The dynamic loader, dld.so(5), is used to dynamically
load shared libraries during executable startup.
Summary
of Change |
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The dynamic loader supports static and dynamic Thread Local
Storage (TLS) model shared libraries.
Details
of Change |
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The dynamic loader supports static and dynamic Thread Local
Storage model shared libraries compiled with the +tls=static and +tls=dynamic compiler
options respectively.
Shared libraries built with +tls=dynamic can be loaded using dlopen() and shl_load() system call.
Attempting to load a +tls=static shared libraries results
in "Can't shl_load() a library containing Thread Local Storage:" error.
Impact |
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No impact identified.
Compatibility |
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No compatibility issue
Performance |
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No performance change
Obsolescence |
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Not applicable.
Documentation |
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The dld.so(5) manpage is updated, please
refer to this manpage for the latest information on dynamic loader.
Machines
Affected |
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IPF machines running HP-UX 11i v1.6.