Add experimental support for --gc-sections with COFF and PE based targets.

[thirdparty/binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / ChangeLog

2015-07-03   Kai Tietz  <ktietz@redhat.com>
             Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR ld/11539
        * coffcode.h (coff_bfd_gc_sections): Define default
        to bfd_coff_gc_sections function.
        (coff_gc_mark_hook_fn): New type.
        * coffgen.c (init_reloc_cookie): Copy and adjust coff
        related code about gc-sections from elflink.c to here.
        (fini_reloc_cookie): Likewise.
        (init_reloc_cookie_rels): Likewise.
        (fini_reloc_cookie_rels): Likewise.
        (init_reloc_cookie_for_section): Likewise.
        (fini_reloc_cookie_for_section): Likewise.
        (_bfd_coff_gc_mark_hook): Likewise.
        (_bfd_coff_gc_mark_rsec): Likewise.
        (_bfd_coff_gc_mark_reloc): Likewise.
        (_bfd_coff_gc_mark): Likewise.
        (_bfd_coff_gc_mark_extra_sections): Likewise.
        (coff_gc_sweep_symbol_info): Likewise.
        (coff_gc_sweep_symbol): Likewise.
        (gc_sweep_hook_fn): Likewise.
        (coff_gc_sweep): Likewise.
        (bfd_coff_gc_sections): Likewise.
        (_bfd_coff_gc_keep): Likewise.
        * libcoff-in.h (coff_reloc_cookie): New struct.
        (bfd_coff_gc_sections): New prototype.
        * libcoff.h: Regenerate.

2015-07-01  Sandra Loosemore  <sandra@codesourcery.com>
            Cesar Philippidis  <cesar@codesourcery.com>

        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
        * elf32-nios2.c (elf_nios2_howto_table_rel): Rename to...
        (elf_nios2_r1_howto_table_rel): This.
        (elf_nios2_r2_howto_table_rel): New.
        (BFD_IS_R2): New.
        (lookup_howto): Add ABFD parameter.  Adjust to look up in either
        the R1 or R2 relocation table, as determined by ABFD.
        (nios2_reloc_map): Add R2 relocations.
        (nios2_elf32_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Do lookup using lookup_howto.
        Pass it the ABFD parameter.
        (nios2_elf32_bfd_reloc_name_lookup): Use ABFD to decide whether to
        return an R1 or R2 relocation.
        (nios2_elf32_info_to_howto): Do lookup using lookup_howto.
        Pass it the ABFD parameter.
        (nios2_elf32_do_call26_relocate): Check for alignment on a 4-byte
        boundary.
        (nios2_elf32_relocate_section): Adjust call to lookup_howto.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerated.
        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_S12): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_I10_1_PCREL): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_T1I7_1_PCREL): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_T1I7_2): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_T2I4): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_T2I4_1): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_T2I4_2): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_X1I7_2): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_X2L5): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_F1I5_2): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_L5I4X1): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_T1X1I6): New.
        (BFD_RELOC_NIOS2_R2_T1X1I6_2): New.

2015-07-01  Sandra Loosemore  <sandra@codesourcery.com>
            Cesar Philippidis  <cesar@codesourcery.com>

        * archures.c (bfd_mach_nios2r1, bfd_mach_nios2r2): New.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
        * cpu-nios2.c (nios2_compatible): New.
        (N): Use nios2_compatible instead of bfd_default_compatible.
        (NIOS2R1_NEXT, NIOS2R2_NEXT): Define.
        (arch_info_struct): New.
        (bfd_nios2_arch): Chain to NIOS2R1_NEXT.
        * elf32-nios2.c (is_nios2_elf): New.
        (nios2_elf32_merge_private_bfd_data): New.
        (nios2_elf32_object_p): New.
        (bfd_elf32_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data): Define.
        (elf_backend_object_p): Define.

2015-07-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea): Refactor.

2015-06-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/18570
        * elf-attrs.c (obj_attr_size): Use an unsigned int type for the tag.
        (write_obj_attribute): Likewise.
        (elf_new_obj_attr): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_get_obj_attr_int): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_add_obj_attr_int): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_add_obj_attr_string): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_add_obj_attr_int_string): Likewise.
        (gnu_obj_attrs_arg_type): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_obj_attrs_arg_type): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_parse_attributes): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_merge_unknown_attribute_list): Likewise.
        * elf-bfd.h (struct obj_attribute_list): Likewise.
        Update prototypes.

2015-06-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * bfd-in.h (compressed_debug_section_type): Remove
        COMPRESS_DEBUG_ZLIB.
        * bfd-in2.h : Regenerated.

2015-06-26  Matthew Fortune  <matthew.fortune@imgtec.com>

        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Use executable
        instead of !shared to indicate an application vs shared library.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): Handle DT_MIPS_RLD_MAP_REL.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_get_target_dtag): Likewise.

2015-06-25  DJ Delorie  <dj@redhat.com>

        * elf32-msp430.c (msp430_final_link_relocate): Fix comments.  Fix
        REL loads to match RELA stores.

2015-06-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Don't
        initialize sh_size for .shstrtab here.

2015-06-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR gas/18451
        * elf-bfd.h (elf_sym_strtab): New.
        (elf_link_hash_table): Add strtabcount, strtabsize and
        strtab.
        (_bfd_elf_stringtab_init): Removed.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_stringtab_init): Removed.
        (_bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Replace
        bfd_strtab_hash/_bfd_elf_stringtab_init/_bfd_stringtab_free/
        _bfd_stringtab_size with
        elf_strtab_hash/_bfd_elf_strtab_init/_bfd_elf_strtab_free/
        _bfd_elf_strtab_size.  Use _bfd_elf_strtab_add,
        _bfd_elf_strtab_finalize and _bfd_elf_strtab_offset to get
        st_name.
        (swap_out_syms): Likewise.
        * elflink.c (elf_final_link_info): Replace bfd_strtab_hash
        with elf_strtab_hash.  Remove symbuf, symbuf_count,
        symbuf_size and shndxbuf_size.
        (elf_link_flush_output_syms): Removed.
        (elf_link_output_sym): Renamed to ...
        (elf_link_output_symstrtab): This.  Replace _bfd_stringtab_add
        with _bfd_elf_strtab_add.  Don't flush symbols to the file nor
        swap out symbols.
        (elf_link_swap_symbols_out): New.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Replace elf_link_output_sym with
        elf_link_output_symstrtab.
        (elf_link_input_bfd): Likewise.
        (elf_final_link_free): Replace _bfd_stringtab_free with
        _bfd_elf_strtab_free.  Remove symbuf.
        (bfd_elf_final_link): Replace _bfd_elf_stringtab_init with
        _bfd_elf_strtab_init.  Don't set symbuf, symbuf_count,
        symbuf_size nor shndxbuf_size.  Initialize strtabsize and
        strtab.  Initialize symshndxbuf to -1 when number of sections
        >= 64K.  Replace elf_link_output_sym/elf_link_output_sym with
        elf_link_output_symstrtab/elf_link_output_symstrtab. Don't
        call elf_link_flush_output_syms.  Call _bfd_elf_strtab_finalize
        and elf_link_swap_symbols_out.  Replace _bfd_stringtab_size
        and _bfd_stringtab_emit with _bfd_elf_strtab_size and
        _bfd_elf_strtab_emit.

2015-06-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea): Silence older
        GCC warning.

2015-06-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Always allocate
        space for the first .plt entry.
        (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Always add DT_PLTGOT for .plt
        section.  Add DT_PLTRELSZ, DT_PLTREL and DT_JMPREL only if
        there are PLT relocations.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Always
        allocate space for the first .plt entry.
        (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Always add DT_PLTGOT for
        .plt section.  Add DT_PLTRELSZ, DT_PLTREL and DT_JMPREL only if
        there are PLT relocations.

2015-06-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/18591
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea): Don't convert
        R_X86_64_GOTPCREL to R_X86_64_PC32 if it will cause relocation
        overflow.

2015-06-23  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_readonly_dynrelocs): New function.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_dynamic_sections): Traverse hash table to check
        relocations against read-only sections.

2015-06-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 18481
        * elf32-arm.c (R_ARM_TLS_LE32): Set the special function to NULL.

2015-06-15  Jon Turney  <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>

        * bfd.c: Change struct bfd_build_id to use bfd_size_type.
        * bfd-in2.h : Regenerate.

2015-06-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Correct binary search of
        dynamic relocs.

2015-06-10  Jon Turney  <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>

        * elf-bfd.h : Remove struct elf_build_id.
        * bfd.c : Add struct bfd_build_id.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * elf.c (elfobj_grok_gnu_build_id): Update to use bfd_build_id.
        * libpei.h: Add protoype and macros for
        bfd_XXi_slurp_codeview_record.
        * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_slurp_codeview_record): Make public
        * peicode.h (pe_bfd_read_buildid): Add.
        (pe_bfd_object_p): Use pe_bfd_read_buildid().

2015-06-15  Renlin Li  <renlin.li@arm.com>

        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_LD64_GOTOFF_LO15): New entry.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): New entry for
        BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_LD64_GOTOFF_LO15.

2015-06-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section): Revert
        2014-03-26 change.  Call _bfd_clear_contents for relocs against
        local and global symbols defined in discarded input sections.

2015-06-05  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-msp430.c (rl78_sym_diff_handler): New function.
        (msp430_howto_table): Use the new function for the SYM_DIFF reloc.
        (msp430x_howto_table): Likewise.

2015-06-05  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Move dynamic text
        relocs with insns moved by --ppc476-workaround.  Correct
        output of REL16 relocs.

2015-06-01  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_reloc_got_type): Support
        BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_LD32_GOTPAGE_LO14.
        (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Ditto.
        (elfNN_aarch64_gc_swap_hook): Ditto.
        (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Ditto.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend): Ditto.

