bfd/

	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_table): Reorder.  Add
	text_index_section and data_index_section.
	(struct elf_backend_data): Add elf_backend_init_index_section.
	(_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section): Declare.
	(_bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections): Declare.
	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_init_index_section): Define.
	(elfNN_bed): Init new field.
	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_omit_section_dynsym): Keep first tls
	section and text_index_section plus data_index_section.
	(_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Clear dynindx on omitted sections.
	(_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section): New function.
	(_bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections): New function.
	(bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Call elf_backend_init_index_section.
	(elf_link_input_bfd): When emitting relocs, use text_index_section
	and data_index_section for removed sections.
	* elf-m10300.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): Define.
	* elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-ia64.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Use text_index_section
	and data_index_section sym for relocs against sections with no dynamic
	section sym.
	(elf_backend_init_index_section): Define.
	* elf32-cris.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-hppa.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-i370.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-m68k.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-mips.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-ppc.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-s390.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-sparc.c: Similarly.
	* elf32-vax.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-mips.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-ppc.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-s390.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-sparc.c: Similarly.
	* elf64-x86-64.c: Similarly.
	* elfn32-mips.c: Similarly.
	* elfxx-mips.c: Similarly.
	* elfxx-sparc.c: Similarly.
	* linker.c (fix_syms): Base symbols in removed sections on
	previous section in preference to using absolute section.

ld/
	* ldlang.c (strip_excluded_output_sections): Do strip sections
	that define syms, but don't ignore them.
	* ld.texinfo (Output Section Discarding): Revise.
	* emultempl/armcoff.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_finish): Always call
	finish_default.

ld/testsuite/
	Update for section sym changes.

34 files changed, 369 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index eba1f15..03cff6c 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,55 @@
+2006-10-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_link_hash_table): Reorder.  Add
+	text_index_section and data_index_section.
+	(struct elf_backend_data): Add elf_backend_init_index_section.
+	(_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section): Declare.
+	(_bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections): Declare.
+	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_init_index_section): Define.
+	(elfNN_bed): Init new field.
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_link_omit_section_dynsym): Keep first tls
+	section and text_index_section plus data_index_section.
+	(_bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms): Clear dynindx on omitted sections.
+	(_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section): New function.
+	(_bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections): New function.
+	(bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Call elf_backend_init_index_section.
+	(elf_link_input_bfd): When emitting relocs, use text_index_section
+	and data_index_section for removed sections.
+	* elf-m10300.c (elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym): Define.
+	* elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
+	* elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
+	* elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
+	* elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
+	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
+	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
+	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
+	* elf64-mmix.c: Likewise.
+	* elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
+	* elfxx-ia64.c: Likewise.
+	* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_final_link_relocate): Use text_index_section
+	and data_index_section sym for relocs against sections with no dynamic
+	section sym.
+	(elf_backend_init_index_section): Define.
+	* elf32-cris.c: Similarly.
+	* elf32-hppa.c: Similarly.
+	* elf32-i370.c: Similarly.
+	* elf32-m68k.c: Similarly.
+	* elf32-mips.c: Similarly.
+	* elf32-ppc.c: Similarly.
+	* elf32-s390.c: Similarly.
+	* elf32-sparc.c: Similarly.
+	* elf32-vax.c: Similarly.
+	* elf64-mips.c: Similarly.
+	* elf64-ppc.c: Similarly.
+	* elf64-s390.c: Similarly.
+	* elf64-sparc.c: Similarly.
+	* elf64-x86-64.c: Similarly.
+	* elfn32-mips.c: Similarly.
+	* elfxx-mips.c: Similarly.
+	* elfxx-sparc.c: Similarly.
+	* linker.c (fix_syms): Base symbols in removed sections on
+	previous section in preference to using absolute section.
+
 2006-10-16  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>
 
 	* elfxx-ia64.c (addend_compare): Properly compute return value.
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index 1e541da..bb86c4e 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ struct elf_link_hash_table
      when linking against or generating a shared object.  */
   bfd_boolean dynamic_sections_created;
 
+  /* True if this target has relocatable executables, so needs dynamic
+     section symbols.  */
+  bfd_boolean is_relocatable_executable;
+
   /* The BFD used to hold special sections created by the linker.
      This will be the first BFD found which requires these sections to
      be created.  */
@@ -378,6 +382,12 @@ struct elf_link_hash_table
      included in the link.  */
   struct bfd_link_needed_list *needed;
 
