diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index ec8fd851ff..2c67bd7674 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2016-07-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* libbfd-in.h (BFD_ALIGN): Move to..
+	* bfd-in.h: ..here.
+	* elf32-ppc.h (struct ppc_elf_params): Add pagesize.
+	* elf32-ppc.c (default_params): Adjust init.
+	(ppc_elf_link_params): Set pagesize_p2.
+	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+
 2016-07-15  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 
 	* elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_filter_implib_symbols): Declare backend hook.
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in.h b/bfd/bfd-in.h
index a7532c51aa..99cafba147 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ struct orl 			/* Output ranlib.  */
   } u;			/* bfd* or file position.  */
   int namidx;		/* Index into string table.  */
 };
-
+
 /* Linenumber stuff.  */
 typedef struct lineno_cache_entry
 {
@@ -270,11 +270,19 @@ typedef struct lineno_cache_entry
 alent;
 
 /* Object and core file sections.  */
+typedef struct bfd_section *sec_ptr;
 
 #define	align_power(addr, align)	\
   (((addr) + ((bfd_vma) 1 << (align)) - 1) & (-((bfd_vma) 1 << (align))))
 
-typedef struct bfd_section *sec_ptr;
+/* Align an address upward to a boundary, expressed as a number of bytes.
+   E.g. align to an 8-byte boundary with argument of 8.  Take care never
+   to wrap around if the address is within boundary-1 of the end of the
+   address space.  */
+#define BFD_ALIGN(this, boundary)					  \
+  ((((bfd_vma) (this) + (boundary) - 1) >= (bfd_vma) (this))		  \
+   ? (((bfd_vma) (this) + ((boundary) - 1)) & ~ (bfd_vma) ((boundary)-1)) \
+   : ~ (bfd_vma) 0)
 
 #define bfd_get_section_name(bfd, ptr) ((void) bfd, (ptr)->name)
 #define bfd_get_section_vma(bfd, ptr) ((void) bfd, (ptr)->vma)
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index 3f2d93b03c..5fffc46c33 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ struct orl 			/* Output ranlib.  */
   } u;			/* bfd* or file position.  */
   int namidx;		/* Index into string table.  */
 };
-
+
 /* Linenumber stuff.  */
 typedef struct lineno_cache_entry
 {
@@ -277,11 +277,19 @@ typedef struct lineno_cache_entry
 alent;
 
 /* Object and core file sections.  */
+typedef struct bfd_section *sec_ptr;
 
 #define	align_power(addr, align)	\
   (((addr) + ((bfd_vma) 1 << (align)) - 1) & (-((bfd_vma) 1 << (align))))
 
-typedef struct bfd_section *sec_ptr;
+/* Align an address upward to a boundary, expressed as a number of bytes.
+   E.g. align to an 8-byte boundary with argument of 8.  Take care never
+   to wrap around if the address is within boundary-1 of the end of the
+   address space.  */
+#define BFD_ALIGN(this, boundary)					  \
+  ((((bfd_vma) (this) + (boundary) - 1) >= (bfd_vma) (this))		  \
+   ? (((bfd_vma) (this) + ((boundary) - 1)) & ~ (bfd_vma) ((boundary)-1)) \
+   : ~ (bfd_vma) 0)
 
 #define bfd_get_section_name(bfd, ptr) ((void) bfd, (ptr)->name)
 #define bfd_get_section_vma(bfd, ptr) ((void) bfd, (ptr)->vma)
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
index 95ce1dc612..b1c75a675f 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
@@ -3365,7 +3365,8 @@ static struct bfd_link_hash_table *
 ppc_elf_link_hash_table_create (bfd *abfd)
 {
   struct ppc_elf_link_hash_table *ret;
-  static struct ppc_elf_params default_params = { PLT_OLD, 0, 1, 0, 0, 12, 0 };
+  static struct ppc_elf_params default_params
+    = { PLT_OLD, 0, 1, 0, 0, 12, 0, 0 };
 
   ret = bfd_zmalloc (sizeof (struct ppc_elf_link_hash_table));
   if (ret == NULL)
@@ -3411,6 +3412,7 @@ ppc_elf_link_params (struct bfd_link_info *info, struct ppc_elf_params *params)
 
   if (htab)
     htab->params = params;
+  params->pagesize_p2 = bfd_log2 (params->pagesize);
 }
 
