bfd/

2003-07-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* elf-bfd.h (bfd_elf_special_section): New.
	(elf_backend_data): Add special_sections, a pointer to
	bfd_elf_special_section.
	(elf_section_type). New.
	(elf_section_flags): New.
	(_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr): New.

	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Always use the
	real section type/flags.
	(special_sections): New.
	(get_special_section): New.
	(_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr): New.
	(_bfd_elf_new_section_hook): Check special_section to set
	elf_section_type and elf_section_flags.
	(elf_fake_sections): Don't use section name to set ELF section
	data.

	* elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf32-m68hc11.c (elf32_m68hc11_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf32-mcore.c (mcore_elf_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf32-sh64.c (sh64_elf_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf64-hppa.c (elf64_hppa_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elfxx-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_special_sections): New.

	* elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_special_sections): New.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Defined.

	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_special_sections): New. Default
	to NULL.
	(elfNN_bed): Initialize special_sections.

	* section.c (bfd_abs_section): Remove const.
	(bfd_und_section): Likewise.
	(bfd_com_section): Likewise.
	(bfd_ind_section): Likewise.

gas/

2003-07-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* config/obj-elf.c (special_sections): Removed.
	(obj_elf_change_section): Call _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr. Set
	elf_section_type and elf_section_flags.
	(elf_frob_file): Set SHT_GROUP.

	* config/obj-elf.h (obj_sec_set_private_data): New.

	* config/tc-alpha.h (ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS): Removed.
	* config/tc-ia64.h: Likewise.
	* config/tc-m32r.h: Likewise.
	* config/tc-m68hc11.h: Likewise.
	* config/tc-mcore.h: Likewise.
	* config/tc-mips.h: Likewise.
	* config/tc-ppc.h: Likewise.
	* config/tc-sh64.h: Likewise.
	* config/tc-v850.h: Likewise.
	* config/tc-xtensa.h: Likewise.

	* config/tc-v850.h (SHF_V850_GPREL): Removed.
	(SHF_V850_EPREL): Likewise.
	(SHF_V850_R0REL): Likewise.

	* subsegs.c (subseg_get): Call obj_sec_set_private_data if it
	is defined.

include/elf/

2003-07-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* v850.h (SHF_V850_GPREL): New.
	(SHF_V850_EPREL): Likewise.
	(SHF_V850_R0REL): Likewise.

12 files changed, 53 insertions, 187 deletions

diff --git a/gas/config/obj-elf.c b/gas/config/obj-elf.c
index 18cf50d..7d89175 100644
--- a/gas/config/obj-elf.c
+++ b/gas/config/obj-elf.c
@@ -601,63 +601,6 @@ static struct section_stack *section_stack;
    other possibilities, but I don't know what they are.  In any case,
    BFD doesn't really let us set the section type.  */
 