+  /* Sections in the output bfd that provides a section symbol
+     to be used by relocations emitted against local symbols.
+     Most targets will not use data_index_section.  */
+  asection *text_index_section;
+  asection *data_index_section;
+
   /* The _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ symbol.  */
   struct elf_link_hash_entry *hgot;
 
@@ -406,10 +416,6 @@ struct elf_link_hash_table
 
   /* A linked list of BFD's loaded in the link.  */
   struct elf_link_loaded_list *loaded;
-
-  /* True if this target has relocatable executables, so needs dynamic
-     section symbols.  */
-  bfd_boolean is_relocatable_executable;
 };
 
 /* Look up an entry in an ELF linker hash table.  */
@@ -766,6 +772,11 @@ struct elf_backend_data
   bfd_boolean (*elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections)
     (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info);
 
+  /* Set TEXT_INDEX_SECTION and DATA_INDEX_SECTION, the output sections
+     we keep to use as a base for relocs and symbols.  */
+  void (*elf_backend_init_index_section)
+    (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info);
+
   /* The RELOCATE_SECTION function is called by the ELF backend linker
      to handle the relocations for a section.
 
@@ -1697,6 +1708,10 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_create_got_section
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 extern struct elf_link_hash_entry *_bfd_elf_define_linkage_sym
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *, const char *);
+extern void _bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
+extern void _bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elfcore_make_pseudosection
   (bfd *, char *, size_t, ufile_ptr);
diff --git a/bfd/elf-m10300.c b/bfd/elf-m10300.c
index 423ec52..7a72925 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-m10300.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-m10300.c
@@ -4756,6 +4756,8 @@ _bfd_mn10300_elf_reloc_type_class (const Elf_Internal_Rela *rela)
   _bfd_mn10300_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
   _bfd_mn10300_elf_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
   _bfd_mn10300_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections \
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arm.c b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
index bdbdd6a..f4342b6 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
@@ -3731,6 +3731,8 @@ elf32_arm_final_link_relocate (reloc_howto_type *           howto,
 		value |= 1;
 	      if (globals->symbian_p)
 		{
+		  asection *osec;
+
 		  /* On Symbian OS, the data segment and text segement
 		     can be relocated independently.  Therefore, we
 		     must indicate the segment to which this
@@ -3738,11 +3740,27 @@ elf32_arm_final_link_relocate (reloc_howto_type *           howto,
 		     use any symbol in the right segment; we just use
 		     the section symbol as it is convenient.  (We
 		     cannot use the symbol given by "h" directly as it
-		     will not appear in the dynamic symbol table.)  */
+		     will not appear in the dynamic symbol table.)
+
+		     Note that the dynamic linker ignores the section
+		     symbol value, so we don't subtract osec->vma
+		     from the emitted reloc addend.  */
 		  if (sym_sec)
-		    symbol = elf_section_data (sym_sec->output_section)->dynindx;
+		    osec = sym_sec->output_section;
 		  else
-		    symbol = elf_section_data (input_section->output_section)->dynindx;
+		    osec = input_section->output_section;
+		  symbol = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+		  if (symbol == 0)
+		    {
+		      struct elf_link_hash_table *htab = elf_hash_table (info);
+
+		      if ((osec->flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0
+			  && htab->data_index_section != NULL)
+			osec = htab->data_index_section;
+		      else
+			osec = htab->text_index_section;
+		      symbol = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+		    }
 		  BFD_ASSERT (symbol != 0);
 		}
 	      else
@@ -8551,7 +8569,8 @@ elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_sections (bfd * output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info * info
 
       /* UnixWare sets the entsize of .plt to 4, although that doesn't
 	 really seem like the right value.  */
-      elf_section_data (splt->output_section)->this_hdr.sh_entsize = 4;
+      if (splt->output_section->owner == output_bfd)
+	elf_section_data (splt->output_section)->this_hdr.sh_entsize = 4;
 
