* section.c (bfd_get_linker_section): New function.

	* elf32-arm.c: When retrieving SEC_LINKER_CREATED sections, use
	the above throughout rather than bfd_get_section_by_name.  Use
	bfd_make_section_anyway rather than bfd_make_section when creating
	them.
	* elf32-bfin.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-cr16.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-cris.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-i370.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-lm32.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m32c.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-microblaze.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-rl78.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-score.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-score7.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-tilepro.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-vax.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-ia64-vms.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sparc.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
	* elfnn-ia64.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-sparc.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-tilegx.c: Likewise.
	* elflink.c: Likewise.
	* elf-vxworks.c: Likewise.
	* elf-m10300.c: Likewise.  Also make use of htab plt, got and
	gotplt shortcuts.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_check_relocs): Use the correct bfd when
	calling create_rofixup_section.
	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Simplify test for .dynstr.

1 files changed, 32 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf32-vax.c b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
index 5b86329f19..befcfeb3bd 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-vax.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
@@ -613,24 +613,23 @@ elf_vax_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info, asection *sec,
 
 	  if (sgot == NULL)
 	    {
-	      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+	      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 	      BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
 	    }
 
 	  if (srelgot == NULL
 	      && (h != NULL || info->shared))
 	    {
-	      srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+	      srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 	      if (srelgot == NULL)
 		{
-		  srelgot = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-							 ".rela.got",
-							 (SEC_ALLOC
-							  | SEC_LOAD
-							  | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-							  | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-							  | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-							  | SEC_READONLY));
+		  flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+				    | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+				    | SEC_READONLY);
+
+		  srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+								".rela.got",
+								flags);
 		  if (srelgot == NULL
 		      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srelgot, 2))
 		    return FALSE;
@@ -967,7 +966,7 @@ elf_vax_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* If this is the first .plt entry, make room for the special
@@ -997,13 +996,13 @@ elf_vax_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .got.plt section, which
 	 will be placed in the .got section by the linker script.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += 4;
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .rela.plt section.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
 
@@ -1046,7 +1045,7 @@ elf_vax_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_VAX_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
@@ -1057,7 +1056,7 @@ elf_vax_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
     {
       asection *srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
@@ -1085,7 +1084,7 @@ elf_vax_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
 	{
-	  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+	  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
 	  BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 	  s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
 	  s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
@@ -1098,13 +1097,13 @@ elf_vax_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	 not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.got
 	 and .got, which will cause it to get stripped from the output
 	 file below.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       if (s != NULL)
 	s->size = 0;
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       if (s != NULL)
 	s->size = 0;
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
       if (s != NULL)
 	s->size = 0;
     }
@@ -1299,8 +1298,8 @@ elf_vax_instantiate_got_entries (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, PTR infoptr)
   if (dynobj == NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 
   if (!elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created
       || (info->shared && info->symbolic)
@@ -1470,7 +1469,7 @@ elf_vax_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 
 	    if (sgot == NULL)
 	      {
-		sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+		sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 		BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
 	      }
 
@@ -1546,13 +1545,13 @@ elf_vax_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 
 	  if (splt == NULL)
 	    {
-	      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+	      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
 	      BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
 	    }
 
 	  if (sgotplt == NULL)
 	    {
-	      sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+	      sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
 	      BFD_ASSERT (sgotplt != NULL);
 	    }
 
@@ -1808,9 +1807,9 @@ elf_vax_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	 it up.  */
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sgot != NULL && srela != NULL);
 
       addend = 2 * (h->plt.offset & 1);
@@ -1872,8 +1871,8 @@ elf_vax_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.  Set it
 	 up.  */
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srela != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
@@ -1914,8 +1913,7 @@ elf_vax_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 		  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
 		      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-				   ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
@@ -1946,16 +1944,16 @@ elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       asection *splt;
       Elf32_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       dyncon = (Elf32_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;