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252b5132 1/* bfdlink.h -- header file for BFD link routines
b3adc24a 2 Copyright (C) 1993-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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3 Written by Steve Chamberlain and Ian Lance Taylor, Cygnus Support.
4
e0076ab3 5 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
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7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
a208b53c 9 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
e0076ab3 10 (at your option) any later version.
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12 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 GNU General Public License for more details.
252b5132 16
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17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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19 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
20 MA 02110-1301, USA. */
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21
22#ifndef BFDLINK_H
23#define BFDLINK_H
24
25/* Which symbols to strip during a link. */
26enum bfd_link_strip
27{
28 strip_none, /* Don't strip any symbols. */
29 strip_debugger, /* Strip debugging symbols. */
30 strip_some, /* keep_hash is the list of symbols to keep. */
31 strip_all /* Strip all symbols. */
32};
33
34/* Which local symbols to discard during a link. This is irrelevant
35 if strip_all is used. */
36enum bfd_link_discard
37{
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38 discard_sec_merge, /* Discard local temporary symbols in SEC_MERGE
39 sections. */
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40 discard_none, /* Don't discard any locals. */
41 discard_l, /* Discard local temporary symbols. */
42 discard_all /* Discard all locals. */
43};
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45enum notice_asneeded_action {
46 notice_as_needed,
47 notice_not_needed,
48 notice_needed
49};
50
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51/* Whether to generate ELF common symbols with the STT_COMMON type
52 during a relocatable link. */
53enum bfd_link_elf_stt_common
54{
55 unchanged,
56 elf_stt_common,
57 no_elf_stt_common
58};
59
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60/* Describes the type of hash table entry structure being used.
61 Different hash table structure have different fields and so
62 support different linking features. */
63enum bfd_link_hash_table_type
64 {
65 bfd_link_generic_hash_table,
66 bfd_link_elf_hash_table
67 };
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68\f
69/* These are the possible types of an entry in the BFD link hash
70 table. */
71
72enum bfd_link_hash_type
73{
74 bfd_link_hash_new, /* Symbol is new. */
75 bfd_link_hash_undefined, /* Symbol seen before, but undefined. */
76 bfd_link_hash_undefweak, /* Symbol is weak and undefined. */
77 bfd_link_hash_defined, /* Symbol is defined. */
78 bfd_link_hash_defweak, /* Symbol is weak and defined. */
79 bfd_link_hash_common, /* Symbol is common. */
80 bfd_link_hash_indirect, /* Symbol is an indirect link. */
81 bfd_link_hash_warning /* Like indirect, but warn if referenced. */
82};
83
f88dc410 84enum bfd_link_common_skip_ar_symbols
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85{
86 bfd_link_common_skip_none,
87 bfd_link_common_skip_text,
88 bfd_link_common_skip_data,
89 bfd_link_common_skip_all
90};
91
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92struct bfd_link_hash_common_entry
93 {
94 unsigned int alignment_power; /* Alignment. */
95 asection *section; /* Symbol section. */
96 };
97
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98/* The linking routines use a hash table which uses this structure for
99 its elements. */
100
101struct bfd_link_hash_entry
102{
103 /* Base hash table entry structure. */
104 struct bfd_hash_entry root;
6ad841a1 105
252b5132 106 /* Type of this entry. */
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107 ENUM_BITFIELD (bfd_link_hash_type) type : 8;
108
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109 /* Symbol is referenced in a normal regular object file,
110 as distinct from a LTO IR object file. */
bc4e12de 111 unsigned int non_ir_ref_regular : 1;
12b2843a 112
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113 /* Symbol is referenced in a normal dynamic object file,
114 as distinct from a LTO IR object file. */
115 unsigned int non_ir_ref_dynamic : 1;
59fa66c5 116
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117 /* Symbol is a built-in define. These will be overridden by PROVIDE
118 in a linker script. */
119 unsigned int linker_def : 1;
252b5132 120
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121 /* Symbol defined in a linker script. */
122 unsigned int ldscript_def : 1;
123
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124 /* Symbol will be converted from absolute to section-relative. Set for
125 symbols defined by a script from "dot" (also SEGMENT_START or ORIGIN)
126 outside of an output section statement. */
127 unsigned int rel_from_abs : 1;
128
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129 /* A union of information depending upon the type. */
130 union
131 {
132 /* Nothing is kept for bfd_hash_new. */
133 /* bfd_link_hash_undefined, bfd_link_hash_undefweak. */
134 struct
135 {
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136 /* Undefined and common symbols are kept in a linked list through
137 this field. This field is present in all of the union element
138 so that we don't need to remove entries from the list when we
139 change their type. Removing entries would either require the
140 list to be doubly linked, which would waste more memory, or
141 require a traversal. When an undefined or common symbol is
142 created, it should be added to this list, the head of which is in
143 the link hash table itself. As symbols are defined, they need
144 not be removed from the list; anything which reads the list must
145 doublecheck the symbol type.