       if (htab->vxworks_p && !info->shared && htab->splt->size > 0)
 	{
@@ -9494,6 +9513,7 @@ const struct elf_size_info elf32_arm_size_info = {
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections	elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_link_output_symbol_hook	elf32_arm_output_symbol_hook
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections	elf32_arm_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section		_bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections
 #define elf_backend_post_process_headers	elf32_arm_post_process_headers
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class		elf32_arm_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_object_p			elf32_arm_object_p
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-cris.c b/bfd/elf32-cris.c
index 66c8219..199ee1b 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-cris.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-cris.c
@@ -1430,11 +1430,12 @@ cris_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 		}
 	      else
 		{
+		  outrel.r_addend = relocation + rel->r_addend;
+
 		  if (r_type == R_CRIS_32)
 		    {
 		      relocate = TRUE;
 		      outrel.r_info = ELF32_R_INFO (0, R_CRIS_RELATIVE);
-		      outrel.r_addend = relocation + rel->r_addend;
 		    }
 		  else
 		    {
@@ -1451,13 +1452,24 @@ cris_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 			{
 			  asection *osec;
 
+			  /* We are turning this relocation into one
+			     against a section symbol.  It would be
+			     proper to subtract the symbol's value,
+			     osec->vma, from the emitted reloc addend,
+			     but ld.so expects buggy relocs.  */
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
-			  BFD_ASSERT (indx > 0);
+			  if (indx == 0)
+			    {
+			      struct elf_cris_link_hash_table *htab;
+			      htab = elf_cris_hash_table (info);
+			      osec = htab->root.text_index_section;
+			      indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			    }
+			  BFD_ASSERT (indx != 0);
 			}
 
 		      outrel.r_info = ELF32_R_INFO (indx, r_type);
-		      outrel.r_addend = relocation + rel->r_addend;
 		    }
 		}
 
@@ -3390,6 +3402,7 @@ elf_cris_reloc_type_class (rela)
 	elf_cris_adjust_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
 	elf_cris_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section		_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
 	elf_cris_finish_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections \
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-hppa.c b/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
index 0a8b3b1..db6e842 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
@@ -4024,17 +4024,22 @@ elf32_hppa_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 		      && sym_sec->output_section != NULL
 		      && ! bfd_is_abs_section (sym_sec))
 		    {
-		      /* Skip this relocation if the output section has
-			 been discarded.  */
-		      if (bfd_is_abs_section (sym_sec->output_section))
-			break;
+		      asection *osec;
+
+		      osec = sym_sec->output_section;
+		      indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+		      if (indx == 0)
+			{
+			  osec = htab->etab.text_index_section;
+			  indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			}
+		      BFD_ASSERT (indx != 0);
 
-		      indx = elf_section_data (sym_sec->output_section)->dynindx;
 		      /* We are turning this relocation into one
 			 against a section symbol, so subtract out the
 			 output section's address but not the offset
 			 of the input section in the output section.  */
-		      outrel.r_addend -= sym_sec->output_section->vma;
+		      outrel.r_addend -= osec->vma;
 		    }
 
 		  outrel.r_info = ELF32_R_INFO (indx, r_type);
@@ -4642,6 +4647,7 @@ elf32_hppa_elf_get_symbol_type (Elf_Internal_Sym *elf_sym, int type)
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol    elf32_hppa_finish_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections  elf32_hppa_finish_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections    elf32_hppa_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	     _bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_gc_mark_hook	     elf32_hppa_gc_mark_hook
 #define elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook	     elf32_hppa_gc_sweep_hook
 #define elf_backend_grok_prstatus	     elf32_hppa_grok_prstatus
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i370.c b/bfd/elf32-i370.c
index 3c7c372..4930581 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i370.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i370.c
@@ -1290,9 +1290,21 @@ i370_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 			{
 			  asection *osec;
 
