diff --git a/docs/pages/faq.adoc b/docs/pages/faq.adoc
index a535e89f8..b21be9a30 100644
--- a/docs/pages/faq.adoc
+++ b/docs/pages/faq.adoc
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ General steps:
 1. Find out which memory region BDMA has access to. You can get this information from the bus matrix and the memory mapping table in the STM32 datasheet.
 2. Add the memory region to `memory.x`, you can modify the generated one from https://github.com/embassy-rs/stm32-data-generated/tree/main/data/chips.
 3. You might need to modify `build.rs` to make cargo pick up the modified `memory.x`.
-4. In your code, access the defined memory region using `#[link_section = ".xxx"]`
+4. In your code, access the defined memory region using `#[unsafe(link_section = ".xxx")]`
 5. Copy data to that region before using BDMA.
 
 See link:https://github.com/embassy-rs/embassy/blob/main/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/spi_bdma.rs[SMT32H7 SPI BDMA example] for more details.
diff --git a/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/src/bin/a.rs b/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/src/bin/a.rs
index 127de0237..e4526927f 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/src/bin/a.rs
+++ b/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/src/bin/a.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static APP_B: &[u8] = &[0, 1, 2, 3];
 #[cfg(not(feature = "skip-include"))]
 static APP_B: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../../b.bin");
 
-#[link_section = ".shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/src/bin/b.rs b/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/src/bin/b.rs
index 768dadf8b..6016a9555 100644
--- a/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/src/bin/b.rs
+++ b/examples/boot/application/stm32wl/src/bin/b.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use embassy_stm32::SharedData;
 use embassy_time::Timer;
 use panic_reset as _;
 
-#[link_section = ".shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/mimxrt6/build.rs b/examples/mimxrt6/build.rs
index 9c0ed3213..56010dfd6 100644
--- a/examples/mimxrt6/build.rs
+++ b/examples/mimxrt6/build.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn main() {
         .write_all(
             format!(
                 r##"
-#[link_section = ".biv"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".biv")]
 #[used]
 static BOOT_IMAGE_VERSION: u32 = 0x{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}00;
 "##,
diff --git a/examples/mimxrt6/src/lib.rs b/examples/mimxrt6/src/lib.rs
index da6e14427..3c3ea1981 100644
--- a/examples/mimxrt6/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/mimxrt6/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 // auto-generated version information from Cargo.toml
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/biv.rs"));
 
-#[link_section = ".otfad"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".otfad")]
 #[used]
 static OTFAD: [u8; 256] = [0; 256];
 
 #[rustfmt::skip]
-#[link_section = ".fcb"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".fcb")]
 #[used]
 static FCB: FlexSPIFlashConfigurationBlock = FlexSPIFlashConfigurationBlock::build();
 
-#[link_section = ".keystore"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".keystore")]
 #[used]
 static KEYSTORE: [u8; 2048] = [0; 2048];
diff --git a/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky.rs b/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky.rs
index a36029f92..8a2464fbb 100644
--- a/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky.rs
+++ b/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
 // Program metadata for `picotool info`.
 // This isn't needed, but it's recomended to have these minimal entries.
-#[link_section = ".bi_entries"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".bi_entries")]
 #[used]
 pub static PICOTOOL_ENTRIES: [embassy_rp::binary_info::EntryAddr; 4] = [
     embassy_rp::binary_info::rp_program_name!(c"Blinky Example"),
diff --git a/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky_wifi.rs b/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky_wifi.rs
index ef029867a..8c352ebc4 100644
--- a/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky_wifi.rs
+++ b/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky_wifi.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
 // Program metadata for `picotool info`.
 // This isn't needed, but it's recommended to have these minimal entries.
-#[link_section = ".bi_entries"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".bi_entries")]
 #[used]
 pub static PICOTOOL_ENTRIES: [embassy_rp::binary_info::EntryAddr; 4] = [
     embassy_rp::binary_info::rp_program_name!(c"Blinky Example"),
diff --git a/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky_wifi_pico_plus_2.rs b/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky_wifi_pico_plus_2.rs
index 2a919a1ea..0a5bccfb3 100644
--- a/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky_wifi_pico_plus_2.rs
+++ b/examples/rp235x/src/bin/blinky_wifi_pico_plus_2.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
 // Program metadata for `picotool info`.
 // This isn't needed, but it's recomended to have these minimal entries.
-#[link_section = ".bi_entries"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".bi_entries")]
 #[used]
 pub static PICOTOOL_ENTRIES: [embassy_rp::binary_info::EntryAddr; 4] = [
     embassy_rp::binary_info::rp_program_name!(c"Blinky Example"),
diff --git a/examples/rp235x/src/bin/pio_rotary_encoder_rxf.rs b/examples/rp235x/src/bin/pio_rotary_encoder_rxf.rs
index 33499babb..61af94560 100644
--- a/examples/rp235x/src/bin/pio_rotary_encoder_rxf.rs
+++ b/examples/rp235x/src/bin/pio_rotary_encoder_rxf.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use pio::{Common, Config, FifoJoin, Instance, InterruptHandler, Pio, PioPin, Shi
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
 // Program metadata for `picotool info`
-#[link_section = ".bi_entries"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".bi_entries")]
 #[used]
 pub static PICOTOOL_ENTRIES: [embassy_rp::binary_info::EntryAddr; 4] = [
     embassy_rp::binary_info::rp_program_name!(c"example_pio_rotary_encoder_rxf"),
diff --git a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/adc_dma.rs b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/adc_dma.rs
index dc775f18a..f06b5d06e 100644
--- a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/adc_dma.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/adc_dma.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use embassy_stm32::Config;
 use embassy_time::Timer;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
-#[link_section = ".ram_d3"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".ram_d3")]
 static mut DMA_BUF: [u16; 2] = [0; 2];
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/sai.rs b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/sai.rs
index 79a856b3b..01937593a 100644
--- a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/sai.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/sai.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ const DMA_BUFFER_LENGTH: usize = HALF_DMA_BUFFER_LENGTH * 2; //  2 half-blocks
 const SAMPLE_RATE: u32 = 48000;
 
