Merge from mainline

57 files changed, 7508 insertions, 1271 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 4eb66c32744..068735d3025 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,317 @@
+2004-04-08  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	Apply from mainline.
+	2004-03-30  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
+	* elf.c (map_sections_to_segments): Fix handling of .tbss.
+
+	2004-03-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+	* Makefile.am: Remove all mention of elflink.h.
+	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+	* bfd-in.h (bfd_elf_discard_info): Declare.
+	(bfd_elf32_discard_info, bfd_elf64_discard_info): Delete.
+	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+	* elf-bfd.h (bfd_elf32_print_symbol, bfd_elf64_print_symbol,
+	bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol,
+	bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol,
+	_bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol, bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link,
+	bfd_elf64_bfd_final_link, elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol,
+	_bfd_elf32_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol,
+	_bfd_elf64_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol,
+	_bfd_elf32_gc_sections, _bfd_elf32_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets,
+	_bfd_elf32_gc_common_final_link, _bfd_elf64_gc_common_final_link,
+	_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit, _bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry,
+	_bfd_elf64_gc_sections, _bfd_elf64_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets,
+	_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtinherit, _bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtentry,
+	_bfd_elf32_reloc_symbol_deleted_p,
+	_bfd_elf64_reloc_symbol_deleted_p): Delete.
+	(bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol,
+	bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol,
+	bfd_elf_final_link, bfd_elf_gc_sections,
+	bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit, bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry,
+	bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets, bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link,
+	bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p): Declare.
+	(WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL): Define.
+	* elf32-arm.h: Update for changed function names.  Remove local
+	WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SECTION define.
+	* elf-hppa.h, elf-m10300.c, elf32-cris.c, elf32-d10v.c, elf32-dlx.c,
+	* elf32-fr30.c, elf32-frv.c, elf32-h8300.c, elf32-hppa.c, elf32-i386.c,
+	* elf32-iq2000.c, elf32-m32r.c, elf32-m68hc1x.c, elf32-m68k.c,
+	* elf32-mcore.c, elf32-openrisc.c, elf32-ppc.c, elf32-s390.c,
+	* elf32-sh.c, elf32-sparc.c, elf32-v850.c, elf32-vax.c,
+	* elf32-xstormy16.c, elf32-xtensa.c, elf64-alpha.c, elf64-hppa.c,
+	* elf64-mmix.c, elf64-ppc.c, elf64-s390.c, elf64-sh64.c, elf64-sparc.c,
+	* elf64-x86-64.c, elfxx-ia64.c, elfxx-mips.c, elfxx-target.h: Likewise.
+	* elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_final_link): Define.
+	(bfd_elfNN_print_symbol): Define.
+	* elfcode.h: Don't include elflink.h.
+	(elf_bfd_discard_info, elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p,
+	elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol, elf_bfd_final_link, elf_gc_sections,
+	elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets, elf_gc_common_final_link,
+	elf_gc_record_vtinherit, elf_gc_record_vtentry,
+	elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol): Don't define.
+	* elflink.c: Update for changed function names.  Move elflink.h
+	code here.
+	* elflink.h: Delete file.
+	* po/SRC-POTFILES.in: Regenerate.
+	* po/bfd.pot: Regenerate.
+
+	2004-03-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+	* elf64-mmix.c (mmix_elf_relocate_section): Restore code setting
+	"name" for global syms accidentally removed in 2004-03-20 change.
+
+	2004-03-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_reloc_cookie): Add r_sym_shift field.
+	* elflink.h: Replace all occurrences of sizeof (Elf_External_*)
+	where Elf_External_* is different for 64 and 32 bit, with
+	corresponding elf_size_info field.
+	(struct elf_final_link_info): Use "bfd_byte *" instead
+	of "Elf_External_Sym *" for external_syms and symbuf.
+	(elf_link_adjust_relocs): Set up r_type_mask and r_sym_shift local
+	vars and use instead of ELF_R_INFO and ELF_R_TYPE macros.
+	(struct elf_link_sort_rela): Add "sym_mask" alias for "offset".
+	(elf_link_sort_cmp1): Use sym_mask field instead of ELF_R_SYM.
+	(elf_link_sort_cmp2): Adjust.
+	(elf_link_sort_relocs): Set up r_sym_mask local var instead of
+	using ELF_R_SYM macro.  Set u.sym_mask.
+	(elf_bfd_final_link): Call _bfd_elf_stringtab_init instead of macro
+	version, elf_stringtab_init.  Ditto for bfd_section_from_elf_index
+	vs. section_from_elf_index.  Adjust Elf_External_Sym pointer
+	arithmetic.  Pass bed to elf_link_flush_output_syms.  Adjust
+	Elf_External_Dyn pointer arithmentic.  Use bed swap_dyn_in and
+	swap_syn_out functions.  Rearrange dyn swap in/out switch.
+	(elf_link_output_sym): Adjust Elf_External_Sym pointer arithmentic.
+	Pass bed to elf_link_flush_output_syms.  Use bed swap_symbol_out.
+	(elf_link_flush_output_syms): Add elf_backend_data arg.
+	(elf_link_check_versioned_symbol): Likewise.
+	(elf_link_output_extsym): Pass bed to elf_link_check_versioned_symbol.
+	Adjust Elf_External_Sym pointer arithmetic.  Use bed swap_symbol_out.
+	(elf_link_input_bfd): Use bfd_section_from_elf_index.  Set up
+	r_type_mask and r_sym_shift local vars and use instead of ELF_R_SYM,
+	ELF_R_TYPE and ELF_R_INFO macros.
+	(elf_reloc_link_order): Select ELF32_R_INFO or ELF64_R_INFO invocation
+	based on size rather than using ELF_R_INFO.
+	(elf_gc_mark): Set up r_sym_shift local var and use instead of
+	ELF_R_SYM macro.
+	(struct alloc_got_off_arg): New.
+	(elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets): Use elf_size_info instead of
+	ARCH_SIZE.  Pass get entry size down to elf_gc_allocate_got_offsets.
+	(elf_gc_allocate_got_offsets): Adjust.
+	(elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p): Usee cookie.r_sym_shift instead of
+	ELF_R_SYM.  Use bfd_section_from_elf_index.
+	(elf_bfd_discard_info): Set cookie.r_sym_shift.
+	* elfcode.h (elf_stringtab_init, section_from_elf_index): Delete.
+	(elf_slurp_symbol_table): Use bfd_section_from_elf_index.
+
+	2004-03-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+	* elf64-ppc.c (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Define.
+	(ppc64_elf_add_symbol_hook): New function.
+	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_backend_data <elf_add_symbol_hook>): Remove
+	const from Elf_Internal_Sym param.
+	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Adjust.
+	* elf-hppa.h (elf_hppa_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf32-frv.c (elf32_frv_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf32-i370.c (elf_backend_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf32-m68hc1x.h (elf32_m68hc11_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf32-ppc.c (ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf32-sh64.c (sh64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf64-mmix.c (mmix_elf_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elf64-sparc.c (sparc64_elf_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elfxx-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+	* elfxx-mips.h (_bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook): Adjust.
+
+	2004-03-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+	* elfxx-target.h (bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_add_symbols): Define.
+	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_add_archive_symbols): Delete.
+	(_bfd_elf_sort_symbol, _bfd_elf_add_dt_needed_tag): Delete.
+	(_bfd_elf_finalize_dynstr, bfd_elf32_bfd_link_add_symbols): Delete.
+	(bfd_elf64_bfd_link_add_symbols): Delete.
+	(bfd_elf_link_add_symbols): Declare.
+	* elfcode.h (elf_bfd_link_add_symbols): Delete.
+	* elflink.c: Include safe-ctype.h.
+	(elf_add_dt_needed_tag): Rename from _bfd_elf_add_dt_needed_tag,
+	make static.
+	(elf_sort_symbol): Rename from _bfd_elf_sort_symbol, make static.
+	(elf_finalize_dynstr): Rename from _bfd_elf_finalize_dynstr, make
+	static.
+	(elf_link_add_archive_symbols): Rename from
+	_bfd_elf_link_add_archive_symbols, make static.
+	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): New function.  Corresponding
+	elflink.h function converted to use elf_size_info.
+	(bfd_elf_link_add_symbols): Likewise.
+	(bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Adjust.
+	* elflink.h (elf_bfd_link_add_symbols): Delete.
+	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): Delete.
+	* elf32-gen.c (elf32_generic_link_add_symbols): Call
+	bfd_elf_link_add_symbols.
+	* elf64-gen.c (elf64_generic_link_add_symbols): Likewise.
+
+	2004-03-25  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+	* elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Add DT_NEEDED for as-needed
+	and chained shared libs only if dynsym.  Clear dynsym on forced-local.
+	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry): Declare.
+	(bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry, bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry): Delete.
+	(_bfd_elf_add_dt_needed_tag): Declare.
+	(_bfd_elf_sort_symbol): Declare.
+	(_bfd_elf_finalize_dynstr): Declare.
+	(RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYM): Formatting.
+	* elfcode.h (elf_add_dynamic_entry): Delete.
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry): New function.  Corresponding
+	elflink.h function converted to use elf_size_info.
+	(_bfd_elf_add_dt_needed_tag): Likewise.
+	(_bfd_elf_sort_symbol): Likewise.
+	(_bfd_elf_finalize_dynstr): Likewise.
+	(compute_bucket_count): Likewise.
+	(bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.  Check result of
+	_bfd_elf_strtab_add before calling _bfd_elf_strtab_addref.
+	(elf_adjust_dynstr_offsets, elf_collect_hash_codes): Moved from..
+	* elflink.h: ..here.
+	(sort_symbol, add_dt_needed_tag): Delete.
+	(elf_add_dynamic_entry, elf_finalize_dynstr): Delete.
+	(compute_bucket_count, NAME(bfd_elf,size_dynamic_sections)): Delete.
+	Update all users.
+	* elf32-arm.h (add_dynamic_entry): Update.  Remove casts.
+	* elf32-cris.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-hppa.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-i370.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-i386.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-m32r.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-m68k.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-ppc.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-s390.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-sh.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-sparc.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-vax.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf32-xtensa.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf64-alpha.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf64-hppa.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf64-ppc.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf64-s390.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf64-sparc.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elf64-x86-64.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elfxx-ia64.c (add_dynamic_entry): Likewise.
+	* elfxx-mips.c (MIPS_ELF_ADD_DYNAMIC_ENTRY): Likewise.
+	* elf-m10300.c (_bfd_mn10300_elf_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+	* elf32-frv.c (elf32_frv_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+	* elf64-sh64.c (sh64_elf64_size_dynamic_sections): Likewise.
+
+	2004-03-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+	* elf-bfd.h (RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL): Add input_bfd, input_section
+	and rel args.  Group input and output args.  Wrap to 80 columns.
+	* elf-m10200.c, elf-m10300.c, elf32-arm.h, elf32-avr.c,
+	elf32-cris.c, elf32-d10v.c, elf32-fr30.c, elf32-h8300.c,
+	elf32-hppa.c, elf32-i386.c, elf32-i860.c, elf32-ip2k.c,
+	elf32-iq2000.c, elf32-m68hc1x.c, elf32-m68k.c, elf32-mcore.c,
+	elf32-msp430.c, elf32-openrisc.c, elf32-ppc.c, elf32-s390.c,
+	elf32-sparc.c, elf32-v850.c, elf32-vax.c, elf32-xstormy16.c,
+	elf32-xtensa.c, elf64-alpha.c, elf64-mmix.c, elf64-ppc.c,
+	elf64-s390.c, elf64-sparc.c, elf64-x86-64.c, elfxx-ia64.c: Update
+	RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL invocation.
+
+	2004-03-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+	* elf-bfd.h (RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL): Report error if
+	unresolved symbols in objects aren't allowed.
+	* elf-hppa.h (elf_hppa_relocate_section): Properly handle
+	unresolved symbols.
+	(elf_hppa_remark_useless_dynamic_symbols): Likewise.
+	(elf_hppa_unmark_useless_dynamic_symbols):
+	* elf32-frv.c (elf32_frv_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-hppa.c (elf32_hppa_size_stubs): Likewise.
+	(elf32_hppa_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-i370.c (i370_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-m32r.c (m32r_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf64-sh64.c (sh_elf64_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elfxx-mips.c (mips_elf_calculate_relocation): Likewise.
+	* elf-m10200.c (mn10200_elf_relocate_section): Use
+	RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL.
+	* elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-d10v.c (elf32_d10v_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-fr30.c (fr30_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-h8300.c (elf32_h8_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-i860.c (elf32_i860_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-m68hc1x.c (m68hc11_get_relocation_value): Likewise.
+	* elf32-mcore.c (mcore_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-msp430.c (elf32_msp430_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-openrisc.c (openrisc_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf32-xstormy16.c (xstormy16_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+	* elf64-mmix.c (mmix_elf_relocate_section): Likewise.
+
+	2004-03-19  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+		    H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Revert last change.  Move
+	type and size change code to where it was previously.  Remove
+	dt_needed param.  Treat old weak syms as strong if new sym is
+	from a shared lib, even when old sym is from another shared
+	lib.  Remove unnecessary tests of oldweak and newweak.  Correct
+	comments.
+	(_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Remove dt_needed param.  Update
+	_bfd_elf_merge_symbol calls.
+	* elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Update calls.  Remove
+	dt_needed local var.  Update comments.
+	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Update prototype.
+	(_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Likewise.
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Reinstate code to handle
+	strong syms in one shared object overriding weak syms in another.
+
+	2004-03-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+	* elf-bfd.h (struct elf_obj_tdata): Delete dt_soname field.  Add
+	dyn_lib_class field.  Rearrange for better packing.
+	(elf_dt_soname): Delete.
+	(elf_dyn_lib_class): Define.
+	* elf.c (bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_name): Update comment.
+	(bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_soname): Delete.
+	(bfd_elf_set_dyn_lib_class): New function.
+	* elflink.h (add_dt_needed_tag): New function.  Split out from..
+	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): ..here.  Rename "name" to "soname".
+	Use elf_dyn_lib_class to set dt_needed and add_needed.  Move fallback
+	initialization of soname.
+	(elf_link_check_versioned_symbol): Test elf_dyn_lib_class instead of
+	elf_dt_soname.
+	* bfd-in.h (enum dynamic_lib_link_class): New.
+	(bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_soname): Delete.
+	(bfd_elf_set_dyn_lib_class): Declare.
+	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Rewrite weak symbol handling.
+	(_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol): Remove indirect BFD_ASSERTs.
+	* elflink.h (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Don't clear dt_needed in
+	symbol loop.  Instead use add_needed to flag tag as written.
+
+	2004-03-03  Alexandre Oliva  <aoliva@redhat.com>
+	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_record_link_assignment): Mark undefweak and
+	undefined symbols as hash_new.
+
+	2004-02-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+	* elf-bfd.h (_bfd_elf_link_add_archive_symbols): New prototype.
+	* elflink.h (is_global_data_symbol_definition): Moved to
+	elflink.c.
+	(elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Likewise.
+	(elf_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise. Renamed to
+	_bfd_elf_link_add_archive_symbols.
+	* elflink.c (elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Get the size
+	of ELF symbol table entry from backend.
+	(_bfd_elf_link_add_archive_symbols): Call bfd_link_add_symbols
+	instead of elf_link_add_object_symbols.
+
+	2004-02-27  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+	* elflink.h (sort_symbol): New.
+	(elf_link_add_object_symbols): Use a sorted symbol array for
+	weakdef.
+
+	2004-02-23  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
+	* elflink.h (size_dynamic_sections): If not adding DT_FLAGS and
+	DF_BIND_NOW is set in info->flags, create DT_BIND_NOW dynamic entry.
+
+	2004-02-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+	* elflink.c (_bfd_elf_merge_symbol): Properly handle undefined
+	symbols with non-default visibility.
+
 2004-03-22  Bob Wilson  <bob.wilson@acm.org>
 
 	* elf32-xtensa.c (elf_xtensa_check_relocs): Remove code to read
diff --git a/bfd/Makefile.am b/bfd/Makefile.am
index 3a2d43e2d63..751db945940 100644
--- a/bfd/Makefile.am
+++ b/bfd/Makefile.am
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ CFILES = $(SOURCE_CFILES) $(BUILD_CFILES)
 SOURCE_HFILES = \
 	aout-target.h aoutf1.h aoutx.h coffcode.h coffswap.h ecoffswap.h \
 	elf-bfd.h elf-hppa.h elf32-arm.h elf32-hppa.h \
-	elf64-hppa.h elfcode.h elfcore.h elflink.h \
+	elf64-hppa.h elfcode.h elfcore.h \
 	freebsd.h genlink.h go32stub.h \
 	libaout.h libbfd.h libcoff.h libecoff.h libhppa.h libieee.h \
 	libnlm.h liboasys.h libpei.h libxcoff.h mach-o.h \
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ elf32-fr30.lo: elf32-fr30.c $(INCDIR)/filenames.h elf-bfd.h \
 elf32-frv.lo: elf32-frv.c $(INCDIR)/filenames.h elf-bfd.h \
   $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/internal.h $(INCDIR)/elf/external.h \
   $(INCDIR)/bfdlink.h $(INCDIR)/elf/frv.h $(INCDIR)/elf/reloc-macros.h \
-  elf32-target.h
+  $(INCDIR)/hashtab.h elf32-target.h
 elf32-gen.lo: elf32-gen.c $(INCDIR)/filenames.h elf-bfd.h \
   $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/internal.h $(INCDIR)/elf/external.h \
   $(INCDIR)/bfdlink.h elf32-target.h
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ elf32-xtensa.lo: elf32-xtensa.c $(INCDIR)/filenames.h \
 elf32.lo: elf32.c elfcode.h $(INCDIR)/filenames.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(INCDIR)/bfdlink.h elf-bfd.h $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h \
   $(INCDIR)/elf/internal.h $(INCDIR)/elf/external.h elfcore.h \
-  elflink.h $(INCDIR)/safe-ctype.h
+  $(INCDIR)/safe-ctype.h
 elflink.lo: elflink.c $(INCDIR)/filenames.h $(INCDIR)/bfdlink.h \
   elf-bfd.h $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h $(INCDIR)/elf/internal.h \
   $(INCDIR)/elf/external.h
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ elf64-sparc.lo: elf64-sparc.c $(INCDIR)/filenames.h \
 elf64.lo: elf64.c elfcode.h $(INCDIR)/filenames.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(INCDIR)/bfdlink.h elf-bfd.h $(INCDIR)/elf/common.h \
   $(INCDIR)/elf/internal.h $(INCDIR)/elf/external.h elfcore.h \
-  elflink.h $(INCDIR)/safe-ctype.h
+  $(INCDIR)/safe-ctype.h
 mmo.lo: mmo.c $(INCDIR)/filenames.h $(INCDIR)/libiberty.h \
   $(INCDIR)/elf/mmix.h $(INCDIR)/elf/reloc-macros.h $(INCDIR)/opcode/mmix.h
 nlm32-alpha.lo: nlm32-alpha.c $(INCDIR)/filenames.h \
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in.h b/bfd/bfd-in.h
index 37df5f21314..1a5d1ea0dd6 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in.h
@@ -599,29 +599,30 @@ struct bfd_link_needed_list
   const char *name;
 };
 
+enum dynamic_lib_link_class {
+  DYN_NORMAL = 0,
+  DYN_AS_NEEDED = 1,
+  DYN_DT_NEEDED = 2
+};
+
 extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_record_link_assignment
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, bfd_boolean);
 extern struct bfd_link_needed_list *bfd_elf_get_needed_list
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_get_bfd_needed_list
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_needed_list **);
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf32_size_dynamic_sections
-  (bfd *, const char *, const char *, const char *, const char * const *,
-   struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_section **, struct bfd_elf_version_tree *);
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf64_size_dynamic_sections
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections
   (bfd *, const char *, const char *, const char *, const char * const *,
    struct bfd_link_info *, struct bfd_section **, struct bfd_elf_version_tree *);
 extern void bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_name
   (bfd *, const char *);
-extern void bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_soname
-  (bfd *, const char *);
 extern const char *bfd_elf_get_dt_soname
   (bfd *);
+extern void bfd_elf_set_dyn_lib_class
+  (bfd *, int);
 extern struct bfd_link_needed_list *bfd_elf_get_runpath_list
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf32_discard_info
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf64_discard_info
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_discard_info
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 
 /* Return an upper bound on the number of bytes required to store a
diff --git a/bfd/doc/ChangeLog b/bfd/doc/ChangeLog
index 33163834229..fc0693343f3 100644
--- a/bfd/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-04-08  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	Apply from mainline.
+	2004-03-27  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+	* bfdint.texi: Remove all mention of elflink.h.
 
 For older changes see ChangeLog-9103
 
diff --git a/bfd/doc/bfdint.texi b/bfd/doc/bfdint.texi
index cd29ae8dcaf..95c0096e468 100644
--- a/bfd/doc/bfdint.texi
+++ b/bfd/doc/bfdint.texi
@@ -1073,11 +1073,6 @@ sizes.
 Like @file{elfcode.h}, but for functions that are specific to ELF core
 files.  This is included only by @file{elfcode.h}.
 
-@item elflink.h
-@cindex @file{elflink.h}
-Like @file{elfcode.h}, but for functions used by the ELF linker.  This
-is included only by @file{elfcode.h}.
-
 @item elfxx-target.h
 @cindex @file{elfxx-target.h}
 This file is the source for the generated files @file{elf32-target.h}
@@ -1482,8 +1477,7 @@ external data.  @file{elfcode.h} is compiled twice, once via
 @file{elfcode.h} includes functions to swap the ELF structures in and
 out of external form, as well as a few more complex functions.
 
-Linker support is found in @file{elflink.c} and @file{elflink.h}.  The
-latter file is compiled twice, for both 32 and 64 bit support.  The
+Linker support is found in @file{elflink.c}.  The
 linker support is only used if the processor specific file defines
 @samp{elf_backend_relocate_section}, which is required to relocate the
 section contents.  If that macro is not defined, the generic linker code
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
index 6bbacade36f..29884c68d9e 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* BFD back-end data structures for ELF files.
    Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
-   2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Cygnus Support.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ struct elf_reloc_cookie
   size_t locsymcount;
   size_t extsymoff;
   struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes;
+  int r_sym_shift;
   bfd_boolean bad_symtab;
 };
 
@@ -625,7 +626,7 @@ struct elf_backend_data
      indices, and must set at least *FLAGS and *SEC for each processor
      dependent case; failure to do so will cause a link error.  */
   bfd_boolean (*elf_add_symbol_hook)
-    (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info, const Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+    (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
      const char **name, flagword *flags, asection **sec, bfd_vma *value);
 
   /* If this field is not NULL, it is called by the elf_link_output_sym
@@ -1114,9 +1115,6 @@ struct elf_obj_tdata
   bfd_vma gp;				/* The gp value */
   unsigned int gp_size;			/* The gp size */
 
-  Elf_Internal_Shdr **group_sect_ptr;
-  int num_group;
-
   /* Information grabbed from an elf core file.  */
   int core_signal;
   int core_pid;
@@ -1124,10 +1122,6 @@ struct elf_obj_tdata
   char* core_program;
   char* core_command;
 
-  /* This is set to TRUE if the object was created by the backend
-     linker.  */
-  bfd_boolean linker;
-
   /* A mapping from external symbols to entries in the linker hash
      table, used when linking.  This is indexed by the symbol index
      minus the sh_info field of the symbol table header.  */
@@ -1153,21 +1147,6 @@ struct elf_obj_tdata
      one.  */
   const char *dt_name;
 
-  /* When a reference in a regular object is resolved by a shared
-     object is loaded into via the DT_NEEDED entries by the linker
-     ELF emulation code, we need to add the shared object to the
-     DT_NEEDED list of the resulting binary to indicate the dependency
-     as if the -l option is passed to the linker. This field holds the
-     name of the loaded shared object.  */
-  const char *dt_soname;
-
-  /* Irix 5 often screws up the symbol table, sorting local symbols
-     after global symbols.  This flag is set if the symbol table in
-     this BFD appears to be screwed up.  If it is, we ignore the
-     sh_info field in the symbol table header, and always read all the
-     symbols.  */
-  bfd_boolean bad_symtab;
-
   /* Records the result of `get_program_header_size'.  */
   bfd_size_type program_header_size;
 
@@ -1195,8 +1174,8 @@ struct elf_obj_tdata
      created.  */
   asection *eh_frame_hdr;
 
-  /* Used to determine if the e_flags field has been initialized */
-  bfd_boolean flags_init;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr **group_sect_ptr;
+  int num_group;
 
   /* Number of symbol version definitions we are about to emit.  */
   unsigned int cverdefs;
@@ -1219,6 +1198,25 @@ struct elf_obj_tdata
   asymbol *elf_text_symbol;
   asection *elf_data_section;
   asection *elf_text_section;
+
+  /* Whether a dyanmic object was specified normally on the linker
+     command line, or was specified when --as-needed was in effect,
+     or was found via a DT_NEEDED entry.  */
+  enum dynamic_lib_link_class dyn_lib_class;
+
+  /* This is set to TRUE if the object was created by the backend
+     linker.  */
+  bfd_boolean linker;
+
+  /* Irix 5 often screws up the symbol table, sorting local symbols
+     after global symbols.  This flag is set if the symbol table in
+     this BFD appears to be screwed up.  If it is, we ignore the
+     sh_info field in the symbol table header, and always read all the
+     symbols.  */
+  bfd_boolean bad_symtab;
+
+  /* Used to determine if the e_flags field has been initialized */
+  bfd_boolean flags_init;
 };
 
 #define elf_tdata(bfd)		((bfd) -> tdata.elf_obj_data)
@@ -1245,7 +1243,7 @@ struct elf_obj_tdata
 #define elf_local_got_offsets(bfd) (elf_tdata(bfd) -> local_got.offsets)
 #define elf_local_got_ents(bfd) (elf_tdata(bfd) -> local_got.ents)
 #define elf_dt_name(bfd)	(elf_tdata(bfd) -> dt_name)
-#define elf_dt_soname(bfd)	(elf_tdata(bfd) -> dt_soname)
+#define elf_dyn_lib_class(bfd)	(elf_tdata(bfd) -> dyn_lib_class)
 #define elf_bad_symtab(bfd)	(elf_tdata(bfd) -> bad_symtab)
 #define elf_flags_init(bfd)	(elf_tdata(bfd) -> flags_init)
 
@@ -1293,9 +1291,6 @@ extern void bfd_elf_print_symbol
   bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, elf_elfheader(abfd)->e_shstrndx, \
 				   strindex)
 
-#define bfd_elf32_print_symbol	bfd_elf_print_symbol
-#define bfd_elf64_print_symbol	bfd_elf_print_symbol
-
 extern void _bfd_elf_sprintf_vma
   (bfd *, char *, bfd_vma);
 extern void _bfd_elf_fprintf_vma
@@ -1455,12 +1450,12 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_maybe_strip_eh_frame_hdr
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_merge_symbol
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
    asection **, bfd_vma *, struct elf_link_hash_entry **, bfd_boolean *,
-   bfd_boolean *, bfd_boolean *, bfd_boolean *, bfd_boolean);
+   bfd_boolean *, bfd_boolean *, bfd_boolean *);
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_add_default_symbol
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, struct elf_link_hash_entry *,
    const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection **, bfd_vma *,
-   bfd_boolean *, bfd_boolean, bfd_boolean);
+   bfd_boolean *, bfd_boolean);
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_export_symbol
   (struct elf_link_hash_entry *, void *);
@@ -1471,8 +1466,6 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_link_find_version_dependencies
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_link_assign_sym_version
   (struct elf_link_hash_entry *, void *);
 
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol
-  (struct bfd_link_info *, struct elf_link_hash_entry *);
 extern long _bfd_elf_link_lookup_local_dynindx
   (struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *, long);
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions
@@ -1534,11 +1527,6 @@ extern int bfd_elf32_core_file_failing_signal
 extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf32_core_file_matches_executable_p
   (bfd *, bfd *);
 
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf32_bfd_link_add_symbols
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-
 extern void bfd_elf32_swap_symbol_in
   (bfd *, const void *, const void *, Elf_Internal_Sym *);
 extern void bfd_elf32_swap_symbol_out
@@ -1569,8 +1557,6 @@ extern void bfd_elf32_write_relocs
   (bfd *, asection *, void *);
 extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf32_slurp_reloc_table
   (bfd *, asection *, asymbol **, bfd_boolean);
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry
-  (struct bfd_link_info *, bfd_vma, bfd_vma);
 
 extern const bfd_target *bfd_elf64_object_p
   (bfd *);
@@ -1582,10 +1568,6 @@ extern int bfd_elf64_core_file_failing_signal
   (bfd *);
 extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf64_core_file_matches_executable_p
   (bfd *, bfd *);
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf64_bfd_link_add_symbols
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf64_bfd_final_link
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 
 extern void bfd_elf64_swap_symbol_in
   (bfd *, const void *, const void *, Elf_Internal_Sym *);
@@ -1617,20 +1599,17 @@ extern void bfd_elf64_write_relocs
   (bfd *, asection *, void *);
 extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf64_slurp_reloc_table
   (bfd *, asection *, asymbol **, bfd_boolean);
-extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry
+
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_link_add_symbols
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
+extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry
   (struct bfd_link_info *, bfd_vma, bfd_vma);
 
-#define bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol \
-  _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol
-#define bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol \
-  _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol
+  (struct bfd_link_info *, struct elf_link_hash_entry *);
 
-extern int elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
+extern int bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
   (struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *, long);
-#define _bfd_elf32_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol \
-  elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
-#define _bfd_elf64_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol \
-  elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf_close_and_cleanup
   (bfd *);
@@ -1638,31 +1617,25 @@ extern bfd_reloc_status_type _bfd_elf_rel_vtable_reloc_fn
   (bfd *, arelent *, struct bfd_symbol *, void *,
    asection *, bfd *, char **);
 
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf32_gc_sections
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf32_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_final_link
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf32_gc_common_final_link
+
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_gc_sections
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit
+
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit
   (bfd *, asection *, struct elf_link_hash_entry *, bfd_vma);
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry
+
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry
   (bfd *, asection *, struct elf_link_hash_entry *, bfd_vma);
 
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf64_gc_sections
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf64_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf64_gc_common_final_link
+
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
   (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtinherit
-  (bfd *, asection *, struct elf_link_hash_entry *, bfd_vma);
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtentry
-  (bfd *, asection *, struct elf_link_hash_entry *, bfd_vma);
 
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf32_reloc_symbol_deleted_p
-  (bfd_vma, void *);
-extern bfd_boolean _bfd_elf64_reloc_symbol_deleted_p
+extern bfd_boolean bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p
   (bfd_vma, void *);
 
 /* Exported interface for writing elf corefile notes. */
@@ -1693,60 +1666,73 @@ extern bfd *_bfd_elf64_bfd_from_remote_memory
 extern bfd_boolean _sh_elf_set_mach_from_flags
   (bfd *);
 
