1 2016-04-27 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
3 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): New function.
4 (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Use it.
5 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): Declare.
7 2016-04-26 Trevor Saunders <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
9 * elf32-rx.c (rx_set_section_contents): Avoid arithmetic on void *.
10 * mmo.c (mmo_get_section_contents): Likewise.
11 (mmo_set_section_contents): Likewise.
13 2016-04-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
15 * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Update comments for
17 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always count for
18 the unused NULL entry at the head of dynamic symbol table.
19 (bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Remove dynsymcount != 0
22 2016-04-21 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
24 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Exclude linker
25 created file from dynobj.
27 2016-04-21 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
29 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Set dynobj to a
30 normal input file if possible.
32 2016-04-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
34 * aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
35 * aout-target.h: Likewise.
36 * aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
39 * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
40 * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
41 * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
42 * coffcode.h: Likewise.
43 * i386msdos.c: Likewise.
44 * i386os9k.c: Likewise.
47 * libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
48 * libecoff.h: Likewise.
49 * mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
51 * nlm-target.h: Likewise.
55 * ppcboot.c: Likewise.
59 * versados.c: Likewise.
60 * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
62 * elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
63 * linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
64 (_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
65 * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
66 _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
67 (struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
68 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
69 * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
71 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
73 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
74 (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
75 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
76 (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
78 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
80 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
83 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
86 * elf64-x86-64.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
87 (elf_x86_64_need_pic): Moved before elf_x86_64_check_relocs.
88 Support relocation agaist local symbol. Set check_relocs_failed.
89 (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use elf_x86_64_need_pic. Check
90 R_X86_64_32 relocation overflow.
91 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
92 Update one elf_x86_64_need_pic and remove one elf_x86_64_need_pic.
94 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
96 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call
97 _bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections only for STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol.
98 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
100 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
102 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New.
103 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New function.
104 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
105 if check_relocs_after_open_input is FALSE.
107 2016-04-20 Trevor Saunders <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
109 * cache.c: Update old style function definitions.
110 * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
111 * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
112 * stab-syms.c: Likewise.
114 2016-04-20 Trevor Saunders <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
116 * elf32-arm.c (put_thumb2_insn): Change argument type to bfd_byte *.
118 2016-04-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
120 * Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
121 * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
122 * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
124 2016-04-14 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
126 * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_ARC_NPS_CMEM16 entry.
127 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
128 * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
129 * elf32-arc.c: Add 'opcode/arc.h' include.
130 (struct arc_relocation_data): Add symbol_name.
131 (arc_special_overflow_checks): New function.
132 (arc_do_relocation): Use arc_special_overflow_checks, reindent as
133 required, add an extra comment.
134 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Setup symbol_name in reloc_data.
136 2016-04-14 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
138 * elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
140 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
141 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
142 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
144 2016-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
146 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
149 2016-04-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
152 * elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
154 New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
155 * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
157 (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
159 (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
160 elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
161 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
162 being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
163 (elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
164 (section_match): New function. Matches two ELF sections based
165 upon fixed characteristics.
166 (find_link): New function. Locates a section in a BFD that
167 matches a section in a different BFD.
168 (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
169 fields of reserved sections.
170 (bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
171 .shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
172 elf_backend_data structure.
173 (swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
174 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
175 .strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
176 elf_backend_data structure.
177 * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
178 (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
180 (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
182 * elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
183 * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
185 2016-04-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
188 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
190 * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
191 Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
192 applies to read-only section.
193 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
194 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
195 (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
196 (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
197 segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
198 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
199 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
200 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
201 (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
202 (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
203 segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
204 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
205 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
208 2016-04-06 Thomas Preud'homme <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
210 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
211 a fall through from error_ret_free_internal. Free local_syms in
212 error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().
214 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
216 * elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
217 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.
219 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
221 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed
223 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
225 * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
226 (get_replace_function): Created.:
227 (struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
228 (defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
229 (defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
230 (PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
231 (arc_do_relocation): Changed.