146
147 Weak symbols are not kept on this list.
148
149 Defined and defweak symbols use this field as a reference marker.
150 If the field is not NULL, or this structure is the tail of the
151 undefined symbol list, the symbol has been referenced. If the
152 symbol is undefined and becomes defined, this field will
153 automatically be non-NULL since the symbol will have been on the
154 undefined symbol list. */
155 struct bfd_link_hash_entry *next;
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156 /* BFD symbol was found in. */
157 bfd *abfd;
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158 } undef;
159 /* bfd_link_hash_defined, bfd_link_hash_defweak. */
160 struct
161 {
f6e332e6 162 struct bfd_link_hash_entry *next;
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163 /* Symbol section. */
164 asection *section;
165 /* Symbol value. */
166 bfd_vma value;
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167 } def;
168 /* bfd_link_hash_indirect, bfd_link_hash_warning. */
169 struct
170 {
f6e332e6 171 struct bfd_link_hash_entry *next;
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172 /* Real symbol. */
173 struct bfd_link_hash_entry *link;
174 /* Warning message (bfd_link_hash_warning only). */
175 const char *warning;
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176 } i;
177 /* bfd_link_hash_common. */
178 struct
179 {
f6e332e6 180 struct bfd_link_hash_entry *next;
252b5132 181 /* The linker needs to know three things about common
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182 symbols: the size, the alignment, and the section in
183 which the symbol should be placed. We store the size
184 here, and we allocate a small structure to hold the
185 section and the alignment. The alignment is stored as a
186 power of two. We don't store all the information
187 directly because we don't want to increase the size of
188 the union; this structure is a major space user in the
189 linker. */
a50b1753 190 struct bfd_link_hash_common_entry *p;
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191 /* Common symbol size. */
192 bfd_size_type size;
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193 } c;
194 } u;
195};
196
197/* This is the link hash table. It is a derived class of
198 bfd_hash_table. */
199
200struct bfd_link_hash_table
201{
202 /* The hash table itself. */
203 struct bfd_hash_table table;
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204 /* A linked list of undefined and common symbols, linked through the
205 next field in the bfd_link_hash_entry structure. */
206 struct bfd_link_hash_entry *undefs;
207 /* Entries are added to the tail of the undefs list. */
208 struct bfd_link_hash_entry *undefs_tail;
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209 /* Function to free the hash table on closing BFD. */
210 void (*hash_table_free) (bfd *);
b9b171fb 211 /* The type of the link hash table. */
8ea2e4bd 212 enum bfd_link_hash_table_type type;
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213};
214
b34976b6 215/* Look up an entry in a link hash table. If FOLLOW is TRUE, this
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216 follows bfd_link_hash_indirect and bfd_link_hash_warning links to
217 the real symbol. */
218extern struct bfd_link_hash_entry *bfd_link_hash_lookup
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219 (struct bfd_link_hash_table *, const char *, bfd_boolean create,
220 bfd_boolean copy, bfd_boolean follow);
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221
222/* Look up an entry in the main linker hash table if the symbol might
223 be wrapped. This should only be used for references to an
224 undefined symbol, not for definitions of a symbol. */
225
226extern struct bfd_link_hash_entry *bfd_wrapped_link_hash_lookup
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227 (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, bfd_boolean,
228 bfd_boolean, bfd_boolean);
252b5132 229
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230/* If H is a wrapped symbol, ie. the symbol name starts with "__wrap_"
231 and the remainder is found in wrap_hash, return the real symbol. */
232
233extern struct bfd_link_hash_entry *unwrap_hash_lookup
234 (struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *, struct bfd_link_hash_entry *);
235
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236/* Traverse a link hash table. */
237extern void bfd_link_hash_traverse
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238 (struct bfd_link_hash_table *,
239 bfd_boolean (*) (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *, void *),
240 void *);
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241
242/* Add an entry to the undefs list. */
243extern void bfd_link_add_undef
8cf3f354 244 (struct bfd_link_hash_table *, struct bfd_link_hash_entry *);
7815cf4f 245
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246/* Remove symbols from the undefs list that don't belong there. */
247extern void bfd_link_repair_undef_list
248 (struct bfd_link_hash_table *table);
249
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250/* Read symbols and cache symbol pointer array in outsymbols. */
251extern bfd_boolean bfd_generic_link_read_symbols (bfd *);
252
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253/* Check the relocs in the BFD. Called after all the input
254 files have been loaded, and garbage collection has tagged
255 any unneeded sections. */
256extern bfd_boolean bfd_link_check_relocs (bfd *,struct bfd_link_info *);
257
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258struct bfd_sym_chain
259{
260 struct bfd_sym_chain *next;
261 const char *name;
262};
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264/* How to handle unresolved symbols.
265 There are four possibilities which are enumerated below: */
266enum report_method
267{
268 /* This is the initial value when then link_info structure is created.
