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-rw-r--r--bfd/ChangeLog44
-rw-r--r--bfd/aout-adobe.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/aout-target.h3
-rw-r--r--bfd/aout-tic30.c3
-rw-r--r--bfd/bfd-in2.h14
-rw-r--r--bfd/binary.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/bout.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/coff-alpha.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/coff-mips.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/coff-rs6000.c2
-rw-r--r--bfd/coff64-rs6000.c2
-rw-r--r--bfd/coffcode.h4
-rw-r--r--bfd/elfxx-target.h4
-rw-r--r--bfd/i386msdos.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/i386os9k.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/ieee.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/ihex.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/libbfd-in.h3
-rw-r--r--bfd/libbfd.h3
-rw-r--r--bfd/libcoff-in.h2
-rw-r--r--bfd/libcoff.h2
-rw-r--r--bfd/linker.c59
-rw-r--r--bfd/mach-o.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/mmo.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/nlm-target.h1
-rw-r--r--bfd/oasys.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/pef.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/ppcboot.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/som.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/srec.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/targets.c7
-rw-r--r--bfd/tekhex.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/versados.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/vms.c1
-rw-r--r--bfd/xcoff-target.h1
-rw-r--r--bfd/xcofflink.c28
-rw-r--r--bfd/xsym.c1
37 files changed, 187 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 0917e65159..2eadbd0ad4 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+2009-04-16 Richard Sandiford <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
+
+ * aout-adobe.c (aout_32_bfd_define_common_symbol): Define.
+ * aout-target.h (MY_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * aout-tic30.c (MY_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * binary.c (binary_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * bout.c (b_out_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * coff-alpha.c (_bfd_ecoff_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * coff-mips.c (_bfd_ecoff_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * coffcode.h (coff_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * i386msdos.c (msdos_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * i386os9k.c (os9k_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * ieee.c (ieee_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * ihex.c (ihex_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nolink_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * mach-o.c (bfd_mach_o_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * mmo.c (mmo_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * nlm-target.h (nlm_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * oasys.c (oasys_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * pef.c (bfd_pef_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * ppcboot.c (ppcboot_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * som.c (som_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * srec.c (srec_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * tekhex.c (tekhex_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * versados.c (versados_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * vms.c (vms_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * xcoff-target.h (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * xsym.c (bfd_sym_bfd_define_common_symbol): Likewise.
+ * coff-rs6000.c (rs6000coff_vec): Add _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol.
+ (pmac_xcoff_vec): Likewise.
+ * coff64-rs6000.c (rs6000coff64_vec): Likewise.
+ (aix5coff64_vec): Likewise.
+ * linker.c (bfd_generic_define_common_symbol): New function.
+ * targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add NAME##_bfd_define_common_symbol.
+ (_bfd_define_common_symbol): New field.
+ * libcoff-in.h (_bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol): Declare.
+ * xcofflink.c (_bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol): New function.
+ (xcoff_build_ldsyms): Don't set XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR for common
+ symbols here.
+ * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+ * libbfd.h: Likewise.
+ * libcoff.h: Likewise.
+
2009-04-15 Anthony Green <green@moxielogic.com>
* targets.c: Add moxie support.
diff --git a/bfd/aout-adobe.c b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
index 8ccaf429f9..a8b13f497a 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-adobe.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ aout_adobe_sizeof_headers (bfd *ignore_abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
#define aout_32_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define aout_32_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define aout_32_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define aout_32_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define aout_32_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define aout_32_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define aout_32_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/aout-target.h b/bfd/aout-target.h
index c063d03956..07a0870c9a 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-target.h
+++ b/bfd/aout-target.h
@@ -493,6 +493,9 @@ MY_bfd_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
#define MY_section_already_linked \
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
#endif
+#ifndef MY_bfd_define_common_symbol
+#define MY_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
+#endif
#ifndef MY_bfd_reloc_type_lookup
#define MY_bfd_reloc_type_lookup NAME (aout, reloc_type_lookup)
#endif
diff --git a/bfd/aout-tic30.c b/bfd/aout-tic30.c
index 49815c4fdf..a95bca1520 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-tic30.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-tic30.c
@@ -950,6 +950,9 @@ tic30_aout_set_arch_mach (bfd *abfd,
#define MY_section_already_linked \
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
#endif
+#ifndef MY_bfd_define_common_symbol
+#define MY_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
+#endif
#ifndef MY_bfd_reloc_type_lookup
#define MY_bfd_reloc_type_lookup tic30_aout_reloc_type_lookup
#endif
