+2016-02-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): New. Defined
+ to bfd_true.
+
+2016-02-16 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+
+ * plugin.c (plugin_vec): Set match priority to 255.
+ * format.c (bfd_check_format_matches) [BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS]: When
+ matching against the plugin vector, take priority from there not
+ from TEMP.
+
+2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * elf-bfd.h (struct bfd_elf_special_section): Use unsigned values
+ for length and type fields. Use a signed value for the
+ suffix_length field.
+
+2016-02-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/19601
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Mask off the least
+ significant bit in GOT offset for R_386_GOT32X.
+
+2016-02-10 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 19405
+ * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Allow for signed
+ immediate values.
+ * elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Limit the
+ number of messages about FDE encoding preventing .eh_frame_hdr
+ generation.
+
+2016-02-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * oasys.c (oasys_archive_p): Fix indentation.
+ * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_section): Use an unsigned
+ constant for left shifting.
+
+ * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_relocate_section): Add a more
+ helpful warning message to explain why certain AArch64 relocs
+ might overflow.
+
+2016-02-05 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
+
+ * pe-mips.c (coff_mips_reloc): Fix formatting.
+
+2016-02-05 Cupertino Miranda <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
+
+ * cpu-arc.c: Change default archure from bfd_mach_arc_arcv2
+ to bfd_mach_arc_arc600.
+
+2016-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust last patch
+ for big-endian.
+
+2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/19542
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_load): Store the estimated
+ distances in the compressed_size field of the output section.
+
+2016-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Further restrict
+ ELFv2 entry optimization.
+
+2016-02-02 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR binutils/19547
+ * elf.c (assign_section_numbers): Clear HAS_RELOC if there are
+ no relocations in relocatable files.
+
+2016-02-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/19553
+ * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't add DT_NEEDED
+ if a symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED doesn't match
+ the symbol referenced by regular object.
+
+2016-02-01 Nathaniel Smith <njs@pobox.com>
+
+ * peicode.h (pe_ILF_build_a_bfd): Create an import symbol for both
+ CODE and DATA.
+
+2016-02-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_get_plt_sym_val): Don't abort on
+ an out of range reloc_index.
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_get_plt_sym_val): Likewise.
+
+2016-02-01 Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
+
+ * Makefile.am (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS): Add netbsd-core.lo.
+ (OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES): Add netbsd-core.c.
+ * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+
+2016-02-01 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+
+ * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_reloc_name_lookup): Fix indentation.
+
+2016-01-31 John David Anglin <danglin@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+ PR ld/19526
+ * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Don't sort non-regular output
+ files.
+ * elf64-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_final_link): Likewise. Remove retval.
+
+2016-01-30 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/19539
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_reloc_type_class): Check relocation
+ against STT_GNU_IFUNC symbol only with dynamic symbols.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
+
+2016-01-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR binutils/19523
+ * dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_slurp_debug_info): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS to
+ decompress debug sections.
+
+2016-01-25 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+ * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Rename `index' to
+ `dynindx'.
+
+2016-01-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR target/19435
+ * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_close_and_cleanup): Suppress code to free
+ dsym filename buffer.
+
+2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG_FIELD): Simplify calculation.
+
+2016-01-24 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@imgtec.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (BZ16_REG): Correct calculation.
+
+2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * elf32-arc.c (ADD_RELA): Fix compile time warning errors by
+ changing the type of _loc to be bfd_byte *.
+ (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+
+2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR ld/19455
+ * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_create_dynamic_sections): Set the ELF
+ class of the linker stub bfd.
+ (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Skip check for pic format after
+ processing a vxWorks R_ARM_ABS12 reloc.
+ * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Check for ELFCLASSNONE when
+ reporting a class mismatch.
+
+2016-01-21 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
+
+ * elfnn-aarch64.c (aarch64_type_of_stub): Allow insert long branch
+ veneer for sym_sec != input_sec.
+ (elfNN_aarch64_size_stub): Support STT_SECTION symbol.
+ (elfNN_aarch64_final_link_relocate): Take rela addend into account when
+ calculation destination.
+
+2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf-linux-core.h (swap_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
+ (swap_linux_prpsinfo64_out): New function.
