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2016-12-05  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/20922
        * elf.c (find_link): Check for null headers before attempting to
        match them.

        PR ld/20925
        * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Replace BFD_ASSERT with return
        FALSE.

        PR ld/20924
        (aout_link_add_symbols): Fix off by one error checking for
        overflow of string offset.

2016-12-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (struct ppc_link_hash_entry): Delete "was_undefined".
        (struct ppc_link_hash_table): Delete "twiddled_syms".  Add
        "need_func_desc_adj".
        (lookup_fdh): Link direct fdh sym via oh field and set flags.
        (make_fdh): Make strong and weak undefined function descriptor
        symbols.
        (ppc64_elf_merge_symbol): New function.
        (elf_backend_merge_symbol): Define.
        (ppc64_elf_archive_symbol_lookup): Don't test undefweak for fake
        function descriptors.
        (add_symbol_adjust): Don't twiddle symbols to undefweak.
        Propagate more ref flags to function descriptor symbol.  Make
        some function descriptor symbols dynamic.
        (ppc64_elf_before_check_relocs): Only run add_symbol_adjust for
        ELFv1.  Set need_func_desc_adj.  Don't fix undefs list.
        (ppc64_elf_check_relocs): Set non_ir_ref for descriptors.
        Don't call lookup_fdh here.
        (ppc64_elf_gc_sections): New function.
        (bfd_elf64_bfd_gc_sections): Define.
        (ppc64_elf_gc_mark_hook): Mark descriptor.
        (func_desc_adjust): Don't make fake function descriptor syms strong
        here.  Exit earlier on non-dotsyms.  Take note of elf.dynamic
        flag when deciding whether a dynamic function descriptor might
        be needed.  Transfer elf.dynamic and set elf.needs_plt.  Move
        plt regardless of visibility.  Make descriptor dynamic if
        entry sym is dynamic, not for other cases.
        (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Don't run func_desc_adjust if
        already done.
        (ppc64_elf_edit_opd): Use oh field rather than lookup_fdh.
        (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Likewise.
        (ppc_build_one_stub): Don't clear was_undefined.  Only set sym
        undefweak if stub symbol is defined.
        (undo_symbol_twiddle, ppc64_elf_restore_symbols): Delete.
        * elf64-ppc.h (ppc64_elf_restore_symbols): Don't declare.

2016-12-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_hide_symbol): Access hash table as
        elf_link_hash_table rather than ppc_link_hash_table.

2016-12-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (add_symbol_adjust): Delete dead code.

2016-12-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (add_symbol_adjust): Correct order of tests for
        warning and indirect symbols.

2016-12-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_copy_indirect_symbol): Don't copy dynamic
        flags when direct symbol is versioned_hidden.

2016-12-02  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/20908
        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELF flavour binaries
        when following indirect links.

        PR ld/20909
        * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Fix off-by-one error in check
        for an illegal string offset.

2016-12-02  Gary Benson  <gbenson@redhat.com>

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Pass offset to
        elf_parse_notes.

2016-12-02  Josh Conner  <joshconner@google.com>

        * config.bfd: Add support for fuchsia (OS).

2016-12-01  Yury Norov  <ynorov@caviumnetworks.com>

        PR ld/20868
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_tls_relax): Use 32-bit accesses
        to the GOT when operating in 32-bit mode.

2016-12-01  Ma Jiang  <ma.jiang@zte.com.cn>

        PR ld/16720
        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Remove overflow
        test for HI16 relocs.

2016-12-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/20891
        * aoutx.h (find_nearest_line): Handle the case where the main file
        name and the directory name are both empty.

        PR binutils/20892
        * aoutx.h (find_nearest_line): Handle the case where the function
        name is empty.

2016-11-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf.c (get_program_header_size): Revert accidental change.

2016-11-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/20886
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Make rawsize max size seen
        on any pass past STUB_SHRINK_ITER.

2016-11-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_fix_symbol_flags): Hide hidden versioned
        symbol in executable.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Don't change bind from global to
        local when linking executable.

2016-11-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/20815
        * elf.c (phdr_sorter): Delete.
        (assign_file_positions_except_relocs): Do not sort program
        headers.

2016-11-25  Jon Turney  <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>

        PR ld/20193
        * peXXigen.c (rsrc_process_section): Do not shrink the merged
        .rsrc section.

2016-11-24  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        PR target/20737
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Bind defined symbol
        locally in PIE.

2016-11-24  Kuan-Lin Chen  <kuanlinchentw@gmail.com>

        * bfd/elfxx-riscv.c (howto_table): Fix bitsize of R_RISCV_ADD8.

2016-11-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/20815
        * elf.c (elf_modify_segment_map): Allow empty LOAD segments if
        they contain the program headers.
        (_bfd_elf_map_sections_to_segments): If the linker created the
        PHDR segment then always attempt to include it in a LOAD segment.
        (assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections): Allow LOAD segments
        to overlap PHDR segments.
        (phdr_sorter): New function.  Sorts program headers.
        (assign_file_positions_except_relocs): Sort the program headers
        before writing them out.  Issue an error if the PHDR segment is
        not covered by a LOAD segment, unless the backend allows it.
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Add
        elf_backend_allow_non_load_phdr.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_allow_non_load_phdr): Provide
        default definition that returns FALSE.
        (elfNN_bed): Initialise the elf_backend_allow_non_load_phdr
        field.
        * elf64-hppa.c (elf64_hppa_allow_non_load_phdr): New function.
        Returns TRUE.
        (elf_backend_allow_non_load_phdr): Define.
        * elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Do not
        place the interpreter string into the .interp section if the
        nointerp flag is set in the link info structure.
        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-score7.c (score_elf_final_link_relocate): Allow for the
        _gp symbol not being part of the output.

2016-11-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Add dtrel_excludes_plt.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        (elfNN_bed): Init new field.
        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Add and use htab variable.  Handle
        dtrel_excludes_plt.
        * elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete
        DT_RELASZ code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete code
        subtracting off plt relocs from DT_RELSZ, DT_RELASZ.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-cr16.c (_bfd_cr16_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete
        DT_RELASZ code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        and DT_RELA code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELSZ
        and DT_REL code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        and DT_RELA code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete
        DT_RELASZ and DT_RELA code.  Use ELF htab shortcuts for other
        dynamic sections.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-mips.c (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        and DT_RELA code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete
        DT_RELASZ code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elfnn-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete DT_RELASZ
        code.
        (elf_backend_dtrel_excludes_plt): Define.
        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Delete
        DT_RELASZ code.
        * elfxx-sparc.c (sparc_finish_dyn): Delete DT_RELASZ code.

2016-11-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_elf_check_relocs): Use elf htab shortcuts
        to dynamic sections.
        (mn10300_elf_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mn10300_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mn10300_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-bfin.c (bfin_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (bfin_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (bfin_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
        (struct bfinfdpic_elf_link_hash_table): Delete sgot, sgotrel, splt
        and spltrel.
        (bfinfdpic_got_section, bfinfdpic_gotrel_section,
        bfinfdpic_plt_section, bfinfdpic_pltrel_section): Define using elf
        shortcut sections.
        (_bfin_create_got_section): Use elf htab shortcuts to dyn sections.
        Delete dead code.
        (bfin_finish_dynamic_symbol): Use elf htab shortcuts to dyn sections.
        (bfin_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16.c (_bfd_cr16_elf_create_got_section): Likewise.
        (cr16_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (cr16_elf_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
        (_bfd_cr16_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (_bfd_cr16_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (_bfd_cr16_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (_bfd_cr16_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (_bfd_cr16_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-cris.c (cris_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (cris_elf_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
        (elf_cris_adjust_gotplt_to_got): Likewise.
        (elf_cris_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (cris_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.  Delete dead code.
        (elf_cris_size_dynamic_sections): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic
        sections.
        (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Likewise.
        * elf32-frv.c (struct frvfdpic_elf_link_hash_table): Delete sgot,
        sgotrel, splt and spltrel.
        (frvfdpic_got_section, frvfdpic_gotrel_section,
        frvfdpic_plt_section, frvfdpic_pltrel_section): Define using elf
        shortcut sections.
        (_frv_create_got_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-hppa.c (struct elf32_hppa_link_hash_table): Delete sgot,
        srelgot, splt and srelplt.
        (hppa_build_one_stub): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic sections.
        (elf32_hppa_create_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (elf32_hppa_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (allocate_plt_static): Likewise.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (elf32_hppa_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (elf32_hppa_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf32_hppa_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf32_hppa_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-lm32.c (struct elf_lm32_link_hash_table): Delete sgot,
        sgotplt, srelgot, splt and srelplt.
        (lm32fdpic_got_section, lm32fdpic_gotrel_section): Define using elf
        shortcut sections.
        (create_got_section): Delete.  Use _bfd_elf_create_got_section instead.
        (lm32_elf_relocate_section): Use elf htab shortcuts to dyn sections.
        (lm32_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (lm32_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (lm32_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32c.c (m32c_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (m32c_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (m32c_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (m32c_elf_always_size_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32r.c (struct elf_m32r_link_hash_table): Delete sgot,
        sgotplt, srelgot, splt and srelplt.
        (create_got_section): Delete.  Use _bfd_elf_create_got_section instead.
        (m32r_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic
        sections.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (m32r_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (m32r_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (m32r_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_partition_multi_got): Likewise.
        (elf_m68k_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (elf_m68k_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_m68k_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_m68k_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-metag.c (struct elf_metag_link_hash_table): Delete sgot,
        sgotplt, srelgot, splt and srelplt.
        (elf_metag_relocate_section): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic
        sections.
        (elf_metag_create_dynamic_sections): Likewise.  Allocate got header
        here in .got.
        (elf_metag_check_relocs): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic sections.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (elf_metag_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_metag_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_metag_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_metag_size_stubs): Likewise.
        (elf_backend_got_header_size): Don't define.
        (elf_backend_want_got_plt): Define.
        * elf32-microblaze.c (struct elf32_mb_link_hash_table): Delete sgot,
        sgotplt, srelgot, splt and srelpl.
        (microblaze_elf_relocate_section): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic
        sections.
        (create_got_section): Delete.  Use _bfd_elf_create_got_section instead.
        (microblaze_elf_check_relocs): Use elf htab shortcuts to dyn sections.
        (microblaze_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (microblaze_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_link_hash_table_create): Don't NULL
        already zero fields.
        (create_got_section): Delete.  Use _bfd_elf_create_got_section instead.
        (nds32_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic
        sections.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (nds32_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (nds32_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (nds32_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (nds32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (nds32_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (calculate_plt_memory_address): Likewise.
        (calculate_got_memory_address): Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.h (struct elf_nds32_link_hash_table): Delete sgot,
        sgotplt, srelgot, splt and srelplt.
        * elf32-or1k.c (struct elf_or1k_link_hash_table): Likewise.
        (or1k_elf_relocate_section): Use elf htab shortcuts to dyn sections.
        (create_got_section): Delete.  Use _bfd_elf_create_got_section instead.
        (or1k_elf_check_relocs): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic sections.
        (or1k_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (or1k_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (or1k_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (or1k_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c (struct ppc_elf_link_hash_table): Delete got, relgot,
        plt, relplt, iplt, reliplt and sgotplt.
        (ppc_elf_create_got): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic sections.
        (ppc_elf_create_glink): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_select_plt_layout): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_tls_setup): Likewise.
        (allocate_got): Likewise.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (rl78_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (rl78_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (rl78_elf_always_size_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-s390.c  (create_got_section): Delete.
        (elf_s390_create_dynamic_sections): Use _bfd_elf_create_got_section.
        (elf_s390_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-score.c (score_elf_create_got_section): Set elf shortcuts.
        (s3_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Use elf shortcuts.
        * elf32-score7.c (score_elf_create_got_section): As above.
        (s7_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): As above.
        * elf32-sh.c (struct elf_sh_link_hash_table): Delete sgot,
        sgotplt, srelgot, splt and srelplt.
        (create_got_section): Don't set them.
        (sh_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic
        sections.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (sh_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (sh_elf_add_rofixup): Likewise.
        (sh_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (sh_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (sh_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (sh_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-tic6x.c (elf32_tic6x_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        * elf32-tilepro.c (tilepro_elf_create_got_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (elf_vax_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_vax_always_size_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_vax_instantiate_got_entries): Likewise.
        (elf_vax_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-xstormy16.c (xstormy16_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (xstormy16_elf_always_size_sections): Likewise.
        (xstormy16_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (xstormy16_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-xtensa.c (struct elf_xtensa_link_hash_table): Delete sgot,
        sgotplt, srelgot, splt and srelplt.
        (elf_xtensa_create_dynamic_sections): Use elf htab shortcuts to
        dynamic sections.
        (elf_xtensa_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (elf_xtensa_allocate_local_got_size): Likewise.
        (elf_xtensa_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_xtensa_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (shrink_dynamic_reloc_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_xtensa_get_plt_section): Likewise.
        (elf_xtensa_get_gotplt_section): Likewise.
        (xtensa_callback_required_dependence): Likewise.
        * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_create_dynamic_sections): Set elf htab
        shortcuts to dynamic sections.
        (elf64_alpha_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Use elf htab shortcuts to
        dynamic sections.
        (elf64_alpha_size_plt_section): Likewise.
        (elf64_alpha_size_rela_got_1): Likewise.
        (elf64_alpha_size_rela_got_section): Likewise.
        (elf64_alpha_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf64-hppa.c (elf64_hppa_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c (create_got_section): Delete.
        (elf_s390_create_dynamic_sections): Use _bfd_elf_create_got_section.
        (elf_s390_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf64-sh64.c (sh_elf64_relocate_section): Use elf htab shortcuts to
        dynamic sections.
        (sh_elf64_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (sh64_elf64_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (sh64_elf64_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_create_got_section): Likewise.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_elf_create_got_section): Likewise.
        * elfnn-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (elfNN_ia64_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elfnn-riscv.c (riscv_elf_create_got_section): Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c (struct mips_elf_link_hash_table): Delete srellt,
        sgotplt, splt and sgot.
        (mips_elf_initialize_tls_slots): Use elf htab shortcuts to dynamic
        sections.
        (mips_elf_gotplt_index): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_primary_global_got_index): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_global_got_index): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_got_offset_from_index): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_create_local_got_entry): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_create_got_section): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_lay_out_got): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_set_plt_sym_value): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mips_vxworks_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (mips_finish_exec_plt): Likewise.
        (mips_vxworks_finish_exec_plt): Likewise.
        (mips_vxworks_finish_shared_plt): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elfxx-sparc.c (sparc_finish_dyn): Likewise.
        * elfxx-tilegx.c (tilegx_elf_create_got_section): Likewise.

