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* [Bug build/28197] New: compat_symbol should migrate to .symver *, *, remove
@ 2021-08-05 18:17 i at maskray dot me
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From: i at maskray dot me @ 2021-08-05 18:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: glibc-bugs
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28197
Bug ID: 28197
Summary: compat_symbol should migrate to .symver *, *, remove
Product: glibc
Version: unspecified
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: build
Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
Reporter: i at maskray dot me
CC: carlos at redhat dot com
Target Milestone: ---
Due to an assembler design flaw (IMO), .symver foo,foo@v1 produces two symbols
`foo` and foo@v1 if foo is defined. This has caused all sorts of linker
complexity (in all of GNU ld, gold, and ld.lld AFAICT from PRs). .symver should
really behave like "rename" && there should only be one defined symbol 'foo@v1'
I implemented a hack for LLD 13.0.0: https://reviews.llvm.org/D107235
Due to PR gold/28196, gold linked libc.so has many default version symbols
(e.g. __free_hook@@GLIBC_2.2.5) while they should be non-default version
symbols instead.
Migrating to .symver foo,foo@v1, remove can make all of GNU ld, gold, and
ld.lld happier. They all implement some hacks to ensure foo and foo@v1 don't
end up with two dynamic symbols. The migration is blocked on PR gas/28157 (make
relocations work).
After glibc is migrated, if at some point the compatibility with the old
`.symver foo,foo@v1` behavior is no longer needed, we can default gas to
`,remove`. Over time, all linkers can drop their foo && foo@v1 combining hacks.
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