1 2016-02-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
3 * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
4 * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
5 matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
8 2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
10 * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
11 for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
14 2016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
17 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
18 significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
20 2016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
23 * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
25 * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
26 number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
29 2016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
31 * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
32 * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
33 constant for left shifting.
35 * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
36 helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
39 2016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
41 * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
43 2016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
45 * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
46 to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
48 2016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
50 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
53 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
56 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
57 distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
59 2016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
61 * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
62 ELFv2 entry optimization.
64 2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
67 * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
68 no relocations in relocatable files.
70 2016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
73 * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
74 if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
75 the symbol referenced by regular object.
77 2016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
79 * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
82 2016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
84 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
85 an out of range reloc_index.
86 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
88 2016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
90 * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
91 (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
92 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
94 2016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
96 * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
98 2016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
101 * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
103 * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
105 2016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
108 * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
109 against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
110 * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
112 2016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
115 * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
116 decompress debug sections.
118 2016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
120 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
123 2016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
126 * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
127 dsym filename buffer.
129 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
131 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
133 2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
135 * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
137 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
139 * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
140 changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
141 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
143 2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
146 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
147 class of the linker stub bfd.
148 (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
149 processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
150 * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
151 reporting a class mismatch.
153 2016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
155 * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
156 veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
157 (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
158 (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
159 calculation destination.
161 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
163 * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
164 (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
165 (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
166 (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
167 * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
168 (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
169 * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
170 (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
171 (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
173 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
175 * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
176 * elf.c: Adjust #include.
177 * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
178 * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
179 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
180 * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
182 2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
184 * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
185 tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
186 * configure: Regenerate.
188 2016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
190 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
191 section using '.text.noread' pattern.
193 2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
195 * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
197 2016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
198 Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
200 * arc-plt.def: New file.
201 * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
202 * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
203 elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
204 elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
205 elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
206 (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
207 (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
208 (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
209 (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
211 (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
212 (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
213 (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
214 (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
215 (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
216 (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
217 (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
218 (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
220 (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
221 Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
222 of just an array of offsets.
223 (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
224 (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
225 (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
226 (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
227 (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
229 (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
230 (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
231 (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
233 (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
234 (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
236 2016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
239 * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
240 section number into internal section number.
241 * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
242 * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
243 * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
244 * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
245 section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
247 2016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
249 * configure: Regenerate.
251 2016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
253 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
254 when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
257 2016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
258 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
261 * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
264 2016-01-06 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
266 * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
267 place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
268 (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
269 the relocation string.
271 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
273 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
275 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
277 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
279 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
280 attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
282 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
284 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
285 return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
287 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
289 * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
291 (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
293 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
295 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
296 handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
298 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
300 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
301 attribute checks for null input.
303 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
305 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
306 pointers to target data.
308 2016-01-04 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
310 * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
313 2016-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
315 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
317 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
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