1 2015-10-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
4 * configure.ac: Add --enable-compressed-debug-sections with
5 options of all, none or ld.
6 * configure: Regenerate.
7 * config.in: Regenerate.
8 * ld.texinfo: Document how to determine the default action for
10 * ldmain.c (main): If DEFAULT_FLAG_COMPRESS_DEBUG is defined then
11 set the compress_debug field of the link_info structure to
13 * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Output the default setting
14 for the --compress-debug-sections option.
15 * NEWS: Mention the new configure option.
17 2015-10-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
19 * ld.texinfo: Fix a typo for "-z noextern-protected-data".
21 2015-10-15 Simon Dardis <Simon.Dardis@imgtec.com>
23 * ld/ldexp.c: (try_copy_symbol_flags): New. Factored out from...
24 (exp_fold_tree_1): Here. Cope with ternary operator in
25 assignments. Use new helper.
27 2015-10-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
29 * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
31 2015-10-13 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
33 * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
35 2015-10-07 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com>
36 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
38 * configure.tgt: Added target arc-*-elf* and arc*-*-linux-uclibc*.
39 * emulparams/arcebelf_prof.sh: New file
40 * emulparams/arcebelf.sh: Likewise.
41 * emulparams/arceblinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
42 * emulparams/arceblinux.sh: Likewise.
43 * emulparams/arcelf_prof.sh: Likewise.
44 * emulparams/arcelf.sh: Likewise.
45 * emulparams/arclinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
46 * emulparams/arclinux.sh: Likewise.
47 * emulparams/arcv2elfx.sh: Likewise.
48 * emulparams/arcv2elf.sh: Likewise.
49 * emultempl/arclinux.em: Likewise.
50 * scripttempl/arclinux.sc: Likewise.
51 * scripttempl/elfarc.sc: Likewise.
52 * scripttempl/elfarcv2.sc: Likewise
53 * Makefile.am: Add new ARC emulations.
54 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
55 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
57 2015-10-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
59 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu for Solaris2/x86.
61 2015-10-01 Kaz Kojima <kkojima@rr.iij4u.or.jp>
63 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Remove shlelf and
64 shelf from sh*-*-linux cases.
66 2015-09-30 Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
68 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add fdpic and misc
69 emulations to sh*-*-linux* targets.
71 2015-09-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
74 * ld.texinfo (Options): Fix spelling mistake.
76 2015-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
79 * ldmain.c (main): Always enable --sysroot.
80 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Don't
81 prepend sysroot to relative rpath/runpath.
83 2015-09-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
85 * emultempl/elf32.em (ehdr_start_empty): New static variable.
86 (before_allocation): Use it to initialise ehdr_start_save.
87 * emultempl/pe.em (write_build_id): Remove useless double
89 * emultempl/pep.em (write_build_id): Likewise.
91 2015-09-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
93 * emultempl/alphaelf.em (alpha_after_parse): Call
94 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of
96 * emultempl/cr16elf.em (cr16elf_after_parse): Likewise.
97 * emultempl/crxelf.em (crxelf_after_parse); Likewise.
98 * emultempl/hppaelf.em (hppaelf_after_parse): Likewise.
99 * emultempl/mipself.em (mips_after_parse): Likewise.
100 * emultempl/nds32elf.em (nds32_elf_after_parse): Likewise.
101 * emultempl/elf32.em: Don't include ldlex.h.
102 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse): New function.
103 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
104 <OPTION_PIE>: Removed.
105 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace after_parse_default
106 with gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse.
107 * emultempl/ia64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse):
109 (ia64elf_after_parse): This. Call
110 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of after_parse_default.
111 (LDEMUL_AFTER_PARSE): Replace gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse
112 with ia64elf_after_parse.
114 2015-09-22 Rainer Orth <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
116 * emulparams/solaris2.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Set to yes.
118 * emultempl/elf32.em: Include ldlex.h.
119 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
120 <OPTION_PIE>: Set DF_1_PIE.
