<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Jan,<div><br></div><div>The actual fixup bit twiddling is still the same between them. However, when a relocation should be generated is different. At least on Darwin, we always want a relocation for BL/BLX, but we don't mind if MC resolves a conditional branch destination statically. To do that, the fixups were split and the fixup handling logic taught to let the backend force a relocation even if MC thinks it shouldn't need one.</div><div><br></div><div>-Jim<br><div><div><br></div><div>On Mar 12, 2012, at 5:32 PM, Jan Voung <<a href="mailto:jvoung@google.com">jvoung@google.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hi Jim,<div><br></div><div>How does "fixup_arm_bl" differ from the "<span style="">fixup_arm_condbranch" that was introduced in </span><a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?view=rev&revision=124895">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?view=rev&revision=124895</a>?  For the change to <span style="">ARMELFObjectWriter.cpp, we still need conditional bl instructions to have R_ARM_JUMP24 relocs (which </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">fixup_arm_condbranch helped do), instead of R_ARM_CALL.</font></div>
<div><span style=""><br></span></div><div><span style="">- Jan</span></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Jim Grosbach <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:grosbach@apple.com">grosbach@apple.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Author: grosbach<br>
Date: Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
New Revision: 151571<br>
<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=151571&view=rev" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=151571&view=rev</a><br>
Log:<br>
ARM BL/BLX instruction fixups should use relocations.<br>
<br>
We on the linker to resolve calls to the appropriate BL/BLX instruction<br>
to make interworking function correctly. It uses the symbol in the<br>
relocation to do that, so we need to be careful about being too clever.<br>
<br>
To enable this for ARM mode, split the BL/BLX fixup kind off from the<br>
unconditional-branch fixups.<br>
<br>
<a href="rdar://10927209">rdar://10927209</a><br>
<br>
Modified:<br>
    llvm/trunk/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmBackend.h<br>
    llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp<br>
    llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMCodeEmitter.cpp<br>
    llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMInstrInfo.td<br>
    llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp<br>
    llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFObjectWriter.cpp<br>
    llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMFixupKinds.h<br>
    llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMCCodeEmitter.cpp<br>
    llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMachObjectWriter.cpp<br>
    llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/arm_fixups.s<br>
    llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/basic-arm-instructions.s<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmBackend.h<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmBackend.h?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmBackend.h?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmBackend.h (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmBackend.h Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -92,11 +92,13 @@<br>
   virtual const MCFixupKindInfo &getFixupKindInfo(MCFixupKind Kind) const;<br>
<br>
   /// processFixupValue - Target hook to adjust the literal value of a fixup<br>
-  /// if necessary. The default does nothing.<br>
+  /// if necessary. IsResolved signals whether the caller believes a relocation<br>
+  /// is needed; the target can modify the value. The default does nothing.<br>
   virtual void processFixupValue(const MCAssembler &Asm,<br>
                                  const MCAsmLayout &Layout,<br>
                                  const MCFixup &Fixup, const MCFragment *DF,<br>
