On Linux/x86, 32-bit ld runs out of memeory when linking 32-bit clang with debug info: [hjl@gnu-mic-2 build-i686-linux]$ /usr/local32/bin/ld.bfd `cat args` /usr/local32/bin/ld.bfd: final link failed: Memory exhausted [hjl@gnu-mic-2 build-i686-linux]$ /usr/local32/bin/ld.bfd -s `cat args` [hjl@gnu-mic-2 build-i686-linux]$ file Debug+Asserts/bin/clang Debug+Asserts/bin/clang: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (GNU/Linux), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.32, BuildID[sha1]=670f5994a01c0d03c089dffd439e338233638fd1, stripped [hjl@gnu-mic-2 build-i686-linux]$
The master branch has been updated by H.J. Lu <hjl@sourceware.org>: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7a30ac441a4e776e68399cb916c4731b5192e931 commit 7a30ac441a4e776e68399cb916c4731b5192e931 Author: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> Date: Tue Jul 6 06:21:54 2021 -0700 ld: Check archive only for archive member Since plugin_maybe_claim calls bfd_close on the original input BFD if it isn't an archive member, pass NULL to bfd_plugin_close_file_descriptor to indicate that the BFD isn't an archive member. bfd/ PR ld/18028 * plugin.c (bfd_plugin_close_file_descriptor): Check archive only of abfd != NULL. (try_claim): Pass NULL to bfd_plugin_close_file_descriptor if it isn't an archive member. ld/ PR ld/18028 * plugin.c (plugin_input_file): Add comments for abfd and ibfd. (plugin_object_p): Set input->ibfd to NULL if it isn't an archive member.
The binutils-2_37-branch branch has been updated by H.J. Lu <hjl@sourceware.org>: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f9b771014915eebbd20791870ffd175b9156ce42 commit f9b771014915eebbd20791870ffd175b9156ce42 Author: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> Date: Wed Jul 7 07:47:00 2021 -0700 ld: Check archive only for archive member Since plugin_maybe_claim calls bfd_close on the original input BFD if it isn't an archive member, pass NULL to bfd_plugin_close_file_descriptor to indicate that the BFD isn't an archive member. bfd/ PR ld/18028 * plugin.c (bfd_plugin_close_file_descriptor): Check archive only of abfd != NULL. (try_claim): Pass NULL to bfd_plugin_close_file_descriptor if it isn't an archive member. ld/ PR ld/18028 * plugin.c (plugin_input_file): Add comments for abfd and ibfd. (plugin_object_p): Set input->ibfd to NULL if it isn't an archive member. (cherry picked from commit 7a30ac441a4e776e68399cb916c4731b5192e931)
The master branch has been updated by H.J. Lu <hjl@sourceware.org>: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=a8dde0a2114f87bcdc19946aeab26788f5eae1b7 commit a8dde0a2114f87bcdc19946aeab26788f5eae1b7 Author: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> Date: Tue Feb 27 12:22:58 2018 -0800 ld: Limit cache size and add --max-cache-size=SIZE When link_info.keep_memory is true, linker caches the relocation information and symbol tables of input files in memory. When there are many input files with many relocations, we may run out of memory. Add --max-cache-size=SIZE to set the maximum cache size. bfd/ PR ld/18028 * bfd.c (bfd): Add alloc_size. * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs): New. * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Use _bfd_link_keep_memory. Update cache_size. * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise. * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_read_relocs): Renamed to ... (_bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs): This. Update cache_size. (_bfd_elf_link_read_relocs): New. (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Call _bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs instead of _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs. (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise. (elf_link_input_bfd): Likewise. (init_reloc_cookie_rels): Likewise. (init_reloc_cookie): Update cache_size. Call _bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs instead of _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs. (link_info_ok): New. (elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs): Updated. Call _bfd_elf_link_info_read_relocs instead of _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs. (bfd_elf_gc_sections): Use link_info_ok. Pass &link_info_ok to elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs. * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_link_keep_memory): New. * linker.c (_bfd_link_keep_memory): New. * opncls.c (bfd_alloc): Update alloc_size. * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated. * libbfd.h: Likewise. include/ PR ld/18028 * bfdlink.h (bfd_link_info): Add cache_size and max_cache_size. ld/ PR ld/18028 * NEWS: Mention --max-cache-size=SIZE. * ld.texi: Document --max-cache-size=SIZE. * ldlex.h (option_values): Add OPTION_MAX_CACHE_SIZE. * ldmain.c: (main): Set link_info.max_cache_size to -1. * lexsup.c (ld_options): Add --max-cache-size=SIZE. (parse_args): Support OPTION_MAX_CACHE_SIZE. * testsuite/ld-bootstrap/bootstrap.exp: Add test for --max-cache-size=-1.
Fixed in 2.37.