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2024-07-30gas/NEWS, ld/NEWS: Announce LoongArch changes in 2.43Lulu Cai1-0/+4
2024-07-20Correct version for binutils 2.43 NEWS entries.H.J. Lu1-1/+1
Change 2.42 to 2.43 for binutils 2.43 NEWS entries. binutils/ * NEWS: Change 2.42 to 2.43 for 2.43 NEWS entries. ld/ * NEWS: Change 2.42 to 2.43 for 2.43 NEWS entries. Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
2024-07-20Add markers for 2.43 branch/releaseNick Clifton1-0/+2
2024-06-14x86: Add -z isa-level-report=[none|all|needed|used]H.J. Lu1-0/+3
Add -z isa-level-report=[none|all|needed|used] to the x86 ELF linker to report needed and used x86-64 ISA levels. bfd/ PR ld/31868 * elf-linker-x86.h (elf_x86_isa_level_report): New. (elf_linker_x86_params): Add isa_level_report. * elfxx-x86.c (report_isa_level): New. (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Check -z isa-level-report=[none|all|needed|used] to report needed and used x86-64 ISA level. ld/ PR ld/31868 * NEWS: Mention -z isa-level-report=[none|all|needed|used]. * ld.texi: Document -z isa-level-report=[none|all|needed|used]. * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source x86-64-level-report.sh. * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/x86-64-level-report.sh: New file. * testsuite/ld-i386/pr31868a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-i386/pr31868b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-i386/pr31868c.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868a-x32.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868a.l: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868a.s: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868b-x32.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868b.l: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868b.s: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868c-x32.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868c.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr31868c.l: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-i386/i386.exp: Run PR ld/31868 tests. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Likewise. Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
2024-06-13Add --rosegment option to BFD linker to stop the '-z separate-code' from ↵Nick Clifton1-0/+4
generating two read-only segments. PR 30907
2024-05-10Add --section-ordering command line option to the bfd linker.Nick Clifton1-0/+3
2024-02-16ld: Add -plugin-save-tempsH.J. Lu1-0/+2
Add -plugin-save-temps to store plugin intermediate files permanently. It can be used to exam the final input object files generated from IR inputs. * NEWS: Mention -plugin-save-temps. * ld.h (ld_config_type): Add plugin_save_temps. * ld.texi: Document -plugin-save-temps. * ldlex.h (option_values): Add OPTION_PLUGIN_SAVE_TEMPS. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add -plugin-save-temps. (parse_args): Handle OPTION_PLUGIN_SAVE_TEMPS. * plugin.c (plugin_call_cleanup): Don't call plugin cleanup_handler for -plugin-save-temps.
2024-01-23[PATCH v2] gas/NEWS, ld/NEWS: Announce LoongArch changes in 2.42Xi Ruoyao1-0/+11
2024-01-15Add markers for 2.42 branchNick Clifton1-0/+2
2024-01-09ld: Add --enable-mark-plt configure optionH.J. Lu1-0/+5
Add --enable-mark-plt linker configure option to mark PLT entries with DT_X86_64_PLT, DT_X86_64_PLTSZ and DT_X86_64_PLTENT dynamic tags by default. * NEWS: Mention -z mark-plt/-z nomark-plt and --enable-mark-plt. * config.in: Regenerated. * configure: Likewise. * configure.ac: Add --enable-mark-plt. (DEFAULT_LD_Z_MARK_PLT): New AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED. * emulparams/x86-64-plt.sh (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_X86_64_PLT): Support DEFAULT_LD_Z_MARK_PLT. * emultempl/elf-x86.em (elf_x86_64_before_parse): New function. (LDEMUL_BEFORE_PARSE): New. Set to elf_x86_64_before_parse for x86-64 targets.
2024-01-04Update year range in copyright notice of binutils filesAlan Modra1-1/+1
Adds two new external authors to etc/update-copyright.py to cover bfd/ax_tls.m4, and adds gprofng to dirs handled automatically, then updates copyright messages as follows: 1) Update cgen/utils.scm emitted copyrights. 2) Run "etc/update-copyright.py --this-year" with an extra external author I haven't committed, 'Kalray SA.', to cover gas testsuite files (which should have their copyright message removed). 3) Build with --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-cgen-maint=yes. 4) Check out */po/*.pot which we don't update frequently.
