Add hdynamic to elf_link_hash_table for _DYNAMIC

	* elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Add hdynamic for the
	_DYNAMIC symbol.

	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections): Set
	hdynamic.

	* elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Check
	hdynamic instead of "_DYNAMIC".
	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-cr16.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_mov_to_lea): Likewise.
	* elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-tic6x.c (elf32_tic6x_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-tilepro.c (tilepro_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf64-aarch64.c elf64_aarch64_finish_dynamic_symbol(): Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf64-ia64-vms.c (elf64_ia64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea): Likewise.
	* elfnn-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elfxx-tilegx.c (tilegx_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.

	* elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Check
	hdynamic, hgot, hplt instead of _DYNAMIC, _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_,
	_PROCEDURE_LINKAGE_TABLE_.
	* elf32-score.c (s3_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
	* elf32-score7.c (s7_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.

30 files changed, 78 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index d545c1d..ee99372 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
+2012-09-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* elf-bfd.h (elf_link_hash_table): Add hdynamic for the
+	_DYNAMIC symbol.
+
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections): Set
+	hdynamic.
+
+	* elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Check
+	hdynamic instead of "_DYNAMIC".
+	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-cr16.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-cris.c (elf_cris_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_mov_to_lea): Likewise.
+	* elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-tic6x.c (elf32_tic6x_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-tilepro.c (tilepro_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-vax.c (elf_vax_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf64-aarch64.c elf64_aarch64_finish_dynamic_symbol(): Likewise.
+	* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf64-ia64-vms.c (elf64_ia64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf64-s390.c (elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf64-x86-64.c (elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea): Likewise.
+	* elfnn-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elfxx-sparc.c (_bfd_sparc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elfxx-tilegx.c (tilegx_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+
+	* elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Check
+	hdynamic, hgot, hplt instead of _DYNAMIC, _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_,
+	_PROCEDURE_LINKAGE_TABLE_.
+	* elf32-score.c (s3_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elf32-score7.c (s7_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.
+
 2012-08-31  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_convert_mov_to_lea): Don't optimize
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index e57528e..1225036 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -498,6 +498,9 @@ struct elf_link_hash_table
   /* The _PROCEDURE_LINKAGE_TABLE_ symbol.  */
   struct elf_link_hash_entry *hplt;
 
