* elf32-i386 (elf_i386_adjust_dynamic_symbol): Do not replace PLT32
[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / elflink.h
index 1a6399bf6b7268b8c997d1f0cd99827365eb68dc..47927d3830e46e6468cc415b1c5fe573b8415b8b 100644 (file)
@@ -39,11 +39,18 @@ static boolean elf_link_add_object_symbols
 static boolean elf_link_add_archive_symbols
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
 static boolean elf_merge_symbol
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
-          asection **, bfd_vma *, struct elf_link_hash_entry **,
-          boolean *, boolean *, boolean *, boolean));
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const char *,
+          Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection **, bfd_vma *,
+          struct elf_link_hash_entry **, boolean *, boolean *,
+          boolean *, boolean));
+static boolean elf_add_default_symbol
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, struct elf_link_hash_entry *,
+          const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection **, bfd_vma *,
+          boolean *, boolean, boolean));
 static boolean elf_export_symbol
   PARAMS ((struct elf_link_hash_entry *, PTR));
+static boolean elf_finalize_dynstr
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
 static boolean elf_fix_symbol_flags
   PARAMS ((struct elf_link_hash_entry *, struct elf_info_failed *));
 static boolean elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol
@@ -67,6 +74,14 @@ static boolean elf_link_size_reloc_section
 static void elf_link_adjust_relocs
   PARAMS ((bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, unsigned int,
           struct elf_link_hash_entry **));
+static int elf_link_sort_cmp1
+  PARAMS ((const void *, const void *));
+static int elf_link_sort_cmp2
+  PARAMS ((const void *, const void *));
+static size_t elf_link_sort_relocs
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection **));
+static boolean elf_section_ignore_discarded_relocs
+  PARAMS ((asection *));
 
 /* Given an ELF BFD, add symbols to the global hash table as
    appropriate.  */
@@ -136,13 +151,18 @@ elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol (abfd, symdef)
      carsym * symdef;
 {
   Elf_Internal_Shdr * hdr;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr * shndx_hdr;
   Elf_External_Sym *  esym;
   Elf_External_Sym *  esymend;
   Elf_External_Sym *  buf = NULL;
-  size_t symcount;
-  size_t extsymcount;
-  size_t extsymoff;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx * shndx_buf = NULL;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx * shndx;
+  bfd_size_type symcount;
+  bfd_size_type extsymcount;
+  bfd_size_type extsymoff;
   boolean result = false;
+  file_ptr pos;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
 
   abfd = _bfd_get_elt_at_filepos (abfd, symdef->file_offset);
   if (abfd == (bfd *) NULL)
@@ -160,9 +180,15 @@ elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol (abfd, symdef)
 
   /* Select the appropriate symbol table.  */
   if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0 || elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == 0)
-    hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
+    {
+      hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
+      shndx_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
+    }
   else
-    hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr;
+    {
+      hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr;
+      shndx_hdr = NULL;
+    }
 
   symcount = hdr->sh_size / sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
 
@@ -179,33 +205,41 @@ elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol (abfd, symdef)
       extsymoff = hdr->sh_info;
     }
 
-  buf = ((Elf_External_Sym *)
-        bfd_malloc (extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)));
+  amt = extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+  buf = (Elf_External_Sym *) bfd_malloc (amt);
   if (buf == NULL && extsymcount != 0)
     return false;
 
   /* Read in the symbol table.
      FIXME:  This ought to be cached somewhere.  */
-  if (bfd_seek (abfd,
-               hdr->sh_offset + extsymoff * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym),
-               SEEK_SET) != 0
-      || (bfd_read ((PTR) buf, sizeof (Elf_External_Sym), extsymcount, abfd)
-         != extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)))
+  pos = hdr->sh_offset + extsymoff * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+  if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+      || bfd_bread ((PTR) buf, amt, abfd) != amt)
+    goto error_exit;
+
+  if (shndx_hdr != NULL && shndx_hdr->sh_size != 0)
     {
-      free (buf);
-      return false;
+      amt = extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      shndx_buf = (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (shndx_buf == NULL && extsymcount != 0)
+       goto error_exit;
+
+      pos = shndx_hdr->sh_offset + extsymoff * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+         || bfd_bread ((PTR) shndx_buf, amt, abfd) != amt)
+       goto error_exit;
     }
 
   /* Scan the symbol table looking for SYMDEF.  */
   esymend = buf + extsymcount;
-  for (esym = buf;
+  for (esym = buf, shndx = shndx_buf;
        esym < esymend;
-       esym++)
+       esym++, shndx = (shndx != NULL ? shndx + 1 : NULL))
     {
       Elf_Internal_Sym sym;
       const char * name;
 
-      elf_swap_symbol_in (abfd, esym, sym);
+      elf_swap_symbol_in (abfd, esym, shndx, &sym);
 
       name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, hdr->sh_link, sym.st_name);
       if (name == (const char *) NULL)
@@ -218,7 +252,11 @@ elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol (abfd, symdef)
        }
     }
 
-  free (buf);
+ error_exit:
+  if (shndx_buf != NULL)
+    free (shndx_buf);
+  if (buf != NULL)
+    free (buf);
 
   return result;
 }
@@ -258,6 +296,7 @@ elf_link_add_archive_symbols (abfd, info)
   boolean *included = NULL;
   carsym *symdefs;
   boolean loop;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
 
   if (! bfd_has_map (abfd))
     {
@@ -274,12 +313,14 @@ elf_link_add_archive_symbols (abfd, info)
   c = bfd_ardata (abfd)->symdef_count;
   if (c == 0)
     return true;
-  defined = (boolean *) bfd_malloc (c * sizeof (boolean));
-  included = (boolean *) bfd_malloc (c * sizeof (boolean));
+  amt = c;
+  amt *= sizeof (boolean);
+  defined = (boolean *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+  included = (boolean *) bfd_malloc (amt);
   if (defined == (boolean *) NULL || included == (boolean *) NULL)
     goto error_return;
-  memset (defined, 0, c * sizeof (boolean));
-  memset (included, 0, c * sizeof (boolean));
+  memset (defined, 0, (size_t) amt);
+  memset (included, 0, (size_t) amt);
 
   symdefs = bfd_ardata (abfd)->symdefs;
 
@@ -327,10 +368,10 @@ elf_link_add_archive_symbols (abfd, info)
              if (p == NULL || p[1] != ELF_VER_CHR)
                continue;
 
-             copy = bfd_alloc (abfd, p - symdef->name + 1);
+             copy = bfd_alloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) (p - symdef->name + 1));
              if (copy == NULL)
                goto error_return;
-             memcpy (copy, symdef->name, p - symdef->name);
+             memcpy (copy, symdef->name, (size_t) (p - symdef->name));
              copy[p - symdef->name] = '\0';
 
              h = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info), copy,
@@ -881,6 +922,243 @@ elf_merge_symbol (abfd, info, name, sym, psec, pvalue, sym_hash,
   return true;
 }
 
+/* This function is called to create an indirect symbol from the
+   default for the symbol with the default version if needed. The
+   symbol is described by H, NAME, SYM, SEC, VALUE, and OVERRIDE.  We
+   set DYNSYM if the new indirect symbol is dynamic. DT_NEEDED
+   indicates if it comes from a DT_NEEDED entry of a shared object.  */
+
+static boolean
+elf_add_default_symbol (abfd, info, h, name, sym, sec, value,
+                       dynsym, override, dt_needed)
+     bfd *abfd;
+     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+     struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+     const char *name;
+     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
+     asection **sec;
+     bfd_vma *value;
+     boolean *dynsym;
+     boolean override;
+     boolean dt_needed;
+{
+  boolean type_change_ok;
+  boolean size_change_ok;
+  char *shortname;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry *hi;
+  struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  boolean collect;
+  boolean dynamic;
+  char *p;
+
+  /* If this symbol has a version, and it is the default version, we
+     create an indirect symbol from the default name to the fully
+     decorated name.  This will cause external references which do not
+     specify a version to be bound to this version of the symbol.  */
+  p = strchr (name, ELF_VER_CHR);
+  if (p == NULL || p[1] != ELF_VER_CHR)
+    return true;
+
+  if (override)
+    {
+      /* We are overridden by an old defition. We need to check if we
+        need to crreate the indirect symbol from the default name.  */
+      hi = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info), name, true,
+                                false, false);
+      BFD_ASSERT (hi != NULL);
+      if (hi == h)
+       return true;
+      while (hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
+            || hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+       {
+         hi = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) hi->root.u.i.link;
+         if (hi == h)
+           return true;
+       }
+    }
+
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  collect = bed->collect;
+  dynamic = (abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0;
+
+  shortname = bfd_hash_allocate (&info->hash->table,
+                                (size_t) (p - name + 1));
+  if (shortname == NULL)
+    return false;
+  strncpy (shortname, name, (size_t) (p - name));
+  shortname [p - name] = '\0';
+
+  /* We are going to create a new symbol.  Merge it with any existing
+     symbol with this name.  For the purposes of the merge, act as
+     though we were defining the symbol we just defined, although we
+     actually going to define an indirect symbol.  */
+  type_change_ok = false;
+  size_change_ok = false;
+  if (! elf_merge_symbol (abfd, info, shortname, sym, sec, value,
+                         &hi, &override, &type_change_ok,
+                         &size_change_ok, dt_needed))
+    return false;
+
+  if (! override)
+    {
+      if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
+            (info, abfd, shortname, BSF_INDIRECT, bfd_ind_section_ptr,
+             (bfd_vma) 0, name, false, collect,
+             (struct bfd_link_hash_entry **) &hi)))
+       return false;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* In this case the symbol named SHORTNAME is overriding the
+        indirect symbol we want to add.  We were planning on making
+        SHORTNAME an indirect symbol referring to NAME.  SHORTNAME
+        is the name without a version.  NAME is the fully versioned
+        name, and it is the default version.
+
+        Overriding means that we already saw a definition for the
+        symbol SHORTNAME in a regular object, and it is overriding
+        the symbol defined in the dynamic object.
+
+        When this happens, we actually want to change NAME, the
+        symbol we just added, to refer to SHORTNAME.  This will cause
+        references to NAME in the shared object to become references
+        to SHORTNAME in the regular object.  This is what we expect
+        when we override a function in a shared object: that the
+        references in the shared object will be mapped to the
+        definition in the regular object.  */
+
+      while (hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
+            || hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+       hi = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) hi->root.u.i.link;
+
+      h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_indirect;
+      h->root.u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) hi;
+      if (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC)
+       {
+         h->elf_link_hash_flags &=~ ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC;
+         hi->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC;
+         if (hi->elf_link_hash_flags
+             & (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
+                | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR))
+           {
+             if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, hi))
+               return false;
+           }
+       }
+
+      /* Now set HI to H, so that the following code will set the
+         other fields correctly.  */
+      hi = h;
+    }
+
+  /* If there is a duplicate definition somewhere, then HI may not
+     point to an indirect symbol.  We will have reported an error to
+     the user in that case.  */
+
+  if (hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
+    {
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry *ht;
+
+      /* If the symbol became indirect, then we assume that we have
+        not seen a definition before.  */
+      BFD_ASSERT ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
+                  & (ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC
+                     | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR)) == 0);
+
+      ht = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) hi->root.u.i.link;
+      (*bed->elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol) (ht, hi);
+
+      /* See if the new flags lead us to realize that the symbol must
+        be dynamic.  */
+      if (! *dynsym)
+       {
+         if (! dynamic)
+           {
+             if (info->shared
+                 || ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
+                      & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC) != 0))
+               *dynsym = true;
+           }
+         else
+           {
+             if ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
+                  & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) != 0)
+               *dynsym = true;
+           }
+       }
+    }
+
+  /* We also need to define an indirection from the nondefault version
+     of the symbol.  */
+
+  shortname = bfd_hash_allocate (&info->hash->table, strlen (name));
+  if (shortname == NULL)
+    return false;
+  strncpy (shortname, name, (size_t) (p - name));
+  strcpy (shortname + (p - name), p + 1);
+
+  /* Once again, merge with any existing symbol.  */
+  type_change_ok = false;
+  size_change_ok = false;
+  if (! elf_merge_symbol (abfd, info, shortname, sym, sec, value,
+                         &hi, &override, &type_change_ok,
+                         &size_change_ok, dt_needed))
+    return false;
+
+  if (override)
+    {
+      /* Here SHORTNAME is a versioned name, so we don't expect to see
+        the type of override we do in the case above.  */
+      (*_bfd_error_handler)
+       (_("%s: warning: unexpected redefinition of `%s'"),
+        bfd_archive_filename (abfd), shortname);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
+            (info, abfd, shortname, BSF_INDIRECT,
+             bfd_ind_section_ptr, (bfd_vma) 0, name, false,
+             collect, (struct bfd_link_hash_entry **) &hi)))
+       return false;
+
+      /* If there is a duplicate definition somewhere, then HI may not
+        point to an indirect symbol.  We will have reported an error
+        to the user in that case.  */
+
+      if (hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
+       {
+         /* If the symbol became indirect, then we assume that we have
+            not seen a definition before.  */
+         BFD_ASSERT ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
+                      & (ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC
+                         | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR)) == 0);
+
+          (*bed->elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol) (h, hi);
+
+         /* See if the new flags lead us to realize that the symbol
+            must be dynamic.  */
+         if (! *dynsym)
+           {
+             if (! dynamic)
+               {
+                 if (info->shared
+                     || ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
+                          & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC) != 0))
+                   *dynsym = true;
+               }
+             else
+               {
+                 if ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
+                      & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) != 0)
+                   *dynsym = true;
+               }
+           }
+       }
+    }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 /* Add symbols from an ELF object file to the linker hash table.  */
 
 static boolean
@@ -896,10 +1174,13 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                                   asection *, const Elf_Internal_Rela *));
   boolean collect;
   Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
-  size_t symcount;
-  size_t extsymcount;
-  size_t extsymoff;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *shndx_hdr;
+  bfd_size_type symcount;
+  bfd_size_type extsymcount;
+  bfd_size_type extsymoff;
   Elf_External_Sym *buf = NULL;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *shndx_buf = NULL;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *shndx;
   struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hash;
   boolean dynamic;
   Elf_External_Versym *extversym = NULL;
@@ -910,6 +1191,11 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
   Elf_External_Sym *esymend;
   struct elf_backend_data *bed;
   boolean dt_needed;
+  struct elf_link_hash_table * hash_table;
+  file_ptr pos;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
+
+  hash_table = elf_hash_table (info);
 
   bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
   add_symbol_hook = bed->elf_add_symbol_hook;
@@ -964,7 +1250,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                {
                  struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
 
-                 h = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info), name,
+                 h = elf_link_hash_lookup (hash_table, name,
                                            false, false, true);
 
                  /* FIXME: What about bfd_link_hash_common?  */
@@ -1011,9 +1297,15 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
      look at .symtab for a dynamic object.  */
 
   if (! dynamic || elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == 0)
-    hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
+    {
+      hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
+      shndx_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
+    }
   else
-    hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr;
+    {
+      hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr;
+      shndx_hdr = NULL;
+    }
 
   if (dynamic)
     {
@@ -1032,9 +1324,9 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
          extversym = (Elf_External_Versym *) bfd_malloc (versymhdr->sh_size);
          if (extversym == NULL)
            goto error_return;
+         amt = versymhdr->sh_size;
          if (bfd_seek (abfd, versymhdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
-             || (bfd_read ((PTR) extversym, 1, versymhdr->sh_size, abfd)
-                 != versymhdr->sh_size))
+             || bfd_bread ((PTR) extversym, amt, abfd) != amt)
            goto error_return;
        }
     }
@@ -1055,16 +1347,23 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
       extsymoff = hdr->sh_info;
     }
 
-  buf = ((Elf_External_Sym *)
-        bfd_malloc (extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)));
+  amt = extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+  buf = (Elf_External_Sym *) bfd_malloc (amt);
   if (buf == NULL && extsymcount != 0)
     goto error_return;
 
