1 2015-10-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
3 * ld/ld.texinfo: Document "-z call-nop=PADDING" option.
4 * emulparams/call_nop.sh: New file.
5 * emulparams/elf_i386_be.sh: Source
6 ${srcdir}/emulparams/call_nop.sh.
7 * emulparams/elf_i386_chaos.sh: Likewise.
8 * emulparams/elf_i386_ldso.sh: Likewise.
9 * emulparams/elf_i386_vxworks.sh: Likewise.
10 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh: Likewise.
11 * emulparams/elf_k1om.sh: Likewise.
12 * emulparams/elf_l1om.sh: Likewise.
13 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Likewise.
14 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_parse): Set
15 link_info.call_nop_byte if $CALL_NOP_BYTE isn't empty.
17 2015-10-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
20 * configure.ac: Add --enable-compressed-debug-sections with
21 options of all, none or ld.
22 * configure: Regenerate.
23 * config.in: Regenerate.
24 * ld.texinfo: Document how to determine the default action for
26 * ldmain.c (main): If DEFAULT_FLAG_COMPRESS_DEBUG is defined then
27 set the compress_debug field of the link_info structure to
29 * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Output the default setting
30 for the --compress-debug-sections option.
31 * NEWS: Mention the new configure option.
33 2015-10-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
35 * ld.texinfo: Fix a typo for "-z noextern-protected-data".
37 2015-10-15 Simon Dardis <Simon.Dardis@imgtec.com>
39 * ld/ldexp.c: (try_copy_symbol_flags): New. Factored out from...
40 (exp_fold_tree_1): Here. Cope with ternary operator in
41 assignments. Use new helper.
43 2015-10-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
45 * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
47 2015-10-13 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
49 * po/zh_TW.po: Updated Chinese translation.
51 2015-10-07 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com>
52 Cupertino Miranda <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
54 * configure.tgt: Added target arc-*-elf* and arc*-*-linux-uclibc*.
55 * emulparams/arcebelf_prof.sh: New file
56 * emulparams/arcebelf.sh: Likewise.
57 * emulparams/arceblinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
58 * emulparams/arceblinux.sh: Likewise.
59 * emulparams/arcelf_prof.sh: Likewise.
60 * emulparams/arcelf.sh: Likewise.
61 * emulparams/arclinux_prof.sh: Likewise.
62 * emulparams/arclinux.sh: Likewise.
63 * emulparams/arcv2elfx.sh: Likewise.
64 * emulparams/arcv2elf.sh: Likewise.
65 * emultempl/arclinux.em: Likewise.
66 * scripttempl/arclinux.sc: Likewise.
67 * scripttempl/elfarc.sc: Likewise.
68 * scripttempl/elfarcv2.sc: Likewise
69 * Makefile.am: Add new ARC emulations.
70 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
71 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
73 2015-10-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
75 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu for Solaris2/x86.
77 2015-10-01 Kaz Kojima <kkojima@rr.iij4u.or.jp>
79 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Remove shlelf and
80 shelf from sh*-*-linux cases.
82 2015-09-30 Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
84 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add fdpic and misc
85 emulations to sh*-*-linux* targets.
87 2015-09-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
90 * ld.texinfo (Options): Fix spelling mistake.
92 2015-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
95 * ldmain.c (main): Always enable --sysroot.
96 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Don't
97 prepend sysroot to relative rpath/runpath.
99 2015-09-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
101 * emultempl/elf32.em (ehdr_start_empty): New static variable.
102 (before_allocation): Use it to initialise ehdr_start_save.
103 * emultempl/pe.em (write_build_id): Remove useless double
105 * emultempl/pep.em (write_build_id): Likewise.
107 2015-09-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
109 * emultempl/alphaelf.em (alpha_after_parse): Call
110 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of
112 * emultempl/cr16elf.em (cr16elf_after_parse): Likewise.
113 * emultempl/crxelf.em (crxelf_after_parse); Likewise.
114 * emultempl/hppaelf.em (hppaelf_after_parse): Likewise.
115 * emultempl/mipself.em (mips_after_parse): Likewise.
116 * emultempl/nds32elf.em (nds32_elf_after_parse): Likewise.
117 * emultempl/elf32.em: Don't include ldlex.h.
118 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse): New function.
119 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
120 <OPTION_PIE>: Removed.
121 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace after_parse_default
122 with gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse.
123 * emultempl/ia64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse):
125 (ia64elf_after_parse): This. Call
126 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse instead of after_parse_default.