+			  /* We are turning this relocation into one
+			     against a section symbol.  It would be
+			     proper to subtract the symbol's value,
+			     osec->vma, from the emitted reloc addend,
+			     but ld.so expects buggy relocs.  */
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
-			  BFD_ASSERT(indx > 0);
+			  if (indx == 0)
+			    {
+			      struct elf_link_hash_table *htab;
+			      htab = elf_hash_table (info);
+			      osec = htab->text_index_section;
+			      indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			    }
+			  BFD_ASSERT (indx != 0);
 #ifdef DEBUG
 			  if (indx <= 0)
 			    {
@@ -1427,6 +1439,7 @@ i370_elf_post_process_headers (bfd * abfd,
    link glibc's ld.so without errors.  */
 #define elf_backend_create_dynamic_sections	i370_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections	i370_elf_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section		_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections	i370_elf_finish_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_fake_sections		i370_elf_fake_sections
 #define elf_backend_section_from_shdr		i370_elf_section_from_shdr
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i386.c b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
index 227bc9e..97054a5 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
@@ -3872,6 +3872,8 @@ elf_i386_hash_symbol (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h)
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	      elf_i386_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections     elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_always_size_sections      elf_i386_always_size_sections
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_plt_sym_val		      elf_i386_plt_sym_val
 #define elf_backend_hash_symbol		      elf_i386_hash_symbol
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m32r.c b/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
index 7456c1c..30674f3 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
@@ -4141,6 +4141,8 @@ m32r_elf_reloc_type_class (const Elf_Internal_Rela *rela)
 #define elf_backend_create_dynamic_sections     m32r_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create    m32r_elf_link_hash_table_create
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections       m32r_elf_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections     m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_adjust_dynamic_symbol       m32r_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol       m32r_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68k.c b/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
index 50b962d..81d219d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
@@ -1833,11 +1833,12 @@ elf_m68k_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	      else
 		{
 		  /* This symbol is local, or marked to become local.  */
+		  outrel.r_addend = relocation + rel->r_addend;
+
 		  if (r_type == R_68K_32)
 		    {
 		      relocate = TRUE;
 		      outrel.r_info = ELF32_R_INFO (0, R_68K_RELATIVE);
-		      outrel.r_addend = relocation + rel->r_addend;
 		    }
 		  else
 		    {
@@ -1854,13 +1855,24 @@ elf_m68k_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 			{
 			  asection *osec;
 
+			  /* We are turning this relocation into one
+			     against a section symbol.  It would be
+			     proper to subtract the symbol's value,
+			     osec->vma, from the emitted reloc addend,
+			     but ld.so expects buggy relocs.  */
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
-			  BFD_ASSERT (indx > 0);
+			  if (indx == 0)
+			    {
+			      struct elf_link_hash_table *htab;
+			      htab = elf_hash_table (info);
+			      osec = htab->text_index_section;
+			      indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			    }
+			  BFD_ASSERT (indx != 0);
 			}
 
 		      outrel.r_info = ELF32_R_INFO (indx, r_type);
-		      outrel.r_addend = relocation + rel->r_addend;
 		    }
 		}
 
@@ -2418,6 +2430,7 @@ elf_m68k_plt_sym_val (bfd_vma i, const asection *plt,
 					elf_m68k_adjust_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
 					elf_m68k_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	elf_m68k_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
 					elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_symbol
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-mips.c b/bfd/elf32-mips.c
index 1a293a0..c5e7dd4 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-mips.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ static const struct ecoff_debug_swap mips_elf32_ecoff_debug_swap = {
 					_bfd_mips_elf_always_size_sections
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
 					_bfd_mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
 					_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
index 7b3e722..59bac50 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
@@ -6280,9 +6280,14 @@ ppc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 			     but ld.so expects buggy relocs.  */
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
-			  BFD_ASSERT (indx > 0);
+			  if (indx == 0)
+			    {
+			      osec = htab->elf.text_index_section;
+			      indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			    }
+			  BFD_ASSERT (indx != 0);
 #ifdef DEBUG
-			  if (indx <= 0)
+			  if (indx == 0)
 			    printf ("indx=%ld section=%s flags=%08x name=%s\n",
 				    indx, osec->name, osec->flags,
 				    h->root.root.string);
@@ -7472,6 +7477,7 @@ ppc_elf_finish_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
 #define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr		ppc_elf_get_sec_type_attr
 #define elf_backend_plt_sym_val			ppc_elf_plt_sym_val
 #define elf_backend_action_discarded		ppc_elf_action_discarded
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section		_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 
 #include "elf32-target.h"
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-s390.c b/bfd/elf32-s390.c
index 287e683..83bf5e1 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-s390.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-s390.c
@@ -2630,14 +2630,18 @@ elf_s390_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  sindx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
-			  BFD_ASSERT (sindx > 0);
+			  if (sindx == 0)
+			    {
+			      osec = htab->elf.text_index_section;
+			      sindx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			    }
+			  BFD_ASSERT (sindx != 0);
 
