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      1 2016-08-03  Tristan Gingold  <gingold (a] adacore.com>
      2 
      3 	* version.m4: Bump version to 2.27
      4 	* configure: Regenerate.
      5 
      6 2016-08-03  Tristan Gingold  <gingold (a] adacore.com>
      7 
      8 	* development.sh: Set development to false.
      9 
     10 2016-08-02  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
     11 
     12 	PR ld/20428
     13 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc_get_stub_entry): Don't segfault on NULL group.
     14 
     15 2016-07-27  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
     16 
     17 	* Import this patch from the mainline:
     18 	2016-07-27  Ozkan Sezer  <sezeroz (a] gmail.com>
     19 	    Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
     20 
     21 	PR ld/20401
     22 	* coffgen.c (fini_reloc_cookie_rels): Check for the extistence
     23 	of the coff_section_data before using it.
     24 
     25 2016-07-01  Tristan Gingold  <gingold (a] adacore.com>
     26 
     27 	* version.m4: Bump version to 2.26.90
     28 	* configure: Regenerate.
     29 
     30 2016-07-01  Tristan Gingold  <gingold (a] adacore.com>
     31 
     32 	* version.m4: Bump version to 2.27.51
     33 	* configure: Regenerate.
     34 
     35 2016-06-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
     36 
     37 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (is_aarch64_mapping_symbol): New function.
     38 	Returns TRUE for AArch64 mapping symbols.
     39 	(elfNN_aarch64_backend_symbol_processing): New function.  Marks
     40 	mapping symbols as precious in object files so that they will not
     41 	be stripped.
     42 	(elf_backend_symbol_processing): Define.
     43 
     44 	* elf32-arm.c (is_arm_mapping_symbol): New function.  Returns TRUE
     45 	for ARM mapping symbols.
     46 	(elf32_arm_backend_symbol_processing): Make use of the new function.
     47 
     48 2016-06-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
     49 
     50 	PR ld/20306
     51 	* elflink.c (elf_link_check_versioned_symbol): Return false
     52 	for unreferenced undefined symbol.
     53 
     54 2016-06-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
     55 
     56 	* elf32-bfin.c (bfin_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Fail if a COPY reloc
     57 	is needed.
     58 
     59 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_backend_symbol_processing): New
     60 	function.  Marks mapping symbols in object files as precious, so
     61 	that strip will not remove them.
     62 	(elf_backend_symbol_processing): Define.
     63 
     64 2016-06-28  James Clarke  <jrtc27 (a] jrtc27.com>
     65 
     66 	* elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_relocate_section): Don't convert
     67 	R_SPARC_32 to R_SPARC_RELATIVE if class is ELFCLASS64.
     68 
     69 2016-06-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
     70 
     71 	* elf32-mips.c (elf_mips16_howto_table_rel): Add
     72 	R_MIPS16_PC16_S1.
     73 	(mips16_reloc_map): Likewise.
     74 	* elf64-mips.c (mips16_elf64_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
     75 	(mips16_elf64_howto_table_rela): Likewise.
     76 	(mips16_reloc_map): Likewise.
     77 	* elfn32-mips.c (elf_mips16_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
     78 	(elf_mips16_howto_table_rela): Likewise.
     79 	(mips16_reloc_map): Likewise.
     80 	* elfxx-mips.c (mips16_branch_reloc_p): New function.
     81 	(mips16_reloc_p): Handle R_MIPS16_PC16_S1.
     82 	(b_reloc_p): Likewise.
     83 	(mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Likewise.
     84 	(_bfd_mips_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
     85 	* reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_MIPS16_16_PCREL_S1): New relocation.
     86 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
     87 	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
     88 
     89 2016-06-27  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
     90 
     91 	PR ld/19264
     92 	* elf64-ppc.c (STUB_SHRINK_ITER): Define.
     93 	(ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Exit stub sizing loop past STUB_SHRINK_ITER
     94 	if shrinking stubs.
     95 	(ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Adjust to suit.
     96 
     97 2016-06-27  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils (a] tbsaunde.org>
     98 
     99 	* elf32-dlx.h: New file.
    100 	* elf32-dlx.c: Adjust.
    101 
    102 2016-06-25  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils (a] tbsaunde.org>
    103 
    104 	* elf32-xtensa.c (xtensa_make_property_section): Remove prototype.
    105 
    106 2016-06-24  John Baldwin  <jhb (a] FreeBSD.org>
    107 
    108 	* elf.c (elfcore_grok_freebsd_note): Handle NT_FREEBSD_PROCSTAT_AUXV
    109 	notes.
    110 
    111 2016-06-24  John Baldwin  <jhb (a] FreeBSD.org>
    112 
    113 	* elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Remove handling of NT_X86_XSTATE for
    114 	FreeBSD.  Remove case for NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC.
    115 	(elfcore_grok_freebsd_psinfo): New function.
    116 	(elfcore_grok_freebsd_prstatus): New function.
    117 	(elfcore_grok_freebsd_note): New function.
    118 	(elf_parse_notes): Use "elfcore_grok_freebsd_note" for "FreeBSD"
    119 	notes.
    120 
    121 2016-06-24  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker (a] adacore.com>
    122 
    123 	* elflink.c: Check the value of BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS rather
    124 	than its existance.
    125 
    126 2016-06-24  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    127 
    128 	* config.bfd: Delete mips vxworks patterns matched earlier.
    129 	Combine mips*-*-none with mips*-*-elf*.
    130 
    131 2016-06-21  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    132 
    133 	* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_perform_relocation): Call
    134 	`info->callbacks->einfo' rather than `*_bfd_error_handler' and
    135 	use the `%X%H' format for the cross-mode jump conversion error
    136 	message.  Remove the full stop from the end of the message.
    137 	Continue processing rather than returning failure.
    138 
    139 2016-06-21  Graham Markall  <graham.markall (a] embecosm.com>
    140 
    141 	* archures.c: Remove bfd_mach_arc_nps400.
    142 	* bfd-in2.h: Likewise.
    143 	* cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): Likewise.
    144 	* elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p, arc_elf_final_write_processing):
    145 	Likewise.
    146 
    147 2016-06-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    148 
    149 	PR ld/18250
    150 	PR ld/20267
    151 	* elflink.c: Include plugin.h if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS is
    152 	defined.
    153 	(elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Call
    154 	bfd_link_plugin_object_p on unknown plugin object and use the
    155 	IR symbol table if the input is an IR object.
    156 	* plugin.c (bfd_link_plugin_object_p): New function.
    157 	* plugin.h (bfd_link_plugin_object_p): New prototype.
    158 
    159 2016-06-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    160 
    161 	PR ld/20276
    162 	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't check alignment
    163 	on symbol from plugin dummy input.
    164 
    165 2016-06-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    166 
    167 	* bfd.c (bfd_plugin_format): Rename bfd_plugin_uknown to
    168 	bfd_plugin_unknown.
    169 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
    170 	* plugin.c (bfd_plugin_object_p): Replace bfd_plugin_uknown
    171 	with bfd_plugin_unknown.
    172 
    173 2016-06-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    174 
    175 	PR ld/20253
    176 	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add an
    177 	bfd_boolean argument.
    178 	* elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections): Replace
    179 	"shared object" with "PIC object" in comments.
    180 	(_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.  Replace
    181 	"shared object" with "PIC object" in comments.  Avoid PLT if
    182 	requested.  Generate dynamic relocations for non-GOT references.
    183 	Make room for the special first entry in PLT and allocate PLT
    184 	entry only for PLT and PC-relative references.  Store dynamic
    185 	GOT relocations in .rel[a].iplt section for static executables.
    186 	If PLT isn't used, always use GOT for symbol value.  Don't
    187 	allocate GOT entry if it isn't used.
    188 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
    189 	count only in the code section.  Allocate dynamic pointer
    190 	relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in the non-code section.
    191 	(elf_i386_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Increment PLT reference count
    192 	only for PC-relative references.
    193 	(elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Pass TRUE to
    194 	_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs.
    195 	(elf_i386_relocate_section): Allow R_386_GOT32/R_386_GOT32X
    196 	relocations against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols without PLT.  Generate
    197 	dynamic pointer relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in
    198 	the non-code section and store it in the proper REL section.
    199 	Don't allow non-pointer relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol
    200 	without PLT.
    201 	(elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Generate dynamic
    202 	R_386_IRELATIVE and R_386_GLOB_DAT GOT relocations against
    203 	STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols without PLT.
    204 	(elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Don't handle local
    205 	STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols here.
    206 	(elf_i386_output_arch_local_syms): Handle local STT_GNU_IFUNC
    207 	symbols here.
    208 	(elf_backend_output_arch_local_syms): New.
    209 	* elf32-x86-64.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
    210 	count only in the code section.  Allocate dynamic pointer
    211 	relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in the non-code section.
    212 	(elf_x86_64_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Increment PLT reference
    213 	count only for PC-relative references.
    214 	(elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Pass TRUE to
    215 	_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs.
