https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65064
--- Comment #2 from H.J. Lu <hjl.tools at gmail dot com> --- Does -fno-common fix the problem? If it is the case, we need to treat common symbol differently for ia64 since .common b#,8,4 .common a#,4,4 won't be placed in small data section reachable via GP reloc. The problem for ia64 is even if a data symbol is defined locally, we can't use GP reloc if it isn't placed in small data section.