127 (LDEMUL_AFTER_PARSE): Replace gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_parse
128 with ia64elf_after_parse.
130 2015-09-22 Rainer Orth <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
132 * emulparams/solaris2.sh (GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT): Set to yes.
134 * emultempl/elf32.em: Include ldlex.h.
135 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option) [GENERATE_PIE_SCRIPT]
136 <OPTION_PIE>: Set DF_1_PIE.
138 2015-09-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
140 * ld.texinfo: Put --dotsyms/--no-dotsyms on separate lines.
141 Ditto for --save-restore-funcs and --tls-get-addr-optimize.
143 2015-09-20 Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
145 * ld.texinfo (--no-dynamic-linker): Document.
146 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_NO_DYNAMIC_LINKER.
147 * lexsup.c (ld_options, parse_args): Handle --no-dynamic-linker.
149 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
151 * ld.texinfo: Document PowerPC64 --{no-,}save-restore-funcs.
153 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
155 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init tls_get_addr_opt field to -1.
156 (OPTION_TLS_GET_ADDR_OPT): Define.
157 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Handle --tls-get-addr-opt.
158 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS, PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Likewise.
159 * ld.texinfo: Document --tls-get-addr-optimize and
160 --no-tls-get-addr-optimize.
162 2015-09-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
165 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Add rel_from_abs.
166 (ldexp_finalize_syms): Declare.
167 * ldexp.c (new_rel_from_abs): Keep absolute for expressions
168 outside of output section statements. Set rel_from_abs.
169 (make_abs, exp_fold_tree, exp_fold_tree_no_dot): Clear rel_from_abs.
170 (struct definedness_hash_entry): Add final_sec, and comment.
171 (update_definedness): Set final_sec.
172 (set_sym_sections, ldexp_finalize_syms): New functions.
173 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Call ldexp_finalize_syms.
175 2015-09-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
177 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
179 2015-09-09 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
181 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: default linker script RAM and
184 2015-09-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
186 * po/zh_CN.po: Updated simplified Chinese translation.
188 2015-09-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
190 * ld.texinfo (Source Code Reference): Extend description to
191 include an example using arrays.
193 2015-07-28 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
195 * ld.h (enum orphan_handling_enum): New.
196 (ld_config_type): Remove warn_orphan, add orphan_handling.
197 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): Remove warning about orphan
199 * ldlang.c (ldlang_place_orphan): New function.
200 (lang_place_orphans): Call ldlang_place_orphan.
201 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Remove OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
202 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
203 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Remove 'warn-orphan' and
204 'no-warn-orphan', add 'orphan-handling'.
205 (parse_args): Remove handling for OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
206 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN, add handling for OPTION_ORPHAN_HANDLING.
207 * NEWS: Replace text about --warn-orphan with --orphan-handling.
208 * ld.texinfo (Options): Remove --warn-orphan entry and add
209 entry on --orphan-handling.
210 (Orphan Sections): Add reference to relevant command line options.
212 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
214 * ld.texinfo (--build-id): Fix typo. The COFF/PE build-id section
215 is called .buildid not .build-id.
217 2015-09-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
219 (Source Code Reference): Fix off-by-one typo in example of how to
220 use linker script symbols in C source code.
222 2015-08-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
224 * emultempl/aix.em: Don't set link_info.pic.
225 * emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
226 * emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
227 * emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
228 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Likewise. Set type_pie for -pie.
229 * plugin.c (set_tv_header <LDPT_LINKER_OUTPUT>): Simplify.
231 2015-08-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
233 * ld/ldctor.c: Replace shared, executable, relocatable and pie
234 fields with bfd_link_executable, bfd_link_dll,
235 bfd_link_relocatable, bfd_link_pic and bfd_link_pie.
236 * ld/ldemul.c: Likewise.
237 * ld/ldfile.c: Likewise.
238 * ld/ldlang.c: Likewise.
239 * ld/ldmain.c: Likewise.
240 * ld/ldwrite.c: Likewise.
241 * ld/lexsup.c: Likewise.
242 * ld/pe-dll.c: Likewise.
243 * ld/plugin.c: Likewise.
244 * ld/emultempl/aarch64elf.em: Likewise.
245 * ld/emultempl/aix.em: Likewise.
246 * ld/emultempl/alphaelf.em: Likewise.
247 * ld/emultempl/armcoff.em: Likewise.
248 * ld/emultempl/armelf.em: Likewise.
249 * ld/emultempl/avrelf.em: Likewise.
