bfd/ChangeLog

   1 2016-05-23  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
   2
   3         * elf32-arm.c (arm_dedicated_stub_section_padding): New function.
   4         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Declare stub_type in a more outer scope and
   5         account for padding for stub section requiring one.
   6         (elf32_arm_build_stubs): Add comment to stress the importance of
   7         zeroing veneer section content.
   8
   9 2016-05-23  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
  10
  11         * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf32_arm_keep_private_stub_output_sections): Declare
  12         bfd hook.
  13         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
  14         * elf32-arm.c (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required): New
  15         function.
  16         (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required_alignment): Likewise.
  17         (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_name): Likewise.
  18         (arm_dedicated_stub_input_section_ptr): Likewise.
  19         (elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Add stub type parameter and
  20         function description comment. Add support for dedicated output stub
  21         section to given stub types.
  22         (elf32_arm_add_stub): Add a stub type parameter and pass it down to
  23         elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec.
  24         (elf32_arm_create_stub): Pass stub type down to elf32_arm_add_stub.
  25         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Pass stub type when calling
  26         elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec for Cortex-A8 erratum veneers.
  27         (bfd_elf32_arm_keep_private_stub_output_sections): New function.
  28
  29 2016-05-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  30
  31         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Don't check R_386_GOT32
  32         when setting need_convert_load.
  33
  34 2016-05-20  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
  35
  36         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_read_rel_addend): Adjust the addend for
  37         microMIPS JALX.
  38
  39 2016-05-19  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  40
  41         PR ld/20117
  42         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Don't check
  43         R_386_GOT32X.
  44         (elf_i386_convert_load): Don't convert R_386_GOT32.
  45
  46 2016-05-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  47
  48         PR gas/20118
  49         * elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Set sh_entsize for SHT_INIT_ARRAY,
  50         SHT_FINI_ARRAY, and SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY.
  51
  52 2016-05-19  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
  53
  54         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Changed.
  55         (debug_arc_reloc): Likewise.
  56         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Likewise.
  57         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
  58         (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
  59         (elf_arc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  60
  61 2016-05-19  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
  62
  63         * config.bfd: Remove `am34-*-linux*' support.
  64
  65 2016-05-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  66
  67         * elf64-ppc.c (allocate_dynrelocs): Allocate got and other dynamic
  68         relocs before plt relocs.
  69
  70 2016-05-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  71
  72         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_branch_reloc): Check for NULL owner
  73         before dereferencing.
  74
  75 2016-05-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
  76
  77         * po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.
  78
  79 2016-05-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  80
  81         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Free or cache local syms
  82         for each BFD.  Don't goto error_ret_free_local from outside loop.
  83
  84 2016-05-17  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
  85
  86         * elf-s390-common.c (elf_s390_add_symbol_hook): Remove
  87         STB_GNU_UNIQUE handling.
  88         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  89         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  90         * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  91         * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  92         * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  93         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  94         * elf64-sparc.c (elf64_sparc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  95         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  96         * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  97         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
  98         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_add_symbol_hook): Remove function.
  99         (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Remove macro.
 100         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set `has_gnu_symbols'
 101         for STB_GNU_UNIQUE symbols.
 102
 103 2016-05-16  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 104
 105         * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_copy_notes): New function, factored out
 106         from...
 107         (v850_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): ... here.  Call the new
 108         function and `_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data'.
 109
 110 2016-05-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 111
 112         PR ld/20093
 113         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Don't convert
 114         GOTPCREL relocation against large section.
 115
 116 2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 117
 118         * elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Use
 119         linker dynamic sections in calculating size and address of
 120         dynamic tags rather than using output sections.  Remove asserts.
 121         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 122         * elf32-cr16.c (_bfd_cr16_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 123         * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 124         * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 125         * elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 126         * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 127         * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 128         * elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 129         * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 130         * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 131         * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 132         * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 133         * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 134         * elf32-score.c (s3_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 135         * elf32-score7.c (s7_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 136         * elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 137         * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 138         * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 139         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 140         * elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 141         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
 142         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 143         * elfxx-sparc.c (sparc_finish_dyn): Likewise.  Adjust error message.
