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index 99b3eb8f4b70eacb8b6d263f3ceba6219e2d57fe..65e3cf20d0a60e84e2a33d8cc1c943fa9d7e2cde 100644 (file)
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace passes {
 namespace branch_island {
 
 
+static std::map<const Atom*, uint64_t> sAtomToAddress;
 
 
 struct TargetAndOffset { const ld::Atom* atom; uint32_t offset; };
@@ -59,42 +60,39 @@ public:
 static bool _s_log = false;
 static ld::Section _s_text_section("__TEXT", "__text", ld::Section::typeCode);
 
-class PPCBranchIslandAtom : public ld::Atom {
+
+#if SUPPORT_ARCH_arm64
+
+class ARM64BranchIslandAtom : public ld::Atom {
 public:
-                                                                                       PPCBranchIslandAtom(const char* nm, const ld::Atom* target, TargetAndOffset finalTarget)
+                                                                                       ARM64BranchIslandAtom(const char* nm, const ld::Atom* target, TargetAndOffset finalTarget)
                                : ld::Atom(_s_text_section, ld::Atom::definitionRegular, ld::Atom::combineNever,
                                                        ld::Atom::scopeLinkageUnit, ld::Atom::typeBranchIsland, 
                                                        ld::Atom::symbolTableIn, false, false, false, ld::Atom::Alignment(2)), 
                                _name(nm),
-                               _target(target),
-                               _finalTarget(finalTarget) { }
+                               _fixup1(0, ld::Fixup::k1of1, ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressARM64Branch26, target),
+                               _fixup2(0, ld::Fixup::k1of1, ld::Fixup::kindIslandTarget, finalTarget.atom) {
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%p: ARM64 branch island to final target %s\n",
+                                                                               this, finalTarget.atom->name());
+                               }
 
        virtual const ld::File*                                 file() const                                    { return NULL; }
-       virtual bool                                                    translationUnitSource(const char** dir, const char**) const 
-                                                                                                                                                       { return false; }
        virtual const char*                                             name() const                                    { return _name; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                size() const                                    { return 4; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                objectAddress() const                   { return 0; }
        virtual void                                                    copyRawContent(uint8_t buffer[]) const {
-               int64_t displacement = _target->finalAddress() - this->finalAddress();
-               const int64_t bl_sixteenMegLimit = 0x00FFFFFF;
-               if ( _target->contentType() == ld::Atom::typeBranchIsland ) {
-                       // try optimizing away intermediate islands
-                       int64_t skipToFinalDisplacement = _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress() + _finalTarget.offset - this->finalAddress();
-                       if ( (skipToFinalDisplacement > bl_sixteenMegLimit) && (skipToFinalDisplacement < (-bl_sixteenMegLimit)) ) {
-                               displacement = skipToFinalDisplacement;
-                       }
-               }
-               int32_t branchInstruction = 0x48000000 | ((uint32_t)displacement & 0x03FFFFFC);
-               OSWriteBigInt32(buffer, 0, branchInstruction);
+               OSWriteLittleInt32(buffer, 0, 0x14000000);
        }
        virtual void                                                    setScope(Scope)                                 { }
+       virtual ld::Fixup::iterator                             fixupsBegin() const                             { return (ld::Fixup*)&_fixup1; }
+       virtual ld::Fixup::iterator                             fixupsEnd()     const                           { return &((ld::Fixup*)&_fixup2)[1]; }
 
 private:
        const char*                                                             _name;
-       const ld::Atom*                                                 _target;
-       TargetAndOffset                                                 _finalTarget;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup1;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup2;
 };
+#endif
 
 
 class ARMtoARMBranchIslandAtom : public ld::Atom {
@@ -104,45 +102,27 @@ public:
                                                        ld::Atom::scopeLinkageUnit, ld::Atom::typeBranchIsland, 
                                                        ld::Atom::symbolTableIn, false, false, false, ld::Atom::Alignment(2)), 
                                _name(nm),
-                               _target(target),
-                               _finalTarget(finalTarget) { }
+                               _fixup1(0, ld::Fixup::k1of1, ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressARMBranch24, target),
+                               _fixup2(0, ld::Fixup::k1of1, ld::Fixup::kindIslandTarget, finalTarget.atom) {
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%p: ARM-to-ARM branch island to final target %s\n", 
+                                                                               this, finalTarget.atom->name());
+                               }
 
