1 2016-04-21 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
3 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Exclude linker
4 created file from dynobj.
6 2016-04-21 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
8 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Set dynobj to a
9 normal input file if possible.
11 2016-04-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
13 * aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
14 * aout-target.h: Likewise.
15 * aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
18 * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
19 * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
20 * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
21 * coffcode.h: Likewise.
22 * i386msdos.c: Likewise.
23 * i386os9k.c: Likewise.
26 * libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
27 * libecoff.h: Likewise.
28 * mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
30 * nlm-target.h: Likewise.
34 * ppcboot.c: Likewise.
38 * versados.c: Likewise.
39 * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
41 * elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
42 * linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
43 (_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
44 * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
45 _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
46 (struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
47 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
48 * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
50 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
52 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
53 (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
54 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
55 (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
57 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
59 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
62 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
65 * elf64-x86-64.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
66 (elf_x86_64_need_pic): Moved before elf_x86_64_check_relocs.
67 Support relocation agaist local symbol. Set check_relocs_failed.
68 (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use elf_x86_64_need_pic. Check
69 R_X86_64_32 relocation overflow.
70 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
71 Update one elf_x86_64_need_pic and remove one elf_x86_64_need_pic.
73 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
75 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call
76 _bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections only for STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol.
77 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
79 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
81 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New.
82 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New function.
83 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
84 if check_relocs_after_open_input is FALSE.
86 2016-04-20 Trevor Saunders <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
88 * cache.c: Update old style function definitions.
89 * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
90 * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
91 * stab-syms.c: Likewise.
93 2016-04-20 Trevor Saunders <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
95 * elf32-arm.c (put_thumb2_insn): Change argument type to bfd_byte *.
97 2016-04-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
99 * Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
100 * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
101 * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
103 2016-04-14 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
105 * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_ARC_NPS_CMEM16 entry.
106 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
107 * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
108 * elf32-arc.c: Add 'opcode/arc.h' include.
109 (struct arc_relocation_data): Add symbol_name.
110 (arc_special_overflow_checks): New function.
111 (arc_do_relocation): Use arc_special_overflow_checks, reindent as
112 required, add an extra comment.
113 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Setup symbol_name in reloc_data.
115 2016-04-14 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
117 * elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
119 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
120 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
121 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
123 2016-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
125 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
128 2016-04-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
131 * elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
133 New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
134 * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
136 (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
138 (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
139 elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
140 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
141 being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
142 (elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
143 (section_match): New function. Matches two ELF sections based
144 upon fixed characteristics.
145 (find_link): New function. Locates a section in a BFD that
146 matches a section in a different BFD.
147 (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
148 fields of reserved sections.
149 (bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
150 .shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
151 elf_backend_data structure.
152 (swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
153 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
154 .strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
155 elf_backend_data structure.
156 * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
157 (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
159 (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
161 * elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
162 * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
164 2016-04-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
167 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
169 * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
170 Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
171 applies to read-only section.
172 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
173 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
174 (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
175 (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
176 segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
177 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
178 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
179 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
180 (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
181 (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
182 segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
183 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
184 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
187 2016-04-06 Thomas Preud'homme <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
189 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
190 a fall through from error_ret_free_internal. Free local_syms in
191 error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().
193 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
195 * elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
196 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.
198 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
200 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed
202 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
204 * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
205 (get_replace_function): Created.:
206 (struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
207 (defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
208 (defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
209 (PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
210 (arc_do_relocation): Changed.
212 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
214 * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
216 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
217 the synamic symbol index.
218 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
219 relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.
221 2016-04-05 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
223 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
224 and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
227 2016-04-04 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
230 * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
231 version number if the version is zero.
233 2016-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
236 * elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
237 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
239 2016-03-30 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
241 * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
242 internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
244 2016-03-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
247 * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
248 assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
249 than the number of relocs.
251 2016-03-29 Toni Spets <toni.spets@iki.fi>
254 * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
257 2016-03-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
260 * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
261 DW_FORM_flag_present.
263 2016-03-22 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
265 * cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
266 architecture name for backwards compatibility.
268 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
271 * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
272 sufficiently recent version of GCC.
273 * configure: Regenerate.
275 2016-03-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
278 * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.
280 2016-03-21 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
282 * archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
283 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
284 * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
285 some existing entries to make space.
286 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
287 (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
289 2016-03-21 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
291 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
293 (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
294 in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.
296 2016-03-21 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
298 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
301 2016-03-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
303 * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
304 * configure: Regenerate.
305 * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
306 alloca with call to xmalloc.
307 * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
308 * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
309 * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
311 * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
315 2016-03-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
318 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
320 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
321 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
322 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
324 2016-03-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
327 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
328 no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
329 relocation overflow check.
331 2016-03-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
333 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
335 2016-03-11 Dan Gissel <dgisselq@ieee.org>
338 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
339 uses bytes not octets.
340 * elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
342 (eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
343 (bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
344 octets before read and writing values.
345 (elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
346 (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
347 (elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
348 (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
349 * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
350 * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
352 2016-03-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
354 * config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.
356 2016-03-09 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
358 * cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
359 gcc ABI)" to printable name.
360 * cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
361 of "v850-rh850" as printable name.
363 2016-03-09 Leon Winter <winter-gcc@bfw-online.de>
366 * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
367 relocations against absolute symbols.
369 2016-03-09 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
372 * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
373 length elements in the archive.
375 2016-03-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
378 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
379 for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.
381 2016-03-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
384 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
385 count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
386 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
388 2016-03-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
391 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
394 2016-03-08 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
395 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
397 * elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
398 (arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
399 (arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
400 (get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
401 (middle_endian_convert): New function.
