PR 1004

bfd/
	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Add get_sec_type_attr.  Delete
	special_sections.
	(_bfd_elf_get_special_section): Declare.
	(bfd_elf_special_section): Update prototype.
	* elf.c (special_sections): Remove unused outer entries.
	(get_special_section): Delete.
	(_bfd_elf_get_special_section): New function.
	(_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr): Replace "name" arg with "sec".  Update
	special_sections indexing.
	(_bfd_elf_new_section_hook): Call backend get_sec_type_attr.
	* elf32-arm.c (symbian_special_sections_d): Delete.
	(symbian_special_sections_g, symbian_special_sections_h): Delete.
	(symbian_special_sections_i, symbian_special_sections_f): Delete.
	(symbian_special_sections_p): Delete.
	(elf32_arm_symbian_special_sections): Merge above to here.
	(elf32_arm_symbian_get_sec_type_attr): New function.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Don't define.
	(elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr): Define.
	* elf32-m32r.c: Similarly to elf32-arm.c.
	* elf32-m68hc11.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m68hc12.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-mcore.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-sh64.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-v850.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-ia64.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
	(bfd_elf_special_section ppc_alt_plt): New.  Use it if .plt loadable.
	* elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_get_sec_type_attr): Declare.
	(_bfd_mips_elf_special_sections, elf_backend_special_sections): Delete.
	(elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr): Define.
	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr): Define.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Don't define.
	(elfNN_bed): Update.

binutils/
	* objcopy.c (copy_object): Use bfd_make_section_with_flags.
	(write_debugging_info): Likewise.
	(setup_section): Use bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags.
gas/
	* config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_change_section): Use backend
	get_sec_type_attr.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index 7c75891..103b613 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -633,11 +633,16 @@ struct elf_backend_data
   bfd_boolean (*elf_backend_section_from_shdr)
     (bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, const char *, int);
 
-  /* A function to convert machine dependent section header flags to
+  /* A function to convert machine dependent ELF section header flags to
      BFD internal section header flags.  */
   bfd_boolean (*elf_backend_section_flags)
     (flagword *, const Elf_Internal_Shdr *);
 
+  /* A function that returns a struct containing ELF section flags and
+     type for the given BFD section.   */
+  const struct bfd_elf_special_section * (*get_sec_type_attr)
+    (bfd *, asection *);
+
   /* A function to handle unusual program segment types when creating BFD
      sections from ELF program segments.  */
   bfd_boolean (*elf_backend_section_from_phdr)
@@ -976,10 +981,6 @@ struct elf_backend_data
 
   const struct elf_size_info *s;
 
-  /* An array of 27 target specific special section map arrays,
-     covering 'a' to 'z', plus other.  */
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section **special_sections;
-
   /* The size in bytes of the header for the GOT.  This includes the
      so-called reserved entries on some systems.  */
   bfd_vma got_header_size;
@@ -1501,8 +1502,10 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_new_section_hook
   (bfd *, asection *);
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_init_reloc_shdr
   (bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, asection *, bfd_boolean);
+extern const struct bfd_elf_special_section *_bfd_elf_get_special_section
+  (const char *, const struct bfd_elf_special_section *, unsigned int);
 extern const struct bfd_elf_special_section *_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr
-  (bfd *, const char *);
+  (bfd *, asection *);
 
 /* If the target doesn't have reloc handling written yet:  */
 extern void _bfd_elf_no_info_to_howto