+2017-04-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * ld/NEWS: Mention support for ELF GNU program properties.
+ * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Call
+ ELF setup_gnu_properties.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/i386.exp: Run property tests for Linux/i386.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/pass.c: New file.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-1.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-2.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-3.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-4.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-5.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-6.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-6a.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-6b.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-6c.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-7.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-no-copy.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-stack.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-unsorted-1.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-unsorted-2.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-x86-1.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-i386/property-x86-2.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pass.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-1.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-2.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-3.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-4.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-5.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-6.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-6a.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-6b.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-6c.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-7.r: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-no-copy.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-stack.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-unsorted-1.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-unsorted-2.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-1.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/property-x86-2.S: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp: Run property tests for
+ Linux/x86-64.
+
+2017-03-28 Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@axis.com>
+
+ PR ld/16044
+ * testsuite/ld-cris/pr16044.d, testsuite/ld-cris/dso-1c.s,
+ testsuite/ld-cris/dso-2b.s, testsuite/ld-cris/dso-4.s: New test.
+
+2017-03-21 Sandra Loosemore <sandra@codesourcery.com>
+
+ * testsuite/lib/ld-lib.exp (check_shared_lib_support): Return
+ false for nios2-*-elf.
+
+2017-03-21 gingold <gingold@gingold-Precision-7510>
+
+ * ldlang.c (lang_check_section_addresses): Check only for
+ allocated sections.
+
+2017-03-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/sec64k.exp: Don't run on h8300 and ip2k.
+
+2017-03-15 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-checks/checks.exp (overflow_check): Disable for
+ non-elf targets.
+
+2017-03-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * ldlang.c (lang_check_section_addresses): Use addr_mask to
+ check VMA and LMA.
+
+2017-03-13 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR binutils/21202
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-5r-local.d: Update regexp.
+
+2017-03-13 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
+
+ * ldlang.c (lang_check_section_addresses): Check for address space
+ overflow.
+ * testsuite/ld-checks/checks.exp (overflow_check): New procedure
+ * testsuite/ld-checks/over.s: New test source.
+ * testsuite/ld-checks/over.d: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-checks/over2.s: New test source.
+ * testsuite/ld-checks/over2.d: New test.
+
+2017-03-13 Alexey Neyman <stilor@att.net>
+
+ * emulparams/elf32ppccommon.sh (LIBPATH_SUFFIX): Set from target
+ cpu, not host.
+
+2017-03-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Add
+ sysroot for -rpath search.
+
+2017-03-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_add_sysroot): Rewrite.
+ Only prefix absolute paths with sysroot. Handle DOS paths.
+ (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_check_ld_elf_hints): Constify variable.
+ (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_check_ld_so_conf): Likewise.
+ (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Short-circuit NULL path
+ searches. Rename variable. Simplify get_runpath search.
+
+2017-03-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/shared.exp: Use -Wl,-export-dynamic rather
+ than -rdynamic.
+
+2017-03-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * ld.texinfo (Orphan Sections): Mention that not all targets
+ handle orphans well.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-9.d: Don't run for i860 and i960.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-10.d: Likewise.
+
+2017-03-09 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * ldlang.c (lang_size_sections_1): Shortcut loop only after
+ tracking changes to the default regions LMA.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-9.ld: Extend header comment.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-10.d: New file.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-10.s: New file.
+ * NEWS: Mention change in behaviour.
+
+2017-03-09 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * ldlang.c (lang_leave_output_section_statement): Move lma_region
+ logic to...
+ (lang_propagate_lma_regions): ...this new function.
+ (lang_process): Call new function.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-9.d: New file.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-9.ld: New file.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/orphan-9.s: New file.
+ * NEWS: Mention change in behaviour.
+
+2017-03-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * ldlang.c (open_input_bfds): Check that lang_assignment_statement
+ is not an assert before referencing defsym.
+
+2017-03-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/eh3.d: Adjust for eh_frame alignment change.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/eh6.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbin.dd: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbin.td: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlsbinr.dd: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.dd: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.rd: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.sd: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-alpha/tlspic.td: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/eh-frame1-n64.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/eh-frame2-n64.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/eh-frame3.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr20830a.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038a.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038b.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-x86-64/pr21038c.d: Likewise.
+
+2017-03-03 Max Bolingbroke <batterseapower@hotmail.com>
+
+ PR 12969
+ * pe-dll.c (generate_edata): Fail if the input file(s) require too
+ many ordinals.
+
+2017-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/shared.exp: Pass -ansi when compiling new.cc
+ and dl3.cc.
+
+2017-02-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/merge.d: xfail for nios.
+
+2017-02-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/addpcis.d: Define ext1 and ext2 at
+ limits of addpcis range.
+
+2017-02-28 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/jalr4.dd: Adjust for `jalr $0, $25'
+ instructions.
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/jalr4-r6.dd: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/mips-elf.exp: Run the new test.
