diff -crN binutils-/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc binutils-work/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
*** binutils-/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc	2012-12-18 21:42:44.000000000 +0100
--- binutils-work/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc	2013-01-09 19:14:48.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 213,220 ****
    .rela.lbss    ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.rela.lbss${RELOCATING+ .rela.lbss.* .rela.gnu.linkonce.lb.*}) }
    .rel.lrodata  ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.rel.lrodata${RELOCATING+ .rel.lrodata.* .rel.gnu.linkonce.lr.*}) }
    .rela.lrodata ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.rela.lrodata${RELOCATING+ .rela.lrodata.* .rela.gnu.linkonce.lr.*}) }"
! test "${LARGE_SECTIONS}" = "yes" && OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS="
!   ${OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS}
    .lbss ${RELOCATING-0} :
    {
      *(.dynlbss)
--- 213,219 ----
    .rela.lbss    ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.rela.lbss${RELOCATING+ .rela.lbss.* .rela.gnu.linkonce.lb.*}) }
    .rel.lrodata  ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.rel.lrodata${RELOCATING+ .rel.lrodata.* .rel.gnu.linkonce.lr.*}) }
    .rela.lrodata ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.rela.lrodata${RELOCATING+ .rela.lrodata.* .rela.gnu.linkonce.lr.*}) }"
! test "${LARGE_SECTIONS}" = "yes" && LARGE_BSS="
    .lbss ${RELOCATING-0} :
    {
      *(.dynlbss)
***************
*** 605,614 ****
--- 604,631 ----
        pad the .data section.  */
     ${RELOCATING+. = ALIGN(. != 0 ? ${ALIGNMENT} : 1);}
    }
+ 
    ${OTHER_BSS_SECTIONS}
+   ${LARGE_BSS_LAST_IN_LARGE_DATA-${LARGE_BSS}}
    ${RELOCATING+${OTHER_BSS_END_SYMBOLS}}
    ${RELOCATING+. = ALIGN(${ALIGNMENT});}
+ EOF
+ 
+ if test -n "${LARGE_DATA_ADDR}"; then
+   LARGE_DATA_ADDR=". = \
+ SEGMENT_START(\"ldata-segment\", ${LARGE_DATA_ADDR}) + SIZEOF_HEADERS;"
+ fi
+ if test -n "${SHLIB_LARGE_DATA_ADDR}"; then
+   SHLIB_LARGE_DATA_ADDR=". = \
+ SEGMENT_START(\"ldata-segment\", ${SHLIB_LARGE_DATA_ADDR}) + SIZEOF_HEADERS;"
+ fi
+   cat <<EOF
+   ${RELOCATING+${CREATE_SHLIB-${CREATE_PIE-${LARGE_DATA_ADDR}}}}
+   ${RELOCATING+${CREATE_SHLIB+${SHLIB_LARGE_DATA_ADDR}}}
+   ${RELOCATING+${CREATE_PIE+${SHLIB_LARGE_DATA_ADDR}}}
+ 
    ${LARGE_SECTIONS}
+   ${LARGE_BSS_LAST_IN_LARGE_DATA+${LARGE_BSS}}
    ${RELOCATING+. = ALIGN(${ALIGNMENT});}
    ${RELOCATING+${OTHER_END_SYMBOLS}}
    ${RELOCATING+${END_SYMBOLS-${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}_end = .; PROVIDE (${USER_LABEL_PREFIX}end = .);}}
diff -crN binutils-/ld/ldlex.h binutils-work/ld/ldlex.h
*** binutils-/ld/ldlex.h	2012-12-18 21:42:44.000000000 +0100
--- binutils-work/ld/ldlex.h	2013-01-09 19:41:14.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 69,74 ****
--- 69,75 ----
    OPTION_TTEXT,
    OPTION_TTEXT_SEGMENT,
    OPTION_TRODATA_SEGMENT,
+   OPTION_TLDATA_SEGMENT,
    OPTION_TRADITIONAL_FORMAT,
    OPTION_UR,
    OPTION_VERBOSE,
diff -crN binutils-/ld/lexsup.c binutils-work/ld/lexsup.c
*** binutils-/ld/lexsup.c	2012-12-18 21:42:44.000000000 +0100
--- binutils-work/ld/lexsup.c	2013-01-09 19:42:04.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 443,448 ****
