bfd/ChangeLog

   1 2016-05-16  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
   2
   3         * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_copy_notes): New function, factored out
   4         from...
   5         (v850_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): ... here.  Call the new
   6         function and `_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data'.
   7
   8 2016-05-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
   9
  10         PR ld/20093
  11         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Don't convert
  12         GOTPCREL relocation against large section.
  13
  14 2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  15
  16         * elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Use
  17         linker dynamic sections in calculating size and address of
  18         dynamic tags rather than using output sections.  Remove asserts.
  19         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  20         * elf32-cr16.c (_bfd_cr16_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  21         * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  22         * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  23         * elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  24         * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  25         * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  26         * elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  27         * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  28         * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  29         * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  30         * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  31         * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  32         * elf32-score.c (s3_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  33         * elf32-score7.c (s7_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  34         * elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  35         * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  36         * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  37         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  38         * elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  39         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
  40         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
  41         * elfxx-sparc.c (sparc_finish_dyn): Likewise.  Adjust error message.
  42         * elf32-arc.c (GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION): Remove ASSERT arg and
  43         don't set doit.  Look up dynobj section.
  44         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Adjust GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION
  45         invocation and dynamic tag vma calculation.  Don't test
  46         boolean var == TRUE.
  47         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_finish_dynamic_sections): Fix
  48         DT_JMPREL calc.
  49
  50 2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  51
  52         * elflink.c (elf_link_sort_relocs): Wrap overlong lines.  Fix
  53         octets_per_byte.  Put dynamic .rela.plt last in link orders.
  54         Assign output_offset for reloc sections rather than writing
  55         sorted relocs from block corresponding to output_offset.
  56
  57 2016-05-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  58
  59         * elf-bfd.h (elf_reloc_type_class): Put reloc_class_plt last.
  60
  61 2016-05-11  Andrew Bennett  <andrew.bennett@imgtec.com>
  62
  63         * elfxx-mips.c (print_mips_ases): Add DSPR3.
  64
  65 2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  66
  67         * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): New function.
  68         (elf32_hppa_check_relocs): Don't set dynobj.
  69         (elf32_hppa_size_stubs): Test !SEC_LINKER_CREATED for stub sections.
  70         (elf32_hppa_build_stubs): Likewise.
  71         * elf32-hppa.h (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): Declare.
  72
  73 2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  74
  75         PR 20060
  76         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_tls_setup): Clear forced_local.
  77         * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_tls_setup): Likewise.
  78
  79 2016-05-10  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
  80
  81         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Remove redundant
  82         aarch64_tls_transition check.
  83
  84 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
  85
  86         * elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): New max_stub_type
  87         enumerator.
  88         (arm_stub_sym_claimed): New function.
  89         (elf32_arm_create_stub): Use veneered symbol name and section if
  90         veneer needs to claim its symbol, and keep logic unchanged otherwise.
  91         (arm_stub_claim_sym): New function.
  92         (arm_map_one_stub): Call arm_stub_claim_sym if veneer needs to claim
  93         veneered symbol, otherwise create local symbol as before.
  94
  95 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
  96
  97         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use new macros
  98         ARM_GET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE and ARM_SET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE to respectively get
  99         and set branch type of a symbol.
 100         (bfd_elf32_arm_process_before_allocation): Likewise.
 101         (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Likewise and fix identation along the
 102         way.
 103         (allocate_dynrelocs_for_symbol): Likewise.
 104         (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 105         (elf32_arm_swap_symbol_in): Likewise.
 106         (elf32_arm_swap_symbol_out): Likewise.
 107
 108 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 109
 110         * bfd-in.h (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add an output section parameter.
 111         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 112         * elf32-arm.c (struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table): Add an output section
 113         parameter to add_stub_section callback.
 114         (elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Get output section from link_sec
 115         and pass it down to add_stub_section.
 116         (elf32_arm_add_stub): Set section to stub_sec if NULL before using it
 117         for error message.
 118         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add output section parameter to
 119         add_stub_section function pointer parameter.
