1 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
3 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
4 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it. Replace
5 x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
7 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
10 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
11 symbol version is unknown.
13 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
15 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
16 to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
17 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
19 2016-02-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
21 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
22 library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
23 assigned symbol dynamic.
25 2016-02-23 Faraz Shahbazker <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
27 * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
28 ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
30 2016-02-23 Rich Felker <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
33 * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
34 Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
36 2016-02-23 Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
38 Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
39 * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
40 discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
42 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
44 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
45 dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
47 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
49 * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
50 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
52 2016-02-22 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
54 * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
55 for destination. Remove useless function parameters.
56 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
58 2016-02-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
61 * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
65 * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
66 processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
68 2016-02-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
71 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
72 sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
74 2016-02-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
76 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New. Defined
79 2016-02-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
81 * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
82 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
83 matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
86 2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
88 * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
89 for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
92 2016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
95 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
96 significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
98 2016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
101 * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
103 * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
104 number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
107 2016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
109 * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
110 * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
111 constant for left shifting.
113 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
114 helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
117 2016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
119 * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
121 2016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
123 * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
124 to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
126 2016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
128 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
131 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
134 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
135 distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
137 2016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
139 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
140 ELFv2 entry optimization.
142 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
145 * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
146 no relocations in relocatable files.
148 2016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
151 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
152 if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
153 the symbol referenced by regular object.
155 2016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
157 * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
160 2016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
162 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
163 an out of range reloc_index.
164 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
166 2016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
168 * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
169 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
170 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
172 2016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
174 * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
176 2016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
179 * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
181 * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
183 2016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
186 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
187 against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
188 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
190 2016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
193 * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
194 decompress debug sections.
196 2016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
198 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
201 2016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
204 * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
205 dsym filename buffer.
207 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
209 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
211 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
213 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
215 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
217 * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
218 changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
219 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
221 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
224 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
225 class of the linker stub bfd.
226 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
227 processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
228 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
229 reporting a class mismatch.
231 2016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
233 * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
234 veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
235 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
236 (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
237 calculation destination.
239 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
241 * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
242 (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
243 (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
244 (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
245 * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
246 (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
247 * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
248 (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
249 (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
251 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
253 * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
254 * elf.c: Adjust #include.
255 * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
256 * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
257 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
258 * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
260 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
262 * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
263 tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
264 * configure: Regenerate.
266 2016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
268 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
269 section using '.text.noread' pattern.
271 2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
273 * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
275 2016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
276 Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
278 * arc-plt.def: New file.
279 * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
280 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
281 elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
282 elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
283 elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
284 (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
285 (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
286 (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
287 (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
289 (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
290 (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
291 (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
292 (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
293 (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
294 (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
295 (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
296 (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
298 (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
299 Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
300 of just an array of offsets.
301 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
302 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
303 (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
304 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
305 (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
307 (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
308 (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
309 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
311 (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
312 (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
314 2016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
317 * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
318 section number into internal section number.
319 * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
320 * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
321 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
322 * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
323 section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
325 2016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
327 * configure: Regenerate.
329 2016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
331 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
332 when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
335 2016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
336 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
339 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
342 2016-01-06 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
344 * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
345 place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
346 (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
347 the relocation string.
349 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
351 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
353 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
355 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
357 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
358 attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
360 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
362 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
363 return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
365 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
367 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
369 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
371 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
373 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
374 handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
376 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
378 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
379 attribute checks for null input.
381 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
383 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
384 pointers to target data.
386 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
388 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
391 2016-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
393 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
395 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
397 Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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