1) _SDA_BASE_ and _SDA2_BASE_ and defined automatically, in a similar
manner to the way _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ is handled. It's a little
more complicated to remove the symbols because _SDA_BASE_ needs to
be there if either .sdata or .sbss is present, and similarly for
_SDA2_BASE.
2) The linker created .sdata and .sdata2 sections used for
R_PPC_EMB_SDAI16 and R_PPC_EMB_SDA2I16 pointers are created early.
Nowadays we strip unneeded sections from the output, so it isn't
necessary to delay creating the sections.
3) The output section for targets of various SDA relocs is now checked
as per the ABI(s). We previously allowed .sdata.foo and similar,
most likely because at some stage we were checking input sections.
Also, the patch fixes a long-standing bug in size_input_sections
that affects the values of symbols defined in stripped input
sections.
PR 16952
bfd/
* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_create_linker_section): Move earlier.
Remove redundant setting of htab->elf.dynobj. Don't align.
Define .sdata symbols using _bfd_elf_define_linkage_sym.
(ppc_elf_create_glink): Call ppc_elf_create_linker_section.
(create_sdata_sym): Delete.
(elf_allocate_pointer_linker_section): Rename from
elf_create_pointer_linker_section. Align section.
(ppc_elf_check_relocs): Don't call ppc_elf_creat_linker_section
directly here, or create_sdata_sym. Set ref_regular on _SDA_BASE_
and _SDA2_BASE_.
(ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Remove ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED on param.
Remove unnecessary tests on _SDA_BASE_ sym.
(maybe_strip_sdasym, ppc_elf_maybe_strip_sdata_syms): New functions.
(ppc_elf_relocate_section): Tighten SDA reloc symbol section checks.
* elf32-ppc.h (ppc_elf_set_sdata_syms): Delete.
(ppc_elf_maybe_strip_sdata_syms): Declare.
ld/
* emulparams/elf32ppccommon.sh (_SDA_BASE_, _SDA2_BASE_): Delete.
* emultempl/ppc32elf.em (ppc_before_allocation): Call
ppc_elf_maybe_strip_sdata_syms.
* ldlang.c (size_input_section): Correct output_offset value
for excluded input sections.
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README for LD
This is the GNU linker. It is distributed with other "binary
utilities" which should be in ../binutils. See ../binutils/README for
more general notes, including where to send bug reports.
There are many features of the linker:
* The linker uses a Binary File Descriptor library (../bfd)
that it uses to read and write object files. This helps
insulate the linker itself from the format of object files.
* The linker supports a number of different object file
formats. It can even handle multiple formats at once:
Read two input formats and write a third.
* The linker can be configured for cross-linking.
* The linker supports a control language.
* There is a user manual (ld.texinfo), as well as the
beginnings of an internals manual (ldint.texinfo).
Installation
============
See ../binutils/README.
If you want to make a cross-linker, you may want to specify
a different search path of -lfoo libraries than the default.
You can do this by setting the LIB_PATH variable in ./Makefile
or using the --with-lib-path configure switch.
To build just the linker, make the target all-ld from the top level
directory (one directory above this one).
Porting to a new target
=======================
See the ldint.texinfo manual.
Reporting bugs etc
===========================
See ../binutils/README.
Known problems
==============
The Solaris linker normally exports all dynamic symbols from an
executable. The GNU linker does not do this by default. This is
because the GNU linker tries to present the same interface for all
similar targets (in this case, all native ELF targets). This does not
matter for normal programs, but it can make a difference for programs
which try to dlopen an executable, such as PERL or Tcl. You can make
the GNU linker export all dynamic symbols with the -E or
--export-dynamic command line option.
HP/UX 9.01 has a shell bug that causes the linker scripts to be
generated incorrectly. The symptom of this appears to be "fatal error
- scanner input buffer overflow" error messages. There are various
workarounds to this:
* Build and install bash, and build with "make SHELL=bash".
* Update to a version of HP/UX with a working shell (e.g., 9.05).
* Replace "(. ${srcdir}/scripttempl/${SCRIPT_NAME}.sc)" in
genscripts.sh with "sh ${srcdir}..." (no parens) and make sure the
emulparams script used exports any shell variables it sets.
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