* 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, 52 insertions, 49 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c b/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
index 152ce32783f..ef7837409be 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
@@ -1270,12 +1270,13 @@ elf64_ia64_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd,
 
   flags = bed->dynamic_sec_flags;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynamic", flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynamic",
+					  flags | SEC_READONLY);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
     return FALSE;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", flags | SEC_READONLY);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
     return FALSE;
@@ -1287,32 +1288,32 @@ elf64_ia64_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd,
   if (!get_pltoff (abfd, ia64_info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".vmsdynstr",
-				   (SEC_ALLOC
-				    | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-				    | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-				    | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".vmsdynstr",
+					  (SEC_ALLOC
+					   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+					   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+					   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 0))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Create a fixup section.  */
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".fixups",
-                                   (SEC_ALLOC
-                                    | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                    | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                    | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".fixups",
+					  (SEC_ALLOC
+					   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+					   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+					   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 3))
     return FALSE;
   ia64_info->fixups_sec = s;
 
   /* Create the transfer fixup section.  */
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".transfer",
-                                   (SEC_ALLOC
-                                    | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                    | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                    | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".transfer",
+					  (SEC_ALLOC
+					   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+					   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+					   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 3))
     return FALSE;
@@ -1721,7 +1722,8 @@ get_got (bfd *abfd, struct elf64_ia64_link_hash_table *ia64_info)
 
       /* The .got section is always aligned at 8 bytes.  */
       flags = get_elf_backend_data (dynobj)->dynamic_sec_flags;
-      got = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".got", flags | SEC_SMALL_DATA);
+      got = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".got",
+						flags | SEC_SMALL_DATA);
       if (got == NULL
           || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, got, 3))
         return NULL;
@@ -1750,13 +1752,14 @@ get_fptr (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
       if (!dynobj)
 	ia64_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      fptr = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".opd",
-					  (SEC_ALLOC
-					   | SEC_LOAD
-					   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-					   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-					   | (info->pie ? 0 : SEC_READONLY)
-					   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      fptr = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".opd",
+						 (SEC_ALLOC
+						  | SEC_LOAD
+						  | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+						  | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+						  | (info->pie ? 0
+						     : SEC_READONLY)
+						  | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!fptr
 	  || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, fptr, 4))
 	{
@@ -1769,12 +1772,12 @@ get_fptr (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
       if (info->pie)
 	{
 	  asection *fptr_rel;
-	  fptr_rel = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".rela.opd",
-						  (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-						   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-						   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-						   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-						   | SEC_READONLY));
+	  fptr_rel = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".rela.opd",
+							 (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+							  | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+							  | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+							  | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+							  | SEC_READONLY));
 	  if (fptr_rel == NULL
 	      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, fptr_rel, 3))
 	    {
@@ -1802,14 +1805,14 @@ get_pltoff (bfd *abfd, struct elf64_ia64_link_hash_table *ia64_info)
       if (!dynobj)
 	ia64_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      pltoff = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-					    ELF_STRING_ia64_pltoff,
-					    (SEC_ALLOC
-					     | SEC_LOAD
-					     | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-					     | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-					     | SEC_SMALL_DATA
-					     | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      pltoff = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+						   ELF_STRING_ia64_pltoff,
+						   (SEC_ALLOC
+						    | SEC_LOAD
+						    | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+						    | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+						    | SEC_SMALL_DATA
+						    | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!pltoff
 	  || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, pltoff, 4))
 	{
@@ -1849,15 +1852,15 @@ get_reloc_section (bfd *abfd,
   if (!dynobj)
     ia64_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-  srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, srel_name);
+  srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, srel_name);
   if (srel == NULL && create)
     {
-      srel = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, srel_name,
-					  (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-					   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-					   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-					   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-					   | SEC_READONLY));
+      srel = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, srel_name,
+						 (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+						  | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+						  | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+						  | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+						  | SEC_READONLY));
       if (srel == NULL
 	  || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srel, 3))
 	return NULL;
@@ -2773,11 +2776,11 @@ elf64_ia64_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
       unsigned int time_hi, time_lo;
 
       /* The .dynamic section must exist and be empty.  */
-      dynsec = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      dynsec = bfd_get_linker_section (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
       BFD_ASSERT (dynsec != NULL);
       BFD_ASSERT (dynsec->size == 0);
 
-      dynstrsec = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj, ".vmsdynstr");
+      dynstrsec = bfd_get_linker_section (hash_table->dynobj, ".vmsdynstr");
       BFD_ASSERT (dynstrsec != NULL);
       BFD_ASSERT (dynstrsec->size == 0);
       dynstrsec->size = 1;	/* Initial blank.  */
@@ -4061,7 +4064,7 @@ elf64_ia64_finish_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd,
       unsigned int unwind_seg = 0;
       unsigned int code_seg = 0;
 
-      sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
       BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
       dyncon = (Elf64_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
       dynconend = (Elf64_External_Dyn *) (sdyn->contents + sdyn->size);