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12015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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3 * ld.texinfo: Document PowerPC64 --{no-,}save-restore-funcs.
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52015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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7 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init tls_get_addr_opt field to -1.
8 (OPTION_TLS_GET_ADDR_OPT): Define.
9 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Handle --tls-get-addr-opt.
10 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS, PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Likewise.
11 * ld.texinfo: Document --tls-get-addr-optimize and
12 --no-tls-get-addr-optimize.
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142015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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16 PR ld/18963
17 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Add rel_from_abs.
18 (ldexp_finalize_syms): Declare.
19 * ldexp.c (new_rel_from_abs): Keep absolute for expressions
20 outside of output section statements. Set rel_from_abs.
21 (make_abs, exp_fold_tree, exp_fold_tree_no_dot): Clear rel_from_abs.
22 (struct definedness_hash_entry): Add final_sec, and comment.
23 (update_definedness): Set final_sec.
24 (set_sym_sections, ldexp_finalize_syms): New functions.
25 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Call ldexp_finalize_syms.
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272015-09-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
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29 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
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33 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: default linker script RAM and
34 FLASH size symbols
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38 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
39
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402015-09-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
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42 * ld.texinfo (Source Code Reference): Extend description to
43 include an example using arrays.
44
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452015-07-28 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
46
47 * ld.h (enum orphan_handling_enum): New.
48 (ld_config_type): Remove warn_orphan, add orphan_handling.
49 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): Remove warning about orphan
50 sections.
51 * ldlang.c (ldlang_place_orphan): New function.
52 (lang_place_orphans): Call ldlang_place_orphan.
53 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Remove OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
54 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
55 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Remove 'warn-orphan' and
56 'no-warn-orphan', add 'orphan-handling'.
57 (parse_args): Remove handling for OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
58 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add handling for OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
59 * NEWS: Replace text about --warn-orphan with --orphan-handling.
60 * ld.texinfo (Options): Remove --warn-orphan entry and add
61 entry on --orphan-handling.
62 (Orphan Sections): Add reference to relevant command line options.
63
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642015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
65
66 * ld.texinfo (--build-id): Fix typo. The COFF/PE build-id section
67 is called .buildid not .build-id.
68
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692015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
70
71 (Source Code Reference): Fix off-by-one typo in example of how to
72 use linker script symbols in C source code.
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742015-08-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
75
76 * emultempl/aix.em: Don't set link_info.pic.
77 * emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
78 * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
79 * emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
80 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Likewise. Set type_pie for -pie.
81 * plugin.c (set_tv_header <LDPT_LINKER_OUTPUT>): Simplify.
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832015-08-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
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85 * ld/ldctor.c: Replace shared, executable, relocatable and pie
86 fields with bfd_link_executable, bfd_link_dll,
87 bfd_link_relocatable, bfd_link_pic and bfd_link_pie.
88 * ld/ldemul.c: Likewise.
89 * ld/ldfile.c: Likewise.
90 * ld/ldlang.c: Likewise.
91 * ld/ldmain.c: Likewise.
92 * ld/ldwrite.c: Likewise.
93 * ld/lexsup.c: Likewise.
94 * ld/pe-dll.c: Likewise.
95 * ld/plugin.c: Likewise.
96 * ld/emultempl/aarch64elf.em: Likewise.
97 * ld/emultempl/aix.em: Likewise.
98 * ld/emultempl/alphaelf.em: Likewise.
99 * ld/emultempl/armcoff.em: Likewise.
100 * ld/emultempl/armelf.em: Likewise.
101 * ld/emultempl/avrelf.em: Likewise.
102 * ld/emultempl/beos.em: Likewise.
103 * ld/emultempl/cr16elf.em: Likewise.
104 * ld/emultempl/elf-generic.em: Likewise.
105 * ld/emultempl/elf32.em: Likewise.
106 * ld/emultempl/genelf.em: Likewise.
107 * ld/emultempl/generic.em: Likewise.
108 * ld/emultempl/gld960.em: Likewise.
109 * ld/emultempl/gld960c.em: Likewise.
110 * ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em: Likewise.
111 * ld/emultempl/irix.em: Likewise.
