Why is _dl_relocate_static_pie linked into crt1.o?

[Andreas Schwab]

On Jul 05 2018, Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> wrote:

> I assume the intent here is that other code can be shared between PIE and
> non-PIE executables.  However, it's not clear to me why the symbol
> _dl_relocate_static_pie has to be used in the address calculation.

Which address calculation?

> If there's another symbol which is present in shared and static-PIE
> builds alike, wouldn't that avoid the need for defining
> _dl_relocate_static_pie in shared builds?

I don't understand the reference to shared builds.  crt0.o isn't used in
shared libraries either.

Andreas.

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