 //DMA buffer must be in special region. Refer https://embassy.dev/book/#_stm32_bdma_only_working_out_of_some_ram_regions
-#[link_section = ".sram1_bss"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".sram1_bss")]
 static mut TX_BUFFER: GroundedArrayCell<u32, DMA_BUFFER_LENGTH> = GroundedArrayCell::uninit();
-#[link_section = ".sram1_bss"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".sram1_bss")]
 static mut RX_BUFFER: GroundedArrayCell<u32, DMA_BUFFER_LENGTH> = GroundedArrayCell::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/spi_bdma.rs b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/spi_bdma.rs
index 9166fe9b6..5a7dff572 100644
--- a/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/spi_bdma.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32h7/src/bin/spi_bdma.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use static_cell::StaticCell;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
 // Defined in memory.x
-#[link_section = ".ram_d3"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".ram_d3")]
 static mut RAM_D3: GroundedArrayCell<u8, 256> = GroundedArrayCell::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::task]
diff --git a/examples/stm32h723/src/bin/spdifrx.rs b/examples/stm32h723/src/bin/spdifrx.rs
index bc8249ced..a04d7cb34 100644
--- a/examples/stm32h723/src/bin/spdifrx.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32h723/src/bin/spdifrx.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ const HALF_DMA_BUFFER_LENGTH: usize = BLOCK_LENGTH * CHANNEL_COUNT;
 const DMA_BUFFER_LENGTH: usize = HALF_DMA_BUFFER_LENGTH * 2; //  2 half-blocks
 
 // DMA buffers must be in special regions. Refer https://embassy.dev/book/#_stm32_bdma_only_working_out_of_some_ram_regions
-#[link_section = ".sram1"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".sram1")]
 static mut SPDIFRX_BUFFER: GroundedArrayCell<u32, DMA_BUFFER_LENGTH> = GroundedArrayCell::uninit();
 
-#[link_section = ".sram4"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".sram4")]
 static mut SAI_BUFFER: GroundedArrayCell<u32, DMA_BUFFER_LENGTH> = GroundedArrayCell::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32h755cm4/src/bin/blinky.rs b/examples/stm32h755cm4/src/bin/blinky.rs
index b5c547839..39112c1f5 100644
--- a/examples/stm32h755cm4/src/bin/blinky.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32h755cm4/src/bin/blinky.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use embassy_stm32::SharedData;
 use embassy_time::Timer;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
-#[link_section = ".ram_d3.shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".ram_d3.shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32h755cm7/src/bin/blinky.rs b/examples/stm32h755cm7/src/bin/blinky.rs
index 94d2226c0..b30bf4de8 100644
--- a/examples/stm32h755cm7/src/bin/blinky.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32h755cm7/src/bin/blinky.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use embassy_stm32::SharedData;
 use embassy_time::Timer;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
-#[link_section = ".ram_d3.shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".ram_d3.shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/blinky.rs b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/blinky.rs
index ce7d0ec58..a2a90871d 100644
--- a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/blinky.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/blinky.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use embassy_stm32::SharedData;
 use embassy_time::Timer;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
-#[link_section = ".shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/button.rs b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/button.rs
index 8b5204479..21bcd2ac6 100644
--- a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/button.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/button.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use embassy_stm32::gpio::{Input, Level, Output, Pull, Speed};
 use embassy_stm32::SharedData;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
-#[link_section = ".shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[entry]
diff --git a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/button_exti.rs b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/button_exti.rs
index 8dd1a6a5e..0a8aece34 100644
--- a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/button_exti.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/button_exti.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use embassy_stm32::gpio::Pull;
 use embassy_stm32::SharedData;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
-#[link_section = ".shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/flash.rs b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/flash.rs
index 147f5d293..320a9723a 100644
--- a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/flash.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/flash.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use embassy_stm32::flash::Flash;
 use embassy_stm32::SharedData;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
-#[link_section = ".shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/random.rs b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/random.rs
index df2ed0054..68b9d7d00 100644
--- a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/random.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/random.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ bind_interrupts!(struct Irqs{
     RNG => rng::InterruptHandler<peripherals::RNG>;
 });
 
-#[link_section = ".shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/rtc.rs b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/rtc.rs
index 69a9ddc4c..d3709120f 100644
--- a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/rtc.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/rtc.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use embassy_stm32::{Config, SharedData};
 use embassy_time::Timer;
 use {defmt_rtt as _, panic_probe as _};
 
-#[link_section = ".shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 #[embassy_executor::main]
diff --git a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/uart_async.rs b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/uart_async.rs
index ece9b9201..505a85f47 100644
--- a/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/uart_async.rs
+++ b/examples/stm32wl/src/bin/uart_async.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ bind_interrupts!(struct Irqs{
     LPUART1 => InterruptHandler<peripherals::LPUART1>;
 });
 
-#[link_section = ".shared_data"]
+#[unsafe(link_section = ".shared_data")]
 static SHARED_DATA: MaybeUninit<SharedData> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
 
 /*