* elflink.c (is_reloc_section): New function. Returns true if the

        given name matches the name of the reloc-containing section
        associated with the given section.
        (get_dynamic_reloc_section_name): New function.  Computes the name
        of the section that contains the dynamic relocs associated with
        the given section.
        (_bfd_elf_get_dynamic_reloc_section): New function.  Returns a
        pointer to the section containing the dynamic relocs associated
        with the given section.
        (_bfd_elf_make_dynamic_reloc_section): New function.  Creates a
        section to contain the dynamic relocs associated with a given
        section.
        * elf-bfd.h: Prototype the new functions.
        * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_elf_check_relocs): Use new functions.
        (mn10300_elf_final_link_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-arm.c (reloc_section_p): Delete - replaced by new
        functions.
        (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Use new functions.
        (elf32_arm_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-cris.c (cris_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (elf_cris_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (i370_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (m32r_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-m68k.c (elf_m68k_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32_ppc.c (ppc_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (ppc_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
        (sh_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_check_relocs): Likewise.
        (elf_vax_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf64-sh64.c (sh_elf64_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf64-x86-64.c (elf64_x86_64_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
        * elf32-bfin.c (bfin_check_relocs): Remove redundant local
        variable 'sreloc'.
        (bfin_relocate_section): Likewise.
        * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
index 308b4e9..c22b4fd 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -1748,7 +1748,6 @@ elf64_alpha_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 {
   bfd *dynobj;
   asection *sreloc;
-  const char *rel_sec_name;
   Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
   struct alpha_elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes;
   const Elf_Internal_Rela *rel, *relend;
@@ -1773,7 +1772,6 @@ elf64_alpha_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
     elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
   sreloc = NULL;
-  rel_sec_name = NULL;
   symtab_hdr = &elf_symtab_hdr (abfd);
   sym_hashes = alpha_elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
 
@@ -1923,41 +1921,16 @@ elf64_alpha_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 
       if (need & NEED_DYNREL)
 	{
-	  if (rel_sec_name == NULL)
-	    {
-	      rel_sec_name = (bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section
-			      (abfd, elf_elfheader(abfd)->e_shstrndx,
-			       elf_section_data(sec)->rel_hdr.sh_name));
-	      if (rel_sec_name == NULL)
-		return FALSE;
-
-	      BFD_ASSERT (CONST_STRNEQ (rel_sec_name, ".rela")
-			  && strcmp (bfd_get_section_name (abfd, sec),
-				     rel_sec_name+5) == 0);
-	    }
-
 	  /* We need to create the section here now whether we eventually
 	     use it or not so that it gets mapped to an output section by
-	     the linker.  If not used, we'll kill it in
-	     size_dynamic_sections.  */
+	     the linker.  If not used, we'll kill it in size_dynamic_sections.  */
 	  if (sreloc == NULL)
 	    {
-	      sreloc = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, rel_sec_name);
+	      sreloc = _bfd_elf_make_dynamic_reloc_section
+		(sec, dynobj, 3, abfd, /*rela?*/ TRUE);
+
 	      if (sreloc == NULL)
-		{
-		  flagword flags;
-
-		  flags = (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-			   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED | SEC_READONLY);
-		  if (sec->flags & SEC_ALLOC)
-		    flags |= SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD;
-		  sreloc = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-							rel_sec_name,
-							flags);
-		  if (sreloc == NULL
-		      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, sreloc, 3))
-		    return FALSE;
-		}
+		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
 	  if (h)