Add support to the ARC disassembler for selecting instruction classes.

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / binutils / doc / binutils.texi

diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index 31ef8f2931c3986e3097441d07beed327d9e2b4a..6038c72a8aab9797e80471dc9f2aa7d7d5ae722b 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -1012,11 +1012,12 @@ types.  This option is only available if the toolchain has been built
 with plugin support enabled.
 
 @item --size-sort
 with plugin support enabled.
 
 @item --size-sort

-Sort symbols by size.  The size is computed as the difference between
-the value of the symbol and the value of the symbol with the next higher
-value.  If the @code{bsd} output format is used the size of the symbol
-is printed, rather than the value, and @samp{-S} must be used in order
-both size and value to be printed.
+Sort symbols by size.  For ELF objects symbol sizes are read from the
+ELF, for other object types the symbol sizes are computed as the
+difference between the value of the symbol and the value of the symbol
+with the next higher value.  If the @code{bsd} output format is used
+the size of the symbol is printed, rather than the value, and
+@samp{-S} must be used in order both size and value to be printed.

 
 @item --special-syms
 Display symbols which have a target-specific special meaning.  These
 
 @item --special-syms
 Display symbols which have a target-specific special meaning.  These


@@ -1074,6 +1075,7 @@ objcopy [@option{-F} @var{bfdname}|@option{--target=}@var{bfdname}]
         [@option{--interleave-width=}@var{width}]
         [@option{-j} @var{sectionpattern}|@option{--only-section=}@var{sectionpattern}]
         [@option{-R} @var{sectionpattern}|@option{--remove-section=}@var{sectionpattern}]
         [@option{--interleave-width=}@var{width}]
         [@option{-j} @var{sectionpattern}|@option{--only-section=}@var{sectionpattern}]
         [@option{-R} @var{sectionpattern}|@option{--remove-section=}@var{sectionpattern}]

+        [@option{--remove-relocations=}@var{sectionpattern}]

         [@option{-p}|@option{--preserve-dates}]
         [@option{-D}|@option{--enable-deterministic-archives}]
         [@option{-U}|@option{--disable-deterministic-archives}]
         [@option{-p}|@option{--preserve-dates}]
         [@option{-D}|@option{--enable-deterministic-archives}]
         [@option{-U}|@option{--disable-deterministic-archives}]


@@ -1129,8 +1131,7 @@ objcopy [@option{-F} @var{bfdname}|@option{--target=}@var{bfdname}]
         [@option{--subsystem=}@var{which}:@var{major}.@var{minor}]
         [@option{--compress-debug-sections}]
         [@option{--decompress-debug-sections}]
         [@option{--subsystem=}@var{which}:@var{major}.@var{minor}]
         [@option{--compress-debug-sections}]
         [@option{--decompress-debug-sections}]

-        [@option{--dwarf-depth=@var{n}}]
-        [@option{--dwarf-start=@var{n}}]
+        [@option{--elf-stt-common=@var{val}}]

         [@option{-v}|@option{--verbose}]
         [@option{-V}|@option{--version}]
         [@option{--help}] [@option{--info}]
         [@option{-v}|@option{--verbose}]
         [@option{-V}|@option{--version}]
         [@option{--help}] [@option{--info}]


@@ -1221,6 +1222,18 @@ This option may be given more than once.  Note that using this option
 inappropriately may make the output file unusable.  Wildcard
 characters are accepted in @var{sectionpattern}.
 
 inappropriately may make the output file unusable.  Wildcard
 characters are accepted in @var{sectionpattern}.
 

+If the first character of @var{sectionpattern} is the exclamation
+point (!) then matching sections will not be copied, even if earlier
+use of @option{--only-section} on the same command line would
+otherwise copy it.  For example:
+
+@smallexample
+  --only-section=.text.* --only-section=!.text.foo
+@end smallexample
+
+will copy all sectinos maching '.text.*' but not the section
+'.text.foo'.
+

 @item -R @var{sectionpattern}
 @itemx --remove-section=@var{sectionpattern}
 Remove any section matching @var{sectionpattern} from the output file.
 @item -R @var{sectionpattern}
 @itemx --remove-section=@var{sectionpattern}
 Remove any section matching @var{sectionpattern} from the output file.


@@ -1230,6 +1243,46 @@ characters are accepted in @var{sectionpattern}.  Using both the
 @option{-j} and @option{-R} options together results in undefined
 behaviour.
 
 @option{-j} and @option{-R} options together results in undefined
 behaviour.
 

