PATCH: Properly mark 64-bit .eh_frame section on x86 as type unwind
Rainer Orth
ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE
Mon Mar 15 18:59:00 GMT 2010
Unfortunately, this patch
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2010-02/msg00991.html
hasn't seen any review. To be extra safe, I've deciced to implement an
autoconf test for the @unwind section type, so platforms without that
aren't broken.
Ok for mainline and the 4.4 branch now?
Rainer
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rainer Orth, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University
2010-02-14 Rainer Orth <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
libffi:
* configure.ac (libffi_cv_as_x86_64_unwind_section_type): New test.
* configure: Regenerate.
* fficonfig.h.in: Regenerate.
* libffi/src/x86/unix64.S (.eh_frame)
[HAVE_AS_X86_64_UNWIND_SECTION_TYPE]: Use @unwind section type.
diff -r 62c8cfd59254 -r 1f8115706897 libffi/configure.ac
--- a/libffi/configure.ac Mon Mar 15 19:47:38 2010 +0100
+++ b/libffi/configure.ac Mon Mar 15 19:47:38 2010 +0100
@@ -284,6 +284,21 @@
;;
esac
+if test x$TARGET = xX86_64; then
+ AC_CACHE_CHECK([assembler supports unwind section type],
+ libffi_cv_as_x86_64_unwind_section_type, [
+ libffi_cv_as_x86_64_unwind_section_type=yes
+ echo '.section .eh_frame,"a",@unwind' > conftest.s
+ if $CC $CFLAGS -c conftest.s 2>&1 | grep -i warning > /dev/null; then
+ libffi_cv_as_x86_64_unwind_section_type=no
+ fi
+ ])
+ if test "x$libffi_cv_as_x86_64_unwind_section_type" = xyes; then
+ AC_DEFINE(HAVE_AS_X86_64_UNWIND_SECTION_TYPE, 1,
+ [Define if your assembler supports unwind section type.])
+ fi
+fi
+
AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether .eh_frame section should be read-only],
libffi_cv_ro_eh_frame, [
libffi_cv_ro_eh_frame=no
diff -r 62c8cfd59254 -r 1f8115706897 libffi/src/x86/unix64.S
--- a/libffi/src/x86/unix64.S Mon Mar 15 19:47:38 2010 +0100
+++ b/libffi/src/x86/unix64.S Mon Mar 15 19:47:38 2010 +0100
@@ -324,7 +324,11 @@
.LUW9:
.size ffi_closure_unix64,.-ffi_closure_unix64
+#ifdef HAVE_AS_X86_64_UNWIND_SECTION_TYPE
+ .section .eh_frame,"a",@unwind
+#else
.section .eh_frame,"a",@progbits
+#endif
.Lframe1:
.long .LECIE1-.LSCIE1 /* CIE Length */
.LSCIE1:
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