269 It allows the various stages of the linker to determine whether they
270 allowed to set the value. */
271 RM_NOT_YET_SET = 0,
272 RM_IGNORE,
273 RM_GENERATE_WARNING,
274 RM_GENERATE_ERROR
275};
276
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277typedef enum {with_flags, without_flags} flag_type;
278
279/* A section flag list. */
280struct flag_info_list
281{
d324f6d6 282 flag_type with;
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283 const char *name;
284 bfd_boolean valid;
285 struct flag_info_list *next;
286};
287
288/* Section flag info. */
289struct flag_info
290{
291 flagword only_with_flags;
292 flagword not_with_flags;
293 struct flag_info_list *flag_list;
294 bfd_boolean flags_initialized;
295};
296
55255dae 297struct bfd_elf_dynamic_list;
fd91d419 298struct bfd_elf_version_tree;
55255dae 299
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300/* Types of output. */
301
302enum output_type
303{
64d94ba0 304 type_pde,
64d94ba0 305 type_pie,
5f329d5b 306 type_relocatable,
0e1862bb 307 type_dll,
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308};
309
64d94ba0 310#define bfd_link_pde(info) ((info)->type == type_pde)
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311#define bfd_link_dll(info) ((info)->type == type_dll)
312#define bfd_link_relocatable(info) ((info)->type == type_relocatable)
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313#define bfd_link_pie(info) ((info)->type == type_pie)
314#define bfd_link_executable(info) (bfd_link_pde (info) || bfd_link_pie (info))
315#define bfd_link_pic(info) (bfd_link_dll (info) || bfd_link_pie (info))
0e1862bb 316
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317/* This structure holds all the information needed to communicate
318 between BFD and the linker when doing a link. */
319
320struct bfd_link_info
321{
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322 /* Output type. */
323 ENUM_BITFIELD (output_type) type : 2;
7815cf4f 324
b34976b6 325 /* TRUE if BFD should pre-bind symbols in a shared object. */
cddd0089 326 unsigned int symbolic: 1;
7815cf4f 327
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328 /* TRUE if executable should not contain copy relocs.
329 Setting this true may result in a non-sharable text segment. */
330 unsigned int nocopyreloc: 1;
331
b34976b6 332 /* TRUE if BFD should export all symbols in the dynamic symbol table
7be4069c 333 of an executable, rather than only those used. */
cddd0089 334 unsigned int export_dynamic: 1;
7815cf4f 335
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336 /* TRUE if a default symbol version should be created and used for
337 exported symbols. */
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338 unsigned int create_default_symver: 1;
339
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340 /* TRUE if unreferenced sections should be removed. */
341 unsigned int gc_sections: 1;
cddd0089 342
22185505 343 /* TRUE if exported symbols should be kept during section gc. */
344 unsigned int gc_keep_exported: 1;
345
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346 /* TRUE if every symbol should be reported back via the notice
347 callback. */
348 unsigned int notice_all: 1;
349
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350 /* TRUE if the LTO plugin is active. */
351 unsigned int lto_plugin_active: 1;
352
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353 /* TRUE if global symbols in discarded sections should be stripped. */
354 unsigned int strip_discarded: 1;
cddd0089 355
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356 /* TRUE if all data symbols should be dynamic. */
357 unsigned int dynamic_data: 1;
cddd0089 358
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359 /* TRUE if section groups should be resolved. */
360 unsigned int resolve_section_groups: 1;
361
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362 /* Set if output file is big-endian, or if that is unknown, from
363 the command line or first input file endianness. */
364 unsigned int big_endian : 1;
365
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366 /* Which symbols to strip. */
367 ENUM_BITFIELD (bfd_link_strip) strip : 2;
31941635 368
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369 /* Which local symbols to discard. */
370 ENUM_BITFIELD (bfd_link_discard) discard : 2;
c6b64018 371
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372 /* Whether to generate ELF common symbols with the STT_COMMON type. */
373 ENUM_BITFIELD (bfd_link_elf_stt_common) elf_stt_common : 2;
374
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375 /* Criteria for skipping symbols when determining
376 whether to include an object from an archive. */
377 ENUM_BITFIELD (bfd_link_common_skip_ar_symbols) common_skip_ar_symbols : 2;
36af4a4e 378
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379 /* What to do with unresolved symbols in an object file.
380 When producing executables the default is GENERATE_ERROR.
381 When producing shared libraries the default is IGNORE. The
382 assumption with shared libraries is that the reference will be
383 resolved at load/execution time. */
384 ENUM_BITFIELD (report_method) unresolved_syms_in_objects : 2;
36af4a4e 385
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386 /* What to do with unresolved symbols in a shared library.
