+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>