+ else
+ {
+ struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+ h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr_sh_info];
+
+ while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
+ || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+ h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+ if (h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defined
+ && h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+ continue;
+
+ sym = NULL;
+ sec = h->root.u.def.section;
+ }
+
+ if (sec != NULL && elf_discarded_section (sec))
+ {
+ /* For relocs against symbols from removed linkonce sections,
+ or sections discarded by a linker script, we just want the
+ section contents zeroed. */
+ _bfd_clear_contents (elf64_alpha_howto_table + r_type,
+ input_bfd, contents + rel->r_offset);
+ rel->r_info = 0;
+ rel->r_addend = 0;
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ if (sym != NULL && ELF_ST_TYPE (sym->st_info) == STT_SECTION)
+ rel->r_addend += sec->output_offset;