bfd/ChangeLog

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