diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in.h b/bfd/bfd-in.h
index 8ffae997..cbd0465 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in.h
@@ -988,3 +988,10 @@ extern void bfd_elf32_ia64_after_parse
 
 extern void bfd_elf64_ia64_after_parse
   (int);
+
+/* V850 Note manipulation routines.  */
+extern bfd_boolean v850_elf_create_sections
+  (struct bfd_link_info *);
+
+extern bfd_boolean v850_elf_set_note
+  (bfd *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-v850.c b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
index 0155b7d..ae96ec2 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-v850.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
@@ -2344,6 +2344,327 @@ v850_elf_gc_mark_hook (asection *sec,
   return _bfd_elf_gc_mark_hook (sec, info, rel, h, sym);
 }
 
+static void
+v850_set_note (bfd * abfd, asection * s, enum v850_notes note, unsigned int val)
+{
+  bfd_byte * data = s->contents + ((note - 1) * SIZEOF_V850_NOTE);
+
+  bfd_put_32 (abfd, 4, data + 0);
+  bfd_put_32 (abfd, 4, data + 4);
+  bfd_put_32 (abfd, note, data + 8);
+  memcpy (data + 12, V850_NOTE_NAME, 4);
+  bfd_put_32 (abfd, val, data + 16);
+}
+
+/* Create the note section if not already present.  This is done early so
+   that the linker maps the sections to the right place in the output.  */
+
+static asection *
+v850_elf_make_note_section (bfd * abfd)
+{  
+  asection *s;
+  bfd_byte *data;
+  flagword flags;
+  enum v850_notes id;
+
+  /* Make the note section.  */
+  flags = SEC_READONLY | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_MERGE;
+
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, V850_NOTE_SECNAME, flags);
+  if (s == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
+    return NULL;
+
+  /* Allocate space for all known notes.  */
+  if (!bfd_set_section_size (abfd, s, NUM_V850_NOTES * SIZEOF_V850_NOTE))
+    return NULL;
+
+  data = bfd_zalloc (abfd, NUM_V850_NOTES * SIZEOF_V850_NOTE);
+  if (data == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  s->contents = data;
+
+  /* Provide default (= uninitilaised) values for all of the notes.  */
+  for (id = V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT; id <= NUM_V850_NOTES; id++)
+    v850_set_note (abfd, s, id,  0);
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+/* Create the note section if not already present.  This is done early so
+   that the linker maps the sections to the right place in the output.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+v850_elf_create_sections (struct bfd_link_info * info)
+{
+  bfd * ibfd;
+
+  /* If we already have a note section, do not make another.  */
+  for (ibfd = info->input_bfds; ibfd != NULL; ibfd = ibfd->link.next)
+    if (bfd_get_section_by_name (ibfd, V850_NOTE_SECNAME) != NULL)
+      return TRUE;
+
+  return v850_elf_make_note_section (info->input_bfds) != NULL;
+}
+
+bfd_boolean
+v850_elf_set_note (bfd * abfd, enum v850_notes note, unsigned int val)
+{
+  asection * notes = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, V850_NOTE_SECNAME);
+
+  if (val > 2)
+    /* At the moment, no known note has a value over 2.  */
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (notes == NULL)
+    notes = v850_elf_make_note_section (abfd);
+  if (notes == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  v850_set_note (abfd, notes, note, val);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Copy backend specific data from one object module to another.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+v850_elf_copy_private_bfd_data (bfd * ibfd, bfd * obfd)
+{
+  asection * onotes;
+  asection * inotes;
+
+  /* If the output bfd does not have a note section, then
+     skip the merge.  The normal input to output section
+     copying will take care of everythng for us.  */
+  if ((onotes = bfd_get_section_by_name (obfd, V850_NOTE_SECNAME)) == NULL)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if ((inotes = bfd_get_section_by_name (ibfd, V850_NOTE_SECNAME)) != NULL)
+    {
+      bfd_byte * icont;
+      bfd_byte * ocont;
+
+      BFD_ASSERT (bfd_section_size (ibfd, inotes) == bfd_section_size (obfd, onotes));
+
+      if ((icont = elf_section_data (inotes)->this_hdr.contents) == NULL)
+	BFD_ASSERT (bfd_malloc_and_get_section (ibfd, inotes, & icont));
+
+      if ((ocont = elf_section_data (onotes)->this_hdr.contents) == NULL)
+	BFD_ASSERT (bfd_malloc_and_get_section (obfd, onotes, & ocont));
+
+      /* Copy/overwrite notes from the input to the output.  */
+      memcpy (ocont, icont, bfd_section_size (obfd, onotes));
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+#define bfd_elf32_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data	v850_elf_copy_private_bfd_data
+
+static bfd_boolean 
+v850_elf_merge_notes (bfd * ibfd, bfd *obfd)
+{
+  asection * onotes;
+  asection * inotes;
+  bfd_boolean result = TRUE;
+
+  /* If the output bfd does not have a note section, then
+     skip the merge.  The normal input to output section
+     copying will take care of everythng for us.  */
+  if ((onotes = bfd_get_section_by_name (obfd, V850_NOTE_SECNAME)) == NULL)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if ((inotes = bfd_get_section_by_name (ibfd, V850_NOTE_SECNAME)) != NULL)
+    {
+      enum v850_notes id;
+      bfd_byte * icont;
+      bfd_byte * ocont;
+
+      BFD_ASSERT (bfd_section_size (ibfd, inotes) == bfd_section_size (obfd, onotes));
+
+      if ((icont = elf_section_data (inotes)->this_hdr.contents) == NULL)
+	BFD_ASSERT (bfd_malloc_and_get_section (ibfd, inotes, & icont));
+
+      if ((ocont = elf_section_data (onotes)->this_hdr.contents) == NULL)
+	BFD_ASSERT (bfd_malloc_and_get_section (obfd, onotes, & ocont));
+
