On IRIX 5, every global symbol that is not explicitly labelled as
being a function is assumed to be an object. There is no reason
why IRIX behaviour should extend to all MIPS targets, so limit this
to only IRIX targets.
gas/
PR 14798
* config/tc-mips.c (s_mips_globl): Only treat symbols that are
not explicitly labelled as BSF_OBJECTs for IRIX targets.
* testsuite/gas/mips/pr14798.s: New test source.
* testsuite/gas/mips/pr14798-irix.d: New test.
* testsuite/gas/mips/pr14798.d: Likewise.
* testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp: Run the new tests.
binutils/
PR 14798
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.ss-mips: Update reference output.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.ss-tmips: Likewise.
ld/
PR 14798
* testsuite/ld-mips-elf/reloc-6a.s: Specify .text section for
global code symbols.
* testsuite/ld-mips-elf/reloc-6b.s: Likewise.
* objdump.c (long_options): Have the --disassemble option take an
optional argument.
(usage): Add description for the `symbol' argument to the
--disassemble option.
(disasm_sym): New file private variable.
(struct objdump_disasm_info): New field `symbol'.
(disassemble_section): Introduce `do_print' local variable
to control whether objdump displays the result of disassembling
for a symbol or not.
(main): Set `symbol' file private variable if the option argument
for the --disassemble option is given.
* doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Add description for the option
argument.
* NEWS: Mention the new feature.
* testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.exp: Add tests of the -d and
--disassemble=<symbol> options.
* testsuite/binutils-all/bintest.s: Add more symbols and code.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s: Update expected output.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.ss-64: Likewise.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.ss-mips: Likewise.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.ss-tmips: Likewise.
