bfd/ChangeLog

   1 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
   2
   3         * elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
   4         entries.
   5         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
   6         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
   7         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
   8
   9 2016-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  10
  11         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
  12         "sh_link".
  13
  14 2016-04-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
  15
  16         PR target/19938
  17         * elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
  18         elf_strtab_flags.
  19         New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
  20         * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
  21         defined.
  22         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
  23         already defined.
  24         (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
  25         elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
  26         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
  27         being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
  28         (elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
  29         (section_match): New function.  Matches two ELF sections based
  30         upon fixed characteristics.
  31         (find_link): New function.  Locates a section in a BFD that
  32         matches a section in a different BFD.
  33         (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
  34         fields of reserved sections.
  35         (bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
  36         .shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
  37         elf_backend_data structure.
  38         (swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
  39         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
  40         .strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
  41         elf_backend_data structure.
  42         * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
  43         (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
  44         targets.
  45         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
  46         Solaris targets.
  47         * elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
  48         * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
  49
  50 2016-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  51
  52         PR ld/19939
  53         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
  54         to bfd_boolean.
  55         * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
  56         Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
  57         applies to read-only section.
  58         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
  59         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
  60         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
  61         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
  62         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
  63         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
  64         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
  65         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
  66         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
  67         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
  68         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
  69         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
  70         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
  71         Updated.
  72
  73 2016-04-06  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
  74
  75         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
  76         a fall through from error_ret_free_internal.  Free local_syms in
  77         error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().
  78
  79 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
  80
  81         * elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
  82         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.
  83
  84 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
  85
  86         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed
  87
  88 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
  89
  90         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
  91         (get_replace_function): Created.:
  92         (struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
  93         (defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
  94         (defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
  95         (PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
  96         (arc_do_relocation): Changed.
  97
  98 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
  99
 100         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
 101         symbol index.
 102         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
 103         the synamic symbol index.
 104         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
 105         relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.
 106
 107 2016-04-05  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 108
 109         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
 110         and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
 111         ones.
 112
 113 2016-04-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 114
 115         PR 19872
 116         * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
 117         version number if the version is zero.
 118
 119 2016-04-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 120
 121         PR 19886
 122         * elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
 123         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
 124
 125 2016-03-30  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
 126
 127         * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
 128         internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
 129
 130 2016-03-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 131
 132         PR 17334
 133         * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
 134         assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
 135         than the number of relocs.
 136
 137 2016-03-29  Toni Spets  <toni.spets@iki.fi>
 138
 139         PR 19878
 140         * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
 141         2014-11-10 change.
 142
 143 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 144
 145         PR 19850
 146         * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
 147         DW_FORM_flag_present.
 148
 149 2016-03-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 150
 151         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
 152         architecture name for backwards compatibility.
 153
 154         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
 155         unbounded stack use.
 156
 157         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
 158         sufficiently recent version of GCC.
 159         * configure: Regenerate.
 160
 161 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 162
 163         PR 19851
 164         * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.
 165
 166 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 167
 168         * archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
 169         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 170         * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
 171         some existing entries to make space.
 172         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
 173         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
 174
 175 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 176
 177         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
 178         EF_ARC_CPU_GENERIC.
 179         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
 180         in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.
 181
 182 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 183
 184         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
 185         EF_ARC_MACH_MSK.
 186
 187 2016-03-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 188
 189         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
 190         * configure: Regenerate.
 191         * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
 192         alloca with call to xmalloc.
 193         * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
 194         * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
 195         * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
 196         * pef.c: Likewise.
 197         * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
 198         * som.c: Likewise.
 199         * xsym.c: Likewise.
 200
 201 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 202
 203         PR ld/19827
 204         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
 205         locally in PIE.
 206         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
 207         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 208         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
 209
 210 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 211
 212         PR ld/19807
 213         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
 214         no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
 215         relocation overflow check.
 216
 217 2016-03-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 218
 219         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 220
 221 2016-03-11  Dan Gissel  <dgisselq@ieee.org>
 222
 223         PR 19713
 224         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
 225         uses bytes not octets.
 226         * elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
 227         Add a bfd parameter.
 228         (eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
 229         (bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
 230         octets before read and writing values.
 231         (elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
 232         (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
 233         (elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
 234         (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
 235         * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
 236         * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
 237
 238 2016-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 239
 240         * config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.
 241
 242 2016-03-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 243
 244         * cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
 245         gcc ABI)" to printable name.
 246         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
 247         of "v850-rh850" as printable name.
 248
 249 2016-03-09  Leon Winter  <winter-gcc@bfw-online.de>
 250
 251         PR ld/19623
 252         * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
 253         relocations against absolute symbols.
 254
 255 2016-03-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 256
 257         PR binutils/19775
 258         * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
 259         length elements in the archive.