250 * ld/emultempl/beos.em: Likewise.
251 * ld/emultempl/cr16elf.em: Likewise.
252 * ld/emultempl/elf-generic.em: Likewise.
253 * ld/emultempl/elf32.em: Likewise.
254 * ld/emultempl/genelf.em: Likewise.
255 * ld/emultempl/generic.em: Likewise.
256 * ld/emultempl/gld960.em: Likewise.
257 * ld/emultempl/gld960c.em: Likewise.
258 * ld/emultempl/hppaelf.em: Likewise.
259 * ld/emultempl/irix.em: Likewise.
260 * ld/emultempl/linux.em: Likewise.
261 * ld/emultempl/lnk960.em: Likewise.
262 * ld/emultempl/m68hc1xelf.em: Likewise.
263 * ld/emultempl/m68kcoff.em: Likewise.
264 * ld/emultempl/m68kelf.em: Likewise.
265 * ld/emultempl/metagelf.em: Likewise.
266 * ld/emultempl/mipself.em: Likewise.
267 * ld/emultempl/mmo.em: Likewise.
268 * ld/emultempl/msp430.em: Likewise.
269 * ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em: Likewise.
270 * ld/emultempl/needrelax.em: Likewise.
271 * ld/emultempl/nios2elf.em: Likewise.
272 * ld/emultempl/pe.em: Likewise.
273 * ld/emultempl/pep.em: Likewise.
274 * ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Likewise.
275 * ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em: Likewise.
276 * ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em: Likewise.
277 * ld/emultempl/solaris2.em: Likewise.
278 * ld/emultempl/spuelf.em: Likewise.
279 * ld/emultempl/sunos.em: Likewise.
280 * ld/emultempl/tic6xdsbt.em: Likewise.
281 * ld/emultempl/ticoff.em: Likewise.
282 * ld/emultempl/v850elf.em: Likewise.
283 * ld/emultempl/vms.em: Likewise.
284 * ld/emultempl/vxworks.em: Likewise.
286 2015-08-18 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
288 * ldexp.c (exp_fold_tree_1): Clear linker_def on symbol assignment.
290 2015-08-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
292 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): Delete.
293 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Revert 2015-07-10 change.
294 (is_align_conditional): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
295 (exp_fold_tree_1): Likewise, but keep expanded comment.
296 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Revert 2015-07-20 change.
297 * ld.texinfo (<ALIGN>): Correct description.
299 2015-08-04 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
301 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --require-defined option.
302 * ldlang.c (struct require_defined_symbol): New structure.
303 (require_defined_symbol_list): New variable.
304 (ldlang_add_require_defined): New function.
305 (ldlang_check_require_defined_symbols): New function.
306 (lang_process): Check required symbols are defined.
307 * ldlang.h (ldlang_add_require_defined): Declare.
308 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_REQUIRE_DEFINED_SYMBOL.
309 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add '--require-defined' entry.
310 (parse_args): Handle '--requre-defined' entry.
311 * NEWS: Mention new '--require-defined' option.
313 2015-08-03 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
315 * ld.texinfo (MEMORY): Explain that multiple MEMORY commands are
318 2015-07-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
320 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Don't set link_info.executable to
321 TRUE for link_info.relocatable.
323 2015-07-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
325 * configure: Regenerated.
327 2015-07-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
329 * emulparams/elf32rl78.sh (OTHER_SECTIONS): Provide a value for
330 the _-rl78_abs__ symbol.
332 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
334 * emulparams/criself.sh (INIT_ADDR, FINI_ADDR): Define.
335 (INIT_START, FINI_START): Don't ALIGN.
336 * scriptempl/elf.sc (.init, .fini): Apply INIT_ADDR/FINI_ADDR.
338 2015-07-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
340 * scripttempl/elf.sc (.ldata, .bss): Align absolute value of dot.
341 * ldexp.c (is_align_conditional): Handle binary ALIGN.
342 (exp_fold_tree_1): Move code setting SEC_KEEP for assignments to
343 dot inside output sections. Handle absolute expressions.
345 2015-07-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
347 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Make
348 --compress-debug-sections=zlib the same as
349 --compress-debug-sections=zlib-gabi.
350 * ld.texinfo: Change --compress-debug-sections=zlib to zlib-gabi.
352 2015-07-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
354 * ld.texinfo (Options): Add missing period after @xref.
356 2015-07-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
358 * ldexp.c (align_dot_val): New function.
359 (fold_unary <ALIGN_K, NEXT>): Use it.
