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authorH.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>2021-12-27 13:31:19 -0800
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elf: Update comments for check_relocs in elf_backend_data
Since commit 5c3261b0e834647cf9eb555320e20871b7854f98 Author: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> Date: Mon Oct 16 03:49:54 2017 -0700 ELF: Call check_relocs after opening all inputs check_relocs is called after opening all inputs. * elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data::check_relocs): Update comments.
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diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
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--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
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@@ -1088,13 +1088,11 @@ struct elf_backend_data
that CHECK_RELOCS will properly process them. PR 4424. */
bool (*relocs_compatible) (const bfd_target *, const bfd_target *);
- /* The CHECK_RELOCS function is called by the add_symbols phase of
- the ELF backend linker. It is called once for each section with
- relocs of an object file, just after the symbols for the object
- file have been added to the global linker hash table. The
- function must look through the relocs and do any special handling
- required. This generally means allocating space in the global
- offset table, and perhaps allocating space for a reloc. The
+ /* The CHECK_RELOCS function is called after all input files have been
+ opened. It is called once for each section with relocs of an object
+ file. The function must look through the relocs and do any special
+ handling required. This generally means allocating space in the
+ global offset table, and perhaps allocating space for a reloc. The
relocs are always passed as Rela structures; if the section
actually uses Rel structures, the r_addend field will always be
zero. */