112 * ld/emultempl/linux.em: Likewise.
113 * ld/emultempl/lnk960.em: Likewise.
114 * ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise.
115 * ld/emultempl/m68kcoff.em: Likewise.
116 * ld/emultempl/m68kelf.em: Likewise.
117 * ld/emultempl/metagelf.em: Likewise.
118 * ld/emultempl/mipself.em: Likewise.
119 * ld/emultempl/mmo.em: Likewise.
120 * ld/emultempl/msp430.em: Likewise.
121 * ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em: Likewise.
122 * ld/emultempl/needrelax.em: Likewise.
123 * ld/emultempl/nios2elf.em: Likewise.
124 * ld/emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
125 * ld/emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
126 * ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Likewise.
127 * ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em: Likewise.
128 * ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em: Likewise.
129 * ld/emultempl/solaris2.em: Likewise.
130 * ld/emultempl/spuelf.em: Likewise.
131 * ld/emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
132 * ld/emultempl/tic6xdsbt.em: Likewise.
133 * ld/emultempl/ticoff.em: Likewise.
134 * ld/emultempl/v850elf.em: Likewise.
135 * ld/emultempl/vms.em: Likewise.
136 * ld/emultempl/vxworks.em: Likewise.
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1382015-08-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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140 * ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): Clear linker_def on symbol assignment.
141
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1422015-08-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
143
144 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): Delete.
145 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Revert 2015-07-10 change.
146 (is_align_conditional): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
147 (exp_fold_tree_1): Likewise, but keep expanded comment.
148 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
149 * ld.texinfo (<ALIGN>): Correct description.
150
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1512015-08-04 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
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153 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --require-defined option.
154 * ldlang.c (struct require_defined_symbol): New structure.
155 (require_defined_symbol_list): New variable.
156 (ldlang_add_require_defined): New function.
157 (ldlang_check_require_defined_symbols): New function.
158 (lang_process): Check required symbols are defined.
159 * ldlang.h (ldlang_add_require_defined): Declare.
160 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_REQUIRE_DEFINED_SYMBOL.
161 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add '--require-defined' entry.
162 (parse_args): Handle '--requre-defined' entry.
163 * NEWS: Mention new '--require-defined' option.
164
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1652015-08-03 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
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167 * ld.texinfo (MEMORY): Explain that multiple MEMORY commands are
168 acceptable.
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1702015-07-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
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172 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Don't set link_info.executable to
173 TRUE for link_info.relocatable.
174
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1752015-07-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
176
177 * configure: Regenerated.
178
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1792015-07-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
180
181 * emulparams/elf32rl78.sh (OTHER_SECTIONS): Provide a value for
182 the _-rl78_abs__ symbol.
183
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1842015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
185
186 * emulparams/criself.sh (INIT_ADDR, FINI_ADDR): Define.
187 (INIT_START, FINI_START): Don't ALIGN.
188 * scriptempl/elf.sc (.init, .fini): Apply INIT_ADDR/FINI_ADDR.
189
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1902015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
191
192 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Align absolute value of dot.
193 * ldexp.c (is_align_conditional): Handle binary ALIGN.
194 (exp_fold_tree_1): Move code setting SEC_KEEP for assignments to
195 dot inside output sections. Handle absolute expressions.
196
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1972015-07-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
198
199 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Make
200 --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as
201 --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi.
202 * ld.texinfo: Change --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi.
203
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2042015-07-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
205
206 * ld.texinfo (Options): Add missing period after @xref.
207
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2082015-07-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
209
210 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): New function.
211 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Use it.
212
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2132015-07-03 Kai Tietz <ktietz@redhat.com>
214
215 PR ld/11539
216 * scripttempl/pep.sc: Mark .idata*, .CRT*, .tls*,
217 .rsrc*, .init, .ctor*, .dtor*, .fini, .jcr,
218 .eh_frame, .pdata. .xdata, and .gcc_except_table sections
219 as KEEP.
220 * scripttempl/pe.sc: Likewise.
221 * ld.texinfo: Document that --gc-sections has experimental support
222 for COFF and PE targets.
