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diff --git a/gold/object.cc b/gold/object.cc
index 77ddce6..88b6028 100644
--- a/gold/object.cc
+++ b/gold/object.cc
@@ -1439,6 +1439,7 @@ Sized_relobj<size, big_endian>::do_count_local_symbols(Stringpool* pool,
unsigned int dyncount = 0;
// Skip the first, dummy, symbol.
psyms += sym_size;
+ bool discard_locals = parameters->options().discard_locals();
for (unsigned int i = 1; i < loccount; ++i, psyms += sym_size)
{
elfcpp::Sym<size, big_endian> sym(psyms);
@@ -1484,8 +1485,29 @@ Sized_relobj<size, big_endian>::do_count_local_symbols(Stringpool* pool,
continue;
}
- // Add the symbol to the symbol table string pool.
+ // If --discard-locals option is used, discard all temporary local
+ // symbols. These symbols start with system-specific local label
+ // prefixes, typically .L for ELF system. We want to be compatible
+ // with GNU ld so here we essentially use the same check in
+ // bfd_is_local_label(). The code is different because we already
+ // know that:
+ //
+ // - the symbol is local and thus cannot have global or weak binding.
+ // - the symbol is not a section symbol.
+ // - the symbol has a name.
+ //
+ // We do not discard a symbol if it needs a dynamic symbol entry.
const char* name = pnames + sym.get_st_name();
+ if (discard_locals
+ && sym.get_st_type() != elfcpp::STT_FILE
+ && !lv.needs_output_dynsym_entry()
+ && parameters->target().is_local_label_name(name))
+ {
+ lv.set_no_output_symtab_entry();
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ // Add the symbol to the symbol table string pool.
pool->add(name, true, NULL);
++count;