1 files changed, 19 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf32-vax.c b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
index aced5c81bd..8faf99c519 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-vax.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,6 @@ elf_vax_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
   for (s = dynobj->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
     {
       const char *name;
-      bfd_boolean strip;
 
       if ((s->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) == 0)
 	continue;
@@ -1182,38 +1181,14 @@ elf_vax_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	 of the dynobj section names depend upon the input files.  */
       name = bfd_get_section_name (dynobj, s);
 
-      strip = FALSE;
-
       if (strcmp (name, ".plt") == 0)
 	{
-	  if (s->size == 0)
-	    {
-	      /* Strip this section if we don't need it; see the
-                 comment below.  */
-	      strip = TRUE;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      /* Remember whether there is a PLT.  */
-	      plt = TRUE;
-	    }
+	  /* Remember whether there is a PLT.  */
+	  plt = s->size != 0;
 	}
       else if (strncmp (name, ".rela", 5) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (s->size == 0)
-	    {
-	      /* If we don't need this section, strip it from the
-		 output file.  This is mostly to handle .rela.bss and
-		 .rela.plt.  We must create both sections in
-		 create_dynamic_sections, because they must be created
-		 before the linker maps input sections to output
-		 sections.  The linker does that before
-		 adjust_dynamic_symbol is called, and it is that
-		 function which decides whether anything needs to go
-		 into these sections.  */
-	      strip = TRUE;
-	    }
-	  else
+	  if (s->size != 0)
 	    {
 	      asection *target;
 
@@ -1243,21 +1218,34 @@ elf_vax_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	      s->reloc_count = 0;
 	    }
 	}
-      else if (strncmp (name, ".got", 4) != 0)
+      else if (strncmp (name, ".got", 4) != 0
+	       && strcmp (name, ".dynbss") != 0)
 	{
 	  /* It's not one of our sections, so don't allocate space.  */
 	  continue;
 	}
 
-      if (strip)
+      if (s->size == 0)
 	{
+	  /* If we don't need this section, strip it from the
+	     output file.  This is mostly to handle .rela.bss and
+	     .rela.plt.  We must create both sections in
+	     create_dynamic_sections, because they must be created
+	     before the linker maps input sections to output
+	     sections.  The linker does that before
+	     adjust_dynamic_symbol is called, and it is that
+	     function which decides whether anything needs to go
+	     into these sections.  */
 	  s->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
 	  continue;
 	}
 
+      if ((s->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0)
+	continue;
+
       /* Allocate memory for the section contents.  */
       s->contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_alloc (dynobj, s->size);
-      if (s->contents == NULL && s->size != 0)
+      if (s->contents == NULL)
 	return FALSE;
     }