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Re: _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
- From: Nick Clifton <nickc at redhat dot com>
- To: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
- Cc: amodra at bigpond dot net dot au
- Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 17:26:51 +0100
- Subject: Re: _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
- References: <20030828033534.GO1320@bubble.sa.bigpond.net.au><m365kixw6a.fsf@gossamer.airs.com>
Hi Ian, Hi Alan,
[Sorry for taking so long to getting around to commenting on this
question].
> Alan Modra writes:
>
> Can anyone comment on the history of the following code in elf32-i386.c?
>
> /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute. */
> if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
> || strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_") == 0)
> sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
: Ian Lance Taylor writes:
:
: I sure with I still had access to the Cygnus repository.
For the record, the patch entered the Cygnus repository with this
ChangeLog entry, which can still be found in bfd/ChangeLog-9495:
Tue Jul 26 11:04:00 1994 Ian Lance Taylor (ian@sanguine.cygnus.com)
* elfcode.h (elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): When handling a weak
symbol, correct check to see whether the equivalent normal symbol
was referenced.
Add support for creating shared libraries under i386 ELF and SPARC
ELF. Based on patches by Eric Youngdale <ericy@cais.cais.com>.
* libelf.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Remove copy_offset field.
Add got_offset and plt_offset fields.
(ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC_MULTIPLE): Don't define.
(ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC_MULTIPLE): Don't define.
(ELF_LINK_HASH_NEEDS_COPY): Define.
(struct elf_backend_data): Add check_relocs field.
(struct bfd_elf_section_data): Change relocs from PTR to
Elf_Internal_Rela *.
(struct elf_obj_tdata): Add local_got_offsets field.
(elf_local_got_offsets): Define accessor macro.
(bfd_elf32_link_create_dynamic_sections): Declare.
(bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol): Declare.
(bfd_elf64_link_create_dynamic_sections): Declare.
(bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol): Declare.
* elfcode.h (elf_slurp_reloc_table): Don't use the section data
relocs field.
(elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol): Make globally visible. Use
macro to rename to NAME(bfd_elf,link_record_dynamic_symbol).
(elf_link_add_object_symbols): If creating a shared library, put
make all local symbols dynamic. Don't bother with the
DYNAMIC_MULTIPLE flags. Call the check_relocs backend function if
it is defined.
(elf_link_create_dynamic_sections): Make globally visible. Use
macro to rename to NAME(bfd_elf,link_create_dynamic_sections). If
creating a shared library, make sure that _DYNAMIC is added as a
dynamic symbol.
(elf_link_read_relocs): New function.
(NAME(bfd_elf,record_link_assignment)): If creating a shared
library, always create symbols, and always make them dynamic.
(elf_bfd_final_link): Permit creation of shared libraries.
(elf_link_input_bfd): Use elf_link_read_relocs to get the relocs.
* elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_newfunc): Don't initialize
copy_offset. Initialize got_offset and plt_offset.
* elf32-target.h (elf_backend_check_relocs): Define as 0 if not
defined.
(elf32_bed): Initialize check_relocs field.
* elf64-target.h (elf_backend_check_relocs): Define as 0 if not
defined.
(elf64_bed): Initialize check_relocs field.
* elf32-i386.c (elf_howto_table): Change R_386_PLT32 and
R_386_GOTPC to be pc_relative and pcrel_offset.
(elf_i386_pic_plt0_entry): Define.
(elf_i386_pic_plt_entry): Define.
(elf_i386_create_dynamic_sections): Create a .got.plt section, and
define _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ at the start of it. If creating a
shared library, make sure that _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ is added as a
dynamic symbol. Don't create .rel.bss if creating a shared
library.
(elf_i386_check_relocs): New function.
(elf_i386_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Don't make a PLT entry if the
symbol already has one. When making a PLT entry, set plt_offset.
Don't create a copy reloc when creating a shared library. Don't
set copy_offset, just set ELF_LINK_HASH_NEEDS_COPY.
(elf_i386_allocate_dynamic_section): Remove.
(elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Look through all the sections
rather than assuming we know their names. Remove any empty reloc
or plt sections. Only add a DT_DEBUG entry if not creating a
shared library. Only add a DT_PLTGOT entry if there is a PLT.
Add a DT_TEXTREL entry if required.
(elf_i386_relocate_section): Permit undefined symbols when
creating a shared library. Handle the special relocation types
specially.
(elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Create a PLT entry if plt_offset
is set. If creating a shared library, produce a PIC PLT entry.
Only mark a PLT symbol as undefined if it was not defined by a
regular object file. Create a GOT entry if got_offset is set.
Create a copy reloc if ELF_LINK_HASH_NEEDS_COPY is set.
(elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Change the handling of
DT_RELSZ to simply subtract out the size of .rel.plt. If creating
a shared library, produce PIC PLT code.
(elf_backend_check_relocs): Define.
* elf32-sparc.c (elf_sparc_howto_table): Change R_SPARC_GOT10,
R_SPARC_GOT22, and R_SPARC_PC10 to not warn about reloc overflow.
(elf32_sparc_create_dynamic_sections): If creating a shared
library, make sure that _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ is added as a
dynamic symbol, and set the type to STT_OBJECT. Likewise for
_PROCEDURE_LINKAGE_TABLE_. Don't create .rel.bss if creating a
shared library.
(elf32_sparc_check_relocs): New function.
(elf32_sparc_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Don't make a PLT entry if the
symbol already has one. When making a PLT entry, set plt_offset.
Don't create a copy reloc when creating a shared library. Don't
set copy_offset, just set ELF_LINK_HASH_NEEDS_COPY.
(elf32_sparc_allocate_dynamic_section): Remove.
(elf32_sparc_size_dynamic_sections): Look through all the sections
rather than assuming we know their names. Only add a DT_DEBUG
entry if not creating a shared library. Add a DT_TEXTREL entry if
required.
(elf32_sparc_relocate_section): Permit undefined symbols when
creating a shared library. Handle the special relocation types
specially.
(elf32_sparc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Create a PLT entry if plt_offset
is set. Only mark a PLT symbol as undefined if it was not defined
by a regular object file. Create a GOT entry if got_offset is
set. Create a copy reloc if ELF_LINK_HASH_NEEDS_COPY is set.
(elf32_sparc_finish_dynamic_sections): Store dynobj in a local
variable.
(elf_backend_check_relocs): Define.
Cheers
Nick