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2023-04-21ld: add missing period after @xrefJan Beulich1-1/+1
At least older versions of one of the doc generation tools complain (warn) about it missing.
2023-04-12Fix typos in the linker's documentation of the ↵Nick Clifton1-3/+3
--enable-non-contiguous-regions option.
2023-03-29Fix typo in ld manual --enable-non-contiguous-regions exampleRoland McGrath1-1/+1
2023-03-15Add --enable-linker-version option to bfd linker to add an entry in the ↵Nick Clifton1-1/+29
.comment section. PR 30187 * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * ld.texi: Document the new feature. * ldgram.y: Handle LINKER_VERSION token. * ldlang.c (lang_add_version): New function. (enable_linker_version): New global variable. * ldlang.h (land_add_version): Prototype. (enable_linker_version): Export. * ldlex.h (OPTION_ENABLE_LINKER_VERSION): Define. (OPTION_DISABLE_LINKER_VERSION): Define. * ldlex.l (LINKER_VERSION): Add token. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --enable-linker-version and --disable-linker-version. (parse_args): Handle the new options. * scripttempl/arclinux.sc: Remove stabs and comment sections and replace with inclusion of misc-sections.sc * scripttempl/avr.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/dlx.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf32cr16.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf32crx.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf32msp430.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf64bpf.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf64hppa.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elf_chaos.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfarc.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfarcv2.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfd10v.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfd30v.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfm68hc11.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfm68hc12.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfm9s12z.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfmicroblaze.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfxgate.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/elfxtensa.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/epiphany_4x4.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/ft32.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/ip2k.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/iq2000.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/mep.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/nds32elf.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/pru.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/v850.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/visium.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/xstormy16.sc: Likewise. * scripttempl/z80.sc: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/script.exp: Run new tests. * scripttempl/misc-sections.sc: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ld-version-2.d: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ld-version.d: New file. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ld-version.t: New file.
2023-03-10Revert ld ASCII supportAlan Modra1-40/+13
Revert "Prevent the ASCII linker script directive from generating huge amounts of padding if the size expression is not a constant." This reverts commit adbe951fc95943016325af08d677f18e8c177ac1. Revert "ld test asciz and ascii fails" This reverts the ascii.d part of commit 5f497256bee624f0fa470949aa41534093bc5b25. Revert "Add support for the ASCII directive inside linker scripts." This mostly reverts commit 9fe129a4105bb59398f73ce96938a94f19265b79 leaving the asciz.d and asciz.t changes in place.
2023-03-10Revert ld DIGEST supportAlan Modra1-494/+4
This is a hopefully temporary reversion of new ld features for embedded processors by Ulf Samuelsson, plus some followup patches. Squashed together from the following: Revert "lddigest 32-bit support and gcc-4 compile errors" This reverts commit d7ee19be87110a8f5342cec6e323d83d01c641d1. Revert "ld: Use correct types for crc64 calculations" This reverts commit 9a534b9f8e3d0f3cdb5a20f19ff165693fbb84d2. Revert "Re: DIGEST: testsuite" This reverts commit c8e85484d8a0fe9f7b88e00a6b9ae63bcb53ba32. Revert "Regen potfiles" This reverts commit 4d98c966f8bf305ab25badd34cb295631873cf7c. Revert "DIGEST: Makefile.*" This reverts commit 78ef6ab03f56ce83a606d974bb8a9f34b5d6e0b7. Revert "DIGEST: calculation" This reverts commit 5243990191e683d5066d3dd622c76deaba0bf15c. Revert "DIGEST: ldlang.*: add timestamp" This reverts commit bd9466d4aa277a469a9d8b12f0a6e6fa51678e36. Revert "DIGEST: ldmain.c" This reverts commit c8f8653fa7eeb3dc0769ac23039eadb5c5f09dff. Revert "DIGEST: ldgram.y" This reverts commit d73c01be2669e9c5267fab669a269f95a32048c9. Revert "DIGEST: ldlex.l" This reverts commit 48b5163a9dd5759cc87171331bbd6e902c547b5a. Revert "DIGEST: testsuite" This reverts commit a4135d1a4886400ea29af2da782dd8dd40ccad23. Revert "DIGEST: Documentation" This reverts commit 3ec28966c3e4c63704212778f96c517cbf2e0090. Revert "DIGEST: NEWS" This reverts commit 099bf2927d446424e8585a60cf4ce63209999aa2. Revert "DIGEST: LICENSING" This reverts commit 5c8a0c6654fb55926985edf3b360b62d4f20691d.
