Re: [PATCH] RISC-V: Also output undefined symbols as dynamic symbols

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Project / Subsystem

binutils / risc-v

Date

2026-05-14

Proposer

Vivian Wang <wangruikang@iscas.ac.cn>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

—/10

Technical tradeoffs

• Restores a previous behavior that may not be the ideal long-term solution.
• Potential for different behavior compared to other architectures.

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project: binutils
subsystem: risc-v
patch_id: —
discussion_id: 0965fef2-6c0f-4e0a-9d41-e757b9fea708@iscas.ac.cn
source_type: public_inbox
title: Re: [PATCH] RISC-V: Also output undefined symbols as dynamic symbols
headline: RISC-V: Also output undefined symbols as dynamic symbols
tldr: Reverts a change that caused incorrect handling of undefined symbols in RISC-V binaries when linking with `--unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-object-file`.
proposer: Vivian Wang <wangruikang@iscas.ac.cn>
consensus: Proposed
outcome: proposed
sentiment_score: —
technical_tradeoffs: • Restores a previous behavior that may not be the ideal long-term solution.
• Potential for different behavior compared to other architectures.
series_id: —
series_role: standalone
series_parts: []
tags: • risc-v
• linker
• undefined symbols
• dynamic linking
• symbol table
url: https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/0965fef2-6c0f-4e0a-9d41-e757b9fea708@iscas.ac.cn
bugzilla_url: —
date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Re: [PATCH] RISC-V: Also output undefined symbols as dynamic symbols

This patch addresses an issue in the RISC-V linker where undefined symbols were not being handled correctly when linking with the --unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-object-file option. The patch restores previous behavior by ensuring that undefined symbols are output as dynamic symbols. This fixes problems where the linker would generate incorrect code or error messages. The proposer clarifies that the patch restores previous behavior and avoids a specific bogus error message.