+/* This is the condition under which finish_dynamic_symbol will be called.
+   If our finish_dynamic_symbol isn't called, we'll need to do something
+   about initializing any .plt and .got entries in relocate_section.  */
+#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H) \
+  ((DYN)								\
+   && ((SHARED)								\
+       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
+   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
+       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
+
 /* This macro is to avoid lots of duplicated code in the body
    of xxx_relocate_section() in the various elfxx-xxxx.c files.  */
-#define RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL(h, sym_hashes, r_symndx, symtab_hdr, relocation, sec, unresolved_reloc, info, warned)	\
-  do															\
-    {															\
-      /* It seems this can happen with erroneous or unsupported								\
-	 input (mixing a.out and elf in an archive, for example.)  */							\
-      if (sym_hashes == NULL)												\
-	return FALSE;													\
-															\
-      h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];									\
-															\
-      while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect									\
-	     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)									\
-	h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;								\
-															\
-      warned = FALSE;													\
-      unresolved_reloc = FALSE;												\
-      relocation = 0;													\
-      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined										\
-	  || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)									\
-	{														\
-	  sec = h->root.u.def.section;											\
-	  if (sec == NULL												\
-	      || sec->output_section == NULL)										\
-	    /* Set a flag that will be cleared later if we find a							\
-	       relocation value for this symbol.  output_section							\
-	       is typically NULL for symbols satisfied by a shared							\
-	       library.  */												\
-	    unresolved_reloc = TRUE;											\
-	  else														\
-	    relocation = (h->root.u.def.value										\
-			  + sec->output_section->vma									\
-			  + sec->output_offset);									\
-	}														\
-      else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)									\
-	;														\
-      else if (!info->executable											\
-	       && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE								\
-	       && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)								\
-	;														\
-      else														\
-	{														\
-	  if (! info->callbacks->undefined_symbol									\
-	      (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,									\
-	       input_section, rel->r_offset,										\
-	       ((info->shared && info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs == RM_GENERATE_ERROR)				\
-		|| (!info->shared && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR)				\
-		|| ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other))									\
-	       ))													\
-	    return FALSE;												\
-	  warned = TRUE;												\
-	}														\
-    }															\
+#define RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL(info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,	\
+				r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,	\
+				h, sec, relocation,			\
+				unresolved_reloc, warned)		\
+  do									\
+    {									\
+      /* It seems this can happen with erroneous or unsupported		\
+	 input (mixing a.out and elf in an archive, for example.)  */	\
+      if (sym_hashes == NULL)						\
+	return FALSE;							\
+									\
+      h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];			\
+									\
+      while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect			\
+	     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)			\
+	h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;		\
+									\
+      warned = FALSE;							\
+      unresolved_reloc = FALSE;						\
+      relocation = 0;							\
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined				\
+	  || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)			\
+	{								\
+	  sec = h->root.u.def.section;					\
+	  if (sec == NULL						\
+	      || sec->output_section == NULL)				\
+	    /* Set a flag that will be cleared later if we find a	\
+	       relocation value for this symbol.  output_section	\
+	       is typically NULL for symbols satisfied by a shared	\
+	       library.  */						\
+	    unresolved_reloc = TRUE;					\
+	  else								\
+	    relocation = (h->root.u.def.value				\
+			  + sec->output_section->vma			\
+			  + sec->output_offset);			\
+	}								\
+      else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)			\
+	;								\
+      else if (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE		\
+	       && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)		\
+	;								\
+      else								\
+	{								\
+	  bfd_boolean err;						\
+	  err = (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR	\
+		 || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) != STV_DEFAULT);	\
+	  if (!info->callbacks->undefined_symbol (info,			\
+						  h->root.root.string,	\
+						  input_bfd,		\
+						  input_section,	\
+						  rel->r_offset, err))	\
+	    return FALSE;						\
+	  warned = TRUE;						\
+	}								\
+    }									\
   while (0)
 
 #endif /* _LIBELF_H_ */
diff --git a/bfd/elf-hppa.h b/bfd/elf-hppa.h
index a5c0b442889..b6b01c1003a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-hppa.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-hppa.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Common code for PA ELF implementations.
-   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #define elf_hppa_reloc_final_type elf64_hppa_reloc_final_type
 #define _bfd_elf_hppa_gen_reloc_type _bfd_elf64_hppa_gen_reloc_type
 #define elf_hppa_relocate_section elf64_hppa_relocate_section
-#define bfd_elf_bfd_final_link bfd_elf64_bfd_final_link
 #define elf_hppa_final_link elf64_hppa_final_link
 #endif
 #if ARCH_SIZE == 32
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #define elf_hppa_reloc_final_type elf32_hppa_reloc_final_type
 #define _bfd_elf_hppa_gen_reloc_type _bfd_elf32_hppa_gen_reloc_type
 #define elf_hppa_relocate_section elf32_hppa_relocate_section
-#define bfd_elf_bfd_final_link bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link
 #define elf_hppa_final_link elf32_hppa_final_link
 #endif
 
@@ -1048,7 +1047,7 @@ static bfd_boolean elf_hppa_sort_unwind (bfd *abfd)
 static bfd_boolean
 elf_hppa_add_symbol_hook (bfd *abfd,
 			  struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-			  const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym,
+			  Elf_Internal_Sym *sym,
 			  const char **namep ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			  flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			  asection **secp,
@@ -1096,8 +1095,7 @@ elf_hppa_unmark_useless_dynamic_symbols (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h,
      Ultimately we should have better controls over the generic ELF BFD
      linker code.  */
   if (! info->relocatable
-      && ! (info->shared
-	    && info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs == RM_IGNORE)
+      && info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs != RM_IGNORE
       && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
       && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC) != 0
       && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) == 0)
@@ -1131,8 +1129,7 @@ elf_hppa_remark_useless_dynamic_symbols (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h,
      Ultimately we should have better controls over the generic ELF BFD
      linker code.  */
   if (! info->relocatable
-      && ! (info->shared
-	    && info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs == RM_IGNORE)
+      && info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs != RM_IGNORE
       && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
       && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC) == 0
       && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) == 0
@@ -1274,7 +1271,7 @@ elf_hppa_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 			  info);
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  retval = bfd_elf_bfd_final_link (abfd, info);
+  retval = bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info);
 
   elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
 			  elf_hppa_remark_useless_dynamic_symbols,
@@ -1398,16 +1395,9 @@ elf_hppa_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	      else
 		relocation = 0;
 	    }
-	  /* Allow undefined symbols in shared libraries.  */
-	  else if (info->shared
-		   && info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs == RM_IGNORE
+	  else if (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
 		   && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)
 	    {
-	      if (info->symbolic)
-		(*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		  (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		   input_section, rel->r_offset, FALSE);
-
 	      /* If this symbol has an entry in the PA64 dynamic hash
 		 table, then get it.  */
 	      dyn_name = get_dyn_name (input_bfd, h, rel,
@@ -1449,7 +1439,9 @@ elf_hppa_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 		{
 		  if (!((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
 			(info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-			 input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
+			 input_section, rel->r_offset,
+			 (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR
+			  || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other)))))
 		    return FALSE;
 		  break;
 		}
diff --git a/bfd/elf-m10200.c b/bfd/elf-m10200.c
index 133d2a9befb..52685253062 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-m10200.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-m10200.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Matsushita 10200 specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -377,28 +377,12 @@ mn10200_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    relocation = 0;
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		     (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		      input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
+
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       r = mn10200_elf_final_link_relocate (howto, input_bfd, output_bfd,
diff --git a/bfd/elf-m10300.c b/bfd/elf-m10300.c
index f628e760bd5..c64d34f4e25 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-m10300.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-m10300.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Matsushita 10300 specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ _bfd_mn10300_elf_create_got_section (abfd, info)
       h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
       if (info->shared
-	  && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ _bfd_mn10300_elf_create_got_section (abfd, info)
   h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
   if (info->shared
-      && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
     return FALSE;
 
   elf_hash_table (info)->hgot = h;
@@ -770,14 +770,14 @@ mn10300_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	/* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	   Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_MN10300_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	/* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	   used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_MN10300_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 	case R_MN10300_GOT32:
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ mn10300_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	      /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
 	      if (h->dynindx == -1)
 		{
-		  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+		  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		    return FALSE;
 		}
 
@@ -1537,15 +1537,14 @@ mn10300_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
      asection **local_sections;
 {
   Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
-  struct elf32_mn10300_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes;
   Elf_Internal_Rela *rel, *relend;
 
   if (info->relocatable)
     return TRUE;
 
   symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_hdr;
-  sym_hashes = (struct elf32_mn10300_link_hash_entry **)
-		 (elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd));
+  sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
 
   rel = relocs;
   relend = relocs + input_section->reloc_count;
@@ -1584,10 +1583,10 @@ mn10300_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *hh;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (hh, (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) sym_hashes,
-				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, relocation,
-				   sec, unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   hh, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 
 	  h = (struct elf32_mn10300_link_hash_entry *) hh;
 
@@ -4187,7 +4186,7 @@ _bfd_mn10300_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
       /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
       if (h->dynindx == -1)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -4492,31 +4491,31 @@ _bfd_mn10300_elf_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 in by the dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
       if (! info->shared)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_DEBUG, 0))
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_DEBUG, 0))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
       if (plt)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTGOT, 0)
-	      || ! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTRELSZ, 0)
-	      || ! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTREL, DT_RELA)
-	      || ! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_JMPREL, 0))
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTGOT, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTRELSZ, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTREL, DT_RELA)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_JMPREL, 0))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
       if (relocs)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELA, 0)
-	      || ! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELASZ, 0)
-	      || ! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELAENT,
-						sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela)))
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELA, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELASZ, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELAENT,
+					      sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela)))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
       if (reltext)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_TEXTREL, 0))
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_TEXTREL, 0))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 33b58f5bead..a14fd35148d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -1479,8 +1479,7 @@ _bfd_elf_link_hash_table_create (bfd *abfd)
 
 /* This is a hook for the ELF emulation code in the generic linker to
    tell the backend linker what file name to use for the DT_NEEDED
-   entry for a dynamic object.  The generic linker passes name as an
-   empty string to indicate that no DT_NEEDED entry should be made.  */
+   entry for a dynamic object.  */
 
 void
 bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_name (bfd *abfd, const char *name)
@@ -1491,11 +1490,11 @@ bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_name (bfd *abfd, const char *name)
 }
 
 void
-bfd_elf_set_dt_needed_soname (bfd *abfd, const char *name)
+bfd_elf_set_dyn_lib_class (bfd *abfd, int lib_class)
 {
   if (bfd_get_flavour (abfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
       && bfd_get_format (abfd) == bfd_object)
-    elf_dt_soname (abfd) = name;
+    elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) = lib_class;
 }
 
 /* Get the list of DT_NEEDED entries for a link.  This is a hook for
@@ -3187,6 +3186,7 @@ map_sections_to_segments (bfd *abfd)
   struct elf_segment_map **pm;
   struct elf_segment_map *m;
   asection *last_hdr;
+  bfd_vma last_size;
   unsigned int phdr_index;
   bfd_vma maxpagesize;
   asection **hdrpp;
@@ -3266,6 +3266,7 @@ map_sections_to_segments (bfd *abfd)
      segment when the start of the second section can be placed within
      a few bytes of the end of the first section.  */
   last_hdr = NULL;
+  last_size = 0;
   phdr_index = 0;
   maxpagesize = get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->maxpagesize;
   writable = FALSE;
@@ -3314,18 +3315,19 @@ map_sections_to_segments (bfd *abfd)
              segment.  */
 	  new_segment = TRUE;
 	}
-      else if (BFD_ALIGN (last_hdr->lma + last_hdr->_raw_size, maxpagesize)
+      else if (BFD_ALIGN (last_hdr->lma + last_size, maxpagesize)
 	       < BFD_ALIGN (hdr->lma, maxpagesize))
 	{
 	  /* If putting this section in this segment would force us to
              skip a page in the segment, then we need a new segment.  */
 	  new_segment = TRUE;
 	}
-      else if ((last_hdr->flags & SEC_LOAD) == 0
-	       && (hdr->flags & SEC_LOAD) != 0)
+      else if ((last_hdr->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)) == 0
+	       && (hdr->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)) != 0)
 	{
 	  /* We don't want to put a loadable section after a
-             nonloadable section in the same segment.  */
+             nonloadable section in the same segment.
+             Consider .tbss sections as loadable for this purpose.  */
 	  new_segment = TRUE;
 	}
       else if ((abfd->flags & D_PAGED) == 0)
@@ -3337,7 +3339,7 @@ map_sections_to_segments (bfd *abfd)
 	}
       else if (! writable
 	       && (hdr->flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0
-	       && (((last_hdr->lma + last_hdr->_raw_size - 1)
+	       && (((last_hdr->lma + last_size - 1)
 		    & ~(maxpagesize - 1))
 		   != (hdr->lma & ~(maxpagesize - 1))))
 	{
@@ -3360,9 +3362,12 @@ map_sections_to_segments (bfd *abfd)
 	{
 	  if ((hdr->flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0)
 	    writable = TRUE;
-	  /* Ignore .tbss section for segment layout purposes.  */
+	  last_hdr = hdr;
+	  /* .tbss sections effectively have zero size.  */
 	  if ((hdr->flags & (SEC_THREAD_LOCAL | SEC_LOAD)) != SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)
-	    last_hdr = hdr;
+	    last_size = hdr->_raw_size;
+	  else
+	    last_size = 0;
 	  continue;
 	}
 
@@ -3382,6 +3387,11 @@ map_sections_to_segments (bfd *abfd)
 	writable = FALSE;
 
       last_hdr = hdr;
+      /* .tbss sections effectively have zero size.  */
+      if ((hdr->flags & (SEC_THREAD_LOCAL | SEC_LOAD)) != SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)
+	last_size = hdr->_raw_size;
+      else
+	last_size = 0;
       phdr_index = i;
       phdr_in_segment = FALSE;
     }
@@ -4255,9 +4265,7 @@ assign_file_positions_except_relocs (bfd *abfd,
 	      off = _bfd_elf_assign_file_position_for_section (hdr, off,
 							       FALSE);
 	    }
-	  else if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_REL
-		   || hdr->sh_type == SHT_RELA
-		   || hdr == i_shdrpp[tdata->symtab_section]
+	  else if (hdr == i_shdrpp[tdata->symtab_section]
 		   || hdr == i_shdrpp[tdata->symtab_shndx_section]
 		   || hdr == i_shdrpp[tdata->strtab_section])
 	    hdr->sh_offset = -1;
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arm.h b/bfd/elf32-arm.h
index 7c284c17474..63ae4880603 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.h
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.h
@@ -1208,18 +1208,6 @@ elf32_arm_to_thumb_stub (info, name, input_bfd, output_bfd, input_section,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which elf32_arm_finish_dynamic_symbol
-   will be called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in elf32_arm_relocate_section
-   and elf32_arm_final_link_relocate.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H)			\
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((SHARED)							 	\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Perform a relocation as part of a final link.  */
 
 static bfd_reloc_status_type
@@ -2124,10 +2112,10 @@ elf32_arm_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation,
-				   sec, unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	  
 	  if (unresolved_reloc || relocation != 0)
 	    {
@@ -3056,14 +3044,14 @@ elf32_arm_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_ARM_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_ARM_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
         }
@@ -3319,7 +3307,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -3379,7 +3367,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -3432,7 +3420,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -3641,7 +3629,7 @@ elf32_arm_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (!info->shared)
 	{
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-avr.c b/bfd/elf32-avr.c
index 44f2b38167c..06e398b542d 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-avr.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-avr.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* AVR-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Denis Chertykov <denisc@overta.ru>
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -758,34 +759,12 @@ elf32_avr_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes [r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
 
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-
-	  name = h->root.root.string;
-
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    {
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		     (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		      input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       r = avr_final_link_relocate (howto, input_bfd, input_section,
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-cris.c b/bfd/elf32-cris.c
index 1a1e9dc4a1d..775fd0e7c32 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-cris.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-cris.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* CRIS-specific support for 32-bit ELF.
-   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Axis Communications AB.
    Written by Hans-Peter Nilsson, based on elf32-fr30.c
    PIC and shlib bits based primarily on elf32-m68k.c and elf32-i386.c.
@@ -859,7 +859,10 @@ cris_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx, symtab_hdr, relocation, sec, unresolved_reloc, info, warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 
 	  if (unresolved_reloc
 	      /* Perhaps we should detect the cases that
@@ -1439,7 +1442,7 @@ elf_cris_finish_dynamic_symbol (output_bfd, info, h, sym)
 	 to this function.  Note that we embed knowledge that "incoming"
 	 .got goes after .got.plt in the output without padding (pointer
 	 aligned).  However, that knowledge is present in several other
-	 places too, here and in elflink.h at least.  */
+	 places too.  */
       bfd_vma got_offset
 	= (has_gotplt
 	   ? gotplt_offset
@@ -2092,7 +2095,7 @@ elf_cris_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
       /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
       if (h->dynindx == -1)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -2419,7 +2422,7 @@ cris_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 		  /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
 		  if (h->dynindx == -1)
 		    {
-		      if (!bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+		      if (!bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 			return FALSE;
 		    }
 
@@ -2636,14 +2639,14 @@ cris_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_CRIS_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_CRIS_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
@@ -2806,7 +2809,7 @@ elf_cris_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (!info->shared)
 	{
@@ -3087,7 +3090,7 @@ elf_cris_reloc_type_class (rela)
 #define elf_backend_create_dynamic_sections \
 	_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link \
-	_bfd_elf32_gc_common_final_link
+	bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
 #define elf_backend_hide_symbol			elf_cris_hide_symbol
 #define elf_backend_reloc_type_class		elf_cris_reloc_type_class
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-d10v.c b/bfd/elf32-d10v.c
index f9454ffe9f3..e845a254e47 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-d10v.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-d10v.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* D10V-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Copyright 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Martin Hunt (hunt@cygnus.com).
 
@@ -334,14 +334,14 @@ elf32_d10v_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_D10V_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_D10V_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
         }
@@ -517,28 +517,12 @@ elf32_d10v_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    relocation = 0;
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (!((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		    (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		     input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
+
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       if (h != NULL)
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-dlx.c b/bfd/elf32-dlx.c
index 6ccb9f536fd..7fb6d0c19e2 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-dlx.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-dlx.c
@@ -558,14 +558,14 @@ elf32_dlx_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_DLX_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_DLX_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
         }
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-fr30.c b/bfd/elf32-fr30.c
index 472a07a92b2..5f70e3f1865 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-fr30.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-fr30.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* FR30-specific support for 32-bit ELF.
-   Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -566,47 +566,12 @@ fr30_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes [r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
 
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-
-	  name = h->root.root.string;
-
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-#if 0
-	      fprintf (stderr,
-		       "defined: sec: %s, name: %s, value: %x + %x + %x gives: %x\n",
-		       sec->name, name, h->root.u.def.value,
-		       sec->output_section->vma, sec->output_offset, relocation);
-#endif
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    {
-#if 0
-	      fprintf (stderr, "undefined: sec: %s, name: %s\n",
-		       sec->name, name);
-#endif
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		     (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		      input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-#if 0
-	      fprintf (stderr, "unknown: name: %s\n", name);
-#endif
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       r = fr30_final_link_relocate (howto, input_bfd, input_section,
@@ -753,14 +718,14 @@ fr30_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_FR30_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_FR30_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
         }
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-frv.c b/bfd/elf32-frv.c
index 488438e59bc..bf553144dfc 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-frv.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-frv.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* FRV-specific support for 32-bit ELF.
-   Copyright 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static bfd_boolean elf32_frv_relocate_section
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *, asection *, bfd_byte *,
 	   Elf_Internal_Rela *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection **));
 static bfd_boolean elf32_frv_add_symbol_hook
-  PARAMS (( bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+  PARAMS (( bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
 	    const char **, flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *));
 static bfd_reloc_status_type frv_final_link_relocate
   PARAMS ((reloc_howto_type *, bfd *, asection *, bfd_byte *,
@@ -1871,16 +1871,16 @@ elf32_frv_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	    {
 	      relocation = 0;
 	    }
-	  else if (   ! info->executable
-		   && ! info->symbolic
-		   && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
+	  else if (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
 		   && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)
 	    relocation = 0;
 	  else
 	    {
 	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
 		     (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		      input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
+		      input_section, rel->r_offset,
+		      (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR
+		       || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other)))))
 		return FALSE;
 	      relocation = 0;
 	    }
@@ -2480,7 +2480,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 elf32_frv_add_symbol_hook (abfd, info, sym, namep, flagsp, secp, valp)
      bfd *abfd;
      struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
+     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
      const char **namep ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection **secp;
@@ -2572,7 +2572,7 @@ _frv_create_got_section (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 
       /* Machine-specific: we want the symbol for executables as
 	 well.  */
-      if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
 
       elf_hash_table (info)->hgot = h;
@@ -2620,7 +2620,7 @@ _frv_create_got_section (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
   h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
   /* Machine-specific: we want the symbol for executables as well.  */
-  if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
     return FALSE;
   
   return TRUE;
@@ -2675,7 +2675,7 @@ elf32_frv_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
       if (! info->executable
-	  && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -3413,20 +3413,20 @@ elf32_frv_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       if (frv_got_section (info)->_raw_size)
-	if (! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTGOT, 0))
+	if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTGOT, 0))
 	  return FALSE;
 
       if (frv_pltrel_section (info)->_raw_size)
-	if (! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTRELSZ, 0)
-	    || ! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTREL, DT_REL)
-	    || ! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_JMPREL, 0))
+	if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTRELSZ, 0)
+	    || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTREL, DT_REL)
+	    || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_JMPREL, 0))
 	  return FALSE;
 
       if (frv_gotrel_section (info)->_raw_size)
-	if (! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_REL, 0)
-	    || ! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELSZ, 0)
-	    || ! bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELENT,
-					      sizeof (Elf32_External_Rel)))
+	if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_REL, 0)
+	    || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELSZ, 0)
+	    || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELENT,
+					    sizeof (Elf32_External_Rel)))
 	  return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ elf32_frv_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 		  case STV_HIDDEN:
 		    break;
 		  default:
-		    bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h);
+		    bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h);
 		    break;
 		  }
 	      picrel
@@ -3924,14 +3924,14 @@ elf32_frv_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_FRV_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_FRV_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
         }
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-gen.c b/bfd/elf32-gen.c
index b1ad74486f4..f2edf69da6b 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-gen.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-gen.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Generic support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
+   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ elf32_generic_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
 	return FALSE;
       }
 
-  return bfd_elf32_bfd_link_add_symbols (abfd, info);
+  return bfd_elf_link_add_symbols (abfd, info);
 }
 
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_SYM		bfd_elf32_little_generic_vec
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-h8300.c b/bfd/elf32-h8300.c
index 547adfaa935..877da8a6a31 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-h8300.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-h8300.c
@@ -439,28 +439,12 @@ elf32_h8_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    relocation = 0;
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		     (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		      input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
+
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       r = elf32_h8_final_link_relocate (r_type, input_bfd, output_bfd,
@@ -1574,7 +1558,7 @@ elf32_h8_gc_sweep_hook (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
 /* ??? when elf_backend_relocate_section is not defined, elf32-target.h
    defaults to using _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create, but
-   elflink.h:bfd_elf32_size_dynamic_sections uses
+   bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections uses
    dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
    and thus requires an elf hash table.  */
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_elf_link_hash_table_create
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-hppa.c b/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
index cf6c6303743..f6e6a1856de 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* BFD back-end for HP PA-RISC ELF files.
    Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001,
-   2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Original code by
 	Center for Software Science
@@ -1198,16 +1198,14 @@ elf32_hppa_check_relocs (bfd *abfd,
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_PARISC_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec,
-					       &h->elf, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, &h->elf, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  continue;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_PARISC_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec,
-					     &h->elf, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, &h->elf, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  continue;
 
@@ -1620,17 +1618,6 @@ elf32_hppa_hide_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
     }
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which elf32_hppa_finish_dynamic_symbol
-   will be called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in elf32_hppa_relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, INFO, H) \
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((INFO)->shared							\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Adjust a symbol defined by a dynamic object and referenced by a
    regular object.  The current definition is in some section of the
    dynamic object, but we're not including those sections.  We have to
@@ -1802,11 +1789,11 @@ allocate_plt_static (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0
 	  && h->type != STT_PARISC_MILLI)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
-      if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (1, info, h))
+      if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (1, info->shared, h))
 	{
 	  /* Allocate these later.  From this point on, h->plabel
 	     means that the plt entry is only used by a plabel.
@@ -1880,7 +1867,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0
 	  && h->type != STT_PARISC_MILLI)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1951,7 +1938,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0
 	      && h->type != STT_PARISC_MILLI)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -2240,7 +2227,7 @@ elf32_hppa_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	 communicate the LTP value of a load module to the dynamic
 	 linker.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (!add_dynamic_entry (DT_PLTGOT, 0))
 	return FALSE;
@@ -2792,8 +2779,7 @@ elf32_hppa_size_stubs
 			}
 		      else if (hash->elf.root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined)
 			{
-			  if (! (info->shared
-				 && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
+			  if (! (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
 				 && (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (hash->elf.other)
 				     == STV_DEFAULT)
 				 && hash->elf.type != STT_PARISC_MILLI))
@@ -3005,7 +2991,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 elf32_hppa_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 {
   /* Invoke the regular ELF linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* If we're producing a final executable, sort the contents of the
@@ -3430,26 +3416,25 @@ elf32_hppa_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	{
 	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *hh;
 	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc;
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (hh, elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd), r_symndx, symtab_hdr,
-				   relocation, sym_sec, unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned_undef);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   hh, sym_sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned_undef);
 
 	  if (relocation == 0
 	      && hh->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defined
 	      && hh->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak
 	      && hh->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
 	    {
-	      if (!info->executable
-		  && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
+	      if (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
 		  && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (hh->other) == STV_DEFAULT
 		  && hh->type == STT_PARISC_MILLI)
 		{
 		  if (! info->callbacks->undefined_symbol
 		      (info, hh->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		       input_section, rel->r_offset,
-		       ((info->shared && info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs == RM_GENERATE_ERROR)
-			|| (!info->shared && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR))))
+		       input_section, rel->r_offset, FALSE))
 		    return FALSE;
 		  warned_undef = TRUE;
 		}
@@ -3478,7 +3463,8 @@ elf32_hppa_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 
 		off = h->elf.got.offset;
 		dyn = htab->elf.dynamic_sections_created;
-		if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info, &h->elf))
+		if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info->shared,
+						       &h->elf))
 		  {
 		    /* If we aren't going to call finish_dynamic_symbol,
 		       then we need to handle initialisation of the .got
@@ -3570,7 +3556,8 @@ elf32_hppa_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	      if (h != NULL)
 		{
 		  off = h->elf.plt.offset;
-		  if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (1, info, &h->elf))
+		  if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (1, info->shared,
+							 &h->elf))
 		    {
 		      /* In a non-shared link, adjust_dynamic_symbols
 			 isn't called for symbols forced local.  We
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i370.c b/bfd/elf32-i370.c
index 80c45f6fd1f..f7829250081 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i370.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i370.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* i370-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Ian Lance Taylor, Cygnus Support.
    Hacked by Linas Vepstas for i370 linas@linas.org
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ i370_elf_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (!info->shared)
 	{
@@ -1246,19 +1246,21 @@ i370_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	    }
 	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
 	    relocation = 0;
-	  else if (info->shared
+	  else if (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
 		   && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)
 	    relocation = 0;
 	  else
 	    {
-	      (*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol) (info,
-						    h->root.root.string,
-						    input_bfd,
-						    input_section,
-						    rel->r_offset,
-						    TRUE);
-	      ret = FALSE;
-	      continue;
+	      if ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
+		  (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
+		   input_section, rel->r_offset,
+		   (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR
+		    || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other))))
+		{
+		  ret = FALSE;
+		  continue;
+		}
+	      relocation = 0;
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -1546,7 +1548,7 @@ static int i370_noop ()
 
 #define elf_backend_add_symbol_hook \
   (bfd_boolean (*) \
-     PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *, \
+     PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, \
 	      const char **, flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *))) i370_noop
 #define elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol \
   (bfd_boolean (*) \
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i386.c b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
index 0a3d83fb5a8..7b173e4485c 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i386.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i386.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* Intel 80386/80486-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
+   2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -1157,14 +1157,14 @@ elf_i386_check_relocs (bfd *abfd,
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_386_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_386_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -1458,17 +1458,6 @@ elf_i386_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which elf_i386_finish_dynamic_symbol
-   will be called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in elf_i386_relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H) \
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((SHARED)								\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Allocate space in .plt, .got and associated reloc sections for
    dynamic relocs.  */
 
@@ -1500,7 +1489,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1568,7 +1557,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1657,7 +1646,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -1895,7 +1884,7 @@ elf_i386_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (TAG), (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (info->executable)
 	{
@@ -2179,7 +2168,10 @@ elf_i386_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	{
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx, symtab_hdr, relocation, sec, unresolved_reloc, info, warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       switch (r_type)
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-i860.c b/bfd/elf32-i860.c
index 8ab3c9251c4..f156bc51e1a 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-i860.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-i860.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Intel i860 specific support for 32-bit ELF.
-   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Full i860 support contributed by Jason Eckhardt <jle@cygnus.com>.
@@ -1112,34 +1112,12 @@ elf32_i860_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes [r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
 
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-
-	  name = h->root.root.string;
-
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    {
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		     (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		      input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       switch (r_type)
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ip2k.c b/bfd/elf32-ip2k.c
index 7606e0d8a15..6493be69959 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-ip2k.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-ip2k.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Ubicom IP2xxx specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -1535,7 +1535,10 @@ ip2k_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx, symtab_hdr, relocation, sec, unresolved_reloc, info, warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 
 	  name = h->root.root.string;
 	}
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-iq2000.c b/bfd/elf32-iq2000.c
index f85ffac8431..60dab3483cd 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-iq2000.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-iq2000.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* IQ2000-specific support for 32-bit ELF.
-   Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -484,14 +484,14 @@ iq2000_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_IQ2000_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 	  
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_IQ2000_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -621,9 +621,10 @@ iq2000_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc;
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation,
-				   sec, unresolved_reloc, info, warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 
 	  name = h->root.root.string;
 	}
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m32r.c b/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
index 3f5fbcaeaa1..21d37b176ce 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m32r.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bfd_boolean _bfd_m32r_elf_section_from_bfd_section
 void _bfd_m32r_elf_symbol_processing
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol *));
 static bfd_boolean m32r_elf_add_symbol_hook
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
 	   const char **, flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *));
 static bfd_boolean m32r_elf_relocate_section
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *, asection *, bfd_byte *,
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 m32r_elf_add_symbol_hook (abfd, info, sym, namep, flagsp, secp, valp)
      bfd *abfd;
      struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
+     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
      const char **namep;
      flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection **secp;
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ m32r_elf_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info)
       h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
       if (info->shared
-          && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+          && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
         return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -2049,17 +2049,6 @@ printf("m32r_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol()\n");
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which finish_dynamic_symbol will be called
-   from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our finish_dynamic_symbol
-   routine, we'll need to do something about initializing any .plt and .got
-   entries in relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, INFO, H)			\
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((INFO)->shared							\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Allocate space in .plt, .got and associated reloc sections for
    dynamic relocs.  */
 
@@ -2105,11 +2094,11 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
           && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
         {
-          if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+          if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
             return FALSE;
         }
 
-      if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (1, info, h))
+      if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (1, info->shared, h))
         {
           asection *s = htab->splt;
 
@@ -2164,7 +2153,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
           && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
         {
-          if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+          if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
             return FALSE;
         }
 