387 The same defaults apply. */
388 ENUM_BITFIELD (report_method) unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs : 2;
9ee5e499 389
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390 /* TRUE if shared objects should be linked directly, not shared. */
391 unsigned int static_link: 1;
392
393 /* TRUE if symbols should be retained in memory, FALSE if they
394 should be freed and reread. */
395 unsigned int keep_memory: 1;
396
397 /* TRUE if BFD should generate relocation information in the final
398 executable. */
399 unsigned int emitrelocations: 1;
9ee5e499 400
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401 /* TRUE if PT_GNU_RELRO segment should be created. */
402 unsigned int relro: 1;
403
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404 /* TRUE if separate code segment should be created. */
405 unsigned int separate_code: 1;
406
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407 /* Nonzero if .eh_frame_hdr section and PT_GNU_EH_FRAME ELF segment
408 should be created. 1 for DWARF2 tables, 2 for compact tables. */
409 unsigned int eh_frame_hdr_type: 2;
05aecedb 410
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411 /* TRUE if we should warn when adding a DT_TEXTREL to a shared object. */
412 unsigned int warn_shared_textrel: 1;
413
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414 /* TRUE if we should error when adding a DT_TEXTREL. */
415 unsigned int error_textrel: 1;
416
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417 /* TRUE if .hash section should be created. */
418 unsigned int emit_hash: 1;
419
420 /* TRUE if .gnu.hash section should be created. */
421 unsigned int emit_gnu_hash: 1;
422
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423 /* If TRUE reduce memory overheads, at the expense of speed. This will
424 cause map file generation to use an O(N^2) algorithm and disable
425 caching ELF symbol buffer. */
426 unsigned int reduce_memory_overheads: 1;
427
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428 /* TRUE if the output file should be in a traditional format. This
429 is equivalent to the setting of the BFD_TRADITIONAL_FORMAT flag
430 on the output file, but may be checked when reading the input
431 files. */
432 unsigned int traditional_format: 1;
40b36307 433
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434 /* TRUE if non-PLT relocs should be merged into one reloc section
435 and sorted so that relocs against the same symbol come together. */
436 unsigned int combreloc: 1;
437
438 /* TRUE if a default symbol version should be created and used for
439 imported symbols. */
440 unsigned int default_imported_symver: 1;
441
442 /* TRUE if the new ELF dynamic tags are enabled. */
443 unsigned int new_dtags: 1;
40b36307 444
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445 /* FALSE if .eh_frame unwind info should be generated for PLT and other
446 linker created sections, TRUE if it should be omitted. */
447 unsigned int no_ld_generated_unwind_info: 1;
448
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449 /* TRUE if BFD should generate a "task linked" object file,
450 similar to relocatable but also with globals converted to
451 statics. */
452 unsigned int task_link: 1;
0c511000 453
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454 /* TRUE if ok to have multiple definition. */
455 unsigned int allow_multiple_definition: 1;
ab24bc21 456
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457 /* TRUE if ok to have prohibit multiple definition of absolute symbols. */
458 unsigned int prohibit_multiple_definition_absolute: 1;
459
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460 /* TRUE if ok to have version with no definition. */
461 unsigned int allow_undefined_version: 1;
560e09e9 462
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463 /* TRUE if some symbols have to be dynamic, controlled by
464 --dynamic-list command line options. */
465 unsigned int dynamic: 1;
560e09e9 466
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467 /* TRUE if PT_GNU_STACK segment should be created with PF_R|PF_W|PF_X
468 flags. */
469 unsigned int execstack: 1;
7815cf4f 470
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471 /* TRUE if PT_GNU_STACK segment should be created with PF_R|PF_W
472 flags. */
473 unsigned int noexecstack: 1;
7815cf4f 474
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475 /* TRUE if we want to produced optimized output files. This might
476 need much more time and therefore must be explicitly selected. */
477 unsigned int optimize: 1;
478
479 /* TRUE if user should be informed of removed unreferenced sections. */
480 unsigned int print_gc_sections: 1;
481
482 /* TRUE if we should warn alternate ELF machine code. */
483 unsigned int warn_alternate_em: 1;
7815cf4f 484
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485 /* TRUE if the linker script contained an explicit PHDRS command. */
486 unsigned int user_phdrs: 1;
487
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488 /* TRUE if program headers ought to be loaded. */
489 unsigned int load_phdrs: 1;
490
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491 /* TRUE if we should check relocations after all input files have
492 been opened. */
493 unsigned int check_relocs_after_open_input: 1;
494
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495 /* TRUE if generation of .interp/PT_INTERP should be suppressed. */
496 unsigned int nointerp: 1;
497
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498 /* TRUE if common symbols should be treated as undefined. */
499 unsigned int inhibit_common_definition : 1;
500
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501 /* TRUE if "-Map map" is passed to linker. */
502 unsigned int has_map_file : 1;
503
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504 /* Char that may appear as the first char of a symbol, but should be
505 skipped (like symbol_leading_char) when looking up symbols in
506 wrap_hash. Used by PowerPC Linux for 'dot' symbols. */
507 char wrap_char;
508
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509 /* Separator between archive and filename in linker script filespecs. */
510 char path_separator;
511
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512 /* Compress DWARF debug sections. */
513 enum compressed_debug_section_type compress_debug;
514
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515 /* Default stack size. Zero means default (often zero itself), -1
516 means explicitly zero-sized. */
517 bfd_signed_vma stacksize;
518
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519 /* Enable or disable target specific optimizations.
