* emultempl/elf32.em (_place_orphan): If an input section doesn't

match an existing output section, but an unused output section
statement does match, use it.
* emultempl/pe.em (_place_orphan): Likewise.
* emultempl/pep.em (_place_orphan): Likewise.

* ld-elf/orphan4.d: New.
* ld-elf/orphan4.ld: New.
* ld-elf/orphan4.s: New.

3 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
index 7215ff0..4fea6a9 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
@@ -1782,6 +1782,7 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection *s,
   struct orphan_save *place;
   lang_output_section_statement_type *after;
   lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *match_by_name = NULL;
   int isdyn = 0;
   int iself = s->owner->xvec->flavour == bfd_target_elf_flavour;
   unsigned int sh_type = iself ? elf_section_type (s) : SHT_NULL;
@@ -1837,8 +1838,21 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection *s,
 	    lang_add_section (&os->children, s, os);
 	    return os;
 	  }
+
+	/* Save unused output sections in case we can match them
+	   against orphans later.  */
+	if (os->bfd_section == NULL)
+	  match_by_name = os;
       }
 
+  /* If we didn't match an active output section, see if we matched an
+     unused one and use that.  */
+  if (match_by_name)
+    {
+      lang_add_section (&match_by_name->children, s, match_by_name);
+      return match_by_name;
+    }
+
   if (!orphan_init_done)
     {
       lang_output_section_statement_type *lookup;
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pe.em b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
index b936199..79b30d3 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pe.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
@@ -1816,6 +1816,7 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection *s,
   char *dollar = NULL;
   lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
   lang_statement_list_type add_child;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *match_by_name = NULL;
   lang_statement_union_type **pl;
 
   /* Look through the script to see where to place this section.  */
@@ -1854,8 +1855,21 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection *s,
 	    lang_add_section (&add_child, s, os);
 	    break;
 	  }
+
+	/* Save unused output sections in case we can match them
+	   against orphans later.  */
+	if (os->bfd_section == NULL)
+	  match_by_name = os;
       }
 
+  /* If we didn't match an active output section, see if we matched an
+     unused one and use that.  */
+  if (os == NULL && match_by_name)
+    {
+      lang_add_section (&match_by_name->children, s, match_by_name);
+      return match_by_name;
+    }
+
   if (os == NULL)
     {
       static struct orphan_save hold[] =
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pep.em b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
index 753f425..bcc959e 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pep.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pep.em
@@ -1582,6 +1582,7 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection *s,
   char *dollar = NULL;
   lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
   lang_statement_list_type add_child;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *match_by_name = NULL;
   lang_statement_union_type **pl;
 
   /* Look through the script to see where to place this section.  */
@@ -1620,8 +1621,21 @@ gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_place_orphan (asection *s,
 	    lang_add_section (&add_child, s, os);
 	    break;
 	  }
+
+	/* Save unused output sections in case we can match them
+	   against orphans later.  */
+	if (os->bfd_section == NULL)
+	  match_by_name = os;
       }
 
+  /* If we didn't match an active output section, see if we matched an
+     unused one and use that.  */
+  if (os == NULL && match_by_name)
+    {
+      lang_add_section (&match_by_name->children, s, match_by_name);
+      return match_by_name;
+    }
+
   if (os == NULL)
     {
       static struct orphan_save hold[] =