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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 0/4] LoongArch: Support new relocation types
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On 08/01/2022 07:39 PM, Xi Ruoyao wrote:
> On Mon, 2022-08-01 at 19:28 +0800, Youling Tang wrote:
>
>>> Actually, I really hope kernel image is in the XKVRANGE, rather
>>> than being in XKPRANGE. So that we can limit kernel and modules
>>> be in 4GB range. I think it will make all work normally. :-(
>>>
>>
>> Assuming that the kernel and modules are limited to 4G, the external
>> symbols will be accessed through pcrel32, which means that there is no
>> need to pass the GOT table entry and there is no need for got support
>
> We'll still need to modify GCC to use PC-rel for accessing an object in
> another TU (by default, or an option to control), instead of GOT. Or
> just add support to GOT relocations here. But anyway it will be much
> easier as we won't need to handle per-CPU variables specially.
>
OO, old toolchains require extra handlingg no matter how modified.
Maybe rejecting old toolchain builds is a good option as Huacai said.

Youling.

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