From f0749fe163ca4917f903ed424008af37e834ace4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Crawshaw <crawshaw@golang.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 17:52:26 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [release-branch.go1.8] cmd/link: use external linking for PIE
 by default

Now `go test -buildmode=pie std -short` passes on linux/amd64.

Updates #18968

Change-Id: Ide21877713e00edc64c1700c950016d6bff8de0e
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/36417
Reviewed-by: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>
Run-TryBot: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/36421
Run-TryBot: Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: David Crawshaw <crawshaw@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Minux Ma <minux@golang.org>
---
 src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go
index 7d00ff1675..2656c24317 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ func determineLinkMode(ctxt *Link) {
 				Linkmode = LinkExternal
 			} else if iscgo && externalobj {
 				Linkmode = LinkExternal
+			} else if Buildmode == BuildmodePIE {
+				Linkmode = LinkExternal // https://golang.org/issue/18968
 			} else {
 				Linkmode = LinkInternal
 			}
-- 
2.50.0