@@ -2173,7 +2162,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       h->got.offset = s->_raw_size;
       s->_raw_size += 4;
       dyn = htab->root.dynamic_sections_created;
-      if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info, h))
+      if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info->shared, h))
         htab->srelgot->_raw_size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
     }
   else
@@ -2224,7 +2213,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
           if (h->dynindx == -1
               && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
             {
-              if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+              if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
                 return FALSE;
             }
 
@@ -2442,7 +2431,7 @@ printf("m32r_elf_size_dynamic_sections()\n");
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (! info->shared)
 	{
@@ -2723,7 +2712,8 @@ m32r_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
                            || r_type == R_M32R_GOT16_HI_ULO
                            || r_type == R_M32R_GOT16_HI_SLO
                            || r_type == R_M32R_GOT16_LO)
-                          && WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info, h)
+                          && WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn,
+							      info->shared, h)
                           && (! info->shared
                               || (! info->symbolic && h->dynindx != -1)
                               || (h->elf_link_hash_flags
@@ -2773,8 +2763,7 @@ m32r_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 		}
 	      else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
 		relocation = 0;
-              else if (info->shared
-                       && (!info->symbolic)
+              else if (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
                        && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)
                 relocation = 0;
 	      else
@@ -2782,7 +2771,7 @@ m32r_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 		  if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
 			 (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
 			  input_section, offset,
-                          (!info->shared
+                          (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR
                            || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other)))))
 		    return FALSE;
 		  relocation = 0;
@@ -2846,7 +2835,7 @@ m32r_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
                   BFD_ASSERT (off != (bfd_vma) -1);
 
                   dyn = htab->root.dynamic_sections_created;
-                  if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info, h)
+                  if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info->shared, h)
                       || (info->shared
                           && (info->symbolic
                               || h->dynindx == -1
@@ -4657,18 +4646,18 @@ m32r_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_M32R_RELA_GNU_VTINHERIT:
         case R_M32R_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_M32R_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
         case R_M32R_RELA_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
         }
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.c b/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.c
index 709b8f45edc..2a139a405c2 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Motorola 68HC11/HC12-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Stephane Carrez (stcarrez@nerim.fr)
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -47,16 +48,6 @@ static void m68hc11_elf_set_symbol (bfd* abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 static bfd_boolean m68hc11_elf_export_one_stub
   (struct bfd_hash_entry *gen_entry, void *in_arg);
 
-static bfd_boolean m68hc11_get_relocation_value
-  (bfd* abfd,
-   struct bfd_link_info* info,
-   asection **local_sections,
-   Elf_Internal_Sym* local_syms,
-   Elf_Internal_Rela* rel,
-   const char** name,
-   bfd_vma* relocation,
-   bfd_boolean* is_far);
-
 static void scan_sections_for_abi (bfd*, asection*, PTR);
 
 struct m68hc11_scan_param
@@ -190,7 +181,7 @@ m68hc12_add_stub (const char *stub_name, asection *section,
 
 bfd_boolean
 elf32_m68hc11_add_symbol_hook (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
-                               const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym,
+                               Elf_Internal_Sym *sym,
                                const char **namep ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                asection **secp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
@@ -902,14 +893,14 @@ elf32_m68hc11_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_M68HC11_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_M68HC11_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
         }
@@ -919,7 +910,8 @@ elf32_m68hc11_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 }
 
 static bfd_boolean
-m68hc11_get_relocation_value (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
+m68hc11_get_relocation_value (bfd *input_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
+			      asection *input_section,
                               asection **local_sections,
                               Elf_Internal_Sym *local_syms,
                               Elf_Internal_Rela *rel,
@@ -934,8 +926,8 @@ m68hc11_get_relocation_value (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
   Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
   const char* stub_name = 0;
 
-  symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
-  sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
+  symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_hdr;
+  sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
 
   r_symndx = ELF32_R_SYM (rel->r_info);
 
@@ -953,33 +945,17 @@ m68hc11_get_relocation_value (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
       *is_far = (sym && (sym->st_other & STO_M68HC12_FAR));
       if (*is_far)
         stub_name = (bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section
-                     (abfd, symtab_hdr->sh_link,
+                     (input_bfd, symtab_hdr->sh_link,
                       sym->st_name));
     }
   else
     {
-      h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
-      while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-             || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-        h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-        {
-          sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-          *relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-                         + sec->output_section->vma
-                         + sec->output_offset);
-        }
-      else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-        *relocation = 0;
-      else
-        {
-          if (!((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-                (info, h->root.root.string, abfd,
-                 sec, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-            return FALSE;
-          *relocation = 0;
-        }
+      bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
+
+      RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+			       r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+			       h, sec, *relocation, unresolved_reloc, warned);
+
       *is_far = (h && (h->other & STO_M68HC12_FAR));
       stub_name = h->root.root.string;
     }
@@ -989,7 +965,7 @@ m68hc11_get_relocation_value (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
   else
     {
       *name = (bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section
-               (abfd, symtab_hdr->sh_link, sym->st_name));
+               (input_bfd, symtab_hdr->sh_link, sym->st_name));
       if (*name == NULL || **name == '\0')
         *name = bfd_section_name (input_bfd, sec);
     }
@@ -1082,8 +1058,8 @@ elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
       (*ebd->elf_info_to_howto_rel) (input_bfd, &arel, rel);
       howto = arel.howto;
 
-      m68hc11_get_relocation_value (input_bfd, info,
-                                    local_sections, local_syms,
+      m68hc11_get_relocation_value (input_bfd, info, input_section, 
+				    local_sections, local_syms,
                                     rel, &name, &relocation, &is_far);
 
       /* Do the memory bank mapping.  */
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.h b/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.h
index 59640232d80..f6b2001a334 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.h
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Motorola 68HC11/68HC12-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Stephane Carrez (stcarrez@nerim.fr)
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ bfd_boolean elf32_m68hc11_relocate_section
 
 bfd_boolean elf32_m68hc11_add_symbol_hook
   (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
-   const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym, const char **namep,
+   Elf_Internal_Sym *sym, const char **namep,
    flagword *flagsp, asection **secp,
    bfd_vma *valp);
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68k.c b/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
index 1c7fed92baa..39832be83cf 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* Motorola 68k series support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
+   2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ elf_m68k_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 		  if (h->dynindx == -1
 		      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 		    {
-		      if (!bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+		      if (!bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 			return FALSE;
 		    }
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ elf_m68k_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (!bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (!bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -745,14 +745,14 @@ elf_m68k_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_68K_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_68K_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ elf_m68k_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1099,17 +1099,6 @@ elf_m68k_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which elf_m68k_finish_dynamic_symbol
-   will be called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in elf_m68k_relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H) \
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((SHARED)								\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Set the sizes of the dynamic sections.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
@@ -1247,7 +1236,7 @@ elf_m68k_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (!info->shared)
 	{
@@ -1410,7 +1399,10 @@ elf_m68k_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	{
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx, symtab_hdr, relocation, sec, unresolved_reloc, info, warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       switch (r_type)
@@ -2239,7 +2231,7 @@ elf32_m68k_reloc_type_class (rela)
 					_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create \
 					elf_m68k_link_hash_table_create
-#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	_bfd_elf32_gc_common_final_link
+#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
 
 #define elf_backend_check_relocs	elf_m68k_check_relocs
 #define elf_backend_adjust_dynamic_symbol \
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-mcore.c b/bfd/elf32-mcore.c
index 0fc9768ddd1..e6aa666c6dc 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-mcore.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-mcore.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Motorola MCore specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Copyright 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -472,30 +472,12 @@ mcore_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes [r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
-	  if (   h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    relocation = 0;
-	  else if (info->shared
-		   && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)
-	    relocation = 0;
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-			(info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		 	 input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
 
-	      ret = FALSE;
-	      continue;
-	    }
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       switch (r_type)
@@ -665,14 +647,14 @@ mcore_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_MCORE_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_MCORE_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
         }
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-msp430.c b/bfd/elf32-msp430.c
index 306a79889bc..dfe33bd246f 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-msp430.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-msp430.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*  MSP430-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-    Copyright (C) 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+    Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
     Contributed by Dmitry Diky <diwil@mail.ru>
 
     This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -457,33 +457,12 @@ elf32_msp430_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
 
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-
-	  name = h->root.root.string;
-
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    {
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (!((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		    (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		     input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       r = msp430_final_link_relocate (howto, input_bfd, input_section,
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-openrisc.c b/bfd/elf32-openrisc.c
index 62f86d419a1..af1c2221f8c 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-openrisc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-openrisc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* OpenRISC-specific support for 32-bit ELF.
-   Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Johan Rydberg, jrydberg@opencores.org
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -383,33 +383,12 @@ openrisc_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
 
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-
-	  name = h->root.root.string;
-
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    {
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (!((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		    (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		     input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       r = openrisc_final_link_relocate (howto, input_bfd, input_section,
@@ -556,14 +535,14 @@ openrisc_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_OPENRISC_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_OPENRISC_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 	}
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
index 6849da82b89..4eb08ad3e67 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
@@ -2392,7 +2392,7 @@ elf_create_pointer_linker_section (bfd *abfd,
       /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
       if (h->dynindx == -1)
 	{
-	  if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ ppc_elf_create_linker_section (bfd *abfd,
       lsect->sym_hash = h;
 
       if (info->shared
-	  && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -2993,17 +2993,6 @@ ppc_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which finish_dynamic_symbol will be
-   called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H) \
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((SHARED)								\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Of those relocs that might be copied as dynamic relocs, this macro
    selects those that must be copied when linking a shared library,
    even when the symbol is local.  */
@@ -3042,7 +3031,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -3105,7 +3094,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
       if (eh->elf.dynindx == -1
 	  && (eh->elf.elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (!bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, &eh->elf))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, &eh->elf))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -3195,7 +3184,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	  && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
     }
@@ -3214,7 +3203,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -3470,7 +3459,7 @@ ppc_elf_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (TAG), (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (info->executable)
 	{
@@ -3806,14 +3795,14 @@ ppc_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd,
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_PPC_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_PPC_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -4376,7 +4365,7 @@ ppc_elf_tls_optimize (bfd *obfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 static bfd_boolean
 ppc_elf_add_symbol_hook (bfd *abfd,
 			 struct bfd_link_info *info,
-			 const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym,
+			 Elf_Internal_Sym *sym,
 			 const char **namep ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			 flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			 asection **secp,
@@ -4701,10 +4690,10 @@ ppc_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation, sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 
 	  sym_name = h->root.root.string;
 	}
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-s390.c b/bfd/elf32-s390.c
index 07ba23cc32a..0d6b0bd7c01 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-s390.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-s390.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* IBM S/390-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Carl B. Pedersen and Martin Schwidefsky.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -1345,14 +1345,14 @@ elf_s390_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_390_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_390_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -1716,17 +1716,6 @@ elf_s390_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol
-   will be called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in elf_s390_relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H) \
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((SHARED)								\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Allocate space in .plt, .got and associated reloc sections for
    dynamic relocs.  */
 
@@ -1762,7 +1751,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1845,7 +1834,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1925,7 +1914,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -2159,7 +2148,7 @@ elf_s390_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (info->executable)
 	{
@@ -2324,10 +2313,10 @@ elf_s390_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	{
 	  bfd_boolean warned ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation, sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       switch (r_type)
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh.c b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
index c8a091d53ce..a3b13145099 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sh.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
@@ -3924,7 +3924,7 @@ sh_elf_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
       if (info->shared
-	  && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -4167,17 +4167,6 @@ sh_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which sh_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol
-   will be called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in sh_elf_relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H) \
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((SHARED)								\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Allocate space in .plt, .got and associated reloc sections for
    dynamic relocs.  */
 
@@ -4223,7 +4212,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -4284,7 +4273,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -4322,7 +4311,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -4387,7 +4376,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -4620,7 +4609,7 @@ sh_elf_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (info->executable)
 	{
@@ -4938,8 +4927,7 @@ sh_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	    }
 	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
 	    relocation = 0;
-	  else if (! info->executable
-		   && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
+	  else if (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
 		   && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)
 	    relocation = 0;
 	  else
@@ -4947,8 +4935,7 @@ sh_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	      if (! info->callbacks->undefined_symbol
 		  (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
 		   input_section, rel->r_offset,
-		   ((info->shared && info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs == RM_GENERATE_ERROR)
-		    || (!info->shared && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR)
+		   (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR
 		    || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other))))
 		return FALSE;
 	      relocation = 0;
@@ -6492,14 +6479,14 @@ sh_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info, asection *sec,
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_SH_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_SH_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh64.c b/bfd/elf32-sh64.c
index eac444af462..f013e6fea8f 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sh64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh64.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SuperH SH64-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static bfd_boolean shmedia_prepare_reloc
 static int sh64_elf_get_symbol_type
   (Elf_Internal_Sym *, int);
 static bfd_boolean sh64_elf_add_symbol_hook
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *, const char **,
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, const char **,
    flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *);
 static bfd_boolean sh64_elf_link_output_symbol_hook
   (struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection *,
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ sh64_elf_get_symbol_type (Elf_Internal_Sym *elf_sym, int type)
 
 static bfd_boolean
 sh64_elf_add_symbol_hook (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
-			  const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym, const char **namep,
+			  Elf_Internal_Sym *sym, const char **namep,
 			  flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			  asection **secp, bfd_vma *valp)
 {
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sparc.c b/bfd/elf32-sparc.c
index c20e403588d..8367bf5b8b7 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sparc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPARC-specific support for 32-bit ELF
    Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
-   2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -1267,12 +1267,12 @@ elf32_sparc_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  break;
 
 	case R_SPARC_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	case R_SPARC_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -1592,17 +1592,6 @@ elf32_sparc_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which finish_dynamic_symbol will be called
-   from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our finish_dynamic_symbol
-   routine, we'll need to do something about initializing any .plt and .got
-   entries in relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, INFO, H)			\
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((INFO)->shared							\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Allocate space in .plt, .got and associated reloc sections for
    dynamic relocs.  */
 
@@ -1636,11 +1625,11 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
-      if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (1, info, h))
+      if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (1, info->shared, h))
 	{
 	  asection *s = htab->splt;
 
@@ -1705,7 +1694,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1724,7 +1713,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
 	htab->srelgot->_raw_size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       else if (tls_type == GOT_TLS_GD)
 	htab->srelgot->_raw_size += 2 * sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
-      else if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info, h))
+      else if (WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info->shared, h))
 	htab->srelgot->_raw_size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
     }
   else
@@ -1777,7 +1766,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -2027,7 +2016,7 @@ elf32_sparc_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (info->executable)
 	{
@@ -2215,10 +2204,10 @@ elf32_sparc_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	{
 	  bfd_boolean warned ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation, sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       switch (r_type)
@@ -2239,7 +2228,7 @@ elf32_sparc_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	      BFD_ASSERT (off != (bfd_vma) -1);
 	      dyn = elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created;
 
-	      if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info, h)
+	      if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info->shared, h)
 		  || (info->shared
 		      && (info->symbolic
 			  || h->dynindx == -1
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-v850.c b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
index 45bb4f6eb7c..b9dcf3c5ae7 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-v850.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* V850-specific support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static bfd_boolean v850_elf_section_from_bfd_section
 static void v850_elf_symbol_processing
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol *));
 static bfd_boolean v850_elf_add_symbol_hook
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
 	   const char **, flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *));
 static bfd_boolean v850_elf_link_output_symbol_hook
   PARAMS ((struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
@@ -699,14 +699,14 @@ v850_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_V850_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries
 	   are actually used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_V850_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
@@ -1696,43 +1696,12 @@ v850_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
 
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-#if 0
-	      fprintf (stderr, "defined: sec: %s, name: %s, value: %x + %x + %x gives: %x\n",
-		       sec->name, h->root.root.string, h->root.u.def.value, sec->output_section->vma, sec->output_offset, relocation);
-#endif
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    {
-#if 0
-	      fprintf (stderr, "undefined: sec: %s, name: %s\n",
-		       sec->name, h->root.root.string);
-#endif
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		     (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		      input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-#if 0
-	      fprintf (stderr, "unknown: name: %s\n", h->root.root.string);
-#endif
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       /* FIXME: We should use the addend, but the COFF relocations don't.  */
@@ -2155,7 +2124,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 v850_elf_add_symbol_hook (abfd, info, sym, namep, flagsp, secp, valp)
      bfd *abfd;
      struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
-     const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
+     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
      const char **namep ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection **secp;
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-vax.c b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
index e085e3509fc..8ce4678e291 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-vax.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-vax.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* VAX series support for 32-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
+   2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -821,14 +821,14 @@ elf_vax_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_VAX_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_VAX_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ elf_vax_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
       /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
       if (h->dynindx == -1)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ elf_vax_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (!info->shared)
 	{
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ elf_vax_instantiate_got_entries (h, infoptr)
       /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
       if (h->dynindx == -1)
 	{
-	  if (!bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1489,10 +1489,10 @@ elf_vax_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc;
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation, sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	   
 	  if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
 	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ elf_vax_finish_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 					_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_link_hash_table_create \
 					elf_vax_link_hash_table_create
-#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	_bfd_elf32_gc_common_final_link
+#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link
 
 #define elf_backend_check_relocs	elf_vax_check_relocs
 #define elf_backend_adjust_dynamic_symbol \
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c b/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c
index 1377ff2517b..bbf6ee01487 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* XSTORMY16-specific support for 32-bit ELF.
-   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -516,14 +516,14 @@ xstormy16_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_XSTORMY16_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_XSTORMY16_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 	}
@@ -853,34 +853,12 @@ xstormy16_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes [r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc, warned;
 
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-
-	  name = h->root.root.string;
-
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    {
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-		     (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		      input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       switch (ELF32_R_TYPE (rel->r_info))
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
index 0bef2f5b804..e89777753a4 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Xtensa-specific support for 32-bit ELF.
-   Copyright 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -733,14 +733,14 @@ elf_xtensa_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	case R_XTENSA_GNU_VTINHERIT:
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	case R_XTENSA_GNU_VTENTRY:
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ elf_xtensa_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (! info->shared)
 	{
@@ -1965,10 +1965,10 @@ elf_xtensa_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation, sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 
 	  if (relocation == 0
 	      && !unresolved_reloc
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@ elf_xtensa_discard_info_for_section (abfd, cookie, info, sec)
       while (cookie->rel < cookie->relend
 	     && cookie->rel->r_offset == offset)
 	{
-	  if (_bfd_elf32_reloc_symbol_deleted_p (offset, cookie))
+	  if (bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p (offset, cookie))
 	    {
 	      /* Remove the table entry.  (If the reloc type is NONE, then
 		 the entry has already been merged with another and deleted
@@ -5815,7 +5815,6 @@ static struct bfd_elf_special_section const elf_xtensa_special_sections[]=
 
 #define elf_info_to_howto		     elf_xtensa_info_to_howto_rela
 
-#define bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link	     bfd_elf32_bfd_final_link
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data elf_xtensa_merge_private_bfd_data
 #define bfd_elf32_new_section_hook	     elf_xtensa_new_section_hook
 #define bfd_elf32_bfd_print_private_bfd_data elf_xtensa_print_private_bfd_data
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
index 8bd03c20fc3..2d4715b4e14 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Alpha specific support for 64-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Richard Henderson <rth@tamu.edu>.
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static bfd_boolean elf64_alpha_size_rela_got_section
 static bfd_boolean elf64_alpha_size_rela_got_1
   PARAMS ((struct alpha_elf_link_hash_entry *, struct bfd_link_info *));
 static bfd_boolean elf64_alpha_add_symbol_hook
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
 	   const char **, flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *));
 static struct alpha_elf_got_entry *get_got_entry
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct alpha_elf_link_hash_entry *, unsigned long,
@@ -2363,7 +2363,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 elf64_alpha_add_symbol_hook (abfd, info, sym, namep, flagsp, secp, valp)
      bfd *abfd;
      struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
+     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
      const char **namep ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection **secp;
@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@ elf64_alpha_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info)
   h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
   if (info->shared
-      && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
     return FALSE;
 
   s = bfd_make_section (abfd, ".rela.plt");
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ elf64_alpha_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info)
   h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
   if (info->shared
-      && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
     return FALSE;
 
   elf_hash_table (info)->hgot = h;
@@ -4094,7 +4094,7 @@ elf64_alpha_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (info->executable)
 	{
@@ -4399,12 +4399,12 @@ elf64_alpha_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc;
 	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *hh;
-	  
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (hh,
-				   (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) alpha_elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd),
-				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, value,
-				   sec, unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
+
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   hh, sec, value,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 
 	  if (warned)
 	    continue;
@@ -5335,7 +5335,7 @@ elf64_alpha_final_link (abfd, info)
     }
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (! bfd_elf64_bfd_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (! bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Now write out the computed sections.  */
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-gen.c b/bfd/elf64-gen.c
index 590456ccbf6..be1dc3e00ed 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-gen.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-gen.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Generic support for 64-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ elf64_generic_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
 	return FALSE;
       }
 
-  return bfd_elf64_bfd_link_add_symbols (abfd, info);
+  return bfd_elf_link_add_symbols (abfd, info);
 }
 
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_SYM		bfd_elf64_little_generic_vec
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
index 5bc9309cb31..76dcc18b243 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Support for HPPA 64-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -932,7 +933,7 @@ elf64_hppa_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	     section symbol for this section ends up in the dynamic
 	     symbol table.  */
 	  if (info->shared && dynrel_type == R_PARISC_FPTR64
-	      && ! (_bfd_elf64_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
+	      && ! (bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
 		    (info, abfd, sec_symndx)))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
@@ -1043,7 +1044,7 @@ allocate_global_data_dlt (dyn_h, data)
 	      bfd *owner;
 	      owner = (h ? h->root.u.def.section->owner : dyn_h->owner);
 
-	      if (! (_bfd_elf64_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
+	      if (! (bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
 		     (x->info, owner, dyn_h->sym_indx)))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
@@ -1147,7 +1148,7 @@ allocate_global_data_opd (dyn_h, data)
 	      bfd *owner;
 	      owner = (h ? h->root.u.def.section->owner : dyn_h->owner);
 
-	      if (!_bfd_elf64_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
+	      if (!bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
 		    (x->info, owner, dyn_h->sym_indx))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
@@ -1173,7 +1174,7 @@ allocate_global_data_opd (dyn_h, data)
 	      nh->root.u.def.value = h->root.u.def.value;
 	      nh->root.u.def.section = h->root.u.def.section;
 
-	      if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (x->info, nh))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (x->info, nh))
 		return FALSE;
 
 	     }
@@ -1509,7 +1510,7 @@ allocate_dynrel_entries (dyn_h, data)
 	 the symbol need only be added once.  */
       if (dyn_h->h == 0
 	  || (dyn_h->h->dynindx == -1 && dyn_h->h->type != STT_PARISC_MILLI))
-	if (!_bfd_elf64_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
+	if (!bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
 	    (x->info, rent->sec->owner, dyn_h->sym_indx))
 	  return FALSE;
     }
@@ -1832,7 +1833,7 @@ elf64_hppa_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the PLT, it is how we communicate the __gp value of a load
 	 module to the dynamic linker.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (!add_dynamic_entry (DT_HP_DLD_FLAGS, 0)
 	  || !add_dynamic_entry (DT_PLTGOT, 0))
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-mmix.c b/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
index ca627ef2c05..4b78681faec 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* MMIX-specific support for 64-bit ELF.
-   Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Hans-Peter Nilsson <hp@bitrange.com>
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static bfd_boolean mmix_elf_section_from_bfd_section
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, int *));
 
 static bfd_boolean mmix_elf_add_symbol_hook
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
 	   const char **, flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *));
 
 static bfd_boolean mmix_elf_is_local_label_name
@@ -1474,45 +1474,21 @@ mmix_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	  sec = local_sections [r_symndx];
 	  relocation = _bfd_elf_rela_local_sym (output_bfd, sym, &sec, rel);
 
-	  name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section
-	    (input_bfd, symtab_hdr->sh_link, sym->st_name);
-	  name = (name == NULL) ? bfd_section_name (input_bfd, sec) : name;
+	  name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (input_bfd,
+						  symtab_hdr->sh_link,
+						  sym->st_name);
+	  if (name == NULL)
+	    name = bfd_section_name (input_bfd, sec);
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  h = sym_hashes [r_symndx - symtab_hdr->sh_info];
-
-	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
-		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc;
 
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, undefined_signalled);
 	  name = h->root.root.string;
-
-	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-	    {
-	      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-	      relocation = (h->root.u.def.value
-			    + sec->output_section->vma
-			    + sec->output_offset);
-	    }
-	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-	    relocation = 0;
-	  else if (info->shared
-		   && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)
-	    relocation = 0;
-	  else
-	    {
-	      /* The test on undefined_signalled is redundant at the
-		 moment, but kept for symmetry.  */
-	      if (! undefined_signalled
-		  && ! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
-			(info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-			 input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
-		return FALSE;
-	      undefined_signalled = TRUE;
-	      relocation = 0;
-	    }
 	}
 
       r = mmix_final_link_relocate (howto, input_section,
@@ -2051,14 +2027,14 @@ mmix_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
         /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
            Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_MMIX_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
         /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
            used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_MMIX_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 	}
@@ -2202,7 +2178,7 @@ bfd_boolean
 mmix_elf_add_symbol_hook (abfd, info, sym, namep, flagsp, secp, valp)
      bfd *abfd;
      struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
-     const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
+     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
      const char **namep ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection **secp;
@@ -2296,7 +2272,7 @@ mmix_elf_final_link (abfd, info)
       --abfd->section_count;
     }
 
-  if (! bfd_elf64_bfd_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (! bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Since this section is marked SEC_LINKER_CREATED, it isn't output by
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
index 304a635856d..a0d81d0550e 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* PowerPC64-specific support for 64-bit ELF.
-   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Linus Nordberg, Swox AB <info@swox.com>,
    based on elf32-ppc.c by Ian Lance Taylor.
    Largely rewritten by Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ static bfd_reloc_status_type ppc64_elf_unhandled_reloc
 #define elf_backend_grok_psinfo		      ppc64_elf_grok_psinfo
 #define elf_backend_create_dynamic_sections   ppc64_elf_create_dynamic_sections
 #define elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol      ppc64_elf_copy_indirect_symbol
+#define elf_backend_add_symbol_hook	      ppc64_elf_add_symbol_hook
 #define elf_backend_check_relocs	      ppc64_elf_check_relocs
 #define elf_backend_gc_mark_hook	      ppc64_elf_gc_mark_hook
 #define elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook	      ppc64_elf_gc_sweep_hook
@@ -3473,6 +3475,22 @@ ppc64_elf_mark_entry_syms (struct bfd_link_info *info)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+/* Hack symbols defined in .opd sections to be function type.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+ppc64_elf_add_symbol_hook (bfd *ibfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			   struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			   Elf_Internal_Sym *isym,
+			   const char **name ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			   flagword *flags ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			   asection **sec,
+			   bfd_vma *value ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+  if (strcmp (bfd_get_section_name (ibfd, *sec), ".opd") == 0)
+    isym->st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (ELF_ST_BIND (isym->st_info), STT_FUNC);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static bfd_boolean
 update_local_sym_info (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr,
 		       unsigned long r_symndx, bfd_vma r_addend, int tls_type)
@@ -3790,14 +3808,14 @@ ppc64_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_PPC64_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_PPC64_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -4386,7 +4404,7 @@ func_desc_adjust (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	      && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (fdh->elf.other) == STV_DEFAULT)))
     {
       if (fdh->elf.dynindx == -1)
-	if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, &fdh->elf))
+	if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, &fdh->elf))
 	  return FALSE;
       fdh->elf.elf_link_hash_flags
 	|= (fh->elf.elf_link_hash_flags & (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
@@ -5556,17 +5574,6 @@ ppc64_elf_tls_optimize (bfd *obfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, struct bfd_link_info *info)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which ppc64_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol
-   will be called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in ppc64_elf_relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H) \
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((SHARED)								\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Allocate space in .plt, .got and associated reloc sections for
    dynamic relocs.  */
 
@@ -5676,7 +5683,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	if (h->dynindx == -1
 	    && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	  {
-	    if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	    if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	      return FALSE;
 	  }
 
@@ -5757,7 +5764,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *inf)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -6064,7 +6071,7 @@ ppc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, (TAG), (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (info->executable)
 	{
@@ -7480,10 +7487,10 @@ ppc64_elf_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation, sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	  sym_name = h->root.root.string;
 	  sym_type = h->type;
 	}
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-s390.c b/bfd/elf64-s390.c
index 2260248fe36..461dc1bcf95 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-s390.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-s390.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* IBM S/390-specific support for 64-bit ELF
-   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed Martin Schwidefsky (schwidefsky@de.ibm.com).
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -1309,14 +1309,14 @@ elf_s390_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_390_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_390_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -1687,17 +1687,6 @@ elf_s390_adjust_dynamic_symbol (info, h)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which elf_s390_finish_dynamic_symbol
-   will be called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in elf_s390_relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H) \
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((SHARED)								\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Allocate space in .plt, .got and associated reloc sections for
    dynamic relocs.  */
 
@@ -1733,7 +1722,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1816,7 +1805,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1896,7 +1885,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (h, inf)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -2129,7 +2118,7 @@ elf_s390_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (info->executable)
 	{
@@ -2294,10 +2283,10 @@ elf_s390_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	{
 	  bfd_boolean warned ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation, sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
 
       switch (r_type)
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
index 15c29924d96..ad6ca1c5037 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-sh64.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* SuperH SH64-specific support for 64-bit ELF
-   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static bfd_boolean sh_elf64_check_relocs
 static int sh64_elf64_get_symbol_type
   (Elf_Internal_Sym *, int);
 static bfd_boolean sh64_elf64_add_symbol_hook
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *, const char **,
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, const char **,
    flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *);
 static bfd_boolean sh64_elf64_link_output_symbol_hook
   (struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection *,
@@ -1703,15 +1703,16 @@ sh_elf64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	    }
 	  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
 	    relocation = 0;
-	  else if (info->shared
-		   && !info->symbolic
-		   && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE)
+	  else if (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
+		   && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT)
 	    relocation = 0;
 	  else
 	    {
 	      if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
 		     (info, h->root.root.string, input_bfd,
-		      input_section, rel->r_offset, TRUE)))
+		      input_section, rel->r_offset,
+		      (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR
+		       || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other)))))
 		return FALSE;
 	      relocation = 0;
 	    }
@@ -2561,14 +2562,14 @@ sh_elf64_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
         case R_SH_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-          if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
         case R_SH_GNU_VTENTRY:
-          if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+          if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
             return FALSE;
           break;
 
@@ -2633,7 +2634,7 @@ sh_elf64_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	      /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
 	      if (h->dynindx == -1)
 		{
-		  if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+		  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		    return FALSE;
 		}
 