+      for (id = V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT; id <= NUM_V850_NOTES; id++)
+	{
+	  unsigned int ival;
+	  unsigned int oval;
+	  bfd_byte * idata = icont + ((id - 1) * SIZEOF_V850_NOTE) + 16;
+	  bfd_byte * odata = ocont + ((id - 1) * SIZEOF_V850_NOTE) + 16;
+
+	  ival = bfd_get_32 (ibfd, idata);
+	  oval = bfd_get_32 (obfd, odata);
+
+	  if (ival == 0 || ival == oval)
+	    continue;
+	  
+	  if (oval == 0)
+	    {
+	      bfd_put_32 (obfd, ival, odata);
+	      v850_set_note (obfd, onotes, id, ival);
+	      continue;
+	    }
+
+	  /* We have a mismatch.  The ABI defines how to handle
+	     this siutation on a per note type basis.  */
+	  switch (id)
+	    {
+	    case V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT:
+	      if (oval == EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN4)
+		{
+		  _bfd_error_handler
+		    (_("error: %B needs 8-byte aligment but %B is set for 4-byte alignment"),
+				      ibfd, obfd);
+		  result = FALSE;
+		}
+	      else
+		/* ibfd uses 4-byte alignment, obfd uses 8-byte alignment.
+		   Leave the obfd alignment as it is.  */
+		BFD_ASSERT (oval == EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8);
+
+	      break;
+
+	    case V850_NOTE_DATA_SIZE:
+	      if (oval == EF_RH850_DOUBLE32)
+		{
+		  _bfd_error_handler (_("error: %B uses 64-bit doubles but %B uses 32-bit doubles"),
+				      ibfd, obfd);
+		  result = FALSE;
+		}
+	      else
+		/* ibfd uses 32-bit doubles, obfd uses 64-bit doubles.
+		   This is acceptable.  Honest, that is what the ABI says.  */
+		BFD_ASSERT (oval == EF_RH850_DOUBLE64);
+	      break;
+
+	    case V850_NOTE_FPU_INFO:
+	      if (oval == EF_RH850_FPU20)
+		{
+		  _bfd_error_handler (_("error: %B uses FPU-3.0 but %B only supports FPU-2.0"),
+				     ibfd, obfd);
+		  result = FALSE;
+		}
+	      else
+		/* ibfd uses FPU-2.0, obfd uses FPU-3.0.  Leave obfd as it is.  */
+		BFD_ASSERT (oval == EF_RH850_FPU30);
+
+	      break;
+
+	    default:
+	      /* None of the other conflicts matter.
+		 Stick with the current output values.  */
+	      break;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      /* FIXME:  We should also check for conflicts between the notes
+	 and the EF flags in the ELF header.  */
+    }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+static void
+print_v850_note (bfd * abfd, FILE * file, bfd_byte * data, enum v850_notes id)
+{
+  unsigned int value = bfd_get_32 (abfd, data + ((id - 1) * SIZEOF_V850_NOTE) + 16);
+
+  switch (id)
+    {
+    case V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT:
+      fprintf (file, _(" alignment of 8-byte entities: "));
+      switch (value)
+	{
+	case EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN4: fprintf (file, _("4-byte")); break;
+	case EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8: fprintf (file, _("8-byte")); break;
+	case 0:  fprintf (file, _("not set")); break;
+	default: fprintf (file, _("unknown: %x"), value); break;
+	}
+      fputc ('\n', file);
+      break;
+	
+    case V850_NOTE_DATA_SIZE:
+      fprintf (file, _(" size of doubles: "));
+      switch (value)
+	{
+	case EF_RH850_DOUBLE32: fprintf (file, _("4-bytes")); break;
+	case EF_RH850_DOUBLE64: fprintf (file, _("8-bytes")); break;
+	case 0:  fprintf (file, _("not set")); break;
+	default: fprintf (file, _("unknown: %x"), value); break;
+	}
+      fputc ('\n', file);
+      break;
+	
+    case V850_NOTE_FPU_INFO:
+      fprintf (file, _(" FPU support required: "));
+      switch (value)
+	{
+	case EF_RH850_FPU20: fprintf (file, _("FPU-2.0")); break;
+	case EF_RH850_FPU30: fprintf (file, _("FPU-3.0")); break;
+	case 0:  fprintf (file, _("none")); break;
+	default: fprintf (file, _("unknown: %x"), value); break;
+	}
+      fputc ('\n', file);
+      break;
+	
+    case V850_NOTE_SIMD_INFO:
+      fprintf (file, _("SIMD use: "));
+      switch (value)
+	{
+	case EF_RH850_SIMD: fprintf (file, _("yes")); break;
+	case 0:  fprintf (file, _("no")); break;
+	default: fprintf (file, _("unknown: %x"), value); break;
+	}
+      fputc ('\n', file);
+      break;
+	
+    case V850_NOTE_CACHE_INFO:
+      fprintf (file, _("CACHE use: "));
+      switch (value)
+	{
+	case EF_RH850_CACHE: fprintf (file, _("yes")); break;
+	case 0:  fprintf (file, _("no")); break;
+	default: fprintf (file, _("unknown: %x"), value); break;
+	}
+      fputc ('\n', file);
+      break;
+	
+    case V850_NOTE_MMU_INFO:
+      fprintf (file, _("MMU use: "));
+      switch (value)
+	{
+	case EF_RH850_MMU: fprintf (file, _("yes")); break;
+	case 0:  fprintf (file, _("no")); break;
+	default: fprintf (file, _("unknown: %x"), value); break;
+	}
+      fputc ('\n', file);
+      break;
+	
+    default:
+      BFD_ASSERT (0);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+v850_elf_print_notes (bfd * abfd, FILE * file)
+{
+  asection * notes = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, V850_NOTE_SECNAME);
+  enum v850_notes id;
+
+  if (notes == NULL || notes->contents == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  BFD_ASSERT (bfd_section_size (abfd, notes) == NUM_V850_NOTES * SIZEOF_V850_NOTE);
+
+  for (id = V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT; id <= NUM_V850_NOTES; id++)
+    print_v850_note (abfd, file, notes->contents, id);
+}
+
 /* Set the right machine number and architecture.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
@@ -2439,11 +2760,14 @@ v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
 {
   flagword out_flags;
   flagword in_flags;
+  bfd_boolean result = TRUE;
 
   if (   bfd_get_flavour (ibfd) != bfd_target_elf_flavour
       || bfd_get_flavour (obfd) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
     return TRUE;
 
