1 2016-02-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
3 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
4 library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
5 assigned symbol dynamic.
7 2016-02-23 Faraz Shahbazker <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
9 * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
10 ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
12 2016-02-23 Rich Felker <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
15 * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
16 Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
18 2016-02-23 Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
20 Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
21 * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
22 discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
24 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
26 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
27 dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
29 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
31 * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
32 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
34 2016-02-22 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
36 * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
37 for destination. Remove useless function parameters.
38 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
40 2016-02-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
43 * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
47 * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
48 processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
50 2016-02-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
53 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
54 sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
56 2016-02-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
58 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New. Defined
61 2016-02-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
63 * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
64 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
65 matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
68 2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
70 * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
71 for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
74 2016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
77 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
78 significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
80 2016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
83 * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
85 * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
86 number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
89 2016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
91 * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
92 * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
93 constant for left shifting.
95 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
96 helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
99 2016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
101 * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
103 2016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
105 * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
106 to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
108 2016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
110 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
113 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
116 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
117 distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
119 2016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
121 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
122 ELFv2 entry optimization.
124 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
127 * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
128 no relocations in relocatable files.
130 2016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
133 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
134 if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
135 the symbol referenced by regular object.
137 2016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
139 * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
142 2016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
144 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
145 an out of range reloc_index.
146 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
148 2016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
150 * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
151 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
152 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
154 2016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
156 * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
158 2016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
161 * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
163 * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
165 2016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
168 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
169 against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
170 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
172 2016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
175 * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
176 decompress debug sections.
178 2016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
180 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
183 2016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
186 * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
187 dsym filename buffer.
189 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
191 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
193 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
195 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
197 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
199 * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
200 changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
201 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
203 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
206 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
207 class of the linker stub bfd.
208 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
209 processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
210 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
211 reporting a class mismatch.
213 2016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
215 * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
216 veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
217 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
218 (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
219 calculation destination.
221 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
223 * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
224 (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
225 (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
226 (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
227 * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
228 (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
229 * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
230 (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
231 (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
233 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
235 * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
236 * elf.c: Adjust #include.
237 * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
238 * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
239 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
240 * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
242 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
244 * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
245 tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
246 * configure: Regenerate.
248 2016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
250 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
251 section using '.text.noread' pattern.
253 2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
255 * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
257 2016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
258 Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
260 * arc-plt.def: New file.
261 * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
262 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
263 elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
264 elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
265 elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
266 (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
267 (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
268 (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
269 (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
271 (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
272 (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
273 (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
274 (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
275 (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
276 (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
277 (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
278 (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
280 (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
281 Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
282 of just an array of offsets.
283 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
284 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
285 (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
286 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
287 (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
289 (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
290 (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
291 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
293 (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
294 (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
296 2016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
299 * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
300 section number into internal section number.
301 * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
302 * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
303 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
304 * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
305 section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
307 2016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
309 * configure: Regenerate.
311 2016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
313 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
314 when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
317 2016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
318 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
321 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
324 2016-01-06 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
326 * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
327 place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
328 (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
329 the relocation string.
331 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
333 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
335 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
337 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
339 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
340 attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
342 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
344 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
345 return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
347 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
349 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
351 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
353 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
355 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
356 handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
358 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
360 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
361 attribute checks for null input.
363 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
365 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
366 pointers to target data.
368 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
370 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
373 2016-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
375 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
377 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
379 Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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