@@ -2716,7 +2717,7 @@ sh_elf64_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	  /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -2886,7 +2887,7 @@ sh64_elf64_get_symbol_type (Elf_Internal_Sym * elf_sym, int type)
 
 static bfd_boolean
 sh64_elf64_add_symbol_hook (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
-			    const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym, const char **namep,
+			    Elf_Internal_Sym *sym, const char **namep,
 			    flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			    asection **secp, bfd_vma *valp)
 {
@@ -3298,7 +3299,7 @@ sh64_elf64_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
       if (info->shared
-	  && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -3424,7 +3425,7 @@ sh64_elf64_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
       /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
       if (h->dynindx == -1)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -3727,31 +3728,31 @@ sh64_elf64_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
       if (info->executable)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_DEBUG, 0))
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_DEBUG, 0))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
       if (plt)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTGOT, 0)
-	      || ! bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTRELSZ, 0)
-	      || ! bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTREL, DT_RELA)
-	      || ! bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_JMPREL, 0))
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTGOT, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTRELSZ, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PLTREL, DT_RELA)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_JMPREL, 0))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
       if (relocs)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELA, 0)
-	      || ! bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELASZ, 0)
-	      || ! bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELAENT,
-						sizeof (Elf64_External_Rela)))
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELA, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELASZ, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RELAENT,
+					      sizeof (Elf64_External_Rela)))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
       if (reltext)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_TEXTREL, 0))
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_TEXTREL, 0))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-sparc.c b/bfd/elf64-sparc.c
index 42243102675..dd3e4962e2f 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-sparc.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-sparc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPARC-specific support for 64-bit ELF
    Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
-   2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static bfd_boolean sparc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections
 static int sparc64_elf_get_symbol_type
   PARAMS (( Elf_Internal_Sym *, int));
 static bfd_boolean sparc64_elf_add_symbol_hook
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
 	   const char **, flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *));
 static bfd_boolean sparc64_elf_output_arch_syms
   PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, PTR,
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ sparc64_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	      /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
 	      if (h->dynindx == -1)
 		{
-		  if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+		  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		    return FALSE;
 		}
 
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ sparc64_elf_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	  /* Make sure this symbol is output as a dynamic symbol.  */
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 sparc64_elf_add_symbol_hook (abfd, info, sym, namep, flagsp, secp, valp)
      bfd *abfd;
      struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
+     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
      const char **namep;
      flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection **secp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ sparc64_elf_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	 the .dynamic section.  The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       int reg;
       struct sparc64_elf_app_reg * app_regs;
@@ -1989,17 +1989,6 @@ sparc64_elf_relax_section (abfd, section, link_info, again)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which finish_dynamic_symbol will be called
-   from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our finish_dynamic_symbol
-   routine, we'll need to do something about initializing any .plt and
-   .got entries in relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, INFO, H)			\
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((INFO)->shared							\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Relocate a SPARC64 ELF section.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
@@ -2079,10 +2068,10 @@ sparc64_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	{
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation, sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	  if (warned)
 	    {
 	      /* To avoid generating warning messages about truncated
@@ -2327,7 +2316,7 @@ sparc64_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	      BFD_ASSERT (off != (bfd_vma) -1);
 	      dyn = elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created;
 
-	      if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info, h)
+	      if (! WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL (dyn, info->shared, h)
 		  || (info->shared
 		      && (info->symbolic
 			  || h->dynindx == -1
diff --git a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
index a6886201d3c..a1d62501f96 100644
--- a/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
+++ b/bfd/elf64-x86-64.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* X86-64 specific support for 64-bit ELF
-   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Jan Hubicka <jh@suse.cz>.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -951,14 +951,14 @@ elf64_x86_64_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info, asection *sec,
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_X86_64_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_X86_64_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf64_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_addend))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -1258,17 +1258,6 @@ elf64_x86_64_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* This is the condition under which elf64_x86_64_finish_dynamic_symbol
-   will be called from elflink.h.  If elflink.h doesn't call our
-   finish_dynamic_symbol routine, we'll need to do something about
-   initializing any .plt and .got entries in elf64_x86_64_relocate_section.  */
-#define WILL_CALL_FINISH_DYNAMIC_SYMBOL(DYN, SHARED, H) \
-  ((DYN)								\
-   && ((SHARED)								\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)	\
-   && ((H)->dynindx != -1						\
-       || ((H)->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0))
-
 /* Allocate space in .plt, .got and associated reloc sections for
    dynamic relocs.  */
 
@@ -1297,7 +1286,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void * inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1365,7 +1354,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void * inf)
       if (h->dynindx == -1
 	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	{
-	  if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1450,7 +1439,7 @@ allocate_dynrelocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void * inf)
 	  if (h->dynindx == -1
 	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
 	    {
-	      if (! bfd_elf64_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -1683,7 +1672,7 @@ elf64_x86_64_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	 the .dynamic section.	The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the
 	 dynamic linker and used by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
       if (info->executable)
 	{
@@ -1820,10 +1809,10 @@ elf64_x86_64_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	{
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, sym_hashes, r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, relocation, sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sec, relocation,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 	}
       /* When generating a shared object, the relocations handled here are
 	 copied into the output file to be resolved at run time.  */
diff --git a/bfd/elfcode.h b/bfd/elfcode.h
index 87d96fafc6d..bc69d48db4d 100644
--- a/bfd/elfcode.h
+++ b/bfd/elfcode.h
@@ -115,24 +115,10 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #define elf_no_info_to_howto		NAME(bfd_elf,no_info_to_howto)
 #define elf_no_info_to_howto_rel	NAME(bfd_elf,no_info_to_howto_rel)
 #define elf_find_section		NAME(bfd_elf,find_section)
-#define elf_bfd_link_add_symbols	NAME(bfd_elf,bfd_link_add_symbols)
-#define elf_add_dynamic_entry		NAME(bfd_elf,add_dynamic_entry)
 #define elf_write_shdrs_and_ehdr	NAME(bfd_elf,write_shdrs_and_ehdr)
 #define elf_write_out_phdrs		NAME(bfd_elf,write_out_phdrs)
 #define elf_write_relocs		NAME(bfd_elf,write_relocs)
 #define elf_slurp_reloc_table		NAME(bfd_elf,slurp_reloc_table)
-#define elf_bfd_discard_info		NAME(bfd_elf,discard_info)
-#define elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p	NAME(_bfd_elf,reloc_symbol_deleted_p)
-#define elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol  _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol
-#define elf_bfd_final_link		NAME(bfd_elf,bfd_final_link)
-#define elf_gc_sections			NAME(_bfd_elf,gc_sections)
-#define elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets \
-  NAME(_bfd_elf,gc_common_finalize_got_offsets)
-#define elf_gc_common_final_link	NAME(_bfd_elf,gc_common_final_link)
-#define elf_gc_record_vtinherit		NAME(_bfd_elf,gc_record_vtinherit)
-#define elf_gc_record_vtentry		NAME(_bfd_elf,gc_record_vtentry)
-#define elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol \
-  NAME(_bfd_elf,link_record_local_dynamic_symbol)
 
 #if ARCH_SIZE == 64
 #define ELF_R_INFO(X,Y)	ELF64_R_INFO(X,Y)
@@ -151,10 +137,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #define LOG_FILE_ALIGN	2
 #endif
 
-#define elf_stringtab_init _bfd_elf_stringtab_init
-
-#define section_from_elf_index bfd_section_from_elf_index
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 static void elf_debug_section (int, Elf_Internal_Shdr *);
 static void elf_debug_file (Elf_Internal_Ehdr *);
@@ -1111,8 +1093,8 @@ elf_slurp_symbol_table (bfd *abfd, asymbol **symptrs, bfd_boolean dynamic)
 	  else if (isym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE
 		   || isym->st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
 	    {
-	      sym->symbol.section = section_from_elf_index (abfd,
-							    isym->st_shndx);
+	      sym->symbol.section = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd,
+								isym->st_shndx);
 	      if (sym->symbol.section == NULL)
 		{
 		  /* This symbol is in a section for which we did not
@@ -1737,7 +1719,6 @@ NAME(_bfd_elf,bfd_from_remote_memory)
 }
 
 #include "elfcore.h"
-#include "elflink.h"
 
 /* Size-dependent data and functions.  */
 const struct elf_size_info NAME(_bfd_elf,size_info) = {
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 5770b250f2e..5c8072ad25e 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #include "libbfd.h"
 #define ARCH_SIZE 0
 #include "elf-bfd.h"
+#include "safe-ctype.h"
 
 bfd_boolean
 _bfd_elf_create_got_section (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ _bfd_elf_create_got_section (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
       if (! info->executable
-	  && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
 
       elf_hash_table (info)->hgot = h;
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ _bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
   h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
   if (! info->executable
-      && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
     return FALSE;
 
   s = bfd_make_section (abfd, ".hash");
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ _bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
       if (! info->executable
-	  && ! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -346,8 +347,8 @@ _bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
    one.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
-_bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
-				     struct elf_link_hash_entry *h)
+bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+				    struct elf_link_hash_entry *h)
 {
   if (h->dynindx == -1)
     {
@@ -430,6 +431,13 @@ bfd_elf_record_link_assignment (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
   if (h == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
+  /* Since we're defining the symbol, don't let it seem to have not
+     been defined.  record_dynamic_symbol and size_dynamic_sections
+     may depend on this.  */
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
+      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined)
+    h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_new;
+
   if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_new)
     h->elf_link_hash_flags &= ~ELF_LINK_NON_ELF;
 
@@ -458,7 +466,7 @@ bfd_elf_record_link_assignment (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
        || info->shared)
       && h->dynindx == -1)
     {
-      if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
 
       /* If this is a weak defined symbol, and we know a corresponding
@@ -467,7 +475,7 @@ bfd_elf_record_link_assignment (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
       if (h->weakdef != NULL
 	  && h->weakdef->dynindx == -1)
 	{
-	  if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h->weakdef))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h->weakdef))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
     }
@@ -480,9 +488,9 @@ bfd_elf_record_link_assignment (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
    in a discarded section, eg. a discarded link-once section symbol.  */
 
 int
-elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
-				      bfd *input_bfd,
-				      long input_indx)
+bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+					  bfd *input_bfd,
+					  long input_indx)
 {
   bfd_size_type amt;
   struct elf_link_local_dynamic_entry *entry;
@@ -646,8 +654,7 @@ _bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
    TYPE_CHANGE_OK if it is OK for the type to change.  We set
    SIZE_CHANGE_OK if it is OK for the size to change.  By OK to
    change, we mean that we shouldn't warn if the type or size does
-   change. DT_NEEDED indicates if it comes from a DT_NEEDED entry of
-   a shared object.  */
+   change.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
 _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
@@ -660,8 +667,7 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 		       bfd_boolean *skip,
 		       bfd_boolean *override,
 		       bfd_boolean *type_change_ok,
-		       bfd_boolean *size_change_ok,
-		       bfd_boolean dt_needed)
+		       bfd_boolean *size_change_ok)
 {
   asection *sec;
   struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
@@ -669,7 +675,7 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
   int bind;
   bfd *oldbfd;
   bfd_boolean newdyn, olddyn, olddef, newdef, newdyncommon, olddyncommon;
-  bfd_boolean newweakdef, oldweakdef, newweakundef, oldweakundef;
+  bfd_boolean newweak, oldweak;
 
   *skip = FALSE;
   *override = FALSE;
@@ -807,7 +813,7 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 	     is the first time we see it in a dynamic object, we mark
 	     if it is weak. Otherwise, we clear it.  */
 	  if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC) == 0)
-	    { 
+	    {
 	      if (bind == STB_WEAK)
 		h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_DYNAMIC_WEAK;
 	    }
@@ -830,7 +836,7 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 
 	 FIXME: Should we check type and size for protected symbol?  */
       if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_PROTECTED)
-	return _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h);
+	return bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h);
       else
 	return TRUE;
     }
@@ -843,8 +849,26 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 	 object, we remove the old definition.  */
       if ((*sym_hash)->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
 	h = *sym_hash;
-      h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_new;
-      h->root.u.undef.abfd = NULL;
+
+      if ((h->root.und_next || info->hash->undefs_tail == &h->root)
+	  && bfd_is_und_section (sec))
+	{
+	  /* If the new symbol is undefined and the old symbol was
+	     also undefined before, we need to make sure
+	     _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol doesn't mess
+	     up the linker hash table undefs list. Since the old
+	     definition came from a dynamic object, it is still on the
+	     undefs list.  */
+	  h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_undefined;
+	  /* FIXME: What if the new symbol is weak undefined?  */
+	  h->root.u.undef.abfd = abfd;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_new;
+	  h->root.u.undef.abfd = NULL;
+	}
+
       if (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC)
 	{
 	  h->elf_link_hash_flags &= ~ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC;
@@ -857,48 +881,39 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
       return TRUE;
     }
 
-  /* We need to treat weak definition right, depending on if there is a
-     definition from a dynamic object.  */
-  if (bind == STB_WEAK)
-    {
-      if (olddef)
-	{
-	   newweakdef = TRUE;
-	   newweakundef = FALSE;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	   newweakdef = FALSE;
-	   newweakundef = TRUE;
-	}
-    }
-  else
-    newweakdef = newweakundef = FALSE;
+  /* Differentiate strong and weak symbols.  */
+  newweak = bind == STB_WEAK;
+  oldweak = (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
+	     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak);
+
+  /* If a new weak symbol comes from a regular file and the old symbol
+     comes from a dynamic library, we treat the new one as strong.
+     Similarly, an old weak symbol from a regular file is treated as
+     strong when the new symbol comes from a dynamic library.  Further,
+     an old weak symbol from a dynamic library is treated as strong if
+     the new symbol is from a dynamic library.  This reflects the way
+     glibc's ld.so works.  */
+  if (!newdyn && olddyn)
+    newweak = FALSE;
+  if (newdyn)
+    oldweak = FALSE;
 
-  /* If the new weak definition comes from a relocatable file and the
-     old symbol comes from a dynamic object, we treat the new one as
-     strong.  */
-  if (newweakdef && !newdyn && olddyn)
-    newweakdef = FALSE;
+  /* It's OK to change the type if either the existing symbol or the
+     new symbol is weak.  A type change is also OK if the old symbol
+     is undefined and the new symbol is defined.  */
 
-  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-    {
-      oldweakdef = TRUE;
-      oldweakundef = FALSE;
-    }
-  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-    {
-      oldweakdef = FALSE;
-      oldweakundef = TRUE;
-    }
-  else
-    oldweakdef = oldweakundef = FALSE;
+  if (oldweak
+      || newweak
+      || (newdef
+	  && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined))
+    *type_change_ok = TRUE;
+
+  /* It's OK to change the size if either the existing symbol or the
+     new symbol is weak, or if the old symbol is undefined.  */
 
-  /* If the old weak definition comes from a relocatable file and the
-     new symbol comes from a dynamic object, we treat the old one as
-     strong.  */
-  if (oldweakdef && !olddyn && newdyn)
-    oldweakdef = FALSE;
+  if (*type_change_ok
+      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined)
+    *size_change_ok = TRUE;
 
   /* NEWDYNCOMMON and OLDDYNCOMMON indicate whether the new or old
      symbol, respectively, appears to be a common symbol in a dynamic
@@ -925,11 +940,10 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 
   if (newdyn
       && newdef
+      && !newweak
       && (sec->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0
       && (sec->flags & SEC_LOAD) == 0
       && sym->st_size > 0
-      && !newweakdef
-      && !newweakundef
       && ELF_ST_TYPE (sym->st_info) != STT_FUNC)
     newdyncommon = TRUE;
   else
@@ -947,28 +961,6 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
   else
     olddyncommon = FALSE;
 
-  /* It's OK to change the type if either the existing symbol or the
-     new symbol is weak unless it comes from a DT_NEEDED entry of
-     a shared object, in which case, the DT_NEEDED entry may not be
-     required at the run time. The type change is also OK if the
-     old symbol is undefined and the new symbol is defined.  */
-
-  if ((! dt_needed && oldweakdef)
-      || oldweakundef
-      || newweakdef
-      || newweakundef
-      || (newdef
-	  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)))
-    *type_change_ok = TRUE;
-
-  /* It's OK to change the size if either the existing symbol or the
-     new symbol is weak, or if the old symbol is undefined.  */
-
-  if (*type_change_ok
-      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined)
-    *size_change_ok = TRUE;
-
   /* If both the old and the new symbols look like common symbols in a
      dynamic object, set the size of the symbol to the larger of the
      two.  */
@@ -1006,24 +998,14 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
      represent variables; this can cause confusion in principle, but
      any such confusion would seem to indicate an erroneous program or
      shared library.  We also permit a common symbol in a regular
-     object to override a weak symbol in a shared object.
-
-     We prefer a non-weak definition in a shared library to a weak
-     definition in the executable unless it comes from a DT_NEEDED
-     entry of a shared object, in which case, the DT_NEEDED entry
-     may not be required at the run time.  */
+     object to override a weak symbol in a shared object.  */
 
   if (newdyn
       && newdef
       && (olddef
 	  || (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common
-	      && (newweakdef
-		  || newweakundef
-		  || ELF_ST_TYPE (sym->st_info) == STT_FUNC)))
-      && (!oldweakdef
-	  || dt_needed
-	  || newweakdef
-	  || newweakundef))
+	      && (newweak
+		  || ELF_ST_TYPE (sym->st_info) == STT_FUNC))))
     {
       *override = TRUE;
       newdef = FALSE;
@@ -1067,20 +1049,17 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 
      As above, we again permit a common symbol in a regular object to
      override a definition in a shared object if the shared object
-     symbol is a function or is weak.
-
-     As above, we permit a non-weak definition in a shared object to
-     override a weak definition in a regular object.  */
+     symbol is a function or is weak.  */
 
   flip = NULL;
   if (! newdyn
       && (newdef
 	  || (bfd_is_com_section (sec)
-	      && (oldweakdef || h->type == STT_FUNC)))
+	      && (oldweak
+		  || h->type == STT_FUNC)))
       && olddyn
       && olddef
-      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0
-      && ((!newweakdef && !newweakundef) || oldweakdef))
+      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
     {
       /* Change the hash table entry to undefined, and let
 	 _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol do the right thing with the
@@ -1169,57 +1148,13 @@ _bfd_elf_merge_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 	}
     }
 
-  /* Handle the special case of a weak definition in a regular object
-     followed by a non-weak definition in a shared object.  In this
-     case, we prefer the definition in the shared object unless it
-     comes from a DT_NEEDED entry of a shared object, in which case,
-     the DT_NEEDED entry may not be required at the run time.  */
-  if (olddef
-      && ! dt_needed
-      && oldweakdef
-      && newdef
-      && newdyn
-      && !newweakdef
-      && !newweakundef)
-    {
-      /* To make this work we have to frob the flags so that the rest
-	 of the code does not think we are using the regular
-	 definition.  */
-      if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) != 0)
-	h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR;
-      else if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
-	h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC;
-      h->elf_link_hash_flags &= ~ (ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR
-				   | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC);
-
-      /* If H is the target of an indirection, we want the caller to
-	 use H rather than the indirect symbol.  Otherwise if we are
-	 defining a new indirect symbol we will wind up attaching it
-	 to the entry we are overriding.  */
-      *sym_hash = h;
-    }
-
-  /* Handle the special case of a non-weak definition in a shared
-     object followed by a weak definition in a regular object.  In
-     this case we prefer the definition in the shared object.  To make
-     this work we have to tell the caller to not treat the new symbol
-     as a definition.  */
-  if (olddef
-      && olddyn
-      && !oldweakdef
-      && newdef
-      && ! newdyn
-      && (newweakdef || newweakundef))
-    *override = TRUE;
-
   return TRUE;
 }
 
 /* This function is called to create an indirect symbol from the
    default for the symbol with the default version if needed. The
    symbol is described by H, NAME, SYM, PSEC, VALUE, and OVERRIDE.  We
-   set DYNSYM if the new indirect symbol is dynamic. DT_NEEDED
-   indicates if it comes from a DT_NEEDED entry of a shared object.  */
+   set DYNSYM if the new indirect symbol is dynamic.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
 _bfd_elf_add_default_symbol (bfd *abfd,
@@ -1230,8 +1165,7 @@ _bfd_elf_add_default_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 			     asection **psec,
 			     bfd_vma *value,
 			     bfd_boolean *dynsym,
-			     bfd_boolean override,
-			     bfd_boolean dt_needed)
+			     bfd_boolean override)
 {
   bfd_boolean type_change_ok;
   bfd_boolean size_change_ok;
@@ -1292,7 +1226,7 @@ _bfd_elf_add_default_symbol (bfd *abfd,
   sec = *psec;
   if (!_bfd_elf_merge_symbol (abfd, info, shortname, sym, &sec, value,
 			      &hi, &skip, &override, &type_change_ok,
-			      &size_change_ok, dt_needed))
+			      &size_change_ok))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (skip)
@@ -1341,7 +1275,7 @@ _bfd_elf_add_default_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 	      & (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
 		 | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR))
 	    {
-	      if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, hi))
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, hi))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -1359,12 +1293,6 @@ _bfd_elf_add_default_symbol (bfd *abfd,
     {
       struct elf_link_hash_entry *ht;
 
-      /* If the symbol became indirect, then we assume that we have
-	 not seen a definition before.  */
-      BFD_ASSERT ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
-		   & (ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC
-		      | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR)) == 0);
-
       ht = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) hi->root.u.i.link;
       (*bed->elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol) (bed, ht, hi);
 
@@ -1405,7 +1333,7 @@ nondefault:
   sec = *psec;
   if (!_bfd_elf_merge_symbol (abfd, info, shortname, sym, &sec, value,
 			      &hi, &skip, &override, &type_change_ok,
-			      &size_change_ok, dt_needed))
+			      &size_change_ok))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (skip)
@@ -1437,12 +1365,6 @@ nondefault:
 
       if (hi->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect)
 	{
-	  /* If the symbol became indirect, then we assume that we have
-	     not seen a definition before.  */
-	  BFD_ASSERT ((hi->elf_link_hash_flags
-		       & (ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC
-			  | ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR)) == 0);
-
 	  (*bed->elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol) (bed, h, hi);
 
