1 2015-09-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
3 * ld.texinfo (Source Code Reference): Extend description to
4 include an example using arrays.
6 2015-07-28 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
8 * ld.h (enum orphan_handling_enum): New.
9 (ld_config_type): Remove warn_orphan, add orphan_handling.
10 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): Remove warning about orphan
12 * ldlang.c (ldlang_place_orphan): New function.
13 (lang_place_orphans): Call ldlang_place_orphan.
14 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Remove OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
15 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
16 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Remove 'warn-orphan' and
17 'no-warn-orphan', add 'orphan-handling'.
18 (parse_args): Remove handling for OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
19 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add handling for OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
20 * NEWS: Replace text about --warn-orphan with --orphan-handling.
21 * ld.texinfo (Options): Remove --warn-orphan entry and add
22 entry on --orphan-handling.
23 (Orphan Sections): Add reference to relevant command line options.
25 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
27 * ld.texinfo (--build-id): Fix typo. The COFF/PE build-id section
28 is called .buildid not .build-id.
30 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
32 (Source Code Reference): Fix off-by-one typo in example of how to
33 use linker script symbols in C source code.
35 2015-08-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
37 * emultempl/aix.em: Don't set link_info.pic.
38 * emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
39 * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
40 * emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
41 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Likewise. Set type_pie for -pie.
42 * plugin.c (set_tv_header <LDPT_LINKER_OUTPUT>): Simplify.
44 2015-08-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
46 * ld/ldctor.c: Replace shared, executable, relocatable and pie
47 fields with bfd_link_executable, bfd_link_dll,
48 bfd_link_relocatable, bfd_link_pic and bfd_link_pie.
49 * ld/ldemul.c: Likewise.
50 * ld/ldfile.c: Likewise.
51 * ld/ldlang.c: Likewise.
52 * ld/ldmain.c: Likewise.
53 * ld/ldwrite.c: Likewise.
54 * ld/lexsup.c: Likewise.
55 * ld/pe-dll.c: Likewise.
56 * ld/plugin.c: Likewise.
57 * ld/emultempl/aarch64elf.em: Likewise.
58 * ld/emultempl/aix.em: Likewise.
59 * ld/emultempl/alphaelf.em: Likewise.
60 * ld/emultempl/armcoff.em: Likewise.
61 * ld/emultempl/armelf.em: Likewise.
62 * ld/emultempl/avrelf.em: Likewise.
63 * ld/emultempl/beos.em: Likewise.
64 * ld/emultempl/cr16elf.em: Likewise.
65 * ld/emultempl/elf-generic.em: Likewise.
66 * ld/emultempl/elf32.em: Likewise.
67 * ld/emultempl/genelf.em: Likewise.
68 * ld/emultempl/generic.em: Likewise.
69 * ld/emultempl/gld960.em: Likewise.
70 * ld/emultempl/gld960c.em: Likewise.
71 * ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em: Likewise.
72 * ld/emultempl/irix.em: Likewise.
73 * ld/emultempl/linux.em: Likewise.
74 * ld/emultempl/lnk960.em: Likewise.
75 * ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise.
76 * ld/emultempl/m68kcoff.em: Likewise.
77 * ld/emultempl/m68kelf.em: Likewise.
78 * ld/emultempl/metagelf.em: Likewise.
79 * ld/emultempl/mipself.em: Likewise.
80 * ld/emultempl/mmo.em: Likewise.
81 * ld/emultempl/msp430.em: Likewise.
82 * ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em: Likewise.
83 * ld/emultempl/needrelax.em: Likewise.
84 * ld/emultempl/nios2elf.em: Likewise.
85 * ld/emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
86 * ld/emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
87 * ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Likewise.
88 * ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em: Likewise.
89 * ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em: Likewise.
90 * ld/emultempl/solaris2.em: Likewise.
91 * ld/emultempl/spuelf.em: Likewise.
92 * ld/emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
93 * ld/emultempl/tic6xdsbt.em: Likewise.
94 * ld/emultempl/ticoff.em: Likewise.
95 * ld/emultempl/v850elf.em: Likewise.
96 * ld/emultempl/vms.em: Likewise.
97 * ld/emultempl/vxworks.em: Likewise.
99 2015-08-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
101 * ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): Clear linker_def on symbol assignment.
103 2015-08-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
105 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): Delete.