122 2015-09-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
124 * ld.texinfo: Put --dotsyms/--no-dotsyms on separate lines.
125 Ditto for --save-restore-funcs and --tls-get-addr-optimize.
127 2015-09-20 Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
129 * ld.texinfo (--no-dynamic-linker): Document.
130 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_NO_DYNAMIC_LINKER.
131 * lexsup.c (ld_options, parse_args): Handle --no-dynamic-linker.
133 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
135 * ld.texinfo: Document PowerPC64 --{no-,}save-restore-funcs.
137 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
139 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init tls_get_addr_opt field to -1.
140 (OPTION_TLS_GET_ADDR_OPT): Define.
141 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Handle --tls-get-addr-opt.
142 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS, PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Likewise.
143 * ld.texinfo: Document --tls-get-addr-optimize and
144 --no-tls-get-addr-optimize.
146 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
149 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Add rel_from_abs.
150 (ldexp_finalize_syms): Declare.
151 * ldexp.c (new_rel_from_abs): Keep absolute for expressions
152 outside of output section statements. Set rel_from_abs.
153 (make_abs, exp_fold_tree, exp_fold_tree_no_dot): Clear rel_from_abs.
154 (struct definedness_hash_entry): Add final_sec, and comment.
155 (update_definedness): Set final_sec.
156 (set_sym_sections, ldexp_finalize_syms): New functions.
157 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Call ldexp_finalize_syms.
159 2015-09-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
161 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
163 2015-09-09 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
165 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: default linker script RAM and
168 2015-09-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
170 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
172 2015-09-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
174 * ld.texinfo (Source Code Reference): Extend description to
175 include an example using arrays.
177 2015-07-28 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
179 * ld.h (enum orphan_handling_enum): New.
180 (ld_config_type): Remove warn_orphan, add orphan_handling.
181 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): Remove warning about orphan
183 * ldlang.c (ldlang_place_orphan): New function.
184 (lang_place_orphans): Call ldlang_place_orphan.
185 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Remove OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
186 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
187 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Remove 'warn-orphan' and
188 'no-warn-orphan', add 'orphan-handling'.
189 (parse_args): Remove handling for OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
190 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add handling for OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
191 * NEWS: Replace text about --warn-orphan with --orphan-handling.
192 * ld.texinfo (Options): Remove --warn-orphan entry and add
193 entry on --orphan-handling.
194 (Orphan Sections): Add reference to relevant command line options.
196 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
198 * ld.texinfo (--build-id): Fix typo. The COFF/PE build-id section
199 is called .buildid not .build-id.
201 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
203 (Source Code Reference): Fix off-by-one typo in example of how to
204 use linker script symbols in C source code.
206 2015-08-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
208 * emultempl/aix.em: Don't set link_info.pic.
209 * emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
210 * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
211 * emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
212 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Likewise. Set type_pie for -pie.
213 * plugin.c (set_tv_header <LDPT_LINKER_OUTPUT>): Simplify.
215 2015-08-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
217 * ld/ldctor.c: Replace shared, executable, relocatable and pie
218 fields with bfd_link_executable, bfd_link_dll,
219 bfd_link_relocatable, bfd_link_pic and bfd_link_pie.
220 * ld/ldemul.c: Likewise.
221 * ld/ldfile.c: Likewise.
222 * ld/ldlang.c: Likewise.
223 * ld/ldmain.c: Likewise.
224 * ld/ldwrite.c: Likewise.
225 * ld/lexsup.c: Likewise.
226 * ld/pe-dll.c: Likewise.
227 * ld/plugin.c: Likewise.
228 * ld/emultempl/aarch64elf.em: Likewise.
229 * ld/emultempl/aix.em: Likewise.
230 * ld/emultempl/alphaelf.em: Likewise.
231 * ld/emultempl/armcoff.em: Likewise.
232 * ld/emultempl/armelf.em: Likewise.
233 * ld/emultempl/avrelf.em: Likewise.