 /* Create .got and the related sections.  */
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ppc.h b/bfd/elf32-ppc.h
index dd26bd626d..5f3a88b3d4 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-ppc.h
+++ b/bfd/elf32-ppc.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct ppc_elf_params
   /* The bfd backend detected a non-PIC reference to a protected symbol
      defined in a shared library.  */
   int pic_fixup;
+
+  bfd_vma pagesize;
 };
 
 void ppc_elf_link_params (struct bfd_link_info *, struct ppc_elf_params *);
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index 8644d8d045..cde3aad6c0 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/* Align an address upward to a boundary, expressed as a number of bytes.
-   E.g. align to an 8-byte boundary with argument of 8.  Take care never
-   to wrap around if the address is within boundary-1 of the end of the
-   address space.  */
-#define BFD_ALIGN(this, boundary)					  \
-  ((((bfd_vma) (this) + (boundary) - 1) >= (bfd_vma) (this))		  \
-   ? (((bfd_vma) (this) + ((boundary) - 1)) & ~ (bfd_vma) ((boundary)-1)) \
-   : ~ (bfd_vma) 0)
-
 /* If you want to read and write large blocks, you might want to do it
    in quanta of this amount */
 #define DEFAULT_BUFFERSIZE 8192
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index 2b1777ef21..eb6312b1ea 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -33,15 +33,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/* Align an address upward to a boundary, expressed as a number of bytes.
-   E.g. align to an 8-byte boundary with argument of 8.  Take care never
-   to wrap around if the address is within boundary-1 of the end of the
-   address space.  */
-#define BFD_ALIGN(this, boundary)					  \
-  ((((bfd_vma) (this) + (boundary) - 1) >= (bfd_vma) (this))		  \
-   ? (((bfd_vma) (this) + ((boundary) - 1)) & ~ (bfd_vma) ((boundary)-1)) \
-   : ~ (bfd_vma) 0)
-
 /* If you want to read and write large blocks, you might want to do it
    in quanta of this amount */
 #define DEFAULT_BUFFERSIZE 8192
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index bbf94d232b..94ec445155 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2016-07-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* ar.c: Don't include libbfd.h.
+	* objcopy.c: Likewise.
+	* bucomm.c (bfd_get_archive_filename): Use xmalloc rather than
+	bfd_malloc.
+
 2016-07-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-01.s: Use .dc.a, not .word.
diff --git a/binutils/ar.c b/binutils/ar.c
index 3afa25333c..1337710d20 100644
--- a/binutils/ar.c
+++ b/binutils/ar.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "progress.h"
 #include "getopt.h"
 #include "aout/ar.h"
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "bucomm.h"
 #include "arsup.h"
 #include "filenames.h"
diff --git a/binutils/bucomm.c b/binutils/bucomm.c
index 8ecd7f26df..e719cd3a2e 100644
--- a/binutils/bucomm.c
+++ b/binutils/bucomm.c
@@ -616,14 +616,7 @@ bfd_get_archive_filename (const bfd *abfd)
       if (curr)
 	free (buf);
       curr = needed + (needed >> 1);
-      buf = (char *) bfd_malloc (curr);
-      /* If we can't malloc, fail safe by returning just the file name.
-	 This function is only used when building error messages.  */
-      if (!buf)
-	{
-	  curr = 0;
-	  return bfd_get_filename (abfd);
-	}
+      buf = (char *) xmalloc (curr);
     }
   sprintf (buf, "%s(%s)", bfd_get_filename (abfd->my_archive),
 	   bfd_get_filename (abfd));
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index cf3f9832d3..2e8ff274a0 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "filenames.h"
 #include "fnmatch.h"
 #include "elf-bfd.h"
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "coff/internal.h"
 #include "libcoff.h"
 
diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 50f7cd98f6..582655e832 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2016-07-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* config/bfin-parse.y: Don't include libbfd.h.
+	* config/tc-bfin.c: Likewise.
+	* config/tc-rl78.c: Likewise.
+	* config/tc-rx.c: Likewise.
+	* config/tc-metag.c: Likewise.
+	(create_dspreg_htabs, create_scond_htab): Use gas_assert not BFD_ASSERT.
+	* Makefile.am: Update dependencies.
+	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+
 2016-07-14  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>
 