106 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Revert 2015-07-10 change.
107 (is_align_conditional): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
108 (exp_fold_tree_1): Likewise, but keep expanded comment.
109 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
110 * ld.texinfo (<ALIGN>): Correct description.
112 2015-08-04 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
114 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --require-defined option.
115 * ldlang.c (struct require_defined_symbol): New structure.
116 (require_defined_symbol_list): New variable.
117 (ldlang_add_require_defined): New function.
118 (ldlang_check_require_defined_symbols): New function.
119 (lang_process): Check required symbols are defined.
120 * ldlang.h (ldlang_add_require_defined): Declare.
121 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_REQUIRE_DEFINED_SYMBOL.
122 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add '--require-defined' entry.
123 (parse_args): Handle '--requre-defined' entry.
124 * NEWS: Mention new '--require-defined' option.
126 2015-08-03 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
128 * ld.texinfo (MEMORY): Explain that multiple MEMORY commands are
131 2015-07-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
133 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Don't set link_info.executable to
134 TRUE for link_info.relocatable.
136 2015-07-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
138 * configure: Regenerated.
140 2015-07-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
142 * emulparams/elf32rl78.sh (OTHER_SECTIONS): Provide a value for
143 the _-rl78_abs__ symbol.
145 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
147 * emulparams/criself.sh (INIT_ADDR, FINI_ADDR): Define.
148 (INIT_START, FINI_START): Don't ALIGN.
149 * scriptempl/elf.sc (.init, .fini): Apply INIT_ADDR/FINI_ADDR.
151 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
153 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Align absolute value of dot.
154 * ldexp.c (is_align_conditional): Handle binary ALIGN.
155 (exp_fold_tree_1): Move code setting SEC_KEEP for assignments to
156 dot inside output sections. Handle absolute expressions.
158 2015-07-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
160 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Make
161 --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as
162 --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi.
163 * ld.texinfo: Change --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi.
165 2015-07-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
167 * ld.texinfo (Options): Add missing period after @xref.
169 2015-07-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
171 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): New function.
172 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Use it.
174 2015-07-03 Kai Tietz <ktietz@redhat.com>
177 * scripttempl/pep.sc: Mark .idata*, .CRT*, .tls*,
178 .rsrc*, .init, .ctor*, .dtor*, .fini, .jcr,
179 .eh_frame, .pdata. .xdata, and .gcc_except_table sections
181 * scripttempl/pe.sc: Likewise.
182 * ld.texinfo: Document that --gc-sections has experimental support
183 for COFF and PE targets.
184 * NEWS: Mention experimental support.
186 2015-07-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
188 * Makefile.am (eelf32or1k.c, eelf32or1k_linux.c): Depend on ELF_DEPS.
189 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
191 2015-06-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
193 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):
194 Replace COMPRESS_DEBUG_ZLIB with COMPRESS_DEBUG_GNU_ZLIB.
196 2015-06-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
198 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh (COMPILE_IN): New.
200 2015-06-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
203 * emultempl/pe.em (pe_find_data_imports): Generate an error if a
204 symbol name is too long to handle.
205 * emultempl/pep.em (pep_find_data_imports): Likewise.
207 2015-06-12 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
209 * NEWS: Mention new option.
210 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Handle --print-memory-usage.
211 (ld_options): Add --print-memory-usage.
212 * ldmain.c (main): Call lang_print_memory_usage.
213 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_PRINT_MEMORY_USAGE.
214 * ldlang.h: Add prototype of lang_print_memory_usage.
215 * ldlang.c (lang_print_memory_size, lang_print_memory_usage): New
217 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --print-memory-usage.
218 * ld.h (args_type): Add print_memory_usage field.
220 2015-06-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
222 * po/fr.po: Updated French Translation.
224 2015-05-28 Catherine Moore <clm@codesourcery.com>
225 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
227 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):
228 Add Compact EH support.
229 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle .eh_frame_entry and .gnu_extab
232 2015-05-17 Chung-Lin Tang <cltang@codesourcery.com>
234 * configure.ac (AC_PROG_GREP): Check for grep program.
235 (elf_list_options,elf_shlib_list_options,elf_plt_unwind_list_options):
236 Enable ELF option printing for emulations containing
237 'TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32'.
238 * configure: Regenerate.
