Mark ARM mapping symbols in object files are precious, so that strip will not remove...

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

        * 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>

        * 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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