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[Patch] ld plugin: Fix known_used with CLAIM_FILE_HOOK_V2 for elf_link_add_archive_symbols [GCC PR122432]

Tobias Burnus tburnus@baylibre.com
Tue Oct 28 00:35:12 GMT 2025 
Hi HJ,

H.J. Lu wrote:
> I can't reproduce the issue. If the common symbol comes first is an issue,
> you can create a testcase with 2 separate sources:
>
> 1.  a.c only with a common symbol.
> 2.  b.c uses the common symbol.

Unfortunately, it is not that simple - I have now played
around with several variants – and the real problem is that
   'h = archive_symbol_lookup (…)'
tends to be NULL for common symbols. And when turning it
into non-NULL, it tends to be
   h->type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
which then gives a call to add_archive_element, which in
turn calls the hook with known_used = true.

For the here failing testcase of the PR, I get for /liblocoa.a:

psb_d_oacc_mlt_v_2_ → h == NULL
mpi_fortran_argv_null_ → h->type == bfd_link_hash_common
→ hook call with known_used = false;

second loop
... several with include[i] = 0 until i=10:
__psb_d_oacc_vect_mod_MOD___def_init_psb_d_oacc_vect_mod_Psb_d_vect_oacc
For all i >= 10 now include[i] = true;

Then a third loop: All remaining symbols get include[i] = true.

* * *

Without the common symbol, the large program has first h == NULL
until __psb_d_oacc_vect_mod_MOD___def_init_psb_d_oacc_vect_mod_Psb_d_vect_oacc
which is bfd_link_undefine - and for which add_archive_element
is called.

* * *

> Without a testcase

There *is* a testcase attached tohttps://gcc.gnu.org/PR122432

> and others can't reproduce the issue, it is
> very hard to tell if your patch is correct or not.

As you started the discussion at PR122432, I continued there.
I hope my annotations on how to check for the correctness help.

* * *

> Please first create a binutils bug report.

I am happy to create a new binutils bug – but I am not sure when. As, 
currently, the discussion is in the GCC PR, I am unsure when it makes 
most sense to open the Binutils bug and continue there.

Tobias
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