223 * NEWS: Mention experimental support.
224
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2252015-07-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
226
227 * Makefile.am (eelf32or1k.c, eelf32or1k_linux.c): Depend on ELF_DEPS.
228 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
229
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2302015-06-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
231
232 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):
233 Replace COMPRESS_DEBUG_ZLIB with COMPRESS_DEBUG_GNU_ZLIB.
234
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2352015-06-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
236
237 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh (COMPILE_IN): New.
238
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2392015-06-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
240
241 PR ld/18466
242 * emultempl/pe.em (pe_find_data_imports): Generate an error if a
243 symbol name is too long to handle.
244 * emultempl/pep.em (pep_find_data_imports): Likewise.
245
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2462015-06-12 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
247
248 * NEWS: Mention new option.
249 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Handle --print-memory-usage.
250 (ld_options): Add --print-memory-usage.
251 * ldmain.c (main): Call lang_print_memory_usage.
252 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_PRINT_MEMORY_USAGE.
253 * ldlang.h: Add prototype of lang_print_memory_usage.
254 * ldlang.c (lang_print_memory_size, lang_print_memory_usage): New
255 functions.
256 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --print-memory-usage.
257 * ld.h (args_type): Add print_memory_usage field.
258
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2592015-06-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
260
261 * po/fr.po: Updated French Translation.
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2632015-05-28 Catherine Moore <clm@codesourcery.com>
264 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
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266 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):
267 Add Compact EH support.
268 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle .eh_frame_entry and .gnu_extab
269 sections.
270
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273 * configure.ac (AC_PROG_GREP): Check for grep program.
274 (elf_list_options,elf_shlib_list_options,elf_plt_unwind_list_options):
275 Enable ELF option printing for emulations containing
276 'TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32'.
277 * configure: Regenerate.
278
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2792015-05-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
280
281 * ld.texinfo (ASSERT): Describe the interaction with PROVIDEd
282 symbols.
283
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2842015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
285
286 * configure.tgt: Support i[3-7]86-*-elfiamcu target.
287
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2882015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
289
290 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add eelf_iamcu.c.
291 (eelf_iamcu.c): New.
292 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu if elf_i386 is
293 enabled in BFD.
294 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
295 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh: New file.
296
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2972015-05-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
298
299 * emulparams/msp430elf.sh (TEMPLATE_NAME): Change to msp430.
300 * scripttempl/msp430.sc (.text): Add .lower.text and .either.text.
301 (.data): Add .lower.data and .either.data.
302 (.bss): Add .lower.bss and .either.bss.
303 (.rodata): Add .lower.rodata and .either.rodata.
304 * emultempl/msp430.em: New file. Implements a new orphan
305 placement algorithm that divides sections between lower and upper
306 memory regions.
307 * Makefile.am (emsp430elf.c): Depend upon msp430.em.
308 *emsp430X.c): Likewise.
309 * Makefine.in: Regenerate.
310
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3112015-04-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
312
313 PR ld/18344
314 * ldlex.l (INPUTLIST): Increment lineno on newline.
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3162015-04-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
317
318 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation):
319 Call gld${EMULATION_NAME}_map_segments regardless of need_laying_out.
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322
323 * Makefile.am (msp430): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
324 (emsp430.c): Rename to emsp430elf.c, update dependencies
325 (emsp430X.c): Update dependencies.
326 * Makefile.in: Likewise.
327 * configure.tgt (msp430-*-*): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
d9e88e90 328 * emulparams/msp430.sh: Rename to msp430elf.sh.
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329 * emulparams/msp430X.sh: Update.
330
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3312015-04-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
332
333 PR binutils/18209
334 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set is_linker_input to 1.
335
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3362015-04-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
337
338 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (GOT): Align.
339
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3402015-04-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
341
342 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Delete dataseg.min_base. Add
343 data_seg.relro_offset.
344 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN>): Don't set min_base.
345 (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Do set relro_offset.
346 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Rewrite code adjusting relro
347 segment base to line up last section on page boundary.
348
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3492015-04-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
350
351 * NEWS: Mention
352 --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi].
353
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3542015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
355
356 * ld.texinfo: Document --compress-debug-sections=.