 	  /* See if the new flags lead us to realize that the symbol
@@ -1511,7 +1433,7 @@ _bfd_elf_export_symbol (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *data)
       if (!eif->verdefs)
 	{
 	doit:
-	  if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (eif->info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (eif->info, h))
 	    {
 	      eif->failed = TRUE;
 	      return FALSE;
@@ -2155,7 +2077,7 @@ _bfd_elf_fix_symbol_flags (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h,
 	  && ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0
 	      || (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC) != 0))
 	{
-	  if (! _bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (eif->info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (eif->info, h))
 	    {
 	      eif->failed = TRUE;
 	      return FALSE;
@@ -2543,3 +2465,6439 @@ _bfd_elf_tls_setup (bfd *obfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 
   return tls;
 }
+
+/* Return TRUE iff this is a non-common, definition of a non-function symbol.  */
+static bfd_boolean
+is_global_data_symbol_definition (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+				  Elf_Internal_Sym *sym)
+{
+  /* Local symbols do not count, but target specific ones might.  */
+  if (ELF_ST_BIND (sym->st_info) != STB_GLOBAL
+      && ELF_ST_BIND (sym->st_info) < STB_LOOS)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Function symbols do not count.  */
+  if (ELF_ST_TYPE (sym->st_info) == STT_FUNC)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* If the section is undefined, then so is the symbol.  */
+  if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* If the symbol is defined in the common section, then
+     it is a common definition and so does not count.  */
+  if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* If the symbol is in a target specific section then we
+     must rely upon the backend to tell us what it is.  */
+  if (sym->st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE && sym->st_shndx < SHN_ABS)
+    /* FIXME - this function is not coded yet:
+
+       return _bfd_is_global_symbol_definition (abfd, sym);
+
+       Instead for now assume that the definition is not global,
+       Even if this is wrong, at least the linker will behave
+       in the same way that it used to do.  */
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Search the symbol table of the archive element of the archive ABFD
+   whose archive map contains a mention of SYMDEF, and determine if
+   the symbol is defined in this element.  */
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol (bfd * abfd, carsym * symdef)
+{
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr * hdr;
+  bfd_size_type symcount;
+  bfd_size_type extsymcount;
+  bfd_size_type extsymoff;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isymbuf;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isymend;
+  bfd_boolean result;
+
+  abfd = _bfd_get_elt_at_filepos (abfd, symdef->file_offset);
+  if (abfd == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (! bfd_check_format (abfd, bfd_object))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* If we have already included the element containing this symbol in the
+     link then we do not need to include it again.  Just claim that any symbol
+     it contains is not a definition, so that our caller will not decide to
+     (re)include this element.  */
+  if (abfd->archive_pass)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Select the appropriate symbol table.  */
+  if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0 || elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == 0)
+    hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
+  else
+    hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr;
+
+  symcount = hdr->sh_size / get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->s->sizeof_sym;
+
+  /* The sh_info field of the symtab header tells us where the
+     external symbols start.  We don't care about the local symbols.  */
+  if (elf_bad_symtab (abfd))
+    {
+      extsymcount = symcount;
+      extsymoff = 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      extsymcount = symcount - hdr->sh_info;
+      extsymoff = hdr->sh_info;
+    }
+
+  if (extsymcount == 0)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Read in the symbol table.  */
+  isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, extsymcount, extsymoff,
+				  NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  if (isymbuf == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Scan the symbol table looking for SYMDEF.  */
+  result = FALSE;
+  for (isym = isymbuf, isymend = isymbuf + extsymcount; isym < isymend; isym++)
+    {
+      const char *name;
+
+      name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, hdr->sh_link,
+					      isym->st_name);
+      if (name == NULL)
+	break;
+
+      if (strcmp (name, symdef->name) == 0)
+	{
+	  result = is_global_data_symbol_definition (abfd, isym);
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+
+  free (isymbuf);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/* Add an entry to the .dynamic table.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+			    bfd_vma tag,
+			    bfd_vma val)
+{
+  struct elf_link_hash_table *hash_table;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  asection *s;
+  bfd_size_type newsize;
+  bfd_byte *newcontents;
+  Elf_Internal_Dyn dyn;
+
+  hash_table = elf_hash_table (info);
+  if (! is_elf_hash_table (hash_table))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (hash_table->dynobj);
+  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
+
+  newsize = s->_raw_size + bed->s->sizeof_dyn;
+  newcontents = bfd_realloc (s->contents, newsize);
+  if (newcontents == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  dyn.d_tag = tag;
+  dyn.d_un.d_val = val;
+  bed->s->swap_dyn_out (hash_table->dynobj, &dyn, newcontents + s->_raw_size);
+
+  s->_raw_size = newsize;
+  s->contents = newcontents;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Add a DT_NEEDED entry for this dynamic object if DO_IT is true,
+   otherwise just check whether one already exists.  Returns -1 on error,
+   1 if a DT_NEEDED tag already exists, and 0 on success.  */
+
+static int
+elf_add_dt_needed_tag (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+		       const char *soname,
+		       bfd_boolean do_it)
+{
+  struct elf_link_hash_table *hash_table;
+  bfd_size_type oldsize;
+  bfd_size_type strindex;
+
+  hash_table = elf_hash_table (info);
+  oldsize = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (hash_table->dynstr);
+  strindex = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (hash_table->dynstr, soname, FALSE);
+  if (strindex == (bfd_size_type) -1)
+    return -1;
+
+  if (oldsize == _bfd_elf_strtab_size (hash_table->dynstr))
+    {
+      asection *sdyn;
+      const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+      bfd_byte *extdyn;
+
+      bed = get_elf_backend_data (hash_table->dynobj);
+      sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
+
+      for (extdyn = sdyn->contents;
+	   extdyn < sdyn->contents + sdyn->_raw_size;
+	   extdyn += bed->s->sizeof_dyn)
+	{
+	  Elf_Internal_Dyn dyn;
+
+	  bed->s->swap_dyn_in (hash_table->dynobj, extdyn, &dyn);
+	  if (dyn.d_tag == DT_NEEDED
+	      && dyn.d_un.d_val == strindex)
+	    {
+	      _bfd_elf_strtab_delref (hash_table->dynstr, strindex);
+	      return 1;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (do_it)
+    {
+      if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_NEEDED, strindex))
+	return -1;
+    }
+  else
+    /* We were just checking for existence of the tag.  */
+    _bfd_elf_strtab_delref (hash_table->dynstr, strindex);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* Sort symbol by value and section.  */
+static int
+elf_sort_symbol (const void *arg1, const void *arg2)
+{
+  const struct elf_link_hash_entry *h1;
+  const struct elf_link_hash_entry *h2;
+  bfd_signed_vma vdiff;
+
+  h1 = *(const struct elf_link_hash_entry **) arg1;
+  h2 = *(const struct elf_link_hash_entry **) arg2;
+  vdiff = h1->root.u.def.value - h2->root.u.def.value;
+  if (vdiff != 0)
+    return vdiff > 0 ? 1 : -1;
+  else
+    {
+      long sdiff = h1->root.u.def.section - h2->root.u.def.section;
+      if (sdiff != 0)
+	return sdiff > 0 ? 1 : -1;
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* This function is used to adjust offsets into .dynstr for
+   dynamic symbols.  This is called via elf_link_hash_traverse.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_adjust_dynstr_offsets (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *data)
+{
+  struct elf_strtab_hash *dynstr = data;
+
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+  if (h->dynindx != -1)
+    h->dynstr_index = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr, h->dynstr_index);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Assign string offsets in .dynstr, update all structures referencing
+   them.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_finalize_dynstr (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  struct elf_link_hash_table *hash_table = elf_hash_table (info);
+  struct elf_link_local_dynamic_entry *entry;
+  struct elf_strtab_hash *dynstr = hash_table->dynstr;
+  bfd *dynobj = hash_table->dynobj;
+  asection *sdyn;
+  bfd_size_type size;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  bfd_byte *extdyn;
+
+  _bfd_elf_strtab_finalize (dynstr);
+  size = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (dynstr);
+
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (dynobj);
+  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
+
+  /* Update all .dynamic entries referencing .dynstr strings.  */
+  for (extdyn = sdyn->contents;
+       extdyn < sdyn->contents + sdyn->_raw_size;
+       extdyn += bed->s->sizeof_dyn)
+    {
+      Elf_Internal_Dyn dyn;
+
+      bed->s->swap_dyn_in (dynobj, extdyn, &dyn);
+      switch (dyn.d_tag)
+	{
+	case DT_STRSZ:
+	  dyn.d_un.d_val = size;
+	  break;
+	case DT_NEEDED:
+	case DT_SONAME:
+	case DT_RPATH:
+	case DT_RUNPATH:
+	case DT_FILTER:
+	case DT_AUXILIARY:
+	  dyn.d_un.d_val = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr, dyn.d_un.d_val);
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  continue;
+	}
+      bed->s->swap_dyn_out (dynobj, &dyn, extdyn);
+    }
+
+  /* Now update local dynamic symbols.  */
+  for (entry = hash_table->dynlocal; entry ; entry = entry->next)
+    entry->isym.st_name = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr,
+						  entry->isym.st_name);
+
+  /* And the rest of dynamic symbols.  */
+  elf_link_hash_traverse (hash_table, elf_adjust_dynstr_offsets, dynstr);
+
+  /* Adjust version definitions.  */
+  if (elf_tdata (output_bfd)->cverdefs)
+    {
+      asection *s;
+      bfd_byte *p;
+      bfd_size_type i;
+      Elf_Internal_Verdef def;
+      Elf_Internal_Verdaux defaux;
+
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_d");
+      p = s->contents;
+      do
+	{
+	  _bfd_elf_swap_verdef_in (output_bfd, (Elf_External_Verdef *) p,
+				   &def);
+	  p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef);
+	  for (i = 0; i < def.vd_cnt; ++i)
+	    {
+	      _bfd_elf_swap_verdaux_in (output_bfd,
+					(Elf_External_Verdaux *) p, &defaux);
+	      defaux.vda_name = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr,
+							defaux.vda_name);
+	      _bfd_elf_swap_verdaux_out (output_bfd,
+					 &defaux, (Elf_External_Verdaux *) p);
+	      p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+	    }
+	}
+      while (def.vd_next);
+    }
+
+  /* Adjust version references.  */
+  if (elf_tdata (output_bfd)->verref)
+    {
+      asection *s;
+      bfd_byte *p;
+      bfd_size_type i;
+      Elf_Internal_Verneed need;
+      Elf_Internal_Vernaux needaux;
+
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_r");
+      p = s->contents;
+      do
+	{
+	  _bfd_elf_swap_verneed_in (output_bfd, (Elf_External_Verneed *) p,
+				    &need);
+	  need.vn_file = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr, need.vn_file);
+	  _bfd_elf_swap_verneed_out (output_bfd, &need,
+				     (Elf_External_Verneed *) p);
+	  p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verneed);
+	  for (i = 0; i < need.vn_cnt; ++i)
+	    {
+	      _bfd_elf_swap_vernaux_in (output_bfd,
+					(Elf_External_Vernaux *) p, &needaux);
+	      needaux.vna_name = _bfd_elf_strtab_offset (dynstr,
+							 needaux.vna_name);
+	      _bfd_elf_swap_vernaux_out (output_bfd,
+					 &needaux,
+					 (Elf_External_Vernaux *) p);
+	      p += sizeof (Elf_External_Vernaux);
+	    }
+	}
+      while (need.vn_next);
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Add symbols from an ELF object file to the linker hash table.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  bfd_boolean (*add_symbol_hook)
+    (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+     const char **, flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *);
+  bfd_boolean (*check_relocs)
+    (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *, const Elf_Internal_Rela *);
+  bfd_boolean collect;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
+  bfd_size_type symcount;
+  bfd_size_type extsymcount;
+  bfd_size_type extsymoff;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hash;
+  bfd_boolean dynamic;
+  Elf_External_Versym *extversym = NULL;
+  Elf_External_Versym *ever;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry *weaks;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry **nondeflt_vers = NULL;
+  bfd_size_type nondeflt_vers_cnt = 0;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isymbuf = NULL;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isymend;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  bfd_boolean add_needed;
+  struct elf_link_hash_table * hash_table;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
+
+  hash_table = elf_hash_table (info);
+
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  add_symbol_hook = bed->elf_add_symbol_hook;
+  collect = bed->collect;
+
+  if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0)
+    dynamic = FALSE;
+  else
+    {
+      dynamic = TRUE;
+
+      /* You can't use -r against a dynamic object.  Also, there's no
+	 hope of using a dynamic object which does not exactly match
+	 the format of the output file.  */
+      if (info->relocatable
+	  || !is_elf_hash_table (hash_table)
+	  || hash_table->root.creator != abfd->xvec)
+	{
+	  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+	  goto error_return;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* As a GNU extension, any input sections which are named
+     .gnu.warning.SYMBOL are treated as warning symbols for the given
+     symbol.  This differs from .gnu.warning sections, which generate
+     warnings when they are included in an output file.  */
+  if (info->executable)
+    {
+      asection *s;
+
+      for (s = abfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+	{
+	  const char *name;
+
+	  name = bfd_get_section_name (abfd, s);
+	  if (strncmp (name, ".gnu.warning.", sizeof ".gnu.warning." - 1) == 0)
+	    {
+	      char *msg;
+	      bfd_size_type sz;
+	      bfd_size_type prefix_len;
+	      const char * gnu_warning_prefix = _("warning: ");
+
+	      name += sizeof ".gnu.warning." - 1;
+
+	      /* If this is a shared object, then look up the symbol
+		 in the hash table.  If it is there, and it is already
+		 been defined, then we will not be using the entry
+		 from this shared object, so we don't need to warn.
+		 FIXME: If we see the definition in a regular object
+		 later on, we will warn, but we shouldn't.  The only
+		 fix is to keep track of what warnings we are supposed
+		 to emit, and then handle them all at the end of the
+		 link.  */
+	      if (dynamic)
+		{
+		  struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+		  h = elf_link_hash_lookup (hash_table, name,
+					    FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
+
+		  /* FIXME: What about bfd_link_hash_common?  */
+		  if (h != NULL
+		      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+			  || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+		    {
+		      /* We don't want to issue this warning.  Clobber
+			 the section size so that the warning does not
+			 get copied into the output file.  */
+		      s->_raw_size = 0;
+		      continue;
+		    }
+		}
+
+	      sz = bfd_section_size (abfd, s);
+	      prefix_len = strlen (gnu_warning_prefix);
+	      msg = bfd_alloc (abfd, prefix_len + sz + 1);
+	      if (msg == NULL)
+		goto error_return;
+
+	      strcpy (msg, gnu_warning_prefix);
+	      if (! bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, s, msg + prefix_len, 0, sz))
+		goto error_return;
+
+	      msg[prefix_len + sz] = '\0';
+
+	      if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
+		     (info, abfd, name, BSF_WARNING, s, 0, msg,
+		      FALSE, collect, NULL)))
+		goto error_return;
+
+	      if (! info->relocatable)
+		{
+		  /* Clobber the section size so that the warning does
+		     not get copied into the output file.  */
+		  s->_raw_size = 0;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  add_needed = TRUE;
+  if (! dynamic)
+    {
+      /* If we are creating a shared library, create all the dynamic
+	 sections immediately.  We need to attach them to something,
+	 so we attach them to this BFD, provided it is the right
+	 format.  FIXME: If there are no input BFD's of the same
+	 format as the output, we can't make a shared library.  */
+      if (info->shared
+	  && is_elf_hash_table (hash_table)
+	  && hash_table->root.creator == abfd->xvec
+	  && ! hash_table->dynamic_sections_created)
+	{
+	  if (! _bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info))
+	    goto error_return;
+	}
+    }
+  else if (!is_elf_hash_table (hash_table))
+    goto error_return;
+  else
+    {
+      asection *s;
+      const char *soname = NULL;
+      struct bfd_link_needed_list *rpath = NULL, *runpath = NULL;
+      int ret;
+
+      /* ld --just-symbols and dynamic objects don't mix very well.
+	 Test for --just-symbols by looking at info set up by
+	 _bfd_elf_link_just_syms.  */
+      if ((s = abfd->sections) != NULL
+	  && s->sec_info_type == ELF_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS)
+	goto error_return;
+
+      /* If this dynamic lib was specified on the command line with
+	 --as-needed in effect, then we don't want to add a DT_NEEDED
+	 tag unless the lib is actually used.  Similary for libs brought
+	 in by another lib's DT_NEEDED.  */
+      add_needed = elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) == DYN_NORMAL;
+
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynamic");
+      if (s != NULL)
+	{
+	  bfd_byte *dynbuf;
+	  bfd_byte *extdyn;
+	  int elfsec;
+	  unsigned long shlink;
+
+	  dynbuf = bfd_malloc (s->_raw_size);
+	  if (dynbuf == NULL)
+	    goto error_return;
+
+	  if (! bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, s, dynbuf, 0, s->_raw_size))
+	    goto error_free_dyn;
+
+	  elfsec = _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (abfd, s);
+	  if (elfsec == -1)
+	    goto error_free_dyn;
+	  shlink = elf_elfsections (abfd)[elfsec]->sh_link;
+
+	  for (extdyn = dynbuf;
+	       extdyn < dynbuf + s->_raw_size;
+	       extdyn += bed->s->sizeof_dyn)
+	    {
+	      Elf_Internal_Dyn dyn;
+
+	      bed->s->swap_dyn_in (abfd, extdyn, &dyn);
+	      if (dyn.d_tag == DT_SONAME)
+		{
+		  unsigned int tagv = dyn.d_un.d_val;
+		  soname = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shlink, tagv);
+		  if (soname == NULL)
+		    goto error_free_dyn;
+		}
+	      if (dyn.d_tag == DT_NEEDED)
+		{
+		  struct bfd_link_needed_list *n, **pn;
+		  char *fnm, *anm;
+		  unsigned int tagv = dyn.d_un.d_val;
+
+		  amt = sizeof (struct bfd_link_needed_list);
+		  n = bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+		  fnm = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shlink, tagv);
+		  if (n == NULL || fnm == NULL)
+		    goto error_free_dyn;
+		  amt = strlen (fnm) + 1;
+		  anm = bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+		  if (anm == NULL)
+		    goto error_free_dyn;
+		  memcpy (anm, fnm, amt);
+		  n->name = anm;
+		  n->by = abfd;
+		  n->next = NULL;
+		  for (pn = & hash_table->needed;
+		       *pn != NULL;
+		       pn = &(*pn)->next)
+		    ;
+		  *pn = n;
+		}
+	      if (dyn.d_tag == DT_RUNPATH)
+		{
+		  struct bfd_link_needed_list *n, **pn;
+		  char *fnm, *anm;
+		  unsigned int tagv = dyn.d_un.d_val;
+
+		  amt = sizeof (struct bfd_link_needed_list);
+		  n = bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+		  fnm = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shlink, tagv);
+		  if (n == NULL || fnm == NULL)
+		    goto error_free_dyn;
+		  amt = strlen (fnm) + 1;
+		  anm = bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+		  if (anm == NULL)
+		    goto error_free_dyn;
+		  memcpy (anm, fnm, amt);
+		  n->name = anm;
+		  n->by = abfd;
+		  n->next = NULL;
+		  for (pn = & runpath;
+		       *pn != NULL;
+		       pn = &(*pn)->next)
+		    ;
+		  *pn = n;
+		}
+	      /* Ignore DT_RPATH if we have seen DT_RUNPATH.  */
+	      if (!runpath && dyn.d_tag == DT_RPATH)
+		{
+		  struct bfd_link_needed_list *n, **pn;
+		  char *fnm, *anm;
+		  unsigned int tagv = dyn.d_un.d_val;
+
+		  amt = sizeof (struct bfd_link_needed_list);
+		  n = bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+		  fnm = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shlink, tagv);
+		  if (n == NULL || fnm == NULL)
+		    goto error_free_dyn;
+		  amt = strlen (fnm) + 1;
+		  anm = bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+		  if (anm == NULL)
+		    {
+		    error_free_dyn:
+		      free (dynbuf);
+		      goto error_return;
+		    }
+		  memcpy (anm, fnm, amt);
+		  n->name = anm;
+		  n->by = abfd;
+		  n->next = NULL;
+		  for (pn = & rpath;
+		       *pn != NULL;
+		       pn = &(*pn)->next)
+		    ;
+		  *pn = n;
+		}
+	    }
+
+	  free (dynbuf);
+	}
+
+      /* DT_RUNPATH overrides DT_RPATH.  Do _NOT_ bfd_release, as that
+	 frees all more recently bfd_alloc'd blocks as well.  */
+      if (runpath)
+	rpath = runpath;
+
+      if (rpath)
+	{
+	  struct bfd_link_needed_list **pn;
+	  for (pn = & hash_table->runpath;
+	       *pn != NULL;
+	       pn = &(*pn)->next)
+	    ;
+	  *pn = rpath;
+	}
+
+      /* We do not want to include any of the sections in a dynamic
+	 object in the output file.  We hack by simply clobbering the
+	 list of sections in the BFD.  This could be handled more
+	 cleanly by, say, a new section flag; the existing
+	 SEC_NEVER_LOAD flag is not the one we want, because that one
+	 still implies that the section takes up space in the output
+	 file.  */
+      bfd_section_list_clear (abfd);
+
+      /* If this is the first dynamic object found in the link, create
+	 the special sections required for dynamic linking.  */
+      if (! _bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info))
+	goto error_return;
+
+      /* Find the name to use in a DT_NEEDED entry that refers to this
+	 object.  If the object has a DT_SONAME entry, we use it.
+	 Otherwise, if the generic linker stuck something in
+	 elf_dt_name, we use that.  Otherwise, we just use the file
+	 name.  */
+      if (soname == NULL || *soname == '\0')
+	{
+	  soname = elf_dt_name (abfd);
+	  if (soname == NULL || *soname == '\0')
+	    soname = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
+	}
+
+      /* Save the SONAME because sometimes the linker emulation code
+	 will need to know it.  */
+      elf_dt_name (abfd) = soname;
+
+      ret = elf_add_dt_needed_tag (info, soname, add_needed);
+      if (ret < 0)
+	goto error_return;
+
+      /* If we have already included this dynamic object in the
+	 link, just ignore it.  There is no reason to include a
+	 particular dynamic object more than once.  */
+      if (ret > 0)
+	return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  /* If this is a dynamic object, we always link against the .dynsym
+     symbol table, not the .symtab symbol table.  The dynamic linker
+     will only see the .dynsym symbol table, so there is no reason to
+     look at .symtab for a dynamic object.  */
+
+  if (! dynamic || elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == 0)
+    hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
+  else
+    hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr;
+
+  symcount = hdr->sh_size / bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+
+  /* The sh_info field of the symtab header tells us where the
+     external symbols start.  We don't care about the local symbols at
+     this point.  */
+  if (elf_bad_symtab (abfd))
+    {
+      extsymcount = symcount;
+      extsymoff = 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      extsymcount = symcount - hdr->sh_info;
+      extsymoff = hdr->sh_info;
+    }
+
+  sym_hash = NULL;
+  if (extsymcount != 0)
+    {
+      isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, extsymcount, extsymoff,
+				      NULL, NULL, NULL);
+      if (isymbuf == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+
+      /* We store a pointer to the hash table entry for each external
+	 symbol.  */
+      amt = extsymcount * sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry *);
+      sym_hash = bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
+      if (sym_hash == NULL)
+	goto error_free_sym;
+      elf_sym_hashes (abfd) = sym_hash;
+    }
+
+  if (dynamic)
+    {
+      /* Read in any version definitions.  */
+      if (! _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables (abfd))
+	goto error_free_sym;
+
+      /* Read in the symbol versions, but don't bother to convert them
+	 to internal format.  */
+      if (elf_dynversym (abfd) != 0)
+	{
+	  Elf_Internal_Shdr *versymhdr;
+
+	  versymhdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->dynversym_hdr;
+	  extversym = bfd_malloc (versymhdr->sh_size);
+	  if (extversym == NULL)
+	    goto error_free_sym;
+	  amt = versymhdr->sh_size;
+	  if (bfd_seek (abfd, versymhdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
+	      || bfd_bread (extversym, amt, abfd) != amt)
+	    goto error_free_vers;
+	}
+    }
+
+  weaks = NULL;
+
+  ever = extversym != NULL ? extversym + extsymoff : NULL;
+  for (isym = isymbuf, isymend = isymbuf + extsymcount;
+       isym < isymend;
+       isym++, sym_hash++, ever = (ever != NULL ? ever + 1 : NULL))
+    {
+      int bind;
+      bfd_vma value;
+      asection *sec;
+      flagword flags;
+      const char *name;
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+      bfd_boolean definition;
+      bfd_boolean size_change_ok;
+      bfd_boolean type_change_ok;
+      bfd_boolean new_weakdef;
+      bfd_boolean override;
+      unsigned int old_alignment;
+      bfd *old_bfd;
+
+      override = FALSE;
+
+      flags = BSF_NO_FLAGS;
+      sec = NULL;
+      value = isym->st_value;
+      *sym_hash = NULL;
+
+      bind = ELF_ST_BIND (isym->st_info);
+      if (bind == STB_LOCAL)
+	{
+	  /* This should be impossible, since ELF requires that all
+	     global symbols follow all local symbols, and that sh_info
+	     point to the first global symbol.  Unfortunately, Irix 5
+	     screws this up.  */
+	  continue;
+	}
+      else if (bind == STB_GLOBAL)
+	{
+	  if (isym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF
+	      && isym->st_shndx != SHN_COMMON)
+	    flags = BSF_GLOBAL;
+	}
+      else if (bind == STB_WEAK)
+	flags = BSF_WEAK;
+      else
+	{
+	  /* Leave it up to the processor backend.  */
+	}
+
+      if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
+	sec = bfd_und_section_ptr;
+      else if (isym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE || isym->st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
+	{
+	  sec = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd, isym->st_shndx);
+	  if (sec == NULL)
+	    sec = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+	  else if ((abfd->flags & (EXEC_P | DYNAMIC)) != 0)
+	    value -= sec->vma;
+	}
+      else if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_ABS)
+	sec = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+      else if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON)
+	{
+	  sec = bfd_com_section_ptr;
+	  /* What ELF calls the size we call the value.  What ELF
+	     calls the value we call the alignment.  */
+	  value = isym->st_size;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  /* Leave it up to the processor backend.  */
+	}
+
+      name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, hdr->sh_link,
+					      isym->st_name);
+      if (name == NULL)
+	goto error_free_vers;
+
+      if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON
+	  && ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info) == STT_TLS)
+	{
+	  asection *tcomm = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".tcommon");
+
+	  if (tcomm == NULL)
+	    {
+	      tcomm = bfd_make_section (abfd, ".tcommon");
+	      if (tcomm == NULL
+		  || !bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, tcomm, (SEC_ALLOC
+							   | SEC_IS_COMMON
+							   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+							   | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)))
+		goto error_free_vers;
+	    }
+	  sec = tcomm;
+	}
+      else if (add_symbol_hook)
+	{
+	  if (! (*add_symbol_hook) (abfd, info, isym, &name, &flags, &sec,
+				    &value))
+	    goto error_free_vers;
+
+	  /* The hook function sets the name to NULL if this symbol
+	     should be skipped for some reason.  */
+	  if (name == NULL)
+	    continue;
+	}
+
+      /* Sanity check that all possibilities were handled.  */
+      if (sec == NULL)
+	{
+	  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+	  goto error_free_vers;
+	}
+
+      if (bfd_is_und_section (sec)
+	  || bfd_is_com_section (sec))
+	definition = FALSE;
+      else
+	definition = TRUE;
+
+      size_change_ok = FALSE;
+      type_change_ok = get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->type_change_ok;
+      old_alignment = 0;
+      old_bfd = NULL;
+
+      if (is_elf_hash_table (hash_table))
+	{
+	  Elf_Internal_Versym iver;
+	  unsigned int vernum = 0;
+	  bfd_boolean skip;
+
+	  if (ever != NULL)
+	    {
+	      _bfd_elf_swap_versym_in (abfd, ever, &iver);
+	      vernum = iver.vs_vers & VERSYM_VERSION;
+
+	      /* If this is a hidden symbol, or if it is not version
+		 1, we append the version name to the symbol name.
+		 However, we do not modify a non-hidden absolute
+		 symbol, because it might be the version symbol
+		 itself.  FIXME: What if it isn't?  */
+	      if ((iver.vs_vers & VERSYM_HIDDEN) != 0
+		  || (vernum > 1 && ! bfd_is_abs_section (sec)))
+		{
+		  const char *verstr;
+		  size_t namelen, verlen, newlen;
+		  char *newname, *p;
+
+		  if (isym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+		    {
+		      if (vernum > elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverdef_hdr.sh_info)
+			{
+			  (*_bfd_error_handler)
+			    (_("%s: %s: invalid version %u (max %d)"),
+			     bfd_archive_filename (abfd), name, vernum,
+			     elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverdef_hdr.sh_info);
+			  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+			  goto error_free_vers;
+			}
+		      else if (vernum > 1)
+			verstr =
+			  elf_tdata (abfd)->verdef[vernum - 1].vd_nodename;
+		      else
+			verstr = "";
+		    }
+		  else
+		    {
+		      /* We cannot simply test for the number of
+			 entries in the VERNEED section since the
+			 numbers for the needed versions do not start
+			 at 0.  */
+		      Elf_Internal_Verneed *t;
+
+		      verstr = NULL;
+		      for (t = elf_tdata (abfd)->verref;
+			   t != NULL;
+			   t = t->vn_nextref)
+			{
+			  Elf_Internal_Vernaux *a;
+
+			  for (a = t->vn_auxptr; a != NULL; a = a->vna_nextptr)
+			    {
+			      if (a->vna_other == vernum)
+				{
+				  verstr = a->vna_nodename;
+				  break;
+				}
+			    }
+			  if (a != NULL)
+			    break;
+			}
+		      if (verstr == NULL)
+			{
+			  (*_bfd_error_handler)
+			    (_("%s: %s: invalid needed version %d"),
+			     bfd_archive_filename (abfd), name, vernum);
+			  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+			  goto error_free_vers;
+			}
+		    }
+
+		  namelen = strlen (name);
+		  verlen = strlen (verstr);
+		  newlen = namelen + verlen + 2;
+		  if ((iver.vs_vers & VERSYM_HIDDEN) == 0
+		      && isym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+		    ++newlen;
+
+		  newname = bfd_alloc (abfd, newlen);
+		  if (newname == NULL)
+		    goto error_free_vers;
+		  memcpy (newname, name, namelen);
+		  p = newname + namelen;
+		  *p++ = ELF_VER_CHR;
+		  /* If this is a defined non-hidden version symbol,
+		     we add another @ to the name.  This indicates the
+		     default version of the symbol.  */
+		  if ((iver.vs_vers & VERSYM_HIDDEN) == 0
+		      && isym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+		    *p++ = ELF_VER_CHR;
+		  memcpy (p, verstr, verlen + 1);
+
+		  name = newname;
+		}
+	    }
+
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_merge_symbol (abfd, info, name, isym, &sec, &value,
+				      sym_hash, &skip, &override,
+				      &type_change_ok, &size_change_ok))
+	    goto error_free_vers;
+
+	  if (skip)
+	    continue;
+
+	  if (override)
+	    definition = FALSE;
+
+	  h = *sym_hash;
+	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
+		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+	  /* Remember the old alignment if this is a common symbol, so
+	     that we don't reduce the alignment later on.  We can't
+	     check later, because _bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
+	     will set a default for the alignment which we want to
+	     override. We also remember the old bfd where the existing
+	     definition comes from.  */
+	  switch (h->root.type)
+	    {
+	    default:
+	      break;
+
+	    case bfd_link_hash_defined:
+	    case bfd_link_hash_defweak:
+	      old_bfd = h->root.u.def.section->owner;
+	      break;
+
+	    case bfd_link_hash_common:
+	      old_bfd = h->root.u.c.p->section->owner;
+	      old_alignment = h->root.u.c.p->alignment_power;
+	      break;
+	    }
+
+	  if (elf_tdata (abfd)->verdef != NULL
+	      && ! override
+	      && vernum > 1
+	      && definition)
+	    h->verinfo.verdef = &elf_tdata (abfd)->verdef[vernum - 1];
+	}
+
+      if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
+	     (info, abfd, name, flags, sec, value, NULL, FALSE, collect,
+	      (struct bfd_link_hash_entry **) sym_hash)))
+	goto error_free_vers;
+
+      h = *sym_hash;
+      while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
+	     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+	h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+      *sym_hash = h;
+
+      new_weakdef = FALSE;
+      if (dynamic
+	  && definition
+	  && (flags & BSF_WEAK) != 0
+	  && ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info) != STT_FUNC
+	  && is_elf_hash_table (hash_table)
+	  && h->weakdef == NULL)
+	{
+	  /* Keep a list of all weak defined non function symbols from
+	     a dynamic object, using the weakdef field.  Later in this
+	     function we will set the weakdef field to the correct
+	     value.  We only put non-function symbols from dynamic
+	     objects on this list, because that happens to be the only
+	     time we need to know the normal symbol corresponding to a
+	     weak symbol, and the information is time consuming to
+	     figure out.  If the weakdef field is not already NULL,
+	     then this symbol was already defined by some previous
+	     dynamic object, and we will be using that previous
+	     definition anyhow.  */
+
+	  h->weakdef = weaks;
+	  weaks = h;
+	  new_weakdef = TRUE;
+	}
+
+      /* Set the alignment of a common symbol.  */
+      if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON
+	  && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
+	{
+	  unsigned int align;
+
+	  align = bfd_log2 (isym->st_value);
+	  if (align > old_alignment
+	      /* Permit an alignment power of zero if an alignment of one
+		 is specified and no other alignments have been specified.  */
+	      || (isym->st_value == 1 && old_alignment == 0))
+	    h->root.u.c.p->alignment_power = align;
+	  else
+	    h->root.u.c.p->alignment_power = old_alignment;
+	}
+
+      if (is_elf_hash_table (hash_table))
+	{
+	  int old_flags;
+	  bfd_boolean dynsym;
+	  int new_flag;
+
+	  /* Check the alignment when a common symbol is involved. This
+	     can change when a common symbol is overridden by a normal
+	     definition or a common symbol is ignored due to the old
+	     normal definition. We need to make sure the maximum
+	     alignment is maintained.  */
+	  if ((old_alignment || isym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON)
+	      && h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_common)
