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Re: static link with relocations


On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 11:40 AM,  <b95705030@ntu.edu.tw> wrote:
> Hello
>
> [顯示引述 - 13 行][隱藏引述]
> I want to port binutils to a platform(EFI Binary Code Virtual Machine). The
> image of that platform is static link, but they contain relocations.
>
> Does binutils have build in assumption that static image don't contain
> relocations??(ie. Does binutils support the model that static image contain
> relocations??)
> Do they use the same format as native EFI codes? If yes,
> you need to link as PIE. I fixed an PIE bug recently for EFI:
>
> http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11396
> Yes, they use the same format as native EFI codes(object file format COFF,
> excutable format PE32+).
> The problem I ask is because of a discussion of EDK mailing list.
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=7C0E3215-191D-4B58-BC2B-D273281608F1%40apple.com&forum_name=edk2-devel
>
> The memory model of EFI in IA32 is Basic Flat Model(3.2.1 in Intel(R) 64 and
> IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 3A:System Programming
> Guide, Part 1), which means every selector defines the entire address space.
>
> Because PE/COFF is designed to be run at any address, and determined the
> relocations at loading time. The load address could also change if the
> sequence of loads was different. The source code of loader in EFI is:
> https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2/MdePkg/Library/BasePeCoffLib/BasePeCoff.c
>
> So I wondering whether binutils support static link image with relocation
> model. I have survey the bug you fixed. In my opinion, binutils support this
> model, Is it??

Yes.

> tnanks for you to be my mentor.
>

You are welcome.


-- 
H.J.


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