2023-03-09lddigest 32-bit support and gcc-4 compile errorsAlan Modra1-4/+0
* ld.texi: Revert 2023-03-08 commit 9a534b9f8e3d. * testsuite/ld-scripts/crc64-poly.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-scripts/crc64-poly.t: Likewise. * lddigest.c: Formatting. (get_uint64_t): New function. (lang_add_digest): Take etree_type* args. Replace "illegal" with "invalid" in error message. * lddigest.h (lang_add_digest): Update prototype. * lddigest_tab.c (algorithms): Work around gcc-4 errors. * ldgram.y (polynome): Adjust lang_add_digest call. * testsuite/ld-scripts/crc64-poly-size.d: Update expected error.
2023-03-08ld: Use correct types for crc64 calculationsNick Clifton1-0/+4
2023-03-07DIGEST: DocumentationUlf Samuelsson1-4/+494
Signed-off-by: Ulf Samuelsson <ulf@emagii.com>
2023-03-01Fix typo with my email addressNick Clifton1-1/+1
2023-02-16Add support for the ASCII directive inside linker scripts.Nick Clifton1-13/+40
* ldlex.l: Add ASCII token. * ldgram.y: Add parsing of the ASCII command. * ldlang.c (lang_add_string): Add maximum size parameter. Move escape character handling code into separate function. * ldlang.h (lang_add_string): Update prototype. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * ld.texi (Output Section Data): Document the new directives. * testsuite/ld-scripts/asciz.t: Adjust to work on more architectures and to test more aspects of the ASCIZ directive. * testsuite/ld-scripts/asciz.d: Adjust to match the changes to the test linker script. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ascii.d: New test driver. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ascii.s: New test assembler source. * testsuite/ld-scripts/ascii.t: New test script. * testsuite/ld-scripts/script.exp: Run the new test.
2023-02-14 Mention that the -plugin command line option is used to load plugins.Nick Clifton1-0/+3
2023-02-14ASCIZ Command for output sectionUlf Samuelsson1-0/+13
Adds a new directive to the linker script syntax: ASCIZ. This inserts a zero-terminated string into the output at the place where it is used.
2023-02-02ld/doc: use "stack trace" instead of "unwind" for SFrameIndu Bhagat1-1/+1
SFrame format is meant for generating stack traces only. ld/ * ld.texi: Replace the use of "unwind" with "stack trace".
2023-01-01Update year range in copyright notice of binutils filesAlan Modra1-3/+3
The newer update-copyright.py fixes file encoding too, removing cr/lf on binutils/bfdtest2.c and ld/testsuite/ld-cygwin/exe-export.exp, and embedded cr in binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp string match.
2022-12-14ld, gold: remove support for -z bndplt (MPX prefix)Martin Liska1-3/+0
bfd/ChangeLog: * elf-linker-x86.h (struct elf_linker_x86_params): Remove bndplt. * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_scan_relocs): Ignore R_X86_64_PLT32_BND. (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Similarly here. (elf_x86_64_link_setup_gnu_properties): Ignore bndplt. * elfxx-x86.c: Likewise. * elfxx-x86.h: Likewise. gold/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Document -z bndplt. * options.h (class General_options): Remove bndplt option. * x86_64.cc (class Output_data_plt_x86_64_bnd): Remove. (Target_x86_64::do_make_data_plt): Do not use Output_data_plt_x86_64_bnd. (Target_x86_64::Scan::get_reference_flags): Likewise. (Target_x86_64::Scan::check_non_pic): Likewise. (Target_x86_64::Scan::local): Likewise. (Target_x86_64::Scan::global): Likewise. ld/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Document -z bndplt. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Remove bndplt option. * ld.texi: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-branch-1-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-branch-1.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-branch-1.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-1-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-1.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-1.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-2-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-2.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-ifunc-2.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-plt-1-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/bnd-plt-1.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx.exp: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1.out: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1a.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1a.rd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1b.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1c.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx1c.rd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2.out: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2a.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2a.rd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2b.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2c.c: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx2c.rd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx3.dd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx3a.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx3b.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx3n.dd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx4.dd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx4a.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx4b.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/mpx4n.dd: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr20800a.S: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr20800b.S: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038a-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038a.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038a.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038b-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038b.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038b.s: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038c-now.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038c.d: Removed. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038c.s: Removed.
2022-12-08Update the description of the linker script's TYPE directive.Nick Clifton1-0/+24
PR 29861 * ld.texi (Output Section Type): Note that setting the output section type only works if the section contains untyped data.
