+2018-04-26 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * as.c (flag_generate_build_notes): New variable.
+ (show_usage): Add entry for --generate-missing-build-notes.
+ (parse_args): Parse --generate-missing-build-notes.
+ * as.h: Export flag_generate_build_notes.
+ * symbols.c (save_symbol_name): Ensure that the name parameter is
+ not NULL.
+ * write.c (create_obj_attrs_section): Reformat.
+ (create_note_reloc): New function - creates a relocation for a
+ field in a GNU Build attribute note.
+ (maybe_generate_build_notes): New function - created GNU Build
+ attribute notes if none are present in the output file.
+ (write_object_file): Call maybe_generate_build_notes.
+ * configure.ac (--enable-generate-build-notes): New option.
+ * NEWS: Announce the new feature.
+ * doc/as.textinfo: Document the new option.
+ * config.in: Regenerate.
+ * configure: Regenerate.
+
+2018-04-26 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+ * config/tc-i386.c (check_VecOperands): Add AVX512VL check. Set
+ .baseindex.
+ (match_template): Don't set suffix_check when Intel syntax and
+ broadcast. Make check_register a per-operand bitmap.
+
+2018-04-26 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+ * config/tc-i386.c (optimize_encoding): Check for zeroing
+ masking.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/optimize-1.d,
+ testsuite/gas/i386/optimize-4.d,
+ testsuite/gas/i386/optimize-5.d,
+ testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-optimize-2.d,
+ testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-optimize-5.d,
+ testsuite/gas/i386/x86-64-optimize-6.d: Adjust expectations.
+
+2018-04-26 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
+
+ * config/tc-i386.c (parse_real_register): Check .cpuvrex before
+ recording EVEX encoding. Don't check previously specified
+ encoding.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/xmmhi32.s: Add {x,y,z}mm{16,24} cases.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/xmmhi32.d: Adjust expectations.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/xmmhi64.s, testsuite/gas/i386/xmmhi64.d:
+ New.
+ * testsuite/gas/i386/i386.exp: Run new test.
+
2018-04-26 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
* testsuite/gas/i386/xsave.s: Add AVX, LWP, MPX, and PKU