234 * ld/emultempl/beos.em: Likewise.
235 * ld/emultempl/cr16elf.em: Likewise.
236 * ld/emultempl/elf-generic.em: Likewise.
237 * ld/emultempl/elf32.em: Likewise.
238 * ld/emultempl/genelf.em: Likewise.
239 * ld/emultempl/generic.em: Likewise.
240 * ld/emultempl/gld960.em: Likewise.
241 * ld/emultempl/gld960c.em: Likewise.
242 * ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em: Likewise.
243 * ld/emultempl/irix.em: Likewise.
244 * ld/emultempl/linux.em: Likewise.
245 * ld/emultempl/lnk960.em: Likewise.
246 * ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise.
247 * ld/emultempl/m68kcoff.em: Likewise.
248 * ld/emultempl/m68kelf.em: Likewise.
249 * ld/emultempl/metagelf.em: Likewise.
250 * ld/emultempl/mipself.em: Likewise.
251 * ld/emultempl/mmo.em: Likewise.
252 * ld/emultempl/msp430.em: Likewise.
253 * ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em: Likewise.
254 * ld/emultempl/needrelax.em: Likewise.
255 * ld/emultempl/nios2elf.em: Likewise.
256 * ld/emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
257 * ld/emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
258 * ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Likewise.
259 * ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em: Likewise.
260 * ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em: Likewise.
261 * ld/emultempl/solaris2.em: Likewise.
262 * ld/emultempl/spuelf.em: Likewise.
263 * ld/emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
264 * ld/emultempl/tic6xdsbt.em: Likewise.
265 * ld/emultempl/ticoff.em: Likewise.
266 * ld/emultempl/v850elf.em: Likewise.
267 * ld/emultempl/vms.em: Likewise.
268 * ld/emultempl/vxworks.em: Likewise.
270 2015-08-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
272 * ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): Clear linker_def on symbol assignment.
274 2015-08-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
276 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): Delete.
277 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Revert 2015-07-10 change.
278 (is_align_conditional): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
279 (exp_fold_tree_1): Likewise, but keep expanded comment.
280 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
281 * ld.texinfo (<ALIGN>): Correct description.
283 2015-08-04 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
285 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --require-defined option.
286 * ldlang.c (struct require_defined_symbol): New structure.
287 (require_defined_symbol_list): New variable.
288 (ldlang_add_require_defined): New function.
289 (ldlang_check_require_defined_symbols): New function.
290 (lang_process): Check required symbols are defined.
291 * ldlang.h (ldlang_add_require_defined): Declare.
292 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_REQUIRE_DEFINED_SYMBOL.
293 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add '--require-defined' entry.
294 (parse_args): Handle '--requre-defined' entry.
295 * NEWS: Mention new '--require-defined' option.
297 2015-08-03 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
299 * ld.texinfo (MEMORY): Explain that multiple MEMORY commands are
302 2015-07-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
304 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Don't set link_info.executable to
305 TRUE for link_info.relocatable.
307 2015-07-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
309 * configure: Regenerated.
311 2015-07-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
313 * emulparams/elf32rl78.sh (OTHER_SECTIONS): Provide a value for
314 the _-rl78_abs__ symbol.
316 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
318 * emulparams/criself.sh (INIT_ADDR, FINI_ADDR): Define.
319 (INIT_START, FINI_START): Don't ALIGN.
320 * scriptempl/elf.sc (.init, .fini): Apply INIT_ADDR/FINI_ADDR.
322 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
324 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Align absolute value of dot.
325 * ldexp.c (is_align_conditional): Handle binary ALIGN.
326 (exp_fold_tree_1): Move code setting SEC_KEEP for assignments to
327 dot inside output sections. Handle absolute expressions.
329 2015-07-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
331 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Make
332 --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as
333 --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi.
334 * ld.texinfo: Change --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi.
336 2015-07-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
338 * ld.texinfo (Options): Add missing period after @xref.
340 2015-07-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
342 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): New function.