 120
 121 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 122
 123         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_stub): New function.
 124         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use elf32_arm_create_stub for stub creation.
 125
 126 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 127
 128         * elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): Delete
 129         arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm enumerator.
 130         (arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm): New unsigned constant to replace
 131         aforementioned enumerator.
 132         (struct elf32_arm_stub_hash_entry): Delete target_addend
 133         field and add source_value.
 134         (struct a8_erratum_fix): Delete addend field and add target_offset.
 135         (stub_hash_newfunc): Initialize source_value field amd remove
 136         initialization for target_addend.
 137         (arm_build_one_stub): Stop special casing Thumb relocations: promote
 138         the else to being always executed, moving the
 139         arm_stub_a8_veneer_b_cond specific code in it.  Remove
 140         stub_entry->target_addend from points_to computation.
 141         (cortex_a8_erratum_scan): Store in a8_erratum_fix structure the offset
 142         to target symbol from start of section rather than the offset from the
 143         stub address.
 144         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Set stub_entry's source_value and target_value
 145         fields from struct a8_erratum_fix's offset and target_offset
 146         respectively.
 147         (make_branch_to_a8_stub): Rename target variable to loc.  Compute
 148         veneered_insn_loc and loc using stub_entry's source_value.
 149
 150 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 151
 152         (elf32_arm_merge_eabi_attributes): Add merging logic for
 153         Tag_DSP_extension.
 154
 155 2016-05-10  Pip Cet  <pipcet@gmail.com>
 156
 157         PR ld/20059
 158         * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type):
 159         Define as _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type when using
 160         generic hash table.
 161
 162 2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 163
 164         PR binutils/20063
 165         * elf.c (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Check for out of range sh_link
 166         field before accessing sections array.
 167
 168 2016-05-09  Christophe Monat  <christophe.monat@st.com>
 169
 170         PR ld/20030
 171         * elf32-arm.c (is_thumb2_vldm): Account for T1 (DP) encoding.
 172         (stm32l4xx_need_create_replacing_stub): Rename ambiguous nb_regs
 173         to nb_words.
 174         (create_instruction_vldmia): Add is_dp to disambiguate SP/DP
 175         encoding.
 176         (create_instruction_vldmdb): Likewise.
 177         (stm32l4xx_create_replacing_stub_vldm): is_dp detects DP encoding,
 178         uses it to re-encode.
 179
 180 2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 181
 182         PR 19938
 183         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Revert accidental
 184         commit.
 185
 186 2016-05-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 187
 188         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Remove redundant NULL check.
 189
 190 2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 191
 192         PR ld/17550
 193         * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_entry): Update comments for indx,
 194         documenting that indx == -3 if symbol is defined in a discarded
 195         section.
 196         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set indx to -3 if
 197         symbol is defined in a discarded section.
 198         (elf_link_output_extsym): Strip a global symbol defined in a
 199         discarded section.
 200
 201 2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 202
 203         * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Defined for Intel
 204         MCU.
 205
 206 2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 207
 208         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
 209         conversion to ...
 210         (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.
 211         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
 212         conversion to ...
 213         (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.
 214
 215 2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 216
 217         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_tls_transition): Remove abfd.
 218         Don't check if contents == NULL.
 219         (elf_i386_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
 220         from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.  Update
 221         elf_i386_check_tls_transition call.
 222         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
 223         keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
 224         elf_i386_tls_transition.
 225         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
 226         to elf_i386_tls_transition.
 227         (elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.
 228         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_tls_transition): Don't check
 229         if contents == NULL.
 230         (elf_x86_64_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
 231         from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.
 232         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
 233         keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
 234         elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
 235         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
 236         to elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
 237         (elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.
 238
 239 2016-05-03  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 240
 241         PR 10549
 242         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Handle
 243         STB_GNU_UNIQUE.
 244
 245 2016-05-03  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 246
 247         * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Update prototype.
 248         * bfd-in2.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Likewise.
 249         * elfnn-aarch64.c (bfd_elfNN_aarch64_set_options): Initialize
 250         no_apply_dynamic_relocs.
