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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+    .text
+    .align    4
+    .type    __start,@function
+
+    .ent    __start
+    .globl    __start
+__start:
+    .set    noreorder
+    bal    1f
+    nop
+1:  .cpload    $31
+    .set    reorder
+
+    /* Discover the load address */
+    la    $t0, 1f
+    bal    1f
+1:  subu    $t0, $ra, $t0
+
+#define DT_PLTGOT 3
+#define DT_MIPS_LOCAL_GOTNO 0x7000000a
+
+    /* Search dynamic table for DT_MIPS_LOCAL_GOTNO and DT_PLTGOT values */
+    la    $t1, _DYNAMIC
+    addu    $t1, $t0
+    li    $t3, DT_PLTGOT
+    li    $t4, DT_MIPS_LOCAL_GOTNO
+0:
+    lw    $t2, 0($t1)
+    beqz    $t2, .Lrelocate_local_got
+
+    bne    $t2, $t3, 1f    /* DT_PLTGOT? */
+    lw    $s0, 4($t1)
+    addu    $s0, $t0
+    b    2f
+
+1:  bne    $t2, $t4, 1f    /* DT_MIPS_LOCAL_GOTNO? */
+    lw    $s1, 4($t1)
+    b    2f
+
+1:
+2:  addu    $t1, 8
+    b    0b
+
+.Lrelocate_local_got:
+    /*
+     * Relocate the local GOT entries
+     * got[0] is address of lazy resolver function
+     * got[1] may be used for a GNU extension
+     */
+
+    addu    $s0, 4
+    subu    $s1, 1
+    lw    $t1, ($s0)
+    bgez    $t1, 9f
+    addu    $s0, 4
+    subu    $s1, 1
+    b    9f
+
+1:  lw    $t1, ($s0)
+    addu    $t1, $t0
+    sw    $t1, ($s0)
+    addu    $s0, 4
+9:  subu    $s1, 1
+    bgez    $s1, 1b
+
+    /* call linker_init */
+    move    $a0, $sp
+    addiu    $sp, -4*4        /* space for arg saves in linker_init */
+    la    $t9, __linker_init
+    jalr    $t9
+    move    $t9, $v0
+    addu    $sp, 4*4        /* restore sp */
+    j    $t9
+    .end    __start
+
+    .section .ctors, "wa"
+    .globl __CTOR_LIST__
+__CTOR_LIST__:
+    .long -1