[PATCH] D31528: [ELF][MIPS] Multi-GOT implementation

[Rafael Avila de Espindola via llvm-commits]

Matthew Fortune via llvm-commits <llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org> writes:
> While I know that other architectures have added new ABIs I am not aware of any
> major architecture creating a breaking change in its main ABI or dropping its
> main ABI (at least not unless the architecture changed such that the ABI could
> not be supported anymore).

Adding a new ABI and putting effort into making it used is sufficient. The
new powerpc ABIs are probably good examples.

Moving away from linkonce sections is another.

Cheers,
Rafael