 144         * elf32-arc.c (GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION): Remove ASSERT arg and
 145         don't set doit.  Look up dynobj section.
 146         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Adjust GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION
 147         invocation and dynamic tag vma calculation.  Don't test
 148         boolean var == TRUE.
 149         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_finish_dynamic_sections): Fix
 150         DT_JMPREL calc.
 151
 152 2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 153
 154         * elflink.c (elf_link_sort_relocs): Wrap overlong lines.  Fix
 155         octets_per_byte.  Put dynamic .rela.plt last in link orders.
 156         Assign output_offset for reloc sections rather than writing
 157         sorted relocs from block corresponding to output_offset.
 158
 159 2016-05-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 160
 161         * elf-bfd.h (elf_reloc_type_class): Put reloc_class_plt last.
 162
 163 2016-05-11  Andrew Bennett  <andrew.bennett@imgtec.com>
 164
 165         * elfxx-mips.c (print_mips_ases): Add DSPR3.
 166
 167 2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 168
 169         * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): New function.
 170         (elf32_hppa_check_relocs): Don't set dynobj.
 171         (elf32_hppa_size_stubs): Test !SEC_LINKER_CREATED for stub sections.
 172         (elf32_hppa_build_stubs): Likewise.
 173         * elf32-hppa.h (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): Declare.
 174
 175 2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 176
 177         PR 20060
 178         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_tls_setup): Clear forced_local.
 179         * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_tls_setup): Likewise.
 180
 181 2016-05-10  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 182
 183         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Remove redundant
 184         aarch64_tls_transition check.
 185
 186 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 187
 188         * elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): New max_stub_type
 189         enumerator.
 190         (arm_stub_sym_claimed): New function.
 191         (elf32_arm_create_stub): Use veneered symbol name and section if
 192         veneer needs to claim its symbol, and keep logic unchanged otherwise.
 193         (arm_stub_claim_sym): New function.
 194         (arm_map_one_stub): Call arm_stub_claim_sym if veneer needs to claim
 195         veneered symbol, otherwise create local symbol as before.
 196
 197 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 198
 199         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use new macros
 200         ARM_GET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE and ARM_SET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE to respectively get
 201         and set branch type of a symbol.
 202         (bfd_elf32_arm_process_before_allocation): Likewise.
 203         (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Likewise and fix identation along the
 204         way.
 205         (allocate_dynrelocs_for_symbol): Likewise.
 206         (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 207         (elf32_arm_swap_symbol_in): Likewise.
 208         (elf32_arm_swap_symbol_out): Likewise.
 209
 210 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 211
 212         * bfd-in.h (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add an output section parameter.
 213         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 214         * elf32-arm.c (struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table): Add an output section
 215         parameter to add_stub_section callback.
 216         (elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Get output section from link_sec
 217         and pass it down to add_stub_section.
 218         (elf32_arm_add_stub): Set section to stub_sec if NULL before using it
 219         for error message.
 220         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add output section parameter to
 221         add_stub_section function pointer parameter.
 222
 223 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 224
 225         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_stub): New function.
 226         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use elf32_arm_create_stub for stub creation.
 227
 228 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 229
 230         * elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): Delete
 231         arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm enumerator.
 232         (arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm): New unsigned constant to replace
 233         aforementioned enumerator.
 234         (struct elf32_arm_stub_hash_entry): Delete target_addend
 235         field and add source_value.
 236         (struct a8_erratum_fix): Delete addend field and add target_offset.
 237         (stub_hash_newfunc): Initialize source_value field amd remove
 238         initialization for target_addend.
