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adrp

The ARM64 instruction that finds the 4 KB block of memory a global variable lives in, relative to the current instruction; an add then supplies the last 12 bits.

adrp xd, symbol sets xd to the 4 KB-aligned address containing symbol, computed relative to the program counter's own 4 KB-aligned address (range plus or minus 4 GB); add xd, xd, :lo12:symbol then adds the low 12 bits.

Examples

  • adrp x0, table puts the address of table's 4 KB block in x0; add x0, x0, :lo12:table adds the low 12 bits.

See also

PC-relative addressing program counter
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