bfd/

	* bfd-in.h (_bfd_elf_fix_excluded_sec_syms): Declare.
	(_bfd_elf_provide_section_bound_symbols): Remove param name.
	Formatting.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_gc_sections): Don't call generic function.
	(_bfd_elf_provide_symbol): Formatting.
	(_bfd_elf_provide_section_bound_symbols): Remove all hacks, just
	create section relative syms.
	(fix_syms, _bfd_elf_fix_excluded_sec_syms): New functions.
	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_set_sdata_syms): Use
	_bfd_elf_provide_section_bound_symbols.
	* reloc.c (bfd_mark_used_section): Delete.
	(bfd_generic_gc_sections): Don't call the above.
ld/
	* ldlang.c (strip_excluded_output_sections): Don't call
	bfd_gc_sections.
	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld*_provide_bound_symbols): Move.
	(gld*_provide_init_fini_syms): Move.
	(gld*_before_allocation): Call the above from here..
	(gld*_finish): ..not here.  Call _bfd_elf_fix_excluded_sec_syms.
	* emultempl/hppaelf.em (hppaelf_finish): Likewise.
	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (ppc_finish): Likewise.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/reloc.c b/bfd/reloc.c
index 1b15e6a..9d10d25 100644
--- a/bfd/reloc.c
+++ b/bfd/reloc.c
@@ -4520,27 +4520,6 @@ bfd_generic_relax_section (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* Mark sections containing global symbols.  This is called through
-   bfd_link_hash_traverse.  */
-
-static bfd_boolean
-bfd_mark_used_section (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h,
-		       void *data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
-{
-  if (h->type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-    h = h->u.i.link;
-
-  if (h->type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-      || h->type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-    {
-      asection *s = h->u.def.section;
-      if (s != NULL && s->output_section != NULL)
-	s->output_section->flags |= SEC_KEEP;
-    }
-
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
 /*
 INTERNAL_FUNCTION
 	bfd_generic_gc_sections
@@ -4551,18 +4530,13 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 	Provides default handling for relaxing for back ends which
-	don't do section gc -- i.e., does nothing besides the special
-	case for marking sections having global symbols.
+	don't do section gc -- i.e., does nothing.
 */
 
 bfd_boolean
 bfd_generic_gc_sections (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-			 struct bfd_link_info *info)
+			 struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
-  /* If called when info->gc_sections is 0, then mark all sections
-     containing global symbols with SEC_KEEP.  */
-  if (!info->gc_sections && !info->relocatable)
-    bfd_link_hash_traverse (info->hash, bfd_mark_used_section, NULL);
   return TRUE;
 }