From: H.J. Lu Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2021 21:31:19 +0000 (-0800) Subject: elf: Update comments for check_relocs in elf_backend_data X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ca294aa9eb1741ad0f7ee1a131d1758a7841734c;p=binutils-gdb.git elf: Update comments for check_relocs in elf_backend_data Since commit 5c3261b0e834647cf9eb555320e20871b7854f98 Author: H.J. Lu Date: Mon Oct 16 03:49:54 2017 -0700 ELF: Call check_relocs after opening all inputs check_relocs is called after opening all inputs. * elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data::check_relocs): Update comments. --- diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h index 68e830c6f05..be2eb38ea6a 100644 --- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h +++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h @@ -1088,13 +1088,11 @@ struct elf_backend_data that CHECK_RELOCS will properly process them. PR 4424. */ bool (*relocs_compatible) (const bfd_target *, const bfd_target *); - /* The CHECK_RELOCS function is called by the add_symbols phase of - the ELF backend linker. It is called once for each section with - relocs of an object file, just after the symbols for the object - file have been added to the global linker hash table. The - function must look through the relocs and do any special handling - required. This generally means allocating space in the global - offset table, and perhaps allocating space for a reloc. The + /* The CHECK_RELOCS function is called after all input files have been + opened. It is called once for each section with relocs of an object + file. The function must look through the relocs and do any special + handling required. This generally means allocating space in the + global offset table, and perhaps allocating space for a reloc. The relocs are always passed as Rela structures; if the section actually uses Rel structures, the r_addend field will always be zero. */