+  result &= v850_elf_merge_notes (ibfd, obfd);
+
   in_flags = elf_elfheader (ibfd)->e_flags;
   out_flags = elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_flags;
 
@@ -2463,14 +2787,14 @@ v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
 
       if (bfd_get_arch (obfd) == bfd_get_arch (ibfd)
 	  && bfd_get_arch_info (obfd)->the_default)
-	return bfd_set_arch_mach (obfd, bfd_get_arch (ibfd), bfd_get_mach (ibfd));
+	result &= bfd_set_arch_mach (obfd, bfd_get_arch (ibfd), bfd_get_mach (ibfd));
 
-      return TRUE;
+      return result;
     }
 
   /* Check flag compatibility.  */
   if (in_flags == out_flags)
-    return TRUE;
+    return result;
 
   if (bfd_get_arch (obfd) == bfd_arch_v850_rh850)
     {
@@ -2481,14 +2805,7 @@ v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
 	  elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_flags |= EF_V800_850E3;
 	}
 
-      if ((in_flags & EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8) != (out_flags & EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8))
-	{
-	  _bfd_error_handler (_("%B: Alignment mismatch with previous modules"),
-			      ibfd);
-	  elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_flags |= EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8;
-	}
-
-      return TRUE;
+      return result;
     }
 
   if ((in_flags & EF_V850_ARCH) != (out_flags & EF_V850_ARCH)
@@ -2499,14 +2816,14 @@ v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
          which we set to v850e.  */
       if (   (in_flags  & EF_V850_ARCH) == E_V850E1_ARCH
           && (out_flags & EF_V850_ARCH) == E_V850E_ARCH)
-        return TRUE;
+        return result;
 
       if (   (in_flags  & EF_V850_ARCH) == E_V850_ARCH
 	  && (out_flags & EF_V850_ARCH) == E_V850E_ARCH)
 	{
 	  elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_flags =
 	    ((out_flags & ~ EF_V850_ARCH) | E_V850E_ARCH);
-	  return TRUE;
+	  return result;
 	}
 
       if ((   (in_flags & EF_V850_ARCH) == E_V850_ARCH
@@ -2515,7 +2832,7 @@ v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
 	{
 	  elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_flags =
 	    ((out_flags & ~ EF_V850_ARCH) | E_V850E2_ARCH);
-	  return TRUE;
+	  return result;
 	}
 
       if ((   (in_flags & EF_V850_ARCH) == E_V850_ARCH
@@ -2525,7 +2842,7 @@ v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
 	{
 	  elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_flags =
 	    ((out_flags & ~ EF_V850_ARCH) | E_V850E2V3_ARCH);
-	  return TRUE;
+	  return result;
 	}
 
       if ((   (in_flags & EF_V850_ARCH) == E_V850_ARCH
@@ -2536,14 +2853,14 @@ v850_elf_merge_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
 	{
 	  elf_elfheader (obfd)->e_flags =
 	    ((out_flags & ~ EF_V850_ARCH) | E_V850E3V5_ARCH);
-	  return TRUE;
+	  return result;
 	}
 
       _bfd_error_handler (_("%B: Architecture mismatch with previous modules"),
 			  ibfd);
     }
 
-  return TRUE;
+  return result;
 }
 
 /* Display the flags field.  */
@@ -2568,9 +2885,6 @@ v850_elf_print_private_bfd_data (bfd *abfd, void * ptr)
 	fprintf (file, _("v850 E3 architecture"));
       else
 	fprintf (file, _("v850 architecture"));
-
-      if (elf_elfheader (abfd)->e_flags & EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8)
-	fprintf (file, _(", 8-byte data alignment"));
     }
   else
     {
@@ -2588,6 +2902,8 @@ v850_elf_print_private_bfd_data (bfd *abfd, void * ptr)
 
   fputc ('\n', file);
 
+  v850_elf_print_notes (abfd, file);
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -2860,6 +3176,12 @@ v850_elf_fake_sections (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     hdr->sh_type = SHT_V850_TCOMMON;
   else if (strcmp (name, ".zcommon") == 0)
     hdr->sh_type = SHT_V850_ZCOMMON;
+  /* Tweak the section type of .note.renesas.  */
+  else if (strcmp (name, V850_NOTE_SECNAME) == 0)
+    {
+      hdr->sh_type = SHT_RENESAS_INFO;
+      hdr->sh_entsize = SIZEOF_V850_NOTE;
+    }
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -3801,8 +4123,8 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section v850_elf_special_sections[] =
 #define elf_backend_gc_mark_hook                v850_elf_gc_mark_hook
 #define elf_backend_special_sections		v850_elf_special_sections
 
-#define elf_backend_can_gc_sections 1
-#define elf_backend_rela_normal 1
+#define elf_backend_can_gc_sections 		1
+#define elf_backend_rela_normal			1
 