        virtual const ld::File*                                 file() const                                    { return NULL; }
-       virtual bool                                                    translationUnitSource(const char** dir, const char**) const 
-                                                                                                                                                       { return false; }
        virtual const char*                                             name() const                                    { return _name; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                size() const                                    { return 4; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                objectAddress() const                   { return 0; }
        virtual void                                                    copyRawContent(uint8_t buffer[]) const {
-               int64_t displacement = _target->finalAddress() - this->finalAddress() - 8;
-               if ( _target->contentType() == ld::Atom::typeBranchIsland ) {
-                       // an ARM branch can branch farther than a thumb branch.  The branch
-                       // island generation was conservative and put islands every thumb
-                       // branch distance apart.  Check to see if this is a an island
-                       // hopping branch that could be optimized to go directly to target.
-                       int64_t skipToFinalDisplacement = _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress() + _finalTarget.offset - this->finalAddress() - 8;
-                       if ( (skipToFinalDisplacement < 33554428LL) && (skipToFinalDisplacement > (-33554432LL)) ) {
-                               // can skip branch island and jump straight to target
-                               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%s: optimized jump to final target at 0x%08llX, thisAddr=0x%08llX\n", 
-                                                                                       _target->name(), _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress(), this->finalAddress());
-                               displacement = skipToFinalDisplacement;
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               // ultimate target is too far, jump to island
-                               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%s: jump to branch island at 0x%08llX\n", 
-                                                                                       _target->name(), _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress());
-                       }
-               }
-               uint32_t imm24 = (displacement >> 2) & 0x00FFFFFF;
-               int32_t branchInstruction = 0xEA000000 | imm24;
-               OSWriteLittleInt32(buffer, 0, branchInstruction);
+               OSWriteLittleInt32(buffer, 0, 0xEA000000);
        }
        virtual void                                                    setScope(Scope)                                 { }
+       virtual ld::Fixup::iterator                             fixupsBegin() const                             { return (ld::Fixup*)&_fixup1; }
+       virtual ld::Fixup::iterator                             fixupsEnd()     const                           { return &((ld::Fixup*)&_fixup2)[1]; }
 
 private:
        const char*                                                             _name;
-       const ld::Atom*                                                 _target;
-       TargetAndOffset                                                 _finalTarget;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup1;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup2;
 };
 
 
@@ -154,12 +134,12 @@ public:
                                                        ld::Atom::scopeLinkageUnit, ld::Atom::typeBranchIsland, 
                                                        ld::Atom::symbolTableIn, false, false, false, ld::Atom::Alignment(2)), 
                                _name(nm),
-                               _target(target),
-                               _finalTarget(finalTarget) { }
+                               _finalTarget(finalTarget) {
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%p: ARM-to-thumb1 branch island to final target %s\n", 
+                                                                               this, finalTarget.atom->name());
+                               }
 
        virtual const ld::File*                                 file() const                                    { return NULL; }
-       virtual bool                                                    translationUnitSource(const char** dir, const char**) const 
-                                                                                                                                                       { return false; }
        virtual const char*                                             name() const                                    { return _name; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                size() const                                    { return 16; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                objectAddress() const                   { return 0; }
@@ -170,8 +150,6 @@ public:
                int64_t displacement = _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress() + _finalTarget.offset - (this->finalAddress() + 12);
                if ( _finalTarget.atom->isThumb() )
                        displacement |= 1;
-               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%s: 4 ARM instruction jump to final target at 0x%08llX\n", 
-                                                                               _target->name(), _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress());
                OSWriteLittleInt32(&buffer[ 0], 0, 0xe59fc004); //      ldr  ip, pc + 4
                OSWriteLittleInt32(&buffer[ 4], 0, 0xe08fc00c); //      add      ip, pc, ip
                OSWriteLittleInt32(&buffer[ 8], 0, 0xe12fff1c); //      bx       ip
@@ -181,7 +159,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
        const char*                                                             _name;
-       const ld::Atom*                                                 _target;
        TargetAndOffset                                                 _finalTarget;
 };
 
@@ -194,64 +171,71 @@ public:
                                                        ld::Atom::scopeLinkageUnit, ld::Atom::typeBranchIsland, 
                                                        ld::Atom::symbolTableIn, false, true, false, ld::Atom::Alignment(1)), 
                                _name(nm),
-                               _target(target),
-                               _finalTarget(finalTarget) { }
+                               _fixup1(0, ld::Fixup::k1of1, ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressThumbBranch22, target),
+                               _fixup2(0, ld::Fixup::k1of1, ld::Fixup::kindIslandTarget, finalTarget.atom)             { 
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%p: Thumb-to-thumb branch island to final target %s\n", 
+                                                                               this, finalTarget.atom->name());
+                                       }
 