2022-11-15bfd: linker: merge .sframe sectionsIndu Bhagat1-1/+3
The linker merges all the input .sframe sections. When merging, the linker verifies that all the input .sframe sections have the same abi/arch. The linker uses libsframe library to perform key actions on the .sframe sections - decode, read, and create output data. This implies buildsystem changes to make and install libsframe before libbfd. The linker places the output .sframe section in a new segment of its own: PT_GNU_SFRAME. A new segment is not added, however, if the generated .sframe section is empty. When a section is discarded from the final link, the corresponding entries in the .sframe section for those functions are also deleted. The linker sorts the SFrame FDEs on start address by default and sets the SFRAME_F_FDE_SORTED flag in the .sframe section. This patch also adds support for generation of SFrame unwind information for the .plt* sections on x86_64. SFrame unwind info is generated for IBT enabled PLT, lazy/non-lazy PLT. The existing linker option --no-ld-generated-unwind-info has been adapted to include the control of whether .sframe unwind information will be generated for the linker generated sections like PLT. Changes to the linker script have been made as necessary. ChangeLog: * Makefile.def: Add install dependency on libsframe for libbfd. * Makefile.in: Regenerated. * bfd/Makefile.am: Add elf-sframe.c * bfd/Makefile.in: Regenerated. * bfd/bfd-in2.h (SEC_INFO_TYPE_SFRAME): Regenerated. * bfd/configure: Regenerate. * bfd/configure.ac: Add elf-sframe.lo. * bfd/elf-bfd.h (struct sframe_func_bfdinfo): New struct. (struct sframe_dec_info): Likewise. (struct sframe_enc_info): Likewise. (struct elf_link_hash_table): New member for encoded .sframe object. (struct output_elf_obj_tdata): New member. (elf_sframe): New access macro. (_bfd_elf_set_section_sframe): New declaration. * bfd/elf.c (get_segment_type): Handle new segment PT_GNU_SFRAME. (bfd_section_from_phdr): Likewise. (get_program_header_size): Likewise. (_bfd_elf_map_sections_to_segments): Likewise. * bfd/elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_setup_gnu_properties): Add contents to the .sframe sections or .plt* entries. * bfd/elflink.c (elf_section_ignore_discarded_relocs): Handle SEC_INFO_TYPE_SFRAME. (_bfd_elf_default_action_discarded): Handle .sframe section. (elf_link_input_bfd): Merge .sframe section. (bfd_elf_final_link): Write the output .sframe section. (bfd_elf_discard_info): Handle discarding .sframe section. * bfd/elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Create .sframe section for .plt and .plt.sec. (_bfd_x86_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Handle .sframe from .plt* sections. * bfd/elfxx-x86.h (PLT_SFRAME_FDE_START_OFFSET): New definition. (SFRAME_PLT0_MAX_NUM_FRES): Likewise. (SFRAME_PLTN_MAX_NUM_FRES): Likewise. (struct elf_x86_sframe_plt): New structure. (struct elf_x86_link_hash_table): New member. (struct elf_x86_init_table): New members for .sframe creation. * bfd/section.c: Add new definition SEC_INFO_TYPE_SFRAME. * binutils/readelf.c (get_segment_type): Handle new segment PT_GNU_SFRAME. * ld/ld.texi: Update documentation for --no-ld-generated-unwind-info. * ld/scripttempl/elf.sc: Support .sframe sections. * ld/Makefile.am (TESTSFRAMELIB): Use it. (check-DEJAGNU): Likewise. * ld/Makefile.in: Regenerated. * ld/configure.ac (TESTSFRAMELIB): Set to the .so or .a like TESTBFDLIB. * ld/configure: Regenerated. * bfd/elf-sframe.c: New file. include/ChangeLog: * elf/common.h (PT_GNU_SFRAME): New definition. * elf/internal.h (struct elf_segment_map): Handle new segment type PT_GNU_SFRAME. ld/testsuite/ChangeLog: * ld/testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp: Add SFRAMELIB. * ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/aarch64-elf.exp: Add new test sframe-simple-1. * ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/sframe-bar.s: New file. * ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/sframe-foo.s: Likewise. * ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/sframe-simple-1.d: Likewise. * ld/testsuite/ld-sframe/sframe-empty.d: New test. * ld/testsuite/ld-sframe/sframe-empty.s: New file. * ld/testsuite/ld-sframe/sframe.exp: New testsuite. * ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/sframe-bar.s: New file. * ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/sframe-foo.s: Likewise. * ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/sframe-simple-1.d: Likewise. * ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/sframe-plt-1.d: Likewise. * ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/sframe-simple-1.d: Likewise. * ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Add new tests - sframe-simple-1, sframe-plt-1. * ld/testsuite/lib/ld-lib.exp: Add new proc to check if assembler supports SFrame section. * ld/testsuite/ld-sframe/discard.d: New file. * ld/testsuite/ld-sframe/discard.ld: Likewise. * ld/testsuite/ld-sframe/discard.s: Likewise.
