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[docs][mips] Add MIPS specific release notes for LLD 6.0
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Authored by atanasyan on Feb 21 2018, 7:38 AM.

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rG93feb90b0f91: [docs][mips] Add MIPS specific release notes for LLD 6.0
rL325721: [docs][mips] Add MIPS specific release notes for LLD 6.0

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atanasyan created this revision.Feb 21 2018, 7:38 AM
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from the `LLVM releases web site <http://llvm.org/releases/>`_. from the `LLVM releases web site <http://llvm.org/releases/>`_.
Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release
================================================= =================================================
ELF Improvements ELF Improvements
---------------- ----------------
* Item 1. * MIPS port now generates all output dynamic relocations
using Elf_Rel format only.
* Added handling of the R_MIPS_26 relocation in case of N32 / N64 ABIs
and generating proper PLT entries.
COFF Improvements COFF Improvements
----------------- -----------------
* A GNU ld style frontend for the COFF linker has been added for MinGW. * A GNU ld style frontend for the COFF linker has been added for MinGW.
In MinGW environments, the linker is invoked with GNU ld style parameters; In MinGW environments, the linker is invoked with GNU ld style parameters;
which LLD previously only supported when used as an ELF linker. When which LLD previously only supported when used as an ELF linker. When
a PE/COFF target is chosen, those parameters are rewritten into the a PE/COFF target is chosen, those parameters are rewritten into the
lld-link style parameters and the COFF linker is invoked instead. lld-link style parameters and the COFF linker is invoked instead.
* Initial support for the ARM64 architecture has been added. * Initial support for the ARM64 architecture has been added.
MachO Improvements MachO Improvements
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* Item 1. * Item 1.