2015-06-01  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_LD32_GOTPAGE_LO14): New entry.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): New entry for
        BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_LD32_GOTPAGE_LO14.

2015-06-01  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Set overflow type to
        complain_overflow_unsigned for BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_TLSLE_ADD_LO12.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_resolve_relocation): Don't use
        PGOFF for BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_TLSLE_ADD_LO12.

2015-06-01  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_reloc_got_type): Support
        BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_LD64_GOTPAGE_LO15.
        (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Ditto.
        (elfNN_aarch64_gc_swap_hook): Ditto.
        (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Ditto.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend): Ditto.

2015-06-01  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_LD64_GOTPAGE_LO15): New entry.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): New entry for
        BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_LD64_GOTPAGE_LO15.

2015-05-28  Catherine Moore  <clm@codesourcery.com>
            Bernd Schmidt <bernds@codesourcery.com>
            Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>

        bfd/
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
        * elf-bfd.h (DWARF2_EH_HDR, COMPACT_EH_HDR): Define.
        (COMPACT_EH_CANT_UNWIND_OPCODE): Define.
        (dwarf_eh_frame_hdr_info): Move dwarf-specific fields from
        eh_frame_hdr_info.
        (compact_eh_frame_hdr_info): Declare.
        (eh_frame_hdr_info):  Redeclare with union for dwarf-specific
        fields and compact-eh fields.
        (elf_backend_data): Add cant_unwind_opcode and compact_eh_encoding.
        (bfd_elf_section_data): Add eh_frame_entry_field.
        (elf_section_eh_frame_entry): Define.
        (bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entries): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entry): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_end_eh_frame_parsing): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_entry): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_eh_frame_entry_present): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_section_for_symbol): Declare.
        * elf-eh-frame.c (bfd_elf_discard_eh_frame_entry): New function.
        (bfd_elf_record_eh_frame_entry): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entry): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame): Update hdr_info field references.
        (cmp_eh_frame_hdr): New function.
        (add_eh_frame_hdr_terminator): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_end_eh_frame_parsing): New function.
        (find_merged_cie): Update hdr_info field references.
        (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame_hdr): Add Compact EH support.
        (_bfd_elf_eh_frame_entry_present): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_maybe_strip_eh_frame_hdr): Add Compact EH support.
        (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_entry): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame): Update hdr_info field references.
        (_bfd_elf_fixup_eh_frame_hdr): New function.
        (write_compact_eh_frame_hdr): New function.
        (write_dwarf_eh_frame_hdr): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_hdr): Add Compact EH support.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_section_for_symbol): New function.
        (elf_section_ignore_discarded_relocs): Add Compact EH support.
        (elf_link_input_bfd): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_final_link): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_gc_mark): Likewise.
        (bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entries): New function.
        (bfd_elf_gc_sections): Add Compact EH support.
        (bfd_elf_discard_info): Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c: Include dwarf2.h.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_compact_eh_encoding): New function.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_cant_unwind_opcode): New function.
        * elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_compact_eh_encoding): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_cant_unwind_opcode): Declare.
        (elf_backend_compact_eh_encoding): Define.
        (elf_backend_cant_unwind_opcode): Define.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_compact_eh_encoding): Provide default.
        (elf_backend_cant_unwind_opcode): Provide default.
        (elf_backend_data elfNN_bed): Add elf_backend_compact_eh_encoding and
        elf_backend_cant_unwind_opcode.
        * section.c (SEC_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME_ENTRY): Add definition.

2015-05-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/18458
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Create .plt.got section
        for now binding only if pointer equality isn't needed.
        (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Use .plt.got section for now
        binding only if pointer equality isn't needed.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Create .plt.got
        section for now binding only if pointer equality isn't needed.
        (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Use .plt.got section for now
        binding only if pointer equality isn't needed.

2015-05-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/18437
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Skip extra relocations
        in .rel.plt/.rela.plt.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.

2015-05-19  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_tls_transition_without_check): Sort
        relocation case labels alphabetically.
        (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Ditto.
        (elfNN_aarch64_tls_relax): Ditto.
        (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Ditto.
        (elfNN_aarch64_gc_sweep_hook): Ditto.
        (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Ditto.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend): Ditto.
        (_bfd_aarch64_elf_resolve_relocation): Ditto.

2015-05-18  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Rewrite
        comments.

2015-05-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Create .plt.got section
        for now binding.
        (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Use .plt.got section for now
        binding.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Create .plt.got
        section for now binding.
        (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Use .plt.got section for now
        binding.

2015-05-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * bfd.c (bfd_update_compression_header): Also write the zlib
        header if the SHF_COMPRESSED bit cleared..
        (bfd_check_compression_header): Return the uncompressed size.
        * compress.c (decompress_contents): Don't skip the zlib header.
        (bfd_compress_section_contents): Properly handle ELFCOMPRESS_ZLIB,
        which doesn't have the zlib header.
        (bfd_init_section_decompress_status): Likewise.
        (bfd_get_full_section_contents): Updated.
        (bfd_is_section_compressed): Likewise.
        (bfd_is_section_compressed_with_header): Return the uncompressed
        size.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Updated.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

2015-05-14  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Remove overflow
        check restrictions.

2015-05-14  Max Filippov  <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>

        * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_gc_sweep_hook): Treat PLT reference
        as GOT reference when plt.refcount is not positive.

2015-05-12  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_allocate_dynrelocs): Allocate space
        for the first .plt entry only if needed.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.

2015-05-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * Makefile.am (ALL_MACHINES): Add cpu-iamcu.lo.
        (ALL_MACHINES_CFILES): Likewise.
        * archures.c (bfd_mach_iamcu): New.
        (bfd_mach_i386_iamcu): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_i386_iamcu_intel_syntax): Likewise.
        (bfd_iamcu_arch): Likewise.
        (bfd_archures_list): Add &bfd_iamcu_arch.
        * config.bfd (targ_selvecs): Add iamcu_elf32_vec to
        i386_elf32_vec.
        (targ_archs): Add bfd_iamcu_arch if needed.
        * configure.ac: Support iamcu_elf32_vec.
        * cpu-iamcu.c: New file.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf32_iamcu_elf_object_p): New function.
        Add support for iamcu_elf32_vec and elf32_iamcu_bed.
        * targets.c (iamcu_elf32_vec): New.
        (_bfd_target_vector): Add iamcu_elf32_vec.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
        * bfd-in2.h: Likewise.
        * configure: Likewise.

2015-05-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elfcode.h (elf_object_p): Replace EM_486 with EM_IAMCU.

2015-05-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_mov_to_lea): Replace input_bfd
        and output_bfd with abfd.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea): Likewise.

2015-05-06  Toni Spets  <toni.spets@iki.fi>

        PR ld/18372
        * peXXigen.c (rsrc_process_section): Skip discarded resource
        sections.

2015-05-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * config.bfd: Support i[3-7]86-*-elf*.

2015-04-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_post_process_headers): Undef for
        Solaris 2.

2015-04-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 18317
        * elf32-mep.c (MEPREL): Use bfd_elf_generic_reloc instead of
        mep_reloc.
        (mep_reloc): Delete unused function.

2015-04-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 17099
        * coff-i386.c (coff_i386_rtype_to_howto): Allow absolute PCRLONG
        relocs.

2015-04-27  Andreas Krebbel  <krebbel@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

        * elf-s390-common.c (elf_s390_merge_obj_attributes): New function.
        * elf32-s390.c (elf32_s390_merge_private_bfd_data): Call
        elf_s390_merge_obj_attributes.
        * elf64-s390.c (elf64_s390_merge_private_bfd_data): New function.

2015-04-24  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        PR ld/18270
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_size_dynamic): Count local symbol for
        GOT_NORMAL for both sgot/srelgot section.
        (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Relocate against GOT entry address
        and generate necessary runtime relocation for GOT entry.

2015-04-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/18209
        * archive.c (_bfd_get_elt_at_filepos): Copy is_linker_input.

2015-04-24  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Reject
        PC-relative relocation for external symbol.

2015-04-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 18313
        * compress.c (decompress_contents): Zero initialse the z_stream
        structure.

2015-04-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_is_local_label_name): Extend test for assembler
        local labels to include local labels with a numeric suffix and
        fake symbols.

2015-04-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/18316
        * section.c (SEC_MEP_VLIW): New.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

2015-04-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/18277
        * compress.c (bfd_compress_section_contents): Remove the
        write_compress argument.
        (bfd_init_section_compress_status): Updated.
        (bfd_compress_section): Likewise.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_set_reloc_sh_name): New.
        (_bfd_elf_init_reloc_shdr): Add delay_st_name_p.  Set sh_name
        to (unsigned int) -1 if delay_st_name_p is TRUE.  Use
        _bfd_elf_set_reloc_sh_name.
        (elf_fake_sections): Don't rename DWARF debug section for
        linker output if it will be compressed.  Instead, set
        delay_st_name_p to TRUE and pass it to _bfd_elf_init_reloc_shdr.
        (assign_section_numbers): Call _bfd_elf_strtab_addref only if
        sh_name != (unsigned int) -1.  Don't finalize nor assign
        shstrtab section here.  Delay setting output section names to
        _bfd_elf_write_object_contents.
        (_bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions): Update comments on
        sh_offset for shstrtab section.
        (assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections): Set sh_offset to
        -1 for shstrtab section.
        (assign_file_positions_except_relocs): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_non_load): Set up sh_name
        when compressing DWARF debug sections.  Place shstrtab section
        after DWARF debug sections have been compressed.
        (_bfd_elf_write_object_contents): Setting sh_name for output
        sections.

