[PATCH v5] MIPS: Reject branch absolute relocs for PIC for linking

[Maciej W. Rozycki]

On Thu, 8 Feb 2024, YunQiang Su wrote:

> The asm code like:
> 	b	(8)
> will emit absolute relocs like:
> 	R_MIPS_PC16	*ABS*
> 
> If they are included into PIC shared objects or PIE executables,
> the branch target will be like 0x12340000, which will make the
> programs crash.

 This needs a proper LD test case.  I don't think `8' needs to be 
parenthesised here.

  Maciej