GOTPCREL(%rip) in GAS Intel syntax

Question

How can i write following: movq variable@GOTPCREL(%rip), %r8 in GAS Intel syntax?

.intel_syntax noprefix allows only this: mov r8, variable@GOTPCREL, it does not understand (), and resulting code is different - i receive segmentation fault. How can i specify RIP-relative addressing?

At this moment i have to use following syntax switcher:

.att_syntax
movq variable@GOTPCREL(%rip), %r8
.intel_syntax noprefix

I prefer Intel syntax, and my code uses it mostly. This switcher is inconvenience when porting code to GAS. Is it possible to write it shortly in Intel syntax?

Answer 1

It's the standard effective address syntax. As such, you write it as mov r8, [variable@GOTPCREL + rip]

Answer 2

The syntax GAS expects for RIP relative addressing when using Intel syntax is displacement[rip]. So for example:

    .att_syntax
    movq variable@GOTPCREL(%rip), %r8
    .intel_syntax noprefix
    mov r8, variable@GOTPCREL[rip]

$ as test.s
$ objdump -d -r

a.out:     file format elf64-x86-64


Disassembly of section .text:

0000000000000000 <.text>:
   0:   4c 8b 05 00 00 00 00    mov    0x0(%rip),%r8        # 0x7
                        3: R_X86_64_REX_GOTPCRELX       variable-0x4
   7:   4c 8b 05 00 00 00 00    mov    0x0(%rip),%r8        # 0xe
                        a: R_X86_64_REX_GOTPCRELX       variable-0x4

GAS will also accept [rip + displacement] and maybe some other forms.