343 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Use it.
345 2015-07-03 Kai Tietz <ktietz@redhat.com>
348 * scripttempl/pep.sc: Mark .idata*, .CRT*, .tls*,
349 .rsrc*, .init, .ctor*, .dtor*, .fini, .jcr,
350 .eh_frame, .pdata. .xdata, and .gcc_except_table sections
352 * scripttempl/pe.sc: Likewise.
353 * ld.texinfo: Document that --gc-sections has experimental support
354 for COFF and PE targets.
355 * NEWS: Mention experimental support.
357 2015-07-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
359 * Makefile.am (eelf32or1k.c, eelf32or1k_linux.c): Depend on ELF_DEPS.
360 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
362 2015-06-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
364 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):
365 Replace COMPRESS_DEBUG_ZLIB with COMPRESS_DEBUG_GNU_ZLIB.
367 2015-06-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
369 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh (COMPILE_IN): New.
371 2015-06-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
374 * emultempl/pe.em (pe_find_data_imports): Generate an error if a
375 symbol name is too long to handle.
376 * emultempl/pep.em (pep_find_data_imports): Likewise.
378 2015-06-12 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
380 * NEWS: Mention new option.
381 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Handle --print-memory-usage.
382 (ld_options): Add --print-memory-usage.
383 * ldmain.c (main): Call lang_print_memory_usage.
384 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_PRINT_MEMORY_USAGE.
385 * ldlang.h: Add prototype of lang_print_memory_usage.
386 * ldlang.c (lang_print_memory_size, lang_print_memory_usage): New
388 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --print-memory-usage.
389 * ld.h (args_type): Add print_memory_usage field.
391 2015-06-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
393 * po/fr.po: Updated French Translation.
395 2015-05-28 Catherine Moore <clm@codesourcery.com>
396 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
398 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):
399 Add Compact EH support.
400 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle .eh_frame_entry and .gnu_extab
403 2015-05-17 Chung-Lin Tang <cltang@codesourcery.com>
405 * configure.ac (AC_PROG_GREP): Check for grep program.
406 (elf_list_options,elf_shlib_list_options,elf_plt_unwind_list_options):
407 Enable ELF option printing for emulations containing
408 'TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32'.
409 * configure: Regenerate.
411 2015-05-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
413 * ld.texinfo (ASSERT): Describe the interaction with PROVIDEd
416 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
418 * configure.tgt: Support i[3-7]86-*-elfiamcu target.
420 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
422 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add eelf_iamcu.c.
424 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu if elf_i386 is
426 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
427 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh: New file.
429 2015-05-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
431 * emulparams/msp430elf.sh (TEMPLATE_NAME): Change to msp430.
432 * scripttempl/msp430.sc (.text): Add .lower.text and .either.text.
433 (.data): Add .lower.data and .either.data.
434 (.bss): Add .lower.bss and .either.bss.
435 (.rodata): Add .lower.rodata and .either.rodata.
436 * emultempl/msp430.em: New file. Implements a new orphan
437 placement algorithm that divides sections between lower and upper
439 * Makefile.am (emsp430elf.c): Depend upon msp430.em.
440 *emsp430X.c): Likewise.
441 * Makefine.in: Regenerate.
443 2015-04-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
446 * ldlex.l (INPUTLIST): Increment lineno on newline.
448 2015-04-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
450 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation):
451 Call gld${EMULATION_NAME}_map_segments regardless of need_laying_out.
453 2015-04-24 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
455 * Makefile.am (msp430): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
456 (emsp430.c): Rename to emsp430elf.c, update dependencies
457 (emsp430X.c): Update dependencies.
458 * Makefile.in: Likewise.
459 * configure.tgt (msp430-*-*): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
460 * emulparams/msp430.sh: Rename to msp430elf.sh.
461 * emulparams/msp430X.sh: Update.
463 2015-04-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
466 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set is_linker_input to 1.
468 2015-04-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
470 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (GOT): Align.