-/* Certain named sections have particular defined types, listed on p.
-   4-19 of the ABI.  */
-struct special_section
-{
-  const char *name;
-  int type;
-  int attributes;
-};
-
-static struct special_section const special_sections[] =
-{
-  { ".bss",	SHT_NOBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE		},
-  { ".comment",	SHT_PROGBITS,	0				},
-  { ".data",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE		},
-  { ".data1",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE		},
-  { ".debug",	SHT_PROGBITS,	0				},
-#if defined (TC_HPPA) && !defined (TE_LINUX) && TARGET_ARCH_SIZE == 64
-  { ".fini",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE		},
-  { ".init",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE		},
-#else
-  { ".fini",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_EXECINSTR	},
-  { ".init",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_EXECINSTR	},
-#endif
-  { ".line",	SHT_PROGBITS,	0				},
-  { ".note",	SHT_NOTE,	0				},
-  { ".rodata",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC			},
-  { ".rodata1",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC			},
-  { ".tbss",	SHT_NOBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_TLS	},
-  { ".tdata",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_TLS	},
-  { ".text",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_EXECINSTR	},
-  { ".init_array",SHT_INIT_ARRAY, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE         },
-  { ".fini_array",SHT_FINI_ARRAY, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE         },
-  { ".preinit_array",SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE   },
-
-#ifdef ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS
-  ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS
-#endif
-
-#if 0
-  /* The following section names are special, but they can not
-     reasonably appear in assembler code.  Some of the attributes are
-     processor dependent.  */
-  { ".dynamic",	SHT_DYNAMIC,	SHF_ALLOC /* + SHF_WRITE */ 	},
-  { ".dynstr",	SHT_STRTAB,	SHF_ALLOC			},
-  { ".dynsym",	SHT_DYNSYM,	SHF_ALLOC			},
-  { ".got",	SHT_PROGBITS,	0				},
-  { ".hash",	SHT_HASH,	SHF_ALLOC			},
-  { ".interp",	SHT_PROGBITS,	/* SHF_ALLOC */			},
-  { ".plt",	SHT_PROGBITS,	0				},
-  { ".shstrtab",SHT_STRTAB,	0				},
-  { ".strtab",	SHT_STRTAB,	/* SHF_ALLOC */			},
-  { ".symtab",	SHT_SYMTAB,	/* SHF_ALLOC */			},
-#endif
-
-  { NULL,	0,		0				}
-};
-
 void
 obj_elf_change_section (name, type, attr, entsize, group_name, linkonce, push)
      const char *name;
@@ -671,7 +614,8 @@ obj_elf_change_section (name, type, attr, entsize, group_name, linkonce, push)
   asection *old_sec;
   segT sec;
   flagword flags;
-  int i;
+  int def_type;
+  int def_attr;
 
 #ifdef md_flush_pending_output
   md_flush_pending_output ();
@@ -695,48 +639,52 @@ obj_elf_change_section (name, type, attr, entsize, group_name, linkonce, push)
   old_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (stdoutput, name);
   sec = subseg_new (name, 0);
 
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  for (i = 0; special_sections[i].name != NULL; i++)
-    if (strcmp (name, special_sections[i].name) == 0)
-      {
-	if (type == SHT_NULL)
-	  type = special_sections[i].type;
-	else if (type != special_sections[i].type)
-	  {
-	    if (old_sec == NULL
-		/* FIXME: gcc, as of 2002-10-22, will emit
+  if (_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (stdoutput, name, &def_type,
+				  &def_attr))
+    {
+      if (type == SHT_NULL)
+	type = def_type;
+      else if (type != def_type)
+	{
+	  if (old_sec == NULL
+	      /* FIXME: gcc, as of 2002-10-22, will emit
 
-		   .section .init_array,"aw",@progbits
+		 .section .init_array,"aw",@progbits
 
-		   for __attribute__ ((section (".init_array"))).
-		   "@progbits" is incorrect.  */
-		&& special_sections[i].type != SHT_INIT_ARRAY
-		&& special_sections[i].type != SHT_FINI_ARRAY
-		&& special_sections[i].type != SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY)
-	      {
-		as_warn (_("setting incorrect section type for %s"), name);
-	      }
-	    else
-	      {
-		as_warn (_("ignoring incorrect section type for %s"), name);
-		type = special_sections[i].type;
-	      }
-	  }
-	if ((attr &~ special_sections[i].attributes) != 0
-	    && old_sec == NULL)
-	  {
-	    /* As a GNU extension, we permit a .note section to be
-	       allocatable.  If the linker sees an allocateable .note
-	       section, it will create a PT_NOTE segment in the output
-	       file.  */
-	    if (strcmp (name, ".note") != 0
-		|| attr != SHF_ALLOC)
-	      as_warn (_("setting incorrect section attributes for %s"),
+		 for __attribute__ ((section (".init_array"))).
+		 "@progbits" is incorrect.  */
+	      && def_type != SHT_INIT_ARRAY
+	      && def_type != SHT_FINI_ARRAY
+	      && def_type != SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY)
+	    {
+	      /* We allow to specify any type for a .note section.  */
+	      if (def_type != SHT_NOTE)
+		as_warn (_("setting incorrect section type for %s"),
+			 name);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      as_warn (_("ignoring incorrect section type for %s"),
 		       name);
-	  }
-	attr |= special_sections[i].attributes;
-	break;
-      }
+	      type = def_type;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      if (old_sec == NULL && (attr &~ def_attr) != 0)
+	{
+	  /* As a GNU extension, we permit a .note section to be
+	     allocatable.  If the linker sees an allocateable .note
+	     section, it will create a PT_NOTE segment in the output
+	     file.  */
+	  if (strcmp (name, ".note") != 0 || attr != SHF_ALLOC)
+	    as_warn (_("setting incorrect section attributes for %s"),
+		     name);
+	}
+      attr |= def_attr;
+
+      elf_section_type (sec) = type;
+      elf_section_flags (sec) = attr;
+    }
 
