[PATCH 1/3] x86: Initialize CPU info via IFUNC relocation [BZ 26203]

[Florian Weimer]

* H. J. Lu:

>> Putting this data into _rtld_global_ro is not correct if it is required
>> after static dlopen.  The current static dlopen approach simply does not
>> support that.  You can only assume that libc.so has been initialized
>> after static dlopen.

> Unless it is removed,  _rtld_global_ro is the right place.  _rtld_global_ro
> is initialized by dynamic relocation.  My patch does it.

It initializes only part of it.  I find this rather confusing.

Why is this data in ld.so in the first place?

Thanks,
Florian
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