        virtual const ld::File*                                 file() const                                    { return NULL; }
-       virtual bool                                                    translationUnitSource(const char** dir, const char**) const 
-                                                                                                                                                       { return false; }
        virtual const char*                                             name() const                                    { return _name; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                size() const                                    { return 4; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                objectAddress() const                   { return 0; }
        virtual void                                                    copyRawContent(uint8_t buffer[]) const {
-               int64_t displacement = _target->finalAddress() - this->finalAddress() - 4;
-               if ( _target->contentType() == ld::Atom::typeBranchIsland ) {
-                       // an ARM branch can branch farther than a thumb branch.  The branch
-                       // island generation was conservative and put islands every thumb
-                       // branch distance apart.  Check to see if this is a an island
-                       // hopping branch that could be optimized to go directly to target.
-                       int64_t skipToFinalDisplacement = _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress() + _finalTarget.offset - this->finalAddress() - 4;
-                       if ( (skipToFinalDisplacement < 16777214) && (skipToFinalDisplacement > (-16777216LL)) ) {
-                               // can skip branch island and jump straight to target
-                               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%s: optimized jump to final target at 0x%08llX, thisAddr=0x%08llX\n", 
-                                                                                       _target->name(), _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress(), this->finalAddress());
-                               displacement = skipToFinalDisplacement;
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               // ultimate target is too far for thumb2 branch, jump to island
-                               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%s: jump to branch island at 0x%08llX\n", 
-                                                                                       _target->name(), _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress());
-                       }
-               }
-               // The instruction is really two instructions:
-               // The lower 16 bits are the first instruction, which contains the high
-               //   11 bits of the displacement.
-               // The upper 16 bits are the second instruction, which contains the low
-               //   11 bits of the displacement, as well as differentiating bl and blx.
-               uint32_t s = (uint32_t)(displacement >> 24) & 0x1;
-               uint32_t i1 = (uint32_t)(displacement >> 23) & 0x1;
-               uint32_t i2 = (uint32_t)(displacement >> 22) & 0x1;
-               uint32_t imm10 = (uint32_t)(displacement >> 12) & 0x3FF;
-               uint32_t imm11 = (uint32_t)(displacement >> 1) & 0x7FF;
-               uint32_t j1 = (i1 == s);
-               uint32_t j2 = (i2 == s);
-               uint32_t opcode = 0x9000F000;
-               uint32_t nextDisp = (j1 << 13) | (j2 << 11) | imm11;
-               uint32_t firstDisp = (s << 10) | imm10;
-               uint32_t newInstruction = opcode | (nextDisp << 16) | firstDisp;
-               //warning("s=%d, j1=%d, j2=%d, imm10=0x%0X, imm11=0x%0X, opcode=0x%08X, first=0x%04X, next=0x%04X, new=0x%08X, disp=0x%llX for %s to %s\n",
-               //      s, j1, j2, imm10, imm11, opcode, firstDisp, nextDisp, newInstruction, displacement, inAtom->getDisplayName(), ref->getTarget().getDisplayName());
-               OSWriteLittleInt32(buffer, 0, newInstruction);
+               OSWriteLittleInt32(buffer, 0, 0xf0008000);
        }
        virtual void                                                    setScope(Scope)                                 { }
+       virtual ld::Fixup::iterator                             fixupsBegin() const                             { return (ld::Fixup*)&_fixup1; }
+       virtual ld::Fixup::iterator                             fixupsEnd()     const                           { return &((ld::Fixup*)&_fixup2)[1]; }
 
 private:
        const char*                                                             _name;
-       const ld::Atom*                                                 _target;
-       TargetAndOffset                                                 _finalTarget;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup1;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup2;
 };
 
 
+
+class Thumb2toThumbBranchAbsoluteIslandAtom : public ld::Atom {
+public:
+                                                                                       Thumb2toThumbBranchAbsoluteIslandAtom(const char* nm, const ld::Section& inSect, TargetAndOffset finalTarget)
+                               : ld::Atom(inSect, ld::Atom::definitionRegular, ld::Atom::combineNever,
+                                                       ld::Atom::scopeLinkageUnit, ld::Atom::typeBranchIsland, 
+                                                       ld::Atom::symbolTableIn, false, true, false, ld::Atom::Alignment(1)), 
+                               _name(nm),
+                               _fixup1(0, ld::Fixup::k1of2, ld::Fixup::kindSetTargetAddress, finalTarget.atom),
+                               _fixup2(0, ld::Fixup::k2of2, ld::Fixup::kindStoreThumbLow16),
+                               _fixup3(4, ld::Fixup::k1of2, ld::Fixup::kindSetTargetAddress, finalTarget.atom),
+                               _fixup4(4, ld::Fixup::k2of2, ld::Fixup::kindStoreThumbHigh16),
+                               _fixup5(0, ld::Fixup::k1of1, ld::Fixup::kindIslandTarget, finalTarget.atom) {
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%p: Thumb-to-thumb absolute branch island to final target %s\n", 
+                                                                               this, finalTarget.atom->name());
+                                       }
+
+       virtual const ld::File*                                 file() const                                    { return NULL; }
+       virtual const char*                                             name() const                                    { return _name; }
+       virtual uint64_t                                                size() const                                    { return 10; }
+       virtual uint64_t                                                objectAddress() const                   { return 0; }
+       virtual void                                                    copyRawContent(uint8_t buffer[]) const {
+               OSWriteLittleInt32(&buffer[0], 0, 0x0c00f240);  //      movw    r12, #0x5678
+               OSWriteLittleInt32(&buffer[4], 0, 0x0c00f2c0);  //      movt    r12, #0x1234
+               OSWriteLittleInt16(&buffer[8], 0, 0x4760);              //      bx              r12
+       }
+       virtual void                                                    setScope(Scope)                                 { }
+       virtual ld::Fixup::iterator                             fixupsBegin() const                             { return (ld::Fixup*)&_fixup1; }
+       virtual ld::Fixup::iterator                             fixupsEnd()     const                           { return &((ld::Fixup*)&_fixup5)[1]; }
+
+private:
+       const char*                                                             _name;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup1;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup2;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup3;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup4;
+       ld::Fixup                                                               _fixup5;
+};
+
+
+
 class NoPicARMtoThumbMBranchIslandAtom : public ld::Atom {
 public:
                                                                                        NoPicARMtoThumbMBranchIslandAtom(const char* nm, const ld::Atom* target, TargetAndOffset finalTarget)
@@ -259,12 +243,12 @@ public:
                                                        ld::Atom::scopeLinkageUnit, ld::Atom::typeBranchIsland, 
                                                        ld::Atom::symbolTableIn, false, false, false, ld::Atom::Alignment(2)), 
                                _name(nm),
-                               _target(target),
-                               _finalTarget(finalTarget) { }
+                               _finalTarget(finalTarget) {
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%p: NoPIC ARM-to-Thumb branch island to final target %s\n", 
+                                                                               this, finalTarget.atom->name());
+                                       }
 