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_is_local_label_name	v850_elf_is_local_label_name
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_is_target_special_symbol	v850_elf_is_target_special_symbol
@@ -3911,7 +4233,6 @@ v800_elf_info_to_howto (bfd *               abfd,
   cache_ptr->howto = v800_elf_howto_table + r_type;
 }
 
-
 #undef  TARGET_LITTLE_SYM
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_SYM			v800_elf32_vec
 #undef  TARGET_LITTLE_NAME
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index b3f4733..559ab4b 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -2952,12 +2952,8 @@ get_machine_flags (unsigned e_flags, unsigned e_machine)
 		{
 		case EF_RH850_FPU_DOUBLE: strcat (buf, ", double precision FPU"); break;
 		case EF_RH850_FPU_SINGLE: strcat (buf, ", single precision FPU"); break;
-		case EF_RH850_SIMD: strcat (buf, ", SIMD"); break;
-		case EF_RH850_CACHE: strcat (buf, ", CACHE"); break;
-		case EF_RH850_MMU: strcat (buf, ", MMU"); break;
 		case EF_RH850_REGMODE22: strcat (buf, ", regmode:22"); break;
 		case EF_RH850_REGMODE32: strcat (buf, ", regmode:23"); break;
-		case EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8: strcat (buf, ", 8-byte alignment"); break;
 		case EF_RH850_GP_FIX: strcat (buf, ", r4 fixed"); break;
 		case EF_RH850_GP_NOFIX: strcat (buf, ", r4 free"); break;
 		case EF_RH850_EP_FIX: strcat (buf, ", r30 fixed"); break;
@@ -3759,6 +3755,20 @@ get_msp430x_section_type_name (unsigned int sh_type)
 }
 
 static const char *
+get_v850_section_type_name (unsigned int sh_type)
+{
+  switch (sh_type)
+    {
+    case SHT_V850_SCOMMON: return "V850 Small Common";
+    case SHT_V850_TCOMMON: return "V850 Tiny Common";
+    case SHT_V850_ZCOMMON: return "V850 Zero Common";
+    case SHT_RENESAS_IOP:  return "RENESAS IOP";
+    case SHT_RENESAS_INFO: return "RENESAS INFO";
+    default: return NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static const char *
 get_section_type_name (unsigned int sh_type)
 {
   static char buff[32];
@@ -3826,6 +3836,11 @@ get_section_type_name (unsigned int sh_type)
 	    case EM_MSP430:
 	      result = get_msp430x_section_type_name (sh_type);
 	      break;
+	    case EM_V800:
+	    case EM_V850:
+	    case EM_CYGNUS_V850:
+	      result = get_v850_section_type_name (sh_type);
+	      break;
 	    default:
 	      result = NULL;
 	      break;
@@ -3856,7 +3871,19 @@ get_section_type_name (unsigned int sh_type)
 	  sprintf (buff, "LOOS+%x", sh_type - SHT_LOOS);
 	}
       else if ((sh_type >= SHT_LOUSER) && (sh_type <= SHT_HIUSER))
-	sprintf (buff, "LOUSER+%x", sh_type - SHT_LOUSER);
+	{
+	  switch (elf_header.e_machine)
+	    {
+	    case EM_V800:
+	    case EM_V850:
+	    case EM_CYGNUS_V850:
+	      return get_v850_section_type_name (sh_type);
+	    default:
+	      break;
+	    }
+
+	  sprintf (buff, "LOUSER+%x", sh_type - SHT_LOUSER);
+	}
       else
 	/* This message is probably going to be displayed in a 15
 	   character wide field, so put the hex value first.  */
@@ -14808,6 +14835,85 @@ print_gnu_note (Elf_Internal_Note *pnote)
 }
 
 static const char *
+get_v850_elf_note_type (enum v850_notes n_type)
+{
+  static char buff[64];
+
+  switch (n_type)
+    {
+    case V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT:  return _("Alignment of 8-byte objects");
+    case V850_NOTE_DATA_SIZE:  return _("Sizeof double and long double");
+    case V850_NOTE_FPU_INFO:   return _("Type of FPU support needed");
+    case V850_NOTE_SIMD_INFO:  return _("Use of SIMD instructions");
+    case V850_NOTE_CACHE_INFO: return _("Use of cache");
+    case V850_NOTE_MMU_INFO:   return _("Use of MMU");
+    default:
+      snprintf (buff, sizeof (buff), _("Unknown note type: (0x%08x)"), n_type);
+      return buff;
+    }
+}
+
+static int
+print_v850_note (Elf_Internal_Note * pnote)
+{
+  unsigned int val;
+
+  if (pnote->descsz != 4)
+    return 0;
+  val = byte_get ((unsigned char *) pnote->descdata, pnote->descsz);
+
+  if (val == 0)
+    {
+      printf (_("not set\n"));
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  switch (pnote->type)
+    {
+    case V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT:
+      switch (val)
+	{
+	case EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN4: printf (_("4-byte\n")); return 1;
+	case EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8: printf (_("8-byte\n")); return 1;
+	}
+      break;
+	
+    case V850_NOTE_DATA_SIZE:
+      switch (val)
+	{
+	case EF_RH850_DOUBLE32: printf (_("4-bytes\n")); return 1;
+	case EF_RH850_DOUBLE64: printf (_("8-bytes\n")); return 1;
+	}
+      break;
+	
+    case V850_NOTE_FPU_INFO:
+      switch (val)
+	{
+	case EF_RH850_FPU20: printf (_("FPU-2.0\n")); return 1;
+	case EF_RH850_FPU30: printf (_("FPU-3.0\n")); return 1;
+	}
+      break;
+	
+    case V850_NOTE_MMU_INFO:
+    case V850_NOTE_CACHE_INFO:
+    case V850_NOTE_SIMD_INFO:
+      if (val == EF_RH850_SIMD)
+	{
+	  printf (_("yes\n"));
+	  return 1;
+	}
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      /* An 'unknown note type' message will already have been displayed.  */
+      break;
+    }
+
+  printf (_("unknown value: %x\n"), val);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static const char *
 get_netbsd_elfcore_note_type (unsigned e_type)
 {
   static char buff[64];
@@ -15248,6 +15354,78 @@ process_corefile_note_segments (FILE * file)
 }
 