 	* config/tc-mips.h (TC_FORCE_RELOCATION_ABS): New macro.
diff --git a/gas/Makefile.am b/gas/Makefile.am
index 596e469ead..7e302fb4a4 100644
--- a/gas/Makefile.am
+++ b/gas/Makefile.am
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ bfin-parse.c: $(srcdir)/config/bfin-parse.y
 bfin-parse.h: bfin-parse.c
 bfin-parse.@OBJEXT@: bfin-parse.c \
  $(srcdir)/config/bfin-aux.h $(srcdir)/config/bfin-defs.h \
- $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/bfin.h $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h
+ $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/bfin.h
 
 bfin-parse.h: ; @true
 $(srcdir)/config/bfin-parse.h: ; @true
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ rl78-parse.c: $(srcdir)/config/rl78-parse.y
 	$(SHELL) $(YLWRAP) $(srcdir)/config/rl78-parse.y y.tab.c rl78-parse.c y.tab.h rl78-parse.h -- $(YACCCOMPILE) -d ;
 rl78-parse.h: rl78-parse.c
 rl78-parse.@OBJEXT@: rl78-parse.c rl78-parse.h $(srcdir)/config/rl78-defs.h \
- $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/rl78.h $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h
+ $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/rl78.h
 
 rl78-defs.h: ; @true
 
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ rx-parse.c: $(srcdir)/config/rx-parse.y
 	$(SHELL) $(YLWRAP) $(srcdir)/config/rx-parse.y y.tab.c rx-parse.c y.tab.h rx-parse.h -- $(YACCCOMPILE) -d ;
 rx-parse.h: rx-parse.c
 rx-parse.@OBJEXT@: rx-parse.c rx-parse.h $(srcdir)/config/rx-defs.h \
- $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/rx.h $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h
+ $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/rx.h
 
 rx-defs.h: ; @true
 $(srcdir)/config/rx-defs.h: ; @true
diff --git a/gas/Makefile.in b/gas/Makefile.in
index 59746f3b99..19b63f36c1 100644
--- a/gas/Makefile.in
+++ b/gas/Makefile.in
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@ bfin-parse.c: $(srcdir)/config/bfin-parse.y
 bfin-parse.h: bfin-parse.c
 bfin-parse.@OBJEXT@: bfin-parse.c \
  $(srcdir)/config/bfin-aux.h $(srcdir)/config/bfin-defs.h \
- $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/bfin.h $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h
+ $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/bfin.h
 
 bfin-parse.h: ; @true
 $(srcdir)/config/bfin-parse.h: ; @true
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ rl78-parse.c: $(srcdir)/config/rl78-parse.y
 	$(SHELL) $(YLWRAP) $(srcdir)/config/rl78-parse.y y.tab.c rl78-parse.c y.tab.h rl78-parse.h -- $(YACCCOMPILE) -d ;
 rl78-parse.h: rl78-parse.c
 rl78-parse.@OBJEXT@: rl78-parse.c rl78-parse.h $(srcdir)/config/rl78-defs.h \
- $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/rl78.h $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h
+ $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/rl78.h
 
 rl78-defs.h: ; @true
 
@@ -2616,7 +2616,7 @@ rx-parse.c: $(srcdir)/config/rx-parse.y
 	$(SHELL) $(YLWRAP) $(srcdir)/config/rx-parse.y y.tab.c rx-parse.c y.tab.h rx-parse.h -- $(YACCCOMPILE) -d ;
 rx-parse.h: rx-parse.c
 rx-parse.@OBJEXT@: rx-parse.c rx-parse.h $(srcdir)/config/rx-defs.h \
- $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/rx.h $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h
+ $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/rx.h
 
 rx-defs.h: ; @true
 $(srcdir)/config/rx-defs.h: ; @true
diff --git a/gas/config/bfin-parse.y b/gas/config/bfin-parse.y
index a2eaa4cdc5..87abd21549 100644
--- a/gas/config/bfin-parse.y
+++ b/gas/config/bfin-parse.y
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "as.h"
 
 #include "bfin-aux.h"  /* Opcode generating auxiliaries.  */
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "elf/common.h"
 #include "elf/bfin.h"
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-bfin.c b/gas/config/tc-bfin.c
index 334dce47c0..1dc88fce06 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-bfin.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-bfin.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #ifdef OBJ_ELF
 #include "dwarf2dbg.h"
 #endif
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "elf/common.h"
 #include "elf/bfin.h"
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-metag.c b/gas/config/tc-metag.c
index a6c71526ce..bbc34f7ccd 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-metag.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-metag.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "symcat.h"
 #include "safe-ctype.h"
 #include "hashtab.h"
-#include "libbfd.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -6416,7 +6415,7 @@ create_dspreg_htabs (void)
 
       /* Make sure there are no hash table collisions, which would
 	 require chaining entries.  */
-      BFD_ASSERT (*slot == NULL);
+      gas_assert (*slot == NULL);
       *slot = reg;
     }
 
@@ -6439,7 +6438,7 @@ create_dspreg_htabs (void)
 