240 2015-05-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
242 * ld.texinfo (ASSERT): Describe the interaction with PROVIDEd
245 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
247 * configure.tgt: Support i[3-7]86-*-elfiamcu target.
249 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
251 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add eelf_iamcu.c.
253 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu if elf_i386 is
255 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
256 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh: New file.
258 2015-05-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
260 * emulparams/msp430elf.sh (TEMPLATE_NAME): Change to msp430.
261 * scripttempl/msp430.sc (.text): Add .lower.text and .either.text.
262 (.data): Add .lower.data and .either.data.
263 (.bss): Add .lower.bss and .either.bss.
264 (.rodata): Add .lower.rodata and .either.rodata.
265 * emultempl/msp430.em: New file. Implements a new orphan
266 placement algorithm that divides sections between lower and upper
268 * Makefile.am (emsp430elf.c): Depend upon msp430.em.
269 *emsp430X.c): Likewise.
270 * Makefine.in: Regenerate.
272 2015-04-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
275 * ldlex.l (INPUTLIST): Increment lineno on newline.
277 2015-04-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
279 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation):
280 Call gld${EMULATION_NAME}_map_segments regardless of need_laying_out.
282 2015-04-24 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
284 * Makefile.am (msp430): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
285 (emsp430.c): Rename to emsp430elf.c, update dependencies
286 (emsp430X.c): Update dependencies.
287 * Makefile.in: Likewise.
288 * configure.tgt (msp430-*-*): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
289 * emulparams/msp430.sh: Rename to msp430elf.sh.
290 * emulparams/msp430X.sh: Update.
292 2015-04-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
295 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set is_linker_input to 1.
297 2015-04-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
299 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (GOT): Align.
301 2015-04-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
303 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Delete dataseg.min_base. Add
304 data_seg.relro_offset.
305 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN>): Don't set min_base.
306 (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Do set relro_offset.
307 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Rewrite code adjusting relro
308 segment base to line up last section on page boundary.
310 2015-04-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
313 --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi].
315 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
317 * ld.texinfo: Document --compress-debug-sections=.
318 * ldmain.c (main): Set BFD_COMPRESS on output_bfd if
319 COMPRESS_DEBUG is set. Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI on output_bfd
320 for COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB.
321 * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add
322 --compress-debug-sections=.
323 * emultempl/elf32.em (OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG): New.
324 (xtra_long): Add "compress-debug-sections".
325 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle
326 OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG.
328 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
331 * ld.texinfo: Document "-z noextern-protected-data".
332 * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.extern_protected_data
334 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): Add
335 "-z [no]extern-protected-data".
336 * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
337 * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise.
338 * emulparams/elf_i386_be.sh: Likewise.
339 * emulparams/elf_i386_chaos.sh: Likewise.
340 * emulparams/elf_i386_ldso.sh: Likewise.
341 * emulparams/elf_i386_vxworks.sh: Likewise.
342 * emulparams/elf_k1om.sh: Likewise.
343 * emulparams/elf_l1om.sh: Likewise.
344 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
345 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Renamed to ...
346 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT): This.
347 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Renamed to ...
348 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT): This.
349 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Append $PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT.
350 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Append
351 $PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT.
352 * emulparams/extern_protected_data.sh: New file.
354 2015-04-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
356 * plugin.c (plugin_load_plugins): Removed an extra ';'.
358 2015-04-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
361 * ld.texinfo (--be8): Add a note about the interaction of this
362 option with the assembler's -EB option.
364 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
366 * configure.ac: Set elf_list_options etc. in proper case.
367 * configure: Regenerate.
369 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
372 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Add _init and _fini to gc_sym_list.
374 2015-04-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
376 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh (BNDPLT): Removed.
377 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): New.
378 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Likewise.
379 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Remove
380 BNDPLT check. Handle PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z.
381 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Remove BNDPLT check.
383 2015-04-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
385 * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.
387 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
389 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): Set to TRUE for
390 --enable-targets=all.
391 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
392 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
393 * configure: Regenerated.
395 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
397 * emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh: Skip empty EMULATION_NAME.
399 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
401 * Makefile.am (ELF_CLFAGS): New.
402 (AM_CFLAGS): Add $(ELF_CLFAGS).
403 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): New. AC_SUBST.
404 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
405 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
406 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): New.
407 (elf_static_list_options): Likewise.
408 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
409 (ld_list_options): Likewise.
410 (help): Call ld_list_options.