+  if (shndx_hdr != NULL && shndx_hdr->sh_size != 0)
+    {
+      amt = extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      shndx_buf = (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (shndx_buf == NULL && extsymcount != 0)
+       goto error_return;
+    }
+
   /* We store a pointer to the hash table entry for each external
      symbol.  */
-  sym_hash = ((struct elf_link_hash_entry **)
-             bfd_alloc (abfd,
-                        extsymcount * sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry *)));
+  amt = extsymcount * sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry *);
+  sym_hash = (struct elf_link_hash_entry **) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
   if (sym_hash == NULL)
     goto error_return;
   elf_sym_hashes (abfd) = sym_hash;
@@ -1079,13 +1378,16 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
          format.  FIXME: If there are no input BFD's of the same
          format as the output, we can't make a shared library.  */
       if (info->shared
-         && ! elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created
+         && is_elf_hash_table (info)
+         && ! hash_table->dynamic_sections_created
          && abfd->xvec == info->hash->creator)
        {
          if (! elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info))
            goto error_return;
        }
     }
+  else if (! is_elf_hash_table (info))
+    goto error_return;
   else
     {
       asection *s;
@@ -1120,11 +1422,11 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
          Elf_External_Dyn *extdyn;
          Elf_External_Dyn *extdynend;
          int elfsec;
-         unsigned long link;
+         unsigned long shlink;
          int rpath;
          int runpath;
 
-         dynbuf = (Elf_External_Dyn *) bfd_malloc ((size_t) s->_raw_size);
+         dynbuf = (Elf_External_Dyn *) bfd_malloc (s->_raw_size);
          if (dynbuf == NULL)
            goto error_return;
 
@@ -1135,22 +1437,22 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
          elfsec = _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (abfd, s);
          if (elfsec == -1)
            goto error_return;
-         link = elf_elfsections (abfd)[elfsec]->sh_link;
+         shlink = elf_elfsections (abfd)[elfsec]->sh_link;
 
          {
            /* The shared libraries distributed with hpux11 have a bogus
               sh_link field for the ".dynamic" section.  This code detects
-              when LINK refers to a section that is not a string table and
-              tries to find the string table for the ".dynsym" section
+              when SHLINK refers to a section that is not a string table
+              and tries to find the string table for the ".dynsym" section
               instead.  */
-           Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr = elf_elfsections (abfd)[link];
-           if (hdr->sh_type != SHT_STRTAB)
+           Elf_Internal_Shdr *shdr = elf_elfsections (abfd)[shlink];
+           if (shdr->sh_type != SHT_STRTAB)
              {
-               asection *s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynsym");
-               int elfsec = _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (abfd, s);
-               if (elfsec == -1)
+               asection *ds = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynsym");
+               int elfdsec = _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (abfd, ds);
+               if (elfdsec == -1)
                  goto error_return;
-               link = elf_elfsections (abfd)[elfsec]->sh_link;
+               shlink = elf_elfsections (abfd)[elfdsec]->sh_link;
              }
          }
 
@@ -1165,8 +1467,8 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
              elf_swap_dyn_in (abfd, extdyn, &dyn);
              if (dyn.d_tag == DT_SONAME)
                {
-                 name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, link,
-                                                         dyn.d_un.d_val);
+                 unsigned int tagv = dyn.d_un.d_val;
+                 name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shlink, tagv);
                  if (name == NULL)
                    goto error_return;
                }
@@ -1174,21 +1476,21 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                {
                  struct bfd_link_needed_list *n, **pn;
                  char *fnm, *anm;
+                 unsigned int tagv = dyn.d_un.d_val;
 
-                 n = ((struct bfd_link_needed_list *)
-                      bfd_alloc (abfd, sizeof (struct bfd_link_needed_list)));
-                 fnm = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, link,
-                                                        dyn.d_un.d_val);
+                 amt = sizeof (struct bfd_link_needed_list);
+                 n = (struct bfd_link_needed_list *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+                 fnm = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shlink, tagv);
                  if (n == NULL || fnm == NULL)
                    goto error_return;
-                 anm = bfd_alloc (abfd, strlen (fnm) + 1);
+                 anm = bfd_alloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) strlen (fnm) + 1);
                  if (anm == NULL)
                    goto error_return;
                  strcpy (anm, fnm);
                  n->name = anm;
                  n->by = abfd;
                  n->next = NULL;
-                 for (pn = &elf_hash_table (info)->needed;
+                 for (pn = & hash_table->needed;
                       *pn != NULL;
                       pn = &(*pn)->next)
                    ;
@@ -1198,28 +1500,28 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                {
                  struct bfd_link_needed_list *n, **pn;
                  char *fnm, *anm;
+                 unsigned int tagv = dyn.d_un.d_val;
 
                  /* When we see DT_RPATH before DT_RUNPATH, we have
                     to clear runpath.  Do _NOT_ bfd_release, as that
                     frees all more recently bfd_alloc'd blocks as
                     well.  */
-                 if (rpath && elf_hash_table (info)->runpath)
-                   elf_hash_table (info)->runpath = NULL;
+                 if (rpath && hash_table->runpath)
+                   hash_table->runpath = NULL;
 
-                 n = ((struct bfd_link_needed_list *)
-                      bfd_alloc (abfd, sizeof (struct bfd_link_needed_list)));
-                 fnm = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, link,
-                                                        dyn.d_un.d_val);
+                 amt = sizeof (struct bfd_link_needed_list);
+                 n = (struct bfd_link_needed_list *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+                 fnm = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shlink, tagv);
                  if (n == NULL || fnm == NULL)
                    goto error_return;
-                 anm = bfd_alloc (abfd, strlen (fnm) + 1);
+                 anm = bfd_alloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) strlen (fnm) + 1);
                  if (anm == NULL)
                    goto error_return;
                  strcpy (anm, fnm);
                  n->name = anm;
                  n->by = abfd;
                  n->next = NULL;
-                 for (pn = &elf_hash_table (info)->runpath;
+                 for (pn = & hash_table->runpath;
                       *pn != NULL;
                       pn = &(*pn)->next)
                    ;
@@ -1232,21 +1534,21 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                {
                  struct bfd_link_needed_list *n, **pn;
                  char *fnm, *anm;
+                 unsigned int tagv = dyn.d_un.d_val;
 
-                 n = ((struct bfd_link_needed_list *)
-                      bfd_alloc (abfd, sizeof (struct bfd_link_needed_list)));
-                 fnm = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, link,
-                                                        dyn.d_un.d_val);
+                 amt = sizeof (struct bfd_link_needed_list);
+                 n = (struct bfd_link_needed_list *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+                 fnm = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shlink, tagv);
                  if (n == NULL || fnm == NULL)
                    goto error_return;
-                 anm = bfd_alloc (abfd, strlen (fnm) + 1);
+                 anm = bfd_alloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) strlen (fnm) + 1);
                  if (anm == NULL)
                    goto error_return;
                  strcpy (anm, fnm);
                  n->name = anm;
                  n->by = abfd;
                  n->next = NULL;
-                 for (pn = &elf_hash_table (info)->runpath;
+                 for (pn = & hash_table->runpath;
                       *pn != NULL;
                       pn = &(*pn)->next)
                    ;
@@ -1266,27 +1568,23 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
         SEC_NEVER_LOAD flag is not the one we want, because that one
         still implies that the section takes up space in the output
         file.  */
-      abfd->sections = NULL;
-      abfd->section_count = 0;
+      bfd_section_list_clear (abfd);
 
       /* If this is the first dynamic object found in the link, create
         the special sections required for dynamic linking.  */
-      if (! elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
-       {
-         if (! elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info))
-           goto error_return;
-       }
+      if (! hash_table->dynamic_sections_created)
+       if (! elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info))
+         goto error_return;
 
       if (add_needed)
        {
          /* Add a DT_NEEDED entry for this dynamic object.  */
-         oldsize = _bfd_stringtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr);
-         strindex = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr, name,
-                                        true, false);
+         oldsize = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (hash_table->dynstr);
+         strindex = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (hash_table->dynstr, name, false);
          if (strindex == (bfd_size_type) -1)
            goto error_return;
 
-         if (oldsize == _bfd_stringtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr))
+         if (oldsize == _bfd_elf_strtab_size (hash_table->dynstr))
            {
              asection *sdyn;
              Elf_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
@@ -1296,8 +1594,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                 have already included this dynamic object in the
                 link, just ignore it.  There is no reason to include
                 a particular dynamic object more than once.  */
-             sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj,
-                                             ".dynamic");
+             sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
              BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
 
              dyncon = (Elf_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
@@ -1307,8 +1604,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                {
                  Elf_Internal_Dyn dyn;
 
-                 elf_swap_dyn_in (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj, dyncon,
-                                  &dyn);
+                 elf_swap_dyn_in (hash_table->dynobj, dyncon, & dyn);
                  if (dyn.d_tag == DT_NEEDED
                      && dyn.d_un.d_val == strindex)
                    {
@@ -1316,12 +1612,13 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                        free (buf);
                      if (extversym != NULL)
                        free (extversym);
+                     _bfd_elf_strtab_delref (hash_table->dynstr, strindex);
                      return true;
                    }
                }
            }
 
-         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_NEEDED, strindex))
+         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_NEEDED, strindex))
            goto error_return;
        }
 
@@ -1332,20 +1629,29 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
       elf_dt_name (abfd) = name;
     }
 
-  if (bfd_seek (abfd,
-               hdr->sh_offset + extsymoff * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym),
-               SEEK_SET) != 0
-      || (bfd_read ((PTR) buf, sizeof (Elf_External_Sym), extsymcount, abfd)
-         != extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)))
+  pos = hdr->sh_offset + extsymoff * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+  amt = extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+  if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+      || bfd_bread ((PTR) buf, amt, abfd) != amt)
     goto error_return;
 
+  if (shndx_hdr != NULL && shndx_hdr->sh_size != 0)
+    {
+      amt = extsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      pos = shndx_hdr->sh_offset + extsymoff * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+         || bfd_bread ((PTR) shndx_buf, amt, abfd) != amt)
+       goto error_return;
+    }
+
   weaks = NULL;
 
   ever = extversym != NULL ? extversym + extsymoff : NULL;
   esymend = buf + extsymcount;
-  for (esym = buf;
+  for (esym = buf, shndx = shndx_buf;
        esym < esymend;
-       esym++, sym_hash++, ever = (ever != NULL ? ever + 1 : NULL))
+       esym++, sym_hash++, ever = (ever != NULL ? ever + 1 : NULL),
+        shndx = (shndx != NULL ? shndx + 1 : NULL))
     {
       Elf_Internal_Sym sym;
       int bind;
@@ -1358,8 +1664,11 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
       boolean size_change_ok, type_change_ok;
       boolean new_weakdef;
       unsigned int old_alignment;
+      boolean override;
+
+      override = false;
 
-      elf_swap_symbol_in (abfd, esym, &sym);
+      elf_swap_symbol_in (abfd, esym, shndx, &sym);
 
       flags = BSF_NO_FLAGS;
       sec = NULL;
@@ -1390,7 +1699,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
 
       if (sym.st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
        sec = bfd_und_section_ptr;
-      else if (sym.st_shndx > 0 && sym.st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE)
+      else if (sym.st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE || sym.st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
        {
          sec = section_from_elf_index (abfd, sym.st_shndx);
          if (sec == NULL)
@@ -1448,7 +1757,6 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
        {
          Elf_Internal_Versym iver;
          unsigned int vernum = 0;
-         boolean override;
 
          if (ever != NULL)
            {
@@ -1464,7 +1772,8 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                  || (vernum > 1 && ! bfd_is_abs_section (sec)))
                {
                  const char *verstr;
-                 int namelen, newlen;
+                 unsigned int namelen;
+                 bfd_size_type newlen;
                  char *newname, *p;
 
                  if (sym.st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
@@ -1473,7 +1782,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                        {
                          (*_bfd_error_handler)
                            (_("%s: %s: invalid version %u (max %d)"),
-                            bfd_get_filename (abfd), name, vernum,
+                            bfd_archive_filename (abfd), name, vernum,
                             elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverdef_hdr.sh_info);
                          bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
                          goto error_return;
@@ -1514,7 +1823,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                        {
                          (*_bfd_error_handler)
                            (_("%s: %s: invalid needed version %d"),
-                            bfd_get_filename (abfd), name, vernum);
+                            bfd_archive_filename (abfd), name, vernum);
                          bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
                          goto error_return;
                        }
@@ -1635,7 +1944,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                (*_bfd_error_handler)
                  (_("Warning: size of symbol `%s' changed from %lu to %lu in %s"),
                   name, (unsigned long) h->size, (unsigned long) sym.st_size,
-                  bfd_get_filename (abfd));
+                  bfd_archive_filename (abfd));
 
              h->size = sym.st_size;
            }
@@ -1657,7 +1966,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                (*_bfd_error_handler)
                  (_("Warning: type of symbol `%s' changed from %d to %d in %s"),
                   name, h->type, ELF_ST_TYPE (sym.st_info),
-                  bfd_get_filename (abfd));
+                  bfd_archive_filename (abfd));
 
              h->type = ELF_ST_TYPE (sym.st_info);
            }
@@ -1719,217 +2028,13 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
 
          h->elf_link_hash_flags |= new_flag;
 
-         /* If this symbol has a version, and it is the default
-             version, we create an indirect symbol from the default
-             name to the fully decorated name.  This will cause
-             external references which do not specify a version to be
-             bound to this version of the symbol.  */
+         /* Check to see if we need to add an indirect symbol for
+            the default name.  */
          if (definition || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
-           {
-             char *p;
-
-             p = strchr (name, ELF_VER_CHR);
-             if (p != NULL && p[1] == ELF_VER_CHR)
-               {
-                 char *shortname;
-                 struct elf_link_hash_entry *hi;
-                 boolean override;
-
-                 shortname = bfd_hash_allocate (&info->hash->table,
-                                                p - name + 1);
-                 if (shortname == NULL)
-                   goto error_return;
-                 strncpy (shortname, name, p - name);
-                 shortname[p - name] = '\0';
-
-                 /* We are going to create a new symbol.  Merge it
-                     with any existing symbol with this name.  For the
-                     purposes of the merge, act as though we were
-                     defining the symbol we just defined, although we
-                     actually going to define an indirect symbol.  */
-                 type_change_ok = false;
-                 size_change_ok = false;
-                 if (! elf_merge_symbol (abfd, info, shortname, &sym, &sec,
-                                         &value, &hi, &override,
-                                         &type_change_ok,
-                                         &size_change_ok, dt_needed))
-                   goto error_return;
-
-                 if (! override)
-                   {
-                     if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
-                            (info, abfd, shortname, BSF_INDIRECT,
-                             bfd_ind_section_ptr, (bfd_vma) 0, name, false,
-                             collect, (struct bfd_link_hash_entry **) &hi)))
-                       goto error_return;
-                   }
-                 else
-                   {
-                     /* In this case the symbol named SHORTNAME is
-                         overriding the indirect symbol we want to
-                         add.  We were planning on making SHORTNAME an
-                         indirect symbol referring to NAME.  SHORTNAME
-                         is the name without a version.  NAME is the
-                         fully versioned name, and it is the default
-                         version.
-
-                        Overriding means that we already saw a
-                        definition for the symbol SHORTNAME in a
-                        regular object, and it is overriding the
-                        symbol defined in the dynamic object.
-
-                        When this happens, we actually want to change
-                        NAME, the symbol we just added, to refer to
-                        SHORTNAME.  This will cause references to
-                        NAME in the shared object to become
-                        references to SHORTNAME in the regular
-                        object.  This is what we expect when we
-                        override a function in a shared object: that
-                        the references in the shared object will be
-                        mapped to the definition in the regular
-                        object.  */
-
-                     while (hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-                            || hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-                       hi = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) hi->root.u.i.link;
-
-                     h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_indirect;
-                     h->root.u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) hi;
-                     if (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC)
-                       {
-                         h->elf_link_hash_flags &=~ ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC;
-                         hi->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC;
-                         if (hi->elf_link_hash_flags
-                             & (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
-                                | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR))
-                           {
-                             if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info,
-                                                                        hi))
-                               goto error_return;
-                           }
-                       }
-
-                     /* Now set HI to H, so that the following code
-                         will set the other fields correctly.  */
-                     hi = h;
-                   }
-
-                 /* If there is a duplicate definition somewhere,
-                    then HI may not point to an indirect symbol.  We
-                    will have reported an error to the user in that
-                    case.  */
-
-                 if (hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
-                   {
-                     struct elf_link_hash_entry *ht;
-
-                     /* If the symbol became indirect, then we assume
-                        that we have not seen a definition before.  */
-                     BFD_ASSERT ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
-                                  & (ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC
-                                     | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR))
-                                 == 0);
-
-                     ht = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) hi->root.u.i.link;
-                     (*bed->elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol) (ht, hi);
-
-                     /* See if the new flags lead us to realize that
-                        the symbol must be dynamic.  */
-                     if (! dynsym)
-                       {
-                         if (! dynamic)
-                           {
-                             if (info->shared
-                                 || ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
-                                      & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC)
-                                     != 0))
-                               dynsym = true;
-                           }
-                         else
-                           {
-                             if ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
-                                  & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) != 0)
-                               dynsym = true;
-                           }
-                       }
-                   }
-
-                 /* We also need to define an indirection from the
-                     nondefault version of the symbol.  */
-
-                 shortname = bfd_hash_allocate (&info->hash->table,
-                                                strlen (name));
-                 if (shortname == NULL)
-                   goto error_return;
-                 strncpy (shortname, name, p - name);
-                 strcpy (shortname + (p - name), p + 1);
-
-                 /* Once again, merge with any existing symbol.  */
-                 type_change_ok = false;
-                 size_change_ok = false;
-                 if (! elf_merge_symbol (abfd, info, shortname, &sym, &sec,
-                                         &value, &hi, &override,
-                                         &type_change_ok,
-                                         &size_change_ok, dt_needed))
-                   goto error_return;
-
-                 if (override)
-                   {
-                     /* Here SHORTNAME is a versioned name, so we
-                         don't expect to see the type of override we
-                         do in the case above.  */
-                     (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                       (_("%s: warning: unexpected redefinition of `%s'"),
-                        bfd_get_filename (abfd), shortname);
-                   }
-                 else
-                   {
-                     if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
-                            (info, abfd, shortname, BSF_INDIRECT,
-                             bfd_ind_section_ptr, (bfd_vma) 0, name, false,
-                             collect, (struct bfd_link_hash_entry **) &hi)))
-                       goto error_return;
-
-                     /* If there is a duplicate definition somewhere,
-                         then HI may not point to an indirect symbol.
-                         We will have reported an error to the user in
-                         that case.  */
-
-                     if (hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
-                       {
-                         /* If the symbol became indirect, then we
-                             assume that we have not seen a definition
-                             before.  */
-                         BFD_ASSERT ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
-                                      & (ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC
-                                         | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR))
-                                     == 0);
-
-                         (*bed->elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol) (h, hi);
-
-                         /* See if the new flags lead us to realize
-                             that the symbol must be dynamic.  */
-                         if (! dynsym)
-                           {
-                             if (! dynamic)
-                               {
-                                 if (info->shared
-                                     || ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
-                                          & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC)
-                                         != 0))
-                                   dynsym = true;
-                               }
-                             else
-                               {
-                                 if ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
-                                      & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) != 0)
-                                   dynsym = true;
-                               }
-                           }
-                       }
-                   }
-               }
-           }
+           if (! elf_add_default_symbol (abfd, info, h, name, &sym,
+                                         &sec, &value, &dynsym,
+                                         override, dt_needed))
+             goto error_return;
 