    216 	(elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Allow R_X86_64_GOTPCREL,
    217 	R_X86_64_GOTPCRELX, R_X86_64_REX_GOTPCRELX and
    218 	R_X86_64_GOTPCREL64 relocations against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols
    219 	without PLT.  Generate dynamic pointer relocation against
    220 	STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in the non-code section and store it in
    221 	the proper RELA section.  Don't allow non-pointer relocation
    222 	against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol without PLT.
    223 	(elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Generate dynamic
    224 	R_X86_64_IRELATIVE and R_X86_64_GLOB_DAT GOT relocations against
    225 	STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols without PLT.
    226 	(elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Don't handle local
    227 	STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols here.
    228 	(elf_x86_64_output_arch_local_syms): Handle local STT_GNU_IFUNC
    229 	symbols here.
    230 	(elf_backend_output_arch_local_syms): New.
    231 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
    232 	Pass FALSE to _bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs.
    233 
    234 2016-06-17  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
    235 	    Tony Wang  <tony.wang (a] arm.com>
    236 
    237 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only): Define stub
    238 	sequence.
    239 	(stub_long_branch_thumb2_only): Define stub.
    240 	(arm_stub_is_thumb): Add case for arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only.
    241 	(arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only): Likewise.
    242 	(arm_type_of_stub): Use arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only for Thumb-2
    243 	capable targets.
    244 
    245 2016-06-17  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi (a] oracle.com>
    246 
    247 	* archures.c (bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusc): Define.
    248 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v9c): Likewise.
    249 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusd): Likewise.
    250 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v9d): Likewise.
    251 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v8pluse): Likewise.
    252 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v9e): Likewise.
    253 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusv): Likewise
    254 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v9v): Likewise.
    255 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusm): Likewise.
    256 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v9m): Likewise.
    257 	(bfd_mach_sparc_v9_p): Adapt to v8plusm and v9m.
    258 	(bfd_mach_sparc_64bit_p): Likewise.
    259 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
    260 	* cpu-sparc.c (arch_info_struct): Add entries for
    261 	bfd_mach_sparc_v8plus{c,d,e,v,m} and bfd_mach_sparc_v9{c,d,e,v,m}.
    262 	* aoutx.h (machine_type): Handle bfd_mach_sparc_v8plus{c,d,e,v,m}
    263 	and bfd_mach_sparc_v9{c,d,e,v,m}.
    264 	* elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_final_write_processing): Likewise.
    265 	* elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_object_p): Likewise.
    266 
    267 2016-06-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    268 
    269 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Don't check undefined
    270 	symbols for relocations against IFUNC symbols.
    271 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
    272 
    273 2016-06-16  Marcin Kocielnicki  <koriakin (a] 0x04.net>
    274 
    275 	* elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Include
    276 	.rela.iplt in DT_PLTRELSZ.
    277 	* elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise,
    278 	for DT_PLTRELSZ and DT_RELASZ as well.
    279 
    280 2016-06-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    281 
    282 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Skip relocations in
    283 	non-loaded, non-alloced sections.
    284 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
    285 
    286 2016-06-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    287 
    288 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Check SEC_ALLOC before
    289 	allocating dynamic relocation.
    290 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
    291 
    292 2016-06-14  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj (a] atmel.com>
    293 
    294 	PR ld/20254
    295 	* elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Adjust reloc
    296 	offsets until reloc_toaddr.
    297 
    298 2016-06-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    299 
    300 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check R_386_IRELATIVE.
    301 	Don't check symbol type for STN_UNDEF symbol index.
    302 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Check
    303 	R_X86_64_IRELATIVE.  Don't check symbol type for STN_UNDEF symbol
    304 	index.
    305 
    306 2016-06-14  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
    307 
    308 	* elf32-arm.c (using_thumb_only): Force review of arch check logic for
    309 	new architecture.
    310 	(using_thumb2): Try Tag_THUMB_ISA_use first and check
    311 	for exact arch value then.  Force review of arch check logic for new
    312 	architecture.
    313 	(arch_has_arm_nop): Update and fix arch check logic.  Force review of
    314 	that logic for new architecture.
    315 	(arch_has_thumb2_nop): Remove.
    316 	(elf32_arm_tls_relax): Use using_thumb2 instead of above function.
    317 	(elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Likewise but using thumb2.
    318 
    319 2016-06-14  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    320 
    321 	* bfd-in.h (bfd_my_archive): Delete.
    322 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
    323 
    324 2016-06-14  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    325 
    326 	PR ld/20241
    327 	* archive.c (open_nested_file): Set my_archive.
    328 	* bfd.c (_bfd_default_error_handler <%B>): Exclude archive file name
    329 	for thin archives.
    330 	* bfdio.c (bfd_tell): Don't adjust origin for thin archives.
    331 	(bfd_seek): Likewise.
    332 	* bfdwin.c (bfd_get_file_window): Likewise.
    333 	* cache.c (cache_bmmap): Likewise.
    334 	(bfd_cache_lookup_worker): Don't look in my_archive for thin archives.
    335 	* mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_follow_dsym): Don't open my_archive for
    336 	thin archives.
    337 	* plugin.c (try_claim): Likewise.
    338 	* xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_dynamic_symbols): Use import path of
    339 	file within thin archive, not the archive.
    340 
    341 2016-06-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    342 
    343 	PR ld/20244
    344 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Add the .got.plt
    345 	section address for R_386_GOT32/R_386_GOT32X relocations against
    346 	IFUNC symbols if there is no base register and return error for
    347 	PIC.
    348 
    349 2016-06-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    350 
    351 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Simplify IFUNC
    352 	GOT32 adjustment for static executables.
    353 
    354 2016-06-13  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    355 
    356 	* elf32-mips.c (elf_mips_gnu_pcrel32): Update comment.
    357 
    358 2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synospsy.com>
    359 
    360 	* elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixed condition.
    361 
    362 2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synospsy.com>
    363 
    364 	* elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Changed.
    365 
    366 2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synospsy.com>
    367 
    368 	* elf32-arc.c (arc_local_data, arc_local_data): Removed.
    369 	(SECTSTART): Changed.
    370 	(elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixed mistake in PIE related
    371 	condition.
    372 	(elf_arc_size_dynamic_sections): Changed DT_RELENT to DT_RELAENT.
    373 
    374 2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synospsy.com>
    375 
    376 	* elf32-arc.c (elf32_arc_reloc_type_class): Defined function to
    377 	enable support for "-z combreloc" and DT_RELACOUNT.
    378 	(elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Likewise
    379 
    380 2016-06-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    381 
    382 	PR ld/20244
    383 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): When relocating
    384 	R_386_GOT32, return error without a base register for PIC and
    385 	subtract the .got.plt section address only with a base register.
    386 
    387 2016-06-10  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    388 
    389 	* elf-strtab.c (struct strtab_save): Use size_t for "size".
    390 	(struct elf_strtab_hash): Likewise for "size" and "alloced".
    391 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_init): Formatting.
    392 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_add): Return size_t rather than bfd_size_type.
    393 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_addref): Take size_t idx param.
    394 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_delref, _bfd_elf_strtab_refcount): Likewise.
    395 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_offset): Likewise.
    396 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_clear_all_refs): Use size_t idx.
    397 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_save): Use size_t "idx" and "size" vars.
    398 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_restore, _bfd_elf_strtab_emit): Similarly.
    399 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_finalize): Similarly.
    400 	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_strtab_add): Update prototypes.
    401 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_addref, _bfd_elf_strtab_delref): Likewise.
    402 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_refcount, _bfd_elf_strtab_offset): Likewise.
    403 	* elf.c (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Calculate symbol buffer size
    404 	using bfd_size_type.
    405 	(bfd_section_from_shdr): Delete amt.
    406 	(_bfd_elf_init_reloc_shdr): Likewise.
    407 	(_bfd_elf_link_assign_sym_version): Likewise.
    408 	(assign_section_numbers): Use size_t reloc_count.
    409 	* elflink.c (struct elf_symbuf_head): Use size_t "count".
    410 	(bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol): Use size_t for some vars.
    411 	(elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Likewise.
    412 	(elf_add_dt_needed_tag): Likewise.
    413 	(elf_finalize_dynstr): Likewise.
    414 	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise.
    415 	(bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    416 	(elf_create_symbuf): Similarly.
    417 	(bfd_elf_match_symbols_in_sections): Likewise.
    418 	(elf_link_swap_symbols_out): Likewise.
    419 	(elf_link_check_versioned_symbol): Likewise.
    420 	(bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit): Likewise.
    421 	(bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets): Likewise.
    422 
    423 2016-06-08  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj (a] atmel.com>
    424 
    425 	PR ld/20221
    426 	* elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Adjust syms
    427 	and relocs only if shrinking occurred.
    428 
    429 2016-06-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    430 
    431 	* elf64-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add tls_get_addr.
    432 	(elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize tls_get_addr to 2.
