This is available in GNU ld 2.35 and can be seen as a shortcut for multiple
--export-dynamic-symbol, or a --dynamic-list variant without the symbolic intention.
In the long term, this option probably should be preferred over --dynamic-list.
Reviewed By: peter.smith
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D107317
This option is a subset of -Bsymbolic-functions. It applies to STB_GLOBAL
STT_FUNC definitions.
The address of a vague linkage function (STB_WEAK STT_FUNC, e.g. an inline
function, a template instantiation) seen by a -Bsymbolic-functions linked
shared object may be different from the address seen from outside the shared
object. Such cases are uncommon. (ELF/Mach-O programs may use
`-fvisibility-inlines-hidden` to break such pointer equality. On Windows,
correct dllexport and dllimport are needed to make pointer equality work.
Windows link.exe enables /OPT:ICF by default so different inline functions may
have the same address.)
```
// a.cc -> a.o -> a.so (-Bsymbolic-functions)
inline void f() {}
void *g() { return (void *)&f; }
// b.cc -> b.o -> exe
// The address is different!
inline void f() {}
```
-Bsymbolic-non-weak-functions is a safer (C++ conforming) subset of
-Bsymbolic-functions, which can make such programs work.
Implementations usually emit a vague linkage definition in a COMDAT group. We
could detect the group (with more code) but I feel that we should just check
STB_WEAK for simplicity. A weak definition will thus serve as an escape hatch
for rare cases when users want interposition on definitions.
GNU ld feature request: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27871
Longer write-up: https://maskray.me/blog/2021-05-16-elf-interposition-and-bsymbolic
If Linux distributions migrate to protected non-vague-linkage external linkage
functions by default, the linker option can still be handy because it allows
rapid experiment without recompilation. Protected function addresses currently
have deep issues in GNU ld.
Reviewed By: peter.smith
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D102570
This implements https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26404
An `OVERWRITE_SECTIONS` command is a `SECTIONS` variant which contains several
output section descriptions. The output sections do not have specify an order.
Similar to `INSERT [BEFORE|AFTER]`, `LinkerScript::hasSectionsCommand` is not
set, so the built-in rules (see `docs/ELF/linker_script.rst`) still apply.
`OVERWRITE_SECTIONS` can be more convenient than `INSERT` because it does not
need an anchor section.
The initial syntax is intentionally narrow to facilitate backward compatible
extensions in the future. Symbol assignments cannot be used.
This feature is versatile. To list a few usage:
* Use `section : { KEEP(...) }` to retain input sections under GC
* Define encapsulation symbols (start/end) for an output section
* Use `section : ALIGN(...) : { ... }` to overalign an output section (similar to ld64 `-sectalign`)
When an output section is specified by both `OVERWRITE_SECTIONS` and
`INSERT`, `INSERT` is processed after overwrite sections. To make this work,
this patch changes `InsertCommand` to use name based matching instead of pointer
based matching. (This may cause a difference when `INSERT` moves one output
section more than once. Such duplicate commands should not be used in practice
(seems that in GNU ld the output sections may just disappear).)
A linker script can be used without -T/--script. The traditional `SECTIONS`
commands are concatenated, so a wrong rule can be more noticeable from the
section order. This feature if misused can be less noticeable, just like
`INSERT`.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D103303
This option will be available in GNU ld 2.27 (https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27834).
This option can cancel previously specified -Bsymbolic and
-Bsymbolic-functions. This is useful for excluding some links when the
default uses -Bsymbolic-functions.
Reviewed By: jhenderson, peter.smith
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D102383
`--shuffle-sections=<seed>` applies to all sections. The new
`--shuffle-sections=<section-glob>=<seed>` makes shuffling selective. To the
best of my knowledge, the option is only used as debugging, so just drop the
original form.
`--shuffle-sections '.init_array*=-1'` `--shuffle-sections '.fini_array*=-1'`.
reverses static constructors/destructors of the same priority.
Useful to detect some static initialization order fiasco.
