+2018-08-31 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_PPC64_REL16_HIGH, BFD_RELOC_PPC64_REL16_HIGHA),
+ (BFD_RELOC_PPC64_REL16_HIGHER, BFD_RELOC_PPC64_REL16_HIGHERA),
+ (BFD_RELOC_PPC64_REL16_HIGHEST, BFD_RELOC_PPC64_REL16_HIGHESTA):
+ Define.
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_howto_raw): Add new REL16 howtos.
+ (ppc64_elf_reloc_type_lookup): Translate new REL16 relocs.
+ (ppc64_elf_check_relocs, ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Handle them.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+ * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+
+2018-08-31 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c: Correct _notoc stub comments.
+ (ppc_build_one_stub): Simplify output of branch for notoc
+ long branch stub. Don't include label offset of 8 bytes in
+ "off" calculation for notoc plt stub. Don't emit insns to get pc.
+ (build_offset): Emit insns to get pc here instead.
+ (size_offset): Add 4 extra insns.
+ (plt_stub_size): Adjust for "off" and size_offset changes.
+ (ppc_size_one_stub): Rearrange code into a switch, duplicating
+ some to better match ppc_build_one_stub.
+
+2018-08-29 Chenghua Xu <paul.hua.gm@gmail.com>
+
+ * archures.c (bfd_architecture): New machine
+ bfd_mach_mips_gs264e.
+ * bfd-in2.h (bfd_architecture): Likewise.
+ * cpu-mips.c (enum I_xxx): Likewise.
+ (arch_info_struct): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_elf_mips_mach): Handle
+ E_MIPS_MACH_GS264E.
+ (mips_set_isa_flags): Likewise.
+ (mips_mach_extensions): Map bfd_mach_mips_gs264e to
+ bfd_mach_mips_gs464e extension.
+
+2018-08-29 Chenghua Xu <paul.hua.gm@gmail.com>
+
+ * archures.c (bfd_architecture): New machine
+ bfd_mach_mips_gs464e.
+ * bfd-in2.h (bfd_architecture): Likewise.
+ * cpu-mips.c (enum I_xxx): Likewise.
+ (arch_info_struct): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_elf_mips_mach): Handle
+ E_MIPS_MACH_GS464E.
+ (mips_set_isa_flags): Likewise.
+ (mips_mach_extensions): Map bfd_mach_mips_gs464e to
+ bfd_mach_mips_gs464 extension.
+
+2018-08-29 Chenghua Xu <paul.hua.gm@gmail.com>
+
+ * archures.c (bfd_architecture): Rename
+ bfd_mach_mips_loongson_3a to bfd_mach_mips_gs464.
+ * bfd-in2.h (bfd_architecture): Likewise.
+ * cpu-mips.c (enum I_xxx): Likewise.
+ (arch_info_struct): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_elf_mips_mach): Likewise.
+ (mips_set_isa_flags): Likewise.
+ (mips_mach_extensions): Likewise.
+ (bfd_mips_isa_ext_mach): Likewise.
+ (bfd_mips_isa_ext): Likewise.
+ (print_mips_isa_ext): Delete AFL_EXT_LOONGSON_3A.
+
+2018-08-29 Chenghua Xu <paul.hua.gm@gmail.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (print_mips_ases): Add Loongson EXT2 extension.
+
+2018-08-29 Chenghua Xu <paul.hua.gm@gmail.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (infer_mips_abiflags): Use ases instead of
+ isa_ext for infer ABI flags.
+ (print_mips_ases): Add Loongson EXT extension.
+
+2018-08-29 Chenghua Xu <paul.hua.gm@gmail.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (print_mips_ases): Add CAM extension.
+
+2018-08-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_parse_gnu_properties): Don't mask
+ out the GNU_PROPERTY_X86_UINT32_VALID bit.
+
+2018-08-25 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23499
+ * elf.c (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string): Return
+ _("<corrupt>") for corrupt symbol version info.
