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authorH.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>2020-09-12 05:37:30 -0700
committerH.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>2020-09-12 05:37:43 -0700
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elf: Add -z unique-symbol to avoid duplicated local symbol names
The symbol string table in the .symtab section is optional and cosmetic. The contents of the .symtab section have no impact on run-time execution. The symbol names in the symbol string table help distinguish addresses at different locations. Add a linker option, -z unique-symbol, to avoid duplicated local symbol names in the symbol string table. This feature was well received by the livepatch maintainers. It not only solves the duplicated local symbol name problem, but also would allow livepatch to more precisely locate duplicate symbols in general for patching. bfd/ PR ld/26391 * elflink.c (elf_final_link_info): Add local_hash_table. (local_hash_entry): New. (local_hash_newfunc): Likewise. (elf_link_output_symstrtab): Append ".COUNT" to duplicated local symbols. (bfd_elf_final_link): Initialize and free local_hash_table for "-z unique-symbol". include/ PR ld/26391 * bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add unique_symbol. ld/ PR ld/26391 * NEWS: Mention "-z unique-symbol". * emultempl/elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_handle_option): Handle "-z unique-symbol" and "-z nounique-symbol". * ld.texi: Document "-z unique-symbol" and "-z nounique-symbol". * lexsup.c (elf_static_list_options): Add "-z unique-symbol" and "-z nounique-symbol". * testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp: Add PR ld/26391 tests. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391.nd: New file. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391.out: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391a.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391b.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391c.c: Likewise. * testsuite/ld-elf/pr26391d.c: Likewise.
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+* Add -z unique-symbol to avoid duplicated local symbol names.
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* The creation of PE format DLLs now defaults to using a more secure set of DLL
characteristics.