1 2016-04-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
3 * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Update comments for
5 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always count for
6 the unused NULL entry at the head of dynamic symbol table.
7 (bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Remove dynsymcount != 0
10 2016-04-21 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
12 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Exclude linker
13 created file from dynobj.
15 2016-04-21 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
17 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Set dynobj to a
18 normal input file if possible.
20 2016-04-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
22 * aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
23 * aout-target.h: Likewise.
24 * aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
27 * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
28 * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
29 * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
30 * coffcode.h: Likewise.
31 * i386msdos.c: Likewise.
32 * i386os9k.c: Likewise.
35 * libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
36 * libecoff.h: Likewise.
37 * mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
39 * nlm-target.h: Likewise.
43 * ppcboot.c: Likewise.
47 * versados.c: Likewise.
48 * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
50 * elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
51 * linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
52 (_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
53 * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
54 _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
55 (struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
56 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
57 * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
59 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
61 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
62 (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
63 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
64 (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
66 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
68 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
71 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
74 * elf64-x86-64.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
75 (elf_x86_64_need_pic): Moved before elf_x86_64_check_relocs.
76 Support relocation agaist local symbol. Set check_relocs_failed.
77 (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use elf_x86_64_need_pic. Check
78 R_X86_64_32 relocation overflow.
79 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
80 Update one elf_x86_64_need_pic and remove one elf_x86_64_need_pic.
82 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
84 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call
85 _bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections only for STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol.
86 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
88 2016-04-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
90 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New.
91 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New function.
92 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
93 if check_relocs_after_open_input is FALSE.
95 2016-04-20 Trevor Saunders <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
97 * cache.c: Update old style function definitions.
98 * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
99 * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
100 * stab-syms.c: Likewise.
102 2016-04-20 Trevor Saunders <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
104 * elf32-arm.c (put_thumb2_insn): Change argument type to bfd_byte *.
106 2016-04-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
108 * Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
109 * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
110 * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
112 2016-04-14 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
114 * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_ARC_NPS_CMEM16 entry.
115 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
116 * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
117 * elf32-arc.c: Add 'opcode/arc.h' include.
118 (struct arc_relocation_data): Add symbol_name.
119 (arc_special_overflow_checks): New function.
120 (arc_do_relocation): Use arc_special_overflow_checks, reindent as
121 required, add an extra comment.
122 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Setup symbol_name in reloc_data.
124 2016-04-14 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
126 * elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
128 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
129 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
130 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
132 2016-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
134 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
137 2016-04-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
140 * elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
142 New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
143 * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
145 (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
147 (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
148 elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
149 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
150 being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
151 (elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
152 (section_match): New function. Matches two ELF sections based
153 upon fixed characteristics.
154 (find_link): New function. Locates a section in a BFD that
155 matches a section in a different BFD.
156 (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
157 fields of reserved sections.
158 (bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
159 .shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
160 elf_backend_data structure.
161 (swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
162 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
163 .strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
164 elf_backend_data structure.
165 * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
166 (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
168 (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
170 * elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
171 * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
173 2016-04-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
176 * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
178 * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
179 Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
180 applies to read-only section.
181 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
182 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
183 (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
184 (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
185 segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
186 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
187 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
188 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
189 (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
190 (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
191 segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
192 readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
193 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
196 2016-04-06 Thomas Preud'homme <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
198 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
199 a fall through from error_ret_free_internal. Free local_syms in
200 error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().
202 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
204 * elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
205 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.
207 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
209 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed
211 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
213 * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
214 (get_replace_function): Created.:
215 (struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
216 (defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
217 (defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
218 (PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
219 (arc_do_relocation): Changed.
221 2016-04-05 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
223 * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
225 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
226 the synamic symbol index.
227 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
228 relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.
230 2016-04-05 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
232 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
233 and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
236 2016-04-04 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
239 * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
240 version number if the version is zero.
242 2016-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
245 * elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
246 (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
248 2016-03-30 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
250 * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
251 internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
253 2016-03-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
256 * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
257 assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
258 than the number of relocs.
260 2016-03-29 Toni Spets <toni.spets@iki.fi>
263 * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
266 2016-03-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
269 * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
270 DW_FORM_flag_present.
272 2016-03-22 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
274 * cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
275 architecture name for backwards compatibility.
277 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
280 * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
281 sufficiently recent version of GCC.
282 * configure: Regenerate.
284 2016-03-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
287 * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.
289 2016-03-21 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
291 * archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
292 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
293 * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
294 some existing entries to make space.
295 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
296 (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
298 2016-03-21 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
300 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
302 (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
303 in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.
305 2016-03-21 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
307 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
310 2016-03-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
312 * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
313 * configure: Regenerate.
314 * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
315 alloca with call to xmalloc.
316 * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
317 * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
318 * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
320 * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
324 2016-03-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
327 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
329 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
330 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
331 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
333 2016-03-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
336 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
337 no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
338 relocation overflow check.
340 2016-03-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
342 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
344 2016-03-11 Dan Gissel <dgisselq@ieee.org>
347 * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
348 uses bytes not octets.
349 * elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
351 (eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
352 (bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
353 octets before read and writing values.
354 (elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
355 (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
356 (elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
357 (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
358 * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
359 * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
361 2016-03-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
363 * config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.
365 2016-03-09 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
367 * cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
368 gcc ABI)" to printable name.
369 * cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
370 of "v850-rh850" as printable name.
372 2016-03-09 Leon Winter <winter-gcc@bfw-online.de>
375 * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
376 relocations against absolute symbols.
378 2016-03-09 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
381 * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
382 length elements in the archive.
384 2016-03-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
387 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
388 for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.