+If the first character of @var{sectionpattern} is the exclamation
+point (!) then matching sections will not be removed even if an
+earlier use of @option{--remove-section} on the same command line
+would otherwise remove it.  For example:
+
+@smallexample
+  --remove-section=.text.* --remove-section=!.text.foo
+@end smallexample
+
+will remove all sections matching the pattern '.text.*', but will not
+remove the section '.text.foo'.
+
+@item --remove-relocations=@var{sectionpattern}
+Remove relocations from the output file for any section matching
+@var{sectionpattern}.  This option may be given more than once.  Note
+that using this option inappropriately may make the output file
+unusable.  Wildcard characters are accepted in @var{sectionpattern}.
+For example:
+
+@smallexample
+  --remove-relocations=.text.*
+@end smallexample
+
+will remove the relocations for all sections matching the patter
+'.text.*'.
+
+If the first character of @var{sectionpattern} is the exclamation
+point (!) then matching sections will not have their relocation
+removed even if an earlier use of @option{--remove-relocations} on the
+same command line would otherwise cause the relocations to be removed.
+For example:
+
+@smallexample
+  --remove-relocations=.text.* --remove-relocations=!.text.foo
+@end smallexample
+
+will remove all relocations for sections matching the pattern
+'.text.*', but will not remove relocations for the section
+'.text.foo'.
+

 @item -S
 @itemx --strip-all
 Do not copy relocation and symbol information from the source file.
 @item -S
 @itemx --strip-all
 Do not copy relocation and symbol information from the source file.


@@ -1268,8 +1321,9 @@ such as @option{-L}.
 
 @item -L @var{symbolname}
 @itemx --localize-symbol=@var{symbolname}
 
 @item -L @var{symbolname}
 @itemx --localize-symbol=@var{symbolname}

-Make symbol @var{symbolname} local to the file, so that it is not
-visible externally.  This option may be given more than once.
+Convert a global or weak symbol called @var{symbolname} into a local
+symbol, so that it is not visible externally.  This option may be
+given more than once.  Note - unique symbols are not converted.

 
 @item -W @var{symbolname}
 @itemx --weaken-symbol=@var{symbolname}
 
 @item -W @var{symbolname}
 @itemx --weaken-symbol=@var{symbolname}


@@ -1886,6 +1940,14 @@ renamed.
 Decompress DWARF debug sections using zlib.  The original section
 names of the compressed sections are restored.
 
 Decompress DWARF debug sections using zlib.  The original section
 names of the compressed sections are restored.
 

+@item --elf-stt-common=yes
+@itemx --elf-stt-common=no
+For ELF files, these options control whether common symbols should be
+converted to the @code{STT_COMMON} or @code{STT_OBJECT} type.
+@option{--elf-stt-common=yes} converts common symbol type to
+@code{STT_COMMON}. @option{--elf-stt-common=no} converts common symbol
+type to @code{STT_OBJECT}.
+

 @item -V
 @itemx --version
 Show the version number of @command{objcopy}.
 @item -V
 @itemx --version
 Show the version number of @command{objcopy}.


@@ -1959,6 +2021,8 @@ objdump [@option{-a}|@option{--archive-headers}]
         [@option{--prefix-addresses}]
         [@option{--[no-]show-raw-insn}]
         [@option{--adjust-vma=}@var{offset}]
         [@option{--prefix-addresses}]
         [@option{--[no-]show-raw-insn}]
         [@option{--adjust-vma=}@var{offset}]

+        [@option{--dwarf-depth=@var{n}}]
+        [@option{--dwarf-start=@var{n}}]

         [@option{--special-syms}]
         [@option{--prefix=}@var{prefix}]
         [@option{--prefix-strip=}@var{level}]
         [@option{--special-syms}]
         [@option{--prefix=}@var{prefix}]
         [@option{--prefix-strip=}@var{level}]


@@ -2176,6 +2240,27 @@ some targets.  If it is necessary to specify more than one
 disassembler option then multiple @option{-M} options can be used or
 can be placed together into a comma separated list.
 
 disassembler option then multiple @option{-M} options can be used or
 can be placed together into a comma separated list.
 

