This commit provides linker support for Cortex-M Security Extensions (CMSE).
The specification for this feature can be found in ARM v8-M Security Extensions:
Requirements on Development Tools.
The linker synthesizes a security gateway veneer in a special section;
.gnu.sgstubs, when it finds non-local symbols __acle_se_<entry> and <entry>,
defined relative to the same text section and having the same address. The
address of <entry> is retargeted to the starting address of the
linker-synthesized security gateway veneer in section .gnu.sgstubs.
In summary, the linker translates input:
.text entry: __acle_se_entry: [entry_code]
into:
.section .gnu.sgstubs entry: SG B.W __acle_se_entry .text __acle_se_entry: [entry_code]
If addresses of __acle_se_<entry> and <entry> are not equal, the linker
considers that <entry> already defines a secure gateway veneer so does not
synthesize one.
If --out-implib=<out.lib> is specified, the linker writes the list of secure
gateway veneers into a CMSE import library <out.lib>. The CMSE import library
will have 3 sections: .symtab, .strtab, .shstrtab. For every secure gateway
veneer <entry> at address <addr>, .symtab contains a SHN_ABS symbol <entry> with
value <addr>.
If --in-implib=<in.lib> is specified, the linker reads the existing CMSE import
library <in.lib> and preserves the entry function addresses in the resulting
executable and new import library.
Would be good to have a summary comment of what a CMSE import lib is, and what the function has to do. Possibly worth a link to the specification as well.