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index bb2cbc3c06..2c6452ff6f 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -5458,7 +5458,8 @@ typedef struct bfd_target
NAME##_bfd_merge_sections, \
NAME##_bfd_is_group_section, \
NAME##_bfd_discard_group, \
- NAME##_section_already_linked \
+ NAME##_section_already_linked, \
+ NAME##_bfd_define_common_symbol
int (*_bfd_sizeof_headers) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
bfd_byte * (*_bfd_get_relocated_section_contents)
@@ -5506,6 +5507,10 @@ typedef struct bfd_target
void (*_section_already_linked) (bfd *, struct bfd_section *,
struct bfd_link_info *);
+ /* Define a common symbol. */
+ bfd_boolean (*_bfd_define_common_symbol) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *,
+ struct bfd_link_hash_entry *);
+
/* Routines to handle dynamic symbols and relocs. */
#define BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC(NAME) \
NAME##_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound, \
@@ -5570,6 +5575,13 @@ void bfd_section_already_linked (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
#define bfd_section_already_linked(abfd, sec, info) \
BFD_SEND (abfd, _section_already_linked, (abfd, sec, info))
+bfd_boolean bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
+ (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
+ struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h);
+
+#define bfd_define_common_symbol(output_bfd, info, h) \
+ BFD_SEND (output_bfd, _bfd_define_common_symbol, (output_bfd, info, h))
+
/* Extracted from simple.c. */
bfd_byte *bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents
(bfd *abfd, asection *sec, bfd_byte *outbuf, asymbol **symbol_table);
diff --git a/bfd/binary.c b/bfd/binary.c
index c4aec2ba61..7e9bf102dd 100644
--- a/bfd/binary.c
+++ b/bfd/binary.c
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ binary_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
#define binary_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define binary_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define binary_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define binary_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define binary_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define binary_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define binary_bfd_link_just_syms _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
diff --git a/bfd/bout.c b/bfd/bout.c
index b6c710631a..f4800d5acd 100644
--- a/bfd/bout.c
+++ b/bfd/bout.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,7 @@ b_out_bfd_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd *output_bfd,
#define b_out_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define b_out_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define b_out_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define b_out_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define aout_32_get_section_contents_in_window _bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window
extern const bfd_target b_out_vec_little_host;
diff --git a/bfd/coff-alpha.c b/bfd/coff-alpha.c
index efe2dd3955..cd69043a26 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-alpha.c
@@ -2398,6 +2398,7 @@ static const struct ecoff_backend_data alpha_ecoff_backend_data =
#define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define _bfd_ecoff_section_already_linked \
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
const bfd_target ecoffalpha_little_vec =
{
diff --git a/bfd/coff-mips.c b/bfd/coff-mips.c
index f82c52dec9..5fd35104c2 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-mips.c
@@ -1417,6 +1417,7 @@ static const struct ecoff_backend_data mips_ecoff_backend_data =
#define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define _bfd_ecoff_section_already_linked \
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
extern const bfd_target ecoff_big_vec;
diff --git a/bfd/coff-rs6000.c b/bfd/coff-rs6000.c
index c5a486bab6..4859f31b2b 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-rs6000.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-rs6000.c
@@ -4233,6 +4233,7 @@ const bfd_target rs6000coff_vec =
bfd_generic_is_group_section,
bfd_generic_discard_group,
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked,
+ _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol,
/* Dynamic */
_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound,
@@ -4485,6 +4486,7 @@ const bfd_target pmac_xcoff_vec =
bfd_generic_is_group_section,
bfd_generic_discard_group,
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked,
+ _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol,
/* Dynamic */
_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound,
diff --git a/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c b/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c
index 1a0ff59713..3a27ee07ce 100644
--- a/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c
+++ b/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c
@@ -2805,6 +2805,7 @@ const bfd_target rs6000coff64_vec =
bfd_generic_is_group_section,
bfd_generic_discard_group,
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked,
+ _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol,
/* Dynamic */
_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound,
@@ -3058,6 +3059,7 @@ const bfd_target aix5coff64_vec =
bfd_generic_is_group_section,
bfd_generic_discard_group,
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked,
+ _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol,
/* Dynamic */
_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound,
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index 35c6f70758..11cc457f20 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -5600,6 +5600,10 @@ static bfd_coff_backend_data ticoff1_swap_table =
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
#endif
+#ifndef coff_bfd_define_common_symbol
+#define coff_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
+#endif
+
#define CREATE_BIG_COFF_TARGET_VEC(VAR, NAME, EXTRA_O_FLAGS, EXTRA_S_FLAGS, UNDER, ALTERNATIVE, SWAP_TABLE) \
const bfd_target VAR = \
{ \
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-target.h b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
index 4aa8dd4b68..d4cad168d9 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-target.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@
_bfd_elf_section_already_linked
#endif
+#ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_define_common_symbol
