include/elf/

* common.h (NT_SPU): Define.
bfd/
	* elf.c (elfcore_grok_spu_note): New function.
	(elf_parse_notes): Call it.
binutils/
	* readelf.c (process_note): Recognize SPU core file notes.

bfd/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-08-25  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+	    Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* elf.c (elfcore_grok_spu_note): New function.
+	(elf_parse_notes): Call it.
+
 2007-08-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf64_x86_64_relocate_section): Adjust

bfd/elf.c

@@ -7980,6 +7980,32 @@ elfcore_grok_nto_note (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Note *note)
     }
 }
 
+static bfd_boolean
+elfcore_grok_spu_note (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Note *note)
+{
+  char *name;
+  asection *sect;
+  size_t len;
+
+  /* Use note name as section name.  */
+  len = note->namesz;
+  name = bfd_alloc (abfd, len);
+  if (name == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+  memcpy (name, note->namedata, len);
+  name[len - 1] = '\0';
+
+  sect = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, name, SEC_HAS_CONTENTS);
+  if (sect == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  sect->size            = note->descsz;
+  sect->filepos         = note->descpos;
+  sect->alignment_power = 1;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 /* Function: elfcore_write_note
 
    Inputs:
@@ -8280,6 +8306,11 @@ elf_parse_notes (bfd *abfd, char *buf, size_t size, file_ptr offset)
 	      if (! elfcore_grok_nto_note (abfd, &in))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
+	  else if (CONST_STRNEQ (in.namedata, "SPU/"))
+	    {
+	      if (! elfcore_grok_spu_note (abfd, &in))
+		return FALSE;
+	    }
 	  else
 	    {
 	      if (! elfcore_grok_note (abfd, &in))

binutils/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-08-25  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* readelf.c (process_note): Recognize SPU core file notes.
+
 2007-08-24  Daniel Jacobowitz  <dan@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* configure.in: Install embedspu on powerpc*-*-eabi* also.

binutils/readelf.c

@@ -9231,6 +9231,7 @@ get_netbsd_elfcore_note_type (unsigned e_type)
 static int
 process_note (Elf_Internal_Note *pnote)
 {
+  const char *name = pnote->namesz ? pnote->namedata : "(NONE)";
   const char *nt;
 
   if (pnote->namesz == 0)
@@ -9246,14 +9247,19 @@ process_note (Elf_Internal_Note *pnote)
     /* NetBSD-specific core file notes.  */
     nt = get_netbsd_elfcore_note_type (pnote->type);
 
+  else if (strneq (pnote->namedata, "SPU/", 4))
+    {
+      /* SPU-specific core file notes.  */
+      nt = pnote->namedata + 4;
+      name = "SPU";
+    }
+
   else
     /* Don't recognize this note name; just use the default set of
        note type strings.  */
       nt = get_note_type (pnote->type);
 
-  printf ("  %s\t\t0x%08lx\t%s\n",
-	  pnote->namesz ? pnote->namedata : "(NONE)",
-	  pnote->descsz, nt);
+  printf ("  %s\t\t0x%08lx\t%s\n", name, pnote->descsz, nt);
   return 1;
 }
 

include/elf/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-08-25  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* common.h (NT_SPU): Define.
+
 2007-08-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* common.h: Revert last change.

include/elf/common.h

@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@
 #define NT_NETBSDCORE_PROCINFO	1	/* Has a struct procinfo */
 #define NT_NETBSDCORE_FIRSTMACH	32	/* start of machdep note types */
 
+/* Note segments for core files on SPU systems.  Note name
+   must start with "SPU/".  */
+
+#define NT_SPU		1
 
 /* Values of note segment descriptor types for object files.  */