2005-07-07 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data): Add special_sections.

	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr): Check special_sections
	first.

	* elf32-arm.c (elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr): Removed.
	(elf_backend_special_sections): New. Defined.
	* elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
	* 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.
	* elfxx-mips.h: Likewise.

	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_special_sections): New.
	(elfNN_bed): Initialize special_sections.

19 files changed, 67 insertions, 273 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 81e1c9d8530..e046fc3bfec 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+2005-07-07  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	* elf-bfd.h (elf_backend_data): Add special_sections.
+
+	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr): Check special_sections
+	first.
+
+	* elf32-arm.c (elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr): Removed.
+	(elf_backend_special_sections): New. Defined.
+	* elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
+	* 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.
+	* elfxx-mips.h: Likewise.
+
+	* elfxx-target.h (elf_backend_special_sections): New.
+	(elfNN_bed): Initialize special_sections.
+
 2005-07-07  Bob Wilson  <bob.wilson@acm.org>
 
 	* xtensa-modules.c: Update tables with Xtensa MMU features.
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index 103b613354d..2bbc1c923de 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -981,6 +981,9 @@ struct elf_backend_data
 
   const struct elf_size_info *s;
 
+  /* An array of target specific special sections.  */
+  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *special_sections;
+
   /* The size in bytes of the header for the GOT.  This includes the
      so-called reserved entries on some systems.  */
   bfd_vma got_header_size;
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 130ec7a71d0..ff46a5e2ea9 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -2339,15 +2339,27 @@ _bfd_elf_get_special_section (const char *name,
 }
 
 const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection *sec)
+_bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 {
   int i;
   const struct bfd_elf_special_section *spec;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
 
   /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
   if (sec->name == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  spec = bed->special_sections;
+  if (spec)
+    {
+      spec = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
+					   bed->special_sections,
+					   sec->use_rela_p);
+      if (spec != NULL)
+	return spec;
+    }
+
   if (sec->name[0] != '.')
     return NULL;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arm.c b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
index db872fad14a..698571a5796 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
@@ -6962,24 +6962,6 @@ elf32_arm_symbian_special_sections[] =
   { NULL,              0,  0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-elf32_arm_symbian_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					elf32_arm_symbian_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
-
 static void
 elf32_arm_symbian_begin_write_processing (bfd *abfd, 
 					  struct bfd_link_info *link_info
@@ -7032,8 +7014,8 @@ elf32_arm_symbian_modify_segment_map (bfd *abfd,
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create \
   elf32_arm_symbian_link_hash_table_create
 
-#undef elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr elf32_arm_symbian_get_sec_type_attr
+#undef elf_backend_special_sections
+#define elf_backend_special_sections elf32_arm_symbian_special_sections
 
 #undef elf_backend_begin_write_processing
 #define elf_backend_begin_write_processing \
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m32r.c b/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
index d29a7d3621c..4b148c83a0b 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
@@ -4020,24 +4020,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section m32r_elf_special_sections[] =
   { NULL,       0,  0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-m32r_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					m32r_elf_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
-
 static bfd_boolean
 m32r_elf_fake_sections (bfd *abfd,
 			Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
@@ -4141,7 +4123,7 @@ m32r_elf_reloc_type_class (const Elf_Internal_Rela *rela)
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data 	m32r_elf_merge_private_bfd_data
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_set_private_flags		m32r_elf_set_private_flags
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_print_private_bfd_data	m32r_elf_print_private_bfd_data
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr		m32r_elf_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections		m32r_elf_special_sections
 
 #include "elf32-target.h"
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68hc11.c b/bfd/elf32-m68hc11.c
index 34cdd9cb14e..d61590ff486 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m68hc11.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68hc11.c
@@ -1265,24 +1265,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section elf32_m68hc11_special_sections[] =
   { ".vectors",  8, 0, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC },
   { NULL,        0, 0, 0,            0 }
 };
-
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-elf32_m68hc11_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					elf32_m68hc11_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
 
 #define ELF_ARCH		bfd_arch_m68hc11
 #define ELF_MACHINE_CODE	EM_68HC11
@@ -1302,7 +1284,7 @@ elf32_m68hc11_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 #define elf_backend_object_p	0
 #define elf_backend_final_write_processing	0
 #define elf_backend_can_gc_sections		1
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr elf32_m68hc11_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections  elf32_m68hc11_special_sections
 
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create \
                                 m68hc11_elf_bfd_link_hash_table_create
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68hc12.c b/bfd/elf32-m68hc12.c
index 34461b3d4dc..b52f3fff853 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m68hc12.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68hc12.c
@@ -543,24 +543,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section elf32_m68hc12_special_sections[] =
   { ".vectors",  8, 0, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC },
   { NULL,        0, 0, 0,            0 }
 };
-
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-elf32_m68hc12_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					elf32_m68hc12_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
 