2022-10-21Add a -w option to the linker to suppress warning and error messages.Nick Clifton1-0/+9
PR 29654 * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add no_warnings field. * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_NO_WARNINGS. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --no-warnings. (parse_args): Add support for -w and --no-warnings. * ldmisc.c (vfinfo): Return early if the message is a warning and -w has been enabled. * ld.texi (options): Document new command line option. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2022-09-26binutils, gdb: support zstd compressed debug sectionsFangrui Song1-0/+5
PR29397 PR29563: Add new configure option --with-zstd which defaults to auto. If pkgconfig/libzstd.pc is found, define HAVE_ZSTD and support zstd compressed debug sections for most tools. * bfd: for addr2line, objdump --dwarf, gdb, etc * gas: support --compress-debug-sections=zstd * ld: support ELFCOMPRESS_ZSTD input and --compress-debug-sections=zstd * objcopy: support ELFCOMPRESS_ZSTD input for --decompress-debug-sections and --compress-debug-sections=zstd * gdb: support ELFCOMPRESS_ZSTD input. The bfd change references zstd symbols, so gdb has to link against -lzstd in this patch. If zstd is not supported, ELFCOMPRESS_ZSTD input triggers an error. We can avoid HAVE_ZSTD if binutils-gdb imports zstd/ like zlib/, but this is too heavyweight, so don't do it for now. ``` % ld/ld-new a.o ld/ld-new: a.o: section .debug_abbrev is compressed with zstd, but BFD is not built with zstd support ... % ld/ld-new a.o --compress-debug-sections=zstd ld/ld-new: --compress-debug-sections=zstd: ld is not built with zstd support % binutils/objcopy --compress-debug-sections=zstd a.o b.o binutils/objcopy: --compress-debug-sections=zstd: binutils is not built with zstd support % binutils/objcopy b.o --decompress-debug-sections binutils/objcopy: zstd.o: section .debug_abbrev is compressed with zstd, but BFD is not built with zstd support ... ```
2022-05-26ld: add --package-metadataLuca Boccassi1-0/+12
Generate a .note.package FDO package metadata ELF note, following the spec: https://systemd.io/ELF_PACKAGE_METADATA/ If the jansson library is available at build time (and it is explicitly enabled), link ld to it, and use it to validate that the input is correct JSON, to avoid writing garbage to the file. The configure option --enable-jansson has to be used to explicitly enable it (error out when not found). This allows bootstrappers (or others who are not interested) to seamlessly skip it without issues.
2022-05-20Tidy warn-execstack handlingAlan Modra1-2/+2
Make ld and bfd values consistent by swapping values 0 and 2 in link_info.warn_execstack. This has the benefit of making the value an "extended" boolean, with 0 meaning no warning, 1 meaning warn, other values a conditional warning. Yes, this patch introduces fails on arm/aarch64. Not a problem with this patch but an arm/aarch64 before_parse problem. bfd/ * elflink.c (bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Adjust warn_execstack test. include/ * bfdlink.h (warn_execstack): Swap 0 and 2 meaning. ld/ * configure.ac (DEFAULT_LD_WARN_EXECSTACK): Use values of 0, 1, 2 consistent with link_info.warn_execstack. * ld.texi: Typo fixes. * lexsup.c (parse_args): Adjust setting of link_info.warn_execstack. (elf_static_list_options): Adjust help message conditions. * configure: Regenerate.
2022-05-03Add a linker warning when creating potentially dangerous executable ↵Nick Clifton1-0/+16
segments. Add tests, options to disabke and configure switches to choose defaults.
2022-04-20Add linker warning for when it creates an executable stack.Nick Clifton1-0/+27
PR 29072
2022-02-18Fix typo in ld.texiRoland McGrath1-4/+4
ld/ * ld.texi (Output Section Type): Fix typo in @code syntax.
2022-02-16ld: Support customized output section typeFangrui Song1-3/+13
bfd/ PR ld/28841 * bfd-in2.h (struct bfd_section): Add type. (discarded_section): Add field. * elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Handle bfd_section::type. * section.c (BFD_FAKE_SECTION): Add field. * mri.c (mri_draw_tree): Update function call. ld/ PR ld/28841 * ld.texi: Document new output section type. * ldlex.l: Add new token TYPE. * ldgram.y: Handle TYPE=exp. * ldlang.h: Add type_section to list of section types. * ldlang.c (lang_add_section): Handle type_section. (map_input_to_output_sections): Handle type_section. * testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.t: Add tests. * testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.d: Update.