 static int
+process_v850_notes (FILE * file, bfd_vma offset, bfd_vma length)
+{
+  Elf_External_Note * pnotes;
+  Elf_External_Note * external;
+  int res = 1;
+
+  if (length <= 0)
+    return 0;
+
+  pnotes = (Elf_External_Note *) get_data (NULL, file, offset, 1, length,
+                                           _("v850 notes"));
+  if (pnotes == NULL)
+    return 0;
+
+  external = pnotes;
+
+  printf (_("\nDisplaying contents of Renesas V850 notes section at offset 0x%lx with length 0x%lx:\n"),
+	  (unsigned long) offset, (unsigned long) length);
+
+  while (external < (Elf_External_Note *) ((char *) pnotes + length))
+    {
+      Elf_External_Note * next;
+      Elf_Internal_Note inote;
+
+      inote.type     = BYTE_GET (external->type);
+      inote.namesz   = BYTE_GET (external->namesz);
+      inote.namedata = external->name;
+      inote.descsz   = BYTE_GET (external->descsz);
+      inote.descdata = inote.namedata + align_power (inote.namesz, 2);
+      inote.descpos  = offset + (inote.descdata - (char *) pnotes);
+
+      next = (Elf_External_Note *) (inote.descdata + align_power (inote.descsz, 2));
+
+      if (   ((char *) next > ((char *) pnotes) + length)
+	  || ((char *) next <  (char *) pnotes))
+	{
+	  warn (_("corrupt descsz found in note at offset 0x%lx\n"),
+		(unsigned long) ((char *) external - (char *) pnotes));
+	  warn (_(" type: 0x%lx, namesize: 0x%lx, descsize: 0x%lx\n"),
+		inote.type, inote.namesz, inote.descsz);
+	  break;
+	}
+
+      external = next;
+
+      /* Prevent out-of-bounds indexing.  */
+      if (   inote.namedata + inote.namesz > (char *) pnotes + length
+	  || inote.namedata + inote.namesz < inote.namedata)
+        {
+          warn (_("corrupt namesz found in note at offset 0x%lx\n"),
+                (unsigned long) ((char *) external - (char *) pnotes));
+          warn (_(" type: 0x%lx, namesize: 0x%lx, descsize: 0x%lx\n"),
+                inote.type, inote.namesz, inote.descsz);
+          break;
+        }
+
+      printf ("  %s: ", get_v850_elf_note_type (inote.type));
+
+      if (! print_v850_note (& inote))
+	{
+	  res = 0;
+	  printf ("<corrupt sizes: namesz: %lx, descsz: %lx>\n",
+		  inote.namesz, inote.descsz);
+	}
+    }
+
+  free (pnotes);
+
+  return res;
+}
+
+static int
 process_note_sections (FILE * file)
 {
   Elf_Internal_Shdr * section;
@@ -15258,13 +15436,26 @@ process_note_sections (FILE * file)
   for (i = 0, section = section_headers;
        i < elf_header.e_shnum && section != NULL;
        i++, section++)
-    if (section->sh_type == SHT_NOTE)
-      {
-	res &= process_corefile_note_segment (file,
-					      (bfd_vma) section->sh_offset,
-					      (bfd_vma) section->sh_size);
-	n++;
-      }
+    {
+      if (section->sh_type == SHT_NOTE)
+	{
+	  res &= process_corefile_note_segment (file,
+						(bfd_vma) section->sh_offset,
+						(bfd_vma) section->sh_size);
+	  n++;
+	}
+
+      if ((   elf_header.e_machine == EM_V800
+	   || elf_header.e_machine == EM_V850
+	   || elf_header.e_machine == EM_CYGNUS_V850)
+	  && section->sh_type == SHT_RENESAS_INFO)
+	{
+	  res &= process_v850_notes (file,
+				     (bfd_vma) section->sh_offset,
+				     (bfd_vma) section->sh_size);
+	  n++;
+	}
+    }
 
   if (n == 0)
     /* Try processing NOTE segments instead.  */
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
index f41392d..ae21b22 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
@@ -954,9 +954,11 @@ if [is_elf_format] {
     run_dump_test "strip-8"
     run_dump_test "strip-9"
     # Non-EABI ARM targets will set OSABI to ARM
+    # The V850 sets the OSABI to UNIX - System V
     if { ![istarget "*-*-hpux*"]
 	 && ![istarget "msp*-*-*"]
 	 && ![istarget "visium-*-*"]
+	 && ![istarget "v850*-*-*"]
          && !([istarget "arm*-*-*"] && ![istarget "arm-*-*eabi*"])} {
 	run_dump_test "strip-10"
     }
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-v850.c b/gas/config/tc-v850.c
index c48c011..fc55106 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-v850.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-v850.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 static bfd_boolean warn_signed_overflows   = FALSE;
 static bfd_boolean warn_unsigned_overflows = FALSE;
 
+/* Non-zero if floating point insns are not being used.  */
+static signed int soft_float = -1;
+
 /* Indicates the target BFD machine number.  */
 static int machine = -1;
 
@@ -1537,6 +1540,8 @@ struct option md_longopts[] =
 
 size_t md_longopts_size = sizeof (md_longopts);
 
