Reloc info of static functions
Alan Modra
amodra@bigpond.net.au
Thu Oct 16 06:32:00 GMT 2003
On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 08:59:42PM -0700, pradeep tumati wrote:
> Is there any specific reason for not including the
> relocation information?
Yes. It's not needed since static functions can't be overridden by
other definitions, and calls on x86 are pc-relative.
> I am thinking of modifying the gas assembler source code.
You'll need to change TC_FORCE_RELOCATION, and maybe tc_fix_adjustable
if you want to keep the original symbol.
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Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre
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