RE: Finding BFD bug

["Dave Korn" <dk at artimi dot com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: binutils-owner On Behalf Of Ian Lance Taylor
> Sent: 09 June 2004 18:43


> >    /* A standard 32 bit relocation.  */
> >    HOWTO (R_MICROBLAZE_32,     	/* type */
> >           0,			/* rightshift */
> >           2,			/* size (0 = byte, 1 = 
> short, 2 = long) */
> >           32,			/* bitsize */
> >           false,			/* pc_relative */
> >           0,			/* bitpos */
> >           complain_overflow_bitfield, /* complain_on_overflow */
> >           bfd_elf_generic_reloc,	/* special_function */
> >           "R_MICROBLAZE_32",   	/* name *//* For 
> compatability with coff/pe 
> > port.  */
> >           true,			/* partial_inplace */
> >           0xffffffff,		/* src_mask */
> >           0xffffffff,		/* dst_mask */
> >           false), 		/* pcrel_offset */
> > 
> > And it does have bfd_elf_generic_reloc() as the special function.
> > 
> > However, I can't seem to find where it is called.  I did 
> stumble across a 
> > comment in the code that might be revealing:
> > 
> >    /* Addends are stored with relocs.  We're done.  */
> > 
> > That give any hints?
> 
> It suggests that the src_mask field should be 0 rather than
> 0xffffffff.
> 
> Ian


  Shouldn't partial_inplace be false as well, since the comment seems to
indicate that we're on a RELA target here?  Overall it looks like a
REL-vs-RELA inconsistency between the linker and the assembler to me.

    cheers, 
      DaveK
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