bfd/ChangeLog

   1 2016-07-11  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
   2
   3         * arc-got.h: Moved got related structures from elf32-arc.c to
   4         this file. More precisely, tls_type_e, tls_got_entries, got_entry.
   5         * (arc_get_local_got_ents, got_entry_for_type, new_got_entry_to_list,
   6         tls_type_for_reloc, symbol_has_entry_of_type,
   7         get_got_entry_list_for_symbol, arc_got_entry_type_for_reloc,
   8         ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC, rc_fill_got_info_for_reloc,
   9         relocate_fix_got_relocs_for_got_info,
  10         create_got_dynrelocs_for_single_entry,
  11         create_got_dynrelocs_for_got_info): Added to file.
  12         * elf32-arc.c: Removed GOT & TLS related structs and functions to
  13         arc-got.h.
  14
  15 2016-07-08  James Bowman  <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>
  16
  17         * elf32-ft32.c (ft32_reloc_map): Use R_FT32_32 for BFD_RELOC_32.
  18
  19 2016-07-05  Andre Vieria  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>
  20
  21         * elf32-arm.c (THUMB32_MOVT): New veneer macro.
  22         (THUMB32_MOVW): Likewise.
  23         (elf32_arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only_pure): New.
  24         (DEF_STUBS): Define long_branch_thumb2_only_pure.
  25         (arm_stub_is_thumb): Add new veneer stub.
  26         (arm_type_of_stub): Use new veneer.
  27         (arm_stub_required_alignment): Add new veneer.
  28
  29 2016-07-05  Andre Vieria  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>
  30
  31         * bfd-in2.h (SEC_ELF_NOREAD): Rename to ...
  32         (SEC_ELF_PURECODE): ... this.
  33         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_post_process_headers): Rename SEC_ELF_NOREAD
  34         to SEC_ELF_NOREAD.
  35         (elf32_arm_fake_sections): Likewise.
  36         (elf_32_arm_section_flags): Likewise.
  37         (elf_32_arm_lookup_section_flags): Likewise.
  38         * section.c (SEC_ELF_NOREAD): Rename to ...
  39         (SEC_ELF_PURECODE): ... this.
  40
  41 2016-07-01  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
  42
  43         * elf32-arm.c (using_thumb2_bl): New function.
  44         (arm_type_of_stub): Declare thumb2 variable together and change type
  45         to bfd_boolean.  Use using_thumb2_bl () to determine whether
  46         THM_MAX_FWD_BRANCH_OFFSET or THM2_MAX_FWD_BRANCH_OFFSET should be
  47         checked for BL range.
  48         (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Use using_thumb2_bl () to determine
  49         the bit size of BL offset.
  50
  51 2016-06-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
  52
  53         * elfnn-aarch64.c (is_aarch64_mapping_symbol): New function.
  54         Returns TRUE for AArch64 mapping symbols.
  55         (elfNN_aarch64_backend_symbol_processing): New function.  Marks
  56         mapping symbols as precious in object files so that they will not
  57         be stripped.
  58         (elf_backend_symbol_processing): Define.
  59
  60         * elf32-arm.c (is_arm_mapping_symbol): New function.  Returns TRUE
  61         for ARM mapping symbols.
  62         (elf32_arm_backend_symbol_processing): Make use of the new function.
  63
  64 2016-06-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
  65
  66         PR ld/20306
  67         * elflink.c (elf_link_check_versioned_symbol): Return false
  68         for unreferenced undefined symbol.
  69
  70 2016-06-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
  71
  72         * elf32-bfin.c (bfin_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Fail if a COPY reloc
  73         is needed.
  74
  75         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_backend_symbol_processing): New
  76         function.  Marks mapping symbols in object files as precious, so
  77         that strip will not remove them.
  78         (elf_backend_symbol_processing): Define.
  79
  80 2016-06-28  James Clarke  <jrtc27@jrtc27.com>
  81
  82         * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_relocate_section): Don't convert
  83         R_SPARC_32 to R_SPARC_RELATIVE if class is ELFCLASS64.
  84
  85 2016-06-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
  86
  87         * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips16_howto_table_rel): Add
  88         R_MIPS16_PC16_S1.
  89         (mips16_reloc_map): Likewise.
  90         * elf64-mips.c (mips16_elf64_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
  91         (mips16_elf64_howto_table_rela): Likewise.
  92         (mips16_reloc_map): Likewise.
  93         * elfn32-mips.c (elf_mips16_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
  94         (elf_mips16_howto_table_rela): Likewise.
  95         (mips16_reloc_map): Likewise.
  96         * elfxx-mips.c (mips16_branch_reloc_p): New function.
  97         (mips16_reloc_p): Handle R_MIPS16_PC16_S1.
  98         (b_reloc_p): Likewise.
  99         (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Likewise.
 100         (_bfd_mips_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
 101         * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_MIPS16_16_PCREL_S1): New relocation.
 102         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 103         * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
 104
 105 2016-06-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 106
 107         PR ld/19264
 108         * elf64-ppc.c (STUB_SHRINK_ITER): Define.
 109         (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Exit stub sizing loop past STUB_SHRINK_ITER
 110         if shrinking stubs.
 111         (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Adjust to suit.
 112
 113 2016-06-27  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 114
 115         * elf32-dlx.h: New file.
 116         * elf32-dlx.c: Adjust.
 117
 118 2016-06-25  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 119
 120         * elf32-xtensa.c (xtensa_make_property_section): Remove prototype.
 121
 122 2016-06-24  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
 123
 124         * elf.c (elfcore_grok_freebsd_note): Handle NT_FREEBSD_PROCSTAT_AUXV
 125         notes.
 126
 127 2016-06-24  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
 128
 129         * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Remove handling of NT_X86_XSTATE for
 130         FreeBSD.  Remove case for NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC.
 131         (elfcore_grok_freebsd_psinfo): New function.
 132         (elfcore_grok_freebsd_prstatus): New function.
 133         (elfcore_grok_freebsd_note): New function.
 134         (elf_parse_notes): Use "elfcore_grok_freebsd_note" for "FreeBSD"
 135         notes.
 136
 137 2016-06-24  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 138
 139         * elflink.c: Check the value of BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS rather
 140         than its existance.
 141
 142 2016-06-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 143
 144         * config.bfd: Delete mips vxworks patterns matched earlier.
 145         Combine mips*-*-none with mips*-*-elf*.
 146
 147 2016-06-21  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 148
 149         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_perform_relocation): Call
 150         `info->callbacks->einfo' rather than `*_bfd_error_handler' and
 151         use the `%X%H' format for the cross-mode jump conversion error
 152         message.  Remove the full stop from the end of the message.
 153         Continue processing rather than returning failure.
 154
 155 2016-06-21  Graham Markall  <graham.markall@embecosm.com>
 156
 157         * archures.c: Remove bfd_mach_arc_nps400.
 158         * bfd-in2.h: Likewise.
 159         * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): Likewise.
 160         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p, arc_elf_final_write_processing):
 161         Likewise.
 162
 163 2016-06-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 164
 165         PR ld/18250
 166         PR ld/20267
 167         * elflink.c: Include plugin.h if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS is
 168         defined.
 169         (elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Call
 170         bfd_link_plugin_object_p on unknown plugin object and use the
 171         IR symbol table if the input is an IR object.
 172         * plugin.c (bfd_link_plugin_object_p): New function.
 173         * plugin.h (bfd_link_plugin_object_p): New prototype.
 174
 175 2016-06-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 176
 177         PR ld/20276
 178         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't check alignment
 179         on symbol from plugin dummy input.
 180
 181 2016-06-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 182
 183         * bfd.c (bfd_plugin_format): Rename bfd_plugin_uknown to
 184         bfd_plugin_unknown.
 185         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 186         * plugin.c (bfd_plugin_object_p): Replace bfd_plugin_uknown
 187         with bfd_plugin_unknown.
 188
 189 2016-06-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 190
 191         PR ld/20253
 192         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add an
 193         bfd_boolean argument.