 251         (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Apply absolute relocations even though
 252         dynamic relocations generated.
 253
 254 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 255
 256         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Move interp
 257         setting to ...
 258         (elf_i386_create_dynamic_sections): Here.
 259         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Move
 260         interp setting to ...
 261         (elf_x86_64_create_dynamic_sections): Here.
 262
 263 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 264
 265         * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take GOT_RELOC
 266         and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
 267         (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
 268         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
 269         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
 270         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
 271         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 272         (elf_i386_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
 273         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
 274         * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take
 275         GOT_RELOC and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
 276         (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
 277         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
 278         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
 279         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
 280         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 281         (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
 282         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
 283
 284 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 285
 286         * elf32-i386.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
 287         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set check_relocs_failed on error.
 288         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
 289
 290 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 291
 292         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set
 293         check_relocs_failed on error.
 294
 295 2016-04-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 296
 297         PR 19938
 298         * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Rename
 299         elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link to
 300         elf_backend_copy_special_section_fields.
 301         * elfxx-target.h: Likewise.
 302         * elf.c (section_match): Ignore the SHF_INFO_LINK flag when
 303         comparing section flags.
 304         (copy_special_section_fields): New function.
 305         (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the EI_ABIVERSION field.
 306         Perform two scans over special sections.  The first one looks for
 307         a direct mapping between the output section and an input section.
 308         The second scan looks for a possible match based upon section
 309         characteristics.
 310         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_copy_special_section_fields): New
 311         function.  Handle setting the sh_link field of SHT_ARM_EXIDX
 312         sections.
 313         * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): Rename to
 314         elf32_i386_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
 315         * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_set_special_section_info_link):
 316         Rename to elf32_sparc_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
 317         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf64_x86_64_set_special_info_link): Rename to
 318         elf64_x86_64_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
 319
 320 2016-04-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 321
 322         * po/zh_CN.po: Updated Chinese (simplified) translation.
 323
 324 2016-04-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 325
 326         PR ld/20006
 327         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Skip debug sections
 328         when estimating distances between output sections.
 329
 330 2016-04-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 331
 332         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): New function.
 333         (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Use it.
 334         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): Declare.
 335
 336 2016-04-26  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 337
 338         * elf32-rx.c (rx_set_section_contents): Avoid arithmetic on void *.
 339         * mmo.c (mmo_get_section_contents): Likewise.
 340         (mmo_set_section_contents): Likewise.
 341
 342 2016-04-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 343
 344         * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Update comments for
 345         dynsymcount.
 346         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always count for
 347         the unused NULL entry at the head of dynamic symbol table.
 348         (bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Remove dynsymcount != 0
 349         checks.
 350
 351 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 352
 353         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Exclude linker
 354         created file from dynobj.
 355
 356 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 357
 358         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Set dynobj to a
 359         normal input file if possible.
 360
 361 2016-04-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 362
 363         * aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
 364         * aout-target.h: Likewise.
 365         * aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
 366         * binary.c: Likewise.
 367         * bout.c: Likewise.
 368         * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
 369         * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
 370         * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
 371         * coffcode.h: Likewise.
 372         * i386msdos.c: Likewise.
 373         * i386os9k.c: Likewise.
 374         * ieee.c: Likewise.
 375         * ihex.c: Likewise.
 376         * libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
 377         * libecoff.h: Likewise.
 378         * mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
 379         * mmo.c: Likewise.
 380         * nlm-target.h: Likewise.
 381         * oasys.c: Likewise.
 382         * pef.c: Likewise.
 383         * plugin.c: Likewise.
 384         * ppcboot.c: Likewise.
 385         * som.c: Likewise.
 386         * srec.c: Likewise.
 387         * tekhex.c: Likewise.
 388         * versados.c: Likewise.
 389         * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
 390         * xsym.c: Likewise.
