[PATCH] Mark __start/__stop symbols as PROTECTED in shared object

[H.J. Lu]

On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 4:53 PM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
> When building shared objects, mark __start and __stop symbols as
> PROTECTED and bind them as symbolic to support dlsym.  Also override
> __start, __stop, .startof.  and .sizeof. symbols defined in a shared
> object.
>
> OK for master?
>
> bfd/
>
> PR ld/21964
> * elf-bfd.h (SYMBOLIC_BIND): TRUE for __start/__stop symbols.
> * elflink.c (bfd_elf_define_start_stop): Override symbol defined
> in a shared object.  Mark __start/__stop symbols as PROTECTED in
> shared objects.
>

No need to mark them as protected when bind them symbolic.


-- 
H.J.
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