2016-11-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * po/BLD-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
        * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.

2016-11-22  Ambrogino Modigliani  <ambrogino.modigliani@gmail.com>

        * warning.m4: Fix spelling in comments.
        * configure.ac: Fix spelling in comments.
        * configure: Regenerate.

2016-11-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 20744
        * elf32-ppc.h (struct ppc_elf_params): Add vle_reloc_fixup field.
        * elf32-ppc.c: Include opcode/ppc.h.
        (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Correct dst_mask for R_PPC_VLE_LO16A,
        R_PPC_VLE_LO16D, R_PPC_VLE_HI16A, R_PPC_VLE_HI16D, R_PPC_VLE_HA16A,
        R_PPC_VLE_HA16D, R_PPC_VLE_SDAREL_LO16A, R_PPC_VLE_SDAREL_LO16D,
        R_PPC_VLE_SDAREL_HI16A, R_PPC_VLE_SDAREL_HI16D,
        R_PPC_VLE_SDAREL_HA16A, and R_PPC_VLE_SDAREL_HA16D relocs.
        (ppc_elf_link_hash_table_create): Update default_params init.
        (ppc_elf_vle_split16): Correct shift and mask.  Add params.
        Report or fix insn/reloc mismatches.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Pass input_section, offset and fixup
        to ppc_elf_vle_split16.

2016-11-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Calculate d_offset for
        input_bfd.  Replace occurrences of output_bfd as bfd_get_32 and
        bfd_put_32 param with input_bfd.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.  Also
        ppc_elf_vle_split16 param.
        (ppc_elf_vle_split16): Rename output_bfd param to input_bfd.

2016-11-21  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * dwarf2.c (build_line_info_table): Rename `index' local
        variable to `line_index'.
        (build_lookup_funcinfo_table): Rename `index' local variable to
        `func_index'.

2016-11-19  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>

        * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Do not
        apply the negative GOT offset optimization in 64-bit code.

2016-11-18  James Clarke  <jrtc27@jrtc27.com>

        * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_relocate_section): Don't convert
        R_SPARC_GOTDATA_OP_HIX22 and R_SPARC_GOTDATA_OP_LOX10 to
        R_SPARC_GOT* for non-local references. Instead, treat them like
        R_SPARC_GOTDATA_HIX22/R_SPARC_GOTDATA_LOX10 when filling in the
        immediate with the calculated relocation.

2016-11-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/20675
        * elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_relocate_section): Replace abort with
        an informative error message.

2016-11-15  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>

        PR ld/20789
        * bfd/elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_adjust_diff_reloc_value): Do signed
        manipulation of diff value, and don't assume sym2 is less than sym1.
        (elf32_avr_adjust_reloc_if_spans_insn): New function.
        (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Use elf32_avr_adjust_diff_reloc_value,
        and remove redundant did_pad.


2016-11-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20800
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Also check
        plt_got.offset for R_X86_64_PLTOFF64.

2016-11-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Fix typo: Faal -> Fall.

2016-11-11  Luke Allardyce  <lukeallardyce@gmail.com>

        PR ld/20722
        * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Accept C_HIDDEN symbols,
        but treat them as debugging symbols.

2016-11-10  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        PR target/20737
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Bind defined
        symbol locally in PIE.

2016-11-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/20801
        * compress.c (bfd_get_full_section_contents): Provide a more
        helpful error message when a section is too large to load.

2016-11-08  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

        * dwarf2.c (struct funcinfo) <is_linkage>: Type is bfd_boolean,
        not "bfd boolean".

2016-11-08  Igor Tsimbalist  <tigor.tools@gmail.com>

        * dwarf2.c (comp_unit): Add new fields 'lookup_funcinfo_table' and
        'number_of_functions' to keep lookup table and number of entries in
        the table.
        (line_sequence): Add new fields 'line_info_lookup' and 'num_lines'
        to keep lookup table and number of entries in the table.
        (lookup_funcinfo): New structure for lookup table for function
        references.
        (build_line_info_table): New function to create and build the lookup
        table for line information.
        (lookup_address_in_line_info_table): Use the lookup table instead of
        traverse a linked list.
        (compare_lookup_funcinfos): New compare fuction used in sorting of
        lookup table for function references.
        (build_lookup_funcinfo_table): New function to create, build and
        sort the lookup table for functions references.
        (lookup_address_in_function_table): Use the table instead of
        traverse a linked list.
        (_bfd_dwarf2_cleanup_debug_info): Free memory from function references
        lookup table.

2016-11-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * targets.c (bfd_target_vector): Only add riscv_elf32_vec target
        when supporting 64-bit BFD targets.

2016-11-03  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>

        * config.bfd: Deprecate many old triplets.

2016-11-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * po/da.po: Updated Danish translation.

2016-11-01  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * reloc.c (bfd_default_reloc_type_lookup) <BFD_RELOC_CTOR>: Do
        not fall through to the default case.

2016-11-01  Palmer Dabbelt  <palmer@dabbelt.com>
            Andrew Waterman <andrew@sifive.com>

        Add support for RISC-V architecture.
        * Makefile.am: Add entries for riscv32-elf and riscv64-elf.
        * config.bdf: Likewise.
        * configure.ac: Likewise.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
        * configure: Regenerate.
        * archures.c: Add bfd_riscv_arch.
        * reloc.c: Add riscv relocs.
        * targets.c: Add riscv_elf32_vec and riscv_elf64_vec.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
        * elf-bfd.h: Add RISCV_ELF_DATA to enum elf_target_id.
        * elfnn-riscv.c: New file.
        * elfxx-riscv.c: New file.
        * elfxx-riscv.h: New file.

2016-10-31  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 20748
        * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Revert
        2016-05-13 change.

2016-10-27  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * cpu-arc.c (arc_get_mach): Delete.

2016-10-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (STUB_JALR): Correct description.

2016-10-20  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * po/gas.pot: Regenerate.

2016-10-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * aout-adobe.c: Add missing c-format tags for translatable strings.
        * aout-cris.c: Likewise.
        * aoutx.h: Likewise.
        * bfd.c: Likewise.
        * binary.c: Likewise.
        * cache.c: Likewise.
        * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
        * coff-arm.c: Likewise.
        * coff-i860.c: Likewise.
        * coff-mcore.c: Likewise.
        * coff-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
        * coff-sh.c: Likewise.
        * coff-tic4x.c: Likewise.
        * coff-tic54x.c: Likewise.
        * coff-tic80.c: Likewise.
        * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
        * coffcode.h: Likewise.
        * coffgen.c: Likewise.
        * cofflink.c: Likewise.
        * coffswap.h: Likewise.
        * cpu-arm.c: Likewise.
        * dwarf2.c: Likewise.
        * ecoff.c: Likewise.
        * elf-attrs.c: Likewise.
        * elf-eh-frame.c: Likewise.
        * elf-ifunc.c: Likewise.
        * elf-m10300.c: Likewise.
        * elf-s390-common.c: Likewise.
        * elf.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-arc.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-arm.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-avr.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-bfin.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16c.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-cris.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-crx.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-d10v.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-d30v.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-epiphany.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-fr30.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-gen.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-i370.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-i960.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-ip2k.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-iq2000.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-lm32.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m32c.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc11.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc12.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc1x.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-mcore.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-mep.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-metag.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-microblaze.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-moxie.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-msp430.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-mt.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-nios2.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-or1k.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-pj.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-rl78.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-rx.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-score.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-score7.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-sh-symbian.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-sh64.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-spu.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-tilepro.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-v850.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-vax.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-visium.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-xgate.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-gen.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-ia64-vms.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-sparc.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
        * elfcode.h: Likewise.
        * elfcore.h: Likewise.
        * elflink.c: Likewise.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c: Likewise.
        * elfnn-ia64.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-sparc.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-tilegx.c: Likewise.
        * ieee.c: Likewise.
        * ihex.c: Likewise.
        * libbfd.c: Likewise.
        * linker.c: Likewise.
        * m68klinux.c: Likewise.
        * mach-o.c: Likewise.
        * merge.c: Likewise.
        * mmo.c: Likewise.
        * oasys.c: Likewise.
        * pdp11.c: Likewise.
        * pe-mips.c: Likewise.
        * peXXigen.c: Likewise.
        * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
        * peicode.h: Likewise.
        * ppcboot.c: Likewise.
        * reloc.c: Likewise.
        * sparclinux.c: Likewise.
        * srec.c: Likewise.
        * stabs.c: Likewise.
        * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
        * vms-lib.c: Likewise.
        * xcofflink.c: Likewise.

2016-10-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * po/da.po: Updated Danish translation.

2016-10-18  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_check_relocs): Avoid aliasing warning
        from GCC.

2016-10-18  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_update_relocs): Rename `index' local
        variable to `reloc_index'.

2016-10-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * section.c (BFD_FAKE_SECTION): Reorder parameters.  Formatting.
        (STD_SECTION): Adjust to suit.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_large_com_section): Likewise.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

2016-10-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Handle symbols
        defined temporarily with bfd_und_section.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_gc_keep): Don't set SEC_KEEP for bfd_und_section.
        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_local_pic_function_p): Exclude defined
        symbols with bfd_und_section.

2016-10-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * targets.c (bfd_target <_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data>): Replace
        obfd param with struct bfd_link_info param.  Update all callers.
        * linker.c (bfd_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        (_bfd_generic_verify_endian_match): Likewise.
        * aoutf1.h (sunos_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * coff-arm.c (coff_arm_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf-attrs.c (_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes): Likewise.
        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes): Likewise.
        * elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf-s390-common.c (elf_s390_merge_obj_attributes): Likewise.
        * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_merge_eabi_attributes): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfin_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16.c (_bfd_cr16_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-cris.c (cris_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-frv.c (frv_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-h8300.c (elf32_h8_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-iq2000.c (iq2000_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32c.c (m32c_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc1x.c (_bfd_m68hc11_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc1x.h (_bfd_m68hc11_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68k.c (elf32_m68k_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-mcore.c (mcore_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-mep.c (mep_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-msp430.c (elf32_msp430_merge_mspabi_attributes): Likewise.
        (elf32_msp430_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-mt.c (mt_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-or1k.c (elf32_or1k_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c (_bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-rx.c (rx_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-s390.c (elf32_s390_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-score.c (s3_elf32_score_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        (elf32_score_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-score.h (s7_elf32_score_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-score7.c (s7_elf32_score_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-sh.c (sh_merge_bfd_arch, sh_elf_merge_private_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-sh64.c (sh64_elf_merge_private_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-tic6x.c (elf32_tic6x_merge_attributes): Likewise.
        (elf32_tic6x_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-vax.c (elf32_vax_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-visium.c (visium_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf64-ia64-vms.c (elf64_ia64_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c (elf64_s390_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elf64-sh64.c (sh_elf64_merge_private_data): Likewise.
        * elf64-sparc.c (elf64_sparc_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elfnn-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elfxx-sparc.h (_bfd_sparc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elfxx-tilegx.c (_bfd_tilegx_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * elfxx-tilegx.h (_bfd_tilegx_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_generic_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data): Likewise.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.

