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12016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
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3 * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
4 for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
5 suffix_length field.
6
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72016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
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9 PR ld/19601
10 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
11 significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
12
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132016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
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15 PR 19405
16 * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
17 immediate values.
18 * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
19 number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
20 generation.
21
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222016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
23
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24 * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
25 * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
26 constant for left shifting.
27
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28 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
29 helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
30 might overflow.
31
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322016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
33
34 * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
35
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362016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
37
38 * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
39 to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
40
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412016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
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43 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
44 for big-endian.
45
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462016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
47
48 PR ld/19542
49 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
fb06f1c0 50 distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
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522016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
53
54 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
55 ELFv2 entry optimization.
56
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572016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
58
59 PR binutils/19547
60 * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
61 no relocations in relocatable files.
62
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632016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
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65 PR ld/19553
66 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
67 if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
68 the symbol referenced by regular object.
69
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702016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
71
72 * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
73 CODE and DATA.
74
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752016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
76
77 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
78 an out of range reloc_index.
79 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
80
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812016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
82
83 * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
84 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
85 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
86
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872016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
88
89 * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
90
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912016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
92
93 PR ld/19526
94 * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
95 files.
96 * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
97
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982016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
99
100 PR ld/19539
101 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
102 against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
103 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
104
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1052016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
106
107 PR binutils/19523
108 * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
109 decompress debug sections.
110
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1112016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
112
113 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
114 `dynindx'.
115
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1162016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
117
118 PR target/19435
119 * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
120 dsym filename buffer.
121
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1222016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
123
124 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
125
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1262016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
127
128 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
129
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1302016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
131
132 * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
133 changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
134 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
135
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1362016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
137
138 PR ld/19455
139 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
140 class of the linker stub bfd.
141 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
142 processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
143 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
144 reporting a class mismatch.
145
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1462016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
147
148 * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
149 veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
150 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
151 (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
152 calculation destination.
153
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1542016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
155
156 * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
157 (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
158 (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
159 (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
160 * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
161 (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
162 * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
163 (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
164 (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
165
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1662016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
167
168 * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
169 * elf.c: Adjust #include.
170 * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
171 * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
172 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
173 * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
174
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1752016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
176
177 * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
178 tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
179 * configure: Regenerate.
180
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1812016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
182
183 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
184 section using '.text.noread' pattern.
185
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1862016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
187
188 * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
189
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1902016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
191 Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
192
193 * arc-plt.def: New file.
194 * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
195 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
196 elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
197 elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
198 elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
199 (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
200 (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
201 (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
202 (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
203 list.
204 (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
205 (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
206 (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
207 (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
208 (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
209 (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
210 (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
211 (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
212 occur.
213 (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
214 Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
215 of just an array of offsets.
216 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
217 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
218 (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
219 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
220 (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
221 dynamic sections.
222 (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
223 (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
224 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
225 related code.
226 (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
227 (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
228
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2292016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
230
231 PR ld/19440
232 * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
233 section number into internal section number.
234 * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
235 * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
236 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
237 * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
238 section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
239
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2402016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
241
242 * configure: Regenerate.
243
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2442016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
245
246 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
247 when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
248 section.
249
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2502016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
251 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
252
253 PR ld/19368
254 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
255 reloc_class_ifunc.
256
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2572016-01-06 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
258
259 * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
260 place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
261 (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
262 the relocation string.
263
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2642016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
265
266 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
267 factored out from...
268 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
269
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2702016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
271
272 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
273 attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
274
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2752016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
276
277 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
278 return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
279
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2802016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
281
282 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
283 factored out from...
284 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
285
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2862016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
287
288 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
289 handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
290
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2912016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
292
293 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
294 attribute checks for null input.
295
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2962016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
297
298 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
299 pointers to target data.
300
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3012016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
302
303 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
304 an FP ABI warning.
305
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3062016-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
307
308 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
309
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