bfd/

	* aout-adobe.c (aout_32_bfd_define_common_symbol): Define.
	* aout-target.h (MY_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* aout-tic30.c (MY_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* binary.c (binary_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* bout.c (b_out_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* coff-alpha.c (_bfd_ecoff_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* coff-mips.c (_bfd_ecoff_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* coffcode.h (coff_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* i386msdos.c (msdos_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* i386os9k.c (os9k_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* ieee.c (ieee_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* ihex.c (ihex_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nolink_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* mmo.c (mmo_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* nlm-target.h (nlm_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* oasys.c (oasys_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* pef.c (bfd_pef_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* ppcboot.c (ppcboot_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* som.c (som_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* srec.c (srec_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* tekhex.c (tekhex_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* versados.c (versados_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* vms.c (vms_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* xcoff-target.h (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* xsym.c (bfd_sym_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
	* coff-rs6000.c (rs6000coff_vec): Add _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol.
	(pmac_xcoff_vec): Likewise.
	* coff64-rs6000.c (rs6000coff64_vec): Likewise.
	(aix5coff64_vec): Likewise.
	* linker.c (bfd_generic_define_common_symbol): New function.
	* targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add NAME##_bfd_define_common_symbol.
	(_bfd_define_common_symbol): New field.
	* libcoff-in.h (_bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol): Declare.
	* xcofflink.c (_bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol): New function.
	(xcoff_build_ldsyms): Don't set XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR for common
	symbols here.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* libbfd.h: Likewise.
	* libcoff.h: Likewise.

ld/
	* ldlang.c (lang_one_common): Use bfd_define_common_symbol.

ld/testsuite/
	* ld-powerpc/aix-export-2.s, ld-powerpc/aix-export-2.nd: New test.
	* ld-powerpc/aix52.exp: Run it.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/ld/ldlang.c b/ld/ldlang.c
index 412a86c..230994a 100644
--- a/ld/ldlang.c
+++ b/ld/ldlang.c
@@ -5639,27 +5639,9 @@ lang_one_common (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h, void *info)
     return TRUE;
 
   section = h->u.c.p->section;
-
-  /* Increase the size of the section to align the common sym.  */
-  section->size += ((bfd_vma) 1 << (power_of_two + opb_shift)) - 1;
-  section->size &= (- (bfd_vma) 1 << (power_of_two + opb_shift));
-
-  /* Adjust the alignment if necessary.  */
-  if (power_of_two > section->alignment_power)
-    section->alignment_power = power_of_two;
-
-  /* Change the symbol from common to defined.  */
-  h->type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
-  h->u.def.section = section;
-  h->u.def.value = section->size;
-
-  /* Increase the size of the section.  */
-  section->size += size;
-
-  /* Make sure the section is allocated in memory, and make sure that
-     it is no longer a common section.  */
-  section->flags |= SEC_ALLOC;
-  section->flags &= ~SEC_IS_COMMON;
+  if (!bfd_define_common_symbol (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info, h))
+    einfo (_("%P%F: Could not define common symbol `%T': %E\n"),
+	   h->root.string);
 
   if (config.map_file != NULL)
     {