The new Darwin backend for LLD is now able to link reasonably large
real-world programs on x86_64. For instance, we have achieved
self-hosting for the X86_64 target, where all LLD tests pass when
building lld with itself on macOS. As such, we would like to make it the
default back-end.
The new port is now named `ld64.lld`, and the old port remains
accessible as `ld64.lld.darwinold`
This [annoucement email][1] has some context. (But note that, unlike
what the email says, we are no longer doing this as part of the LLVM 12
branch cut -- instead we will go into LLVM 13.)
Numerous mechanical test changes were required to make this change; in
the interest of creating something that's reviewable on Phabricator,
I've split out the boring changes into a separate diff (D95905). I plan to
merge its contents with those in this diff before landing.
(@gkm made the original draft of this diff, and he has agreed to let me
take over.)
[1]: https://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2021-January/147665.html
Reviewed By: #lld-macho, thakis
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D95204
The current code for processCIE and processFDE returns out if it sees
any references. The problem with this is that some references could be
explicit in the binary, while others are implicit as they can be
inferred from the content of the EHFrame itself.
This change walks the references we have against the references we
need, and verifies that all explicit references are in the correct place,
and generates any missing implicit ones.
Reviewed by Lang Hames and Nick Kledzik.
Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D15439
llvm-svn: 263590
Jez Ng