(cherry picked from commit 33e44f2eb27d78f57ed83d11f04652691d896a6f)

(cherry picked from commit 52a82034ac9a288d2d8e60efa880623288b5d228)

(cherry picked from commit a345bc8d317a159e3e887632d80c5a8282d34f07)

(cherry picked from commit 8b974ba3e8216b7f6659d2803444e0ddceaeded7)

(cherry picked from commit e8910a83af41c3dbfd00191b2720d4094f8d9532)

(cherry picked from commit a078d95abc554b6c2572fcab5550591639b1c871)

(cherry picked from commit b9e5796b0d6ebc355e4a6d06791b7366939d10f2)

(cherry picked from commit 6911b7dcb8ea17f8b811578dd4ac1ab7bb675e7b)

(cherry picked from commit ee67d69a3ff0eed25d98c5e97ed6c3ede8069edc)

(cherry picked from commit 71a39c98f8bedad54818c62ab2d567b0e2de546b)

(cherry picked from commit f9c6b9078c54ea0f018b673e2ff128e61a0aa666)

	Add notice_as_needed.
	* elf64-ppc.c (elf_backend_as_needed_cleanup): Don't define.
	(elf_backend_notice_as_needed): Define.
	(ppc64_elf_as_needed_cleanup): Rename and adjust..
	(ppc64_elf_notice_as_needed): ..to this.
	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_notice_as_needed): New function, extracted..
	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): ..from here.
	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_as_needed_cleanup): Don't define.
	(elf_backend_notice_as_needed): Define..
	(elfNN_bed): ..and use here.

	with a union.
	(opd_entry_value): Cache .opd section contents.
	(ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Adjust.

	when relocatable.  Don't change root.type or type here.
	(ppc64_elf_set_toc): Set type of .TOC. to STT_OBJECT.

	* elf64-ppc.c (struct ppc_stub_hash_entry): Delete "addend".
	(ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Don't set "addend".
	(ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Don't allow calls via
	toc-adjusting stubs without a following nop even in an
	executable, except for self-calls and both libc_start_main
	and .libc_start_main.
gold/
	* powerpc.cc (Target_powerpc::Relocate::relocate): Update self-call
	comment.

	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Set "relocation" for
	.TOC. after relocatable check.
gas/
	* config/tc-ppc.c (ppc_elf_adjust_symtab): Don't make .TOC. weak.

	* elf64-ppc.h (ppc64_elf_toc): Delete.
	(ppc64_elf_set_toc): Declare.
	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_toc_reloc): Replace call to ppc64_elf_toc
	with call the ppc64_elf_set_toc.
	(ppc64_elf_toc_ha_reloc, ppc64_elf_toc64_reloc): Likewise.
	(ppc64_elf_start_multitoc_partition): Likewise.
	(struct ppc_link_hash_table): Delete dot_toc_dot.  Replace all uses
	with elf.hgot.
	(ppc64_elf_process_dot_syms): Don't make a fake function descriptor
	for ".TOC.".
	(ppc64_elf_check_relocs): Mark sections with a reference to .TOC.
	as needing a toc pointer.
	(ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Don't set dot_toc_dot here.
	(ppc64_elf_set_toc): Rename from ppc64_elf_toc.  Add info param.
	Set elf.hgot value.
ld/
	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em: (ppc_layout_sections_again): Call
	ppc64_elf_set_toc rather than ppc64_elf_toc/_bfd_set_gp_value.
	(gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation): Likewise.

	hashes are not available.

	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_check_relocs): Don't call
	create_linkage_sections here..
	(ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): ..do so here.  Return status.
	(create_linkage_sections): Move earlier in file.
	(ppc64_elf_setup_section_lists): Remove now useless htab->brlt test.
	* elf64-ppc.h (ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd): Update proto.
ld/
	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (ppc_create_output_section_statements):
	Check return from ppc64_elf_init_stub_bfd.
ld/testsuite/
	* ld-powerpc/tlsexe.d: Adjust.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsexe.r: Adjust.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsexetoc.d: Adjust.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsexetoc.r: Adjust.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsso.d: Adjust.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsso.r: Adjust.
	* ld-powerpc/tlstocso.d: Adjust.
	* ld-powerpc/tlstocso.r: Adjust.

	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_check_relocs, dec_dynrel_count): Likewise.

bfd/
	* elf-m10300.c (mn10300_elf_check_relocs): Set non_ir_ref for
	global symbols referenced by relocs.
	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-bfin.c (bfin_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-cr16.c (cr16_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-cris.c (cris_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-d10v.c (elf32_d10v_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-dlx.c (elf32_dlx_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-frv.c (elf32_frv_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-iq2000.c (iq2000_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-m32c.c (m32c_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-mcore.c (mcore_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-moxie.c (moxie_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-msp430.c (elf32_msp430_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-mt.c (mt_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-openrisc.c (openrisc_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-rl78.c (rl78_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-score.c (s3_bfd_score_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-score7.c (s7_bfd_score_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-tic6x.c (elf32_tic6x_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-tilepro.c (tilepro_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-xstormy16.c (xstormy16_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf64-aarch64.c (elf64_aarch64_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c (elf64_hppa_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf64-ia64-vms.c (elf64_ia64_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf64-mmix.c (mmix_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c (sh_elf64_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elfnn-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elfxx-tilegx.c (tilegx_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.  Don't
	test indirect/warning links for NULL.
ld/testsuite/
	* ld-plugin/lto.exp (pr15323a.c): Compile without -flto rather
	than using -r to effectively strip out lto info.

