Re: [x86-64] Large model relocation

[Andreas Jaeger <aj at suse dot de>]

Michael Matz <matz@suse.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> this patch adds the necessary support for the five new relocations for the
> large model.  I've tested it on i386 and x86-64; it builds and doesn't
> cause breakage in the testsuite for both.  Additionally we use this patch
> (or better a slightly adjusted version) since quite some time internally,
> so I know that it also builds several 1000 packages.
>
> Full large model support also would need a change in elf.sc moving the
> .plt after .text (so that .plt and .got have a chance to be nearer than
> 2GB).  This is because I didn't bother to actually implement the new .plt
> layout which would be necessary for more than an abysmal number of
> exported symbols (102261124 to be exact).  So the .plt code can't reach 
> more than 2GB away, and as long as .text is between it and .got it can't 
> be larger than the 2GB, which is the whole point of the large model.  I'll 
> post that as follow up after the heat about this one (should it rise up) 
> colds down :-)

Thanks, the patch looks fine, I have applied it after building and
testing binutils with it,

Andreas
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