 391         * elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
 392         * linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
 393         (_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
 394         * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
 395         _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
 396         (struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
 397         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 398         * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
 399
 400 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 401
 402         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
 403         (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
 404         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
 405         (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
 406
 407 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 408
 409         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
 410         in excluded sections
 411
 412 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 413
 414         PR ld/19969
 415         * elf64-x86-64.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
 416         (elf_x86_64_need_pic): Moved before elf_x86_64_check_relocs.
 417         Support relocation agaist local symbol.  Set check_relocs_failed.
 418         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use elf_x86_64_need_pic.  Check
 419         R_X86_64_32 relocation overflow.
 420         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
 421         Update one elf_x86_64_need_pic and remove one elf_x86_64_need_pic.
 422
 423 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 424
 425         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call
 426         _bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections only for STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol.
 427         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 428
 429 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 430
 431         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New.
 432         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New function.
 433         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
 434         if check_relocs_after_open_input is FALSE.
 435
 436 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 437
 438         * cache.c: Update old style function definitions.
 439         * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
 440         * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
 441         * stab-syms.c: Likewise.
 442
 443 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 444
 445         * elf32-arm.c (put_thumb2_insn): Change argument type to bfd_byte *.
 446
 447 2016-04-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 448
 449         * Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
 450         * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
 451         * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
 452
 453 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 454
 455         * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_ARC_NPS_CMEM16 entry.
 456         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 457         * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
 458         * elf32-arc.c: Add 'opcode/arc.h' include.
 459         (struct arc_relocation_data): Add symbol_name.
 460         (arc_special_overflow_checks): New function.
 461         (arc_do_relocation): Use arc_special_overflow_checks, reindent as
 462         required, add an extra comment.
 463         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Setup symbol_name in reloc_data.
 464
 465 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 466
 467         * elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
 468         entries.
 469         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
 470         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
 471         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 472
 473 2016-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 474
 475         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
 476         "sh_link".
 477
 478 2016-04-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 479
 480         PR target/19938
 481         * elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
 482         elf_strtab_flags.
 483         New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
 484         * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
 485         defined.
 486         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
 487         already defined.
 488         (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
 489         elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
 490         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
 491         being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
 492         (elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
 493         (section_match): New function.  Matches two ELF sections based
 494         upon fixed characteristics.
 495         (find_link): New function.  Locates a section in a BFD that
 496         matches a section in a different BFD.
 497         (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
 498         fields of reserved sections.
 499         (bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
 500         .shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
 501         elf_backend_data structure.
 502         (swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
 503         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
 504         .strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
 505         elf_backend_data structure.
 506         * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
 507         (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
 508         targets.
 509         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
 510         Solaris targets.
 511         * elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
 512         * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
 513
 514 2016-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 515
 516         PR ld/19939
 517         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
 518         to bfd_boolean.
 519         * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
 520         Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
 521         applies to read-only section.
 522         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
 523         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
 524         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
 525         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
 526         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
 527         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
 528         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
 529         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
 530         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
 531         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
 532         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
 533         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
 534         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
 535         Updated.
 536
 537 2016-04-06  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 538
 539         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
 540         a fall through from error_ret_free_internal.  Free local_syms in
 541         error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().
 542
 543 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 544
 545         * elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
 546         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.
 547
 548 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 549
 550         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed
 551
 552 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 553
 554         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
 555         (get_replace_function): Created.:
 556         (struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
 557         (defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
 558         (defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
 559         (PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
 560         (arc_do_relocation): Changed.
 561
 562 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 563
 564         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
 565         symbol index.
 566         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
 567         the synamic symbol index.
 568         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
 569         relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.
 570
 571 2016-04-05  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 572
 573         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
 574         and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
 575         ones.
 576
 577 2016-04-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 578
 579         PR 19872
 580         * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
 581         version number if the version is zero.
 582
 583 2016-04-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 584
 585         PR 19886
 586         * elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
 587         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
 588
 589 2016-03-30  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
 590
 591         * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
 592         internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
 593
 594 2016-03-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 595
 596         PR 17334
 597         * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
 598         assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
 599         than the number of relocs.