2016-10-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * Makefile.am (LIBBFD_H_FILES): Update.
        * doc/Makefile.am (LIBBFD_H_DEP): Likewise.
        * cpu-sh.c (sh_merge_bfd_arch): Move to..
        * elf32-sh.c: ..here, and make static.
        * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Delete extraneous
        error.
        * elf32-cris.c (cris_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Don't call
        _bfd_generic_verify_endian_match.
        * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Delete.
        (bfd_elf32_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data): Define as
        _bfd_generic_verify_endian_match.
        * elf32-mt.c (mt_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Don't test
        boolean == FALSE.
        * elf32-xgate.c (_bfd_xgate_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Delete.
        (bfd_elf32_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data): Don't define.
        * elf32-xgate.h (_bfd_xgate_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Delete.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_generic_verify_endian_match): Delete.
        * libbfd.c (_bfd_generic_verify_endian_match): Move to..
        * linker.c: ..here, and make internal.
        * bfd.c (bfd_merge_private_bfd_data): Move to..
        * linker.c: ..here.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
        * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.

2016-10-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * coff-h8300.c: Spell fall through comments consistently.
        * coffgen.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-score.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-score7.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
        * cpu-ns32k.c: Add missing fall through comments.
        * elf-m10300.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-arm.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-avr.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-bfin.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-microblaze.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-rl78.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-rx.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-ia64-vms.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
        * elflink.c: Likewise.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c: Likewise.
        * elfnn-ia64.c: Likewise.
        * ieee.c: Likewise.
        * oasys.c: Likewise.
        * pdp11.c: Likewise.
        * srec.c: Likewise.
        * versados.c: Likewise.

2016-10-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Revert accidental commit
        made 2015-01-08.
        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_grok_psinfo): Add missing break.
        * reloc.c (bfd_default_reloc_type_lookup): Add missing breaks.

2016-10-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-epiphany.c (epiphany_final_link_relocate): Use bitwise
        OR in arithmetic expression, not boolean OR.

2016-09-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * Makefile.am (BFD_H_FILES): Add linker.c and simple.c.  Sort
        as per comment at head of bfd-in2.h.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerate.

2016-09-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * aout-adobe.c: Replace (*_bfd_error_handler) (...) with
        _bfd_error_handler (...) throughout.
        * aout-cris.c, * aoutx.h, * archive.c, * bfd.c, * binary.c,
        * cache.c, * coff-alpha.c, * coff-arm.c, * coff-h8300.c,
        * coff-i860.c, * coff-mcore.c, * coff-ppc.c, * coff-rs6000.c,
        * coff-sh.c, * coff-tic4x.c, * coff-tic54x.c, * coff-tic80.c,
        * coff64-rs6000.c, * coffcode.h, * coffgen.c, * cofflink.c,
        * coffswap.h, * cpu-arm.c, * cpu-m68k.c, * cpu-sh.c, * dwarf2.c,
        * ecoff.c, * elf-eh-frame.c, * elf-m10300.c, * elf.c, * elf32-arc.c,
        * elf32-arm.c, * elf32-avr.c, * elf32-bfin.c, * elf32-cr16.c,
        * elf32-cris.c, * elf32-crx.c, * elf32-dlx.c, * elf32-frv.c,
        * elf32-hppa.c, * elf32-i370.c, * elf32-i386.c, * elf32-lm32.c,
        * elf32-m32c.c, * elf32-m32r.c, * elf32-m68hc1x.c, * elf32-m68k.c,
        * elf32-mcore.c, * elf32-mep.c, * elf32-metag.c, * elf32-microblaze.c,
        * elf32-mips.c, * elf32-nds32.c, * elf32-nios2.c, * elf32-or1k.c,
        * elf32-pj.c, * elf32-ppc.c, * elf32-rl78.c, * elf32-s390.c,
        * elf32-score.c, * elf32-score7.c, * elf32-sh.c, * elf32-sh64.c,
        * elf32-sparc.c, * elf32-spu.c, * elf32-tic6x.c, * elf32-tilepro.c,
        * elf32-v850.c, * elf32-vax.c, * elf32-xtensa.c, * elf64-alpha.c,
        * elf64-hppa.c, * elf64-ia64-vms.c, * elf64-mips.c, * elf64-mmix.c,
        * elf64-ppc.c, * elf64-s390.c, * elf64-sh64.c, * elf64-sparc.c,
        * elf64-x86-64.c, * elfcode.h, * elfcore.h, * elflink.c,
        * elfn32-mips.c, * elfnn-aarch64.c, * elfnn-ia64.c, * elfxx-mips.c,
        * elfxx-sparc.c, * elfxx-tilegx.c, * hpux-core.c, * i386linux.c,
        * ieee.c, * ihex.c, * libbfd.c, * linker.c, * m68klinux.c,
        * mach-o.c, * merge.c, * mmo.c, * oasys.c, * osf-core.c, * pdp11.c,
        * pe-mips.c, * peXXigen.c, * pef.c, * plugin.c, * reloc.c,
        * rs6000-core.c, * sco5-core.c, * som.c, * sparclinux.c, * srec.c,
        * stabs.c, * syms.c, * vms-alpha.c, * vms-lib.c, * vms-misc.c,
        * xcofflink.c: Likewise.

2016-09-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * bfd-in.h: Include stdarg.h.
        * bfd.c (bfd_error_handler_type): Make like vprintf.
        (_bfd_error_internal): Rename from _bfd_error_handler.  Make static.
        (error_handler_internal): New function, split out from..
        (_bfd_default_error_handler): ..here.  Rename to _bfd_error_handler.
        (bfd_set_error_handler): Update.
        (bfd_get_error_handler, bfd_get_assert_handler): Delete.
        (_bfd_assert_handler): Make static.
        * coffgen.c (null_error_handler): Update params.
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data <link_order_error_handler>):
        Don't use bfd_error_handler_type.
        * elf64-mmix.c (mmix_dump_bpo_gregs): Likewise.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_link_order_error_handler): Default
        to _bfd_error_handler.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_default_error_handler): Don't declare.
        (bfd_assert_handler_type): Likewise.
        (_bfd_error_handler): Update.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.

2016-09-28  Akihiko Odaki  <akihiko.odaki.4i@stu.hosei.ac.jp>

        PR ld/20636
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Delete
        elf_backend_count_output_relocs callback and add
        elf_backend_update_relocs.
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_count_output_relocs): Deleted.
        (emit_relocs): Deleted.
        (elf32_arm_emit_relocs): Deleted.
        (elf_backend_emit_relocs): Updated not to use the old functions.
        (elf32_arm_update_relocs): New function.
        (elf_backend_update_relocs): New define.
        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Add additional_reloc_count to the
        relocation count. Call elf_backend_emit_relocs.
        (_bfd_elf_size_reloc_section): Do not call
        elf_backend_count_output_relocs.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_count_output_relocs): Deleted.
        (elf_backend_update_relocs): New define.

2016-09-28  Christophe Lyon  <christophe.lyon@linaro.org>

        PR ld/20608
        * elf32-arm.c (arm_type_of_stub): Handle the case when the pre-PLT
        Thumb-ARM stub is too far.

2016-09-27  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/20634
        * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_only_swap_filehdr_out): Put 0 in the
        timestamp field if real time values are not being stored.

2016-09-26  Vlad Zakharov  <vzakhar@synopsys.com>

        * warning.m4 (AC_EGREP_CPP_FOR_BUILD): Introduce macro
        to verify CC_FOR_BUILD compiler.
        (AM_BINUTILS_WARNINGS): Introduce ac_cpp_for_build variable
        and add CC_FOR_BUILD compiler checks.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
        * configure: Likewise.
        * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.

2016-09-26  Awson  <kyrab@mail.ru>

        PR ld/17955
        * coff-x86_64.c (coff_amd64_rtype_to_howto): Use an 8 byte offset
        for R_AMD64_PCRQUAD relocations.

2016-09-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes): Declare.
        * elf32-ppc.c (_bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes): New function.
        (ppc_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Use it.  Don't copy first file
        attributes, merge them.  Don't warn about undefined tag bits,
        or copy unknown values to output.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Call
        _bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes.

2016-09-23  Akihiko Odaki  <akihiko.odaki.4i@stu.hosei.ac.jp>

        PR ld/20595
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Add
        elf_backend_count_output_relocs callback to count relocations in
        the final output.
        * elf-arm.c (elf32_arm_add_relocation): Deleted.
        (elf32_arm_write_section): Move additional relocation to emit_relocs.
        (elf32_arm_count_output_relocs): New function.
        (emit_relocs): New function.
        (elf32_arm_emit_relocs): New function.
        (elf32_arm_vxworks_emit_relocs): New function.
        (elf_backend_emit_relocs): Updated to use the new functions.
        (elf_backend_count_output_relocs): New define.
        * bfd/elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Do not add additional_reloc_count
        to the relocation count.
        (_bfd_elf_link_size_reloc_section): Use callback to count the
        relocations which will be in output.
        (_bfd_elf_default_count_output_relocs): New function.
        * bfd/elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_count_output_relocs): New define.

2016-09-19  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>

        * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Allow
        negative offsets to _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ if the .got section is
        bigger than 0x1000 bytes.

2016-09-14  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_gc_mark_extra_sections): Only mark section
        not already marked.

2016-09-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/20605
        * peicode.h (pe_bfd_read_buildid): Check that the Data Directory
        contains a valid size for the Debug directory.

2016-09-14  Bhushan Attarde  <bhushan.attarde@imgtec.com>

        * format.c (struct bfd_preserve): New "build_id" field.
        (bfd_preserve_save): Save "build_id".
        (bfd_preserve_restore): Restore "build_id".

2016-09-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20550
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Resolve size
        relocation with copy relocation when building executable.

2016-09-02  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>

        PR ld/20545
        * elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Add parameter
        delete_shrinks_insn. Modify computation of shrinked_insn_address.
        Compute shrink_boundary and adjust addend only if
        addend_within_shrink_boundary.
        (elf32_avr_relax_section): Modify calls to
        elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes to pass extra parameter.

2016-09-01  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (cmse_entry_fct_p): Store instruction encoding in an
        array of bytes and use bfd_get_16 to interpret its encoding according
        to endianness of target.

2016-09-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (synthetic_opd): New static var.
        (compare_symbols): Don't treat symbols in .opd specially for ELFv2.
        (ppc64_elf_get_synthetic_symtab): Likewise.  Comment.

2016-08-31  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (group_sections): Delete stub14_group_size.  Instead,
        track max group size with a new "group_size" var that is reduced
        by a factor of 1024 from the 24-bit branch size whenever a 14-bit
        branch is seen.

2016-08-31  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_section_processing): Delete.
        (elf_backend_section_processing): Don't define.
        (ppc_elf_modify_segment_map): Set p_flags and mark valid.  Don't
        split on non-exec sections differing in SHF_PPC_VLE.  When
        splitting segments, mark size invalid.

2016-08-30  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 20531
        * elf32-ppc.c (_bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch): Add missing "break".

2016-08-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/14961
        PR ld/20515
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Issue an error when
        R_386_PC32 relocation is used to call IFUNC function in PIC
        object.

2016-08-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 20520
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_setup_sections): Check that SHT_GROUP sections
        have corresponding SHF_GROUP sections.
        (bfd_elf_set_group_contents): Comment.

2016-08-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 20519
        * elf64-ppc.c (pc_dynrelocs): New function.
        (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Use it and must_be_dyn_reloc to
        handle pic dynamic relocs.

2016-08-26  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * bfd-in.h (struct elf32_arm_params): Define.
        (bfd_elf32_arm_set_target_relocs): Rename into ...
        (bfd_elf32_arm_set_target_params): This.  Use a struct
        elf32_arm_params to pass all parameters but the bfd and bfd_link_info.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * elf32-arm.c (bfd_elf32_arm_set_target_relocs): Rename into ...
        (bfd_elf32_arm_set_target_params): This.  Pass all values via a struct
        elf32_arm_params rather than as individual parameters.

2016-08-26  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_get_stub_entry): Assert that we don't access
        passed the end of htab->stub_group array.
        (elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_create_stub): Likewise.

2016-08-26  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Changed. Set should_relocate
        to TRUE for GOT and TLS relocs.

2016-08-26  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synospsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Changed.

2016-08-26  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf-bfd.h: Added ARC_ELF_DATA to enum elf_target_id.
        * elf32-arc.c (struct elf_arc_link_hash_entry): Added.
        (struct elf_arc_link_hash_table): Likewise.
        (elf_arc_link_hash_newfunc): Likewise.
        (elf_arc_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
        (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): Likewise.
        (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixed conditions related to dynamic
        (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (arc_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Added
        (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Changed access to .rela.bss to be done
        through the hash table.

2016-08-26  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * arc-got.h (relocate_fix_got_relocs_for_got_info): Fixed addresses in
        debug comments. Fixed address in .got related to TLS_IE_GOT dynamic
        relocation.

2016-08-26  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * reloc.c: Fixed type in ARC_SECTOFF relocations. Added ARC_SDA_12
        relocation.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated from the previous changes.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerated from the previous changes.