 	  /* Make sure there are no hash table collisions, which would
 	     require chaining entries.  */
-	  BFD_ASSERT (*slot == NULL);
+	  gas_assert (*slot == NULL);
 	  *slot = reg;
 	}
     }
@@ -6486,7 +6485,7 @@ create_scond_htab (void)
 							scond, INSERT);
       /* Make sure there are no hash table collisions, which would
 	 require chaining entries.  */
-      BFD_ASSERT (*slot == NULL);
+      gas_assert (*slot == NULL);
       *slot = scond;
     }
 }
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-rl78.c b/gas/config/tc-rl78.c
index 8ab35ec146..815a10c5ba 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-rl78.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-rl78.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "struc-symbol.h"
 #include "safe-ctype.h"
 #include "dwarf2dbg.h"
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "elf/common.h"
 #include "elf/rl78.h"
 #include "rl78-defs.h"
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-rx.c b/gas/config/tc-rx.c
index a9beec7804..bb0f689cf1 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-rx.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-rx.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "struc-symbol.h"
 #include "safe-ctype.h"
 #include "dwarf2dbg.h"
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "elf/common.h"
 #include "elf/rx.h"
 #include "rx-defs.h"
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 70c64c65ce..b7be6562e1 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+2016-07-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* ldlang.c: Don't include libbfd.h.
+	* emultempl/nds32elf.em: Likewise.
+	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em: Likewise.
+	* emultempl/ppc32elf.em: Likewise.
+	(pagesize): Delete.
+	(params): Update init.
+	(ppc_after_open_output): Use params.pagesize.  Don't call bfd_log2.
+	(PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES): Use params.pagesize.
+	* emultempl/sh64elf.em: Don't include libbfd.h.
+	(after_allocation): Use ASSERT, not BFD_ASSERT.
+	* emultempl/xtensaelf.em: Don't include libbfd.h.
+	(replace_insn_sec_with_prop_sec): Use xmalloc, not bfd_malloc.
+	* Makefile.am: Update dependencies.
+	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+
 2016-07-15  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>
 	    Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
diff --git a/ld/Makefile.am b/ld/Makefile.am
index 0598923ba7..16d95bc411 100644
--- a/ld/Makefile.am
+++ b/ld/Makefile.am
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ eelf32xstormy16.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/elf32xstormy16.sh \
 
 eelf32xtensa.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/elf32xtensa.sh $(ELF_DEPS) \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/xtensaelf.em $(INCDIR)/xtensa-config.h \
-  $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/elf/xtensa.h \
+  $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h $(INCDIR)/elf/xtensa.h \
   $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elfxtensa.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eelf_i386.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/elf_i386.sh \
@@ -1712,19 +1712,19 @@ eshelf.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf.sh \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshelf32.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshelf32_linux.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32_linux.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshelf32_nbsd.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32_nbsd.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
@@ -1758,19 +1758,19 @@ eshlelf.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shlelf.sh \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshlelf32.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shlelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshlelf32_linux.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shlelf32_linux.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32_linux.sh $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshlelf32_nbsd.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shlelf32_nbsd.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32_nbsd.sh $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
diff --git a/ld/Makefile.in b/ld/Makefile.in
index 7c78198665..1ce019ac42 100644
--- a/ld/Makefile.in
+++ b/ld/Makefile.in
@@ -2894,7 +2894,7 @@ eelf32xstormy16.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/elf32xstormy16.sh \
 
 eelf32xtensa.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/elf32xtensa.sh $(ELF_DEPS) \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/xtensaelf.em $(INCDIR)/xtensa-config.h \
-  $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/elf/xtensa.h \
+  $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h $(INCDIR)/elf/xtensa.h \
   $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elfxtensa.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eelf_i386.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/elf_i386.sh \
@@ -3300,19 +3300,19 @@ eshelf.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf.sh \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshelf32.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshelf32_linux.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32_linux.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshelf32_nbsd.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32_nbsd.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
@@ -3346,19 +3346,19 @@ eshlelf.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shlelf.sh \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshlelf32.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shlelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshlelf32_linux.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shlelf32_linux.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32_linux.sh $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
 eshlelf32_nbsd.c: $(srcdir)/emulparams/shlelf32_nbsd.sh \
   $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32_nbsd.sh $(srcdir)/emulparams/shelf32.sh \
-  $(BFDDIR)/libbfd.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
+  $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(srcdir)/emultempl/sh64elf.em $(INCDIR)/elf/sh.h $(BFDDIR)/elf-bfd.h \
   $(ELF_DEPS) $(srcdir)/scripttempl/elf.sc ${GEN_DEPENDS}
 
