bfd/ChangeLog

   1 2016-04-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
   2
   3         * po/zh_CN.po: Updated Chinese (simplified) translation.
   4
   5 2016-04-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
   6
   7         PR ld/20006
   8         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Skip debug sections
   9         when estimating distances between output sections.
  10
  11 2016-04-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  12
  13         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): New function.
  14         (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Use it.
  15         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): Declare.
  16
  17 2016-04-26  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
  18
  19         * elf32-rx.c (rx_set_section_contents): Avoid arithmetic on void *.
  20         * mmo.c (mmo_get_section_contents): Likewise.
  21         (mmo_set_section_contents): Likewise.
  22
  23 2016-04-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  24
  25         * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Update comments for
  26         dynsymcount.
  27         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always count for
  28         the unused NULL entry at the head of dynamic symbol table.
  29         (bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Remove dynsymcount != 0
  30         checks.
  31
  32 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  33
  34         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Exclude linker
  35         created file from dynobj.
  36
  37 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  38
  39         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Set dynobj to a
  40         normal input file if possible.
  41
  42 2016-04-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
  43
  44         * aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
  45         * aout-target.h: Likewise.
  46         * aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
  47         * binary.c: Likewise.
  48         * bout.c: Likewise.
  49         * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
  50         * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
  51         * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
  52         * coffcode.h: Likewise.
  53         * i386msdos.c: Likewise.
  54         * i386os9k.c: Likewise.
  55         * ieee.c: Likewise.
  56         * ihex.c: Likewise.
  57         * libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
  58         * libecoff.h: Likewise.
  59         * mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
  60         * mmo.c: Likewise.
  61         * nlm-target.h: Likewise.
  62         * oasys.c: Likewise.
  63         * pef.c: Likewise.
  64         * plugin.c: Likewise.
  65         * ppcboot.c: Likewise.
  66         * som.c: Likewise.
  67         * srec.c: Likewise.
  68         * tekhex.c: Likewise.
  69         * versados.c: Likewise.
  70         * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
  71         * xsym.c: Likewise.
  72         * elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
  73         * linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
  74         (_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
  75         * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
  76         _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
  77         (struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
  78         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
  79         * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
  80
  81 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  82
  83         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
  84         (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
  85         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
  86         (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
  87
  88 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  89
  90         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
  91         in excluded sections
  92
  93 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  94
  95         PR ld/19969
  96         * elf64-x86-64.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
  97         (elf_x86_64_need_pic): Moved before elf_x86_64_check_relocs.
  98         Support relocation agaist local symbol.  Set check_relocs_failed.
  99         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use elf_x86_64_need_pic.  Check
 100         R_X86_64_32 relocation overflow.
 101         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
 102         Update one elf_x86_64_need_pic and remove one elf_x86_64_need_pic.
 103
 104 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 105
 106         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call
 107         _bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections only for STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol.
 108         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 109
 110 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 111
 112         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New.
 113         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New function.
 114         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
 115         if check_relocs_after_open_input is FALSE.
 116
 117 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 118
 119         * cache.c: Update old style function definitions.
 120         * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
 121         * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
 122         * stab-syms.c: Likewise.
 123
 124 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 125
 126         * elf32-arm.c (put_thumb2_insn): Change argument type to bfd_byte *.
 127
 128 2016-04-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 129
 130         * Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
 131         * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
 132         * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
 133
 134 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 135
 136         * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_ARC_NPS_CMEM16 entry.
 137         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 138         * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
 139         * elf32-arc.c: Add 'opcode/arc.h' include.
 140         (struct arc_relocation_data): Add symbol_name.
 141         (arc_special_overflow_checks): New function.
 142         (arc_do_relocation): Use arc_special_overflow_checks, reindent as
 143         required, add an extra comment.
 144         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Setup symbol_name in reloc_data.
 145
 146 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 147
 148         * elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
 149         entries.
 150         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
 151         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
 152         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 153
 154 2016-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 155
 156         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
 157         "sh_link".
 158
 159 2016-04-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 160
 161         PR target/19938
 162         * elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
 163         elf_strtab_flags.
 164         New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
 165         * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
 166         defined.
 167         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
 168         already defined.
 169         (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
 170         elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
 171         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
 172         being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
 173         (elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
 174         (section_match): New function.  Matches two ELF sections based
 175         upon fixed characteristics.
 176         (find_link): New function.  Locates a section in a BFD that
 177         matches a section in a different BFD.
 178         (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
 179         fields of reserved sections.
 180         (bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
 181         .shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
 182         elf_backend_data structure.