2016-08-26  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf32_arm_set_target_relocs): Add a new parameter for
        the input import library bfd.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * elf32-arm.c (struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table): New in_implib_bfd
        and new_cmse_stub_offset fields.
        (stub_hash_newfunc): Initialize stub_offset and stub_template_size to
        -1.
        (elf32_arm_add_stub): Likewise for stub_offset.
        (arm_new_stubs_start_offset_ptr): New function.
        (arm_build_one_stub): Only allocate a stub_offset if it is -1.  Allow
        empty SG veneers to have zero relocations.
        (arm_size_one_stub): Only initialize stub size and template
        information for non empty veneers.  Do not update veneer section size
        if veneer already has an offset.
        (elf32_arm_create_stub): Return the stub entry pointer or NULL instead
        of a boolean indicating success or failure.
        (cmse_scan): Change stub_changed parameter into an integer pointer
        parameter cmse_stub_created to count the number of stub created and
        adapt to change of return value in elf32_arm_create_stub.
        (cmse_entry_fct_p): New function.
        (arm_list_new_cmse_stub): Likewise.
        (set_cmse_veneer_addr_from_implib): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Define cmse_stub_created, pass its address to
        cmse_scan instead of that of cmse_stub_changed to compute the number
        of stub created and use it to initialize stub_changed.  Call
        set_cmse_veneer_addr_from_implib after all cmse_scan.  Adapt to change
        of return value in elf32_arm_create_stub.  Use
        arm_stub_section_start_offset () if not NULL to initialize size of
        secure gateway veneers section.  Initialize stub_offset of Cortex-A8
        erratum fix to -1.  Use ret to hold return value.
        (elf32_arm_build_stubs): Use arm_stub_section_start_offset () if not
        NULL to initialize size of secure gateway veneers section.  Adapt
        comment to stress the importance of zeroing veneer section content.
        (bfd_elf32_arm_set_target_relocs): Add new in_implib_bfd parameter to
        initialize eponymous field in struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table.

2016-08-25  Andreas Arnez  <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

        * elf32-s390.c (stdarg.h): New include.
        (elf_s390_grok_psinfo): New function.
        (elf_s390_write_core_note): New function.
        (elf_backend_grok_psinfo): Declare backend hook.
        (elf_backend_write_core_note): Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c (stdarg.h): New include.
        (elf_s390_grok_prstatus): New function.
        (elf_s390_grok_psinfo): New function.
        (elf_s390_write_core_note): New function.
        (elf_backend_grok_prstatus): Declare backend hook.
        (elf_backend_grok_psinfo): Likewise.
        (elf_backend_write_core_note): Likewise.

2016-08-25  Andreas Arnez  <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

        * elf32-s390.c (allocate_dynrelocs): Fix indentation.
        (elf_s390_finish_ifunc_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_s390_grok_prstatus): Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_hash_table): Fix indentation.
        (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.

2016-08-24  Anton Kolesov  <Anton.Kolesov@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (elf32_arc_grok_prstatus): New function.

2016-08-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_count_additional_relocs): Return zero if
        there is no arm data associated with the section.

2016-08-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 20475
        * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_elf_relocate_section): Offset from
        _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_, not start of .got section.

2016-08-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * doc/chew.c (main): Free the string buffer used to files as they
        are parsed.

2016-08-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Move error for @local ifunc..
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): ..to here.  Comment.  Error on
        detecting -mbss-plt -fPIC local ifuncs too.
        (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Comment on unnecessary glink
        branch table entries.

2016-08-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Assign number for the .shstrtab
        section after the symbol table and string table sections.

2016-08-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (struct ppc_link_hash_entry): Add weakref.
        (ppc64_elf_copy_indirect_symbol): Set weakref.  Don't merge
        dyn_relocs for weakdefs.
        (alias_readonly_dynrelocs): New function.
        (ppc64_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Use alias_readonly_dynrelocs.
        (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Simplify condition under which
        dyn_relocs are emitted.

2016-08-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 20472
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_before_check_relocs): Tweak abiversion test.
        (readonly_dynrelocs): Comment fix.
        (global_entry_stub): New function.
        (ppc64_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Tweak abiversion test.  Match
        ELFv2 code deciding on dynamic relocs vs. global entry stubs to
        that in size_global_entry_stubs, handling ifunc too.  Delete dead
        weak sym code.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Ensure dyn_relocs field is cleared when no
        dyn_relocs are needed.  Correct handling of ifunc dyn_relocs.
        Tidy ELIMINATE_COPY_RELOCS code, only setting dynindx for
        undefweak syms.  Expand and correct comments.
        (size_global_entry_stubs): Ensure symbol is defined.
        (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Match condition under which
        dyn_relocs are emitted to that in allocate_dynrelocs.

2016-08-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_table): Add local_dynsymcount.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Set local_dynsymcount.
        (bfd_elf_final_link): Set .dynsym sh_info from local_dynsymcount.

2016-08-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Don't exit with
        non_got_ref true in any case where we could have generated dynbss
        copies but decide not to do so.

2016-08-10  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_add_la25_stub): Clear the ISA bit of
        the stub address retrieved if associated with a microMIPS
        function.

2016-08-10  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_create_stub_symbol): For a microMIPS
        stub also add STO_MICROMIPS annotation.

2016-08-10  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Set the ISA bit
        in microMIPS LA25 stub references.

2016-08-09  Jiaming Wei  <jmwei@hxgpt.com>

        * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_copy_indirect_symbol): Fix thinko
        adjusting the use_count of merged .got entries.

2016-08-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * doc/chew.c (delete_string): Only free the string buffer if it is
        there.  Mark the buffer as NULL after freeing.
        (drop): Free the dropped string.
        (free_words): New function: Frees the memory allocated to the
        dictionary.
        (add_instrinsic): Duplicate the name string, so that it can be
        freed later on.
        (compile): Free unused words.
        (main): Free the dictionary and top level string buffers at the
        end.

2016-08-04  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf32_arm_set_target_relocs): Add one parameter.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * elf32-arm.c (struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table): Declare new
        cmse_implib field.
        (bfd_elf32_arm_set_target_relocs): Add new parameter to initialize
        cmse_implib field in struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table.
        (elf32_arm_filter_cmse_symbols): New function.
        (elf32_arm_filter_implib_symbols): Likewise.
        (elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols): Define to
        elf32_arm_filter_implib_symbols.

2016-08-04  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (CMSE_PREFIX): Define macro.
        (elf32_arm_stub_cmse_branch_thumb_only): Define stub sequence.
        (cmse_branch_thumb_only): Declare stub.
        (struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table): Define cmse_stub_sec field.
        (elf32_arm_get_plt_info): Add globals parameter.  Use it to return
        FALSE if there is no PLT.
        (arm_type_of_stub): Adapt to new elf32_arm_get_plt_info signature.
        (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_gc_mark_extra_sections): Mark sections holding ARMv8-M
        secure entry functions.
        (arm_stub_is_thumb): Add case for arm_stub_cmse_branch_thumb_only.
        (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required): Change to a switch case
        and add a case for arm_stub_cmse_branch_thumb_only.
        (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required_alignment): Likewise.
        (arm_stub_dedicated_output_section_name): Likewise.
        (arm_stub_dedicated_input_section_ptr): Likewise and remove
        ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED for htab parameter.
        (arm_stub_required_alignment): Likewise.
        (arm_stub_sym_claimed): Likewise.
        (arm_dedicated_stub_section_padding): Likewise.
        (cmse_scan): New function.
        (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Call cmse_scan for ARM M profile targets.
        Set stub_changed to TRUE if such veneers were created.
        (elf32_arm_swap_symbol_in): Add detection code for CMSE special
        symbols.

2016-08-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/20428
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc_get_stub_entry): Don't segfault on NULL group.

2016-08-02  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/17739
        * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_gc_sweep_hook): Delete.
        (elf_backend_sweep_hook): Delete.

2016-08-01  Andrew Jenner  <andrew@codesourcery.com>
        Kwok Cheung Yeung  <kcy@codesourcery.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (is_branch_reloc): Recognise VLE branch relocations.
        (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Fix dst_mask of R_PPC_VLE_REL15.
        (ppc_elf_vle_split16): Clear field before inserting.

2016-08-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.

2016-07-27  Ozkan Sezer  <sezeroz@gmail.com>
            Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/20401
        * coffgen.c (fini_reloc_cookie_rels): Check for the extistence
        of the coff_section_data before using it.

2016-07-26  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Handle branches
        in PLT compression selection.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.

2016-07-22  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * arc-got.h (relocate_fix_got_relocs_for_got_info): Handle the
        case where there's no elf_link_hash_entry while processing
        GOT_NORMAL got entries.

2016-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * version.m4 (BFD_VERSION): Set to 2.27.51.
        * configure: Regenerated.

2016-07-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols): Skip local symbols.
        (swap_out_syms): Return an error when not finding ELF output
        section rather than asserting.

2016-07-21  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elflink.c (elf_output_implib): Call bfd_set_error on no symbols.

2016-07-20  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>

        * elf.c (elfcore_grok_freebsd_psinfo): Check for minimum note size
        and handle pr_pid if present.

2016-07-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20376
        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_load_sections): Also check
        p_paddr for program header space.

2016-07-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_howto_raw <R_PPC64_PLTREL32>): Put
        ppc64_elf_unhandled_reloc for special_function.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Similarly for lots of relocs.

2016-07-19  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_perform_relocation): Convert cross-mode
        BAL to JALX.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section) <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Add a
        corresponding error message.

2016-07-19  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (b_reloc_p): Add R_MICROMIPS_PC16_S1,
        R_MICROMIPS_PC10_S1 and R_MICROMIPS_PC7_S1.
        (branch_reloc_p): New function.
        (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Handle ISA mode determination
        for relocations against section symbols, against absolute
        symbols and absolute relocations.  Also set `*cross_mode_jump_p'
        for branches.
        <R_MIPS16_26, R_MIPS_26, R_MICROMIPS_26_S1>: Suppress alignment
        checks for weak undefined symbols.  Also check target alignment
        within the same ISA mode.
        <R_MIPS_PC16, R_MIPS_GNU_REL16_S2>: Handle cross-mode branches
        in the alignment check.
        <R_MICROMIPS_PC7_S1>: Add an alignment check.
        <R_MICROMIPS_PC10_S1>: Likewise.
        <R_MICROMIPS_PC16_S1>: Likewise.
        (mips_elf_perform_relocation): Report a failure for unsupported
        same-mode JALX instructions and cross-mode branches.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section) <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Add
        error messages for jumps to misaligned addresses.

2016-07-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elflink.c: Include plugin-api.h.
        * plugin.c (bfd_plugin_open_input): New function, extracted from..
        (try_claim): ..here.
        * plugin.h: Don't include bfd.h.
        (bfd_plugin_open_input): Declare.

2016-07-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * targets.c (bfd_seach_for_target): Rename to..
        (bfd_iterate_over_targets): ..this.  Rewrite doc.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

2016-07-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * archures.c (bfd_default_set_arch_mach): Make available in bfd.h.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

2016-07-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * libbfd-in.h (BFD_ALIGN): Move to..
        * bfd-in.h: ..here.
        * elf32-ppc.h (struct ppc_elf_params): Add pagesize.
        * elf32-ppc.c (default_params): Adjust init.
        (ppc_elf_link_params): Set pagesize_p2.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

2016-07-15  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols): Declare backend hook.
        (_bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols): Declare.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_filter_global_symbols): New function.
        * elflink.c (elf_filter_global_symbols): Likewise.
        (elf_output_implib): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_final_link): Call above function, failing if it does.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols): Define macro and
        default it to NULL.
        (elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol): Fix spacing.
        (elf_backend_hide_symbol): Likewise.
        (elfNN_bed): Initialize elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols backend hook.

2016-07-15  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
            Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (PR_DEBUG): Delete.
        Fix printing of debug information.  Fix formatting of debug
        statements.
        (debug_arc_reloc): Handle symbols that are not from an input file.
        (arc_do_relocation): Remove excessive exclamation points.

        * arc-got.h: Fix formatting.  Fix printing of debug information.
        (new_got_entry_to_list): Use xmalloc.
        * config.bfd: use the big-endian arc vector as the default vector
        for big-endian arc targets.

2016-07-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * cofflink.c (mark_relocs): Exclude relocs with -1 r_symndx
        from marking sym_indices.

2016-07-14  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * reloc.c (bfd_perform_relocation): Try the `howto' handler
        first with relocations against absolute symbols.
        (bfd_install_relocation): Likewise.

2016-07-12  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_create_dynamic_sections): Align
        .got/.got.plt sections to 8 bytes.

2016-07-12  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * binary.c (binary_set_section_contents): Second grammar fix.

2016-07-12  Douglas B Rupp  <rupp@adacore.com>

        * binary.c (binary_set_section_contents): Fix grammar in warning
        message.

2016-07-11  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c: made PR_DEBUG always defined.

2016-07-11  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * arc-got.h: Moved got related structures from elf32-arc.c to
        this file. More precisely, tls_type_e, tls_got_entries, got_entry.
        * (arc_get_local_got_ents, got_entry_for_type, new_got_entry_to_list,
        tls_type_for_reloc, symbol_has_entry_of_type,
        get_got_entry_list_for_symbol, arc_got_entry_type_for_reloc,
        ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC, rc_fill_got_info_for_reloc,
        relocate_fix_got_relocs_for_got_info,
        create_got_dynrelocs_for_single_entry,
        create_got_dynrelocs_for_got_info): Added to file.
        * elf32-arc.c: Removed GOT & TLS related structs and functions to
        arc-got.h.

2016-07-08  James Bowman  <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>

        * elf32-ft32.c (ft32_reloc_map): Use R_FT32_32 for BFD_RELOC_32.