2023-12-28ld: Mention support for Intel APX relocations in NEWSH.J. Lu1-0/+2
2023-12-28RISC-V: PR31179, The SET/ADD/SUB fix breaks ABI compatibility with 2.41 objectsNelson Chu1-0/+5
* Problematic fix commit, 2029e13917d53d2289d3ebb390c4f40bd2112d21 RISC-V: Clarify the behaviors of SET/ADD/SUB relocations * Bugzilla, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31179#c5 The addend of SUB_ULEB128 should be zero if using .uleb128, but we make it non-zero by accident in assembler before. This causes troubles by applying the above commit, since the calculation is changed to support .reloc *SUB* relocations with non-zero addend. We encourage people to rebuild their stuff to get the non-zero addend of SUB_ULEB128, but that might need some times, so report warnings to inform people need to rebuild their stuff if --check-uleb128 is enabled. Since the failed .reloc cases for ADD/SET/SUB/ULEB128 are rarely to use, it may acceptable that stop supproting them until people rebuld their stuff, maybe half-year or a year later. Or maybe we should teach people that don't write the .reloc R_RISCV_SUB* with non-zero constant, and then report warnings/errors in assembler. bfd/ * elfnn-riscv.c (perform_relocation): Ignore the non-zero addend of R_RISCV_SUB_ULEB128. (riscv_elf_relocate_section): Report warnings to inform people need to rebuild their stuff if --check-uleb128 is enabled. So that can get the right non-zero addend of R_RISCV_SUB_ULEB128. * elfxx-riscv.h (struct riscv_elf_params): Added bool check_uleb128. ld/ * NEWS: Updated. * emultempl/riscvelf.em: Added linker risc-v target options, --[no-]check-uleb128, to enable/disable checking if the addend of uleb128 is non-zero or not. So that people will know they need to rebuild the objects with binutils 2.42 and up, to get the right zero addend of SUB_ULEB128 relocation, or they may get troubles if using .reloc. * ld/testsuite/ld-riscv-elf/ld-riscv-elf.exp: Updated. * ld/testsuite/ld-riscv-elf/pr31179*: New test cases.
2023-11-10Add ability to change linker warning messages into errors when reporting ↵Nick Clifton1-0/+9
executable stacks and/or executable segments. include * bfdlink.h (struct bfd_link_info): Update descriptions of the 'execstack', 'noexecstack' and 'warn_execstack' fields. Add 'error_exectack' and 'warn_is_error_for_rwx_segments' fields. bfd * elf.c (assign_file_positions_except_relocs): Turn warnings about executable segments into errors if so requested. * elflink.c (bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Turn warnings about executable stacks into errors if so requested. ld * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_ERROR_EXECSTACK, OPTION_NO_ERROR_EXECSTACK, OPTION_WARN_EXECSTACK_OBJECTS, OPTION_ERROR_RWX_SEGMENTS and OPTION_NO_ERROR_RWX_SEGMENTS. (struct ld_option): Add new long options. (parse_args): Parse new long options. (elf_static_list_options): Display the new options. * ld.texi: Document the new command line options. * configure.ac (error-execstack): New configuration option. (error-rwx-segments): New configuration option. * emultempl/elf.em (_before_parse): Initialse the new linkinfo fields. * NEWS: Mention the new features. * config.in: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. * testsuite/ld-elf/commonpage2.d: Disable errors for RWX segments and/or executable stacks. * testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/header.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/loadaddr1.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/loadaddr2.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/maxpage4.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/nobits-1.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/note-1.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-10.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-11.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-12.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-5.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-7.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-8.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-9.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-region.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr19539.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr26256-1a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr26907.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr28597.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/retain2.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/shared.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/size-1.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/textaddr7.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/warn1.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/warn2.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-i386/discarded1.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-i386/pr19175.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-i386/pr19539.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-i386/pr23189.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-plugin/lto-3r.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-plugin/lto-5r.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-powerpc/ppc476-shared.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-powerpc/ppc476-shared2.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-powerpc/pr28827-2.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-s390/s390.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/align2a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/align2b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/align5.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/alignof.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/crossref.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/defined2.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/defined3.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/defined5.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/pr14962.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/pr18963.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/pr20302.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/print-memory-usage.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-at1.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-at10.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-at4.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-at6.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-at8.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-at9.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-over1.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-over2.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-over4.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-over5.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-over6.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/script.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sizeof.exp: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-file.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/discarded1.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr19175.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr19539a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr19539b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr23189.d: Likewise.