 194         * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections): Replace
 195         "shared object" with "PIC object" in comments.
 196         (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.  Replace
 197         "shared object" with "PIC object" in comments.  Avoid PLT if
 198         requested.  Generate dynamic relocations for non-GOT references.
 199         Make room for the special first entry in PLT and allocate PLT
 200         entry only for PLT and PC-relative references.  Store dynamic
 201         GOT relocations in .rel[a].iplt section for static executables.
 202         If PLT isn't used, always use GOT for symbol value.  Don't
 203         allocate GOT entry if it isn't used.
 204         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
 205         count only in the code section.  Allocate dynamic pointer
 206         relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in the non-code section.
 207         (elf_i386_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Increment PLT reference count
 208         only for PC-relative references.
 209         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Pass TRUE to
 210         _bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs.
 211         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Allow R_386_GOT32/R_386_GOT32X
 212         relocations against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols without PLT.  Generate
 213         dynamic pointer relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in
 214         the non-code section and store it in the proper REL section.
 215         Don't allow non-pointer relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol
 216         without PLT.
 217         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Generate dynamic
 218         R_386_IRELATIVE and R_386_GLOB_DAT GOT relocations against
 219         STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols without PLT.
 220         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Don't handle local
 221         STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols here.
 222         (elf_i386_output_arch_local_syms): Handle local STT_GNU_IFUNC
 223         symbols here.
 224         (elf_backend_output_arch_local_syms): New.
 225         * elf32-x86-64.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
 226         count only in the code section.  Allocate dynamic pointer
 227         relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in the non-code section.
 228         (elf_x86_64_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Increment PLT reference
 229         count only for PC-relative references.
 230         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Pass TRUE to
 231         _bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs.
 232         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Allow R_X86_64_GOTPCREL,
 233         R_X86_64_GOTPCRELX, R_X86_64_REX_GOTPCRELX and
 234         R_X86_64_GOTPCREL64 relocations against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols
 235         without PLT.  Generate dynamic pointer relocation against
 236         STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in the non-code section and store it in
 237         the proper RELA section.  Don't allow non-pointer relocation
 238         against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol without PLT.
 239         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Generate dynamic
 240         R_X86_64_IRELATIVE and R_X86_64_GLOB_DAT GOT relocations against
 241         STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols without PLT.
 242         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Don't handle local
 243         STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols here.
 244         (elf_x86_64_output_arch_local_syms): Handle local STT_GNU_IFUNC
 245         symbols here.
 246         (elf_backend_output_arch_local_syms): New.
 247         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
 248         Pass FALSE to _bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs.
 249
 250 2016-06-17  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 251             Tony Wang  <tony.wang@arm.com>
 252
 253         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only): Define stub
 254         sequence.
 255         (stub_long_branch_thumb2_only): Define stub.
 256         (arm_stub_is_thumb): Add case for arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only.
 257         (arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only): Likewise.
 258         (arm_type_of_stub): Use arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only for Thumb-2
 259         capable targets.
 260
 261 2016-06-17  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>
 262
 263         * archures.c (bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusc): Define.
 264         (bfd_mach_sparc_v9c): Likewise.
 265         (bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusd): Likewise.
 266         (bfd_mach_sparc_v9d): Likewise.
 267         (bfd_mach_sparc_v8pluse): Likewise.
 268         (bfd_mach_sparc_v9e): Likewise.
 269         (bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusv): Likewise
 270         (bfd_mach_sparc_v9v): Likewise.
 271         (bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusm): Likewise.
 272         (bfd_mach_sparc_v9m): Likewise.
 273         (bfd_mach_sparc_v9_p): Adapt to v8plusm and v9m.
 274         (bfd_mach_sparc_64bit_p): Likewise.
 275         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 276         * cpu-sparc.c (arch_info_struct): Add entries for
 277         bfd_mach_sparc_v8plus{c,d,e,v,m} and bfd_mach_sparc_v9{c,d,e,v,m}.
 278         * aoutx.h (machine_type): Handle bfd_mach_sparc_v8plus{c,d,e,v,m}
 279         and bfd_mach_sparc_v9{c,d,e,v,m}.
 280         * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_final_write_processing): Likewise.
 281         * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_object_p): Likewise.
 282
 283 2016-06-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 284
 285         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Don't check undefined
 286         symbols for relocations against IFUNC symbols.
 287         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 288
 289 2016-06-16  Marcin Kościelnicki  <koriakin@0x04.net>
 290
 291         * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Include
 292         .rela.iplt in DT_PLTRELSZ.
 293         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise,
 294         for DT_PLTRELSZ and DT_RELASZ as well.
 295
 296 2016-06-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 297
 298         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Skip relocations in
 299         non-loaded, non-alloced sections.
 300         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 301
 302 2016-06-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 303
 304         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Check SEC_ALLOC before
 305         allocating dynamic relocation.
 306         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
 307
 308 2016-06-14  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
 309
 310         PR ld/20254
 311         * elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Adjust reloc
 312         offsets until reloc_toaddr.
 313
 314 2016-06-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 315
 316         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check R_386_IRELATIVE.
 317         Don't check symbol type for STN_UNDEF symbol index.
 318         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Check
 319         R_X86_64_IRELATIVE.  Don't check symbol type for STN_UNDEF symbol
 320         index.
 321
 322 2016-06-14  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 323
 324         * elf32-arm.c (using_thumb_only): Force review of arch check logic for
 325         new architecture.
 326         (using_thumb2): Try Tag_THUMB_ISA_use first and check
 327         for exact arch value then.  Force review of arch check logic for new
 328         architecture.
 329         (arch_has_arm_nop): Update and fix arch check logic.  Force review of
 330         that logic for new architecture.
 331         (arch_has_thumb2_nop): Remove.
 332         (elf32_arm_tls_relax): Use using_thumb2 instead of above function.
 333         (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Likewise but using thumb2.
 334
 335 2016-06-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 336
 337         * bfd-in.h (bfd_my_archive): Delete.
 338         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 339
 340 2016-06-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 341
 342         PR ld/20241
 343         * archive.c (open_nested_file): Set my_archive.
 344         * bfd.c (_bfd_default_error_handler <%B>): Exclude archive file name
 345         for thin archives.
 346         * bfdio.c (bfd_tell): Don't adjust origin for thin archives.
 347         (bfd_seek): Likewise.
 348         * bfdwin.c (bfd_get_file_window): Likewise.
 349         * cache.c (cache_bmmap): Likewise.
 350         (bfd_cache_lookup_worker): Don't look in my_archive for thin archives.
 351         * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_follow_dsym): Don't open my_archive for
 352         thin archives.
 353         * plugin.c (try_claim): Likewise.
 354         * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_dynamic_symbols): Use import path of
 355         file within thin archive, not the archive.
 356
 357 2016-06-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 358
 359         PR ld/20244
 360         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Add the .got.plt
 361         section address for R_386_GOT32/R_386_GOT32X relocations against
 362         IFUNC symbols if there is no base register and return error for
 363         PIC.
 364
 365 2016-06-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 366
 367         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Simplify IFUNC
 368         GOT32 adjustment for static executables.
 369
 370 2016-06-13  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 371
 372         * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips_gnu_pcrel32): Update comment.
 373
 374 2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synospsy.com>
 375
 376         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixed condition.
 377
 378 2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synospsy.com>
 379
 380         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Changed.
 381
 382 2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synospsy.com>
 383
 384         * elf32-arc.c (arc_local_data, arc_local_data): Removed.
 385         (SECTSTART): Changed.
 386         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixed mistake in PIE related
 387         condition.
 388         (elf_arc_size_dynamic_sections): Changed DT_RELENT to DT_RELAENT.
 389
 390 2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synospsy.com>
 391
 392         * elf32-arc.c (elf32_arc_reloc_type_class): Defined function to
 393         enable support for "-z combreloc" and DT_RELACOUNT.