+
+2018-08-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_parse_gnu_properties): Handle
+ X86_COMPAT_ISA_1_USED, X86_COMPAT_ISA_1_NEEDED,
+ X86_UINT32_AND_LO, X86_UINT32_AND_HI, X86_UINT32_OR_LO,
+ X86_UINT32_OR_HI, X86_UINT32_OR_AND_LO and X86_UINT32_OR_AND_HI
+ instead of X86_ISA_1_USED, X86_ISA_1_NEEDED and X86_FEATURE_1_AND.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_merge_gnu_properties): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Add X86_FEATURE_2_NEEDED
+ instead of X86_ISA_1_NEEDED.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_fixup_gnu_properties): Handle
+ X86_COMPAT_ISA_1_USED, X86_COMPAT_ISA_1_NEEDED, X86_UINT32_AND_LO,
+ X86_UINT32_AND_HI, X86_UINT32_OR_LO, X86_UINT32_OR_HI,
+ X86_UINT32_OR_AND_LO and X86_UINT32_OR_AND_HI instead of
+ X86_ISA_1_USED, X86_ISA_1_NEEDED and X86_FEATURE_1_AND.
+
+2018-08-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_parse_gnu_properties): Mask out the
+ GNU_PROPERTY_X86_UINT32_VALID bit.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_fixup_gnu_properties): Set the
+ GNU_PROPERTY_X86_UINT32_VALID bit for non-relocatable output.
+
+2018-08-23 Zenith423 <zenith432@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+ PR 23460
+ * plugin.c (struct plugin_list_entry): New structure.
+ (plugin_list): New variable.
+ (try_load_plugin): Place opened plugins on a list. Ensure that
+ the refcount in the dynamic loader is kept at 1.
+
+2018-08-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Revise "call lacks
+ nop" error message.
+
+2018-08-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * elf64-hppa.c (elf_hppa_final_link_relocate): Replace unworkable
+ code with an assertion.
+
+2018-08-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 23061
+ * coffgen.c (coff_pointerize_aux): Add table_end parameter. Use
+ it to prevent walking off the end of the table.
+ (coff_get_normalized_symtab): Pass internal_end pointer to
+ coff_pointerize_aux.
+
+2018-08-23 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Don't miss clearing
+ unresolved_reloc on ppc_stub_plt_call_notoc.
+
+2018-08-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23536
+ * development.sh (experimental): New.
+
+2018-08-22 Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
+ Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * elf-hppa.h (elf_hppa_fake_sections): Use SHT_PARISC_UNWIND as
+ the section type of the .PARISC.unwind section on 64-bit binaries
+ and SHT_PROGBITS for 32-bit binaries. Add a comment about it.
+ Add comment about the sh_entsize value.
+
+2018-08-22 Rafeal Auler <rafaelauler@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 23560
+ * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_size_stubs): Always update the
+ stub's target, since it may have been changed after the layout.
+
+2018-08-21 John Darington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au>
+
+ * elf32-s12z.c (opru18_reloc): New function.
+ (elf_s12z_howto_table): Adjust Howto according to new knowledge.
+
+2018-08-21 mephi42 <mephi42@gmail.com>
+
+ PR binutils/23315
+ * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_mangle_symbols): Update n_type even if
+ data is already considered filled.
+
+2018-08-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (HOW): Define.
+ (ONES): Delete.
+ (ppc64_elf_howto_raw): Use HOW to initialize entries.
+ * elf32-ppc.c (HOW): Define.
+ (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Use HOW to initialize entries, updating
+ R_PPC_VLE_REL15 and R_PPC_VLE_REL24 to use bitpos=0.
+
+2018-08-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * reloc.c (reloc_howto_type): Typedef.
+ (bfd_symbol): Delete forward declaration.
+ (struct reloc_howto_struct): Add "negate" field. Make "size",
+ "bitsize", "rightshift", "bitpos", "complain_on_overflow",
+ "pc_relative", "partial_inplace", and "pcrel_offset" bitfields.
+ Rearrange for better packing. Revise comments.
+ (HOWTO): Map to rearranged reloc_howto_struct.
+ (bfd_get_reloc_size): Delete now unused cases.
+ (read_reloc, write_reloc): Likewise.
+ (apply_reloc, _bfd_relocate_contents): Test howto->negate
+ rather than howto->size < 0 for negated relocation values.
+ * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_complain_overflow_bitfield_func): Avoid
+ signed/unsigned warning.
+ (xcoff_ppc_relocate_section): Delete "condition is always false"
+ code.
