diff -rup binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/bfd/elf-attrs.c /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/bfd/elf-attrs.c
--- binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/bfd/elf-attrs.c	2026-01-25 09:30:41.000000000 +0000
+++ /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/bfd/elf-attrs.c	2026-01-27 08:04:23.387789745 +0000
@@ -3192,7 +3192,7 @@ _bfd_elf_obj_attr_v2_cmp (const obj_attr
    This allows an early return if we find a higher numbered tag.  */
 
 obj_attr_v2_t *
-_bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (const obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *subsec,
+bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (const obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *subsec,
 			      obj_attr_tag_t tag,
 			      bool sorted)
 {
@@ -3218,6 +3218,14 @@ LINKED_LIST_MUTATIVE_OPS_DECL (obj_attr_
 LINKED_LIST_MERGE_SORT_DECL (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t,
 			     obj_attr_v2_t, /* extern */)
 
+/* Public API wrapper for LINKED_LIST_APPEND (obj_attr_v2_t).  */
+
+void bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_append (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *subsec,
+					obj_attr_v2_t *attr)
+{
+  LINKED_LIST_APPEND (obj_attr_v2_t) (subsec, attr);
+}
+
 /* Create a new object attribute subsection with the following properties:
    - NAME: the name of the subsection.  Note: this parameter never holds a
      string literal, so the value has to be freeable.
@@ -3364,6 +3372,24 @@ LINKED_LIST_MUTATIVE_OPS_DECL (obj_attr_
 LINKED_LIST_MERGE_SORT_DECL (obj_attr_subsection_list_t,
 			     obj_attr_subsection_v2_t, /* extern */)
 
+/* Public API wrapper for LINKED_LIST_APPEND (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t).  */
+
+void
+bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_list_append (obj_attr_subsection_list_t *l,
+					obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *subsec)
+{
+  LINKED_LIST_APPEND (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t) (l, subsec);
+}
+
+/* Public API wrapper for LINKED_LIST_REMOVE (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t).  */
+
+obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *
+bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_list_remove (obj_attr_subsection_list_t *l,
+					obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *subsec)
+{
+  return LINKED_LIST_REMOVE (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t) (l, subsec);
+}
+
 /* Serialize the object attributes in ABFD into the vendor section of
    OUTPUT_BFD.  */
 
diff -rup binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/bfd/elf-bfd.h /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/bfd/elf-bfd.h
--- binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/bfd/elf-bfd.h	2026-01-25 09:30:41.000000000 +0000
+++ /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/bfd/elf-bfd.h	2026-01-27 08:04:23.387789745 +0000
@@ -3216,15 +3216,17 @@ extern bool _bfd_elf_read_notes
   (bfd *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type, size_t) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
 