2015-04-23  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/18209
        * bfd.c (bfd): Add is_linker_input.
        * elf.c (convert_debug_to_zdebug): New.
        (convert_zdebug_to_debug): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Don't convert .debug_* to
        .zdebug_* here.  Use convert_zdebug_to_debug.  Set SEC_ELF_RENAME.
        (_bfd_elf_init_reloc_shdr): Pass a pointer to section name
        instead of a pointer to section.
        (elf_fake_sections): Rename the section name if SEC_ELF_RENAME
        is set.
        * section.c (SEC_ELF_RENAME): New.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

2015-04-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (TOC_BASE_ALIGN): Define.
        (ppc64_elf_next_toc_section): Align multi-got toc base.
        (ppc64_elf_set_toc): Likewise initial toc base and .TOC. symbol.
=======
2015-05-04  Catherine Moore  <clm@codesourcery.com>

        * elfxx-target.h: Add missing #endif.

2015-04-22  Catherine Moore  <clm@codesourcery.com>

        * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_entry):  Don't write
        the .eh_frame_entry section if the corresponding text section is marked
        with SEC_EXCLUDE.

2015-04-22  Catherine Moore  <clm@codesourcery.com>
            Bernd Schmidt <bernds@codesourcery.com>
            Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>

        * bfd-in2.h (SEC_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME_ENTRY): Define.
        * elf-bfd.h (DWARF2_EH_HDR, COMPACT_EH_HDR): Define.
        (COMPACT_EH_CANT_UNWIND_OPCODE): Define.
        (dwarf_eh_frame_hdr_info): New struct.
        (compact_eh_frame_hdr_info): New struct.
        (eh_frame_hdr_info): Separate dwarf and compact fields.
        (elf_backend_data): Add compact_eh_encoding and cant_unwind_opcode
        fields.
        (bfd_elf_section_data): Add eh_frame_entry field.
        (elf_section_eh_frame_entry): Define.
        (bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entries): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entry): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_end_eh_frame_parsing): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_entry): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_fixup_eh_frame_hdr): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_eh_frame_entry_present): Declare.
        (_bfd_elf_section_for_symbol): Declare.
        * elf-eh-frame.c (bfd_elf_discard_eh_frame_entry): New function.
        (bfd_elf_record_eh_frame_entry): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entry): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame): Update hdr_info field references.
        (cmp_eh_frame_hdr): New function.
        (add_eh_frame_hdr_terminator): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_end_eh_frame_parsing): New function.
        (find_merged_cie): Update hdr_info field references.
        (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame_hdr): Likewise.
        Add Compact EH support.
        (_bfd_elf_eh_frame_entry_present): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_maybe_strip_eh_frame_hdr): Add Compact EH support.
        (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_entry): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame): Update hdr_info field references.
        (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame): Likewise.
        (_bfd_elf_fixup_eh_frame_hdr): New function.
        (write_compact_eh_frame_hdr): New function.
        (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_hdr): Compact EH support.  Update
        hdr_info field references.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_section_for_symbol): New function.
        (elf_section_ignore_discarded_relocs, elf_link_input_bfd):
        Handle SEC_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME_ENTRY.
        (bfd_elf_final_link): Call _bfd_elf_fixup_eh_frame_hdr.
        (_bfd_elf_gc_mark):  Support Compact EH.
        (bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entries): New function.
        (bfd_elf_gc_sections): Support Compact EH.
        (bfd_elf_discard_info): Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_compact_eh_encoding): New function.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_cant_unwind_opcode): New function.
        * elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_compact_eh_encoding): Declare.
        (_bfd_mips_elf_cant_unwind_opcode): Declare.
        (elf_backend_compact_eh_encoding): Define.
        (elf_backend_cant_unwind_opcode): Define.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_compact_eh_encoding):
        Provide default definition.
        (elf_backend_cant_unwind_opcode): Provide default definition.
        * section.c (SEC_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME_ENTRY): Define.
>>>>>>> 2015-05-04  Catherine Moore  <clm@codesourcery.com>

2015-04-22  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/18289
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_entry): Add gotoff_ref.
        (elf_i386_link_hash_newfunc): Initialize gotoff_ref to 0.
        (elf_i386_create_dynamic_sections): Always allow copy relocs for
        building executables.
        (elf_i386_copy_indirect_symbol): Also copy gotoff_ref.
        (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set gotoff_ref for R_386_GOTOFF.
        (elf_i386_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Also allocate copy relocs for
        PIE and R_386_GOTOFF.
        (elf_i386_relocate_section): Allow R_386_GOTOFF in executable.

2015-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Always set up sh_name.

2015-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf.c (assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections): Iterate
        sections by pointer.
        (_bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_non_load): Likewise.

2015-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * bfd-in.h (compressed_debug_section_type): New.
        * compress.c (bfd_compress_section_contents): Add an argument
        for linker write compression and always generate .zdebug_*
        section when linking.
        (bfd_init_section_compress_status): Pass FALSE to
        bfd_compress_section_contents.
        (bfd_compress_section): New function.
        * elf.c (elf_fake_sections): For linking, set SEC_ELF_COMPRESS
        on DWARF debug sections if COMPRESS_DEBUG is set and rename
        section if COMPRESS_DEBUG_GABI_ZLIB isn't set.
        (assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections): Set sh_offset
        to -1 if SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.
        (assign_file_positions_except_relocs): Likwise.
        (_bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_relocs): Renamed to ...
        (_bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_non_load): This.  Change
        return time to bfd_boolean.  Compress the section if
        SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.
        (_bfd_elf_write_object_contents): Updated.
        (_bfd_elf_set_section_contents): Write section contents to
        the buffer if SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.
        * merge.c: Include "elf-bfd.h".
        (sec_merge_emit): Add arguments for contents and offset.  Write
        to contents with offset if contents isn't NULL.
        (_bfd_write_merged_section): Write section contents to the
        buffer if SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.  Pass contents and
        output_offset to sec_merge_emit.
        * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Allocate the buffer for
        output section contents if SEC_ELF_COMPRESS is set.
        * section.c (SEC_ELF_COMPRESS): New.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

2015-04-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_elf_relocate_section): Typo fix.

2015-04-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-rl78.c (RL78_OP_REL): New macro.
        (rl78_elf_howto_table): Use it for complex relocs.
        (get_symbol_value): Handle the cases when the info or status
        arguments are NULL.
        (get_romstart): Cache the status returned by get_symbol_value.
        (get_ramstart): Likewise.
        (RL78_STACK_PUSH): Generate an error message if the stack
        overflows.
        (RL78_STACK_POP): Likewise for underflows.
        (rl78_compute_complex_reloc): New function.  Contains the basic
        processing code for all RL78 complex relocs.
        (rl78_special_reloc): New function.  Provides special reloc
        handling for complex relocs.
        (rl78_elf_relocate_section): Use rl78_compute_complex_reloc.
        (rl78_offset_for_reloc): Likewise.

2015-04-14  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/pr17709
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_adjust_dynamic_copy): Check
        info->extern_protected_data when warning copy relocs against
        protected symbols.
        (_bfd_elf_symbol_refs_local_p): Check info->extern_protected_data
        when checking protected non-function symbols.

2015-04-13  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>

        * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_X86_XSTATE on
        FreeBSD.
        (elfcore_write_xstatereg): Use correct note name on FreeBSD.

2015-04-13  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/18250
        * elflink.c (elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Return FALSE
        if the object has been claimed by plugin.

2015-04-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Replace SYMBOLIC_BIND
        with SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL when checking R_386_GOTOFF against
        protected data symbol when building shared library.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check
        R_X86_64_GOTOFF64 against undefined symbol and replace
        SYMBOLIC_BIND with SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL when checking
        R_X86_64_GOTOFF64 against protected data symbol when building
        shared library.

2015-04-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/pr17709
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Also check R_386_GOTOFF
        against protected data symbol when building shared library.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Also check
        R_X86_64_GOTOFF64 against protected data symbol when building
        shared library.

2015-04-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/pr15228
        PR ld/pr17709
        * elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data): Add extern_protected_data.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_extern_protected_data): New.
        Defined to 1.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_extern_protected_data): Likewise.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_adjust_dynamic_copy): Don't error on
        copy relocs against protected symbols if extern_protected_data
        is true.
        (_bfd_elf_symbol_refs_local_p): Don't return true on protected
        non-function symbols if extern_protected_data is true.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_extern_protected_data): New.
        Default to 0.
        (elfNN_bed): Initialize extern_protected_data with
        elf_backend_extern_protected_data.

2015-04-10  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * compress.c (bfd_compress_section_contents): Replace bfd_malloc
        and free with bfd_alloc and bfd_release on compressed buffer.
        Release buffer if compressed section isn't smaller.

2015-04-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/18222
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_adjust_dynamic_copy): Don't report an error
        on adding a protected visibility variable to .dynbss.

2015-04-10  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        Revert 2015-03-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
        PR ld/pr15228
        PR ld/pr17709
        * elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data): Delete extern_protected_data.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_extern_protected_data): Delete.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_extern_protected_data): Likewise.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_adjust_dynamic_copy): Remove
        extern_protected_data test.
        (_bfd_elf_symbol_refs_local_p): Likewise.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_extern_protected_data): Delete.
        (elfNN_bed): Delete elf_backend_extern_protected_data init.

2015-04-09  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * compress.c (bfd_compress_section_contents): Update comments.
        (bfd_init_section_decompress_status): Likewise.
        (bfd_init_section_compress_status): Likewise.

2015-04-09  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Add BFD_COMPRESS_GABI to
        object_flags.
        (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.