          if (dynsym && h->dynindx == -1)
            {
@@ -1951,8 +2056,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
              {
              case STV_INTERNAL:
              case STV_HIDDEN:
-               h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL;
-               (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h);
+               (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h, true);
                break;
              }
 
@@ -1963,25 +2067,26 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
              bfd_size_type oldsize;
              bfd_size_type strindex;
 
+             if (! is_elf_hash_table (info))
+               goto error_return;
+
              /* The symbol from a DT_NEEDED object is referenced from
                 the regular object to create a dynamic executable. We
                 have to make sure there is a DT_NEEDED entry for it.  */
 
              dt_needed = false;
-             oldsize = _bfd_stringtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr);
-             strindex = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
-                                            elf_dt_soname (abfd),
-                                            true, false);
+             oldsize = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (hash_table->dynstr);
+             strindex = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (hash_table->dynstr,
+                                             elf_dt_soname (abfd), false);
              if (strindex == (bfd_size_type) -1)
                goto error_return;
 
-             if (oldsize
-                 == _bfd_stringtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr))
+             if (oldsize == _bfd_elf_strtab_size (hash_table->dynstr))
                {
                  asection *sdyn;
                  Elf_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
 
-                 sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj,
+                 sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj,
                                                  ".dynamic");
                  BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
 
@@ -1992,14 +2097,14 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
                    {
                      Elf_Internal_Dyn dyn;
 
-                     elf_swap_dyn_in (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj,
+                     elf_swap_dyn_in (hash_table->dynobj,
                                       dyncon, &dyn);
                      BFD_ASSERT (dyn.d_tag != DT_NEEDED ||
                                  dyn.d_un.d_val != strindex);
                    }
                }
 
-             if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_NEEDED, strindex))
+             if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_NEEDED, strindex))
                goto error_return;
            }
        }
@@ -2149,12 +2254,13 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
       && ! info->relocateable
       && ! info->traditional_format
       && info->hash->creator->flavour == bfd_target_elf_flavour
+      && is_elf_hash_table (info)
       && (info->strip != strip_all && info->strip != strip_debugger))
     {
       asection *stab, *stabstr;
 
       stab = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".stab");
-      if (stab != NULL)
+      if (stab != NULL && !(stab->flags & SEC_MERGE))
        {
          stabstr = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".stabstr");
 
@@ -2164,24 +2270,34 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
 
              secdata = elf_section_data (stab);
              if (! _bfd_link_section_stabs (abfd,
-                                            &elf_hash_table (info)->stab_info,
+                                            & hash_table->stab_info,
                                             stab, stabstr,
-                                            &secdata->stab_info))
+                                            &secdata->sec_info))
                goto error_return;
+             if (secdata->sec_info)
+               secdata->sec_info_type = ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS;
            }
        }
     }
 
-  if (! info->relocateable && ! dynamic)
+  if (! info->relocateable && ! dynamic
+      && is_elf_hash_table (info))
     {
       asection *s;
 
       for (s = abfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
-       if ((s->flags & SEC_MERGE)
-           && ! _bfd_merge_section (abfd,
-                                    &elf_hash_table (info)->merge_info,
-                                    s, &elf_section_data (s)->merge_info))
-         goto error_return;
+       if (s->flags & SEC_MERGE)
+         {
+           struct bfd_elf_section_data *secdata;
+
+           secdata = elf_section_data (s);
+           if (! _bfd_merge_section (abfd,
+                                     & hash_table->merge_info,
+                                     s, &secdata->sec_info))
+             goto error_return;
+           else if (secdata->sec_info)
+             secdata->sec_info_type = ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE;
+         }
     }
 
   return true;
@@ -2213,6 +2329,9 @@ elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info)
   struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
   struct elf_backend_data *bed;
 
+  if (! is_elf_hash_table (info))
+    return false;
+
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     return true;
 
@@ -2237,6 +2356,16 @@ elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info)
        return false;
     }
 
+  if (! info->traditional_format
+      && info->hash->creator->flavour == bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+    {
+      s = bfd_make_section (abfd, ".eh_frame_hdr");
+      if (s == NULL
+         || ! bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, s, flags | SEC_READONLY)
+         || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
+       return false;
+    }
+
   /* Create sections to hold version informations.  These are removed
      if they are not needed.  */
   s = bfd_make_section (abfd, ".gnu.version_d");
@@ -2271,7 +2400,7 @@ elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info)
   /* Create a strtab to hold the dynamic symbol names.  */
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr == NULL)
     {
-      elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr = elf_stringtab_init ();
+      elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr = _bfd_elf_strtab_init ();
       if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr == NULL)
        return false;
     }
@@ -2334,9 +2463,12 @@ elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, tag, val)
   Elf_Internal_Dyn dyn;
   bfd *dynobj;
   asection *s;
-  size_t newsize;
+  bfd_size_type newsize;
   bfd_byte *newcontents;
 
+  if (! is_elf_hash_table (info))
+    return false;
+
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
   s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
@@ -2368,10 +2500,17 @@ elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol (info, input_bfd, input_indx)
 {
   struct elf_link_local_dynamic_entry *entry;
   struct elf_link_hash_table *eht;
-  struct bfd_strtab_hash *dynstr;
+  struct elf_strtab_hash *dynstr;
   Elf_External_Sym esym;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx eshndx;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *shndx;
   unsigned long dynstr_index;
   char *name;
+  file_ptr pos;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
+
+  if (! is_elf_hash_table (info))
+    return false;
 
   /* See if the entry exists already.  */
   for (entry = elf_hash_table (info)->dynlocal; entry ; entry = entry->next)
@@ -2379,19 +2518,28 @@ elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol (info, input_bfd, input_indx)
       return true;
 
   entry = (struct elf_link_local_dynamic_entry *)
-    bfd_alloc (input_bfd, sizeof (*entry));
+    bfd_alloc (input_bfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (*entry));
   if (entry == NULL)
     return false;
 
   /* Go find the symbol, so that we can find it's name.  */
-  if (bfd_seek (input_bfd,
-               (elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_hdr.sh_offset
-                + input_indx * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)),
-               SEEK_SET) != 0
-      || (bfd_read (&esym, sizeof (Elf_External_Sym), 1, input_bfd)
-         != sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)))
+  amt = sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+  pos = elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_hdr.sh_offset + input_indx * amt;
+  if (bfd_seek (input_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+      || bfd_bread ((PTR) &esym, amt, input_bfd) != amt)
     return false;
-  elf_swap_symbol_in (input_bfd, &esym, &entry->isym);
+  shndx = NULL;
+  if (elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr.sh_size != 0)
+    {
+      amt = sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      pos = elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr.sh_offset;
+      pos += input_indx * amt;
+      shndx = &eshndx;
+      if (bfd_seek (input_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+         || bfd_bread ((PTR) shndx, amt, input_bfd) != amt)
+       return false;
+    }
+  elf_swap_symbol_in (input_bfd, &esym, shndx, &entry->isym);
 
   name = (bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section
          (input_bfd, elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_hdr.sh_link,
@@ -2401,12 +2549,12 @@ elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol (info, input_bfd, input_indx)
   if (dynstr == NULL)
     {
       /* Create a strtab to hold the dynamic symbol names.  */
-      elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr = dynstr = _bfd_elf_stringtab_init ();
+      elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr = dynstr = _bfd_elf_strtab_init ();
       if (dynstr == NULL)
        return false;
     }
 
-  dynstr_index = _bfd_stringtab_add (dynstr, name, true, false);
+  dynstr_index = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (dynstr, name, false);
   if (dynstr_index == (unsigned long) -1)
     return false;
   entry->isym.st_name = dynstr_index;
@@ -2446,6 +2594,7 @@ elf_link_read_relocs_from_section (abfd, shdr, external_relocs,
      Elf_Internal_Rela *internal_relocs;
 {
   struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
 
   /* If there aren't any relocations, that's OK.  */
   if (!shdr)
@@ -2456,8 +2605,7 @@ elf_link_read_relocs_from_section (abfd, shdr, external_relocs,
     return false;
 
   /* Read the relocations.  */
-  if (bfd_read (external_relocs, 1, shdr->sh_size, abfd)
-      != shdr->sh_size)
+  if (bfd_bread (external_relocs, shdr->sh_size, abfd) != shdr->sh_size)
     return false;
 
   bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
@@ -2473,8 +2621,8 @@ elf_link_read_relocs_from_section (abfd, shdr, external_relocs,
       erel = (Elf_External_Rel *) external_relocs;
       erelend = erel + NUM_SHDR_ENTRIES (shdr);
       irela = internal_relocs;
-      irel = bfd_alloc (abfd, (bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel
-                              * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rel)));
+      amt = bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rel);
+      irel = bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
       for (; erel < erelend; erel++, irela += bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel)
        {
          unsigned int i;
@@ -2549,10 +2697,10 @@ NAME(_bfd_elf,link_read_relocs) (abfd, o, external_relocs, internal_relocs,
 
   if (internal_relocs == NULL)
     {
-      size_t size;
+      bfd_size_type size;
 
-      size = (o->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel
-             * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela));
+      size = o->reloc_count;
+      size *= bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela);
       if (keep_memory)
        internal_relocs = (Elf_Internal_Rela *) bfd_alloc (abfd, size);
       else
@@ -2563,10 +2711,10 @@ NAME(_bfd_elf,link_read_relocs) (abfd, o, external_relocs, internal_relocs,
 
   if (external_relocs == NULL)
     {
-      size_t size = (size_t) rel_hdr->sh_size;
+      bfd_size_type size = rel_hdr->sh_size;
 
       if (elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr2)
-       size += (size_t) elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr2->sh_size;
+       size += elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr2->sh_size;
       alloc1 = (PTR) bfd_malloc (size);
       if (alloc1 == NULL)
        goto error_return;
@@ -2732,12 +2880,14 @@ compute_bucket_count (info)
   unsigned long int *hashcodes;
   unsigned long int *hashcodesp;
   unsigned long int i;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
 
   /* Compute the hash values for all exported symbols.  At the same
      time store the values in an array so that we could use them for
      optimizations.  */
-  hashcodes = (unsigned long int *) bfd_malloc (dynsymcount
-                                               * sizeof (unsigned long int));
+  amt = dynsymcount;
+  amt *= sizeof (unsigned long int);
+  hashcodes = (unsigned long int *) bfd_malloc (amt);
   if (hashcodes == NULL)
     return 0;
   hashcodesp = hashcodes;
@@ -2768,8 +2918,9 @@ compute_bucket_count (info)
 
       /* Create array where we count the collisions in.  We must use bfd_malloc
         since the size could be large.  */
-      counts = (unsigned long int *) bfd_malloc (maxsize
-                                                * sizeof (unsigned long int));
+      amt = maxsize;
+      amt *= sizeof (unsigned long int);
+      counts = (unsigned long int *) bfd_malloc (amt);
       if (counts == NULL)
        {
          free (hashcodes);
@@ -2889,6 +3040,13 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
   if (info->hash->creator->flavour != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
     return true;
 
+  if (! is_elf_hash_table (info))
+    return false;
+
+  /* Any syms created from now on start with -1 in
+     got.refcount/offset and plt.refcount/offset.  */
+  elf_hash_table (info)->init_refcount = -1;
+
   /* The backend may have to create some sections regardless of whether
      we're dynamic or not.  */
   bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
@@ -2903,6 +3061,9 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
   if (dynobj == NULL)
     return true;
 
+  if (! _bfd_elf_maybe_strip_eh_frame_hdr (info))
+    return false;
+
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       struct elf_info_failed eif;
@@ -2914,16 +3075,18 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
 
       if (soname != NULL)
        {
-         soname_indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
-                                           soname, true, true);
+         soname_indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+                                            soname, true);
          if (soname_indx == (bfd_size_type) -1
-             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_SONAME, soname_indx))
+             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_SONAME,
+                                         soname_indx))
            return false;
        }
 
       if (info->symbolic)
        {
-         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_SYMBOLIC, 0))
+         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_SYMBOLIC,
+                                      (bfd_vma) 0))
            return false;
          info->flags |= DF_SYMBOLIC;
        }
@@ -2932,12 +3095,15 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
        {
          bfd_size_type indx;
 
-         indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr, rpath,
-                                    true, true);
+         indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr, rpath,
+                                     true);
+         if (info->new_dtags)
+           _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr, indx);
          if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1
-             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RPATH, indx)
+             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_RPATH, indx)
              || (info->new_dtags
-                 && ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RUNPATH, indx)))
+                 && ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_RUNPATH,
+                                             indx)))
            return false;
        }
 
@@ -2945,10 +3111,10 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
        {
          bfd_size_type indx;
 
-         indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
-                                    filter_shlib, true, true);
+         indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+                                     filter_shlib, true);
          if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1
-             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FILTER, indx))
+             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_FILTER, indx))
            return false;
        }
 
@@ -2960,10 +3126,11 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
            {
              bfd_size_type indx;
 
-             indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
-                                        *p, true, true);
+             indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+                                         *p, true);
              if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1
-                 || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_AUXILIARY, indx))
+                 || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_AUXILIARY,
+                                             indx))
                return false;
            }
        }
@@ -3017,7 +3184,7 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
          && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
                                        | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR)) != 0)
        {
-         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_INIT, 0))
+         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_INIT, (bfd_vma) 0))
            return false;
        }
       h = (info->fini_function
@@ -3029,7 +3196,7 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
          && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
                                        | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR)) != 0)
        {
-         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FINI, 0))
+         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_FINI, (bfd_vma) 0))
            return false;
        }
 
@@ -3042,13 +3209,13 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
        {
          bfd_size_type strsize;
 
-         strsize = _bfd_stringtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr);
-         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_HASH, 0)
-             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_STRTAB, 0)
-             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_SYMTAB, 0)
-             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_STRSZ, strsize)
-             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_SYMENT,
-                                         sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)))
+         strsize = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr);
+         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_HASH, (bfd_vma) 0)
+             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_STRTAB, (bfd_vma) 0)
+             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_SYMTAB, (bfd_vma) 0)
+             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_STRSZ, strsize)
+             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_SYMENT,
+                                         (bfd_vma) sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)))
            return false;
        }
     }
@@ -3061,10 +3228,11 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
-      size_t dynsymcount;
+      bfd_size_type dynsymcount;
       asection *s;
       size_t bucketcount = 0;
       size_t hash_entry_size;
+      unsigned int dtagcount;
 