2023-11-10Move new features above the 'Changes in 2.41' commentNick Clifton1-6/+6
2023-11-01Fix typo in recent update to the ld/NEWS fileNick Clifton1-2/+2
2023-11-01ld: Support input section description keyword: REVERSENick Clifton1-0/+4
PR 27565 * ldlex.l: Add REVERSE. * ldgram.y: Allow REVERSE to be used wherever a sorting command can be used. * ld.h (struct wildcard_spec): Add 'reversed' field. * ldlang.h (lang_wild_statement_struct): Add 'filenames_reversed' field. * ldlang.c (compare_sections): Add reversed parameter. (wild_sort): Reverse the comparison if requested. (print_wild_statement): Handle the reversed field. * ld.texi: Document the new feature. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-file-reversed-1.d: New test driver. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-file-reversed-1.t: New test source. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-file-reversed-2.t: New test source. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-file-reversed-2.d: New test driver. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-sections-reversed-1.d: New test driver. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-sections-reversed-1.t: New test source. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-sections-reversed-2.t: New test source. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-sections-reversed-2.d: New test driver. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-sections-reversed-3.d: New test driver. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sort-sections-reversed-3.t: New test source.
2023-09-25Revert "arc: Update NEWS files"Claudiu Zissulescu1-2/+0
This reverts commit a47d304b1229ecf8912fac17ee9c48d1bf3c729a.
2023-09-25arc: Update NEWS filesClaudiu Zissulescu1-0/+2
Add ARCv3 support in NEWS files. Signed-off-by: Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@gmail.com>
2023-08-16kvx: New port.Paul Iannetta1-0/+2
2023-07-03Add markers for the 2.41 branchNick Clifton1-0/+2
2023-06-29ELF: Strip section header in ELF objectsKaylee Blake1-0/+3
Section header isn't mandatory on ELF executable nor shared library. This patch adds a new linker option, -z nosectionheader, to omit ELF section header, a new objcopy and strip option, --strip-section-headers, to remove ELF section headers. bfd/ 2023-06-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> Kaylee Blake <klkblake@gmail.com> PR ld/25617 * bfd.c (BFD_NO_SECTION_HEADER): New. (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_NO_SECTION_HEADER. (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise. * elfcode.h (elf_swap_ehdr_out): Omit section header with BFD_NO_SECTION_HEADER. (elf_write_shdrs_and_ehdr): Likewise. * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_NO_SECTION_HEADER to object_flags. (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated. binutils/ 2023-06-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> PR ld/25617 * NEWS: Mention --strip-section-headers for objcopy and strip. * objcopy.c (strip_section_headers): New. (command_line_switch): Add OPTION_STRIP_SECTION_HEADERS. (strip_options): Add --strip-section-headers. (copy_options): Likewise. (copy_usage): Add --strip-section-headers. (strip_usage): Likewise. (copy_object): Handle --strip-section-headers for ELF files. (strip_main): Handle OPTION_STRIP_SECTION_HEADERS. (copy_main): Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi: Document --strip-section-headers for objcopy and strip. ld/ 2023-06-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> Kaylee Blake <klkblake@gmail.com> PR ld/25617 * NEWS: Mention -z nosectionheader. * emultempl/elf.em: Support -z sectionheader and -z nosectionheader. * ld.h (ld_config_type): Add no_section_header. * ld.texi: Document -z sectionheader and -z nosectionheader. * ldlang.c (ldlang_open_output): Handle config.no_section_header. * lexsup.c (parse_args): Enable --strip-all with -z nosectionheader. Disallow -r with -z nosectionheader. (elf_static_list_options): Add -z sectionheader and -z nosectionheader.