 394         (elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Likewise
 395
 396 2016-06-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 397
 398         PR ld/20244
 399         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): When relocating
 400         R_386_GOT32, return error without a base register for PIC and
 401         subtract the .got.plt section address only with a base register.
 402
 403 2016-06-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 404
 405         * elf-strtab.c (struct strtab_save): Use size_t for "size".
 406         (struct elf_strtab_hash): Likewise for "size" and "alloced".
 407         (_bfd_elf_strtab_init): Formatting.
 408         (_bfd_elf_strtab_add): Return size_t rather than bfd_size_type.
 409         (_bfd_elf_strtab_addref): Take size_t idx param.
 410         (_bfd_elf_strtab_delref, _bfd_elf_strtab_refcount): Likewise.
 411         (_bfd_elf_strtab_offset): Likewise.
 412         (_bfd_elf_strtab_clear_all_refs): Use size_t idx.
 413         (_bfd_elf_strtab_save): Use size_t "idx" and "size" vars.
 414         (_bfd_elf_strtab_restore, _bfd_elf_strtab_emit): Similarly.
 415         (_bfd_elf_strtab_finalize): Similarly.
 416         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_strtab_add): Update prototypes.
 417         (_bfd_elf_strtab_addref, _bfd_elf_strtab_delref): Likewise.
 418         (_bfd_elf_strtab_refcount, _bfd_elf_strtab_offset): Likewise.
 419         * elf.c (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Calculate symbol buffer size
 420         using bfd_size_type.
 421         (bfd_section_from_shdr): Delete amt.
 422         (_bfd_elf_init_reloc_shdr): Likewise.
 423         (_bfd_elf_link_assign_sym_version): Likewise.
 424         (assign_section_numbers): Use size_t reloc_count.
 425         * elflink.c (struct elf_symbuf_head): Use size_t "count".
 426         (bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol): Use size_t for some vars.
 427         (elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Likewise.
 428         (elf_add_dt_needed_tag): Likewise.
 429         (elf_finalize_dynstr): Likewise.
 430         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise.
 431         (bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 432         (elf_create_symbuf): Similarly.
 433         (bfd_elf_match_symbols_in_sections): Likewise.
 434         (elf_link_swap_symbols_out): Likewise.
 435         (elf_link_check_versioned_symbol): Likewise.
 436         (bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit): Likewise.
 437         (bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets): Likewise.
 438
 439 2016-06-08  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
 440
 441         PR ld/20221
 442         * elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Adjust syms
 443         and relocs only if shrinking occurred.
 444
 445 2016-06-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 446
 447         * elf64-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add tls_get_addr.
 448         (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize tls_get_addr to 2.
 449         (elf_i386_check_tls_transition): Check indirect call and direct
 450         call with the addr32 prefix for general and local dynamic models.
 451         Set the tls_get_addr feild.
 452         (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Always use addr32 prefix for
 453         indirect ___tls_get_addr call via GOT.
 454         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Handle GD->LE, GD->IE and LD->LE
 455         transitions with indirect call and direct call with the addr32
 456         prefix.
 457
 458 2016-06-07  Marcin Kościelnicki  <koriakin@0x04.net>
 459
 460         * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol): Fix comment.
 461         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390x_plt_entry): Fix comment.
 462         (elf_s390_relocate_section): Fix comment.
 463         (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Fix initialization of fixed
 464         .got.plt entries.
 465
 466 2016-06-07  Ulrich Weigand  <ulrich.weigand@de.ibm.com>
 467
 468         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Subtract plt
 469         section offset when calculation the larl operand in the first PLT
 470         entry.
 471
 472 2016-06-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 473
 474         * cpu-powerpc.c (powerpc_compatible): Allow bfd_mach_ppc_vle entry
 475         to match other 32-bit archs.
 476         * elf32-ppc.c (_bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch): New function.
 477         (ppc_elf_object_p): Call it.
 478         (ppc_elf_special_sections): Use APUINFO_SECTION_NAME.  Fix
 479         overlong line.
 480         (APUINFO_SECTION_NAME, APUINFO_LABEL): Don't define here.
 481         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_object_p): Call _bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch.
 482         * bfd-in.h (_bfd_elf_ppc_at_tls_transform,
 483         _bfd_elf_ppc_at_tprel_transform): Move to..
 484         * elf-bfd.h: ..here.
 485         (_bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch): Declare.
 486         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 487
 488 2016-06-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 489
 490         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add tls_get_addr.
 491         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize tls_get_addr to 2.
 492         (elf_x86_64_check_tls_transition): Check indirect call and
 493         direct call with the addr32 prefix for general and local dynamic
 494         models.  Set the tls_get_addr feild.
 495         (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Always use addr32 prefix for
 496         indirect __tls_get_addr call via GOT.
 497         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Handle GD->LE, GD->IE and LD->LE
 498         transitions with indirect call and direct call with the addr32
 499         prefix.
 500
 501 2016-06-04  Christian Groessler  <chris@groessler.org>
 502
 503         * coff-z8k.c (extra_case): Fix range check for R_JR relocation.
 504
 505 2016-06-02  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 506
 507         PR target/20088
 508         * cpu-arm.c (processors): Add "arm_any" type to match any ARM
 509         architecture.
 510         (arch_info_struct): Likewise.
 511         (architectures): Likewise.
 512
 513 2016-06-02  Vineet Gupta  <Vineet.Gupta1@synopsys.com>
 514
 515         * config.bfd: Replace -uclibc with *.
 516
 517 2016-06-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 518
 519         * elf64-x86-64.c: Replace data32 with data16 in comments.
 520
 521 2016-05-31  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 522
 523         PR ld/20159
 524         PR ld/16467
 525         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Revert PR16467 change.
 526         (_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Don't indirect to/from defined
 527         symbol given a version by a script different to the version
 528         of the symbol being added.
 529         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Use _bfd_elf_strtab_save and
 530         _bfd_elf_strtab_restore.  Don't fudge dynstr references.
 531         * elf-strtab.c (_bfd_elf_strtab_restore_size): Delete.
 532         (struct strtab_save): New.
 533         (_bfd_elf_strtab_save, _bfd_elf_strtab_restore): New functions.
 534         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_strtab_restore_size): Delete.
 535         (_bfd_elf_strtab_save, _bfd_elf_strtab_restore): Declare.
 536
 537 2016-06-01  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
 538
 539         * elf32-hppa.h: Add extern "C".
 540         * elf32-nds32.h: Likewise.
 541         * elf32-tic6x.h: Likewise.
 542
 543 2016-06-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 544
 545         * po/sr.po: New Serbian translation.
 546         * configure.ac (ALL_LINGUAS): Add sr.
 547         * configure: Regenerate.
 548
 549 2016-05-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 550
 551         * elfxx-mips.c (b_reloc_p): New function.
 552         (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section) <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Handle
 553         branch relocations.
 554
 555 2016-05-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 556
 557         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): <R_MIPS16_26>
 558         <R_MIPS_26, R_MICROMIPS_26_S1>: Drop the region bits of the
 559         reloc location from calculation, treat the addend as signed with
 560         local non-section symbols and enable overflow detection.
 561
 562 2016-05-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 563
 564         * aoutx.h: Adjust linker callback calls throughout file,
 565         removing dead code.
 566         * bout.c: Likewise.
 567         * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
 568         * coff-arm.c: Likewise.
 569         * coff-h8300.c: Likewise.
 570         * coff-h8500.c: Likewise.
 571         * coff-i960.c: Likewise.
 572         * coff-mcore.c: Likewise.
 573         * coff-mips.c: Likewise.
 574         * coff-ppc.c: Likewise.
 575         * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
 576         * coff-sh.c: Likewise.
 577         * coff-tic80.c: Likewise.
 578         * coff-w65.c: Likewise.
 579         * coff-z80.c: Likewise.
 580         * coff-z8k.c: Likewise.
 581         * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
 582         * cofflink.c: Likewise.