       /* Set up the version definition section.  */
       s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_d");
@@ -3074,6 +3242,10 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
          just linking a regular application.  */
       verdefs = asvinfo.verdefs;
 
+      /* Skip anonymous version tag.  */
+      if (verdefs != NULL && verdefs->vernum == 0)
+       verdefs = verdefs->next;
+
       if (verdefs == NULL)
        _bfd_strip_section_from_output (info, s);
       else
@@ -3124,6 +3296,8 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
 
          if (soname_indx != (bfd_size_type) -1)
            {
+             _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+                                     soname_indx);
              def.vd_hash = bfd_elf_hash (soname);
              defaux.vda_name = soname_indx;
            }
@@ -3134,8 +3308,8 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
 
              name = basename (output_bfd->filename);
              def.vd_hash = bfd_elf_hash (name);
-             indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
-                                           name, true, false);
+             indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+                                         name, false);
              if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
                return false;
              defaux.vda_name = indx;
@@ -3194,6 +3368,8 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
              p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef);
 
              defaux.vda_name = h->dynstr_index;
+             _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+                                     h->dynstr_index);
              if (t->deps == NULL)
                defaux.vda_next = 0;
              else
@@ -3213,7 +3389,11 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
                      defaux.vda_name = 0;
                    }
                  else
-                   defaux.vda_name = n->version_needed->name_indx;
+                   {
+                     defaux.vda_name = n->version_needed->name_indx;
+                     _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+                                             defaux.vda_name);
+                   }
                  if (n->next == NULL)
                    defaux.vda_next = 0;
                  else
@@ -3225,8 +3405,9 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
                }
            }
 
-         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERDEF, 0)
-             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERDEFNUM, cdefs))
+         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_VERDEF, (bfd_vma) 0)
+             || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_VERDEFNUM,
+                                         (bfd_vma) cdefs))
            return false;
 
          elf_tdata (output_bfd)->cverdefs = cdefs;
@@ -3234,7 +3415,7 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
 
       if (info->new_dtags && info->flags)
        {
-         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FLAGS, info->flags))
+         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_FLAGS, info->flags))
            return false;
        }
 
@@ -3244,7 +3425,8 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
            info->flags_1 &= ~ (DF_1_INITFIRST
                                | DF_1_NODELETE
                                | DF_1_NOOPEN);
-         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FLAGS_1, info->flags_1))
+         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_FLAGS_1,
+                                      info->flags_1))
            return false;
        }
 
@@ -3291,7 +3473,7 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
              }
 
            s->_raw_size = size;
-           s->contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_alloc (output_bfd, size);
+           s->contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_alloc (output_bfd, s->_raw_size);
            if (s->contents == NULL)
              return false;
 
@@ -3310,14 +3492,11 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
 
                t->vn_version = VER_NEED_CURRENT;
                t->vn_cnt = caux;
-               if (elf_dt_name (t->vn_bfd) != NULL)
-                 indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
-                                            elf_dt_name (t->vn_bfd),
-                                            true, false);
-               else
-                 indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
-                                            basename (t->vn_bfd->filename),
-                                            true, false);
+               indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+                                           elf_dt_name (t->vn_bfd) != NULL
+                                           ? elf_dt_name (t->vn_bfd)
+                                           : basename (t->vn_bfd->filename),
+                                           false);
                if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
                  return false;
                t->vn_file = indx;
@@ -3335,8 +3514,8 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
                for (a = t->vn_auxptr; a != NULL; a = a->vna_nextptr)
                  {
                    a->vna_hash = bfd_elf_hash (a->vna_nodename);
-                   indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
-                                              a->vna_nodename, true, false);
+                   indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+                                               a->vna_nodename, false);
                    if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
                      return false;
                    a->vna_name = indx;
@@ -3351,8 +3530,10 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
                  }
              }
 
-           if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERNEED, 0)
-               || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERNEEDNUM, crefs))
+           if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_VERNEED,
+                                        (bfd_vma) 0)
+               || ! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_VERNEEDNUM,
+                                           (bfd_vma) crefs))
              return false;
 
            elf_tdata (output_bfd)->cverrefs = crefs;
@@ -3384,7 +3565,7 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
          if (s->contents == NULL)
            return false;
 
-         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERSYM, 0))
+         if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_VERSYM, (bfd_vma) 0))
            return false;
        }
 
@@ -3412,8 +3593,7 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
          isym.st_info = 0;
          isym.st_other = 0;
          isym.st_shndx = 0;
-         elf_swap_symbol_out (output_bfd, &isym,
-                              (PTR) (Elf_External_Sym *) s->contents);
+         elf_swap_symbol_out (output_bfd, &isym, (PTR) s->contents, (PTR) 0);
        }
 
       /* Compute the size of the hashing table.  As a side effect this
@@ -3429,60 +3609,209 @@ NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, soname, rpath,
        return false;
       memset (s->contents, 0, (size_t) s->_raw_size);
 
-      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, output_bfd, bucketcount, s->contents);
-      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, output_bfd, dynsymcount,
+      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, output_bfd, (bfd_vma) bucketcount,
+              s->contents);
+      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, output_bfd, (bfd_vma) dynsymcount,
               s->contents + hash_entry_size);
 
       elf_hash_table (info)->bucketcount = bucketcount;
 
       s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynstr");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
-      s->_raw_size = _bfd_stringtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr);
 
-      if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_NULL, 0))
-       return false;
+      elf_finalize_dynstr (output_bfd, info);
+
+      s->_raw_size = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr);
+
+      for (dtagcount = 0; dtagcount <= info->spare_dynamic_tags; ++dtagcount)
+       if (! elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) DT_NULL, (bfd_vma) 0))
+         return false;
     }
 
   return true;
 }
 \f
-/* Fix up the flags for a symbol.  This handles various cases which
-   can only be fixed after all the input files are seen.  This is
-   currently called by both adjust_dynamic_symbol and
-   assign_sym_version, which is unnecessary but perhaps more robust in
-   the face of future changes.  */
-
+/* This function is used to adjust offsets into .dynstr for
+   dynamic symbols.  This is called via elf_link_hash_traverse.  */
+      
+static boolean elf_adjust_dynstr_offsets
+PARAMS ((struct elf_link_hash_entry *, PTR));
+        
 static boolean
-elf_fix_symbol_flags (h, eif)
+elf_adjust_dynstr_offsets (h, data)
      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
-     struct elf_info_failed *eif;
+     PTR data;
 {
-  /* If this symbol was mentioned in a non-ELF file, try to set
-     DEF_REGULAR and REF_REGULAR correctly.  This is the only way to
-     permit a non-ELF file to correctly refer to a symbol defined in
-     an ELF dynamic object.  */
-  if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_NON_ELF) != 0)
+  struct elf_strtab_hash *dynstr = (struct elf_strtab_hash *) data;
+
+  if (h->dynindx != -1)
+    h->dynstr_index = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr, h->dynstr_index);
+  return true;
+}
+
+/* Assign string offsets in .dynstr, update all structures referencing
+   them.  */
+
+static boolean
+elf_finalize_dynstr (output_bfd, info)
+     bfd *output_bfd;
+     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+{
+  struct elf_link_local_dynamic_entry *entry;
+  struct elf_strtab_hash *dynstr = elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr;
+  bfd *dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
+  asection *sdyn;
+  bfd_size_type size;
+  Elf_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
+
+  _bfd_elf_strtab_finalize (dynstr);
+  size = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (dynstr);
+
+  /* Update all .dynamic entries referencing .dynstr strings.  */
+  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
+
+  dyncon = (Elf_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
+  dynconend = (Elf_External_Dyn *) (sdyn->contents +
+                                   sdyn->_raw_size);
+  for (; dyncon < dynconend; dyncon++)
     {
-      while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
-       h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+      Elf_Internal_Dyn dyn;
 
-      if (h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defined
-         && h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-       h->elf_link_hash_flags |= (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
-                                  | ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK);
-      else
+      elf_swap_dyn_in (dynobj, dyncon, & dyn);
+      switch (dyn.d_tag)
        {
-         if (h->root.u.def.section->owner != NULL
-             && (bfd_get_flavour (h->root.u.def.section->owner)
-                 == bfd_target_elf_flavour))
-           h->elf_link_hash_flags |= (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
-                                      | ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK);
-         else
-           h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR;
+       case DT_STRSZ:
+         dyn.d_un.d_val = size;
+         elf_swap_dyn_out (dynobj, & dyn, dyncon);
+         break;
+       case DT_NEEDED:
+       case DT_SONAME:
+       case DT_RPATH:
+       case DT_RUNPATH:
+       case DT_FILTER:
+       case DT_AUXILIARY:
+         dyn.d_un.d_val = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr, dyn.d_un.d_val);
+         elf_swap_dyn_out (dynobj, & dyn, dyncon);
+         break;
+       default:
+         break;
        }
+    }
 
-      if (h->dynindx == -1
-         && ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0
+  /* Now update local dynamic symbols.  */
+  for (entry = elf_hash_table (info)->dynlocal; entry ; entry = entry->next)
+    entry->isym.st_name = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr,
+                                                 entry->isym.st_name);
+
+  /* And the rest of dynamic symbols.  */
+  elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+                         elf_adjust_dynstr_offsets, dynstr);
+
+  /* Adjust version definitions.  */
+  if (elf_tdata (output_bfd)->cverdefs)
+    {
+      asection *s;
+      bfd_byte *p;
+      bfd_size_type i;
+      Elf_Internal_Verdef def;
+      Elf_Internal_Verdaux defaux;
+                    
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_d");
+      p = (bfd_byte *) s->contents;
+      do
+       {
+         _bfd_elf_swap_verdef_in (output_bfd, (Elf_External_Verdef *) p,
+                                  &def);
+         p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef);
+         for (i = 0; i < def.vd_cnt; ++i)
+           {
+             _bfd_elf_swap_verdaux_in (output_bfd,
+                                       (Elf_External_Verdaux *) p, &defaux);
+             defaux.vda_name = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr,
+                                                       defaux.vda_name);
+             _bfd_elf_swap_verdaux_out (output_bfd,
+                                        &defaux, (Elf_External_Verdaux *) p);
+             p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+           }
+       }
+      while (def.vd_next);
+    }
+
+  /* Adjust version references.  */
+  if (elf_tdata (output_bfd)->verref)
+    {
+      asection *s;
+      bfd_byte *p;
+      bfd_size_type i;
+      Elf_Internal_Verneed need;
+      Elf_Internal_Vernaux needaux;
+                    
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_r");
+      p = (bfd_byte *) s->contents;
+      do
+       {
+         _bfd_elf_swap_verneed_in (output_bfd, (Elf_External_Verneed *) p,
+                                   &need);
+         need.vn_file = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr, need.vn_file);
+         _bfd_elf_swap_verneed_out (output_bfd, &need,
+                                    (Elf_External_Verneed *) p);
+         p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verneed);
+         for (i = 0; i < need.vn_cnt; ++i)
+           {
+             _bfd_elf_swap_vernaux_in (output_bfd,
+                                       (Elf_External_Vernaux *) p, &needaux);
+             needaux.vna_name = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr,
+                                                        needaux.vna_name);
+             _bfd_elf_swap_vernaux_out (output_bfd,
+                                        &needaux,
+                                        (Elf_External_Vernaux *) p);
+             p += sizeof (Elf_External_Vernaux);
+           }
+       }
+      while (need.vn_next);
+    }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/* Fix up the flags for a symbol.  This handles various cases which
+   can only be fixed after all the input files are seen.  This is
+   currently called by both adjust_dynamic_symbol and
+   assign_sym_version, which is unnecessary but perhaps more robust in
+   the face of future changes.  */
+
+static boolean
+elf_fix_symbol_flags (h, eif)
+     struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+     struct elf_info_failed *eif;
+{
+  /* If this symbol was mentioned in a non-ELF file, try to set
+     DEF_REGULAR and REF_REGULAR correctly.  This is the only way to
+     permit a non-ELF file to correctly refer to a symbol defined in
+     an ELF dynamic object.  */
+  if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_NON_ELF) != 0)
+    {
+      while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
+       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)
+       h->elf_link_hash_flags |= (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
+                                  | ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK);
+      else
+       {
+         if (h->root.u.def.section->owner != NULL
+             && (bfd_get_flavour (h->root.u.def.section->owner)
+                 == bfd_target_elf_flavour))
+           h->elf_link_hash_flags |= (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
+                                      | ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK);
+         else
+           h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR;
+       }
+
+      if (h->dynindx == -1
+         && ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0
              || (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC) != 0))
        {
          if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (eif->info, h))
@@ -3534,17 +3863,20 @@ elf_fix_symbol_flags (h, eif)
      backend specifically; we can't just clear PLT-related data here.  */
   if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_NEEDS_PLT) != 0
       && eif->info->shared
+      && is_elf_hash_table (eif->info)
       && (eif->info->symbolic
          || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_INTERNAL
          || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_HIDDEN)
       && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) != 0)
     {
       struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+      boolean force_local;
+
       bed = get_elf_backend_data (elf_hash_table (eif->info)->dynobj);
-      if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_INTERNAL
-         || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_HIDDEN)
-       h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL;
-      (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (eif->info, h);
+
+      force_local = (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_INTERNAL
+                    || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_HIDDEN);
+      (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (eif->info, h, force_local);
     }
 
   /* If this is a weak defined symbol in a dynamic object, and we know
@@ -3567,11 +3899,12 @@ elf_fix_symbol_flags (h, eif)
       if ((weakdef->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) != 0)
        h->weakdef = NULL;
       else
-       weakdef->elf_link_hash_flags |=
-         (h->elf_link_hash_flags
-          & (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
-             | ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK
-             | ELF_LINK_NON_GOT_REF));
+       {
+         struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+
+         bed = get_elf_backend_data (elf_hash_table (eif->info)->dynobj);
+         (*bed->elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol) (weakdef, h);
+       }
     }
 
   return true;
@@ -3594,6 +3927,9 @@ elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol (h, data)
   if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
     return true;
 
+  if (! is_elf_hash_table (eif->info))
+    return false;
+
   /* Fix the symbol flags.  */
   if (! elf_fix_symbol_flags (h, eif))
     return false;
@@ -3758,6 +4094,7 @@ elf_link_find_version_dependencies (h, data)
   struct elf_find_verdep_info *rinfo = (struct elf_find_verdep_info *) data;
   Elf_Internal_Verneed *t;
   Elf_Internal_Vernaux *a;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
 
   /* We only care about symbols defined in shared objects with version
      information.  */
@@ -3784,7 +4121,8 @@ elf_link_find_version_dependencies (h, data)
 
   if (t == NULL)
     {
-      t = (Elf_Internal_Verneed *) bfd_zalloc (rinfo->output_bfd, sizeof *t);
+      amt = sizeof *t;
+      t = (Elf_Internal_Verneed *) bfd_zalloc (rinfo->output_bfd, amt);
       if (t == NULL)
        {
          rinfo->failed = true;
@@ -3796,7 +4134,8 @@ elf_link_find_version_dependencies (h, data)
       elf_tdata (rinfo->output_bfd)->verref = t;
     }
 
-  a = (Elf_Internal_Vernaux *) bfd_zalloc (rinfo->output_bfd, sizeof *a);
+  amt = sizeof *a;
+  a = (Elf_Internal_Vernaux *) bfd_zalloc (rinfo->output_bfd, amt);
 
   /* Note that we are copying a string pointer here, and testing it
      above.  If bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section is ever changed to
@@ -3827,12 +4166,15 @@ elf_link_assign_sym_version (h, data)
      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
      PTR data;
 {
-  struct elf_assign_sym_version_info *sinfo =
-    (struct elf_assign_sym_version_info *) data;
-  struct bfd_link_info *info = sinfo->info;
+  struct elf_assign_sym_version_info *sinfo;
+  struct bfd_link_info *info;
   struct elf_backend_data *bed;
   struct elf_info_failed eif;
   char *p;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
+
+  sinfo = (struct elf_assign_sym_version_info *) data;
+  info = sinfo->info;
 