2023-06-14Add --remap-inputs option to the BFD linker.Nick Clifton1-0/+5
PR 30374 * ldfile.c (struct input_remap): New structure. (ldfile_add_remap): New function. (ldfile_remap_input_free): New function. (ldfile_add_remap_file): New function. (ldfile_possibly_remap_input): New function. (ldfile_print_input_remaps): New function. * ldfile.h: Add prototypes for new functions. * ldlang.c (new_afile): Call ldfile_possibly_remap_input. (lang_finish): Call ldfile_remap_input_free. (lang_map): Call ldfile_print_input_remaps. * ldlex.h (OPTION_REMAP_INPUTS, OPTION_REMAP_INPUTS_FILE): Define. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --remap-inputs-file and --remap-inputs. (parse_args): Handle new options. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * ld.texi: Document the new options. * testsuite/ld-misc/input-remap.exp: New test driver. * testsuite/ld-misc/remaps.r: New file: Expected linker output. * testsuite/ld-misc/remaps.txt: New file. Input remaps file.
2023-05-10Add linker option to include local symbols in the linker map.Nick Clifton1-0/+3
PR 16566 * ldlang.c (ld_is_local_symbol): New function. (print_input_section): Add code to display local symbols in the section. * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_PRINT_MAP_LOCALS and OPTION_PRINT_MAP_LOCALS. * lexsup.c (ld_options[]): Add entries for --print-map-locals and --no-print-map-locals. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add print_map_locals field. * ld.texi: Document the new command line option. * testsuite/ld-scripts/sizeof.s: Add a local symbol. * testsuite/ld-scripts/map-locals.d: New test control file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/map-address.exp: Run the new test.
2023-03-15Add --enable-linker-version option to bfd linker to add an entry in the ↵Nick Clifton1-0/+4
.comment section. PR 30187 * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * ld.texi: Document the new feature. * ldgram.y: Handle LINKER_VERSION token. * ldlang.c (lang_add_version): New function. (enable_linker_version): New global variable. * ldlang.h (land_add_version): Prototype. (enable_linker_version): Export. * ldlex.h (OPTION_ENABLE_LINKER_VERSION): Define. (OPTION_DISABLE_LINKER_VERSION): Define. * ldlex.l (LINKER_VERSION): Add token. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --enable-linker-version and --disable-linker-version. (parse_args): Handle the new options. * scripttempl/arclinux.sc: Remove stabs and comment sections and replace with inclusion of misc-sections.sc * scripttempl/avr.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/dlx.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf32cr16.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf32crx.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf32msp430.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf64bpf.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf64hppa.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf_chaos.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfarc.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfarcv2.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfd10v.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfd30v.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfm68hc11.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfm68hc12.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfm9s12z.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfmicroblaze.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfxgate.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfxtensa.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/epiphany_4x4.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/ft32.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/ip2k.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/iq2000.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/mep.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/nds32elf.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/pru.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/v850.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/visium.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/xstormy16.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/z80.sc: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/script.exp: Run new tests. * scripttempl/misc-sections.sc: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ld-version-2.d: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ld-version.d: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ld-version.t: New file.
2023-03-10Revert ld ASCII supportAlan Modra1-7/+1
Revert "Prevent the ASCII linker script directive from generating huge amounts of padding if the size expression is not a constant." This reverts commit adbe951fc95943016325af08d677f18e8c177ac1. Revert "ld test asciz and ascii fails" This reverts the ascii.d part of commit 5f497256bee624f0fa470949aa41534093bc5b25. Revert "Add support for the ASCII directive inside linker scripts." This mostly reverts commit 9fe129a4105bb59398f73ce96938a94f19265b79 leaving the asciz.d and asciz.t changes in place.