+ (LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
+ (LINUX_PRPSINFO64_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
+ * elf.c (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
+ (elfcore_write_linux_prpsinfo64): Likewise.
+ * elf32-ppc.c (swap_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32_out): New function.
+ (PPC_LINUX_PRPSINFO32_SWAP_FIELDS): Delete.
+ (elfcore_write_ppc_linux_prpsinfo32): Adjust. Don't memset.
+
+2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf-linux-core.h: Rename from elf-linux-psinfo.h.
+ * elf.c: Adjust #include.
+ * elf32-ppc.c: Don't #include elf-linux-psinfo.h
+ * Makefile.am (SOURCE_HFILES): Update.
+ * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+ * po/SRC-PORFILES.in: Regenerate.
+
+2016-01-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * configure.ac: Move corefile selection later in file. Move
+ tdefaults code immediately after other target vector code.
+ * configure: Regenerate.
+
+2016-01-20 Mickael Guene <mickael.guene@st.com>
+
+ * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_special_sections): Remove catch of noread
+ section using '.text.noread' pattern.
+
+2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
+
+ * elf.c (elfcore_grok_note): Recognize NT_FREEBSD_THRMISC notes.
+
+2016-01-18 Miranda Cupertino <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
+ Zissulescu Claudiu <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>
+
+ * arc-plt.def: New file.
+ * arc-plt.h: Likewise.
+ * elf32-arc.c (elf_arc_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arc_abs_pltn_entry,
+ elf_arcV2_abs_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_abs_pltn_entry,
+ elf_arc_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arc_pic_pltn_entry,
+ elf_arcV2_pic_plt0_entry, elf_arcV2_pic_pltn_entry): Remove.
+ (name_for_global_symbol): Added.
+ (ADD_RELA): Helper to create dynamic relocs.
+ (new_got_entry_to_list): Create a new got entry in linked list.
+ (symbol_has_entry_of_type): Search for specific type of entry in
+ list.
+ (is_reloc_for_GOT): return FALSE for any TLS related relocs.
+ (is_reloc_for_TLS, arc_elf_set_private_flags)
+ (arc_elf_print_private_bfd_data, arc_elf_copy_private_bfd_data)
+ (arc_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): New functions.
+ (debug_arc_reloc): Cleaned debug info printing.
+ (PDATA reloc): Changed not to perform address alignment.
+ (reverse_me): Added. Fix for ARC_32 relocs.
+ (arc_do_relocation): Return bfd_reloc_of when no relocation should
+ occur.
+ (arc_get_local_got_ents): Renamed from arc_get_local_got_offsets.
+ Changed function to access an array of list of GOT entries instead
+ of just an array of offsets.
+ (elf_arc_relocate_section): Added support for PIC and TLS related relocations.
+ (elf_arc_check_relocs): Likewise.
+ (elf_arc_adjust_dynamic_symbol, elf_arc_finish_dynamic_symbol,
+ (elf_arc_finish_dynamic_sections): Likewise
+ (arc_create_dynamic_sections): Modified conditions to create
+ dynamic sections.
+ (ADD_SYMBOL_REF_SEC_AND_RELOC): New macro.
+ (plt_do_relocs_for_symbol, relocate_plt_for_symbol)
+ (relocate_plt_for_entry): Changed to support new way to define PLT
+ related code.
+ (add_symbol_to_plt): Likewise.
+ (arc_elf_link_hash_table_create): New function.
+
+2016-01-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR ld/19440
+ * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_swap_sym_in): Sign extend external
+ section number into internal section number.
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
+ * coffswap.h (coff_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
+ * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_sym_in): Likewise.
+ * coffcode.h (_coff_bigobj_swap_sym_in): Make sure that internal
+ section number field is big enough to hold the external value.
+
+2016-01-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * configure: Regenerate.
+
+2016-01-12 Yury Usishchev <y.usishchev@samsung.com>
+
+ * elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_fix_exidx_coverage): Insert cantunwind
+ when address in first unwind entry does not match start of
+ section.
+
2016-01-08 Richard Sandiford <richard.sandiford@arm.com>
Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>