2016-07-05  Andre Vieria  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (THUMB32_MOVT): New veneer macro.
        (THUMB32_MOVW): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only_pure): New.
        (DEF_STUBS): Define long_branch_thumb2_only_pure.
        (arm_stub_is_thumb): Add new veneer stub.
        (arm_type_of_stub): Use new veneer.
        (arm_stub_required_alignment): Add new veneer.

2016-07-05  Andre Vieria  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>

        * bfd-in2.h (SEC_ELF_NOREAD): Rename to ...
        (SEC_ELF_PURECODE): ... this.
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_post_process_headers): Rename SEC_ELF_NOREAD
        to SEC_ELF_NOREAD.
        (elf32_arm_fake_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_32_arm_section_flags): Likewise.
        (elf_32_arm_lookup_section_flags): Likewise.
        * section.c (SEC_ELF_NOREAD): Rename to ...
        (SEC_ELF_PURECODE): ... this.

2016-07-01  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (using_thumb2_bl): New function.
        (arm_type_of_stub): Declare thumb2 variable together and change type
        to bfd_boolean.  Use using_thumb2_bl () to determine whether
        THM_MAX_FWD_BRANCH_OFFSET or THM2_MAX_FWD_BRANCH_OFFSET should be
        checked for BL range.
        (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Use using_thumb2_bl () to determine
        the bit size of BL offset.

2016-06-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (is_aarch64_mapping_symbol): New function.
        Returns TRUE for AArch64 mapping symbols.
        (elfNN_aarch64_backend_symbol_processing): New function.  Marks
        mapping symbols as precious in object files so that they will not
        be stripped.
        (elf_backend_symbol_processing): Define.

        * elf32-arm.c (is_arm_mapping_symbol): New function.  Returns TRUE
        for ARM mapping symbols.
        (elf32_arm_backend_symbol_processing): Make use of the new function.

2016-06-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20306
        * elflink.c (elf_link_check_versioned_symbol): Return false
        for unreferenced undefined symbol.

2016-06-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-bfin.c (bfin_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Fail if a COPY reloc
        is needed.

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_backend_symbol_processing): New
        function.  Marks mapping symbols in object files as precious, so
        that strip will not remove them.
        (elf_backend_symbol_processing): Define.

2016-06-28  James Clarke  <jrtc27@jrtc27.com>

        * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_relocate_section): Don't convert
        R_SPARC_32 to R_SPARC_RELATIVE if class is ELFCLASS64.

2016-06-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips16_howto_table_rel): Add
        R_MIPS16_PC16_S1.
        (mips16_reloc_map): Likewise.
        * elf64-mips.c (mips16_elf64_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
        (mips16_elf64_howto_table_rela): Likewise.
        (mips16_reloc_map): Likewise.
        * elfn32-mips.c (elf_mips16_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
        (elf_mips16_howto_table_rela): Likewise.
        (mips16_reloc_map): Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c (mips16_branch_reloc_p): New function.
        (mips16_reloc_p): Handle R_MIPS16_PC16_S1.
        (b_reloc_p): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_MIPS16_16_PCREL_S1): New relocation.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.

2016-06-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/19264
        * elf64-ppc.c (STUB_SHRINK_ITER): Define.
        (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Exit stub sizing loop past STUB_SHRINK_ITER
        if shrinking stubs.
        (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Adjust to suit.

2016-06-27  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>

        * elf32-dlx.h: New file.
        * elf32-dlx.c: Adjust.

2016-06-25  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>

        * elf32-xtensa.c (xtensa_make_property_section): Remove prototype.

2016-06-24  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>

        * elf.c (elfcore_grok_freebsd_note): Handle NT_FREEBSD_PROCSTAT_AUXV
        notes.

2016-06-24  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>

        * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Remove handling of NT_X86_XSTATE for
        FreeBSD.  Remove case for NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC.
        (elfcore_grok_freebsd_psinfo): New function.
        (elfcore_grok_freebsd_prstatus): New function.
        (elfcore_grok_freebsd_note): New function.
        (elf_parse_notes): Use "elfcore_grok_freebsd_note" for "FreeBSD"
        notes.

2016-06-24  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>

        * elflink.c: Check the value of BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS rather
        than its existance.

2016-06-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * config.bfd: Delete mips vxworks patterns matched earlier.
        Combine mips*-*-none with mips*-*-elf*.

2016-06-21  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_perform_relocation): Call
        `info->callbacks->einfo' rather than `*_bfd_error_handler' and
        use the `%X%H' format for the cross-mode jump conversion error
        message.  Remove the full stop from the end of the message.
        Continue processing rather than returning failure.

2016-06-21  Graham Markall  <graham.markall@embecosm.com>

        * archures.c: Remove bfd_mach_arc_nps400.
        * bfd-in2.h: Likewise.
        * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): Likewise.
        * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p, arc_elf_final_write_processing):
        Likewise.

2016-06-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/18250
        PR ld/20267
        * elflink.c: Include plugin.h if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS is
        defined.
        (elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Call
        bfd_link_plugin_object_p on unknown plugin object and use the
        IR symbol table if the input is an IR object.
        * plugin.c (bfd_link_plugin_object_p): New function.
        * plugin.h (bfd_link_plugin_object_p): New prototype.

2016-06-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20276
        * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't check alignment
        on symbol from plugin dummy input.

2016-06-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * bfd.c (bfd_plugin_format): Rename bfd_plugin_uknown to
        bfd_plugin_unknown.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
        * plugin.c (bfd_plugin_object_p): Replace bfd_plugin_uknown
        with bfd_plugin_unknown.

2016-06-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20253
        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add an
        bfd_boolean argument.
        * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections): Replace
        "shared object" with "PIC object" in comments.
        (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.  Replace
        "shared object" with "PIC object" in comments.  Avoid PLT if
        requested.  Generate dynamic relocations for non-GOT references.
        Make room for the special first entry in PLT and allocate PLT
        entry only for PLT and PC-relative references.  Store dynamic
        GOT relocations in .rel[a].iplt section for static executables.
        If PLT isn't used, always use GOT for symbol value.  Don't
        allocate GOT entry if it isn't used.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
        count only in the code section.  Allocate dynamic pointer
        relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in the non-code section.
        (elf_i386_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Increment PLT reference count
        only for PC-relative references.
        (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Pass TRUE to
        _bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs.
        (elf_i386_relocate_section): Allow R_386_GOT32/R_386_GOT32X
        relocations against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols without PLT.  Generate
        dynamic pointer relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in
        the non-code section and store it in the proper REL section.
        Don't allow non-pointer relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol
        without PLT.
        (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Generate dynamic
        R_386_IRELATIVE and R_386_GLOB_DAT GOT relocations against
        STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols without PLT.
        (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Don't handle local
        STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols here.
        (elf_i386_output_arch_local_syms): Handle local STT_GNU_IFUNC
        symbols here.
        (elf_backend_output_arch_local_syms): New.
        * elf32-x86-64.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
        count only in the code section.  Allocate dynamic pointer
        relocation against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in the non-code section.
        (elf_x86_64_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Increment PLT reference
        count only for PC-relative references.
        (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Pass TRUE to
        _bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs.
        (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Allow R_X86_64_GOTPCREL,
        R_X86_64_GOTPCRELX, R_X86_64_REX_GOTPCRELX and
        R_X86_64_GOTPCREL64 relocations against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols
        without PLT.  Generate dynamic pointer relocation against
        STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol in the non-code section and store it in
        the proper RELA section.  Don't allow non-pointer relocation
        against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol without PLT.
        (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Generate dynamic
        R_X86_64_IRELATIVE and R_X86_64_GLOB_DAT GOT relocations against
        STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols without PLT.
        (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Don't handle local
        STT_GNU_IFUNC symbols here.
        (elf_x86_64_output_arch_local_syms): Handle local STT_GNU_IFUNC
        symbols here.
        (elf_backend_output_arch_local_syms): New.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
        Pass FALSE to _bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs.

2016-06-17  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
            Tony Wang  <tony.wang@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only): Define stub
        sequence.
        (stub_long_branch_thumb2_only): Define stub.
        (arm_stub_is_thumb): Add case for arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only.
        (arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only): Likewise.
        (arm_type_of_stub): Use arm_stub_long_branch_thumb2_only for Thumb-2
        capable targets.

2016-06-17  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>

        * archures.c (bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusc): Define.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v9c): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusd): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v9d): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v8pluse): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v9e): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusv): Likewise
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v9v): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v8plusm): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v9m): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_v9_p): Adapt to v8plusm and v9m.
        (bfd_mach_sparc_64bit_p): Likewise.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * cpu-sparc.c (arch_info_struct): Add entries for
        bfd_mach_sparc_v8plus{c,d,e,v,m} and bfd_mach_sparc_v9{c,d,e,v,m}.
        * aoutx.h (machine_type): Handle bfd_mach_sparc_v8plus{c,d,e,v,m}
        and bfd_mach_sparc_v9{c,d,e,v,m}.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_final_write_processing): Likewise.
        * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_object_p): Likewise.

2016-06-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Don't check undefined
        symbols for relocations against IFUNC symbols.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.

2016-06-16  Marcin Kościelnicki  <koriakin@0x04.net>

        * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Include
        .rela.iplt in DT_PLTRELSZ.
        * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise,
        for DT_PLTRELSZ and DT_RELASZ as well.

2016-06-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Skip relocations in
        non-loaded, non-alloced sections.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.

2016-06-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Check SEC_ALLOC before
        allocating dynamic relocation.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.

2016-06-14  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>

        PR ld/20254
        * elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Adjust reloc
        offsets until reloc_toaddr.

2016-06-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check R_386_IRELATIVE.
        Don't check symbol type for STN_UNDEF symbol index.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Check
        R_X86_64_IRELATIVE.  Don't check symbol type for STN_UNDEF symbol
        index.

2016-06-14  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (using_thumb_only): Force review of arch check logic for
        new architecture.
        (using_thumb2): Try Tag_THUMB_ISA_use first and check
        for exact arch value then.  Force review of arch check logic for new
        architecture.
        (arch_has_arm_nop): Update and fix arch check logic.  Force review of
        that logic for new architecture.
        (arch_has_thumb2_nop): Remove.
        (elf32_arm_tls_relax): Use using_thumb2 instead of above function.
        (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Likewise but using thumb2.

2016-06-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * bfd-in.h (bfd_my_archive): Delete.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

2016-06-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/20241
        * archive.c (open_nested_file): Set my_archive.
        * bfd.c (_bfd_default_error_handler <%B>): Exclude archive file name
        for thin archives.
        * bfdio.c (bfd_tell): Don't adjust origin for thin archives.
        (bfd_seek): Likewise.
        * bfdwin.c (bfd_get_file_window): Likewise.
        * cache.c (cache_bmmap): Likewise.
        (bfd_cache_lookup_worker): Don't look in my_archive for thin archives.
        * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_follow_dsym): Don't open my_archive for
        thin archives.
        * plugin.c (try_claim): Likewise.
        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_dynamic_symbols): Use import path of
        file within thin archive, not the archive.

2016-06-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20244
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Add the .got.plt
        section address for R_386_GOT32/R_386_GOT32X relocations against
        IFUNC symbols if there is no base register and return error for
        PIC.

2016-06-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Simplify IFUNC
        GOT32 adjustment for static executables.

2016-06-13  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips_gnu_pcrel32): Update comment.

2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synospsy.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixed condition.

2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synospsy.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Changed.

2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synospsy.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (arc_local_data, arc_local_data): Removed.
        (SECTSTART): Changed.
        (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixed mistake in PIE related
        condition.
        (elf_arc_size_dynamic_sections): Changed DT_RELENT to DT_RELAENT.

2016-06-13  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synospsy.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (elf32_arc_reloc_type_class): Defined function to
        enable support for "-z combreloc" and DT_RELACOUNT.
        (elf_backend_reloc_type_class): Likewise

2016-06-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20244
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): When relocating
        R_386_GOT32, return error without a base register for PIC and
        subtract the .got.plt section address only with a base register.

2016-06-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf-strtab.c (struct strtab_save): Use size_t for "size".
        (struct elf_strtab_hash): Likewise for "size" and "alloced".
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_init): Formatting.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_add): Return size_t rather than bfd_size_type.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_addref): Take size_t idx param.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_delref, _bfd_elf_strtab_refcount): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_offset): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_clear_all_refs): Use size_t idx.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_save): Use size_t "idx" and "size" vars.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_restore, _bfd_elf_strtab_emit): Similarly.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_finalize): Similarly.
        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_strtab_add): Update prototypes.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_addref, _bfd_elf_strtab_delref): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_refcount, _bfd_elf_strtab_offset): Likewise.
        * elf.c (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Calculate symbol buffer size
        using bfd_size_type.
        (bfd_section_from_shdr): Delete amt.
        (_bfd_elf_init_reloc_shdr): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_link_assign_sym_version): Likewise.
        (assign_section_numbers): Use size_t reloc_count.
        * elflink.c (struct elf_symbuf_head): Use size_t "count".
        (bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol): Use size_t for some vars.
        (elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_add_dt_needed_tag): Likewise.
        (elf_finalize_dynstr): Likewise.
        (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_create_symbuf): Similarly.
        (bfd_elf_match_symbols_in_sections): Likewise.
        (elf_link_swap_symbols_out): Likewise.
        (elf_link_check_versioned_symbol): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets): Likewise.