411 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
412 * configure: Likewise.
413 * emulparams/plt_unwind.sh (PLT_UNWIND): New.
414 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Removed.
415 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld_list_options): New.
416 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Define only if BNDPLT or
417 PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS is defined.
418 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace
419 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options with ${gld_list_options.
421 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
424 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Cast shift expression.
426 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
428 * emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Handle --no-pic-fixup.
429 (params): Init new field.
430 (ppc_before_allocation): Enable relaxation for pic_fixup.
432 2015-04-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
434 * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add new field: warn_orphan.
435 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
436 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN.
437 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --warn-orphan and --no-warn-orphan.
438 (parse_args): Handle the new options.
439 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): If requested, generate a warning
440 message when an orphan section is placed in the output file.
441 * ld.texinfo: Document the new option.
442 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
444 2015-04-02 Andrew Turner <andrew@freebsd.org>
446 * Makefile.am: Add FreeBSD aarch64 files.
447 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
448 * configure.tgt: Add aarch64-*-freebsd* target triple.
449 * emulparams/aarch64fbsd.sh: New file.
450 * emulparams/aarch64fbsdb.sh: New file.
452 2015-04-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
454 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Work
455 around a GCC uninitialized warning bug fixed in GCC 4.6.
457 2015-04-01 Tejas Belagod <tejas.belagod@arm.com>
459 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
460 (aarch64_elf_create_output_section_statements): Add parameter in
461 bfd_elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_set_options call.
462 (OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419): Define.
463 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Add fix-cortex-a53-843419.
464 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Add OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419.
466 2015-04-01 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
468 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh: Skip OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS for
469 relocating operation.
471 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
474 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): When alignment of sections
475 results in relro base adjustment being too large, don't go lower
476 than the initial value.
477 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Comment.
478 * scripttempl/elf.sc (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN): Omit SEGMENT_SIZE
479 alignment when SEGMENT_SIZE is the same as MAXPAGESIZE.
481 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
483 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Don't
484 init ehdr_start_save.
486 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
488 * Makefile.am (eelf32ppcvxworks.c): Depend on ppc32elf.em and
490 (eelf32lppc.c, eelf32lppclinux.c, eelf32lppcnto.c, eelf32lppcsim.c,
491 eelf32ppc.c, eelf32ppc_fbsd.c, eelf32ppclinux.c, eelf32ppcnto.c,
492 eelf32ppcsim.c): Rearrange deps for consistency.
493 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
495 2015-04-01 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
497 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld*_before_allocation): Zero-initialize
498 the ehdr_start_save variable.
500 2015-03-31 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
502 * Makefile.am (ALL_64_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add
503 eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c.
504 (eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c): New.
505 * configure.tgt (targ_emul): Set to elf_x86_64_cloudabi for
507 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
508 * emulparams/elf_x86_64_cloudabi.sh: New file.
510 2015-03-31 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
512 * configure.ac (AM_ZLIB): Removed.
513 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
514 * config.in: Likewise.
515 * configure: Likewise.
517 2015-03-24 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
519 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em (_aarch64_add_stub_section): Set section
522 2015-03-23 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
524 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
525 (elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_add_stub_section): Adjust layout.
527 2015-03-18 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
529 * ldmain.c (main): Use %F instead of %X for einfo.
531 2015-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
533 * ld.texinfo (Options <-z nocopyreloc>): Rewrite.
535 2015-02-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
538 * ldlang.c (lang_set_flags): Allow exclamation mark to reverse the
539 sense of the following memory region attribute characters.
541 2015-02-27 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
543 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Sort new h8300 entries.
544 (eh8300elf_linux.c, eh8300helf_linux.c, eh8300self_linux.c,
545 eh8300sxelf_linux.c): Do not invoke genscripts here.
546 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
548 2015-02-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
550 * Makefile.am (ev850.c): Add dependency upon
551 $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em.
552 (ev850_rh850.c): Likewise.
553 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
554 * emultempl/v850elf.em: New file.
555 * emulparams/v850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
556 * emulparams/v850_rh850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
557 * scripttempl/v850.sc: Add .note.renesas section.
558 * scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc: Likewise.
560 2015-02-24 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
562 * scripttempl/avr.sc: Add new user_signatures region. Define and
563 use symbols for all region lengths.