        virtual const ld::File*                                 file() const                                    { return NULL; }
-       virtual bool                                                    translationUnitSource(const char** dir, const char**) const 
-                                                                                                                                                       { return false; }
        virtual const char*                                             name() const                                    { return _name; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                size() const                                    { return 8; }
        virtual uint64_t                                                objectAddress() const                   { return 0; }
@@ -275,8 +259,6 @@ public:
                uint32_t targetAddr = _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress();
                if ( _finalTarget.atom->isThumb() )
                        targetAddr |= 1;
-               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "%s: 2 ARM instruction jump to final target at 0x%08llX\n",
-                                                                       _target->name(), _finalTarget.atom->finalAddress());
                OSWriteLittleInt32(&buffer[0], 0, 0xe51ff004);  //      ldr     pc, [pc, #-4]
                OSWriteLittleInt32(&buffer[4], 0, targetAddr);  //      .long target-this               
        }
@@ -284,12 +266,12 @@ public:
 
 private:
        const char*                                                             _name;
-       const ld::Atom*                                                 _target;
        TargetAndOffset                                                 _finalTarget;
 };
 
 
-static ld::Atom* makeBranchIsland(const Options& opts, ld::Fixup::Kind kind, int islandRegion, const ld::Atom* nextTarget, TargetAndOffset finalTarget)
+static ld::Atom* makeBranchIsland(const Options& opts, ld::Fixup::Kind kind, int islandRegion, const ld::Atom* nextTarget, 
+                                                                       TargetAndOffset finalTarget, const ld::Section& inSect, bool crossSectionBranch)
 {
        char* name;
        if ( finalTarget.offset == 0 ) {
@@ -303,15 +285,14 @@ static ld::Atom* makeBranchIsland(const Options& opts, ld::Fixup::Kind kind, int
        }
 
        switch ( kind ) {
-               case ld::Fixup::kindStorePPCBranch24:
-               case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressPPCBranch24:
-                       return new PPCBranchIslandAtom(name, nextTarget, finalTarget);
-                       break;
                case ld::Fixup::kindStoreARMBranch24:
                case ld::Fixup::kindStoreThumbBranch22:
                case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressARMBranch24:
                case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressThumbBranch22:
-                       if ( finalTarget.atom->isThumb() ) {
+                       if ( crossSectionBranch && opts.preferSubArchitecture() && opts.archSupportsThumb2() ) {
+                               return new Thumb2toThumbBranchAbsoluteIslandAtom(name, inSect, finalTarget);
+                       }
+                       else if ( finalTarget.atom->isThumb() ) {
                                if ( opts.preferSubArchitecture() && opts.archSupportsThumb2() ) {
                                        return new Thumb2toThumbBranchIslandAtom(name, nextTarget, finalTarget);
                                }
@@ -326,6 +307,12 @@ static ld::Atom* makeBranchIsland(const Options& opts, ld::Fixup::Kind kind, int
                                return new ARMtoARMBranchIslandAtom(name, nextTarget, finalTarget);
                        }
                        break;
+#if SUPPORT_ARCH_arm64
+           case ld::Fixup::kindStoreARM64Branch26:
+               case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressARM64Branch26:
+                       return new ARM64BranchIslandAtom(name, nextTarget, finalTarget);
+                       break;
+#endif
                default:
                        assert(0 && "unexpected branch kind");
                        break;
@@ -337,10 +324,6 @@ static ld::Atom* makeBranchIsland(const Options& opts, ld::Fixup::Kind kind, int
 static uint64_t textSizeWhenMightNeedBranchIslands(const Options& opts, bool seenThumbBranch)
 {
        switch ( opts.architecture() ) {
-               case CPU_TYPE_POWERPC:
-               case CPU_TYPE_POWERPC64:
-                       return 16000000;
-                       break;
                case CPU_TYPE_ARM:
                        if ( ! seenThumbBranch )
                                return 32000000;  // ARM can branch +/- 32MB
@@ -349,6 +332,11 @@ static uint64_t textSizeWhenMightNeedBranchIslands(const Options& opts, bool see
                        else
                                return  4000000;  // thumb1 can branch +/- 4MB
                        break;
+#if SUPPORT_ARCH_arm64
+               case CPU_TYPE_ARM64:
+                       return 128000000; // arm64 can branch +/- 128MB
+                       break;
+#endif
        }
        assert(0 && "unexpected architecture");
        return 0x100000000LL;
@@ -358,10 +346,6 @@ static uint64_t textSizeWhenMightNeedBranchIslands(const Options& opts, bool see
 static uint64_t maxDistanceBetweenIslands(const Options& opts, bool seenThumbBranch)
 {
        switch ( opts.architecture() ) {
-               case CPU_TYPE_POWERPC:
-               case CPU_TYPE_POWERPC64:
-                               return 14*1024*1024;
-                       break;
                case CPU_TYPE_ARM:
                        if ( ! seenThumbBranch )
                                return 30*1024*1024;    // 2MB of branch islands per 32MB
@@ -370,6 +354,11 @@ static uint64_t maxDistanceBetweenIslands(const Options& opts, bool seenThumbBra
                        else
                                return 3500000;                 // 0.5MB of branch islands per 4MB
                        break;
+#if SUPPORT_ARCH_arm64
+               case CPU_TYPE_ARM64:
+                       return 124*1024*1024;            // 4MB of branch islands per 128MB
+                       break;
+#endif
        }
        assert(0 && "unexpected architecture");
        return 0x100000000LL;
@@ -399,49 +388,51 @@ static uint64_t maxDistanceBetweenIslands(const Options& opts, bool seenThumbBra
 // before any branches could be pushed out of range.
 //
 