233 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
235 * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
237 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
238 the synamic symbol index.
239 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
240 relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.
242 2016-04-05 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
244 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
245 and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
248 2016-04-04 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
251 * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
252 version number if the version is zero.
254 2016-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
257 * elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
258 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
260 2016-03-30 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
262 * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
263 internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
265 2016-03-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
268 * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
269 assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
270 than the number of relocs.
272 2016-03-29 Toni Spets <toni.spets@iki.fi>
275 * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
278 2016-03-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
281 * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
282 DW_FORM_flag_present.
284 2016-03-22 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
286 * cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
287 architecture name for backwards compatibility.
289 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
292 * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
293 sufficiently recent version of GCC.
294 * configure: Regenerate.
296 2016-03-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
299 * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.
301 2016-03-21 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
303 * archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
304 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
305 * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
306 some existing entries to make space.
307 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
308 (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
310 2016-03-21 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
312 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
314 (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
315 in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.
317 2016-03-21 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
319 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
322 2016-03-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
324 * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
325 * configure: Regenerate.
326 * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
327 alloca with call to xmalloc.
328 * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
329 * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
330 * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
332 * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
336 2016-03-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
339 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
341 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
342 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
343 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
345 2016-03-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
348 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
349 no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
350 relocation overflow check.
352 2016-03-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
354 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
356 2016-03-11 Dan Gissel <dgisselq@ieee.org>
359 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
360 uses bytes not octets.
361 * elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
363 (eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
364 (bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
365 octets before read and writing values.
366 (elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
367 (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
368 (elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
369 (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
370 * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
371 * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
373 2016-03-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
375 * config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.
377 2016-03-09 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
379 * cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
380 gcc ABI)" to printable name.
381 * cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
382 of "v850-rh850" as printable name.
384 2016-03-09 Leon Winter <winter-gcc@bfw-online.de>
387 * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
388 relocations against absolute symbols.
390 2016-03-09 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
393 * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
394 length elements in the archive.
396 2016-03-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
399 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
400 for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.
402 2016-03-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
405 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
406 count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
407 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
409 2016-03-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
412 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
415 2016-03-08 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
416 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
418 * elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
419 (arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
420 (arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
421 (get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
422 (middle_endian_convert): New function.
423 (ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
425 (arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
426 definition to call middle_endian_convert. Add a new local
427 variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
428 arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.
430 2016-03-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
433 * archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
434 length elements in the archive.
436 2016-03-07 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
438 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
439 section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.
441 2016-03-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
444 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
445 executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
448 2016-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
450 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
451 * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
453 2016-02-29 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
455 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
456 relocation addend when sections get merged.
458 2016-02-29 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
460 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
462 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
463 Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.
465 2016-02-26 Renlin Li <renlin.li@arm.com>
467 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
468 check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.
470 2016-02-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
473 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
474 load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
475 base register. Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
476 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
477 against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
478 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
479 if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
480 Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
481 symbols if PIC is false. Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
482 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
483 against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
485 2016-02-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
488 * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
489 (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
490 (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
491 (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
492 BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
493 (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
494 * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
495 * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
496 common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
497 BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
498 * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
500 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
502 (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
503 (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
504 common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
505 BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON. Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
506 * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
507 and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
508 (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
509 * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
510 (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
511 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
512 * config.in: Likewise.
513 * configure: Likewise.
515 2016-02-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
520 * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
521 (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
523 (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
524 (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
526 (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
528 (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
529 (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
530 (elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
531 (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
532 relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
533 weak symbols in executable. Don't make resolved undefined weak
534 symbols in executable dynamic. Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
535 relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
536 (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
537 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
538 against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
540 (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
541 dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
542 Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
543 symbol in executable.
544 (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
545 elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
546 (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
547 * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
548 (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
550 (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
551 (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
553 (elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
555 (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
557 (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
558 (elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
559 (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
560 relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
561 weak symbols in executable. Don't make resolved undefined weak
562 symbols in executable dynamic.