-                                 MCValue &Target, uint64_t &Value) {}<br>
+                                 MCValue &Target, uint64_t &Value,<br>
+                                 bool &IsResolved) {}<br>
<br>
   /// @}<br>
<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCAssembler.cpp Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -299,8 +299,10 @@<br>
     Value -= Offset;<br>
   }<br>
<br>
-  // Let the backend adjust the fixup value if necessary.<br>
-  Backend.processFixupValue(*this, Layout, Fixup, DF, Target, Value);<br>
+  // Let the backend adjust the fixup value if necessary, including whether<br>
+  // we need a relocation.<br>
+  Backend.processFixupValue(*this, Layout, Fixup, DF, Target, Value,<br>
+                            IsResolved);<br>
<br>
   return IsResolved;<br>
 }<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMCodeEmitter.cpp<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMCodeEmitter.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMCodeEmitter.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMCodeEmitter.cpp (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMCodeEmitter.cpp Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@<br>
       unsigned Op) const { return 0; }<br>
     unsigned getARMBranchTargetOpValue(const MachineInstr &MI, unsigned Op)<br>
       const { return 0; }<br>
+    unsigned getARMBLTargetOpValue(const MachineInstr &MI, unsigned Op)<br>
+      const { return 0; }<br>
     unsigned getARMBLXTargetOpValue(const MachineInstr &MI, unsigned Op)<br>
       const { return 0; }<br>
     unsigned getCCOutOpValue(const MachineInstr &MI, unsigned Op)<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMInstrInfo.td<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMInstrInfo.td?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMInstrInfo.td?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMInstrInfo.td (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/ARMInstrInfo.td Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -349,13 +349,11 @@<br>
 // Call target for ARM. Handles conditional/unconditional<br>
 // FIXME: rename bl_target to t2_bltarget?<br>
 def bl_target : Operand<i32> {<br>
-  // Encoded the same as branch targets.<br>
-  let EncoderMethod = "getARMBranchTargetOpValue";<br>
+  let EncoderMethod = "getARMBLTargetOpValue";<br>
   let OperandType = "OPERAND_PCREL";<br>
 }<br>
<br>
 def blx_target : Operand<i32> {<br>
-  // Encoded the same as branch targets.<br>
   let EncoderMethod = "getARMBLXTargetOpValue";<br>
   let OperandType = "OPERAND_PCREL";<br>
 }<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMAsmBackend.cpp Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@<br>
 { "fixup_t2_condbranch",     0,            32,  MCFixupKindInfo::FKF_IsPCRel },<br>
 { "fixup_t2_uncondbranch",   0,            32,  MCFixupKindInfo::FKF_IsPCRel },<br>
 { "fixup_arm_thumb_br",      0,            16,  MCFixupKindInfo::FKF_IsPCRel },<br>
+{ "fixup_arm_bl",            0,            24,  MCFixupKindInfo::FKF_IsPCRel },<br>
+{ "fixup_arm_blx",           0,            24,  MCFixupKindInfo::FKF_IsPCRel },<br>
 { "fixup_arm_thumb_bl",      0,            32,  MCFixupKindInfo::FKF_IsPCRel },<br>
 { "fixup_arm_thumb_blx",     0,            32,  MCFixupKindInfo::FKF_IsPCRel },<br>
 { "fixup_arm_thumb_cb",      0,            16,  MCFixupKindInfo::FKF_IsPCRel },<br>
@@ -106,18 +108,28 @@<br>
   /// if necessary.<br>
   void processFixupValue(const MCAssembler &Asm, const MCAsmLayout &Layout,<br>
                          const MCFixup &Fixup, const MCFragment *DF,<br>
-                         MCValue &Target, uint64_t &Value) {<br>
+                         MCValue &Target, uint64_t &Value,<br>
+                         bool &IsResolved) {<br>
+    const MCSymbolRefExpr *A = Target.getSymA();<br>
     // Some fixups to thumb function symbols need the low bit (thumb bit)<br>
     // twiddled.<br>
     if ((unsigned)Fixup.getKind() != ARM::fixup_arm_ldst_pcrel_12 &&<br>
         (unsigned)Fixup.getKind() != ARM::fixup_t2_ldst_pcrel_12 &&<br>
         (unsigned)Fixup.getKind() != ARM::fixup_arm_thumb_cp) {<br>
