_bfd_mips_elf_lo16_reloc vallo comment This explains exactly why the high reloc adjustment is as it is, replacing the rather nebulous existing comment. I've also changed the expression from (lo+0x8000)&0xffff to (lo&0xffff)^0x8000 which better matches part of the standard 16-bit sign extension (resulting in exactly the same value), and hoisted the calculation out of the loop. * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_lo16_reloc): Expand vallo comment. Hoist calculation out of loop.