2023-03-10Revert ld DIGEST supportAlan Modra1-73/+4
This is a hopefully temporary reversion of new ld features for embedded processors by Ulf Samuelsson, plus some followup patches. Squashed together from the following: Revert "lddigest 32-bit support and gcc-4 compile errors" This reverts commit d7ee19be87110a8f5342cec6e323d83d01c641d1. Revert "ld: Use correct types for crc64 calculations" This reverts commit 9a534b9f8e3d0f3cdb5a20f19ff165693fbb84d2. Revert "Re: DIGEST: testsuite" This reverts commit c8e85484d8a0fe9f7b88e00a6b9ae63bcb53ba32. Revert "Regen potfiles" This reverts commit 4d98c966f8bf305ab25badd34cb295631873cf7c. Revert "DIGEST: Makefile.*" This reverts commit 78ef6ab03f56ce83a606d974bb8a9f34b5d6e0b7. Revert "DIGEST: calculation" This reverts commit 5243990191e683d5066d3dd622c76deaba0bf15c. Revert "DIGEST: ldlang.*: add timestamp" This reverts commit bd9466d4aa277a469a9d8b12f0a6e6fa51678e36. Revert "DIGEST: ldmain.c" This reverts commit c8f8653fa7eeb3dc0769ac23039eadb5c5f09dff. Revert "DIGEST: ldgram.y" This reverts commit d73c01be2669e9c5267fab669a269f95a32048c9. Revert "DIGEST: ldlex.l" This reverts commit 48b5163a9dd5759cc87171331bbd6e902c547b5a. Revert "DIGEST: testsuite" This reverts commit a4135d1a4886400ea29af2da782dd8dd40ccad23. Revert "DIGEST: Documentation" This reverts commit 3ec28966c3e4c63704212778f96c517cbf2e0090. Revert "DIGEST: NEWS" This reverts commit 099bf2927d446424e8585a60cf4ce63209999aa2. Revert "DIGEST: LICENSING" This reverts commit 5c8a0c6654fb55926985edf3b360b62d4f20691d.
2023-03-07DIGEST: NEWSUlf Samuelsson1-4/+73
Signed-off-by: Ulf Samuelsson <ulf@emagii.com>
2023-02-16Add support for the ASCII directive inside linker scripts.Nick Clifton1-1/+7
* ldlex.l: Add ASCII token. * ldgram.y: Add parsing of the ASCII command. * ldlang.c (lang_add_string): Add maximum size parameter. Move escape character handling code into separate function. * ldlang.h (lang_add_string): Update prototype. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * ld.texi (Output Section Data): Document the new directives. * testsuite/ld-scripts/asciz.t: Adjust to work on more architectures and to test more aspects of the ASCIZ directive. * testsuite/ld-scripts/asciz.d: Adjust to match the changes to the test linker script. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ascii.d: New test driver. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ascii.s: New test assembler source. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ascii.t: New test script. * testsuite/ld-scripts/script.exp: Run the new test.
2023-02-14ASCIZ Command for output sectionUlf Samuelsson1-0/+3
Adds a new directive to the linker script syntax: ASCIZ. This inserts a zero-terminated string into the output at the place where it is used.
2023-01-01Update year range in copyright notice of binutils filesAlan Modra1-1/+1
The newer update-copyright.py fixes file encoding too, removing cr/lf on binutils/bfdtest2.c and ld/testsuite/ld-cygwin/exe-export.exp, and embedded cr in binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp string match.
2022-12-31Add markers for 2.40 branchNick Clifton1-0/+2
2022-12-14ld, gold: remove support for -z bndplt (MPX prefix)Martin Liska1-0/+2
bfd/ChangeLog: * elf-linker-x86.h (struct elf_linker_x86_params): Remove bndplt. * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_scan_relocs): Ignore R_X86_64_PLT32_BND. (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Similarly here. (elf_x86_64_link_setup_gnu_properties): Ignore bndplt. * elfxx-x86.c: Likewise. * elfxx-x86.h: Likewise. gold/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Document -z bndplt. * options.h (class General_options): Remove bndplt option. * x86_64.cc (class Output_data_plt_x86_64_bnd): Remove. (Target_x86_64::do_make_data_plt): Do not use Output_data_plt_x86_64_bnd. (Target_x86_64::Scan::get_reference_flags): Likewise. (Target_x86_64::Scan::check_non_pic): Likewise. (Target_x86_64::Scan::local): Likewise. (Target_x86_64::Scan::global): Likewise. ld/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Document -z bndplt. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Remove bndplt option. * ld.texi: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-branch-1-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-branch-1.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-branch-1.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-1-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-1.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-1.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-2-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-2.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-2.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-plt-1-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-plt-1.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx.exp: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1.out: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1a.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1a.rd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1b.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1c.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1c.rd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2.out: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2a.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2a.rd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2b.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2c.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2c.rd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx3.dd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx3a.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx3b.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx3n.dd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx4.dd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx4a.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx4b.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx4n.dd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr20800a.S: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr20800b.S: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038a-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038a.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038a.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038b-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038b.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038b.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038c-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038c.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038c.s: Removed.
