(__elf_preferred_address): Prefer gaps below main executable.

diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/dl-machine.c b/sysdeps/powerpc/dl-machine.c
index 0fdf2a4..c9c4fe0 100644 (file)
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/dl-machine.c
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/dl-machine.c
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ __elf_preferred_address(struct link_map *loader, size_t maplength,
       mapend = l->l_map_end | (_dl_pagesize - 1);
       assert (mapend > mapstart);
 
-      if ((mapend >= high || l == _dl_loaded) && high >= mapstart)
+      /* Prefer gaps below the main executable, note that l ==
+        _dl_loaded does not work for static binaries loading
+        e.g. libnss_*.so.  */
+      if ((mapend >= high || l->l_type == lt_executable)
+         && high >= mapstart)
        high = mapstart;
       else if (mapend >= low && low >= mapstart)
        low = mapend;