 583         * ecoff.c: Likewise.
 584         * elf-bfd.h: Likewise.
 585         * elf-m10200.c: Likewise.
 586         * elf-m10300.c: Likewise.
 587         * elf32-arc.c: Likewise.
 588         * elf32-arm.c: Likewise.
 589         * elf32-avr.c: Likewise.
 590         * elf32-bfin.c: Likewise.
 591         * elf32-cr16.c: Likewise.
 592         * elf32-cr16c.c: Likewise.
 593         * elf32-cris.c: Likewise.
 594         * elf32-crx.c: Likewise.
 595         * elf32-d10v.c: Likewise.
 596         * elf32-epiphany.c: Likewise.
 597         * elf32-fr30.c: Likewise.
 598         * elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
 599         * elf32-ft32.c: Likewise.
 600         * elf32-h8300.c: Likewise.
 601         * elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
 602         * elf32-i370.c: Likewise.
 603         * elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
 604         * elf32-i860.c: Likewise.
 605         * elf32-ip2k.c: Likewise.
 606         * elf32-iq2000.c: Likewise.
 607         * elf32-lm32.c: Likewise.
 608         * elf32-m32c.c: Likewise.
 609         * elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
 610         * elf32-m68hc1x.c: Likewise.
 611         * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
 612         * elf32-mep.c: Likewise.
 613         * elf32-metag.c: Likewise.
 614         * elf32-microblaze.c: Likewise.
 615         * elf32-moxie.c: Likewise.
 616         * elf32-msp430.c: Likewise.
 617         * elf32-mt.c: Likewise.
 618         * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
 619         * elf32-nios2.c: Likewise.
 620         * elf32-or1k.c: Likewise.
 621         * elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
 622         * elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
 623         * elf32-score.c: Likewise.
 624         * elf32-score7.c: Likewise.
 625         * elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
 626         * elf32-sh64.c: Likewise.
 627         * elf32-spu.c: Likewise.
 628         * elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
 629         * elf32-tilepro.c: Likewise.
 630         * elf32-v850.c: Likewise.
 631         * elf32-vax.c: Likewise.
 632         * elf32-visium.c: Likewise.
 633         * elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
 634         * elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
 635         * elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
 636         * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
 637         * elf64-ia64-vms.c: Likewise.
 638         * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
 639         * elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
 640         * elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
 641         * elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
 642         * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
 643         * elflink.c: Likewise.
 644         * elfnn-aarch64.c: Likewise.
 645         * elfnn-ia64.c: Likewise.
 646         * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
 647         * elfxx-sparc.c: Likewise.
 648         * elfxx-tilegx.c: Likewise.
 649         * linker.c: Likewise.
 650         * pdp11.c: Likewise.
 651         * pe-mips.c: Likewise.
 652         * reloc.c: Likewise.
 653         * reloc16.c: Likewise.
 654         * simple.c: Likewise.
 655         * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
 656         * xcofflink.c: Likewise.
 657         * elf32-rl78.c (get_symbol_value, get_romstart, get_ramstart): Delete
 658         status param.  Adjust calls to these and linker callbacks throughout.
 659         * elf32-rx.c: (get_symbol_value, get_gp, get_romstart,
 660         get_ramstart): Delete status param.  Adjust calls to these and
 661         linker callbacks throughout.
 662
 663 2016-05-27  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 664
 665         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation) <R_MIPS16_26>
 666         <R_MIPS_26, R_MICROMIPS_26_S1>: Include the addend in JALX's
 667         target alignment verification.
 668
 669 2016-05-27  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 670
 671         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Also use the
 672         section name if `bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section' returns an
 673         empty string.
 674
 675 2016-05-26  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 676
 677         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section)
 678         <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Use the `%X%H' rather than `%C' format
 679         for message.  Continue processing rather than returning failure.
 680
 681 2016-05-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 682
 683         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section)
 684         <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Call `->einfo' rather than `->warning'.
 685         Call `bfd_set_error'.
 686
 687 2016-05-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 688
 689         PR binutils/14625
 690         * archive.c (bfd_slurp_armap): Replace
 691         bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap with
 692         _bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap.
 693         (bsd_write_armap): Call _bfd_archive_64_bit_write_armap if
 694         BFD64 is defined and the archive is too big.
 695         (coff_write_armap): Likewise.
 696         * archive64.c (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap): Renamed to ...
 697         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap): This.
 698         (bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap): Renamed to ...
 699         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_write_armap): This.
 700         * configure.ac: Add --enable-64-bit-archive.
 701         (want_64_bit_archive): New.  Set to true by default for 64-bit
 702         MIPS and s390 ELF targets.
 703         (USE_64_BIT_ARCHIVE): New AC_DEFINE.
 704         * config.in: Regenerated.
 705         * configure: Likewise.
 706         * elf64-mips.c (bfd_elf64_archive_functions): Removed.
 707         (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap): Likewise.
 708         (bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap): Likewise.
 709         (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_extended_name_table): Likewise.
 710         (bfd_elf64_archive_construct_extended_name_table): Likewise.
 711         (bfd_elf64_archive_truncate_arname): Likewise.
 712         (bfd_elf64_archive_read_ar_hdr): Likewise.
 713         (bfd_elf64_archive_write_ar_hdr): Likewise.
 714         (bfd_elf64_archive_openr_next_archived_file): Likewise.
 715         (bfd_elf64_archive_get_elt_at_index): Likewise.
 716         (bfd_elf64_archive_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise.
 717         (bfd_elf64_archive_update_armap_timestamp): Likewise.
 718         * elf64-s390.c (bfd_elf64_archive_functions): Removed.
 719         (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap): Likewise.
 720         (bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap): Likewise.
 721         (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_extended_name_table): Likewise.
 722         (bfd_elf64_archive_construct_extended_name_table): Likewise.
 723         (bfd_elf64_archive_truncate_arname): Likewise.
 724         (bfd_elf64_archive_read_ar_hdr): Likewise.
 725         (bfd_elf64_archive_write_ar_hdr): Likewise.
 726         (bfd_elf64_archive_openr_next_archived_file): Likewise.
 727         (bfd_elf64_archive_get_elt_at_index): Likewise.
 728         (bfd_elf64_archive_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise.
 729         (bfd_elf64_archive_update_armap_timestamp): Likewise.
 730         * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Use _bfd_archive_64_bit on
 731         BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE if USE_64_BIT_ARCHIVE is defined and
 732         bfd_elfNN_archive_functions isn't defined.
 733         (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
 734         * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap): New prototype.
 735         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_write_armap): Likewise.
 736         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_extended_name_table): New macro.
 737         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_construct_extended_name_table): Likewise.
 738         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_truncate_arname): Likewise.
 739         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_read_ar_hdr): Likewise.
 740         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_write_ar_hdr): Likewise.
 741         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_openr_next_archived_file): Likewise.
 742         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_get_elt_at_index): Likewise.
 743         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise.
 744         (_bfd_archive_64_bit_update_armap_timestamp): Likewise.
 745         * libbfd.h: Regenerated.
 746         * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Use _bfd_archive_64_bit on
 747         BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE if USE_64_BIT_ARCHIVE is defined.
 748
 749 2016-05-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 750
 751         PR ld/20103
 752         * cofflink.c (coff_link_check_archive_element): Return TRUE if
 753         linker add_archive_element callback returns FALSE.
 754         * ecoff.c (ecoff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
 755         * elf64-ia64-vms.c (elf64_vms_link_add_archive_symbols): Skip
 756         archive element if linker add_archive_element callback returns
 757         FALSE.
 758         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
 759         * pdp11.c (aout_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
 760         * vms-alpha.c (alpha_vms_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
 761         * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols): Likewise.
 762         (xcoff_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
 763
 764 2016-05-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 765
 766         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section)
 767         <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Unify error reporting code.