   /* Convert ELF type and flags to BFD flags.  */
   flags = (SEC_RELOC
@@ -2076,6 +2024,7 @@ elf_frob_file ()
 	  as_fatal (_("can't create group: %s"),
 		    bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
 	}
+      elf_section_type (s) = SHT_GROUP;
 
       /* Pass a pointer to the first section in this group.  */
       elf_next_in_group (s) = list.head[i];
diff --git a/gas/config/obj-elf.h b/gas/config/obj-elf.h
index 0fa2ba6..641a373 100644
--- a/gas/config/obj-elf.h
+++ b/gas/config/obj-elf.h
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ int elf_s_get_other PARAMS ((symbolS *));
 
 extern asection *gdb_section;
 
+#ifndef obj_sec_set_private_data
+#define obj_sec_set_private_data(B, S) \
+  if (! BFD_SEND ((B), _new_section_hook, ((B), (S)))) \
+    as_fatal (_("can't allocate ELF private section data: %s"),	\
+	      bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()))
+#endif
+
 #ifndef obj_frob_file
 #define obj_frob_file  elf_frob_file
 #endif
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-alpha.h b/gas/config/tc-alpha.h
index d9275e2..37e5838 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-alpha.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-alpha.h
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ extern void alpha_frob_file_before_adjust PARAMS ((void));
 #define DIFF_EXPR_OK   /* foo-. gets turned into PC relative relocs */
 
 #ifdef OBJ_ELF
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS \
-  { ".sdata",   SHT_PROGBITS,   SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_ALPHA_GPREL  }, \
-  { ".sbss",    SHT_NOBITS,     SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_ALPHA_GPREL  },
-
 #define md_elf_section_letter		alpha_elf_section_letter
 extern int alpha_elf_section_letter PARAMS ((int, char **));
 #define md_elf_section_flags		alpha_elf_section_flags
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ia64.h b/gas/config/tc-ia64.h
index 884bfb7..8d2f437 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ia64.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ia64.h
@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ extern void ia64_check_label PARAMS ((symbolS *));
 
 #define WORKING_DOT_WORD	/* don't do broken word processing for now */
 
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS						   \
-{ ".sbss",	SHT_NOBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_IA_64_SHORT }, \
-{ ".sdata",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_IA_64_SHORT },
-
 #define DWARF2_LINE_MIN_INSN_LENGTH 1	/* so slot-multipliers can be 1 */
 
 /* This is the information required for unwind records in an ia64
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-m32r.h b/gas/config/tc-m32r.h
index 12512f7..f54c980 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-m32r.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-m32r.h
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ int m32r_fill_insn PARAMS ((int));
 #define md_after_pass_hook()	m32r_fill_insn (1)
 #define TC_START_LABEL(ch, ptr)	(ch == ':' && m32r_fill_insn (0))
 