361 2015-07-03 Kai Tietz <ktietz@redhat.com>
364 * scripttempl/pep.sc: Mark .idata*, .CRT*, .tls*,
365 .rsrc*, .init, .ctor*, .dtor*, .fini, .jcr,
366 .eh_frame, .pdata. .xdata, and .gcc_except_table sections
368 * scripttempl/pe.sc: Likewise.
369 * ld.texinfo: Document that --gc-sections has experimental support
370 for COFF and PE targets.
371 * NEWS: Mention experimental support.
373 2015-07-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
375 * Makefile.am (eelf32or1k.c, eelf32or1k_linux.c): Depend on ELF_DEPS.
376 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
378 2015-06-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
380 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option):
381 Replace COMPRESS_DEBUG_ZLIB with COMPRESS_DEBUG_GNU_ZLIB.
383 2015-06-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
385 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh (COMPILE_IN): New.
387 2015-06-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
390 * emultempl/pe.em (pe_find_data_imports): Generate an error if a
391 symbol name is too long to handle.
392 * emultempl/pep.em (pep_find_data_imports): Likewise.
394 2015-06-12 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
396 * NEWS: Mention new option.
397 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Handle --print-memory-usage.
398 (ld_options): Add --print-memory-usage.
399 * ldmain.c (main): Call lang_print_memory_usage.
400 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_PRINT_MEMORY_USAGE.
401 * ldlang.h: Add prototype of lang_print_memory_usage.
402 * ldlang.c (lang_print_memory_size, lang_print_memory_usage): New
404 * ld.texinfo (Options): Document --print-memory-usage.
405 * ld.h (args_type): Add print_memory_usage field.
407 2015-06-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
409 * po/fr.po: Updated French Translation.
411 2015-05-28 Catherine Moore <clm@codesourcery.com>
412 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
414 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open):
415 Add Compact EH support.
416 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle .eh_frame_entry and .gnu_extab
419 2015-05-17 Chung-Lin Tang <cltang@codesourcery.com>
421 * configure.ac (AC_PROG_GREP): Check for grep program.
422 (elf_list_options,elf_shlib_list_options,elf_plt_unwind_list_options):
423 Enable ELF option printing for emulations containing
424 'TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32'.
425 * configure: Regenerate.
427 2015-05-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
429 * ld.texinfo (ASSERT): Describe the interaction with PROVIDEd
432 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
434 * configure.tgt: Support i[3-7]86-*-elfiamcu target.
436 2015-05-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
438 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add eelf_iamcu.c.
440 * configure.tgt (targ_extra_emuls): Add elf_iamcu if elf_i386 is
442 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
443 * emulparams/elf_iamcu.sh: New file.
445 2015-05-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
447 * emulparams/msp430elf.sh (TEMPLATE_NAME): Change to msp430.
448 * scripttempl/msp430.sc (.text): Add .lower.text and .either.text.
449 (.data): Add .lower.data and .either.data.
450 (.bss): Add .lower.bss and .either.bss.
451 (.rodata): Add .lower.rodata and .either.rodata.
452 * emultempl/msp430.em: New file. Implements a new orphan
453 placement algorithm that divides sections between lower and upper
455 * Makefile.am (emsp430elf.c): Depend upon msp430.em.
456 *emsp430X.c): Likewise.
457 * Makefine.in: Regenerate.
459 2015-04-28 Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
462 * ldlex.l (INPUTLIST): Increment lineno on newline.
464 2015-04-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
466 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation):
467 Call gld${EMULATION_NAME}_map_segments regardless of need_laying_out.
469 2015-04-24 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
471 * Makefile.am (msp430): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
472 (emsp430.c): Rename to emsp430elf.c, update dependencies
473 (emsp430X.c): Update dependencies.
474 * Makefile.in: Likewise.
475 * configure.tgt (msp430-*-*): Rename primary emulation to msp430elf.
476 * emulparams/msp430.sh: Rename to msp430elf.sh.
477 * emulparams/msp430X.sh: Update.
479 2015-04-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
482 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set is_linker_input to 1.
484 2015-04-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
486 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (GOT): Align.
488 2015-04-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
490 * ldexp.h (struct ldexp_control): Delete dataseg.min_base. Add
491 data_seg.relro_offset.
492 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN>): Don't set min_base.
493 (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Do set relro_offset.
494 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Rewrite code adjusting relro
495 segment base to line up last section on page boundary.
497 2015-04-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
500 --compress-debug-sections=[none|zlib|zlib-gnu|zlib-gabi].