-void doPass(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state)
-{      
-       // only make branch islands in final linked images
-       if ( opts.outputKind() == Options::kObjectFile )
-               return;
 
-       // only PowerPC and ARM need branch islands
-       switch ( opts.architecture() ) {
-               case CPU_TYPE_POWERPC:
-               case CPU_TYPE_POWERPC64:
-               case CPU_TYPE_ARM:
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       return;
-       }
-       
-       // scan to find __text section
-       ld::Internal::FinalSection* textSection = NULL;
-       for (std::vector<ld::Internal::FinalSection*>::iterator sit=state.sections.begin(); sit != state.sections.end(); ++sit) {
-               ld::Internal::FinalSection* sect = *sit;
-               if ( strcmp(sect->sectionName(), "__text") == 0 )
-                       textSection = sect;
-       }
-       if ( textSection == NULL )
-               return;
-       
+static void makeIslandsForSection(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state, ld::Internal::FinalSection* textSection, unsigned stubCount)
+{
        // assign section offsets to each atom in __text section, watch for thumb branches, and find total size
-       const bool isARM = (opts.architecture() == CPU_TYPE_ARM);
        bool hasThumbBranches = false;
+       bool haveCrossSectionBranches = false;
+       const bool preload = (opts.outputKind() == Options::kPreload);
        uint64_t offset = 0;
        for (std::vector<const ld::Atom*>::iterator ait=textSection->atoms.begin();  ait != textSection->atoms.end(); ++ait) {
                const ld::Atom* atom = *ait;
-               // check for thumb branches
-               if ( isARM && ~hasThumbBranches ) {
-                       for (ld::Fixup::iterator fit = atom->fixupsBegin(), end=atom->fixupsEnd(); fit != end; ++fit) {
-                               switch ( fit->kind ) {
-                                       case ld::Fixup::kindStoreThumbBranch22:
-                                       case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressThumbBranch22:
-                                               hasThumbBranches = true;
-                                               break;
-                                       default:
-                                               break;
-                               }
+               // check for thumb branches and cross section branches
+               const ld::Atom* target = NULL;
+               for (ld::Fixup::iterator fit = atom->fixupsBegin(), end=atom->fixupsEnd(); fit != end; ++fit) {
+                       if ( fit->firstInCluster() ) {
+                               target = NULL;
+                       }
+                       switch ( fit->binding ) {
+                               case ld::Fixup::bindingNone:
+                               case ld::Fixup::bindingByNameUnbound:
+                                       break;
+                               case ld::Fixup::bindingByContentBound:
+                               case ld::Fixup::bindingDirectlyBound:
+                                       target = fit->u.target;
+                                       break;
+                               case ld::Fixup::bindingsIndirectlyBound:
+                                       target = state.indirectBindingTable[fit->u.bindingIndex];
+                                       break;
+                       }
+                       bool haveBranch = false;
+                       switch (fit->kind) {
+                               case ld::Fixup::kindStoreThumbBranch22:
+                               case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressThumbBranch22:
+                                       hasThumbBranches = true;
+                                       // fall into arm branch case
+                               case ld::Fixup::kindStoreARMBranch24:
+                               case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressARMBranch24:
+                                       haveBranch = true;
+                                       break;
+                default:
+                    break;   
+                       }
+                       if ( haveBranch && (target->contentType() != ld::Atom::typeStub) ) {
+                               // <rdar://problem/14792124> haveCrossSectionBranches only applies to -preload builds
+                               if ( preload && (atom->section() != target->section()) )
+                                       haveCrossSectionBranches = true;
                        }
                }
                // align atom
@@ -457,23 +448,54 @@ void doPass(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state)
                (const_cast<ld::Atom*>(atom))->setSectionOffset(offset);
                offset += atom->size();
        }
-       uint64_t totalTextSize = offset;
-       if ( totalTextSize < textSizeWhenMightNeedBranchIslands(opts, hasThumbBranches) )
+       uint64_t totalTextSize = offset + stubCount*16;
+       if ( (totalTextSize < textSizeWhenMightNeedBranchIslands(opts, hasThumbBranches)) && !haveCrossSectionBranches )
                return;
-       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "ld:  __text section size=%llu, might need branch islands\n", totalTextSize);
+       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "ld: section %s size=%llu, might need branch islands\n", textSection->sectionName(), totalTextSize);
        
