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Re: RFC: Use .plt section sh_entsize instead of GET_PLT_ENTRY_SIZE


On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 12:57 AM, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com> wrote:
>>>> On 09.08.13 at 19:16, "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>> We need to increase x86-64 PLT entry size to 32 bytes to
>> support Intel MPX.  But elf_x86_64_plt_sym_val uses the
>> hardcoded PLT entry size and disassembler can't deal
>> with a different PLT entry size.  For x86-64, PLT entry size
>> is the same as .plt section sh_entsize.  We can use it instead.
>> This assumes .sh_entsize is set correctly.  Both ld and gold
>> handle it properly.  Will this change cause any problems?
>
> Wasn't your plan to support a mixture of 16- and 32-byte
> entries? In which case considering the entry size to be 16
> would remain to be correct?
>

Is mixed 16/32 byte PLT entry option on the table?
Will it work with the existing dynamic linker?

-- 
H.J.


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