[LLVMdev] "-relocation-model=static" does not work in llc compiler ?

[Tim Northover]

> If you also give "-code-model=large" then LLVM won't assume that
> "addr" is nearby so it'll use a movabsq with a static relocation.

Actually, it seems our own Eli has written rather a good description
of these code models:
http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2012/01/03/understanding-the-x64-code-models/.

Well worth the read (the default models he talks about at the top are
essentially "static").

Cheers.

Tim.