-       // figure out how many regions of branch islands will be needed
-       const uint32_t kBetweenRegions = maxDistanceBetweenIslands(opts, hasThumbBranches); // place regions of islands every 14MB in __text section
-       const int kIslandRegionsCount = totalTextSize / kBetweenRegions;
+       // Figure out how many regions of branch islands will be needed, and their locations.
+       // Construct a vector containing the atoms after which branch islands will be inserted,
+       // taking into account follow on fixups. No atom run without an island can exceed kBetweenRegions.
+       const uint64_t kBetweenRegions = maxDistanceBetweenIslands(opts, hasThumbBranches); // place regions of islands every 14MB in __text section
+       std::vector<const ld::Atom*> branchIslandInsertionPoints; // atoms in the atom list after which branch islands will be inserted
+       uint64_t previousIslandEndAddr = 0;
+       const ld::Atom *insertionPoint = NULL;
+       branchIslandInsertionPoints.reserve(totalTextSize/kBetweenRegions*2);
+       for (std::vector<const ld::Atom*>::iterator it=textSection->atoms.begin(); it != textSection->atoms.end(); it++) {
+               const ld::Atom* atom = *it;
+               // if we move past the next atom, will the run length exceed kBetweenRegions?
+               if ( atom->sectionOffset() + atom->size() > previousIslandEndAddr + kBetweenRegions ) {
+                       // yes. Add the last known good location (atom) for inserting a branch island.
+                       if ( insertionPoint == NULL )
+                               throwf("Unable to insert branch island. No insertion point available.");
+                       branchIslandInsertionPoints.push_back(insertionPoint);
+                       previousIslandEndAddr = insertionPoint->sectionOffset()+insertionPoint->size();
+                       insertionPoint = NULL;
+               }
+               // Can we insert an island after this atom? If so then keep track of it.
+               if ( !atom->hasFixupsOfKind(ld::Fixup::kindNoneFollowOn) )
+                       insertionPoint = atom;
+       }
+       // add one more island after the last atom if close to limit
+       if ( (insertionPoint != NULL) && (insertionPoint->sectionOffset() + insertionPoint->size() > previousIslandEndAddr + (kBetweenRegions-0x100000)) )
+               branchIslandInsertionPoints.push_back(insertionPoint);
+       if ( haveCrossSectionBranches && branchIslandInsertionPoints.empty() ) {
+               branchIslandInsertionPoints.push_back(textSection->atoms.back());
+       }
+       const int kIslandRegionsCount = branchIslandInsertionPoints.size();
+
+       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "ld: will use %u branch island regions\n", kIslandRegionsCount);
        typedef std::map<TargetAndOffset,const ld::Atom*, TargetAndOffsetComparor> AtomToIsland;
     AtomToIsland* regionsMap[kIslandRegionsCount];
+       uint64_t regionAddresses[kIslandRegionsCount];
        std::vector<const ld::Atom*>* regionsIslands[kIslandRegionsCount];
        for(int i=0; i < kIslandRegionsCount; ++i) {
                regionsMap[i] = new AtomToIsland();
                regionsIslands[i] = new std::vector<const ld::Atom*>();
+               regionAddresses[i] = branchIslandInsertionPoints[i]->sectionOffset() + branchIslandInsertionPoints[i]->size();
+               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "ld: branch islands will be inserted at 0x%08llX after %s\n", regionAddresses[i], branchIslandInsertionPoints[i]->name());
        }
        unsigned int islandCount = 0;
-       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "ld: will use %u branch island regions\n", kIslandRegionsCount);
        