520
521 Not all targets have optimizations to enable.
522
523 Normally these optimizations are disabled by default but some targets
524 prefer to enable them by default. So this field is a tri-state variable.
525 The values are:
526
527 zero: Enable the optimizations (either from --relax being specified on
528 the command line or the backend's before_allocation emulation function.
529
530 positive: The user has requested that these optimizations be disabled.
531 (Via the --no-relax command line option).
532
533 negative: The optimizations are disabled. (Set when initializing the
534 args_type structure in ldmain.c:main. */
535 signed int disable_target_specific_optimizations;
536
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537 /* Function callbacks. */
538 const struct bfd_link_callbacks *callbacks;
7815cf4f 539
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540 /* Hash table handled by BFD. */
541 struct bfd_link_hash_table *hash;
7815cf4f 542
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543 /* Hash table of symbols to keep. This is NULL unless strip is
544 strip_some. */
545 struct bfd_hash_table *keep_hash;
7815cf4f 546
252b5132 547 /* Hash table of symbols to report back via the notice callback. If
b34976b6 548 this is NULL, and notice_all is FALSE, then no symbols are
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549 reported back. */
550 struct bfd_hash_table *notice_hash;
7815cf4f 551
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552 /* Hash table of symbols which are being wrapped (the --wrap linker
553 option). If this is NULL, no symbols are being wrapped. */
554 struct bfd_hash_table *wrap_hash;
7815cf4f 555
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556 /* Hash table of symbols which may be left unresolved during
557 a link. If this is NULL, no symbols can be left unresolved. */
558 struct bfd_hash_table *ignore_hash;
559
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560 /* The output BFD. */
561 bfd *output_bfd;
562
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563 /* The import library generated. */
564 bfd *out_implib_bfd;
565
cddd0089 566 /* The list of input BFD's involved in the link. These are chained
c72f2fb2 567 together via the link.next field. */
cddd0089 568 bfd *input_bfds;
a9a4c53e 569 bfd **input_bfds_tail;
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570
571 /* If a symbol should be created for each input BFD, this is section
572 where those symbols should be placed. It must be a section in
573 the output BFD. It may be NULL, in which case no such symbols
574 will be created. This is to support CREATE_OBJECT_SYMBOLS in the
575 linker command language. */
576 asection *create_object_symbols_section;
577
578 /* List of global symbol names that are starting points for marking
579 sections against garbage collection. */
580 struct bfd_sym_chain *gc_sym_list;
581
252b5132 582 /* If a base output file is wanted, then this points to it */
8cf3f354 583 void *base_file;
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585 /* The function to call when the executable or shared object is
586 loaded. */
587 const char *init_function;
7815cf4f 588
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589 /* The function to call when the executable or shared object is
590 unloaded. */
591 const char *fini_function;
9bfcb6d6 592
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593 /* Number of relaxation passes. Usually only one relaxation pass
594 is needed. But a backend can have as many relaxation passes as
595 necessary. During bfd_relax_section call, it is set to the
596 current pass, starting from 0. */
597 int relax_pass;
598
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599 /* Number of relaxation trips. This number is incremented every
600 time the relaxation pass is restarted due to a previous
601 relaxation returning true in *AGAIN. */
602 int relax_trip;
603
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604 /* > 0 to treat protected data defined in the shared library as
605 reference external. 0 to treat it as internal. -1 to let
606 backend to decide. */
607 int extern_protected_data;
608
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609 /* 1 to make undefined weak symbols dynamic when building a dynamic
610 object. 0 to resolve undefined weak symbols to zero. -1 to let
611 the backend decide. */
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612 int dynamic_undefined_weak;
613
b34976b6 614 /* Non-zero if auto-import thunks for DATA items in pei386 DLLs
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615 should be generated/linked against. Set to 1 if this feature
616 is explicitly requested by the user, -1 if enabled by default. */
617 int pei386_auto_import;
db6751f2 618
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619 /* Non-zero if runtime relocs for DATA items with non-zero addends
620 in pei386 DLLs should be generated. Set to 1 if this feature
621 is explicitly requested by the user, -1 if enabled by default. */
622 int pei386_runtime_pseudo_reloc;
623
db6751f2 624 /* How many spare .dynamic DT_NULL entries should be added? */
b7781dbe 625 unsigned int spare_dynamic_tags;
f7c33884 626
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627 /* May be used to set DT_FLAGS for ELF. */
628 bfd_vma flags;
629
630 /* May be used to set DT_FLAGS_1 for ELF. */
631 bfd_vma flags_1;
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632
633 /* Start and end of RELRO region. */
634 bfd_vma relro_start, relro_end;
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635
636 /* List of symbols should be dynamic. */
40b36307 637 struct bfd_elf_dynamic_list *dynamic_list;
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638
639 /* The version information. */
640 struct bfd_elf_version_tree *version_info;
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641};
642
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643/* Some forward-definitions used by some callbacks. */
644
645struct elf_strtab_hash;
646struct elf_sym_strtab;
647
49fa1e15 648/* This structures holds a set of callback functions. These are called
1a72702b 649 by the BFD linker routines. */
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650
651struct bfd_link_callbacks
652{
653 /* A function which is called when an object is added from an
654 archive. ABFD is the archive element being added. NAME is the
655 name of the symbol which caused the archive element to be pulled
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656 in. This function may set *SUBSBFD to point to an alternative
657 BFD from which symbols should in fact be added in place of the
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658 original BFD's symbols. Returns TRUE if the object should be
659 added, FALSE if it should be skipped. */
b34976b6 660 bfd_boolean (*add_archive_element)
5d3236ee 661 (struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *abfd, const char *name, bfd **subsbfd);
252b5132 662 /* A function which is called when a symbol is found with multiple
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663 definitions. H is the symbol which is defined multiple times.