 600
 601 2016-03-29  Toni Spets  <toni.spets@iki.fi>
 602
 603         PR 19878
 604         * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
 605         2014-11-10 change.
 606
 607 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 608
 609         PR 19850
 610         * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
 611         DW_FORM_flag_present.
 612
 613 2016-03-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 614
 615         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
 616         architecture name for backwards compatibility.
 617
 618         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
 619         unbounded stack use.
 620
 621         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
 622         sufficiently recent version of GCC.
 623         * configure: Regenerate.
 624
 625 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 626
 627         PR 19851
 628         * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.
 629
 630 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 631
 632         * archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
 633         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 634         * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
 635         some existing entries to make space.
 636         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
 637         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
 638
 639 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 640
 641         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
 642         EF_ARC_CPU_GENERIC.
 643         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
 644         in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.
 645
 646 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 647
 648         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
 649         EF_ARC_MACH_MSK.
 650
 651 2016-03-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 652
 653         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
 654         * configure: Regenerate.
 655         * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
 656         alloca with call to xmalloc.
 657         * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
 658         * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
 659         * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
 660         * pef.c: Likewise.
 661         * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
 662         * som.c: Likewise.
 663         * xsym.c: Likewise.
 664
 665 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 666
 667         PR ld/19827
 668         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
 669         locally in PIE.
 670         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
 671         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 672         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
 673
 674 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 675
 676         PR ld/19807
 677         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
 678         no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
 679         relocation overflow check.
 680
 681 2016-03-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 682
 683         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 684
 685 2016-03-11  Dan Gissel  <dgisselq@ieee.org>
 686
 687         PR 19713
 688         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
 689         uses bytes not octets.
 690         * elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
 691         Add a bfd parameter.
 692         (eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
 693         (bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
 694         octets before read and writing values.
 695         (elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
 696         (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
 697         (elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
 698         (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
 699         * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
 700         * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
 701
 702 2016-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 703
 704         * config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.
 705
 706 2016-03-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 707
 708         * cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
 709         gcc ABI)" to printable name.
 710         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
 711         of "v850-rh850" as printable name.
 712
 713 2016-03-09  Leon Winter  <winter-gcc@bfw-online.de>
 714
 715         PR ld/19623
 716         * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
 717         relocations against absolute symbols.
 718
 719 2016-03-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 720
 721         PR binutils/19775
 722         * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
 723         length elements in the archive.
 724
 725 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 726
 727         PR ld/19789
 728         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
 729         for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.
 730
 731 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 732
 733         PR ld/19784
 734         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
 735         count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
 736         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 737
 738 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 739
 740         PR ld/19579
 741         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
 742         together.
 743
 744 2016-03-08  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 745             Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 746
 747         * elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
 748         (arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
 749         (arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
 750         (get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
 751         (middle_endian_convert): New function.
 752         (ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
 753         (IS_ME): New define.
 754         (arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
 755         definition to call middle_endian_convert.  Add a new local
 756         variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
 757         arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.
 758
 759 2016-03-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 760
 761         PR binutils/19775
 762         * archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
 763         length elements in the archive.
 764
 765 2016-03-07  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 766
 767         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
 768         section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.
 769
 770 2016-03-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 771
 772         PR ld/19579
 773         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
 774         executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
 775         shared library.
 776
 777 2016-03-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 778
 779         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
 780         * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
 781
 782 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 783
 784         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
 785         relocation addend when sections get merged.
 786
 787 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 788
 789         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
 790         the flag change.
 791         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
 792         Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.
 793
 794 2016-02-26  Renlin Li  <renlin.li@arm.com>
 795
 796         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
 797         check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.
 798
 799 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 800
 801         PR ld/19609
 802         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
 803         load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
 804         base register.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
 805         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 806         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
 807         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
 808         if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
 809         Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
 810         symbols if PIC is false.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
 811         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 812         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
 813
 814 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 815
 816         PR ld/19645
 817         * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
 818         (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
 819         (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
 820         (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 821         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
 822         (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
 823         * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
 824         * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
 825         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 826         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
 827         * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
 828         STT_COMMON.
 829         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
 830         STT_COMMON.
 831         (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
 832         (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
 833         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 834         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.  Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
 835         * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
 836         and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
 837         (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
 838         * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
 839         (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
 840         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 841         * config.in: Likewise.
