arm-elf-as 2.16.1 always gives "relocation truncated to fit: R_ARM_PC24"

[Bryce Schober]

Not sure if this is true on latest binutils, but arm-elf-as 2.16.1 always gives:

<snip>: relocation truncated to fit: R_ARM_PC24 against symbol
`fiq_handler' defined in fiq_handler.o

even if the assembly goes:

.extern fiq_handler
Handle_FIQ:
        /* preserve registers 0 - 7 on the stack*/
        stmfd   sp!, {r0-r6, r7, lr}

        /* branch to handler */
        sub     sp, sp, #4
        mov     r0, #0
        mov     r1, #0
        ldr     r2, L_FIQ_HANDLER
        mov     lr, pc
        mov     pc, r2

L_FIQ_HANDLER:
        .word fiq_handler

That method of loading the register r2 isn't limited to 24 bits as is
the bl instruction, so I don't know why my as is complaining.

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Bryce Schober