   /* Fix the symbol flags.  */
   eif.failed = false;
@@ -3880,12 +4222,12 @@ elf_link_assign_sym_version (h, data)
        {
          if (strcmp (t->name, p) == 0)
            {
-             int len;
+             size_t len;
              char *alc;
              struct bfd_elf_version_expr *d;
 
              len = p - h->root.root.string;
-             alc = bfd_alloc (sinfo->output_bfd, len);
+             alc = bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) len);
              if (alc == NULL)
                return false;
              strncpy (alc, h->root.root.string, len - 1);
@@ -3916,11 +4258,7 @@ elf_link_assign_sym_version (h, data)
                              && info->shared
                              && ! info->export_dynamic)
                            {
-                             h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL;
-                             (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h);
-                             /* FIXME: The name of the symbol has
-                                already been recorded in the dynamic
-                                string table section.  */
+                             (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h, true);
                            }
 
                          break;
@@ -3928,7 +4266,7 @@ elf_link_assign_sym_version (h, data)
                    }
                }
 
-             bfd_release (sinfo->output_bfd, alc);
+             free (alc);
              break;
            }
        }
@@ -3945,8 +4283,9 @@ elf_link_assign_sym_version (h, data)
          if (h->dynindx == -1)
            return true;
 
+         amt = sizeof *t;
          t = ((struct bfd_elf_version_tree *)
-              bfd_alloc (sinfo->output_bfd, sizeof *t));
+              bfd_alloc (sinfo->output_bfd, amt));
          if (t == NULL)
            {
              sinfo->failed = true;
@@ -3962,6 +4301,9 @@ elf_link_assign_sym_version (h, data)
          t->used = true;
 
          version_index = 1;
+         /* Don't count anonymous version tag.  */
+         if (sinfo->verdefs != NULL && sinfo->verdefs->vernum == 0)
+           version_index = 0;
          for (pp = &sinfo->verdefs; *pp != NULL; pp = &(*pp)->next)
            ++version_index;
          t->vernum = version_index;
@@ -4028,11 +4370,7 @@ elf_link_assign_sym_version (h, data)
                          && info->shared
                          && ! info->export_dynamic)
                        {
-                         h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL;
-                         (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h);
-                         /* FIXME: The name of the symbol has already
-                            been recorded in the dynamic string table
-                            section.  */
+                         (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h, true);
                        }
                      break;
                    }
@@ -4050,10 +4388,7 @@ elf_link_assign_sym_version (h, data)
              && info->shared
              && ! info->export_dynamic)
            {
-             h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL;
-             (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h);
-             /* FIXME: The name of the symbol has already been
-                recorded in the dynamic string table section.  */
+             (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h, true);
            }
        }
     }
@@ -4088,6 +4423,8 @@ struct elf_final_link_info
   /* Buffer large enough to hold external local symbols of any input
      BFD.  */
   Elf_External_Sym *external_syms;
+  /* And a buffer for symbol section indices.  */
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *locsym_shndx;
   /* Buffer large enough to hold internal local symbols of any input
      BFD.  */
   Elf_Internal_Sym *internal_syms;
@@ -4099,6 +4436,8 @@ struct elf_final_link_info
   asection **sections;
   /* Buffer to hold swapped out symbols.  */
   Elf_External_Sym *symbuf;
+  /* And one for symbol section indices.  */
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *symshndxbuf;
   /* Number of swapped out symbols in buffer.  */
   size_t symbuf_count;
   /* Number of symbols which fit in symbuf.  */
@@ -4138,8 +4477,8 @@ elf_link_size_reloc_section (abfd, rel_hdr, o)
      Elf_Internal_Shdr *rel_hdr;
      asection *o;
 {
-  unsigned reloc_count;
-  unsigned num_rel_hashes;
+  bfd_size_type reloc_count;
+  bfd_size_type num_rel_hashes;
 
   /* Figure out how many relocations there will be.  */
   if (rel_hdr == &elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr)
@@ -4150,7 +4489,7 @@ elf_link_size_reloc_section (abfd, rel_hdr, o)
   num_rel_hashes = o->reloc_count;
   if (num_rel_hashes < reloc_count)
     num_rel_hashes = reloc_count;
-  
+
   /* That allows us to calculate the size of the section.  */
   rel_hdr->sh_size = rel_hdr->sh_entsize * reloc_count;
 
@@ -4197,17 +4536,17 @@ elf_link_adjust_relocs (abfd, rel_hdr, count, rel_hash)
   struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
   Elf_Internal_Rel *irel;
   Elf_Internal_Rela *irela;
+  bfd_size_type amt = sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rel) * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
 
-  irel = (Elf_Internal_Rel *) bfd_zmalloc (sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rel)
-                                          * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel);
+  irel = (Elf_Internal_Rel *) bfd_zmalloc (amt);
   if (irel == NULL)
     {
       (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("Error: out of memory"));
       abort ();
     }
 
-  irela = (Elf_Internal_Rela *) bfd_zmalloc (sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela)
-                                            * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel);
+  amt = sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela) * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+  irela = (Elf_Internal_Rela *) bfd_zmalloc (amt);
   if (irela == NULL)
     {
       (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("Error: out of memory"));
@@ -4270,6 +4609,214 @@ elf_link_adjust_relocs (abfd, rel_hdr, count, rel_hash)
   free (irela);
 }
 
+struct elf_link_sort_rela {
+  bfd_vma offset;
+  enum elf_reloc_type_class type;
+  union {
+    Elf_Internal_Rel rel;
+    Elf_Internal_Rela rela;
+  } u;
+};
+
+static int
+elf_link_sort_cmp1 (A, B)
+     const PTR A;
+     const PTR B;
+{
+  struct elf_link_sort_rela *a = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) A;
+  struct elf_link_sort_rela *b = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) B;
+  int relativea, relativeb;
+
+  relativea = a->type == reloc_class_relative;
+  relativeb = b->type == reloc_class_relative;
+
+  if (relativea < relativeb)
+    return 1;
+  if (relativea > relativeb)
+    return -1;
+  if (ELF_R_SYM (a->u.rel.r_info) < ELF_R_SYM (b->u.rel.r_info))
+    return -1;
+  if (ELF_R_SYM (a->u.rel.r_info) > ELF_R_SYM (b->u.rel.r_info))
+    return 1;
+  if (a->u.rel.r_offset < b->u.rel.r_offset)
+    return -1;
+  if (a->u.rel.r_offset > b->u.rel.r_offset)
+    return 1;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+elf_link_sort_cmp2 (A, B)
+     const PTR A;
+     const PTR B;
+{
+  struct elf_link_sort_rela *a = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) A;
+  struct elf_link_sort_rela *b = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) B;
+  int copya, copyb;
+
+  if (a->offset < b->offset)
+    return -1;
+  if (a->offset > b->offset)
+    return 1;
+  copya = (a->type == reloc_class_copy) * 2 + (a->type == reloc_class_plt);
+  copyb = (b->type == reloc_class_copy) * 2 + (b->type == reloc_class_plt);
+  if (copya < copyb)
+    return -1;
+  if (copya > copyb)
+    return 1;
+  if (a->u.rel.r_offset < b->u.rel.r_offset)
+    return -1;
+  if (a->u.rel.r_offset > b->u.rel.r_offset)
+    return 1;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static size_t
+elf_link_sort_relocs (abfd, info, psec)
+     bfd *abfd;
+     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+     asection **psec;
+{
+  bfd *dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
+  asection *reldyn, *o;
+  boolean rel = false;
+  bfd_size_type count, size;
+  size_t i, j, ret;
+  struct elf_link_sort_rela *rela;
+  struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+
+  reldyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.dyn");
+  if (reldyn == NULL || reldyn->_raw_size == 0)
+    {
+      reldyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rel.dyn");
+      if (reldyn == NULL || reldyn->_raw_size == 0)
+       return 0;
+      rel = true;
+      count = reldyn->_raw_size / sizeof (Elf_External_Rel);
+    }
+  else
+    count = reldyn->_raw_size / sizeof (Elf_External_Rela);
+
+  size = 0;
+  for (o = dynobj->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    if ((o->flags & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS|SEC_LINKER_CREATED))
+       == (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS|SEC_LINKER_CREATED)
+       && o->output_section == reldyn)
+      size += o->_raw_size;
+
+  if (size != reldyn->_raw_size)
+    return 0;
+
+  rela = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) bfd_zmalloc (sizeof (*rela) * count);
+  if (rela == NULL)
+    {
+      (*info->callbacks->warning)
+       (info, _("Not enough memory to sort relocations"), 0, abfd, 0,
+        (bfd_vma) 0);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  for (o = dynobj->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    if ((o->flags & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS|SEC_LINKER_CREATED))
+       == (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS|SEC_LINKER_CREATED)
+       && o->output_section == reldyn)
+      {
+       if (rel)
+         {
+           Elf_External_Rel *erel, *erelend;
+           struct elf_link_sort_rela *s;
+
+           erel = (Elf_External_Rel *) o->contents;
+           erelend = (Elf_External_Rel *) (o->contents + o->_raw_size);
+           s = rela + o->output_offset / sizeof (Elf_External_Rel);
+           for (; erel < erelend; erel++, s++)
+             {
+               if (bed->s->swap_reloc_in)
+                 (*bed->s->swap_reloc_in) (abfd, (bfd_byte *) erel, &s->u.rel);
+               else
+                 elf_swap_reloc_in (abfd, erel, &s->u.rel);
+
+               s->type = (*bed->elf_backend_reloc_type_class) (&s->u.rela);
+             }
+         }
+       else
+         {
+           Elf_External_Rela *erela, *erelaend;
+           struct elf_link_sort_rela *s;
+
+           erela = (Elf_External_Rela *) o->contents;
+           erelaend = (Elf_External_Rela *) (o->contents + o->_raw_size);
+           s = rela + o->output_offset / sizeof (Elf_External_Rela);
+           for (; erela < erelaend; erela++, s++)
+             {
+               if (bed->s->swap_reloca_in)
+                 (*bed->s->swap_reloca_in) (dynobj, (bfd_byte *) erela,
+                                            &s->u.rela);
+               else
+                 elf_swap_reloca_in (dynobj, erela, &s->u.rela);
+
+               s->type = (*bed->elf_backend_reloc_type_class) (&s->u.rela);
+             }
+         }
+      }
+
+  qsort (rela, (size_t) count, sizeof (*rela), elf_link_sort_cmp1);
+  for (ret = 0; ret < count && rela[ret].type == reloc_class_relative; ret++)
+    ;
+  for (i = ret, j = ret; i < count; i++)
+    {
+      if (ELF_R_SYM (rela[i].u.rel.r_info) != ELF_R_SYM (rela[j].u.rel.r_info))
+       j = i;
+      rela[i].offset = rela[j].u.rel.r_offset;
+    }
+  qsort (rela + ret, (size_t) count - ret, sizeof (*rela), elf_link_sort_cmp2);
+
+  for (o = dynobj->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    if ((o->flags & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS|SEC_LINKER_CREATED))
+       == (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS|SEC_LINKER_CREATED)
+       && o->output_section == reldyn)
+      {
+       if (rel)
+         {
+           Elf_External_Rel *erel, *erelend;
+           struct elf_link_sort_rela *s;
+
+           erel = (Elf_External_Rel *) o->contents;
+           erelend = (Elf_External_Rel *) (o->contents + o->_raw_size);
+           s = rela + o->output_offset / sizeof (Elf_External_Rel);
+           for (; erel < erelend; erel++, s++)
+             {
+               if (bed->s->swap_reloc_out)
+                 (*bed->s->swap_reloc_out) (abfd, &s->u.rel,
+                                            (bfd_byte *) erel);
+               else
+                 elf_swap_reloc_out (abfd, &s->u.rel, erel);
+             }
+         }
+       else
+         {
+           Elf_External_Rela *erela, *erelaend;
+           struct elf_link_sort_rela *s;
+
+           erela = (Elf_External_Rela *) o->contents;
+           erelaend = (Elf_External_Rela *) (o->contents + o->_raw_size);
+           s = rela + o->output_offset / sizeof (Elf_External_Rela);
+           for (; erela < erelaend; erela++, s++)
+             {
+               if (bed->s->swap_reloca_out)
+                 (*bed->s->swap_reloca_out) (dynobj, &s->u.rela,
+                                             (bfd_byte *) erela);
+               else
+                 elf_swap_reloca_out (dynobj, &s->u.rela, erela);
+             }
+         }
+      }
+
+  free (rela);
+  *psec = reldyn;
+  return ret;
+}
+
 /* Do the final step of an ELF link.  */
 
 boolean
@@ -4284,10 +4831,11 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
   register asection *o;
   register struct bfd_link_order *p;
   register bfd *sub;
-  size_t max_contents_size;
-  size_t max_external_reloc_size;
-  size_t max_internal_reloc_count;
-  size_t max_sym_count;
+  bfd_size_type max_contents_size;
+  bfd_size_type max_external_reloc_size;
+  bfd_size_type max_internal_reloc_count;
+  bfd_size_type max_sym_count;
+  bfd_size_type max_sym_shndx_count;
   file_ptr off;
   Elf_Internal_Sym elfsym;
   unsigned int i;
@@ -4296,6 +4844,12 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
   struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
   struct elf_outext_info eoinfo;
   boolean merged;
+  size_t relativecount = 0;
+  asection *reldyn = 0;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
+
+  if (! is_elf_hash_table (info))
+    return false;
 
   if (info->shared)
     abfd->flags |= DYNAMIC;
@@ -4332,10 +4886,12 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
   finfo.external_relocs = NULL;
   finfo.internal_relocs = NULL;
   finfo.external_syms = NULL;
+  finfo.locsym_shndx = NULL;
   finfo.internal_syms = NULL;
   finfo.indices = NULL;
   finfo.sections = NULL;
   finfo.symbuf = NULL;
+  finfo.symshndxbuf = NULL;
   finfo.symbuf_count = 0;
 
   /* Count up the number of relocations we will output for each output
@@ -4345,6 +4901,7 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
   max_external_reloc_size = 0;
   max_internal_reloc_count = 0;
   max_sym_count = 0;
+  max_sym_shndx_count = 0;
   merged = false;
   for (o = abfd->sections; o != (asection *) NULL; o = o->next)
     {
@@ -4408,6 +4965,10 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
                  if (sym_count > max_sym_count)
                    max_sym_count = sym_count;
 
+                 if (sym_count > max_sym_shndx_count
+                     && elf_symtab_shndx (sec->owner) != 0)
+                   max_sym_shndx_count = sym_count;
+
                  if ((sec->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0)
                    {
                      size_t ext_size;
@@ -4556,10 +5117,19 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
     finfo.symbuf_size = 20;
   else
     finfo.symbuf_size = max_sym_count;
-  finfo.symbuf = ((Elf_External_Sym *)
-                 bfd_malloc (finfo.symbuf_size * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)));
+  amt = finfo.symbuf_size;
+  amt *= sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+  finfo.symbuf = (Elf_External_Sym *) bfd_malloc (amt);
   if (finfo.symbuf == NULL)
     goto error_return;
+  if (elf_numsections (abfd) > SHN_LORESERVE)
+    {
+      amt = finfo.symbuf_size;
+      amt *= sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      finfo.symshndxbuf = (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.symshndxbuf == NULL)
+       goto error_return;
+    }
 
   /* Start writing out the symbol table.  The first symbol is always a
      dummy symbol.  */
@@ -4603,7 +5173,7 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
       elfsym.st_size = 0;
       elfsym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_LOCAL, STT_SECTION);
       elfsym.st_other = 0;
-      for (i = 1; i < elf_elfheader (abfd)->e_shnum; i++)
+      for (i = 1; i < elf_numsections (abfd); i++)
        {
          o = section_from_elf_index (abfd, i);
          if (o != NULL)
@@ -4616,34 +5186,66 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
          if (! elf_link_output_sym (&finfo, (const char *) NULL,
                                     &elfsym, o))
            goto error_return;
+         if (i == SHN_LORESERVE)
+           i += SHN_HIRESERVE + 1 - SHN_LORESERVE;
        }
     }
 