 768
 769 2016-05-23  Jim Wilson  <jim.wilson@linaro.org>
 770
 771         * elfnn-aarch64.c: Unconditionally enable R_AARCH64_NULL and
 772         R_AARCH64_NONE.  Use HOWTO64 for R_AARCH64_NULL.
 773         * relocs.c: Add BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_NULL.
 774         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 775         * libbfd.h: Likewise.
 776
 777 2016-05-23  Kuba Sejdak  <jakub.sejdak@phoesys.com>
 778
 779         * config.bfd: Add entry for arm-phoenix.
 780
 781 2016-05-23  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 782
 783         * elf32-arm.c (arm_dedicated_stub_section_padding): New function.
 784         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Declare stub_type in a more outer scope and
 785         account for padding for stub section requiring one.
 786         (elf32_arm_build_stubs): Add comment to stress the importance of
 787         zeroing veneer section content.
 788
 789 2016-05-23  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 790
 791         * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf32_arm_keep_private_stub_output_sections): Declare
 792         bfd hook.
 793         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
 794         * elf32-arm.c (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required): New
 795         function.
 796         (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required_alignment): Likewise.
 797         (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_name): Likewise.
 798         (arm_dedicated_stub_input_section_ptr): Likewise.
 799         (elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Add stub type parameter and
 800         function description comment. Add support for dedicated output stub
 801         section to given stub types.
 802         (elf32_arm_add_stub): Add a stub type parameter and pass it down to
 803         elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec.
 804         (elf32_arm_create_stub): Pass stub type down to elf32_arm_add_stub.
 805         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Pass stub type when calling
 806         elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec for Cortex-A8 erratum veneers.
 807         (bfd_elf32_arm_keep_private_stub_output_sections): New function.
 808
 809 2016-05-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 810
 811         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Don't check R_386_GOT32
 812         when setting need_convert_load.
 813
 814 2016-05-20  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 815
 816         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_read_rel_addend): Adjust the addend for
 817         microMIPS JALX.
 818
 819 2016-05-19  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 820
 821         PR ld/20117
 822         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Don't check
 823         R_386_GOT32X.
 824         (elf_i386_convert_load): Don't convert R_386_GOT32.
 825
 826 2016-05-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 827
 828         PR gas/20118
 829         * elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Set sh_entsize for SHT_INIT_ARRAY,
 830         SHT_FINI_ARRAY, and SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY.
 831
 832 2016-05-19  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
 833
 834         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Changed.
 835         (debug_arc_reloc): Likewise.
 836         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Likewise.
 837         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
 838         (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 839         (elf_arc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 840
 841 2016-05-19  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 842
 843         * config.bfd: Remove `am34-*-linux*' support.
 844
 845 2016-05-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 846
 847         * elf64-ppc.c (allocate_dynrelocs): Allocate got and other dynamic
 848         relocs before plt relocs.
 849
 850 2016-05-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 851
 852         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_branch_reloc): Check for NULL owner
 853         before dereferencing.
 854
 855 2016-05-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 856
 857         * po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.
 858
 859 2016-05-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 860
 861         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Free or cache local syms
 862         for each BFD.  Don't goto error_ret_free_local from outside loop.
 863
 864 2016-05-17  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 865
 866         * elf-s390-common.c (elf_s390_add_symbol_hook): Remove
 867         STB_GNU_UNIQUE handling.
 868         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 869         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 870         * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 871         * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 872         * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 873         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 874         * elf64-sparc.c (elf64_sparc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 875         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 876         * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 877         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
 878         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_add_symbol_hook): Remove function.
 879         (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Remove macro.
 880         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set `has_gnu_symbols'
 881         for STB_GNU_UNIQUE symbols.
 882
 883 2016-05-16  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 884
 885         * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_copy_notes): New function, factored out
 886         from...
 887         (v850_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): ... here.  Call the new
 888         function and `_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data'.
 889
 890 2016-05-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 891
 892         PR ld/20093
 893         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Don't convert
 894         GOTPCREL relocation against large section.
 895
 896 2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 897
 898         * elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Use
 899         linker dynamic sections in calculating size and address of
 900         dynamic tags rather than using output sections.  Remove asserts.
 901         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 902         * elf32-cr16.c (_bfd_cr16_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 903         * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 904         * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 905         * elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 906         * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 907         * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 908         * elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 909         * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 910         * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 911         * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 912         * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 913         * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 914         * elf32-score.c (s3_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 915         * elf32-score7.c (s7_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 916         * elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 917         * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 918         * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 919         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 920         * elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 921         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
 922         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
 923         * elfxx-sparc.c (sparc_finish_dyn): Likewise.  Adjust error message.
 924         * elf32-arc.c (GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION): Remove ASSERT arg and
 925         don't set doit.  Look up dynobj section.
 926         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Adjust GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION
 927         invocation and dynamic tag vma calculation.  Don't test
 928         boolean var == TRUE.
 929         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_finish_dynamic_sections): Fix
 930         DT_JMPREL calc.
 931
 932 2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 933
 934         * elflink.c (elf_link_sort_relocs): Wrap overlong lines.  Fix
 935         octets_per_byte.  Put dynamic .rela.plt last in link orders.
 936         Assign output_offset for reloc sections rather than writing
 937         sorted relocs from block corresponding to output_offset.
 938
 939 2016-05-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 940
 941         * elf-bfd.h (elf_reloc_type_class): Put reloc_class_plt last.
 942
 943 2016-05-11  Andrew Bennett  <andrew.bennett@imgtec.com>
 944
 945         * elfxx-mips.c (print_mips_ases): Add DSPR3.
 946
 947 2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 948
 949         * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): New function.
 950         (elf32_hppa_check_relocs): Don't set dynobj.
 951         (elf32_hppa_size_stubs): Test !SEC_LINKER_CREATED for stub sections.
 952         (elf32_hppa_build_stubs): Likewise.
 953         * elf32-hppa.h (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): Declare.
 954
 955 2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 956
 957         PR 20060
 958         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_tls_setup): Clear forced_local.
 959         * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_tls_setup): Likewise.
 960
 961 2016-05-10  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
 962
 963         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Remove redundant
 964         aarch64_tls_transition check.
 965
 966 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 967
 968         * elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): New max_stub_type
 969         enumerator.
 970         (arm_stub_sym_claimed): New function.
 971         (elf32_arm_create_stub): Use veneered symbol name and section if
 972         veneer needs to claim its symbol, and keep logic unchanged otherwise.
 973         (arm_stub_claim_sym): New function.
 974         (arm_map_one_stub): Call arm_stub_claim_sym if veneer needs to claim
 975         veneered symbol, otherwise create local symbol as before.
 976
 977 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 978
 979         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use new macros
 980         ARM_GET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE and ARM_SET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE to respectively get
 981         and set branch type of a symbol.
 982         (bfd_elf32_arm_process_before_allocation): Likewise.
 983         (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Likewise and fix identation along the
 984         way.
 985         (allocate_dynrelocs_for_symbol): Likewise.
 986         (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
 987         (elf32_arm_swap_symbol_in): Likewise.
 988         (elf32_arm_swap_symbol_out): Likewise.
 989
 990 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 991
 992         * bfd-in.h (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add an output section parameter.
 993         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
 994         * elf32-arm.c (struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table): Add an output section
 995         parameter to add_stub_section callback.
 996         (elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Get output section from link_sec
 997         and pass it down to add_stub_section.
 998         (elf32_arm_add_stub): Set section to stub_sec if NULL before using it
 999         for error message.
1000         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add output section parameter to
1001         add_stub_section function pointer parameter.
1002
1003 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
1004
1005         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_stub): New function.
1006         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use elf32_arm_create_stub for stub creation.
1007
1008 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
1009
1010         * elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): Delete
1011         arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm enumerator.
1012         (arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm): New unsigned constant to replace
1013         aforementioned enumerator.
1014         (struct elf32_arm_stub_hash_entry): Delete target_addend
1015         field and add source_value.
1016         (struct a8_erratum_fix): Delete addend field and add target_offset.
