llvm-capstone/lld
Fangrui Song ad5a6b15ff [ELF] Add -Bsymbolic-non-weak-functions
This option is a subset of -Bsymbolic-functions. It applies to STB_GLOBAL
STT_FUNC definitions.

The address of a vague linkage function (STB_WEAK STT_FUNC, e.g. an inline
function, a template instantiation) seen by a -Bsymbolic-functions linked
shared object may be different from the address seen from outside the shared
object. Such cases are uncommon. (ELF/Mach-O programs may use
`-fvisibility-inlines-hidden` to break such pointer equality.  On Windows,
correct dllexport and dllimport are needed to make pointer equality work.
Windows link.exe enables /OPT:ICF by default so different inline functions may
have the same address.)

```
// a.cc -> a.o -> a.so (-Bsymbolic-functions)
inline void f() {}
void *g() { return (void *)&f; }

// b.cc -> b.o -> exe
// The address is different!
inline void f() {}
```

-Bsymbolic-non-weak-functions is a safer (C++ conforming) subset of
-Bsymbolic-functions, which can make such programs work.

Implementations usually emit a vague linkage definition in a COMDAT group.  We
could detect the group (with more code) but I feel that we should just check
STB_WEAK for simplicity. A weak definition will thus serve as an escape hatch
for rare cases when users want interposition on definitions.

GNU ld feature request: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27871

Longer write-up: https://maskray.me/blog/2021-05-16-elf-interposition-and-bsymbolic

If Linux distributions migrate to protected non-vague-linkage external linkage
functions by default, the linker option can still be handy because it allows
rapid experiment without recompilation. Protected function addresses currently
have deep issues in GNU ld.

Reviewed By: peter.smith

Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D102570

(cherry picked from commit b06426da76)
2021-07-29 19:29:45 -07:00
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cmake/modules [cmake] Add support for multiple distributions 2021-05-12 11:13:18 -07:00
COFF [LLD] [COFF] Make -export-all-symbols work as intended for EXEs 2021-07-22 23:34:03 +03:00
Common [lld] Rename StringRef _lower() method calls to _insensitive() 2021-06-25 00:22:01 +03:00
docs [ELF] Add -Bsymbolic-non-weak-functions 2021-07-29 19:29:45 -07:00
ELF [ELF] Add -Bsymbolic-non-weak-functions 2021-07-29 19:29:45 -07:00
include/lld [lld] Replace LLVM_ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN with [[noreturn]] 2021-07-27 18:51:17 -07:00
lib [OptTable] Rename PrintHelp to printHelp 2021-06-24 14:47:03 -07:00
MachO [lld/mac] Fix sub-library.s on Windows after 8e8701abca 2021-07-27 15:25:52 -04:00
MinGW [LLD] [COFF] Fix up missing stdcall decorations in MinGW mode 2021-07-02 09:49:14 +03:00
test [ELF] Add -Bsymbolic-non-weak-functions 2021-07-29 19:29:45 -07:00
tools/lld [lld] Replace LLVM_ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN with [[noreturn]] 2021-07-27 18:51:17 -07:00
unittests Use INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS to disable -Wsuggest-override for any target that links to gtest 2020-07-27 08:37:01 -07:00
utils
wasm [lld][WebAssembly] Do not remove name section with --strip-debug 2021-07-26 11:06:52 -07:00
.clang-format
.clang-tidy NFC: .clang-tidy: Inherit configs from parents to improve maintainability 2021-06-08 08:25:59 -07:00
.gitignore
CMakeLists.txt Fix lld macho standalone build by including llvm/Config/llvm-config.h instead of llvm/Config/config.h 2021-05-19 11:15:07 -04:00
CODE_OWNERS.TXT Add code owners of new MachO port 2020-09-02 19:32:12 -07:00
LICENSE.TXT
README.md [doc] Place sha256 in lld/README.md into backticks 2021-01-12 10:19:40 -08:00

LLVM Linker (lld)

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