 239         (arm_build_one_stub): Stop special casing Thumb relocations: promote
 240         the else to being always executed, moving the
 241         arm_stub_a8_veneer_b_cond specific code in it.  Remove
 242         stub_entry->target_addend from points_to computation.
 243         (cortex_a8_erratum_scan): Store in a8_erratum_fix structure the offset
 244         to target symbol from start of section rather than the offset from the
 245         stub address.
 246         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Set stub_entry's source_value and target_value
 247         fields from struct a8_erratum_fix's offset and target_offset
 248         respectively.
 249         (make_branch_to_a8_stub): Rename target variable to loc.  Compute
 250         veneered_insn_loc and loc using stub_entry's source_value.
 251
 252 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 253
 254         (elf32_arm_merge_eabi_attributes): Add merging logic for
 255         Tag_DSP_extension.
 256
 257 2016-05-10  Pip Cet  <pipcet@gmail.com>
 258
 259         PR ld/20059
 260         * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type):
 261         Define as _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type when using
 262         generic hash table.
 263
 264 2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 265
 266         PR binutils/20063
 267         * elf.c (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Check for out of range sh_link
 268         field before accessing sections array.
 269
 270 2016-05-09  Christophe Monat  <christophe.monat@st.com>
 271
 272         PR ld/20030
 273         * elf32-arm.c (is_thumb2_vldm): Account for T1 (DP) encoding.
 274         (stm32l4xx_need_create_replacing_stub): Rename ambiguous nb_regs
 275         to nb_words.
 276         (create_instruction_vldmia): Add is_dp to disambiguate SP/DP
 277         encoding.
 278         (create_instruction_vldmdb): Likewise.
 279         (stm32l4xx_create_replacing_stub_vldm): is_dp detects DP encoding,
 280         uses it to re-encode.
 281
 282 2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 283
 284         PR 19938
 285         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Revert accidental
 286         commit.
 287
 288 2016-05-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 289
 290         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Remove redundant NULL check.
 291
 292 2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 293
 294         PR ld/17550
 295         * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_entry): Update comments for indx,
 296         documenting that indx == -3 if symbol is defined in a discarded
 297         section.
 298         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set indx to -3 if
 299         symbol is defined in a discarded section.
 300         (elf_link_output_extsym): Strip a global symbol defined in a
 301         discarded section.
 302
 303 2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 304
 305         * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Defined for Intel
 306         MCU.
 307
 308 2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 309
 310         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
 311         conversion to ...
 312         (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.
 313         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
 314         conversion to ...
 315         (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.
 316
 317 2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 318
 319         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_tls_transition): Remove abfd.
 320         Don't check if contents == NULL.
 321         (elf_i386_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
 322         from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.  Update
 323         elf_i386_check_tls_transition call.
 324         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
 325         keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
 326         elf_i386_tls_transition.
 327         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
 328         to elf_i386_tls_transition.
 329         (elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.
 330         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_tls_transition): Don't check
 331         if contents == NULL.
 332         (elf_x86_64_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
 333         from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.
 334         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
 335         keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
 336         elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
 337         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
 338         to elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
 339         (elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.
 340
 341 2016-05-03  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 342
 343         PR 10549
 344         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Handle
 345         STB_GNU_UNIQUE.
 346
 347 2016-05-03  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 348
 349         * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Update prototype.
 350         * bfd-in2.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Likewise.
 351         * elfnn-aarch64.c (bfd_elfNN_aarch64_set_options): Initialize
 352         no_apply_dynamic_relocs.
 353         (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Apply absolute relocations even though
 354         dynamic relocations generated.
 355
 356 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 357
 358         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Move interp
 359         setting to ...
 360         (elf_i386_create_dynamic_sections): Here.
 361         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Move
 362         interp setting to ...
 363         (elf_x86_64_create_dynamic_sections): Here.
