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Re: [PATCH] Add a way to bypass the PLT when calling getauxval

From: "Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho" <tuliom at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
To: Joseph Myers <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org, pc at us dot ibm dot com
Cc:
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 18:43:03 -0300
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add a way to bypass the PLT when calling getauxval
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Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> writes:

> On Wed, 24 May 2017, Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho wrote:
>
>> Add __libc_getauxval as an internal libc symbol allowing internal libc
>> calls to bypass the PLT.
>
> Why add this alias instead of simply doing libc_hidden_proto (__getauxval) 
> / libc_hidden_def (__getauxval)?

Because I made a wrong assumption about those macros.
I'll fix my patch and re-submit.

Thanks!

-- 
Tulio Magno

References:
- [PATCH] Add a way to bypass the PLT when calling getauxval
  - From: Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho
- Re: [PATCH] Add a way to bypass the PLT when calling getauxval
  - From: Joseph Myers

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