+2017-10-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elfxx-x86.h (GENERATE_RELATIVE_RELOC_P): New.
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Use it.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
+
+2017-10-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elfxx-x86.h (RESOLVED_LOCALLY_P): New.
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Use it.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
+
+2017-10-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf32-i386.c (X86_PCREL_TYPE_P): New.
+ (elf_i386_check_relocs): Use NEED_DYNAMIC_RELOCATION_P.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (IS_X86_64_PCREL_TYPE): Renamed to ...
+ (X86_PCREL_TYPE_P): This.
+ (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Use NEED_DYNAMIC_RELOCATION_P.
+ Replace IS_X86_64_PCREL_TYPE with X86_PCREL_TYPE_P.
+ (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Replace IS_X86_64_PCREL_TYPE with
+ X86_PCREL_TYPE_P.
+ * elfxx-x86.h (NEED_DYNAMIC_RELOCATION_P): New.
+
+2017-10-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elfxx-x86.h (TLS_TRANSITION_IE_TO_LE_P): New.
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_tls_transition): Use it.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_tls_transition): Likewise.
+
+2017-10-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf32-ppc.c (readonly_dynrelocs): Add a link_info argument.
+ Dump dynamic relocation in read-only section with minfo if
+ needed.
+ (ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Pass NULL to readonly_dynrelocs.
+ (maybe_set_textrel): Likewise.
+ (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Dump dynamic relocation in
+ read-only section with minfo.
+
+2017-10-05 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
+
+ * elf.c (elfcore_grok_freebsd_note): Handle NT_ARM_VFP.
+
+2017-10-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf32-tilepro.c (readonly_dynrelocs): Dump dynamic relocation
+ in read-only section with minfo.
+ (tilepro_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-tilegx.c (readonly_dynrelocs): Likewise.
+ (tilegx_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+
+2017-10-05 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 22245
+ * bfd.c (bfd_set_error): Revert 2017-10-04 change. Remove
+ ellipsis parameter. Split out bfd_error_on_input code to..
+ (bfd_set_input_error): .. New function.
+ * archive.c (_bfd_write_archive_contents): Use bfd_set_input_error.
+ * vms-lib.c (_bfd_vms_lib_write_archive_contents): Likewise.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
+2017-10-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elflink.c (elf_link_input_bfd): Correct ctor/dtor in init_array/
+ fini_array error value.
+
+2017-10-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 21167
+ * elf.c (_bfd_elf_setup_sections): Don't trim reloc sections from
+ groups.
+ (_bfd_elf_init_reloc_shdr): Pass sec_hdr, use it to copy SHF_GROUP
+ flag from section.
+ (elf_fake_sections): Adjust calls. Exit immediately on failure.
+ (bfd_elf_set_group_contents): Add associated reloc section indices
+ to group contents.
+
+2017-10-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_get_synthetic_symtab): Don't sort or
+ classify symbols for ELFv2.
+
+2017-10-04 Pavel I. Kryukov <kryukov@frtk.ru>
+
+ PR 22245
+ * bfd.c (bfd_set_error): Avoid UB on passing arg to va_start that
+ undergoes default promotion.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
+2017-10-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Fix comment typo.
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+
+2017-10-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 21957
+ * dwarf2.c (new_line_sorts_after): Remove end_sequence comparison.
+ (add_line_info): Always put end_sequence last.
+
+2017-10-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22047
+ * dwarf2.c (read_section): Allocate buffer with extra byte for
+ bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents rather than copying
+ afterwards.
+
+2017-09-29 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * merge.c (merge_strings): Return FALSE on malloc failure.
+ (_bfd_merge_sections): Return failures from record_section and
+ merge_strings.
+
+2017-09-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22220
+ * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Set non_ir_ref_dynamic in
+ a case where plugin_notice isn't called.
+
+2017-09-27 Kuan-Lin Chen <kuanlinchentw@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Fix a tautological
+ comparison.
+
+2017-09-26 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/22199
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Don't pass
+ output_bfd to info->callbacks->minfo.
+
+2017-09-26 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 22172
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_info_to_howto): Do not trigger an
+ assertion failure if elf_x86_64_rtype_to_howto has already issued
+ an error message.
+
+2017-09-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22210
+ * dwarf2.c (read_formatted_entries): Use read_attribute_value to
+ read data.
+
+2017-09-26 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 22210
+ * dwarf2.c (read_formatted_entries): Fail early if we know that
+ the loop parsing data entries will overflow the end of the
+ section.
+
+2017-09-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22209
+ * dwarf2.c (struct comp_unit): Delete sec_info_ptr field.
+ (find_abstract_instance_name): Calculate DW_FORM_ref_addr relative
+ to stash->info_ptr_memory, and check die_ref is within that memory.
+ Set info_ptr_end correctly when another CU is refd. Check die_ref
+ for DW_FORM_ref4 etc. is within CU.
+
+2017-09-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22205
+ * dwarf2.c (concat_filename): Return "<unknown>" on NULL filename.
+ (read_formatted_entries): Init "fe".
