Move arm.o arm-get-next-pcs.o arm-linux.o to arch/

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / ld / NEWS

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--- a/ld/NEWS
+++ b/ld/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,32 @@
 -*- text -*-
+* Add -z globalaudit command line option to force audit libraries to be run
+  for every dynamic object loaded by an executable - provided that the loader
+  supports this functionality. 
+
+* Tighten linker script grammar around file name specifiers to prevent the use
+  of SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT and SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY on filenames.  These would
+  previously be accepted but had no effect.
+
+* The EXCLUDE_FILE directive can now be placed within any SORT_* directive
+  within input section lists.
+
+Changes in 2.29:
+
+* Support for -z shstk in the x86 ELF linker to generate
+  GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK in ELF GNU program properties.
+
+* Add support for GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK in ELF GNU program
+  properties in the x86 ELF linker.
+
+* Add support for GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_IBT in ELF GNU program
+  properties in the x86 ELF linker.
+
+* Support for -z ibtplt in the x86 ELF linker to generate IBT-enabled
+  PLT.
+
+* Support for -z ibt in the x86 ELF linker to generate IBT-enabled
+  PLT as well as GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_IBT in ELF GNU program
+  properties.
 
 * Add support for ELF SHF_GNU_MBIND and PT_GNU_MBIND_XXX.
 
@@ -45,7 +73,8 @@ Changes in 2.27:
 
 * Add a configure option --enable-relro to decide whether -z relro should
   be enabled in ELF linker by default.  Default to yes for all Linux
-  targets except FRV, HPPA, IA64 and MIPS.
+  targets except FRV, HPPA, IA64 and MIPS.  Note that -z relro can increase
+  disk and memory size.
 
 * Support for -z noreloc-overflow in the x86-64 ELF linker to disable
   relocation overflow check.