History log of /freebsd-current/sys/conf/ldscript.powerpc
Revision Date Author Comments
# 23dff4fd 29-Feb-2024 Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>

kernel: Sync ldscript files wrt gnu.attributes and .note.GNU-stack

Bring the keeping of .gnu.attributes to all architectures. Also discard
.note.GNU-stack on all archtiectures. Plus delete obsolete comment that
was removed from i386 in 2010.

Sponsored by: Netflix
Reviewed by: kib
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D44069


# 3896a6cc 25-Jan-2024 Jessica Clarke <jrtc27@FreeBSD.org>

ldscript.powerpc*: Only put .dynamic in PT_DYNAMIC

Currently there are a few output sections left as implicitly using
:kernel :dynamic before :kernel on its own is used again, which means
they end up in both the PT_LOAD and the PT_DYNAMIC segments, an unusual
situation which the new libelf-based kldxref initially treated as
invalid. Thus, hoist the :kernel to the very next section to ensure only
.dynamic is in PT_DYNAMIC, as is more normal.

Whilst here, sync ldscript.powerpc64le with ldscript.powerpc64 to pick
up various fixes that were presumably made between the start of the
powerpc64le port and it being committed and got missed.

Reviewed by: jhibbits, jhb
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43066


# 71625ec9 16-Aug-2023 Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>

sys: Remove $FreeBSD$: one-line .c comment pattern

Remove /^/[*/]\s*\$FreeBSD\$.*\n/


# 9411e24d 07-May-2020 Brandon Bergren <bdragon@FreeBSD.org>

[PowerPC] kernel ifunc support for powerpc*, fix ppc64 relocation oddities.

This is a general cleanup of the relocatable kernel support on powerpc,
needed to enable kernel ifuncs.

* Fix some relocatable issues in the kernel linker, and change to using
a RELOCATABLE_KERNEL #define instead of #ifdef __powerpc__ for parts that
other platforms can use in the future if they wish to have ET_DYN kernels.

* Get rid of the DB_STOFFS hack now that the kernel is relocated to the DMAP
properly across the board on powerpc64.

* Add powerpc64 and powerpc32 ifunc functionality.

* Allow AIM64 virtual mode OF kernels to run from the DMAP like other AIM64
by implementing a virtual mode restart. This fixes the runtime address on
PowerMac G5.

* Fix symbol relocation problems on post-relocation kernels by relocating
the symbol table.

* Add an undocumented method for supplying kernel symbols on powernv and
other powerpc machines using linux-style kernel/initrd loading -- If
you pass the kernel in as the initrd as well, the copy resident in initrd
will be used as a source for symbols when initializing the debugger.
This method is subject to removal once we have a better way of doing this.

Approved by: jhibbits
Relnotes: yes
Sponsored by: Tag1 Consulting, Inc.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D23156


# 6d515b0c 13-Nov-2019 Brandon Bergren <bdragon@FreeBSD.org>

powerpc: Kernel fixes for ppc32 and powerpcspe w/ lld

Fix wrong section ordering that was causing a ".got is not contiguous with
other relro sections" lld error. This also brings ldscript.powerpc and
ldscript.powerpcspe closer to ldscript.powerpc64.

Also, remove unnecessary text relocs from the ppc32 AIM trap code.

Approved by: jhibbits (mentor)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D22349


# 74cd06b4 04-Jun-2019 Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>

Expose the kernel's build-ID through sysctl

After our migration (of certain architectures) to lld the kernel is built
with a unique build-ID. Make it available via a sysctl and uname(1) to
allow the user to identify their running kernel.

Submitted by: Ali Mashtizadeh <ali_mashtizadeh.com>
MFC after: 2 weeks
Relnotes: Yes
Event: Waterloo Hackathon 2019
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D20326


# 45eff3df 28-Jul-2016 Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>

remove CONSTRUCTORS from kernel linker scripts

The linker script CONSTRUCTORS keyword is only meaningful "when linking
object file formats which do not support arbitrary sections, such as
ECOFF and XCOFF"[1] and is ignored for other object file formats.

LLVM's lld does not yet accept (and ignore) CONSTRUCTORS, so just remove
CONSTRUCTORS from the linker scripts as it has no effect.

[1] https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/ld/Output-Section-Keywords.html

Reviewed by: kib
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D7343


# bb808254 18-Jan-2015 Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org>

Refactor PowerPC (especially AIM) init sequence to be less baroque.

MFC after: 2 months


# 66c80959 10-Oct-2014 Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>

Rename elf*-powerpc into elf*-powerpc-freebsd in binutils

The powerpc support was the only supported architecture not prepending the elf format name
with "-freebsd" in base this change makes it consistent with other architectures.
On newer version of binutils the powerpc format is also prepended with "-freebsd".

Also modify the kernel ldscripts in that regards.

As a result it is now possible cross build the kernel on powerpc using newer binutils

Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D926
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D928


# 6ba63f2d 20-Jan-2011 Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>

In fact, we don't need any of these __DYNAMIC. it is a.out leftover and commented out.


# a7d5f7eb 19-Oct-2010 Jamie Gritton <jamie@FreeBSD.org>

A new jail(8) with a configuration file, to replace the work currently done
by /etc/rc.d/jail.


# d7f03759 19-Oct-2008 Ulf Lilleengen <lulf@FreeBSD.org>

- Import the HEAD csup code which is the basis for the cvsmode work.


# 8678a430 26-Feb-2008 Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@FreeBSD.org>

Avoid hardcoding the kernel link address in the linker script.
Use KERNBASE instead. While here, move the text sections
forward to the beginning of the text segment.


# f379be7a 08-Oct-2001 Mark Peek <mp@FreeBSD.org>

Page align the data segment.


# c585bae1 17-Jun-2001 Benno Rice <benno@FreeBSD.org>

The final commit for the first phase of PowerPC support.

This adds the config stuff needed to build kernels.

Reviewed by: obrien


# d0e12656 11-Jan-2000 Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.org>

Add $FreeBSD$
Make the alpha linker script more like the i386 version - delete the
/usr/local and egcs directories


# 8a7b9180 10-Aug-1998 Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>

Lots of changes, including:

* Support for AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, 400
* Untested support for UDB, Multia, AXPpci33 (Noname)
* Support for Personal Workstation 433a/433au, 500a/500au, 600a/600au (Miata)
* Some minor fixes and improvements to interrupt handling.

Submitted by: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> (AS200, Miata)
Obtained from: NetBSD (some code for AS200, Miata, Noname)


# 82153dc2 30-Jul-1998 Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>

Change load address to 0xfffffc0000300000 to help support AS200.


# 28c31322 15-Jul-1998 Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>

Linker script for alpha kernel.