diff --git a/gcc/doc/standards.texi b/gcc/doc/standards.texi
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@@ -320,6 +320,14 @@ available online, see @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/readings.html}
 As of the GCC 4.7.1 release, GCC supports the Go 1 language standard,
 described at @uref{https://golang.org/doc/go1}.
 
+@section HSA Intermediate Language (HSAIL)
+
+GCC can compile the binary representation (BRIG) of the HSAIL text format as
+described in HSA Programmer's Reference Manual version 1.0.1. This
+capability is typically utilized to implement the HSA runtime API's HSAIL 
+finalization extension for a gcc supported processor. HSA standards are
+freely available at @uref{http://www.hsafoundation.com/standards/}.
+
 @section D language
 
 GCC supports the D 2.0 programming language.  The D language itself is