+static bfd_boolean v850_data_8 = FALSE;
+
 void
 md_show_usage (FILE *stream)
 {
@@ -1560,6 +1565,8 @@ md_show_usage (FILE *stream)
   fprintf (stream, _("  -mrh850-abi               Mark the binary as using the RH850 ABI (default)\n"));
   fprintf (stream, _("  -m8byte-align             Mark the binary as using 64-bit alignment\n"));
   fprintf (stream, _("  -m4byte-align             Mark the binary as using 32-bit alignment (default)\n"));
+  fprintf (stream, _("  -msoft-float              Mark the binary as not using FP insns (default for pre e2v3)\n"));
+  fprintf (stream, _("  -mhard-float              Mark the binary as using FP insns (default for e2v3 and up)\n"));
 }
 
 int
@@ -1646,6 +1653,14 @@ md_parse_option (int c, char *arg)
       v850_target_format = "elf32-v850-rh850";
     }
   else if (strcmp (arg, "8byte-align") == 0)
+    v850_data_8 = TRUE;
+  else if (strcmp (arg, "4byte-align") == 0)
+    v850_data_8 = FALSE;
+  else if (strcmp (arg, "soft-float") == 0)
+    soft_float = 1;
+  else if (strcmp (arg, "hard-float") == 0)
+    soft_float = 0;
+  else if (strcmp (arg, "8byte-align") == 0)
     v850_e_flags |= EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8;
   else if (strcmp (arg, "4byte-align") == 0)
     v850_e_flags &= ~ EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8;
@@ -1940,6 +1955,9 @@ md_begin (void)
     as_bad (_("Unable to determine default target processor from string: %s"),
 	    TARGET_CPU);
 
+  if (soft_float == -1)
+    soft_float = machine < bfd_mach_v850e2v3;
+
   v850_hash = hash_new ();
 
   /* Insert unique names into hash table.  The V850 instruction set
@@ -3716,3 +3734,73 @@ v850_force_relocation (struct fix *fixP)
 
   return generic_force_reloc (fixP);
 }
+
+/* Create a v850 note section.  */
+void
+v850_md_end (void)
+{
+  segT note_sec;
+  segT orig_seg = now_seg;
+  subsegT orig_subseg = now_subseg;
+  enum v850_notes id;
+
+  note_sec = subseg_new (V850_NOTE_SECNAME, 0);
+  bfd_set_section_flags (stdoutput, note_sec, SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_READONLY | SEC_MERGE);
+  bfd_set_section_alignment (stdoutput, note_sec, 2);
+
+  /* Provide default values for all of the notes.  */
+  for (id = V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT; id <= NUM_V850_NOTES; id++)
+    {
+      int val = 0;
+      char * p;
+
+      /* Follow the standard note section layout:
+	 First write the length of the name string.  */
+      p = frag_more (4);
+      md_number_to_chars (p, 4, 4);
+
+      /* Next comes the length of the "descriptor", i.e., the actual data.  */
+      p = frag_more (4);
+      md_number_to_chars (p, 4, 4);
+
+      /* Write the note type.  */
+      p = frag_more (4);
+      md_number_to_chars (p, (valueT) id, 4);
+
+      /* Write the name field.  */
+      p = frag_more (4);
+      memcpy (p, V850_NOTE_NAME, 4);
+
+      /* Finally, write the descriptor.  */
+      p = frag_more (4);
+      switch (id)
+	{
+	case V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT:
+	  val = v850_data_8 ? EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8 : EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN4;
+	  break;
+
+	case V850_NOTE_DATA_SIZE:
+	  /* GCC does not currently support an option
+	     for 32-bit doubles with the V850 backend.  */
+	  val = EF_RH850_DOUBLE64;
+	  break;
+
+	case V850_NOTE_FPU_INFO:
+	  if (! soft_float)
+	    switch (machine)
+	      {
+	      case bfd_mach_v850e3v5: val = EF_RH850_FPU30; break;
+	      case bfd_mach_v850e2v3: val = EF_RH850_FPU20; break;
+	      default: break;
+	      }
+	  break;
+
+	default:
+	  break;
+	}
+      md_number_to_chars (p, val, 4);
+    }
+
+  /* Paranoia - we probably do not need this.  */
+  subseg_set (orig_seg, orig_subseg);
+}
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-v850.h b/gas/config/tc-v850.h
index 0808bd8..efce415 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-v850.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-v850.h
@@ -84,3 +84,6 @@ extern long v850_pcrel_from_section (struct fix *, asection *);
    processed so that the resulting value can be inserted correctly.  */
 #define TC_FIX_TYPE             void *
 #define TC_INIT_FIX_DATA(fixP)  (fixP)->tc_fix_data = NULL
+
+#define md_end v850_md_end
+extern void    v850_md_end (void);
diff --git a/gas/doc/c-v850.texi b/gas/doc/c-v850.texi
index 0e4e05b..2f78f51 100644
--- a/gas/doc/c-v850.texi
+++ b/gas/doc/c-v850.texi
@@ -100,24 +100,39 @@ attempt to relax them.
 
 @cindex @code{-mgcc-abi} command line option, V850
 @item -mgcc-abi
-Marks the generated objecy file as supporting the old GCC ABI.
+Marks the generated object file as supporting the old GCC ABI.
 
 @cindex @code{-mrh850-abi} command line option, V850
 @item -mrh850-abi
-Marks the generated objecy file as supporting the RH850 ABI.  This is
+Marks the generated object file as supporting the RH850 ABI.  This is
 the default.
 
 @cindex @code{-m8byte-align} command line option, V850
 @item -m8byte-align
-Marks the generated objecy file as supporting a maximum 64-bits of
+Marks the generated object file as supporting a maximum 64-bits of
 alignment for variables defined in the source code.
 
 @cindex @code{-m4byte-align} command line option, V850
 @item -m4byte-align
-Marks the generated objecy file as supporting a maximum 32-bits of
+Marks the generated object file as supporting a maximum 32-bits of
 alignment for variables defined in the source code.  This is the
 default.
 