2022-10-21Add a -w option to the linker to suppress warning and error messages.Nick Clifton1-0/+5
PR 29654 * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add no_warnings field. * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_NO_WARNINGS. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --no-warnings. (parse_args): Add support for -w and --no-warnings. * ldmisc.c (vfinfo): Return early if the message is a warning and -w has been enabled. * ld.texi (options): Document new command line option. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2022-10-11add --enable-default-compressed-debug-sections-algorithm configure optionMartin Liska1-0/+3
ChangeLog: * configure.ac: Add --enable-default-compressed-debug-sections-algorithm. * configure: Regenerate. gas/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Document the new option. * as.c (flag_compress_debug): Set default algorithm based on the configure option. * configure.ac: Add --enable-default-compressed-debug-sections-algorithm. * configure: Regenerate. * config.in: Likewise. ld/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Document the new option. * configure.ac: Add --enable-default-compressed-debug-sections-algorithm. * configure: Regenerate. * config.in: Likewise. * ldmain.c: Set default algorithm based on the configure option.
2022-09-26binutils, gdb: support zstd compressed debug sectionsFangrui Song1-0/+3
PR29397 PR29563: Add new configure option --with-zstd which defaults to auto. If pkgconfig/libzstd.pc is found, define HAVE_ZSTD and support zstd compressed debug sections for most tools. * bfd: for addr2line, objdump --dwarf, gdb, etc * gas: support --compress-debug-sections=zstd * ld: support ELFCOMPRESS_ZSTD input and --compress-debug-sections=zstd * objcopy: support ELFCOMPRESS_ZSTD input for --decompress-debug-sections and --compress-debug-sections=zstd * gdb: support ELFCOMPRESS_ZSTD input. The bfd change references zstd symbols, so gdb has to link against -lzstd in this patch. If zstd is not supported, ELFCOMPRESS_ZSTD input triggers an error. We can avoid HAVE_ZSTD if binutils-gdb imports zstd/ like zlib/, but this is too heavyweight, so don't do it for now. ``` % ld/ld-new a.o ld/ld-new: a.o: section .debug_abbrev is compressed with zstd, but BFD is not built with zstd support ... % ld/ld-new a.o --compress-debug-sections=zstd ld/ld-new: --compress-debug-sections=zstd: ld is not built with zstd support % binutils/objcopy --compress-debug-sections=zstd a.o b.o binutils/objcopy: --compress-debug-sections=zstd: binutils is not built with zstd support % binutils/objcopy b.o --decompress-debug-sections binutils/objcopy: zstd.o: section .debug_abbrev is compressed with zstd, but BFD is not built with zstd support ... ```
2022-08-08ld: fix NEWS typosMartin Liska1-2/+2
ld/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Fix 2 typos.
2022-07-08Add markers for 2.39 branchNick Clifton1-0/+2
2022-05-26ld: add --package-metadataLuca Boccassi1-0/+6
Generate a .note.package FDO package metadata ELF note, following the spec: https://systemd.io/ELF_PACKAGE_METADATA/ If the jansson library is available at build time (and it is explicitly enabled), link ld to it, and use it to validate that the input is correct JSON, to avoid writing garbage to the file. The configure option --enable-jansson has to be used to explicitly enable it (error out when not found). This allows bootstrappers (or others who are not interested) to seamlessly skip it without issues.
2022-05-03Add a linker warning when creating potentially dangerous executable ↵Nick Clifton1-1/+23
segments. Add tests, options to disabke and configure switches to choose defaults.