 183         (swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
 184         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
 185         .strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
 186         elf_backend_data structure.
 187         * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
 188         (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
 189         targets.
 190         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
 191         Solaris targets.
 192         * elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
 193         * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
 194
 195 2016-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 196
 197         PR ld/19939
 198         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
 199         to bfd_boolean.
 200         * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
 201         Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
 202         applies to read-only section.
 203         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
 204         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
 205         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
 206         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
 207         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
 208         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
 209         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
 210         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
 211         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
 212         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
 213         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
 214         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
 215         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
 216         Updated.
 217
 218 2016-04-06  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 219
 220         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
 221         a fall through from error_ret_free_internal.  Free local_syms in
 222         error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().
 223
 224 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 225
 226         * elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
 227         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.
 228
 229 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 230
 231         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed
 232
 233 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 234
 235         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
 236         (get_replace_function): Created.:
 237         (struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
 238         (defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
 239         (defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
 240         (PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
 241         (arc_do_relocation): Changed.
 242
 243 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 244
 245         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
 246         symbol index.
 247         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
 248         the synamic symbol index.
 249         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
 250         relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.
 251
 252 2016-04-05  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 253
 254         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
 255         and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
 256         ones.
 257
 258 2016-04-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 259
 260         PR 19872
 261         * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
 262         version number if the version is zero.
 263
 264 2016-04-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 265
 266         PR 19886
 267         * elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
 268         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
 269
 270 2016-03-30  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
 271
 272         * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
 273         internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
 274
 275 2016-03-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 276
 277         PR 17334
 278         * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
 279         assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
 280         than the number of relocs.
 281
 282 2016-03-29  Toni Spets  <toni.spets@iki.fi>
 283
 284         PR 19878
 285         * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
 286         2014-11-10 change.
 287
 288 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 289
 290         PR 19850
 291         * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
 292         DW_FORM_flag_present.
 293
 294 2016-03-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 295
 296         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
 297         architecture name for backwards compatibility.
 298
 299         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
 300         unbounded stack use.
 301
 302         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
 303         sufficiently recent version of GCC.
 304         * configure: Regenerate.
 305
 306 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 307
 308         PR 19851
 309         * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.
 310
 311 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 312
 313         * archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
 314         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 315         * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
 316         some existing entries to make space.
 317         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
 318         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
 319
 320 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 321
 322         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
 323         EF_ARC_CPU_GENERIC.
 324         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
 325         in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.
 326
 327 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 328
 329         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
 330         EF_ARC_MACH_MSK.
 331
 332 2016-03-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 333
 334         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
 335         * configure: Regenerate.
 336         * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
 337         alloca with call to xmalloc.
 338         * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
 339         * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
 340         * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
 341         * pef.c: Likewise.
 342         * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
 343         * som.c: Likewise.
 344         * xsym.c: Likewise.
 345
 346 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 347
 348         PR ld/19827
 349         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
 350         locally in PIE.
 351         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
 352         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 353         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
 354
 355 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 356
 357         PR ld/19807
 358         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
 359         no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
 360         relocation overflow check.
 361
 362 2016-03-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 363
 364         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 365
 366 2016-03-11  Dan Gissel  <dgisselq@ieee.org>
 367
 368         PR 19713
 369         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
 370         uses bytes not octets.
 371         * elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
 372         Add a bfd parameter.
 373         (eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
 374         (bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
 375         octets before read and writing values.
 376         (elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
 377         (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
 378         (elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
 379         (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
 380         * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
 381         * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
 382
 383 2016-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 384
 385         * config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.
 386
 387 2016-03-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 388
 389         * cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
 390         gcc ABI)" to printable name.
 391         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
 392         of "v850-rh850" as printable name.
 393
 394 2016-03-09  Leon Winter  <winter-gcc@bfw-online.de>
 395
 396         PR ld/19623
 397         * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
 398         relocations against absolute symbols.
 399
 400 2016-03-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 401
 402         PR binutils/19775
 403         * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
 404         length elements in the archive.
 405
 406 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 407
 408         PR ld/19789
 409         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
 410         for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.
 411
 412 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 413
 414         PR ld/19784
 415         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
 416         count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
 417         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 418
 419 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 420
 421         PR ld/19579
 422         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
 423         together.
 424
 425 2016-03-08  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 426             Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 427
 428         * elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
 429         (arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
 430         (arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
 431         (get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
 432         (middle_endian_convert): New function.
 433         (ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
 434         (IS_ME): New define.
 435         (arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
 436         definition to call middle_endian_convert.  Add a new local
 437         variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
 438         arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.