2015-04-09  Max Filippov  <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>

        * elf32-xtensa.c (splay-tree.h): include header.
        (text_action_struct): drop next pointer.
        (text_action_list_struct): drop head pointer, add count and
        tree fields.
        (find_fill_action): instead of linear search in text_action_list
        search in the tree.
        (text_action_compare, action_first, action_next): new functions.
        (text_action_add, text_action_add_literal): instead of linear
        search and insertion insert new node into the tree.
        (removed_by_actions): pass additional parameter: action_list,
        use it to traverse the tree.
        (offset_with_removed_text): pass additional action_list parameter
        to removed_by_actions.
        (map_action_fn_context): new typedef.
        (map_action_fn_context_struct): new structure.
        (map_action_fn): new function.
        (map_removal_by_action): use splay_tree_foreach to build map.
        (find_insn_action): replace linear search in text_action_list
        with series of splay_tree_lookups.
        (print_action, print_action_list_fn): new functions.
        (print_action_list): use splay_tree_foreach.
        (init_xtensa_relax_info): drop action_list.head initialization.
        Initialize the tree.
        (compute_text_actions): use non-zero action_list_count instead of
        non-NULL action list.
        (xlate_map_context): new typedef.
        (xlate_map_context_struct): new structure.
        (xlate_map_fn): new function.
        (build_xlate_map): use splay_tree_foreach to build map.
        (action_remove_bytes_fn): new function.
        (relax_section): use zero action_list_count instead of NULL
        action list. Use splay_tree_foreach to count final section size.
        Drop unused variable 'removed'.

2015-04-09  Max Filippov  <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>

        * elf32-xtensa.c (removed_literal_map_entry): new typedef.
        (removed_literal_map_entry_struct): new structure.
        (removed_literal_list_struct): add new fields: n_map and map.
        (map_removed_literal, removed_literal_compare): new functions.
        (find_removed_literal): build index array for literals ordered
        by VMA, use binary search to find removed literal.

2015-04-09  Max Filippov  <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>

        * elf32-xtensa.c (removal_by_action_entry_struct,
        removal_by_action_map_struct): new structures.
        (removal_by_action_entry, removal_by_action_map): new typedefs.
        (text_action_list_struct): add new field: map.
        (map_removal_by_action, removed_by_actions_map,
        offset_with_removed_text_map): new functions.
        (relax_section): replace offset_with_removed_text with
        offset_with_removed_text_map.
        (translate_reloc, relax_property_section, relax_section_symbols):
        replace removed_by_actions with removed_by_actions_map.

2015-04-09  Max Filippov  <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>

        * elf32-xtensa.c (reloc_range_list, reloc_range_list_entry,
        reloc_range): new typedef.
        (reloc_range_list_struct, reloc_range_list_entry_struct,
        reloc_range_struct): new structures.
        (reloc_range_compare, build_reloc_ranges,
        reloc_range_list_append, reloc_range_list_remove,
        reloc_range_list_update_range, free_reloc_range_list): new
        functions.
        (compute_text_actions): precompute relocation opcodes before the
        loop. Add relevant_relocs variable, initialize it before the
        loop, pass it to the check_section_ebb_pcrels_fit.
        (check_section_ebb_pcrels_fit): add new parameter:
        relevant_relocs. Update address range in the relevant_relocs if
        it's non-NULL and iterate only over relevant relocations.

2015-04-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-rx.c (describe_flags): Report the settings of the string
        insn using bits.
        (rx_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Handle merging of the string insn
        using bits.

2015-04-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * compress.c (bfd_compress_section_contents): Work around a GCC
        uninitialized warning bug fixed in GCC 4.7.

2015-04-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * archive.c (_bfd_get_elt_at_filepos): Also copy BFD_COMPRESS_GABI
        bit.
        * bfd.c (bfd::flags): Increase size to 18 bits.
        (BFD_COMPRESS_GABI): New.
        (BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Add BFD_COMPRESS_GABI.
        (BFD_FLAGS_FOR_BFD_USE_MASK): Likewise.
        (bfd_update_compression_header): New fuction.
        (bfd_check_compression_header): Likewise.
        (bfd_get_compression_header_size): Likewise.
        (bfd_is_section_compressed_with_header): Likewise.
        * compress.c (MAX_COMPRESSION_HEADER_SIZE): New.
        (bfd_compress_section_contents): Return the uncompressed size if
        the full section contents is compressed successfully.  Support
        converting from/to .zdebug* sections.
        (bfd_get_full_section_contents): Call
        bfd_get_compression_header_size to get compression header size.
        (bfd_is_section_compressed): Renamed to ...
        (bfd_is_section_compressed_with_header): This.  Add a pointer
        argument to return compression header size.
        (bfd_is_section_compressed): Use it.
        (bfd_init_section_decompress_status): Call
        bfd_get_compression_header_size to get compression header size.
        Return FALSE if uncompressed section size is 0.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Support converting
        from/to .zdebug* sections.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

2015-04-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_get_reloc_section): Allow for .got.plt being
        mapped to output .got section.

2015-04-07  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (struct ppc_elf_link_hash_entry): Add has_addr16_ha
        and has_addr16_lo.  Make has_sda_refs a bitfield.
        (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Set new flags.
        (ppc_elf_link_hash_table_create): Update default_params.
        (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Clear protected_def in cases
        where we won't be making .dynbss entries or editing code.  Set
        params->pic_fixup when we'll edit code for protected var access.
        (allocate_dynrelocs): Allocate got entry for edited code and
        discard dyn_relocs.
        (struct ppc_elf_relax_info): Add picfixup_size.
        (ppc_elf_relax_section): Rename struct one_fixup to struct
        one_branch_fixup.  Rename fixups to branch_fixups.  Size space for
        pic fixups.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Edit non-PIC accessing protected
        visibility variables to PIC.  Don't emit dyn_relocs for code
        we've edited.
        * elf32-ppc.h (struct ppc_elf_params): Add pic_fixup.

2015-04-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_is_local_label_name): Treat assembler generated
        local labels as local.

2015-04-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * compress.c (get_uncompressed_size): Removed.
        (bfd_compress_section_contents): Use bfd_putb64 to write
        uncompressed section size.
        (bfd_init_section_decompress_status): Replace
        get_uncompressed_size with bfd_getb64.

2015-04-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_init_private_section_data): Also preserve the
        SHF_COMPRESSED bit if not decompress.

2015-04-04  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * compress.c (get_uncompressed_size): New.  Extracted from ...
        (bfd_init_section_decompress_status): This.  Use it.

2015-04-02  Andrew Turner  <andrew@freebsd.org>

        * config.bfd: Add aarch64-*-freebsd* target triple.

2015-04-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * configure: Regenerated.

2015-04-01  Tejas Belagod  <tejas.belagod@arm.com>
            Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>
            Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * bfd-in.h (bfd_elf64_aarch64_set_options)
        (bfd_elf32_aarch64_set_options): Add parameter.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_erratum_843419_stub)
        (_bfd_aarch64_adrp_p, _bfd_aarch64_erratum_843419_sequence_p)
        (_bfd_aarch64_erratum_843419_stub_name)
        (_bfd_aarch64_erratum_843419_fixup)
        (_bfd_aarch64_erratum_843419_scan)
        (_bfd_aarch64_erratum_843419_branch_to_stub)
        (_bfd_aarch64_erratum_843419_p): Define.
        (enum elf_aarch64_stub_type): Define
        aarch64_stub_erratum_843419_veneer.
        (struct elf_aarch64_stub_hash_entry): Define adrp_offset.
        (struct elf_aarch64_link_hash_table): Define fix_erratum_843419
        and fix_erratum_843419_adr.
        (stub_hash_newfunc): Initialize adrp_offset;
        (_bfd_aarch64_add_stub_entry_after): Define.
        (aarch64_map_one_stub, aarch64_build_one_stub)
        (aarch64_size_one_stub): Handle
        aarch64_stub_erratum_843419_veneer.
        (_bfd_aarch64_resize_stubs): Round stub section size.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Add scan for 843419.
        (bfd_elfNN_aarch64_set_options): Add parameter. Initialize
        fix_erratum_843419 and fix_erratum_843419_adr.
        (struct erratum_835769_branch_to_stub_data): Add info.
        (elfNN_aarch64_write_section): Initialise info.  Handle 843419.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_dynamic_sections): Handle 843419.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_decode_adrp_imm)
        (_bfd_aarch64_sign_extend): Define.
        (reencode_adr_imm): Remove static. Rename to:
        (_bfd_aarch64_reencode_adr_imm): Define.
        (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend): Call _bfd_aarch64_reencode_adr_imm.
        * elfxx-aarch64.h (AARCH64_ADR_OP, AARCH64_ADRP_OP)
        (AARCH64_ADRP_OP_MASK, _bfd_aarch64_sign_extend)
        (_bfd_aarch64_decode_adrp_imm, _bfd_aarch64_reencode_adr_imm):
        Define.

2015-04-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * configure: Regenerated.

2015-03-31  Ed Schouten  <ed@nuxi.nl>

        * config.bfd (targ_defvec): Set to x86_64_elf64_cloudabi_vec
        for x86_64-*-cloudabi*.
        * configure.ac: Handle x86_64_elf64_cloudabi_vec.
        * configure: Regenerated.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Support x86_64-*-cloudabi*.
        (TARGET_LITTLE_NAME): Likewise.
        (ELF_OSABI): Likewise.
        (elf64_bed): Likewise.
        * targets.c (x86_64_elf64_cloudabi_vec): New.
        (_bfd_target_vector): Add x86_64_elf64_cloudabi_vec.

2015-03-31  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * configure.ac: Revert the AM_ZLIB change.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
        * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
        * configure: Likewise.
        * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.