472 2015-04-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
474 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Delete dataseg.min_base. Add
475 data_seg.relro_offset.
476 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN>): Don't set min_base.
477 (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Do set relro_offset.
478 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Rewrite code adjusting relro
479 segment base to line up last section on page boundary.
481 2015-04-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
484 --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi].
486 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
488 * ld.texinfo: Document --compress-debug-sections=.
489 * ldmain.c (main): Set BFD_COMPRESS on output_bfd if
490 COMPRESS_DEBUG is set. Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI on output_bfd
491 for COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB.
492 * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add
493 --compress-debug-sections=.
494 * emultempl/elf32.em (OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG): New.
495 (xtra_long): Add "compress-debug-sections".
496 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle
497 OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG.
499 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
502 * ld.texinfo: Document "-z noextern-protected-data".
503 * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.extern_protected_data
505 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): Add
506 "-z [no]extern-protected-data".
507 * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
508 * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise.
509 * emulparams/elf_i386_be.sh: Likewise.
510 * emulparams/elf_i386_chaos.sh: Likewise.
511 * emulparams/elf_i386_ldso.sh: Likewise.
512 * emulparams/elf_i386_vxworks.sh: Likewise.
513 * emulparams/elf_k1om.sh: Likewise.
514 * emulparams/elf_l1om.sh: Likewise.
515 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
516 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Renamed to ...
517 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT): This.
518 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Renamed to ...
519 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT): This.
520 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Append $PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT.
521 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Append
522 $PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT.
523 * emulparams/extern_protected_data.sh: New file.
525 2015-04-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
527 * plugin.c (plugin_load_plugins): Removed an extra ';'.
529 2015-04-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
532 * ld.texinfo (--be8): Add a note about the interaction of this
533 option with the assembler's -EB option.
535 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
537 * configure.ac: Set elf_list_options etc. in proper case.
538 * configure: Regenerate.
540 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
543 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Add _init and _fini to gc_sym_list.
545 2015-04-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
547 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh (BNDPLT): Removed.
548 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): New.
549 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Likewise.
550 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Remove
551 BNDPLT check. Handle PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z.
552 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Remove BNDPLT check.
554 2015-04-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
556 * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.
558 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
560 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): Set to TRUE for
561 --enable-targets=all.
562 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
563 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
564 * configure: Regenerated.
566 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
568 * emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh: Skip empty EMULATION_NAME.
570 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
572 * Makefile.am (ELF_CLFAGS): New.
573 (AM_CFLAGS): Add $(ELF_CLFAGS).
574 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): New. AC_SUBST.
575 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
576 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
577 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): New.
578 (elf_static_list_options): Likewise.
579 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
580 (ld_list_options): Likewise.
581 (help): Call ld_list_options.
582 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
583 * configure: Likewise.
584 * emulparams/plt_unwind.sh (PLT_UNWIND): New.
585 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Removed.
586 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld_list_options): New.
587 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Define only if BNDPLT or
588 PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS is defined.
589 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace
590 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options with ${gld_list_options.
592 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
595 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Cast shift expression.
597 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
599 * emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Handle --no-pic-fixup.
600 (params): Init new field.
601 (ppc_before_allocation): Enable relaxation for pic_fixup.
603 2015-04-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
605 * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add new field: warn_orphan.
606 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
607 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN.
608 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --warn-orphan and --no-warn-orphan.
609 (parse_args): Handle the new options.
610 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): If requested, generate a warning
611 message when an orphan section is placed in the output file.
612 * ld.texinfo: Document the new option.
613 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
615 2015-04-02 Andrew Turner <andrew@freebsd.org>
617 * Makefile.am: Add FreeBSD aarch64 files.
618 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
619 * configure.tgt: Add aarch64-*-freebsd* target triple.
620 * emulparams/aarch64fbsd.sh: New file.
621 * emulparams/aarch64fbsdb.sh: New file.
623 2015-04-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
625 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Work
626 around a GCC uninitialized warning bug fixed in GCC 4.6.