357 * ldmain.c (main): Set BFD_COMPRESS on output_bfd if
358 COMPRESS_DEBUG is set. Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI on output_bfd
359 for COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB.
360 * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add
361 --compress-debug-sections=.
362 * emultempl/elf32.em (OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG): New.
363 (xtra_long): Add "compress-debug-sections".
364 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle
365 OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG.
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3672015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
368
369 PR ld/pr17709
370 * ld.texinfo: Document "-z noextern-protected-data".
371 * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.extern_protected_data
372 to -1.
373 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): Add
374 "-z [no]extern-protected-data".
375 * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
376 * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise.
377 * emulparams/elf_i386_be.sh: Likewise.
378 * emulparams/elf_i386_chaos.sh: Likewise.
379 * emulparams/elf_i386_ldso.sh: Likewise.
380 * emulparams/elf_i386_vxworks.sh: Likewise.
381 * emulparams/elf_k1om.sh: Likewise.
382 * emulparams/elf_l1om.sh: Likewise.
383 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
384 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Renamed to ...
385 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT): This.
386 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Renamed to ...
387 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT): This.
388 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Append $PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT.
389 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Append
390 $PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT.
391 * emulparams/extern_protected_data.sh: New file.
392
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394
395 * plugin.c (plugin_load_plugins): Removed an extra ';'.
396
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3972015-04-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
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399 PR binutils/18198
400 * ld.texinfo (--be8): Add a note about the interaction of this
401 option with the assembler's -EB option.
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4032015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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405 * configure.ac: Set elf_list_options etc. in proper case.
406 * configure: Regenerate.
407
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4082015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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410 PR ld/18223
411 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Add _init and _fini to gc_sym_list.
412
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4132015-04-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
414
415 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh (BNDPLT): Removed.
416 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): New.
417 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Likewise.
418 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Remove
419 BNDPLT check. Handle PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z.
420 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Remove BNDPLT check.
421
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4222015-04-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
423
424 * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.
425
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4262015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
427
428 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): Set to TRUE for
429 --enable-targets=all.
430 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
431 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
432 * configure: Regenerated.
433
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4342015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
435
436 * emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh: Skip empty EMULATION_NAME.
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4382015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
439
440 * Makefile.am (ELF_CLFAGS): New.
441 (AM_CFLAGS): Add $(ELF_CLFAGS).
442 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): New. AC_SUBST.
443 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
444 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
445 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): New.
446 (elf_static_list_options): Likewise.
447 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
448 (ld_list_options): Likewise.
449 (help): Call ld_list_options.
450 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
451 * configure: Likewise.
452 * emulparams/plt_unwind.sh (PLT_UNWIND): New.
453 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Removed.
454 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld_list_options): New.
455 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Define only if BNDPLT or
456 PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS is defined.
457 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace
458 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options with ${gld_list_options.
459
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4602015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
461
462 PR ld/18176
463 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Cast shift expression.
464
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4652015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
466
467 * emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Handle --no-pic-fixup.
468 (params): Init new field.
469 (ppc_before_allocation): Enable relaxation for pic_fixup.
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4712015-04-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
472
473 * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add new field: warn_orphan.
474 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
475 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN.
476 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --warn-orphan and --no-warn-orphan.
477 (parse_args): Handle the new options.
478 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): If requested, generate a warning
479 message when an orphan section is placed in the output file.
480 * ld.texinfo: Document the new option.
481 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
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485 * Makefile.am: Add FreeBSD aarch64 files.
486 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
487 * configure.tgt: Add aarch64-*-freebsd* target triple.
488 * emulparams/aarch64fbsd.sh: New file.
489 * emulparams/aarch64fbsdb.sh: New file.
490
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4912015-04-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
492
493 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Work
494 around a GCC uninitialized warning bug fixed in GCC 4.6.
495
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4962015-04-01 Tejas Belagod <tejas.belagod@arm.com>
497
498 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
499 (aarch64_elf_create_output_section_statements): Add parameter in
500 bfd_elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_set_options call.
501 (OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419): Define.
502 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Add fix-cortex-a53-843419.
