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-rw-r--r--gas/ChangeLog16
-rw-r--r--gas/config/obj-elf.c49
-rw-r--r--gas/config/obj-elf.h1
-rw-r--r--gas/doc/as.texi13
4 files changed, 65 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index b5c358d..aa3f613 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+2021-05-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 3136
+ * config/obj-elf.c (elf_pseudo_table): Add entry for .bss.
+ (obj_elf_bss): New function. Change to the .bss section.
+ Support an optional subsection number.
+ (obj_elf_change_section): Call obj_elf_section_change_hook.
+ (obj_elf_section): Likewise.
+ (obj_elf_data): Likewise.
+ (obj_elf_text): Likewise.
+ (obj_elf_struct): Likewise.
+ (obj_elf_subsection): Likewise.
+ (obj_elf_previous): Likewise.
+ * config/obj-elf.h (obj_elf_bss): Prototype.
+ * doc/as.texi (Bss): New node.
+
2021-05-07 Clément Chigot <clement.chigot@atos.net>
* config/obj-coff.c (coff_frob_symbol): Don't skip C_DWARF.
diff --git a/gas/config/obj-elf.c b/gas/config/obj-elf.c
index 9f85c57..e93d59c 100644
--- a/gas/config/obj-elf.c
+++ b/gas/config/obj-elf.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ static const pseudo_typeS elf_pseudo_table[] =
{"offset", obj_elf_struct, 0},
{"struct", obj_elf_struct, 0},
{"text", obj_elf_text, 0},
+ {"bss", obj_elf_bss, 0},
{"tls_common", obj_elf_tls_common, 0},
@@ -603,8 +604,8 @@ obj_elf_change_section (const char *name,
elt->prev_subseg = previous_subsection;
section_stack = elt;
}
- previous_section = now_seg;
- previous_subsection = now_subseg;
+
+ obj_elf_section_change_hook ();
old_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name_if (stdoutput, name, get_section_by_match,
(void *) match_p);
@@ -1125,8 +1126,7 @@ obj_elf_section (int push)
md_flush_pending_output ();
#endif
- previous_section = now_seg;
- previous_subsection = now_subseg;
+ obj_elf_section_change_hook ();
s_mri_sect (&mri_type);
@@ -1467,6 +1467,28 @@ obj_elf_section (int push)
subseg_set (now_seg, new_subsection);
}
+/* Change to the .bss section. */
+
+void
+obj_elf_bss (int i ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ int temp;
+
+#ifdef md_flush_pending_output
+ md_flush_pending_output ();
+#endif
+
+ obj_elf_section_change_hook ();
+
+ temp = get_absolute_expression ();
+ subseg_set (bss_section, (subsegT) temp);
+ demand_empty_rest_of_line ();
+
+#ifdef md_elf_section_change_hook
+ md_elf_section_change_hook ();
+#endif
+}
+
/* Change to the .data section. */
void
@@ -1476,8 +1498,8 @@ obj_elf_data (int i)
md_flush_pending_output ();
#endif
- previous_section = now_seg;
- previous_subsection = now_subseg;
+ obj_elf_section_change_hook ();
+
s_data (i);
#ifdef md_elf_section_change_hook
@@ -1494,8 +1516,8 @@ obj_elf_text (int i)
md_flush_pending_output ();
#endif
- previous_section = now_seg;
- previous_subsection = now_subseg;
+ obj_elf_section_change_hook ();
+
s_text (i);
#ifdef md_elf_section_change_hook
@@ -1512,8 +1534,8 @@ obj_elf_struct (int i)
md_flush_pending_output ();
#endif
- previous_section = now_seg;
- previous_subsection = now_subseg;
+ obj_elf_section_change_hook ();
+
s_struct (i);
#ifdef md_elf_section_change_hook
@@ -1530,8 +1552,7 @@ obj_elf_subsection (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
md_flush_pending_output ();
#endif
- previous_section = now_seg;
- previous_subsection = now_subseg;
+ obj_elf_section_change_hook ();
temp = get_absolute_expression ();
subseg_set (now_seg, (subsegT) temp);
@@ -1570,8 +1591,8 @@ obj_elf_previous (int ignore ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
new_section = previous_section;
new_subsection = previous_subsection;
- previous_section = now_seg;
- previous_subsection = now_subseg;
+ obj_elf_section_change_hook ();
+
subseg_set (new_section, new_subsection);
#ifdef md_elf_section_change_hook
diff --git a/gas/config/obj-elf.h b/gas/config/obj-elf.h
index c096cfc..d1fd315 100644
--- a/gas/config/obj-elf.h
+++ b/gas/config/obj-elf.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ extern const char * obj_elf_section_name (void);
extern void obj_elf_previous (int);
extern void obj_elf_version (int);
extern void obj_elf_common (int);
+extern void obj_elf_bss (int);
extern void obj_elf_data (int);
extern void obj_elf_text (int);
extern void obj_elf_change_section
diff --git a/gas/doc/as.texi b/gas/doc/as.texi
index e0559cf..292c4af2 100644
--- a/gas/doc/as.texi
+++ b/gas/doc/as.texi
@@ -4365,6 +4365,7 @@ Some machine configurations provide additional directives.
* Asciz:: @code{.asciz "@var{string}"}@dots{}
* Attach_to_group:: @code{.attach_to_group @var{name}}
* Balign:: @code{.balign [@var{abs-expr}[, @var{abs-expr}]]}
+* Bss:: @code{.bss @var{subsection}}
* Bundle directives:: @code{.bundle_align_mode @var{abs-expr}}, etc
* Byte:: @code{.byte @var{expressions}}
* CFI directives:: @code{.cfi_startproc [simple]}, @code{.cfi_endproc}, etc.
@@ -4709,6 +4710,18 @@ filled in with the value 0x368d (the exact placement of the bytes depends upon
the endianness of the processor). If it skips 1 or 3 bytes, the fill value is
undefined.
+@node Bss
+@section @code{.bss @var{subsection}}
+@cindex @code{bss} directive
+
+@code{.bss} tells @command{@value{AS}} to assemble the following statements
+onto the end of the bss section.
+@ifset ELF
+For ELF based targets an optional @var{subsection} expression (which must
+evaluate to a positive integer) can be provided. In this case the statements
+are appended to the end of the indicated bss subsection.
+@end ifset
+
@node Bundle directives
@section Bundle directives
@subsection @code{.bundle_align_mode @var{abs-expr}}