PR 1004

bfd/
	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data): Add get_sec_type_attr.  Delete
	special_sections.
	(_bfd_elf_get_special_section): Declare.
	(bfd_elf_special_section): Update prototype.
	* elf.c (special_sections): Remove unused outer entries.
	(get_special_section): Delete.
	(_bfd_elf_get_special_section): New function.
	(_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr): Replace "name" arg with "sec".  Update
	special_sections indexing.
	(_bfd_elf_new_section_hook): Call backend get_sec_type_attr.
	* elf32-arm.c (symbian_special_sections_d): Delete.
	(symbian_special_sections_g, symbian_special_sections_h): Delete.
	(symbian_special_sections_i, symbian_special_sections_f): Delete.
	(symbian_special_sections_p): Delete.
	(elf32_arm_symbian_special_sections): Merge above to here.
	(elf32_arm_symbian_get_sec_type_attr): New function.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Don't define.
	(elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr): Define.
	* elf32-m32r.c: Similarly to elf32-arm.c.
	* elf32-m68hc11.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-m68hc12.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-mcore.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-sh64.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-v850.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
	* elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-ia64.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
	* elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
	(bfd_elf_special_section ppc_alt_plt): New.  Use it if .plt loadable.
	* elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_get_sec_type_attr): Declare.
	(_bfd_mips_elf_special_sections, elf_backend_special_sections): Delete.
	(elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr): Define.
	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr): Define.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): Don't define.
	(elfNN_bed): Update.

binutils/
	* objcopy.c (copy_object): Use bfd_make_section_with_flags.
	(write_debugging_info): Likewise.
	(setup_section): Use bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags.
gas/
	* config/obj-elf.c (obj_elf_change_section): Use backend
	get_sec_type_attr.

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 35 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
index ac7ada2453..52f82d2240 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -5162,45 +5162,30 @@ elf64_alpha_reloc_type_class (const Elf_Internal_Rela *rela)
     }
 }
 
-static struct bfd_elf_special_section const
-  alpha_special_sections_s[]=
+static struct bfd_elf_special_section const elf64_alpha_special_sections[] =
 {
-  { ".sdata", 6, -2, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_ALPHA_GPREL },
   { ".sbss",  5, -2, SHT_NOBITS,   SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_ALPHA_GPREL },
+  { ".sdata", 6, -2, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_WRITE + SHF_ALPHA_GPREL },
   { NULL,     0,  0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static struct bfd_elf_special_section const *
-  elf64_alpha_special_sections[27] =
+static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
+elf64_alpha_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 {
-  NULL,				/* 'a' */
-  NULL,				/* 'b' */
-  NULL,				/* 'c' */
-  NULL,				/* 'd' */
-  NULL,				/* 'e' */
-  NULL,				/* 'f' */
-  NULL,				/* 'g' */
-  NULL,				/* 'h' */
-  NULL,				/* 'i' */
-  NULL,				/* 'j' */
-  NULL,				/* 'k' */
-  NULL,				/* 'l' */
-  NULL,				/* 'm' */
-  NULL,				/* 'n' */
-  NULL,				/* 'o' */
-  NULL,				/* 'p' */
-  NULL,				/* 'q' */
-  NULL,				/* 'r' */
-  alpha_special_sections_s,	/* 's' */
-  NULL,				/* 't' */
-  NULL,				/* 'u' */
-  NULL,				/* 'v' */
-  NULL,				/* 'w' */
-  NULL,				/* 'x' */
-  NULL,				/* 'y' */
-  NULL,				/* 'z' */
-  NULL				/* other */
-};
+  const struct bfd_elf_special_section const *ssect;
+
+  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
+  if (sec->name == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
+					elf64_alpha_special_sections,
+					sec->use_rela_p);
+  if (ssect != NULL)
+    return ssect;
+
+  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
+}
 
 /* ECOFF swapping routines.  These are used when dealing with the
    .mdebug section, which is in the ECOFF debugging format.  Copied
@@ -5340,8 +5325,8 @@ static const struct elf_size_info alpha_elf_size_info =
 #define elf_backend_size_info \
   alpha_elf_size_info
 
-#define elf_backend_special_sections \
-  elf64_alpha_special_sections
+#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr \
+  elf64_alpha_get_sec_type_attr
 
 /* A few constants that determine how the .plt section is set up.  */
 #define elf_backend_want_got_plt 0