Execute-in-place (XIP) code, commonly used with uClinux, places the .text section in flash and the .data section in RAM. GCC 4.1 emits R_ARM_GOTOFF32 relocations for symbols in the .text segment relative to the GOT, which is in the .data segment. This new behaviours breaks XIP. See the following diff, which illustrates this new behaviour.
Cheers, Shaun $ cat f.c void g(void (*h)(void)) {} static void f(void) { g(f); } $ diff -u f.s-4.0.3 f.s-4.1.1 --- f.s-4.0.3 2006-06-28 09:32:54.044964568 -0600 +++ f.s-4.1.1 2006-06-28 08:55:49.880089024 -0600 @@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ .type g, %function g: push {r7, lr} - mov r7, sp sub sp, sp, #4 - sub r3, r7, #4 + add r7, sp, #0 + mov r3, r7 str r0, [r3] mov sp, r7 + add sp, sp, #4 @ sp needed for prologue pop {r7, pc} .size g, .-g @@ -22,10 +23,9 @@ .type f, %function f: push {r7, lr} - mov r7, sp + add r7, sp, #0 ldr r3, .L5 add r3, r3, sl - ldr r3, [r3] mov r0, r3 bl g mov sp, r7 @@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ .L6: .align 2 .L5: - .word f(GOT) + .word f(GOTOFF) .size f, .-f - .ident "GCC: (GNU) 4.0.3" + .ident "GCC: (GNU) 4.1.1" -- Summary: R_ARM_GOTOFF32 breaks execute-in-place Product: gcc Version: 4.1.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: sjackman at gmail dot com GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: arm-unknown-elf http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28194