[PATCH] bfd/ELF: properly mark bfd_elf_{,gc_common_}final_link() as private

Jan Beulich jbeulich@suse.com
Fri Nov 7 14:08:08 GMT 2025


They're solely used as hook functions (or helpers thereof), so aren't
intended to be invoked directly from outside the library. Add underscore
prefixes and make them hidden.

--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -2843,8 +2843,8 @@ extern bfd_reloc_status_type _bfd_elf_re
   (bfd *, arelent *, struct bfd_symbol *, void *,
    asection *, bfd *, char **) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
 
-extern bool bfd_elf_final_link
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
+extern bool _bfd_elf_final_link
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
 
 extern void _bfd_elf_gc_keep
   (struct bfd_link_info *info) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
@@ -2886,8 +2886,8 @@ extern bool _bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_secti
 extern bool bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 
-extern bool bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
+extern bool _bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
 
 extern bool bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p
   (bfd_vma, void *);
--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
@@ -13693,7 +13693,7 @@ elf32_arm_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct
     return false;
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (!_bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return false;
 
   /* Process stub sections (eg BE8 encoding, ...).  */
--- a/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
@@ -5425,7 +5425,7 @@ struct bfd_elf_special_section const elf
 					_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create \
 					bfin_link_hash_table_create
-#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
+#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	_bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
 
 #define elf_backend_check_relocs	bfin_check_relocs
 #define elf_backend_adjust_dynamic_symbol \
--- a/bfd/elf32-cris.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-cris.c
@@ -4100,8 +4100,7 @@ elf_cris_got_elt_size (bfd *abfd ATTRIBU
 	elf_cris_finish_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_create_dynamic_sections \
 	_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections
-#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link \
-	bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
+#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link		_bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
 #define elf_backend_hide_symbol			elf_cris_hide_symbol
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class		elf_cris_reloc_type_class
 
--- a/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
@@ -3043,7 +3043,7 @@ elf32_hppa_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct
   struct stat buf;
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (!_bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return false;
 
   /* If we're producing a final executable, sort the contents of the
--- a/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
@@ -4629,7 +4629,7 @@ elf_m68k_grok_psinfo (bfd *abfd, Elf_Int
 					_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create \
 					elf_m68k_link_hash_table_create
-#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	bfd_elf_final_link
+#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	_bfd_elf_final_link
 
 #define elf_backend_check_relocs	elf_m68k_check_relocs
 #define elf_backend_early_size_sections \
--- a/bfd/elf32-rx.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-rx.c
@@ -3684,7 +3684,7 @@ rx_final_link (bfd * abfd, struct bfd_li
 	}
     }
 
-  return bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info);
+  return _bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info);
 }
 
 static bool
--- a/bfd/elf32-spu.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-spu.c
@@ -3428,7 +3428,7 @@ struct _mos_param {
 
 /* Set linker_mark and gc_mark on any sections that we will put in
    overlays.  These flags are used by the generic ELF linker, but we
-   won't be continuing on to bfd_elf_final_link so it is OK to use
+   won't be continuing on to _bfd_elf_final_link() so it is OK to use
    them.  linker_mark is clear before we get here.  Set segment_mark
    on sections that are part of a pasted function (excluding the last
    section).
@@ -4744,7 +4744,7 @@ spu_elf_final_link (bfd *output_bfd, str
   if (!spu_elf_build_stubs (info))
     info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: can not build overlay stubs: %E\n"));
 
-  return bfd_elf_final_link (output_bfd, info);
+  return _bfd_elf_final_link (output_bfd, info);
 }
 
 /* Called when not normally emitting relocs, ie. !bfd_link_relocatable (info)
--- a/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c
@@ -1594,10 +1594,7 @@ elf32_tic6x_final_link (bfd *abfd, struc
 	}
     }
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
-    return false;
-
-  return true;
+  return _bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info);
 }
 
 /* Called to pass PARAMS to the backend.  We store them in the hash table
--- a/bfd/elf32-vax.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ elf_vax_plt_sym_val (bfd_vma i, const as
 					_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create \
 					elf_vax_link_hash_table_create
-#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
+#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	_bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
 
 #define elf_backend_check_relocs	elf_vax_check_relocs
 #define elf_backend_adjust_dynamic_symbol \
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -5253,7 +5253,7 @@ elf64_alpha_final_link (bfd *abfd, struc
     }
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (! bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (! _bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return false;
 
   /* Now write out the computed sections.  */
--- a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
@@ -2992,7 +2992,7 @@ elf_hppa_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct b
 			  info);
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (!_bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return false;
 
   elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
--- a/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
@@ -3348,7 +3348,7 @@ elf64_ia64_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct
     }
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (!_bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return false;
 
   if (unwind_output_sec)
--- a/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
@@ -2216,7 +2216,7 @@ mmix_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct b
 	}
     }
 
-  if (! bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (! _bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return false;
 
   /* Since this section is marked SEC_LINKER_CREATED, it isn't output by
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -12616,7 +12616,7 @@ elf_final_link_free (bfd *obfd, struct e
 /* Do the final step of an ELF link.  */
 
 bool
-bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+_bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 {
   bool dynamic;
   bool emit_relocs;
@@ -15066,13 +15066,13 @@ bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets (
    got entry reference counting is enabled.  */
 
 bool
-bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+_bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 {
   if (!bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets (abfd, info))
     return false;
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  return bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info);
+  return _bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info);
 }
 
 bool
--- a/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c
@@ -3739,7 +3739,7 @@ elfNN_ia64_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct
     }
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (!_bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return false;
 
   if (unwind_output_sec)
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
@@ -15504,7 +15504,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, str
     }
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (!_bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return false;
 
   /* Now write out the computed sections.  */
--- a/bfd/elfxx-target.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 #define bfd_elfNN_bfd_define_start_stop bfd_elf_define_start_stop
 #endif
 #ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_final_link
-#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_final_link	bfd_elf_final_link
+#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_final_link	_bfd_elf_final_link
 #endif
 #undef TARGET_MERGE_SECTIONS
 #define TARGET_MERGE_SECTIONS true


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