2022-01-12ld: Add glibc dependency for DT_RELRH.J. Lu1-1/+3
When DT_RELR is enabled, to avoid random run-time crash with older glibc binaries without DT_RELR support, add a GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR symbol version, which is provided by glibc with DT_RELR support, dependency on the shared C library if it provides a GLIBC_2.XX symbol version. bfd/ * elflink.c (elf_link_add_dt_relr_dependency): New function. (bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Call elf_link_add_dt_relr_dependency if DT_RELR is enabled. ld/ * ld.texi: Mention GLIBC_ABI_DT_RELR in -z pack-relative-relocs entry. * testsuite/ld-elf/dt-relr-glibc-1.c: New file. * testsuite/ld-elf/dt-relr-glibc-1a.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/dt-relr-glibc-1b.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/dt-relr.exp: Likewise.
2022-01-12ld: Initial DT_RELR supportH.J. Lu1-0/+9
Add a -z pack-relative-relocs option to enable DT_RELR and create a relr.dyn section for DT_RELR. DT_RELR is implemented with the linker relaxation infrastructure, but it doesn't require the --relax option enabled. -z pack-relative-relocs implies -z combreloc. -z nocombreloc implies -z nopack-relative-relocs. -z pack-relative-relocs is chosen over the similar option in lld, --pack-dyn-relocs=relr, to implement a glibc binary lockout mechanism with a special glibc version symbol, to avoid random crashes of DT_RELR binaries with the existing glibc binaries. bfd/ * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Add srelrdyn. * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections): Create a .relr.dyn section for DT_RELR. include/ * bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add enable_dt_relr. ld/ * News: Mention -z pack-relative-relocs and -z nopack-relative-relocs. * ld.texi: Document -z pack-relative-relocs and -z nopack-relative-relocs. * ldelf.c (ldelf_after_parse): Disable DT_RELR if not building PIE nor shared library. Add 3 spare dynamic tags for DT_RELR, DT_RELRSZ and DT_RELRENT. * ldlang.c (lang_relax_sections): Also enable relaxation if DT_RELR is enabled. * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source dt-relr.sh. * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Likewise. * emulparams/dt-relr.sh: New file. * scripttempl/elf.sc: Support .relr.dyn.
2022-01-02Update year range in copyright notice of binutils filesAlan Modra1-3/+3
The result of running etc/update-copyright.py --this-year, fixing all the files whose mode is changed by the script, plus a build with --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-cgen-maint=yes, then checking out */po/*.pot which we don't update frequently. The copy of cgen was with commit d1dd5fcc38ead reverted as that commit breaks building of bfp opcodes files.
2021-11-08Correct ld script wildcard matching descriptionAlan Modra1-7/+0
Goes with commit 68bbb9f788d0 * ld.texi (Input Section Wildcards): Delete paragraph incorrectly saying '*' does not match '/'.
2021-09-21Change the linker's heuristic for computing the entry point for binaries so ↵Nick Clifton1-1/+3
that shared libraries default to an entry point of 0. * ldlang.c (lang_end): When computing the entry point, only try the start address of the entry section when creating an executable. * ld.texi (Entry point): Update description of heuristic used to choose the entry point. testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.rd: Update expected entry point address. testsuite/ld-arm/tls-gdesc-got.d: Likewise. testsuite/ld-i386/tlsnopic.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-ia64/tlspic.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-sparc/gotop32.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-sparc/gotop64.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunnopic32.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunnopic64.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunpic32.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-sparc/tlssunpic64.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1b.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1r.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-1rb.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-tic6x/shlib-noindex.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr14207.d: Likewise. testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlsdesc.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic.rd: Likewise. testsuite/ld-x86-64/tlspic2.rd: Likewise.
2021-08-13ld script lower-case absolute and sizeof_headersAlan Modra1-1/+0
I think these happened by accident, so let's see what breaks if they are removed. * ldlex.l: Remove lower case "absolute" and "sizeof_headers" in non-mri mode. * ld.texi: Remove sizeof_headers index. * testsuite/ld-mmix/mmohdr1.ld: Use SIZEOF_HEADERS.
2021-08-11Mention whitespace in script expressionsAlan Modra1-3/+5
Inside an output section statement, ld's parser can't tell whether a line .+=4; is an assignment to dot or a file named ".+=4". * ld.texi (expressions): Mention need for whitespace.
2021-08-04PR28155, Superfluous "the" in the man pageAlan Modra1-1/+1
PR 28155 * ld.texi (Options <runtime library name>): Correct grammar.
2021-07-21Allows linker scripts to set the SEC_READONLY flag.Luca Boccassi1-0/+2
* ld.texi: Document new output section type. * ldgram.y: Add new token. * ldlang.c: Handle the new flag. * ldlang.h: Add readonly_section to list of section types. * ldlex.l: Add a new identifier. * testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.t: New example linker script. * testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.d: Test driver. * testsyute/ld-scripts/script.exp: Run the new test.
