1 From http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2004-08/msg00190.html
3 Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:04:29 +0200
4 From: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>
5 To: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
6 Subject: [PATCH] Fix `defined in discarded section' errors when building ia64 gcc
7 Message-ID: <20040817100429.GL30497@sunsite.ms.mff.cuni.cz>
8 Reply-To: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>
9 References: <20040817090201.GK30497@sunsite.ms.mff.cuni.cz>
10 In-Reply-To: <20040817090201 dot GK30497 at sunsite dot ms dot mff dot cuni dot cz>
12 On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 11:02:01AM +0200, Jakub Jelinek wrote:
13 > Current gcc 3.4.x (at least gcc-3_4-rhl-branch) doesn't build with CVS
14 > binutils (nor 2.15.91.0.2).
15 > The problem is that libstdc++.so linking fails with:
16 > `.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSdD2Ev' referenced in section `.gnu.linkonce.ia64unw._ZNSdD2Ev' of .libs/sstream-inst.o: defined in discarded section `.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSdD2Ev' of .libs/sstream-inst.o
17 > The problem is that both io-inst.s and sstream-inst.s have
18 > .gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSdD2Ev definition, but because io-inst.cc
19 > also instantiates some templates sstream-inst.cc doesn't instantiate,
20 > the inliner can do a better job in io-inst.cc.
21 > The result is that _ZNSdD2Ev in io-inst.cc is a leaf routine, while
22 > it is not in sstream-inst.cc (in assembly,
23 > _ZNSdD2Ev in io-inst.s starts with .prologue and no .save directives,
24 > while _ZNSdD2Ev] in sstream-inst.s has .prologue 12, 35 and some
26 > IA-64 ABI allows leaf routines to have no unwind section at all,
27 > which means .gnu.linkonce.ia64unw._ZNSdD2Ev is not created in
28 > io-inst.o at all and as .gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSdD2Ev comes first
29 > and wins, .gnu.linkonce.ia64unw._ZNSdD2Ev in sstream.o suddenly
30 > references a discarded section.
32 > Not sure what should be done here, but certainly the compiler
33 > isn't at fault here, it is a binutils problem.
34 > One fix could be to create empty .gnu.linkonce.ia64unw.* section
35 > in assembler, another special case ia64 unwind sections in the linker.
37 Here is a patch for the first possibility.
38 It certainly makes libstdc++.so to link and even the unwind info looks
39 good on brief skimming.
41 2004-08-17 Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>
43 * config/tc-ia64.c (start_unwind_section): Add linkonce_empty
44 argument, don't do anything if current section is not
45 .gnu.linkonce.t.* and linkonce_empty is set.
46 (generate_unwind_image, dot_endp): Adjust callers, call
47 start_unwind_section (*, 1) if nothing will be put into the
50 --- binutils/gas/config/tc-ia64.c.jj 2004-07-30 11:42:24.000000000 +0200
51 +++ binutils/gas/config/tc-ia64.c 2004-08-17 13:45:04.288173205 +0200
53 /* tc-ia64.c -- Assembler for the HP/Intel IA-64 architecture.
54 - Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
55 + Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
56 + Free Software Foundation, Inc.
57 Contributed by David Mosberger-Tang <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
59 This file is part of GAS, the GNU Assembler.
60 @@ -3297,7 +3298,7 @@ static char *special_linkonce_name[] =
64 -start_unwind_section (const segT text_seg, int sec_index)
65 +start_unwind_section (const segT text_seg, int sec_index, int linkonce_empty)
68 Use a slightly ugly scheme to derive the unwind section names from
69 @@ -3359,6 +3360,8 @@ start_unwind_section (const segT text_se
70 prefix = special_linkonce_name [sec_index - SPECIAL_SECTION_UNWIND];
71 suffix += sizeof (".gnu.linkonce.t.") - 1;
73 + else if (linkonce_empty)
76 prefix_len = strlen (prefix);
77 suffix_len = strlen (suffix);
78 @@ -3444,7 +3447,7 @@ generate_unwind_image (const segT text_s
80 bfd_reloc_code_real_type reloc;
82 - start_unwind_section (text_seg, SPECIAL_SECTION_UNWIND_INFO);
83 + start_unwind_section (text_seg, SPECIAL_SECTION_UNWIND_INFO, 0);
85 /* Make sure the section has 4 byte alignment for ILP32 and
86 8 byte alignment for LP64. */
87 @@ -3485,6 +3488,8 @@ generate_unwind_image (const segT text_s
88 unwind.personality_routine = 0;
92 + start_unwind_section (text_seg, SPECIAL_SECTION_UNWIND_INFO, 1);
94 free_saved_prologue_counts ();
95 unwind.list = unwind.tail = unwind.current_entry = NULL;
96 @@ -4164,7 +4169,7 @@ dot_endp (dummy)
97 subseg_set (md.last_text_seg, 0);
98 unwind.proc_end = expr_build_dot ();
100 - start_unwind_section (saved_seg, SPECIAL_SECTION_UNWIND);
101 + start_unwind_section (saved_seg, SPECIAL_SECTION_UNWIND, 0);
103 /* Make sure that section has 4 byte alignment for ILP32 and
104 8 byte alignment for LP64. */
105 @@ -4204,6 +4209,9 @@ dot_endp (dummy)
110 + start_unwind_section (saved_seg, SPECIAL_SECTION_UNWIND, 1);
112 subseg_set (saved_seg, saved_subseg);
114 /* Parse names of main and alternate entry points and set symbol sizes. */