GNU ld's relocatable linking behaviors:
* Sections with the `SHF_GROUP` flag are handled like sections matched
by the `--unique=pattern` option. They are processed like orphan
sections and ignored by input section descriptions.
* Section groups' (usually named `.group`) content is updated as the
section indexes are updated. Section groups can be discarded with
`/DISCARD/ : { *(.group) }`.
`-r --force-group-allocation` discards section groups and allows
sections with the `SHF_GROUP` flag to be matched like normal sections.
If two section group members are placed into the same output section,
their relocation sections (if present) are combined as well.
This behavior can be useful when -r output is used as a pseudo shared
object (e.g., FreeBSD's amd64 kernel modules, CHERIoT compartments).
This patch implements --force-group-allocation:
* Input SHT_GROUP sections are discarded.
* Input sections do not get the SHF_GROUP flag, so `addInputSec`
will combine relocation sections if their relocated section group
members are combined.
The default behavior is:
* Input SHT_GROUP sections are retained.
* Input SHF_GROUP sections can be matched (unlike GNU ld)
* Input SHF_GROUP sections keep the SHF_GROUP flag, so `addInputSec`
will create different OutputDesc copies.
GNU ld provides the `FORCE_GROUP_ALLOCATION` command, which is not
implemented.
Pull Request: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/94704
If we support local signature symbols (PR43094), these tests would fail.
When the support is added, new tests (local signature symbol specific) should be developed.
* If two group members are combined, we should leave just one index in the SHT_GROUP content.
* If a group member is discarded (/DISCARD/ or upcoming -r --gc-sections combination),
we should drop its index in the SHT_GROUP content. LLD currently crashes (`getOutputSection()` is null).
Reviewed By: psmith
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D84129
Also change some options that have different semantics (cause confusion) in llvm-readelf mode:
-s => -S
-t => --symbols
-sd => --section-data
llvm-svn: 359651
With this patch, lld creates a .note.GNU_stack and adds that to an
output file if it is creating a re-linkable object file (i.e. if -r
is given). If we don't do this, and if you use GNU linkers as a final
linker, they create an executable whose stack area is executable,
which is considered pretty bad these days.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D51400
llvm-svn: 340902
This is PR33052, "Bug 33052 - -r eats comdats ".
To fix it I stop removing group section from out when -r is given
and fixing SHT_GROUP content when writing it just like we do some
other fixup, e.g. for Rel[a]. (it needs fix for section indices that
are in group).
Differential revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D33485
llvm-svn: 304140
