PR 30374
* ldfile.c (struct input_remap): New structure. (ldfile_add_remap): New function. (ldfile_remap_input_free): New function. (ldfile_add_remap_file): New function. (ldfile_possibly_remap_input): New function. (ldfile_print_input_remaps): New function. * ldfile.h: Add prototypes for new functions.
* ldlang.c (new_afile): Call ldfile_possibly_remap_input. (lang_finish): Call ldfile_remap_input_free. (lang_map): Call ldfile_print_input_remaps.
* ldlex.h (OPTION_REMAP_INPUTS, OPTION_REMAP_INPUTS_FILE): Define.
* lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --remap-inputs-file and --remap-inputs. (parse_args): Handle new options.
* NEWS: Mention the new feature.
* ld.texi: Document the new options.
* testsuite/ld-misc/input-remap.exp: New test driver.
* testsuite/ld-misc/remaps.r: New file: Expected linker output.
* testsuite/ld-misc/remaps.txt: New file. Input remaps file.
PR 16566
* ldlang.c (ld_is_local_symbol): New function. (print_input_section): Add code to display local symbols in the section.
* ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_PRINT_MAP_LOCALS and OPTION_PRINT_MAP_LOCALS.
* lexsup.c (ld_options[]): Add entries for --print-map-locals and --no-print-map-locals.
* NEWS: Mention the new feature.
* ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add print_map_locals field.
* ld.texi: Document the new command line option.
* testsuite/ld-scripts/sizeof.s: Add a local symbol.
* testsuite/ld-scripts/map-locals.d: New test control file.
* testsuite/ld-scripts/map-address.exp: Run the new test.
Revert "Prevent the ASCII linker script directive from generating huge amounts of padding if the size expression is not a constant."
This reverts commit adbe951fc9.
Revert "ld test asciz and ascii fails"
This reverts the ascii.d part of commit 5f497256be.
Revert "Add support for the ASCII directive inside linker scripts."
This mostly reverts commit 9fe129a410
leaving the asciz.d and asciz.t changes in place.
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 9a534b9f8e.
Revert "Re: DIGEST: testsuite"
This reverts commit c8e85484d8.
Revert "Regen potfiles"
This reverts commit 4d98c966f8.
Revert "DIGEST: Makefile.*"
This reverts commit 78ef6ab03f.
Revert "DIGEST: calculation"
This reverts commit 5243990191.
Revert "DIGEST: ldlang.*: add timestamp"
This reverts commit bd9466d4aa.
Revert "DIGEST: ldmain.c"
This reverts commit c8f8653fa7.
Revert "DIGEST: ldgram.y"
This reverts commit d73c01be26.
Revert "DIGEST: ldlex.l"
This reverts commit 48b5163a9d.
Revert "DIGEST: testsuite"
This reverts commit a4135d1a48.
Revert "DIGEST: Documentation"
This reverts commit 3ec28966c3.
Revert "DIGEST: NEWS"
This reverts commit 099bf2927d.
Revert "DIGEST: LICENSING"
This reverts commit 5c8a0c6654.
* 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.
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.
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.
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
...
```
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.
This amends e961c696dc ("x86: drop L1OM/K1OM support from ld"). Also
remove the marker that I mistakenly added in c085ab00c7 ("x86: drop
L1OM/K1OM support from gas").
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
* libdep_plugin.c: New file: Processes archives that contain a
special library dependencies element.
* Makefile.am: Add build rules for libdep_plugin.
* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
* NEWS: Mention the new plugin.
* ld.texi: Document the new plugin.
The SHF_GNU_RETAIN section flag is an extension to the GNU ELF OSABI.
It is defined as follows:
=========================================================
Section Attribute Flags
+-------------------------------------+
| Name | Value |
+-------------------------------------+
| SHF_GNU_RETAIN | 0x200000 (1 << 21) |
+-------------------------------------+
SHF_GNU_RETAIN
The link editor should not garbage collect the section.
=========================================================
The .section directive accepts the "R" flag, which indicates
SHF_GNU_RETAIN should be applied to the section.