 260
 261 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 262
 263         PR ld/19789
 264         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
 265         for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.
 266
 267 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 268
 269         PR ld/19784
 270         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
 271         count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
 272         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 273
 274 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 275
 276         PR ld/19579
 277         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
 278         together.
 279
 280 2016-03-08  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 281             Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 282
 283         * elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
 284         (arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
 285         (arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
 286         (get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
 287         (middle_endian_convert): New function.
 288         (ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
 289         (IS_ME): New define.
 290         (arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
 291         definition to call middle_endian_convert.  Add a new local
 292         variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
 293         arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.
 294
 295 2016-03-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 296
 297         PR binutils/19775
 298         * archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
 299         length elements in the archive.
 300
 301 2016-03-07  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 302
 303         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
 304         section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.
 305
 306 2016-03-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 307
 308         PR ld/19579
 309         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
 310         executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
 311         shared library.
 312
 313 2016-03-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 314
 315         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
 316         * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
 317
 318 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 319
 320         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
 321         relocation addend when sections get merged.
 322
 323 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 324
 325         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
 326         the flag change.
 327         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
 328         Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.
 329
 330 2016-02-26  Renlin Li  <renlin.li@arm.com>
 331
 332         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
 333         check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.
 334
 335 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 336
 337         PR ld/19609
 338         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
 339         load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
 340         base register.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
 341         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 342         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
 343         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
 344         if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
 345         Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
 346         symbols if PIC is false.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
 347         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 348         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
 349
 350 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 351
 352         PR ld/19645
 353         * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
 354         (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
 355         (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
 356         (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 357         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
 358         (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
 359         * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
 360         * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
 361         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 362         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
 363         * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
 364         STT_COMMON.
 365         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
 366         STT_COMMON.
 367         (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
 368         (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
 369         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 370         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.  Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
 371         * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
 372         and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
 373         (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
 374         * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
 375         (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
 376         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 377         * config.in: Likewise.
 378         * configure: Likewise.
 379
 380 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 381
 382         PR ld/19636
 383         PR ld/19704
 384         PR ld/19719
 385         * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
 386         (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
 387         has_non_got_reloc.
 388         (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
 389         (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
 390         has_non_got_reloc.
 391         (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
 392         has_non_got_reloc.
 393         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
 394         (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
 395         (elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
 396         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
 397         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
 398         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
 399         symbols in executable dynamic.  Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
 400         relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
 401         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
 402         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 403         against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
 404         R_386_PC32.
 405         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
 406         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
 407         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
 408         symbol in executable.
 409         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
 410         elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
 411         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
 412         * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
 413         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
 414         has_non_got_reloc.
 415         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
 416         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
 417         has_non_got_reloc.
 418         (elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
 419         has_non_got_reloc.
 420         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
 421         has_non_got_reloc.
 422         (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
 423         (elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
 424         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
 425         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
 426         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
 427         symbols in executable dynamic.
 428         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
 429         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
 430         dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
 431         Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
 432         undefined symbols in PIE.
 433         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
 434         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
 435         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
 436         symbol in executable.
 437         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
 438         elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
 439         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
 440
 441 2016-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 442
 443         * elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
 444         save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
 445         (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
 446         (sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
 447         (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
 448         when relocatable.  Move sfpr_define loop earlier.
 449
 450 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 451
 452         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
 453         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it.  Replace
 454         x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
 455
 456 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 457
 458         PR ld/19698
 459         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
 460         symbol version is unknown.
 461
 462 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 463
 464         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
 465         to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
 466         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
 467
 468 2016-02-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 469
 470         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
 471         library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
 472         assigned symbol dynamic.
 473
 474 2016-02-23  Faraz Shahbazker  <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
 475
 476         * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
 477         ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
 478
 479 2016-02-23  Rich Felker  <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
 480
 481         PR target/19516
 482         * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
 483         Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
 484
 485 2016-02-23  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>
 486
 487         Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
 488         * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
 489         discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
 490
 491 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 492
 493         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
 494         dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
 495
 496 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 497
 498         * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
 499         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 500
 501 2016-02-22  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 502
 503         * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
 504         for destination.  Remove useless function parameters.
 505         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
 506
 507 2016-02-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 508
 509         PR ld/19629
 510         * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
 511         table offsets.
 512
 513         PR ld/19628
 514         * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
 515         processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
 516
 517 2016-02-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 518
 519         PR ld/19617
 520         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
 521         sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
 522
 523 2016-02-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 524
 525         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New.  Defined
 526         to bfd_true.
 527
 528 2016-02-16  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 529
 530         * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
 531         * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
 532         matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
 533         from TEMP.
 534
 535 2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 536
 537         * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
 538         for length and type fields.  Use a signed value for the
 539         suffix_length field.
 540
 541 2016-02-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 542
 543         PR ld/19601
 544         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
 545         significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
 546
 547 2016-02-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 548
 549         PR 19405
 550         * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
 551         immediate values.