 364
 365 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 366
 367         * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take GOT_RELOC
 368         and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
 369         (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
 370         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
 371         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
 372         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
 373         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 374         (elf_i386_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
 375         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
 376         * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take
 377         GOT_RELOC and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
 378         (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
 379         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
 380         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
 381         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
 382         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 383         (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
 384         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
 385
 386 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 387
 388         * elf32-i386.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
 389         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set check_relocs_failed on error.
 390         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
 391
 392 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 393
 394         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set
 395         check_relocs_failed on error.
 396
 397 2016-04-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 398
 399         PR 19938
 400         * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Rename
 401         elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link to
 402         elf_backend_copy_special_section_fields.
 403         * elfxx-target.h: Likewise.
 404         * elf.c (section_match): Ignore the SHF_INFO_LINK flag when
 405         comparing section flags.
 406         (copy_special_section_fields): New function.
 407         (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the EI_ABIVERSION field.
 408         Perform two scans over special sections.  The first one looks for
 409         a direct mapping between the output section and an input section.
 410         The second scan looks for a possible match based upon section
 411         characteristics.
 412         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_copy_special_section_fields): New
 413         function.  Handle setting the sh_link field of SHT_ARM_EXIDX
 414         sections.
 415         * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): Rename to
 416         elf32_i386_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
 417         * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_set_special_section_info_link):
 418         Rename to elf32_sparc_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
 419         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf64_x86_64_set_special_info_link): Rename to
 420         elf64_x86_64_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
 421
 422 2016-04-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 423
 424         * po/zh_CN.po: Updated Chinese (simplified) translation.
 425
 426 2016-04-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 427
 428         PR ld/20006
 429         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Skip debug sections
 430         when estimating distances between output sections.
 431
 432 2016-04-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 433
 434         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): New function.
 435         (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Use it.
 436         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): Declare.
 437
 438 2016-04-26  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 439
 440         * elf32-rx.c (rx_set_section_contents): Avoid arithmetic on void *.
 441         * mmo.c (mmo_get_section_contents): Likewise.
 442         (mmo_set_section_contents): Likewise.
 443
 444 2016-04-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 445
 446         * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Update comments for
 447         dynsymcount.
 448         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always count for
 449         the unused NULL entry at the head of dynamic symbol table.
 450         (bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Remove dynsymcount != 0
 451         checks.
 452
 453 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 454
 455         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Exclude linker
 456         created file from dynobj.
 457
 458 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 459
 460         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Set dynobj to a
 461         normal input file if possible.
 462
 463 2016-04-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 464
 465         * aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
 466         * aout-target.h: Likewise.
 467         * aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
 468         * binary.c: Likewise.
 469         * bout.c: Likewise.
 470         * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
 471         * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
 472         * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
 473         * coffcode.h: Likewise.
 474         * i386msdos.c: Likewise.
 475         * i386os9k.c: Likewise.
 476         * ieee.c: Likewise.
 477         * ihex.c: Likewise.
 478         * libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
 479         * libecoff.h: Likewise.
 480         * mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
 481         * mmo.c: Likewise.
 482         * nlm-target.h: Likewise.
 483         * oasys.c: Likewise.
 484         * pef.c: Likewise.
 485         * plugin.c: Likewise.
 486         * ppcboot.c: Likewise.
 487         * som.c: Likewise.
 488         * srec.c: Likewise.
 489         * tekhex.c: Likewise.
 490         * versados.c: Likewise.
 491         * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
 492         * xsym.c: Likewise.
 493         * elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
 494         * linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
 495         (_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
 496         * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
 497         _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
 498         (struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
 499         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 500         * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
 501
 502 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 503
 504         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
 505         (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
 506         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
 507         (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
 508
 509 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 510
 511         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
 512         in excluded sections
 513
 514 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 515
 516         PR ld/19969
 517         * elf64-x86-64.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
 518         (elf_x86_64_need_pic): Moved before elf_x86_64_check_relocs.