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em b/ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em
index 08da695bac..7c1ddfe249 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/nds32elf.em
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 fragment <<EOF
 
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "elf-bfd.h"
 #include "elf/nds32.h"
 #include "bfd_stdint.h"
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em b/ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em
index a0255cd532..95df30d403 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/ppc32elf.em
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #
 fragment <<EOF
 
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "elf32-ppc.h"
 #include "ldlex.h"
 #include "ldlang.h"
@@ -39,9 +38,7 @@ static int notlsopt = 0;
 /* Choose the correct place for .got.  */
 static int old_got = 0;
 
-static bfd_vma pagesize = 0;
-
-static struct ppc_elf_params params = { PLT_UNSET, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+static struct ppc_elf_params params = { PLT_UNSET, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 
 static void
 ppc_after_open_output (void)
@@ -49,9 +46,8 @@ ppc_after_open_output (void)
   if (params.emit_stub_syms < 0)
     params.emit_stub_syms = (link_info.emitrelocations
 			     || bfd_link_pic (&link_info));
-  if (pagesize == 0)
-    pagesize = config.commonpagesize;
-  params.pagesize_p2 = bfd_log2 (pagesize);
+  if (params.pagesize == 0)
+    params.pagesize = config.commonpagesize;
   ppc_elf_link_params (&link_info, &params);
 }
 
@@ -331,10 +327,10 @@ PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES=${PARSE_AND_LIST_ARGS_CASES}'
       if (optarg != NULL)
 	{
 	  char *end;
-	  pagesize = strtoul (optarg, &end, 0);
+	  params.pagesize = strtoul (optarg, &end, 0);
 	  if (*end
-	      || (pagesize < 4096 && pagesize != 0)
-	      || pagesize != (pagesize & -pagesize))
+	      || (params.pagesize < 4096 && params.pagesize != 0)
+	      || params.pagesize != (params.pagesize & -params.pagesize))
 	    einfo (_("%P%F: invalid pagesize `%s'\''\n"), optarg);
 	}
       break;
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em b/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
index d7c0686d68..eaa692db60 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 fragment <<EOF
 
 #include "ldctor.h"
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "elf-bfd.h"
 #include "elf64-ppc.h"
 #include "ldlex.h"
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em b/ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em
index c538f39511..0d42510115 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/sh64elf.em
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ LDEMUL_BEFORE_ALLOCATION=sh64_elf_${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation
 fragment <<EOF
 
 #include "libiberty.h"
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "elf-bfd.h"
 #include "elf/sh.h"
 #include "elf32-sh64.h"
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ sh64_elf_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation (void)
 		      {
 			oflags_isa = SHF_SH5_ISA32_MIXED;
 
-			BFD_ASSERT (sh64_elf_section_data (osec)->sh64_info);
+			ASSERT (sh64_elf_section_data (osec)->sh64_info);
 
 			sh64_elf_section_data (osec)->sh64_info->contents_flags
 			  = SHF_SH5_ISA32_MIXED;
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ sh64_elf_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_allocation (void)
   if (cranges->contents != NULL)
     free (cranges->contents);
 
-  BFD_ASSERT (sh64_elf_section_data (cranges)->sh64_info != NULL);
+  ASSERT (sh64_elf_section_data (cranges)->sh64_info != NULL);
 
   /* Make sure we have .cranges in memory even if there were only
      assembler-generated .cranges.  */
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/xtensaelf.em b/ld/emultempl/xtensaelf.em
index 01ac7a96a6..4a87ac4e34 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/xtensaelf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/xtensaelf.em
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ fragment <<EOF
 
 #include <xtensa-config.h>
 #include "../bfd/elf-bfd.h"
-#include "../bfd/libbfd.h"
 #include "elf/xtensa.h"
 #include "bfd.h"
 
@@ -116,12 +115,7 @@ replace_insn_sec_with_prop_sec (bfd *abfd,
 
   if (insn_sec->size != 0)
     {
-      insn_contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (insn_sec->size);
-      if (insn_contents == NULL)
-	{
-	  *error_message = _("out of memory");
-	  goto cleanup;
-	}
+      insn_contents = (bfd_byte *) xmalloc (insn_sec->size);
       if (! bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, insn_sec, insn_contents,
 				      (file_ptr) 0, insn_sec->size))
 	{
diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index b841408a03..82d558243f 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "fnmatch.h"
 #include "demangle.h"
 #include "hashtab.h"
-#include "libbfd.h"
 #include "elf-bfd.h"
 #ifdef ENABLE_PLUGINS
 #include "plugin.h"