502 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
504 * ld.texinfo: Document --compress-debug-sections=.
505 * ldmain.c (main): Set BFD_COMPRESS on output_bfd if
506 COMPRESS_DEBUG is set. Set BFD_COMPRESS_GABI on output_bfd
507 for COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB.
508 * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add
509 --compress-debug-sections=.
510 * emultempl/elf32.em (OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG): New.
511 (xtra_long): Add "compress-debug-sections".
512 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle
513 OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG.
515 2015-04-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
518 * ld.texinfo: Document "-z noextern-protected-data".
519 * ldmain.c (main): Initialize link_info.extern_protected_data
521 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): Add
522 "-z [no]extern-protected-data".
523 * emulparams/elf32_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
524 * emulparams/elf_i386.sh: Likewise.
525 * emulparams/elf_i386_be.sh: Likewise.
526 * emulparams/elf_i386_chaos.sh: Likewise.
527 * emulparams/elf_i386_ldso.sh: Likewise.
528 * emulparams/elf_i386_vxworks.sh: Likewise.
529 * emulparams/elf_k1om.sh: Likewise.
530 * emulparams/elf_l1om.sh: Likewise.
531 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh: Source extern_protected_data.sh.
532 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Renamed to ...
533 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT): This.
534 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Renamed to ...
535 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT): This.
536 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Append $PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS_BNDPLT.
537 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Append
538 $PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z_BNDPLT.
539 * emulparams/extern_protected_data.sh: New file.
541 2015-04-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
543 * plugin.c (plugin_load_plugins): Removed an extra ';'.
545 2015-04-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
548 * ld.texinfo (--be8): Add a note about the interaction of this
549 option with the assembler's -EB option.
551 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
553 * configure.ac: Set elf_list_options etc. in proper case.
554 * configure: Regenerate.
556 2015-04-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
559 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Add _init and _fini to gc_sym_list.
561 2015-04-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
563 * emulparams/elf_x86_64.sh (BNDPLT): Removed.
564 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): New.
565 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z): Likewise.
566 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Remove
567 BNDPLT check. Handle PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASE_Z.
568 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Remove BNDPLT check.
570 2015-04-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
572 * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.
574 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
576 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): Set to TRUE for
577 --enable-targets=all.
578 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
579 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
580 * configure: Regenerated.
582 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
584 * emulparams/elf32bmipn32-defs.sh: Skip empty EMULATION_NAME.
586 2015-04-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
588 * Makefile.am (ELF_CLFAGS): New.
589 (AM_CFLAGS): Add $(ELF_CLFAGS).
590 * configure.ac (elf_list_options): New. AC_SUBST.
591 (elf_shlib_list_options): Likewise.
592 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
593 * lexsup.c (elf_shlib_list_options): New.
594 (elf_static_list_options): Likewise.
595 (elf_plt_unwind_list_options): Likewise.
596 (ld_list_options): Likewise.
597 (help): Call ld_list_options.
598 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
599 * configure: Likewise.
600 * emulparams/plt_unwind.sh (PLT_UNWIND): New.
601 (PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS): Removed.
602 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld_list_options): New.
603 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Define only if BNDPLT or
604 PARSE_AND_LIST_OPTIONS is defined.
605 (ld_${EMULATION_NAME}_emulation): Replace
606 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options with ${gld_list_options.
608 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
611 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): Cast shift expression.
613 2015-04-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
615 * emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Handle --no-pic-fixup.
616 (params): Init new field.
617 (ppc_before_allocation): Enable relaxation for pic_fixup.
619 2015-04-07 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
621 * ld.h (struct ld_config_type): Add new field: warn_orphan.
622 * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_WARN_ORPHAN and
623 OPTION_NO_WARN_ORPHAN.
624 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --warn-orphan and --no-warn-orphan.
625 (parse_args): Handle the new options.
626 * ldemul.c (ldemul_place_orphan): If requested, generate a warning
627 message when an orphan section is placed in the output file.
628 * ld.texinfo: Document the new option.
629 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
631 2015-04-02 Andrew Turner <andrew@freebsd.org>
633 * Makefile.am: Add FreeBSD aarch64 files.
634 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
635 * configure.tgt: Add aarch64-*-freebsd* target triple.
636 * emulparams/aarch64fbsd.sh: New file.
637 * emulparams/aarch64fbsdb.sh: New file.
639 2015-04-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
641 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Work
642 around a GCC uninitialized warning bug fixed in GCC 4.6.