There is not a direct mapping of SHF_GNU_RETAIN to the BFD
section flag SEC_KEEP. Keeping these flags distinct allows
SHF_GNU_RETAIN sections to be explicitly removed by placing them in
/DISCARD/.
bfd/ChangeLog:
* elf-bfd.h (enum elf_gnu_osabi): Add elf_gnu_osabi_retain.
(struct elf_obj_tdata): Increase has_gnu_osabi to 4 bits.
* elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Set elf_gnu_osabi_retain
for SHF_GNU_RETAIN.
(_bfd_elf_final_write_processing): Report if SHF_GNU_RETAIN is
not supported by the OSABI.
Adjust error messages.
* elflink.c (elf_link_input_bfd): Copy enabled has_gnu_osabi bits from
input BFD to output BFD.
(bfd_elf_gc_sections): gc_mark the section if SHF_GNU_RETAIN is set.
binutils/ChangeLog:
* NEWS: Announce SHF_GNU_RETAIN support.
* readelf.c (get_elf_section_flags): Handle SHF_GNU_RETAIN.
Recognize SHF_GNU_RETAIN and SHF_GNU_MBIND only for supported OSABIs.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.exp: Run new tests.
Don't run run_dump_test when there isn't an assembler available.
* testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp (supports_gnu_osabi): Adjust
comment.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf-maskos-1a.d: New test.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf-maskos-1b.d: New test.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf-maskos.s: New test.
* testsuite/binutils-all/retain1.s: New test.
* testsuite/binutils-all/retain1a.d: New test.
* testsuite/binutils-all/retain1b.d: New test.
gas/ChangeLog:
* NEWS: Announce SHF_GNU_RETAIN support.
* config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_change_section): Merge SHF_GNU_RETAIN bit
between section declarations.
(obj_elf_parse_section_letters): Handle 'R' flag.
Handle numeric flag values within the SHF_MASKOS range.
(obj_elf_section): Validate SHF_GNU_RETAIN usage.
* doc/as.texi: Document 'R' flag to .section directive.
* testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp: Run new tests.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section10.d: Unset SHF_GNU_RETAIN bit.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section10.s: Likewise.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section22.d: New test.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section22.s: New test.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section23.s: New test.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section23a.d: New test.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section23b.d: New test.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section23b.err: New test.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section24.l: New test.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section24.s: New test.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section24a.d: New test.
* testsuite/gas/elf/section24b.d: New test.
include/ChangeLog:
* elf/common.h (SHF_GNU_RETAIN): Define.
ld/ChangeLog:
* NEWS: Announce support for SHF_GNU_RETAIN.
* ld.texi (garbage collection): Document SHF_GNU_RETAIN.
(Output Section Discarding): Likewise.
* testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp: Run new tests.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain1.s: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain1a.d: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain1b.d: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain2.d: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain2.ld: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain2.map: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain3.d: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain3.s: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain4.d: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain4.s: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain5.d: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain5.map: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain5lib.s: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain5main.s: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain6a.d: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain6b.d: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain6lib.s: New test.
* testsuite/ld-elf/retain6main.s: New test.
PR 26626
* ldmain.c (undefined_symbol): If an error handlign script is
available, call it.
* ldfile.c (error_handling_script): Declare.
(ldfile_open_file): If a library cannot be found and an error
handling script is available, call it.
* ldmain.h (error_handling_script): Prototype.
* ldlex.h (OPTION_ERROR_HANDLING_SCRIPT): Define.
* lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --error-handling-script.
(parse_args): Add support for --errror-handling-script.
* ld.texi: Document the new feature.
* configure.ac: Add --error-handling-script option to disable
support for the new feature.
* NEWS: Mention the new feature.
* config.in: Regenerate.
* configure: Regenerate.
The symbol string table in the .symtab section is optional and cosmetic.
The contents of the .symtab section have no impact on run-time execution.
The symbol names in the symbol string table help distinguish addresses at
different locations. Add a linker option, -z unique-symbol, to avoid
duplicated local symbol names in the symbol string table.