 439
 440 2016-03-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 441
 442         PR binutils/19775
 443         * archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
 444         length elements in the archive.
 445
 446 2016-03-07  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 447
 448         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
 449         section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.
 450
 451 2016-03-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 452
 453         PR ld/19579
 454         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
 455         executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
 456         shared library.
 457
 458 2016-03-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 459
 460         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
 461         * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
 462
 463 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 464
 465         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
 466         relocation addend when sections get merged.
 467
 468 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 469
 470         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
 471         the flag change.
 472         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
 473         Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.
 474
 475 2016-02-26  Renlin Li  <renlin.li@arm.com>
 476
 477         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
 478         check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.
 479
 480 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 481
 482         PR ld/19609
 483         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
 484         load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
 485         base register.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
 486         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 487         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
 488         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
 489         if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
 490         Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
 491         symbols if PIC is false.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
 492         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 493         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
 494
 495 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 496
 497         PR ld/19645
 498         * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
 499         (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
 500         (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
 501         (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 502         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
 503         (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
 504         * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
 505         * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
 506         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 507         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
 508         * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
 509         STT_COMMON.
 510         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
 511         STT_COMMON.
 512         (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
 513         (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
 514         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
 515         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.  Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
 516         * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
 517         and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
 518         (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
 519         * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
 520         (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
 521         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 522         * config.in: Likewise.
 523         * configure: Likewise.
 524
 525 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 526
 527         PR ld/19636
 528         PR ld/19704
 529         PR ld/19719
 530         * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
 531         (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
 532         has_non_got_reloc.
 533         (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
 534         (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
 535         has_non_got_reloc.
 536         (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
 537         has_non_got_reloc.
 538         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
 539         (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
 540         (elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
 541         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
 542         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
 543         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
 544         symbols in executable dynamic.  Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
 545         relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
 546         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
 547         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
 548         against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
 549         R_386_PC32.
 550         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
 551         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
 552         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
 553         symbol in executable.
 554         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
 555         elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
 556         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
 557         * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
 558         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
 559         has_non_got_reloc.
 560         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
 561         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
 562         has_non_got_reloc.
 563         (elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
 564         has_non_got_reloc.
 565         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
 566         has_non_got_reloc.
 567         (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
 568         (elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
 569         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
 570         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
 571         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
 572         symbols in executable dynamic.
 573         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
 574         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
 575         dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
 576         Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
 577         undefined symbols in PIE.
 578         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
 579         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
 580         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
 581         symbol in executable.
 582         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
 583         elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
 584         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
 585
 586 2016-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 587
 588         * elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
 589         save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
 590         (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
 591         (sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
 592         (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
 593         when relocatable.  Move sfpr_define loop earlier.
 594
 595 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 596
 597         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
 598         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it.  Replace
 599         x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
 600
 601 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 602
 603         PR ld/19698
 604         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
 605         symbol version is unknown.
 606
 607 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 608
 609         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
 610         to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
 611         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
 612
 613 2016-02-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 614
 615         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
 616         library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
 617         assigned symbol dynamic.
 618
 619 2016-02-23  Faraz Shahbazker  <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
 620
 621         * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
 622         ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
 623
 624 2016-02-23  Rich Felker  <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
 625
 626         PR target/19516
 627         * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
 628         Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
 629
 630 2016-02-23  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>
 631
 632         Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
 633         * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
 634         discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
 635
 636 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 637
 638         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
 639         dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
 640
 641 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 642
 643         * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
 644         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 645
 646 2016-02-22  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 647
 648         * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
 649         for destination.  Remove useless function parameters.
 650         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
 651
 652 2016-02-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 653
 654         PR ld/19629
 655         * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
 656         table offsets.
 657
 658         PR ld/19628
 659         * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
 660         processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
 661
 662 2016-02-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 663
 664         PR ld/19617
 665         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
 666         sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
 667
 668 2016-02-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 669
 670         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New.  Defined
 671         to bfd_true.
 672
 673 2016-02-16  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 674
 675         * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
 676         * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
 677         matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
 678         from TEMP.
 679
 680 2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 681
 682         * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
 683         for length and type fields.  Use a signed value for the
 684         suffix_length field.
 685
 686 2016-02-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 687
 688         PR ld/19601
 689         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
 690         significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
 691
 692 2016-02-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 693
 694         PR 19405
 695         * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
 696         immediate values.
 697         * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
 698         number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
 699         generation.
 700
 701 2016-02-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 702
 703         * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
 704         * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
 705         constant for left shifting.
 706
 707         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
 708         helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
 709         might overflow.
