2005-07-25 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data): Add common_definition,
	common_section_index, common_section, and merge_symbol.
	(_bfd_elf_common_definition): New.
	(_bfd_elf_common_section_index): New.
	(_bfd_elf_common_section): New.

	* elf.c (elf_fake_sections): Don't clear sh_flags.

	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Call backend merge_symbol
	if it is available.
	(is_global_data_symbol_definition): Call backend
	common_definition instead of checking SHN_COMMON.
	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise.
	(elf_link_output_extsym): Call backend common_section_index
	for common section index.
	(_bfd_elf_common_definition): New.
	(_bfd_elf_common_section_index): New.
	(_bfd_elf_common_section): New.

	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_common_definition): New.
	(elf_backend_common_section_index): New.
	(elf_backend_common_section): New.
	(elf_backend_merge_symbol): New.
	(elfNN_bed): Initialize common_definition, common_section_index,
	common_section, and merge_symbol.

	* section.c (BFD_FAKE_SECTION): New.
	(STD_SECTION): Use it.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index ff46a5e..3e47b02 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -2618,7 +2618,7 @@ elf_fake_sections (bfd *abfd, asection *asect, void *failedptrarg)
       return;
     }
 
-  this_hdr->sh_flags = 0;
+  /* Don't clear sh_flags. Assembler may set additional bits.  */
 
   if ((asect->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0
       || asect->user_set_vma)