1017         (stub_hash_newfunc): Initialize source_value field amd remove
1018         initialization for target_addend.
1019         (arm_build_one_stub): Stop special casing Thumb relocations: promote
1020         the else to being always executed, moving the
1021         arm_stub_a8_veneer_b_cond specific code in it.  Remove
1022         stub_entry->target_addend from points_to computation.
1023         (cortex_a8_erratum_scan): Store in a8_erratum_fix structure the offset
1024         to target symbol from start of section rather than the offset from the
1025         stub address.
1026         (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Set stub_entry's source_value and target_value
1027         fields from struct a8_erratum_fix's offset and target_offset
1028         respectively.
1029         (make_branch_to_a8_stub): Rename target variable to loc.  Compute
1030         veneered_insn_loc and loc using stub_entry's source_value.
1031
1032 2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
1033
1034         (elf32_arm_merge_eabi_attributes): Add merging logic for
1035         Tag_DSP_extension.
1036
1037 2016-05-10  Pip Cet  <pipcet@gmail.com>
1038
1039         PR ld/20059
1040         * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type):
1041         Define as _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type when using
1042         generic hash table.
1043
1044 2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1045
1046         PR binutils/20063
1047         * elf.c (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Check for out of range sh_link
1048         field before accessing sections array.
1049
1050 2016-05-09  Christophe Monat  <christophe.monat@st.com>
1051
1052         PR ld/20030
1053         * elf32-arm.c (is_thumb2_vldm): Account for T1 (DP) encoding.
1054         (stm32l4xx_need_create_replacing_stub): Rename ambiguous nb_regs
1055         to nb_words.
1056         (create_instruction_vldmia): Add is_dp to disambiguate SP/DP
1057         encoding.
1058         (create_instruction_vldmdb): Likewise.
1059         (stm32l4xx_create_replacing_stub_vldm): is_dp detects DP encoding,
1060         uses it to re-encode.
1061
1062 2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1063
1064         PR 19938
1065         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Revert accidental
1066         commit.
1067
1068 2016-05-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1069
1070         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Remove redundant NULL check.
1071
1072 2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1073
1074         PR ld/17550
1075         * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_entry): Update comments for indx,
1076         documenting that indx == -3 if symbol is defined in a discarded
1077         section.
1078         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set indx to -3 if
1079         symbol is defined in a discarded section.
1080         (elf_link_output_extsym): Strip a global symbol defined in a
1081         discarded section.
1082
1083 2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1084
1085         * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Defined for Intel
1086         MCU.
1087
1088 2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1089
1090         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
1091         conversion to ...
1092         (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.
1093         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
1094         conversion to ...
1095         (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.
1096
1097 2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1098
1099         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_tls_transition): Remove abfd.
1100         Don't check if contents == NULL.
1101         (elf_i386_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
1102         from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.  Update
1103         elf_i386_check_tls_transition call.
1104         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
1105         keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
1106         elf_i386_tls_transition.
1107         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
1108         to elf_i386_tls_transition.
1109         (elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.
1110         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_tls_transition): Don't check
1111         if contents == NULL.
1112         (elf_x86_64_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
1113         from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.
1114         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
1115         keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
1116         elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
1117         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
1118         to elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
1119         (elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.
1120
1121 2016-05-03  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1122
1123         PR 10549
1124         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Handle
1125         STB_GNU_UNIQUE.
1126
1127 2016-05-03  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1128
1129         * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Update prototype.
1130         * bfd-in2.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Likewise.
1131         * elfnn-aarch64.c (bfd_elfNN_aarch64_set_options): Initialize
1132         no_apply_dynamic_relocs.
1133         (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Apply absolute relocations even though
1134         dynamic relocations generated.
1135
1136 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1137
1138         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Move interp
1139         setting to ...
1140         (elf_i386_create_dynamic_sections): Here.
1141         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Move
1142         interp setting to ...
1143         (elf_x86_64_create_dynamic_sections): Here.
1144
1145 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1146
1147         * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take GOT_RELOC
1148         and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
1149         (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
1150         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
1151         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
1152         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
1153         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
1154         (elf_i386_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
1155         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
1156         * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take
1157         GOT_RELOC and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
1158         (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
1159         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
1160         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
1161         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
1162         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
1163         (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
1164         UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
1165
1166 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1167
1168         * elf32-i386.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
1169         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set check_relocs_failed on error.
1170         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
1171
1172 2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1173
1174         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set
1175         check_relocs_failed on error.
1176
1177 2016-04-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1178
1179         PR 19938
1180         * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Rename
1181         elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link to
1182         elf_backend_copy_special_section_fields.
1183         * elfxx-target.h: Likewise.
1184         * elf.c (section_match): Ignore the SHF_INFO_LINK flag when
1185         comparing section flags.
1186         (copy_special_section_fields): New function.
1187         (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the EI_ABIVERSION field.
1188         Perform two scans over special sections.  The first one looks for
1189         a direct mapping between the output section and an input section.
1190         The second scan looks for a possible match based upon section
1191         characteristics.
1192         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_copy_special_section_fields): New
1193         function.  Handle setting the sh_link field of SHT_ARM_EXIDX
1194         sections.
1195         * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): Rename to
1196         elf32_i386_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
1197         * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_set_special_section_info_link):
1198         Rename to elf32_sparc_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
1199         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf64_x86_64_set_special_info_link): Rename to
1200         elf64_x86_64_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
1201
1202 2016-04-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1203
1204         * po/zh_CN.po: Updated Chinese (simplified) translation.
1205
1206 2016-04-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1207
1208         PR ld/20006
1209         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Skip debug sections
1210         when estimating distances between output sections.
1211
1212 2016-04-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1213
1214         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): New function.
1215         (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Use it.
1216         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): Declare.
1217
1218 2016-04-26  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
1219
1220         * elf32-rx.c (rx_set_section_contents): Avoid arithmetic on void *.
1221         * mmo.c (mmo_get_section_contents): Likewise.
1222         (mmo_set_section_contents): Likewise.
1223
1224 2016-04-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1225
1226         * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Update comments for
1227         dynsymcount.
1228         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always count for
1229         the unused NULL entry at the head of dynamic symbol table.
1230         (bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Remove dynsymcount != 0
1231         checks.
1232
1233 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1234
1235         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Exclude linker
1236         created file from dynobj.
1237
1238 2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1239
1240         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Set dynobj to a
1241         normal input file if possible.
1242
1243 2016-04-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1244
1245         * aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
1246         * aout-target.h: Likewise.
1247         * aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
1248         * binary.c: Likewise.
1249         * bout.c: Likewise.
1250         * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
1251         * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
1252         * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
1253         * coffcode.h: Likewise.
1254         * i386msdos.c: Likewise.
1255         * i386os9k.c: Likewise.
1256         * ieee.c: Likewise.
1257         * ihex.c: Likewise.
1258         * libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
1259         * libecoff.h: Likewise.
1260         * mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
1261         * mmo.c: Likewise.
1262         * nlm-target.h: Likewise.
1263         * oasys.c: Likewise.
1264         * pef.c: Likewise.
1265         * plugin.c: Likewise.
1266         * ppcboot.c: Likewise.
1267         * som.c: Likewise.
1268         * srec.c: Likewise.
1269         * tekhex.c: Likewise.
1270         * versados.c: Likewise.
1271         * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
1272         * xsym.c: Likewise.
1273         * elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
1274         * linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
1275         (_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
1276         * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
1277         _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
1278         (struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
1279         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
1280         * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
1281
1282 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1283
1284         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
1285         (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
1286         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
1287         (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
1288
1289 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1290
1291         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
1292         in excluded sections
1293
1294 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1295
1296         PR ld/19969
1297         * elf64-x86-64.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
1298         (elf_x86_64_need_pic): Moved before elf_x86_64_check_relocs.
