Update release note for 2.25.51.0.3

diff --git a/release.binutils-2.25.51.0.2 b/release.binutils-2.25.51.0.3
similarity index 96%
rename from release.binutils-2.25.51.0.2
rename to release.binutils-2.25.51.0.3
index 557df28..70aacc1 100644 (file)
--- a/release.binutils-2.25.51.0.2
+++ b/release.binutils-2.25.51.0.3
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-This is the beta release of binutils 2.25.51.0.2 for Linux, which is
-based on binutils 2015 0515 master branch on sourceware.org plus
+This is the beta release of binutils 2.25.51.0.3 for Linux, which is
+based on binutils 2015 0630 master branch on sourceware.org plus

 various changes. It is purely for Linux.
 
 All relevant patches in patches have been applied to the source tree.
 various changes. It is purely for Linux.
 
 All relevant patches in patches have been applied to the source tree.


@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ ld.  IA-32 binary and X64_64 binary tar balls are configured with
 Starting from the 2.25.51.0.2 release, the x86 assembler will optimize
 out relocations against defined non-weak global branch targets with
 default visibility by default.  This Linux kernel patch is needed to
 Starting from the 2.25.51.0.2 release, the x86 assembler will optimize
 out relocations against defined non-weak global branch targets with
 default visibility by default.  This Linux kernel patch is needed to

-create a working x86 Linux kernel if it hasn't been applied:
+create a working x86 Linux kernel if it hasn't been updated to support
+the newer assembler:

 
 diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
 index ae6588b..b91a00c 100644
 
 diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
 index ae6588b..b91a00c 100644


@@ -142,13 +143,40 @@ endif
 
 to arch/ia64/Makefile in your kernel source tree.
 
 
 to arch/ia64/Makefile in your kernel source tree.
 

-Please report any bugs related to binutils 2.25.51.0.2 to
+Please report any bugs related to binutils 2.25.51.0.3 to

 hjl.tools@gmail.com
 
 and
 
 http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/
 
 hjl.tools@gmail.com
 
 and
 
 http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/
 

+Changes from binutils 2.25.51.0.2:
+
+1. Update from binutils 2015 0630.
+2. Fix the i386/x86-64 linker regression with prelink support.  Prelink
+may corrupt glibc binaries created by the 2.25.51.0.2 i386/x86-64 linker:
+
+https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235068
+
+3. Skip extra relocations in .rel.plt/.rela.plt added by the third-party
+tool.  PR binutils/18437.
+4. Fix invalid R_X86_64_GOTPCREL -> R_X86_64_PC32 conversions.
+PR ld/18591.
+5. Reduce the size of ELF .strtab section with GC and suffix merging.
+PR gas/18451.
+6. Improve Intel syntax support in x86 assembler.
+7. Add compact EH support.
+8. Add --sectname-subst option to assembler.
+9. Add --print-memory-usage option to bfd linker.
+10. Improve gold support.
+11. Improve PE support.
+12. Improve aarch64 support.
+13. Improve arm support.
+14. Improve hppa support.
+15. Improve mips support.
+16. Improve msp430 support.
+17. Improve ppc support.
+

 Changes from binutils 2.25.51.0.1:
 
 1. Update from binutils 2015 0515.
 Changes from binutils 2.25.51.0.1:
 
 1. Update from binutils 2015 0515.


@@ -1095,7 +1123,7 @@ already been defined.  PR 12001.
 16. Improve ppc support.
 17. Improve tic6x support.
 
 16. Improve ppc support.
 17. Improve tic6x support.
 

-It is available as users/hjl/linux/release/2.25.51.0.2 tag at
+It is available as users/hjl/linux/release/2.25.51.0.3 tag at

 
 https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=summary
 
 
 https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=summary
 


@@ -1104,4 +1132,4 @@ Thanks.
 
 H.J. Lu
 hjl.tools@gmail.com
 
 H.J. Lu
 hjl.tools@gmail.com

-05/18/2015
+07/06/2015