[RFC] Using protected for math symbols

[Florian Weimer]

On 09/29/2017 06:46 PM, Wilco Dijkstra wrote:
> An alternative approach to this is to completely remove the __sqrt
> variants and use protected symbol visibility. This means math functions
> are defined using their real name, internal calls use the real name and
> don't generate PLT calls, and no more weak/redirect magic is needed.

I don't think this allows us to address namespace issues with static 
linking.

Thanks,
Florian