+ (decode_line_info <DW_LNE_define_file>): Use line_info_add_file_name.
+
+2017-09-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22204
+ * dwarf2.c (decode_line_info): Ensure line_ptr stays within
+ bounds in inner loop.
+
+2017-09-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22202
+ * dwarf1.c (parse_die): Sanity check pointer against section limit
+ before dereferencing.
+ (parse_line_table): Likewise.
+
+2017-09-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22201
+ * dwarf2.c (scan_unit_for_symbols): Ignore DW_AT_name unless it
+ has string form.
+ (parse_comp_unit): Likewise.
+
+2017-09-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22200
+ * dwarf2.c (read_formatted_entries): Error on format_count zero.
+
+2017-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22197
+ * opncls.c (bfd_get_debug_link_info_1): Properly check that crc is
+ within section bounds.
+
+2017-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22191
+ * dwarf2.c (decode_line_info): Properly free line sequences on error.
+
+2017-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22187
+ * dwarf2.c (find_abstract_instance_name): Add orig_info_ptr and
+ pname param. Return status. Make name const. Don't abort,
+ return an error. Formatting. Exit if current info_ptr matches
+ orig_info_ptr. Update callers.
+ (scan_unit_for_symbols): Start at nesting_level of zero. Make
+ nested_funcs an array of structs for extensibility. Formatting.
+
+2017-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22186
+ * dwarf2.c (decode_line_info): Fail on lh.line_range of zero
+ rather than dividing by zero.
+
+2017-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22169
+ * dwarf2.c (decode_line_info): Correct .debug_line unit_length check.
+
+2017-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22167
+ * dwarf2.c (scan_unit_for_symbols): Check u.blk->data is non-NULL.
+
+2017-09-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22166
+ * elf.c (_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables): Test sh_info on
+ SHT_GNU_verneed section for sanity. Don't zalloc memory for
+ verref.
+
+2017-09-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR binutils/22170
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_get_synthetic_symtab): Guard against
+ corrupted PLT.
+
+2017-09-22 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR binutils/22163
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_get_synthetic_symtab): Also return
+ -1 if bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc returns 0.
+
+2017-09-22 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+ Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * version.h: Add comment.
+
+2017-09-21 Andreas Arnez <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+
+ * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): For the cases NT_S390_GS_CB and
+ NT_S390_GS_BC, correct the previously swapped invocations of
+ elfcore_grok_s390_gs_bc and elfcore_grok_s390_gs_cb.
+
+2017-09-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 21441
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_build_stubs): Don't check glink_eh_frame
+ size.
+
+2017-09-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22150
+ * elflink.c (bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Garbage collect
+ symbols before calculating verrefs. Don't renumber dynsyms
+ after gc. Exclude .gnu.version when zero or one dynsym.
+ Localize some vars and reindent.
+
+2017-09-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/22148
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_get_synthetic_symtab): Check error
+ return from bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc.
+
+2017-09-15 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22116
+ * archive.c (bfd_ar_hdr_from_filesystem): Detect when status.st_size
+ overflows bfd_size_type.
+
+2017-09-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/22135
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Add an argument
+ to indicate if conversion is performed.
+ (elf_i386_check_relocs): Cache section contents and relocations
+ if conversion is performed.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Cache section
+ contents and relocations if conversion is performed.
+
+2017-09-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR binutils/22113
+ * peXXigen.c (pe_print_idata): Extend check for HintName vector
+ entries.
+
+2017-09-13 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elfxx-x86.h: Fix a typo in comments.
+
+2017-09-09 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
+
+ * elf32-nds32.c: Rename __BIT() to N32_BIT().
+
+2017-09-09 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppp.c (plt_stub_pad): Handle positive and negative
+ plt_stub_align.
+
+2017-09-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Update usage of
+ UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
+ (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewise.
+ (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-x86.c (elf_x86_allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_fixup_symbol): Likewise.
+
+2017-09-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_symbol_references_local): Don't
+ check has_non_got_reloc.
+
+2017-09-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/22115
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Check linker_def.
+ Don't use UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Check
+ linker_def. Don't use UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO.
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_check_relocs): Set local_ref
+ and linker_def on __ehdr_start if it is referenced and not
+ defined.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_symbol_references_local): Also set local_ref
+ and return TRUE when building executable, if a symbol has
+ non-GOT/non-PLT relocations in text section or there is no
+ dynamic linker.
+ * elfxx-x86.h (elf_x86_link_hash_entry): Add linker_def.
+
+2017-09-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elfxx-x86.h: Update comments.
+
+2017-09-08 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_setup_gnu_properties): Replace
+ elf_x86_plt_layout_table with elf_x86_init_table.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_setup_gnu_properties):
+ Likewise.
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties):
+ Likewise.
+ * elfxx-x86.h (elf_x86_plt_layout_table): Renamed to ...
+ (elf_x86_init_table): This.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Replace
+ elf_x86_plt_layout_table with elf_x86_init_table.
+
+2017-09-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * configure.ac (bfd_backends): Don't add elf64-x86-64.lo nor
+ elf64.lo together with elfxx-x86.lo for 64-bit BFD.
