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+2015-02-13  Roland McGrath  <roland@hack.frob.com>
+
+	* sysdeps/init_array/pt-crti.S: New file.
+
 2015-02-13  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 
 	[BZ #17967]
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+/* Special initializer support for libpthread.
+   Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* This arranges for libpthread.so's special initializer to be called as
+   soon as the library is loaded.  */
+
+	.section .init_array,"a",%init_array
+	.dc.a __pthread_initialize_minimal_internal