[PATCH v4.4 backport 04/16] powerpc: Simplify module TOC handling

From: Alan Modra commit c153693d7eb9eeb28478aa2deaaf0b4e7b5ff5e9 upstream. PowerPC64 uses the symbol .TOC. much as other targets use _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_. It identifies the value of the GOT pointer (or in powerpc parlance, the TOC pointer). Global offset tables are generally

Re: powerpc: Simplify module TOC handling

On Mon, 2016-18-01 at 00:44:27 UTC, Michael Ellerman wrote: > From: Alan Modra > > PowerPC64 uses the symbol .TOC. much as other targets use > _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_. It identifies the value of the GOT pointer (or in > powerpc parlance, the TOC pointer). Global offset tables are

[PATCH] powerpc: Simplify module TOC handling

From: Alan Modra PowerPC64 uses the symbol .TOC. much as other targets use _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_. It identifies the value of the GOT pointer (or in powerpc parlance, the TOC pointer). Global offset tables are generally local to an executable or shared library, or in the kernel,