 			  /* We are turning this relocation into one
 			     against a section symbol, so subtract out
 			     the output section's address but not the
 			     offset of the input section in the output
 			     section.  */
-
 			  outrel.r_addend -= osec->vma;
 			}
 		      outrel.r_info = ELF32_R_INFO (sindx, r_type);
@@ -3542,6 +3546,7 @@ elf_s390_plt_sym_val (bfd_vma i, const asection *plt,
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	      elf_s390_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	      elf_s390_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections     elf_s390_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	      _bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	      elf_s390_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_grok_prstatus	      elf_s390_grok_prstatus
 #define elf_backend_plt_sym_val		      elf_s390_plt_sym_val
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh.c b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
index 02093cf..85f3d8f 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sh.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
@@ -6028,6 +6028,8 @@ sh_elf_plt_sym_val (bfd_vma i, const asection *plt,
 					sh_elf_always_size_sections
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
 					sh_elf_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
 					sh_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections \
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sparc.c b/bfd/elf32-sparc.c
index 3f0c7d6..5f13b96 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sparc.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ elf32_sparc_reloc_type_class (const Elf_Internal_Rela *rela)
 #define elf_backend_gc_mark_hook	_bfd_sparc_elf_gc_mark_hook
 #define elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook       _bfd_sparc_elf_gc_sweep_hook
 #define elf_backend_plt_sym_val		_bfd_sparc_elf_plt_sym_val
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 
 #define elf_backend_can_gc_sections 1
 #define elf_backend_can_refcount 1
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-vax.c b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
index fe8ea03..2572b68 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-vax.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
@@ -1680,9 +1680,21 @@ elf_vax_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 			{
 			  asection *osec;
 
+			  /* We are turning this relocation into one
+			     against a section symbol.  It would be
+			     proper to subtract the symbol's value,
+			     osec->vma, from the emitted reloc addend,
+			     but ld.so expects buggy relocs.  */
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
-			  BFD_ASSERT (indx > 0);
+			  if (indx == 0)
+			    {
+			      struct elf_link_hash_table *htab;
+			      htab = elf_hash_table (info);
+			      osec = htab->text_index_section;
+			      indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			    }
+			  BFD_ASSERT (indx != 0);
 			}
 
 		      outrel.r_info = ELF32_R_INFO (indx, r_type);
@@ -2062,6 +2074,7 @@ elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 					elf_vax_adjust_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
 					elf_vax_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	elf_vax_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
 					elf_vax_finish_dynamic_symbol
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c b/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c
index 818b62d..c5c88c7 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c
@@ -999,6 +999,8 @@ xstormy16_elf_gc_mark_hook (asection *sec,
 #define elf_backend_check_relocs                xstormy16_elf_check_relocs
 #define elf_backend_always_size_sections \
   xstormy16_elf_always_size_sections
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections \
   xstormy16_elf_finish_dynamic_sections
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
index 2a6c695..34f7f47 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
@@ -9844,6 +9844,8 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section elf_xtensa_special_sections[] =
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	     elf_xtensa_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	     elf_xtensa_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections    elf_xtensa_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_special_sections	     elf_xtensa_special_sections
 #define elf_backend_action_discarded	     elf_xtensa_action_discarded
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
index f37a317..1f7e546 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -5275,6 +5275,8 @@ static const struct elf_size_info alpha_elf_size_info =
   elf64_alpha_always_size_sections
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
   elf64_alpha_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section \
   elf64_alpha_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
index 4ff7e6a..4b5e95d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
@@ -2820,6 +2820,8 @@ const struct elf_size_info hppa64_elf_size_info =
 					elf64_hppa_create_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_post_process_headers	elf64_hppa_post_process_headers
 
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_adjust_dynamic_symbol \
 					elf64_hppa_adjust_dynamic_symbol
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-mips.c b/bfd/elf64-mips.c
index 09d13e8..408c352 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-mips.c
@@ -3034,6 +3034,7 @@ const struct elf_size_info mips_elf64_size_info =
 				_bfd_mips_elf_always_size_sections
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
 				_bfd_mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section    _bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
 				_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-mmix.c b/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
index 63176eb..e18f4a1 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
@@ -2916,6 +2916,8 @@ mmix_elf_relax_section (abfd, sec, link_info, again)
 
