diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 8605e59d53..e96a59c3df 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2017-05-19  Georg-Johann Lay  <avr@gjlay.de>
+
+	PR ld/21472
+	* config/tc-avr.c (mcu_types): Add entries for: attiny416,
+	attiny417, attiny816, attiny817.
+
 2017-05-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* config/tc-aarch64.c: Don't compare booleans against TRUE or FALSE.
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-avr.c b/gas/config/tc-avr.c
index 7214c070d6..79837c84fa 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-avr.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-avr.c
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ static struct mcu_type_s mcu_types[] =
   {"atxmega16e5", AVR_ISA_XMEGA,  bfd_mach_avrxmega2},
   {"atxmega8e5",  AVR_ISA_XMEGA,  bfd_mach_avrxmega2},
   {"atxmega32x1", AVR_ISA_XMEGA,  bfd_mach_avrxmega2},
+  {"attiny416",   AVR_ISA_XMEGA,  bfd_mach_avrxmega3},
+  {"attiny417",   AVR_ISA_XMEGA,  bfd_mach_avrxmega3},
+  {"attiny816",   AVR_ISA_XMEGA,  bfd_mach_avrxmega3},
+  {"attiny817",   AVR_ISA_XMEGA,  bfd_mach_avrxmega3},
   {"atxmega64a3", AVR_ISA_XMEGA,  bfd_mach_avrxmega4},
   {"atxmega64a3u",AVR_ISA_XMEGAU, bfd_mach_avrxmega4},
   {"atxmega64a4u",AVR_ISA_XMEGAU, bfd_mach_avrxmega4},
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 097afac378..838f3cb021 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2017-05-19  Georg-Johann Lay  <avr@gjlay.de>
+
+	PR ld/21472
+	* emulparams/avrxmega3.sh (RODATA_PM_OFFSET): Set to 0x8000.
+	* scripttempl/avr.sc (__RODATA_PM_OFFSET__) [RODATA_PM_OFFSET]:
+	Use RODATA_PM_OFFSET as default if not already defined.
+	(.data) [!RODATA_PM_OFFSET]: Don't include .rodata and friends.
+	(.rodata) [RODATA_PM_OFFSET]: Put at an offset of
+	__RODATA_PM_OFFSET__.
+
 2017-05-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR ld/21251
diff --git a/ld/emulparams/avrxmega3.sh b/ld/emulparams/avrxmega3.sh
index abaa5b3dbf..7c5a1e5b53 100644
--- a/ld/emulparams/avrxmega3.sh
+++ b/ld/emulparams/avrxmega3.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ TEMPLATE_NAME=elf32
 TEXT_LENGTH=1024K
 DATA_ORIGIN=0x802000
 DATA_LENGTH=0xffa0
+RODATA_PM_OFFSET=0x8000
 EXTRA_EM_FILE=avrelf
diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/avr.sc b/ld/scripttempl/avr.sc
index b88918089b..144d32dbc7 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/avr.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/avr.sc
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
 # are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
 # notice and this notice are preserved.
 
+# RODATA_PM_OFFSET
+#         If empty, .rodata sections will be part of .data.  This is for
+#         devices where it is not possible to use LD* instructions to read
+#         from flash.
+#
+#         If non-empty, .rodata is not part of .data and the .rodata
+#         objects are assigned addresses at an offest of RODATA_PM_OFFSET.
+#         This is for devices that feature reading from flash by means of
+#         LD* instructions, provided the addresses are offset by
+#         __RODATA_PM_OFFSET__ (which defaults to RODATA_PM_OFFSET).
+
 cat <<EOF
 /* Copyright (C) 2014-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
@@ -21,7 +32,15 @@ __FUSE_REGION_LENGTH__ = DEFINED(__FUSE_REGION_LENGTH__) ? __FUSE_REGION_LENGTH_
 __LOCK_REGION_LENGTH__ = DEFINED(__LOCK_REGION_LENGTH__) ? __LOCK_REGION_LENGTH__ : 1K;
 __SIGNATURE_REGION_LENGTH__ = DEFINED(__SIGNATURE_REGION_LENGTH__) ? __SIGNATURE_REGION_LENGTH__ : 1K;
 __USER_SIGNATURE_REGION_LENGTH__ = DEFINED(__USER_SIGNATURE_REGION_LENGTH__) ? __USER_SIGNATURE_REGION_LENGTH__ : 1K;
+EOF
 
+if test -n "$RODATA_PM_OFFSET"; then
+    cat <<EOF
+__RODATA_PM_OFFSET__ = DEFINED(__RODATA_PM_OFFSET__) ? __RODATA_PM_OFFSET__ : $RODATA_PM_OFFSET;
+EOF
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF
 MEMORY
 {
   text   (rx)   : ORIGIN = 0, LENGTH = __TEXT_REGION_LENGTH__
@@ -187,15 +206,45 @@ SECTIONS
     KEEP (*(.fini0))
     ${RELOCATING+ _etext = . ; }
   } ${RELOCATING+ > text}
+EOF
 
+# Devices like ATtiny816 allow to read from flash memory by means of LD*
+# instructions provided we add an offset of __RODATA_PM_OFFSET__ to the
+# flash addresses.
+
+if test -n "$RODATA_PM_OFFSET"; then
+    cat <<EOF
+  .rodata ${RELOCATING+ ADDR(.text) + SIZEOF (.text) + __RODATA_PM_OFFSET__ } ${RELOCATING-0} :
+  {
+    *(.rodata)
+    ${RELOCATING+ *(.rodata*)}
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.r*)
+  } ${RELOCATING+AT> text}
+EOF
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF
   .data        ${RELOCATING-0} :
   {
     ${RELOCATING+ PROVIDE (__data_start = .) ; }
     *(.data)
     ${RELOCATING+ *(.data*)}
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.d*)
+EOF
+
+# Classical devices that don't show flash memory in the SRAM address space
+# need .rodata to be part of .data because the compiler will use LD*
+# instructions and LD* cannot access flash.
+
+if test -z "$RODATA_PM_OFFSET"; then
+    cat <<EOF
     *(.rodata)  /* We need to include .rodata here if gcc is used */
     ${RELOCATING+ *(.rodata*)} /* with -fdata-sections.  */
-    *(.gnu.linkonce.d*)
+    *(.gnu.linkonce.r*)
+EOF
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF
     ${RELOCATING+. = ALIGN(2);}
     ${RELOCATING+ _edata = . ; }
     ${RELOCATING+ PROVIDE (__data_end = .) ; }