+	    {
+	      unsigned int common_align;
+	      unsigned int normal_align;
+	      unsigned int symbol_align;
+	      bfd *normal_bfd;
+	      bfd *common_bfd;
+
+	      symbol_align = ffs (h->root.u.def.value) - 1;
+	      if (h->root.u.def.section->owner != NULL
+		  && (h->root.u.def.section->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0)
+		{
+		  normal_align = h->root.u.def.section->alignment_power;
+		  if (normal_align > symbol_align)
+		    normal_align = symbol_align;
+		}
+	      else
+		normal_align = symbol_align;
+
+	      if (old_alignment)
+		{
+		  common_align = old_alignment;
+		  common_bfd = old_bfd;
+		  normal_bfd = abfd;
+		}
+	      else
+		{
+		  common_align = bfd_log2 (isym->st_value);
+		  common_bfd = abfd;
+		  normal_bfd = old_bfd;
+		}
+
+	      if (normal_align < common_align)
+		(*_bfd_error_handler)
+		  (_("Warning: alignment %u of symbol `%s' in %s is smaller than %u in %s"),
+		   1 << normal_align,
+		   name,
+		   bfd_archive_filename (normal_bfd),
+		   1 << common_align,
+		   bfd_archive_filename (common_bfd));
+	    }
+
+	  /* Remember the symbol size and type.  */
+	  if (isym->st_size != 0
+	      && (definition || h->size == 0))
+	    {
+	      if (h->size != 0 && h->size != isym->st_size && ! size_change_ok)
+		(*_bfd_error_handler)
+		  (_("Warning: size of symbol `%s' changed from %lu in %s to %lu in %s"),
+		   name, (unsigned long) h->size,
+		   bfd_archive_filename (old_bfd),
+		   (unsigned long) isym->st_size,
+		   bfd_archive_filename (abfd));
+
+	      h->size = isym->st_size;
+	    }
+
+	  /* If this is a common symbol, then we always want H->SIZE
+	     to be the size of the common symbol.  The code just above
+	     won't fix the size if a common symbol becomes larger.  We
+	     don't warn about a size change here, because that is
+	     covered by --warn-common.  */
+	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
+	    h->size = h->root.u.c.size;
+
+	  if (ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info) != STT_NOTYPE
+	      && (definition || h->type == STT_NOTYPE))
+	    {
+	      if (h->type != STT_NOTYPE
+		  && h->type != ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info)
+		  && ! type_change_ok)
+		(*_bfd_error_handler)
+		  (_("Warning: type of symbol `%s' changed from %d to %d in %s"),
+		   name, h->type, ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info),
+		   bfd_archive_filename (abfd));
+
+	      h->type = ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info);
+	    }
+
+	  /* If st_other has a processor-specific meaning, specific
+	     code might be needed here. We never merge the visibility
+	     attribute with the one from a dynamic object.  */
+	  if (bed->elf_backend_merge_symbol_attribute)
+	    (*bed->elf_backend_merge_symbol_attribute) (h, isym, definition,
+							dynamic);
+
+	  if (isym->st_other != 0 && !dynamic)
+	    {
+	      unsigned char hvis, symvis, other, nvis;
+
+	      /* Take the balance of OTHER from the definition.  */
+	      other = (definition ? isym->st_other : h->other);
+	      other &= ~ ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (-1);
+
+	      /* Combine visibilities, using the most constraining one.  */
+	      hvis   = ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other);
+	      symvis = ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (isym->st_other);
+	      if (! hvis)
+		nvis = symvis;
+	      else if (! symvis)
+		nvis = hvis;
+	      else
+		nvis = hvis < symvis ? hvis : symvis;
+
+	      h->other = other | nvis;
+	    }
+
+	  /* Set a flag in the hash table entry indicating the type of
+	     reference or definition we just found.  Keep a count of
+	     the number of dynamic symbols we find.  A dynamic symbol
+	     is one which is referenced or defined by both a regular
+	     object and a shared object.  */
+	  old_flags = h->elf_link_hash_flags;
+	  dynsym = FALSE;
+	  if (! dynamic)
+	    {
+	      if (! definition)
+		{
+		  new_flag = ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR;
+		  if (bind != STB_WEAK)
+		    new_flag |= ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK;
+		}
+	      else
+		new_flag = ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR;
+	      if (! info->executable
+		  || (old_flags & (ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC
+				   | ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC)) != 0)
+		dynsym = TRUE;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      if (! definition)
+		new_flag = ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC;
+	      else
+		new_flag = ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC;
+	      if ((old_flags & (ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR
+				| ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR)) != 0
+		  || (h->weakdef != NULL
+		      && ! new_weakdef
+		      && h->weakdef->dynindx != -1))
+		dynsym = TRUE;
+	    }
+
+	  h->elf_link_hash_flags |= new_flag;
+
+	  /* Check to see if we need to add an indirect symbol for
+	     the default name.  */
+	  if (definition || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
+	    if (!_bfd_elf_add_default_symbol (abfd, info, h, name, isym,
+					      &sec, &value, &dynsym,
+					      override))
+	      goto error_free_vers;
+
+	  if (definition && !dynamic)
+	    {
+	      char *p = strchr (name, ELF_VER_CHR);
+	      if (p != NULL && p[1] != ELF_VER_CHR)
+		{
+		  /* Queue non-default versions so that .symver x, x@FOO
+		     aliases can be checked.  */
+		  if (! nondeflt_vers)
+		    {
+		      amt = (isymend - isym + 1)
+			    * sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry *);
+		      nondeflt_vers = bfd_malloc (amt);
+		    }
+		  nondeflt_vers [nondeflt_vers_cnt++] = h;
+		}
+	    }
+
+	  if (dynsym && h->dynindx == -1)
+	    {
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+		goto error_free_vers;
+	      if (h->weakdef != NULL
+		  && ! new_weakdef
+		  && h->weakdef->dynindx == -1)
+		{
+		  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h->weakdef))
+		    goto error_free_vers;
+		}
+	    }
+	  else if (dynsym && h->dynindx != -1)
+	    /* If the symbol already has a dynamic index, but
+	       visibility says it should not be visible, turn it into
+	       a local symbol.  */
+	    switch (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other))
+	      {
+	      case STV_INTERNAL:
+	      case STV_HIDDEN:
+		(*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, h, TRUE);
+		dynsym = FALSE;
+		break;
+	      }
+
+	  if (!add_needed
+	      && definition
+	      && dynsym
+	      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags
+		  & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) != 0)
+	    {
+	      int ret;
+	      const char *soname = elf_dt_name (abfd);
+
+	      /* A symbol from a library loaded via DT_NEEDED of some
+		 other library is referenced by a regular object.
+		 Add a DT_NEEDED entry for it.  */
+	      add_needed = TRUE;
+	      ret = elf_add_dt_needed_tag (info, soname, add_needed);
+	      if (ret < 0)
+		goto error_free_vers;
+
+	      BFD_ASSERT (ret == 0);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Now that all the symbols from this input file are created, handle
+     .symver foo, foo@BAR such that any relocs against foo become foo@BAR.  */
+  if (nondeflt_vers != NULL)
+    {
+      bfd_size_type cnt, symidx;
+
+      for (cnt = 0; cnt < nondeflt_vers_cnt; ++cnt)
+	{
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *h = nondeflt_vers[cnt], *hi;
+	  char *shortname, *p;
+
+	  p = strchr (h->root.root.string, ELF_VER_CHR);
+	  if (p == NULL
+	      || (h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defined
+		  && h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+	    continue;
+
+	  amt = p - h->root.root.string;
+	  shortname = bfd_malloc (amt + 1);
+	  memcpy (shortname, h->root.root.string, amt);
+	  shortname[amt] = '\0';
+
+	  hi = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *)
+	       bfd_link_hash_lookup (&hash_table->root, shortname,
+				     FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+	  if (hi != NULL
+	      && hi->root.type == h->root.type
+	      && hi->root.u.def.value == h->root.u.def.value
+	      && hi->root.u.def.section == h->root.u.def.section)
+	    {
+	      (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (info, hi, TRUE);
+	      hi->root.type = bfd_link_hash_indirect;
+	      hi->root.u.i.link = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) h;
+	      (*bed->elf_backend_copy_indirect_symbol) (bed, h, hi);
+	      sym_hash = elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
+	      if (sym_hash)
+		for (symidx = 0; symidx < extsymcount; ++symidx)
+		  if (sym_hash[symidx] == hi)
+		    {
+		      sym_hash[symidx] = h;
+		      break;
+		    }
+	    }
+	  free (shortname);
+	}
+      free (nondeflt_vers);
+      nondeflt_vers = NULL;
+    }
+
+  if (extversym != NULL)
+    {
+      free (extversym);
+      extversym = NULL;
+    }
+
+  if (isymbuf != NULL)
+    free (isymbuf);
+  isymbuf = NULL;
+
+  /* Now set the weakdefs field correctly for all the weak defined
+     symbols we found.  The only way to do this is to search all the
+     symbols.  Since we only need the information for non functions in
+     dynamic objects, that's the only time we actually put anything on
+     the list WEAKS.  We need this information so that if a regular
+     object refers to a symbol defined weakly in a dynamic object, the
+     real symbol in the dynamic object is also put in the dynamic
+     symbols; we also must arrange for both symbols to point to the
+     same memory location.  We could handle the general case of symbol
+     aliasing, but a general symbol alias can only be generated in
+     assembler code, handling it correctly would be very time
+     consuming, and other ELF linkers don't handle general aliasing
+     either.  */
+  if (weaks != NULL)
+    {
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry **hpp;
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry **hppend;
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry **sorted_sym_hash;
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+      size_t sym_count;
+
+      /* Since we have to search the whole symbol list for each weak
+	 defined symbol, search time for N weak defined symbols will be
+	 O(N^2). Binary search will cut it down to O(NlogN).  */
+      amt = extsymcount * sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry *);
+      sorted_sym_hash = bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (sorted_sym_hash == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+      sym_hash = sorted_sym_hash;
+      hpp = elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
+      hppend = hpp + extsymcount;
+      sym_count = 0;
+      for (; hpp < hppend; hpp++)
+	{
+	  h = *hpp;
+	  if (h != NULL
+	      && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+	      && h->type != STT_FUNC)
+	    {
+	      *sym_hash = h;
+	      sym_hash++;
+	      sym_count++;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      qsort (sorted_sym_hash, sym_count,
+	     sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry *),
+	     elf_sort_symbol);
+
+      while (weaks != NULL)
+	{
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *hlook;
+	  asection *slook;
+	  bfd_vma vlook;
+	  long ilook;
+	  size_t i, j, idx;
+
+	  hlook = weaks;
+	  weaks = hlook->weakdef;
+	  hlook->weakdef = NULL;
+
+	  BFD_ASSERT (hlook->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+		      || hlook->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
+		      || hlook->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common
+		      || hlook->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect);
+	  slook = hlook->root.u.def.section;
+	  vlook = hlook->root.u.def.value;
+
+	  ilook = -1;
+	  i = 0;
+	  j = sym_count;
+	  while (i < j)
+	    {
+	      bfd_signed_vma vdiff;
+	      idx = (i + j) / 2;
+	      h = sorted_sym_hash [idx];
+	      vdiff = vlook - h->root.u.def.value;
+	      if (vdiff < 0)
+		j = idx;
+	      else if (vdiff > 0)
+		i = idx + 1;
+	      else
+		{
+		  long sdiff = slook - h->root.u.def.section;
+		  if (sdiff < 0)
+		    j = idx;
+		  else if (sdiff > 0)
+		    i = idx + 1;
+		  else
+		    {
+		      ilook = idx;
+		      break;
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+
+	  /* We didn't find a value/section match.  */
+	  if (ilook == -1)
+	    continue;
+
+	  for (i = ilook; i < sym_count; i++)
+	    {
+	      h = sorted_sym_hash [i];
+
+	      /* Stop if value or section doesn't match.  */
+	      if (h->root.u.def.value != vlook
+		  || h->root.u.def.section != slook)
+		break;
+	      else if (h != hlook)
+		{
+		  hlook->weakdef = h;
+
+		  /* If the weak definition is in the list of dynamic
+		     symbols, make sure the real definition is put
+		     there as well.  */
+		  if (hlook->dynindx != -1 && h->dynindx == -1)
+		    {
+		      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+			goto error_return;
+		    }
+
+		  /* If the real definition is in the list of dynamic
+		     symbols, make sure the weak definition is put
+		     there as well.  If we don't do this, then the
+		     dynamic loader might not merge the entries for the
+		     real definition and the weak definition.  */
+		  if (h->dynindx != -1 && hlook->dynindx == -1)
+		    {
+		      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, hlook))
+			goto error_return;
+		    }
+		  break;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+
+      free (sorted_sym_hash);
+    }
+
+  /* If this object is the same format as the output object, and it is
+     not a shared library, then let the backend look through the
+     relocs.
+
+     This is required to build global offset table entries and to
+     arrange for dynamic relocs.  It is not required for the
+     particular common case of linking non PIC code, even when linking
+     against shared libraries, but unfortunately there is no way of
+     knowing whether an object file has been compiled PIC or not.
+     Looking through the relocs is not particularly time consuming.
+     The problem is that we must either (1) keep the relocs in memory,
+     which causes the linker to require additional runtime memory or
+     (2) read the relocs twice from the input file, which wastes time.
+     This would be a good case for using mmap.
+
+     I have no idea how to handle linking PIC code into a file of a
+     different format.  It probably can't be done.  */
+  check_relocs = get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->check_relocs;
+  if (! dynamic
+      && is_elf_hash_table (hash_table)
+      && hash_table->root.creator == abfd->xvec
+      && check_relocs != NULL)
+    {
+      asection *o;
+
+      for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+	{
+	  Elf_Internal_Rela *internal_relocs;
+	  bfd_boolean ok;
+
+	  if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) == 0
+	      || o->reloc_count == 0
+	      || ((info->strip == strip_all || info->strip == strip_debugger)
+		  && (o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)
+	      || bfd_is_abs_section (o->output_section))
+	    continue;
+
+	  internal_relocs = _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs (abfd, o, NULL, NULL,
+						       info->keep_memory);
+	  if (internal_relocs == NULL)
+	    goto error_return;
+
+	  ok = (*check_relocs) (abfd, info, o, internal_relocs);
+
+	  if (elf_section_data (o)->relocs != internal_relocs)
+	    free (internal_relocs);
+
+	  if (! ok)
+	    goto error_return;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* If this is a non-traditional link, try to optimize the handling
+     of the .stab/.stabstr sections.  */
+  if (! dynamic
+      && ! info->traditional_format
+      && is_elf_hash_table (hash_table)
+      && (info->strip != strip_all && info->strip != strip_debugger))
+    {
+      asection *stabstr;
+
+      stabstr = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".stabstr");
+      if (stabstr != NULL)
+	{
+	  bfd_size_type string_offset = 0;
+	  asection *stab;
+
+	  for (stab = abfd->sections; stab; stab = stab->next)
+	    if (strncmp (".stab", stab->name, 5) == 0
+		&& (!stab->name[5] ||
+		    (stab->name[5] == '.' && ISDIGIT (stab->name[6])))
+		&& (stab->flags & SEC_MERGE) == 0
+		&& !bfd_is_abs_section (stab->output_section))
+	      {
+		struct bfd_elf_section_data *secdata;
+
+		secdata = elf_section_data (stab);
+		if (! _bfd_link_section_stabs (abfd,
+					       & hash_table->stab_info,
+					       stab, stabstr,
+					       &secdata->sec_info,
+					       &string_offset))
+		  goto error_return;
+		if (secdata->sec_info)
+		  stab->sec_info_type = ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (! info->relocatable
+      && ! dynamic
+      && is_elf_hash_table (hash_table))
+    {
+      asection *s;
+
+      for (s = abfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+	if ((s->flags & SEC_MERGE) != 0
+	    && !bfd_is_abs_section (s->output_section))
+	  {
+	    struct bfd_elf_section_data *secdata;
+
+	    secdata = elf_section_data (s);
+	    if (! _bfd_merge_section (abfd,
+				      & hash_table->merge_info,
+				      s, &secdata->sec_info))
+	      goto error_return;
+	    else if (secdata->sec_info)
+	      s->sec_info_type = ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE;
+	  }
+    }
+
+  if (is_elf_hash_table (hash_table))
+    {
+      /* Add this bfd to the loaded list.  */
+      struct elf_link_loaded_list *n;
+
+      n = bfd_alloc (abfd, sizeof (struct elf_link_loaded_list));
+      if (n == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+      n->abfd = abfd;
+      n->next = hash_table->loaded;
+      hash_table->loaded = n;
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+
+ error_free_vers:
+  if (nondeflt_vers != NULL)
+    free (nondeflt_vers);
+  if (extversym != NULL)
+    free (extversym);
+ error_free_sym:
+  if (isymbuf != NULL)
+    free (isymbuf);
+ error_return:
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/* Add symbols from an ELF archive file to the linker hash table.  We
+   don't use _bfd_generic_link_add_archive_symbols because of a
+   problem which arises on UnixWare.  The UnixWare libc.so is an
+   archive which includes an entry libc.so.1 which defines a bunch of
+   symbols.  The libc.so archive also includes a number of other
+   object files, which also define symbols, some of which are the same
+   as those defined in libc.so.1.  Correct linking requires that we
+   consider each object file in turn, and include it if it defines any
+   symbols we need.  _bfd_generic_link_add_archive_symbols does not do
+   this; it looks through the list of undefined symbols, and includes
+   any object file which defines them.  When this algorithm is used on
+   UnixWare, it winds up pulling in libc.so.1 early and defining a
+   bunch of symbols.  This means that some of the other objects in the
+   archive are not included in the link, which is incorrect since they
+   precede libc.so.1 in the archive.
+
+   Fortunately, ELF archive handling is simpler than that done by
+   _bfd_generic_link_add_archive_symbols, which has to allow for a.out
+   oddities.  In ELF, if we find a symbol in the archive map, and the
+   symbol is currently undefined, we know that we must pull in that
+   object file.
+
+   Unfortunately, we do have to make multiple passes over the symbol
+   table until nothing further is resolved.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_link_add_archive_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  symindex c;
+  bfd_boolean *defined = NULL;
+  bfd_boolean *included = NULL;
+  carsym *symdefs;
+  bfd_boolean loop;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
+
+  if (! bfd_has_map (abfd))
+    {
+      /* An empty archive is a special case.  */
+      if (bfd_openr_next_archived_file (abfd, NULL) == NULL)
+	return TRUE;
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_armap);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* Keep track of all symbols we know to be already defined, and all
+     files we know to be already included.  This is to speed up the
+     second and subsequent passes.  */
+  c = bfd_ardata (abfd)->symdef_count;
+  if (c == 0)
+    return TRUE;
+  amt = c;
+  amt *= sizeof (bfd_boolean);
+  defined = bfd_zmalloc (amt);
+  included = bfd_zmalloc (amt);
+  if (defined == NULL || included == NULL)
+    goto error_return;
+
+  symdefs = bfd_ardata (abfd)->symdefs;
+
+  do
+    {
+      file_ptr last;
+      symindex i;
+      carsym *symdef;
+      carsym *symdefend;
+
+      loop = FALSE;
+      last = -1;
+
+      symdef = symdefs;
+      symdefend = symdef + c;
+      for (i = 0; symdef < symdefend; symdef++, i++)
+	{
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+	  bfd *element;
+	  struct bfd_link_hash_entry *undefs_tail;
+	  symindex mark;
+
+	  if (defined[i] || included[i])
+	    continue;
+	  if (symdef->file_offset == last)
+	    {
+	      included[i] = TRUE;
+	      continue;
+	    }
+
+	  h = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info), symdef->name,
+				    FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+
+	  if (h == NULL)
+	    {
+	      char *p, *copy;
+	      size_t len, first;
+
+	      /* If this is a default version (the name contains @@),
+		 look up the symbol again with only one `@' as well
+		 as without the version.  The effect is that references
+		 to the symbol with and without the version will be
+		 matched by the default symbol in the archive.  */
+
+	      p = strchr (symdef->name, ELF_VER_CHR);
+	      if (p == NULL || p[1] != ELF_VER_CHR)
+		continue;
+
+	      /* First check with only one `@'.  */
+	      len = strlen (symdef->name);
+	      copy = bfd_alloc (abfd, len);
+	      if (copy == NULL)
+		goto error_return;
+	      first = p - symdef->name + 1;
+	      memcpy (copy, symdef->name, first);
+	      memcpy (copy + first, symdef->name + first + 1, len - first);
+
+	      h = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info), copy,
+					FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+
+	      if (h == NULL)
+		{
+		  /* We also need to check references to the symbol
+		     without the version.  */
+
+		  copy[first - 1] = '\0';
+		  h = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info),
+					    copy, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+		}
+
+	      bfd_release (abfd, copy);
+	    }
+
+	  if (h == NULL)
+	    continue;
+
+	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
+	    {
+	      /* We currently have a common symbol.  The archive map contains
+		 a reference to this symbol, so we may want to include it.  We
+		 only want to include it however, if this archive element
+		 contains a definition of the symbol, not just another common
+		 declaration of it.
+
+		 Unfortunately some archivers (including GNU ar) will put
+		 declarations of common symbols into their archive maps, as
+		 well as real definitions, so we cannot just go by the archive
+		 map alone.  Instead we must read in the element's symbol
+		 table and check that to see what kind of symbol definition
+		 this is.  */
+	      if (! elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol (abfd, symdef))
+		continue;
+	    }
+	  else if (h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefined)
+	    {
+	      if (h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
+		defined[i] = TRUE;
+	      continue;
+	    }
+
+	  /* We need to include this archive member.  */
+	  element = _bfd_get_elt_at_filepos (abfd, symdef->file_offset);
+	  if (element == NULL)
+	    goto error_return;
+
+	  if (! bfd_check_format (element, bfd_object))
+	    goto error_return;
+
+	  /* Doublecheck that we have not included this object
+	     already--it should be impossible, but there may be
+	     something wrong with the archive.  */
+	  if (element->archive_pass != 0)
+	    {
+	      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+	      goto error_return;
+	    }
+	  element->archive_pass = 1;
+
+	  undefs_tail = info->hash->undefs_tail;
+
+	  if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element) (info, element,
+							 symdef->name))
+	    goto error_return;
+	  if (! bfd_link_add_symbols (element, info))
+	    goto error_return;
+
+	  /* If there are any new undefined symbols, we need to make
+	     another pass through the archive in order to see whether
+	     they can be defined.  FIXME: This isn't perfect, because
+	     common symbols wind up on undefs_tail and because an
+	     undefined symbol which is defined later on in this pass
+	     does not require another pass.  This isn't a bug, but it
+	     does make the code less efficient than it could be.  */
+	  if (undefs_tail != info->hash->undefs_tail)
+	    loop = TRUE;
+
+	  /* Look backward to mark all symbols from this object file
+	     which we have already seen in this pass.  */
+	  mark = i;
+	  do
+	    {
+	      included[mark] = TRUE;
+	      if (mark == 0)
+		break;
+	      --mark;
+	    }
+	  while (symdefs[mark].file_offset == symdef->file_offset);
+
+	  /* We mark subsequent symbols from this object file as we go
+	     on through the loop.  */
+	  last = symdef->file_offset;
+	}
+    }
+  while (loop);
+
+  free (defined);
+  free (included);
+
+  return TRUE;
+
+ error_return:
+  if (defined != NULL)
+    free (defined);
+  if (included != NULL)
+    free (included);
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/* Given an ELF BFD, add symbols to the global hash table as
+   appropriate.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_link_add_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  switch (bfd_get_format (abfd))
+    {
+    case bfd_object:
+      return elf_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info);
+    case bfd_archive:
+      return elf_link_add_archive_symbols (abfd, info);
+    default:
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+}
+
+/* This function will be called though elf_link_hash_traverse to store
+   all hash value of the exported symbols in an array.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_collect_hash_codes (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *data)
+{
+  unsigned long **valuep = data;
+  const char *name;
+  char *p;
+  unsigned long ha;
+  char *alc = NULL;
+
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+  /* Ignore indirect symbols.  These are added by the versioning code.  */
+  if (h->dynindx == -1)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  name = h->root.root.string;
+  p = strchr (name, ELF_VER_CHR);
+  if (p != NULL)
+    {
+      alc = bfd_malloc (p - name + 1);
+      memcpy (alc, name, p - name);
+      alc[p - name] = '\0';
+      name = alc;
+    }
+
+  /* Compute the hash value.  */
+  ha = bfd_elf_hash (name);
+
+  /* Store the found hash value in the array given as the argument.  */
+  *(*valuep)++ = ha;
+
+  /* And store it in the struct so that we can put it in the hash table
+     later.  */
+  h->elf_hash_value = ha;
+
+  if (alc != NULL)
+    free (alc);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Array used to determine the number of hash table buckets to use
+   based on the number of symbols there are.  If there are fewer than
+   3 symbols we use 1 bucket, fewer than 17 symbols we use 3 buckets,
+   fewer than 37 we use 17 buckets, and so forth.  We never use more
+   than 32771 buckets.  */
+
+static const size_t elf_buckets[] =
+{
+  1, 3, 17, 37, 67, 97, 131, 197, 263, 521, 1031, 2053, 4099, 8209,
+  16411, 32771, 0
+};
+
+/* Compute bucket count for hashing table.  We do not use a static set
+   of possible tables sizes anymore.  Instead we determine for all
+   possible reasonable sizes of the table the outcome (i.e., the
+   number of collisions etc) and choose the best solution.  The
+   weighting functions are not too simple to allow the table to grow
+   without bounds.  Instead one of the weighting factors is the size.
+   Therefore the result is always a good payoff between few collisions
+   (= short chain lengths) and table size.  */
+static size_t
+compute_bucket_count (struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  size_t dynsymcount = elf_hash_table (info)->dynsymcount;
+  size_t best_size = 0;
+  unsigned long int *hashcodes;
+  unsigned long int *hashcodesp;
+  unsigned long int i;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
+
+  /* Compute the hash values for all exported symbols.  At the same
+     time store the values in an array so that we could use them for
+     optimizations.  */
+  amt = dynsymcount;
+  amt *= sizeof (unsigned long int);
+  hashcodes = bfd_malloc (amt);
+  if (hashcodes == NULL)
+    return 0;
+  hashcodesp = hashcodes;
+
+  /* Put all hash values in HASHCODES.  */
+  elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+			  elf_collect_hash_codes, &hashcodesp);
+
+  /* We have a problem here.  The following code to optimize the table
+     size requires an integer type with more the 32 bits.  If
+     BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT is set we know about such a type.  */
+#ifdef BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT
+  if (info->optimize)
+    {
+      unsigned long int nsyms = hashcodesp - hashcodes;
+      size_t minsize;
+      size_t maxsize;
+      BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT best_chlen = ~((BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT) 0);
+      unsigned long int *counts ;
+      bfd *dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
+      const struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (dynobj);
+
+      /* Possible optimization parameters: if we have NSYMS symbols we say
+	 that the hashing table must at least have NSYMS/4 and at most
+	 2*NSYMS buckets.  */
+      minsize = nsyms / 4;
+      if (minsize == 0)
+	minsize = 1;
+      best_size = maxsize = nsyms * 2;
+
+      /* Create array where we count the collisions in.  We must use bfd_malloc
+	 since the size could be large.  */
+      amt = maxsize;
+      amt *= sizeof (unsigned long int);
+      counts = bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (counts == NULL)
+	{
+	  free (hashcodes);
+	  return 0;
+	}
+
+      /* Compute the "optimal" size for the hash table.  The criteria is a
+	 minimal chain length.  The minor criteria is (of course) the size
+	 of the table.  */
+      for (i = minsize; i < maxsize; ++i)
+	{
+	  /* Walk through the array of hashcodes and count the collisions.  */
+	  BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT max;
+	  unsigned long int j;
+	  unsigned long int fact;
+
+	  memset (counts, '\0', i * sizeof (unsigned long int));
+
+	  /* Determine how often each hash bucket is used.  */
+	  for (j = 0; j < nsyms; ++j)
+	    ++counts[hashcodes[j] % i];
+
+	  /* For the weight function we need some information about the
+	     pagesize on the target.  This is information need not be 100%
+	     accurate.  Since this information is not available (so far) we
+	     define it here to a reasonable default value.  If it is crucial
+	     to have a better value some day simply define this value.  */
+# ifndef BFD_TARGET_PAGESIZE
+#  define BFD_TARGET_PAGESIZE	(4096)
+# endif
+
+	  /* We in any case need 2 + NSYMS entries for the size values and
+	     the chains.  */
+	  max = (2 + nsyms) * (bed->s->arch_size / 8);
+
+# if 1
+	  /* Variant 1: optimize for short chains.  We add the squares
+	     of all the chain lengths (which favors many small chain
+	     over a few long chains).  */
+	  for (j = 0; j < i; ++j)
+	    max += counts[j] * counts[j];
+
+	  /* This adds penalties for the overall size of the table.  */
+	  fact = i / (BFD_TARGET_PAGESIZE / (bed->s->arch_size / 8)) + 1;
+	  max *= fact * fact;
+# else
+	  /* Variant 2: Optimize a lot more for small table.  Here we
+	     also add squares of the size but we also add penalties for
+	     empty slots (the +1 term).  */
+	  for (j = 0; j < i; ++j)
+	    max += (1 + counts[j]) * (1 + counts[j]);
+
+	  /* The overall size of the table is considered, but not as
+	     strong as in variant 1, where it is squared.  */
+	  fact = i / (BFD_TARGET_PAGESIZE / (bed->s->arch_size / 8)) + 1;
+	  max *= fact;
+# endif
+
+	  /* Compare with current best results.  */
+	  if (max < best_chlen)
+	    {
+	      best_chlen = max;
+	      best_size = i;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      free (counts);
+    }
+  else
+#endif /* defined (BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT) */
+    {
+      /* This is the fallback solution if no 64bit type is available or if we
+	 are not supposed to spend much time on optimizations.  We select the
+	 bucket count using a fixed set of numbers.  */
+      for (i = 0; elf_buckets[i] != 0; i++)
+	{
+	  best_size = elf_buckets[i];
+	  if (dynsymcount < elf_buckets[i + 1])
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Free the arrays we needed.  */
+  free (hashcodes);
+
+  return best_size;
+}
+
+/* Set up the sizes and contents of the ELF dynamic sections.  This is
+   called by the ELF linker emulation before_allocation routine.  We
+   must set the sizes of the sections before the linker sets the
+   addresses of the various sections.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
+			       const char *soname,
+			       const char *rpath,
+			       const char *filter_shlib,
+			       const char * const *auxiliary_filters,
+			       struct bfd_link_info *info,
+			       asection **sinterpptr,
+			       struct bfd_elf_version_tree *verdefs)
+{
+  bfd_size_type soname_indx;
+  bfd *dynobj;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  struct elf_assign_sym_version_info asvinfo;
+
+  *sinterpptr = NULL;
+
+  soname_indx = (bfd_size_type) -1;
+
+  if (!is_elf_hash_table (info->hash))
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if (info->execstack)
+    elf_tdata (output_bfd)->stack_flags = PF_R | PF_W | PF_X;
+  else if (info->noexecstack)
+    elf_tdata (output_bfd)->stack_flags = PF_R | PF_W;
+  else
+    {
+      bfd *inputobj;
+      asection *notesec = NULL;
+      int exec = 0;
+
+      for (inputobj = info->input_bfds;
+	   inputobj;
+	   inputobj = inputobj->link_next)
+	{
+	  asection *s;
+
+	  if (inputobj->flags & DYNAMIC)
+	    continue;
+	  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (inputobj, ".note.GNU-stack");
+	  if (s)
+	    {
+	      if (s->flags & SEC_CODE)
+		exec = PF_X;
+	      notesec = s;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    exec = PF_X;
+	}
+      if (notesec)
+	{
+	  elf_tdata (output_bfd)->stack_flags = PF_R | PF_W | exec;
+	  if (exec && info->relocatable
+	      && notesec->output_section != bfd_abs_section_ptr)
+	    notesec->output_section->flags |= SEC_CODE;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Any syms created from now on start with -1 in
+     got.refcount/offset and plt.refcount/offset.  */
+  elf_hash_table (info)->init_refcount = elf_hash_table (info)->init_offset;
+
+  /* The backend may have to create some sections regardless of whether
+     we're dynamic or not.  */
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
+  if (bed->elf_backend_always_size_sections
+      && ! (*bed->elf_backend_always_size_sections) (output_bfd, info))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
+
+  /* If there were no dynamic objects in the link, there is nothing to
+     do here.  */
+  if (dynobj == NULL)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if (! _bfd_elf_maybe_strip_eh_frame_hdr (info))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
+    {
+      struct elf_info_failed eif;
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+      asection *dynstr;
+      struct bfd_elf_version_tree *t;
+      struct bfd_elf_version_expr *d;
+      bfd_boolean all_defined;
+
+      *sinterpptr = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+      BFD_ASSERT (*sinterpptr != NULL || !info->executable);
+
+      if (soname != NULL)
+	{
+	  soname_indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+					     soname, TRUE);
+	  if (soname_indx == (bfd_size_type) -1
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_SONAME, soname_indx))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      if (info->symbolic)
+	{
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_SYMBOLIC, 0))
+	    return FALSE;
+	  info->flags |= DF_SYMBOLIC;
+	}
+
+      if (rpath != NULL)
+	{
+	  bfd_size_type indx;
+
+	  indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr, rpath,
+				      TRUE);
+	  if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RPATH, indx))
+	    return FALSE;
+
+	  if  (info->new_dtags)
+	    {
+	      _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr, indx);
+	      if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_RUNPATH, indx))
+		return FALSE;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      if (filter_shlib != NULL)
+	{
+	  bfd_size_type indx;
+