 #define elf_backend_check_relocs	mmix_elf_check_relocs
 #define elf_backend_symbol_processing	mmix_elf_symbol_processing
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 
 #define bfd_elf64_bfd_is_local_label_name \
 	mmix_elf_is_local_label_name
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index d87a1b2..fcbc71e 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static bfd_vma opd_entry_value
 #define elf_backend_hide_symbol		      ppc64_elf_hide_symbol
 #define elf_backend_always_size_sections      ppc64_elf_func_desc_adjust
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections     ppc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	      _bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections
 #define elf_backend_action_discarded	      ppc64_elf_action_discarded
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	      ppc64_elf_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol     ppc64_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol
@@ -10840,6 +10841,17 @@ ppc64_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
 
+			  if (indx == 0)
+			    {
+			      if ((osec->flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0
+				  && htab->elf.data_index_section != NULL)
+				osec = htab->elf.data_index_section;
+			      else
+				osec = htab->elf.text_index_section;
+			      indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			    }
+			  BFD_ASSERT (indx != 0);
+
 			  /* We are turning this relocation into one
 			     against a section symbol, so subtract out
 			     the output section's address but not the
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-s390.c b/bfd/elf64-s390.c
index 59151d8..1d86820 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-s390.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-s390.c
@@ -2611,14 +2611,19 @@ elf_s390_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  sindx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
-			  BFD_ASSERT (sindx > 0);
+
+			  if (sindx == 0)
+			    {
+			      osec = htab->elf.text_index_section;
+			      sindx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			    }
+			  BFD_ASSERT (sindx != 0);
 
 			  /* We are turning this relocation into one
 			     against a section symbol, so subtract out
 			     the output section's address but not the
 			     offset of the input section in the output
 			     section.  */
-
 			  outrel.r_addend -= osec->vma;
 			}
 		      outrel.r_info = ELF64_R_INFO (sindx, r_type);
@@ -3449,6 +3454,7 @@ const struct elf_size_info s390_elf64_size_info =
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	      elf_s390_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	      elf_s390_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections     elf_s390_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	      _bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	      elf_s390_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_plt_sym_val		      elf_s390_plt_sym_val
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
index e55c19a..5ebea96 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
@@ -4094,6 +4094,8 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section sh64_elf64_special_sections[]=
 					sh64_elf64_adjust_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
 					sh64_elf64_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
 					sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections \
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-sparc.c b/bfd/elf64-sparc.c
index 5c928e2..1185553 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-sparc.c
@@ -889,6 +889,8 @@ const struct elf_size_info elf64_sparc_size_info =
   _bfd_sparc_elf_gc_mark_hook
 #define elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook \
   _bfd_sparc_elf_gc_sweep_hook
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section \
+  _bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 
 #define elf_backend_can_gc_sections 1
 #define elf_backend_can_refcount 1
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
index 23dee16..2556fdc 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
@@ -2457,9 +2457,19 @@ elf64_x86_64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 			{
 			  asection *osec;
 
+			  /* We are turning this relocation into one
+			     against a section symbol.  It would be
+			     proper to subtract the symbol's value,
+			     osec->vma, from the emitted reloc addend,
+			     but ld.so expects buggy relocs.  */
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  sindx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
-			  BFD_ASSERT (sindx > 0);
+			  if (sindx == 0)
+			    {
+			      asection *oi = htab->elf.text_index_section;
+			      sindx = elf_section_data (oi)->dynindx;
+			    }
+			  BFD_ASSERT (sindx != 0);
 			}
 