2016-06-08  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>

        PR ld/20221
        * elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Adjust syms
        and relocs only if shrinking occurred.

2016-06-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf64-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add tls_get_addr.
        (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize tls_get_addr to 2.
        (elf_i386_check_tls_transition): Check indirect call and direct
        call with the addr32 prefix for general and local dynamic models.
        Set the tls_get_addr feild.
        (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Always use addr32 prefix for
        indirect ___tls_get_addr call via GOT.
        (elf_i386_relocate_section): Handle GD->LE, GD->IE and LD->LE
        transitions with indirect call and direct call with the addr32
        prefix.

2016-06-07  Marcin Kościelnicki  <koriakin@0x04.net>

        * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol): Fix comment.
        * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390x_plt_entry): Fix comment.
        (elf_s390_relocate_section): Fix comment.
        (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Fix initialization of fixed
        .got.plt entries.

2016-06-07  Ulrich Weigand  <ulrich.weigand@de.ibm.com>

        * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Subtract plt
        section offset when calculation the larl operand in the first PLT
        entry.

2016-06-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * cpu-powerpc.c (powerpc_compatible): Allow bfd_mach_ppc_vle entry
        to match other 32-bit archs.
        * elf32-ppc.c (_bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch): New function.
        (ppc_elf_object_p): Call it.
        (ppc_elf_special_sections): Use APUINFO_SECTION_NAME.  Fix
        overlong line.
        (APUINFO_SECTION_NAME, APUINFO_LABEL): Don't define here.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_object_p): Call _bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch.
        * bfd-in.h (_bfd_elf_ppc_at_tls_transform,
        _bfd_elf_ppc_at_tprel_transform): Move to..
        * elf-bfd.h: ..here.
        (_bfd_elf_ppc_set_arch): Declare.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

2016-06-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add tls_get_addr.
        (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize tls_get_addr to 2.
        (elf_x86_64_check_tls_transition): Check indirect call and
        direct call with the addr32 prefix for general and local dynamic
        models.  Set the tls_get_addr feild.
        (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Always use addr32 prefix for
        indirect __tls_get_addr call via GOT.
        (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Handle GD->LE, GD->IE and LD->LE
        transitions with indirect call and direct call with the addr32
        prefix.

2016-06-04  Christian Groessler  <chris@groessler.org>

        * coff-z8k.c (extra_case): Fix range check for R_JR relocation.

2016-06-02  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR target/20088
        * cpu-arm.c (processors): Add "arm_any" type to match any ARM
        architecture.
        (arch_info_struct): Likewise.
        (architectures): Likewise.

2016-06-02  Vineet Gupta  <Vineet.Gupta1@synopsys.com>

        * config.bfd: Replace -uclibc with *.

2016-06-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c: Replace data32 with data16 in comments.

2016-05-31  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/20159
        PR ld/16467
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Revert PR16467 change.
        (_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Don't indirect to/from defined
        symbol given a version by a script different to the version
        of the symbol being added.
        (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Use _bfd_elf_strtab_save and
        _bfd_elf_strtab_restore.  Don't fudge dynstr references.
        * elf-strtab.c (_bfd_elf_strtab_restore_size): Delete.
        (struct strtab_save): New.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_save, _bfd_elf_strtab_restore): New functions.
        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_strtab_restore_size): Delete.
        (_bfd_elf_strtab_save, _bfd_elf_strtab_restore): Declare.

2016-06-01  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>

        * elf32-hppa.h: Add extern "C".
        * elf32-nds32.h: Likewise.
        * elf32-tic6x.h: Likewise.

2016-06-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * po/sr.po: New Serbian translation.
        * configure.ac (ALL_LINGUAS): Add sr.
        * configure: Regenerate.

2016-05-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (b_reloc_p): New function.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section) <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Handle
        branch relocations.

2016-05-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): <R_MIPS16_26>
        <R_MIPS_26, R_MICROMIPS_26_S1>: Drop the region bits of the
        reloc location from calculation, treat the addend as signed with
        local non-section symbols and enable overflow detection.

2016-05-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * aoutx.h: Adjust linker callback calls throughout file,
        removing dead code.
        * bout.c: Likewise.
        * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
        * coff-arm.c: Likewise.
        * coff-h8300.c: Likewise.
        * coff-h8500.c: Likewise.
        * coff-i960.c: Likewise.
        * coff-mcore.c: Likewise.
        * coff-mips.c: Likewise.
        * coff-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
        * coff-sh.c: Likewise.
        * coff-tic80.c: Likewise.
        * coff-w65.c: Likewise.
        * coff-z80.c: Likewise.
        * coff-z8k.c: Likewise.
        * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
        * cofflink.c: Likewise.
        * ecoff.c: Likewise.
        * elf-bfd.h: Likewise.
        * elf-m10200.c: Likewise.
        * elf-m10300.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-arc.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-arm.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-avr.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-bfin.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16c.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-cris.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-crx.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-d10v.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-epiphany.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-fr30.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-ft32.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-h8300.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-i370.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-i860.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-ip2k.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-iq2000.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-lm32.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m32c.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc1x.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-mep.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-metag.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-microblaze.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-moxie.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-msp430.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-mt.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-nios2.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-or1k.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-score.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-score7.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-sh64.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-spu.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-tilepro.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-v850.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-vax.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-visium.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-ia64-vms.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
        * elflink.c: Likewise.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c: Likewise.
        * elfnn-ia64.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-sparc.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-tilegx.c: Likewise.
        * linker.c: Likewise.
        * pdp11.c: Likewise.
        * pe-mips.c: Likewise.
        * reloc.c: Likewise.
        * reloc16.c: Likewise.
        * simple.c: Likewise.
        * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
        * xcofflink.c: Likewise.
        * elf32-rl78.c (get_symbol_value, get_romstart, get_ramstart): Delete
        status param.  Adjust calls to these and linker callbacks throughout.
        * elf32-rx.c: (get_symbol_value, get_gp, get_romstart,
        get_ramstart): Delete status param.  Adjust calls to these and
        linker callbacks throughout.

2016-05-27  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation) <R_MIPS16_26>
        <R_MIPS_26, R_MICROMIPS_26_S1>: Include the addend in JALX's
        target alignment verification.

2016-05-27  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Also use the
        section name if `bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section' returns an
        empty string.

2016-05-26  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section)
        <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Use the `%X%H' rather than `%C' format
        for message.  Continue processing rather than returning failure.

2016-05-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section)
        <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Call `->einfo' rather than `->warning'.
        Call `bfd_set_error'.

2016-05-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/14625
        * archive.c (bfd_slurp_armap): Replace
        bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap with
        _bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap.
        (bsd_write_armap): Call _bfd_archive_64_bit_write_armap if
        BFD64 is defined and the archive is too big.
        (coff_write_armap): Likewise.
        * archive64.c (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap): Renamed to ...
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap): This.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap): Renamed to ...
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_write_armap): This.
        * configure.ac: Add --enable-64-bit-archive.
        (want_64_bit_archive): New.  Set to true by default for 64-bit
        MIPS and s390 ELF targets.
        (USE_64_BIT_ARCHIVE): New AC_DEFINE.
        * config.in: Regenerated.
        * configure: Likewise.
        * elf64-mips.c (bfd_elf64_archive_functions): Removed.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_extended_name_table): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_construct_extended_name_table): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_truncate_arname): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_read_ar_hdr): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_write_ar_hdr): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_openr_next_archived_file): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_get_elt_at_index): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_update_armap_timestamp): Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c (bfd_elf64_archive_functions): Removed.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_armap): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_slurp_extended_name_table): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_construct_extended_name_table): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_truncate_arname): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_read_ar_hdr): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_write_ar_hdr): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_openr_next_archived_file): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_get_elt_at_index): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf64_archive_update_armap_timestamp): Likewise.
        * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Use _bfd_archive_64_bit on
        BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE if USE_64_BIT_ARCHIVE is defined and
        bfd_elfNN_archive_functions isn't defined.
        (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap): New prototype.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_write_armap): Likewise.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_extended_name_table): New macro.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_construct_extended_name_table): Likewise.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_truncate_arname): Likewise.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_read_ar_hdr): Likewise.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_write_ar_hdr): Likewise.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_openr_next_archived_file): Likewise.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_get_elt_at_index): Likewise.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_generic_stat_arch_elt): Likewise.
        (_bfd_archive_64_bit_update_armap_timestamp): Likewise.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerated.
        * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Use _bfd_archive_64_bit on
        BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE if USE_64_BIT_ARCHIVE is defined.

2016-05-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20103
        * cofflink.c (coff_link_check_archive_element): Return TRUE if
        linker add_archive_element callback returns FALSE.
        * ecoff.c (ecoff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
        * elf64-ia64-vms.c (elf64_vms_link_add_archive_symbols): Skip
        archive element if linker add_archive_element callback returns
        FALSE.
        * elflink.c (elf_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
        * pdp11.c (aout_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
        * vms-alpha.c (alpha_vms_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols): Likewise.
        (xcoff_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.

2016-05-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section)
        <bfd_reloc_outofrange>: Unify error reporting code.

2016-05-23  Jim Wilson  <jim.wilson@linaro.org>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c: Unconditionally enable R_AARCH64_NULL and
        R_AARCH64_NONE.  Use HOWTO64 for R_AARCH64_NULL.
        * relocs.c: Add BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_NULL.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Likewise.

2016-05-23  Kuba Sejdak  <jakub.sejdak@phoesys.com>

        * config.bfd: Add entry for arm-phoenix.

2016-05-23  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (arm_dedicated_stub_section_padding): New function.
        (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Declare stub_type in a more outer scope and
        account for padding for stub section requiring one.
        (elf32_arm_build_stubs): Add comment to stress the importance of
        zeroing veneer section content.

2016-05-23  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf32_arm_keep_private_stub_output_sections): Declare
        bfd hook.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * elf32-arm.c (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required): New
        function.
        (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_required_alignment): Likewise.
        (arm_dedicated_stub_output_section_name): Likewise.
        (arm_dedicated_stub_input_section_ptr): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Add stub type parameter and
        function description comment. Add support for dedicated output stub
        section to given stub types.
        (elf32_arm_add_stub): Add a stub type parameter and pass it down to
        elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec.
        (elf32_arm_create_stub): Pass stub type down to elf32_arm_add_stub.
        (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Pass stub type when calling
        elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec for Cortex-A8 erratum veneers.
        (bfd_elf32_arm_keep_private_stub_output_sections): New function.

2016-05-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Don't check R_386_GOT32
        when setting need_convert_load.

2016-05-20  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_read_rel_addend): Adjust the addend for
        microMIPS JALX.

2016-05-19  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20117
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Don't check
        R_386_GOT32X.
        (elf_i386_convert_load): Don't convert R_386_GOT32.

2016-05-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR gas/20118
        * elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Set sh_entsize for SHT_INIT_ARRAY,
        SHT_FINI_ARRAY, and SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY.

2016-05-19  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Changed.
        (debug_arc_reloc): Likewise.
        (elf_arc_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_arc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.

2016-05-19  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * config.bfd: Remove `am34-*-linux*' support.

2016-05-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (allocate_dynrelocs): Allocate got and other dynamic
        relocs before plt relocs.

2016-05-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_branch_reloc): Check for NULL owner
        before dereferencing.

2016-05-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.

2016-05-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Free or cache local syms
        for each BFD.  Don't goto error_ret_free_local from outside loop.

2016-05-17  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elf-s390-common.c (elf_s390_add_symbol_hook): Remove
        STB_GNU_UNIQUE handling.
        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elf64-sparc.c (elf64_sparc_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_add_symbol_hook): Remove function.
        (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Remove macro.
        * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set `has_gnu_symbols'
        for STB_GNU_UNIQUE symbols.

2016-05-16  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_copy_notes): New function, factored out
        from...
        (v850_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): ... here.  Call the new
        function and `_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data'.

2016-05-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20093
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Don't convert
        GOTPCREL relocation against large section.

2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Use
        linker dynamic sections in calculating size and address of
        dynamic tags rather than using output sections.  Remove asserts.
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16.c (_bfd_cr16_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-score.c (s3_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-score7.c (s7_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elfxx-sparc.c (sparc_finish_dyn): Likewise.  Adjust error message.
        * elf32-arc.c (GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION): Remove ASSERT arg and
        don't set doit.  Look up dynobj section.
        (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Adjust GET_SYMBOL_OR_SECTION
        invocation and dynamic tag vma calculation.  Don't test
        boolean var == TRUE.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_finish_dynamic_sections): Fix
        DT_JMPREL calc.

2016-05-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elflink.c (elf_link_sort_relocs): Wrap overlong lines.  Fix
        octets_per_byte.  Put dynamic .rela.plt last in link orders.
        Assign output_offset for reloc sections rather than writing
        sorted relocs from block corresponding to output_offset.