   /* Allocate some memory to hold information read in from the input
      files.  */
-  finfo.contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (max_contents_size);
-  finfo.external_relocs = (PTR) bfd_malloc (max_external_reloc_size);
-  finfo.internal_relocs = ((Elf_Internal_Rela *)
-                          bfd_malloc (max_internal_reloc_count
-                                      * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela)
-                                      * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel));
-  finfo.external_syms = ((Elf_External_Sym *)
-                        bfd_malloc (max_sym_count
-                                    * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)));
-  finfo.internal_syms = ((Elf_Internal_Sym *)
-                        bfd_malloc (max_sym_count
-                                    * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Sym)));
-  finfo.indices = (long *) bfd_malloc (max_sym_count * sizeof (long));
-  finfo.sections = ((asection **)
-                   bfd_malloc (max_sym_count * sizeof (asection *)));
-  if ((finfo.contents == NULL && max_contents_size != 0)
-      || (finfo.external_relocs == NULL && max_external_reloc_size != 0)
-      || (finfo.internal_relocs == NULL && max_internal_reloc_count != 0)
-      || (finfo.external_syms == NULL && max_sym_count != 0)
-      || (finfo.internal_syms == NULL && max_sym_count != 0)
-      || (finfo.indices == NULL && max_sym_count != 0)
-      || (finfo.sections == NULL && max_sym_count != 0))
-    goto error_return;
+  if (max_contents_size != 0)
+    {
+      finfo.contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (max_contents_size);
+      if (finfo.contents == NULL)
+       goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (max_external_reloc_size != 0)
+    {
+      finfo.external_relocs = (PTR) bfd_malloc (max_external_reloc_size);
+      if (finfo.external_relocs == NULL)
+       goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (max_internal_reloc_count != 0)
+    {
+      amt = max_internal_reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+      amt *= sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela);
+      finfo.internal_relocs = (Elf_Internal_Rela *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.internal_relocs == NULL)
+       goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (max_sym_count != 0)
+    {
+      amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+      finfo.external_syms = (Elf_External_Sym *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.external_syms == NULL)
+       goto error_return;
+
+      amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Sym);
+      finfo.internal_syms = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.internal_syms == NULL)
+       goto error_return;
+
+      amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (long);
+      finfo.indices = (long *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.indices == NULL)
+       goto error_return;
+
+      amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (asection *);
+      finfo.sections = (asection **) bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.sections == NULL)
+       goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (max_sym_shndx_count != 0)
+    {
+      amt = max_sym_shndx_count * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      finfo.locsym_shndx = (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.locsym_shndx == NULL)
+       goto error_return;
+    }
 
   /* Since ELF permits relocations to be against local symbols, we
      must have the local symbols available when we do the relocations.
@@ -4743,13 +5345,14 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
          for (s = abfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
            {
              int indx;
+             Elf_External_Sym *dest;
+
              indx = elf_section_data (s)->this_idx;
              BFD_ASSERT (indx > 0);
              sym.st_shndx = indx;
              sym.st_value = s->vma;
-
-             elf_swap_symbol_out (abfd, &sym,
-                                  dynsym + elf_section_data (s)->dynindx);
+             dest = dynsym + elf_section_data (s)->dynindx;
+             elf_swap_symbol_out (abfd, &sym, (PTR) dest, (PTR) 0);
            }
 
          last_local = bfd_count_sections (abfd);
@@ -4762,6 +5365,7 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
          for (e = elf_hash_table (info)->dynlocal; e ; e = e->next)
            {
              asection *s;
+             Elf_External_Sym *dest;
 
              sym.st_size = e->isym.st_size;
              sym.st_other = e->isym.st_other;
@@ -4771,7 +5375,8 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
                  the original st_name with the dynstr_index.  */
               sym = e->isym;
 
-             if (e->isym.st_shndx > 0 && e->isym.st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE)
+             if (e->isym.st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE
+                 || e->isym.st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
                {
                  s = bfd_section_from_elf_index (e->input_bfd,
                                                  e->isym.st_shndx);
@@ -4786,7 +5391,8 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
              if (last_local < e->dynindx)
                last_local = e->dynindx;
 
-             elf_swap_symbol_out (abfd, &sym, dynsym + e->dynindx);
+             dest = dynsym + e->dynindx;
+             elf_swap_symbol_out (abfd, &sym, (PTR) dest, (PTR) 0);
            }
        }
 
@@ -4807,11 +5413,12 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
      table, do it now.  */
   if (bed->elf_backend_output_arch_syms)
     {
-      if (! (*bed->elf_backend_output_arch_syms)
-             (abfd, info, (PTR) &finfo,
-              (boolean (*) PARAMS ((PTR, const char *,
-                           Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection *)))
-              elf_link_output_sym))
+      typedef boolean (*out_sym_func) PARAMS ((PTR, const char *,
+                                              Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+                                              asection *));
+
+      if (! ((*bed->elf_backend_output_arch_syms)
+            (abfd, info, (PTR) &finfo, (out_sym_func) elf_link_output_sym)))
        return false;
     }
 
@@ -4866,6 +5473,9 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
       o->reloc_count = 0;
     }
 
+  if (dynamic && info->combreloc && dynobj != NULL)
+    relativecount = elf_link_sort_relocs (abfd, info, &reldyn);
+
   /* If we are linking against a dynamic object, or generating a
      shared library, finish up the dynamic linking information.  */
   if (dynamic)
@@ -4890,6 +5500,23 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
            {
            default:
              break;
+           case DT_NULL:
+             if (relativecount > 0 && dyncon + 1 < dynconend)
+               {
+                 switch (elf_section_data (reldyn)->this_hdr.sh_type)
+                   {
+                   case SHT_REL: dyn.d_tag = DT_RELCOUNT; break;
+                   case SHT_RELA: dyn.d_tag = DT_RELACOUNT; break;
+                   default: break;
+                   }
+                 if (dyn.d_tag != DT_NULL)
+                   {
+                     dyn.d_un.d_val = relativecount;
+                     elf_swap_dyn_out (dynobj, &dyn, dyncon);
+                     relativecount = 0;
+                   }
+               }
+             break;
            case DT_INIT:
              name = info->init_function;
              goto get_sym;
@@ -4955,7 +5582,7 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
              else
                type = SHT_RELA;
              dyn.d_un.d_val = 0;
-             for (i = 1; i < elf_elfheader (abfd)->e_shnum; i++)
+             for (i = 1; i < elf_numsections (abfd); i++)
                {
                  Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
 
@@ -5002,20 +5629,19 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
              || strcmp (bfd_get_section_name (abfd, o), ".dynstr") != 0)
            {
              if (! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section,
-                                             o->contents, o->output_offset,
+                                             o->contents,
+                                             (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
                                              o->_raw_size))
                goto error_return;
            }
          else
            {
-             file_ptr off;
-
              /* The contents of the .dynstr section are actually in a
                  stringtab.  */
              off = elf_section_data (o->output_section)->this_hdr.sh_offset;
              if (bfd_seek (abfd, off, SEEK_SET) != 0
-                 || ! _bfd_stringtab_emit (abfd,
-                                           elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr))
+                 || ! _bfd_elf_strtab_emit (abfd,
+                                            elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr))
                goto error_return;
            }
        }
@@ -5028,6 +5654,19 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
        goto error_return;
     }
 
+  if (info->eh_frame_hdr && elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj)
+    {
+      o = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj,
+                                  ".eh_frame_hdr");
+      if (o
+         && (elf_section_data (o)->sec_info_type
+             == ELF_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME_HDR))
+       {
+         if (! _bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_hdr (abfd, o))
+           goto error_return;
+       }
+    }
+
   if (finfo.symstrtab != NULL)
     _bfd_stringtab_free (finfo.symstrtab);
   if (finfo.contents != NULL)
@@ -5038,6 +5677,8 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
     free (finfo.internal_relocs);
   if (finfo.external_syms != NULL)
     free (finfo.external_syms);
+  if (finfo.locsym_shndx != NULL)
+    free (finfo.locsym_shndx);
   if (finfo.internal_syms != NULL)
     free (finfo.internal_syms);
   if (finfo.indices != NULL)
@@ -5046,6 +5687,8 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
     free (finfo.sections);
   if (finfo.symbuf != NULL)
     free (finfo.symbuf);
+  if (finfo.symshndxbuf != NULL)
+    free (finfo.symbuf);
   for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
     {
       if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0
@@ -5068,6 +5711,8 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
     free (finfo.internal_relocs);
   if (finfo.external_syms != NULL)
     free (finfo.external_syms);
+  if (finfo.locsym_shndx != NULL)
+    free (finfo.locsym_shndx);
   if (finfo.internal_syms != NULL)
     free (finfo.internal_syms);
   if (finfo.indices != NULL)
@@ -5076,6 +5721,8 @@ elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
     free (finfo.sections);
   if (finfo.symbuf != NULL)
     free (finfo.symbuf);
+  if (finfo.symshndxbuf != NULL)
+    free (finfo.symbuf);
   for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
     {
       if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0
@@ -5095,6 +5742,9 @@ elf_link_output_sym (finfo, name, elfsym, input_sec)
      Elf_Internal_Sym *elfsym;
      asection *input_sec;
 {
+  Elf_External_Sym *dest;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *destshndx;
+  
   boolean (*output_symbol_hook) PARAMS ((bfd *,
                                         struct bfd_link_info *info,
                                         const char *,
@@ -5128,8 +5778,11 @@ elf_link_output_sym (finfo, name, elfsym, input_sec)
        return false;
     }
 
-  elf_swap_symbol_out (finfo->output_bfd, elfsym,
-                      (PTR) (finfo->symbuf + finfo->symbuf_count));
+  dest = finfo->symbuf + finfo->symbuf_count;
+  destshndx = finfo->symshndxbuf;
+  if (destshndx != NULL)
+    destshndx += finfo->symbuf_count;
+  elf_swap_symbol_out (finfo->output_bfd, elfsym, (PTR) dest, (PTR) destshndx);
   ++finfo->symbuf_count;
 
   ++ bfd_get_symcount (finfo->output_bfd);
@@ -5145,18 +5798,31 @@ elf_link_flush_output_syms (finfo)
 {
   if (finfo->symbuf_count > 0)
     {
-      Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab;
+      Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
+      file_ptr pos;
+      bfd_size_type amt;
+
+      hdr = &elf_tdata (finfo->output_bfd)->symtab_hdr;
+      pos = hdr->sh_offset + hdr->sh_size;
+      amt = finfo->symbuf_count * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+      if (bfd_seek (finfo->output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+         || bfd_bwrite ((PTR) finfo->symbuf, amt, finfo->output_bfd) != amt)
+       return false;
 
-      symtab = &elf_tdata (finfo->output_bfd)->symtab_hdr;
+      hdr->sh_size += amt;
 
-      if (bfd_seek (finfo->output_bfd, symtab->sh_offset + symtab->sh_size,
-                   SEEK_SET) != 0
-         || (bfd_write ((PTR) finfo->symbuf, finfo->symbuf_count,
-                        sizeof (Elf_External_Sym), finfo->output_bfd)
-             != finfo->symbuf_count * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)))
-       return false;
+      if (finfo->symshndxbuf != NULL)
+       {
+         hdr = &elf_tdata (finfo->output_bfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
+         pos = hdr->sh_offset + hdr->sh_size;
+         amt = finfo->symbuf_count * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+         if (bfd_seek (finfo->output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+             || (bfd_bwrite ((PTR) finfo->symshndxbuf, amt, finfo->output_bfd)
+                 != amt))
+           return false;
 
-      symtab->sh_size += finfo->symbuf_count * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+         hdr->sh_size += amt;
+       }
 
       finfo->symbuf_count = 0;
     }
@@ -5177,14 +5843,14 @@ elf_link_sec_merge_syms (h, data)
   if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
        || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
       && ((sec = h->root.u.def.section)->flags & SEC_MERGE)
-      && elf_section_data (sec)->merge_info)
+      && elf_section_data (sec)->sec_info_type == ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE)
     {
       bfd *output_bfd = (bfd *) data;
 
       h->root.u.def.value =
        _bfd_merged_section_offset (output_bfd,
                                    &h->root.u.def.section,
-                                   elf_section_data (sec)->merge_info,
+                                   elf_section_data (sec)->sec_info,
                                    h->root.u.def.value, (bfd_vma) 0);
     }
 
@@ -5237,7 +5903,7 @@ elf_link_output_extsym (h, data)
     {
       if (! ((*finfo->info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
             (finfo->info, h->root.root.string, h->root.u.undef.abfd,
-             (asection *) NULL, 0, true)))
+             (asection *) NULL, (bfd_vma) 0, true)))
        {
          eoinfo->failed = true;
          return false;
@@ -5308,7 +5974,7 @@ elf_link_output_extsym (h, data)
            sym.st_shndx =
              _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (finfo->output_bfd,
                                                 input_sec->output_section);
-           if (sym.st_shndx == (unsigned short) -1)
+           if (sym.st_shndx == SHN_BAD)
              {
                (*_bfd_error_handler)
                  (_("%s: could not find output section %s for input section %s"),
@@ -5402,7 +6068,8 @@ elf_link_output_extsym (h, data)
 
   /* If a symbol is not defined locally, we clear the visibility
      field.  */
-  if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) == 0)
+  if (! finfo->info->relocateable
+      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) == 0)
     sym.st_other ^= ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (sym.st_other);
 
   /* If this symbol should be put in the .dynsym section, then put it
@@ -5416,13 +6083,11 @@ elf_link_output_extsym (h, data)
       size_t hash_entry_size;
       bfd_byte *bucketpos;
       bfd_vma chain;
+      Elf_External_Sym *esym;
 
       sym.st_name = h->dynstr_index;
-
-      elf_swap_symbol_out (finfo->output_bfd, &sym,
-                          (PTR) (((Elf_External_Sym *)
-                                  finfo->dynsym_sec->contents)
-                                 + h->dynindx));
+      esym = (Elf_External_Sym *) finfo->dynsym_sec->contents + h->dynindx;
+      elf_swap_symbol_out (finfo->output_bfd, &sym, (PTR) esym, (PTR) 0);
 
       bucketcount = elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->bucketcount;
       bucket = h->elf_hash_value % bucketcount;
@@ -5431,7 +6096,8 @@ elf_link_output_extsym (h, data)
       bucketpos = ((bfd_byte *) finfo->hash_sec->contents
                   + (bucket + 2) * hash_entry_size);
       chain = bfd_get (8 * hash_entry_size, finfo->output_bfd, bucketpos);
-      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, finfo->output_bfd, h->dynindx, bucketpos);
+      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, finfo->output_bfd, (bfd_vma) h->dynindx,
+              bucketpos);
       bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, finfo->output_bfd, chain,
               ((bfd_byte *) finfo->hash_sec->contents
                + (bucketcount + 2 + h->dynindx) * hash_entry_size));
@@ -5439,6 +6105,7 @@ elf_link_output_extsym (h, data)
       if (finfo->symver_sec != NULL && finfo->symver_sec->contents != NULL)
        {
          Elf_Internal_Versym iversym;
+         Elf_External_Versym *eversym;
 
          if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) == 0)
            {
@@ -5458,10 +6125,9 @@ elf_link_output_extsym (h, data)
          if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HIDDEN) != 0)
            iversym.vs_vers |= VERSYM_HIDDEN;
 
-         _bfd_elf_swap_versym_out (finfo->output_bfd, &iversym,
-                                   (((Elf_External_Versym *)
-                                     finfo->symver_sec->contents)
-                                    + h->dynindx));
+         eversym = (Elf_External_Versym *) finfo->symver_sec->contents;
+         eversym += h->dynindx;
+         _bfd_elf_swap_versym_out (finfo->output_bfd, &iversym, eversym);
        }
     }
 
@@ -5499,6 +6165,7 @@ elf_link_output_relocs (output_bfd, input_section, input_rel_hdr,
   asection *output_section;
   unsigned int *rel_countp = NULL;
   struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
 
   output_section = input_section->output_section;
   output_rel_hdr = NULL;
@@ -5528,9 +6195,9 @@ elf_link_output_relocs (output_bfd, input_section, input_rel_hdr,
     {
       Elf_External_Rel *erel;
       Elf_Internal_Rel *irel;
-      
-      irel = (Elf_Internal_Rel *) bfd_zmalloc (bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel
-                                              * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rel));
+
+      amt = bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rel);
+      irel = (Elf_Internal_Rel *) bfd_zmalloc (amt);
       if (irel == NULL)
        {
          (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("Error: out of memory"));
@@ -5541,7 +6208,7 @@ elf_link_output_relocs (output_bfd, input_section, input_rel_hdr,
       for (; irela < irelaend; irela += bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel, erel++)
        {
          unsigned int i;
-         
+
          for (i = 0; i < bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel; i++)
            {
              irel[i].r_offset = irela[i].r_offset;
@@ -5592,17 +6259,21 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
                                       Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection **));
   bfd *output_bfd;
   Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *shndx_hdr;
   size_t locsymcount;
   size_t extsymoff;
   Elf_External_Sym *external_syms;
   Elf_External_Sym *esym;
   Elf_External_Sym *esymend;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *shndx_buf;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *shndx;
   Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
   long *pindex;
   asection **ppsection;
   asection *o;
   struct elf_backend_data *bed;
   boolean emit_relocs;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes;
 
   output_bfd = finfo->output_bfd;
   bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
@@ -5637,28 +6308,38 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
     external_syms = NULL;
   else
     {
+      bfd_size_type amt = locsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
       external_syms = finfo->external_syms;
       if (bfd_seek (input_bfd, symtab_hdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
-         || (bfd_read (external_syms, sizeof (Elf_External_Sym),
-                       locsymcount, input_bfd)
-             != locsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)))
+         || bfd_bread (external_syms, amt, input_bfd) != amt)
+       return false;
+    }
+
+  shndx_hdr = &elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
+  shndx_buf = NULL;
+  if (shndx_hdr->sh_size != 0 && locsymcount != 0)
+    {
+      bfd_size_type amt = locsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      shndx_buf = finfo->locsym_shndx;
+      if (bfd_seek (input_bfd, shndx_hdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
+         || bfd_bread (shndx_buf, amt, input_bfd) != amt)
        return false;
     }
 