    433 	(elf_i386_check_tls_transition): Check indirect call and direct
    434 	call with the addr32 prefix for general and local dynamic models.
    435 	Set the tls_get_addr feild.
    436 	(elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Always use addr32 prefix for
    437 	indirect ___tls_get_addr call via GOT.
    438 	(elf_i386_relocate_section): Handle GD->LE, GD->IE and LD->LE
    439 	transitions with indirect call and direct call with the addr32
    440 	prefix.
    441 
    442 2016-06-07  Marcin Kocielnicki  <koriakin (a] 0x04.net>
    443 
    444 	* elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol): Fix comment.
    445 	* elf64-s390.c (elf_s390x_plt_entry): Fix comment.
    446 	(elf_s390_relocate_section): Fix comment.
    447 	(elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Fix initialization of fixed
    448 	.got.plt entries.
    449 
    450 2016-06-07  Ulrich Weigand  <ulrich.weigand (a] de.ibm.com>
    451 
    452 	* elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Subtract plt
    453 	section offset when calculation the larl operand in the first PLT
    454 	entry.
    455 
    456 2016-06-07  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    457 
    458 	* cpu-powerpc.c (powerpc_compatible): Allow bfd_mach_ppc_vle entry
    459 	to match other 32-bit archs.
    460 	* elf32-ppc.c (_bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch): New function.
    461 	(ppc_elf_object_p): Call it.
    462 	(ppc_elf_special_sections): Use APUINFO_SECTION_NAME.  Fix
    463 	overlong line.
    464 	(APUINFO_SECTION_NAME, APUINFO_LABEL): Don't define here.
    465 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_object_p): Call _bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch.
    466 	* bfd-in.h (_bfd_elf_ppc_at_tls_transform,
    467 	_bfd_elf_ppc_at_tprel_transform): Move to..
    468 	* elf-bfd.h: ..here.
    469 	(_bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch): Declare.
    470 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
    471 
    472 2016-06-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    473 
    474 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add tls_get_addr.
    475 	(elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize tls_get_addr to 2.
    476 	(elf_x86_64_check_tls_transition): Check indirect call and
    477 	direct call with the addr32 prefix for general and local dynamic
    478 	models.  Set the tls_get_addr feild.
    479 	(elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Always use addr32 prefix for
    480 	indirect __tls_get_addr call via GOT.
    481 	(elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Handle GD->LE, GD->IE and LD->LE
    482 	transitions with indirect call and direct call with the addr32
    483 	prefix.
    484 
    485 2016-06-04  Christian Groessler  <chris (a] groessler.org>
    486 
    487 	* coff-z8k.c (extra_case): Fix range check for R_JR relocation.
    488 
    489 2016-06-02  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
    490 
    491 	PR target/20088
    492 	* cpu-arm.c (processors): Add "arm_any" type to match any ARM
    493 	architecture.
    494 	(arch_info_struct): Likewise.
    495 	(architectures): Likewise.
    496 
    497 2016-06-02  Vineet Gupta  <Vineet.Gupta1 (a] synopsys.com>
    498 
    499 	* config.bfd: Replace -uclibc with *.
    500 
    501 2016-06-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    502 
    503 	* elf64-x86-64.c: Replace data32 with data16 in comments.
    504 
    505 2016-05-31  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    506 
    507 	PR ld/20159
    508 	PR ld/16467
    509 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Revert PR16467 change.
    510 	(_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Don't indirect to/from defined
    511 	symbol given a version by a script different to the version
    512 	of the symbol being added.
    513 	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): Use _bfd_elf_strtab_save and
    514 	_bfd_elf_strtab_restore.  Don't fudge dynstr references.
    515 	* elf-strtab.c (_bfd_elf_strtab_restore_size): Delete.
    516 	(struct strtab_save): New.
    517 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_save, _bfd_elf_strtab_restore): New functions.
    518 	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_strtab_restore_size): Delete.
    519 	(_bfd_elf_strtab_save, _bfd_elf_strtab_restore): Declare.
    520 
    521 2016-06-01  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils (a] tbsaunde.org>
    522 
    523 	* elf32-hppa.h: Add extern "C".
    524 	* elf32-nds32.h: Likewise.
    525 	* elf32-tic6x.h: Likewise.
    526 
    527 2016-06-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
    528 
    529 	* po/sr.po: New Serbian translation.
    530 	* configure.ac (ALL_LINGUAS): Add sr.
    531 	* configure: Regenerate.
    532 
    533 2016-05-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    534 
    535 	* elfxx-mips.c (b_reloc_p): New function.
    536 	(_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section) <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Handle
    537 	branch relocations.
    538 
    539 2016-05-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    540 
    541 	* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): <R_MIPS16_26>
    542 	<R_MIPS_26, R_MICROMIPS_26_S1>: Drop the region bits of the
    543 	reloc location from calculation, treat the addend as signed with
    544 	local non-section symbols and enable overflow detection.
    545 
    546 2016-05-28  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    547 
    548 	* aoutx.h: Adjust linker callback calls throughout file,
    549 	removing dead code.
    550 	* bout.c: Likewise.
    551 	* coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
    552 	* coff-arm.c: Likewise.
    553 	* coff-h8300.c: Likewise.
    554 	* coff-h8500.c: Likewise.
    555 	* coff-i960.c: Likewise.
    556 	* coff-mcore.c: Likewise.
    557 	* coff-mips.c: Likewise.
    558 	* coff-ppc.c: Likewise.
    559 	* coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
    560 	* coff-sh.c: Likewise.
    561 	* coff-tic80.c: Likewise.
    562 	* coff-w65.c: Likewise.
    563 	* coff-z80.c: Likewise.
    564 	* coff-z8k.c: Likewise.
    565 	* coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
    566 	* cofflink.c: Likewise.
    567 	* ecoff.c: Likewise.
    568 	* elf-bfd.h: Likewise.
    569 	* elf-m10200.c: Likewise.
    570 	* elf-m10300.c: Likewise.
    571 	* elf32-arc.c: Likewise.
    572 	* elf32-arm.c: Likewise.
    573 	* elf32-avr.c: Likewise.
    574 	* elf32-bfin.c: Likewise.
    575 	* elf32-cr16.c: Likewise.
    576 	* elf32-cr16c.c: Likewise.
    577 	* elf32-cris.c: Likewise.
    578 	* elf32-crx.c: Likewise.
    579 	* elf32-d10v.c: Likewise.
    580 	* elf32-epiphany.c: Likewise.
    581 	* elf32-fr30.c: Likewise.
    582 	* elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
    583 	* elf32-ft32.c: Likewise.
    584 	* elf32-h8300.c: Likewise.
    585 	* elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
    586 	* elf32-i370.c: Likewise.
    587 	* elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
    588 	* elf32-i860.c: Likewise.
    589 	* elf32-ip2k.c: Likewise.
    590 	* elf32-iq2000.c: Likewise.
    591 	* elf32-lm32.c: Likewise.
    592 	* elf32-m32c.c: Likewise.
    593 	* elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
    594 	* elf32-m68hc1x.c: Likewise.
    595 	* elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
    596 	* elf32-mep.c: Likewise.
    597 	* elf32-metag.c: Likewise.
    598 	* elf32-microblaze.c: Likewise.
    599 	* elf32-moxie.c: Likewise.
    600 	* elf32-msp430.c: Likewise.
    601 	* elf32-mt.c: Likewise.
    602 	* elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
    603 	* elf32-nios2.c: Likewise.
    604 	* elf32-or1k.c: Likewise.
    605 	* elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
    606 	* elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
    607 	* elf32-score.c: Likewise.
    608 	* elf32-score7.c: Likewise.
    609 	* elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
    610 	* elf32-sh64.c: Likewise.
    611 	* elf32-spu.c: Likewise.
    612 	* elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
    613 	* elf32-tilepro.c: Likewise.
    614 	* elf32-v850.c: Likewise.
    615 	* elf32-vax.c: Likewise.
    616 	* elf32-visium.c: Likewise.
    617 	* elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
    618 	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
    619 	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
    620 	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
    621 	* elf64-ia64-vms.c: Likewise.
    622 	* elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
    623 	* elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
    624 	* elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
    625 	* elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
    626 	* elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
    627 	* elflink.c: Likewise.
    628 	* elfnn-aarch64.c: Likewise.
    629 	* elfnn-ia64.c: Likewise.
    630 	* elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
    631 	* elfxx-sparc.c: Likewise.
    632 	* elfxx-tilegx.c: Likewise.
    633 	* linker.c: Likewise.
    634 	* pdp11.c: Likewise.
    635 	* pe-mips.c: Likewise.
    636 	* reloc.c: Likewise.
    637 	* reloc16.c: Likewise.
    638 	* simple.c: Likewise.
    639 	* vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
    640 	* xcofflink.c: Likewise.
    641 	* elf32-rl78.c (get_symbol_value, get_romstart, get_ramstart): Delete
    642 	status param.  Adjust calls to these and linker callbacks throughout.