+#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
+#endif
+
#ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_make_debug_symbol
#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_make_debug_symbol \
((asymbol * (*) (bfd *, void *, unsigned long)) bfd_nullvoidptr)
diff --git a/bfd/i386msdos.c b/bfd/i386msdos.c
index 46489fa746..317adb80e4 100644
--- a/bfd/i386msdos.c
+++ b/bfd/i386msdos.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ msdos_set_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
#define msdos_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define msdos_section_already_linked \
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define msdos_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define msdos_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define msdos_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define msdos_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/i386os9k.c b/bfd/i386os9k.c
index fa4fc42556..17c4372046 100644
--- a/bfd/i386os9k.c
+++ b/bfd/i386os9k.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ os9k_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
#define os9k_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define os9k_section_already_linked \
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define os9k_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define os9k_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define os9k_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define os9k_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/ieee.c b/bfd/ieee.c
index d032e9c133..7d79124f3d 100644
--- a/bfd/ieee.c
+++ b/bfd/ieee.c
@@ -3770,6 +3770,7 @@ ieee_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
#define ieee_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define ieee_section_already_linked \
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define ieee_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define ieee_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define ieee_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define ieee_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/ihex.c b/bfd/ihex.c
index 47e857ca1a..c14c17ade2 100644
--- a/bfd/ihex.c
+++ b/bfd/ihex.c
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ ihex_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
#define ihex_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define ihex_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define ihex_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define ihex_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define ihex_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define ihex_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define ihex_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index 949a2d2dc7..c860a29312 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_generic_set_section_contents
((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_section *)) bfd_false)
#define _bfd_nolink_section_already_linked \
((void (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_section *, struct bfd_link_info *)) bfd_void)
+#define _bfd_nolink_bfd_define_common_symbol \
+ ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, \
+ struct bfd_link_hash_entry *)) bfd_false)
/* Routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC for targets which do not
have dynamic symbols or relocs. Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index 9d83209d35..7fc58a4e67 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -421,6 +421,9 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_generic_set_section_contents
((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_section *)) bfd_false)
#define _bfd_nolink_section_already_linked \
((void (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_section *, struct bfd_link_info *)) bfd_void)
+#define _bfd_nolink_bfd_define_common_symbol \
+ ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, \
+ struct bfd_link_hash_entry *)) bfd_false)
/* Routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC for targets which do not
have dynamic symbols or relocs. Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC
diff --git a/bfd/libcoff-in.h b/bfd/libcoff-in.h
index c041be232b..0aa3d3707a 100644
--- a/bfd/libcoff-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libcoff-in.h
@@ -589,6 +589,8 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols
(bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
extern bfd_boolean _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link
(bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
+extern bfd_boolean _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol
+ (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_link_hash_entry *);
extern bfd_boolean _bfd_ppc_xcoff_relocate_section
(bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *, asection *, bfd_byte *,
struct internal_reloc *, struct internal_syment *, asection **);
diff --git a/bfd/libcoff.h b/bfd/libcoff.h
index f963ce163c..a053f6bf9e 100644
--- a/bfd/libcoff.h
+++ b/bfd/libcoff.h
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols
(bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
extern bfd_boolean _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link
(bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
+extern bfd_boolean _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol
+ (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_link_hash_entry *);
extern bfd_boolean _bfd_ppc_xcoff_relocate_section
(bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *, asection *, bfd_byte *,
struct internal_reloc *, struct internal_syment *, asection **);
diff --git a/bfd/linker.c b/bfd/linker.c
index 6242bcbc65..bfbd8861dd 100644
--- a/bfd/linker.c
+++ b/bfd/linker.c
@@ -3186,3 +3186,62 @@ _bfd_fix_excluded_sec_syms (bfd *obfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
{
bfd_link_hash_traverse (info->hash, fix_syms, obfd);
}
+
+/*
+FUNCTION
+ bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
+
+SYNOPSIS
+ bfd_boolean bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
+ (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
+ struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+ Convert common symbol @var{h} into a defined symbol.
+ Return TRUE on success and FALSE on failure.
+
+.#define bfd_define_common_symbol(output_bfd, info, h) \
+. BFD_SEND (output_bfd, _bfd_define_common_symbol, (output_bfd, info, h))
+.
