+2021-03-22 Martin Liska <mliska@suse.cz>
+
+ * bfd-in.h (startswith): Add startswith function.
+ (CONST_STRNEQ): Remove.
+ * bfd-in2.h (startswith): Regenerate with make headers.
+ * archive.c (bfd_slurp_armap): Replace usage of CONST_STRNEQ with startswith.
+ (_bfd_slurp_extended_name_table): Likewise.
+ * archive64.c (_bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap): Likewise.
+ * bfd.c (bfd_get_sign_extend_vma): Likewise.
+ (bfd_convert_section_size): Likewise.
+ (bfd_convert_section_contents): Likewise.
+ * coff-stgo32.c (go32exe_create_stub): Likewise.
+ (go32exe_check_format): Likewise.
+ * coffcode.h (styp_to_sec_flags): Likewise.
+ (GNU_DEBUGALTLINK): Likewise.
+ * coffgen.c (_bfd_coff_section_already_linked): Likewise.
+ (coff_gc_sweep): Likewise.
+ (bfd_coff_gc_sections): Likewise.
+ * cofflink.c (coff_link_add_symbols): Likewise.
+ (process_embedded_commands): Likewise.
+ * compress.c (bfd_is_section_compressed_with_header): Likewise.
+ (bfd_init_section_decompress_status): Likewise.
+ * dwarf2.c (find_debug_info): Likewise.
+ (place_sections): Likewise.
+ * ecoff.c (_bfd_ecoff_slurp_armap): Likewise.
+ * elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+ (assign_section_numbers): Likewise.
+ (elfcore_grok_win32pstatus): Likewise.
+ * elf32-arm.c (cmse_scan): Likewise.
+ (elf32_arm_gc_mark_extra_sections): Likewise.
+ (elf32_arm_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ (is_arm_elf_unwind_section_name): Likewise.
+ * elf32-bfin.c (bfin_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-cr16.c (_bfd_cr16_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-csky.c (csky_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-iq2000.c (iq2000_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
+ * elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-msp430.c (msp430_elf_relax_delete_bytes): Likewise.
+ * elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-or1k.c (or1k_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-score.c (s3_bfd_score_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-score7.c (s7_bfd_score_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-tic6x.c (is_tic6x_elf_unwind_section_name): Likewise.
+ (elf32_tic6x_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ (xtensa_is_insntable_section): Likewise.
+ (xtensa_is_littable_section): Likewise.
+ (xtensa_is_proptable_section): Likewise.
+ (xtensa_property_section_name): Likewise.
+ (xtensa_callback_required_dependence): Likewise.
+ * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf64-hppa.c (elf64_hppa_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf64-ia64-vms.c (is_unwind_section_name): Likewise.
+ (get_reloc_section): Likewise.
+ (elf64_ia64_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ (elf64_ia64_object_p): Likewise.
+ * elf64-mmix.c (mmix_elf_add_symbol_hook): Likewise.
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections): Likewise.
+ (bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entries): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_elf_section_already_linked): Likewise.
+ * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elfnn-ia64.c (is_unwind_section_name): Likewise.
+ (elfNN_ia64_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ (elfNN_ia64_object_p): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-mips.c (FN_STUB_P): Likewise.
+ (CALL_STUB_P): Likewise.
+ (CALL_FP_STUB_P): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_mips_elf_section_from_shdr): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_mips_elf_fake_sections): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_mips_final_write_processing): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_mips_elf_final_link): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-x86.c (elf_i386_is_reloc_section): Likewise.
+ (elf_x86_64_is_reloc_section): Likewise.
+ * hpux-core.c (thread_section_p): Likewise.
+ * libcoff.h (bfd_pei_p): Likewise.
+ * linker.c (REAL): Likewise.
+ (unwrap_hash_lookup): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol): Likewise.
+ * mmo.c (mmo_internal_write_section): Likewise.
+ * osf-core.c (osf_core_core_file_p): Likewise.
+ * pef.c (bfd_pef_print_symbol): Likewise.
+ * pei-x86_64.c (pex64_print_all_pdata_sections): Likewise.
+ * som.c (som_slurp_symbol_table): Likewise.
+ (som_slurp_armap): Likewise.
+ * wasm-module.c (wasm_compute_custom_section_file_position): Likewise.