 		      outrel.r_info = ELF64_R_INFO (sindx, r_type);
@@ -3657,6 +3667,7 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	    elf64_x86_64_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections   elf64_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_always_size_sections    elf64_x86_64_always_size_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	    _bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_plt_sym_val		    elf64_x86_64_plt_sym_val
 #define elf_backend_object_p		    elf64_x86_64_elf_object_p
 #define bfd_elf64_mkobject		    elf64_x86_64_mkobject
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 1df583f..63cac8e 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ _bfd_elf_link_omit_section_dynsym (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 				   struct bfd_link_info *info,
 				   asection *p)
 {
+  struct elf_link_hash_table *htab;
+
   switch (elf_section_data (p)->this_hdr.sh_type)
     {
     case SHT_PROGBITS:
@@ -719,15 +721,21 @@ _bfd_elf_link_omit_section_dynsym (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
       /* If sh_type is yet undecided, assume it could be
 	 SHT_PROGBITS/SHT_NOBITS.  */
     case SHT_NULL:
+      htab = elf_hash_table (info);
+      if (p == htab->tls_sec)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      if (htab->text_index_section != NULL)
+	return p != htab->text_index_section && p != htab->data_index_section;
+
       if (strcmp (p->name, ".got") == 0
 	  || strcmp (p->name, ".got.plt") == 0
 	  || strcmp (p->name, ".plt") == 0)
 	{
 	  asection *ip;
-	  bfd *dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-	  if (dynobj != NULL
-	      && (ip = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, p->name)) != NULL
+	  if (htab->dynobj != NULL
+	      && (ip = bfd_get_section_by_name (htab->dynobj, p->name)) != NULL
 	      && (ip->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED)
 	      && ip->output_section == p)
 	    return TRUE;
@@ -763,6 +771,8 @@ _bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms (bfd *output_bfd,
 	    && (p->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0
 	    && !(*bed->elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym) (output_bfd, info, p))
 	  elf_section_data (p)->dynindx = ++dynsymcount;
+	else
+	  elf_section_data (p)->dynindx = 0;
     }
   *section_sym_count = dynsymcount;
 
@@ -5932,16 +5942,65 @@ bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+/* Find the first non-excluded output section.  We'll use its
+   section symbol for some emitted relocs.  */
+void
+_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  asection *s;
+
+  for (s = output_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    if ((s->flags & (SEC_EXCLUDE | SEC_ALLOC)) == SEC_ALLOC
+	&& !_bfd_elf_link_omit_section_dynsym (output_bfd, info, s))
+      {
+	elf_hash_table (info)->text_index_section = s;
+	break;
+      }
+}
+
+/* Find two non-excluded output sections, one for code, one for data.
+   We'll use their section symbols for some emitted relocs.  */
+void
+_bfd_elf_init_2_index_sections (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  asection *s;
+
+  for (s = output_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    if (((s->flags & (SEC_EXCLUDE | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY))
+	 == (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY))
+	&& !_bfd_elf_link_omit_section_dynsym (output_bfd, info, s))
+      {
+	elf_hash_table (info)->text_index_section = s;
+	break;
+      }
+
+  for (s = output_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    if (((s->flags & (SEC_EXCLUDE | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY)) == SEC_ALLOC)
+	&& !_bfd_elf_link_omit_section_dynsym (output_bfd, info, s))
+      {
+	elf_hash_table (info)->data_index_section = s;
+	break;
+      }
+
+  if (elf_hash_table (info)->text_index_section == NULL)
+    elf_hash_table (info)->text_index_section
+      = elf_hash_table (info)->data_index_section;
+}
+
 bfd_boolean
 bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 {
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+
   if (!is_elf_hash_table (info->hash))
     return TRUE;
 
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
+  (*bed->elf_backend_init_index_section) (output_bfd, info);
+
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       bfd *dynobj;
-      const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
       asection *s;
       bfd_size_type dynsymcount;
       unsigned long section_sym_count;
@@ -5980,7 +6039,6 @@ bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	 section as we went along in elf_link_add_object_symbols.  */
       s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynsym");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
-      bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
       s->size = dynsymcount * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
 
       if (dynsymcount != 0)
@@ -7769,6 +7827,24 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (struct elf_final_link_info *finfo, bfd *input_bfd)
 			  if (!bfd_is_abs_section (osec))
 			    {
 			      r_symndx = osec->target_index;
+			      if (r_symndx == 0)
+				{
+				  struct elf_link_hash_table *htab;
+				  asection *oi;
+
+				  htab = elf_hash_table (finfo->info);
+				  oi = htab->text_index_section;
+				  if ((osec->flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0
+				      && htab->data_index_section != NULL)
+				    oi = htab->data_index_section;
+
+				  if (oi != NULL)
+				    {
+				      irela->r_addend += osec->vma - oi->vma;
+				      r_symndx = oi->target_index;
+				    }
+				}
+
 			      BFD_ASSERT (r_symndx != 0);
 			    }
 			}
diff --git a/bfd/elfn32-mips.c b/bfd/elfn32-mips.c
index 1e42faa..21cf4af 100644
--- a/bfd/elfn32-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elfn32-mips.c
@@ -2301,6 +2301,7 @@ static const struct ecoff_debug_swap mips_elf32_ecoff_debug_swap = {
 					_bfd_mips_elf_always_size_sections
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
 					_bfd_mips_elf_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section	_bfd_elf_init_1_index_section
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	_bfd_mips_elf_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
 					_bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
index 89271ea..dbea35b 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
@@ -5762,6 +5762,8 @@ elfNN_hpux_backend_symbol_processing (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	elfNN_ia64_adjust_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections \
 	elfNN_ia64_size_dynamic_sections
+#define elf_backend_omit_section_dynsym \
+  ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *)) bfd_true)
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section \
 	elfNN_ia64_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
index 83d6258..66cdf14 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
@@ -4801,6 +4801,11 @@ mips_elf_create_dynamic_relocation (bfd *output_bfd,
 	{
 	  indx = elf_section_data (sec->output_section)->dynindx;
 	  if (indx == 0)
+	    {
+	      asection *osec = htab->root.text_index_section;
+	      indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+	    }
+	  if (indx == 0)
 	    abort ();
 	}
 