    643 	* elf32-rx.c: (get_symbol_value, get_gp, get_romstart,
    644 	get_ramstart): Delete status param.  Adjust calls to these and
    645 	linker callbacks throughout.
    646 
    647 2016-05-27  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    648 
    649 	* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation) <R_MIPS16_26>
    650 	<R_MIPS_26, R_MICROMIPS_26_S1>: Include the addend in JALX's
    651 	target alignment verification.
    652 
    653 2016-05-27  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    654 
    655 	* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Also use the
    656 	section name if `bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section' returns an
    657 	empty string.
    658 
    659 2016-05-26  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    660 
    661 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section)
    662 	<bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Use the `%X%H' rather than `%C' format
    663 	for message.  Continue processing rather than returning failure.
    664 
    665 2016-05-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    666 
    667 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section)
    668 	<bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Call `->einfo' rather than `->warning'.
    669 	Call `bfd_set_error'.
    670 
    671 2016-05-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    672 
    673 	PR binutils/14625
    674 	* archive.c (bfd_slurp_armap): Replace
    675 	bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap with
    676 	_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap.
    677 	(bsd_write_armap): Call _bfd_archive_64_bit_write_armap if
    678 	BFD64 is defined and the archive is too big.
    679 	(coff_write_armap): Likewise.
    680 	* archive64.c (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap): Renamed to ...
    681 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap): This.
    682 	(bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap): Renamed to ...
    683 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_write_armap): This.
    684 	* configure.ac: Add --enable-64-bit-archive.
    685 	(want_64_bit_archive): New.  Set to true by default for 64-bit
    686 	MIPS and s390 ELF targets.
    687 	(USE_64_BIT_ARCHIVE): New AC_DEFINE.
    688 	* config.in: Regenerated.
    689 	* configure: Likewise.
    690 	* elf64-mips.c (bfd_elf64_archive_functions): Removed.
    691 	(bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap): Likewise.
    692 	(bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap): Likewise.
    693 	(bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_extended_name_table): Likewise.
    694 	(bfd_elf64_archive_construct_extended_name_table): Likewise.
    695 	(bfd_elf64_archive_truncate_arname): Likewise.
    696 	(bfd_elf64_archive_read_ar_hdr): Likewise.
    697 	(bfd_elf64_archive_write_ar_hdr): Likewise.
    698 	(bfd_elf64_archive_openr_next_archived_file): Likewise.
    699 	(bfd_elf64_archive_get_elt_at_index): Likewise.
    700 	(bfd_elf64_archive_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise.
    701 	(bfd_elf64_archive_update_armap_timestamp): Likewise.
    702 	* elf64-s390.c (bfd_elf64_archive_functions): Removed.
    703 	(bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap): Likewise.
    704 	(bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap): Likewise.
    705 	(bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_extended_name_table): Likewise.
    706 	(bfd_elf64_archive_construct_extended_name_table): Likewise.
    707 	(bfd_elf64_archive_truncate_arname): Likewise.
    708 	(bfd_elf64_archive_read_ar_hdr): Likewise.
    709 	(bfd_elf64_archive_write_ar_hdr): Likewise.
    710 	(bfd_elf64_archive_openr_next_archived_file): Likewise.
    711 	(bfd_elf64_archive_get_elt_at_index): Likewise.
    712 	(bfd_elf64_archive_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise.
    713 	(bfd_elf64_archive_update_armap_timestamp): Likewise.
    714 	* elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Use _bfd_archive_64_bit on
    715 	BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE if USE_64_BIT_ARCHIVE is defined and
    716 	bfd_elfNN_archive_functions isn't defined.
    717 	(TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
    718 	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap): New prototype.
    719 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_write_armap): Likewise.
    720 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_extended_name_table): New macro.
    721 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_construct_extended_name_table): Likewise.
    722 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_truncate_arname): Likewise.
    723 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_read_ar_hdr): Likewise.
    724 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_write_ar_hdr): Likewise.
    725 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_openr_next_archived_file): Likewise.
    726 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_get_elt_at_index): Likewise.
    727 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise.
    728 	(_bfd_archive_64_bit_update_armap_timestamp): Likewise.
    729 	* libbfd.h: Regenerated.
    730 	* plugin.c (plugin_vec): Use _bfd_archive_64_bit on
    731 	BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE if USE_64_BIT_ARCHIVE is defined.
    732 
    733 2016-05-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    734 
    735 	PR ld/20103
    736 	* cofflink.c (coff_link_check_archive_element): Return TRUE if
    737 	linker add_archive_element callback returns FALSE.
    738 	* ecoff.c (ecoff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
    739 	* elf64-ia64-vms.c (elf64_vms_link_add_archive_symbols): Skip
    740 	archive element if linker add_archive_element callback returns
    741 	FALSE.
    742 	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
    743 	* pdp11.c (aout_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
    744 	* vms-alpha.c (alpha_vms_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
    745 	* xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols): Likewise.
    746 	(xcoff_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
    747 
    748 2016-05-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    749 
    750 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section)
    751 	<bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Unify error reporting code.
    752 
    753 2016-05-23  Jim Wilson  <jim.wilson (a] linaro.org>
    754 
    755 	* elfnn-aarch64.c: Unconditionally enable R_AARCH64_NULL and
    756 	R_AARCH64_NONE.  Use HOWTO64 for R_AARCH64_NULL.
    757 	* relocs.c: Add BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_NULL.
    758 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
    759 	* libbfd.h: Likewise.
    760 
    761 2016-05-23  Kuba Sejdak  <jakub.sejdak (a] phoesys.com>
    762 
    763 	* config.bfd: Add entry for arm-phoenix.
    764 
    765 2016-05-23  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
    766 
    767 	* elf32-arm.c (arm_dedicated_stub_section_padding): New function.
    768 	(elf32_arm_size_stubs): Declare stub_type in a more outer scope and
    769 	account for padding for stub section requiring one.
    770 	(elf32_arm_build_stubs): Add comment to stress the importance of
    771 	zeroing veneer section content.
    772 
    773 2016-05-23  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
    774 
    775 	* bfd-in.h (bfd_elf32_arm_keep_private_stub_output_sections): Declare
    776 	bfd hook.
    777 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
    778 	* elf32-arm.c (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required): New
    779 	function.
    780 	(arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required_alignment): Likewise.
    781 	(arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_name): Likewise.
    782 	(arm_dedicated_stub_input_section_ptr): Likewise.
    783 	(elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Add stub type parameter and
    784 	function description comment. Add support for dedicated output stub
    785 	section to given stub types.
    786 	(elf32_arm_add_stub): Add a stub type parameter and pass it down to
    787 	elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec.
    788 	(elf32_arm_create_stub): Pass stub type down to elf32_arm_add_stub.
    789 	(elf32_arm_size_stubs): Pass stub type when calling
    790 	elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec for Cortex-A8 erratum veneers.
    791 	(bfd_elf32_arm_keep_private_stub_output_sections): New function.
    792 
    793 2016-05-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    794 
    795 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Don't check R_386_GOT32
    796 	when setting need_convert_load.
    797 
    798 2016-05-20  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    799 
    800 	* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_read_rel_addend): Adjust the addend for
    801 	microMIPS JALX.
    802 
    803 2016-05-19  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    804 
    805 	PR ld/20117
    806 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Don't check
    807 	R_386_GOT32X.
    808 	(elf_i386_convert_load): Don't convert R_386_GOT32.
    809 
    810 2016-05-20  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    811 
    812 	PR gas/20118
    813 	* elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Set sh_entsize for SHT_INIT_ARRAY,
    814 	SHT_FINI_ARRAY, and SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY.
    815 
    816 2016-05-19  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synopsys.com>
    817 
    818 	* elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Changed.
    819 	(debug_arc_reloc): Likewise.
    820 	(elf_arc_relocate_section): Likewise.
    821 	(elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
    822 	(elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
    823 	(elf_arc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    824 
    825 2016-05-19  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    826 
    827 	* config.bfd: Remove `am34-*-linux*' support.
    828 
    829 2016-05-19  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    830 
    831 	* elf64-ppc.c (allocate_dynrelocs): Allocate got and other dynamic
    832 	relocs before plt relocs.
    833 
    834 2016-05-19  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    835 
    836 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_branch_reloc): Check for NULL owner
    837 	before dereferencing.
    838 
    839 2016-05-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
    840 
    841 	* po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.
    842 
    843 2016-05-18  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    844 
    845 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Free or cache local syms
    846 	for each BFD.  Don't goto error_ret_free_local from outside loop.
    847 
    848 2016-05-17  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    849 
    850 	* elf-s390-common.c (elf_s390_add_symbol_hook): Remove
    851 	STB_GNU_UNIQUE handling.
    852 	* elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    853 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    854 	* elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    855 	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    856 	* elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    857 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    858 	* elf64-sparc.c (elf64_sparc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    859 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    860 	* elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    861 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
    862 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_add_symbol_hook): Remove function.
    863 	(elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Remove macro.