+*/
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_generic_define_common_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
+ struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+ unsigned int power_of_two;
+ bfd_vma alignment, size;
+ asection *section;
+
+ BFD_ASSERT (h != NULL && h->type == bfd_link_hash_common);
+
+ size = h->u.c.size;
+ power_of_two = h->u.c.p->alignment_power;
+ section = h->u.c.p->section;
+
+ /* Increase the size of the section to align the common symbol.
+ The alignment must be a power of two. */
+ alignment = bfd_octets_per_byte (output_bfd) << power_of_two;
+ BFD_ASSERT (alignment != 0 && (alignment & -alignment) == alignment);
+ section->size += alignment - 1;
+ section->size &= -alignment;
+
+ /* Adjust the section's overall alignment if necessary. */
+ if (power_of_two > section->alignment_power)
+ section->alignment_power = power_of_two;
+
+ /* Change the symbol from common to defined. */
+ h->type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
+ h->u.def.section = section;
+ h->u.def.value = section->size;
+
+ /* Increase the size of the section. */
+ section->size += size;
+
+ /* Make sure the section is allocated in memory, and make sure that
+ it is no longer a common section. */
+ section->flags |= SEC_ALLOC;
+ section->flags &= ~SEC_IS_COMMON;
+ return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/bfd/mach-o.c b/bfd/mach-o.c
index e0a6fa4772..df15312b3c 100644
--- a/bfd/mach-o.c
+++ b/bfd/mach-o.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
#define bfd_mach_o_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define bfd_mach_o_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define bfd_mach_o_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define bfd_mach_o_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define bfd_mach_o_bfd_copy_private_header_data _bfd_generic_bfd_copy_private_header_data
#define bfd_mach_o_core_file_matches_executable_p generic_core_file_matches_executable_p
diff --git a/bfd/mmo.c b/bfd/mmo.c
index c0e8082826..084ce3f6a7 100644
--- a/bfd/mmo.c
+++ b/bfd/mmo.c
@@ -3211,6 +3211,7 @@ mmo_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
#define mmo_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define mmo_section_already_linked \
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define mmo_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
/* We want to copy time of creation, otherwise we'd use
BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic). */
diff --git a/bfd/nlm-target.h b/bfd/nlm-target.h
index d346dc5a1f..f817714c54 100644
--- a/bfd/nlm-target.h
+++ b/bfd/nlm-target.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
#define nlm_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define nlm_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define nlm_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define nlm_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define nlm_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define nlm_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define nlm_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/oasys.c b/bfd/oasys.c
index b1ca5271aa..c83d3ea257 100644
--- a/bfd/oasys.c
+++ b/bfd/oasys.c
@@ -1198,6 +1198,7 @@ oasys_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
#define oasys_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define oasys_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define oasys_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define oasys_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define oasys_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define oasys_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define oasys_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/pef.c b/bfd/pef.c
index b839095146..f275ee77f0 100644
--- a/bfd/pef.c
+++ b/bfd/pef.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
#define bfd_pef_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define bfd_pef_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define bfd_pef_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define bfd_pef_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define bfd_pef_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define bfd_pef_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define bfd_pef_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/ppcboot.c b/bfd/ppcboot.c
index d51280c8d8..a420df3f54 100644
--- a/bfd/ppcboot.c
+++ b/bfd/ppcboot.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ ppcboot_bfd_print_private_bfd_data (abfd, farg)
#define ppcboot_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define ppcboot_section_already_linked \
_bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define ppcboot_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define ppcboot_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define ppcboot_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define ppcboot_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/som.c b/bfd/som.c
index ccf760ab5d..96da72e53f 100644
--- a/bfd/som.c
+++ b/bfd/som.c
@@ -6349,6 +6349,7 @@ som_bfd_link_split_section (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection *sec)
#define som_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define som_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define som_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define som_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define som_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data _bfd_generic_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data
#define som_bfd_copy_private_header_data _bfd_generic_bfd_copy_private_header_data
#define som_bfd_set_private_flags _bfd_generic_bfd_set_private_flags
diff --git a/bfd/srec.c b/bfd/srec.c
index b7d515ccb9..83e4538d2a 100644
--- a/bfd/srec.c
+++ b/bfd/srec.c
@@ -1255,6 +1255,7 @@ srec_print_symbol (bfd *abfd,
#define srec_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define srec_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define srec_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define srec_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define srec_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define srec_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define srec_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/targets.c b/bfd/targets.c
index a52b37d442..c9d4c31fab 100644
--- a/bfd/targets.c
+++ b/bfd/targets.c
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ BFD_JUMP_TABLE macros.