 842         * configure: Likewise.
 843
 844 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 845
 846         PR ld/19636
 847         PR ld/19704
 848         PR ld/19719
 849         * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
 850         (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
 851         has_non_got_reloc.
 852         (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
 853         (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
 854         has_non_got_reloc.
 855         (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
 856         has_non_got_reloc.
 857         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
 858         (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
 859         (elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
 860         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
 861         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
 862         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
 863         symbols in executable dynamic.  Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
 864         relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
 865         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
 866         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 867         against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
 868         R_386_PC32.
 869         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
 870         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
 871         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
 872         symbol in executable.
 873         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
 874         elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
 875         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
 876         * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
 877         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
 878         has_non_got_reloc.
 879         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
 880         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
 881         has_non_got_reloc.
 882         (elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
 883         has_non_got_reloc.
 884         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
 885         has_non_got_reloc.
 886         (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
 887         (elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
 888         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
 889         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
 890         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
 891         symbols in executable dynamic.
 892         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
 893         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
 894         dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
 895         Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
 896         undefined symbols in PIE.
 897         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
 898         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
 899         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
 900         symbol in executable.
 901         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
 902         elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
 903         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
 904
 905 2016-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 906
 907         * elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
 908         save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
 909         (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
 910         (sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
 911         (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
 912         when relocatable.  Move sfpr_define loop earlier.
 913
 914 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 915
 916         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
 917         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it.  Replace
 918         x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
 919
 920 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 921
 922         PR ld/19698
 923         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
 924         symbol version is unknown.
 925
 926 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 927
 928         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
 929         to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
 930         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
 931
 932 2016-02-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 933
 934         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
 935         library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
 936         assigned symbol dynamic.
 937
 938 2016-02-23  Faraz Shahbazker  <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
 939
 940         * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
 941         ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
 942
 943 2016-02-23  Rich Felker  <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
 944
 945         PR target/19516
 946         * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
 947         Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
 948
 949 2016-02-23  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>
 950
 951         Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
 952         * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
 953         discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
 954
 955 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 956
 957         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
 958         dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
 959
 960 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 961
 962         * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
 963         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 964
 965 2016-02-22  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 966
 967         * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
 968         for destination.  Remove useless function parameters.
 969         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
 970
 971 2016-02-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 972
 973         PR ld/19629
 974         * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
 975         table offsets.
 976
 977         PR ld/19628
 978         * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
 979         processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
 980
 981 2016-02-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 982
 983         PR ld/19617
 984         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
 985         sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
 986
 987 2016-02-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 988
 989         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New.  Defined
 990         to bfd_true.
 991
 992 2016-02-16  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 993
 994         * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
 995         * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
 996         matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
 997         from TEMP.
 998
 999 2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1000
1001         * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
1002         for length and type fields.  Use a signed value for the
1003         suffix_length field.
1004
1005 2016-02-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1006
1007         PR ld/19601
1008         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
1009         significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
1010
1011 2016-02-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1012
1013         PR 19405
1014         * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
1015         immediate values.
1016         * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
1017         number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
1018         generation.
1019
1020 2016-02-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1021
1022         * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
1023         * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
1024         constant for left shifting.
1025
1026         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
1027         helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
1028         might overflow.
1029
1030 2016-02-05  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
1031
1032         * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
1033
1034 2016-02-05  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
1035
1036         * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
1037         to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
1038
1039 2016-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1040
1041         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
1042         for big-endian.
1043
1044 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1045
1046         PR ld/19542
1047         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
1048         distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
1049
1050 2016-02-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1051
1052         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
1053         ELFv2 entry optimization.
1054
1055 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1056
1057         PR binutils/19547
1058         * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
1059         no relocations in relocatable files.
