* config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_type): Add code to support a type of

        gnu_unique_object.
        * doc/as.texinfo: Document new feature of .type directive.
        * NEWS: Mention support for gnu_unique_object symbol type.

        * common.h (STB_GNU_UNIQUE): Define.

        * NEWS: Mention the linker's support for symbols with a binding of
        STB_GNU_UNIQUE.

        * gas/elf/type.s: Add unique global symbol definition.
        * gas/elf/type.e: Add expected readelf output for global unique
        symbol.

        * elfcpp.h (enum STB): Add STB_GNU_UNIQUE.

        * readelf.c (get_symbol_binding): For Linux targeted files return
        UNIQUE for symbols with the STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.
        * doc/binutils.texi: Document the meaning of the 'u' symbol
        binding in the output of nm and objdump --syms.

        * elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_entry): Add unique_global field.
        * elf.c (swap_out_syms): Set binding to STB_GNU_UNIQUE for symbols
        with the BSF_GNU_UNIQUE flag bit set.
        * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Set the BSF_GNU_UNIQUE flag
        for symbols with STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.
        * elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Set unique_global for symbols
        with the STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.
        (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Set the BSF_GNU_UNIQUE flag for
        symbols with STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.  Set STB_GNU_UNIQUE for
        symbols with the unique_global field set.
        (elf_link_output_extsym): Set unique_global field for symbols with
        the STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.
        * syms.c (struct bfd_symbol): Define BSF_GNU_UNIQUE flag bit.
        (bfd_print_symbol_vandf): Print a 'u' character for BSF_GNU_UNIQUE
        symbols.
        (bfd_decode_symclass): Return a 'u' character for BSF_GNU_UNIQUE
        symbols.
        * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 19f2684..f27c607 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -6446,6 +6446,8 @@ Unable to find equivalent output section for symbol '%s' from section '%s'"),
 
 	  if (flags & BSF_LOCAL)
 	    bind = STB_LOCAL;
+	  else if (flags & BSF_GNU_UNIQUE)
+	    bind = STB_GNU_UNIQUE;
 	  else if (flags & BSF_WEAK)
 	    bind = STB_WEAK;
 	  else if (flags & BSF_GLOBAL)