--- 443,450 ----
      '\0', N_("ADDRESS"), N_("Set address of text segment"), ONE_DASH },
    { {"Trodata-segment", required_argument, NULL, OPTION_TRODATA_SEGMENT},
      '\0', N_("ADDRESS"), N_("Set address of rodata segment"), ONE_DASH },
+   { {"Tldata-segment", required_argument, NULL, OPTION_TLDATA_SEGMENT},
+     '\0', N_("ADDRESS"), N_("Set address of ldata segment"), ONE_DASH },
    { {"unresolved-symbols=<method>", required_argument, NULL,
       OPTION_UNRESOLVED_SYMBOLS},
      '\0', NULL, N_("How to handle unresolved symbols.  <method> is:\n"
***************
*** 1196,1201 ****
--- 1198,1206 ----
  	case OPTION_TRODATA_SEGMENT:
  	  set_segment_start (".rodata-segment", optarg);
  	  break;
+ 	case OPTION_TLDATA_SEGMENT:
+ 	  set_segment_start (".ldata-segment", optarg);
+ 	  break;
  	case OPTION_TRADITIONAL_FORMAT:
  	  link_info.traditional_format = TRUE;
  	  break;
diff -crN binutils-/ld/ld.texinfo binutils-work/ld/ld.texinfo
*** binutils-/ld/ld.texinfo	2012-12-18 21:42:44.000000000 +0100
--- binutils-work/ld/ld.texinfo	2013-01-09 19:38:18.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 1844,1849 ****
--- 1844,1855 ----
  the read-only data is in its own segment separate from the executable
  text, it will set the address of the first byte of the read-only data segment.
  
+ @kindex -Tldata-segment=@var{org}
+ @item -Tldata-segment=@var{org}
+ @cindex ldata segment origin, cmd line
+ When creating an ELF executable or shared object for x86-64 medium memory
+ model, it will set the address of the first byte of the ldata segment.
+ 
  @kindex --unresolved-symbols
  @item --unresolved-symbols=@var{method}
  Determine how to handle unresolved symbols.  There are four possible
diff -crN binutils-/ld/ld.1 binutils-work/ld/ld.1
*** binutils-/ld/ld.1	2013-01-04 06:44:26.000000000 +0100
--- binutils-work/ld/ld.1	2013-01-09 20:11:14.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 1629,1634 ****
--- 1629,1638 ----
  When creating an \s-1ELF\s0 executable or shared object for a target where
  the read-only data is in its own segment separate from the executable
  text, it will set the address of the first byte of the read-only data segment.
+ .IP "\fB\-Tldata\-segment=\fR\fIorg\fR" 4
+ .IX Item "-Tldata-segment=org"
+ When creating an ELF executable or shared object for x86-64 medium memory
+ model, it will set the address of the first byte of the ldata segment.
  .IP "\fB\-\-unresolved\-symbols=\fR\fImethod\fR" 4
  .IX Item "--unresolved-symbols=method"
  Determine how to handle unresolved symbols.  There are four possible
diff -crN binutils-/ld/ld.info binutils-work/ld/ld.info
*** binutils-/ld/ld.info	2013-01-04 06:44:28.000000000 +0100
--- binutils-work/ld/ld.info	2013-01-09 20:11:56.000000000 +0100
***************
*** 1397,1402 ****
--- 1397,1406 ----
       executable text, it will set the address of the first byte of the
       read-only data segment.
  
+ `-Tldata-segment=ORG'
+      When creating an ELF executable or shared object for x86-64 medium memory
+      model, it will set the address of the first byte of the ldata segment.
+ 
  `--unresolved-symbols=METHOD'
       Determine how to handle unresolved symbols.  There are four
       possible values for `method':