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Diffstat (limited to 'ld/ld.texi')
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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 8 deletions
@@ -531,7 +531,9 @@ named @var{entry}, the linker will try to parse @var{entry} as a number, and use that as the entry address (the number will be interpreted in base 10; you may use a leading @samp{0x} for base 16, or a leading @samp{0} for base 8). @xref{Entry Point}, for a discussion of defaults -and other ways of specifying the entry point. +and other ways of specifying the entry point. For i386 PE, @var{entry} +can be also the original function name (without the leading underscore +and/or the trailing stdcall @samp{@@number} when applicable). @kindex --exclude-libs @item --exclude-libs @var{lib},@var{lib},... @@ -1022,7 +1024,7 @@ Write a @dfn{dependency file} to @var{depfile}. This file contains a rule suitable for @code{make} describing the output file and all the input files that were read to produce it. The output is similar to the compiler's output with @samp{-M -MP} (@pxref{Preprocessor Options,, Options -Controlling the Preprocessor, gcc.info, Using the GNU Compiler +Controlling the Preprocessor, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler Collection}). Note that there is no option like the compiler's @samp{-MM}, to exclude ``system files'' (which is not a well-specified concept in the linker, unlike ``system headers'' in the compiler). So the output from @@ -3781,7 +3783,8 @@ of the PE file header: @item --high-entropy-va @itemx --disable-high-entropy-va Image is compatible with 64-bit address space layout randomization -(ASLR). This option is enabled by default for 64-bit PE images. +(ASLR). This option is enabled by default for 64-bit PE images in +MinGW targets. This option also implies @option{--dynamicbase} and @option{--enable-reloc-section}. @@ -3791,9 +3794,9 @@ This option also implies @option{--dynamicbase} and @itemx --disable-dynamicbase The image base address may be relocated using address space layout randomization (ASLR). This feature was introduced with MS Windows -Vista for i386 PE targets. This option is enabled by default but -can be disabled via the @option{--disable-dynamicbase} option. -This option also implies @option{--enable-reloc-section}. +Vista for i386 PE targets. This option is enabled by default for MinGW +targets but can be disabled via the @option{--disable-dynamicbase} +option. This option also implies @option{--enable-reloc-section}. @kindex --forceinteg @item --forceinteg @@ -3806,7 +3809,7 @@ default. @item --disable-nxcompat The image is compatible with the Data Execution Prevention. This feature was introduced with MS Windows XP SP2 for i386 PE -targets. The option is enabled by default. +targets. The option is enabled by default for MinGW targets. @kindex --no-isolation @item --no-isolation @@ -8371,6 +8374,21 @@ GCS markings. If issues are found, a maximum of 20 messages will be emitted, and then a summary with the total number of issues will be displayed at the end. +@kindex -z memtag-mode=@var{mode} +@cindex MTE modes of operation +The @samp{-z memtag-mode=mode} specifies the MTE mode of operation. +The value of @samp{mode} can be one of @samp{none}, @samp{sync} or +@samp{async}. The specified modes determine the value of the +@samp{DT_AARCH64_MEMTAG_MODE} dynamic tag. The @samp{sync} mode +implies precise exceptions, with the runtime providing the exact +instruction where the fault occurred, and the exact faulting address. +The @samp{async} mode implies imprecise exceptions. + +@kindex -z memtag-stack +@cindex Mark program stack for MTE protection +The @samp{-z memtag-stack} specifies that output object uses MTE +instructions for stack memory usage. + @ifclear GENERIC @lowersections @end ifclear @@ -9683,7 +9701,7 @@ format can be supported simply by creating a new BFD back end and adding it to the library. To conserve runtime memory, however, the linker and associated tools are usually configured to support only a subset of the object file formats available. You can use @code{objdump -i} -(@pxref{objdump,,objdump,binutils.info,The GNU Binary Utilities}) to +(@pxref{objdump,,objdump,binutils,The GNU Binary Utilities}) to list all the formats available for your configuration. @cindex BFD requirements |