Fix e_flags for 32-bit MIPS targets in generated object file #96930
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In rust-lang#95604 the compiler started generating a temporary symbols.o which is added to the linker invocation. This object file has an `e_flags` which may be invalid for 32-bit MIPS targets. Even though symbols.o doesn't contain code, linking with [lld fails](https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/main/lld/ELF/Arch/MipsArchTree.cpp#L79) with ``` rust-lld: error: foo-cgu.0.rcgu.o: ABI 'o32' is incompatible with target ABI 'n64' ``` because it omits the ABI bits (EF_MIPS_ABI_O32) so lld assumes it's using the N64 ABI. This breaks linking on nightly for the out-of-tree [psx target](ayrtonm/psx-sdk-rs#9), the builtin mipsel-sony-psp target (cc @overdrivenpotato) and any other 32-bit MIPS target using lld. This PR sets the ABI in `e_flags` to O32 since that's the only ABI for 32-bit MIPS that LLVM supports. It also sets other `e_flags` bits based on the target. I had to bump the object crate version since some of these constants were [added recently](gimli-rs/object#433). I'm not sure if this PR needs a test, but I can confirm that it fixes the linking issue on both targets I mentioned.
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Thanks! If this doesn't get into 1.61 beta in time please ping me and we'll backport this. |
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@petrochenkov This PR landed in 1.62 -- was there a separate PR that should be landing in 1.61 beta? |
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@Mark-Simulacrum The important part is to land this PR into the same release as #95604, because it fixes a regression introduced by it. |
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PR rust-lang#95604 introduced a "synthetic object file to ensure all exported and used symbols participate in the linking". One constraint on this file is that for MIPS-based targets, its architecture-specific ELF flags must be the same as all other object files passed to the linker. That's enforced by LLD, here: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/llvmorg-16.0.6/lld/ELF/Arch/MipsArchTree.cpp#L77 The current approach to determining e_flags for 32-bit was implemented in PR rust-lang#96930, which links to this issue that summarizes the problem well: ayrtonm/psx-sdk-rs#9 > ... the temporary object file is created with an e_flags which is > invalid for 32-bit MIPS targets. The main issue is that it omits the ABI > bits (EF_MIPS_ABI_O32) which implies it uses the N64 ABI. To enable the N32 MIPS ABI (which succeeded O32), this patch enables setting the synthetic object's ABI based on the target "llvm-abiname" field, if it's given; otherwise, the O32 ABI is assumed for 32-bit MIPS targets. More information about the N32 ABI can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20160121005457/http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/manuals/2000/007-2816-005/pdf/007-2816-005.pdf
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Support explicit 32-bit MIPS ABI for the synthetic object PR rust-lang#95604 introduced a "synthetic object file to ensure all exported and used symbols participate in the linking". One constraint on this file is that for MIPS-based targets, its architecture-specific ELF flags must be the same as all other object files passed to the linker. That's enforced by LLD, here: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/llvmorg-16.0.6/lld/ELF/Arch/MipsArchTree.cpp#L77 The current approach to determining e_flags for 32-bit was implemented in PR rust-lang#96930, which links to this issue that summarizes the problem well: ayrtonm/psx-sdk-rs#9 > ... the temporary object file is created with an e_flags which is > invalid for 32-bit MIPS targets. The main issue is that it omits the ABI > bits (EF_MIPS_ABI_O32) which implies it uses the N64 ABI. To enable the N32 MIPS ABI (which succeeded O32), this patch enables setting the synthetic object's ABI based on the target "llvm-abiname" field, if it's given; otherwise, the O32 ABI is assumed for 32-bit MIPS targets. More information about the N32 ABI can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20160121005457/http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/manuals/2000/007-2816-005/pdf/007-2816-005.pdf
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In #95604 the compiler started generating a temporary symbols.o which is added to the linker invocation. This object file has an
e_flagswhich is invalid for 32-bit MIPS targets. Even though symbols.o doesn't contain code, linking these targets with lld fails withbecause it omits the ABI bits (
EF_MIPS_ABI_O32) so lld assumes it's using the N64 ABI. This breaks linking on nightly for the out-of-tree mipsel-sony-psx target, the builtin mipsel-sony-psp target (cc @overdrivenpotato) and probably any other 32-bit MIPS target using lld.This PR sets the ABI in
e_flagsto O32 since that's the only ABI for 32-bit MIPS that LLVM supports. It also sets othere_flagsbits based on the target to avoid similar issues with the object file arch and PIC. I had to bump the object crate version since some of these constants were added recently. I'm not sure if this PR needs a test, but I can confirm that it fixes the linking issue on both targets I mentioned.