        // create islands for branches in __text that are out of range
        for (std::vector<const ld::Atom*>::iterator ait=textSection->atoms.begin(); ait != textSection->atoms.end(); ++ait) {
@@ -506,38 +528,68 @@ void doPass(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state)
                                case ld::Fixup::kindAddAddend:
                                        addend = fit->u.addend;
                                        break;
-                               case ld::Fixup::kindStorePPCBranch24:
-                               case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressPPCBranch24:
                                case ld::Fixup::kindStoreARMBranch24:
                                case ld::Fixup::kindStoreThumbBranch22:
                                case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressARMBranch24:
                                case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressThumbBranch22:
+#if SUPPORT_ARCH_arm64
+                               case ld::Fixup::kindStoreARM64Branch26:
+                               case ld::Fixup::kindStoreTargetAddressARM64Branch26:
+#endif
                                        haveBranch = true;
                                        break;
                 default:
                     break;   
                        }
                        if ( haveBranch ) {
+                               bool crossSectionBranch = ( preload && (atom->section() != target->section()) );
                                int64_t srcAddr = atom->sectionOffset() + fit->offsetInAtom;
                                int64_t dstAddr = target->sectionOffset() + addend;
+                               if ( preload ) {
+                                       srcAddr = sAtomToAddress[atom] + fit->offsetInAtom;
+                                       dstAddr = sAtomToAddress[target] + addend;
+                               }
                                if ( target->section().type() == ld::Section::typeStub )
                                        dstAddr = totalTextSize;
                                int64_t displacement = dstAddr - srcAddr;
-                               TargetAndOffset finalTargetAndOffset = { target, addend };
+                               TargetAndOffset finalTargetAndOffset = { target, (uint32_t)addend };
                                const int64_t kBranchLimit = kBetweenRegions;
-                               if ( displacement > kBranchLimit ) {
+                               if ( crossSectionBranch && ((displacement > kBranchLimit) || (displacement < (-kBranchLimit))) ) {
+                                       const ld::Atom* island;
+                                       AtomToIsland* region = regionsMap[0];
+                                       AtomToIsland::iterator pos = region->find(finalTargetAndOffset);
+                                       if ( pos == region->end() ) {
+                                               island = makeBranchIsland(opts, fit->kind, 0, target, finalTargetAndOffset, atom->section(), true);
+                                               (*region)[finalTargetAndOffset] = island;
+                                               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "added absolute branching island %p %s, displacement=%lld\n", 
+                                                                                               island, island->name(), displacement);
+                                               ++islandCount;
+                                               regionsIslands[0]->push_back(island);
+                                               state.atomToSection[island] = textSection;
+                                       }
+                                       else {
+                                               island = pos->second;
+                                       }
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "using island %p %s for branch to %s from %s\n", island, island->name(), target->name(), atom->name());
+                                       fixupWithTarget->u.target = island;
+                                       fixupWithTarget->binding = ld::Fixup::bindingDirectlyBound;
+                               }
+                               else if ( displacement > kBranchLimit ) {
                                        // create forward branch chain
                                        const ld::Atom* nextTarget = target;
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "need forward branching island srcAdr=0x%08llX, dstAdr=0x%08llX, target=%s\n",
+                                                                                                               srcAddr, dstAddr, target->name());
                                        for (int i=kIslandRegionsCount-1; i >=0 ; --i) {
                                                AtomToIsland* region = regionsMap[i];
-                                               int64_t islandRegionAddr = kBetweenRegions * (i+1);
-                                               if ( (srcAddr < islandRegionAddr) && (islandRegionAddr <= dstAddr) ) { 
+                                               int64_t islandRegionAddr = regionAddresses[i];
+                                               if ( (srcAddr < islandRegionAddr) && ((islandRegionAddr <= dstAddr)) ) { 
                                                        AtomToIsland::iterator pos = region->find(finalTargetAndOffset);
                                                        if ( pos == region->end() ) {
-                                                               ld::Atom* island = makeBranchIsland(opts, fit->kind, i, nextTarget, finalTargetAndOffset);
+                                                               ld::Atom* island = makeBranchIsland(opts, fit->kind, i, nextTarget, finalTargetAndOffset, atom->section(), false);
                                                                (*region)[finalTargetAndOffset] = island;
-                                                               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "added island %s to region %d for %s\n", island->name(), i, atom->name());
+                                                               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "added forward branching island %p %s to region %d for %s\n", island, island->name(), i, atom->name());
                                                                regionsIslands[i]->push_back(island);
+                                                               state.atomToSection[island] = textSection;
                                                                ++islandCount;
                                                                nextTarget = island;
                                                        }
@@ -546,7 +598,7 @@ void doPass(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state)
                                                        }
                                                }
                                        }
-                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "using island %s for branch to %s from %s\n", nextTarget->name(), target->name(), atom->name());
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "using island %p %s for branch to %s from %s\n", nextTarget, nextTarget->name(), target->name(), atom->name());
                                        fixupWithTarget->u.target = nextTarget;
                                        fixupWithTarget->binding = ld::Fixup::bindingDirectlyBound;
                                }
@@ -555,14 +607,16 @@ void doPass(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state)
                                        const ld::Atom* prevTarget = target;
                                        for (int i=0; i < kIslandRegionsCount ; ++i) {
                                                AtomToIsland* region = regionsMap[i];
-                                               int64_t islandRegionAddr = kBetweenRegions * (i+1);
-                                               if ( (dstAddr <= islandRegionAddr) && (islandRegionAddr < srcAddr) ) {
+                                               int64_t islandRegionAddr = regionAddresses[i];
+                                               if ( (dstAddr < islandRegionAddr) && (islandRegionAddr <= srcAddr) ) {
+                                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "need backward branching island srcAdr=0x%08llX, dstAdr=0x%08llX, target=%s\n", srcAddr, dstAddr, target->name());
                                                        AtomToIsland::iterator pos = region->find(finalTargetAndOffset);
                                                        if ( pos == region->end() ) {
-                                                               ld::Atom* island = makeBranchIsland(opts, fit->kind, i, prevTarget, finalTargetAndOffset);
+                                                               ld::Atom* island = makeBranchIsland(opts, fit->kind, i, prevTarget, finalTargetAndOffset, atom->section(), false);
                                                                (*region)[finalTargetAndOffset] = island;
-                                                               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "added back island %s to region %d for %s\n", island->name(), i, atom->name());
+                                                               if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "added back branching island %p %s to region %d for %s\n", island, island->name(), i, atom->name());
                                                                regionsIslands[i]->push_back(island);
+                                                               state.atomToSection[island] = textSection;
                                                                ++islandCount;
                                                                prevTarget = island;
                                                        }
@@ -571,7 +625,7 @@ void doPass(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state)
                                                        }
                                                }
                                        }
-                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "using back island %s for %s\n", prevTarget->name(), atom->name());
+                                       if (_s_log) fprintf(stderr, "using back island %p %s for %s\n", prevTarget, prevTarget->name(), atom->name());
                                        fixupWithTarget->u.target = prevTarget;
                                        fixupWithTarget->binding = ld::Fixup::bindingDirectlyBound;
                                }
@@ -585,29 +639,15 @@ void doPass(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state)
                if ( _s_log ) fprintf(stderr, "ld: %u branch islands required in %u regions\n", islandCount, kIslandRegionsCount);
                std::vector<const ld::Atom*> newAtomList;
                newAtomList.reserve(textSection->atoms.size()+islandCount);
-               uint64_t islandRegionAddr = kBetweenRegions;;
+               
                int regionIndex = 0;
-               for (std::vector<const ld::Atom*>::iterator it=textSection->atoms.begin(); it != textSection->atoms.end(); it++) {
-                       const ld::Atom* atom = *it;
-                       if ( (atom->sectionOffset()+atom->size()) > islandRegionAddr ) {
-                               std::vector<const ld::Atom*>* regionIslands = regionsIslands[regionIndex];
-                               for (std::vector<const ld::Atom*>::iterator rit=regionIslands->begin(); rit != regionIslands->end(); rit++) {
-                                       const ld::Atom* islandAtom = *rit;
-                                       newAtomList.push_back(islandAtom);
-                                       if ( _s_log ) fprintf(stderr, "inserting island %s into __text section\n", islandAtom->name());
-                               }
-                               ++regionIndex;
-                               islandRegionAddr += kBetweenRegions;
-                       }
+               for (std::vector<const ld::Atom*>::iterator ait=textSection->atoms.begin(); ait != textSection->atoms.end(); ait++) {
+                       const ld::Atom* atom = *ait;
                        newAtomList.push_back(atom);
-               }
-               // put any remaining islands at end of __text section
-               if ( regionIndex < kIslandRegionsCount ) {
-                       std::vector<const ld::Atom*>* regionIslands = regionsIslands[regionIndex];
-                       for (std::vector<const ld::Atom*>::iterator rit=regionIslands->begin(); rit != regionIslands->end(); rit++) {
-                               const ld::Atom* islandAtom = *rit;
-                               newAtomList.push_back(islandAtom);
-                               if ( _s_log ) fprintf(stderr, "inserting island %s into __text section\n", islandAtom->name());
+                       if ( (regionIndex < kIslandRegionsCount) && (atom == branchIslandInsertionPoints[regionIndex]) ) {
+                               std::vector<const ld::Atom*>* islands = regionsIslands[regionIndex];
+                               newAtomList.insert(newAtomList.end(), islands->begin(), islands->end());
+                               ++regionIndex;
                        }
                }
                // swap in new list of atoms for __text section
@@ -618,6 +658,88 @@ void doPass(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state)
 }
 
