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Re: 2.10.91: A problem with R_MIPS_CALL relocations within gas


>    Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 18:11:21 +0100 (MET)
>    From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
> 
>    Gcc however prefers to
>    generate code like the following:
> 
>    la $25,<symbol>
>    jalr $25
> 
>    possibly because there are problems with other MIPS assemblers.

On Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 09:16:52AM -0800, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> FYI, gcc does this to permit better instruction scheduling.  Splitting
> up the instructions permits, e.g., putting the la instruction in a
> delay slot.  Other MIPS toolchains do extensive instruction scheduling
> in the assembler, but in the GNU toolchain gcc can do a better job of
> that.

What "LA" instruction?

I guess if all your symbols are under 0x00010000, LA 
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