[PATCH] elf: Store __ehdr_start hash in elf_link_hash_table
H.J. Lu
hjl.tools@gmail.com
Mon Feb 3 04:09:42 GMT 2025
Store __ehdr_start hash in elf_link_hash_table so that we just need to
lookup it up once.
bfd/
* elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Add hehdr_start.
* elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_load_sections): Use
hehdr_start.
ld/
* ldelf.c (ldelf_before_allocation): Store __ehdr_start hash in
hehdr_start.
Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
---
bfd/elf-bfd.h | 3 +++
bfd/elf.c | 6 +++---
ld/ldelf.c | 1 +
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index c89327fdc9c..785a37dd7fd 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -699,6 +699,9 @@ struct elf_link_hash_table
/* The _DYNAMIC symbol. */
struct elf_link_hash_entry *hdynamic;
+ /* The __ehdr_start symbol. */
+ struct elf_link_hash_entry *hehdr_start;
+
/* A pointer to information used to merge SEC_MERGE sections. */
void *merge_info;
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 0fa580d8d78..0e40d6d1d30 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -6419,9 +6419,9 @@ assign_file_positions_for_load_sections (bfd *abfd,
program headers, so provide a symbol __ehdr_start pointing there.
A program can use this to examine itself robustly. */
- struct elf_link_hash_entry *hash
- = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (link_info), "__ehdr_start",
- false, false, true);
+ struct elf_link_hash_table *htab = elf_hash_table (link_info);
+ struct elf_link_hash_entry *hash = htab->hehdr_start;
+
/* If the symbol was referenced and not defined, define it. */
if (hash != NULL
&& (hash->root.type == bfd_link_hash_new
diff --git a/ld/ldelf.c b/ld/ldelf.c
index dbc3d77d47b..624b32d6dcd 100644
--- a/ld/ldelf.c
+++ b/ld/ldelf.c
@@ -1797,6 +1797,7 @@ ldelf_before_allocation (char **audit, char **depaudit,
/* It will be converted to section-relative later. */
ehdr_start->u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
ehdr_start->u.def.value = 0;
+ htab->hehdr_start = h;
}
}
--
2.48.1
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