    864 	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set `has_gnu_symbols'
    865 	for STB_GNU_UNIQUE symbols.
    866 
    867 2016-05-16  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
    868 
    869 	* elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_copy_notes): New function, factored out
    870 	from...
    871 	(v850_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): ... here.  Call the new
    872 	function and `_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data'.
    873 
    874 2016-05-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
    875 
    876 	PR ld/20093
    877 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Don't convert
    878 	GOTPCREL relocation against large section.
    879 
    880 2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    881 
    882 	* elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Use
    883 	linker dynamic sections in calculating size and address of
    884 	dynamic tags rather than using output sections.  Remove asserts.
    885 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    886 	* elf32-cr16.c (_bfd_cr16_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    887 	* elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    888 	* elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    889 	* elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    890 	* elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    891 	* elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    892 	* elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    893 	* elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    894 	* elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    895 	* elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    896 	* elf32-or1k.c (or1k_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    897 	* elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    898 	* elf32-score.c (s3_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    899 	* elf32-score7.c (s7_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    900 	* elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    901 	* elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    902 	* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    903 	* elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    904 	* elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    905 	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
    906 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
    907 	* elfxx-sparc.c (sparc_finish_dyn): Likewise.  Adjust error message.
    908 	* elf32-arc.c (GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION): Remove ASSERT arg and
    909 	don't set doit.  Look up dynobj section.
    910 	(elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Adjust GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION
    911 	invocation and dynamic tag vma calculation.  Don't test
    912 	boolean var == TRUE.
    913 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_finish_dynamic_sections): Fix
    914 	DT_JMPREL calc.
    915 
    916 2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    917 
    918 	* elflink.c (elf_link_sort_relocs): Wrap overlong lines.  Fix
    919 	octets_per_byte.  Put dynamic .rela.plt last in link orders.
    920 	Assign output_offset for reloc sections rather than writing
    921 	sorted relocs from block corresponding to output_offset.
    922 
    923 2016-05-12  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    924 
    925 	* elf-bfd.h (elf_reloc_type_class): Put reloc_class_plt last.
    926 
    927 2016-05-11  Andrew Bennett  <andrew.bennett (a] imgtec.com>
    928 
    929 	* elfxx-mips.c (print_mips_ases): Add DSPR3.
    930 
    931 2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    932 
    933 	* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): New function.
    934 	(elf32_hppa_check_relocs): Don't set dynobj.
    935 	(elf32_hppa_size_stubs): Test !SEC_LINKER_CREATED for stub sections.
    936 	(elf32_hppa_build_stubs): Likewise.
    937 	* elf32-hppa.h (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): Declare.
    938 
    939 2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
    940 
    941 	PR 20060
    942 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_tls_setup): Clear forced_local.
    943 	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_tls_setup): Likewise.
    944 
    945 2016-05-10  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang (a] arm.com>
    946 
    947 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Remove redundant
    948 	aarch64_tls_transition check.
    949 
    950 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
    951 
    952 	* elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): New max_stub_type
    953 	enumerator.
    954 	(arm_stub_sym_claimed): New function.
    955 	(elf32_arm_create_stub): Use veneered symbol name and section if
    956 	veneer needs to claim its symbol, and keep logic unchanged otherwise.
    957 	(arm_stub_claim_sym): New function.
    958 	(arm_map_one_stub): Call arm_stub_claim_sym if veneer needs to claim
    959 	veneered symbol, otherwise create local symbol as before.
    960 
    961 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
    962 
    963 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use new macros
    964 	ARM_GET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE and ARM_SET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE to respectively get
    965 	and set branch type of a symbol.
    966 	(bfd_elf32_arm_process_before_allocation): Likewise.
    967 	(elf32_arm_relocate_section): Likewise and fix identation along the
    968 	way.
    969 	(allocate_dynrelocs_for_symbol): Likewise.
    970 	(elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
    971 	(elf32_arm_swap_symbol_in): Likewise.
    972 	(elf32_arm_swap_symbol_out): Likewise.
    973 
    974 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
    975 
    976 	* bfd-in.h (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add an output section parameter.
    977 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
    978 	* elf32-arm.c (struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table): Add an output section
    979 	parameter to add_stub_section callback.
    980 	(elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Get output section from link_sec
    981 	and pass it down to add_stub_section.
    982 	(elf32_arm_add_stub): Set section to stub_sec if NULL before using it
    983 	for error message.
    984 	(elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add output section parameter to
    985 	add_stub_section function pointer parameter.
    986 
    987 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
    988 
    989 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_stub): New function.
    990 	(elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use elf32_arm_create_stub for stub creation.
    991 
    992 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
    993 
    994 	* elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): Delete
    995 	arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm enumerator.
    996 	(arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm): New unsigned constant to replace
    997 	aforementioned enumerator.
    998 	(struct elf32_arm_stub_hash_entry): Delete target_addend
    999 	field and add source_value.
   1000 	(struct a8_erratum_fix): Delete addend field and add target_offset.
   1001 	(stub_hash_newfunc): Initialize source_value field amd remove
   1002 	initialization for target_addend.
   1003 	(arm_build_one_stub): Stop special casing Thumb relocations: promote
   1004 	the else to being always executed, moving the
   1005 	arm_stub_a8_veneer_b_cond specific code in it.  Remove
   1006 	stub_entry->target_addend from points_to computation.
   1007 	(cortex_a8_erratum_scan): Store in a8_erratum_fix structure the offset
   1008 	to target symbol from start of section rather than the offset from the
   1009 	stub address.
   1010 	(elf32_arm_size_stubs): Set stub_entry's source_value and target_value
   1011 	fields from struct a8_erratum_fix's offset and target_offset
   1012 	respectively.
   1013 	(make_branch_to_a8_stub): Rename target variable to loc.  Compute
   1014 	veneered_insn_loc and loc using stub_entry's source_value.
   1015 
   1016 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
   1017 
   1018 	(elf32_arm_merge_eabi_attributes): Add merging logic for
   1019 	Tag_DSP_extension.
   1020 
   1021 2016-05-10  Pip Cet  <pipcet (a] gmail.com>
   1022 
   1023 	PR ld/20059
   1024 	* elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type):
   1025 	Define as _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type when using
   1026 	generic hash table.
   1027 
   1028 2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1029 
   1030 	PR binutils/20063
   1031 	* elf.c (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Check for out of range sh_link
   1032 	field before accessing sections array.
   1033 
   1034 2016-05-09  Christophe Monat  <christophe.monat (a] st.com>
   1035 
   1036 	PR ld/20030
   1037 	* elf32-arm.c (is_thumb2_vldm): Account for T1 (DP) encoding.
   1038 	(stm32l4xx_need_create_replacing_stub): Rename ambiguous nb_regs
   1039 	to nb_words.
   1040 	(create_instruction_vldmia): Add is_dp to disambiguate SP/DP
   1041 	encoding.
   1042 	(create_instruction_vldmdb): Likewise.
   1043 	(stm32l4xx_create_replacing_stub_vldm): is_dp detects DP encoding,
   1044 	uses it to re-encode.
   1045 
   1046 2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1047 
   1048 	PR 19938
   1049 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Revert accidental
   1050 	commit.
   1051 
   1052 2016-05-09  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1053 
   1054 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Remove redundant NULL check.
   1055 
   1056 2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1057 
   1058 	PR ld/17550
   1059 	* elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_entry): Update comments for indx,
   1060 	documenting that indx == -3 if symbol is defined in a discarded
   1061 	section.
   1062 	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set indx to -3 if
   1063 	symbol is defined in a discarded section.
   1064 	(elf_link_output_extsym): Strip a global symbol defined in a
   1065 	discarded section.
   1066 
   1067 2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1068 
   1069 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Defined for Intel
   1070 	MCU.
   1071 
   1072 2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1073 
   1074 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
   1075 	conversion to ...
   1076 	(elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.
   1077 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
   1078 	conversion to ...
   1079 	(elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.
   1080 
   1081 2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1082 
   1083 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_tls_transition): Remove abfd.
   1084 	Don't check if contents == NULL.
   1085 	(elf_i386_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
   1086 	from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.  Update
   1087 	elf_i386_check_tls_transition call.
   1088 	(elf_i386_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
   1089 	keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
   1090 	elf_i386_tls_transition.
   1091 	(elf_i386_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
   1092 	to elf_i386_tls_transition.
   1093 	(elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.
   1094 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_tls_transition): Don't check
   1095 	if contents == NULL.
   1096 	(elf_x86_64_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
   1097 	from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.
   1098 	(elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
   1099 	keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
   1100 	elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
   1101 	(elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
   1102 	to elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
   1103 	(elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.
   1104 
   1105 2016-05-03  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   1106 
   1107 	PR 10549
   1108 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Handle
   1109 	STB_GNU_UNIQUE.
   1110 
   1111 2016-05-03  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang (a] arm.com>
   1112 
   1113 	* bfd-in.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Update prototype.
   1114 	* bfd-in2.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Likewise.