2016-05-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (elf_reloc_type_class): Put reloc_class_plt last.

2016-05-11  Andrew Bennett  <andrew.bennett@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (print_mips_ases): Add DSPR3.

2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): New function.
        (elf32_hppa_check_relocs): Don't set dynobj.
        (elf32_hppa_size_stubs): Test !SEC_LINKER_CREATED for stub sections.
        (elf32_hppa_build_stubs): Likewise.
        * elf32-hppa.h (elf32_hppa_init_stub_bfd): Declare.

2016-05-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 20060
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_tls_setup): Clear forced_local.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_tls_setup): Likewise.

2016-05-10  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Remove redundant
        aarch64_tls_transition check.

2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): New max_stub_type
        enumerator.
        (arm_stub_sym_claimed): New function.
        (elf32_arm_create_stub): Use veneered symbol name and section if
        veneer needs to claim its symbol, and keep logic unchanged otherwise.
        (arm_stub_claim_sym): New function.
        (arm_map_one_stub): Call arm_stub_claim_sym if veneer needs to claim
        veneered symbol, otherwise create local symbol as before.

2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use new macros
        ARM_GET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE and ARM_SET_SYM_BRANCH_TYPE to respectively get
        and set branch type of a symbol.
        (bfd_elf32_arm_process_before_allocation): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_relocate_section): Likewise and fix identation along the
        way.
        (allocate_dynrelocs_for_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_swap_symbol_in): Likewise.
        (elf32_arm_swap_symbol_out): Likewise.

2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * bfd-in.h (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add an output section parameter.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
        * elf32-arm.c (struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table): Add an output section
        parameter to add_stub_section callback.
        (elf32_arm_create_or_find_stub_sec): Get output section from link_sec
        and pass it down to add_stub_section.
        (elf32_arm_add_stub): Set section to stub_sec if NULL before using it
        for error message.
        (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Add output section parameter to
        add_stub_section function pointer parameter.

2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_stub): New function.
        (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Use elf32_arm_create_stub for stub creation.

2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (enum elf32_arm_stub_type): Delete
        arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm enumerator.
        (arm_stub_a8_veneer_lwm): New unsigned constant to replace
        aforementioned enumerator.
        (struct elf32_arm_stub_hash_entry): Delete target_addend
        field and add source_value.
        (struct a8_erratum_fix): Delete addend field and add target_offset.
        (stub_hash_newfunc): Initialize source_value field amd remove
        initialization for target_addend.
        (arm_build_one_stub): Stop special casing Thumb relocations: promote
        the else to being always executed, moving the
        arm_stub_a8_veneer_b_cond specific code in it.  Remove
        stub_entry->target_addend from points_to computation.
        (cortex_a8_erratum_scan): Store in a8_erratum_fix structure the offset
        to target symbol from start of section rather than the offset from the
        stub address.
        (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Set stub_entry's source_value and target_value
        fields from struct a8_erratum_fix's offset and target_offset
        respectively.
        (make_branch_to_a8_stub): Rename target variable to loc.  Compute
        veneered_insn_loc and loc using stub_entry's source_value.

2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        (elf32_arm_merge_eabi_attributes): Add merging logic for
        Tag_DSP_extension.

2016-05-10  Pip Cet  <pipcet@gmail.com>

        PR ld/20059
        * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type):
        Define as _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type when using
        generic hash table.

2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/20063
        * elf.c (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Check for out of range sh_link
        field before accessing sections array.

2016-05-09  Christophe Monat  <christophe.monat@st.com>

        PR ld/20030
        * elf32-arm.c (is_thumb2_vldm): Account for T1 (DP) encoding.
        (stm32l4xx_need_create_replacing_stub): Rename ambiguous nb_regs
        to nb_words.
        (create_instruction_vldmia): Add is_dp to disambiguate SP/DP
        encoding.
        (create_instruction_vldmdb): Likewise.
        (stm32l4xx_create_replacing_stub_vldm): is_dp detects DP encoding,
        uses it to re-encode.

2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 19938
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Revert accidental
        commit.

2016-05-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Remove redundant NULL check.

2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/17550
        * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_entry): Update comments for indx,
        documenting that indx == -3 if symbol is defined in a discarded
        section.
        * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set indx to -3 if
        symbol is defined in a discarded section.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Strip a global symbol defined in a
        discarded section.

2016-05-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Defined for Intel
        MCU.

2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
        conversion to ...
        (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Extract the GOT load
        conversion to ...
        (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): This.  New function.

2016-05-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_tls_transition): Remove abfd.
        Don't check if contents == NULL.
        (elf_i386_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
        from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.  Update
        elf_i386_check_tls_transition call.
        (elf_i386_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
        keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
        elf_i386_tls_transition.
        (elf_i386_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
        to elf_i386_tls_transition.
        (elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_tls_transition): Don't check
        if contents == NULL.
        (elf_x86_64_tls_transition): Add from_relocate_section.  Check
        from_relocate_section instead of contents != NULL.
        (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Cache the section contents if
        keep_memory is FALSE.  Pass FALSE as from_relocate_section to
        elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
        (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Pass TRUE as from_relocate_section
        to elf_x86_64_tls_transition.
        (elf_backend_caches_rawsize): New.

2016-05-03  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        PR 10549
        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Handle
        STB_GNU_UNIQUE.

2016-05-03  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Update prototype.
        * bfd-in2.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options): Likewise.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (bfd_elfNN_aarch64_set_options): Initialize
        no_apply_dynamic_relocs.
        (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Apply absolute relocations even though
        dynamic relocations generated.

2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Move interp
        setting to ...
        (elf_i386_create_dynamic_sections): Here.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Move
        interp setting to ...
        (elf_x86_64_create_dynamic_sections): Here.

2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take GOT_RELOC
        and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
        (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
        UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
        (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_i386_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
        UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Take
        GOT_RELOC and replace (EH)->has_got_reloc with GOT_RELOC.
        (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): Pass has_got_reloc to
        UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
        (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Pass TRUE to
        UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.

2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
        (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set check_relocs_failed on error.
        (elf_i386_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.

2016-04-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set
        check_relocs_failed on error.

2016-04-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 19938
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Rename
        elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link to
        elf_backend_copy_special_section_fields.
        * elfxx-target.h: Likewise.
        * elf.c (section_match): Ignore the SHF_INFO_LINK flag when
        comparing section flags.
        (copy_special_section_fields): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the EI_ABIVERSION field.
        Perform two scans over special sections.  The first one looks for
        a direct mapping between the output section and an input section.
        The second scan looks for a possible match based upon section
        characteristics.
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_copy_special_section_fields): New
        function.  Handle setting the sh_link field of SHT_ARM_EXIDX
        sections.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): Rename to
        elf32_i386_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
        * elf32-sparc.c (elf32_sparc_set_special_section_info_link):
        Rename to elf32_sparc_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf64_x86_64_set_special_info_link): Rename to
        elf64_x86_64_copy_solaris_special_section_fields.

2016-04-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * po/zh_CN.po: Updated Chinese (simplified) translation.

2016-04-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/20006
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Skip debug sections
        when estimating distances between output sections.

2016-04-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Use it.
        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_is_start_stop): Declare.

2016-04-26  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>

        * elf32-rx.c (rx_set_section_contents): Avoid arithmetic on void *.
        * mmo.c (mmo_get_section_contents): Likewise.
        (mmo_set_section_contents): Likewise.

2016-04-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Update comments for
        dynsymcount.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always count for
        the unused NULL entry at the head of dynamic symbol table.
        (bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Remove dynsymcount != 0
        checks.

2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Exclude linker
        created file from dynobj.

2016-04-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynstrtab): Set dynobj to a
        normal input file if possible.

2016-04-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
        * aout-target.h: Likewise.
        * aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
        * binary.c: Likewise.
        * bout.c: Likewise.
        * coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
        * coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
        * coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
        * coffcode.h: Likewise.
        * i386msdos.c: Likewise.
        * i386os9k.c: Likewise.
        * ieee.c: Likewise.
        * ihex.c: Likewise.
        * libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
        * libecoff.h: Likewise.
        * mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
        * mmo.c: Likewise.
        * nlm-target.h: Likewise.
        * oasys.c: Likewise.
        * pef.c: Likewise.
        * plugin.c: Likewise.
        * ppcboot.c: Likewise.
        * som.c: Likewise.
        * srec.c: Likewise.
        * tekhex.c: Likewise.
        * versados.c: Likewise.
        * vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
        * xsym.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
        * linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
        (_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
        * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
        _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
        (struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.

2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
        (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.
        (elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook): Likewise.

2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): Don't check relocations
        in excluded sections

2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19969
        * elf64-x86-64.c (check_relocs_failed): New.
        (elf_x86_64_need_pic): Moved before elf_x86_64_check_relocs.
        Support relocation agaist local symbol.  Set check_relocs_failed.
        (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use elf_x86_64_need_pic.  Check
        R_X86_64_32 relocation overflow.
        (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Skip if check_relocs failed.
        Update one elf_x86_64_need_pic and remove one elf_x86_64_need_pic.

2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call
        _bfd_elf_create_ifunc_sections only for STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.

2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_check_relocs): New function.
        (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Call _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
        if check_relocs_after_open_input is FALSE.

2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>

        * cache.c: Update old style function definitions.
        * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
        * stab-syms.c: Likewise.

2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>

        * elf32-arm.c (put_thumb2_insn): Change argument type to bfd_byte *.

2016-04-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
        * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
        * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.

2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_ARC_NPS_CMEM16 entry.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
        * elf32-arc.c: Add 'opcode/arc.h' include.
        (struct arc_relocation_data): Add symbol_name.
        (arc_special_overflow_checks): New function.
        (arc_do_relocation): Use arc_special_overflow_checks, reindent as
        required, add an extra comment.
        (elf_arc_relocate_section): Setup symbol_name in reloc_data.

2016-04-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (tls_got_entries): Add 'TLS_GOT_' prefix to all
        entries.
        (elf_arc_relocate_section): Update enum uses.
        (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.

2016-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Replace "link" with
        "sh_link".

2016-04-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR target/19938
        * elf-bbfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): New field:
        elf_strtab_flags.
        New field: elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Define if not already
        defined.
        (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define if not
        already defined.
        (elfNN_bed): Use elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link and
        elf_backend_strtab_flags macros to initialise fields in structure.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Check for SHF_STRINGS
        being set even if SHF_MERGE is not set.
        (elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
        (section_match): New function.  Matches two ELF sections based
        upon fixed characteristics.
        (find_link): New function.  Locates a section in a BFD that
        matches a section in a different BFD.
        (_bfd_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): Copy the sh_info and sh_link
        fields of reserved sections.
        (bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Set the flags for the
        .shstrtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
        elf_backend_data structure.
        (swap_out_syms): Likewise for the .strtab section.
        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Set the flags for the
        .strtab section based upon the elf_strtab_flags field in the
        elf_backend_data structure.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf32_i386_set_special_info_link): New function.
        (elf_backend_strtab_flags): Set to SHF_STRINGS for Solaris
        targets.
        (elf_backend_set_special_section_info_and_link): Define for
        Solaris targets.
        * elf32-sparc.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.

2016-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19939
        * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Add a pointer
        to bfd_boolean.
        * elf-ifunc.c (_bfd_elf_allocate_ifunc_dyn_relocs): Updated.
        Set *readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc_p to TRUE if dynamic reloc
        applies to read-only section.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add
        readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
        (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
        (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
        segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
        readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add
        readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc.
        (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Updated.
        (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Issue an error for read-only
        segment with dynamic IFUNC relocations only if
        readonly_dynrelocs_against_ifunc is TRUE.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_allocate_ifunc_dynrelocs):
        Updated.

2016-04-06  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Move error_ret_free_local to be
        a fall through from error_ret_free_internal.  Free local_syms in
        error_ret_free_local if allocated from bfd_elf_get_elf_syms ().

2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol): Changed.
        (relocate_plt_for_entry): Likewise.

2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_check_relocs): Changed

2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Changed assert.
        (get_replace_function): Created.:
        (struct arc_relocation_data): Changed to signed types.
        (defines S, L, P, PDATA): Casted to signed type.
        (defines SECTSTART, _SDA_BASE_, TLS_REL): Likewise.
        (PRINT_DEBUG_RELOC_INFO_BEFORE): Changed.
        (arc_do_relocation): Changed.

2016-04-05  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (name_for_global_symbol): Added assert to check for
        symbol index.
        (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added and changed asserts, validating
        the synamic symbol index.
        (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Do not fill the dynamic
        relocation if symbol has dynindx set to -1.

2016-04-05  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        PR ld/19908
        * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always turn hidden
        and internal symbols which have a dynamic index into local
        ones.

2016-04-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 19872
        * dwarf2.c (parse_comp_unit): Skip warning about unrecognised
        version number if the version is zero.

2016-04-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 19886
        * elflink.c (on_needed_list): Recursively check needed status.
        (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.

2016-03-30  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>

        * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Free
        internal_relocs only if they aren't cached.