1299         Support relocation agaist local symbol.  Set check_relocs_failed.
1300         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use elf_x86_64_need_pic.  Check
1301         R_X86_64_32 relocation overflow.
1302         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
1303         Update one elf_x86_64_need_pic and remove one elf_x86_64_need_pic.
1304
1305 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1306
1307         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call
1308         _bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections only for STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol.
1309         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
1310
1311 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1312
1313         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New.
1314         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New function.
1315         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
1316         if check_relocs_after_open_input is FALSE.
1317
1318 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
1319
1320         * cache.c: Update old style function definitions.
1321         * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
1322         * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
1323         * stab-syms.c: Likewise.
1324
1325 2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>
1326
1327         * elf32-arm.c (put_thumb2_insn): Change argument type to bfd_byte *.
1328
1329 2016-04-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1330
1331         * Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
1332         * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
1333         * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
1334
1335 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
1336
1337         * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_ARC_NPS_CMEM16 entry.
1338         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
1339         * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
1340         * elf32-arc.c: Add 'opcode/arc.h' include.
1341         (struct arc_relocation_data): Add symbol_name.
1342         (arc_special_overflow_checks): New function.
1343         (arc_do_relocation): Use arc_special_overflow_checks, reindent as
1344         required, add an extra comment.
1345         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Setup symbol_name in reloc_data.
1346
1347 2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
1348
1349         * elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
1350         entries.
1351         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
1352         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
1353         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
1354
1355 2016-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1356
1357         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
1358         "sh_link".
1359
1360 2016-04-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1361
1362         PR target/19938
1363         * elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
1364         elf_strtab_flags.
1365         New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
1366         * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
1367         defined.
1368         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
1369         already defined.
1370         (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
1371         elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
1372         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
1373         being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
1374         (elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
1375         (section_match): New function.  Matches two ELF sections based
1376         upon fixed characteristics.
1377         (find_link): New function.  Locates a section in a BFD that
1378         matches a section in a different BFD.
1379         (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
1380         fields of reserved sections.
1381         (bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
1382         .shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
1383         elf_backend_data structure.
1384         (swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
1385         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
1386         .strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
1387         elf_backend_data structure.
1388         * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
1389         (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
1390         targets.
1391         (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
1392         Solaris targets.
1393         * elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
1394         * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
1395
1396 2016-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1397
1398         PR ld/19939
1399         * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
1400         to bfd_boolean.
1401         * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
1402         Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
1403         applies to read-only section.
1404         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
1405         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
1406         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
1407         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
1408         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
1409         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
1410         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
1411         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
1412         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
1413         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
1414         segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
1415         readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
1416         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
1417         Updated.
1418
1419 2016-04-06  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
1420
1421         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
1422         a fall through from error_ret_free_internal.  Free local_syms in
1423         error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().
1424
1425 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
1426
1427         * elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
1428         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.
1429
1430 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
1431
1432         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed
1433
1434 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
1435
1436         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
1437         (get_replace_function): Created.:
1438         (struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
1439         (defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
1440         (defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
1441         (PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
1442         (arc_do_relocation): Changed.
1443
1444 2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
1445
1446         * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
1447         symbol index.
1448         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
1449         the synamic symbol index.
1450         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
1451         relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.
1452
1453 2016-04-05  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1454
1455         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
1456         and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
1457         ones.
1458
1459 2016-04-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1460
1461         PR 19872
1462         * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
1463         version number if the version is zero.
1464
1465 2016-04-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1466
1467         PR 19886
1468         * elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
1469         (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
1470
1471 2016-03-30  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>
1472
1473         * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
1474         internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.
1475
1476 2016-03-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1477
1478         PR 17334
1479         * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
1480         assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
1481         than the number of relocs.
1482
1483 2016-03-29  Toni Spets  <toni.spets@iki.fi>
1484
1485         PR 19878
1486         * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
1487         2014-11-10 change.
1488
1489 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1490
1491         PR 19850
1492         * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
1493         DW_FORM_flag_present.
1494
1495 2016-03-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1496
1497         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
1498         architecture name for backwards compatibility.
1499
1500         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
1501         unbounded stack use.
1502
1503         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
1504         sufficiently recent version of GCC.
1505         * configure: Regenerate.
1506
1507 2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1508
1509         PR 19851
1510         * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.
1511
1512 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
1513
1514         * archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
1515         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
1516         * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
1517         some existing entries to make space.
1518         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
1519         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.
1520
1521 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
1522
1523         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
1524         EF_ARC_CPU_GENERIC.
1525         (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
1526         in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.
1527
1528 2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
1529
1530         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
1531         EF_ARC_MACH_MSK.
1532
1533 2016-03-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1534
1535         * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
1536         * configure: Regenerate.
1537         * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
1538         alloca with call to xmalloc.
1539         * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
1540         * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
1541         * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
1542         * pef.c: Likewise.
1543         * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
1544         * som.c: Likewise.
1545         * xsym.c: Likewise.
1546
1547 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1548
1549         PR ld/19827
1550         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
1551         locally in PIE.
1552         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
1553         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
1554         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
1555
1556 2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1557
1558         PR ld/19807
1559         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
1560         no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
1561         relocation overflow check.
1562
1563 2016-03-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1564
1565         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
1566
1567 2016-03-11  Dan Gissel  <dgisselq@ieee.org>
1568
1569         PR 19713
1570         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
1571         uses bytes not octets.
1572         * elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
1573         Add a bfd parameter.
1574         (eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
1575         (bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
1576         octets before read and writing values.
1577         (elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
1578         (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
1579         (elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
1580         (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
1581         * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
1582         * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
1583
1584 2016-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1585
1586         * config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.
1587
1588 2016-03-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
1589
1590         * cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
1591         gcc ABI)" to printable name.
1592         * cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
1593         of "v850-rh850" as printable name.
1594
1595 2016-03-09  Leon Winter  <winter-gcc@bfw-online.de>
1596
1597         PR ld/19623
1598         * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
1599         relocations against absolute symbols.
1600
1601 2016-03-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1602
1603         PR binutils/19775
1604         * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
1605         length elements in the archive.
1606
1607 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1608
1609         PR ld/19789
1610         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
1611         for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.
1612
1613 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1614
1615         PR ld/19784
1616         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
1617         count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
1618         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
1619
1620 2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1621
1622         PR ld/19579
1623         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
1624         together.
1625
1626 2016-03-08  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
1627             Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
1628
1629         * elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
1630         (arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
1631         (arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
1632         (get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
1633         (middle_endian_convert): New function.
1634         (ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
1635         (IS_ME): New define.
1636         (arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
1637         definition to call middle_endian_convert.  Add a new local
1638         variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
1639         arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.
1640
1641 2016-03-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1642
1643         PR binutils/19775
1644         * archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
1645         length elements in the archive.
1646
1647 2016-03-07  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1648
1649         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
1650         section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.
1651
1652 2016-03-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1653
1654         PR ld/19579
1655         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
1656         executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
1657         shared library.
1658
1659 2016-03-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1660
1661         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
1662         * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
1663
1664 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>
1665
1666         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
1667         relocation addend when sections get merged.
1668
1669 2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
1670
1671         * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
1672         the flag change.
1673         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
1674         Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.
1675
1676 2016-02-26  Renlin Li  <renlin.li@arm.com>
1677
1678         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
1679         check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.
1680
1681 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1682
1683         PR ld/19609
1684         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
1685         load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
1686         base register.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
1687         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
1688         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
1689         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
1690         if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
1691         Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
1692         symbols if PIC is false.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
1693         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
1694         against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
1695
1696 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1697
1698         PR ld/19645
1699         * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
1700         (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
1701         (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
1702         (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
1703         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
1704         (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
1705         * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
1706         * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
1707         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
1708         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
1709         * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
1710         STT_COMMON.
1711         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
1712         STT_COMMON.
1713         (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
1714         (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
1715         common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
1716         BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.  Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
1717         * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
1718         and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
1719         (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
1720         * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
1721         (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
1722         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
1723         * config.in: Likewise.
1724         * configure: Likewise.
