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[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / elflink.c

diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 06df82195648f5de9a24048f1d1604a1bd18cca7..1b41c793a978dd5d974c8e73927a5b8d85416b33 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -12066,8 +12066,6 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_hook (asection *sec,
                       struct elf_link_hash_entry *h,
                       Elf_Internal_Sym *sym)
 {
-  const char *sec_name;
-
   if (h != NULL)
     {
       switch (h->root.type)
@@ -12079,33 +12077,6 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_hook (asection *sec,
        case bfd_link_hash_common:
          return h->root.u.c.p->section;
 
-       case bfd_link_hash_undefined:
-       case bfd_link_hash_undefweak:
-         /* To work around a glibc bug, keep all XXX input sections
-            when there is an as yet undefined reference to __start_XXX
-            or __stop_XXX symbols.  The linker will later define such
-            symbols for orphan input sections that have a name
-            representable as a C identifier.  */
-         if (strncmp (h->root.root.string, "__start_", 8) == 0)
-           sec_name = h->root.root.string + 8;
-         else if (strncmp (h->root.root.string, "__stop_", 7) == 0)
-           sec_name = h->root.root.string + 7;
-         else
-           sec_name = NULL;
-
-         if (sec_name && *sec_name != '\0')
-           {
-             bfd *i;
-
-             for (i = info->input_bfds; i; i = i->link.next)
-               {
-                 sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (i, sec_name);
-                 if (sec)
-                   sec->flags |= SEC_KEEP;
-               }
-           }
-         break;
-
        default:
          break;
        }
@@ -12123,7 +12094,8 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_hook (asection *sec,
 asection *
 _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec (struct bfd_link_info *info, asection *sec,
                       elf_gc_mark_hook_fn gc_mark_hook,
-                      struct elf_reloc_cookie *cookie)
+                      struct elf_reloc_cookie *cookie,
+                      bfd_boolean *start_stop)
 {
   unsigned long r_symndx;
   struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
@@ -12152,6 +12124,38 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec (struct bfd_link_info *info, asection *sec,
         handling copy relocs.  */
       if (h->u.weakdef != NULL)
        h->u.weakdef->mark = 1;
+
+      if (start_stop != NULL
+         && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+             || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak))
+       {
+         /* To work around a glibc bug, mark all XXX input sections
+            when there is an as yet undefined reference to __start_XXX
+            or __stop_XXX symbols.  The linker will later define such
+            symbols for orphan input sections that have a name
+            representable as a C identifier.  */
+         const char *sec_name = NULL;
+         if (strncmp (h->root.root.string, "__start_", 8) == 0)
+           sec_name = h->root.root.string + 8;
+         else if (strncmp (h->root.root.string, "__stop_", 7) == 0)
+           sec_name = h->root.root.string + 7;
+
+         if (sec_name != NULL && *sec_name != '\0')
+           {
+             bfd *i;
+
+             for (i = info->input_bfds; i != NULL; i = i->link.next)
+               {
+                 asection *s = bfd_get_section_by_name (i, sec_name);
+                 if (s != NULL && !s->gc_mark)
+                   {
+                     *start_stop = TRUE;
+                     return s;
+                   }
+               }
+           }
+       }
+
       return (*gc_mark_hook) (sec, info, cookie->rel, h, NULL);
     }
 
@@ -12170,15 +12174,22 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_reloc (struct bfd_link_info *info,
                        struct elf_reloc_cookie *cookie)
 {
   asection *rsec;
+  bfd_boolean start_stop = FALSE;
 
-  rsec = _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec (info, sec, gc_mark_hook, cookie);
-  if (rsec && !rsec->gc_mark)
+  rsec = _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec (info, sec, gc_mark_hook, cookie, &start_stop);
+  while (rsec != NULL)
     {
-      if (bfd_get_flavour (rsec->owner) != bfd_target_elf_flavour
-         || (rsec->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0)
-       rsec->gc_mark = 1;
-      else if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, rsec, gc_mark_hook))
-       return FALSE;
+      if (!rsec->gc_mark)
+       {
+         if (bfd_get_flavour (rsec->owner) != bfd_target_elf_flavour
+             || (rsec->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0)
+           rsec->gc_mark = 1;
+         else if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, rsec, gc_mark_hook))
+           return FALSE;
+       }
+      if (!start_stop)
+       break;
+      rsec = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (rsec->owner, rsec);
     }
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -12449,8 +12460,7 @@ elf_gc_sweep (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
              o->gc_mark = first->gc_mark;
            }
 
-         /* Always keep sections marked with SEC_KEEP.  */
-         if (o->gc_mark || (o->flags & SEC_KEEP))
+         if (o->gc_mark)
            continue;
 
          /* Skip sweeping sections already excluded.  */
@@ -12730,7 +12740,7 @@ bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
              && (sec->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) == 0)
            elf_eh_frame_section (sub) = sec;
          fini_reloc_cookie_for_section (&cookie, sec);
-         sec = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (sec);
+         sec = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (NULL, sec);
        }
     }