 #define ELF_ARCH		bfd_arch_m68hc12
 #define ELF_MACHINE_CODE	EM_68HC12
@@ -578,7 +560,7 @@ elf32_m68hc12_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 #define elf_backend_object_p		m68hc12_elf_set_mach_from_flags
 #define elf_backend_final_write_processing	0
 #define elf_backend_can_gc_sections		1
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr elf32_m68hc12_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections elf32_m68hc12_special_sections
 #define elf_backend_post_process_headers     elf32_m68hc11_post_process_headers
 #define elf_backend_add_symbol_hook  elf32_m68hc11_add_symbol_hook
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-mcore.c b/bfd/elf32-mcore.c
index 0a485942a1a..ed0123d553b 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-mcore.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-mcore.c
@@ -642,24 +642,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section mcore_elf_special_sections[]=
   { NULL,       0,  0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-mcore_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					mcore_elf_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
-
 #define TARGET_BIG_SYM		bfd_elf32_mcore_big_vec
 #define TARGET_BIG_NAME		"elf32-mcore-big"
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_SYM       bfd_elf32_mcore_little_vec
@@ -678,7 +660,7 @@ mcore_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 #define elf_backend_gc_mark_hook		mcore_elf_gc_mark_hook
 #define elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook		mcore_elf_gc_sweep_hook
 #define elf_backend_check_relocs                mcore_elf_check_relocs
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr		mcore_elf_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections		mcore_elf_special_sections
 
 #define elf_backend_can_gc_sections		1
 #define elf_backend_rela_normal			1
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh64.c b/bfd/elf32-sh64.c
index c140bf4d95c..afafcfde88d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sh64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh64.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void sh64_find_section_for_address
 #define elf_backend_merge_symbol_attribute	sh64_elf_merge_symbol_attribute
 #define elf_backend_final_write_processing 	sh64_elf_final_write_processing
 #define elf_backend_section_from_shdr		sh64_backend_section_from_shdr
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr		sh64_elf_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections		sh64_elf_special_sections
 #define elf_backend_section_flags		sh64_elf_section_flags
 
 #define bfd_elf32_new_section_hook		sh64_elf_new_section_hook
@@ -760,24 +760,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section sh64_elf_special_sections[] =
   { NULL,       0, 0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-sh64_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					sh64_elf_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
-
 #undef	TARGET_BIG_SYM
 #define	TARGET_BIG_SYM		bfd_elf32_sh64_vec
 #undef	TARGET_BIG_NAME
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-v850.c b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
index ac7ac5e1b36..e2c29ee1922 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-v850.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
@@ -3054,24 +3054,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section v850_elf_special_sections[] =
                                                    + SHF_V850_R0REL) },
   { NULL,        0, 0, 0,            0 }
 };
-
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-v850_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					v850_elf_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
 
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_SYM			bfd_elf32_v850_vec
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_NAME			"elf32-v850"
@@ -3096,7 +3078,7 @@ v850_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 #define elf_backend_fake_sections		v850_elf_fake_sections
 #define elf_backend_gc_mark_hook                v850_elf_gc_mark_hook
 #define elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook               v850_elf_gc_sweep_hook
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr		v850_elf_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections		v850_elf_special_sections
 
 #define elf_backend_can_gc_sections 1
 #define elf_backend_rela_normal 1
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
index c97aea223a9..67ff80c4ef9 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
@@ -9489,25 +9489,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section elf_xtensa_special_sections[] =
   { ".literal",       8, 0, SHT_PROGBITS, SHF_ALLOC + SHF_EXECINSTR },
   { NULL,             0, 0, 0,            0 }
 };
-
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-elf_xtensa_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					elf_xtensa_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
-
 
 #ifndef ELF_ARCH
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_SYM		bfd_elf32_xtensa_le_vec
@@ -9566,6 +9547,6 @@ elf_xtensa_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	     elf_xtensa_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_relocate_section	     elf_xtensa_relocate_section
 #define elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections    elf_xtensa_size_dynamic_sections
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr	     elf_xtensa_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections	     elf_xtensa_special_sections
 
 #include "elf32-target.h"
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
index a04fe2166f7..2e09c6ed9b3 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -5169,24 +5169,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section elf64_alpha_special_sections[] =
   { NULL,     0,  0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-elf64_alpha_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *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
    from elf32-mips.c.  */
@@ -5325,8 +5307,8 @@ static const struct elf_size_info alpha_elf_size_info =
 #define elf_backend_size_info \
   alpha_elf_size_info
 
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr \
-  elf64_alpha_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections \
+  elf64_alpha_special_sections
 
 /* A few constants that determine how the .plt section is set up.  */
 #define elf_backend_want_got_plt 0
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
index 88b0bfed8b4..f0c87a04a56 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
@@ -2678,24 +2678,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section elf64_hppa_special_sections[] =
   { NULL,       0, 0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-elf64_hppa_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *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_hppa_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
-
 /* The hash bucket size is the standard one, namely 4.  */
 
 const struct elf_size_info hppa64_elf_size_info =
@@ -2792,7 +2774,7 @@ const struct elf_size_info hppa64_elf_size_info =
 #define elf_backend_get_symbol_type	elf64_hppa_elf_get_symbol_type
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	elf64_hppa_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_rela_normal		1
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr	elf64_hppa_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections	elf64_hppa_special_sections
 
 #include "elf64-target.h"
 