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (xcoff64_ppc_relocate_section): Likewise.
+ * cpu-ns32k.c (do_ns32k_reloc): Adjust to suit reloc_howto_struct
+ changes.
+ * vms-alpha.c (_bfd_vms_write_etir, alpha_vms_slurp_relocs): Use
+ size 16 for ALPHA_R_LINKAGE.
+ (alpha_howto_table <ALPHA_R_LINKAGE>): Set encoded size and
+ bitsize to zero.
+ * bfd-in.h (reloc_howto_type): Delete.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
+2018-08-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * reloc.c (HOWTO): Revise comment.
+ (NEWHOWTO, HOWTO_PREPARE): Delete.
+ * coff-arm.c (coff_arm_reloc_type_lookup): Replace const struc
+ reloc_howto_struct with reloc_howto_type.
+ * ns32knetbsd.c (MY_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
+ * vms-alpha.c (alpha_vms_bfd_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
+ * elf-hppa.h (HOW): Define.
+ (elf_hppa_howto_table): Use it to simplify this table, correcting
+ name of R_PARISC_LTOFF16WF, R_PARISC_LTOFF_FPTR64, and
+ R_PARISC_LTOFF_FPTR16DF.
+ * elf32-mep.c (MEPREL): Use HOWTO.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
+2018-08-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * mmo.c (valid_mmo_symbol_character_set): Initialize and make
+ array const.
+ (mmo_init): Don't init valid_mmo_symbol_character_set.
+
+2018-08-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * rs6000-core.c (CORE_COMMONSZ): Balance parentheses in expression.
+
+2018-08-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23515
+ * elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data): Add fixup_gnu_properties.
+ * elf-properties.c (_bfd_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Call
+ backend fixup_gnu_properties if it isn't NULL. Discard
+ .note.gnu.property section if all properties have been removed.
+ * elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_fixup_gnu_properties): New.
+ (elfNN_bed): Initialize fixup_gnu_properties.
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_fixup_gnu_properties): New
+ function.
+ * elfxx-x86.h (_bfd_x86_elf_link_fixup_gnu_properties): New
+ prototype.
+ (elf_backend_fixup_gnu_properties): New.
+
+2018-08-16 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c: Correct ppc_stub_long_branch_notoc example.
+ Formatting.
+
+2018-08-12 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR binutils/23494
+ * Makefile.am (BFD32_LIBS): Add elf-properties.lo.
+ (BFD32_LIBS_CFILES): Add elf-properties.c.
+ (BFD32_BACKENDS): Remove elf-properties.lo.
+ (BFD32_BACKENDS_CFILES): Remove elf-properties.c.
+ * configure.ac (elf): Remove elf-properties.lo.
+ * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+ * configure: Likewise.
+
+2018-08-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23428
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Don't
+ add X86_ISA_1_NEEDED property only if existing properties won't
+ be removed.
+
+2018-08-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * reloc.c (bfd_get_reloc_size): Sort switch.
+ (read_reloc, write_reloc, apply_reloc): New functions.
+ (bfd_perform_relocation, bfd_install_relocation): Use apply_reloc.
+ (_bfd_relocate_contents): Use read_reloc and write_reloc.
+ (_bfd_clear_contents): Likewise.
+
+2018-08-11 John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au>
+
+ * reloc.c (_bfd_relocate_contents): Handle 3 byte relocs.
+ (_bfd_clear_contents): Likewise.
+ (bfd_perform_relocation): Likewise.
+ (bfd_install_relocation): Likewise.
+
+2018-08-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23499
+ * elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Always clear
+ h->verinfo.verdef when overriding a dynamic definition.
+
+2018-08-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR binutils/23494
+ * elf-properties.c (elf_get_gnu_property_section_size): Always
+ use align_size as pr_datasz for GNU_PROPERTY_STACK_SIZE.
+ (elf_write_gnu_properties): Likewise.
+
+2018-08-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR binutils/23494
+ * bfd.c (bfd_convert_section_size): Check BFD_DECOMPRESS after
+ calling _bfd_elf_convert_gnu_property_size to convert
+ .note.gnu.property section size.
+ (bfd_convert_section_contents): Check BFD_DECOMPRESS after
+ calling _bfd_elf_convert_gnu_properties to convert
+ .note.gnu.property section.
+ * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_convert_gnu_property_size): New prototype.
+ (_bfd_elf_convert_gnu_properties): Likewise.
+ * elf-properties.c (elf_get_gnu_property_section_size): New
+ function.
+ (elf_write_gnu_properties): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_elf_convert_gnu_property_size): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_elf_convert_gnu_properties): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Use
+ elf_get_gnu_property_section_size and elf_write_gnu_properties.
+
+2018-08-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23486
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_merge_gnu_properties): Remove
+ GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_USED if an input file doesn't have it.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Adding the
+ GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_NEEDED, instead of
+ GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_USED, property.
+
+2018-08-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (struct map_stub): Delete tls_get_addr_opt_bctrl.
+ Add lr_restore, eh_size and eh_base.
+ (eh_advance, eh_advance_size): New functions.
+ (build_tls_get_addr_stub): Emit EH info for stub.
+ (ppc_build_one_stub): Likewise for _notoc stubs.
+ (ppc_size_one_stub): Size EH info for stub.
+ (group_sections): Init new map_stub fields.
+ (stub_eh_frame_size): Delete.
+ (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Size EH info for stubs. Set up dummy EH
+ program for stubs.
+ (ppc64_elf_build_stubs): Reinit new map_stub fields. Set FDE
+ offset to stub section here..
+ (ppc64_elf_finish_dynamic_sections): ..rather than here.
+
+2018-08-07 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Don't skip first
+ instruction of __tls_get_addr_opt stub.
+ (plt_stub_size): Omit ALWAYS_EMIT_R2SAVE condition when
+ dealing with __tls_get_addr_opt stub.
+ (build_tls_get_addr_stub, ppc_size_one_stub): Likewise.
+
+2018-08-06 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com>
+
+ * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Complain about
+ efalgs only when in/out exists.
+ (elf32_arc_section_from_shdr): Don't complain about 0x0c
+ section type. It is mwdt compiler specific.
+
+2018-08-06 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com>
+
+ * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_merge_attributes): Fix merge attributes.
+
+2018-08-06 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com>
+
+ * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_merge_attributes): Handle
+ Tag_ARC_ATR_version.
+
+2018-08-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ADDI_R12_R11, ADDI_R12_R12, LIS_R12),
+ (ADDIS_R12_R11, ORIS_R12_R12_0, ORI_R12_R12_0),
+ (SLDI_R12_R12_32, LDX_R12_R11_R12, ADD_R12_R11_R12): Define.
+ (ppc64_elf_howto_raw): Add R_PPC64_REL24_NOTOC entry.
+ (ppc64_elf_reloc_type_lookup): Support R_PPC64_REL24_NOTOC.
+ (ppc_stub_type): Add ppc_stub_long_branch_notoc,
+ ppc_stub_long_branch_both, ppc_stub_plt_branch_notoc,
+ ppc_stub_plt_branch_both, ppc_stub_plt_call_notoc, and
+ ppc_stub_plt_call_both.
+ (is_branch_reloc): Add R_PPC64_REL24_NOTOC.
+ (build_offset, size_offset): New functions.
+ (plt_stub_size): Support plt_call_notoc and plt_call_both.
+ (ppc_build_one_stub, ppc_size_one_stub): Support new stubs.
+ (toc_adjusting_stub_needed): Handle R_PPC64_REL24_NOTOC.
+ (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Likewise, and new stubs.
+ (ppc64_elf_build_stubs, ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+ * reloc.c: Add BFD_RELOC_PPC64_REL24_NOTOC.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+ * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+
+2018-08-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc_build_one_stub): Lose "_r2off" in stub symbols.
+
+2018-08-02 Jim Wilson <jimw@sifive.com>
+
+ * elfnn-riscv.c (riscv_elf_create_dynamic_sections): For .tdata.dyn,
+ add SEC_LINKER_CREATED flag.
+
+2018-08-01 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_put_ldsymbol_name): Suppress warnings
+ about potentially truncated strncpy operations.
+ (_bfd_xcoff_put_symbol_name): Likewise.
+
+ * elf32-avr.c (avr_stub_name): Check for a NULL return from
+ bfd_malloc.