 
+static void buildAddressMap(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state) {
+       // Assign addresses to sections
+       state.setSectionSizesAndAlignments();
+       state.assignFileOffsets();
+       
+       // Assign addresses to atoms in a side table
+       const bool log = false;
+       if ( log ) fprintf(stderr, "buildAddressMap()\n");
+       for (std::vector<ld::Internal::FinalSection*>::iterator sit = state.sections.begin(); sit != state.sections.end(); ++sit) {
+               ld::Internal::FinalSection* sect = *sit;
+               uint16_t maxAlignment = 0;
+               uint64_t offset = 0;
+               if ( log ) fprintf(stderr, "  section=%s/%s, address=0x%08llX\n", sect->segmentName(), sect->sectionName(), sect->address);
+               for (std::vector<const ld::Atom*>::iterator ait = sect->atoms.begin(); ait != sect->atoms.end(); ++ait) {
+                       const ld::Atom* atom = *ait;
+                       uint32_t atomAlignmentPowerOf2 = atom->alignment().powerOf2;
+                       uint32_t atomModulus = atom->alignment().modulus;
+                       if ( atomAlignmentPowerOf2 > maxAlignment )
+                               maxAlignment = atomAlignmentPowerOf2;
+                       // calculate section offset for this atom
+                       uint64_t alignment = 1 << atomAlignmentPowerOf2;
+                       uint64_t currentModulus = (offset % alignment);
+                       uint64_t requiredModulus = atomModulus;
+                       if ( currentModulus != requiredModulus ) {
+                               if ( requiredModulus > currentModulus )
+                                       offset += requiredModulus-currentModulus;
+                               else
+                                       offset += requiredModulus+alignment-currentModulus;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if ( log ) fprintf(stderr, "    0x%08llX atom=%p, name=%s\n", sect->address+offset, atom, atom->name());
+                       sAtomToAddress[atom] = sect->address + offset;
+                       
+                       offset += atom->size();
+               }
+       }
+
+       
+}
+
+void doPass(const Options& opts, ld::Internal& state)
+{      
+       // only make branch islands in final linked images
+       if ( opts.outputKind() == Options::kObjectFile )
+               return;
+       
+       // Allow user to disable branch island generation
+       if ( !opts.allowBranchIslands() )
+               return;
+       
+       // only ARM[64] needs branch islands
+       switch ( opts.architecture() ) {
+               case CPU_TYPE_ARM:
+#if SUPPORT_ARCH_arm64
+               case CPU_TYPE_ARM64:
+#endif
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       return;
+       }
+       
+       if ( opts.outputKind() == Options::kPreload ) {
+               buildAddressMap(opts, state);
+       }
+       
+       // scan sections for number of stubs
+       unsigned stubCount = 0;
+       for (std::vector<ld::Internal::FinalSection*>::iterator sit=state.sections.begin(); sit != state.sections.end(); ++sit) {
+               ld::Internal::FinalSection* sect = *sit;
+               if ( sect->type() == ld::Section::typeStub )
+                       stubCount = sect->atoms.size();
+       }
+
+       // scan sections and add island to each code section
+       for (std::vector<ld::Internal::FinalSection*>::iterator sit=state.sections.begin(); sit != state.sections.end(); ++sit) {
+               ld::Internal::FinalSection* sect = *sit;
+               if ( sect->type() == ld::Section::typeCode ) 
+                       makeIslandsForSection(opts, state, sect, stubCount);
+       }
+}
+
+
 } // namespace branch_island
 } // namespace passes 
 } // namespace ld