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Re: [PATCH] Mark internal functions with attribute_hidden

From: Joseph Myers <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
To: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
Cc: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>, GNU C Library <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:01:52 +0000
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Mark internal functions with attribute_hidden
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References: <20170817122549.GA15116@gmail.com> <6be4ed47-4eae-3bb9-73bf-0943067494f9@redhat.com> <CAMe9rOqMoQG+r6n5TfLDVFoAEAgiwhVUXx5XhaqOGhjUt-us8g@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, 17 Aug 2017, H.J. Lu wrote:

> Yes, this is target independent.   It should benefit static PIE build for all
> targets.  On x86, it bypasses GOT/PLT.

Specifically, on x86 I'd consider this (making functions hidden if they 
are not exported from the shared library containing their definitions) to 
be part of the fix for bug 18822.

-- 
Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com

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