+
+2018-08-01 Zenith <zenith432@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+ PR 23460
+ * plugin.c (bfd_plugin_open_input): Close file descriptor if the
+ call to fstat fails.
+ (try_claim): Always close the file descriptor at the end of the
+ function.
+ (try_load_plugin): If a plugin has already been registered, then
+ skip the dlopen and onload steps and go straight to claiming the
+ file. If these is an error, close the plugin.
+
+2018-08-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (plt_stub_pad): Delay plt_stub_size call until needed.
+ (ppc_build_one_stub): Don't set stub_offset, instead assert that
+ it is sane. Don't adjust stub_offset for alignment. Adjust size
+ calculation. Use "targ" temp when calculating offsets.
+ (ppc_size_one_stub): Set stub_offset here. Use "targ" temp when
+ calculating offsets. Adjust for alignment before setting
+ tls_get_addr_opt_bctrl.
+
+2018-08-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
+
+2018-07-30 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 22706
+ * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_relocate_section): When processing
+ translation relocs, fail if the relocation offset is too small.
+ Replace BFD_ASSERTs with more helpful error messages.
+
+2018-07-30 Andrew Jenner <andrew@codesourcery.com>
+
+ * Makefile.am (ALL_MACHINES, ALL_MACHINES_CFILES): Add C-SKY.
+ (BFD32_BACKENDS, BFD_BACKENDS_CFILES): Likewise.
+ * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+ * archures.c (enum bfd_architecture): Add bfd_arch_csky and
+ related bfd_mach defines.
+ (bfd_csky_arch): Declare.
+ (bfd_archures_list): Add C-SKY.
+ * bfd-in.h (elf32_csky_build_stubs): Declare.
+ (elf32_csky_size_stubs): Declare.
+ (elf32_csky_next_input_section: Declare.
+ (elf32_csky_setup_section_lists): Declare.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
+ * config.bfd: Add C-SKY.
+ * configure.ac: Likewise.
+ * configure: Regenerated.
+ * cpu-csky.c: New file.
+ * elf-bfd.h (enum elf_target_id): Add C-SKY.
+ * elf32-csky.c: New file.
+ * libbfd.h: Regenerated.
+ * reloc.c: Add C-SKY relocations.
+ * targets.c (csky_elf32_be_vec, csky_elf32_le_vec): Declare.
+ (_bfd_target_vector): Add C-SKY target vector entries.
+
+2018-07-27 John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au>
+
+ * elf32-s12z.c (ELF_TARGET_ID): Don't define.
+
+2018-07-27 John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au>
+
+ * libbfd.c (bfd_getb24, bfd_getl24): New functions.
+ (bfd_get_24, bfd_put_24): New macros.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
+2018-07-27 John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au>
+
+ * elf32-s12z.c (s12z_elf_set_mach_from_flags): Remove comment.
+
+2018-07-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Use a ppc_stub_long_branch_r2off
+ for calls to symbols with STO_PPC64_LOCAL_MASK bits set to 1.
+
+2018-07-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relax_section): Ignore common or undef locals.
+ Avoid trashing toff with added when used as a symbol index.
+ Ignore R_PPC_PLTREL24 addends in unused example code. Avoid
+ creating unnecessary fixups when relocatable.
+
+2018-07-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_nabi_write_core_note): Disable
+ -Wstringop-truncation warning for gcc-8.0 too.
+ * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_write_core_note): Likewise.
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_write_core_note): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_write_core_note): Likewise.
+ * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_write_core_note): Comment fix.
+ * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_write_core_note): Likewise.
+
+2018-07-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 23430
+ * dwarf2.c (dwarf_debug_section_enum): Fix comment typo.
+ * elf.c (bfd_section_from_shdr, elf_sort_sections): Likewise.
+
+2018-07-23 Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_sections): Move
+ relocation sections consistency check to always check both
+ .rela.dyn and .rela.plt when they exist. Rearrange variable
+ definition and assignment places.
+
+2018-07-23 Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-xtensa.c (shrink_dynamic_reloc_sections): Shrink dynamic
+ relocations section for dynamic undefined weak symbols when
+ linking a shared object.
+
+2018-07-23 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
+
+ * elf.c (bfd_get_elf_phdrs): Don't call memcpy with size 0.
