Add an option to objdump's disassembler to generate ascii art diagrams showing the...

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diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS
index 72a964424e2c7992b95f92e0bbe9e87a5c935644..92ec6bc07acd3c6c4d36d92d93daa3b07f6a2717 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/NEWS
+++ b/binutils/NEWS
@@ -15,6 +15,25 @@
 * Add --keep-section option to objcopy and strip.  This option keeps the
   specified section from being removed.
 
+ * Add visualization of jumps inside a function by drawing an ascii character
+   graph between the address and the disassembler column.  Enabled via the
+   --visualize-jumps command line option for objdump.  Currently supported by
+   the x86, x86_64, and ARM targets.  The output looks something like this:
+
+  c6:  |  |     \----------> be 00 00 00 00            mov    $0x0,%esi
+  cb:  |  |           /----> 48 8b 3d 00 00 00 00      mov    0x0(%rip),%rdi        # d2 <main+0xd2>
+  d2:  |  |           |      31 c0                     xor    %eax,%eax
+  d4:  |  |           |  /-- e8 00 00 00 00            callq  d9 <main+0xd9>
+  d9:  |  |           |  \-> bf 02 00 00 00            mov    $0x2,%edi
+  de:  |  +-----------|----- e8 00 00 00 00            callq  e3 <main+0xe3>
+  e3:  |  \-----------|----> 48 89 da                  mov    %rbx,%rdx
+  e6:  |              |      be 00 00 00 00            mov    $0x0,%esi
+  eb:  |              \----- eb de                     jmp    cb <main+0xcb>
+  ed:  \-------------------> 48 8b 16                  mov    (%rsi),%rdx
+
+  Additional arguments to the --visualize-jumps option add colors to the
+  output.
+
 Changes in 2.33:
 
 * Add --source-comment[=<txt>] option to objdump which if present,