664 NBFD is the new BFD, NSEC is the new section, and NVAL is the new
665 value. NSEC may be bfd_com_section or bfd_ind_section. */
1a72702b 666 void (*multiple_definition)
24f58f47 667 (struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h,
8cf3f354 668 bfd *nbfd, asection *nsec, bfd_vma nval);
252b5132 669 /* A function which is called when a common symbol is defined
24f58f47 670 multiple times. H is the symbol appearing multiple times.
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671 NBFD is the BFD of the new symbol. NTYPE is the type of the new
672 symbol, one of bfd_link_hash_defined, bfd_link_hash_common, or
673 bfd_link_hash_indirect. If NTYPE is bfd_link_hash_common, NSIZE
674 is the size of the new symbol. */
1a72702b 675 void (*multiple_common)
24f58f47 676 (struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h,
8cf3f354 677 bfd *nbfd, enum bfd_link_hash_type ntype, bfd_vma nsize);
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678 /* A function which is called to add a symbol to a set. ENTRY is
679 the link hash table entry for the set itself (e.g.,
680 __CTOR_LIST__). RELOC is the relocation to use for an entry in
1049f94e 681 the set when generating a relocatable file, and is also used to
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682 get the size of the entry when generating an executable file.
683 ABFD, SEC and VALUE identify the value to add to the set. */
1a72702b 684 void (*add_to_set)
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685 (struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_link_hash_entry *entry,
686 bfd_reloc_code_real_type reloc, bfd *abfd, asection *sec, bfd_vma value);
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687 /* A function which is called when the name of a g++ constructor or
688 destructor is found. This is only called by some object file
b34976b6 689 formats. CONSTRUCTOR is TRUE for a constructor, FALSE for a
252b5132 690 destructor. This will use BFD_RELOC_CTOR when generating a
1049f94e 691 relocatable file. NAME is the name of the symbol found. ABFD,
252b5132 692 SECTION and VALUE are the value of the symbol. */
1a72702b 693 void (*constructor)
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694 (struct bfd_link_info *, bfd_boolean constructor, const char *name,
695 bfd *abfd, asection *sec, bfd_vma value);
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696 /* A function which is called to issue a linker warning. For
697 example, this is called when there is a reference to a warning
698 symbol. WARNING is the warning to be issued. SYMBOL is the name
699 of the symbol which triggered the warning; it may be NULL if
700 there is none. ABFD, SECTION and ADDRESS identify the location
701 which trigerred the warning; either ABFD or SECTION or both may
702 be NULL if the location is not known. */
1a72702b 703 void (*warning)
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704 (struct bfd_link_info *, const char *warning, const char *symbol,
705 bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_vma address);
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706 /* A function which is called when a relocation is attempted against
707 an undefined symbol. NAME is the symbol which is undefined.
708 ABFD, SECTION and ADDRESS identify the location from which the
e7f8eadb 709 reference is made. IS_FATAL indicates whether an undefined symbol is
c086cbc6 710 a fatal error or not. In some cases SECTION may be NULL. */
1a72702b 711 void (*undefined_symbol)
8cf3f354 712 (struct bfd_link_info *, const char *name, bfd *abfd,
e7f8eadb 713 asection *section, bfd_vma address, bfd_boolean is_fatal);
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714 /* A function which is called when a reloc overflow occurs. ENTRY is
715 the link hash table entry for the symbol the reloc is against.