+
+2018-07-21 Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou@adacore.com>
+
+ * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate) <R_ARM_GOT32>: Small
+ cleanup for the case of a global symbol that binds locally. Also
+ install a value in the GOT slot in the case of a local symbol in
+ a non-PIC link.
+
+2018-07-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23428
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): If the
+ separate code program header is needed, make sure that the first
+ read-only PT_LOAD segment has no code by adding a
+ GNU_PROPERTY_X86_ISA_1_USED note.
+
+2018-07-20 Chenghua Xu <paul.hua.gm@gmail.com>
+ Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (print_mips_ases): Add MMI extension.
+
+2018-07-20 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Do not
+ create DT_REL, DT_RELSZ or DT_RELENT dynamic entries if the
+ dynamic relocation section will be discarded from output.
+ (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_sections) <DT_RELSZ>: Assert that
+ the dynamic relocation section will be retained in output.
+
+2018-07-18 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+
+ * xcofflink.c (xcoff_write_global_symbol): Fix symbol type
+ checks for defined weak symbols.
+
+2018-07-17 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+
+ * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_loadstore): Use
+ `bfd_is_abs_symbol' rather than `bfd_is_abs_section' in checking
+ whether the symbol is absolute.
+ (nds32_elf_relax_lo12): Likewise.
+ * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Likewise.
+ (elfNN_aarch64_check_relocs): Likewise.
+ * xcofflink.c (xcoff_need_ldrel_p): Likewise.
+ (bfd_xcoff_import_symbol): Likewise.
+ (xcoff_write_global_symbol): Likewise.
+
+2018-07-17 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+
+ * linker.c (bfd_is_abs_symbol): New macro.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
+2018-07-16 Edjunior Barbosa Machado <emachado@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+
+ * elf-bfd.h (elfcore_write_ppc_tar): Add prototype.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_ppr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_dscr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_ebb): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_pmu): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cgpr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cfpr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cvmx): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cvsx): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_spr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_ctar): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cppr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cdscr): Likewise.
+ * elf.c (elfcore_write_ppc_tar): New function.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_ppr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_dscr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_ebb): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_pmu): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cgpr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cfpr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cvmx): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cvsx): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_spr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_ctar): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cppr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_tm_cdscr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_write_register_note): Call them.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_tar): New function.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_ppr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_dscr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_ebb): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_pmu): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_tm_cgpr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_tm_cfpr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_tm_cvmx): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_tm_cvsx): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_tm_spr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_tm_ctar): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_tm_cppr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_ppc_tm_cdscr): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_note): Call them.
+
+2018-07-11 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (mips_tls_got_relocs): Use `bfd_link_dll' rather
+ than `!bfd_link_pic' in determining the dynamic symbol index.
+ Avoid the index of -1.
+ (mips_elf_initialize_tls_slots): Likewise. Flatten code by
+ moving `dyn' to the beginning of the function block.
+
+2018-07-11 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+ Rich Felker <bugdal@aerifal.cx>
+
+ PR ld/22570
+ * elfxx-mips.c (mips_tls_got_relocs): Use `bfd_link_dll' rather
+ than `bfd_link_pic' to determine whether dynamic relocations are
+ to be produced.
+ (mips_elf_initialize_tls_slots): Likewise.
+
+2018-07-10 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+
+ * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Rename `remove' local variable
+ to `remove_section'.
+
+2018-07-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-xgate.h: Delete.
+ * elf32-xgate.c: Delete unnecessary forward declarations, add two
+ that are now needed.
+ (xgate_elf_bfd_link_hash_table_create)
+ (xgate_elf_bfd_link_hash_table_free)
+ (xgate_elf_set_mach_from_flags, struct xgate_scan_param)
+ (stub_hash_newfunc, elf32_xgate_add_symbol_hook)
+ (elf32_xgate_setup_section_lists, elf32_xgate_size_stubs)
+ (elf32_xgate_build_stubs, elf32_xgate_check_relocs)
+ (elf32_xgate_relocate_section, _bfd_xgate_elf_set_private_flags)
+ (elf32_xgate_post_process_headers): Delete.
+ (elf32_xgate_backend_symbol_processing): New function.