2016-03-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 17334
        * elf32-bfin.c (elf32_bfinfdpic_finish_dynamic_sections): Relax
        assertion on the size of the got section to allow it to be bigger
        than the number of relocs.

2016-03-29  Toni Spets  <toni.spets@iki.fi>

        PR 19878
        * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Revert accidental
        2014-11-10 change.

2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 19850
        * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Skip info_ptr check for
        DW_FORM_flag_present.

2016-03-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * cpu-v850_rh850.c (arch_info_struct): Restore v850-rh850 as an
        architecture name for backwards compatibility.

        * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_write_codeview_record): Fix possible
        unbounded stack use.

        * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Only add -Wstack-usage if using a
        sufficiently recent version of GCC.
        * configure: Regenerate.

2016-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 19851
        * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Avoid -Wstack-usage warning.

2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * archures.c (bfd_mach_arc_nps400): Define.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * cpu-arc.c (arch_info_struct): New entry for nps400, renumber
        some existing entries to make space.
        * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_object_p): Add nps400 case.
        (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Likewise.

2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Remove use of
        EF_ARC_CPU_GENERIC.
        (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Don't bother setting cpu field
        in e_flags, this will have been set elsewhere.

2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Switch to using
        EF_ARC_MACH_MSK.

2016-03-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * warning.m4 (GCC_WARN_CFLAGS): Add -Wstack-usage=262144
        * configure: Regenerate.
        * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section): Replace use of
        alloca with call to xmalloc.
        * elf32-nds32.c: Likewise.
        * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
        * pef.c: Likewise.
        * pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
        * som.c: Likewise.
        * xsym.c: Likewise.

2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19827
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Bind defined symbol
        locally in PIE.
        (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.

2016-03-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19807
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
        no_reloc_overflow_check to diable R_X86_64_32/R_X86_64_32S
        relocation overflow check.

2016-03-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

2016-03-11  Dan Gissel  <dgisselq@ieee.org>

        PR 19713
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_offset): Ensure that the returned offset
        uses bytes not octets.
        * elflink.c (resolve_section): Likewise.
        Add a bfd parameter.
        (eval_section): Pass the input_bfd to resolve_section.
        (bfd_elf_perform_complex_relocation): Convert byte offset to
        octets before read and writing values.
        (elf_link_input_bfd): Add byte to octet conversions.
        (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        (elf_fixup_link_order): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
        * reloc.c (_bfd_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
        * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Likewise.

2016-03-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * config.bfd: Mark the i370 target as obsolete.

2016-03-09  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

        * cpu-v850.c (N): Append ":old-gcc-abi" instead of " (using old
        gcc ABI)" to printable name.
        * cpu-v850_rh850.c (bfd_v850_rh850_arch): Use "v850:rh850" instead
        of "v850-rh850" as printable name.

2016-03-09  Leon Winter  <winter-gcc@bfw-online.de>

        PR ld/19623
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Do not apply
        relocations against absolute symbols.

2016-03-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR binutils/19775
        * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
        length elements in the archive.

2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19789
        * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Create dynamic sections
        for -E/--dynamic-list only when not relocatable.

2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19784
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Increment PLT reference
        count for locally defined local IFUNC symbols in shared object.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.

2016-03-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19579
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Group common symbol checking
        together.

2016-03-08  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
            Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (arc_bfd_get_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_get_32.
        (arc_bfd_put_32): Becomes an alias for bfd_put_32.
        (arc_elf_howto_init): Added assert to validate relocations.
        (get_middle_endian_relocation): Delete.
        (middle_endian_convert): New function.
        (ME): Redefine, now does nothing.
        (IS_ME): New define.
        (arc_do_relocation): Extend the attached 'ARC_RELOC_HOWTO'
        definition to call middle_endian_convert.  Add a new local
        variable and make use of this throughout. Added call to
        arc_bfd_get_8 and arc_bfd_put_8 for 8 bit relocations.

2016-03-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/19775
        * archive.c (bfd_generic_openr_next_archived_file): Allow zero
        length elements in the archive.

2016-03-07  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Always create .got
        section if the symbol "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_" is referenced.

2016-03-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19579
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Treat common symbol in
        executable as definition if the new definition comes from a
        shared library.

2016-03-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
        * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.

2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda  <cmiranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added rules to fix the
        relocation addend when sections get merged.

2016-02-29  Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_final_write_processing): Add condition to
        the flag change.
        (elf_arc_relocate_section): Fixes and conditions to support PIE.
        Assert for code sections dynamic relocs.

2016-02-26  Renlin Li  <renlin.li@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix signed overflow
        check for MOVW_SABS_G0, MOVW_SABS_G1, MOVW_SABS_G2.

2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19609
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load): Convert to R_386_32 for
        load with locally bound symbols if PIC is false or there is no
        base register.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
        (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
        against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Disable optimization
        if we can't estimate relocation overflow with --no-relax.
        Convert to R_X86_64_32S/R_X86_64_32 for load with locally bound
        symbols if PIC is false.  Optimize branch to 0 if PIC is false.
        (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
        against undefined weak symbols if PIC is false.

2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19645
        * bfd.c (bfd): Change flags to 20 bits.
        (BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON): New.
        (BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON): Likewise.
        (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
        BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
        (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
        * configure.ac: Remove --enable-elf-stt-common.
        * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
        common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
        BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.
        * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set BSF_ELF_COMMON for
        STT_COMMON.
        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_mark_dynamic_symbol): Also check
        STT_COMMON.
        (elf_link_convert_common_type): New function.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Choose STT_COMMON or STT_OBJECT for
        common symbol depending on BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON and
        BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON.  Set sym.st_info after sym.st_shndx.
        * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_CONVERT_ELF_COMMON
        and BFD_USE_ELF_STT_COMMON to object_flags.
        (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
        * syms.c (BSF_KEEP_G): Renamed to ...
        (BSF_ELF_COMMON): This.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
        * config.in: Likewise.
        * configure: Likewise.

2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19636
        PR ld/19704
        PR ld/19719
        * elf32-i386.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
        (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
        has_non_got_reloc.
        (elf_i386_link_hash_table): Add interp.
        (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
        has_non_got_reloc.
        (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
        has_non_got_reloc.
        (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and has_non_got_reloc.
        (elf_i386_fixup_symbol): New function.
        (elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
        relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
        weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
        symbols in executable dynamic.  Keep dynamic non-GOT/non-PLT
        relocation against undefined weak symbols in PIE.
        (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
        (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't generate dynamic relocations
        against resolved undefined weak symbols in PIE, except for
        R_386_PC32.
        (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
        dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
        Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
        symbol in executable.
        (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
        elf_i386_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
        (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): New.
        (elf_x86_64_link_hash_entry): Add has_got_reloc and
        has_non_got_reloc.
        (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table): Add interp.
        (elf_x86_64_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize has_got_reloc and
        has_non_got_reloc.
        (elf_x86_64_copy_indirect_symbol): Copy has_got_reloc and
        has_non_got_reloc.
        (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set has_got_reloc and
        has_non_got_reloc.
        (elf_x86_64_fixup_symbol): New function.
        (elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol): Likewise.
        (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate space for dynamic
        relocations and discard relocations against resolved undefined
        weak symbols in executable.  Don't make resolved undefined weak
        symbols in executable dynamic.
        (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Set interp to .interp section.
        (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check relocation overflow for
        dynamic relocations against unresolved weak undefined symbols.
        Don't generate dynamic relocations against resolved weak
        undefined symbols in PIE.
        (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Keep PLT/GOT entries without
        dynamic PLT/GOT relocations for resolved undefined weak symbols.
        Don't generate dynamic relocation against resolved undefined weak
        symbol in executable.
        (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_sections): Call
        elf_x86_64_pie_finish_undefweak_symbol on all symbols in PIE.
        (elf_backend_fixup_symbol): New.

2016-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (create_linkage_sections): Create sfpr when
        save_restore_funcs, rest of sections when not relocatable.
        (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Always call create_linkage_sections.
        (sfpr_define): Define all symbols on emitted code.
        (ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust): Adjust for sfpr now being created
        when relocatable.  Move sfpr_define loop earlier.

2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_need_pic): New function.
        (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Use it.  Replace
        x86_64_elf_howto_table[r_type] with howto.

2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19698
        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Set versioned if
        symbol version is unknown.

2016-02-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Set plt_got.offset
        to (bfd_vma) -1 when setting needs_plt to 0.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.

2016-02-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Check for shared
        library, instead of PIC, and don't check PDE when making linker
        assigned symbol dynamic.

2016-02-23  Faraz Shahbazker  <faraz.shahbazker@imgtec.com>

        * bfd/elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_post_process_headers): Increment
        ABIVERSION for non-executable stack.

2016-02-23  Rich Felker  <bugdal@aerifal.cx>

        PR target/19516
        * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol):
        Always produce a RELATIVE reloc for a local symbol.

2016-02-23  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>

        Fix test-case ld-elf/pr19617b
        * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_discard_excess_program_dynamics): Don't
        discard unused non-function symbols when --dynamic-list-data.

2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Always create the
        dynsym section, even if it is empty, with dynamic sections.

2016-02-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * syms.c: Remove BSF_COMMON from comments.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

2016-02-22  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64. (aarch64_type_of_stub): Remove redundation calcuation
        for destination.  Remove useless function parameters.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Update parameters for aarch64_type_of_stub.

2016-02-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/19629
        * aoutx.h (aout_link_add_symbols): Check for out of range string
        table offsets.

        PR ld/19628
        * reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Stop
        processing if we encounter a reloc without an associated symbol.

2016-02-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19617
        * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Always create dynamic
        sections for -E/--dynamic-list.

2016-02-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New.  Defined
        to bfd_true.

2016-02-16  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>

        * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
        * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
        matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
        from TEMP.

2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
        for length and type fields.  Use a signed value for the
        suffix_length field.

2016-02-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19601
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
        significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.

2016-02-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 19405
        * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
        immediate values.
        * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
        number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
        generation.

2016-02-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
        constant for left shifting.

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
        helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
        might overflow.

2016-02-05  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>

        * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.

2016-02-05  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>

        * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
        to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.

2016-02-04  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
        for big-endian.

2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19542
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
        distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.

2016-02-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
        ELFv2 entry optimization.

2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/19547
        * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
        no relocations in relocatable files.

2016-02-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19553
        * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
        if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
        the symbol referenced by regular object.

2016-02-01  Nathaniel Smith  <njs@pobox.com>

        * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
        CODE and DATA.

2016-02-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
        an out of range reloc_index.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.

2016-02-01  Kamil Rytarowski  <n54@gmx.com>

        * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
        (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerated.

2016-02-01  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>

        * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.

2016-01-31  John David Anglin  <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>

        PR ld/19526
        * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
        files.
        * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise.  Remove retval.

2016-01-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/19539
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
        against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.

2016-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/19523
        * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
        decompress debug sections.

2016-01-25  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
        `dynindx'.

2016-01-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR target/19435
        * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
        dsym filename buffer.

2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.

2016-01-24  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.

2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
        changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
        (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.

2016-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/19455
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
        class of the linker stub bfd.
        (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
        processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
        reporting a class mismatch.

2016-01-21  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
        veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
        (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
        calculation destination.

2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
        (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
        (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
        (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
        * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.
        (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
        (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
        (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust.  Don't memset.

2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
        * elf.c: Adjust #include.
        * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
        * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
        * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.

2016-01-21  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file.  Move
        tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
        * configure: Regenerate.

2016-01-20  Mickael Guene  <mickael.guene@st.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
        section using '.text.noread' pattern.

2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>

        * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.

2016-01-18  Miranda Cupertino  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
            Zissulescu Claudiu  <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>

        * arc-plt.def: New file.
        * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
                       elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
                       elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
                       elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
        (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
        (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
        (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
        (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
        list.
        (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
        (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
        (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
        (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
        (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
        (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
        (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
        (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
        occur.
        (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
        Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
        of just an array of offsets.
        (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
        (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
        (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
        (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
        dynamic sections.
        (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
        (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
        (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
        related code.
        (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
        (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.

2016-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/19440
        * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
        section number into internal section number.
        * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
        * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
        * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
        * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
        section number field is big enough to hold the external value.

2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * configure: Regenerate.

2016-01-12  Yury Usishchev  <y.usishchev@samsung.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
        when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
        section.

2016-01-08  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
            Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        PR ld/19368
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_reloc_type_class): Map R_ARM_IRELATIVE to
        reloc_class_ifunc.

2016-01-06  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * elf32-arc.c (reloc_type_to_name): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to
        place 'R_' before the reloc name returned.
        (elf_arc_howto_table): Change ARC_RELOC_HOWTO to place 'R_' before
        the relocation string.

2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_abiflags): New function,
        factored out from...
        (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.

2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Move
        attribute check after ELF file header flag check.

2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Propagate the
        return status from `_bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes'.

2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_merge_obj_e_flags): New function,
        factored out from...
        (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): ... here.

2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Fold the
        handling of input MIPS ABI flags together.

2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Suppress
        attribute checks for null input.

2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Use local
        pointers to target data.

2016-01-04  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Correct
        an FP ABI warning.

2016-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        Update year range in copyright notice of all files.

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