[AARCH64] Document .arch and .arch_extension directive

2015-02-03  Renlin Li  <renlin.li@arm.com>

  gas/
    * doc/c-aarch64.texi (.arch): Document the directive.
    (.arch_extension): Likewise.

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+2015-02-03  Renlin Li  <renlin.li@arm.com>
+
+       * doc/c-aarch64.texi (.arch): Document the directive.
+       (.arch_extension): Likewise.
+
 2015-02-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
        * config/tc-rl78.h (TC_PARSE_CONS_EXPRESSION): Define.

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+
+@cindex @code{.arch} directive, AArch64
+@item .arch @var{name}
+Select the target architecture.  Valid values for @var{name} are the same as
+for the @option{-march} commandline option.
+
+Specifying @code{.arch} clears any previously selected architecture
+extensions.
+
+@cindex @code{.arch_extension} directive, AArch64
+@item .arch_extension @var{name}
+Add or remove an architecture extension to the target architecture.  Valid
+values for @var{name} are the same as those accepted as architectural
+extensions by the @option{-mcpu} commandline option.
+
+@code{.arch_extension} may be used multiple times to add or remove extensions
+incrementally to the architecture being compiled for.
+
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 @cindex @code{.bss} directive, AArch64