-/* Add extra M32R sections.  */
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS \
-  { ".sdata",		SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE }, \
-  { ".sbss",		SHT_NOBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },
-
 #define md_cleanup                 m32r_elf_section_change_hook
 #define md_elf_section_change_hook m32r_elf_section_change_hook
 extern void m32r_elf_section_change_hook PARAMS ((void));
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-m68hc11.h b/gas/config/tc-m68hc11.h
index 7254db4..c894edd 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-m68hc11.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-m68hc11.h
@@ -53,18 +53,6 @@ extern int m68hc11_mach PARAMS ((void));
 #define TARGET_FORMAT (m68hc11_arch_format ())
 extern const char *m68hc11_arch_format PARAMS ((void));
 
-/* Specific sections:
-   - The .page0 is a data section that is mapped in [0x0000..0x00FF].
-     Page0 accesses are faster on the M68HC11. Soft registers used by GCC-m6811
-     are located in .page0.
-   - The .vectors is the data section that represents the interrupt
-     vectors.  */
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS \
-  { ".eeprom",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE	}, \
-  { ".softregs",SHT_NOBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE	}, \
-  { ".page0",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE	}, \
-  { ".vectors",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE	},
-
 #define LISTING_WORD_SIZE 1	/* A word is 1 bytes */
 #define LISTING_LHS_WIDTH 4	/* One word on the first line */
 #define LISTING_LHS_WIDTH_SECOND 4	/* One word on the second line */
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mcore.h b/gas/config/tc-mcore.h
index 4ab84e4..c727a57 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mcore.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mcore.h
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ struct mcore_tc_sy
 
 #define TARGET_FORMAT (target_big_endian ? "elf32-mcore-big" : "elf32-mcore-little")
 
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS \
-  { ".ctors",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE }, \
-  { ".dtors",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE }, \
-/* Other special sections not generated by the assembler: .reginfo,
-   .liblist, .conflict, .gptab, .got, .dynamic, .rel.dyn.  */
-
 /* No shared lib support, so we don't need to ensure externally
    visible symbols can be overridden.  */
 #define EXTERN_FORCE_RELOC 0
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mips.h b/gas/config/tc-mips.h
index 7afee94..fc96ef3 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mips.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mips.h
@@ -162,16 +162,6 @@ extern unsigned long mips_cprmask[4];
 #define elf_tc_final_processing mips_elf_final_processing
 extern void mips_elf_final_processing (void);
 
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS \
-  { ".sdata",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_MIPS_GPREL	}, \
-  { ".sbss",	SHT_NOBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_MIPS_GPREL	}, \
-  { ".lit4",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_MIPS_GPREL	}, \
-  { ".lit8",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_MIPS_GPREL	}, \
-  { ".ucode",	SHT_MIPS_UCODE,	0					}, \
-  { ".mdebug",	SHT_MIPS_DEBUG,	0					},
-/* Other special sections not generated by the assembler: .reginfo,
-   .liblist, .conflict, .gptab, .got, .dynamic, .rel.dyn.  */
-
 #endif
 
 extern void md_mips_end (void);
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-ppc.h b/gas/config/tc-ppc.h
index 3612f43..a1c74b2 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-ppc.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-ppc.h
@@ -222,22 +222,6 @@ extern int ppc_section_flags PARAMS ((int, int, int));
 #define md_elf_section_word(STR, LEN)		ppc_section_word (STR, LEN)
 #define md_elf_section_flags(FLAGS, ATTR, TYPE)	ppc_section_flags (FLAGS, ATTR, TYPE)
 