@@ -2801,7 +2783,7 @@ const struct elf_size_info hppa64_elf_size_info =
 #undef TARGET_BIG_NAME
 #define TARGET_BIG_NAME			"elf64-hppa-linux"
 
-#undef elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr
+#undef elf_backend_special_sections
 
 #define INCLUDED_TARGET_FILE 1
 #include "elf64-target.h"
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index f05262b9c25..03b21e6253c 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static bfd_vma opd_entry_value
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	      ppc64_elf_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections   ppc64_elf_finish_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_link_output_symbol_hook   ppc64_elf_output_symbol_hook
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr	      ppc64_elf_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections	      ppc64_elf_special_sections
 
 /* The name of the dynamic interpreter.  This is put in the .interp
    section.  */
@@ -2524,24 +2524,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section ppc64_elf_special_sections[]=
   { NULL,       0,  0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-ppc64_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					ppc64_elf_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
-
 struct _ppc64_elf_section_data
 {
   struct bfd_elf_section_data elf;
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
index 0bad2298dcf..22791eeebe3 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
@@ -4074,24 +4074,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section sh64_elf64_special_sections[]=
   { NULL,       0, 0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-sh64_elf64_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					sh64_elf64_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
-
 #define TARGET_BIG_SYM		bfd_elf64_sh64_vec
 #define TARGET_BIG_NAME		"elf64-sh64"
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_SYM	bfd_elf64_sh64l_vec
@@ -4150,7 +4132,7 @@ sh64_elf64_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 					sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_symbol
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections \
 					sh64_elf64_finish_dynamic_sections
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr	sh64_elf64_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections	sh64_elf64_special_sections
 
 #define elf_backend_want_got_plt	1
 #define elf_backend_plt_readonly	1
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
index d016cf0fd3b..60ebd4f2307 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
@@ -5058,24 +5058,6 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section elfNN_ia64_special_sections[] =
   { NULL,        0, 0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
-static const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-elfNN_ia64_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					elfNN_ia64_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
-
 static bfd_boolean
 elfNN_ia64_object_p (bfd *abfd)
 {
@@ -5297,7 +5279,7 @@ elfNN_hpux_backend_symbol_processing (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 #define elf_backend_hide_symbol		elfNN_ia64_hash_hide_symbol
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class	elfNN_ia64_reloc_type_class
 #define elf_backend_rela_normal		1
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr	elfNN_ia64_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections	elfNN_ia64_special_sections
 
 /* FIXME: PR 290: The Intel C compiler generates SHT_IA_64_UNWIND with
    SHF_LINK_ORDER. But it doesn't set theh sh_link or sh_info fields.
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
index d96400d15e3..d0791babc49 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
@@ -9979,21 +9979,3 @@ const struct bfd_elf_special_section _bfd_mips_elf_special_sections[] =
   { ".ucode",  6,  0, SHT_MIPS_UCODE, 0 },
   { NULL,      0,  0, 0,              0 }
 };
-
-const struct bfd_elf_special_section *
-_bfd_mips_elf_get_sec_type_attr (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
-{
-  const struct bfd_elf_special_section *ssect;
-
-  /* See if this is one of the special sections.  */
-  if (sec->name == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  ssect = _bfd_elf_get_special_section (sec->name,
-					_bfd_mips_elf_special_sections,
-					sec->use_rela_p);
-  if (ssect != NULL)
-    return ssect;
-
-  return _bfd_elf_get_sec_type_attr (abfd, sec);
-}
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.h b/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
index 2c63123bb25..ff53b0d8c53 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_mips_relax_section
   (bfd *, asection *, struct bfd_link_info *, bfd_boolean *);
 extern bfd_vma _bfd_mips_elf_sign_extend
   (bfd_vma, int);
-extern const struct bfd_elf_special_section *_bfd_mips_elf_get_sec_type_attr
-  (bfd *, asection *);
+
+extern const struct bfd_elf_special_section _bfd_mips_elf_special_sections [];
 
 #define elf_backend_name_local_section_symbols \
   _bfd_mips_elf_name_local_section_symbols
-#define elf_backend_get_sec_type_attr _bfd_mips_elf_get_sec_type_attr
+#define elf_backend_special_sections _bfd_mips_elf_special_sections
 #define elf_backend_eh_frame_address_size _bfd_mips_elf_eh_frame_address_size
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-target.h b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
index 7a7f3e85022..cd63244033e 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-target.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
@@ -509,6 +509,10 @@
 #define elf_backend_size_info _bfd_elfNN_size_info
 #endif
 
+#ifndef elf_backend_special_sections
+#define elf_backend_special_sections NULL
+#endif
+
 #ifndef elf_backend_sign_extend_vma
 #define elf_backend_sign_extend_vma 0
 #endif
@@ -591,6 +595,7 @@ static const struct elf_backend_data elfNN_bed =
   ELF_MACHINE_ALT1,
   ELF_MACHINE_ALT2,
   &elf_backend_size_info,
+  elf_backend_special_sections,
   elf_backend_got_header_size,
   elf_backend_collect,
   elf_backend_type_change_ok,