+2016-02-16 Trevor Saunders <tbsaunde@tbsaunde.org>
+
+ * doc/internals.texi (S_IS_EXTERN): Remove.
+
+2016-02-16 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * doc/as.texinfo (Section): Fix up texinfo snafus in previous
+ update.
+
+2016-02-16 Renlin Li <renlin.li@arm.com>
+
+ PR gas/19620
+ * config/tc-aarch64.c (parse_half): Remove restrictions on symbol name.
+ * testsuite/gas/aarch64/movw_label.d: New.
+ * testsuite/gas/aarch64/movw_label.s: New.
+
+2016-02-15 Vinay Kumar G. <Vinay.G@kpit.com>
+
+ PR gas/19556
+ * config/rx-parse.y (MOV): Opcode generation for index
+ register addressing mode.
+ * testsuite/gas/rx/rx.exp: Updated for new testcase.
+ * testsuite/gas/rx/pr19665.s: New file.
+ * testsuite/gas/rx/pr19665.s: New file.
+ * testsuite/gas/rx/mov.d: Update expected output.
+
+2016-02-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * doc/as.texinfo (.section): Document that numeric values can now
+ be used for the flags and type fields of the ELF target's .section
+ directive. Add notes about the restrictions on setting flags and
+ types.
+ * config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_change_section): Allow known sections
+ to be given processor specific section types. Allow processor and
+ application specific flags of a section to be set after
+ definition.
+ (obj_elf_parse_section_letters): Handle parsing numeric values.
+ (obj_elf_section_type): Handle parsing numeric values.
+ (obj_elf_section): Allow numeric type values.
+ * config/obj-elf.h (obj_elf_change_section): Update prototype.
+ * testsuite/gas/elf/section10.d: New test.
+ * testsuite/gas/elf/section10.s: Source file for new test.
+ * testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp: Run the new test.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-unwind.d: Remove dependency upon
+ the description of the flags produced by readelf.
+ * testsuite/gas/tic6x/scomm-directive-4.d: Likewise.
+ * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
+
+2016-02-11 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR gas/19614
+ * dw2gencfi.c (cfi_sections_set): Delay setting this variable
+ until it is actually used.
+ (cfi_set_sections): Set cfi_sections_set to true.
+ (dot_cfi_startproc): Likewise.
+ (dot_cfi_endproc): Likewise.
+ (dot_cfi_fde_data): Likewise.
+ (cfi_finish): Likewise.
+ (dot_cfi_sections): Do not set cfi_sections_set.
+ * doc/as.texinfo (.cfi_sections): Note that targets can provide
+ their own cfi section name. Also note that the directive can be
+ reissued provided that CFI generation has not started.
+ * testsuite/gas/mips/compact-eh-err2.s: Add .cfi_startproc and
+ .cfi_endproc directives so that the redefinition of .cfi_sections
+ will trigger the generation of the error message.
+ * testsuite/gas/mips/compact-eh-err2.l: Update expected line
+ number of error message.
+
+2016-02-10 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com>
+ Janek van Oirschot <jvanoirs@synopsys.com>
+
+ * config/tc-arc.h (TC_FRAG_TYPE, TC_PCREL_ADJUST, MAX_INSN_ARGS)
+ (MAX_INSN_FLGS, MAX_FLAG_NAME_LENGHT, TC_GENERIC_RELAX_TABLE):
+ Define.
+ (arc_flags, arc_relax_type): New structure.
+ * config/tc-arc.c (FRAG_MAX_GROWTH, RELAX_TABLE_ENTRY)
+ (RELAX_TABLE_ENTRY_MAX): New define.
+ (relaxation_state, md_relax_table, arc_relaxable_insns)
+ (arc_num_relaxable_ins): New variable.
+ (rlx_operand_type, arc_rlx_types): New enums.
+ (arc_relaxable_ins): New structure.
+ (OPTION_RELAX): New option.
+ (arc_insn): New relax member.
+ (arc_flags): Remove.
+ (relax_insn_p): New function.
+ (apply_fixups): Likewise.
+ (relaxable_operand): Likewise.
+ (may_relax_expr): Likewise.
+ (relaxable_flag): Likewise.
+ (arc_pcrel_adjust): Likewise.