390 2016-03-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
393 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
394 count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
395 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
397 2016-03-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
400 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
403 2016-03-08 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
404 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
406 * elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
407 (arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
408 (arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
409 (get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
410 (middle_endian_convert): New function.
411 (ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
413 (arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
414 definition to call middle_endian_convert. Add a new local
415 variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
416 arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.
418 2016-03-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
421 * archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
422 length elements in the archive.
424 2016-03-07 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
426 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
427 section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.
429 2016-03-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
432 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
433 executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
436 2016-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
438 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
439 * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
441 2016-02-29 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
443 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
444 relocation addend when sections get merged.
446 2016-02-29 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
448 * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
450 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
451 Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.
453 2016-02-26 Renlin Li <renlin.li@arm.com>
455 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
456 check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.
458 2016-02-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
461 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
462 load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
463 base register. Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
464 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
465 against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
466 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
467 if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
468 Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
469 symbols if PIC is false. Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
470 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
471 against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
473 2016-02-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
476 * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
477 (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
478 (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
479 (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
480 BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
481 (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
482 * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
483 * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
484 common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
485 BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
486 * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
488 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
490 (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
491 (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
492 common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
493 BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON. Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
494 * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
495 and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
496 (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
497 * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
498 (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
499 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
500 * config.in: Likewise.
501 * configure: Likewise.
503 2016-02-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
508 * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
509 (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
511 (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
512 (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
514 (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
516 (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
517 (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
518 (elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
519 (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
520 relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
521 weak symbols in executable. Don't make resolved undefined weak
522 symbols in executable dynamic. Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
523 relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
524 (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
525 (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
526 against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
528 (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
529 dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
530 Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
531 symbol in executable.
532 (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
533 elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
534 (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
535 * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
536 (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
538 (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
539 (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
541 (elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
543 (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
545 (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
546 (elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
547 (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
548 relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
549 weak symbols in executable. Don't make resolved undefined weak
550 symbols in executable dynamic.
551 (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
552 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
553 dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
554 Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
555 undefined symbols in PIE.
556 (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
557 dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
558 Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
559 symbol in executable.
560 (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
561 elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
562 (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
564 2016-02-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
566 * elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
567 save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
568 (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
569 (sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
570 (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
571 when relocatable. Move sfpr_define loop earlier.
573 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
575 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
576 (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it. Replace
577 x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
579 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
582 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
583 symbol version is unknown.
585 2016-02-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
587 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
588 to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
589 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
591 2016-02-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
593 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
594 library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
595 assigned symbol dynamic.
597 2016-02-23 Faraz Shahbazker <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
599 * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
600 ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
602 2016-02-23 Rich Felker <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
605 * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
606 Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
608 2016-02-23 Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
610 Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
611 * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
612 discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
614 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
616 * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
617 dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
619 2016-02-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
621 * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
622 * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
624 2016-02-22 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
626 * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
627 for destination. Remove useless function parameters.
628 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
630 2016-02-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
633 * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
637 * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
638 processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
640 2016-02-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
643 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
644 sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
646 2016-02-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
648 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New. Defined
651 2016-02-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
653 * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
654 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
655 matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
658 2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
660 * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
661 for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
664 2016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
667 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
668 significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
670 2016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
673 * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
675 * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
676 number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
679 2016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
681 * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
682 * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
683 constant for left shifting.
685 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
686 helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
689 2016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
691 * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
693 2016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
695 * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
696 to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
698 2016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
700 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
703 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
706 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
707 distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
709 2016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
711 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
712 ELFv2 entry optimization.
714 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
717 * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
718 no relocations in relocatable files.
720 2016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
723 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
724 if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
725 the symbol referenced by regular object.
727 2016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
729 * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
732 2016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
734 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
735 an out of range reloc_index.
736 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
738 2016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
740 * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
741 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
742 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
744 2016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
746 * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
748 2016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
751 * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
753 * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
755 2016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
758 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
759 against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
760 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
762 2016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
765 * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
766 decompress debug sections.
768 2016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
770 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
773 2016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
776 * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
777 dsym filename buffer.
779 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
781 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
783 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
785 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
787 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
789 * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
790 changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
791 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
793 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
796 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
797 class of the linker stub bfd.
798 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
799 processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
800 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
801 reporting a class mismatch.
803 2016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
805 * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
806 veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
807 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
808 (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
809 calculation destination.
811 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
813 * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
814 (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
815 (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
816 (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
817 * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
818 (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
819 * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
820 (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
821 (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
823 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
825 * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
826 * elf.c: Adjust #include.
827 * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
828 * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
829 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
830 * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
832 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
834 * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
835 tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
836 * configure: Regenerate.
838 2016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
840 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
841 section using '.text.noread' pattern.
843 2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
845 * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
847 2016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
848 Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
850 * arc-plt.def: New file.
851 * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
852 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
853 elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
854 elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
855 elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
856 (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
857 (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
858 (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
859 (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
861 (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
862 (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
863 (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
864 (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
865 (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
866 (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
867 (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
868 (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
870 (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
871 Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
872 of just an array of offsets.
873 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
874 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
875 (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
876 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
877 (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
879 (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
880 (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
881 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
883 (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
884 (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
886 2016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
889 * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
890 section number into internal section number.
891 * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
892 * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
893 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
894 * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
895 section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
897 2016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
899 * configure: Regenerate.
901 2016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
903 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
904 when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
907 2016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
908 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
911 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
914 2016-01-06 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
916 * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
917 place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
918 (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
919 the relocation string.
921 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
923 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
925 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
927 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
929 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
930 attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
932 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
934 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
935 return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
937 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
939 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
941 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
943 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
945 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
946 handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
948 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
950 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
951 attribute checks for null input.
953 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
955 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
956 pointers to target data.
958 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
960 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
963 2016-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
965 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
967 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
969 Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
971 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
972 are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
973 notice and this notice are preserved.
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