bfd:

	* elf-attrs.c: New.
	* Makefile.am (BFD32_BACKENDS): Add elf-attrs.lo.
	(BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add elf-attrs.c.
	(elf-attrs.lo): Generate dependencies.
	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
	* configure.in (elf): Add elf-attrs.lo.
	* configure: Regenerate.
	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Add entries for object
	attributes.
	(NUM_KNOWN_OBJ_ATTRIBUTES, obj_attribute, obj_attribute_list,
	OBJ_ATTR_PROC, OBJ_ATTR_GNU, OBJ_ATTR_FIRST, OBJ_ATTR_LAST,
	Tag_NULL, Tag_File, Tag_Section, Tag_Symbol, Tag_compatibility):
	New.
	(struct elf_obj_tdata): Add entries for object attributes.
	(elf_known_obj_attributes, elf_other_obj_attributes,
	elf_known_obj_attributes_proc, elf_other_obj_attributes_proc):
	New.
	(bfd_elf_obj_attr_size, bfd_elf_set_obj_attr_contents,
	bfd_elf_get_obj_attr_int, bfd_elf_add_obj_attr_int,
	bfd_elf_add_proc_attr_int, bfd_elf_add_obj_attr_string,
	bfd_elf_add_proc_attr_string, bfd_elf_add_obj_attr_compat,
	bfd_elf_add_proc_attr_compat, _bfd_elf_attr_strdup,
	_bfd_elf_copy_obj_attributes, _bfd_elf_obj_attrs_arg_type,
	_bfd_elf_parse_attributes, _bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes): New.
	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy object attributes.
	(bfd_section_from_shdr): Handle attributes sections.
	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Handle attributes sections.
	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_obj_attrs_vendor,
	elf_backend_obj_attrs_section, elf_backend_obj_attrs_arg_type,
	elf_backend_obj_attrs_section_type): New.
	(elfNN_bed): Update.
	* elf32-arm.c (NUM_KNOWN_ATTRIBUTES, aeabi_attribute,
	aeabi_attribute_list): Remove.
	(struct elf32_arm_obj_tdata): Remove object attributes fields.
	(check_use_blx, bfd_elf32_arm_set_vfp11_fix, using_thumb2,
	elf32_arm_copy_private_bfd_data, elf32_arm_merge_eabi_attributes):
	Update for new object attributes interfaces.
	(uleb128_size, is_default_attr, eabi_attr_size,
	elf32_arm_eabi_attr_size, write_uleb128, write_eabi_attribute,
	elf32_arm_set_eabi_attr_contents, elf32_arm_bfd_final_link,
	elf32_arm_new_eabi_attr, elf32_arm_get_eabi_attr_int,
	elf32_arm_add_eabi_attr_int, attr_strdup,
	elf32_arm_add_eabi_attr_string, elf32_arm_add_eabi_attr_compat,
	copy_eabi_attributes, elf32_arm_parse_attributes): Remove.  Moved
	to generic code in elf-attrs.c.
	(elf32_arm_obj_attrs_arg_type): New.
	(elf32_arm_fake_sections): Do not handle .ARM.attributes.
	(elf32_arm_section_from_shdr): Do not handle SHT_ARM_ATTRIBUTES.
	(bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link): Remove.
	(elf_backend_obj_attrs_vendor, elf_backend_obj_attrs_section,
	elf_backend_obj_attrs_arg_type,
	elf_backend_obj_attrs_section_type): New.
	* elf32-bfin.c (bfin_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy object
	attributes.
	* elf32-frv.c (frv_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
	* elf32-iq2000.c (iq2000_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
	* elf32-mep.c (mep_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
	* elf32-mt.c (mt_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
	* elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_copy_private_data): Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c (sh_elf64_copy_private_data_internal): Likewise.

binutils:
	* readelf.c (display_gnu_attribute): New.
	(process_arm_specific): Rearrange as process_attributes.
	(process_arm_specific): Replace by wrapper of process_attributes.

gas:
	* as.c (create_obj_attrs_section): New.
	(main): Call create_obj_attrs_section for ELF.
	* read.c (s_gnu_attribute, skip_whitespace, skip_past_char,
	skip_past_comma, s_vendor_attribute): New.
	(potable): Add gnu_attribute for ELF.
	* read.h (s_vendor_attribute): Declare.
	* config/tc-arm.c (s_arm_eabi_attribute): Replace by wrapper
	round s_vendor_attribute.
	(aeabi_set_public_attributes): Update for new attributes
	interfaces.
	(arm_md_end): Remove attributes contents setting now done
	generically.

include/elf:
	* arm.h (elf32_arm_add_eabi_attr_int,
	elf32_arm_add_eabi_attr_string, elf32_arm_add_eabi_attr_compat,
	elf32_arm_get_eabi_attr_int, elf32_arm_set_eabi_attr_contents,
	elf32_arm_eabi_attr_size, Tag_NULL, Tag_File, Tag_Section,
	Tag_Symbol, Tag_compatibility): Remove.
	* common.h (SHT_GNU_ATTRIBUTES): Define.

ld:
	* emulparams/armelf.sh (OTHER_SECTIONS): Remove .ARM.attributes.
	(ATTRS_SECTIONS): Define.
	* scripttempl/elf.sc, scripttempl/elf32sh-symbian.sc,
	scripttempl/elf_chaos.sc, scripttempl/elfi370.sc,
	scripttempl/elfxtensa.sc: Handle ATTRS_SECTIONS.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index baa9512..68b226a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -1113,6 +1113,10 @@ _bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
   elf_gp (obfd) = elf_gp (ibfd);
   elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_flags = elf_elfheader (ibfd)->e_flags;
   elf_flags_init (obfd) = TRUE;
+
+  /* Copy object attributes.  */
+  _bfd_elf_copy_obj_attributes (ibfd, obfd);
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -2195,6 +2199,16 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
       break;
 
     default:
+      /* Possibly an attributes section.  */
+      if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_GNU_ATTRIBUTES
+	  || hdr->sh_type == bed->obj_attrs_section_type)
+	{
+	  if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
+	    return FALSE;
+	  _bfd_elf_parse_attributes (abfd, hdr);
+	  return TRUE;
+	}
+
       /* Check for any processor-specific section types.  */
       if (bed->elf_backend_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
 	return TRUE;