+ (md_estimate_size_before_relax): Implement.
+ (md_convert_frag): Likewise.
+ (md_parse_option): Handle new mrelax option.
+ (md_show_usage): Likewise.
+ (assemble_insn): Set relax member.
+ (emit_insn0): New function.
+ (emit_insn1): Likewise.
+ (emit_insn): Handle relaxation case.
+ * NEWS: Mention the new relaxation option.
+ * doc/c-arc.texi (ARC Options): Document new mrelax option.
+ * doc/as.texinfo (Target ARC Options): Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/relax-avoid1.d: New file.
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/relax-avoid1.s: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/relax-avoid2.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/relax-avoid2.s: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/relax-avoid3.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/relax-avoid3.s: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/relax-b.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/relax-b.s: Likewise.
+
+2016-02-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * config/tc-ia64.c (dot_prologue): Fix formatting.
+
+2016-02-04 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_change_section): Remove support for
+ ARM NOREAD sections.
+ * config/tc-arm.c (arm_elf_section_letter): Delete.
+ * config/tc-arm.h (md_elf_section_letter): Delete.
+ * doc/c-arm.texi (ARM Section Attribute): Delete section.
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/section-execute-only.d: Delete.
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/section-execute-only.s: Delete.
+
+2016-02-04 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR target/19561
+ * config/tc-msp430.c (msp430_operands): Remove case 7. Use case 2
+ to handle encoding of RRUX instruction.
+ * testsuite/gas/msp430/msp430x.s: Add more tests of the extended
+ shift instructions.
+ * testsuite/gas/msp430/msp430x.d: Update expected disassembly.
+
+2016-02-03 Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>
+
+ * config/tc-xtensa.c (md_apply_fix): Mark BFD_RELOC_XTENSA_DIFF*
+ substitutions for BFD_RELOC_* as unsigned.
+ * testsuite/gas/xtensa/all.exp: Add loc to list of xtensa tests.
+ * testsuite/gas/xtensa/loc.d: New file: loc test result patterns.
+ * testsuite/gas/xtensa/loc.s: New file: loc test.
+
+2016-02-03 Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>
+
+ * config/tc-msp430.h (DWARF2_ADDR_SIZE): Set to 4.
+
+2016-02-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR gas/19520
+ * NEWS: Mention new command line option -mrelax-relocations and
+ new configure option --enable-x86-relax-relocations for x86
+ target.
+ * config.in: Regenerated.
+ * configure.ac: Add --enable-x86-relax-relocations.
+ (ac_default_x86_relax_relocations): New. Default to 1 except
+ for x86 Solaris targets older than Solaris 12.
+ (DEFAULT_GENERATE_X86_RELAX_RELOCATIONS): Define.
+ * configure: Likewise.
+ * config/tc-i386.c (generate_relax_relocations): New.
+ (OPTION_MRELAX_RELOCATIONS): Likewise.
+ (output_disp): Don't generate relax relocations if
+ generate_relax_relocations is 0.
+ (md_longopts): Add -mrelax-relocations.
+ (md_show_usage): Likewise.
+ (md_parse_option): Handle OPTION_MRELAX_RELOCATIONS.
+ * doc/c-i386.texi: Document -mrelax-relocations=.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/got-no-relax.d: New file.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-gotpcrel-no-relax.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/got.d: Pass -mrelax-relocations=yes to as.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/localpic.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/mixed-mode-reloc32.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/reloc32.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-gotpcrel.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-localpic.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-gotpcrel.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/ilp32/x86-64-localpic.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/i386.exp: Run got-no-relax and
+ x86-64-gotpcrel-no-relax.
+
+2016-02-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * NEWS: Mention new command line option -mfence-as-lock-add=yes
+ for x86 target.
+
+2016-02-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * NEWS: Remove duplicated marker for 2.26.
+
+2016-02-02 Renlin Li <renlin.li@arm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/thumb2_it_search.d: Skip non-elf targets.
+
+2016-02-02 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/gas/ip2k/allinsn.d: New file.
+ * testsuite/gas/ip2k/allinsn.s: New file.
+ * testsuite/gas/ip2k/ip2k-allinsn.exp: New file.
