+ /* PR 17512: file: 0f67f69d. */
+ if (section->user_data != NULL)
+ {
+ asection * sec = (asection *) section->user_data;
+
+ /* If we are freeing contents that are also pointed to by the BFD
+ library's section structure then make sure to update those pointers
+ too. Otherwise, the next time we try to load data for this section
+ we can end up using a stale pointer. */
+ if (section->start == sec->contents)
+ {
+ sec->contents = NULL;
+ sec->flags &= ~ SEC_IN_MEMORY;
+ sec->compress_status = COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE;
+ }
+ }
+