[PATCH 05/11] alpha: emit R_ALPHA_IRELATIVE in PIC links

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Project / Subsystem

binutils / alpha

Date

2026-09-01

Proposer

Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

—/10

Technical tradeoffs

• Correctly handles IFUNCs in PIC executables.
• Leverages existing memory space for RELATIVE relocations.

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project: binutils
subsystem: alpha
patch_id: —
discussion_id: 20260901023318.3503991-6-mattst88@gmail.com
source_type: public_inbox
title: [PATCH 05/11] alpha: emit R_ALPHA_IRELATIVE in PIC links
headline: alpha: emit R_ALPHA_IRELATIVE in PIC links
tldr: Use R_ALPHA_IRELATIVE for IFUNC references in PIC alpha links to correctly store resolver addresses.
proposer: Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>
consensus: Proposed
outcome: proposed
sentiment_score: —
technical_tradeoffs: • Correctly handles IFUNCs in PIC executables.
• Leverages existing memory space for RELATIVE relocations.
series_id: binutils:alpha: emit r_alpha_irelative in pic links
series_role: reply
series_parts: []
tags: • alpha
• linker
• ifunc
• pic
• relocation
url: https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/20260901023318.3503991-6-mattst88@gmail.com
bugzilla_url: —
date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

[PATCH 05/11] alpha: emit R_ALPHA_IRELATIVE in PIC links

This patch modifies the alpha ELF linker to emit R_ALPHA_IRELATIVE relocations for IFUNC references in Position-Independent Code (PIC) links. In PIC, references to IFUNCs previously used R_ALPHA_RELATIVE, which stored the resolver’s address. The new R_ALPHA_IRELATIVE relocation correctly stores the address returned by the IFUNC’s resolver. This change ensures proper handling of IFUNCs in PIC environments without altering memory layout for existing RELATIVE relocations.