PATCH for i386: --no-copy-relocs

Jose Luu jluu@mainsoft.com
Fri Jun 22 06:33:00 GMT 2001


>
> A program compiled PIC normally does not require a reloc in the text
> segment.  So normally the COPY reloc is not needed in such a case.
>

Now I remember: that's why I did not see relocs in the text
segment, --no-copy-relocs is supposed to be used with -fPIC executables.

I have also tried my patch with non PIC main executables, it also works and
nothing complains.
I can only suppose that the pages are mapped "copy on write" (to allow for
self modifying code?).

Jose



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