+ {
+ /* Convert relocs against local symbols to refer to the
+ corresponding section symbol plus offset instead. Keep
+ PC-relative relocs of the REL variety intact though to
+ prevent the offset from overflowing the relocated field,
+ unless it has enough bits to cover the whole address
+ space. */
+ if (S_IS_LOCAL (sym) && !symbol_section_p (sym)
+ && !(howto->partial_inplace
+ && howto->pc_relative
+ && howto->src_mask != addr_mask))
+ {
+ asection *symsec = S_GET_SEGMENT (sym);
+ if (!(((symsec->flags & SEC_MERGE) != 0
+ && addend != 0)
+ || (symsec->flags & SEC_THREAD_LOCAL) != 0))
+ {
+ addend += S_GET_VALUE (sym);
+ sym = section_symbol (symsec);
+ }
+ }
+ symbol_mark_used_in_reloc (sym);
+ }