644 2015-04-01 Tejas Belagod <tejas.belagod@arm.com>
646 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
647 (aarch64_elf_create_output_section_statements): Add parameter in
648 bfd_elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_set_options call.
649 (OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419): Define.
650 (PARSE_AND_LIST_LONGOPTS): Add fix-cortex-a53-843419.
651 (PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Add OPTION_FIX_ERRATUM_843419.
653 2015-04-01 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
655 * emulparams/elf32_tic6x_le.sh: Skip OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS for
656 relocating operation.
658 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
661 * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections): When alignment of sections
662 results in relro base adjustment being too large, don't go lower
663 than the initial value.
664 * ldexp.c (fold_binary <DATA_SEGMENT_RELRO_END>): Comment.
665 * scripttempl/elf.sc (DATA_SEGMENT_ALIGN): Omit SEGMENT_SIZE
666 alignment when SEGMENT_SIZE is the same as MAXPAGESIZE.
668 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
670 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation): Don't
671 init ehdr_start_save.
673 2015-04-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
675 * Makefile.am (eelf32ppcvxworks.c): Depend on ppc32elf.em and
677 (eelf32lppc.c, eelf32lppclinux.c, eelf32lppcnto.c, eelf32lppcsim.c,
678 eelf32ppc.c, eelf32ppc_fbsd.c, eelf32ppclinux.c, eelf32ppcnto.c,
679 eelf32ppcsim.c): Rearrange deps for consistency.
680 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
682 2015-04-01 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
684 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld*_before_allocation): Zero-initialize
685 the ehdr_start_save variable.
687 2015-03-31 Ed Schouten <ed@nuxi.nl>
689 * Makefile.am (ALL_64_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add
690 eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c.
691 (eelf_x86_64_cloudabi.c): New.
692 * configure.tgt (targ_emul): Set to elf_x86_64_cloudabi for
694 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
695 * emulparams/elf_x86_64_cloudabi.sh: New file.
697 2015-03-31 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
699 * configure.ac (AM_ZLIB): Removed.
700 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
701 * config.in: Likewise.
702 * configure: Likewise.
704 2015-03-24 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
706 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em (_aarch64_add_stub_section): Set section
709 2015-03-23 Marcus Shawcroft <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
711 * emultempl/aarch64elf.em
712 (elf${ELFSIZE}_aarch64_add_stub_section): Adjust layout.
714 2015-03-18 Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@gmail.com>
716 * ldmain.c (main): Use %F instead of %X for einfo.
718 2015-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
720 * ld.texinfo (Options <-z nocopyreloc>): Rewrite.
722 2015-02-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
725 * ldlang.c (lang_set_flags): Allow exclamation mark to reverse the
726 sense of the following memory region attribute characters.
728 2015-02-27 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
730 * Makefile.am (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Sort new h8300 entries.
731 (eh8300elf_linux.c, eh8300helf_linux.c, eh8300self_linux.c,
732 eh8300sxelf_linux.c): Do not invoke genscripts here.
733 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
735 2015-02-24 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
737 * Makefile.am (ev850.c): Add dependency upon
738 $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em.
739 (ev850_rh850.c): Likewise.
740 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
741 * emultempl/v850elf.em: New file.
742 * emulparams/v850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
743 * emulparams/v850_rh850.sh (EXTRA_EM_FILE): Define.
744 * scripttempl/v850.sc: Add .note.renesas section.
745 * scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc: Likewise.
747 2015-02-24 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
749 * scripttempl/avr.sc: Add new user_signatures region. Define and
750 use symbols for all region lengths.
751 * scripttempl/avrtiny.sc: Define and use symbols for all region
754 2015-01-21 Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
756 * Makefile.am: (ALL_EMULATION_SOURCES): Add new emulations.
757 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
758 * configure.tgt: Add h8300-*-linux
759 * emulparams/h8300elf_linux.sh: Add new emulation.
760 * emulparams/h8300helf_linux.sh: Likewise.
761 * emulparams/h8300self_linux.sh: Likewise.
762 * emulparams/h8300sxelf_linux.sh: Likewise.
764 2015-02-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
766 * lexsup.c (parse_args): Produce a more reasonable error message
767 when -ixxx or -rxxx is the last option on the linker command line.
769 2015-02-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
772 * testplug2.c (allsymbolsread_silent): New.
773 (set_register_hook): Handle allsymbolsreadsilent.