628 2015-04-01 Tejas Belagod <tejas.belagod@arm.com>
630 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
631 (aarch64_elf_create_output_section_statements): Add parameter in
632 bfd_elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_set_options call.
633 (OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419): Define.
634 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Add fix-cortex-a53-843419.
635 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Add OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419.
637 2015-04-01 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
639 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh: Skip OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS for
640 relocating operation.
642 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
645 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): When alignment of sections
646 results in relro base adjustment being too large, don't go lower
647 than the initial value.
648 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Comment.
649 * scripttempl/elf.sc (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN): Omit SEGMENT_SIZE
650 alignment when SEGMENT_SIZE is the same as MAXPAGESIZE.
652 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
654 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Don't
655 init ehdr_start_save.
657 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
659 * Makefile.am (eelf32ppcvxworks.c): Depend on ppc32elf.em and
661 (eelf32lppc.c, eelf32lppclinux.c, eelf32lppcnto.c, eelf32lppcsim.c,
662 eelf32ppc.c, eelf32ppc_fbsd.c, eelf32ppclinux.c, eelf32ppcnto.c,
663 eelf32ppcsim.c): Rearrange deps for consistency.
664 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
666 2015-04-01 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
668 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld*_before_allocation): Zero-initialize
669 the ehdr_start_save variable.
671 2015-03-31 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
673 * Makefile.am (ALL_64_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add
674 eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c.
675 (eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c): New.
676 * configure.tgt (targ_emul): Set to elf_x86_64_cloudabi for
678 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
679 * emulparams/elf_x86_64_cloudabi.sh: New file.
681 2015-03-31 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
683 * configure.ac (AM_ZLIB): Removed.
684 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
685 * config.in: Likewise.
686 * configure: Likewise.
688 2015-03-24 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
690 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em (_aarch64_add_stub_section): Set section
693 2015-03-23 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
695 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
696 (elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_add_stub_section): Adjust layout.
698 2015-03-18 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
700 * ldmain.c (main): Use %F instead of %X for einfo.
702 2015-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
704 * ld.texinfo (Options <-z nocopyreloc>): Rewrite.
706 2015-02-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
709 * ldlang.c (lang_set_flags): Allow exclamation mark to reverse the
710 sense of the following memory region attribute characters.
712 2015-02-27 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
714 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Sort new h8300 entries.
715 (eh8300elf_linux.c, eh8300helf_linux.c, eh8300self_linux.c,
716 eh8300sxelf_linux.c): Do not invoke genscripts here.
717 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
719 2015-02-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
721 * Makefile.am (ev850.c): Add dependency upon
722 $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em.
723 (ev850_rh850.c): Likewise.
724 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
725 * emultempl/v850elf.em: New file.
726 * emulparams/v850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
727 * emulparams/v850_rh850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
728 * scripttempl/v850.sc: Add .note.renesas section.
729 * scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc: Likewise.
731 2015-02-24 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
733 * scripttempl/avr.sc: Add new user_signatures region. Define and
734 use symbols for all region lengths.
735 * scripttempl/avrtiny.sc: Define and use symbols for all region
738 2015-01-21 Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
740 * Makefile.am: (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add new emulations.
741 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
742 * configure.tgt: Add h8300-*-linux
743 * emulparams/h8300elf_linux.sh: Add new emulation.
744 * emulparams/h8300helf_linux.sh: Likewise.
745 * emulparams/h8300self_linux.sh: Likewise.
746 * emulparams/h8300sxelf_linux.sh: Likewise.
748 2015-02-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
750 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Produce a more reasonable error message
751 when -ixxx or -rxxx is the last option on the linker command line.
753 2015-02-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
756 * testplug2.c (allsymbolsread_silent): New.
757 (set_register_hook): Handle allsymbolsreadsilent.
758 (onall_symbols_read): Skip a message if allsymbolsread_silent is
761 2015-02-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
764 * ldlang.h (struct lang_input_statement_flags): Add lto_output.
