aarch64: override default elf .set handling in gas

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / gas / config / tc-aarch64.c

diff --git a/gas/config/tc-aarch64.c b/gas/config/tc-aarch64.c
index 3bccfa24ba7412214a176e0ef47c1d3bb12ce9b7..000a81c64f8e95eef920fe447358f99bb68b84f9 100644 (file)
--- a/gas/config/tc-aarch64.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-aarch64.c
@@ -9420,3 +9420,35 @@ aarch64_copy_symbol_attributes (symbolS * dest, symbolS * src)
 {
   AARCH64_GET_FLAG (dest) = AARCH64_GET_FLAG (src);
 }
+
+#ifdef OBJ_ELF
+/* Same as elf_copy_symbol_attributes, but without copying st_other.
+   This is needed so AArch64 specific st_other values can be independently
+   specified for an IFUNC resolver (that is called by the dynamic linker)
+   and the symbol it resolves (aliased to the resolver).  In particular,
+   if a function symbol has special st_other value set via directives,
+   then attaching an IFUNC resolver to that symbol should not override
+   the st_other setting.  Requiring the directive on the IFUNC resolver
+   symbol would be unexpected and problematic in C code, where the two
+   symbols appear as two independent function declarations.  */
+
+void
+aarch64_elf_copy_symbol_attributes (symbolS *dest, symbolS *src)
+{
+  struct elf_obj_sy *srcelf = symbol_get_obj (src);
+  struct elf_obj_sy *destelf = symbol_get_obj (dest);
+  if (srcelf->size)
+    {
+      if (destelf->size == NULL)
+       destelf->size = XNEW (expressionS);
+      *destelf->size = *srcelf->size;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (destelf->size != NULL)
+       free (destelf->size);
+      destelf->size = NULL;
+    }
+  S_SET_SIZE (dest, S_GET_SIZE (src));
+}
+#endif