774 (onall_symbols_read): Skip a message if allsymbolsread_silent is
777 2015-02-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
780 * ldlang.h (struct lang_input_statement_flags): Add lto_output.
781 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Don't set loading_lto_outputs.
782 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Transfer entry flags.lto_output
784 * plugin.c (add_input_file, add_input_library): Set flags.lto_output.
786 2015-02-13 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
788 * NEWS: Mention support for LLVM plugin.
790 2015-02-13 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
792 * ld.texinfo (Options <--defsym>): Correct cross reference.
794 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
796 * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --[no-]map-whole-files for gold
797 option compatibility.
799 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
801 * plugin.c (message): Output "warning:" for LDPL_WARNING. Output
802 "error:" for LDPL_FATAL and LDPL_ERROR.
803 * testplug2.c (parse_option): Handle fatal, error and warning.
805 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
807 * testplug2.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
808 (onall_symbols_read): Return LDPS_ERR if the file descriptor isn't
810 * testplug3.c (dump_tv_tag): Removed.
811 (onclaim_file): Fix typo.
813 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
816 * Makefile.am (noinst_LTLIBRARIES): Add libldtestplug2.la and
818 (libldtestplug2_la_SOURCES): New.
819 (libldtestplug2_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
820 (libldtestplug2_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
821 (libldtestplug3_la_SOURCES): New.
822 (libldtestplug3_la_CFLAGS): Likewise.
823 (libldtestplug3_la_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
824 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
825 * testplug2.c: New file.
826 * testplug3.c: Likewise.
828 2015-02-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
831 * plugin.c: Include ../bfd/plugin.h.
832 (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Call bfd_create with
833 link_info.output_bfd instead of srctemplate. Copy BFD info
834 from srctemplate only if it doesn't use BFD plugin target
836 (plugin_load_plugins): Call register_ld_plugin_object_p with
838 (plugin_maybe_claim): Renamed to ...
839 (plugin_object_p): This. Return dummy BFD target vector if
840 input is calimed by plugin library, otherwise return NULL.
841 Update plugin_format and plugin_dummy_bfd.
842 (plugin_maybe_claim): New. Use plugin_object_p.
844 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
846 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize use_mmap.
848 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
850 * plugin.c (plugin_input_file_t): Add use_mmap.
851 (plugin_pagesize): New.
852 (get_view): Use plugin_pagesize. Set use_mmap if mmap is used.
853 (plugin_load_plugins): Initialize plugin_pagesize.
854 (plugin_maybe_claim): Unmap the buffer if plugin didn't claim the
857 2015-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
859 * plugin.c (get_view): Align offset passed to mmap.
861 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
863 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Don't call bfd_check_format
864 if plugin isn't active or there is no thing more to claim.
866 2015-02-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
868 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Check format against bfd_object
871 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
873 * plugin.c (plugin_maybe_claim): Replace entry->the_bfd with
876 2015-02-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
878 * plugin.c: Include "libbfd.h".
879 (plugin_strdup): New.
880 (plugin_maybe_claim): Remove the argument of pointer to struct
881 ld_plugin_input_file. Open and handle input entry.
882 * plugin.h (plugin_maybe_claim): Updated.
883 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly
884 without passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
885 * ldmain.c: Don't include "libbfd.h".
886 (add_archive_element): Call plugin_maybe_claim directly without
887 passing a pointer to struct ld_plugin_input_file.
889 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
891 * ld.texinfo: Document -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
892 * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_list_options): Add
893 -z text, -z notext and -z textoff.
895 2015-02-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
897 * configure.ac: Add AC_FUNC_MMAP.
898 * config.in: Regenerated.
899 * configure: Likewise.
900 * plugin.c: Include <sys/mman.h>.
901 (MAP_FAILED): New. Defined if not defined.
902 (PROT_READ): Likewise.
903 (MAP_PRIVATE): Likewise.
904 (view_buffer_t): New.
905 (plugin_input_file_t): Add view_buffer.
906 (get_view): Try mmap and cache the view buffer.
907 (plugin_maybe_claim): Initialize view_buffer.
909 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
911 * plugin.c (release_input_file): Set fd to -1 after closing it.
912 (plugin_maybe_claim): Close fd only if fd != -1.
914 2015-02-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
917 * plugin.c: Include <errno.h>.
918 (errno): New. Declare if needed.
919 (plugin_input_file_t): New.
920 (get_input_file): Implemented.
921 (get_view): Likewise.
922 (release_input_file): Likewise.
923 (add_symbols): Updated.