2015-03-30  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/18169
        * elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data): Add get_reloc_section.
        (_bfd_elf_get_reloc_section): New.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_get_reloc_section): Likewise.
        (assign_section_numbers): Call get_reloc_section to look up the
        section the relocs apply.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_get_reloc_section): Likewise.
        (elfNN_bed): Initialize get_reloc_section with
        elf_backend_get_reloc_section.

2015-03-29  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * Makefile.am (ZLIB): New.
        (ZLIBINC): Likewise.
        (AM_CFLAGS): Add $(ZLIBINC).
        (libbfd_la_LIBADD): Add $(ZLIB).
        * compress.c: Don't check HAVE_ZLIB_H to include <zlib.h>.
        (decompress_contents): Don't check HAVE_ZLIB_H.
        (bfd_compress_section_contents): Likewise.
        (bfd_get_full_section_contents): Likewise.
        (bfd_init_section_decompress_status): Likewise.
        (bfd_init_section_compress_status): Likewise.
        * configure.ac (AM_ZLIB): Removed.
        (zlibdir): New.  AC_SUBST.
        (zlibinc): Likewise.
        Add --with-system-zlib.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
        * acinclude.m4: Likewise.
        * config.in: Likewise.
        * configure: Likewise.
        * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.

2015-03-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/15228
        PR ld/18167
        * elflink.c (elf_merge_st_other): Add "sec" parameter.  Don't set
        protected_def when symbol section is read-only.  Adjust all calls.
        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Update protected_def comment.

2015-03-26  Tejas Belagod  <tejas.belagod@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_build_one_stub): Replace the call to generic
        _bfd_final_link_relocate with aarch64_relocate.

2015-03-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/18160
        * elflink.c (elf_gc_sweep): Skip if relocation is incompatible.
        (bfd_elf_gc_sections): Likewise.

2015-03-25  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_resize_stubs): Adjust stub section
        size for initial branch.
        (elfNN_aarch64_build_stubs): Write initial branch.
        _bfd_aarch64_decode_(elfNN_aarch64_output_arch_local_syms): Write
        mapping symbol on initial branch.

2015-03-25  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_erratum_835769_scan):
        Update erratum count.

2015-03-25  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections): Don't break on
        first matching debug section.

2015-03-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR gas/18087
        * compress.c (bfd_compress_section_contents): Don't write the
        zlib header and set contents as well as compress_status if
        compression didn't make the section smaller.
        (bfd_init_section_compress_status): Don't check compression
        size here.

2015-03-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * coffgen.c (coff_get_normalized_symtab): Fix test for out of
        range auxillary sections.

2015-03-24  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_create_or_find_stub_sec): Factor
        code into:
        (_bfd_aarch64_get_stub_for_link_section): Define.

2015-03-24  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_create_or_find_stub_sec): Adjust
        update of section_group[].stub_sec.

2015-03-24  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (struct aarch64_erratum_835769_fix) Remove.
        (erratum_835769_scan) Drop fix_table_size_p and fixes_p arguments.
        Delete fixes, fix_table_size and associated code.  Call
        _bfd_aarch64_add_stub_entry_in_group. Rename to...
        (bfd_aarch64_erratum_835769_scan): Define.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Delete erratum_835769_fixes,
        erratum_835769_fix_table_size, i and associated code.  Relocate
        call to _bfd_aarch64_erratum_835769_scan.  Delete adhoc stub size
        correction.  Delete construction of stub entry from
        erratum_835769_fixes array.

2015-03-24  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Use
        _bfd_aarch64_add_stub_entry_in_group.

2015-03-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Report overflow to
        stubs, even those for undefined weak symbols.  Otherwise, don't
        report relocation overflow on branches to undefined strong
        symbols.  Fix memory leak.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Don't report relocation
        overflow on branches to undefined strong symbols.

2015-03-23  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_create_or_find_stub_sec): Add
        missing ';'.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (erratum_835769_scan): Factor stub name
        construction into...
        (_bfd_aarch64_erratum_835769_stub_name): Define.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Factor out
        stub resize code into...
        (bfd_aarch64_resize_stubs): Define.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_create_or_find_stub_sec): Factor stub
        creation code into...
        (bfd_aarch64_create_stub_section): Define.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_create_or_find_stub_sec): Rename
        from elf_aarch64_create_or_find_stub_sec.
        (_bfd_aarch64_add_stub_entry_in_group): Rename from
        elfNN_aarch64_add_stub.  Call
        _bfd_aarch64_create_or_find_stub_sec.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs, elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Call
        _bfd_aarch64_add_stub_entry_in_group.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (erratum_835769_scan) Add comment.  Reverse
        sense of boolean return.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Adjust for above.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elf_aarch64_create_or_find_stub_sec):
        Remove unused parameter.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Adjust for above.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Remove bfd_indx.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_erratum_835769_fixes)
        (num_aarch64_erratum_835769_fixes): Remove.
        (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Remove assignments to above.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_mem_op_p): Update comment. Rename rtn
        to rt2.
        (aarch64_erratum_seqeunce): Rename rtn to rt2.

2015-03-23  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_write_section): Adjust layout.

2015-03-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_cpu_name): New function.  Prints the name of
        the RL78 core based upon the flags.
        (rl78_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Handle merging of G13 and G14
        flags.
        (rl78_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Use rl78_cpu_name.
        (elf32_rl78_machine): Always return bfd_mach_rl78.

2015-03-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 18078
        * compress.c (bfd_compress_section_contents): Do not define this
        function if it is not used.

2015-03-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * compress.c (bfd_compress_section_contents): Make it static.
        * bfd/bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

2015-03-18  Eric Youngdale  <eyoungdale@ptc.com>

        PR ld/16598
        * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Add support for creating relocs
        suitable for the AMD64.

2015-03-18  Jon Turney  <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
            Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/18087
        * coffgen.c (make_a_section_from_file): Only prepend a z to a
        debug section's name if the section was actually compressed.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
        * compress.c (bfd_init_section_compress_status): Do not compress
        the section if doing so would make it bigger.  In such cases leave
        the section alone and return COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE.

2015-03-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_get_synthetic_symtab): Return count of 0
        on nothing to do, before malloc of returned symbol array.

2015-03-16  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-rx.c (elf32_rx_relax_delete_bytes): If the relocs are not
        stored in the elf_section_data structure then load them as
        necessary.

2015-03-14  Andreas Krebbel  <krebbel@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

        * elf-s390-common.c (elf_s390_elf_sort_relocs_p): Don't sort
        relocs against code sections.
        * elf32-s390.c: Define elf_backend_sort_relocs_p.
        * elf64-s390.c: Likewise.

2015-03-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_get_synthetic_symtab): Examine stubs in
        reverse order.  Account for larger size of __tls_get_addr_opt stub.

2015-03-10  Yuri Gribov  <y.gribov@samsung.arm>

        PR ld/16572
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Remove support for
        ELF_ARM_HASENTRY.
        (elf32_arm_print_private_bfd_data): Likewise.

2015-03-06  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17765
        * elflink.c (put_value): Like previous delta, but for the 32-bit
        case.

2015-03-05  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17765
        * elflink.c (put_value): Avoid using an undefined shift
        operation.

2015-03-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/pr15228
        PR ld/pr17709
        * elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data): Add extern_protected_data.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_backend_extern_protected_data): New.
        Defined to 1.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_extern_protected_data): Likewise.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_adjust_dynamic_copy): Don't error on
        copy relocs against protected symbols if extern_protected_data
        is true.
        (_bfd_elf_symbol_refs_local_p): Don't return true on protected
        non-function symbols if extern_protected_data is true.
        * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_extern_protected_data): New.
        Default to 0.
        (elfNN_bed): Initialize extern_protected_data with
        elf_backend_extern_protected_data.

2015-03-05  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/18025
        * coffgen.c (coff_find_nearest_line_with_names): If the dwarf2
        lookup fails, check for an address bias in the dwarf info, and if
        one exists, retry the lookup with the biased value.
        * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_find_symbol_bias): New function.
        Determines if a bias exists bewteen the addresses of functions
        based on DWARF information vs symbol table information.
        * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_dwarf2_find_symbol_bias): Prototype.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.

2015-03-04  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfxx-aarch64.c (decode_add_imm, decode_movw_imm)
        (decode_tst_branch_ofs_14, decode_ld_lit_ofs_19)
        (decode_cond_branch_ofs_19, decode_branch_ofs_26): Remove.

2015-03-04  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_build_one_stub): Call abort.
        (aarch64_size_one_stub): Likewise.
        (aarch64_map_one_stub): Likewise.

2015-03-04  Andreas Arnez  <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

        * cpu-s390.c (N): New macro.
        (bfd_s390_31_arch): New.  Define only if default target word size
        is 64 bits.  Otherwise define...
        (bfd_390_64_arch): ...this.  Make static.
        (bfd_s390_arch): Define according to the default target word size.
        Let the 'next' field point to the alternate arch.

2015-03-04  Richard Sandiford  <richard.sandiford@arm.com>

        PR gas/17843
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend): Expect
        R_AARCH64_TLSLE_MOVW_TPREL_G0_NC and R_AARCH64_TLSLE_MOVW_TPREL_G1_NC
        to be used with MOVK rather than MOVZ.

2015-03-03  DJ Delorie  <dj@redhat.com>

        * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_elf_relax_section): Only relax ADDR16's if
        there's a symbol.

2015-02-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_tls_setup): Set no_tls_get_addr_opt if
        not PLT_NEW.

2015-02-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (need_convert_mov_to_lea): New.
        (elf_i386_check_relocs): Set need_convert_mov_to_lea if needed.
        (elf_i386_convert_mov_to_lea): Return TRUE if
        need_convert_mov_to_lea is unset.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (need_convert_mov_to_lea): New.
        (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Set need_convert_mov_to_lea if needed.
        (elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea): Return TRUE if
        need_convert_mov_to_lea is unset.

