use an accessor function for __libc data pointer when compiled as PIC

prior to this change, a large portion of libc was unusable prior to
relocation by the dynamic linker, due to dependence on the global data
in the __libc structure and the need to obtain its address through the
GOT. with this patch, the accessor function __libc_loc is now able to
obtain the address of __libc via PC-relative addressing without using
the GOT. this means the majority of libc functionality is now
accessible right away.

naturally, the above statements all depend on having an architecture
where PC-relative addressing and jumps/calls are feasible, and a
compiler that generates the appropriate code.
This commit is contained in:
Rich Felker
2011-02-20 22:30:06 -05:00
parent 4ee039f354
commit d89c9e8a63
2 changed files with 19 additions and 4 deletions

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#include "libc.h"
struct libc libc;
#ifdef __PIC__
struct __libc *__libc_loc()
{
static struct __libc __libc;
return &__libc;
}
#else
struct __libc __libc;
#endif