Since e19d702b8e, dlsym and friends use recursive mutexes that
require the current thread id, which is not available before the libc
constructor. This prevents us from using dlsym() in .preinit_array.
This change moves TLS initialization from libc constructor to the earliest
possible point - immediately after linker itself is relocated. As a result,
pthread_internal_t for the initial thread is available from the start.
As a bonus, values stored in TLS in .preinit_array are not lost when libc is
initialized.
Change-Id: Iee5a710ee000173bff63e924adeb4a4c600c1e2d
For performance reasons, we don't call the kernel helper. Instead, we directly
access the TLS register on ARMv6 and higher. For ARMv5TE, keep using the hard-coded
address populated by the kernel on each task switch.
NOTE: Since we don't call the kernel helper, this must precisely match your
kernel configuration. This is controlled by setting the ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER
variable to 'true' in your board configuration file.
the TLS access functions to use the kernel helper.
This Fix is verified on ST Ericsson's U8500 platform and Submitted on behalf of a third-party:
Surinder-pal SINGH from STMicroelectronics.
This is needed to properly initialize the C runtime when libc.so
is loaded by the dynamic linker.
Move the temporary TLS setup before the first system call, just
in case something really horrible happens, we won't crash when
trying to write an error code in 'errno'
Remove the broken TLS_SLOT_THREAD_ID setup. First, this slot
should normally receive the address of a pthread_internal_t,
not a kernel thread identifier. Second, it is never used by
the linker anyway.
Also remove an obsolete comment.