   1115 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (bfd_elfNN_aarch64_set_options): Initialize
   1116 	no_apply_dynamic_relocs.
   1117 	(elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Apply absolute relocations even though
   1118 	dynamic relocations generated.
   1119 
   1120 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1121 
   1122 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Move interp
   1123 	setting to ...
   1124 	(elf_i386_create_dynamic_sections): Here.
   1125 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Move
   1126 	interp setting to ...
   1127 	(elf_x86_64_create_dynamic_sections): Here.
   1128 
   1129 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1130 
   1131 	* elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take GOT_RELOC
   1132 	and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
   1133 	(elf_i386_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
   1134 	UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
   1135 	(elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
   1136 	(elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
   1137 	(elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
   1138 	(elf_i386_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
   1139 	UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
   1140 	* elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take
   1141 	GOT_RELOC and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
   1142 	(elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
   1143 	UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
   1144 	(elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
   1145 	(elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
   1146 	(elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
   1147 	(elf_x86_64_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
   1148 	UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
   1149 
   1150 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1151 
   1152 	* elf32-i386.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
   1153 	(elf_i386_check_relocs): Set check_relocs_failed on error.
   1154 	(elf_i386_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
   1155 
   1156 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1157 
   1158 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set
   1159 	check_relocs_failed on error.
   1160 
   1161 2016-04-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1162 
   1163 	PR 19938
   1164 	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Rename
   1165 	elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link to
   1166 	elf_backend_copy_special_section_fields.
   1167 	* elfxx-target.h: Likewise.
   1168 	* elf.c (section_match): Ignore the SHF_INFO_LINK flag when
   1169 	comparing section flags.
   1170 	(copy_special_section_fields): New function.
   1171 	(_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the EI_ABIVERSION field.
   1172 	Perform two scans over special sections.  The first one looks for
   1173 	a direct mapping between the output section and an input section.
   1174 	The second scan looks for a possible match based upon section
   1175 	characteristics.
   1176 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_copy_special_section_fields): New
   1177 	function.  Handle setting the sh_link field of SHT_ARM_EXIDX
   1178 	sections.
   1179 	* elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): Rename to
   1180 	elf32_i386_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
   1181 	* elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_set_special_section_info_link):
   1182 	Rename to elf32_sparc_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
   1183 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf64_x86_64_set_special_info_link): Rename to
   1184 	elf64_x86_64_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
   1185 
   1186 2016-04-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1187 
   1188 	* po/zh_CN.po: Updated Chinese (simplified) translation.
   1189 
   1190 2016-04-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1191 
   1192 	PR ld/20006
   1193 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Skip debug sections
   1194 	when estimating distances between output sections.
   1195 
   1196 2016-04-27  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1197 
   1198 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): New function.
   1199 	(_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Use it.
   1200 	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): Declare.
   1201 
   1202 2016-04-26  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils (a] tbsaunde.org>
   1203 
   1204 	* elf32-rx.c (rx_set_section_contents): Avoid arithmetic on void *.
   1205 	* mmo.c (mmo_get_section_contents): Likewise.
   1206 	(mmo_set_section_contents): Likewise.
   1207 
   1208 2016-04-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1209 
   1210 	* elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Update comments for
   1211 	dynsymcount.
   1212 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always count for
   1213 	the unused NULL entry at the head of dynamic symbol table.
   1214 	(bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Remove dynsymcount != 0
   1215 	checks.
   1216 
   1217 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1218 
   1219 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Exclude linker
   1220 	created file from dynobj.
   1221 
   1222 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1223 
   1224 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Set dynobj to a
   1225 	normal input file if possible.
   1226 
   1227 2016-04-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1228 
   1229 	* aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
   1230 	* aout-target.h: Likewise.
   1231 	* aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
   1232 	* binary.c: Likewise.
   1233 	* bout.c: Likewise.
   1234 	* coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
   1235 	* coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
   1236 	* coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
   1237 	* coffcode.h: Likewise.
   1238 	* i386msdos.c: Likewise.
   1239 	* i386os9k.c: Likewise.
   1240 	* ieee.c: Likewise.
   1241 	* ihex.c: Likewise.
   1242 	* libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
   1243 	* libecoff.h: Likewise.
   1244 	* mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
   1245 	* mmo.c: Likewise.
   1246 	* nlm-target.h: Likewise.
   1247 	* oasys.c: Likewise.
   1248 	* pef.c: Likewise.
   1249 	* plugin.c: Likewise.
   1250 	* ppcboot.c: Likewise.
   1251 	* som.c: Likewise.
   1252 	* srec.c: Likewise.
   1253 	* tekhex.c: Likewise.
   1254 	* versados.c: Likewise.
   1255 	* vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
   1256 	* xsym.c: Likewise.
   1257 	* elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
   1258 	* linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
   1259 	(_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
   1260 	* targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
   1261 	_bfd_link_check_relocs field.
   1262 	(struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
   1263 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
   1264 	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
   1265 
   1266 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1267 
   1268 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
   1269 	(elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
   1270 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
   1271 	(elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
   1272 
   1273 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1274 
   1275 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
   1276 	in excluded sections
   1277 
   1278 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1279 
   1280 	PR ld/19969
   1281 	* elf64-x86-64.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
   1282 	(elf_x86_64_need_pic): Moved before elf_x86_64_check_relocs.
   1283 	Support relocation agaist local symbol.  Set check_relocs_failed.
   1284 	(elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use elf_x86_64_need_pic.  Check
   1285 	R_X86_64_32 relocation overflow.
   1286 	(elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
   1287 	Update one elf_x86_64_need_pic and remove one elf_x86_64_need_pic.
   1288 
   1289 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1290 
   1291 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call
   1292 	_bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections only for STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol.
   1293 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
   1294 
   1295 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1296 
   1297 	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New.
   1298 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New function.
   1299 	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
   1300 	if check_relocs_after_open_input is FALSE.
   1301 
   1302 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils (a] tbsaunde.org>
   1303 
   1304 	* cache.c: Update old style function definitions.
   1305 	* elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
   1306 	* elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
   1307 	* stab-syms.c: Likewise.
   1308 
   1309 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils (a] tbsaunde.org>
   1310 
   1311 	* elf32-arm.c (put_thumb2_insn): Change argument type to bfd_byte *.
   1312 
   1313 2016-04-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1314 
   1315 	* Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
   1316 	* aclocal.m4: Likewise.
   1317 	* doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
   1318 
   1319 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess (a] embecosm.com>
   1320 
   1321 	* reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_ARC_NPS_CMEM16 entry.
   1322 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
   1323 	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
   1324 	* elf32-arc.c: Add 'opcode/arc.h' include.
   1325 	(struct arc_relocation_data): Add symbol_name.
   1326 	(arc_special_overflow_checks): New function.
   1327 	(arc_do_relocation): Use arc_special_overflow_checks, reindent as
   1328 	required, add an extra comment.
   1329 	(elf_arc_relocate_section): Setup symbol_name in reloc_data.
   1330 
   1331 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess (a] embecosm.com>
   1332 
   1333 	* elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
   1334 	entries.
   1335 	(elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
   1336 	(elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
   1337 	(elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
   1338 
   1339 2016-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1340 
   1341 	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
   1342 	"sh_link".
   1343 
   1344 2016-04-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1345 
   1346 	PR target/19938
   1347 	* elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
   1348 	elf_strtab_flags.
   1349 	New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
   1350 	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
   1351 	defined.
   1352 	(elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
   1353 	already defined.
   1354 	(elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
   1355 	elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
   1356 	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
   1357 	being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
   1358 	(elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
   1359 	(section_match): New function.  Matches two ELF sections based
   1360 	upon fixed characteristics.
   1361 	(find_link): New function.  Locates a section in a BFD that
   1362 	matches a section in a different BFD.
   1363 	(_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
   1364 	fields of reserved sections.
   1365 	(bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
   1366 	.shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
   1367 	elf_backend_data structure.
   1368 	(swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
   1369 	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
   1370 	.strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
   1371 	elf_backend_data structure.
   1372 	* elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
   1373 	(elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
   1374 	targets.
   1375 	(elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
   1376 	Solaris targets.
   1377 	* elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
   1378 	* elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
   1379 
   1380 2016-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1381 
   1382 	PR ld/19939
   1383 	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
   1384 	to bfd_boolean.
   1385 	* elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
   1386 	Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
   1387 	applies to read-only section.
   1388 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
   1389 	readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
   1390 	(elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
   1391 	(elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
   1392 	segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
   1393 	readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
   1394 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
   1395 	readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
   1396 	(elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
   1397 	(elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
   1398 	segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
   1399 	readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
   1400 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
   1401 	Updated.
   1402 
   1403 2016-04-06  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme (a] arm.com>
   1404 
   1405 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
   1406 	a fall through from error_ret_free_internal.  Free local_syms in
   1407 	error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().
   1408 
   1409 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synopsys.com>
   1410 
   1411 	* elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
   1412 	(relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.