402 (ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
404 (arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
405 definition to call middle_endian_convert. Add a new local
406 variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
407 arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.
409 2016-03-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
412 * archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
413 length elements in the archive.
415 2016-03-07 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
417 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
418 section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.
420 2016-03-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
423 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
424 executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
427 2016-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
429 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
430 * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
432 2016-02-29 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
434 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
435 relocation addend when sections get merged.
437 2016-02-29 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
439 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
441 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
442 Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.
444 2016-02-26 Renlin Li <renlin.li@arm.com>
446 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
447 check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.
449 2016-02-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
452 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
453 load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
454 base register. Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
455 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
456 against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
457 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
458 if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
459 Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
460 symbols if PIC is false. Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
461 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
462 against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
464 2016-02-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
467 * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
468 (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
469 (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
470 (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
471 BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
472 (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
473 * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
474 * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
475 common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
476 BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
477 * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
479 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
481 (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
482 (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
483 common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
484 BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON. Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
485 * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
486 and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
487 (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
488 * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
489 (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
490 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
491 * config.in: Likewise.
492 * configure: Likewise.
494 2016-02-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
499 * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
500 (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
502 (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
503 (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
505 (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
507 (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
508 (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
509 (elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
510 (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
511 relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
512 weak symbols in executable. Don't make resolved undefined weak
513 symbols in executable dynamic. Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
514 relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
515 (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
516 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
517 against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
519 (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
520 dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
521 Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
522 symbol in executable.
523 (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
524 elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
525 (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
526 * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
527 (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
529 (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
530 (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
532 (elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
534 (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
536 (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
537 (elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
538 (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
539 relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
540 weak symbols in executable. Don't make resolved undefined weak
541 symbols in executable dynamic.
542 (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
543 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
544 dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
545 Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
546 undefined symbols in PIE.
547 (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
548 dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
549 Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
550 symbol in executable.
551 (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
552 elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
553 (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
555 2016-02-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
557 * elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
558 save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
559 (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
560 (sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
561 (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
562 when relocatable. Move sfpr_define loop earlier.
564 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
566 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
567 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it. Replace
568 x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
570 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
573 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
574 symbol version is unknown.
576 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
578 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
579 to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
580 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
582 2016-02-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
584 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
585 library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
586 assigned symbol dynamic.
588 2016-02-23 Faraz Shahbazker <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
590 * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
591 ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
593 2016-02-23 Rich Felker <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
596 * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
597 Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
599 2016-02-23 Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
601 Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
602 * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
603 discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
605 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
607 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
608 dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
610 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
612 * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
613 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
615 2016-02-22 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
617 * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
618 for destination. Remove useless function parameters.
619 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
621 2016-02-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
624 * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
628 * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
629 processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
631 2016-02-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
634 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
635 sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
637 2016-02-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
639 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New. Defined
642 2016-02-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
644 * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
645 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
646 matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
649 2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
651 * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
652 for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
655 2016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
658 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
659 significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
661 2016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
664 * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
666 * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
667 number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
670 2016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
672 * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
673 * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
674 constant for left shifting.
676 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
677 helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
680 2016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
682 * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
684 2016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
686 * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
687 to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
689 2016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
691 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
694 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
697 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
698 distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
700 2016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
702 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
703 ELFv2 entry optimization.
705 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
708 * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
709 no relocations in relocatable files.
711 2016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
714 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
715 if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
716 the symbol referenced by regular object.
718 2016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
720 * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
723 2016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
725 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
726 an out of range reloc_index.
727 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
729 2016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
731 * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
732 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
733 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
735 2016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
737 * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
739 2016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
742 * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
744 * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
746 2016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
749 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
750 against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
751 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
753 2016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
756 * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
757 decompress debug sections.
759 2016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
761 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
764 2016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
767 * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
768 dsym filename buffer.
770 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
772 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
774 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
776 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
778 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
780 * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
781 changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
782 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
784 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
787 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
788 class of the linker stub bfd.
789 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
790 processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
791 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
792 reporting a class mismatch.
794 2016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
796 * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
797 veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
798 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
799 (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
800 calculation destination.
802 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
804 * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
805 (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
806 (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
807 (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
808 * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
809 (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
810 * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
811 (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
812 (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
814 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
816 * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
817 * elf.c: Adjust #include.
818 * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
819 * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
820 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
821 * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
823 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
825 * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
826 tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
827 * configure: Regenerate.
829 2016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
831 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
832 section using '.text.noread' pattern.
834 2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
836 * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
838 2016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
839 Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
841 * arc-plt.def: New file.
842 * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
843 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
844 elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
845 elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
846 elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
847 (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
848 (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
849 (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
850 (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
852 (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
853 (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
854 (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
855 (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
856 (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
857 (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
858 (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
859 (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
861 (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
862 Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
863 of just an array of offsets.
864 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
865 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
866 (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
867 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
868 (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
870 (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
871 (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
872 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
874 (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
875 (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
877 2016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
880 * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
881 section number into internal section number.
882 * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
883 * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
884 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
885 * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
886 section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
888 2016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
890 * configure: Regenerate.
892 2016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
894 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
895 when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
898 2016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
899 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
902 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
905 2016-01-06 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
907 * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
908 place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
909 (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
910 the relocation string.
912 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
914 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
916 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
918 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
920 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
921 attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
923 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
925 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
926 return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
928 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
930 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
932 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
934 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
936 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
937 handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
939 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
941 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
942 attribute checks for null input.
944 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
946 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
947 pointers to target data.
949 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
951 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
954 2016-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
956 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
958 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
960 Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
962 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
963 are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
964 notice and this notice are preserved.
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