+
+2021-03-22 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+ * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_scnhdr_out): Add missing
+ language translation wrapping to _bfd_error_handler()
+ invocations.
+
+2021-03-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * bfd-in.h (startswith): New inline.
+ (CONST_STRNEQ): Use startswith.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
+2021-03-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27590
+ * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Remove SHF_EXCLUDE
+ test for .gnu.debuglto*.
+
+2021-03-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/27590
+ * elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Treat
+ .gnu.debuglto_.debug_ section as debugging section unless it is
+ marked with SHF_EXCLUDE.
+ * elflink.c (elf_create_symbuf): Revert commit 994b2513281.
+ (bfd_elf_match_symbols_in_sections): Ignore section symbols when
+ matching non-debugging sections or linkonce section with comdat
+ section.
+
+2021-03-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/27587
+ * dwarf2.c (read_attribute_value): Check version >= 3 for
+ DW_FORM_ref_addr.
+
+2021-03-16 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_aux_out): Avoid potential buffer
+ overrun by using sizeof of the destination x_fname field as the
+ limit for a memcpy.
+
+2021-03-16 Kuan-Lin Chen <kuanlinchentw@gmail.com>
+
+ * elfxx-riscv.c (riscv_std_z_ext_strtab): Add zba, zbb and zbc.
+
+2021-03-12 Clément Chigot <clement.chigot@atos.net>
+
+ * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_PPC_TLS_LE, BFD_RELOC_PPC_TLS_IE,
+ BFD_RELOC_PPC_TLS_M, BFD_RELOC_PPC_TLS_ML, BFD_RELOC_PPC64_TLS_GD,
+ BFD_RELOC_PPC64_TLS_LD, BFD_RELOC_PPC64_TLS_LE,
+ BFD_RELOC_PPC64_TLS_IE, BFD_RELOC_PPC64_TLS_M,
+ BFD_RELOC_PPC64_TLS_ML): New relocations.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+ * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+ * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_calculate_relocation): Call
+ xcoff_reloc_type_tls for TLS relocations.
+ (xcoff_howto_table): Implement TLS relocations.
+ (_bfd_xcoff_reloc_type_lookup): Add cases TLS relocations.
+ (xcoff_reloc_type_tls): New function.
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (xcoff_calculate_relocation): Likewise.
+ (xcoff_howto_table): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_xcoff_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
+ * coffcode.h (sec_to_styp_flags): Handle TLS sections.
+ (styp_to_sec_flags): Likewise.
+ (coff_compute_section_file_positions): Avoid file offset
+ optimisation for .data when the previous section is .tdata.
+ (coff_write_object_contents): Handle TLS sections.
+ * coffswap.h (coff_swap_aouthdr_out): Add support for
+ new fields in aouthdr.
+ * libxcoff.h (xcoff_reloc_type_tls): Add prototype.
+ * xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_add_symbols): Handle XMC_UL.
+ (xcoff_need_ldrel_p): Add cases for TLS relocations.
+ (xcoff_create_ldrel): Add l_symndx for TLS sections.
+
+2021-03-12 Clément Chigot <clement.chigot@atos.net>
+
+ * reloc.c (BFD_RELOC_PPC_TOC16_HI, BFD_RELOC_PPC_TOC16_LO):
+ New relocations.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+ * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+ * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_calculate_relocation): Call
+ xcoff_reloc_type_toc for R_TOCU and R_TOCL.
+ (xcoff_howto_table): Remove src_mask for TOC relocations.
+ Add R_TOCU and R_TOCL howtos.
+ (_bfd_xcoff_reloc_type_lookup): Add cases for
+ BFD_RELOC_PPC_TOC16_HI and BFD_RELOC_PPC_TOC16_LO.
+ (xcoff_reloc_type_toc): Compute the whole offset.
+ Implement R_TOCU and R_TOCL.
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (xcoff64_calculate_relocation):
+ Likewise.
+ (xcoff64_howto_table): Likewise.
+ (xcoff64_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
+
+2021-03-12 Clément Chigot <clement.chigot@atos.net>
+
+ * coff-rs6000.c (xcoff_calculate_relocation): Correct and
+ add new relocations.
+ (xcoff_howto_table): Likewise.
+ (xcoff_rtype2howto): Increase r_type maximum value.
+ (xcoff_ppc_relocate_section): Reuse predefined HOWTOs instead
+ of create a new one from scratch. Enable only some relocations
+ to have a changing r_size.
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (xcoff64_calculate_relocation): Likewise.
+ (xcoff64_howto_table): Likewise.
+ (xcoff64_rtype2howto): Likewise.
+ (xcoff64_ppc_relocate_section): Likewise.
+ * libxcoff.h (XCOFF_MAX_CALCULATE_RELOCATION): Fix value.
+
+2021-03-12 Clément Chigot <clement.chigot@atos.net>
+
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (xcoff64_ppc_relocate_section): Move.
+
+2021-03-12 Clément Chigot <clement.chigot@atos.net>
+
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (xcoff64_write_object_contents): Remove.
+ * coffcode.h (coff_write_object_contents): Add bfd_mach_ppc_620
+ support for o_cputype field. Avoid creating an empty a.out header
+ for XCOFF64.
+
+2021-03-12 Clément Chigot <clement.chigot@atos.net>
+
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (xcoff64_create_csect_from_smclas): Add
+ missing smclass.
+
+2021-03-11 Nelson Chu <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
+
+ * elfnn-riscv.c (riscv_elf_link_hash_table): New boolean
+ restart_relax, used to check if we need to run the whole
+ relaxations from relax pass 0 to 2 again.
+ (riscv_elf_link_hash_table_create): Init restart_relax to FALSE.
+ (_bfd_riscv_relax_align): Remove obsolete sec_flg0 set.
+ (_bfd_riscv_relax_delete): Set again to TRUE if we do delete the code.
+ (bfd_elfNN_riscv_restart_relax_sections): New function. Called by
+ after_allocation to check if we need to run the whole relaxations again.
+ (_bfd_riscv_relax_section): We will only enter into the relax pass 3
+ when the restart_relax is FALSE; At last set restart_relax to TRUE if
+ again is TRUE, too.
+ * elfxx-riscv.h (bfd_elf32_riscv_restart_relax_sections): Declaration.
+ (bfd_elf64_riscv_restart_relax_sections): Likewise.
+
+2021-03-10 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+ * cofflink.c (_bfd_coff_write_global_sym): Range-check symbol
+ offset.
+
+2021-03-10 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+ Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+ * elf.c (bfd_elf_generic_reloc): Make references between debug
+ sections use section relative values.
+
+2021-03-09 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+ * peXXigen.c (_bfd_XXi_swap_scnhdr_out): Diagnose out of range RVA.
+
+2021-03-05 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/27425
+ PR ld/27432
+ * bfd.c (_bfd_get_link_info): New function.
+ * elf-bfd.h (output_elf_obj_tdata): Add link_info.
+ (elf_link_info): New.
+ * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_get_link_info): New prototype.
+ * coff-x86_64.c (coff_amd64_reloc): Also subtract __ImageBase for
+ R_AMD64_IMAGEBASE when generating x86-64 ELF executable.
+ * pe-x86_64.c: Include "coff/internal.h" and "libcoff.h".
+ (pex64_link_add_symbols): New function.
+ (coff_bfd_link_add_symbols): New macro.
+ * libbfd.h: Regenerated.
+
+2021-03-05 Craig Blackmore <craig.blackmore@embecosm.com>
+ Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * elf-bfd.h (elfcore_write_riscv_csr): Declare.
+ * elf.c (elfcore_grok_riscv_csr): New function.
+ (elfcore_grok_note): Handle NT_RISCV_CSR.
+ (elfcore_write_riscv_csr): New function.
+ (elfcore_write_register_note): Handle '.reg-riscv-csr'.
+
+2021-03-05 Craig Blackmore <craig.blackmore@embecosm.com>
+ Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * elfnn-riscv.c (PRPSINFO_PR_FNAME_LENGTH): Define.
+ (PRPSINFO_PR_PSARGS_LENGTH): Define.
+ (riscv_write_core_note): New function.
+ (riscv_elf_grok_psinfo): Make use of two new length defines.
+ (elf_backend_write_core_note): Define.
+
+2021-03-05 Craig Blackmore <craig.blackmore@embecosm.com>
+ Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * elf-bfd.h (elfcore_write_gdb_tdesc): Declare new function.
+ * elf.c (elfcore_grok_gdb_tdesc): New function.
+ (elfcore_grok_note): Handle NT_GDB_TDESC.
+ (elfcore_write_gdb_tdesc): New function.
+ (elfcore_write_register_note): Handle NT_GDB_TDESC.
+
+2021-03-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 27521
+ * dwarf2.c (is_str_attr): Add DW_FORM_strx* forms.
+ (read_indexed_string): Placeholder function.
+ (read_attribute_value): Handle DW_FORM_strx* and DW_FORM_addrx*
+ forms.
+
+2021-03-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * reloc.c (bfd_perform_relocation): Revert 2021-01-12 and
+ 2020-09-16 changes.
+ * coff-x86_64.c (coff_amd64_reloc): Do more or less the same
+ adjustments here instead. Separate pc-relative adjustments
+ from symbol related adjustments. Tidy comments and formatting.
+
+2021-03-04 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+ * coffcode.h (sec_to_styp_flags): Don't set IMAGE_SCN_LNK_* in
+ final PE images.
+
+2021-03-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * rs6000-core.c (rs6000coff_core_p): Correct prototype.
+
+2021-03-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27500
+ * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Do special start/stop
+ processing not when start/stop symbol section is unmarked but
+ on first time a start/stop symbol is processed.
+
+2021-03-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * reloc.c: Include x86_64.h rather than internal.h.
+
+2021-03-02 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 27484
+ * dwarf2.c (scan_unit_for_symbols): Scan twice, once to accumulate
+ function and variable tags and a second time to resolve their
+ attributes.
+
+2021-03-02 Nick Alcock <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
+
+ * elf-strtab.c (_bfd_elf_strtab_str): Skip strings with zero refcount.
+
+2021-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27451
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_gc_mark_dynamic_ref): Ignore synthesized
+ linker defined start/stop symbols when start_stop_gc.
+
+2021-03-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Don't optimise got
+ indirect to pc-relative or toc-relative for undefined symbols.
+
+2021-03-01 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+ Fangrui Song <maskray@google.com>
+
+ * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec): Ignore synthesized linker
+ defined start/stop symbols when start_stop_gc.
+ (bfd_elf_gc_mark_dynamic_ref_symbol): Likewise.
+ (bfd_elf_define_start_stop): Don't modify ldscript_def syms.
+ * linker.c (bfd_generic_define_start_stop): Likewise.
+
+2021-02-25 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27441
+ * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Add ref_ir_nonweak.
+ * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set ref_ir_nonweak and
+ use when deciding an as-needed library should be loaded instead
+ of using the binding of the library definition.
+
+2021-02-24 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27459
+ * coff-stgo32.c (go32exe_check_format): Sanity check size of
+ header to avoid a buffer overflow.
+
+2021-02-22 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_reloc_type_lookup): Remove BFD_RELOC_16.
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (xcoff64_reloc_type_lookup): Likewise.
+
+2021-02-19 Nelson Chu <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
+
+ PR 27158
+ * elfnn-riscv.c (perform_relocation): Updated encoding macros.
+ (_bfd_riscv_relax_call): Likewise.
+ (_bfd_riscv_relax_lui): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-riscv.c (howto_table): Likewise.
+
+2021-02-18 Nelson Chu <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
+
+ * Makefile.am: Added cpu-riscv.h.
+ * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+ * po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerated.
+ * cpu-riscv.h: Added to support spec versions controlling.
+ Also added extern arrays and functions for cpu-riscv.c.
+ (enum riscv_spec_class): Define all spec classes here uniformly.
+ (struct riscv_spec): Added for all specs.
+ (RISCV_GET_SPEC_CLASS): Added to reduce repeated code.
+ (RISCV_GET_SPEC_NAME): Likewise.
+ (RISCV_GET_ISA_SPEC_CLASS): Added to get ISA spec class.
+ (RISCV_GET_PRIV_SPEC_CLASS): Added to get privileged spec class.
+ (RISCV_GET_PRIV_SPEC_NAME): Added to get privileged spec name.
+ * cpu-riscv.c (struct priv_spec_t): Replaced with struct riscv_spec.
+ (riscv_get_priv_spec_class): Replaced with RISCV_GET_PRIV_SPEC_CLASS.
+ (riscv_get_priv_spec_name): Replaced with RISCV_GET_PRIV_SPEC_NAME.
+ (riscv_priv_specs): Moved below.
+ (riscv_get_priv_spec_class_from_numbers): Likewise, updated.
+ (riscv_isa_specs): Moved from include/opcode/riscv.h.
+ * elfnn-riscv.c: Included cpu-riscv.h.
+ (riscv_merge_attributes): Initialize in_priv_spec and out_priv_spec.
+ * elfxx-riscv.c: Included cpu-riscv.h and opcode/riscv.h.
+ (RISCV_UNKNOWN_VERSION): Moved from include/opcode/riscv.h.
+ * elfxx-riscv.h: Removed extern functions to cpu-riscv.h.
+
+2021-02-17 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * wasm-module.c: Guard include of limits.h.
+ (CHAR_BIT): Provide backup define.
+ (wasm_read_leb128): Use CHAR_BIT to size "result" in bits.
+ Correct signed overflow checking.
+
+2021-02-17 Nelson Chu <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
+
+ PR 27200
+ * elfnn-riscv.c (_bfd_riscv_elf_merge_private_bfd_data): Delay
+ copying the elf flags from input BFD to output BFD, until we have
+ checked if the input BFD has no code section or not. Also fix the
+ problem that we only check the first section rather than the entire
+ sections for input BFD.
+
+2021-02-16 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * libbfd.c (_bfd_read_unsigned_leb128): Avoid excessive shift.
+ (_bfd_safe_read_leb128, _bfd_read_signed_leb128): Likewise.
+
+2021-02-15 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+ * doc/Makefile.am: Replace "cp -p" by "$(LN_S)".
+ * doc/Makefile.in: Re-generate.
+
+2021-02-15 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_get_section_contents): Replace
+ bfd_malloc_and_get_section with bfd_get_full_section_contents.
+ (nds32_elf_relax_delete_blanks): Init contents.
+ (nds32_elf_relax_section, nds32_relax_fp_as_gp): Likewise.
+
+2021-02-15 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * coff-alpha.c (alpha_ecoff_get_relocated_section_contents): Use
+ bfd_get_full_section_contents.
+
+2021-02-14 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_elf_mips_get_relocated_section_contents): Apply
+ all fixes to bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents since this
+ function was split out.
+
+2021-02-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * config.bfd: Remove ia64 from obsolete list.
+
+2021-02-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR ld/22269
+ * elfnn-ia64.c: Revert 2017-10-14 git commit db41f6eb5234.
+
+2021-02-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27294
+ * elf32-avr.c (avr_elf32_load_records_from_section): Use
+ bfd_malloc_and_get_section. Use bfd_byte* vars and remove then
+ unnecessary casts.
+
+2021-02-11 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27291
+ * section.c (bfd_get_section_contents): Avoid possible overflow
+ when range checking offset and count.
+ (bfd_set_section_contents): Likewise.
+
+2021-02-03 Nick Alcock <nick.alcock@oracle.com>
+
+ * configure.ac (SHARED_LIBADD): Remove explicit -lintl population in
+ favour of LIBINTL.
+ * configure: Regenerated.
+
+2021-02-09 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * config.bfd (arm*-*-symbianelf*): Move from obsolete to removed.
+ * configure.ac: Delete symbian entries.
+ * elf-bfd.h (enum elf_target_os): Delete is_symbian.
+ * elf32-arm.c: Remove symbian support. Formatting.
+ * targets.c: Delete symbian entries.
+ * configure: Regenerate.
+
+2021-02-04 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/19609
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Provide more
+ info when failed to convert GOTPCREL relocation.
+
+2021-02-04 Nelson Chu <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
+
+ * elfxx-riscv.c (riscv_parse_prefixed_ext): Removed zb*.
+
+2021-02-04 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27311
+ * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't pull in as-needed
+ libraries for IR references on pass over libraries after LTO
+ recompilation.
+
+2021-02-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27311
+ * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Revert last two changes.
+ (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Here too. Don't pull in as-needed
+ libraries when H is an indirect symbol after calling
+ _bfd_elf_add_default_symbol.
+
+2021-02-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27311
+ * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Clear override when
+ undecorated symbol will have a different version.
+
+2021-02-02 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27311
+ * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Add override parameter.
+ Use when handling default versioned symbol. Rename existing
+ override variable to nondef_override and use for non-default
+ versioned symbol.
+ (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust call to suit. Don't
+ pull in as-needed libraries when override is set.
+
+2021-02-01 Emery Hemingway <ehmry@posteo.net>
+
+ * config.bfd: Add *-*-genode* as a target for AArch64 and x86.
+
+2021-02-01 Egor Vishnyakov <lenvampir@yandex.ru>
+
+ PR 27254
+ * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_elf_relocate_section): Fix calculation of
+ offset for the R_RL78_RH_SADDR relocation.
+
+2021-01-29 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27271
+ * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol): Don't segfault
+ on symbols defined in absolute or other special sections.
+
+2021-01-28 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 27259
+ * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections): Use linker_mark to
+ prevent endless looping of linked-to sections.
+
+2020-12-17 Mihails Strasuns <mihails.strasuns@intel.com>
+
+ * bfd-elf.h (elfcore_write_file_note): New function.
+ * elf.c (elfcore_write_file_note): New function.
+
+2021-01-26 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-ft32.c (ft32_reloc_type_lookup): Don't miss ft32_reloc_map[0].
+
+2021-01-24 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR binutils/27231
+ * dwarf2.c (read_rnglists): Ignore empty range when parsing line
+ number tables.
+
+2021-01-23 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR binutils/27231
+ * dwarf2.c (read_rnglists): Advance rngs_ptr after
+ _bfd_safe_read_leb128 when parsing DW_RLE_offset_pair.
+
+2021-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf32-ppc.c: Delete outdated comment.
+ (TARGET_KEEP_UNUSED_SECTION_SYMBOLS): Define.
+ * elf64-ppc.c (TARGET_KEEP_UNUSED_SECTION_SYMBOLS): Define.
+
+2021-01-20 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_get_synthetic_symtab): Don't assume
+ section symbols are present.
+
+2021-01-19 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * elf64-ppc.c (elf_hash_entry): New inline function. Use
+ throughout to replace casts.
+ (branch_reloc_hash_match): Remove const from params.
+ (use_local_plt): New function.
+ (allocate_dynrelocs, ppc_build_one_stub, ppc_size_one_stub),
+ (build_global_entry_stubs_and_plt, ppc64_elf_relocate_section):
+ Use use_local_plt.
+ * elf32-ppc.c (use_local_plt): New function.
+ (allocate_dynrelocs, ppc_elf_relocate_section),
+ (write_global_sym_plt): Use use_local_plt.
+
+2021-01-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/27193
+ * elflink.c (elf_create_symbuf): Also ignore section symbols.
+
+2021-01-16 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/23169
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_fixup_ifunc_symbol): Don't
+ check pointer_equality_needed.
+
+2021-01-15 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * elf-linker-x86.h (elf_linker_x86_params): Add
+ report_relative_reloc.
+ * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_relocate_section): Call
+ _bfd_x86_elf_link_report_relative_reloc to report relative
+ relocations for -z report-relative-reloc.
+ (elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewse.
+ * elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_relocate_section): Likewse.
+ (elf_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewse.
+ * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_report_relative_reloc): New
+ function.
+ * elfxx-x86.h (_bfd_x86_elf_link_report_relative_reloc): New
+ prototype.
+
+2021-01-16 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * compress.c (decompress_contents): Tidy inflateEnd result test.
+
+2021-01-16 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ PR 26002
+ * elflink.c (elf_link_output_extsym): Use version 1 in
+ .gnu.version for undefined unversioned symbols.
+
+2021-01-15 Nelson Chu <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
+
+ * elfnn-riscv.c (riscv_relax_delete_bytes): Fixed the indent that
+ caused the by previous commit accidentally.
+
+2021-01-15 Nelson Chu <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
+
+ * elfnn-riscv.c: Indent, labels and GNU coding standards tidy,
+ also aligned the code.
+
+2021-01-15 Nelson Chu <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
+
+ * elfnn-riscv.c (riscv_merge_attributes): Fix typos of messages.
+
+2021-01-15 Nelson Chu <nelson.chu@sifive.com>
+
+ * elfnn-riscv.c: Comments tidy and improvement.
+ * elfxx-riscv.c: Likewise.
+ * elfxx-riscv.h: Likewise.
+
+2021-01-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR ld/26688
+ * elf32-bfin.c (bfinfdpic_relocate_section): Skip non SEC_ALLOC
+ section for R_BFIN_FUNCDESC.
+
+2021-01-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * elf.c (elfcore_grok_win32pstatus): Check for a note type of 0.
+
2021-01-13 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
* Makefile.in: Regenerate.