-/* Add extra PPC sections -- Note, for now, make .sbss2 and .PPC.EMB.sbss0 a
-   normal section, and not a bss section so that the linker doesn't crater
-   when trying to make more than 2 sections.  */
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS \
-  { ".tags",		SHT_ORDERED,	SHF_ALLOC },			\
-  { ".sdata",		SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },	\
-  { ".sbss",		SHT_NOBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },	\
-  { ".sdata2",		SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC },			\
-  { ".sbss2",		SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC },			\
-  { ".PPC.EMB.apuinfo",       SHT_NOTE,       0 }, \
-  { ".PPC.EMB.sdata0",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC },			\
-  { ".PPC.EMB.sbss0",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC },			\
-  /* Extra sections for 64-bit ELF PPC.  */				\
-  { ".toc",		SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE},		\
-  { ".tocbss",		SHT_NOBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE},
-
 #define tc_comment_chars ppc_comment_chars
 extern const char *ppc_comment_chars;
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-sh64.h b/gas/config/tc-sh64.h
index 888ad99..8280c94 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-sh64.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-sh64.h
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ extern void sh64_flush_pending_output PARAMS ((void));
 #define tc_frob_section(sec) shmedia_frob_section_type (sec)
 extern void shmedia_frob_section_type PARAMS ((asection *));
 
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS \
-  { ".cranges",	SHT_PROGBITS,	0 },
-
 /* We need to emit fixups relative to the frag in which the instruction
    resides.  Safest way without calculating max fragment growth or making
    it a fixed number is to provide a pointer to the opcode frag.
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-v850.h b/gas/config/tc-v850.h
index 7130760..26b1bf1 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-v850.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-v850.h
@@ -74,28 +74,6 @@ extern const struct relax_type md_relax_table[];
 #define HANDLE_ALIGN(frag) v850_handle_align (frag)
 extern void v850_handle_align PARAMS ((fragS *));
 
-/* This section must be in the small data area (pointed to by GP).  */
-#define SHF_V850_GPREL		0x10000000
-/* This section must be in the tiny data area (pointed to by EP).  */
-#define SHF_V850_EPREL		0x20000000
-/* This section must be in the zero data area (pointed to by R0).  */
-#define SHF_V850_R0REL		0x40000000
-
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS \
-  { ".sdata",	SHT_PROGBITS,		SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_V850_GPREL	}, \
-  { ".rosdata",	SHT_PROGBITS,		SHF_ALLOC +             SHF_V850_GPREL	}, \
-  { ".sbss",	SHT_NOBITS,		SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_V850_GPREL	}, \
-  { ".scommon",	SHT_V850_SCOMMON, 	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_V850_GPREL	}, \
-  { ".tdata",	SHT_PROGBITS,		SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_V850_EPREL	}, \
-  { ".tbss",	SHT_NOBITS,		SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_V850_EPREL	}, \
-  { ".tcommon",	SHT_V850_TCOMMON,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_V850_R0REL	}, \
-  { ".zdata",	SHT_PROGBITS,		SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_V850_R0REL	}, \
-  { ".rozdata",	SHT_PROGBITS,		SHF_ALLOC +             SHF_V850_R0REL	}, \
-  { ".zbss",	SHT_NOBITS,	  	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_V850_R0REL	}, \
-  { ".zcommon",	SHT_V850_ZCOMMON, 	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_V850_R0REL	}, \
-  { ".call_table_data",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE },	   \
-  { ".call_table_text",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_EXECINSTR },
-
 #define MD_PCREL_FROM_SECTION(FIX, SEC) v850_pcrel_from_section (FIX, SEC)
 extern long v850_pcrel_from_section PARAMS ((struct fix *, asection *));
 
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-xtensa.h b/gas/config/tc-xtensa.h
index c6bc09d..2f317b0 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-xtensa.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-xtensa.h
@@ -189,12 +189,4 @@ extern long xtensa_relax_frag
 
 #define MD_APPLY_SYM_VALUE(FIX) 0
 
-/* The default literal sections should always be marked as "code" (i.e.,
-   SHF_EXECINSTR).  This is particularly important for the Linux kernel
-   module loader so that the literals are not placed after the text.  */
-#define ELF_TC_SPECIAL_SECTIONS \
-  { ".literal",		SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_EXECINSTR }, \
-  { ".init.literal",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_EXECINSTR }, \
-  { ".fini.literal",	SHT_PROGBITS,	SHF_ALLOC + SHF_EXECINSTR },
-
 #endif /* TC_XTENSA */