716 NAME is the name of the local symbol or section the reloc is
717 against, RELOC_NAME is the name of the relocation, and ADDEND is
718 any addend that is used. ABFD, SECTION and ADDRESS identify the
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719 location at which the overflow occurs; if this is the result of a
720 bfd_section_reloc_link_order or bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order, then
721 ABFD will be NULL. */
1a72702b 722 void (*reloc_overflow)
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723 (struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_link_hash_entry *entry,
724 const char *name, const char *reloc_name, bfd_vma addend,
725 bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_vma address);
252b5132 726 /* A function which is called when a dangerous reloc is performed.
c17ae8a2 727 MESSAGE is an appropriate message.
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728 ABFD, SECTION and ADDRESS identify the location at which the
729 problem occurred; if this is the result of a
730 bfd_section_reloc_link_order or bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order, then
731 ABFD will be NULL. */
1a72702b 732 void (*reloc_dangerous)
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733 (struct bfd_link_info *, const char *message,
734 bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_vma address);
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735 /* A function which is called when a reloc is found to be attached
736 to a symbol which is not being written out. NAME is the name of
737 the symbol. ABFD, SECTION and ADDRESS identify the location of
738 the reloc; if this is the result of a
739 bfd_section_reloc_link_order or bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order, then
740 ABFD will be NULL. */
1a72702b 741 void (*unattached_reloc)
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742 (struct bfd_link_info *, const char *name,
743 bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_vma address);
252b5132 744 /* A function which is called when a symbol in notice_hash is
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745 defined or referenced. H is the symbol, INH the indirect symbol
746 if applicable. ABFD, SECTION and ADDRESS are the (new) value of
747 the symbol. If SECTION is bfd_und_section, this is a reference.
748 FLAGS are the symbol BSF_* flags. */
b34976b6 749 bfd_boolean (*notice)
35ed3f94 750 (struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h,
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751 struct bfd_link_hash_entry *inh,
752 bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_vma address, flagword flags);
49fa1e15 753 /* Error or warning link info message. */
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754 void (*einfo)
755 (const char *fmt, ...);
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756 /* General link info message. */
757 void (*info)
758 (const char *fmt, ...);
759 /* Message to be printed in linker map file. */
760 void (*minfo)
761 (const char *fmt, ...);
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762 /* This callback provides a chance for users of the BFD library to
763 override its decision about whether to place two adjacent sections
764 into the same segment. */
765 bfd_boolean (*override_segment_assignment)
766 (struct bfd_link_info *, bfd * abfd,
767 asection * current_section, asection * previous_section,
768 bfd_boolean new_segment);
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769 /* This callback provides a chance for callers of the BFD to examine the
770 ELF string table and symbol table once they are complete and indexes and
771 offsets assigned. */
772 void (*examine_strtab)
773 (struct elf_sym_strtab *syms, bfd_size_type symcount,
774 struct elf_strtab_hash *symstrtab);
775 /* This callback should emit the CTF section into a non-loadable section in
776 the output BFD named .ctf or a name beginning with ".ctf.". */
777 void (*emit_ctf)
778 (void);
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779};
780\f
781/* The linker builds link_order structures which tell the code how to
782 include input data in the output file. */
783
784/* These are the types of link_order structures. */
785
786enum bfd_link_order_type
787{
788 bfd_undefined_link_order, /* Undefined. */
789 bfd_indirect_link_order, /* Built from a section. */
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790 bfd_data_link_order, /* Set to explicit data. */
791 bfd_section_reloc_link_order, /* Relocate against a section. */
792 bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order /* Relocate against a symbol. */
793};
794
795/* This is the link_order structure itself. These form a chain
6ed89c00 796 attached to the output section whose contents they are describing. */
252b5132 797
b34976b6 798struct bfd_link_order
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799{
800 /* Next link_order in chain. */
801 struct bfd_link_order *next;
802 /* Type of link_order. */
803 enum bfd_link_order_type type;
804 /* Offset within output section. */
b34976b6 805 bfd_vma offset;
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806 /* Size within output section. */
807 bfd_size_type size;
808 /* Type specific information. */
b34976b6 809 union
252b5132 810 {
b34976b6 811 struct
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812 {
813 /* Section to include. If this is used, then
814 section->output_section must be the section the
815 link_order is attached to, section->output_offset must
eea6121a 816 equal the link_order offset field, and section->size
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817 must equal the link_order size field. Maybe these
818 restrictions should be relaxed someday. */
819 asection *section;
820 } indirect;
821 struct
822 {
d324f6d6 823 /* Size of contents, or zero when contents should be filled by
b7761f11 824 the architecture-dependent fill function.
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825 A non-zero value allows filling of the output section
826 with an arbitrary repeated pattern. */
827 unsigned int size;
828 /* Data to put into file. */
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829 bfd_byte *contents;
830 } data;
831 struct
832 {
833 /* Description of reloc to generate. Used for
834 bfd_section_reloc_link_order and
835 bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order. */
836 struct bfd_link_order_reloc *p;
837 } reloc;
838 } u;
839};
840
841/* A linker order of type bfd_section_reloc_link_order or
842 bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order means to create a reloc against a
843 section or symbol, respectively. This is used to implement -Ur to
844 generate relocs for the constructor tables. The
845 bfd_link_order_reloc structure describes the reloc that BFD should
846 create. It is similar to a arelent, but I didn't use arelent
847 because the linker does not know anything about most symbols, and
848 any asymbol structure it creates will be partially meaningless.
