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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arm.c b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
index c90b5b6..6bace7a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
@@ -6563,10 +6563,32 @@ static _arm_elf_section_data *
get_arm_elf_section_data (asection * sec)
{
struct section_list * entry;
+ static struct section_list * last_entry = NULL;
+ /* This is a short cut for the typical case where the sections are added
+ to the sections_with_arm_elf_section_data list in forward order and
+ then looked up here in backwards order. This makes a real difference
+ to the ld-srec/sec64k.exp linker test. */
+ if (last_entry != NULL)
+ {
+ if (last_entry->sec == sec)
+ return elf32_arm_section_data (sec);
+
+ if (last_entry->prev != NULL
+ && last_entry->prev->sec == sec)
+ {
+ last_entry = last_entry->prev;
+ return elf32_arm_section_data (sec);
+ }
+ }
+
for (entry = sections_with_arm_elf_section_data; entry; entry = entry->next)
if (entry->sec == sec)
- return elf32_arm_section_data (sec);
+ {
+ last_entry = entry;
+ return elf32_arm_section_data (sec);
+ }
+
return NULL;
}