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"Text Relocation" issue when calling asm function from c code.

simmisxu — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 03:37:21 GMT

Hi，

I am now trying to write a assembly funciton which is called by c code. The platform is imx6 DL, and OS is based on android 4.4.2_r1 patch.

The sample code is like this.

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The asm code:

.global asm_func

.text

.align

asm_func:

ldr r1, =_VAR

ldr r0, [r1]

.data

_VAR: .word 10

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The c code:

void main(void) {

int ret;

extern int asm_func();

ret = asm_func();

printf("Result of asm_func: %d.\n", ret);

return.

}

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The program can be compiled and run. But when executing, there is warning msg "WARNING: linker: ./asm_test_imx has text relocations. This is wasting memory and is a security risk. Please fix."

Do you know why the "text relocation" warning?

Thanks,

Simmis.

Re: "Text Relocation" issue when calling asm function from c code.

igorpadykov — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:52:56 GMT

Hi Simmis

seems this is well known error and well described on Android forums:

android - Warning: linker: app_process has text relocations. This is wasting memory and is a security risk. Please fix. …

Best regards

igor

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Re: "Text Relocation" issue when calling asm function from c code.

simmisxu — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:06:50 GMT

No, Igor. I think your link is another Android issue.

In fact, in my sample code, if I remove the directive ".data", which means _VAR is in the same text section as asm_func. Then the warning disappears.

During my test, warning appears when asm lables are used like this:

_VAR: .word 10

_VAR1: word _VAR

No matter they are in seperate data section or in the same text section as asm_func.

Regards,

Simmis.

Re: "Text Relocation" issue when calling asm function from c code.

igorpadykov — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:45:43 GMT

Hi Simmis

I do not think that Android has different errors,

output is the same, probably you can check this with Linux.

Best regards

igor