 710
 711 2016-02-05  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
 712
 713         * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
 714
 715 2016-02-05  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 716
 717         * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
 718         to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
 719
 720 2016-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 721
 722         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
 723         for big-endian.
 724
 725 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 726
 727         PR ld/19542
 728         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
 729         distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
 730
 731 2016-02-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 732
 733         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
 734         ELFv2 entry optimization.
 735
 736 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 737
 738         PR binutils/19547
 739         * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
 740         no relocations in relocatable files.
 741
 742 2016-02-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 743
 744         PR ld/19553
 745         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
 746         if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
 747         the symbol referenced by regular object.
 748
 749 2016-02-01  Nathaniel Smith  <njs@pobox.com>
 750
 751         * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
 752         CODE and DATA.
 753
 754 2016-02-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 755
 756         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
 757         an out of range reloc_index.
 758         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
 759
 760 2016-02-01  Kamil Rytarowski  <n54@gmx.com>
 761
 762         * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
 763         (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
 764         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 765
 766 2016-02-01  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
 767
 768         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
 769
 770 2016-01-31  John David Anglin  <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
 771
 772         PR ld/19526
 773         * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
 774         files.
 775         * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise.  Remove retval.
 776
 777 2016-01-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 778
 779         PR ld/19539
 780         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
 781         against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
 782         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
 783
 784 2016-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 785
 786         PR binutils/19523
 787         * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
 788         decompress debug sections.
 789
 790 2016-01-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 791
 792         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
 793         `dynindx'.
 794
 795 2016-01-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 796
 797         PR target/19435
 798         * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
 799         dsym filename buffer.
 800
 801 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 802
 803         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
 804
 805 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 806
 807         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
 808
 809 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 810
 811         * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
 812         changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
 813         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 814
 815 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 816
 817         PR ld/19455
 818         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
 819         class of the linker stub bfd.
 820         (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
 821         processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
 822         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
 823         reporting a class mismatch.
 824
 825 2016-01-21  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 826
 827         * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
 828         veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
 829         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
 830         (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
 831         calculation destination.
 832
 833 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 834
 835         * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
 836         (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
 837         (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
 838         (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
 839         * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
 840         (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
 841         * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
 842         (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
 843         (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
 844
 845 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 846
 847         * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
 848         * elf.c: Adjust #include.
 849         * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
 850         * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
 851         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
 852         * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
 853
 854 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 855
 856         * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file.  Move
 857         tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
 858         * configure: Regenerate.
 859
 860 2016-01-20  Mickael Guene  <mickael.guene@st.com>
 861
 862         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
 863         section using '.text.noread' pattern.
 864
 865 2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
 866
 867         * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
 868
 869 2016-01-18  Miranda Cupertino  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 870             Zissulescu Claudiu  <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
 871
 872         * arc-plt.def: New file.
 873         * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
 874         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
 875                        elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
 876                        elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
 877                        elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
 878         (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
 879         (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
 880         (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
 881         (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
 882         list.
 883         (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
 884         (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
 885         (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
 886         (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
 887         (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
 888         (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
 889         (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
 890         (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
 891         occur.
 892         (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
 893         Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
 894         of just an array of offsets.
 895         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
 896         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
 897         (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
 898         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
 899         (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
 900         dynamic sections.
 901         (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
 902         (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
 903         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
 904         related code.
 905         (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
 906         (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
 907
 908 2016-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 909
 910         PR ld/19440
 911         * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
 912         section number into internal section number.
 913         * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
 914         * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
 915         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
 916         * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
 917         section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
 918
 919 2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 920
 921         * configure: Regenerate.
 922
 923 2016-01-12  Yury Usishchev  <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
 924
 925         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
 926         when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
 927         section.
 928
 929 2016-01-08  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
 930             Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 931
 932         PR ld/19368
 933         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
 934         reloc_class_ifunc.
 935
 936 2016-01-06  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 937
 938         * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
 939         place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
 940         (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
 941         the relocation string.
 942
 943 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 944
 945         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
 946         factored out from...
 947         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
 948
 949 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 950
 951         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
 952         attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
 953
 954 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 955
 956         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
 957         return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
 958
 959 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 960
 961         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
 962         factored out from...
 963         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
 964
 965 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 966
 967         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
 968         handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
 969
 970 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 971
 972         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
 973         attribute checks for null input.
 974
 975 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 976
 977         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
 978         pointers to target data.
 979
 980 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 981
 982         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
 983         an FP ABI warning.
 984
 985 2016-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 986
 987         Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
 988
 989 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
 990 \f
 991 Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 992
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