   1413 
   1414 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synopsys.com>
   1415 
   1416 	* elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed
   1417 
   1418 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synopsys.com>
   1419 
   1420 	* elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
   1421 	(get_replace_function): Created.:
   1422 	(struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
   1423 	(defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
   1424 	(defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
   1425 	(PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
   1426 	(arc_do_relocation): Changed.
   1427 
   1428 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synopsys.com>
   1429 
   1430 	* elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
   1431 	symbol index.
   1432 	(elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
   1433 	the synamic symbol index.
   1434 	(elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
   1435 	relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.
   1436 
   1437 2016-04-05  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   1438 
   1439 	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
   1440 	and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
   1441 	ones.
   1442 
   1443 2016-04-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1444 
   1445 	PR 19872
   1446 	* dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
   1447 	version number if the version is zero.
   1448 
   1449 2016-04-01  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1450 
   1451 	PR 19886
   1452 	* elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
   1453 	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
   1454 
   1455 2016-03-30  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj (a] atmel.com>
   1456 
   1457 	* elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
   1458 	internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
   1459 
   1460 2016-03-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1461 
   1462 	PR 17334
   1463 	* elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
   1464 	assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
   1465 	than the number of relocs.
   1466 
   1467 2016-03-29  Toni Spets  <toni.spets (a] iki.fi>
   1468 
   1469 	PR 19878
   1470 	* coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
   1471 	2014-11-10 change.
   1472 
   1473 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1474 
   1475 	PR 19850
   1476 	* dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
   1477 	DW_FORM_flag_present.
   1478 
   1479 2016-03-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1480 
   1481 	* cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
   1482 	architecture name for backwards compatibility.
   1483 
   1484 	* peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
   1485 	unbounded stack use.
   1486 
   1487 	* warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
   1488 	sufficiently recent version of GCC.
   1489 	* configure: Regenerate.
   1490 
   1491 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1492 
   1493 	PR 19851
   1494 	* plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.
   1495 
   1496 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess (a] embecosm.com>
   1497 
   1498 	* archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
   1499 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
   1500 	* cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
   1501 	some existing entries to make space.
   1502 	* elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
   1503 	(arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
   1504 
   1505 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess (a] embecosm.com>
   1506 
   1507 	* elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
   1508 	EF_ARC_CPU_GENERIC.
   1509 	(arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
   1510 	in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.
   1511 
   1512 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess (a] embecosm.com>
   1513 
   1514 	* elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
   1515 	EF_ARC_MACH_MSK.
   1516 
   1517 2016-03-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1518 
   1519 	* warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
   1520 	* configure: Regenerate.
   1521 	* elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
   1522 	alloca with call to xmalloc.
   1523 	* elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
   1524 	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
   1525 	* elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
   1526 	* pef.c: Likewise.
   1527 	* pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
   1528 	* som.c: Likewise.
   1529 	* xsym.c: Likewise.
   1530 
   1531 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1532 
   1533 	PR ld/19827
   1534 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
   1535 	locally in PIE.
   1536 	(elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
   1537 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
   1538 	(elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
   1539 
   1540 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1541 
   1542 	PR ld/19807
   1543 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
   1544 	no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
   1545 	relocation overflow check.
   1546 
   1547 2016-03-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1548 
   1549 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
   1550 
   1551 2016-03-11  Dan Gissel  <dgisselq (a] ieee.org>
   1552 
   1553 	PR 19713
   1554 	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
   1555 	uses bytes not octets.
   1556 	* elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
   1557 	Add a bfd parameter.
   1558 	(eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
   1559 	(bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
   1560 	octets before read and writing values.
   1561 	(elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
   1562 	(elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
   1563 	(elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
   1564 	(bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
   1565 	* reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
   1566 	* syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
   1567 
   1568 2016-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1569 
   1570 	* config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.
   1571 
   1572 2016-03-09  Pedro Alves  <palves (a] redhat.com>
   1573 
   1574 	* cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
   1575 	gcc ABI)" to printable name.
   1576 	* cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
   1577 	of "v850-rh850" as printable name.
   1578 
   1579 2016-03-09  Leon Winter  <winter-gcc (a] bfw-online.de>
   1580 
   1581 	PR ld/19623
   1582 	* cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
   1583 	relocations against absolute symbols.
   1584 
   1585 2016-03-09  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1586 
   1587 	PR binutils/19775
   1588 	* coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
   1589 	length elements in the archive.
   1590 
   1591 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1592 
   1593 	PR ld/19789
   1594 	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
   1595 	for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.
   1596 
   1597 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1598 
   1599 	PR ld/19784
   1600 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
   1601 	count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
   1602 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
   1603 
   1604 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1605 
   1606 	PR ld/19579
   1607 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
   1608 	together.
   1609 
   1610 2016-03-08  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda (a] synopsys.com>
   1611 	    Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess (a] embecosm.com>
   1612 
   1613 	* elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
   1614 	(arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
   1615 	(arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
   1616 	(get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
   1617 	(middle_endian_convert): New function.
   1618 	(ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
   1619 	(IS_ME): New define.
   1620 	(arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
   1621 	definition to call middle_endian_convert.  Add a new local
   1622 	variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
   1623 	arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.
   1624 
   1625 2016-03-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1626 
   1627 	PR binutils/19775
   1628 	* archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
   1629 	length elements in the archive.
   1630 
   1631 2016-03-07  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang (a] arm.com>
   1632 
   1633 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
   1634 	section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.
   1635 
   1636 2016-03-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1637 
   1638 	PR ld/19579
   1639 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
   1640 	executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
   1641 	shared library.
   1642 
   1643 2016-03-02  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1644 
   1645 	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
   1646 	* po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
   1647 
   1648 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda (a] synopsys.com>
   1649 
   1650 	* elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
   1651 	relocation addend when sections get merged.
   1652 
   1653 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda (a] synopsys.com>
   1654 
   1655 	* elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
   1656 	the flag change.
   1657         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
   1658 	Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.
   1659 
   1660 2016-02-26  Renlin Li  <renlin.li (a] arm.com>
   1661 
   1662 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
   1663 	check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.
   1664 
   1665 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1666 
   1667 	PR ld/19609
   1668 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
   1669 	load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
   1670 	base register.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
   1671 	(elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
   1672 	against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
   1673 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
   1674 	if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
   1675 	Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
   1676 	symbols if PIC is false.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
   1677 	(elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
   1678 	against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
   1679 
   1680 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1681 
   1682 	PR ld/19645
   1683 	* bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
   1684 	(BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
   1685 	(BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
   1686 	(BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
   1687 	BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
   1688 	(BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
   1689 	* configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
   1690 	* elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
   1691 	common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
   1692 	BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
   1693 	* elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
   1694 	STT_COMMON.
   1695 	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
   1696 	STT_COMMON.
   1697 	(elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
   1698 	(elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
   1699 	common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
   1700 	BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.  Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
   1701 	* elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
   1702 	and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
   1703 	(TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
   1704 	* syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
   1705 	(BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
   1706 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
   1707 	* config.in: Likewise.
   1708 	* configure: Likewise.
   1709 
   1710 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1711 
   1712 	PR ld/19636
   1713 	PR ld/19704
   1714 	PR ld/19719
   1715 	* elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
   1716 	(elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
   1717 	has_non_got_reloc.
   1718 	(elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
   1719 	(elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
   1720 	has_non_got_reloc.
   1721 	(elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
   1722 	has_non_got_reloc.
   1723 	(elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
   1724 	(elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
   1725 	(elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
   1726 	(elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
   1727 	relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
   1728 	weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
   1729 	symbols in executable dynamic.  Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
   1730 	relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
   1731 	(elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
   1732 	(elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
   1733 	against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
   1734 	R_386_PC32.
   1735 	(elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
   1736 	dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
   1737 	Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
   1738 	symbol in executable.
   1739 	(elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
   1740 	elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
   1741 	(elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
   1742 	* elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
   1743 	(elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
   1744 	has_non_got_reloc.
   1745 	(elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
   1746 	(elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
   1747 	has_non_got_reloc.
   1748 	(elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
   1749 	has_non_got_reloc.
   1750 	(elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
   1751 	has_non_got_reloc.
   1752 	(elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
   1753 	(elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
   1754 	(elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
   1755 	relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
   1756 	weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
   1757 	symbols in executable dynamic.
   1758 	(elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
   1759 	(elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
   1760 	dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
   1761 	Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
   1762 	undefined symbols in PIE.
   1763 	(elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
   1764 	dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
   1765 	Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
   1766 	symbol in executable.
   1767 	(elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
   1768 	elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
   1769 	(elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
   1770 
   1771 2016-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1772 
   1773 	* elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
   1774 	save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
   1775 	(ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
   1776 	(sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
   1777 	(ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
   1778 	when relocatable.  Move sfpr_define loop earlier.
   1779 
   1780 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1781 
   1782 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
   1783 	(elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it.  Replace
   1784 	x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
   1785 
   1786 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1787 
   1788 	PR ld/19698
   1789 	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
   1790 	symbol version is unknown.