+For the ARC architecture the option can be used to specify the extra
+instruction classes that should be disassembled.  A comma separated
+list of one or more of the following values should be used:
+
+@table @code
+@item dsp
+Recognize DSP instructions.
+@item spfp
+Recognize FPX SP instructions.
+@item dpfp
+Recognize FPX DP instructions.
+@item quarkse_em
+Recognize FPU QuarkSE-EM instructions.
+@item fpuda
+Recognize double assist FPU instructions.
+@item fpus
+Recognize single precision FPU instructions.
+@item fpud
+Recognize double precision FPU instructions.
+@end table
+

 If the target is an ARM architecture then this switch can be used to
 select which register name set is used during disassembler.  Specifying
 @option{-M reg-names-std} (the default) will select the register names as
 If the target is an ARM architecture then this switch can be used to
 select which register name set is used during disassembler.  Specifying
 @option{-M reg-names-std} (the default) will select the register names as


@@ -2303,6 +2388,15 @@ ROM dumps).  In these cases, the function entry mask would otherwise
 be decoded as VAX instructions, which would probably lead the rest
 of the function being wrongly disassembled.
 
 be decoded as VAX instructions, which would probably lead the rest
 of the function being wrongly disassembled.
 

+For ARC, @option{dsp} controls the printing of DSP instructions,
+@option{spfp} selects the printing of FPX single precision FP
+instructions, @option{dpfp} selects the printing of FPX double
+precision FP instructions, @option{quarkse_em} selects the printing of
+special QuarkSE-EM instructions, @option{fpuda} selects the printing
+of double precision assist instructions, @option{fpus} selects the
+printing of FPU single precision FP instructions, while @option{fpud}
+selects the printing of FPU souble precision FP instructions.
+

 @item -p
 @itemx --private-headers
 Print information that is specific to the object file format.  The exact
 @item -p
 @itemx --private-headers
 Print information that is specific to the object file format.  The exact


@@ -2954,6 +3048,7 @@ strip [@option{-F} @var{bfdname} |@option{--target=}@var{bfdname}]
       [@option{-w}|@option{--wildcard}]
       [@option{-x}|@option{--discard-all}] [@option{-X} |@option{--discard-locals}]
       [@option{-R} @var{sectionname} |@option{--remove-section=}@var{sectionname}]
       [@option{-w}|@option{--wildcard}]
       [@option{-x}|@option{--discard-all}] [@option{-X} |@option{--discard-locals}]
       [@option{-R} @var{sectionname} |@option{--remove-section=}@var{sectionname}]

+      [@option{--remove-relocations=}@var{sectionpattern}]

       [@option{-o} @var{file}] [@option{-p}|@option{--preserve-dates}]
       [@option{-D}|@option{--enable-deterministic-archives}]
       [@option{-U}|@option{--disable-deterministic-archives}]
       [@option{-o} @var{file}] [@option{-p}|@option{--preserve-dates}]
       [@option{-D}|@option{--enable-deterministic-archives}]
       [@option{-U}|@option{--disable-deterministic-archives}]


@@ -3011,6 +3106,46 @@ inappropriately may make the output file unusable.  The wildcard
 character @samp{*} may be given at the end of @var{sectionname}.  If
 so, then any section starting with @var{sectionname} will be removed.
 
 character @samp{*} may be given at the end of @var{sectionname}.  If
 so, then any section starting with @var{sectionname} will be removed.
 

+If the first character of @var{sectionpattern} is the exclamation
+point (!) then matching sections will not be removed even if an
+earlier use of @option{--remove-section} on the same command line
+would otherwise remove it.  For example:
+
+@smallexample
+  --remove-section=.text.* --remove-section=!.text.foo
+@end smallexample
+
+will remove all sections matching the pattern '.text.*', but will not
+remove the section '.text.foo'.
+
+@item --remove-relocations=@var{sectionpattern}
+Remove relocations from the output file for any section matching
+@var{sectionpattern}.  This option may be given more than once.  Note
+that using this option inappropriately may make the output file
+unusable.  Wildcard characters are accepted in @var{sectionpattern}.
+For example:
+
+@smallexample
+  --remove-relocations=.text.*
+@end smallexample
+
+will remove the relocations for all sections matching the patter
+'.text.*'.
+
+If the first character of @var{sectionpattern} is the exclamation
+point (!) then matching sections will not have their relocation
+removed even if an earlier use of @option{--remove-relocations} on the
+same command line would otherwise cause the relocations to be removed.
+For example:
+
+@smallexample
+  --remove-relocations=.text.* --remove-relocations=!.text.foo
+@end smallexample
+
+will remove all relocations for sections matching the pattern
+'.text.*', but will not remove relocations for the section
+'.text.foo'.
+

 @item -s
 @itemx --strip-all
 Remove all symbols.
 @item -s
 @itemx --strip-all
 Remove all symbols.