`--shuffle-sections '.data*=-1'`
reverses `.data*` sections. Useful to detect unfunded pointer comparison results
of two unrelated objects.
If certain sections have an intrinsic order, the old form cannot be used.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D98679
Make it possible for lld users to provide a custom script that would help to
find missing libraries. A possible scenario could be:
% clang /tmp/a.c -fuse-ld=lld -loauth -Wl,--error-handling-script=/tmp/addLibrary.py
unable to find library -loauth
looking for relevant packages to provides that library
liboauth-0.9.7-4.el7.i686
liboauth-devel-0.9.7-4.el7.i686
liboauth-0.9.7-4.el7.x86_64
liboauth-devel-0.9.7-4.el7.x86_64
pix-1.6.1-3.el7.x86_64
Where addLibrary would be called with the missing library name as first argument
(in that case addLibrary.py oauth)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D87758
GNU ld from binutils 2.35 onwards will likely support
--export-dynamic-symbol but with different semantics.
https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2020-May/111302.html
Differences:
1. -export-dynamic-symbol is not supported
2. --export-dynamic-symbol takes a glob argument
3. --export-dynamic-symbol can suppress binding the references to the definition within the shared object if (-Bsymbolic or -Bsymbolic-functions)
4. --export-dynamic-symbol does not imply -u
I don't think the first three points can affect any user.
For the fourth point, Not implying -u can lead to some archive members unfetched.
Add -u foo to restore the previous behavior.
Exact semantics:
* -no-pie or -pie: matched non-local defined symbols will be added to the dynamic symbol table.
* -shared: matched non-local STV_DEFAULT symbols will not be bound to definitions within the shared object
even if they would otherwise be due to -Bsymbolic, -Bsymbolic-functions, or --dynamic-list.
Reviewed By: psmith
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D80487
This reverts commit r371729 because /linkrepro option also exists
in Microsoft link.exe and their linker takes not a filename but a
directory name as an argument for /linkrepro.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D68378
llvm-svn: 373703
This is useful for enforcing that builds are independent of the
environment; it can be used when all system library paths are added
via /libpath: already. It's similar ot cl.exe's /X flag.
Since it should also affect %LINK% (the other caller of
`Process::GetEnv` in lld/COFF), the early-option-parsing needs
to move around a bit. The options are:
- Add a manual loop over the argv ArrayRef and look for "/lldignoreenv".
This repeats the name of the flag in both Options.td and in
DriverUtils.cpp.
- Add yet another table.ParseArgs() call just for /lldignoreenv before
adding %LINK%.
- Use the existing early ParseArgs() that's there for --rsp-quoting and use
it for /lldignoreenv for %LINK% as well. This means --rsp-quoting
and /lldignoreenv can't be passed via %LINK%.
I went with the third approach.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D67456
llvm-svn: 371852
This makes lld-link behave like ld.lld. I don't see a reason for
the two drivers to have different behavior here.
While here, also make lld-link add a version.txt to the tar, like
ld.lld does.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D67461
llvm-svn: 371729
This patch implements support for the NO_STRIP flag, which will allow
__attribute__((used)) to be implemented.
This accompanies https://reviews.llvm.org/D62542, which moves to setting the
NO_STRIP flag, and will continue to set EXPORTED for Emscripten targets for
compatibility.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D66968
llvm-svn: 370416
As a side benefit, lld-link now reports more than one duplicate resource
entry before exiting with an error even if the new flag is not passed.
llvm-svn: 359829
When faced with command line options such as "crtbegin.o appmain.o
-lsomelib crtend.o", GNU ld pulls in all necessary object files from
somelib before proceeding to crtend.o.
LLD operates differently, only loading object files from any
referenced static libraries after processing all input object files.
This uses a similar hack as in the ELF linker. Here, it moves crtend.o
to the end of the vector of object files. This makes sure that
terminator chunks for sections such as .eh_frame gets ordered last,
fixing DWARF exception handling for libgcc and gcc's crtend.o.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D60628
llvm-svn: 358394
Fangrui Song