+	  indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+				      filter_shlib, TRUE);
+	  if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FILTER, indx))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      if (auxiliary_filters != NULL)
+	{
+	  const char * const *p;
+
+	  for (p = auxiliary_filters; *p != NULL; p++)
+	    {
+	      bfd_size_type indx;
+
+	      indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+					  *p, TRUE);
+	      if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1
+		  || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_AUXILIARY, indx))
+		return FALSE;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      eif.info = info;
+      eif.verdefs = verdefs;
+      eif.failed = FALSE;
+
+      /* If we are supposed to export all symbols into the dynamic symbol
+	 table (this is not the normal case), then do so.  */
+      if (info->export_dynamic)
+	{
+	  elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+				  _bfd_elf_export_symbol,
+				  &eif);
+	  if (eif.failed)
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      /* Make all global versions with definition.  */
+      for (t = verdefs; t != NULL; t = t->next)
+	for (d = t->globals.list; d != NULL; d = d->next)
+	  if (!d->symver && d->symbol)
+	    {
+	      const char *verstr, *name;
+	      size_t namelen, verlen, newlen;
+	      char *newname, *p;
+	      struct elf_link_hash_entry *newh;
+
+	      name = d->symbol;
+	      namelen = strlen (name);
+	      verstr = t->name;
+	      verlen = strlen (verstr);
+	      newlen = namelen + verlen + 3;
+
+	      newname = bfd_malloc (newlen);
+	      if (newname == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+	      memcpy (newname, name, namelen);
+
+	      /* Check the hidden versioned definition.  */
+	      p = newname + namelen;
+	      *p++ = ELF_VER_CHR;
+	      memcpy (p, verstr, verlen + 1);
+	      newh = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info),
+					   newname, FALSE, FALSE,
+					   FALSE);
+	      if (newh == NULL
+		  || (newh->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defined
+		      && newh->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+		{
+		  /* Check the default versioned definition.  */
+		  *p++ = ELF_VER_CHR;
+		  memcpy (p, verstr, verlen + 1);
+		  newh = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info),
+					       newname, FALSE, FALSE,
+					       FALSE);
+		}
+	      free (newname);
+
+	      /* Mark this version if there is a definition and it is
+		 not defined in a shared object.  */
+	      if (newh != NULL
+		  && ((newh->elf_link_hash_flags
+		       & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0)
+		  && (newh->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+		      || newh->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+		d->symver = 1;
+	    }
+
+      /* Attach all the symbols to their version information.  */
+      asvinfo.output_bfd = output_bfd;
+      asvinfo.info = info;
+      asvinfo.verdefs = verdefs;
+      asvinfo.failed = FALSE;
+
+      elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+			      _bfd_elf_link_assign_sym_version,
+			      &asvinfo);
+      if (asvinfo.failed)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      if (!info->allow_undefined_version)
+	{
+	  /* Check if all global versions have a definition.  */
+	  all_defined = TRUE;
+	  for (t = verdefs; t != NULL; t = t->next)
+	    for (d = t->globals.list; d != NULL; d = d->next)
+	      if (!d->symver && !d->script)
+		{
+		  (*_bfd_error_handler)
+		    (_("%s: undefined version: %s"),
+		     d->pattern, t->name);
+		  all_defined = FALSE;
+		}
+
+	  if (!all_defined)
+	    {
+	      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+	      return FALSE;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      /* Find all symbols which were defined in a dynamic object and make
+	 the backend pick a reasonable value for them.  */
+      elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+			      _bfd_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol,
+			      &eif);
+      if (eif.failed)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      /* Add some entries to the .dynamic section.  We fill in some of the
+	 values later, in elf_bfd_final_link, but we must add the entries
+	 now so that we know the final size of the .dynamic section.  */
+
+      /* If there are initialization and/or finalization functions to
+	 call then add the corresponding DT_INIT/DT_FINI entries.  */
+      h = (info->init_function
+	   ? elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info),
+				   info->init_function, FALSE,
+				   FALSE, FALSE)
+	   : NULL);
+      if (h != NULL
+	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
+					| ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR)) != 0)
+	{
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_INIT, 0))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+      h = (info->fini_function
+	   ? elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info),
+				   info->fini_function, FALSE,
+				   FALSE, FALSE)
+	   : NULL);
+      if (h != NULL
+	  && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & (ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR
+					| ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR)) != 0)
+	{
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FINI, 0))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      if (bfd_get_section_by_name (output_bfd, ".preinit_array") != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* DT_PREINIT_ARRAY is not allowed in shared library.  */
+	  if (! info->executable)
+	    {
+	      bfd *sub;
+	      asection *o;
+
+	      for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL;
+		   sub = sub->link_next)
+		for (o = sub->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+		  if (elf_section_data (o)->this_hdr.sh_type
+		      == SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY)
+		    {
+		      (*_bfd_error_handler)
+			(_("%s: .preinit_array section is not allowed in DSO"),
+			 bfd_archive_filename (sub));
+		      break;
+		    }
+
+	      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_nonrepresentable_section);
+	      return FALSE;
+	    }
+
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PREINIT_ARRAY, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_PREINIT_ARRAYSZ, 0))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+      if (bfd_get_section_by_name (output_bfd, ".init_array") != NULL)
+	{
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_INIT_ARRAY, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_INIT_ARRAYSZ, 0))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+      if (bfd_get_section_by_name (output_bfd, ".fini_array") != NULL)
+	{
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FINI_ARRAY, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FINI_ARRAYSZ, 0))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      dynstr = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynstr");
+      /* If .dynstr is excluded from the link, we don't want any of
+	 these tags.  Strictly, we should be checking each section
+	 individually;  This quick check covers for the case where
+	 someone does a /DISCARD/ : { *(*) }.  */
+      if (dynstr != NULL && dynstr->output_section != bfd_abs_section_ptr)
+	{
+	  bfd_size_type strsize;
+
+	  strsize = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr);
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_HASH, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_STRTAB, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_SYMTAB, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_STRSZ, strsize)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_SYMENT,
+					      bed->s->sizeof_sym))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* The backend must work out the sizes of all the other dynamic
+     sections.  */
+  if (bed->elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections
+      && ! (*bed->elf_backend_size_dynamic_sections) (output_bfd, info))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
+    {
+      bfd_size_type dynsymcount;
+      asection *s;
+      size_t bucketcount = 0;
+      size_t hash_entry_size;
+      unsigned int dtagcount;
+
+      /* Set up the version definition section.  */
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_d");
+      BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
+
+      /* We may have created additional version definitions if we are
+	 just linking a regular application.  */
+      verdefs = asvinfo.verdefs;
+
+      /* Skip anonymous version tag.  */
+      if (verdefs != NULL && verdefs->vernum == 0)
+	verdefs = verdefs->next;
+
+      if (verdefs == NULL)
+	_bfd_strip_section_from_output (info, s);
+      else
+	{
+	  unsigned int cdefs;
+	  bfd_size_type size;
+	  struct bfd_elf_version_tree *t;
+	  bfd_byte *p;
+	  Elf_Internal_Verdef def;
+	  Elf_Internal_Verdaux defaux;
+
+	  cdefs = 0;
+	  size = 0;
+
+	  /* Make space for the base version.  */
+	  size += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef);
+	  size += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+	  ++cdefs;
+
+	  for (t = verdefs; t != NULL; t = t->next)
+	    {
+	      struct bfd_elf_version_deps *n;
+
+	      size += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef);
+	      size += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+	      ++cdefs;
+
+	      for (n = t->deps; n != NULL; n = n->next)
+		size += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+	    }
+
+	  s->_raw_size = size;
+	  s->contents = bfd_alloc (output_bfd, s->_raw_size);
+	  if (s->contents == NULL && s->_raw_size != 0)
+	    return FALSE;
+
+	  /* Fill in the version definition section.  */
+
+	  p = s->contents;
+
+	  def.vd_version = VER_DEF_CURRENT;
+	  def.vd_flags = VER_FLG_BASE;
+	  def.vd_ndx = 1;
+	  def.vd_cnt = 1;
+	  def.vd_aux = sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef);
+	  def.vd_next = (sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef)
+			 + sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux));
+
+	  if (soname_indx != (bfd_size_type) -1)
+	    {
+	      _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+				      soname_indx);
+	      def.vd_hash = bfd_elf_hash (soname);
+	      defaux.vda_name = soname_indx;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      const char *name;
+	      bfd_size_type indx;
+
+	      name = basename (output_bfd->filename);
+	      def.vd_hash = bfd_elf_hash (name);
+	      indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+					  name, FALSE);
+	      if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
+		return FALSE;
+	      defaux.vda_name = indx;
+	    }
+	  defaux.vda_next = 0;
+
+	  _bfd_elf_swap_verdef_out (output_bfd, &def,
+				    (Elf_External_Verdef *) p);
+	  p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef);
+	  _bfd_elf_swap_verdaux_out (output_bfd, &defaux,
+				     (Elf_External_Verdaux *) p);
+	  p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+
+	  for (t = verdefs; t != NULL; t = t->next)
+	    {
+	      unsigned int cdeps;
+	      struct bfd_elf_version_deps *n;
+	      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+	      struct bfd_link_hash_entry *bh;
+
+	      cdeps = 0;
+	      for (n = t->deps; n != NULL; n = n->next)
+		++cdeps;
+
+	      /* Add a symbol representing this version.  */
+	      bh = NULL;
+	      if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
+		     (info, dynobj, t->name, BSF_GLOBAL, bfd_abs_section_ptr,
+		      0, NULL, FALSE,
+		      get_elf_backend_data (dynobj)->collect, &bh)))
+		return FALSE;
+	      h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) bh;
+	      h->elf_link_hash_flags &= ~ ELF_LINK_NON_ELF;
+	      h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR;
+	      h->type = STT_OBJECT;
+	      h->verinfo.vertree = t;
+
+	      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	      def.vd_version = VER_DEF_CURRENT;
+	      def.vd_flags = 0;
+	      if (t->globals.list == NULL
+		  && t->locals.list == NULL
+		  && ! t->used)
+		def.vd_flags |= VER_FLG_WEAK;
+	      def.vd_ndx = t->vernum + 1;
+	      def.vd_cnt = cdeps + 1;
+	      def.vd_hash = bfd_elf_hash (t->name);
+	      def.vd_aux = sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef);
+	      def.vd_next = 0;
+	      if (t->next != NULL)
+		def.vd_next = (sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef)
+			       + (cdeps + 1) * sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux));
+
+	      _bfd_elf_swap_verdef_out (output_bfd, &def,
+					(Elf_External_Verdef *) p);
+	      p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdef);
+
+	      defaux.vda_name = h->dynstr_index;
+	      _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+				      h->dynstr_index);
+	      defaux.vda_next = 0;
+	      if (t->deps != NULL)
+		defaux.vda_next = sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+	      t->name_indx = defaux.vda_name;
+
+	      _bfd_elf_swap_verdaux_out (output_bfd, &defaux,
+					 (Elf_External_Verdaux *) p);
+	      p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+
+	      for (n = t->deps; n != NULL; n = n->next)
+		{
+		  if (n->version_needed == NULL)
+		    {
+		      /* This can happen if there was an error in the
+			 version script.  */
+		      defaux.vda_name = 0;
+		    }
+		  else
+		    {
+		      defaux.vda_name = n->version_needed->name_indx;
+		      _bfd_elf_strtab_addref (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+					      defaux.vda_name);
+		    }
+		  if (n->next == NULL)
+		    defaux.vda_next = 0;
+		  else
+		    defaux.vda_next = sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+
+		  _bfd_elf_swap_verdaux_out (output_bfd, &defaux,
+					     (Elf_External_Verdaux *) p);
+		  p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verdaux);
+		}
+	    }
+
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERDEF, 0)
+	      || !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERDEFNUM, cdefs))
+	    return FALSE;
+
+	  elf_tdata (output_bfd)->cverdefs = cdefs;
+	}
+
+      if ((info->new_dtags && info->flags) || (info->flags & DF_STATIC_TLS))
+	{
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FLAGS, info->flags))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+      else if (info->flags & DF_BIND_NOW)
+	{
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_BIND_NOW, 0))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      if (info->flags_1)
+	{
+	  if (info->executable)
+	    info->flags_1 &= ~ (DF_1_INITFIRST
+				| DF_1_NODELETE
+				| DF_1_NOOPEN);
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_FLAGS_1, info->flags_1))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      /* Work out the size of the version reference section.  */
+
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_r");
+      BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
+      {
+	struct elf_find_verdep_info sinfo;
+
+	sinfo.output_bfd = output_bfd;
+	sinfo.info = info;
+	sinfo.vers = elf_tdata (output_bfd)->cverdefs;
+	if (sinfo.vers == 0)
+	  sinfo.vers = 1;
+	sinfo.failed = FALSE;
+
+	elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+				_bfd_elf_link_find_version_dependencies,
+				&sinfo);
+
+	if (elf_tdata (output_bfd)->verref == NULL)
+	  _bfd_strip_section_from_output (info, s);
+	else
+	  {
+	    Elf_Internal_Verneed *t;
+	    unsigned int size;
+	    unsigned int crefs;
+	    bfd_byte *p;
+
+	    /* Build the version definition section.  */
+	    size = 0;
+	    crefs = 0;
+	    for (t = elf_tdata (output_bfd)->verref;
+		 t != NULL;
+		 t = t->vn_nextref)
+	      {
+		Elf_Internal_Vernaux *a;
+
+		size += sizeof (Elf_External_Verneed);
+		++crefs;
+		for (a = t->vn_auxptr; a != NULL; a = a->vna_nextptr)
+		  size += sizeof (Elf_External_Vernaux);
+	      }
+
+	    s->_raw_size = size;
+	    s->contents = bfd_alloc (output_bfd, s->_raw_size);
+	    if (s->contents == NULL)
+	      return FALSE;
+
+	    p = s->contents;
+	    for (t = elf_tdata (output_bfd)->verref;
+		 t != NULL;
+		 t = t->vn_nextref)
+	      {
+		unsigned int caux;
+		Elf_Internal_Vernaux *a;
+		bfd_size_type indx;
+
+		caux = 0;
+		for (a = t->vn_auxptr; a != NULL; a = a->vna_nextptr)
+		  ++caux;
+
+		t->vn_version = VER_NEED_CURRENT;
+		t->vn_cnt = caux;
+		indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+					    elf_dt_name (t->vn_bfd) != NULL
+					    ? elf_dt_name (t->vn_bfd)
+					    : basename (t->vn_bfd->filename),
+					    FALSE);
+		if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
+		  return FALSE;
+		t->vn_file = indx;
+		t->vn_aux = sizeof (Elf_External_Verneed);
+		if (t->vn_nextref == NULL)
+		  t->vn_next = 0;
+		else
+		  t->vn_next = (sizeof (Elf_External_Verneed)
+				+ caux * sizeof (Elf_External_Vernaux));
+
+		_bfd_elf_swap_verneed_out (output_bfd, t,
+					   (Elf_External_Verneed *) p);
+		p += sizeof (Elf_External_Verneed);
+
+		for (a = t->vn_auxptr; a != NULL; a = a->vna_nextptr)
+		  {
+		    a->vna_hash = bfd_elf_hash (a->vna_nodename);
+		    indx = _bfd_elf_strtab_add (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr,
+						a->vna_nodename, FALSE);
+		    if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
+		      return FALSE;
+		    a->vna_name = indx;
+		    if (a->vna_nextptr == NULL)
+		      a->vna_next = 0;
+		    else
+		      a->vna_next = sizeof (Elf_External_Vernaux);
+
+		    _bfd_elf_swap_vernaux_out (output_bfd, a,
+					       (Elf_External_Vernaux *) p);
+		    p += sizeof (Elf_External_Vernaux);
+		  }
+	      }
+
+	    if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERNEED, 0)
+		|| !_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERNEEDNUM, crefs))
+	      return FALSE;
+
+	    elf_tdata (output_bfd)->cverrefs = crefs;
+	  }
+      }
+
+      /* Assign dynsym indicies.  In a shared library we generate a
+	 section symbol for each output section, which come first.
+	 Next come all of the back-end allocated local dynamic syms,
+	 followed by the rest of the global symbols.  */
+
+      dynsymcount = _bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms (output_bfd, info);
+
+      /* Work out the size of the symbol version section.  */
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version");
+      BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
+      if (dynsymcount == 0
+	  || (verdefs == NULL && elf_tdata (output_bfd)->verref == NULL))
+	{
+	  _bfd_strip_section_from_output (info, s);
+	  /* The DYNSYMCOUNT might have changed if we were going to
+	     output a dynamic symbol table entry for S.  */
+	  dynsymcount = _bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms (output_bfd, info);
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  s->_raw_size = dynsymcount * sizeof (Elf_External_Versym);
+	  s->contents = bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, s->_raw_size);
+	  if (s->contents == NULL)
+	    return FALSE;
+
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_VERSYM, 0))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      /* Set the size of the .dynsym and .hash sections.  We counted
+	 the number of dynamic symbols in elf_link_add_object_symbols.
+	 We will build the contents of .dynsym and .hash when we build
+	 the final symbol table, because until then we do not know the
+	 correct value to give the symbols.  We built the .dynstr
+	 section as we went along in elf_link_add_object_symbols.  */
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynsym");
+      BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
+      s->_raw_size = dynsymcount * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+      s->contents = bfd_alloc (output_bfd, s->_raw_size);
+      if (s->contents == NULL && s->_raw_size != 0)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      if (dynsymcount != 0)
+	{
+	  Elf_Internal_Sym isym;
+
+	  /* The first entry in .dynsym is a dummy symbol.  */
+	  isym.st_value = 0;
+	  isym.st_size = 0;
+	  isym.st_name = 0;
+	  isym.st_info = 0;
+	  isym.st_other = 0;
+	  isym.st_shndx = 0;
+	  bed->s->swap_symbol_out (output_bfd, &isym, s->contents, 0);
+	}
+
+      /* Compute the size of the hashing table.  As a side effect this
+	 computes the hash values for all the names we export.  */
+      bucketcount = compute_bucket_count (info);
+
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".hash");
+      BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
+      hash_entry_size = elf_section_data (s)->this_hdr.sh_entsize;
+      s->_raw_size = ((2 + bucketcount + dynsymcount) * hash_entry_size);
+      s->contents = bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, s->_raw_size);
+      if (s->contents == NULL)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, output_bfd, bucketcount, s->contents);
+      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, output_bfd, dynsymcount,
+	       s->contents + hash_entry_size);
+
+      elf_hash_table (info)->bucketcount = bucketcount;
+
+      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynstr");
+      BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
+
+      elf_finalize_dynstr (output_bfd, info);
+
+      s->_raw_size = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr);
+
+      for (dtagcount = 0; dtagcount <= info->spare_dynamic_tags; ++dtagcount)
+	if (!_bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, DT_NULL, 0))
+	  return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Final phase of ELF linker.  */
+
+/* A structure we use to avoid passing large numbers of arguments.  */
+
+struct elf_final_link_info
+{
+  /* General link information.  */
+  struct bfd_link_info *info;
+  /* Output BFD.  */
+  bfd *output_bfd;
+  /* Symbol string table.  */
+  struct bfd_strtab_hash *symstrtab;
+  /* .dynsym section.  */
+  asection *dynsym_sec;
+  /* .hash section.  */
+  asection *hash_sec;
+  /* symbol version section (.gnu.version).  */
+  asection *symver_sec;
+  /* Buffer large enough to hold contents of any section.  */
+  bfd_byte *contents;
+  /* Buffer large enough to hold external relocs of any section.  */
+  void *external_relocs;
+  /* Buffer large enough to hold internal relocs of any section.  */
+  Elf_Internal_Rela *internal_relocs;
+  /* Buffer large enough to hold external local symbols of any input
+     BFD.  */
+  bfd_byte *external_syms;
+  /* And a buffer for symbol section indices.  */
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *locsym_shndx;
+  /* Buffer large enough to hold internal local symbols of any input
+     BFD.  */
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *internal_syms;
+  /* Array large enough to hold a symbol index for each local symbol
+     of any input BFD.  */
+  long *indices;
+  /* Array large enough to hold a section pointer for each local
+     symbol of any input BFD.  */
+  asection **sections;
+  /* Buffer to hold swapped out symbols.  */
+  bfd_byte *symbuf;
+  /* And one for symbol section indices.  */
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *symshndxbuf;
+  /* Number of swapped out symbols in buffer.  */
+  size_t symbuf_count;
+  /* Number of symbols which fit in symbuf.  */
+  size_t symbuf_size;
+  /* And same for symshndxbuf.  */
+  size_t shndxbuf_size;
+};
+
+/* This struct is used to pass information to elf_link_output_extsym.  */
+
+struct elf_outext_info
+{
+  bfd_boolean failed;
+  bfd_boolean localsyms;
+  struct elf_final_link_info *finfo;
+};
+
+/* When performing a relocatable link, the input relocations are
+   preserved.  But, if they reference global symbols, the indices
+   referenced must be updated.  Update all the relocations in
+   REL_HDR (there are COUNT of them), using the data in REL_HASH.  */
+
+static void
+elf_link_adjust_relocs (bfd *abfd,
+			Elf_Internal_Shdr *rel_hdr,
+			unsigned int count,
+			struct elf_link_hash_entry **rel_hash)
+{
+  unsigned int i;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  bfd_byte *erela;
+  void (*swap_in) (bfd *, const bfd_byte *, Elf_Internal_Rela *);
+  void (*swap_out) (bfd *, const Elf_Internal_Rela *, bfd_byte *);
+  bfd_vma r_type_mask;
+  int r_sym_shift;
+
+  if (rel_hdr->sh_entsize == bed->s->sizeof_rel)
+    {
+      swap_in = bed->s->swap_reloc_in;
+      swap_out = bed->s->swap_reloc_out;
+    }
+  else if (rel_hdr->sh_entsize == bed->s->sizeof_rela)
+    {
+      swap_in = bed->s->swap_reloca_in;
+      swap_out = bed->s->swap_reloca_out;
+    }
+  else
+    abort ();
+
+  if (bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel > MAX_INT_RELS_PER_EXT_REL)
+    abort ();
+
+  if (bed->s->arch_size == 32)
+    {
+      r_type_mask = 0xff;
+      r_sym_shift = 8;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      r_type_mask = 0xffffffff;
+      r_sym_shift = 32;
+    }
+
+  erela = rel_hdr->contents;
+  for (i = 0; i < count; i++, rel_hash++, erela += rel_hdr->sh_entsize)
+    {
+      Elf_Internal_Rela irela[MAX_INT_RELS_PER_EXT_REL];
+      unsigned int j;
+
+      if (*rel_hash == NULL)
+	continue;
+
+      BFD_ASSERT ((*rel_hash)->indx >= 0);
+
+      (*swap_in) (abfd, erela, irela);
+      for (j = 0; j < bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel; j++)
+	irela[j].r_info = ((bfd_vma) (*rel_hash)->indx << r_sym_shift
+			   | (irela[j].r_info & r_type_mask));
+      (*swap_out) (abfd, irela, erela);
+    }
+}
+
+struct elf_link_sort_rela
+{
+  union {
+    bfd_vma offset;
+    bfd_vma sym_mask;
+  } u;
+  enum elf_reloc_type_class type;
+  /* We use this as an array of size int_rels_per_ext_rel.  */
+  Elf_Internal_Rela rela[1];
+};
+
+static int
+elf_link_sort_cmp1 (const void *A, const void *B)
+{
+  const struct elf_link_sort_rela *a = A;
+  const struct elf_link_sort_rela *b = B;
+  int relativea, relativeb;
+
+  relativea = a->type == reloc_class_relative;
+  relativeb = b->type == reloc_class_relative;
+
+  if (relativea < relativeb)
+    return 1;
+  if (relativea > relativeb)
+    return -1;
+  if ((a->rela->r_info & a->u.sym_mask) < (b->rela->r_info & b->u.sym_mask))
+    return -1;
+  if ((a->rela->r_info & a->u.sym_mask) > (b->rela->r_info & b->u.sym_mask))
+    return 1;
+  if (a->rela->r_offset < b->rela->r_offset)
+    return -1;
+  if (a->rela->r_offset > b->rela->r_offset)
+    return 1;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+elf_link_sort_cmp2 (const void *A, const void *B)
+{
+  const struct elf_link_sort_rela *a = A;
+  const struct elf_link_sort_rela *b = B;
+  int copya, copyb;
+
+  if (a->u.offset < b->u.offset)
+    return -1;
+  if (a->u.offset > b->u.offset)
+    return 1;
+  copya = (a->type == reloc_class_copy) * 2 + (a->type == reloc_class_plt);
+  copyb = (b->type == reloc_class_copy) * 2 + (b->type == reloc_class_plt);
+  if (copya < copyb)
+    return -1;
+  if (copya > copyb)
+    return 1;
+  if (a->rela->r_offset < b->rela->r_offset)
+    return -1;
+  if (a->rela->r_offset > b->rela->r_offset)
+    return 1;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static size_t
+elf_link_sort_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info, asection **psec)
+{
+  asection *reldyn;
+  bfd_size_type count, size;
+  size_t i, ret, sort_elt, ext_size;
+  bfd_byte *sort, *s_non_relative, *p;
+  struct elf_link_sort_rela *sq;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  int i2e = bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+  void (*swap_in) (bfd *, const bfd_byte *, Elf_Internal_Rela *);
+  void (*swap_out) (bfd *, const Elf_Internal_Rela *, bfd_byte *);
+  struct bfd_link_order *lo;
+  bfd_vma r_sym_mask;
+
+  reldyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.dyn");
+  if (reldyn == NULL || reldyn->_raw_size == 0)
+    {
+      reldyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rel.dyn");
+      if (reldyn == NULL || reldyn->_raw_size == 0)
+	return 0;
+      ext_size = bed->s->sizeof_rel;
+      swap_in = bed->s->swap_reloc_in;
+      swap_out = bed->s->swap_reloc_out;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      ext_size = bed->s->sizeof_rela;
+      swap_in = bed->s->swap_reloca_in;
+      swap_out = bed->s->swap_reloca_out;
+    }
+  count = reldyn->_raw_size / ext_size;
+
+  size = 0;
+  for (lo = reldyn->link_order_head; lo != NULL; lo = lo->next)
+    if (lo->type == bfd_indirect_link_order)
+      {
+	asection *o = lo->u.indirect.section;
+	size += o->_raw_size;
+      }
+
+  if (size != reldyn->_raw_size)
+    return 0;
+
+  sort_elt = (sizeof (struct elf_link_sort_rela)
+	      + (i2e - 1) * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela));
+  sort = bfd_zmalloc (sort_elt * count);
+  if (sort == NULL)
+    {
+      (*info->callbacks->warning)
+	(info, _("Not enough memory to sort relocations"), 0, abfd, 0, 0);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  if (bed->s->arch_size == 32)
+    r_sym_mask = ~(bfd_vma) 0xff;
+  else
+    r_sym_mask = ~(bfd_vma) 0xffffffff;
+
+  for (lo = reldyn->link_order_head; lo != NULL; lo = lo->next)
+    if (lo->type == bfd_indirect_link_order)
+      {
+	bfd_byte *erel, *erelend;
+	asection *o = lo->u.indirect.section;
+
+	erel = o->contents;
+	erelend = o->contents + o->_raw_size;
+	p = sort + o->output_offset / ext_size * sort_elt;
+	while (erel < erelend)
+	  {
+	    struct elf_link_sort_rela *s = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) p;
+	    (*swap_in) (abfd, erel, s->rela);
+	    s->type = (*bed->elf_backend_reloc_type_class) (s->rela);
+	    s->u.sym_mask = r_sym_mask;
+	    p += sort_elt;
+	    erel += ext_size;
+	  }
+      }
+
+  qsort (sort, count, sort_elt, elf_link_sort_cmp1);
+
+  for (i = 0, p = sort; i < count; i++, p += sort_elt)
+    {
+      struct elf_link_sort_rela *s = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) p;
+      if (s->type != reloc_class_relative)
+	break;
+    }
+  ret = i;
+  s_non_relative = p;
+
+  sq = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) s_non_relative;
+  for (; i < count; i++, p += sort_elt)
+    {
+      struct elf_link_sort_rela *sp = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) p;
+      if (((sp->rela->r_info ^ sq->rela->r_info) & r_sym_mask) != 0)
+	sq = sp;
+      sp->u.offset = sq->rela->r_offset;
+    }
+
+  qsort (s_non_relative, count - ret, sort_elt, elf_link_sort_cmp2);
+
+  for (lo = reldyn->link_order_head; lo != NULL; lo = lo->next)
+    if (lo->type == bfd_indirect_link_order)
+      {
+	bfd_byte *erel, *erelend;
+	asection *o = lo->u.indirect.section;
+
+	erel = o->contents;
+	erelend = o->contents + o->_raw_size;
+	p = sort + o->output_offset / ext_size * sort_elt;
+	while (erel < erelend)
+	  {
+	    struct elf_link_sort_rela *s = (struct elf_link_sort_rela *) p;
+	    (*swap_out) (abfd, s->rela, erel);
+	    p += sort_elt;
+	    erel += ext_size;
+	  }
+      }
+
+  free (sort);
+  *psec = reldyn;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/* Flush the output symbols to the file.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_link_flush_output_syms (struct elf_final_link_info *finfo,
+			    const struct elf_backend_data *bed)
+{
+  if (finfo->symbuf_count > 0)
+    {
+      Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
+      file_ptr pos;
+      bfd_size_type amt;
+
+      hdr = &elf_tdata (finfo->output_bfd)->symtab_hdr;
+      pos = hdr->sh_offset + hdr->sh_size;
+      amt = finfo->symbuf_count * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+      if (bfd_seek (finfo->output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+	  || bfd_bwrite (finfo->symbuf, amt, finfo->output_bfd) != amt)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      hdr->sh_size += amt;
+      finfo->symbuf_count = 0;
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Add a symbol to the output symbol table.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_link_output_sym (struct elf_final_link_info *finfo,
+		     const char *name,
+		     Elf_Internal_Sym *elfsym,
+		     asection *input_sec,
+		     struct elf_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+  bfd_byte *dest;
+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *destshndx;
+  bfd_boolean (*output_symbol_hook)
+    (struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection *,
+     struct elf_link_hash_entry *);
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (finfo->output_bfd);
+  output_symbol_hook = bed->elf_backend_link_output_symbol_hook;
+  if (output_symbol_hook != NULL)
+    {
+      if (! (*output_symbol_hook) (finfo->info, name, elfsym, input_sec, h))
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  if (name == NULL || *name == '\0')
+    elfsym->st_name = 0;
+  else if (input_sec->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE)
+    elfsym->st_name = 0;
+  else
+    {
+      elfsym->st_name = (unsigned long) _bfd_stringtab_add (finfo->symstrtab,
+							    name, TRUE, FALSE);
+      if (elfsym->st_name == (unsigned long) -1)
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  if (finfo->symbuf_count >= finfo->symbuf_size)
+    {
+      if (! elf_link_flush_output_syms (finfo, bed))
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  dest = finfo->symbuf + finfo->symbuf_count * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+  destshndx = finfo->symshndxbuf;
+  if (destshndx != NULL)
+    {
+      if (bfd_get_symcount (finfo->output_bfd) >= finfo->shndxbuf_size)
+	{
+	  bfd_size_type amt;
+
+	  amt = finfo->shndxbuf_size * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+	  finfo->symshndxbuf = destshndx = bfd_realloc (destshndx, amt * 2);
+	  if (destshndx == NULL)
+	    return FALSE;
+	  memset ((char *) destshndx + amt, 0, amt);
+	  finfo->shndxbuf_size *= 2;
+	}
+      destshndx += bfd_get_symcount (finfo->output_bfd);
+    }
+
+  bed->s->swap_symbol_out (finfo->output_bfd, elfsym, dest, destshndx);
+  finfo->symbuf_count += 1;
+  bfd_get_symcount (finfo->output_bfd) += 1;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* For DSOs loaded in via a DT_NEEDED entry, emulate ld.so in
+   allowing an unsatisfied unversioned symbol in the DSO to match a
+   versioned symbol that would normally require an explicit version.
+   We also handle the case that a DSO references a hidden symbol
+   which may be satisfied by a versioned symbol in another DSO.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_link_check_versioned_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+				 const struct elf_backend_data *bed,
+				 struct elf_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+  bfd *abfd;
+  struct elf_link_loaded_list *loaded;
+
+  if (!is_elf_hash_table (info->hash))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  switch (h->root.type)
+    {
+    default:
+      abfd = NULL;
+      break;
+
+    case bfd_link_hash_undefined:
+    case bfd_link_hash_undefweak:
+      abfd = h->root.u.undef.abfd;
+      if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0
+	  || elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) != DYN_DT_NEEDED)
+	return FALSE;
+      break;
+
+    case bfd_link_hash_defined:
+    case bfd_link_hash_defweak:
+      abfd = h->root.u.def.section->owner;
+      break;
+
+    case bfd_link_hash_common:
+      abfd = h->root.u.c.p->section->owner;
+      break;
+    }
+  BFD_ASSERT (abfd != NULL);
+
+  for (loaded = elf_hash_table (info)->loaded;
+       loaded != NULL;
+       loaded = loaded->next)
+    {
+      bfd *input;
+      Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
+      bfd_size_type symcount;
+      bfd_size_type extsymcount;
+      bfd_size_type extsymoff;
+      Elf_Internal_Shdr *versymhdr;
+      Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
+      Elf_Internal_Sym *isymend;
+      Elf_Internal_Sym *isymbuf;
+      Elf_External_Versym *ever;
+      Elf_External_Versym *extversym;
+
+      input = loaded->abfd;
+
+      /* We check each DSO for a possible hidden versioned definition.  */
+      if (input == abfd
+	  || (input->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0
+	  || elf_dynversym (input) == 0)
+	continue;
+
+      hdr = &elf_tdata (input)->dynsymtab_hdr;
+
+      symcount = hdr->sh_size / bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+      if (elf_bad_symtab (input))
+	{
+	  extsymcount = symcount;
+	  extsymoff = 0;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  extsymcount = symcount - hdr->sh_info;
+	  extsymoff = hdr->sh_info;
+	}
+
+      if (extsymcount == 0)
+	continue;
+
+      isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input, hdr, extsymcount, extsymoff,
+				      NULL, NULL, NULL);
+      if (isymbuf == NULL)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      /* Read in any version definitions.  */
+      versymhdr = &elf_tdata (input)->dynversym_hdr;
+      extversym = bfd_malloc (versymhdr->sh_size);
+      if (extversym == NULL)
+	goto error_ret;
+
+      if (bfd_seek (input, versymhdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
+	  || (bfd_bread (extversym, versymhdr->sh_size, input)
+	      != versymhdr->sh_size))