2021-07-08elf: Add GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED checkH.J. Lu1-0/+12
If GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS is set on any input relocatable files: 1. Don't generate copy relocations. 2. Turn off extern_protected_data since it implies GNU_PROPERTY_NO_COPY_ON_PROTECTED. 3. Treate reference to protected symbols with indirect external access as local. 4. Set GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS on output. 5. When generating executable, clear this bit when there are non-GOT or non-PLT relocations in input relocatable files without the bit set. 6. Add -z [no]indirect-extern-access to control indirect external access. bfd/ * elf-bfd (elf_obj_tdata): Add has_indirect_extern_access. (elf_has_indirect_extern_access): New. * elf-properties.c (_bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties): Set elf_has_indirect_extern_access and elf_has_no_copy_on_protected when seeing GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS. (elf_write_gnu_propertie): Add an argument to pass link_info. Set needed_1_p for GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED in memory. (_bfd_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Handle GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS for -z indirect-extern-access. Set nocopyreloc to true and extern_protected_data to false for indirect external access. (_bfd_elf_convert_gnu_properties): Updated. * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set non_got_ref_without_indirect_extern_access on legacy non-GOT or non-PLT references. * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise. * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_symbol_refs_local_p): Return true for STV_PROTECTED symbols with indirect external access. * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Clear indirect_extern_access for legacy non-GOT/non-PLT references. * elfxx-x86.h (elf_x86_link_hash_entry): Add non_got_ref_without_indirect_extern_access. include/ * bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add indirect_extern_access and needed_1_p. Change nocopyreloc to int. ld/ * NEWS: Mention -z [no]indirect-extern-access * ld.texi: Document -z [no]indirect-extern-access * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.indirect_extern_access to -1. * emulparams/extern_protected_data.sh: Support -z [no]indirect-extern-access. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-1.rd: New file * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-1a.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-1b.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-2.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-2a.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-2b.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access-3.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect-extern-access.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/property-1_needed-1b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/property-1_needed-1c.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/indirect-extern-access.rd: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-1.h: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-1a.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-1b.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-2a.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-data-2b.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-func-2a.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-func-2b.S: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/protected-func-2c.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/linux-x86.exp: Run test with GNU_PROPERTY_1_NEEDED_INDIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Run tests for protected function and data with indirect external access.
2021-07-08ld: Limit cache size and add --max-cache-size=SIZEH.J. Lu1-0/+6
When link_info.keep_memory is true, linker caches the relocation information and symbol tables of input files in memory. When there are many input files with many relocations, we may run out of memory. Add --max-cache-size=SIZE to set the maximum cache size. bfd/ PR ld/18028 * bfd.c (bfd): Add alloc_size. * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs): New. * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Use _bfd_link_keep_memory. Update cache_size. * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise. * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_read_relocs): Renamed to ... (_bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs): This. Update cache_size. (_bfd_elf_link_read_relocs): New. (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Call _bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs instead of _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs. (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise. (elf_link_input_bfd): Likewise. (init_reloc_cookie_rels): Likewise. (init_reloc_cookie): Update cache_size. Call _bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs instead of _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs. (link_info_ok): New. (elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs): Updated. Call _bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs instead of _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs. (bfd_elf_gc_sections): Use link_info_ok. Pass &link_info_ok to elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs. * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_link_keep_memory): New. * linker.c (_bfd_link_keep_memory): New. * opncls.c (bfd_alloc): Update alloc_size. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated. * libbfd.h: Likewise. include/ PR ld/18028 * bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add cache_size and max_cache_size. ld/ PR ld/18028 * NEWS: Mention --max-cache-size=SIZE. * ld.texi: Document --max-cache-size=SIZE. * ldlex.h (option_values): Add OPTION_MAX_CACHE_SIZE. * ldmain.c: (main): Set link_info.max_cache_size to -1. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --max-cache-size=SIZE. (parse_args): Support OPTION_MAX_CACHE_SIZE. * testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp: Add test for --max-cache-size=-1.
2021-06-18ld.texi: Move -z unique-symbol after -z undefs.H.J. Lu1-6/+6
* ld.texi: Move -z unique-symbol after -z undefs.
2021-06-17ld: Add -no-pieFangrui Song1-0/+5
gold has had this option for many years. Not having this option caused some confusion to users. The help message clarifies the default state. ld/ * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_NO_PIE. * lexsup.c (struct ld_options): Add -no-pie. (parse_args): Handle -no-pie. * ld.texi: Document -no-pie.
2021-06-03PR2589, ld vs. ld.soAlan Modra1-4/+10
PR 2589 * ld.texi (link-time runtime library search path): Mention plugin library path. Correct order of search.
2021-05-13ld: Add -Bno-symbolicFangrui Song1-0/+5
PR 27834 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_NO_SYMBOLIC. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add -Bno-symbolic. (parse_args): Handle -Bno-symbolic. * ld.texi: Document -Bno-symbolic. * NEWS: Mention -Bno-symbolic. * testsuite/ld-elf/shared.exp: Add a test.
