x86-64 medium memory model

[H.J. Lu]

On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Leif Ekblad <leif@rdos.net> wrote:
> I'm working on OS-adaptations for an OS that would use x86-64 applications
> that are located above 4G, but not in the upper area. Binutils provide a
> function to be able to set the start of text to above 4G, but there are
> problems with GCC when using this memory model.
>

Have you tried PIE with small model?  You can place your
binaries above 4G with better performance.

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H.J.