+ * configure: Regenerated.
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_setup_gnu_properties): Set r_info
+ and r_sym fields of plt_layout.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_setup_gnu_properties):
+ Likewise.
+ * elfxx-x86.c (elf_x86_64_is_reloc_section): Remove BFD64 check.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_hash_table_create): Likewise. Don't set
+ r_info nor r_sym fields.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Set r_info and r_sym
+ fields of htab.
+ * elfxx-x86.h (elf_x86_plt_layout_table): Add r_info and r_sym.
+
+2017-09-07 Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>
+
+ * (_bfd_riscv_relax_align): Call bfd_set_error and
+ print an error message when unable to relax a .align directive.
+
+2017-09-07 Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>
+
+ * elfnn-riscv.c (riscv_zero_pcrel_hi_reloc): New function.
+ (riscv_record_pcrel_hi_reloc): Add absolute argument.
+ (riscv_elf_relocate_section): Call riscv_zero_pcrel_hi_reloc for
+ R_RISCV_PCREL_HI20 relocs, and pass the result to
+ riscv_record_pcrel_hi_reloc.
+
+2017-09-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_load_reloc): Add an argument,
+ r_type_p. Remove the converted argument. Replace
+ SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL with SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL_P. Return
+ the new relocation type via r_type_p.
+ (elf_i386_relocate_section): Likewise.
+ (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+ (need_convert_load): Removed.
+ (check_relocs_failed): Updated.
+ (elf_i386_check_relocs): Call elf_i386_convert_load_reloc,
+ instead of setting need_convert_load.
+ (_bfd_i386_elf_convert_load): Removed.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (need_convert_load): Removed.
+ (check_relocs_failed): Updated.
+ (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Add an argument, r_type_p.
+ Replace SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL with SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL_P.
+ Return the new relocation type via r_type_p.
+ (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Call elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc,
+ instead of setting need_convert_load.
+ (elf_x86_64_check_relocs): Don't check PIC if relocation has
+ been converted.
+ (_bfd_x86_64_elf_convert_load): Removed.
+ (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Replace SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL
+ with SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL_P.
+ (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_hash_table_create): Don't
+ set convert_load.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Don't call convert_load.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_symbol_references_local): New function.
+ * elfxx-x86.h (SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL_P): New.
+ (UNDEFINED_WEAK_RESOLVED_TO_ZERO): Replace elf.forced_local with
+ SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL_P.
+ (elf_x86_link_hash_entry): Add local_ref.
+ (elf_x86_link_hash_table): Remove convert_load.
+ (_bfd_i386_elf_convert_load): Removed.
+ (_bfd_x86_64_elf_convert_load): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_x86_elf_link_symbol_references_local): New.
+
+2017-09-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (R_X86_64_converted_reloc_bit): New.
+ (elf_x86_64_info_to_howto): Get the real relocation type by
+ masking out R_X86_64_converted_reloc_bit.
+ (elf_x86_64_check_tls_transition): Get the real relocation type
+ by masking out R_X86_64_converted_reloc_bit.
+ (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Set R_X86_64_converted_reloc_bit
+ instead of setting converted_reloc.
+ (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Check R_X86_64_converted_reloc_bit
+ instead of converted_reloc. Get the real relocation type by
+ masking out R_X86_64_converted_reloc_bit.
+ (elf_x86_64_link_setup_gnu_properties): Verify that the value of
+ R_X86_64_converted_reloc_bit is valid.
+ * elfxx-x86.h (converted_reloc): Removed.
+
+2017-09-06 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Don't change r_type
+ when calling elf_i386_tls_transition. Don't use ELF32_R_TYPE
+ to get the relocation type again.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Don't change
+ r_type when calling elf_x86_64_tls_transition. Don't use
+ ELF32_R_TYPE to get the relocation type again.
+
+2017-09-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Properly set
+ converted_reloc.
+
+2017-09-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load_reloc): Remove the sec
+ argument. Don't check relocation overflow. Avoid relocation
+ overflow if --no-relax is used. Set converted_reloc on symbol
+ if a GOTPCREL relocation is converted.
+ (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Issue a fatal error and suggest
+ --no-relax if GOTPCREL relocation conversion leads to relocation
+ overflow.
+ * elfxx-x86.h (elf_x86_link_hash_entry): Add converted_reloc.
+
+2017-09-05 Alexander Fedotov <alexander.fedotov@nxp.com>
+ Edmar Wienskoski <edmar.wienskoski@nxp.com
+
+ * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_howto_raw): Add R_PPC_VLE_ADDR20.
+ (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Handle it.
+ (ppc_elf_vle_split20): New function.
+ (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Handle R_PPC_VLE_ADDR20.
+
+2017-09-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/22071
+ * elfxx-x86.c (elf_x86_allocate_dynrelocs): Set tlsdesc_plt
+ for x86-64 if GOT_TLS_GDESC_P is true.
+
+2017-09-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 22067
+ * elfxx-x86.h (elf_x86_hash_table): Check is_elf_hash_table first.
+
2017-09-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
* elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_hash_table_create): Initialize