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-rw-r--r--bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c15
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index e6f0418..e6ed9b6 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
2015-02-03 Will Newton <will.newton@linaro.org>
+ * elfnn-aarch64.c (elfNN_aarch64_finish_dynamic_symbol):
+ Set st_value to zero for undefined symbols if the reference
+ is weak or pointer_equality_needed is FALSE.
+
* elf32-arm.c (elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol): Improve
comment discussing why we clear st_value for some symbols.
diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
index 37de7fa..39458aa 100644
--- a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
@@ -7436,11 +7436,18 @@ elfNN_aarch64_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
if (!h->def_regular)
{
/* Mark the symbol as undefined, rather than as defined in
- the .plt section. Leave the value alone. This is a clue
- for the dynamic linker, to make function pointer
- comparisons work between an application and shared
- library. */
+ the .plt section. */
sym->st_shndx = SHN_UNDEF;
+ /* If the symbol is weak we need to clear the value.
+ Otherwise, the PLT entry would provide a definition for
+ the symbol even if the symbol wasn't defined anywhere,
+ and so the symbol would never be NULL. Leave the value if
+ there were any relocations where pointer equality matters
+ (this is a clue for the dynamic linker, to make function
+ pointer comparisons work between an application and shared
+ library). */
+ if (!h->ref_regular_nonweak || !h->pointer_equality_needed)
+ sym->st_value = 0;
}
}