option is specified.
If @var{searchdir} begins with @code{=}, then the @code{=} will be replaced
-by the @dfn{sysroot prefix}, a path specified when the linker is configured.
+by the @dfn{sysroot prefix}, controlled by the @samp{--sysroot} option, or
+specified when the linker is configured.
@ifset UsesEnvVars
The default set of paths searched (without being specified with
Specifying zero will override any default non-zero sized
@code{PT_GNU_STACK} segment creation.
+@item bndplt
+Always generate BND prefix in PLT entries. Supported for Linux/x86_64.
+
@end table
Other keywords are ignored for Solaris compatibility.
located inside the @dfn{sysroot prefix}, the filename will be looked
for in the @dfn{sysroot prefix}. Otherwise, the linker will try to
open the file in the current directory. If it is not found, the
-linker will search through the archive library search path. See the
+linker will search through the archive library search path.
+The @dfn{sysroot prefix} can also be forced by specifying @code{=}
+as the first character in the filename path. See also the
description of @samp{-L} in @ref{Options,,Command Line Options}.
If you use @samp{INPUT (-l@var{file})}, @command{ld} will transform the
The erratum only affects Thumb-2 code. Please contact ARM for further details.
+@cindex Cortex-A53 erratum 835769 workaround
+@kindex --fix-cortex-a53-835769
+@kindex --no-fix-cortex-a53-835769
+The @samp{--fix-cortex-a53-835769} switch enables a link-time workaround for erratum 835769 present on certain early revisions of Cortex-A53 processors. The workaround is disabled by default. It can be enabled by specifying @samp{--fix-cortex-a53-835769}, or disabled unconditionally by specifying @samp{--no-fix-cortex-a53-835769}.
+
+Please contact ARM for further details.
+
@kindex --merge-exidx-entries
@kindex --no-merge-exidx-entries
@cindex Merging exidx entries