564 * scripttempl/avrtiny.sc: Define and use symbols for all region
567 2015-01-21 Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
569 * Makefile.am: (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add new emulations.
570 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
571 * configure.tgt: Add h8300-*-linux
572 * emulparams/h8300elf_linux.sh: Add new emulation.
573 * emulparams/h8300helf_linux.sh: Likewise.
574 * emulparams/h8300self_linux.sh: Likewise.
575 * emulparams/h8300sxelf_linux.sh: Likewise.
577 2015-02-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
579 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Produce a more reasonable error message
580 when -ixxx or -rxxx is the last option on the linker command line.
582 2015-02-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
585 * testplug2.c (allsymbolsread_silent): New.
586 (set_register_hook): Handle allsymbolsreadsilent.
587 (onall_symbols_read): Skip a message if allsymbolsread_silent is
590 2015-02-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
593 * ldlang.h (struct lang_input_statement_flags): Add lto_output.
594 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Don't set loading_lto_outputs.
595 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Transfer entry flags.lto_output
597 * plugin.c (add_input_file, add_input_library): Set flags.lto_output.
599 2015-02-13 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
601 * NEWS: Mention support for LLVM plugin.
603 2015-02-13 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
605 * ld.texinfo (Options <--defsym>): Correct cross reference.
607 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
609 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --[no-]map-whole-files for gold
610 option compatibility.
612 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
614 * plugin.c (message): Output "warning:" for LDPL_WARNING. Output
615 "error:" for LDPL_FATAL and LDPL_ERROR.
616 * testplug2.c (parse_option): Handle fatal, error and warning.
618 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
620 * testplug2.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
621 (onall_symbols_read): Return LDPS_ERR if the file descriptor isn't
623 * testplug3.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
624 (onclaim_file): Fix typo.
626 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
629 * Makefile.am (noinst_LTLIBRARIES): Add libldtestplug2.la and
631 (libldtestplug2_la_SOURCES): New.
632 (libldtestplug2_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
633 (libldtestplug2_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
634 (libldtestplug3_la_SOURCES): New.
635 (libldtestplug3_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
636 (libldtestplug3_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
637 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
638 * testplug2.c: New file.
639 * testplug3.c: Likewise.
641 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
644 * plugin.c: Include ../bfd/plugin.h.
645 (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Call bfd_create with
646 link_info.output_bfd instead of srctemplate. Copy BFD info
647 from srctemplate only if it doesn't use BFD plugin target
649 (plugin_load_plugins): Call register_ld_plugin_object_p with
651 (plugin_maybe_claim): Renamed to ...
652 (plugin_object_p): This. Return dummy BFD target vector if
653 input is calimed by plugin library, otherwise return NULL.
654 Update plugin_format and plugin_dummy_bfd.
655 (plugin_maybe_claim): New. Use plugin_object_p.
657 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
659 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize use_mmap.
661 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
663 * plugin.c (plugin_input_file_t): Add use_mmap.
664 (plugin_pagesize): New.
665 (get_view): Use plugin_pagesize. Set use_mmap if mmap is used.
666 (plugin_load_plugins): Initialize plugin_pagesize.
667 (plugin_maybe_claim): Unmap the buffer if plugin didn't claim the
670 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
672 * plugin.c (get_view): Align offset passed to mmap.
674 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
676 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Don't call bfd_check_format
677 if plugin isn't active or there is no thing more to claim.
679 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
681 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Check format against bfd_object
684 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
686 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Replace entry->the_bfd with
689 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
691 * plugin.c: Include "libbfd.h".
692 (plugin_strdup): New.
693 (plugin_maybe_claim): Remove the argument of pointer to struct
694 ld_plugin_input_file. Open and handle input entry.
695 * plugin.h (plugin_maybe_claim): Updated.
696 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly
697 without passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
698 * ldmain.c: Don't include "libbfd.h".
699 (add_archive_element): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly without
700 passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
702 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
704 * ld.texinfo: Document -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
705 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Add
706 -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
708 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
710 * configure.ac: Add AC_FUNC_MMAP.
711 * config.in: Regenerated.
712 * configure: Likewise.
713 * plugin.c: Include <sys/mman.h>.
714 (MAP_FAILED): New. Defined if not defined.
715 (PROT_READ): Likewise.
716 (MAP_PRIVATE): Likewise.
717 (view_buffer_t): New.