1060
1061 2016-02-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1062
1063         PR ld/19553
1064         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
1065         if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
1066         the symbol referenced by regular object.
1067
1068 2016-02-01  Nathaniel Smith  <njs@pobox.com>
1069
1070         * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
1071         CODE and DATA.
1072
1073 2016-02-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1074
1075         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
1076         an out of range reloc_index.
1077         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
1078
1079 2016-02-01  Kamil Rytarowski  <n54@gmx.com>
1080
1081         * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
1082         (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
1083         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
1084
1085 2016-02-01  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
1086
1087         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
1088
1089 2016-01-31  John David Anglin  <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
1090
1091         PR ld/19526
1092         * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
1093         files.
1094         * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise.  Remove retval.
1095
1096 2016-01-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1097
1098         PR ld/19539
1099         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
1100         against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
1101         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
1102
1103 2016-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1104
1105         PR binutils/19523
1106         * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
1107         decompress debug sections.
1108
1109 2016-01-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1110
1111         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
1112         `dynindx'.
1113
1114 2016-01-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1115
1116         PR target/19435
1117         * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
1118         dsym filename buffer.
1119
1120 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1121
1122         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
1123
1124 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1125
1126         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
1127
1128 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1129
1130         * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
1131         changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
1132         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
1133
1134 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1135
1136         PR ld/19455
1137         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
1138         class of the linker stub bfd.
1139         (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
1140         processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
1141         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
1142         reporting a class mismatch.
1143
1144 2016-01-21  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1145
1146         * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
1147         veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
1148         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
1149         (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
1150         calculation destination.
1151
1152 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1153
1154         * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
1155         (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
1156         (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
1157         (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
1158         * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
1159         (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
1160         * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
1161         (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
1162         (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
1163
1164 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1165
1166         * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
1167         * elf.c: Adjust #include.
1168         * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
1169         * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
1170         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
1171         * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
1172
1173 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1174
1175         * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file.  Move
1176         tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
1177         * configure: Regenerate.
1178
1179 2016-01-20  Mickael Guene  <mickael.guene@st.com>
1180
1181         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
1182         section using '.text.noread' pattern.
1183
1184 2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
1185
1186         * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
1187
1188 2016-01-18  Miranda Cupertino  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
1189             Zissulescu Claudiu  <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
1190
1191         * arc-plt.def: New file.
1192         * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
1193         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
1194                        elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
1195                        elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
1196                        elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
1197         (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
1198         (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
1199         (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
1200         (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
1201         list.
1202         (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
1203         (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
1204         (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
1205         (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
1206         (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
1207         (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
1208         (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
1209         (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
1210         occur.
1211         (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
1212         Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
1213         of just an array of offsets.
1214         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
1215         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
1216         (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
1217         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
1218         (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
1219         dynamic sections.
1220         (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
1221         (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
1222         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
1223         related code.
1224         (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
1225         (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
1226
1227 2016-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1228
1229         PR ld/19440
1230         * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
1231         section number into internal section number.
1232         * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
1233         * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
1234         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
1235         * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
1236         section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
1237
1238 2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1239
1240         * configure: Regenerate.
1241
1242 2016-01-12  Yury Usishchev  <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
1243
1244         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
1245         when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
1246         section.
1247
1248 2016-01-08  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
1249             Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1250
1251         PR ld/19368
1252         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
1253         reloc_class_ifunc.
1254
1255 2016-01-06  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
1256
1257         * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
1258         place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
1259         (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
1260         the relocation string.
1261
1262 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1263
1264         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
1265         factored out from...
1266         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
1267
1268 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1269
1270         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
1271         attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
1272
1273 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1274
1275         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
1276         return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
1277
1278 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1279
1280         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
1281         factored out from...
1282         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
1283
1284 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1285
1286         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
1287         handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
1288
1289 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1290
1291         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
1292         attribute checks for null input.
1293
1294 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1295
1296         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
1297         pointers to target data.
1298
1299 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1300
1301         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
1302         an FP ABI warning.
1303
1304 2016-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1305
1306         Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
1307
1308 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
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