   /* Swap in the local symbols and write out the ones which we know
      are going into the output file.  */
-  esym = external_syms;
-  esymend = esym + locsymcount;
-  isym = finfo->internal_syms;
-  pindex = finfo->indices;
-  ppsection = finfo->sections;
-  for (; esym < esymend; esym++, isym++, pindex++, ppsection++)
+  for (esym = external_syms, esymend = esym + locsymcount,
+        isym = finfo->internal_syms, pindex = finfo->indices,
+        ppsection = finfo->sections, shndx = shndx_buf;
+       esym < esymend;
+       esym++, isym++, pindex++, ppsection++,
+        shndx = (shndx != NULL ? shndx + 1 : NULL))
     {
       asection *isec;
       const char *name;
       Elf_Internal_Sym osym;
 
-      elf_swap_symbol_in (input_bfd, esym, isym);
+      elf_swap_symbol_in (input_bfd, esym, shndx, isym);
       *pindex = -1;
 
       if (elf_bad_symtab (input_bfd))
@@ -5670,32 +6351,24 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
            }
        }
 
-      name = NULL;
       if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
-        {
-         isec = bfd_und_section_ptr;
-         name = isec->name;
-       }
-      else if (isym->st_shndx > 0 && isym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE)
+       isec = bfd_und_section_ptr;
+      else if (isym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE
+              || isym->st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
        {
          isec = section_from_elf_index (input_bfd, isym->st_shndx);
-         if (isec && elf_section_data (isec)->merge_info
+         if (isec
+             && elf_section_data (isec)->sec_info_type == ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE
              && ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info) != STT_SECTION)
            isym->st_value =
              _bfd_merged_section_offset (output_bfd, &isec,
-                                         elf_section_data (isec)->merge_info,
+                                         elf_section_data (isec)->sec_info,
                                          isym->st_value, (bfd_vma) 0);
        }
       else if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_ABS)
-       {
-         isec = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
-         name = isec->name;
-       }
+       isec = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
       else if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON)
-       {
-         isec = bfd_com_section_ptr;
-         name = isec->name;
-       }
+       isec = bfd_com_section_ptr;
       else
        {
          /* Who knows?  */
@@ -5710,41 +6383,6 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
 
       if (ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info) == STT_SECTION)
        {
-         asection *ksec;
-
-         /* Save away all section symbol values.  */
-         if (isec != NULL)
-           {
-             if (name)
-               {
-                 if (isec->symbol->value != isym->st_value)
-                   (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                     (_("%s: invalid section symbol index 0x%x (%s) ingored"),
-                      bfd_get_filename (input_bfd), isym->st_shndx,
-                      name);
-                 continue;
-               }
-             isec->symbol->value = isym->st_value;
-           }
-
-         /* If this is a discarded link-once section symbol, update
-            it's value to that of the kept section symbol.  The
-            linker will keep the first of any matching link-once
-            sections, so we should have already seen it's section
-            symbol.  I trust no-one will have the bright idea of
-            re-ordering the bfd list...  */
-         if (isec != NULL
-             && (bfd_get_section_flags (input_bfd, isec) & SEC_LINK_ONCE) != 0
-             && (ksec = isec->kept_section) != NULL)
-           {
-             isym->st_value = ksec->symbol->value;
-
-             /* That put the value right, but the section info is all
-                wrong.  I hope this works.  */
-             isec->output_offset = ksec->output_offset;
-             isec->output_section = ksec->output_section;
-           }
-
          /* We never output section symbols.  Instead, we use the
             section symbol of the corresponding section in the output
             file.  */
@@ -5769,8 +6407,7 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
          linker_mark is only reliable for sections that have contents.
          For the benefit of the MIPS ELF linker, we check SEC_EXCLUDE
          as well as linker_mark.  */
-      if (isym->st_shndx > 0
-         && isym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE
+      if ((isym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE || isym->st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
          && isec != NULL
          && ((! isec->linker_mark && (isec->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) != 0)
              || (! finfo->info->relocateable
@@ -5800,7 +6437,7 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
       /* Adjust the section index for the output file.  */
       osym.st_shndx = _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (output_bfd,
                                                         isec->output_section);
-      if (osym.st_shndx == (unsigned short) -1)
+      if (osym.st_shndx == SHN_BAD)
        return false;
 
       *pindex = bfd_get_symcount (output_bfd);
@@ -5821,6 +6458,7 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
     }
 
   /* Relocate the contents of each section.  */
+  sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
   for (o = input_bfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
     {
       bfd_byte *contents;
@@ -5868,6 +6506,117 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
              && o->reloc_count > 0)
            return false;
 
+         /* Run through the relocs looking for any against symbols
+            from discarded sections and section symbols from
+            removed link-once sections.  Complain about relocs
+            against discarded sections.  Zero relocs against removed
+            link-once sections.  We should really complain if
+            anything in the final link tries to use it, but
+            DWARF-based exception handling might have an entry in
+            .eh_frame to describe a routine in the linkonce section,
+            and it turns out to be hard to remove the .eh_frame
+            entry too.  FIXME.  */
+         if (!finfo->info->relocateable
+             && !elf_section_ignore_discarded_relocs (o))
+           {
+             Elf_Internal_Rela *rel, *relend;
+
+             rel = internal_relocs;
+             relend = rel + o->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+             for ( ; rel < relend; rel++)
+               {
+                 unsigned long r_symndx = ELF_R_SYM (rel->r_info);
+
+                 if (r_symndx >= locsymcount
+                     || (elf_bad_symtab (input_bfd)
+                         && finfo->sections[r_symndx] == NULL))
+                   {
+                     struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+                     h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - extsymoff];
+                     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;
+
+                     /* Complain if the definition comes from a
+                        discarded section.  */
+                     if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+                          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+                         && elf_discarded_section (h->root.u.def.section))
+                       {
+#if BFD_VERSION_DATE < 20031005
+                         if ((o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)
+                           {
+#if BFD_VERSION_DATE > 20021005
+                             (*finfo->info->callbacks->warning)
+                               (finfo->info,
+                                _("warning: relocation against removed section; zeroing"),
+                                NULL, input_bfd, o, rel->r_offset);
+#endif
+                             BFD_ASSERT (r_symndx != 0);
+                             memset (rel, 0, sizeof (*rel));
+                           }
+                         else
+#endif
+                           {
+                             if (! ((*finfo->info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
+                                    (finfo->info, h->root.root.string,
+                                     input_bfd, o, rel->r_offset,
+                                     true)))
+                               return false;
+                           }
+                       }
+                   }
+                 else
+                   {
+                     asection *sec = finfo->sections[r_symndx];
+
+                     if (sec != NULL && elf_discarded_section (sec))
+                       {
+#if BFD_VERSION_DATE < 20031005
+                         if ((o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0
+                             || (sec->flags & SEC_LINK_ONCE) != 0)
+                           {
+#if BFD_VERSION_DATE > 20021005
+                             (*finfo->info->callbacks->warning)
+                               (finfo->info,
+                                _("warning: relocation against removed section"),
+                                NULL, input_bfd, o, rel->r_offset);
+#endif
+                             BFD_ASSERT (r_symndx != 0);
+                             rel->r_info
+                               = ELF_R_INFO (0, ELF_R_TYPE (rel->r_info));
+                             rel->r_addend = 0;
+                           }
+                         else
+#endif
+                           {
+                             boolean ok;
+                             const char *msg
+                               = _("local symbols in discarded section %s");
+                             bfd_size_type amt
+                               = strlen (sec->name) + strlen (msg) - 1;
+                             char *buf = (char *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+
+                             if (buf != NULL)
+                               sprintf (buf, msg, sec->name);
+                             else
+                               buf = (char *) sec->name;
+                             ok = (*finfo->info->callbacks
+                                   ->undefined_symbol) (finfo->info, buf,
+                                                        input_bfd, o,
+                                                        rel->r_offset,
+                                                        true);
+                             if (buf != sec->name)
+                               free (buf);
+                             if (!ok)
+                               return false;
+                           }
+                       }
+                   }
+               }
+           }
+
          /* Relocate the section by invoking a back end routine.
 
             The back end routine is responsible for adjusting the
@@ -5902,22 +6651,20 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
              struct elf_link_hash_entry **rel_hash;
              Elf_Internal_Shdr *input_rel_hdr;
              unsigned int next_erel;
-             void (* reloc_emitter) PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *,
-                                             Elf_Internal_Shdr *,
-                                             Elf_Internal_Rela *));
+             void (*reloc_emitter) PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *,
+                                            Elf_Internal_Shdr *,
+                                            Elf_Internal_Rela *));
 
              /* Adjust the reloc addresses and symbol indices.  */
 
              irela = internal_relocs;
-             irelaend = irela
-                        + o->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+             irelaend = irela + o->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
              rel_hash = (elf_section_data (o->output_section)->rel_hashes
                          + elf_section_data (o->output_section)->rel_count
                          + elf_section_data (o->output_section)->rel_count2);
              for (next_erel = 0; irela < irelaend; irela++, next_erel++)
                {
                  unsigned long r_symndx;
-                 Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
                  asection *sec;
 
                  if (next_erel == bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel)
@@ -6000,7 +6747,7 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
                    {
                      if (finfo->indices[r_symndx] == -1)
                        {
-                         unsigned long link;
+                         unsigned long shlink;
                          const char *name;
                          asection *osec;
 
@@ -6014,9 +6761,9 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
                          /* This symbol was skipped earlier, but
                             since it is needed by a reloc, we
                             must output it now.  */
-                         link = symtab_hdr->sh_link;
+                         shlink = symtab_hdr->sh_link;
                          name = (bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section
-                                 (input_bfd, link, isym->st_name));
+                                 (input_bfd, shlink, isym->st_name));
                          if (name == NULL)
                            return false;
 
@@ -6024,7 +6771,7 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
                          isym->st_shndx =
                            _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (output_bfd,
                                                               osec);
-                         if (isym->st_shndx == (unsigned short) -1)
+                         if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_BAD)
                            return false;
 
                          isym->st_value += sec->output_offset;
@@ -6059,8 +6806,8 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
              input_rel_hdr = elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr2;
               if (input_rel_hdr)
                 {
-                  internal_relocs += NUM_SHDR_ENTRIES (input_rel_hdr)
-                                    * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+                  internal_relocs += (NUM_SHDR_ENTRIES (input_rel_hdr)
+                                     * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel);
                   reloc_emitter (output_bfd, o, input_rel_hdr, internal_relocs);
                 }
 
@@ -6068,28 +6815,50 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
        }
 
       /* Write out the modified section contents.  */
-      if (elf_section_data (o)->stab_info)
+      if (bed->elf_backend_write_section
+         && (*bed->elf_backend_write_section) (output_bfd, o, contents))
        {
-         if (! (_bfd_write_section_stabs
-                (output_bfd, &elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->stab_info,
-                 o, &elf_section_data (o)->stab_info, contents)))
-           return false;
+         /* Section written out.  */
        }
-      else if (elf_section_data (o)->merge_info)
+      else switch (elf_section_data (o)->sec_info_type)
        {
-         if (! (_bfd_write_merged_section
-                (output_bfd, o, elf_section_data (o)->merge_info)))
+       case ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS:
+         if (! (_bfd_write_section_stabs
+                (output_bfd,
+                 &elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->stab_info,
+                 o, &elf_section_data (o)->sec_info, contents)))
            return false;
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         if (! (o->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) &&
-             ! bfd_set_section_contents (output_bfd, o->output_section,
-                                         contents, o->output_offset,
-                                         (o->_cooked_size != 0
-                                          ? o->_cooked_size
-                                          : o->_raw_size)))
+         break;
+       case ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE:
+         if (! (_bfd_write_merged_section
+                (output_bfd, o, elf_section_data (o)->sec_info)))
            return false;
+         break;
+       case ELF_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME:
+         {
+           asection *ehdrsec;
+
+           ehdrsec
+             = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->dynobj,
+                                        ".eh_frame_hdr");
+           if (! (_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame (output_bfd, o, ehdrsec,
+                                                   contents)))
+             return false;
+         }
+         break;
+       default:
+         {
+           bfd_size_type sec_size;
+
+           sec_size = (o->_cooked_size != 0 ? o->_cooked_size : o->_raw_size);
+           if (! (o->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE)
+               && ! bfd_set_section_contents (output_bfd, o->output_section,
+                                              contents,
+                                              (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
+                                              sec_size))
+             return false;
+         }
+         break;
        }
     }
 
@@ -6185,28 +6954,31 @@ elf_reloc_link_order (output_bfd, info, output_section, link_order)
       bfd_reloc_status_type rstat;
       bfd_byte *buf;
       boolean ok;
+      const char *sym_name;
 
       size = bfd_get_reloc_size (howto);
       buf = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zmalloc (size);
       if (buf == (bfd_byte *) NULL)
        return false;
-      rstat = _bfd_relocate_contents (howto, output_bfd, addend, buf);
+      rstat = _bfd_relocate_contents (howto, output_bfd, (bfd_vma) addend, buf);
       switch (rstat)
        {
        case bfd_reloc_ok:
          break;
+
        default:
        case bfd_reloc_outofrange:
          abort ();
+
        case bfd_reloc_overflow:
+         if (link_order->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order)
+           sym_name = bfd_section_name (output_bfd,
+                                        link_order->u.reloc.p->u.section);
+         else
+           sym_name = link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name;
          if (! ((*info->callbacks->reloc_overflow)
-                (info,
-                 (link_order->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order
-                  ? bfd_section_name (output_bfd,
-                                      link_order->u.reloc.p->u.section)
-                  : link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name),
-                 howto->name, addend, (bfd *) NULL, (asection *) NULL,
-                 (bfd_vma) 0)))
+                (info, sym_name, howto->name, addend,
+                 (bfd *) NULL, (asection *) NULL, (bfd_vma) 0)))
            {
              free (buf);
              return false;
@@ -6231,15 +7003,16 @@ elf_reloc_link_order (output_bfd, info, output_section, link_order)
 
   if (rel_hdr->sh_type == SHT_REL)
     {
+      bfd_size_type size;
       Elf_Internal_Rel *irel;
       Elf_External_Rel *erel;
       unsigned int i;
-      
-      irel = (Elf_Internal_Rel *) bfd_zmalloc (bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel
-                                              * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rel));
+
+      size = bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rel);
+      irel = (Elf_Internal_Rel *) bfd_zmalloc (size);
       if (irel == NULL)
        return false;
-      
+
       for (i = 0; i < bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel; i++)
        irel[i].r_offset = offset;
       irel[0].r_info = ELF_R_INFO (indx, howto->type);
@@ -6256,12 +7029,13 @@ elf_reloc_link_order (output_bfd, info, output_section, link_order)
     }
   else
     {
+      bfd_size_type size;
       Elf_Internal_Rela *irela;
       Elf_External_Rela *erela;
       unsigned int i;
-      
-      irela = (Elf_Internal_Rela *) bfd_zmalloc (bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel
-                                                * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela));
+
+      size = bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela);
+      irela = (Elf_Internal_Rela *) bfd_zmalloc (size);
       if (irela == NULL)
        return false;
 
@@ -6296,7 +7070,8 @@ elf_create_pointer_linker_section (abfd, info, lsect, h, rel)
 {
   elf_linker_section_pointers_t **ptr_linker_section_ptr = NULL;
   elf_linker_section_pointers_t *linker_section_ptr;
-  unsigned long r_symndx = ELF_R_SYM (rel->r_info);;
+  unsigned long r_symndx = ELF_R_SYM (rel->r_info);
+  bfd_size_type amt;
 
   BFD_ASSERT (lsect != NULL);
 
