[PATCH] powerpc: Fix check-localplt from 99303f3871

H.J. Lu hjl.tools@gmail.com
Mon May 4 20:21:23 GMT 2026


On Mon, May 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM Adhemerval Zanella Netto
<adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 04/05/26 10:56, H.J. Lu wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM Adhemerval Zanella
> > <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> The misc/hash.c uses floating-point operations and powerpc softfp
> >> also exports the same libgcc symbols, which creates extra PLT calls.
> >> Use the same hack from divdi3-symbol-hacks.h to route such calls
> >> internally.
> >>
> >> Checked with build/check for powerpc-linux-gnu-soft.
> >> ---
> >>  soft-fp/fixunssfsi.c                     | 1 +
> >>  soft-fp/gesf2.c                          | 1 +
> >>  soft-fp/lesf2.c                          | 2 ++
> >>  sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/symbol-hacks.h | 8 ++++++++
> >>  4 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/soft-fp/fixunssfsi.c b/soft-fp/fixunssfsi.c
> >> index 9e883a9769..1b17b04852 100644
> >> --- a/soft-fp/fixunssfsi.c
> >> +++ b/soft-fp/fixunssfsi.c
> >> @@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ __fixunssfsi (SFtype a)
> >>
> >>    return r;
> >>  }
> >> +strong_alias (__fixunssfsi, __fixunssfsi_internal)
> >> diff --git a/soft-fp/gesf2.c b/soft-fp/gesf2.c
> >> index f7289982f1..455bb75d34 100644
> >> --- a/soft-fp/gesf2.c
> >> +++ b/soft-fp/gesf2.c
> >> @@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ __gesf2 (SFtype a, SFtype b)
> >>  }
> >>
> >>  strong_alias (__gesf2, __gtsf2);
> >> +strong_alias (__gesf2, __gesf2_internal)
> >> diff --git a/soft-fp/lesf2.c b/soft-fp/lesf2.c
> >> index 2f4921f3ce..3b40b3c9b8 100644
> >> --- a/soft-fp/lesf2.c
> >> +++ b/soft-fp/lesf2.c
> >> @@ -47,3 +47,5 @@ __lesf2 (SFtype a, SFtype b)
> >>  }
> >>
> >>  strong_alias (__lesf2, __ltsf2);
> >> +strong_alias (__lesf2, __lesf2_internal);
> >> +strong_alias (__ltsf2, __ltsf2_internal);
> >> diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/symbol-hacks.h b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/symbol-hacks.h
> >> index 1faf282601..6f85c16bb8 100644
> >> --- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/symbol-hacks.h
> >> +++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/symbol-hacks.h
> >> @@ -19,3 +19,11 @@
> >>  #include <sysdeps/wordsize-32/divdi3-symbol-hacks.h>
> >>
> >>  #include_next "symbol-hacks.h"
> >> +
> >> +#if !defined __ASSEMBLER__ \
> >> +  && IS_IN (libc) && defined SHARED && defined __NO_FPRS__
> >> +asm ("__fixunssfsi = __fixunssfsi_internal");
> >> +asm ("__ltsf2 = __ltsf2_internal");
> >> +asm ("__lesf2 = __lesf2_internal");
> >> +asm ("__gesf2 = __gesf2_internal");
> >> +#endif
> >> --
> >> 2.43.0
> >>
> >
> > I think we should follow sysdeps/wordsize-32/divdi3-symbol-hacks.h to
> > define aliases and implement the symbol hack only if needed by defining
> > a unique macro when compiling the function definition.
> I though about it, but these libgcc interfaces were a historical mistake and
> only required for powerpc-linux-gnu-soft (other soft-fp ABIs, like
> csky-linux-gnuabiv2-soft, m68k-linux-gnu-coldfire-soft, mips*-linux-gnu-soft,
> or1k-linux-gnu-soft, sh4-linux-gnu-soft import its usage on libgcc).
>
> So I went to the simplest solution.

Do all soft-fp targets need these aliases?

-- 
H.J.


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