Add support for new AMDGPU architectures
This patch series adds support for new AMDGPU architectures and related features to binutils.
This patch series updates binutils to support new AMDGPU architectures, including adding generic targets and updating the list of supported architectures. It also adds support for AMDGPU code object V6 in readelf and includes documentation updates with reference URLs. These changes ensure that binutils can correctly process and analyze binaries targeting the latest AMD GPUs, which is crucial for developers working on GPU-accelerated applications.
- proposer
Proposes a patch series to add support for new AMDGPU architectures in binutils, addressing review comments from the previous version and adding new architectures.
“This is v2 of: https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/20251031175411.1303161-1-luis.machado@amd.com/ I address the review comments, and I also added the gfx1250 and gfx12-5-generic architectures. Patch 4 is new.”
In Details
This series updates the AMDGPU architecture support in binutils, affecting the BFD library, the readelf utility, and related header files. These changes allow binutils to correctly identify, disassemble, and link code targeting newer AMD GPUs.
For Context
This patch series enhances the binutils suite to better support AMD GPUs. Binutils is a set of essential tools for working with binary files, including assemblers, linkers, and utilities for inspecting object files. By adding support for new AMDGPU architectures, this series ensures that developers can use binutils to build, debug, and analyze code for the latest AMD GPUs.