2015-02-27  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17910
        * coffgen.c (_bfd_coff_internal_syment_name): Only check for
        string length overflow when the string table length is actually
        set.

2015-02-27  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * bfd/bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * bfd/libbfd.h: Regenerate.

2015-02-26  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Fix
        TLSDESC_LD_PREL19 field width and masks.
        (aarch64_tls_transition_without_check)
        (aarch64_reloc_got_type, elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate)
        (elfNN_aarch64_tls_relax, elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section)
        (elfNN_aarch64_gc_sweep_hook, elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Handle
        BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_TLSDESC_LD_PREL19.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend)
        (_bfd_aarch64_elf_resolve_relocation): Likewise.

2015-02-26  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (IS_AARCH64_TLSDESC_RELOC): Reorder R_TYPE
        tests.
        (aarch64_tls_transition_without_check)
        (aarch64_reloc_got_type, elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate)
        (elfNN_aarch64_tls_relax, elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section)
        (elfNN_aarch64_gc_sweep_hook, elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Handle
        BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_TLSDESC_ADR_PREL21.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend)
        (_bfd_aarch64_elf_resolve_relocation): Likewise.
        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_TLSGD_ADR_PREL21): Define.

2015-02-26  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (IS_AARCH64_TLS_RELOC)
        (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table, aarch64_tls_transition_without_check)
        (aarch64_reloc_got_type, elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate)
        (elfNN_aarch64_tls_relax, elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section)
        (elfNN_aarch64_gc_sweep_hook, elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Handle
        BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_TLSGD_ADR_PREL21.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend)
        (_bfd_aarch64_elf_resolve_relocation): Likewise.
        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_TLSGD_ADR_PREL21): Define.

2015-02-26  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c: (TLSIE_LD_GOTTREL_PREL19): Fix HOWTO bit field width.
        (aarch64_tls_transition_without_check, aarch64_reloc_got_type)
        (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate, elfNN_aarch64_tls_relax)
        (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section, elfNN_aarch64_gc_sweep_hook)
        (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Handle
        BFD_RELOC_AARCH64_TLSIE_LD_GOTTPREL_PREL19.

        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend)
        (_bfd_aarch64_elf_resolve_relocation): Likewise.

2015-02-26  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c: (TLSDESC_CALL): Fix HOWTO bit field width.

2015-02-26  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (TLSLE_MOVW_TPREL_G2)
        (TLSLE_MOVW_TPREL_G1, TLSLE_MOVW_TPREL_G1_NC)
        (TLSLE_MOVW_TPREL_G0, TLSLE_MOVW_TPREL_G0_NC): Fix bit field
        width.

2015-02-26  Marcus Shawcroft  <marcus.shawcroft@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c: (TLSIE_MOVW_GOTTPREL_G0_NC): Fix HOWTO bit
        field width.

2015-02-26  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * coffcode.h (coff_compute_section_file_positions): Report
        negative page sizes.
        * elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Handle excessive alignmment powers.
        (assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections): Replace assertion
        with an error message.
        (rewrite_elf_program_header): Handle excessive segment
        alignments.
        * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_read_section_32): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_o_read_section_64): Likewise.
        * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XX_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data_common): Use %B to
        print a bfd name, not %A.

2015-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (plt_stub_size, build_plt_stub): Don't build
        thread-safe stubs for iplt.
        (build_tls_get_addr_stub): Restore r2 immediately after call.

2015-02-26  Terry Guo  <terry.guo@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_merge_eabi_attributes): Update how we
        merge Tag_ABI_HardFP_use.

2015-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Heed -z nocopyreloc.
        Use text relocs rather than giving an error on trying to use
        .dynbss for protected shared lib vars.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.

2015-02-25  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * elf32-avr.c (struct elf_avr_section_data): New structure.
        (struct avr_relax_info): New structure.
        (elf_avr_new_section_hook): New function.
        (struct elf_avr_section_data): Add relax_info.
        (get_avr_relax_info): New function.
        (init_avr_relax_info): New function.
        (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Find next property record before
        deleting bytes.  When deleting don't move bytes beyond the next
        property record.
        (avr_elf32_assign_records_to_section): New function.
        (avr_property_record_compare): New function.
        (avr_load_all_property_sections): New function.
        (elf32_avr_relax_section): Load property data.  After relaxing the
        section, move any .align directives that have enough deleted bytes
        before them.
        (bfd_elf32_new_section_hook): Define.

2015-02-25  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * elf32-avr.h (struct avr_property_header): New strucure.
        (avr_elf32_load_property_records): Declare.
        (avr_elf32_property_record_name): Declare.
        * elf32-avr.c: Add bfd_stdint.h include.
        (retrieve_local_syms): New function.
        (get_elf_r_symndx_section): New function.
        (get_elf_r_symndx_offset): New function.
        (internal_reloc_compare): New function.
        (struct avr_find_section_data): New structure.
        (avr_is_section_for_address): New function.
        (avr_find_section_for_address): New function.
        (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): New function.
        (avr_elf32_load_property_records): New function.
        (avr_elf32_property_record_name): New function.

2015-02-25  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

        * elf32-avr.h (AVR_PROPERTY_RECORD_SECTION_NAME): Define.
        (AVR_PROPERTY_RECORDS_VERSION): Define.
        (AVR_PROPERTY_SECTION_HEADER_SIZE): Define.
        (struct avr_property_record): New structure.

2015-02-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-v850.c (v850_set_note): New function.  Creates a Renesas
        style note entry.
        (v850_elf_make_note_section): New function.  Creates a note
        section.
        (v850_elf_create_sections): New function.  Create a note section
        if one is not already present.
        (v850_elf_set_note): New function.  Adds a note to a bfd.
        (v850_elf_copy_private_bfd_data): New function.  Copies V850
        notes.
        (v850_elf_merge_notes): New function.  Merges V850 notes.
        (print_v850_note): New function.  Displays a V850 note.
        (v850_elf_print_notes): New function. Displays all notes attached
        to a bfd.
        (v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Call v850_elf_merge_notes.
        (v850_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Call v850_elf_print_notes.
        (v850_elf_fake_sections): Set the type of the V850 note section.
        * bfd-in.h (v850_elf_create_sections): Add prototype.
        (v850_elf_set_note): Add prototype.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

2015-02-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * configure.ac (AC_CHECK_HEADERS): Add wctype.h.
        * configure: Regenerate.
        * config.in: Regenerate.
        * peXXigen.c: Include wctype.h if HAVE_WCTYPE_H is defined.
        (u16_mbtowc): Use wint_t types if HAVE_WCTYPE_H is defined.
        (rsrc_cmp): Use towlower instead of wcsncasecmp if HAVE_WCTYPE_H
        is defined.

2015-02-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * pdp11.c (set_section_contents): Pad the .text and .data sections
        to their aligned sizes.

2015-02-23  Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>

        * config.bfd: Add h8300-*-linux.
        * configure.ac: Add h8300_elf32_linux_vec.
        * configure: Regenerate.
        * elf32-h8300.c: Likewise.
        * targets.c(_bfd_target_vector): Likewise.

2015-02-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR 17914
        * cpu-w65.c: Correct typos in license notice.

        PR 17940
        * elf32-msp430.c (msp430_elf_relax_delete_bytes): Adjust debug
        symbols at end of sections.  Adjust function sizes.

2015-02-20  Andreas Arnez  <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

        * elf-bfd.h (elfcore_write_s390_vxrs_low): Add prototype.
        (elfcore_write_s390_vxrs_high): Likewise.
        * elf.c (elfcore_grok_s390_vxrs_low): New function.
        (elfcore_grok_s390_vxrs_high): New function.
        (elfcore_grok_note): Call them.
        (elfcore_write_s390_vxrs_low): New function.
        (elfcore_write_s390_vxrs_high): New function.
        (elfcore_write_register_note): Call them.

2015-02-19  Branko Drevensek  <branko.drevensek@gmail.com>

        PR 17995
        * verilog.c (verilog_write_record): Correct buffer size.

2015-02-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_define_linkage_sym): Set 'bed' earlier.

2015-02-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/4317
        * elflink.c (elf_link_input_bfd): Drop undefined local syms.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Drop local and global undefined syms.
        Tidy.  Expand comment.

2015-02-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/17975
        * elflink.c (struct elf_outext_info): Remove need_second_pass
        and second_pass.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Delete code handling second forced
        local pass.  Move code emitting NULL STT_FILE symbol later, so
        that it can be omitted if forced local is stripped.  Don't
        emit the NULL STT_FILE if no file symbols have been output.
        (bfd_elf_final_link): Remove second forced local pass.
        * elf32-ppc.c (add_stub_sym): Set linker_def on linker syms.
        (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc_build_one_stub): Likewise.
        (build_global_entry_stubs): Likewise.
        (ppc64_elf_build_stubs): Likewise.

2015-02-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/17975
        * elflink.c (elf_link_output_extsym): Only check filesym_count
        when outputting a NULL FILE symbol.  Set second_pass_sym to
        h->forced_local && !h->root.linker_def.

2015-02-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_always_size_sections): Set root.linker_def
        on _TLS_MODULE_BASE_.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_always_size_sections): Likewise.

2015-02-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * dwarf2.c (read_rangelist): Correct buffer overflow check
        Whitespace throughout file.

