1 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
4 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
5 symbol version is unknown.
7 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
9 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
10 to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
11 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
13 2016-02-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
15 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
16 library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
17 assigned symbol dynamic.
19 2016-02-23 Faraz Shahbazker <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
21 * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
22 ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
24 2016-02-23 Rich Felker <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
27 * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
28 Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
30 2016-02-23 Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
32 Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
33 * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
34 discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
36 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
38 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
39 dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
41 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
43 * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
44 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
46 2016-02-22 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
48 * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
49 for destination. Remove useless function parameters.
50 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
52 2016-02-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
55 * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
59 * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
60 processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
62 2016-02-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
65 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
66 sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
68 2016-02-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
70 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New. Defined
73 2016-02-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
75 * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
76 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
77 matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
80 2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
82 * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
83 for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
86 2016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
89 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
90 significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
92 2016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
95 * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
97 * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
98 number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
101 2016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
103 * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
104 * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
105 constant for left shifting.
107 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
108 helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
111 2016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
113 * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
115 2016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
117 * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
118 to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
120 2016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
122 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
125 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
128 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
129 distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
131 2016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
133 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
134 ELFv2 entry optimization.
136 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
139 * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
140 no relocations in relocatable files.
142 2016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
145 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
146 if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
147 the symbol referenced by regular object.
149 2016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
151 * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
154 2016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
156 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
157 an out of range reloc_index.
158 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
160 2016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
162 * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
163 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
164 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
166 2016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
168 * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
170 2016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
173 * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
175 * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
177 2016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
180 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
181 against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
182 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
184 2016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
187 * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
188 decompress debug sections.
190 2016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
192 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
195 2016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
198 * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
199 dsym filename buffer.
201 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
203 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
205 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
207 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
209 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
211 * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
212 changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
213 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
215 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
218 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
219 class of the linker stub bfd.
220 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
221 processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
222 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
223 reporting a class mismatch.
225 2016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
227 * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
228 veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
229 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
230 (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
231 calculation destination.
233 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
235 * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
236 (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
237 (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
238 (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
239 * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
240 (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
241 * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
242 (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
243 (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
245 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
247 * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
248 * elf.c: Adjust #include.
249 * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
250 * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
251 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
252 * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
254 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
256 * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
257 tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
258 * configure: Regenerate.
260 2016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
262 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
263 section using '.text.noread' pattern.
265 2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
267 * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
269 2016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
270 Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
272 * arc-plt.def: New file.
273 * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
274 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
275 elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
276 elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
277 elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
278 (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
279 (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
280 (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
281 (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
283 (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
284 (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
285 (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
286 (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
287 (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
288 (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
289 (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
290 (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
292 (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
293 Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
294 of just an array of offsets.
295 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
296 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
297 (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
298 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
299 (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
301 (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
302 (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
303 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
305 (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
306 (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
308 2016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
311 * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
312 section number into internal section number.
313 * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
314 * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
315 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
316 * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
317 section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
319 2016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
321 * configure: Regenerate.
323 2016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
325 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
326 when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
329 2016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
330 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
333 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
336 2016-01-06 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
338 * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
339 place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
340 (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
341 the relocation string.
343 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
345 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
347 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
349 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
351 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
352 attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
354 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
356 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
357 return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
359 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
361 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
363 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
365 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
367 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
368 handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
370 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
372 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
373 attribute checks for null input.
375 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
377 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
378 pointers to target data.
380 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
382 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
385 2016-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
387 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
389 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
391 Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
393 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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