2022-04-20Add linker warning for when it creates an executable stack.Nick Clifton1-0/+8
PR 29072
2022-03-24x86: mention dropped L1OM/K1OM support in ld/ as wellJan Beulich1-0/+3
This amends e961c696dcb2 ("x86: drop L1OM/K1OM support from ld"). Also remove the marker that I mistakenly added in c085ab00c7b2 ("x86: drop L1OM/K1OM support from gas").
2022-02-16ld: Support customized output section typeFangrui Song1-0/+3
bfd/ PR ld/28841 * bfd-in2.h (struct bfd_section): Add type. (discarded_section): Add field. * elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Handle bfd_section::type. * section.c (BFD_FAKE_SECTION): Add field. * mri.c (mri_draw_tree): Update function call. ld/ PR ld/28841 * ld.texi: Document new output section type. * ldlex.l: Add new token TYPE. * ldgram.y: Handle TYPE=exp. * ldlang.h: Add type_section to list of section types. * ldlang.c (lang_add_section): Handle type_section. (map_input_to_output_sections): Handle type_section. * testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.t: Add tests. * testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.d: Update.
2022-01-22Add markers for 2.38 branchNick Clifton1-0/+2
2022-01-12ld: Initial DT_RELR supportH.J. Lu1-0/+3
Add a -z pack-relative-relocs option to enable DT_RELR and create a relr.dyn section for DT_RELR. DT_RELR is implemented with the linker relaxation infrastructure, but it doesn't require the --relax option enabled. -z pack-relative-relocs implies -z combreloc. -z nocombreloc implies -z nopack-relative-relocs. -z pack-relative-relocs is chosen over the similar option in lld, --pack-dyn-relocs=relr, to implement a glibc binary lockout mechanism with a special glibc version symbol, to avoid random crashes of DT_RELR binaries with the existing glibc binaries. bfd/ * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Add srelrdyn. * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections): Create a .relr.dyn section for DT_RELR. include/ * bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add enable_dt_relr. ld/ * News: Mention -z pack-relative-relocs and -z nopack-relative-relocs. * ld.texi: Document -z pack-relative-relocs and -z nopack-relative-relocs. * ldelf.c (ldelf_after_parse): Disable DT_RELR if not building PIE nor shared library. Add 3 spare dynamic tags for DT_RELR, DT_RELRSZ and DT_RELRENT. * ldlang.c (lang_relax_sections): Also enable relaxation if DT_RELR is enabled. * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source dt-relr.sh. * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/dt-relr.sh: New file. * scripttempl/elf.sc: Support .relr.dyn.
2022-01-02Update year range in copyright notice of binutils filesAlan Modra1-1/+1
The result of running etc/update-copyright.py --this-year, fixing all the files whose mode is changed by the script, plus a build with --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-cgen-maint=yes, then checking out */po/*.pot which we don't update frequently. The copy of cgen was with commit d1dd5fcc38ead reverted as that commit breaks building of bfp opcodes files.
2021-10-24LoongArch ld supportliuzhensong1-0/+2
2021-10-22 Chenghua Xu <xuchenghua@loongson.cn> Zhensong Liu <liuzhensong@loongson.cn> Weinan Liu <liuweinan@loongson.cn> Xiaolin Tang <tangxiaolin@loongson.cn> ld/ * Makefile.am: Add LoongArch. * NEWS: Mention LoongArch support. * configure.tgt: Add LoongArch. * emulparams/elf32loongarch-defs.sh: New. * emulparams/elf32loongarch.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf64loongarch-defs.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf64loongarch.sh: Likewise. * emultempl/loongarchelf.em: Likewise. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * po/BLD-POTFILES.in: Regenerate. ld/testsuite/ * ld-loongarch-elf/disas-jirl.d: New. * ld-loongarch-elf/disas-jirl.s: Likewise. * ld-loongarch-elf/jmp_op.d: Likewise. * ld-loongarch-elf/jmp_op.s: Likewise. * ld-loongarch-elf/ld-loongarch-elf.exp: Likewise. * ld-loongarch-elf/macro_op.d: Likewise. * ld-loongarch-elf/macro_op.s: Likewise. * ld-loongarch-elf/syscall-0.s: Likewise. * ld-loongarch-elf/syscall-1.s: Likewise. * ld-loongarch-elf/syscall.d: Likewise. * ld-srec/srec.exp: Add LoongArch. * ld-unique/pr21529.d: Likewise.