2015-02-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/17973
        * bfd.c (struct bfd): Add lto_output.
        * linker.c (_bfd_handle_already_linked): Explicitly test for
        objects added by the lto plugin.
        * opncls.c (_bfd_new_bfd_contained_in): Copy lto_output and
        no_export flags from archive.
        * archive.c (open_nested_file): New function, setting lto_output
        and no_export, extracted from..
        (find_nested_archive): ..here.  Flip params.  Rename from
        _bfd_find_nested_archive.
        (_bfd_get_elt_at_filepos): Correct var typo.  Use open_nested_file.
        (_bfd_look_for_bfd_in_cache): Copy no_export.
        * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Remove now unnecessary
        my_archive->no_export test.
        (elf_link_input_bfd): Drop existing lto_output STT_FILE syms.
        Don't use the file name when adding lto_output STT_FILE sym.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

2015-02-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * elf64-ppc.c (opd_entry_value): Tighten offset check.  Remove
        now redundant assert.

2015-02-12  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * dwarf.c (read_1_byte, read_1_signed_byte, read_2_bytes)
        (read_4_bytes, read_8_bytes, read_n_bytes, read_string)
        (read_indirect_string, read_alt_indirect_string)
        (read_alt_indirect_ref, read_address, read_abbrevs)
        (read_attribute_value, read_attribute, decode_line_info)
        (find_abstract_instance_name, read_rangelist)
        (scan_unit_for_symbols, parse_comp_unit)
        (_bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line): Harden DWARF reading code.  Pass
        end pointers to reading functions and check for offsets taking
        pointers out of range.  Replace calls to read_*_leb128 with calls
        to safe_read_leb128.

        (* elf64-ppc.c (opd_entry_value): Add a check for an overlarge
        offset.
        * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Add checks for
        computed file_name address being before the start of the string
        table.

2015-02-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/17878
        * bfd.c (bfd_plugin_format): New.
        (bfd): Add plugin_format and plugin_dummy_bfd.
        * plugin.c (try_load_plugin): Take a pointer to bfd_boolean
        argument to return TRUE if any plugin is found.  Set plugin_format.
        (has_plugin): New.
        (bfd_plugin_target_p): New.
        (bfd_plugin_specified_p): Likewise.
        (bfd_plugin_target_p): Likewise.
        (register_ld_plugin_object_p): Likewise.
        (bfd_plugin_set_plugin): Set has_plugin.
        (load_plugin): Cache try_load_plugin result.
        (bfd_plugin_object_p): Try ld_plugin_object_p first.  Check
        plugin_format.
        * plugin.h (bfd_plugin_target_p): New.
        (bfd_plugin_specified_p): Likewise.
        (register_ld_plugin_object_p): Likewise.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

2015-02-11  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

        * libbfd-in.h [__cplusplus]: Open extern "C" scope.
        * libcoff-in.h [__cplusplus]: Open extern "C" scope.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
        * libcoff.h: Regenerate.

        * elf-bfd.h [__cplusplus]: Wrap in extern "C".
        * mach-o.h [__cplusplus]: Wrap in extern "C".
        * som.h [__cplusplus]: Wrap in extern "C".

2015-02-10  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * coffcode.h (styp_to_sec_flags): Use an unsigned long type to
        hold the flag bits.
        * peXXigen.c (pe_print_reloc): Use unsigned types to hold the
        size and number of relocs.
        (pe_print_debugdata): Use a 32-bit aligned buffer to store the
        codeview record.
        * versados.c (process_otr): Check the esdid value before using it
        to access the EDATA.

2015-02-09  Ed Maste  <emaste@freebsd.org>

        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Avoid incrementing
        uninitialized and unused variable.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.

2015-02-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Don't segfault on NULL
        tls_sec.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elflink.c (elf_link_output_extsym): Don't assert on NULL tls_sec.

2015-02-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elflink.c: Whitespace, formatting fixes.
        (elf_link_input_bfd): Clarify comment.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Exclude symbols in linker created
        sections when testing for plugin symbols.

2015-02-07  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/17935
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_readonly_dynrelocs): Also issue a
        warning for relocation in readonly section for -z text.
        (elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_readonly_dynrelocs): Likewise.
        (elf_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.

2015-02-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/12365
        PR ld/14272
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_fix_symbol_flags): Revert the last change.
        (elf_link_input_bfd): Mark the plugin symbol undefined if it is
        referenced from a non-IR file.

2015-02-06  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * peXXigen.c (rsrc_print_resource_entries): Add range check for
        addresses that wrap around the address space.
        (rsrc_parse_entry): Likewise.

2015-02-03  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/12365
        PR ld/14272
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_fix_symbol_flags): Mark the plugin symbol
        undefined if it is referenced from a non-IR file.

2015-02-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * ecoff.c: Use bfd_alloc2 to allocate space for structure arrays.
        (_bfd_ecoff_slurp_symbol_table): Check for a negative symbol
        index or an out of range fdr index.
        * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_info_to_howto): Fix typo in error message.
        * elf32-arc.c (arc_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-avr.c (avr_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16.c (elf_cr16_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16c.c (elf_cr16c_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-cris.c (cris_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-crx.c (elf_crx_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-d10v.c (d10v_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-d30v.c (d30v_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-epiphany.c (epiphany_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-frv.c (frv_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-i960.c (elf32_i960_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-ip2k.c (ip2k_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-iq2000.c (iq2000_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-lm32.c (lm32_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32c.c (m32c_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc11.c (m68hc11_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc12.c (m68hc11_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-mcore.c (mcore_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-mep.c (mep_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-metag.c (metag_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-moxie.c (moxie_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-msp430.c (msp430_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-mt.c (mt_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-pj.c (pj_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-rx.c (rx_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-spu.c (spu_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_perform_relocation): Likewise.
        * elf32-vax.c (rtype_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-visium.c (visium_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-xgate.c (xgate_info_to_howto_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf64-mmix.c (mmix_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * mach-o.c: Use bfd_alloc2 to allocate space for structure arrays.
        (bfd_mach_o_canonicalize_one_reloc): Fix check on out
        of range symbol indicies.
        (bfd_mach_o_canonicalize_relocs): Check for out of range alloc.
        (bfd_mach_o_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_o_build_dysymtab): Likewise.
        (bfd_mach_o_write_symtab_content): Set the string table size to
        zero upon error.
        (bfd_mach_o_read_symtab_symbols): Reset the nsyms value if the
        read fails.
        * peXXigen.c (pe_print_edata):  Check for numeric overflow in edt
        fields.
        * tekhex.c (first_phase): Check for src pointer reaching end of
        buffer.

2015-02-03  Will Newton  <will.newton@linaro.org>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_finish_dynamic_symbol):
        Set st_value to zero for undefined symbols if the reference
        is weak or pointer_equality_needed is FALSE.

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Improve
          comment discussing why we clear st_value for some symbols.

2015-02-02  Kuan-Lin Chen  <kuanlinchentw@gmail.com>

        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_get_section_contents): Add one more argument.
        (nds32_elf_relocate_section): Do not relocate R_NDS32_LONGJUMP7.

2015-01-29  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Correct GOT_TLSLD
        optimization.  Tidy mask for GOT_TLSGD optimization.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.  Correct
        location of nop zapping high insn too.

2015-01-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf64-ppc.h (struct ppc64_elf_params): Add "object_in_toc".
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Assume that global symbols
        in .toc indicate xlc compiled code that might require a rw .toc.

2015-01-28  James Bowman  <james.bowman@ftdichip.com>

        * Makefile.am: Add FT32 files.
        * archures.c (enum bfd_architecture): Add bfd_arch_ft32.
        (bfd_mach_ft32): Define.
        (bfd_ft32_arch): Declare.
        (bfd_archures_list): Add bfd_ft32_arch.
        * config.bfd: Handle FT32.
        * configure.ac: Likewise.
        * cpu-ft32.c: New file.
        * elf32-ft32.c: New file.
        * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_FT32_10, BFD_RELOC_FT32_20, BFD_RELOC_FT32_17,
        BFD_RELOC_FT32_18): Define.
        * targets.c (_bfd_target_vector): Add ft32_elf32_vec.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
        * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
        * configure: Regenerate.
        * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.

2015-01-27  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * pdp11.c (aout_get_external_symbols): Return false if there are
        no symbols.

        * dwarf2.c (concat_filename): Check for an empty directory table.
        (scan_unit_for_symbols): Check for reading off the end of the
        unit.
        (parse_comp_unit): Check for a DW_AT_comp_dir attribute with a
        non-string form.
        * elf64-ppc.c (opd_entry_value): Fail if there are no relocs
        available.

2015-01-26  Kuan-Lin Chen  <kuanlinchentw@gmail.com>

        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_pick_relax): Fix again setting.

2015-01-22  DJ Delorie  <dj@redhat.com>

        * elf32-m32c.c (m32c_apply_reloc_24): New.
        (m32c_elf_howto_table): Use it for R_M32C_24.
        (m32c_elf_relocate_section): Handle R_M32C_24 specially.

2015-01-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * coffcode.h (handle_COMDAT): When searching for the section
        symbol, make sure that there is space left in the symbol table.
        * vms-alpha.c (_bfd_vms_slurp_ehdr): Add range checks.

2015-01-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * coffcode.h (coff_set_arch_mach_hook): Check return value from
        bfd_malloc.
        (coff_slurp_line_table): Return FALSE if the line number
        information was corrupt.
        (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Return FALSE if the symbol information
        was corrupt.
        * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_bfd_copy_private_header_data): Always
        initialise the fields of the dyld_info structure.
        (bfd_mach_o_build_exec_seg_command): Replace assertion with an
        error message and a return value.
        (bfd_mach_o_layout_commands): Change the function to boolean.
        Return FALSE if the function fails.
        (bfd_mach_o_build_commands): Fail if bfd_mach_o_layout_commands
        fails.
        (bfd_mach_o_read_command): Fail if an unrecognised command is
        encountered.
        * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in): Set bfd_error if the
        read fails.
        (slurp_symtab): Check the return from bfd_malloc.
        (_bfd_XX_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data_common): Fail if the copy
        encountered an error.
        (_bfd_XXi_final_link_postscript): Fail if a section could not be
        copied.
        * peicode.h (pe_bfd_object_p): Fail if the header could not be
        swapped in.
        * tekhex.c (first_phase): Fail if the section is too big.
        * versados.c (struct esdid): Add content_size field.
        (process_otr): Use and check the new field.
        (versados_get_section_contents): Check that the section exists and
        that the requested data is available.

