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Re: [PATCH][x86_64] Convert indirect call via GOT to direct when possible
- From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
- To: Cary Coutant <ccoutant at gmail dot com>
- Cc: Sriraman Tallam <tmsriram at google dot com>, binutils <binutils at sourceware dot org>, David Li <davidxl at google dot com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:18:21 -0700
- Subject: Re: [PATCH][x86_64] Convert indirect call via GOT to direct when possible
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On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Cary Coutant <ccoutant@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 2. HJ, given an R_X86_64_GOTPCRELX relocation, is it still necessary
>>> to check the opcode during Scan::global()? Doesn't the relocation
>>> guarantee that it's an appropriate instruction for the transformation?
>>> I think in both cases, we could skip fetching the section contents if
>>> we have this relocation.
>>
>> Doesn't gold make different decision based on opcode, like
>> branch vs non-branch?
>
> Only during actual relocation, when we necessarily have the section
> contents already available. During relocation scanning, it would be
> nice to avoid reading the section contents.
>
> -cary
Yes, no need to check opcode for GOTPCRELX during scan.
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H.J.