765 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Don't set loading_lto_outputs.
766 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Transfer entry flags.lto_output
768 * plugin.c (add_input_file, add_input_library): Set flags.lto_output.
770 2015-02-13 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
772 * NEWS: Mention support for LLVM plugin.
774 2015-02-13 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
776 * ld.texinfo (Options <--defsym>): Correct cross reference.
778 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
780 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --[no-]map-whole-files for gold
781 option compatibility.
783 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
785 * plugin.c (message): Output "warning:" for LDPL_WARNING. Output
786 "error:" for LDPL_FATAL and LDPL_ERROR.
787 * testplug2.c (parse_option): Handle fatal, error and warning.
789 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
791 * testplug2.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
792 (onall_symbols_read): Return LDPS_ERR if the file descriptor isn't
794 * testplug3.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
795 (onclaim_file): Fix typo.
797 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
800 * Makefile.am (noinst_LTLIBRARIES): Add libldtestplug2.la and
802 (libldtestplug2_la_SOURCES): New.
803 (libldtestplug2_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
804 (libldtestplug2_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
805 (libldtestplug3_la_SOURCES): New.
806 (libldtestplug3_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
807 (libldtestplug3_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
808 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
809 * testplug2.c: New file.
810 * testplug3.c: Likewise.
812 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
815 * plugin.c: Include ../bfd/plugin.h.
816 (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Call bfd_create with
817 link_info.output_bfd instead of srctemplate. Copy BFD info
818 from srctemplate only if it doesn't use BFD plugin target
820 (plugin_load_plugins): Call register_ld_plugin_object_p with
822 (plugin_maybe_claim): Renamed to ...
823 (plugin_object_p): This. Return dummy BFD target vector if
824 input is calimed by plugin library, otherwise return NULL.
825 Update plugin_format and plugin_dummy_bfd.
826 (plugin_maybe_claim): New. Use plugin_object_p.
828 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
830 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize use_mmap.
832 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
834 * plugin.c (plugin_input_file_t): Add use_mmap.
835 (plugin_pagesize): New.
836 (get_view): Use plugin_pagesize. Set use_mmap if mmap is used.
837 (plugin_load_plugins): Initialize plugin_pagesize.
838 (plugin_maybe_claim): Unmap the buffer if plugin didn't claim the
841 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
843 * plugin.c (get_view): Align offset passed to mmap.
845 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
847 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Don't call bfd_check_format
848 if plugin isn't active or there is no thing more to claim.
850 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
852 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Check format against bfd_object
855 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
857 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Replace entry->the_bfd with
860 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
862 * plugin.c: Include "libbfd.h".
863 (plugin_strdup): New.
864 (plugin_maybe_claim): Remove the argument of pointer to struct
865 ld_plugin_input_file. Open and handle input entry.
866 * plugin.h (plugin_maybe_claim): Updated.
867 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly
868 without passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
869 * ldmain.c: Don't include "libbfd.h".
870 (add_archive_element): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly without
871 passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
873 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
875 * ld.texinfo: Document -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
876 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Add
877 -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
879 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
881 * configure.ac: Add AC_FUNC_MMAP.
882 * config.in: Regenerated.
883 * configure: Likewise.
884 * plugin.c: Include <sys/mman.h>.
885 (MAP_FAILED): New. Defined if not defined.
886 (PROT_READ): Likewise.
887 (MAP_PRIVATE): Likewise.
888 (view_buffer_t): New.
889 (plugin_input_file_t): Add view_buffer.
890 (get_view): Try mmap and cache the view buffer.
891 (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize view_buffer.
893 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
895 * plugin.c (release_input_file): Set fd to -1 after closing it.
896 (plugin_maybe_claim): Close fd only if fd != -1.
898 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
901 * plugin.c: Include <errno.h>.
902 (errno): New. Declare if needed.
903 (plugin_input_file_t): New.
904 (get_input_file): Implemented.
