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What version of Go are you using (go version)?

go 1.8.3

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

Ubuntu ppc64le

A fix went upstream related to linking programs on ppc64le, affecting the build of very large programs as are found in Kubernetes and openshift. I'm requesting to backport this fix to the go 1.8 branch so it is in a go1.8.x, since many builds are still using go 1.8.x and will continue to use that version for a while.

The issue is #20497 fixed by CL 45130. If this is approved, I can take care of doing the backport.