. NAME##_bfd_merge_sections, \
. NAME##_bfd_is_group_section, \
. NAME##_bfd_discard_group, \
-. NAME##_section_already_linked \
+. NAME##_section_already_linked, \
+. NAME##_bfd_define_common_symbol
.
. int (*_bfd_sizeof_headers) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
. bfd_byte * (*_bfd_get_relocated_section_contents)
@@ -489,6 +490,10 @@ BFD_JUMP_TABLE macros.
. void (*_section_already_linked) (bfd *, struct bfd_section *,
. struct bfd_link_info *);
.
+. {* Define a common symbol. *}
+. bfd_boolean (*_bfd_define_common_symbol) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *,
+. struct bfd_link_hash_entry *);
+.
. {* Routines to handle dynamic symbols and relocs. *}
.#define BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC(NAME) \
. NAME##_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound, \
diff --git a/bfd/tekhex.c b/bfd/tekhex.c
index 2df774fc00..01853da06d 100644
--- a/bfd/tekhex.c
+++ b/bfd/tekhex.c
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ tekhex_print_symbol (bfd *abfd,
#define tekhex_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define tekhex_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define tekhex_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define tekhex_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define tekhex_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define tekhex_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define tekhex_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/versados.c b/bfd/versados.c
index c4decd6f3e..db9bd53fe0 100644
--- a/bfd/versados.c
+++ b/bfd/versados.c
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ versados_canonicalize_reloc (bfd *abfd,
#define versados_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define versados_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define versados_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define versados_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define versados_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define versados_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define versados_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
diff --git a/bfd/vms.c b/bfd/vms.c
index 8111d4955e..ac03480278 100644
--- a/bfd/vms.c
+++ b/bfd/vms.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static bfd_boolean vms_bfd_set_private_flags (bfd *abfd, flagword flags);
#define vms_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define vms_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define vms_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define vms_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define vms_bfd_copy_private_header_data _bfd_generic_bfd_copy_private_header_data
#define vms_get_synthetic_symtab _bfd_nodynamic_get_synthetic_symtab
diff --git a/bfd/xcoff-target.h b/bfd/xcoff-target.h
index 8212a0da40..bcea650869 100644
--- a/bfd/xcoff-target.h
+++ b/bfd/xcoff-target.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
#define _bfd_xcoff_bfd_merge_sections coff_bfd_merge_sections
#define _bfd_xcoff_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define _bfd_xcoff_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define _bfd_xcoff_bfd_define_common_symbol _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol
#define _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_split_section coff_bfd_link_split_section
#define CORE_FILE_P _bfd_dummy_target
diff --git a/bfd/xcofflink.c b/bfd/xcofflink.c
index 26500c6bd3..896292b393 100644
--- a/bfd/xcofflink.c
+++ b/bfd/xcofflink.c
@@ -2471,6 +2471,21 @@ _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
}
}
+bfd_boolean
+_bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ struct bfd_link_hash_entry *harg)
+{
+ struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+ if (!bfd_generic_define_common_symbol (output_bfd, info, harg))
+ return FALSE;
+
+ h = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) harg;
+ h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR;
+ return TRUE;
+}
+
/* If symbol H has not been interpreted as a function descriptor,
see whether it should be. Set up its descriptor information if so. */
@@ -3330,19 +3345,6 @@ xcoff_post_gc_symbol (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h, void * p)
if (h->flags & XCOFF_RTINIT)
return TRUE;
- /* If this is a final link, and the symbol was defined as a common
- symbol in a regular object file, and there was no definition in
- any dynamic object, then the linker will have allocated space for
- the symbol in a common section but the XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR flag
- will not have been set. */
- if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
- && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
- && (h->flags & XCOFF_REF_REGULAR) != 0
- && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0
- && (bfd_is_abs_section (h->root.u.def.section)
- || (h->root.u.def.section->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0))
- h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR;
-
/* We don't want to garbage collect symbols which are not defined in
XCOFF files. This is a convenient place to mark them. */
if (xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->gc
diff --git a/bfd/xsym.c b/bfd/xsym.c
index 793dd24144..706310ac61 100644
--- a/bfd/xsym.c
+++ b/bfd/xsym.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
#define bfd_sym_bfd_is_group_section bfd_generic_is_group_section
#define bfd_sym_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
#define bfd_sym_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
+#define bfd_sym_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
#define bfd_sym_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
#define bfd_sym_bfd_link_hash_table_free _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free
#define bfd_sym_bfd_link_add_symbols _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols