+2016-12-21 Igor Kudrin <ikudrin@accesssoftek.com>
+
+ * ldlang.c (size_input_section): Avoid calling insert_pad
+ if output_section_statement->ignored is set.
+
+2016-12-21 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-scripts/sysroot-prefix.exp: Fix chars with high bit set.
+
+2016-12-16 fincs <fincs.alt1@gmail.com>
+
+ * ld.texinfo: Document --gc-keep-exported.
+ * ldlex.h (enum option_values): Add OPTION_GC_KEEP_EXPORTED.
+ * lexsup.c (parse_args): Add handling for --gc-keep-exported.
+
+2016-12-14 Yury Norov <ynorov@caviumnetworks.com>
+
+ * ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/aarch64-elf.exp: Add tests for tiny and
+ small ld-le relaxations in ilp32 mode.
+ * ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/tls-relax-ld-le-small-ilp32.d: New file.
+ * ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/tls-relax-ld-le-tiny-ilp32.d: New file.
+
+2016-12-13 Jiong Wang <jiong.wang@arm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/aarch64-elf.exp (aarch64_choose_lp64_emul): New
+ function.
+ (run_dump_test_lp64): New function which pass LP64 mode options to both
+ assembler and linker when building test binary.
+ (aarch64elftests): Remove eh-frame-merge test.
+ (eh-frame-merge-lp64): Restrict eh-frame-merge test to LP64 only.
+ (run_dump_test): Migrate to run_dump_test_lp64 if the test source was
+ written for LP64 only.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/erratum843419.d: Support ILP32 mode.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/farcall-b-defsym.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/farcall-b-plt.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/farcall-b.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/farcall-bl-defsym.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/farcall-bl-plt.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/farcall-bl.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-15.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-16.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-5a-local.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-5a.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-5b-local.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-5b.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-5r-local.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-6a.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-6b.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-7a.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-7b.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/ifunc-8.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/limit-b.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-aarch64/limit-bl.d: Likewise.
+
+2016-12-13 Awson <kyrab@mail.ru>
+
+ PR ld/19254
+ * scripttempl/pe.sc (.fini): KEEP this section.
+ (.gcc_except_table): Likewise.
+ (.pdata): Also accept .pdata*.
+
+2016-12-13 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/nobits-1.d: Remove xfail for hppa64.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/note-1.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/note-2.d: Likewise.
+
+2016-12-13 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/flags1.d: Run for RX.
+ * testsuite/ld-scripts/phdrs.exp: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-scripts/pr14962.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-scripts/pr14962-2.d: Likewise.
+
+2016-12-08 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * configure: Regenerate.
+
+2016-12-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tocopt7.s,
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tocopt7.out,
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tocopt7.d: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tocopt8.s,
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/tocopt8.d: New test.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/powerpc.exp: Run them.
+
+2016-12-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR ld/20906
+ * ldlex.l: Check for bogus strings in linker scripts.
+
+2016-12-05 Alyssa Milburn <amilburn@zall.org>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-sparc/wdispcall.s: New file.
+ * testsuite/ld-sparc/wdispcall.dd: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-sparc/sparc.exp: Run new test.
+
+2016-12-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_finish): Don't call
+ ppc64_elf_restore_symbols.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/dotsym1.d: New.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/dotsym2.d: New.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/dotsym3.d: New.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/dotsym4.d: New.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/dotsymref.s: New.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/nodotsym.s: New.
+ * testsuite/ld-powerpc/powerpc.exp: Run new tests.
+
+2016-12-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect1b.c: Give dot-symbol a version too.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect2.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect3b.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/indirect4b.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr18718.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr18720b.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/pr19553c.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers.h (FUNC_SYMVER): Define.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers1.c: Use FUNC_SYMVER for functions.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers4.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers5.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers6.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers7a.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers9.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers15.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers18.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers22a.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers23a.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers27d1.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers21.c: Likewise.
+ (_old_bar): Use attribute weak rather than asm weak.
+ * testsuite/ld-ifunc/pr16467b.c: Give dot-symbol a version.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/pr12760b.c: Define warning on .bar rather than
+ bar for ppc64 -mcall-aixdesc.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/pr16746a.c: Similarly for foobar.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/pr16746b.c: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elf/shared.exp: Allow dot-symbol in warnings and errors.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-6.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-7.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-8.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-13.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-14.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-15.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-16.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-20.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-21.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-22.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin-23.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-plugin/plugin.exp: Define .main and .puts for ppc64
+ -mcall-aixdesc.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers.exp (test_ar): Trim dot-symbols.
+ (objdump_dynsymstuff): Likewise.
+ (objdump_symstuff): Likewise. Pack flags to keep column count
+ consistent.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfweak/elfweak.exp (objdump_dynsymstuff,
+ objdump_symstuff): As for vers.exp.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers6.sym: Allow dot-symbols.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers1.sym: Allow missing F flag for
+ -mcall-aixdesc .opd syms and adjust for flag packing.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers4.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers4a.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers7a.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers9.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers15.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers18.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers21.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers22a.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers23a.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers27d.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfweak/strong.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfweak/strongcomm.sym: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/ld-elfweak/strongdata.sym: Likewise.
+
+2016-12-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-elfvers/vers.exp (objdump_dynsymstuff): Don't abort
+ on non-empty results with empty expected.
+
+2016-12-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * testsuite/ld-cdtest/cdtest-foo.cc: Test for __GNUG__ >= 2.
+
+2016-12-03 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * ldexp.c (try_copy_symbol_type): Remove unnecessary check.
+
+2016-12-02 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR ld/20910
+ * ldmain.c (main): Prevent evaluation of %<char> sequences when
+ printing out a linker script.
+
+ PR ld/20911
+ * ldctor.c (ldctor_build_sets): Produce alternative error message
+ if the reloc was being applied to a special section.
+
+ PR ld/20912
+ * emultempl/elf32.em (_place_orphan): Test for ELF format of the
+ orphan before looking for the SHF_EXCLUDE flag.
+
2016-12-02 Josh Conner <joshconner@google.com>
* Makefile.am: Add dependency information for earmelf_fuchsia.c.