Current clang generates references to __aeabi_read_tp
for arm target under -fpie.
It generates references to __tls_get_addr under -fPIC,
and no special library reference under -fpie for x86 target.

The reference to __aeabi_read_tp caused link time error
because Android run-time library does not have this function yet.

Gcc for arm target generates references to __emutls_get_address under -fpie or -fPIC.

Is there any clang arm target configuration flag to generate
for -fpie references to __tls_get_addr or __emutls_get_address,
or no external reference at all?
This will allow existing AOSP upstream projects to continue using -fpie,
instead of -fPIC or waiting for an upgrade of AOSP library.


The folloing is a test case reduced from Android Open Source external/fio/gettime.c
It shows that reference to __aeabi_read_tp is used only for arm -fpie,
not for -fPIC or x86.

$ cat g.i.c
struct mytimeval {
  int tv_sec;
  int tv_usec;
};
struct tv_valid {
 struct mytimeval last_tv;
 int last_tv_valid;
};
extern __thread struct tv_valid static_tv_valid;
void fio_gettime(struct mytimeval *tp)
{
 struct tv_valid *tv = &static_tv_valid;
 if (tv) {
  if (tv->last_tv_valid)
    tp->tv_sec = tv->last_tv.tv_sec;
  tv->last_tv_valid = 1;
 }
}

$ clang -fpie g.i.c -c -o /tmp/c.x86.pie.o
$ clang -fPIC g.i.c -c -o /tmp/c.x86.PIC.o
$ clang -target arm-linux-androideabi -fpie g.i.c -c -o /tmp/c.pie.o
$ clang -target arm-linux-androideabi -fPIC g.i.c -c -o /tmp/c.PIC.o

$ nm /tmp/c.x86.pie.o | grep -E 'aeabi_read|tls_'
$ nm /tmp/c.x86.PIC.o | grep -E 'aeabi_read|tls_'
        U __tls_get_addr
$ nm /tmp/c.pie.o | grep -E 'aeabi_read|tls_'
        U __aeabi_read_tp
$ nm /tmp/c.PIC.o | grep -E 'aeabi_read|tls_'
        U __tls_get_addr