On 07/05/2017 12:02 PM, Rich Felker wrote: > Note that if you make the change and have gcc generate calls to the > new ___tls_get_addr symbol, it's going to be problematic for people > trying to link to older glibc versions that don't have it.
This is a normal problem to have, and there are solutions for this. As you ask, the real question is: Is it necessary? -- Cheers, Carlos.