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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 04eff22..e697722 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -2487,10 +2487,13 @@ _bfd_elf_new_section_hook (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
sec->use_rela_p = bed->default_use_rela_p;
- /* When we read a file, we don't need section type and flags unless
- it is a linker created section. They will be overridden in
- _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr anyway. */
- if (abfd->direction != read_direction
+ /* When we read a file, we don't need to set ELF section type and
+ flags. They will be overridden in _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr
+ anyway. We will set ELF section type and flags for all linker
+ created sections. If user specifies BFD section flags, we will
+ set ELF section type and flags based on BFD section flags in
+ elf_fake_sections. */
+ if ((!sec->flags && abfd->direction != read_direction)
|| (sec->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0)
{
ssect = (*bed->get_sec_type_attr) (abfd, sec);
@@ -5906,9 +5909,11 @@ _bfd_elf_init_private_section_data (bfd *ibfd,
|| obfd->xvec->flavour != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
return TRUE;
- /* FIXME: What if the output ELF section type has been set to
- something different? */
- if (elf_section_type (osec) == SHT_NULL)
+ /* Don't copy the output ELF section type from input if the
+ output BFD section flags has been set to something different.
+ elf_fake_sections will set ELF section type based on BFD
+ section flags. */
+ if (osec->flags == isec->flags || !osec->flags)
elf_section_type (osec) = elf_section_type (isec);
/* Set things up for objcopy and relocatable link. The output