Richard Henderson <r...@redhat.com> wrote on 2010/10/05 23:12:19: > > On 10/05/2010 01:55 PM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > > I don't do x86 or alpha so let me ask: If you run the code on an address > > != link address, will it do the right thing? > > Yes of course. It wouldn't be -fpic code otherwise.
Just making sure > > > I tested the #pragma/no #pragma on PPC and the resulting code > > was the same: > > Yes of course. I said it wouldn't on PPC. Here too :) > > > You can get at the GOT table using PC relative addressing so why not > > strings or data in a similar fashion? > > Well, I suppose you could, with the right code model. It's not > compatible with generic -fpic code without using a second base > register, which is unfortunate. yes, but this could be a new PIC mode that uses a new better PIC mode for everything. Especially one that doesn't require each function to calculate the GOT address in the function prologue(why is that so?) Jocke