+@cindex @code{-msoft-float} command line option, V850
+@item -msoft-float
+Marks the generated object file as not using any floating point
+instructions - and hence can be linked with other V850 binaries
+that do or do not use floating point.  This is the default for
+binaries for architectures earlier than the @code{e2v3}.
+
+@cindex @code{-mhard-float} command line option, V850
+@item -mhard-float
+Marks the generated object file as one that uses floating point
+instructions - and hence can only be linked with other V850 binaries
+that use the same kind of floating point instructions, or with
+binaries that do not use floating point at all.  This is the default
+for binaries the @code{e2v3} and later architectures.
+
 @end table
 
 @node V850 Syntax
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp
index 2398e88..47b5a21 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ if { [is_elf_format] } then {
     if {[istarget "rx-*-*"]} then {
 	set target_machine -rx
     }
+    if {[istarget "v850*-*-*"]} then {
+	set target_machine -v850
+    }
     if {[istarget "arm*-*-*"]} {
 	set target_machine -arm
     }
diff --git a/include/elf/v850.h b/include/elf/v850.h
index 5cc3581..0a2784b 100644
--- a/include/elf/v850.h
+++ b/include/elf/v850.h
@@ -158,12 +158,8 @@ END_RELOC_NUMBERS (R_V850_max)
 
 #define EF_RH850_FPU_DOUBLE	0x00000001	/* sizeof(double) == 8.  */
 #define EF_RH850_FPU_SINGLE	0x00000002	/* sizeof(double) == 4.  */
-#define EF_RH850_SIMD		0x00000004
-#define EF_RH850_CACHE		0x00000008
-#define EF_RH850_MMU		0x00000010
 #define EF_RH850_REGMODE22	0x00000020	/* Registers r15-r24 (inclusive) are not used.  */
 #define EF_RH850_REGMODE32	0x00000040
-#define EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8	0x00000080	/* 8-byte alignment supported.  */
 #define EF_RH850_GP_FIX		0x00000100	/* r4 is fixed.  */
 #define EF_RH850_GP_NOFIX	0x00000200	/* r4 is callee save.  */
 #define EF_RH850_EP_FIX		0x00000400	/* r30 is fixed.  */
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@ END_RELOC_NUMBERS (R_V850_max)
 #define EF_RH850_REG2_RESERVE	0x00004000	/* r2 is fixed.  */
 #define EF_RH850_REG2_NORESERVE 0x00008000	/* r2 is callee saved.  */
 
-#define SHT_RNESAS_IOP		SHT_LOUSER	/* Used by Renesas linker.  */
+#define SHT_RENESAS_IOP		SHT_LOUSER	/* Used by Renesas linker.  */
 
 #define SHF_RENESAS_ABS		0x80000000	/* Absolute section.  */
 #define SHF_GHS_ABS		0x00000400	/* Use unknown.  */
@@ -280,4 +276,54 @@ START_RELOC_NUMBERS (v800_reloc_type)
 
 END_RELOC_NUMBERS (R_V800_max)
 
+/* Type for Renesas note sections.  NB/ This is in application space
+   rather than processor space as it refers to the requirements of the
+   binary concerned.  A given processor may be able to handle multiple
+   different types of application.  */
+#define SHT_RENESAS_INFO	0xa0000000
+
+/* Contents of a Renesas note entry:
+
+     namesz +------------------+
+            |    4             |  "REL\0"
+     descsz +------------------+
+            |    4             |  Currently 4byte only
+     type   +------------------+
+            |    ID            |
+     name   +------------------+
+            |    REL\0         |
+     desc   +------------------+
+            |    Value         |
+            +------------------+  */
+
+#define V850_NOTE_SECNAME	".note.renesas"
+#define SIZEOF_V850_NOTE	20
+#define V850_NOTE_NAME		"REL"
+
+enum v850_notes
+{
+  V850_NOTE_ALIGNMENT =	1,	/* Alignment of 8-byte entities.  */
+#define EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN4	0x0001	/* Aligned to 4-byte bounadries.  */
+#define EF_RH850_DATA_ALIGN8	0x0002	/* Aligned to 8-byte bounadries.  */
+
+  V850_NOTE_DATA_SIZE =	2,	/* Sizeof double and long double.  */
+#define EF_RH850_DOUBLE32	0x0001	/* 32-bits in size.  */
+#define EF_RH850_DOUBLE64	0x0002	/* 64-bits in size.  */
+
+  V850_NOTE_FPU_INFO = 3,	/* Defined if extended floating point insns are used.  */
+#define EF_RH850_FPU20		0x0001	/* Set if [N]]M{ADD|SUB}F.S are used.  */
+#define EF_RH850_FPU30		0x0002	/* Set if ADSF.D or ADDF.D is used.  */
+
+  V850_NOTE_SIMD_INFO = 4,
+#define EF_RH850_SIMD		0x0001
+
+  V850_NOTE_CACHE_INFO = 5,
+#define EF_RH850_CACHE		0x0001
+
+  V850_NOTE_MMU_INFO = 6
+#define EF_RH850_MMU		0x0001
+};
+
+#define NUM_V850_NOTES	V850_NOTE_MMU_INFO
+
 #endif /* _ELF_V850_H */
diff --git a/ld/Makefile.am b/ld/Makefile.am
index 11de1c4..58daa41 100644
--- a/ld/Makefile.am
+++ b/ld/Makefile.am
@@ -1777,10 +1777,10 @@ etic54xcoff.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/tic54xcoff.sh \
 etic80coff.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/tic80coff.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/generic.em $(srcdir)/scripttempl/tic80coff.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
-ev850.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/v850.sh \
+ev850.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/v850.sh $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/v850.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
-ev850_rh850.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/v850_rh850.sh \
+ev850_rh850.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/v850_rh850.sh $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 evanilla.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/vanilla.sh \
diff --git a/ld/Makefile.in b/ld/Makefile.in
index 9b803d7..83dc7f1 100644
--- a/ld/Makefile.in
+++ b/ld/Makefile.in
@@ -3264,10 +3264,10 @@ etic54xcoff.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/tic54xcoff.sh \
 etic80coff.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/tic80coff.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/generic.em $(srcdir)/scripttempl/tic80coff.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
-ev850.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/v850.sh \
+ev850.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/v850.sh $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/v850.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
-ev850_rh850.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/v850_rh850.sh \
+ev850_rh850.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/v850_rh850.sh $(srcdir)/emultempl/v850elf.em \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 evanilla.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/vanilla.sh \
diff --git a/ld/emulparams/v850.sh b/ld/emulparams/v850.sh
index 96cdc68..c2bdda3 100644
--- a/ld/emulparams/v850.sh
+++ b/ld/emulparams/v850.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 MACHINE=
 SCRIPT_NAME=v850
+EXTRA_EM_FILE=v850elf
 OUTPUT_FORMAT="elf32-v850"
 TEXT_START_ADDR=0x100000
 ZDATA_START_ADDR=0x160
diff --git a/ld/emulparams/v850_rh850.sh b/ld/emulparams/v850_rh850.sh
index 4315d2b..febdad3 100644
--- a/ld/emulparams/v850_rh850.sh
+++ b/ld/emulparams/v850_rh850.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 MACHINE=
 SCRIPT_NAME=v850_rh850
+EXTRA_EM_FILE=v850elf
 OUTPUT_FORMAT="elf32-v850-rh850"
 TEXT_START_ADDR=0x100000
 ZDATA_START_ADDR=0x160
diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/v850.sc b/ld/scripttempl/v850.sc
index d8a873e..ef6c92e 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/v850.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/v850.sc
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ SECTIONS
   ${RELOCATING+PROVIDE (end = .);}
   ${RELOCATING+PROVIDE (_heap_start = .);}
 