	(ppc64_elf_check_relocs): Separate dynrel counts for local syms
	into ifunc and non-ifunc.
	(dec_dynrel_count): Pass in sym rather than sym_sec.  Handle
	separate ifunc/non-ifunc dynrel counts.
	(allocate_got): Always use reliplt for ifunc.
	(allocate_dynrelocs): Likewise.
	(ppc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
	(ppc64_elf_layout_multitoc): Likewise.
	(ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.

	(struct elf_backend_data <elf_backed_reloc_type_class>): Add
	bfd_link_info* and asection* params.
	(_bfd_elf_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_reloc_type_class): Likewise.
	* elflink.c (elf_link_sort_cmp2): Sort first on reloc class.
	(elf_link_sort_relocs): Update elf_backed_reloc_type_class call.
	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_reloc_type_class): Return reloc_class_ifunc
	for any reliplt reloc.  Don't return reloc_class_plt for
	R_PPC_REL24 and R_PPC_ADDR24.
	* elf64-ppc.c (allocate_got): Formatting.
	(ppc64_elf_reloc_type_class): Return reloc_class_ifunc for any
	reliplt reloc.
	* elf-m10300.c, * elf32-arm.c, * elf32-bfin.c, * elf32-cr16.c,
	* elf32-cris.c, * elf32-hppa.c, * elf32-i386.c, * elf32-lm32.c,
	* elf32-m32r.c, * elf32-m68k.c, * elf32-metag.c, * elf32-nios2.c,
	* elf32-s390.c, * elf32-sh.c, * elf32-sparc.c, * elf32-tilepro.c,
	* elf32-vax.c, * elf32-xtensa.c, * elf64-aarch64.c, * elf64-alpha.c,
	* elf64-hppa.c, * elf64-ia64-vms.c, * elf64-s390.c, * elf64-sparc.c,
	* elf64-x86-64.c, * elfnn-ia64.c, * elfxx-tilegx.c, * elfxx-tilegx.h:
	Add extra params to the various reloc_type_class functions.

	(struct elf_obj_tdata): Delete core_signal, core_pid, core_lwpid,
	core_program, and core_command.  Add "core".
	* elf.c (bfd_elf_mkcorefile): Allocate "core" struct.
	Update all refs to tdata core fields.
	* elf32-am33lin.c, * elf32-arm.c, * elf32-cris.c, * elf32-frv.c,
	* elf32-hppa.c, * elf32-i386.c, * elf32-m68k.c, * elf32-mips.c,
	* elf32-nios2.c, * elf32-ppc.c, * elf32-s390.c, * elf32-score.c,
	* elf32-score7.c, * elf32-sh.c, * elf32-sparc.c, * elf32-tilegx.c,
	* elf32-tilepro.c, * elf32-xtensa.c, * elf64-aarch64.c,
	* elf64-hppa.c, * elf64-mips.c, * elf64-ppc.c, * elf64-tilegx.c,
	* elf64-x86-64.c, * elfcore.h, * elfn32-mips.c: Update all refs
	to tdata core fields.

	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_hash_table_free): Declare.
	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_table_free): New function.
	(elf_final_link_free): New function, extracted from..
	(bfd_elf_final_link): ..here.  Always call
	_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_hdr.
	* elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_hash_table_free): Default to
	_bfd_elf_link_hash_table_free.
	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_merge_sections_free): Declare.
	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
	* merge.c (_bfd_merge_sections_free): New function.
	* elf-eh-frame.c (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_hdr): Free
	hdr_info->array.
	* elf-m10300.c (elf32_mn10300_link_hash_table_free): Call
	_bfd_elf_link_hash_table_free.
	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf32-m68hc1x.c (m68hc11_elf_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf32-metag.c (elf_metag_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf32-xgate.c (xgate_elf_bfd_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf64-aarch64.c (elf64_aarch64_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf64-ia64-vms.c (elf64_ia64_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_link_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elfnn-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_hash_table_free): Likewise.
	* elf32-cr16.c (elf32_cr16_link_hash_table_free): Delete.
	(bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_free): Don't define.
	* elf32-tic6x.c (elf32_tic6x_link_hash_table_free): Delete.
	(bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_free): Dont' define.

	clears def_regular.

	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc_stub_name): Trim off trailing "+0".
ld/testsuite/
	* ld-powerpc/tlsexe.d: Update for changed stub names.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsexe.r: Likewise.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsexetoc.d: Likewise.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsexetoc.r: Likewise.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsso.d: Likewise.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsso.r: Likewise.
	* ld-powerpc/tlstocso.d: Likewise.
	* ld-powerpc/tlstocso.r: Likewise.