 extern obj_attr_v2_t *bfd_elf_obj_attr_v2_init (obj_attr_tag_t,
-  union obj_attr_value_v2) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
+  union obj_attr_value_v2);
 extern void _bfd_elf_obj_attr_v2_free (obj_attr_v2_t *, obj_attr_encoding_v2_t)
   ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
 extern obj_attr_v2_t *_bfd_elf_obj_attr_v2_copy (const obj_attr_v2_t *,
   obj_attr_encoding_v2_t) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
 extern int _bfd_elf_obj_attr_v2_cmp (const obj_attr_v2_t *,
   const obj_attr_v2_t *) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
-extern obj_attr_v2_t * _bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag
-  (const obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *, obj_attr_tag_t, bool) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
+extern obj_attr_v2_t *bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag
+  (const obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *, obj_attr_tag_t, bool);
+extern void bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_append
+  (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *, obj_attr_v2_t *);
 LINKED_LIST_MUTATIVE_OPS_PROTOTYPE (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t,
 				    obj_attr_v2_t, ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN);
 LINKED_LIST_MERGE_SORT_PROTOTYPE_ (obj_attr_v2_t, ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN);
@@ -3241,6 +3243,10 @@ extern obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *bfd_obj
   (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *, const char *, bool);
 extern obj_attr_subsection_scope_v2_t bfd_elf_obj_attr_subsection_v2_scope
   (const bfd *, const char *);
+extern void bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_list_append
+  (obj_attr_subsection_list_t *, obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *);
+extern obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_list_remove
+  (obj_attr_subsection_list_t *, obj_attr_subsection_v2_t *);
 LINKED_LIST_MUTATIVE_OPS_PROTOTYPE (obj_attr_subsection_list_t,
 				    obj_attr_subsection_v2_t,
 				    ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN);
diff -rup binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
--- binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c	2026-01-25 09:30:41.000000000 +0000
+++ /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c	2026-01-27 08:04:23.388789835 +0000
@@ -10632,7 +10632,7 @@ elfNN_aarch64_link_setup_object_attribut
   if (aeabi_feature_and_bits_subsec != NULL)
     {
       const obj_attr_v2_t *attr_bti
-	= _bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (aeabi_feature_and_bits_subsec,
+	= bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (aeabi_feature_and_bits_subsec,
 					Tag_Feature_BTI, true);
       if (attr_bti && attr_bti->val.uint == 1)
 	tdata->sw_protections.plt_type |= PLT_BTI;
diff -rup binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.c /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.c
--- binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.c	2026-01-25 09:30:41.000000000 +0000
+++ /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.c	2026-01-27 08:04:23.388789835 +0000
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ obj_attr_v2_record_tag_value (obj_attr_s
 			      bool value)
 {
   obj_attr_v2_t *attr;
-  attr = _bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (subsec, tag, false);
+  attr = bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (subsec, tag, false);
   if (attr != NULL)
     {
       if (attr->val.uint != value)
@@ -1175,11 +1175,11 @@ aarch64_check_pauthabi_attributes (const
   int version_id = 0;
 
   const obj_attr_v2_t *attr
-    = _bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (subsec, Tag_PAuth_Platform, true);
+    = bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (subsec, Tag_PAuth_Platform, true);
   if (attr != NULL)
     platform_id = attr->val.uint;
 
-  attr = _bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (subsec, Tag_PAuth_Schema, true);
+  attr = bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag (subsec, Tag_PAuth_Schema, true);
   if (attr != NULL)
     version_id = attr->val.uint;
 
diff -rup binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/gas/config/obj-elf-attr.c /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/gas/config/obj-elf-attr.c
--- binutils-with-gold-2.45.90/gas/config/obj-elf-attr.c	2026-01-25 09:30:41.000000000 +0000
+++ /work/sources/binutils/upstream/2.46/gas/config/obj-elf-attr.c	2026-01-27 08:04:23.388789835 +0000
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ obj_attr_v2_record (obj_attr_tag_t key,
   /* Go over the list of already recorded attributes and check for
      redefinitions (which are forbidden).  */
   bool skip_recording = false;
-  obj_attr_v2_t *recorded_attr = _bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag
+  obj_attr_v2_t *recorded_attr = bfd_obj_attr_v2_find_by_tag
     (elf_obj_attr_subsections (stdoutput).last, obj_attr->tag, false);
   if (recorded_attr != NULL)
     {
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ obj_attr_v2_record (obj_attr_tag_t key,
       return;
     }
 
-  LINKED_LIST_APPEND (obj_attr_v2_t)
+  bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_append
     (elf_obj_attr_subsections (stdoutput).last, obj_attr);
 }
 
@@ -1133,9 +1133,9 @@ obj_attr_v2_subsection_record (const cha
 	}
 
       /* Move the existing subsection to the last position.  */
-      LINKED_LIST_REMOVE (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t)
+      bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_list_remove
 	(&elf_obj_attr_subsections (stdoutput), already_recorded_subsec);
-      LINKED_LIST_APPEND (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t)
+      bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_list_append
 	(&elf_obj_attr_subsections (stdoutput), already_recorded_subsec);
       /* Note: 'name' was unused, and will be freed on exit.  */
     }
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ obj_attr_v2_subsection_record (const cha
 	= bfd_elf_obj_attr_subsection_v2_init (name, scope,
 					       comprehension_optional,
 					       encoding);
-      LINKED_LIST_APPEND (obj_attr_subsection_v2_t)
+      bfd_obj_attr_subsection_v2_list_append
 	(&elf_obj_attr_subsections (stdoutput), new_subsection);
       return;
     }