[binutils-gdb] ELF: Updated comments for ET_EXEC and ET_DYN

[H.J. Lu]

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=68dc60e6a7cf8924a97a23d3c8a73703c2ff79d5

commit 68dc60e6a7cf8924a97a23d3c8a73703c2ff79d5
Author: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon May 25 11:26:48 2020 -0700

    ELF: Updated comments for ET_EXEC and ET_DYN
    
    include/elf/common.h has
    
     #define ET_EXEC         2       /* Executable file */
     #define ET_DYN          3       /* Shared object file */
    
    These predate PIE:
    
    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/generic-abi/mBKlSNldFW4
    
    Updated comments to
    
     #define ET_EXEC         2       /* Position-dependent executable file */
     #define ET_DYN          3       /* Position-independent executable or
                                        shared object file */
    
            * elf/common.h: Update comments for ET_EXEC and ET_DYN.

Diff:
---
 include/ChangeLog    | 4 ++++
 include/elf/common.h | 5 +++--
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/ChangeLog b/include/ChangeLog
index c309780544e..53f50e513f4 100644
--- a/include/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-05-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* elf/common.h: Update comments for ET_EXEC and ET_DYN.
+
 2020-05-20  Nelson Chu  <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
 
 	* opcode/riscv.h: Include "bfd.h" to support bfd_boolean.
diff --git a/include/elf/common.h b/include/elf/common.h
index 26e6fbc8e68..4d94c4fd5b3 100644
--- a/include/elf/common.h
+++ b/include/elf/common.h
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@
 
 #define ET_NONE		0	/* No file type */
 #define ET_REL		1	/* Relocatable file */
-#define ET_EXEC		2	/* Executable file */
-#define ET_DYN		3	/* Shared object file */
+#define ET_EXEC		2	/* Position-dependent executable file */
+#define ET_DYN		3	/* Position-independent executable or
+				   shared object file */
 #define ET_CORE		4	/* Core file */
 #define ET_LOOS		0xFE00	/* Operating system-specific */
 #define ET_HIOS		0xFEFF	/* Operating system-specific */