503 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Add OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419.
504
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5052015-04-01 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
506
507 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh: Skip OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS for
508 relocating operation.
509
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511
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513 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): When alignment of sections
514 results in relro base adjustment being too large, don't go lower
515 than the initial value.
516 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Comment.
517 * scripttempl/elf.sc (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN): Omit SEGMENT_SIZE
518 alignment when SEGMENT_SIZE is the same as MAXPAGESIZE.
519
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5202015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
521
522 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Don't
523 init ehdr_start_save.
524
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5252015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
526
527 * Makefile.am (eelf32ppcvxworks.c): Depend on ppc32elf.em and
528 ldemul-list.h.
529 (eelf32lppc.c, eelf32lppclinux.c, eelf32lppcnto.c, eelf32lppcsim.c,
530 eelf32ppc.c, eelf32ppc_fbsd.c, eelf32ppclinux.c, eelf32ppcnto.c,
531 eelf32ppcsim.c): Rearrange deps for consistency.
532 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
533
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5342015-04-01 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
535
536 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld*_before_allocation): Zero-initialize
537 the ehdr_start_save variable.
538
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5392015-03-31 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
540
541 * Makefile.am (ALL_64_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add
542 eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c.
543 (eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c): New.
544 * configure.tgt (targ_emul): Set to elf_x86_64_cloudabi for
545 x86_64-*-cloudabi*.
546 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
547 * emulparams/elf_x86_64_cloudabi.sh: New file.
548
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5492015-03-31 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
550
551 * configure.ac (AM_ZLIB): Removed.
552 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
553 * config.in: Likewise.
554 * configure: Likewise.
555
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5562015-03-24 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
557
558 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em (_aarch64_add_stub_section): Set section
559 alignment to 2.
560
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562
563 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
564 (elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_add_stub_section): Adjust layout.
565
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5662015-03-18 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
567
568 * ldmain.c (main): Use %F instead of %X for einfo.
569
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5702015-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
571
572 * ld.texinfo (Options <-z nocopyreloc>): Rewrite.
573
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5742015-02-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
575
576 PR ld/17900
577 * ldlang.c (lang_set_flags): Allow exclamation mark to reverse the
578 sense of the following memory region attribute characters.
579
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5802015-02-27 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
581
582 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Sort new h8300 entries.
583 (eh8300elf_linux.c, eh8300helf_linux.c, eh8300self_linux.c,
584 eh8300sxelf_linux.c): Do not invoke genscripts here.
585 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
586
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588
589 * Makefile.am (ev850.c): Add dependency upon
590 $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em.
591 (ev850_rh850.c): Likewise.
592 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
593 * emultempl/v850elf.em: New file.
594 * emulparams/v850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
595 * emulparams/v850_rh850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
596 * scripttempl/v850.sc: Add .note.renesas section.
597 * scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc: Likewise.
598
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5992015-02-24 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
600
601 * scripttempl/avr.sc: Add new user_signatures region. Define and
602 use symbols for all region lengths.
603 * scripttempl/avrtiny.sc: Define and use symbols for all region
604 lengths.
605
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607
608 * Makefile.am: (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add new emulations.
609 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
610 * configure.tgt: Add h8300-*-linux
611 * emulparams/h8300elf_linux.sh: Add new emulation.
612 * emulparams/h8300helf_linux.sh: Likewise.
613 * emulparams/h8300self_linux.sh: Likewise.
614 * emulparams/h8300sxelf_linux.sh: Likewise.
615
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617
618 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Produce a more reasonable error message
619 when -ixxx or -rxxx is the last option on the linker command line.
620
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622
623 PR ld/17973
624 * testplug2.c (allsymbolsread_silent): New.
625 (set_register_hook): Handle allsymbolsreadsilent.
626 (onall_symbols_read): Skip a message if allsymbolsread_silent is
627 TRUE.
628
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6292015-02-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
630
631 PR ld/17973
632 * ldlang.h (struct lang_input_statement_flags): Add lto_output.
633 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Don't set loading_lto_outputs.
634 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Transfer entry flags.lto_output
635 to bfd.