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c b/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
index ccbd272..77ffbfe 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-sparc.c
@@ -2864,6 +2864,8 @@ _bfd_sparc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 		    {
 		      long indx;
 
+		      outrel.r_addend = relocation + rel->r_addend;
+
 		      if (is_plt)
 			sec = htab->splt;
 
@@ -2878,9 +2880,20 @@ _bfd_sparc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 			{
 			  asection *osec;
 
+			  /* We are turning this relocation into one
+			     against a section symbol.  It would be
+			     proper to subtract the symbol's value,
+			     osec->vma, from the emitted reloc addend,
+			     but ld.so expects buggy relocs.  */
 			  osec = sec->output_section;
 			  indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
 
+			  if (indx == 0)
+			    {
+			      osec = htab->elf.text_index_section;
+			      indx = elf_section_data (osec)->dynindx;
+			    }
+
 			  /* FIXME: we really should be able to link non-pic
 			     shared libraries.  */
 			  if (indx == 0)
@@ -2894,8 +2907,8 @@ _bfd_sparc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 			    }
 			}
 
-		      outrel.r_info = SPARC_ELF_R_INFO (htab, rel, indx, r_type);
-		      outrel.r_addend = relocation + rel->r_addend;
+		      outrel.r_info = SPARC_ELF_R_INFO (htab, rel, indx,
+							r_type);
 		    }
 		}
 
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-target.h b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
index 537cc3b..9e8ceca 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-target.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@
 #ifndef elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections 0
 #endif
+#ifndef elf_backend_init_index_section
+#define elf_backend_init_index_section \
+ ((void (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *)) bfd_void)
+#endif
 #ifndef elf_backend_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	0
 #endif
@@ -603,6 +607,7 @@ static struct elf_backend_data elfNN_bed =
   elf_backend_adjust_dynamic_symbol,
   elf_backend_always_size_sections,
   elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections,
+  elf_backend_init_index_section,
   elf_backend_relocate_section,
   elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol,
   elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections,
diff --git a/bfd/linker.c b/bfd/linker.c
index ea14d76..257a585 100644
--- a/bfd/linker.c
+++ b/bfd/linker.c
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@ _bfd_generic_section_already_linked (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
   bfd_section_already_linked_table_insert (already_linked_list, sec);
 }
 
-/* Convert symbols in excluded output sections to absolute.  */
+/* Convert symbols in excluded output sections to use a kept section.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
 fix_syms (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h, void *data)
@@ -3092,8 +3092,27 @@ fix_syms (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h, void *data)
 	  && (s->output_section->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0
 	  && bfd_section_removed_from_list (obfd, s->output_section))
 	{
+	  asection *op;
+	  for (op = s->output_section->prev; op != NULL; op = op->prev)
+	    if ((op->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
+		&& !bfd_section_removed_from_list (obfd, op))
+	      break;
+	  if (op == NULL)
+	    {
+	      if (s->output_section->prev != NULL)
+		op = s->output_section->prev->next;
+	      else
+		op = s->output_section->owner->sections;
+	      for (; op != NULL; op = op->next)
+		if ((op->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
+		    && !bfd_section_removed_from_list (obfd, op))
+		  break;
+	      if (op == NULL)
+		op = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+	    }
 	  h->u.def.value += s->output_offset + s->output_section->vma;
-	  h->u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+	  h->u.def.value -= op->vma;
+	  h->u.def.section = op;
 	}
     }