+
+2016-02-02 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/addr-syntax.d: Add explicit 0 offset to
+ some load instructions.
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/allinsn.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/regression.d: Likewise.
+
+2016-02-02 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/addr-syntax.d: Remove unneeded '.l'
+ suffixes from instruction mnemonics in expected output.
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/allinsn.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/regression.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/sample.d: Likewise.
+
+2016-02-02 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/addr-syntax.d: Update expected register
+ names.
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/allinsn.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/sample.d: Likewise.
+
+2016-02-02 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/gas/epiphany/sample.d: Update expected output.
+
+2016-01-26 Claudiu Zissulescu <claziss@synopsys.com>
+
+ * config/tc-arc.c (md_apply_fix): Allow addendum.
+ (arc_reloc_op): Allow complex expressions for tpoff.
+ (md_apply_fix): Handle resolved TLS local symbol.
+
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/tls-relocs1.d: New file.
+ * testsuite/gas/arc/tls-relocs1.s: Likewise.
+
+2016-02-01 Loria <Loria@phantasia.org>
+
+ PR target/19311
+ * config/tc-arm.c (encode_arm_immediate): Recode to improve
+ efficiency and avoid an LLVM loop optimization bug.
+
+2016-02-01 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * config/tc-microblaze.c (parse_imm): Fix compile time warning
+ message extending a negative 32-bit value into a larger signed
+ value on a 32-bit host.
+
+2016-01-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR gas/19532
+ * configure.ac (compressed_debug_sections): Replace == with =.
+ * configure: Regenerated.
+
+2016-01-29 Andrew Senkevich <andrew.senkevich@intel.com>
+ H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * config/tc-i386.c (avoid_fence): New.
+ (output_insn): Encode as lock addl $0x0, (%{r,e}sp) if avoid_fence
+ is true.
+ (OPTION_FENCE_AS_LOCK_ADD): New.
+ (md_longopts): Add -mfence-as-lock-add.
+ (md_parse_option): Handle -mfence-as-lock-add.
+ (md_show_usage): Add -mfence-as-lock-add=[no|yes].
+ * doc/c-i386.texi (-mfence-as-lock-add): Document.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/i386.exp: Run new tests.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/fence-as-lock-add.s: New.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/fence-as-lock-add-yes.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/fence-as-lock-add-no.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-fence-as-lock-add-yes.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-fence-as-lock-add-no.d: Likewise.
+
+2016-01-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * configure.ac (compressed_debug_sections): Remove trailing `]'.
+ * configure: Regenerated.
+
+2016-01-25 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ * config/tc-i386.c (OPTION_OMIT_LOCK_PREFIX): Renamed to ...
+ (OPTION_MOMIT_LOCK_PREFIX): This.
+ (md_longopts): Updated.
+ (md_parse_option): Likewise.
+
+2016-01-25 Catherine Moore <clm@codesourcery.com>
+
+ * config/mips/tc-mips.c (md_begin): Avoid gp-relative addressing
+ if abicalls are in effect.
+ * testsuite/gas/mips/sdata-gp.s: New test.
+ * testsuite/gas/mips/sdata-gp.d: New expected output
+ * testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp: Run new test.
+
+2016-01-25 Renlin Li <renlin.li@arm.com>
+
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/thumb2_it_search.d: New.
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/thumb2_it_search.s: New.
+
+2016-01-21 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR gas/19454
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/mapshort-elf.d: Fix expected output to cope
+ with arm-netbsdelf target.
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/blx-bl-convert.d: Skip for netbsdelf.
+
2016-01-20 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+ PR 19456
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/weakdef-1.d: Skip for VxWorks.
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/blx-bl-convert.d
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/plt-1.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/reloc-bad.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/thumb-w-good.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/thumb2_pool.d: Likewise.
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/ldconst.d: Adjust so that it works with VxWorks
+ * testsuite/gas/arm/tls_vxworks.d: Update expected output.
+
+ PR 19499
+ * doc/as.texinfo (Errors): Correct documentation describing the
+ interaction of .file and .line with warning and error messages.
+
PR 19458
* testsuite/gas/arm/armv8_2-a.d: Skip for COFF based targets.
* testsuite/gas/arm/archv8m-main.d: Likewise.