905 (get_view): Likewise.
906 (release_input_file): Likewise.
907 (add_symbols): Updated.
908 (get_symbols): Likewise.
909 (plugin_maybe_claim): Allocate a plugin_input_file_t. Close fd
910 only for a bfd_object input.
912 2015-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
914 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (toc_section_name): New var.
915 (ppc_after_open): Set it.
916 (ppc_before_allocation): Use it.
917 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation): Here too.
919 2015-01-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
921 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Replace plugin_active_plugins_p()
922 with link_info.lto_plugin_active.
923 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Likewise.
924 * ldmain.c (add_archive_element): Likewise.
925 * plugin.c (plugin_active_plugins_p): Removed.
926 * plugin.h (plugin_active_plugins_p): Likewise.
928 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
930 * plugin.h (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Removed. Move comments to
932 * plugin.c (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Here. Make it static.
934 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
937 * plugin.c (tv_header_tags(): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
938 (get_view): New function.
939 (set_tv_header): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
940 * testplug.c (tag_names): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
942 (dump_tv_tag): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
943 (parse_tv_tag): Likewise.
945 2015-01-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
947 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (INITIAL_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Define.
948 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init new field.
949 (ppc_after_open): New function.
950 (LDEMUL_AFTER_OPEN): Define.
951 * ldlang.c (lang_final): Whitespace fix.
953 2015-01-28 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
955 * Makefile.am: Add FT32 files.
956 * configure.tgt: Handle FT32 target.
957 * emulparams/elf32ft32.sh: New file.
958 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: New file.
959 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
961 2015-01-28 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
964 * ldexp.c (fold_name): Fold LENGTH only after
965 lang_first_phase_enum.
966 * ldgram.y (memory_spec): Don't evaluate ORIGIN and LENGTH
968 * ldlang.h (struct memory_region_struct): Add origin_exp and
970 * ldlang.c (lang_do_memory_regions): New.
971 (lang_memory_region_lookup): Initialize origin_exp and
973 (lang_process): Call lang_do_memory_regions.
975 2015-01-20 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
977 * ldlang.c (print_assignment): Only evaluate the expression for a
978 PROVIDE'd assignment when the destination is being defined.
979 Display a special message for PROVIDE'd symbols that are not being
982 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
984 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_SDATA_SECTIONS): Use in place of..
985 (OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS): ..this.
986 (OTHER_PLT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Don't define.
987 (OTHER_GOT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Add rela.toc1 and rela.tocbss.
988 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Don't define. Move .toc1 to..
989 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
990 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Move SBSS too when DATA_SDATA.
992 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
994 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (BSS_PLT): Don't define.
995 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .branch_lt to..
996 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
997 (DATA_GOT, SEPARATE_GOTPLT, DATA_SDATA, DATA_PLT,
998 PLT_BEFORE_GOT): Define.
999 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle DATA_SDATA and DATA_GOT/DATA_PLT/
1000 PLT_BEFORE_GOT combination.
1001 (DATA_GOT, SDATA_GOT): Don't define if either is already defined.
1003 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1005 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .opd to..
1006 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here, new define.
1007 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Add OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2.
1009 2015-01-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1012 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Run lang_common before lang_gc_sections.
1014 2015-01-14 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1016 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.s: New testcase.
1017 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.d: Likewise.
1018 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.s: Likewise.
1019 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.d: Likewise.
1020 * ld-arm/arm-elf.exp: Run new testcases.
1021 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.s: Delete f2/f4 test items.
1022 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.rd: Likewise.
1023 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.gd: Likewise.
1024 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.dd: Likewise.
1025 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.s: Likewise.
1026 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.rd: Likewise.
1027 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.gd: Likewise.
1028 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.dd: Likewise.
1030 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1032 * ldver.c (ldversion): Just print current year.
1034 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1036 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
1038 For older changes see ChangeLog-2014
1040 Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
1042 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
1043 are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
1044 notice and this notice are preserved.
1050 version-control: never