bfd/

	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_table): Reorder.  Add
	text_index_section and data_index_section.
	(struct elf_backend_data): Add elf_backend_init_index_section.
	(_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section): Declare.
	(_bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections): Declare.
	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_init_index_section): Define.
	(elfNN_bed): Init new field.
	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_omit_section_dynsym): Keep first tls
	section and text_index_section plus data_index_section.
	(_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Clear dynindx on omitted sections.
	(_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section): New function.
	(_bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections): New function.
	(bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Call elf_backend_init_index_section.
	(elf_link_input_bfd): When emitting relocs, use text_index_section
	and data_index_section for removed sections.
	* elf-m10300.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): Define.
	* elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-ia64.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Use text_index_section
	and data_index_section sym for relocs against sections with no dynamic
	section sym.
	(elf_backend_init_index_section): Define.
	* elf32-cris.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-hppa.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-i370.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-m68k.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-mips.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-ppc.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-s390.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-sparc.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-vax.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-mips.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-ppc.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-s390.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-sparc.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-x86-64.c: Similarly.
	* elfn32-mips.c: Similarly.
	* elfxx-mips.c: Similarly.
	* elfxx-sparc.c: Similarly.
	* linker.c (fix_syms): Base symbols in removed sections on
	previous section in preference to using absolute section.

ld/
	* ldlang.c (strip_excluded_output_sections): Do strip sections
	that define syms, but don't ignore them.
	* ld.texinfo (Output Section Discarding): Revise.
	* emultempl/armcoff.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_finish): Always call
	finish_default.

ld/testsuite/
	Update for section sym changes.

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index 1e541da..bb86c4e 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ struct elf_link_hash_table
      when linking against or generating a shared object.  */
   bfd_boolean dynamic_sections_created;
 
+  /* True if this target has relocatable executables, so needs dynamic
+     section symbols.  */
+  bfd_boolean is_relocatable_executable;
+
   /* The BFD used to hold special sections created by the linker.
      This will be the first BFD found which requires these sections to
      be created.  */
@@ -378,6 +382,12 @@ struct elf_link_hash_table
      included in the link.  */
   struct bfd_link_needed_list *needed;
 
+  /* Sections in the output bfd that provides a section symbol
+     to be used by relocations emitted against local symbols.
+     Most targets will not use data_index_section.  */
+  asection *text_index_section;
+  asection *data_index_section;
+
   /* The _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ symbol.  */
   struct elf_link_hash_entry *hgot;
 
@@ -406,10 +416,6 @@ struct elf_link_hash_table
 
   /* A linked list of BFD's loaded in the link.  */
   struct elf_link_loaded_list *loaded;
-
-  /* True if this target has relocatable executables, so needs dynamic
-     section symbols.  */
-  bfd_boolean is_relocatable_executable;
 };
 
 /* Look up an entry in an ELF linker hash table.  */
@@ -766,6 +772,11 @@ struct elf_backend_data
   bfd_boolean (*elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections)
     (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info);
 
+  /* Set TEXT_INDEX_SECTION and DATA_INDEX_SECTION, the output sections
+     we keep to use as a base for relocs and symbols.  */
+  void (*elf_backend_init_index_section)
+    (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info);
+
   /* The RELOCATE_SECTION function is called by the ELF backend linker
      to handle the relocations for a section.
 
@@ -1697,6 +1708,10 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_create_got_section
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 extern struct elf_link_hash_entry *_bfd_elf_define_linkage_sym
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *, const char *);
+extern void _bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
+extern void _bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elfcore_make_pseudosection
   (bfd *, char *, size_t, ufile_ptr);