 519         Support relocation agaist local symbol.  Set check_relocs_failed.
 520         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use elf_x86_64_need_pic.  Check
 521         R_X86_64_32 relocation overflow.
 522         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
 523         Update one elf_x86_64_need_pic and remove one elf_x86_64_need_pic.
 524
 525 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 526
 527         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call
 528         _bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections only for STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol.
 529         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 530
 531 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 532
 533         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New.
 534         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New function.
 535         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
 536         if check_relocs_after_open_input is FALSE.
 537
 538 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 539
 540         * cache.c: Update old style function definitions.
 541         * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
 542         * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
 543         * stab-syms.c: Likewise.
 544
 545 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 546
 547         * elf32-arm.c (put_thumb2_insn): Change argument type to bfd_byte *.
 548
 549 2016-04-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 550
 551         * Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
 552         * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
 553         * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
 554
 555 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 556
 557         * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_ARC_NPS_CMEM16 entry.
 558         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 559         * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
 560         * elf32-arc.c: Add 'opcode/arc.h' include.
 561         (struct arc_relocation_data): Add symbol_name.
 562         (arc_special_overflow_checks): New function.
 563         (arc_do_relocation): Use arc_special_overflow_checks, reindent as
 564         required, add an extra comment.
 565         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Setup symbol_name in reloc_data.
 566
 567 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 568
 569         * elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
 570         entries.
 571         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
 572         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
 573         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 574
 575 2016-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 576
 577         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
 578         "sh_link".
 579
 580 2016-04-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 581
 582         PR target/19938
 583         * elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
 584         elf_strtab_flags.
 585         New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
 586         * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
 587         defined.
 588         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
 589         already defined.
 590         (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
 591         elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
 592         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
 593         being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
 594         (elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
 595         (section_match): New function.  Matches two ELF sections based
 596         upon fixed characteristics.
 597         (find_link): New function.  Locates a section in a BFD that
 598         matches a section in a different BFD.
 599         (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
 600         fields of reserved sections.
 601         (bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
 602         .shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
 603         elf_backend_data structure.
 604         (swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
 605         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
 606         .strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
 607         elf_backend_data structure.
 608         * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
 609         (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
 610         targets.
 611         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
 612         Solaris targets.
 613         * elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
 614         * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
 615
 616 2016-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 617
 618         PR ld/19939
 619         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
 620         to bfd_boolean.
 621         * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
 622         Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
 623         applies to read-only section.
 624         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
 625         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
 626         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
 627         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
 628         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
 629         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
 630         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
 631         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
 632         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
 633         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
 634         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
 635         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
 636         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
 637         Updated.
 638
 639 2016-04-06  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 640
 641         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
 642         a fall through from error_ret_free_internal.  Free local_syms in
 643         error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().
 644
 645 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 646
 647         * elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
 648         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.
 649
 650 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 651
 652         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed
 653
 654 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 655
 656         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
 657         (get_replace_function): Created.:
 658         (struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
 659         (defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
 660         (defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
 661         (PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
 662         (arc_do_relocation): Changed.
 663
 664 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 665
 666         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
 667         symbol index.
 668         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
 669         the synamic symbol index.
 670         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
 671         relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.
 672
 673 2016-04-05  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 674
 675         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
 676         and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
 677         ones.
 678
 679 2016-04-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 680
 681         PR 19872
 682         * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
 683         version number if the version is zero.
 684
 685 2016-04-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 686
 687         PR 19886
 688         * elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
 689         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
 690
 691 2016-03-30  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
 692
 693         * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
 694         internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
 695
 696 2016-03-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 697
 698         PR 17334
 699         * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
 700         assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
 701         than the number of relocs.
 702
 703 2016-03-29  Toni Spets  <toni.spets@iki.fi>
 704
 705         PR 19878
 706         * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
 707         2014-11-10 change.
 708
 709 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 710
 711         PR 19850
 712         * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
 713         DW_FORM_flag_present.
 714
 715 2016-03-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 716
 717         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
 718         architecture name for backwards compatibility.