2015-01-20  Chung-Lin Tang  <cltang@codesourcery.com>

        * elf32-nios2.c (elf_backend_default_execstack): Define as 0.

2015-01-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/17615
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_gc_mark_dynamic_ref): Don't drop
        ELF_COMMON_DEF syms.

2015-01-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR ld/17615
        * elf-bfd.h (ELF_COMMON_DEF_P): Note that this might be true for
        linker script assignments too.
        * elflink.c (elf_gc_sweep_symbol): Don't drop ELF_COMMON_DEF syms.
        (bfd_elf_gc_mark_dynamic_ref_symbol): Similarly.

2015-01-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elf32-bfin.c (bfin_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Correct loop iteration
        to allow return of first howto.
        * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32c.c (m32c_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
        * elf32-moxie.c (moxie_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
        * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
        * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
        * elf32-rx.c (rx_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
        * elf32-tilepro.c (tilepro_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
        * elf32-xstormy16.c (xstormy16_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
        * elfxx-tilegx.c (tilegx_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
        * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_reloc_map): Add mapping for R_NIOS2_NONE.
        * elf32-spu.c (spu_elf_bfd_to_reloc_type): Allow return of R_SPU_NONE.
        (spu_elf_reloc_type_lookup): Adjust to suit.

2015-01-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * bfd-in.h (bfd_get_section_limit_octets): New define, extracted from..
        (bfd_get_section_limit): ..here.
        * reloc.c (bfd_perform_relocation): Correct bfd_reloc_outofrange check.
        (bfd_install_relocation, _bfd_final_link_relocate): Add same check here.
        * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_reloc): Correct bfd_reloc_outofrange check.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_addr16_ha_reloc): Remove duplicated
        bfd_reloc_outofrange check.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

        * cpu-ns32k.c (_bfd_do_ns32k_reloc_contents): Return bfd_reloc_ok
        on zero size relocs.
        * ecoff.c (ecoff_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_relocate_contents): Likewise.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_put_addend): Likewise.

        * reloc.c (_bfd_relocate_contents): Don't bomb on zero size relocs.
        (_bfd_clear_contents): Likewise.
        * elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_obtain_contents): Likewise.
        (mips_elf_perform_relocation): Likewise.

        * aoutx.h (aout_link_reloc_link_order): Allow for NULL return
        from malloc on zero size alloc.
        * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        * elflink.c (elf_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        * linker.c (_bfd_generic_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        * pdp11.c (aout_link_reloc_link_order): Likewise.
        * xcofflink.c (xcoff_reloc_link_order): Likewise.

        * aoutx.h (howto_table_ext): Ensure NONE relocs have size 3,
        bitsize 0, and complain_overflow_dont.
        * coff-sparc.c (coff_sparc_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf-hppa.h (elf_hppa_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf-m10200.c (elf_mn10200_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf-m10300.c (elf_mn10300_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_howto_table_1): Likewise.
        * elf32-avr.c (elf_avr_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-bfin.c (bfin_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-cr16.c (cr16_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-cris.c (cris_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-crx.c (crx_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-d10v.c (elf_d10v_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-d30v.c (elf_d30v_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-dlx.c (dlx_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-epiphany.c (epiphany_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-frv.c (elf32_frv_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-h8300.c (h8_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_howto_raw): Likewise.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-i860.c (elf32_i860_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-i960.c (elf32_i960_relocate): Likewise.
        * elf32-ip2k.c (ip2k_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-iq2000.c (iq2000_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32c.c (m32c_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc11.c (elf_m68hc11_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68hc12.c (elf_m68hc11_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68k.c (howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-mcore.c (mcore_elf_howto_raw): Likewise.
        * elf32-mep.c (mep_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_howto_raw): Likewise.
        * elf32-mips.c (elf_mips_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-moxie.c (moxie_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-msp430.c (elf_msp430_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-mt.c (mt_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-nios2.c (elf_nios2_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
        * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-pj.c (pj_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Likewise.
        * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-rx.c (rx_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-s390.c (elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-score.c (elf32_score_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-score7.c (elf32_score_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-sh-relocs.h (R_SH_NONE): Likewise.
        * elf32-spu.c (elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-tic6x.c (elf32_tic6x_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-tilepro.c (tilepro_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-vax.c (howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-visium.c (visium_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-xc16x.c (xc16x_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-xgate.c (elf_xgate_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-xstormy16.c (xstormy16_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf64-mips.c (mips_elf64_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
        * elf64-mmix.c (elf_mmix_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_howto_raw): Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c (elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf64-sh64.c (sh_elf64_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (x86_64_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elfn32-mips.c (elf_mips_howto_table_rel): Likewise.
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Likewise.
        (elfNN_aarch64_howto_none): Likewise.
        * elfxx-ia64.c (ia64_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * elfxx-tilegx.c (tilegx_elf_howto_table): Likewise.
        * nlm32-sparc.c (nlm32_sparc_howto_table): Likewise.

2015-01-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/17847
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't complain
        about -fPIC if the symbol is undefined when building executable.

2015-01-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_info_to_howto): Replace assertion with an
        error message.  Never return an invalid howto pointer.
        * elf32-cr16.c (cr16_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-crx.c (elf_crx_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-mcore.c (mcore_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-mips.c (mips_elf32_rtype_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-pj.c (pj_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-spu.c (spu_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_info_to_howto_rela): Likewise.
        * elf32-vax.c (rtype_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf64-mips.c (mips_elf64_rtype_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elfn32-mips.c (sh_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_info_to_howto): Likewise.
        (sh_elf_reloc): Check that the reloc is in range.
        * reloc.c (bfd_perform_relocation): Check that the section is big
        enough for the entire reloc.
        (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Report unexpected
        return values from perform_reloc.

2015-01-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-msp430.c (msp430_elf_relax_section): Skip unhandled
        relocs.  Include PC-relative adjustment for R_MSP430X_ABS16
        relaxation.

2015-01-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_omit_section_dynsym): Return true for
        any output section matching a linker created dynobj section.

2015-01-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        PR 17842
        * elflink.c (elf_link_output_sym): Assert elf_onesymtab set.
        (bfd_elf_final_link): Always create a symbol table when emit_relocs.
        Don't assign symtab file position unless symbols will be output.
        Merge blocks with condition in common.  Don't call
        elf_backend_output_arch_local_syms or elf_backend_output_arch_syms
        unless other symbols are output.  Move assignment of symtab_shndx
        file position.  Localize variable.

2015-01-14  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Reject R_ARM_32/_NOI when
        trying to defer them to runtime.

2015-01-13  Thomas Preud'homme <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Use SYMBOLIC_BIND
        to check if a symbol should be bound symbolically.

2015-01-13  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        * elfnn-aarch64.c: (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Enable overflow check
        for TLSLE_MOVW_TPREL_G2.

2015-01-13  Jiong Wang  <jiong.wang@arm.com>

        PR ld/17415
        * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_howto_table): Mark
        R_AARCH64_TLSLE_ADD_TPREL_HI12 as complain_overflow_unsigned.
        * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_resolve_relocation): Correct the
        bit mask.

2015-01-12  Terry Guo  <terry.guo@arm.com>

        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_debug_special_section_group): New
        function.
        (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections): Use it.

2015-01-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR ld/17827
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_allocate_dynrelocs): For PIE,
        only discard space for pc-relative relocs symbols which turn
        out to need copy relocs.

2015-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * tekhex.c (getvalue): Fix thinko in test for correct extraction
        of value.
        (getsym): Return false if there was not enough data to extract the
        symbol.

2015-01-09  Anthony Green  <green@moxielogic.com>

        * elf32-moxie.c (ELF_MACHINE_ALT1): Define.

2015-01-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        * elf32-msp430.c (msp430_elf_relax_section): Add relaxation of
        16-bit absolute BR instructions to 10-bit pc-relative JMP
        instructions.

2015-01-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * coffcode.h (coff_slurp_symbol_table): Return false if we failed
        to load the line table.
        * elf.c (_bfd_elf_map_sections_to_segments): Enforce a minimum
        maxpagesize of 1.
        * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XX_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data_common): Fail if
        the Data Directory Size is too large.

2015-01-06  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Skip unknown relocation.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.

2015-01-06  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_read_symtab_strtab): Zero terminate the
        string table.

        * reloc.c (bfd_get_reloc_size): Handle a reloc size of -1.
        (bfd_perform_relocation): Include the size of the reloc in the
        test for an out of range relocation.
        (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Remove reloc range
        test.

        * coff-i860.c (CALC_ADDEND): Always set an addend value.
        * tekhex.c (getvalue): Add an end pointer parameter.  Use it to
        avoid reading off the end of the buffer.
        (getsym): Likewise.
        (first_phase): Likewise.
        (pass_over): Pass an end pointer to the invoked function.

2015-01-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Return NULL on corrupt
        input.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.

2015-01-05  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

        PR binutils/17512
        * archive.c (do_slurp_bsd_armap): Make sure that the parsed sized
        is at least big enough for the header to be read.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Skip unknown relocs.
        * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab): Add range checks.
        (bfd_mach_o_read_command): Prevetn duplicate error messages about
        unrecognized commands.
        * syms.c (_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line): Add range checks
        when indexing into the string table.

2015-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

        Update year range in copyright notice of all files.

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