Attribute Expression

Attribute expressions are used to generate entries of relocation table. The form of the attribute expression is:

	symbol-name@attribute

Attributes begin with the @ sign followed by a reserved identifier. Table 3-8 describes the identifier attributes used in the IA-32 assembler.

Table 3-8 Identifier Attributes


Attribute	Description	Relocation Table Entry Generated
@GOT	Address of the Global Offset Table (GOT) entry for the identifier	R_386_GOT32
@GOTOFF	The difference between a symbol's value and the Global Offset Table (GOT).	R_386_GOTOFF
@PLT	Address of a function's Procedure Linkage Table ()LT) entry	R_386_PLT32

Note -

To obtain correct position-independent code, conform to the IA-32 architecture and the System V ABI.

The special symbol _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ can be used in the IA-32 assembler for building of position-independent code.