636 * plugin.c (add_input_file, add_input_library): Set flags.lto_output.
637
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6382015-02-13 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
639
640 * NEWS: Mention support for LLVM plugin.
641
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6422015-02-13 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
643
644 * ld.texinfo (Options <--defsym>): Correct cross reference.
645
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6462015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
647
648 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --[no-]map-whole-files for gold
649 option compatibility.
650
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652
653 * plugin.c (message): Output "warning:" for LDPL_WARNING. Output
654 "error:" for LDPL_FATAL and LDPL_ERROR.
655 * testplug2.c (parse_option): Handle fatal, error and warning.
656
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6572015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
658
659 * testplug2.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
660 (onall_symbols_read): Return LDPS_ERR if the file descriptor isn't
661 closed.
662 * testplug3.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
663 (onclaim_file): Fix typo.
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6652015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
666
667 PR ld/17878
668 * Makefile.am (noinst_LTLIBRARIES): Add libldtestplug2.la and
669 libldtestplug3.la.
670 (libldtestplug2_la_SOURCES): New.
671 (libldtestplug2_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
672 (libldtestplug2_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
673 (libldtestplug3_la_SOURCES): New.
674 (libldtestplug3_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
675 (libldtestplug3_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
676 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
677 * testplug2.c: New file.
678 * testplug3.c: Likewise.
679
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6802015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
681
682 PR ld/17878
683 * plugin.c: Include ../bfd/plugin.h.
684 (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Call bfd_create with
685 link_info.output_bfd instead of srctemplate. Copy BFD info
686 from srctemplate only if it doesn't use BFD plugin target
687 vector.
688 (plugin_load_plugins): Call register_ld_plugin_object_p with
689 (plugin_object_p)
690 (plugin_maybe_claim): Renamed to ...
691 (plugin_object_p): This. Return dummy BFD target vector if
692 input is calimed by plugin library, otherwise return NULL.
693 Update plugin_format and plugin_dummy_bfd.
694 (plugin_maybe_claim): New. Use plugin_object_p.
695
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6962015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
697
698 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize use_mmap.
699
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7002015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
701
702 * plugin.c (plugin_input_file_t): Add use_mmap.
703 (plugin_pagesize): New.
704 (get_view): Use plugin_pagesize. Set use_mmap if mmap is used.
705 (plugin_load_plugins): Initialize plugin_pagesize.
706 (plugin_maybe_claim): Unmap the buffer if plugin didn't claim the
707 file.
708
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7092015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
710
711 * plugin.c (get_view): Align offset passed to mmap.
712
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7132015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
714
715 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Don't call bfd_check_format
716 if plugin isn't active or there is no thing more to claim.
717
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7182015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
719
720 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Check format against bfd_object
721 directly.
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724
725 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Replace entry->the_bfd with
726 ibfd.
727
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7282015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
729
730 * plugin.c: Include "libbfd.h".
731 (plugin_strdup): New.
732 (plugin_maybe_claim): Remove the argument of pointer to struct
733 ld_plugin_input_file. Open and handle input entry.
734 * plugin.h (plugin_maybe_claim): Updated.
735 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly
736 without passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
737 * ldmain.c: Don't include "libbfd.h".
738 (add_archive_element): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly without
739 passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
740
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7412015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
742
743 * ld.texinfo: Document -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
744 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Add
745 -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
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748
749 * configure.ac: Add AC_FUNC_MMAP.
750 * config.in: Regenerated.
751 * configure: Likewise.
752 * plugin.c: Include <sys/mman.h>.
753 (MAP_FAILED): New. Defined if not defined.
754 (PROT_READ): Likewise.
755 (MAP_PRIVATE): Likewise.
756 (view_buffer_t): New.
757 (plugin_input_file_t): Add view_buffer.
758 (get_view): Try mmap and cache the view buffer.
759 (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize view_buffer.
760
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762
763 * plugin.c (release_input_file): Set fd to -1 after closing it.
764 (plugin_maybe_claim): Close fd only if fd != -1.
765
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7662015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
767
768 PR ld/17878
769 * plugin.c: Include <errno.h>.
770 (errno): New. Declare if needed.
