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, 19 insertions, 46 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index 51b6cc9..570754a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static bfd_vma opd_entry_value
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	      ppc64_elf_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections   ppc64_elf_finish_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_link_output_symbol_hook   ppc64_elf_output_symbol_hook
-#define elf_backend_special_sections	      ppc64_elf_special_sections
+#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr	      ppc64_elf_get_sec_type_attr
 
 /* The name of the dynamic interpreter.  This is put in the .interp
    section.  */
@@ -2508,61 +2508,34 @@ ppc64_elf_merge_private_bfd_data (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd)
 
 /* Add extra PPC sections.  */
 
-static struct bfd_elf_special_section const
-  ppc64_special_sections_p[]=
+static struct bfd_elf_special_section const ppc64_elf_special_sections[]=
 {
   { ".plt",     4,  0, SHT_NOBITS,   0 },
-  { NULL,        0, 0, 0,            0 }
-};
-
-static struct bfd_elf_special_section const
-  ppc64_special_sections_s[]=
-{
-  { ".sdata",   6, -2, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },
   { ".sbss",    5, -2, SHT_NOBITS,   SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },
-  { NULL,        0, 0, 0,            0 }
-};
-
-static struct bfd_elf_special_section const
-  ppc64_special_sections_t[]=
-{
+  { ".sdata",   6, -2, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },
   { ".toc",     4,  0, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },
   { ".toc1",    5,  0, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },
   { ".tocbss",  7,  0, SHT_NOBITS,   SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },
   { NULL,       0,  0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static struct bfd_elf_special_section const *
-  ppc64_elf_special_sections[27]=
+static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
+ppc64_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 {
-  NULL,				/* 'a' */
-  NULL,				/* 'b' */
-  NULL,				/* 'c' */
-  NULL,				/* 'd' */
-  NULL,				/* 'e' */
-  NULL,				/* 'f' */
-  NULL,				/* 'g' */
-  NULL,				/* 'h' */
-  NULL,				/* 'i' */
-  NULL,				/* 'j' */
-  NULL,				/* 'k' */
-  NULL,				/* 'l' */
-  NULL,				/* 'm' */
-  NULL,				/* 'n' */
-  NULL,				/* 'o' */
-  ppc64_special_sections_p,	/* 'p' */
-  NULL,				/* 'q' */
-  NULL,				/* 'r' */
-  ppc64_special_sections_s,	/* 's' */
-  ppc64_special_sections_t,	/* 't' */
-  NULL,				/* 'u' */
-  NULL,				/* 'v' */
-  NULL,				/* 'w' */
-  NULL,				/* 'x' */
-  NULL,				/* 'y' */
-  NULL,				/* 'z' */
-  NULL				/* other */
-};
+  const struct bfd_elf_special_section const *ssect;
+
+  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
+  if (sec->name == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
+					ppc64_elf_special_sections,
+					sec->use_rela_p);
+  if (ssect != NULL)
+    return ssect;
+
+  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
+}
 
 struct _ppc64_elf_section_data
 {