 552         * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
 553         number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
 554         generation.
 555
 556 2016-02-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 557
 558         * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
 559         * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
 560         constant for left shifting.
 561
 562         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
 563         helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
 564         might overflow.
 565
 566 2016-02-05  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
 567
 568         * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
 569
 570 2016-02-05  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 571
 572         * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
 573         to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
 574
 575 2016-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 576
 577         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
 578         for big-endian.
 579
 580 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 581
 582         PR ld/19542
 583         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
 584         distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
 585
 586 2016-02-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 587
 588         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
 589         ELFv2 entry optimization.
 590
 591 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 592
 593         PR binutils/19547
 594         * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
 595         no relocations in relocatable files.
 596
 597 2016-02-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 598
 599         PR ld/19553
 600         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
 601         if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
 602         the symbol referenced by regular object.
 603
 604 2016-02-01  Nathaniel Smith  <njs@pobox.com>
 605
 606         * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
 607         CODE and DATA.
 608
 609 2016-02-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 610
 611         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
 612         an out of range reloc_index.
 613         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
 614
 615 2016-02-01  Kamil Rytarowski  <n54@gmx.com>
 616
 617         * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
 618         (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
 619         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 620
 621 2016-02-01  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
 622
 623         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
 624
 625 2016-01-31  John David Anglin  <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
 626
 627         PR ld/19526
 628         * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
 629         files.
 630         * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise.  Remove retval.
 631
 632 2016-01-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 633
 634         PR ld/19539
 635         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
 636         against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
 637         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
 638
 639 2016-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 640
 641         PR binutils/19523
 642         * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
 643         decompress debug sections.
 644
 645 2016-01-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 646
 647         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
 648         `dynindx'.
 649
 650 2016-01-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 651
 652         PR target/19435
 653         * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
 654         dsym filename buffer.
 655
 656 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 657
 658         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
 659
 660 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 661
 662         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
 663
 664 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 665
 666         * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
 667         changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
 668         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 669
 670 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 671
 672         PR ld/19455
 673         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
 674         class of the linker stub bfd.
 675         (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
 676         processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
 677         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
 678         reporting a class mismatch.
 679
 680 2016-01-21  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 681
 682         * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
 683         veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
 684         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
 685         (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
 686         calculation destination.
 687
 688 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 689
 690         * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
 691         (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
 692         (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
 693         (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
 694         * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
 695         (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
 696         * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
 697         (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
 698         (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
 699
 700 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 701
 702         * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
 703         * elf.c: Adjust #include.
 704         * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
 705         * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
 706         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
 707         * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
 708
 709 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 710
 711         * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file.  Move
 712         tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
 713         * configure: Regenerate.
 714
 715 2016-01-20  Mickael Guene  <mickael.guene@st.com>
 716
 717         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
 718         section using '.text.noread' pattern.
 719
 720 2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
 721
 722         * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
 723
 724 2016-01-18  Miranda Cupertino  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 725             Zissulescu Claudiu  <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
 726
 727         * arc-plt.def: New file.
 728         * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
 729         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
 730                        elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
 731                        elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
 732                        elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
 733         (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
 734         (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
 735         (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
 736         (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
 737         list.
 738         (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
 739         (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
 740         (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
 741         (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
 742         (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
 743         (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
 744         (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
 745         (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
 746         occur.
 747         (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
 748         Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
 749         of just an array of offsets.
 750         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
 751         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
 752         (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
 753         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
 754         (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
 755         dynamic sections.
 756         (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
 757         (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
 758         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
 759         related code.
 760         (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
 761         (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
 762
 763 2016-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 764
 765         PR ld/19440
 766         * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
 767         section number into internal section number.
 768         * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
 769         * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
 770         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
 771         * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
 772         section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
 773
 774 2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 775
 776         * configure: Regenerate.
 777
 778 2016-01-12  Yury Usishchev  <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
 779
 780         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
 781         when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
 782         section.
 783
 784 2016-01-08  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
 785             Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 786
 787         PR ld/19368
 788         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
 789         reloc_class_ifunc.
 790
 791 2016-01-06  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 792
 793         * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
 794         place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
 795         (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
 796         the relocation string.
 797
 798 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 799
 800         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
 801         factored out from...
 802         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
 803
 804 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 805
 806         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
 807         attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
 808
 809 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 810
 811         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
 812         return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
 813
 814 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 815
 816         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
 817         factored out from...
 818         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
 819
 820 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 821
 822         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
 823         handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
 824
 825 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 826
 827         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
 828         attribute checks for null input.
 829
 830 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 831
 832         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
 833         pointers to target data.
 834
 835 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 836
 837         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
 838         an FP ABI warning.
 839
 840 2016-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 841
 842         Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
 843
 844 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
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