[PATCHv2] powerpc64: Implement TLS using PC-relative addressing

[Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho]

Adhemerval Zanella via Libc-alpha <libc-alpha@sourceware.org> writes:

> On 21/01/2021 22:29, Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho via Libc-alpha wrote:

> So, what I recommend you to do is:
>
>   1. Change the documentation patch [1] and update the powerpc 
>      sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure.ac to check 'as' version
>      instead of 'objcopy'.

This has already been changed in the following patch:
https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2021-January/121919.html

It's still missing the configure check, though.  I'm working on that.

>   2. Add a configure check for the new TLS using PC-relative and
>      set a new config.h flag (SUPPORT_PPC_TLS_PCREL).

Ack. I'm working on it.

Thanks!

-- 
Tulio Magno