+  .note.renesas 0 : { KEEP(*(.note.renesas)) }  
+
   /* Stabs debugging sections.  */
   .stab 0		: { *(.stab) }
   .stabstr 0		: { *(.stabstr) }
diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc b/ld/scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc
index 63a3937..0316a36 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/v850_rh850.sc
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ SECTIONS
   ${RELOCATING+PROVIDE (end = .);}
   ${RELOCATING+PROVIDE (_heap_start = .);}
 
+  .note.renesas 0 : { KEEP(*(.note.renesas)) }  
+
   /* Stabs debugging sections.  */
   .stab 0		: { *(.stab) }
   .stabstr 0		: { *(.stabstr) }
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/extract-symbol-1sec.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/extract-symbol-1sec.d
index 57a5662..35ca898 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/extract-symbol-1sec.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/extract-symbol-1sec.d
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 #ld: -Textract-symbol-1.ld
 #objcopy_linked_file: --extract-symbol
 #objdump: --headers
-#xfail: "hppa*-*-*" "rx-*-*"
+#xfail: "hppa*-*-*" "rx-*-*" "v850*-*-*"
 # FAILS on the RX because the linker has to set LMA == VMA for the Renesas loader.
+# FAILS on the V850 because an extra section - .note.renesas - is created.
 #...
 Sections:
  *Idx +Name +Size +VMA +LMA .*
*** /dev/null	2015-02-24 07:14:50.765971671 +0000
--- gas/testsuite/gas/elf/section2.e-v850	2015-02-24 15:30:35.004454421 +0000
***************
*** 0 ****
--- 1,9 ----
+ 
+ Symbol table '.symtab' contains 6 entries:
+  +Num: +Value +Size +Type +Bind +Vis +Ndx +Name
+  +0: 0+0 +0 +NOTYPE +LOCAL +DEFAULT +UND 
+  +1: 0+0 +0 +SECTION +LOCAL +DEFAULT +1 
+  +2: 0+0 +0 +SECTION +LOCAL +DEFAULT +2 
+  +3: 0+0 +0 +SECTION +LOCAL +DEFAULT +3 
+  +4: 0+0 +0 +SECTION +LOCAL +DEFAULT +4 
+  +5: 0+0 +0 +SECTION +LOCAL +DEFAULT +5 
*** /dev/null	2015-02-24 07:14:50.765971671 +0000
--- ld/emultempl/v850elf.em	2015-02-24 15:55:20.019307748 +0000
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*** 0 ****
--- 1,54 ----
+ # This shell script emits a C file. -*- C -*-
+ #   Copyright 2013-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ #
+ # This file is part of the GNU Binutils.
+ #
+ # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ # the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ # (at your option) any later version.
+ #
+ # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ # GNU General Public License for more details.
+ #
+ # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ # MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ #
+ 
+ # This file is sourced from elf32.em, and defines extra cpu specific
+ # features.
+ #
+ fragment <<EOF
+ #include "ldctor.h"
+ 
+ static bfd_boolean
+ is_v850_target (void)
+ {
+   extern const bfd_target v850_elf32_vec;
+   extern const bfd_target v800_elf32_vec;
+ 
+   return link_info.output_bfd->xvec == & v850_elf32_vec
+       || link_info.output_bfd->xvec == & v800_elf32_vec;
+ }
+ 
+ /* Create our note section.  */
+ 
+ static void
+ v850_after_open (void)
+ {
+   if (is_v850_target ()
+       && ! link_info.relocatable
+       && link_info.input_bfds != NULL
+       && ! v850_elf_create_sections (& link_info))
+ 	einfo ("%X%P: can not create note section: %E\n");
+ 
+   gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open ();
+ }
+ 
+ EOF
+ 
+ LDEMUL_AFTER_OPEN=v850_after_open