5e396fb996a80b035d0f6ecf7fed50f68aa3ebb7
apparently the .gpword directive does not work reliably with local
text labels; values produced were offset by 64k from the correct
value, resulting in incorrect computation of the got pointer at
runtime. instead, use an external label so that the assembler does not
munge the relocation; the linker will then get it right.
commit 6fef8cafbd exposed this issue by
removing the old, non-PIE-compatible handwritten crt1.s, which was not
affected. presumably mips PIE executables (using Scrt1.o produced from
crt_arch.h) were already affected at the time.
musl libc
musl, pronounced like the word "mussel", is an MIT-licensed
implementation of the standard C library targetting the Linux syscall
API, suitable for use in a wide range of deployment environments. musl
offers efficient static and dynamic linking support, lightweight code
and low runtime overhead, strong fail-safe guarantees under correct
usage, and correctness in the sense of standards conformance and
safety. musl is built on the principle that these goals are best
achieved through simple code that is easy to understand and maintain.
The 1.1 release series for musl features coverage for all interfaces
defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number of
non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and
glibc functionality.
For basic installation instructions, see the included INSTALL file.
Information on full musl-targeted compiler toolchains, system
bootstrapping, and Linux distributions built on musl can be found on
the project website:
http://www.musl-libc.org/