	"relocation" in error messages throughout file.
	(ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Remove sibling call error message,
	replace with "call lacks nop".  Specially report errors for
	branches to function entry points via OPD lookup and branches
	to stubs.  Remove NULL symbol handling now done by %T.

	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Default shared libs to
	plt-thread-safe.
gold/
	* powerpc.cc (Target_powerpc::do_relax): Default shared libs to
	plt-thread-safe.
ld/testsuite/
	* ld-powerpc/tlsso.d: Adjust for plt-thread-safe stubs.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsso.g: Likewise.
	* ld-powerpc/tlsso.r: Likewise.
	* ld-powerpc/tlstocso.d: Likewise.
	* ld-powerpc/tlstocso.g: Likewise.

	* aout0.c: Remove trailing white spaces.
	* archive.c: Likewise.
	* archures.c: Likewise.
	* bfd-in.h: Likewise.
	* bfd-in2.h: Likewise.
	* coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* coff-i860.c: Likewise.
	* coff-mips.c: Likewise.
	* coff-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* coff-tic80.c: Likewise.
	* coff-x86_64.c: Likewise.
	* coff-z80.c: Likewise.
	* coffcode.h: Likewise.
	* coffgen.c: Likewise.
	* cofflink.c: Likewise.
	* compress.c: Likewise.
	* corefile.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-arm.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-avr.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-bfin.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-cr16.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-cr16c.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-crx.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-h8300.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-i386.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-lm32.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-m68k.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-moxie.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-msp430.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-sh.c: Likewise.
	* cpu-xc16x.c: Likewise.
	* dwarf2.c: Likewise.
	* ecofflink.c: Likewise.
	* ecoffswap.h: Likewise.
	* elf-ifunc.c: Likewise.
	* elf-m10300.c: Likewise.
	* elf-vxworks.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-avr.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-avr.h: Likewise.
	* elf32-cr16.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-cr16c.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-cris.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-crx.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-i860.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-ip2k.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-iq2000.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m32c.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m68hc1x.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-msp430.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-mt.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-rl78.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-score.h: Likewise.
	* elf32-sh-symbian.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-spu.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-v850.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xc16x.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
	* elfcore.h: Likewise.
	* elflink.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-sparc.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-tilegx.c: Likewise.
	* ieee.c: Likewise.
	* libcoff.h: Likewise.
	* libpei.h: Likewise.
	* libxcoff.h: Likewise.
	* linker.c: Likewise.
	* mach-o-i386.c: Likewise.
	* mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
	* mach-o.c: Likewise.
	* mach-o.h: Likewise.
	* mmo.c: Likewise.
	* opncls.c: Likewise.
	* pdp11.c: Likewise.
	* pe-x86_64.c: Likewise.
	* peXXigen.c: Likewise.
	* pef-traceback.h: Likewise.
	* pei-x86_64.c: Likewise.
	* peicode.h: Likewise.
	* plugin.c: Likewise.
	* reloc.c: Likewise.
	* riscix.c: Likewise.
	* section.c: Likewise.
	* som.c: Likewise.
	* syms.c: Likewise.
	* tekhex.c: Likewise.
	* ticoff.h: Likewise.
	* vaxbsd.c: Likewise.
	* xcofflink.c: Likewise.
	* xtensa-isa.c: Likewise.

	to glink.

	* elf64-ppc.c (struct ppc_link_hash_table): Add dot_toc_dot.
	(ppc64_elf_size_stubs): Lookup ".TOC.".
	(ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Resolve special symbol ".TOC.".
gas/
	* config/tc-ppc.c (ppc_elf_adjust_symtab): New function, split out..
	(ppc_frob_file_before_adjust): ..from here.
	(md_apply_fix): Set BSF_KEEP on .TOC. if not @tocbase.
	* config/tc-ppc.h (ppc_elf_adjust_symtab): Declare.
	(tc_adjust_symtab): Define.

	loop.  Really mark toc entry referring to another toc entry
	only if the first is used.

	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Use pre-adjusted
	relocation for stub lookup.

	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Map symbols defined
	by a linker script in .opd to corresponding input .opd section.

	not minus one.
	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.

	* elf32-arm.c: When retrieving SEC_LINKER_CREATED sections, use
	the above throughout rather than bfd_get_section_by_name.  Use
	bfd_make_section_anyway rather than bfd_make_section when creating
	them.
	* elf32-bfin.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-cr16.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-cris.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-i370.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-lm32.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m32c.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-microblaze.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-rl78.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-score.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-score7.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-tilepro.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-vax.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-ia64-vms.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sparc.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
	* elfnn-ia64.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-sparc.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-tilegx.c: Likewise.
	* elflink.c: Likewise.
	* elf-vxworks.c: Likewise.
	* elf-m10300.c: Likewise.  Also make use of htab plt, got and
	gotplt shortcuts.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_check_relocs): Use the correct bfd when
	calling create_rofixup_section.
	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Simplify test for .dynstr.