bfd/ChangeLog

   1 2016-02-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
   2
   3         PR ld/19617
   4         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
   5         sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
   6
   7 2016-02-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
   8
   9         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New.  Defined
  10         to bfd_true.
  11
  12 2016-02-16  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
  13
  14         * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
  15         * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
  16         matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
  17         from TEMP.
  18
  19 2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
  20
  21         * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
  22         for length and type fields.  Use a signed value for the
  23         suffix_length field.
  24
  25 2016-02-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  26
  27         PR ld/19601
  28         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
  29         significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
  30
  31 2016-02-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
  32
  33         PR 19405
  34         * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
  35         immediate values.
  36         * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
  37         number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
  38         generation.
  39
  40 2016-02-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
  41
  42         * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
  43         * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
  44         constant for left shifting.
  45
  46         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
  47         helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
  48         might overflow.
  49
  50 2016-02-05  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
  51
  52         * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
  53
  54 2016-02-05  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
  55
  56         * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
  57         to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
  58
  59 2016-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  60
  61         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
  62         for big-endian.
  63
  64 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  65
  66         PR ld/19542
  67         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
  68         distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
  69
  70 2016-02-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  71
  72         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
  73         ELFv2 entry optimization.
  74
  75 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  76
  77         PR binutils/19547
  78         * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
  79         no relocations in relocatable files.
  80
  81 2016-02-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  82
  83         PR ld/19553
  84         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
  85         if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
  86         the symbol referenced by regular object.
  87
  88 2016-02-01  Nathaniel Smith  <njs@pobox.com>
  89
  90         * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
  91         CODE and DATA.
  92
  93 2016-02-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  94
  95         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
  96         an out of range reloc_index.
  97         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
  98
  99 2016-02-01  Kamil Rytarowski  <n54@gmx.com>
 100
 101         * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
 102         (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
 103         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
 104
 105 2016-02-01  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
 106
 107         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
 108
 109 2016-01-31  John David Anglin  <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
 110
 111         PR ld/19526
 112         * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
 113         files.
 114         * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise.  Remove retval.
 115
 116 2016-01-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 117
 118         PR ld/19539
 119         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
 120         against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
 121         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
 122
 123 2016-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 124
 125         PR binutils/19523
 126         * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
 127         decompress debug sections.
 128
 129 2016-01-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 130
 131         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
 132         `dynindx'.
 133
 134 2016-01-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 135
 136         PR target/19435
 137         * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
 138         dsym filename buffer.
 139
 140 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 141
 142         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
 143
 144 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 145
 146         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
 147
 148 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 149
 150         * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
 151         changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
 152         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 153
 154 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 155
 156         PR ld/19455
 157         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
 158         class of the linker stub bfd.
 159         (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
 160         processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
 161         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
 162         reporting a class mismatch.
 163
 164 2016-01-21  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 165
 166         * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
 167         veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
 168         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
 169         (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
 170         calculation destination.
 171
 172 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 173
 174         * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
 175         (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
 176         (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
 177         (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
 178         * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
 179         (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
 180         * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
 181         (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
 182         (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
 183
 184 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 185
 186         * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
 187         * elf.c: Adjust #include.
 188         * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
 189         * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
 190         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
 191         * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
 192
 193 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 194
 195         * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file.  Move
 196         tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
 197         * configure: Regenerate.
 198
 199 2016-01-20  Mickael Guene  <mickael.guene@st.com>
 200
 201         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
 202         section using '.text.noread' pattern.
 203
 204 2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
 205
 206         * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
 207
 208 2016-01-18  Miranda Cupertino  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
 209             Zissulescu Claudiu  <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
 210
 211         * arc-plt.def: New file.
 212         * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
 213         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
 214                        elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
 215                        elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
 216                        elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
 217         (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
 218         (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
 219         (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
 220         (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
 221         list.
 222         (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
 223         (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
 224         (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
 225         (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
 226         (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
 227         (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
 228         (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
 229         (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
 230         occur.
 231         (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
 232         Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
 233         of just an array of offsets.
 234         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
 235         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
 236         (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
 237         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
 238         (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
 239         dynamic sections.
 240         (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
 241         (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
 242         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
 243         related code.
 244         (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
 245         (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
 246
 247 2016-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 248
 249         PR ld/19440
 250         * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
 251         section number into internal section number.
 252         * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
 253         * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
 254         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
 255         * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
 256         section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
 257
 258 2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 259
 260         * configure: Regenerate.
 261
 262 2016-01-12  Yury Usishchev  <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
 263
 264         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
 265         when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
 266         section.
 267
 268 2016-01-08  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
 269             Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 270
 271         PR ld/19368
 272         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
 273         reloc_class_ifunc.
 274
 275 2016-01-06  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 276
 277         * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
 278         place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
 279         (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
 280         the relocation string.
 281
 282 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 283
 284         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
 285         factored out from...
 286         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
 287
 288 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 289
 290         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
 291         attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
 292
 293 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 294
 295         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
 296         return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
 297
 298 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 299
 300         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
 301         factored out from...
 302         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
 303
 304 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 305
 306         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
 307         handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
 308
 309 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 310
 311         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
 312         attribute checks for null input.
 313
 314 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 315
 316         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
 317         pointers to target data.
 318
 319 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 320
 321         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
 322         an FP ABI warning.
 323
 324 2016-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 325
 326         Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
 327
 328 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
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