2021-07-09ld/NEWS: Clarify -z [no]indirect-extern-accessH.J. Lu1-2/+2
-z [no]indirect-extern-access are only for x86 ELF linker.
2021-07-08elf: Add GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED checkH.J. Lu1-0/+3
If GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS is set on any input relocatable files: 1. Don't generate copy relocations. 2. Turn off extern_protected_data since it implies GNU_PROPERTY_NO_COPY_ON_PROTECTED. 3. Treate reference to protected symbols with indirect external access as local. 4. Set GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS on output. 5. When generating executable, clear this bit when there are non-GOT or non-PLT relocations in input relocatable files without the bit set. 6. Add -z [no]indirect-extern-access to control indirect external access. bfd/ * elf-bfd (elf_obj_tdata): Add has_indirect_extern_access. (elf_has_indirect_extern_access): New. * elf-properties.c (_bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties): Set elf_has_indirect_extern_access and elf_has_no_copy_on_protected when seeing GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS. (elf_write_gnu_propertie): Add an argument to pass link_info. Set needed_1_p for GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED in memory. (_bfd_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Handle GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS for -z indirect-extern-access. Set nocopyreloc to true and extern_protected_data to false for indirect external access. (_bfd_elf_convert_gnu_properties): Updated. * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set non_got_ref_without_indirect_extern_access on legacy non-GOT or non-PLT references. * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise. * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_symbol_refs_local_p): Return true for STV_PROTECTED symbols with indirect external access. * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Clear indirect_extern_access for legacy non-GOT/non-PLT references. * elfxx-x86.h (elf_x86_link_hash_entry): Add non_got_ref_without_indirect_extern_access. include/ * bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add indirect_extern_access and needed_1_p. Change nocopyreloc to int. ld/ * NEWS: Mention -z [no]indirect-extern-access * ld.texi: Document -z [no]indirect-extern-access * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.indirect_extern_access to -1. * emulparams/extern_protected_data.sh: Support -z [no]indirect-extern-access. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-1.rd: New file * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-1a.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-1b.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-2.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-2a.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-2b.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-3.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/property-1_needed-1b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/property-1_needed-1c.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/indirect-extern-access.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-1.h: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-1a.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-1b.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-2a.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-2b.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-func-2a.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-func-2b.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-func-2c.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/linux-x86.exp: Run test with GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Run tests for protected function and data with indirect external access.
2021-07-08ld: Limit cache size and add --max-cache-size=SIZEH.J. Lu1-0/+3
When link_info.keep_memory is true, linker caches the relocation information and symbol tables of input files in memory. When there are many input files with many relocations, we may run out of memory. Add --max-cache-size=SIZE to set the maximum cache size. bfd/ PR ld/18028 * bfd.c (bfd): Add alloc_size. * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs): New. * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Use _bfd_link_keep_memory. Update cache_size. * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise. * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_read_relocs): Renamed to ... (_bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs): This. Update cache_size. (_bfd_elf_link_read_relocs): New. (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Call _bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs instead of _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs. (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise. (elf_link_input_bfd): Likewise. (init_reloc_cookie_rels): Likewise. (init_reloc_cookie): Update cache_size. Call _bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs instead of _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs. (link_info_ok): New. (elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs): Updated. Call _bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs instead of _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs. (bfd_elf_gc_sections): Use link_info_ok. Pass &link_info_ok to elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs. * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_link_keep_memory): New. * linker.c (_bfd_link_keep_memory): New. * opncls.c (bfd_alloc): Update alloc_size. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated. * libbfd.h: Likewise. include/ PR ld/18028 * bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add cache_size and max_cache_size. ld/ PR ld/18028 * NEWS: Mention --max-cache-size=SIZE. * ld.texi: Document --max-cache-size=SIZE. * ldlex.h (option_values): Add OPTION_MAX_CACHE_SIZE. * ldmain.c: (main): Set link_info.max_cache_size to -1. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --max-cache-size=SIZE. (parse_args): Support OPTION_MAX_CACHE_SIZE. * testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp: Add test for --max-cache-size=-1.