2021-04-13Document the effect of --as-needed on --rpath on Linux based systems.Nick Clifton1-0/+16
* ld.texi (Options): Add note about the effect of --as-needed on the --rpath and --rpath-link options on Linux based systems.
2021-03-01PR27451, -z start_stop_gcAlan Modra1-0/+17
When --gc-sections is in effect, a reference from a retained section to __start_SECNAME or __stop_SECNAME causes all input sections named SECNAME to also be retained, if SECNAME is representable as a C identifier and either __start_SECNAME or __stop_SECNAME is synthesized by the linker. Add an option to disable that feature, effectively ignoring any relocation that references a synthesized linker defined __start_ or __stop_ symbol. PR 27451 include/ * bfdlink.h (struct bfd_link_info): Add start_stop_gc. bfd/ * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Ignore synthesized linker defined start/stop symbols when start_stop_gc. (bfd_elf_gc_mark_dynamic_ref_symbol): Likewise. (bfd_elf_define_start_stop): Don't modify ldscript_def syms. * linker.c (bfd_generic_define_start_stop): Likewise. ld/ * emultempl/elf.em: Handle -z start-stop-gc and -z nostart-stop-gc. * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Display help for them. Move help for -z stack-size to here from elf_shlib_list_options. Add help for -z start-stop-visibility and -z undefs. * ld.texi: Document -z start-stop-gc and -z nostart-stop-gc. * NEWS: Mention -z start-stop-gc. * testsuite/ld-gc/start2.s, * testsuite/ld-gc/start2.d: New test. * testsuite/ld-gc/gc.exp: Run it.
2021-02-25ld: correct description of behavior for symbols redefined by scriptJan Beulich1-2/+2
Prior to 89753bbf8102 ("Warn when a script redefines a symbol") there was no diagnostic at all. As of that commit, it's a warning, not an error.
2021-02-09Remove arm-symbianelfAlan Modra1-4/+1
* configure.ac: Delete arm*-*-symbianelf* entry. * configure: Regenerate. bfd/ * config.bfd (arm*-*-symbianelf*): Move from obsolete to removed. * configure.ac: Delete symbian entries. * elf-bfd.h (enum elf_target_os): Delete is_symbian. * elf32-arm.c: Remove symbian support. Formatting. * targets.c: Delete symbian entries. * configure: Regenerate. binutils/ * testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp (supports_gnu_osabi): Remove symbianelf. gas/ * Makefile.am (TARG_ENV_HFILES): Remove config/te-symbian.h. * config/tc-arm.c (elf32_arm_target_format): Remove TE_SYMBIAN support. * config/te-symbian.h: Delete. * configure.tgt: Remove arm-*-symbianelf*. * testsuite/gas/arm/arch4t-eabi.d: Don't mention symbianelf in target selection. * testsuite/gas/arm/arch4t.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arm/got_prel.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arm/mapdir.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arm/mapmisc.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arm/mapsecs.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arm/mapshort-eabi.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arm/thumb-eabi.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arm/thumb.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/arm/thumbrel.d: Likewise. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * po/POTFILES.in: Regenerate. ld/ * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Remove earmsymbian.c. Don't include symbian dep file. * configure.tgt: Remove arm*-*-symbianelf* entry. * emulparams/armsymbian.sh: Delete. * ld.texi: Don't mention symbian. * scripttempl/armbpabi.sc: Delete. * testsuite/ld-arm/symbian-seg1.d: Delete. * testsuite/ld-arm/symbian-seg1.s: Delete. * testsuite/ld-arm/arm-elf.exp: Don't run symbian-seg1. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * po/BLD-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
2021-01-15ld/x86: Add -z report-relative-relocH.J. Lu1-0/+4
Linker generated relative relocations don't have symbol info: [hjl@gnu-cfl-2 tmpdir]$ readelf -rW dump Relocation section '.rela.dyn' at offset 0x180 contains 2 entries: Offset Info Type Sym. Value Symbol's Name + Addend 00002f70 00000008 R_X86_64_RELATIVE 1000 00002f68 00000025 R_X86_64_IRELATIVE 1007 [hjl@gnu-cfl-2 tmpdir]$ Add -z report-relative-reloc to x86 ELF linker to report dynamic relative relocations: [hjl@gnu-cfl-2 tmpdir]$ ../ld-new -pie -melf32_x86_64 -z report-relative-reloc -o dump report-reloc-1.o dump: R_X86_64_IRELATIVE (offset: 0x00002f68, info: 0x00000025, addend: 0x00001007) against 'ifunc' for section '.data.rel.ro.local' in report-reloc-1.o dump: R_X86_64_RELATIVE (offset: 0x00002f70, info: 0x00000008, addend: 0x00001000) against '_start' for section '.data.rel.ro.local' in report-reloc-1.o [hjl@gnu-cfl-2 tmpdir]$ It can be used to map relative relocations to corresponding symbols. bfd/ * elf-linker-x86.h (elf_linker_x86_params): Add report_relative_reloc. * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Call _bfd_x86_elf_link_report_relative_reloc to report relative relocations for -z report-relative-reloc. (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewse. * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewse. (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewse. * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_report_relative_reloc): New function. * elfxx-x86.h (_bfd_x86_elf_link_report_relative_reloc): New prototype. ld/ * NEWS: Mention -z report-relative-reloc. * ld.texi: Document -z report-relative-reloc. * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source x86-report-relative.sh. * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewse. