We are not supposed to reset the segment numbers; this was an
attempted fix for a convergence bug that didn't actually exist. The
backend is required to return the same segment number for the same
segment; if it does not, the front end will not converge, but that is
in fact the correct behavior.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Recent changes broke:
1. Backend-provided special segments, due to seg_alloc() getting
reset.
2. COMMON; the old code would pass size in the "offset" *without*
setting it in the label structure. Containing all this information
in the label structure requires another field.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
In order to support Mach-O better, add support for subsections, as
used by Mach-O "subsections_via_symbols". We also want to add
infrastructure to support this by downcalling to the backend to
indicate if a new subsection is needed.
Currently this supports a maximum of 2^14 subsections per section for
Mach-O; this can be addressed by adding a level of indirection (or
cleaning up the handling of sections so we have an actual data
structure.)
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
MachO has this odd thing called "subsections via symbols", by which a
symbol can magically start what effectively is a new section. To
support this, add support for a calldown into the backend when a new
symbol is defined *at the current output location*, and allow it to
switch the current segment.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Make the source code easier to understand and keep track of by
organizing it into subdirectories depending on the function.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