+
+2017-02-27 Georg-Johann Lay <gjl@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+ PR target/20849
+ * scripttempl/avrtiny.sc (__RODATA_PM_OFFSET__): New define.
+ (.rodata): New section.
+ (.data): Remove .rodata*.
+
+2017-02-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/elf.exp: Xfail pr20995 tests on hppa64-hpux.
+ Set up HPUX defsym. Run pr14170 tests and build symbol3 objects,
+ defining HPUX where necessary. Define HPUX for implib tests.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/comm-data4.d: Run for hpux.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/endsym.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/linkoncerdiff.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/comm-data4.s: Add alternate .comm when HPUX.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/comm-data5.s: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/endsym.s: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr14170c.s: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/symbol3.s: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/implib.s: Likewise. Don't start directives
+ in first column.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/linkoncerdiff2.s: Don't use numeric labels.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/warn3.d: Run for hpux.
+ * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-at10.d: Xfail for hpux.
+ * testsuite/ld-scripts/rgn-at11.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-scripts/size-2.d: Remove xfail for hpux.
+
+2017-02-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/ver_def.vd: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/ver_def-tic6x.vd: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/ver_def.ld: New test linker script.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/ver_def.ver: New test version script.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/ver_def.s: New test source.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/readelf.exp: New test script.
+
+2017-02-23 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/relax-jalr-n32.d: Remove `--relax'
+ option.
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/relax-jalr-n32-shared.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/relax-jalr-n64.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/relax-jalr-n64-shared.d: Likewise.
+
+2017-02-23 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/jalr4.dd: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-mips-elf/mips-elf.exp: Run the new test.
+
+2017-02-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 20744
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/vle-reloc-2.s: Use r6 for last insn of
+ each group.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/vle-reloc-2.d: Update for above change
+ and sdarel reloc fix.
+
+2017-02-22 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+ PR ld/20828
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr20828-d.sd: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr20828-e.sd: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr20828-v.od: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr20828-v.ver: New test version script.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr20828-v.ld: New test linker script.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr20828.ld: Add `.gnu.version' and
+ `.gnu.version_d'.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/shared.exp: Run the new tests.
+
+2017-02-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-ifunc/pr18808b.c (bar): Fix compile time warning
+ about non-void function returning without a result.
+
+2017-02-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 15041
+ * scripttempl/pe.sc: Don't combine sections for ld -r.
+ * scripttempl/pep.sc: Likewise.
+
+2017-02-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 21099
+ * emulparams/elf32m32c.sh: Define STACK_ADDR and STACK_SENTINEL
+ rather than using OTHER_SECTIONS.
+ * emulparams/elf32mt.sh: Likewise.
+ * emulparams/elf32rx.sh: Likewise.
+ * emulparams/elf32rl78.sh: Likewise. Use OTHER_SYMBOLS to
+ define __rl78_abs__.
+ * emulparams/shelf.sh: Define STACK_ADDR and STACK_SENTINEL
+ rather than using OTHER_SECTIONS.
+ * emulparams/shelf32.sh: Likewise. Use OTHER_SECTIONS for .cranges.
+ * emulparams/shelf64.sh: Unset OTHER_SECTIONS.
+ * emulparams/shelf_nbsd.sh: Unset STACK_ADDR not OTHER_SECTIONS.
+ * emulparams/shelf_uclinux.sh: Likewise.
+ * emulparams/shlsymbian.sh: Unset STACK_ADDR. Use OTHER_SYMBOLS
+ to define _stack, not OTHER_SECTIONS.
+ * scripttempl/elf.sc: Move STACK, TINY_DATA_SECTION, and
+ TINY_BSS_SECTION before debug sections. Add STACK_SENTINEL.
+ * scripttempl/arclinux.sc: Likewise.
+ * scripttempl/elf64hppa.sc: Likewise.
+ * scripttempl/elfxtensa.sc: Likewise.
+ * scripttempl/nds32elf.sc: Likewise.
+ * scripttempl/armbpabi.sc: Move STACK before debug sections.
+ * scripttempl/elf_chaos.sc: Likewise.
+ * scripttempl/elfarc.sc: Delete STACK.
+ * scripttempl/epiphany_4x4.sc: Delete STACK. Move TINY_DATA_SECTION,
+ TINY_BSS_SECTION, and .stack before debug sections.
+
+2017-02-17 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR ld/20825
+ * ld.texinfo (Options): Add missing @item entry for --pop-state.
+
+2017-02-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf2.err: Accept other errors between the
+ multiple definition errors.
+
+2017-02-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf2.err: Add missing newline at end.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf3.err: Likewise. Allow match without filename.
+
+2017-02-16 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/shared.exp: Update expected results.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf2.err: Likewise
+
+2017-02-16 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf.exp (build_tests): Add new tests.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf2.err: New file.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf2a.c: New file.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf2b.c: New file.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf3.c: New file.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/dwarf3.err: New file.
+
2017-02-16 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
* testsuite/lib/ld-lib.exp (run_cc_link_tests): Add warning,