From: Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha@arm.com>
To: Joey Ye <joey.ye@arm.com>
Cc: "gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org" <gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] [arm] New option for PIC offset unfixed
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:46:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <52835D38.4020309@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000001cee05a$0b8dbd80$22a93880$@arm.com>
On 13/11/13 10:20, Joey Ye wrote:
>>> +@item -mpic-data-is-text-relative
>>> > > +@opindex mpic-data-is-text-relative
>>> > > +Assume that each data segments are relative to text segment at load
> time.
>> >
>>> > > +Therefore, prevent PC relative and GOTOFF style relocations to
>>> > > +reference data.
>> >
>> > I think the sense of this sentence is now backwards. I'd also try to
> avoid
>> > GOTOFF in the user part of the manual.
> How about
> "Therefore, prevent addressing data with relocation types that doesn't apply
> in such circumstance."
>
>> >
No, that's still backwards. Remember, the option is now
pic-data-is-text-relative, so the option /permits/ addressing data using
PC-relative operations.
R.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-11-13 11:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-12 10:12 Joey Ye
2013-11-12 13:37 ` Richard Earnshaw
2013-11-13 9:06 ` Joey Ye
2013-11-13 10:52 ` Richard Earnshaw
2013-11-13 11:16 ` Joey Ye
2013-11-13 11:46 ` Richard Earnshaw [this message]
2013-11-13 17:23 ` Joey Ye
2013-11-13 12:21 ` Richard Earnshaw
[not found] ` <45520D6299C11E4588128526465332BB3BDBAD147A@SAROVARA.Asiapac.Arm.com>
2013-11-13 18:00 ` Richard Earnshaw
2013-11-14 10:09 Joey Ye
2013-11-14 10:48 ` Richard Earnshaw
2013-11-14 12:53 ` Joey Ye
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