924 (get_symbols): Likewise.
925 (plugin_maybe_claim): Allocate a plugin_input_file_t. Close fd
926 only for a bfd_object input.
928 2015-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
930 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (toc_section_name): New var.
931 (ppc_after_open): Set it.
932 (ppc_before_allocation): Use it.
933 (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation): Here too.
935 2015-01-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
937 * ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Replace plugin_active_plugins_p()
938 with link_info.lto_plugin_active.
939 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Likewise.
940 * ldmain.c (add_archive_element): Likewise.
941 * plugin.c (plugin_active_plugins_p): Removed.
942 * plugin.h (plugin_active_plugins_p): Likewise.
944 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
946 * plugin.h (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Removed. Move comments to
948 * plugin.c (plugin_get_ir_dummy_bfd): Here. Make it static.
950 2015-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
953 * plugin.c (tv_header_tags(): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
954 (get_view): New function.
955 (set_tv_header): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
956 * testplug.c (tag_names): Add LDPT_GET_VIEW.
958 (dump_tv_tag): Handle LDPT_GET_VIEW.
959 (parse_tv_tag): Likewise.
961 2015-01-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
963 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (INITIAL_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Define.
964 * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (params): Init new field.
965 (ppc_after_open): New function.
966 (LDEMUL_AFTER_OPEN): Define.
967 * ldlang.c (lang_final): Whitespace fix.
969 2015-01-28 James Bowman <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
971 * Makefile.am: Add FT32 files.
972 * configure.tgt: Handle FT32 target.
973 * emulparams/elf32ft32.sh: New file.
974 * scripttempl/ft32.sc: New file.
975 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
977 2015-01-28 Senthil Kumar Selvaraj <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
980 * ldexp.c (fold_name): Fold LENGTH only after
981 lang_first_phase_enum.
982 * ldgram.y (memory_spec): Don't evaluate ORIGIN and LENGTH
984 * ldlang.h (struct memory_region_struct): Add origin_exp and
986 * ldlang.c (lang_do_memory_regions): New.
987 (lang_memory_region_lookup): Initialize origin_exp and
989 (lang_process): Call lang_do_memory_regions.
991 2015-01-20 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
993 * ldlang.c (print_assignment): Only evaluate the expression for a
994 PROVIDE'd assignment when the destination is being defined.
995 Display a special message for PROVIDE'd symbols that are not being
998 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1000 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_SDATA_SECTIONS): Use in place of..
1001 (OTHER_BSS_SYMBOLS): ..this.
1002 (OTHER_PLT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Don't define.
1003 (OTHER_GOT_RELOC_SECTIONS): Add rela.toc1 and rela.tocbss.
1004 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Don't define. Move .toc1 to..
1005 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
1006 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Move SBSS too when DATA_SDATA.
1008 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1010 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (BSS_PLT): Don't define.
1011 (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .branch_lt to..
1012 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here.
1013 (DATA_GOT, SEPARATE_GOTPLT, DATA_SDATA, DATA_PLT,
1014 PLT_BEFORE_GOT): Define.
1015 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Handle DATA_SDATA and DATA_GOT/DATA_PLT/
1016 PLT_BEFORE_GOT combination.
1017 (DATA_GOT, SDATA_GOT): Don't define if either is already defined.
1019 2015-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1021 * emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (OTHER_READWRITE_SECTIONS): Move .opd to..
1022 (OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2): ..here, new define.
1023 * scripttempl/elf.sc: Add OTHER_RELRO_SECTIONS_2.
1025 2015-01-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1028 * ldlang.c (lang_process): Run lang_common before lang_gc_sections.
1030 2015-01-14 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1032 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.s: New testcase.
1033 * ld-arm/elf32-reject.d: Likewise.
1034 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.s: Likewise.
1035 * ld-arm/elf32-reject-pie.d: Likewise.
1036 * ld-arm/arm-elf.exp: Run new testcases.
1037 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.s: Delete f2/f4 test items.
1038 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.rd: Likewise.
1039 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.gd: Likewise.
1040 * ld-arm/ifunc-7.dd: Likewise.
1041 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.s: Likewise.
1042 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.rd: Likewise.
1043 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.gd: Likewise.
1044 * ld-arm/ifunc-8.dd: Likewise.
1046 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1048 * ldver.c (ldversion): Just print current year.
1050 2015-01-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
1052 Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
1054 For older changes see ChangeLog-2014
1056 Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
1058 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
1059 are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
1060 notice and this notice are preserved.
1066 version-control: never