-      if (const MCSymbolRefExpr *A = Target.getSymA()) {<br>
+      if (A) {<br>
         const MCSymbol &Sym = A->getSymbol().AliasedSymbol();<br>
         if (Asm.isThumbFunc(&Sym))<br>
           Value |= 1;<br>
       }<br>
     }<br>
+    // We must always generate a relocation for BL/BLX instructions if we have<br>
+    // a symbol to reference, as the linker relies on knowing the destination<br>
+    // symbol's thumb-ness to get interworking right.<br>
+    if (A && ((unsigned)Fixup.getKind() == ARM::fixup_arm_thumb_blx ||<br>
+              (unsigned)Fixup.getKind() == ARM::fixup_arm_thumb_bl ||<br>
+              (unsigned)Fixup.getKind() == ARM::fixup_arm_blx ||<br>
+              (unsigned)Fixup.getKind() == ARM::fixup_arm_bl))<br>
+      IsResolved = false;<br>
   }<br>
<br>
   bool mayNeedRelaxation(const MCInst &Inst) const;<br>
@@ -343,6 +355,8 @@<br>
<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_condbranch:<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_uncondbranch:<br>
+  case ARM::fixup_arm_bl:<br>
+  case ARM::fixup_arm_blx:<br>
     // These values don't encode the low two bits since they're always zero.<br>
     // Offset by 8 just as above.<br>
     return 0xffffff & ((Value - 8) >> 2);<br>
@@ -552,6 +566,8 @@<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_ldst_pcrel_12:<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_pcrel_10:<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_adr_pcrel_12:<br>
+  case ARM::fixup_arm_bl:<br>
+  case ARM::fixup_arm_blx:<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_condbranch:<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_uncondbranch:<br>
     return 3;<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFObjectWriter.cpp<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFObjectWriter.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFObjectWriter.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFObjectWriter.cpp (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFObjectWriter.cpp Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@<br>
         break;<br>
       }<br>
       break;<br>
+    case ARM::fixup_arm_bl:<br>
+    case ARM::fixup_arm_blx:<br>
     case ARM::fixup_arm_uncondbranch:<br>
       switch (Modifier) {<br>
       case MCSymbolRefExpr::VK_ARM_PLT:<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMFixupKinds.h<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMFixupKinds.h?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMFixupKinds.h?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMFixupKinds.h (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMFixupKinds.h Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@<br>
   // fixup_arm_thumb_br - 12-bit fixup for Thumb B instructions.<br>
   fixup_arm_thumb_br,<br>
<br>
+  // fixup_arm_bl - Fixup for ARM BL instructions.<br>
+  fixup_arm_bl,<br>
+<br>
+  // fixup_arm_blx - Fixup for ARM BLX instructions.<br>
+  fixup_arm_blx,<br>
+<br>
   // fixup_arm_thumb_bl - Fixup for Thumb BL instructions.<br>
   fixup_arm_thumb_bl,<br>
<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMCCodeEmitter.cpp<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMCCodeEmitter.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMCCodeEmitter.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMCCodeEmitter.cpp (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMCCodeEmitter.cpp Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@<br>
   /// branch target.<br>
   uint32_t getARMBranchTargetOpValue(const MCInst &MI, unsigned OpIdx,<br>
                                      SmallVectorImpl<MCFixup> &Fixups) const;<br>
+  uint32_t getARMBLTargetOpValue(const MCInst &MI, unsigned OpIdx,<br>
+                                 SmallVectorImpl<MCFixup> &Fixups) const;<br>
   uint32_t getARMBLXTargetOpValue(const MCInst &MI, unsigned OpIdx,<br>
-                                     SmallVectorImpl<MCFixup> &Fixups) const;<br>
+                                  SmallVectorImpl<MCFixup> &Fixups) const;<br>
<br>