 719
 720         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
 721         unbounded stack use.
 722
 723         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
 724         sufficiently recent version of GCC.
 725         * configure: Regenerate.
 726
 727 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 728
 729         PR 19851
 730         * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.
 731
 732 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 733
 734         * archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
 735         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 736         * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
 737         some existing entries to make space.
 738         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
 739         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
 740
 741 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 742
 743         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
 744         EF_ARC_CPU_GENERIC.
 745         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
 746         in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.
 747
 748 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 749
 750         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
 751         EF_ARC_MACH_MSK.
 752
 753 2016-03-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 754
 755         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
 756         * configure: Regenerate.
 757         * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
 758         alloca with call to xmalloc.
 759         * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
 760         * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
 761         * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
 762         * pef.c: Likewise.
 763         * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
 764         * som.c: Likewise.
 765         * xsym.c: Likewise.
 766
 767 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 768
 769         PR ld/19827
 770         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
 771         locally in PIE.
 772         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
 773         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 774         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
 775
 776 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 777
 778         PR ld/19807
 779         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
 780         no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
 781         relocation overflow check.
 782
 783 2016-03-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 784
 785         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 786
 787 2016-03-11  Dan Gissel  <dgisselq@ieee.org>
 788
 789         PR 19713
 790         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
 791         uses bytes not octets.
 792         * elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
 793         Add a bfd parameter.
 794         (eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
 795         (bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
 796         octets before read and writing values.
 797         (elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
 798         (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
 799         (elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
 800         (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
 801         * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
 802         * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
 803
 804 2016-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 805
 806         * config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.
 807
 808 2016-03-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 809
 810         * cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
 811         gcc ABI)" to printable name.
 812         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
 813         of "v850-rh850" as printable name.
 814
 815 2016-03-09  Leon Winter  <winter-gcc@bfw-online.de>
 816
 817         PR ld/19623
 818         * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
 819         relocations against absolute symbols.
 820
 821 2016-03-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 822
 823         PR binutils/19775
 824         * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
 825         length elements in the archive.
 826
 827 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 828
 829         PR ld/19789
 830         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
 831         for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.
 832
 833 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 834
 835         PR ld/19784
 836         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
 837         count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
 838         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 839
 840 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 841
 842         PR ld/19579
 843         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
 844         together.
 845
 846 2016-03-08  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 847             Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 848
 849         * elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
 850         (arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
 851         (arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
 852         (get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
 853         (middle_endian_convert): New function.
 854         (ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
 855         (IS_ME): New define.
 856         (arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
 857         definition to call middle_endian_convert.  Add a new local
 858         variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
 859         arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.
 860
 861 2016-03-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 862
 863         PR binutils/19775
 864         * archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
 865         length elements in the archive.
 866
 867 2016-03-07  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 868
 869         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
 870         section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.
 871
 872 2016-03-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 873
 874         PR ld/19579
 875         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
 876         executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
 877         shared library.
 878
 879 2016-03-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 880
 881         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
 882         * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
 883
 884 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 885
 886         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
 887         relocation addend when sections get merged.
 888
 889 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 890
 891         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
 892         the flag change.
 893         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
 894         Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.
 895
 896 2016-02-26  Renlin Li  <renlin.li@arm.com>
 897
 898         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
 899         check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.
 900
 901 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 902
 903         PR ld/19609
 904         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
 905         load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
 906         base register.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
 907         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 908         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
 909         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
 910         if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
 911         Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
 912         symbols if PIC is false.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
 913         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 914         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
 915
 916 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 917
 918         PR ld/19645
 919         * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
 920         (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
 921         (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
 922         (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 923         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
 924         (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
 925         * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
 926         * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
 927         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 928         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
 929         * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
 930         STT_COMMON.
 931         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
 932         STT_COMMON.
 933         (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
 934         (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
 935         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 936         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.  Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
 937         * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
 938         and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
 939         (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
 940         * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
 941         (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
 942         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 943         * config.in: Likewise.
