Re: [PATCH] binfmt_elf: fix PIE load with randomization disabled

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 12/09/2013 01:52 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
>>
>> Why is that?  It would seem to be a big difference between a relocatable
>> binary (PIE) and one with a load address fixed at link time.
>>
> 
> PIE with non-zero vaddr should be loaded at non-zero
> vaddr.  Otherwise, PIE may not work as expected.
> 

Please explain why that is the case, as it seems to be implying that PIE
isn't actually relocatable in that case...

	-hpa


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