This feature was well received by the livepatch maintainers. It not only
solves the duplicated local symbol name problem, but also would allow
livepatch to more precisely locate duplicate symbols in general for
patching.
bfd/
PR ld/26391
* elflink.c (elf_final_link_info): Add local_hash_table.
(local_hash_entry): New.
(local_hash_newfunc): Likewise.
(elf_link_output_symstrtab): Append ".COUNT" to duplicated local
symbols.
(bfd_elf_final_link): Initialize and free local_hash_table for
"-z unique-symbol".
include/
PR ld/26391
* bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add unique_symbol.
ld/
PR ld/26391
* NEWS: Mention "-z unique-symbol".
* emultempl/elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle
"-z unique-symbol" and "-z nounique-symbol".
* ld.texi: Document "-z unique-symbol" and "-z nounique-symbol".
* lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add "-z unique-symbol" and
"-z nounique-symbol".
* testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp: Add PR ld/26391 tests.
* testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391.nd: New file.
* testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391.out: Likewise.
* testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391a.c: Likewise.
* testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391b.c: Likewise.
* testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391c.c: Likewise.
* testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391d.c: Likewise.
PR 19011
* emultempl/pe.em (DEFAULT_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS): Define.
(pe_dll_characteristics): Initialise to DEFAULT_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS.
(add_options): Add options to disable DLL characteristics.
(list_options): List the new options.
(handle_options): Handle the new options.
* emultempl/pep.em: Similar changes to above.
(NT_EXE_IMAGE_BASE): Default to an address above 4G.
(NT_DLL_IMAGE_BASE, NT_DLL_AUTO_IMAGE_BASE,
(NT_DLL_AUTO_IMAGE_MASK): Likewise.
* ld.texi: Document the new options.
* pe-dll.c (pe_dll_enable_reloc_section): Change to default to
true.
(generate_reloc): Do nothing if there is no reloc section.
(pe_exe_fill_sections): Only assign the reloc section contents if
the section exists.
* testsuite/ld-pe/pe.exp: Add the --disable-reloc-section flag to
the .secrel32 tests.
* testsuite/ld-scripts/provide-8.d: Expect for fail on PE targets.
* NEWS: Mention the change in DLL generation.
libctf recently changed to make it possible to not emit the CTF
variables section. Make this the default for ld: the variables section
is a simple name -> type mapping, and the names can be quite voluminous.
Nothing in the variables section appears in the symbol table, by
definition, so GDB cannot make use of them: special-purpose projects
that implement their own analogues of symbol table lookup can do so, but
they'll need to tell the linker to emit the variables section after all.
The new --ctf-variables option does this.
The --ctf-share-types option (valid values "share-duplicated" and
"share-unconflicted") allow the caller to specify the CTF link mode.
Most users will want share-duplicated, since it allows for more
convenient debugging: but very large projects composed of many decoupled
components may want to use share-unconflicted mode, which places types
that appear in only one TU into per-TU dicts. (They may also want to
relink the CTF using the ctf_link API and cu-mapping, to make their
"components" larger than a single TU. Right now the linker does not
expose the CU-mapping machinery. Perhaps it should in future to make
this use case easier.)
For now, giving the linker the ability to emit share-duplicated CTF lets
us add testcases for that mode to the testsuite.
ld/
* ldlex.h (option_values) <OPTION_CTF_VARIABLES,
OPTION_NO_CTF_VARIABLES, OPTION_CTF_SHARE_TYPES>: New.
* ld.h (ld_config_type) <ctf_variables, ctf_share_duplicated>:
New fields.
* ldlang.c (lang_merge_ctf): Use them.
* lexsup.c (ld_options): Add ctf-variables, no-ctf-variables,
ctf-share-types.
(parse_args) <OPTION_CTF_VARIABLES, OPTION_NO_CTF_VARIABLES,
OPTION_CTF_SHARE_TYPES>: New cases.
* ld.texi: Document new options.
* NEWS: Likewise.
