* section.c (bfd_get_linker_section): New function.

	* elf32-arm.c: When retrieving SEC_LINKER_CREATED sections, use
	the above throughout rather than bfd_get_section_by_name.  Use
	bfd_make_section_anyway rather than bfd_make_section when creating
	them.
	* elf32-bfin.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-cr16.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-cris.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-i370.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-lm32.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m32c.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-microblaze.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-rl78.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-score.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-score7.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-tilepro.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-vax.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-ia64-vms.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sparc.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
	* elfnn-ia64.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-sparc.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-tilegx.c: Likewise.
	* elflink.c: Likewise.
	* elf-vxworks.c: Likewise.
	* elf-m10300.c: Likewise.  Also make use of htab plt, got and
	gotplt shortcuts.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_check_relocs): Use the correct bfd when
	calling create_rofixup_section.
	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Simplify test for .dynstr.

1 files changed, 41 insertions, 43 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
index c314efd..ce5436d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ sh_elf64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	     offset table extension for the procedure linkage table.  */
 	  if (sgotplt == NULL)
 	    {
-	      sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+	      sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
 	      BFD_ASSERT (sgotplt != NULL);
 	    }
 
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ sh_elf64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	     offset table.  */
 	  if (sgot == NULL)
 	    {
-	      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+	      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 	      BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
 	    }
 
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ sh_elf64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 		      Elf_Internal_Rela outrel;
 		      bfd_byte *loc;
 
-		      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+		      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 		      BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
 		      outrel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ sh_elf64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
 	  if (sgot == NULL)
 	    {
-	      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+	      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 	      BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
 	    }
 
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ sh_elf64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
 	  if (sgot == NULL)
 	    {
-	      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+	      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 	      BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
 	    }
 
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ sh_elf64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
 	  if (splt == NULL)
 	    {
-	      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+	      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
 	      BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
 	    }
 
@@ -2490,24 +2490,22 @@ sh_elf64_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 
 	  if (sgot == NULL)
 	    {
-	      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+	      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 	      BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
 	    }
 
 	  if (srelgot == NULL
 	      && (h != NULL || info->shared))
 	    {
-	      srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+	      srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 	      if (srelgot == NULL)
 		{
-		  srelgot = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-							 ".rela.got",
-							 (SEC_ALLOC
-							  | SEC_LOAD
-							  | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-							  | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-							  | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-							  | SEC_READONLY));
+		  flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+				    | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+				    | SEC_READONLY);
+		  srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+								".rela.got",
+								flags);
 		  if (srelgot == NULL
 		      || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srelgot, 2))
 		    return FALSE;
@@ -3159,7 +3157,7 @@ sh64_elf64_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
   if (bed->plt_readonly)
     pltflags |= SEC_READONLY;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
     return FALSE;
@@ -3186,9 +3184,10 @@ sh64_elf64_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-				   bed->default_use_rela_p ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
-				   flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+					  bed->default_use_rela_p
+					  ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
+					  flags | SEC_READONLY);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
     return FALSE;
@@ -3204,8 +3203,8 @@ sh64_elf64_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	 image and use a R_*_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
 	 initialize them at run time.  The linker script puts the .dynbss
 	 section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
-				       SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
+					      SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       if (s == NULL)
 	return FALSE;
 
@@ -3222,10 +3221,10 @@ sh64_elf64_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	 copy relocs.  */
       if (! info->shared)
 	{
-	  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-					   (bed->default_use_rela_p
-					    ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
-					   flags | SEC_READONLY);
+	  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+						  (bed->default_use_rela_p
+						   ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
+						  flags | SEC_READONLY);
 	  if (s == NULL
 	      || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
 	    return FALSE;
@@ -3284,7 +3283,7 @@ sh64_elf64_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* If this is the first .plt entry, make room for the special
@@ -3312,13 +3311,13 @@ sh64_elf64_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .got.plt section, which
 	 will be placed in the .got section by the linker script.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += 8;
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .rela.plt section.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += sizeof (Elf64_External_Rela);
 
@@ -3362,7 +3361,7 @@ sh64_elf64_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_SH_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
@@ -3373,7 +3372,7 @@ sh64_elf64_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
     {
       asection *srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf64_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
@@ -3425,7 +3424,7 @@ sh64_elf64_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
 	{
-	  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+	  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
 	  BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 	  s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
 	  s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
@@ -3438,7 +3437,7 @@ sh64_elf64_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
 	 not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.got,
 	 which will cause it to get stripped from the output file
 	 below.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       if (s != NULL)
 	s->size = 0;
     }
@@ -3607,9 +3606,9 @@ sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
 
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sgot != NULL && srel != NULL);
 
       /* Get the index in the procedure linkage table which
@@ -3710,8 +3709,8 @@ sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.  Set it
 	 up.  */
 
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srel != NULL);
 
       rel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
@@ -3756,8 +3755,7 @@ sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
 		  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
 		      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-				   ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rel.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
@@ -3790,9 +3788,9 @@ sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
@@ -3875,7 +3873,7 @@ sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
 	}
 
       /* Fill in the first entry in the procedure linkage table.  */
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       if (splt && splt->size > 0)
 	{
 	  if (info->shared)