1725
1726 2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1727
1728         PR ld/19636
1729         PR ld/19704
1730         PR ld/19719
1731         * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
1732         (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
1733         has_non_got_reloc.
1734         (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
1735         (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
1736         has_non_got_reloc.
1737         (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
1738         has_non_got_reloc.
1739         (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
1740         (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
1741         (elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
1742         (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
1743         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
1744         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
1745         symbols in executable dynamic.  Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
1746         relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
1747         (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
1748         (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
1749         against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
1750         R_386_PC32.
1751         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
1752         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
1753         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
1754         symbol in executable.
1755         (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
1756         elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
1757         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
1758         * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
1759         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
1760         has_non_got_reloc.
1761         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
1762         (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
1763         has_non_got_reloc.
1764         (elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
1765         has_non_got_reloc.
1766         (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
1767         has_non_got_reloc.
1768         (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
1769         (elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
1770         (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
1771         relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
1772         weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
1773         symbols in executable dynamic.
1774         (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
1775         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
1776         dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
1777         Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
1778         undefined symbols in PIE.
1779         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
1780         dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
1781         Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
1782         symbol in executable.
1783         (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
1784         elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
1785         (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
1786
1787 2016-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1788
1789         * elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
1790         save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
1791         (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
1792         (sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
1793         (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
1794         when relocatable.  Move sfpr_define loop earlier.
1795
1796 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1797
1798         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
1799         (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it.  Replace
1800         x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.
1801
1802 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1803
1804         PR ld/19698
1805         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
1806         symbol version is unknown.
1807
1808 2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1809
1810         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
1811         to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
1812         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
1813
1814 2016-02-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1815
1816         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
1817         library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
1818         assigned symbol dynamic.
1819
1820 2016-02-23  Faraz Shahbazker  <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>
1821
1822         * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
1823         ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.
1824
1825 2016-02-23  Rich Felker  <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
1826
1827         PR target/19516
1828         * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
1829         Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.
1830
1831 2016-02-23  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>
1832
1833         Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
1834         * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
1835         discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.
1836
1837 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1838
1839         * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
1840         dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.
1841
1842 2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1843
1844         * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
1845         * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
1846
1847 2016-02-22  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
1848
1849         * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
1850         for destination.  Remove useless function parameters.
1851         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.
1852
1853 2016-02-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1854
1855         PR ld/19629
1856         * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
1857         table offsets.
1858
1859         PR ld/19628
1860         * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
1861         processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.
1862
1863 2016-02-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1864
1865         PR ld/19617
1866         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
1867         sections for -E/--dynamic-list.
1868
1869 2016-02-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1870
1871         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New.  Defined
1872         to bfd_true.
1873
1874 2016-02-16  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
1875
1876         * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
1877         * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
1878         matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
1879         from TEMP.
1880
1881 2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1882
1883         * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
1884         for length and type fields.  Use a signed value for the
1885         suffix_length field.
1886
1887 2016-02-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1888
1889         PR ld/19601
1890         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
1891         significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
1892
1893 2016-02-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1894
1895         PR 19405
1896         * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
1897         immediate values.
1898         * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
1899         number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
1900         generation.
1901
1902 2016-02-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1903
1904         * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
1905         * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
1906         constant for left shifting.
1907
1908         * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
1909         helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
1910         might overflow.
1911
1912 2016-02-05  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
1913
1914         * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
1915
1916 2016-02-05  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
1917
1918         * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
1919         to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
1920
1921 2016-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1922
1923         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
1924         for big-endian.
1925
1926 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1927
1928         PR ld/19542
1929         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
1930         distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
1931
1932 2016-02-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1933
1934         * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
1935         ELFv2 entry optimization.
1936
1937 2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1938
1939         PR binutils/19547
1940         * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
1941         no relocations in relocatable files.
1942
1943 2016-02-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1944
1945         PR ld/19553
1946         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
1947         if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
1948         the symbol referenced by regular object.
1949
1950 2016-02-01  Nathaniel Smith  <njs@pobox.com>
1951
1952         * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
1953         CODE and DATA.
1954
1955 2016-02-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
1956
1957         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
1958         an out of range reloc_index.
1959         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
1960
1961 2016-02-01  Kamil Rytarowski  <n54@gmx.com>
1962
1963         * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
1964         (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
1965         * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
1966
1967 2016-02-01  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
1968
1969         * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
1970
1971 2016-01-31  John David Anglin  <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
1972
1973         PR ld/19526
1974         * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
1975         files.
1976         * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise.  Remove retval.
1977
1978 2016-01-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1979
1980         PR ld/19539
1981         * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
1982         against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
1983         * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
1984
1985 2016-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1986
1987         PR binutils/19523
1988         * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
1989         decompress debug sections.
1990
1991 2016-01-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
1992
1993         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
1994         `dynindx'.
1995
1996 2016-01-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
1997
1998         PR target/19435
1999         * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
2000         dsym filename buffer.
2001
2002 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2003
2004         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
2005
2006 2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2007
2008         * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
2009
2010 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
2011
2012         * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
2013         changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
2014         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
2015
2016 2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
2017
2018         PR ld/19455
2019         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
2020         class of the linker stub bfd.
2021         (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
2022         processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
2023         * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
2024         reporting a class mismatch.
2025
2026 2016-01-21  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
2027
2028         * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
2029         veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
2030         (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
2031         (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
2032         calculation destination.
2033
2034 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
2035
2036         * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
2037         (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
2038         (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
2039         (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
2040         * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
2041         (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
2042         * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
2043         (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
2044         (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
2045
2046 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
2047
2048         * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
2049         * elf.c: Adjust #include.
2050         * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
2051         * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
2052         * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
2053         * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
2054
2055 2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
2056
2057         * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file.  Move
2058         tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
2059         * configure: Regenerate.
2060
2061 2016-01-20  Mickael Guene  <mickael.guene@st.com>
2062
2063         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
2064         section using '.text.noread' pattern.
2065
2066 2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
2067
2068         * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
2069
2070 2016-01-18  Miranda Cupertino  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
2071             Zissulescu Claudiu  <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
2072
2073         * arc-plt.def: New file.
2074         * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
2075         * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
2076                        elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
2077                        elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
2078                        elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
2079         (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
2080         (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
2081         (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
2082         (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
2083         list.
2084         (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
2085         (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
2086         (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
2087         (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
2088         (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
2089         (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
2090         (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
2091         (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
2092         occur.
2093         (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
2094         Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
2095         of just an array of offsets.
2096         (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
2097         (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
2098         (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
2099         (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
2100         (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
2101         dynamic sections.
2102         (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
2103         (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
2104         (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
2105         related code.
2106         (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
2107         (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
2108
2109 2016-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
2110
2111         PR ld/19440
2112         * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
2113         section number into internal section number.
2114         * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
2115         * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
2116         * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
2117         * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
2118         section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
2119
2120 2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
2121
2122         * configure: Regenerate.
2123
2124 2016-01-12  Yury Usishchev  <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
2125
2126         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
2127         when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
2128         section.
2129
2130 2016-01-08  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
2131             Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>
2132
2133         PR ld/19368
2134         * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
2135         reloc_class_ifunc.
2136
2137 2016-01-06  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
2138
2139         * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
2140         place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
2141         (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
2142         the relocation string.
2143
2144 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2145
2146         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
2147         factored out from...
2148         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
2149
2150 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2151
2152         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
2153         attribute check after ELF file header flag check.
2154
2155 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2156
2157         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
2158         return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.
2159
2160 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2161
2162         * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
2163         factored out from...
2164         (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.
2165
2166 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2167
2168         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
2169         handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.
2170
2171 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2172
2173         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
2174         attribute checks for null input.
2175
2176 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2177
2178         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
2179         pointers to target data.
2180
2181 2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
2182
2183         * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
2184         an FP ABI warning.
2185
2186 2016-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
2187
2188         Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
2189
2190 For older changes see ChangeLog-2015 and doc/ChangeLog-0415
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