+ #define ATTR_NO_INIT __attribute__ ((section (".noinit")))
+