Landing: b04b71c9f4bb
Project / Subsystem
binutils / bfd
Date
2026-08-17
Author
Alan Modra <amodra@sourceware.org>
Commit
b04b71c9f4bba70c79f7f52793d2c09640648515
Source
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- Binutils stub bfd preparation for dynamic object use
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- Prepares linker stub BFds for use as dynamic objects by fixing section handling and EI_CLASS settings.
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- • binutils
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- • ELF
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- 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
This change prepares the linker’s stub BFDs to be correctly used as dynamic objects. It adjusts how sections are identified (using SEC_LINKER_CREATED instead of relying on section names or stub status) and ensures the EI_CLASS is set appropriately for ELF linking, improving compatibility with targets like Arm and AArch64.