MIPS multi-got link support
Alexandre Oliva
aoliva@redhat.com
Thu Jan 16 17:05:00 GMT 2003
On Jan 16, 2003, Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@bitrange.com> wrote:
> Assuming the "reasonable size" just refers to the actual code
> size or number of functions: You don't mention why generating
> the test-case during test-time won't work to trigger the code in
> question. For an example, see ld-elf/sec64k.exp.
> Just helping. :-)
Thanks. I remembered there was a test like that, and I even
considered using it as inspiration. The main problem is that we have
hashtables that use pointers to bfds as (part of) keys, and then the
process of bfd->got mapping, as well as the ordering of relocations
and got entries, ends up dependent on the exact addresses of bfds. I
didn't think it was a problem until I got to the point of figuring out
I should create testcases. And then, I realized I was definitely out
of luck.
> It seems too important to get silently broken every once in a while.
Agreed, especially given how seldom it's exercised in real life, but I
don't see an easy way out.
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