+  /* The _DYNAMIC symbol.  */
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry *hdynamic;
+
   /* A pointer to information used to merge SEC_MERGE sections.  */
   void *merge_info;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf-m10300.c b/bfd/elf-m10300.c
index 709ea16..b44a4b4 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-m10300.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-m10300.c
@@ -5395,7 +5395,7 @@ _bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd * output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
-  if (streq (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC")
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arm.c b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
index a287fbb..633bb64 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
@@ -14003,7 +14003,7 @@ elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd * output_bfd,
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  On VxWorks,
      the _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ symbol is not absolute: it is relative
      to the ".got" section.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == htab->root.hdynamic
       || (!htab->vxworks_p && h == htab->root.hgot))
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-cr16.c b/bfd/elf32-cr16.c
index 97fa569..46769f5 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-cr16.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-cr16.c
@@ -2698,7 +2698,7 @@ _bfd_cr16_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd * output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-cris.c b/bfd/elf32-cris.c
index c9316ee..33afc63 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-cris.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-cris.c
@@ -2288,7 +2288,7 @@ elf_cris_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-hppa.c b/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
index dc3053c..7ec06c7 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
@@ -4442,9 +4442,7 @@ elf32_hppa_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
-  if (eh_name (eh)[0] == '_'
-      && (strcmp (eh_name (eh), "_DYNAMIC") == 0
-	  || eh == htab->etab.hgot))
+  if (eh == htab->etab.hdynamic || eh == htab->etab.hgot)
     {
       sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
     }
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i386.c b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
index eab963c..25e3a33 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ elf_i386_convert_mov_to_lea (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
 	 optimizing _DYNAMIC since ld.so may use its link-time address.  */
       if (h->def_regular
 	  && h->type != STT_GNU_IFUNC
-	  && strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") != 0
+	  && h != htab->elf.hdynamic
 	  && SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL (link_info, h)
 	  && bfd_get_8 (input_bfd,
 			contents + irel->r_offset - 2) == 0x8b)
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-lm32.c b/bfd/elf32-lm32.c
index 8d530a4..f40536c 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-lm32.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-lm32.c
@@ -1745,8 +1745,7 @@ lm32_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
-      || h == htab->root.hgot)
+  if (h == htab->root.hdynamic || h == htab->root.hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
   return TRUE;
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m32r.c b/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
index e3e3bb0..70ddaab 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
@@ -3295,8 +3295,7 @@ m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
-      || h == htab->root.hgot)
+  if (h == htab->root.hdynamic || h == htab->root.hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
   return TRUE;
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c b/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c
index 27b569e..c000424 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c
@@ -2882,9 +2882,9 @@ microblaze_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
-      || strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_") == 0
-      || strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_PROCEDURE_LINKAGE_TABLE_") == 0)
+  if (h == htab->elf.hdynamic
+      || h == htab->elf.hgot
+      || h == htab->elf.hplt)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
   return TRUE;
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-s390.c b/bfd/elf32-s390.c
index 8d654d5..039de3a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-s390.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-s390.c
@@ -3703,7 +3703,7 @@ elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == htab->elf.hdynamic
       || h == htab->elf.hgot
       || h == htab->elf.hplt)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-score.c b/bfd/elf32-score.c
index 01a602b..7b16ea2 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-score.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-score.c
@@ -3537,7 +3537,8 @@ s3_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
   name = h->root.root.string;
-  if (strcmp (name, "_DYNAMIC") == 0 || strcmp (name, "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_") == 0)
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
+      || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
   else if (strcmp (name, "_DYNAMIC_LINK") == 0)
     {
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-score7.c b/bfd/elf32-score7.c
index 3615a1e..30bfe39 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-score7.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-score7.c
@@ -3345,7 +3345,8 @@ s7_bfd_score_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
   name = h->root.root.string;
-  if (strcmp (name, "_DYNAMIC") == 0 || strcmp (name, "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_") == 0)
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
+      || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
   else if (strcmp (name, "_DYNAMIC_LINK") == 0)
     {
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh.c b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
index cbd00aa..df4affd 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sh.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
@@ -7157,7 +7157,7 @@ sh_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  On VxWorks,
      _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ is not absolute: it is relative to the
      ".got" section.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == htab->root.hdynamic
       || (!htab->vxworks_p && h == htab->root.hgot))
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c b/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c
index dbe2c16..ef0d155 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-tic6x.c
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ elf32_tic6x_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd * output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-tilepro.c b/bfd/elf32-tilepro.c
index aa2dfd6..cbb65c6 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-tilepro.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-tilepro.c
@@ -3787,7 +3787,7 @@ tilepro_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute. */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == htab->elf.hdynamic
       || (h == htab->elf.hgot || h == htab->elf.hplt))
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-vax.c b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
index 6258d96..3fbc289 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-vax.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ elf_vax_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
     }
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
index 2de9480..797979f 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
@@ -3135,7 +3135,7 @@ elf_xtensa_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     }
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-aarch64.c b/bfd/elf64-aarch64.c
index 6299074..648ca7f 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-aarch64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-aarch64.c
@@ -6590,7 +6590,7 @@ elf64_aarch64_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  SYM may
      be NULL for local symbols.  */
   if (sym != NULL
-      && (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+      && (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
 	  || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot))
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
index deb03c1..c18c37a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -4902,7 +4902,7 @@ elf64_alpha_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hplt)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c b/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
index f723068..85a6192 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
@@ -4030,7 +4030,7 @@ elf64_ia64_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == ia64_info->root.hdynamic
       || h == ia64_info->root.hgot
       || h == ia64_info->root.hplt)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-s390.c b/bfd/elf64-s390.c
index 8512fc0..c8b57f4 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-s390.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-s390.c
@@ -3506,7 +3506,7 @@ do_glob_dat:
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == htab->elf.hdynamic
       || h == htab->elf.hgot
       || h == htab->elf.hplt)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
index ce5436d..3e6d081 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
@@ -3769,7 +3769,7 @@ sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
index 9edc5ae..7daecb4 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ elf_x86_64_convert_mov_to_lea (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
 	 address.  */
       if (h->def_regular
 	  && h->type != STT_GNU_IFUNC
-	  && strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") != 0
+	  && h != htab->elf.hdynamic
 	  && SYMBOL_REFERENCES_LOCAL (link_info, h)
 	  && bfd_get_8 (input_bfd,
 			contents + irel->r_offset - 2) == 0x8b)
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 3ef3f9b..9446e7d 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ _bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
   flagword flags;
   asection *s;
   const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
 
   if (! is_elf_hash_table (info->hash))
     return FALSE;
@@ -254,7 +255,9 @@ _bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
      section.  We don't want to define it if there is no .dynamic
      section, since on some ELF platforms the start up code examines it
      to decide how to initialize the process.  */
-  if (!_bfd_elf_define_linkage_sym (abfd, info, s, "_DYNAMIC"))
+  h = _bfd_elf_define_linkage_sym (abfd, info, s, "_DYNAMIC");
+  elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic = h;
+  if (h == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
   if (info->emit_hash)
diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c b/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c
index e6abb79..afa1e04 100644
--- a/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c
@@ -4586,7 +4586,7 @@ elfNN_ia64_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute.  */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == ia64_info->root.hdynamic
       || h == ia64_info->root.hgot
       || h == ia64_info->root.hplt)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
index 9c3f372..15a32c1 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
@@ -10129,7 +10129,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
 
   /* Mark _DYNAMIC and _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ as absolute.  */
   name = h->root.root.string;
-  if (strcmp (name, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == elf_hash_table (info)->hdynamic
       || h == elf_hash_table (info)->hgot)
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
   else if (strcmp (name, "_DYNAMIC_LINK") == 0
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c b/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
index e14afaf..9811d17 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
@@ -4511,7 +4511,7 @@ _bfd_sparc_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
      _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ is not absolute: it is relative to the
      ".got" section.  Likewise _PROCEDURE_LINKAGE_TABLE_ and ".plt".  */
   if (sym != NULL
-      && (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+      && (h == htab->elf.hdynamic
 	  || (!htab->is_vxworks
 	      && (h == htab->elf.hgot || h == htab->elf.hplt))))
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-tilegx.c b/bfd/elfxx-tilegx.c
index c0daf18..3bcdd3a 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-tilegx.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-tilegx.c
@@ -4185,7 +4185,7 @@ tilegx_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
 
   /* Mark some specially defined symbols as absolute. */
-  if (strcmp (h->root.root.string, "_DYNAMIC") == 0
+  if (h == htab->elf.hdynamic
       || (h == htab->elf.hgot || h == htab->elf.hplt))
     sym->st_shndx = SHN_ABS;