 944         * configure: Likewise.
 945
 946 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 947
 948         PR ld/19636
 949         PR ld/19704
 950         PR ld/19719
 951         * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
 952         (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
 953         has_non_got_reloc.
 954         (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
 955         (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
 956         has_non_got_reloc.
 957         (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
 958         has_non_got_reloc.
 959         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
 960         (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
 961         (elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
 962         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
 963         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
 964         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
 965         symbols in executable dynamic.  Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
 966         relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
 967         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
 968         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 969         against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
 970         R_386_PC32.
 971         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
 972         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
 973         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
 974         symbol in executable.
 975         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
 976         elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
 977         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
 978         * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
 979         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
 980         has_non_got_reloc.
 981         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
 982         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
 983         has_non_got_reloc.
 984         (elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
 985         has_non_got_reloc.
 986         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
 987         has_non_got_reloc.
 988         (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
 989         (elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
 990         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
 991         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
 992         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
 993         symbols in executable dynamic.
 994         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
 995         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
 996         dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
 997         Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
 998         undefined symbols in PIE.
 999         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
1000         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
1001         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
1002         symbol in executable.
1003         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
1004         elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
1005         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
1006
1007 2016-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1008
1009         * elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
1010         save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
1011         (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
1012         (sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
1013         (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
1014         when relocatable.  Move sfpr_define loop earlier.
1015
1016 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1017
1018         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
1019         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it.  Replace
1020         x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
1021
1022 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1023
1024         PR ld/19698
1025         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
1026         symbol version is unknown.
1027
1028 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1029
1030         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
1031         to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
1032         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
1033
1034 2016-02-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1035
1036         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
1037         library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
1038         assigned symbol dynamic.
1039
1040 2016-02-23  Faraz Shahbazker  <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
1041
1042         * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
1043         ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
1044
1045 2016-02-23  Rich Felker  <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
1046
1047         PR target/19516
1048         * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
1049         Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
1050
1051 2016-02-23  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>
1052
1053         Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
1054         * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
1055         discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
1056
1057 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1058
1059         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
1060         dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
1061
1062 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1063
1064         * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
1065         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
1066
1067 2016-02-22  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1068
1069         * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
1070         for destination.  Remove useless function parameters.
1071         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
1072
1073 2016-02-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1074
1075         PR ld/19629
1076         * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
1077         table offsets.
1078
1079         PR ld/19628
1080         * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
1081         processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
1082
1083 2016-02-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1084
1085         PR ld/19617
1086         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
1087         sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
1088
1089 2016-02-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1090
1091         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New.  Defined
1092         to bfd_true.
1093
1094 2016-02-16  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
1095
1096         * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
1097         * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
1098         matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
1099         from TEMP.
1100
1101 2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1102
1103         * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
1104         for length and type fields.  Use a signed value for the
1105         suffix_length field.
1106
1107 2016-02-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1108
1109         PR ld/19601
1110         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
1111         significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
1112
1113 2016-02-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1114
1115         PR 19405
1116         * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
1117         immediate values.
1118         * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
1119         number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
1120         generation.
1121
1122 2016-02-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1123
1124         * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
1125         * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
1126         constant for left shifting.
1127
1128         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
1129         helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
1130         might overflow.
1131
1132 2016-02-05  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
1133
1134         * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
1135
1136 2016-02-05  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
1137
1138         * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
1139         to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
1140
1141 2016-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1142
1143         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
1144         for big-endian.
1145
1146 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1147
1148         PR ld/19542
1149         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
1150         distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
1151
1152 2016-02-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1153
1154         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
1155         ELFv2 entry optimization.
1156
1157 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1158
1159         PR binutils/19547
1160         * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
1161         no relocations in relocatable files.
1162
1163 2016-02-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1164
1165         PR ld/19553
1166         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
1167         if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
1168         the symbol referenced by regular object.