@@ -6331,9 +7106,9 @@ elf_create_pointer_linker_section (abfd, info, lsect, h, rel)
          unsigned int num_symbols = elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr.sh_info;
          register unsigned int i;
 
-         ptr = (elf_linker_section_pointers_t **)
-           bfd_alloc (abfd,
-                      num_symbols * sizeof (elf_linker_section_pointers_t *));
+         amt = num_symbols;
+         amt *= sizeof (elf_linker_section_pointers_t *);
+         ptr = (elf_linker_section_pointers_t **) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
 
          if (!ptr)
            return false;
@@ -6364,8 +7139,8 @@ elf_create_pointer_linker_section (abfd, info, lsect, h, rel)
   /* Allocate space for a pointer in the linker section, and allocate
      a new pointer record from internal memory.  */
   BFD_ASSERT (ptr_linker_section_ptr != NULL);
-  linker_section_ptr = (elf_linker_section_pointers_t *)
-    bfd_alloc (abfd, sizeof (elf_linker_section_pointers_t));
+  amt = sizeof (elf_linker_section_pointers_t);
+  linker_section_ptr = (elf_linker_section_pointers_t *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
 
   if (!linker_section_ptr)
     return false;
@@ -6493,12 +7268,13 @@ elf_finish_pointer_linker_section (output_bfd, input_bfd, info, lsect, h,
            {
              asection *srel = lsect->rel_section;
              Elf_Internal_Rela *outrel;
+             Elf_External_Rela *erel;
              struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
              unsigned int i;
+             bfd_size_type amt;
 
-             outrel = (Elf_Internal_Rela *)
-               bfd_zmalloc (sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela)
-                            * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel);
+             amt = sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela) * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+             outrel = (Elf_Internal_Rela *) bfd_zmalloc (amt);
              if (outrel == NULL)
                {
                  (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("Error: out of memory"));
@@ -6522,13 +7298,11 @@ elf_finish_pointer_linker_section (output_bfd, input_bfd, info, lsect, h,
                                      + linker_section_ptr->offset);
              outrel[0].r_info = ELF_R_INFO (0, relative_reloc);
              outrel[0].r_addend = 0;
-             elf_swap_reloca_out (output_bfd, outrel,
-                                  (((Elf_External_Rela *)
-                                    lsect->section->contents)
-                                   + (elf_section_data (lsect->section)
-                                      ->rel_count)));
+             erel = (Elf_External_Rela *) lsect->section->contents;
+             erel += elf_section_data (lsect->section)->rel_count;
+             elf_swap_reloca_out (output_bfd, outrel, erel);
              ++elf_section_data (lsect->section)->rel_count;
-             
+
              free (outrel);
            }
        }
@@ -6577,7 +7351,8 @@ static boolean elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs
   PARAMS ((struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, PTR dummy));
 
 /* The mark phase of garbage collection.  For a given section, mark
-   it, and all the sections which define symbols to which it refers.  */
+   it and any sections in this section's group, and all the sections
+   which define symbols to which it refers.  */
 
 static boolean
 elf_gc_mark (info, sec, gc_mark_hook)
@@ -6587,20 +7362,29 @@ elf_gc_mark (info, sec, gc_mark_hook)
        PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Rela *,
                struct elf_link_hash_entry *, Elf_Internal_Sym *));
 {
-  boolean ret = true;
+  boolean ret;
+  asection *group_sec;
 
   sec->gc_mark = 1;
 
-  /* Look through the section relocs.  */
+  /* Mark all the sections in the group.  */
+  group_sec = elf_section_data (sec)->next_in_group;
+  if (group_sec && !group_sec->gc_mark)
+    if (!elf_gc_mark (info, group_sec, gc_mark_hook))
+      return false;
 
+  /* Look through the section relocs.  */
+  ret = true;
   if ((sec->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0 && sec->reloc_count > 0)
     {
       Elf_Internal_Rela *relstart, *rel, *relend;
       Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
+      Elf_Internal_Shdr *shndx_hdr;
       struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes;
       size_t nlocsyms;
       size_t extsymoff;
       Elf_External_Sym *locsyms, *freesyms = NULL;
+      Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *locsym_shndx;
       bfd *input_bfd = sec->owner;
       struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (input_bfd);
 
@@ -6618,25 +7402,35 @@ elf_gc_mark (info, sec, gc_mark_hook)
        }
       else
        extsymoff = nlocsyms = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
+
       if (symtab_hdr->contents)
        locsyms = (Elf_External_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
       else if (nlocsyms == 0)
        locsyms = NULL;
       else
        {
-         locsyms = freesyms =
-           bfd_malloc (nlocsyms * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym));
+         bfd_size_type amt = nlocsyms * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+         locsyms = freesyms = bfd_malloc (amt);
          if (freesyms == NULL
              || bfd_seek (input_bfd, symtab_hdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
-             || (bfd_read (locsyms, sizeof (Elf_External_Sym),
-                           nlocsyms, input_bfd)
-                 != nlocsyms * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym)))
+             || bfd_bread (locsyms, amt, input_bfd) != amt)
            {
              ret = false;
              goto out1;
            }
        }
 
+      shndx_hdr = &elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
+      locsym_shndx = NULL;
+      if (shndx_hdr->sh_size != 0 && nlocsyms != 0)
+       {
+         bfd_size_type amt = nlocsyms * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+         locsym_shndx = (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+         if (bfd_seek (input_bfd, shndx_hdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
+             || bfd_bread (locsym_shndx, amt, input_bfd) != amt)
+           return false;
+       }
+
       /* Read the relocations.  */
       relstart = (NAME(_bfd_elf,link_read_relocs)
                  (sec->owner, sec, NULL, (Elf_Internal_Rela *) NULL,
@@ -6661,7 +7455,10 @@ elf_gc_mark (info, sec, gc_mark_hook)
 
          if (elf_bad_symtab (sec->owner))
            {
-             elf_swap_symbol_in (input_bfd, &locsyms[r_symndx], &s);
+             elf_swap_symbol_in (input_bfd,
+                                 locsyms + r_symndx,
+                                 locsym_shndx + (locsym_shndx ? r_symndx : 0),
+                                 &s);
              if (ELF_ST_BIND (s.st_info) == STB_LOCAL)
                rsec = (*gc_mark_hook) (sec->owner, info, rel, NULL, &s);
              else
@@ -6677,7 +7474,10 @@ elf_gc_mark (info, sec, gc_mark_hook)
            }
          else
            {
-             elf_swap_symbol_in (input_bfd, &locsyms[r_symndx], &s);
+             elf_swap_symbol_in (input_bfd,
+                                 locsyms + r_symndx,
+                                 locsym_shndx + (locsym_shndx ? r_symndx : 0),
+                                 &s);
              rsec = (*gc_mark_hook) (sec->owner, info, rel, NULL, &s);
            }
 
@@ -6840,10 +7640,12 @@ elf_gc_propagate_vtable_entries_used (h, okp)
           int file_align = bed->s->file_align;
 
          n = h->vtable_parent->vtable_entries_size / file_align;
-         while (--n != 0)
+         while (n--)
            {
-             if (*pu) *cu = true;
-             pu++, cu++;
+             if (*pu)
+               *cu = true;
+             pu++;
+             cu++;
            }
        }
     }
@@ -6911,7 +7713,7 @@ elf_gc_sections (abfd, info)
   boolean ok = true;
   bfd *sub;
   asection * (*gc_mark_hook)
-    PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Rela *,
+    PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Rela *,
              struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, Elf_Internal_Sym *));
 
   if (!get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->can_gc_sections
@@ -6994,12 +7796,12 @@ elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, offset)
     }
 
   (*_bfd_error_handler) ("%s: %s+%lu: No symbol found for INHERIT",
-                        bfd_get_filename (abfd), sec->name,
+                        bfd_archive_filename (abfd), sec->name,
                         (unsigned long) offset);
   bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
   return false;
 
-win:
+ win:
   if (!h)
     {
       /* This *should* only be the absolute section.  It could potentially
@@ -7053,7 +7855,7 @@ elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, addend)
 
       if (ptr)
        {
-         ptr = bfd_realloc (ptr - 1, bytes);
+         ptr = bfd_realloc (ptr - 1, (bfd_size_type) bytes);
 
          if (ptr != NULL)
            {
@@ -7065,7 +7867,7 @@ elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, addend)
            }
        }
       else
-       ptr = bfd_zmalloc (bytes);
+       ptr = bfd_zmalloc ((bfd_size_type) bytes);
 
       if (ptr == NULL)
        return false;
@@ -7197,8 +7999,8 @@ elf_collect_hash_codes (h, data)
   p = strchr (name, ELF_VER_CHR);
   if (p != NULL)
     {
-      alc = bfd_malloc (p - name + 1);
-      memcpy (alc, name, p - name);
+      alc = bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) (p - name + 1));
+      memcpy (alc, name, (size_t) (p - name));
       alc[p - name] = '\0';
       name = alc;
     }
@@ -7218,3 +8020,271 @@ elf_collect_hash_codes (h, data)
 
   return true;
 }
+
+boolean
+elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p (offset, cookie)
+     bfd_vma offset;
+     PTR cookie;
+{
+  struct elf_reloc_cookie *rcookie = (struct elf_reloc_cookie *) cookie;
+
+  if (rcookie->bad_symtab)
+    rcookie->rel = rcookie->rels;
+
+  for (; rcookie->rel < rcookie->relend; rcookie->rel++)
+    {
+      unsigned long r_symndx = ELF_R_SYM (rcookie->rel->r_info);
+      Elf_Internal_Sym isym;
+
+      if (! rcookie->bad_symtab)
+       if (rcookie->rel->r_offset > offset)
+         return false;
+      if (rcookie->rel->r_offset != offset)
+       continue;
+
+      if (rcookie->locsyms && r_symndx < rcookie->locsymcount)
+       {
+         Elf_External_Sym *lsym;
+         Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *lshndx;
+
+         lsym = (Elf_External_Sym *) rcookie->locsyms + r_symndx;
+         lshndx = (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *) rcookie->locsym_shndx;
+         if (lshndx != NULL)
+           lshndx += r_symndx;
+         elf_swap_symbol_in (rcookie->abfd, lsym, lshndx, &isym);
+       }
+
+      if (r_symndx >= rcookie->locsymcount
+         || (rcookie->locsyms
+             && ELF_ST_BIND (isym.st_info) != STB_LOCAL))
+       {
+         struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+         h = rcookie->sym_hashes[r_symndx - rcookie->extsymoff];
+
+         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)
+             && elf_discarded_section (h->root.u.def.section))
+           return true;
+         else
+           return false;
+       }
+      else if (rcookie->locsyms)
+       {
+         /* It's not a relocation against a global symbol,
+            but it could be a relocation against a local
+            symbol for a discarded section.  */
+         asection *isec;
+
+         /* Need to: get the symbol; get the section.  */
+         if (isym.st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE || isym.st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
+           {
+             isec = section_from_elf_index (rcookie->abfd, isym.st_shndx);
+             if (isec != NULL && elf_discarded_section (isec))
+               return true;
+           }
+       }
+      return false;
+    }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/* Discard unneeded references to discarded sections.
+   Returns true if any section's size was changed.  */
+/* This function assumes that the relocations are in sorted order,
+   which is true for all known assemblers.  */
+
+boolean
+elf_bfd_discard_info (output_bfd, info)
+     bfd *output_bfd;
+     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+{
+  struct elf_reloc_cookie cookie;
+  asection *stab, *eh, *ehdr;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *shndx_hdr;
+  Elf_External_Sym *freesyms;
+  struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  bfd *abfd;
+  boolean ret = false;
+  boolean strip = info->strip == strip_all || info->strip == strip_debugger;
+
+  if (info->relocateable
+      || info->traditional_format
+      || info->hash->creator->flavour != bfd_target_elf_flavour
+      || ! is_elf_hash_table (info))
+    return false;
+
+  ehdr = NULL;
+  if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj != NULL)
+    ehdr = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj,
+                                   ".eh_frame_hdr");
+
+  for (abfd = info->input_bfds; abfd != NULL; abfd = abfd->link_next)
+    {
+      if (bfd_get_flavour (abfd) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+       continue;
+
+      bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+
+      if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0)
+       continue;
+
+      eh = NULL;
+      if (ehdr)
+       {
+         eh = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".eh_frame");
+         if (eh && eh->_raw_size == 0)
+           eh = NULL;
+       }
+
+      stab = strip ? NULL : bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".stab");
+      if ((! stab || elf_section_data(stab)->sec_info_type != ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS)
+         && ! eh
+         && (strip || ! bed->elf_backend_discard_info))
+       continue;
+
+      symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
+      shndx_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
+
+      cookie.abfd = abfd;
+      cookie.sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
+      cookie.bad_symtab = elf_bad_symtab (abfd);
+      if (cookie.bad_symtab)
+       {
+         cookie.locsymcount =
+           symtab_hdr->sh_size / sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+         cookie.extsymoff = 0;
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         cookie.locsymcount = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
+         cookie.extsymoff = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
+       }
+
+      freesyms = NULL;
+      if (symtab_hdr->contents)
+        cookie.locsyms = (void *) symtab_hdr->contents;
+      else if (cookie.locsymcount == 0)
+        cookie.locsyms = NULL;
+      else
+        {
+          bfd_size_type amt = cookie.locsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym);
+          cookie.locsyms = bfd_malloc (amt);
+          if (cookie.locsyms == NULL)
+           return false;
+         freesyms = cookie.locsyms;
+         if (bfd_seek (abfd, symtab_hdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
+              || bfd_bread (cookie.locsyms, amt, abfd) != amt)
+           {
+           error_ret_free_loc:
+             free (cookie.locsyms);
+             return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+      cookie.locsym_shndx = NULL;
+      if (shndx_hdr->sh_size != 0 && cookie.locsymcount != 0)
+       {
+         bfd_size_type amt;
+         amt = cookie.locsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+         cookie.locsym_shndx = bfd_malloc (amt);
+         if (cookie.locsym_shndx == NULL)
+           goto error_ret_free_loc;
+         if (bfd_seek (abfd, shndx_hdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
+             || bfd_bread (cookie.locsym_shndx, amt, abfd) != amt)
+           {
+             free (cookie.locsym_shndx);
+             goto error_ret_free_loc;
+           }
+       }
+
+      if (stab)
+       {
+         cookie.rels = (NAME(_bfd_elf,link_read_relocs)
+                        (abfd, stab, (PTR) NULL,
+                         (Elf_Internal_Rela *) NULL,
+                         info->keep_memory));
+         if (cookie.rels)
+           {
+             cookie.rel = cookie.rels;
+             cookie.relend =
+               cookie.rels + stab->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+             if (_bfd_discard_section_stabs (abfd, stab,
+                                             elf_section_data (stab)->sec_info,
+                                             elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p,
+                                             &cookie))
+               ret = true;
+             if (! info->keep_memory)
+               free (cookie.rels);
+           }
+       }
+
+      if (eh)
+       {
+         cookie.rels = NULL;
+         cookie.rel = NULL;
+         cookie.relend = NULL;
+         if (eh->reloc_count)
+           cookie.rels = (NAME(_bfd_elf,link_read_relocs)
+                          (abfd, eh, (PTR) NULL,
+                           (Elf_Internal_Rela *) NULL,
+                           info->keep_memory));
+         if (cookie.rels)
+           {
+             cookie.rel = cookie.rels;
+             cookie.relend =
+               cookie.rels + eh->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+           }
+         if (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame (abfd, info, eh, ehdr,
+                                                elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p,
+                                                &cookie))
+           ret = true;
+         if (! info->keep_memory)
+           free (cookie.rels);
+       }
+
+      if (bed->elf_backend_discard_info)
+       {
+         if (bed->elf_backend_discard_info (abfd, &cookie, info))
+           ret = true;
+       }
+
+      if (cookie.locsym_shndx != NULL)
+       free (cookie.locsym_shndx);
+
+      if (freesyms != NULL)
+       free (freesyms);
+    }
+
+  if (ehdr
+      && _bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame_hdr (output_bfd,
+                                               info, ehdr))
+    ret = true;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static boolean
+elf_section_ignore_discarded_relocs (sec)
+     asection *sec;
+{
+  switch (elf_section_data (sec)->sec_info_type)
+    {
+    case ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS:
+    case ELF_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME:
+      return true;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+  if ((get_elf_backend_data (sec->owner)->elf_backend_ignore_discarded_relocs
+       != NULL)
+      && (*get_elf_backend_data (sec->owner)
+          ->elf_backend_ignore_discarded_relocs) (sec))
+    return true;
+
+  return false;
+}
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