   1791 
   1792 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1793 
   1794 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
   1795 	to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
   1796 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
   1797 
   1798 2016-02-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1799 
   1800 	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
   1801 	library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
   1802 	assigned symbol dynamic.
   1803 
   1804 2016-02-23  Faraz Shahbazker  <faraz.shahbazker (a] imgtec.com>
   1805 
   1806 	* bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
   1807 	ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
   1808 
   1809 2016-02-23  Rich Felker  <bugdal (a] aerifal.cx>
   1810 
   1811 	PR target/19516
   1812 	* elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
   1813 	Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
   1814 
   1815 2016-02-23  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp (a] axis.com>
   1816 
   1817 	Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
   1818 	* elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
   1819 	discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
   1820 
   1821 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1822 
   1823 	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
   1824 	dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
   1825 
   1826 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1827 
   1828 	* syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
   1829 	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
   1830 
   1831 2016-02-22  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang (a] arm.com>
   1832 
   1833 	* elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
   1834 	for destination.  Remove useless function parameters.
   1835 	(elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
   1836 
   1837 2016-02-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1838 
   1839 	PR ld/19629
   1840 	* aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
   1841 	table offsets.
   1842 
   1843 	PR ld/19628
   1844 	* reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
   1845 	processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
   1846 
   1847 2016-02-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1848 
   1849 	PR ld/19617
   1850 	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
   1851 	sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
   1852 
   1853 2016-02-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1854 
   1855 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New.  Defined
   1856 	to bfd_true.
   1857 
   1858 2016-02-16  Joseph Myers  <joseph (a] codesourcery.com>
   1859 
   1860 	* plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
   1861 	* format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
   1862 	matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
   1863 	from TEMP.
   1864 
   1865 2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1866 
   1867 	* elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
   1868 	for length and type fields.  Use a signed value for the
   1869 	suffix_length field.
   1870 
   1871 2016-02-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1872 
   1873 	PR ld/19601
   1874 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
   1875 	significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
   1876 
   1877 2016-02-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1878 
   1879 	PR 19405
   1880 	* elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
   1881 	immediate values.
   1882 	* elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
   1883 	number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
   1884 	generation.
   1885 
   1886 2016-02-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1887 
   1888 	* oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
   1889 	* elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
   1890 	constant for left shifting.
   1891 
   1892 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
   1893 	helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
   1894 	might overflow.
   1895 
   1896 2016-02-05  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi (a] ericsson.com>
   1897 
   1898 	* pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
   1899 
   1900 2016-02-05  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda (a] synopsys.com>
   1901 
   1902 	* cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
   1903 	to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
   1904 
   1905 2016-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1906 
   1907 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
   1908 	for big-endian.
   1909 
   1910 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1911 
   1912 	PR ld/19542
   1913 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
   1914 	distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
   1915 
   1916 2016-02-02  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1917 
   1918 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
   1919 	ELFv2 entry optimization.
   1920 
   1921 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1922 
   1923 	PR binutils/19547
   1924 	* elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
   1925 	no relocations in relocatable files.
   1926 
   1927 2016-02-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1928 
   1929 	PR ld/19553
   1930 	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
   1931 	if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
   1932 	the symbol referenced by regular object.
   1933 
   1934 2016-02-01  Nathaniel Smith  <njs (a] pobox.com>
   1935 
   1936 	* peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
   1937 	CODE and DATA.
   1938 
   1939 2016-02-01  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   1940 
   1941 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
   1942 	an out of range reloc_index.
   1943 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
   1944 
   1945 2016-02-01  Kamil Rytarowski  <n54 (a] gmx.com>
   1946 
   1947 	* Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
   1948 	(OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
   1949 	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
   1950 
   1951 2016-02-01  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil (a] redhat.com>
   1952 
   1953 	* elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
   1954 
   1955 2016-01-31  John David Anglin  <danglin (a] gcc.gnu.org>
   1956 
   1957 	PR ld/19526
   1958 	* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
   1959 	files.
   1960 	* elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise.  Remove retval.
   1961 
   1962 2016-01-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1963 
   1964 	PR ld/19539
   1965 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
   1966 	against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
   1967 	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
   1968 
   1969 2016-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu (a] intel.com>
   1970 
   1971 	PR binutils/19523
   1972 	* dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
   1973 	decompress debug sections.
   1974 
   1975 2016-01-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   1976 
   1977 	* elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
   1978 	`dynindx'.
   1979 
   1980 2016-01-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1981 
   1982 	PR target/19435
   1983 	* mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
   1984 	dsym filename buffer.
   1985 
   1986 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   1987 
   1988 	* elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
   1989 
   1990 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   1991 
   1992 	* elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
   1993 
   1994 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   1995 
   1996 	* elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
   1997 	changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
   1998 	(elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
   1999 
   2000 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   2001 
   2002 	PR ld/19455
   2003 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
   2004 	class of the linker stub bfd.
   2005 	(elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
   2006 	processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
   2007 	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
   2008 	reporting a class mismatch.
   2009 
   2010 2016-01-21  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang (a] arm.com>
   2011 
   2012 	* elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
   2013 	veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
   2014 	(elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
   2015 	(elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
   2016 	calculation destination.
   2017 
   2018 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   2019 
   2020 	* elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
   2021 	(swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
   2022 	(LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
   2023 	(LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
   2024 	* elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
   2025 	(elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
   2026 	* elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
   2027 	(PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
   2028 	(elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
   2029 
   2030 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   2031 
   2032 	* elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
   2033 	* elf.c: Adjust #include.
   2034 	* elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
   2035 	* Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
   2036 	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
   2037 	* po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
   2038 
   2039 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   2040 
   2041 	* configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file.  Move
   2042 	tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
   2043 	* configure: Regenerate.
   2044 
   2045 2016-01-20  Mickael Guene  <mickael.guene (a] st.com>
   2046 
   2047 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
   2048 	section using '.text.noread' pattern.
   2049 
   2050 2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb (a] FreeBSD.org>
   2051 
   2052 	* elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
   2053 
   2054 2016-01-18  Miranda Cupertino  <Cupertino.Miranda (a] synopsys.com>
   2055 	    Zissulescu Claudiu  <Claudiu.Zissulescu (a] synopsys.com>
   2056 
   2057 	* arc-plt.def: New file.
   2058 	* arc-plt.h: Likewise.
   2059 	* elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
   2060 		       elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
   2061 		       elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
   2062 		       elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
   2063 	(name_for_global_symbol): Added.
   2064 	(ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
   2065 	(new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
   2066 	(symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
   2067 	list.
   2068 	(is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
   2069 	(is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
   2070 	(arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
   2071 	(arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
   2072 	(debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
   2073 	(PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
   2074 	(reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
   2075 	(arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
   2076 	occur.
   2077 	(arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
   2078 	Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
   2079 	of just an array of offsets.
   2080 	(elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
   2081 	(elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
   2082 	(elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
   2083 	(elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
   2084 	(arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
   2085 	dynamic sections.
   2086 	(ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
   2087 	(plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
   2088 	(relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
   2089 	related code.
   2090 	(add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
   2091 	(arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
   2092 
   2093 2016-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc (a] redhat.com>
   2094 
   2095 	PR ld/19440
   2096 	* coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
   2097 	section number into internal section number.
   2098 	* coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
   2099 	* coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
   2100 	* peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
   2101 	* coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
   2102 	section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
   2103 
   2104 2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   2105 
   2106 	* configure: Regenerate.
   2107 
   2108 2016-01-12  Yury Usishchev  <y.usishchev (a] samsung.com>
   2109 
   2110 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
   2111 	when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
   2112 	section.
   2113 
   2114 2016-01-08  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford (a] arm.com>
   2115 	    Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang (a] arm.com>
   2116 
   2117 	PR ld/19368
   2118 	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
   2119 	reloc_class_ifunc.
   2120 
   2121 2016-01-06  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess (a] embecosm.com>
   2122 
   2123 	* elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
   2124 	place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
   2125 	(elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
   2126 	the relocation string.
   2127 
   2128 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   2129 
   2130 	* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
   2131 	factored out from...
   2132 	(_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
   2133 
   2134 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   2135 
   2136 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
   2137 	attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
   2138 
   2139 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   2140 
   2141 	* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
   2142 	return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
   2143 
   2144 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   2145 
   2146 	* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
   2147 	factored out from...
   2148 	(_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
   2149 
   2150 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   2151 
   2152 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
   2153 	handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
   2154 
   2155 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   2156 
   2157 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
   2158 	attribute checks for null input.
   2159 
   2160 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   2161 
   2162 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
   2163 	pointers to target data.
   2164 
   2165 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro (a] imgtec.com>
   2166 
   2167 	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
   2168 	an FP ABI warning.
   2169 
   2170 2016-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra (a] gmail.com>
   2171 
   2172 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
   2173 
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