1169
1170 2016-02-01  Nathaniel Smith  <njs@pobox.com>
1171
1172         * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
1173         CODE and DATA.
1174
1175 2016-02-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1176
1177         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
1178         an out of range reloc_index.
1179         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
1180
1181 2016-02-01  Kamil Rytarowski  <n54@gmx.com>
1182
1183         * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
1184         (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
1185         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
1186
1187 2016-02-01  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
1188
1189         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
1190
1191 2016-01-31  John David Anglin  <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
1192
1193         PR ld/19526
1194         * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
1195         files.
1196         * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise.  Remove retval.
1197
1198 2016-01-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1199
1200         PR ld/19539
1201         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
1202         against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
1203         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
1204
1205 2016-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1206
1207         PR binutils/19523
1208         * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
1209         decompress debug sections.
1210
1211 2016-01-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1212
1213         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
1214         `dynindx'.
1215
1216 2016-01-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1217
1218         PR target/19435
1219         * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
1220         dsym filename buffer.
1221
1222 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1223
1224         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
1225
1226 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1227
1228         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
1229
1230 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1231
1232         * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
1233         changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
1234         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
1235
1236 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1237
1238         PR ld/19455
1239         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
1240         class of the linker stub bfd.
1241         (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
1242         processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
1243         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
1244         reporting a class mismatch.
1245
1246 2016-01-21  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1247
1248         * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
1249         veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
1250         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
1251         (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
1252         calculation destination.
1253
1254 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1255
1256         * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
1257         (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
1258         (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
1259         (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
1260         * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
1261         (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
1262         * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
1263         (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
1264         (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
1265
1266 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1267
1268         * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
1269         * elf.c: Adjust #include.
1270         * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
1271         * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
1272         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
1273         * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
1274
1275 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1276
1277         * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file.  Move
1278         tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
1279         * configure: Regenerate.
1280
1281 2016-01-20  Mickael Guene  <mickael.guene@st.com>
1282
1283         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
1284         section using '.text.noread' pattern.
1285
1286 2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
1287
1288         * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
1289
1290 2016-01-18  Miranda Cupertino  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
1291             Zissulescu Claudiu  <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
1292
1293         * arc-plt.def: New file.
1294         * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
1295         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
1296                        elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
1297                        elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
1298                        elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
1299         (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
1300         (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
1301         (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
1302         (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
1303         list.
1304         (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
1305         (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
1306         (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
1307         (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
1308         (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
1309         (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
1310         (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
1311         (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
1312         occur.
1313         (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
1314         Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
1315         of just an array of offsets.
1316         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
1317         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
1318         (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
1319         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
1320         (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
1321         dynamic sections.
1322         (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
1323         (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
1324         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
1325         related code.
1326         (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
1327         (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
1328
1329 2016-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1330
1331         PR ld/19440
1332         * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
1333         section number into internal section number.
1334         * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
1335         * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
1336         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
1337         * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
1338         section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
1339
1340 2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1341
1342         * configure: Regenerate.
1343
1344 2016-01-12  Yury Usishchev  <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
1345
1346         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
1347         when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
1348         section.
1349
1350 2016-01-08  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
1351             Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1352
1353         PR ld/19368
1354         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
1355         reloc_class_ifunc.
1356
1357 2016-01-06  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
1358
1359         * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
1360         place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
1361         (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
1362         the relocation string.
1363
1364 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1365
1366         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
1367         factored out from...
1368         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
1369
1370 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1371
1372         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
1373         attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
1374
1375 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1376
1377         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
1378         return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
1379
1380 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1381
1382         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
1383         factored out from...
1384         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
1385
1386 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1387
1388         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
1389         handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
1390
1391 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1392
1393         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
1394         attribute checks for null input.
1395
1396 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1397
1398         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
1399         pointers to target data.
1400
1401 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1402
1403         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
1404         an FP ABI warning.
1405
1406 2016-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1407
1408         Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
1409
1410 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
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