+ (xgate_elf_ignore_reloc, xgate_elf_special_reloc)
+ (_bfd_xgate_elf_print_private_bfd_data): Make static.
+ (ELF_TARGET_ID, elf_info_to_howto, elf_backend_check_relocs)
+ (elf_backend_relocate_section, elf_backend_object_p)
+ (elf_backend_final_write_processing, elf_backend_can_gc_sections)
+ (elf_backend_post_process_headers, elf_backend_add_symbol_hook)
+ (bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create)
+ (bfd_elf32_bfd_set_private_flags)
+ (xgate_stub_hash_lookup): Don't define.
+ (elf_backend_symbol_processing): Define.
+ * elf-bfd.h (elf_target_id): Delete XGATE_ELF_DATA.
+
+2018-07-09 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Don't set
+ `->needs_lazy_stub' if the stubs output section is the absolute
+ section.
+
+2018-07-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23388
+ * configure.ac: Use changequote for "i[3-7]86-*-linux-*".
+ * configure: Regenerated.
+
+2018-07-09 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_post_process_headers): Call
+ _bfd_elf_post_process_headers.
+
+2018-07-06 Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_allocate_dynrelocs): Don't allocate
+ space for dynamic relocation for undefined weak symbol.
+ (elf_xtensa_relocate_section): Don't emit R_XTENSA_RELATIVE
+ relocation for undefined weak symbols.
+ (shrink_dynamic_reloc_sections): Don't shrink dynamic relocation
+ section for relocations against undefined weak symbols.
+
+2018-07-06 Alan Hayward <alan.hayward@arm.com>
+
+ * elf.c (elfcore_grok_aarch_sve): New function.
+ (elfcore_grok_note): Check for Aarch64 SVE.
+ (elfcore_write_aarch_sve): New function.
+ (elfcore_write_register_note): Check for Aarch64 SVE.
+ * elf-bfd.h(elfcore_grok_aarch_sve): New declaration.
+
+2018-07-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_nabi_write_core_note): Don't use
+ DIAGNOTIC_PUSH and DIAGNOSTIC_POP unconditionally.
+ * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_write_core_note): Likewise.
+ * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_write_core_note): Likewise.
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_write_core_note): Likewise.
+ * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_write_core_note): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_elf_write_core_note): Likewise.
+
+2018-07-05 Jim Wilson <jimw@sifive.com>
+
+ * config.bfd (riscv32*-*-*): Renamed from riscv32-*-*.
+ (riscv64*-*-*): Likewise.
+ (riscv-*-*): Add as an alias for riscv32*-*-*.
+
+2018-07-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23372
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_merge_gnu_properties): Remove x86
+ ISA properties with empty bits.
+
+2018-07-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * po/ru.po: Updated Russian translation.
+
+2018-07-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes): Update prototype.
+ * elf32-ppc.c (_bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes): Return error
+ on mismatch. Remove "warning: " from messages. Track last bfd
+ used to set tags.
+ (ppc_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Likewise. Handle status from
+ _bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes.
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Handle status
+ from _bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes.
+
+2018-07-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * Makefile.am (bfdinclude_HEADERS): Add $(INCDIR)/diagnostics.h.
+ * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+
+2018-07-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Remove zero size .gnu.attributes
+ sections.
+
+2018-07-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf-bfd.h (ATTR_TYPE_FLAG_ERROR, ATTR_TYPE_HAS_ERROR): Define.
+ * elf-attrs.c (is_default_attr): Handle ATTR_TYPE_HAS_ERROR.
+ * elf32-ppc.c (_bfd_elf_ppc_merge_fp_attributes): Use
+ ATTR_TYPE_FLAG_INT_VAL. Set ATTR_TYPE_HAS_ERROR on finding
+ incompatible attribute.
+ (ppc_elf_merge_obj_attributes): Likewise. Return
+ _bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes result.
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Return
+ _bfd_elf_merge_object_attributes result.
+
+2018-07-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 17550
+ * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_fix_symbol_flags): Hide dynamic symbols
+ in discarded sections.
+
+2018-07-02 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Set
+ `mark' for symbols created from `mips_elf_dynsym_rtproc_names'
+ list.
+
2018-07-02 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com>
* elf64-mips.c (micromips_elf64_howto_table_rel): Add