849 This information could logically be in the bfd_link_order struct,
850 but I didn't want to waste the space since these types of relocs
851 are relatively rare. */
852
853struct bfd_link_order_reloc
854{
855 /* Reloc type. */
856 bfd_reloc_code_real_type reloc;
857
858 union
859 {
860 /* For type bfd_section_reloc_link_order, this is the section
861 the reloc should be against. This must be a section in the
862 output BFD, not any of the input BFDs. */
863 asection *section;
864 /* For type bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order, this is the name of the
865 symbol the reloc should be against. */
866 const char *name;
867 } u;
868
869 /* Addend to use. The object file should contain zero. The BFD
870 backend is responsible for filling in the contents of the object
871 file correctly. For some object file formats (e.g., COFF) the
872 addend must be stored into in the object file, and for some
873 (e.g., SPARC a.out) it is kept in the reloc. */
874 bfd_vma addend;
875};
876
877/* Allocate a new link_order for a section. */
8cf3f354 878extern struct bfd_link_order *bfd_new_link_order (bfd *, asection *);
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880struct bfd_section_already_linked;
881
882extern bfd_boolean bfd_section_already_linked_table_init (void);
883extern void bfd_section_already_linked_table_free (void);
884extern bfd_boolean _bfd_handle_already_linked
885 (struct bfd_section *, struct bfd_section_already_linked *,
886 struct bfd_link_info *);
887
888extern struct bfd_section *_bfd_nearby_section
889 (bfd *, struct bfd_section *, bfd_vma);
890
891extern void _bfd_fix_excluded_sec_syms
892 (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
893
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894/* These structures are used to describe version information for the
895 ELF linker. These structures could be manipulated entirely inside
896 BFD, but it would be a pain. Instead, the regular linker sets up
897 these structures, and then passes them into BFD. */
898
108ba305 899/* Glob pattern for a version. */
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900
901struct bfd_elf_version_expr
902{
108ba305 903 /* Next glob pattern for this version. */
252b5132 904 struct bfd_elf_version_expr *next;
108ba305 905 /* Glob pattern. */
252b5132 906 const char *pattern;
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907 /* Set if pattern is not a glob. */
908 unsigned int literal : 1;
31941635 909 /* Defined by ".symver". */
108ba305 910 unsigned int symver : 1;
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911 /* Defined by version script. */
912 unsigned int script : 1;
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913 /* Pattern type. */
914#define BFD_ELF_VERSION_C_TYPE 1
915#define BFD_ELF_VERSION_CXX_TYPE 2
916#define BFD_ELF_VERSION_JAVA_TYPE 4
917 unsigned int mask : 3;
918};
919
920struct bfd_elf_version_expr_head
921{
922 /* List of all patterns, both wildcards and non-wildcards. */
923 struct bfd_elf_version_expr *list;
924 /* Hash table for non-wildcards. */
925 void *htab;
926 /* Remaining patterns. */
927 struct bfd_elf_version_expr *remaining;
928 /* What kind of pattern types are present in list (bitmask). */
929 unsigned int mask;
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930};
931
932/* Version dependencies. */
933
934struct bfd_elf_version_deps
935{
936 /* Next dependency for this version. */
937 struct bfd_elf_version_deps *next;
938 /* The version which this version depends upon. */
939 struct bfd_elf_version_tree *version_needed;
940};
941
942/* A node in the version tree. */
943
944struct bfd_elf_version_tree
945{
946 /* Next version. */
947 struct bfd_elf_version_tree *next;
948 /* Name of this version. */
949 const char *name;
950 /* Version number. */
951 unsigned int vernum;
952 /* Regular expressions for global symbols in this version. */
108ba305 953 struct bfd_elf_version_expr_head globals;
252b5132 954 /* Regular expressions for local symbols in this version. */
108ba305 955 struct bfd_elf_version_expr_head locals;
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956 /* List of versions which this version depends upon. */
957 struct bfd_elf_version_deps *deps;
958 /* Index of the version name. This is used within BFD. */
959 unsigned int name_indx;
960 /* Whether this version tree was used. This is used within BFD. */
961 int used;
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962 /* Matching hook. */
963 struct bfd_elf_version_expr *(*match)
964 (struct bfd_elf_version_expr_head *head,
965 struct bfd_elf_version_expr *prev, const char *sym);
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966};
967
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968struct bfd_elf_dynamic_list
969{
970 struct bfd_elf_version_expr_head head;
971 struct bfd_elf_version_expr *(*match)
972 (struct bfd_elf_version_expr_head *head,
973 struct bfd_elf_version_expr *prev, const char *sym);
974};
975
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