According to
https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/ld/Input-Section-Basics.html#Input-Section-Basics
for `*(.a .b)`, the order should match the input order:
* for `ld 1.o 2.o`, sections from 1.o precede sections from 2.o
* within a file, `.a` and `.b` appear in the section header table order
This patch implements the behavior. The interaction with `SORT*` and --sort-section is:
Matched sections are ordered by radix sort with the keys being `(SORT*, --sort-section, input order)`,
where `SORT*` (if present) is most significant.
> Note, multiple `SORT*` within an input section description has undocumented and
> confusing behaviors in GNU ld:
> https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2020-November/114083.html
> Therefore multiple `SORT*` is not the focus for this patch but
> this patch still strives to have an explainable behavior.
As an example, we partition `SORT(a.*) b.* c.* SORT(d.*)`, into
`SORT(a.*) | b.* c.* | SORT(d.*)` and perform sorting within groups. Sections
matched by patterns between two `SORT*` are sorted by input order. If
--sort-alignment is given, they are sorted by --sort-alignment, breaking tie by
input order.
This patch also allows a section to be matched by multiple patterns, previously
duplicated sections could occupy more space in the output and had erroneous zero bytes.
The patch is in preparation for support for
`*(SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY(.init_array.* .ctors.*)) *(.init_array .ctors)`,
which will allow LLD to mix .ctors*/.init_array* like GNU ld (gold's --ctors-in-init-array)
PR44698 and PR48096
Reviewed By: grimar, psmith
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D91127
It is not only a bit more straightforward now, but also next 2 issues are solved:
* It just crashed on ".foo : { *(EXCLUDE_FILE (*file1.o)) }" before.
* It accepted multiple EXCLUDE_FILEs in a row.
Differential revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D24726
llvm-svn: 282060
In most cases that means just not checking the address when we don't
need it.
For some tests it is easier to just set . to a known value.
llvm-svn: 281976
With fix for 2 bots. Details about the fix performed is on a review page.
Initial commit message:
This is PR30387:
From PR description:
We fail to parse
SECTIONS
{
foo :
{
*(sec0 EXCLUDE_FILE (zed1.o) sec1 EXCLUDE_FILE (zed2.o) sec2 )
}
}
The semantics according to bfd are:
Include sec1 from every file but zed1.o
Include sec2 from every file but zed2.o
Include sec0 from every file
Patch implements the support.
Differential revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D24650
llvm-svn: 281754
This is PR30387:
From PR description:
We fail to parse
SECTIONS
{
foo :
{
*(sec0 EXCLUDE_FILE (zed1.o) sec1 EXCLUDE_FILE (zed2.o) sec2 )
}
}
The semantics according to bfd are:
Include sec1 from every file but zed1.o
Include sec2 from every file but zed2.o
Include sec0 from every file
Patch implements the support.
Differential revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D24650
llvm-svn: 281721
Fangrui Song