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Re: [PATCH] Implement x86 SIZE32/SIZE64 relocations

From: David Miller <davem at davemloft dot net>
To: roland at hack dot frob dot com
Cc: hjl dot tools at gmail dot com, aj at suse dot com, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:49:14 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Implement x86 SIZE32/SIZE64 relocations
References: <20130116203321.7715D2C0C3@topped-with-meat.com><CAMe9rOqKsYwNOfv+VBsBeOTTT+CMi94iPJW6odwZvhkZ=7JaBg@mail.gmail.com><20130116204642.138452C0BF@topped-with-meat.com>

From: Roland McGrath <roland@hack.frob.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:46:42 -0800 (PST)

> The dynamic linker changes wait until binutils support to actually
> generate the types is committed.

I strongly disagree on this requirement, especially for well defined
ABI relocations which are meant to appear in shared objects.  The
dynamic linker is the first place support should show up for such
relocations, so that people can make use of them as fast as possible.

References:
- Re: [PATCH] Implement x86 SIZE32/SIZE64 relocations
  - From: Roland McGrath
- Re: [PATCH] Implement x86 SIZE32/SIZE64 relocations
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: [PATCH] Implement x86 SIZE32/SIZE64 relocations
  - From: Roland McGrath

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