563 (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
564 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
565 dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
566 Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
567 undefined symbols in PIE.
568 (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
569 dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
570 Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
571 symbol in executable.
572 (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
573 elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
574 (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
576 2016-02-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
578 * elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
579 save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
580 (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
581 (sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
582 (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
583 when relocatable. Move sfpr_define loop earlier.
585 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
587 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
588 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it. Replace
589 x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
591 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
594 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
595 symbol version is unknown.
597 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
599 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
600 to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
601 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
603 2016-02-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
605 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
606 library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
607 assigned symbol dynamic.
609 2016-02-23 Faraz Shahbazker <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
611 * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
612 ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
614 2016-02-23 Rich Felker <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
617 * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
618 Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
620 2016-02-23 Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
622 Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
623 * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
624 discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
626 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
628 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
629 dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
631 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
633 * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
634 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
636 2016-02-22 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
638 * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
639 for destination. Remove useless function parameters.
640 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
642 2016-02-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
645 * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
649 * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
650 processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
652 2016-02-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
655 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
656 sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
658 2016-02-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
660 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New. Defined
663 2016-02-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
665 * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
666 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
667 matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
670 2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
672 * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
673 for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
676 2016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
679 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
680 significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
682 2016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
685 * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
687 * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
688 number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
691 2016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
693 * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
694 * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
695 constant for left shifting.
697 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
698 helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
701 2016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
703 * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
705 2016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
707 * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
708 to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
710 2016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
712 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
715 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
718 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
719 distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
721 2016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
723 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
724 ELFv2 entry optimization.
726 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
729 * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
730 no relocations in relocatable files.
732 2016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
735 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
736 if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
737 the symbol referenced by regular object.
739 2016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
741 * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
744 2016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
746 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
747 an out of range reloc_index.
748 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
750 2016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
752 * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
753 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
754 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
756 2016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
758 * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
760 2016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
763 * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
765 * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
767 2016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
770 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
771 against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
772 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
774 2016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
777 * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
778 decompress debug sections.
780 2016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
782 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
785 2016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
788 * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
789 dsym filename buffer.
791 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
793 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
795 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
797 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
799 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
801 * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
802 changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
803 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
805 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
808 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
809 class of the linker stub bfd.
810 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
811 processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
812 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
813 reporting a class mismatch.
815 2016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
817 * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
818 veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
819 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
820 (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
821 calculation destination.
823 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
825 * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
826 (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
827 (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
828 (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
829 * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
830 (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
831 * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
832 (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
833 (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
835 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
837 * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
838 * elf.c: Adjust #include.
839 * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
840 * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
841 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
842 * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
844 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
846 * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
847 tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
848 * configure: Regenerate.
850 2016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
852 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
853 section using '.text.noread' pattern.
855 2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
857 * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
859 2016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
860 Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
862 * arc-plt.def: New file.
863 * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
864 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
865 elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
866 elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
867 elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
868 (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
869 (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
870 (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
871 (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
873 (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
874 (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
875 (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
876 (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
877 (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
878 (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
879 (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
880 (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
882 (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
883 Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
884 of just an array of offsets.
885 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
886 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
887 (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
888 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
889 (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
891 (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
892 (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
893 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
895 (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
896 (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
898 2016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
901 * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
902 section number into internal section number.
903 * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
904 * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
905 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
906 * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
907 section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
909 2016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
911 * configure: Regenerate.
913 2016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
915 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
916 when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
919 2016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
920 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
923 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
926 2016-01-06 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
928 * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
929 place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
930 (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
931 the relocation string.
933 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
935 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
937 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
939 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
941 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
942 attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
944 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
946 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
947 return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
949 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
951 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
953 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
955 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
957 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
958 handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
960 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
962 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
963 attribute checks for null input.
965 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
967 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
968 pointers to target data.
970 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
972 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
975 2016-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
977 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
979 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
981 Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
983 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
984 are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
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