1 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
3 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
4 to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
5 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
7 2016-02-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
9 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
10 library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
11 assigned symbol dynamic.
13 2016-02-23 Faraz Shahbazker <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
15 * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
16 ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
18 2016-02-23 Rich Felker <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
21 * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
22 Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
24 2016-02-23 Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
26 Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
27 * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
28 discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
30 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
32 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
33 dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
35 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
37 * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
38 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
40 2016-02-22 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
42 * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
43 for destination. Remove useless function parameters.
44 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
46 2016-02-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
49 * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
53 * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
54 processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
56 2016-02-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
59 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
60 sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
62 2016-02-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
64 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New. Defined
67 2016-02-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
69 * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
70 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
71 matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
74 2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
76 * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
77 for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
80 2016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
83 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
84 significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
86 2016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
89 * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
91 * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
92 number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
95 2016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
97 * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
98 * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
99 constant for left shifting.
101 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
102 helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
105 2016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
107 * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
109 2016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
111 * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
112 to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
114 2016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
116 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
119 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
122 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
123 distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
125 2016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
127 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
128 ELFv2 entry optimization.
130 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
133 * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
134 no relocations in relocatable files.
136 2016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
139 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
140 if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
141 the symbol referenced by regular object.
143 2016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
145 * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
148 2016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
150 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
151 an out of range reloc_index.
152 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
154 2016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
156 * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
157 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
158 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
160 2016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
162 * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
164 2016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
167 * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
169 * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
171 2016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
174 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
175 against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
176 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
178 2016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
181 * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
182 decompress debug sections.
184 2016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
186 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
189 2016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
192 * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
193 dsym filename buffer.
195 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
197 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
199 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
201 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
203 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
205 * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
206 changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
207 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
209 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
212 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
213 class of the linker stub bfd.
214 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
215 processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
216 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
217 reporting a class mismatch.
219 2016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
221 * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
222 veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
223 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
224 (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
225 calculation destination.
227 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
229 * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
230 (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
231 (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
232 (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
233 * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
234 (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
235 * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
236 (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
237 (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
239 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
241 * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
242 * elf.c: Adjust #include.
243 * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
244 * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
245 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
246 * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
248 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
250 * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
251 tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
252 * configure: Regenerate.
254 2016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
256 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
257 section using '.text.noread' pattern.
259 2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
261 * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
263 2016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
264 Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
266 * arc-plt.def: New file.
267 * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
268 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
269 elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
270 elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
271 elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
272 (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
273 (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
274 (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
275 (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
277 (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
278 (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
279 (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
280 (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
281 (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
282 (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
283 (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
284 (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
286 (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
287 Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
288 of just an array of offsets.
289 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
290 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
291 (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
292 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
293 (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
295 (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
296 (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
297 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
299 (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
300 (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
302 2016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
305 * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
306 section number into internal section number.
307 * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
308 * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
309 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
310 * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
311 section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
313 2016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
315 * configure: Regenerate.
317 2016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
319 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
320 when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
323 2016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
324 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
327 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
330 2016-01-06 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
332 * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
333 place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
334 (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
335 the relocation string.
337 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
339 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
341 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
343 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
345 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
346 attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
348 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
350 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
351 return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
353 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
355 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
357 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
359 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
361 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
362 handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
364 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
366 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
367 attribute checks for null input.
369 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
371 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
372 pointers to target data.
374 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
376 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
379 2016-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
381 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
383 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
385 Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
387 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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