   /// getAdrLabelOpValue - Return encoding info for 12-bit immediate<br>
   /// ADR label target.<br>
@@ -592,16 +594,21 @@<br>
 }<br>
<br>
 uint32_t ARMMCCodeEmitter::<br>
+getARMBLTargetOpValue(const MCInst &MI, unsigned OpIdx,<br>
+                          SmallVectorImpl<MCFixup> &Fixups) const {<br>
+  const MCOperand MO = MI.getOperand(OpIdx);<br>
+  if (MO.isExpr())<br>
+    return ::getBranchTargetOpValue(MI, OpIdx, ARM::fixup_arm_bl, Fixups);<br>
+<br>
+  return MO.getImm() >> 2;<br>
+}<br>
+<br>
+uint32_t ARMMCCodeEmitter::<br>
 getARMBLXTargetOpValue(const MCInst &MI, unsigned OpIdx,<br>
                           SmallVectorImpl<MCFixup> &Fixups) const {<br>
   const MCOperand MO = MI.getOperand(OpIdx);<br>
-  if (MO.isExpr()) {<br>
-    if (HasConditionalBranch(MI))<br>
-      return ::getBranchTargetOpValue(MI, OpIdx,<br>
-                                      ARM::fixup_arm_condbranch, Fixups);<br>
-    return ::getBranchTargetOpValue(MI, OpIdx,<br>
-                                    ARM::fixup_arm_uncondbranch, Fixups);<br>
-  }<br>
+  if (MO.isExpr())<br>
+    return ::getBranchTargetOpValue(MI, OpIdx, ARM::fixup_arm_blx, Fixups);<br>
<br>
   return MO.getImm() >> 1;<br>
 }<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMachObjectWriter.cpp<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMachObjectWriter.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMachObjectWriter.cpp?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMachObjectWriter.cpp (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMMachObjectWriter.cpp Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_adr_pcrel_12:<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_condbranch:<br>
   case ARM::fixup_arm_uncondbranch:<br>
+  case ARM::fixup_arm_bl:<br>
+  case ARM::fixup_arm_blx:<br>
     RelocType = unsigned(macho::RIT_ARM_Branch24Bit);<br>
     // Report as 'long', even though that is not quite accurate.<br>
     Log2Size = llvm::Log2_32(4);<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/arm_fixups.s<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/arm_fixups.s?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/arm_fixups.s?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/arm_fixups.s (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/arm_fixups.s Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@<br>
<br>
     bl _printf<br>
 @ CHECK: bl _printf @ encoding: [A,A,A,0xeb]<br>
-@ CHECK: @ fixup A - offset: 0, value: _printf, kind: fixup_arm_uncondbranch<br>
+@ CHECK: @ fixup A - offset: 0, value: _printf, kind: fixup_arm_bl<br>
<br>
     mov r9, :lower16:(_foo)<br>
     movw r9, :lower16:(_foo)<br>
<br>
Modified: llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/basic-arm-instructions.s<br>
URL: <a href="http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/basic-arm-instructions.s?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff" target="_blank">http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/basic-arm-instructions.s?rev=151571&r1=151570&r2=151571&view=diff</a><br>

==============================================================================<br>
--- llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/basic-arm-instructions.s (original)<br>
+++ llvm/trunk/test/MC/ARM/basic-arm-instructions.s Mon Feb 27 15:36:23 2012<br>
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@<br>
         blx    #16212288<br>
<br>
 @ CHECK: bl  _bar @ encoding: [A,A,A,0xeb]<br>
-@ CHECK:   @   fixup A - offset: 0, value: _bar, kind: fixup_arm_uncondbranch<br>
+@ CHECK:   @   fixup A - offset: 0, value: _bar, kind: fixup_arm_bl<br>
 @ CHECK: blx   _bar @ encoding: [A,A,A,0xfa]<br>
-           @   fixup A - offset: 0, value: _bar, kind: fixup_arm_uncondbranch<br>
+           @   fixup A - offset: 0, value: _bar, kind: fixup_arm_blx<br>
 @ CHECK: blls  #28634268               @ encoding: [0x27,0x3b,0x6d,0x9b]<br>
 @ CHECK: blx   #32424576               @ encoding: [0xa0,0xb0,0x7b,0xfa]<br>
 @ CHECK: blx   #16212288               @ encoding: [0x50,0xd8,0x3d,0xfa]<br>
<br>
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