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Likewse. * emulparams/x86-report-relative.sh: New file. * testsuite/ld-i386/report-reloc-1.d: Likewse. * testsuite/ld-i386/report-reloc-1.l: Likewse. * testsuite/ld-i386/report-reloc-1.s: Likewse. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/report-reloc-1-x32.d: Likewse. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/report-reloc-1.d: Likewse. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/report-reloc-1.l: Likewse. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/report-reloc-1.s: Likewse. * testsuite/ld-i386/i386.exp: Run report-reloc-1. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Run report-reloc-1 and report-reloc-1-x32.
2021-01-01PR27116, Spelling errors found by Debian style checkerAlan Modra1-1/+1
PR 27116 bfd/ * xcofflink.c: Correct spelling in comments. binutils/ * coffgrok.c (do_type): Correct spelling of auxiliary in errors. * doc/binutils.texi: Correct grammar. * readelf.c (process_version_sections): Correct spelling of auxiliary in warning. * testsuite/binutils-all/vax/objdump.exp: Comment grammar fix. config/ * override.m4: Correct comment grammar. gas/ * config/tc-i386.c: Correct comment spelling. * config/tc-riscv.c: Likewise. * config/tc-s390.c: Correct comment grammar. * doc/c-i386.texi: Correct spelling. * doc/c-s390.texi: Correct grammar. gold/ * tilegx.cc: Correct comment spelling. gprof/ * README: Correct grammar. * gprof.texi: Likewise. include/ * coff/internal.h: Correct comment spelling. * coff/sym.h: Likewise. * opcode/aarch64.h: Likewise. ld/ * configure.tgt: Correct comment grammar. * emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise. * ld.texi: Correct grammar.
2021-01-01Update year range in copyright notice of binutils filesAlan Modra1-3/+3
2020-12-23x86-64: Add Intel LAM property supportH.J. Lu1-0/+44
Add Intel Linear Address Masking (LAM) property support. LAM modifies the checking that is applied to 64-bit linear addresses, allowing software to use of the untranslated address bits for metadata. bfd/ * elf-linker-x86.h (elf_x86_cet_report): Renamed to ... (elf_x86_prop_report): This. (elf_linker_x86_params): Add lam_u48, lam_u57, lam_u48_report and lam_u57_report. * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Support GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_LAM_U48 and GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_LAM_U57. (_bfd_x86_elf_link_fixup_gnu_properties): Keep LAM features only for 64-bit output. binutils/ * NEWS: Mention LAM_U48 and LAM_U57 support. * elfedit.c (elf_x86_feature): Support lam_u48 and lam_u57. (usage): Add lam_u48 and lam_u57. * readelf.c (decode_x86_feature_1): Support LAM_U48 and LAM_U57. * doc/binutils.texi: Update elfedit with lam_u48 and lam_u57 support. * testsuite/binutils-all/x86-64/lam-u48.d: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/x86-64/lam-u48.s: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/x86-64/lam-u57.d: Likewise. * testsuite/binutils-all/x86-64/lam-u57.s: Likewise. include/ * elf/common.h (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_LAM_U48): New. (GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_LAM_U57): Likewise. ld/ * NEWS: Mention LAM_U48 and LAM_U57 support. * ld.texi: Document LAM_U48 and LAM_U57 support. * emulparams/cet.sh: Updated. * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Source x86-64-lam.sh. * emulparams/x86-64-lam.sh: New file. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u48-1a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u48-1b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u48-2.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u48-3a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u48-3b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u48-4.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u48-5.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u48.s: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u57-1a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u57-1b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u57-2.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u57-3a.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u57-3b.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u57-4.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u57-5.d: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u57.s: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Run LAM tests.
2020-12-15Document -z unique/-z nounique in the ld man page and help outputVivek Das Mohapatra1-0/+10
* ld.texi (Options): Document -z unique and -z nounique. * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
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