771 (plugin_input_file_t): New.
772 (get_input_file): Implemented.
773 (get_view): Likewise.
774 (release_input_file): Likewise.
775 (add_symbols): Updated.
776 (get_symbols): Likewise.
777 (plugin_maybe_claim): Allocate a plugin_input_file_t. Close fd
778 only for a bfd_object input.
779
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7802015-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
781
782 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (toc_section_name): New var.
783 (ppc_after_open): Set it.
784 (ppc_before_allocation): Use it.
785 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation): Here too.
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788
789 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Replace plugin_active_plugins_p()
790 with link_info.lto_plugin_active.
791 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Likewise.
792 * ldmain.c (add_archive_element): Likewise.
793 * plugin.c (plugin_active_plugins_p): Removed.
794 * plugin.h (plugin_active_plugins_p): Likewise.
795
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7962015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
797
798 * plugin.h (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Removed. Move comments to
799 ...
800 * plugin.c (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Here. Make it static.
801
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8022015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
803
804 PR ld/17878
805 * plugin.c (tv_header_tags(): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
806 (get_view): New function.
807 (set_tv_header): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
808 * testplug.c (tag_names): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
809 (tv_get_view): New.
810 (dump_tv_tag): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
811 (parse_tv_tag): Likewise.
812
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8132015-01-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
814
815 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (INITIAL_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Define.
816 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init new field.
817 (ppc_after_open): New function.
818 (LDEMUL_AFTER_OPEN): Define.
819 * ldlang.c (lang_final): Whitespace fix.
820
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8212015-01-28 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
822
823 * Makefile.am: Add FT32 files.
824 * configure.tgt: Handle FT32 target.
825 * emulparams/elf32ft32.sh: New file.
826 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: New file.
827 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
828
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8292015-01-28 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
830
831 PR 4643
832 * ldexp.c (fold_name): Fold LENGTH only after
833 lang_first_phase_enum.
834 * ldgram.y (memory_spec): Don't evaluate ORIGIN and LENGTH
835 rightaway.
836 * ldlang.h (struct memory_region_struct): Add origin_exp and
837 length_exp fields.
838 * ldlang.c (lang_do_memory_regions): New.
839 (lang_memory_region_lookup): Initialize origin_exp and
840 length_exp fields.
841 (lang_process): Call lang_do_memory_regions.
842
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844
845 * ldlang.c (print_assignment): Only evaluate the expression for a
846 PROVIDE'd assignment when the destination is being defined.
847 Display a special message for PROVIDE'd symbols that are not being
848 provided.
849
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8502015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
851
852 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_SDATA_SECTIONS): Use in place of..
853 (OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS): ..this.
854 (OTHER_PLT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Don't define.
855 (OTHER_GOT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Add rela.toc1 and rela.tocbss.
856 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Don't define. Move .toc1 to..
857 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
858 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Move SBSS too when DATA_SDATA.
859
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861
862 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (BSS_PLT): Don't define.
863 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .branch_lt to..
864 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
865 (DATA_GOT, SEPARATE_GOTPLT, DATA_SDATA, DATA_PLT,
866 PLT_BEFORE_GOT): Define.
867 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle DATA_SDATA and DATA_GOT/DATA_PLT/
868 PLT_BEFORE_GOT combination.
869 (DATA_GOT, SDATA_GOT): Don't define if either is already defined.
870
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872
873 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .opd to..
874 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here, new define.
875 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Add OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2.
876
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878
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880 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Run lang_common before lang_gc_sections.
881
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883
884 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.s: New testcase.
885 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.d: Likewise.
886 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.s: Likewise.
887 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.d: Likewise.
888 * ld-arm/arm-elf.exp: Run new testcases.
889 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.s: Delete f2/f4 test items.
890 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.rd: Likewise.
891 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.gd: Likewise.
892 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.dd: Likewise.
893 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.s: Likewise.
894 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.rd: Likewise.
895 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.gd: Likewise.
896 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.dd: Likewise.
897
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899
900 * ldver.c (ldversion): Just print current year.
901
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b90efa5b 904 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
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912notice and this notice are preserved.
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