718 (plugin_input_file_t): Add view_buffer.
719 (get_view): Try mmap and cache the view buffer.
720 (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize view_buffer.
722 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
724 * plugin.c (release_input_file): Set fd to -1 after closing it.
725 (plugin_maybe_claim): Close fd only if fd != -1.
727 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
730 * plugin.c: Include <errno.h>.
731 (errno): New. Declare if needed.
732 (plugin_input_file_t): New.
733 (get_input_file): Implemented.
734 (get_view): Likewise.
735 (release_input_file): Likewise.
736 (add_symbols): Updated.
737 (get_symbols): Likewise.
738 (plugin_maybe_claim): Allocate a plugin_input_file_t. Close fd
739 only for a bfd_object input.
741 2015-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
743 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (toc_section_name): New var.
744 (ppc_after_open): Set it.
745 (ppc_before_allocation): Use it.
746 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation): Here too.
748 2015-01-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
750 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Replace plugin_active_plugins_p()
751 with link_info.lto_plugin_active.
752 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Likewise.
753 * ldmain.c (add_archive_element): Likewise.
754 * plugin.c (plugin_active_plugins_p): Removed.
755 * plugin.h (plugin_active_plugins_p): Likewise.
757 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
759 * plugin.h (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Removed. Move comments to
761 * plugin.c (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Here. Make it static.
763 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
766 * plugin.c (tv_header_tags(): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
767 (get_view): New function.
768 (set_tv_header): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
769 * testplug.c (tag_names): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
771 (dump_tv_tag): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
772 (parse_tv_tag): Likewise.
774 2015-01-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
776 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (INITIAL_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Define.
777 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init new field.
778 (ppc_after_open): New function.
779 (LDEMUL_AFTER_OPEN): Define.
780 * ldlang.c (lang_final): Whitespace fix.
782 2015-01-28 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
784 * Makefile.am: Add FT32 files.
785 * configure.tgt: Handle FT32 target.
786 * emulparams/elf32ft32.sh: New file.
787 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: New file.
788 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
790 2015-01-28 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
793 * ldexp.c (fold_name): Fold LENGTH only after
794 lang_first_phase_enum.
795 * ldgram.y (memory_spec): Don't evaluate ORIGIN and LENGTH
797 * ldlang.h (struct memory_region_struct): Add origin_exp and
799 * ldlang.c (lang_do_memory_regions): New.
800 (lang_memory_region_lookup): Initialize origin_exp and
802 (lang_process): Call lang_do_memory_regions.
804 2015-01-20 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
806 * ldlang.c (print_assignment): Only evaluate the expression for a
807 PROVIDE'd assignment when the destination is being defined.
808 Display a special message for PROVIDE'd symbols that are not being
811 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
813 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_SDATA_SECTIONS): Use in place of..
814 (OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS): ..this.
815 (OTHER_PLT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Don't define.
816 (OTHER_GOT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Add rela.toc1 and rela.tocbss.
817 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Don't define. Move .toc1 to..
818 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
819 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Move SBSS too when DATA_SDATA.
821 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
823 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (BSS_PLT): Don't define.
824 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .branch_lt to..
825 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
826 (DATA_GOT, SEPARATE_GOTPLT, DATA_SDATA, DATA_PLT,
827 PLT_BEFORE_GOT): Define.
828 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle DATA_SDATA and DATA_GOT/DATA_PLT/
829 PLT_BEFORE_GOT combination.
830 (DATA_GOT, SDATA_GOT): Don't define if either is already defined.
832 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
834 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .opd to..
835 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here, new define.
836 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Add OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2.
838 2015-01-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
841 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Run lang_common before lang_gc_sections.
843 2015-01-14 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
845 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.s: New testcase.
846 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.d: Likewise.
847 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.s: Likewise.
848 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.d: Likewise.
849 * ld-arm/arm-elf.exp: Run new testcases.
850 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.s: Delete f2/f4 test items.
851 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.rd: Likewise.
852 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.gd: Likewise.
853 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.dd: Likewise.
854 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.s: Likewise.
855 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.rd: Likewise.
856 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.gd: Likewise.
857 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.dd: Likewise.
859 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
861 * ldver.c (ldversion): Just print current year.
863 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
865 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
867 For older changes see ChangeLog-2014
869 Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
871 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
872 are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
873 notice and this notice are preserved.
879 version-control: never