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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index b1dff79..eb0b991 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ \input texinfo @setfilename ld.info -@c Copyright 1991-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright 1991-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @syncodeindex ky cp @c man begin INCLUDE @include configdoc.texi @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ This file documents the @sc{gnu} linker LD @end ifset version @value{VERSION}. -Copyright @copyright{} 1991-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 1991-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''. @vskip 0pt plus 1filll @c man begin COPYRIGHT -Copyright @copyright{} 1991-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 1991-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 @@ -6257,17 +6257,6 @@ instructions into @code{bal} instructions when it determines that the target subroutine is a leaf routine (that is, the target subroutine does not itself call any subroutines). -@cindex Cortex-A8 erratum workaround -@kindex --fix-cortex-a8 -@kindex --no-fix-cortex-a8 -The @samp{--fix-cortex-a8} switch enables a link-time workaround for an erratum in certain Cortex-A8 processors. The workaround is enabled by default if you are targeting the ARM v7-A architecture profile. It can be enabled otherwise by specifying @samp{--fix-cortex-a8}, or disabled unconditionally by specifying @samp{--no-fix-cortex-a8}. - -The erratum only affects Thumb-2 code. Please contact ARM for further details. - -@kindex --merge-exidx-entries -@kindex --no-merge-exidx-entries -The @samp{--no-merge-exidx-entries} switch disables the merging of adjacent exidx entries in debuginfo. - @ifclear GENERIC @lowersections @end ifclear @@ -6526,6 +6515,24 @@ Farcalls stubs insertion is fully supported for the ARM-EABI target only, because it relies on object files properties not present otherwise. +@cindex Cortex-A8 erratum workaround +@kindex --fix-cortex-a8 +@kindex --no-fix-cortex-a8 +The @samp{--fix-cortex-a8} switch enables a link-time workaround for an erratum in certain Cortex-A8 processors. The workaround is enabled by default if you are targeting the ARM v7-A architecture profile. It can be enabled otherwise by specifying @samp{--fix-cortex-a8}, or disabled unconditionally by specifying @samp{--no-fix-cortex-a8}. + +The erratum only affects Thumb-2 code. Please contact ARM for further details. + +@kindex --merge-exidx-entries +@kindex --no-merge-exidx-entries +@cindex Merging exidx entries +The @samp{--no-merge-exidx-entries} switch disables the merging of adjacent exidx entries in debuginfo. + +@kindex --long-plt +@cindex 32-bit PLT entries +The @samp{--long-plt} option enables the use of 16 byte PLT entries +which support up to 4Gb of code. The default is to use 12 byte PLT +entries which only support 512Mb of code. + @ifclear GENERIC @lowersections @end ifclear |