+	{
+	  free (extversym);
+	error_ret:
+	  free (isymbuf);
+	  return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      ever = extversym + extsymoff;
+      isymend = isymbuf + extsymcount;
+      for (isym = isymbuf; isym < isymend; isym++, ever++)
+	{
+	  const char *name;
+	  Elf_Internal_Versym iver;
+	  unsigned short version_index;
+
+	  if (ELF_ST_BIND (isym->st_info) == STB_LOCAL
+	      || isym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
+	    continue;
+
+	  name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (input,
+						  hdr->sh_link,
+						  isym->st_name);
+	  if (strcmp (name, h->root.root.string) != 0)
+	    continue;
+
+	  _bfd_elf_swap_versym_in (input, ever, &iver);
+
+	  if ((iver.vs_vers & VERSYM_HIDDEN) == 0)
+	    {
+	      /* If we have a non-hidden versioned sym, then it should
+		 have provided a definition for the undefined sym.  */
+	      abort ();
+	    }
+
+	  version_index = iver.vs_vers & VERSYM_VERSION;
+	  if (version_index == 1 || version_index == 2)
+	    {
+	      /* This is the base or first version.  We can use it.  */
+	      free (extversym);
+	      free (isymbuf);
+	      return TRUE;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      free (extversym);
+      free (isymbuf);
+    }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/* Add an external symbol to the symbol table.  This is called from
+   the hash table traversal routine.  When generating a shared object,
+   we go through the symbol table twice.  The first time we output
+   anything that might have been forced to local scope in a version
+   script.  The second time we output the symbols that are still
+   global symbols.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_link_output_extsym (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *data)
+{
+  struct elf_outext_info *eoinfo = data;
+  struct elf_final_link_info *finfo = eoinfo->finfo;
+  bfd_boolean strip;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym sym;
+  asection *input_sec;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+    {
+      h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_new)
+	return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  /* Decide whether to output this symbol in this pass.  */
+  if (eoinfo->localsyms)
+    {
+      if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
+	return TRUE;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0)
+	return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (finfo->output_bfd);
+
+  /* If we have an undefined symbol reference here then it must have
+     come from a shared library that is being linked in.  (Undefined
+     references in regular files have already been handled).  If we
+     are reporting errors for this situation then do so now.  */
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC) != 0
+      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) == 0
+      && ! elf_link_check_versioned_symbol (finfo->info, bed, h)
+      && finfo->info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs != RM_IGNORE)
+    {
+      if (! ((*finfo->info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
+	     (finfo->info, h->root.root.string, h->root.u.undef.abfd,
+	      NULL, 0, finfo->info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs == RM_GENERATE_ERROR)))
+	{
+	  eoinfo->failed = TRUE;
+	  return FALSE;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* We should also warn if a forced local symbol is referenced from
+     shared libraries.  */
+  if (! finfo->info->relocatable
+      && (! finfo->info->shared)
+      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags
+	  & (ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL | ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC | ELF_LINK_DYNAMIC_DEF | ELF_LINK_DYNAMIC_WEAK))
+	 == (ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL | ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC)
+      && ! elf_link_check_versioned_symbol (finfo->info, bed, h))
+    {
+      (*_bfd_error_handler)
+	(_("%s: %s symbol `%s' in %s is referenced by DSO"),
+	 bfd_get_filename (finfo->output_bfd),
+	 ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_INTERNAL
+	 ? "internal"
+	 : ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_HIDDEN
+	   ? "hidden" : "local",
+	 h->root.root.string,
+	 bfd_archive_filename (h->root.u.def.section->owner));
+      eoinfo->failed = TRUE;
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* We don't want to output symbols that have never been mentioned by
+     a regular file, or that we have been told to strip.  However, if
+     h->indx is set to -2, the symbol is used by a reloc and we must
+     output it.  */
+  if (h->indx == -2)
+    strip = FALSE;
+  else if (((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0
+	    || (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
+	   && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
+	   && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) == 0)
+    strip = TRUE;
+  else if (finfo->info->strip == strip_all)
+    strip = TRUE;
+  else if (finfo->info->strip == strip_some
+	   && bfd_hash_lookup (finfo->info->keep_hash,
+			       h->root.root.string, FALSE, FALSE) == NULL)
+    strip = TRUE;
+  else if (finfo->info->strip_discarded
+	   && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+	       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+	   && elf_discarded_section (h->root.u.def.section))
+    strip = TRUE;
+  else
+    strip = FALSE;
+
+  /* If we're stripping it, and it's not a dynamic symbol, there's
+     nothing else to do unless it is a forced local symbol.  */
+  if (strip
+      && h->dynindx == -1
+      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  sym.st_value = 0;
+  sym.st_size = h->size;
+  sym.st_other = h->other;
+  if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0)
+    sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_LOCAL, h->type);
+  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
+	   || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+    sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_WEAK, h->type);
+  else
+    sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_GLOBAL, h->type);
+
+  switch (h->root.type)
+    {
+    default:
+    case bfd_link_hash_new:
+    case bfd_link_hash_warning:
+      abort ();
+      return FALSE;
+
+    case bfd_link_hash_undefined:
+    case bfd_link_hash_undefweak:
+      input_sec = bfd_und_section_ptr;
+      sym.st_shndx = SHN_UNDEF;
+      break;
+
+    case bfd_link_hash_defined:
+    case bfd_link_hash_defweak:
+      {
+	input_sec = h->root.u.def.section;
+	if (input_sec->output_section != NULL)
+	  {
+	    sym.st_shndx =
+	      _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (finfo->output_bfd,
+						 input_sec->output_section);
+	    if (sym.st_shndx == SHN_BAD)
+	      {
+		(*_bfd_error_handler)
+		  (_("%s: could not find output section %s for input section %s"),
+		   bfd_get_filename (finfo->output_bfd),
+		   input_sec->output_section->name,
+		   input_sec->name);
+		eoinfo->failed = TRUE;
+		return FALSE;
+	      }
+
+	    /* ELF symbols in relocatable files are section relative,
+	       but in nonrelocatable files they are virtual
+	       addresses.  */
+	    sym.st_value = h->root.u.def.value + input_sec->output_offset;
+	    if (! finfo->info->relocatable)
+	      {
+		sym.st_value += input_sec->output_section->vma;
+		if (h->type == STT_TLS)
+		  {
+		    /* STT_TLS symbols are relative to PT_TLS segment
+		       base.  */
+		    BFD_ASSERT (elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->tls_sec != NULL);
+		    sym.st_value -= elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->tls_sec->vma;
+		  }
+	      }
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    BFD_ASSERT (input_sec->owner == NULL
+			|| (input_sec->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0);
+	    sym.st_shndx = SHN_UNDEF;
+	    input_sec = bfd_und_section_ptr;
+	  }
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case bfd_link_hash_common:
+      input_sec = h->root.u.c.p->section;
+      sym.st_shndx = SHN_COMMON;
+      sym.st_value = 1 << h->root.u.c.p->alignment_power;
+      break;
+
+    case bfd_link_hash_indirect:
+      /* These symbols are created by symbol versioning.  They point
+	 to the decorated version of the name.  For example, if the
+	 symbol foo@@GNU_1.2 is the default, which should be used when
+	 foo is used with no version, then we add an indirect symbol
+	 foo which points to foo@@GNU_1.2.  We ignore these symbols,
+	 since the indirected symbol is already in the hash table.  */
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  /* Give the processor backend a chance to tweak the symbol value,
+     and also to finish up anything that needs to be done for this
+     symbol.  FIXME: Not calling elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol for
+     forced local syms when non-shared is due to a historical quirk.  */
+  if ((h->dynindx != -1
+       || (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) != 0)
+      && ((finfo->info->shared
+	   && (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) == STV_DEFAULT
+	       || h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefweak))
+	  || (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_FORCED_LOCAL) == 0)
+      && elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->dynamic_sections_created)
+    {
+      if (! ((*bed->elf_backend_finish_dynamic_symbol)
+	     (finfo->output_bfd, finfo->info, h, &sym)))
+	{
+	  eoinfo->failed = TRUE;
+	  return FALSE;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* If we are marking the symbol as undefined, and there are no
+     non-weak references to this symbol from a regular object, then
+     mark the symbol as weak undefined; if there are non-weak
+     references, mark the symbol as strong.  We can't do this earlier,
+     because it might not be marked as undefined until the
+     finish_dynamic_symbol routine gets through with it.  */
+  if (sym.st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF
+      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR) != 0
+      && (ELF_ST_BIND (sym.st_info) == STB_GLOBAL
+	  || ELF_ST_BIND (sym.st_info) == STB_WEAK))
+    {
+      int bindtype;
+
+      if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_REF_REGULAR_NONWEAK) != 0)
+	bindtype = STB_GLOBAL;
+      else
+	bindtype = STB_WEAK;
+      sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (bindtype, ELF_ST_TYPE (sym.st_info));
+    }
+
+  /* If a non-weak symbol with non-default visibility is not defined
+     locally, it is a fatal error.  */
+  if (! finfo->info->relocatable
+      && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (sym.st_other) != STV_DEFAULT
+      && ELF_ST_BIND (sym.st_info) != STB_WEAK
+      && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+      && (h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) == 0)
+    {
+      (*_bfd_error_handler)
+	(_("%s: %s symbol `%s' isn't defined"),
+	  bfd_get_filename (finfo->output_bfd),
+	  ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (sym.st_other) == STV_PROTECTED
+	  ? "protected"
+	  : ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (sym.st_other) == STV_INTERNAL
+	    ? "internal" : "hidden",
+	  h->root.root.string);
+      eoinfo->failed = TRUE;
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* If this symbol should be put in the .dynsym section, then put it
+     there now.  We already know the symbol index.  We also fill in
+     the entry in the .hash section.  */
+  if (h->dynindx != -1
+      && elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->dynamic_sections_created)
+    {
+      size_t bucketcount;
+      size_t bucket;
+      size_t hash_entry_size;
+      bfd_byte *bucketpos;
+      bfd_vma chain;
+      bfd_byte *esym;
+
+      sym.st_name = h->dynstr_index;
+      esym = finfo->dynsym_sec->contents + h->dynindx * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+      bed->s->swap_symbol_out (finfo->output_bfd, &sym, esym, 0);
+
+      bucketcount = elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->bucketcount;
+      bucket = h->elf_hash_value % bucketcount;
+      hash_entry_size
+	= elf_section_data (finfo->hash_sec)->this_hdr.sh_entsize;
+      bucketpos = ((bfd_byte *) finfo->hash_sec->contents
+		   + (bucket + 2) * hash_entry_size);
+      chain = bfd_get (8 * hash_entry_size, finfo->output_bfd, bucketpos);
+      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, finfo->output_bfd, h->dynindx, bucketpos);
+      bfd_put (8 * hash_entry_size, finfo->output_bfd, chain,
+	       ((bfd_byte *) finfo->hash_sec->contents
+		+ (bucketcount + 2 + h->dynindx) * hash_entry_size));
+
+      if (finfo->symver_sec != NULL && finfo->symver_sec->contents != NULL)
+	{
+	  Elf_Internal_Versym iversym;
+	  Elf_External_Versym *eversym;
+
+	  if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) == 0)
+	    {
+	      if (h->verinfo.verdef == NULL)
+		iversym.vs_vers = 0;
+	      else
+		iversym.vs_vers = h->verinfo.verdef->vd_exp_refno + 1;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      if (h->verinfo.vertree == NULL)
+		iversym.vs_vers = 1;
+	      else
+		iversym.vs_vers = h->verinfo.vertree->vernum + 1;
+	    }
+
+	  if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HIDDEN) != 0)
+	    iversym.vs_vers |= VERSYM_HIDDEN;
+
+	  eversym = (Elf_External_Versym *) finfo->symver_sec->contents;
+	  eversym += h->dynindx;
+	  _bfd_elf_swap_versym_out (finfo->output_bfd, &iversym, eversym);
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* If we're stripping it, then it was just a dynamic symbol, and
+     there's nothing else to do.  */
+  if (strip || (input_sec->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  h->indx = bfd_get_symcount (finfo->output_bfd);
+
+  if (! elf_link_output_sym (finfo, h->root.root.string, &sym, input_sec, h))
+    {
+      eoinfo->failed = TRUE;
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_section_ignore_discarded_relocs (asection *sec)
+{
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+
+  switch (sec->sec_info_type)
+    {
+    case ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS:
+    case ELF_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME:
+      return TRUE;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (sec->owner);
+  if (bed->elf_backend_ignore_discarded_relocs != NULL
+      && (*bed->elf_backend_ignore_discarded_relocs) (sec))
+    return TRUE;
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/* Link an input file into the linker output file.  This function
+   handles all the sections and relocations of the input file at once.
+   This is so that we only have to read the local symbols once, and
+   don't have to keep them in memory.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_link_input_bfd (struct elf_final_link_info *finfo, bfd *input_bfd)
+{
+  bfd_boolean (*relocate_section)
+    (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *, asection *, bfd_byte *,
+     Elf_Internal_Rela *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection **);
+  bfd *output_bfd;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
+  size_t locsymcount;
+  size_t extsymoff;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isymbuf;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isymend;
+  long *pindex;
+  asection **ppsection;
+  asection *o;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  bfd_boolean emit_relocs;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes;
+
+  output_bfd = finfo->output_bfd;
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
+  relocate_section = bed->elf_backend_relocate_section;
+
+  /* If this is a dynamic object, we don't want to do anything here:
+     we don't want the local symbols, and we don't want the section
+     contents.  */
+  if ((input_bfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  emit_relocs = (finfo->info->relocatable
+		 || finfo->info->emitrelocations
+		 || bed->elf_backend_emit_relocs);
+
+  symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_hdr;
+  if (elf_bad_symtab (input_bfd))
+    {
+      locsymcount = symtab_hdr->sh_size / bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+      extsymoff = 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      locsymcount = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
+      extsymoff = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
+    }
+
+  /* Read the local symbols.  */
+  isymbuf = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
+  if (isymbuf == NULL && locsymcount != 0)
+    {
+      isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr, locsymcount, 0,
+				      finfo->internal_syms,
+				      finfo->external_syms,
+				      finfo->locsym_shndx);
+      if (isymbuf == NULL)
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* Find local symbol sections and adjust values of symbols in
+     SEC_MERGE sections.  Write out those local symbols we know are
+     going into the output file.  */
+  isymend = isymbuf + locsymcount;
+  for (isym = isymbuf, pindex = finfo->indices, ppsection = finfo->sections;
+       isym < isymend;
+       isym++, pindex++, ppsection++)
+    {
+      asection *isec;
+      const char *name;
+      Elf_Internal_Sym osym;
+
+      *pindex = -1;
+
+      if (elf_bad_symtab (input_bfd))
+	{
+	  if (ELF_ST_BIND (isym->st_info) != STB_LOCAL)
+	    {
+	      *ppsection = NULL;
+	      continue;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
+	isec = bfd_und_section_ptr;
+      else if (isym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE
+	       || isym->st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
+	{
+	  isec = bfd_section_from_elf_index (input_bfd, isym->st_shndx);
+	  if (isec
+	      && isec->sec_info_type == ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE
+	      && ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info) != STT_SECTION)
+	    isym->st_value =
+	      _bfd_merged_section_offset (output_bfd, &isec,
+					  elf_section_data (isec)->sec_info,
+					  isym->st_value, 0);
+	}
+      else if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_ABS)
+	isec = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+      else if (isym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON)
+	isec = bfd_com_section_ptr;
+      else
+	{
+	  /* Who knows?  */
+	  isec = NULL;
+	}
+
+      *ppsection = isec;
+
+      /* Don't output the first, undefined, symbol.  */
+      if (ppsection == finfo->sections)
+	continue;
+
+      if (ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info) == STT_SECTION)
+	{
+	  /* We never output section symbols.  Instead, we use the
+	     section symbol of the corresponding section in the output
+	     file.  */
+	  continue;
+	}
+
+      /* If we are stripping all symbols, we don't want to output this
+	 one.  */
+      if (finfo->info->strip == strip_all)
+	continue;
+
+      /* If we are discarding all local symbols, we don't want to
+	 output this one.  If we are generating a relocatable output
+	 file, then some of the local symbols may be required by
+	 relocs; we output them below as we discover that they are
+	 needed.  */
+      if (finfo->info->discard == discard_all)
+	continue;
+
+      /* If this symbol is defined in a section which we are
+	 discarding, we don't need to keep it, but note that
+	 linker_mark is only reliable for sections that have contents.
+	 For the benefit of the MIPS ELF linker, we check SEC_EXCLUDE
+	 as well as linker_mark.  */
+      if ((isym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE || isym->st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
+	  && isec != NULL
+	  && ((! isec->linker_mark && (isec->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) != 0)
+	      || (! finfo->info->relocatable
+		  && (isec->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0)))
+	continue;
+
+      /* Get the name of the symbol.  */
+      name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (input_bfd, symtab_hdr->sh_link,
+					      isym->st_name);
+      if (name == NULL)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      /* See if we are discarding symbols with this name.  */
+      if ((finfo->info->strip == strip_some
+	   && (bfd_hash_lookup (finfo->info->keep_hash, name, FALSE, FALSE)
+	       == NULL))
+	  || (((finfo->info->discard == discard_sec_merge
+		&& (isec->flags & SEC_MERGE) && ! finfo->info->relocatable)
+	       || finfo->info->discard == discard_l)
+	      && bfd_is_local_label_name (input_bfd, name)))
+	continue;
+
+      /* If we get here, we are going to output this symbol.  */
+
+      osym = *isym;
+
+      /* Adjust the section index for the output file.  */
+      osym.st_shndx = _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (output_bfd,
+							 isec->output_section);
+      if (osym.st_shndx == SHN_BAD)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      *pindex = bfd_get_symcount (output_bfd);
+
+      /* ELF symbols in relocatable files are section relative, but
+	 in executable files they are virtual addresses.  Note that
+	 this code assumes that all ELF sections have an associated
+	 BFD section with a reasonable value for output_offset; below
+	 we assume that they also have a reasonable value for
+	 output_section.  Any special sections must be set up to meet
+	 these requirements.  */
+      osym.st_value += isec->output_offset;
+      if (! finfo->info->relocatable)
+	{
+	  osym.st_value += isec->output_section->vma;
+	  if (ELF_ST_TYPE (osym.st_info) == STT_TLS)
+	    {
+	      /* STT_TLS symbols are relative to PT_TLS segment base.  */
+	      BFD_ASSERT (elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->tls_sec != NULL);
+	      osym.st_value -= elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->tls_sec->vma;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      if (! elf_link_output_sym (finfo, name, &osym, isec, NULL))
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* Relocate the contents of each section.  */
+  sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
+  for (o = input_bfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      bfd_byte *contents;
+
+      if (! o->linker_mark)
+	{
+	  /* This section was omitted from the link.  */
+	  continue;
+	}
+
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0
+	  || (o->_raw_size == 0 && (o->flags & SEC_RELOC) == 0))
+	continue;
+
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0)
+	{
+	  /* Section was created by _bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections
+	     or somesuch.  */
+	  continue;
+	}
+
+      /* Get the contents of the section.  They have been cached by a
+	 relaxation routine.  Note that o is a section in an input
+	 file, so the contents field will not have been set by any of
+	 the routines which work on output files.  */
+      if (elf_section_data (o)->this_hdr.contents != NULL)
+	contents = elf_section_data (o)->this_hdr.contents;
+      else
+	{
+	  contents = finfo->contents;
+	  if (! bfd_get_section_contents (input_bfd, o, contents, 0,
+					  o->_raw_size))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0)
+	{
+	  Elf_Internal_Rela *internal_relocs;
+	  bfd_vma r_type_mask;
+	  int r_sym_shift;
+
+	  /* Get the swapped relocs.  */
+	  internal_relocs
+	    = _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs (input_bfd, o, finfo->external_relocs,
+					 finfo->internal_relocs, FALSE);
+	  if (internal_relocs == NULL
+	      && o->reloc_count > 0)
+	    return FALSE;
+
+	  if (bed->s->arch_size == 32)
+	    {
+	      r_type_mask = 0xff;
+	      r_sym_shift = 8;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      r_type_mask = 0xffffffff;
+	      r_sym_shift = 32;
+	    }
+
+	  /* Run through the relocs looking for any against symbols
+	     from discarded sections and section symbols from
+	     removed link-once sections.  Complain about relocs
+	     against discarded sections.  Zero relocs against removed
+	     link-once sections.  Preserve debug information as much
+	     as we can.  */
+	  if (!elf_section_ignore_discarded_relocs (o))
+	    {
+	      Elf_Internal_Rela *rel, *relend;
+
+	      rel = internal_relocs;
+	      relend = rel + o->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+	      for ( ; rel < relend; rel++)
+		{
+		  unsigned long r_symndx = rel->r_info >> r_sym_shift;
+		  asection *sec;
+
+		  if (r_symndx >= locsymcount
+		      || (elf_bad_symtab (input_bfd)
+			  && finfo->sections[r_symndx] == NULL))
+		    {
+		      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+		      h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - extsymoff];
+		      while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
+			     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+			h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+		      /* Complain if the definition comes from a
+			 discarded section.  */
+		      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
+		      if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+			   || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+			  && elf_discarded_section (sec))
+			{
+			  if ((o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)
+			    {
+			      BFD_ASSERT (r_symndx != 0);
+			      /* Try to preserve debug information.  */
+			      if ((o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0
+				  && sec->kept_section != NULL
+				  && sec->_raw_size == sec->kept_section->_raw_size)
+				h->root.u.def.section
+				  = sec->kept_section;
+			      else
+				memset (rel, 0, sizeof (*rel));
+			    }
+			  else
+			    finfo->info->callbacks->error_handler
+			      (LD_DEFINITION_IN_DISCARDED_SECTION,
+			       _("%T: discarded in section `%s' from %s\n"),
+			       h->root.root.string,
+			       h->root.root.string,
+			       h->root.u.def.section->name,
+			       bfd_archive_filename (h->root.u.def.section->owner));
+			}
+		    }
+		  else
+		    {
+		      sec = finfo->sections[r_symndx];
+
+		      if (sec != NULL && elf_discarded_section (sec))
+			{
+			  if ((o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0
+			      || (sec->flags & SEC_LINK_ONCE) != 0)
+			    {
+			      BFD_ASSERT (r_symndx != 0);
+			      /* Try to preserve debug information.  */
+			      if ((o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0
+				  && sec->kept_section != NULL
+				  && sec->_raw_size == sec->kept_section->_raw_size)
+				finfo->sections[r_symndx]
+				  = sec->kept_section;
+			      else
+				{
+				  rel->r_info &= r_type_mask;
+				  rel->r_addend = 0;
+				}
+			    }
+			  else
+			    {
+			      static int count;
+			      int ok;
+			      char *buf;
+
+			      ok = asprintf (&buf, "local symbol %d",
+					     count++);
+			      if (ok <= 0)
+				buf = (char *) "local symbol";
+			      finfo->info->callbacks->error_handler
+				(LD_DEFINITION_IN_DISCARDED_SECTION,
+				 _("%T: discarded in section `%s' from %s\n"),
+				 buf, buf, sec->name,
+				 bfd_archive_filename (input_bfd));
+			      if (ok != -1)
+				free (buf);
+			    }
+			}
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+
+	  /* Relocate the section by invoking a back end routine.
+
+	     The back end routine is responsible for adjusting the
+	     section contents as necessary, and (if using Rela relocs
+	     and generating a relocatable output file) adjusting the
+	     reloc addend as necessary.
+
+	     The back end routine does not have to worry about setting
+	     the reloc address or the reloc symbol index.
+
+	     The back end routine is given a pointer to the swapped in
+	     internal symbols, and can access the hash table entries
+	     for the external symbols via elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd).
+
+	     When generating relocatable output, the back end routine
+	     must handle STB_LOCAL/STT_SECTION symbols specially.  The
+	     output symbol is going to be a section symbol
+	     corresponding to the output section, which will require
+	     the addend to be adjusted.  */
+
+	  if (! (*relocate_section) (output_bfd, finfo->info,
+				     input_bfd, o, contents,
+				     internal_relocs,
+				     isymbuf,
+				     finfo->sections))
+	    return FALSE;
+
+	  if (emit_relocs)
+	    {
+	      Elf_Internal_Rela *irela;
+	      Elf_Internal_Rela *irelaend;
+	      bfd_vma last_offset;
+	      struct elf_link_hash_entry **rel_hash;
+	      Elf_Internal_Shdr *input_rel_hdr, *input_rel_hdr2;
+	      unsigned int next_erel;
+	      bfd_boolean (*reloc_emitter)
+		(bfd *, asection *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, Elf_Internal_Rela *);
+	      bfd_boolean rela_normal;
+
+	      input_rel_hdr = &elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr;
+	      rela_normal = (bed->rela_normal
+			     && (input_rel_hdr->sh_entsize
+				 == bed->s->sizeof_rela));
+
+	      /* Adjust the reloc addresses and symbol indices.  */
+
+	      irela = internal_relocs;
+	      irelaend = irela + o->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+	      rel_hash = (elf_section_data (o->output_section)->rel_hashes
+			  + elf_section_data (o->output_section)->rel_count
+			  + elf_section_data (o->output_section)->rel_count2);
+	      last_offset = o->output_offset;
+	      if (!finfo->info->relocatable)
+		last_offset += o->output_section->vma;
+	      for (next_erel = 0; irela < irelaend; irela++, next_erel++)
+		{
+		  unsigned long r_symndx;
+		  asection *sec;
+		  Elf_Internal_Sym sym;
+
+		  if (next_erel == bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel)
+		    {
+		      rel_hash++;
+		      next_erel = 0;
+		    }
+
+		  irela->r_offset = _bfd_elf_section_offset (output_bfd,
+							     finfo->info, o,
+							     irela->r_offset);
+		  if (irela->r_offset >= (bfd_vma) -2)
+		    {
+		      /* This is a reloc for a deleted entry or somesuch.
+			 Turn it into an R_*_NONE reloc, at the same
+			 offset as the last reloc.  elf_eh_frame.c and
+			 elf_bfd_discard_info rely on reloc offsets
+			 being ordered.  */
+		      irela->r_offset = last_offset;
+		      irela->r_info = 0;
+		      irela->r_addend = 0;
+		      continue;
+		    }
+
+		  irela->r_offset += o->output_offset;
+
+		  /* Relocs in an executable have to be virtual addresses.  */
+		  if (!finfo->info->relocatable)
+		    irela->r_offset += o->output_section->vma;
+
+		  last_offset = irela->r_offset;
+
+		  r_symndx = irela->r_info >> r_sym_shift;
+		  if (r_symndx == STN_UNDEF)
+		    continue;
+
+		  if (r_symndx >= locsymcount
+		      || (elf_bad_symtab (input_bfd)
+			  && finfo->sections[r_symndx] == NULL))
+		    {
+		      struct elf_link_hash_entry *rh;
+		      unsigned long indx;
+
+		      /* This is a reloc against a global symbol.  We
+			 have not yet output all the local symbols, so
+			 we do not know the symbol index of any global
+			 symbol.  We set the rel_hash entry for this
+			 reloc to point to the global hash table entry
+			 for this symbol.  The symbol index is then
+			 set at the end of elf_bfd_final_link.  */
+		      indx = r_symndx - extsymoff;
+		      rh = elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd)[indx];
+		      while (rh->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
+			     || rh->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+			rh = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) rh->root.u.i.link;
+
+		      /* Setting the index to -2 tells
+			 elf_link_output_extsym that this symbol is
+			 used by a reloc.  */
+		      BFD_ASSERT (rh->indx < 0);
+		      rh->indx = -2;
+
+		      *rel_hash = rh;
+
+		      continue;
+		    }
+
+		  /* This is a reloc against a local symbol.  */
+
+		  *rel_hash = NULL;
+		  sym = isymbuf[r_symndx];
+		  sec = finfo->sections[r_symndx];
+		  if (ELF_ST_TYPE (sym.st_info) == STT_SECTION)
+		    {
+		      /* I suppose the backend ought to fill in the
+			 section of any STT_SECTION symbol against a
+			 processor specific section.  If we have
+			 discarded a section, the output_section will
+			 be the absolute section.  */
+		      if (bfd_is_abs_section (sec)
+			  || (sec != NULL
+			      && bfd_is_abs_section (sec->output_section)))
+			r_symndx = 0;
+		      else if (sec == NULL || sec->owner == NULL)
+			{
+			  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+			  return FALSE;
+			}
+		      else
+			{
+			  r_symndx = sec->output_section->target_index;
+			  BFD_ASSERT (r_symndx != 0);
+			}
+
+		      /* Adjust the addend according to where the
+			 section winds up in the output section.  */
+		      if (rela_normal)
+			irela->r_addend += sec->output_offset;
+		    }
+		  else
+		    {
+		      if (finfo->indices[r_symndx] == -1)
+			{
+			  unsigned long shlink;
+			  const char *name;
+			  asection *osec;
+
+			  if (finfo->info->strip == strip_all)
+			    {
+			      /* You can't do ld -r -s.  */
+			      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+			      return FALSE;
+			    }
+
+			  /* This symbol was skipped earlier, but
+			     since it is needed by a reloc, we
+			     must output it now.  */
+			  shlink = symtab_hdr->sh_link;
+			  name = (bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section
+				  (input_bfd, shlink, sym.st_name));
+			  if (name == NULL)
+			    return FALSE;
+
+			  osec = sec->output_section;
+			  sym.st_shndx =
+			    _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (output_bfd,
+							       osec);
+			  if (sym.st_shndx == SHN_BAD)
+			    return FALSE;
+
+			  sym.st_value += sec->output_offset;
+			  if (! finfo->info->relocatable)
+			    {
+			      sym.st_value += osec->vma;
+			      if (ELF_ST_TYPE (sym.st_info) == STT_TLS)
+				{
+				  /* STT_TLS symbols are relative to PT_TLS
+				     segment base.  */
+				  BFD_ASSERT (elf_hash_table (finfo->info)
+					      ->tls_sec != NULL);
+				  sym.st_value -= (elf_hash_table (finfo->info)
+						   ->tls_sec->vma);
+				}
+			    }
+
+			  finfo->indices[r_symndx]
+			    = bfd_get_symcount (output_bfd);
+
+			  if (! elf_link_output_sym (finfo, name, &sym, sec,
+						     NULL))
+			    return FALSE;
+			}
+
+		      r_symndx = finfo->indices[r_symndx];
+		    }
+
+		  irela->r_info = ((bfd_vma) r_symndx << r_sym_shift
+				   | (irela->r_info & r_type_mask));
+		}
+
+	      /* Swap out the relocs.  */
+	      if (bed->elf_backend_emit_relocs
+		  && !(finfo->info->relocatable
+		       || finfo->info->emitrelocations))
+		reloc_emitter = bed->elf_backend_emit_relocs;
+	      else
+		reloc_emitter = _bfd_elf_link_output_relocs;
+
+	      if (input_rel_hdr->sh_size != 0
+		  && ! (*reloc_emitter) (output_bfd, o, input_rel_hdr,
+					 internal_relocs))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	      input_rel_hdr2 = elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr2;
+	      if (input_rel_hdr2 && input_rel_hdr2->sh_size != 0)
+		{
+		  internal_relocs += (NUM_SHDR_ENTRIES (input_rel_hdr)
+				      * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel);
+		  if (! (*reloc_emitter) (output_bfd, o, input_rel_hdr2,
+					  internal_relocs))
+		    return FALSE;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+
+      /* Write out the modified section contents.  */
+      if (bed->elf_backend_write_section
+	  && (*bed->elf_backend_write_section) (output_bfd, o, contents))
+	{
+	  /* Section written out.  */
+	}
+      else switch (o->sec_info_type)
+	{
+	case ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS:
+	  if (! (_bfd_write_section_stabs
+		 (output_bfd,
+		  &elf_hash_table (finfo->info)->stab_info,
+		  o, &elf_section_data (o)->sec_info, contents)))
+	    return FALSE;
+	  break;
+	case ELF_INFO_TYPE_MERGE:
+	  if (! _bfd_write_merged_section (output_bfd, o,
+					   elf_section_data (o)->sec_info))
+	    return FALSE;
+	  break;
+	case ELF_INFO_TYPE_EH_FRAME:
+	  {
+	    if (! _bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame (output_bfd, finfo->info,
+						   o, contents))
+	      return FALSE;
+	  }
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  {
+	    bfd_size_type sec_size;
+
+	    sec_size = (o->_cooked_size != 0 ? o->_cooked_size : o->_raw_size);
+	    if (! (o->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE)
+		&& ! bfd_set_section_contents (output_bfd, o->output_section,
+					       contents,
+					       (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
+					       sec_size))
+	      return FALSE;
+	  }
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Generate a reloc when linking an ELF file.  This is a reloc
+   requested by the linker, and does come from any input file.  This
+   is used to build constructor and destructor tables when linking
+   with -Ur.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_reloc_link_order (bfd *output_bfd,
+		      struct bfd_link_info *info,
+		      asection *output_section,
+		      struct bfd_link_order *link_order)
+{
+  reloc_howto_type *howto;
+  long indx;
+  bfd_vma offset;
+  bfd_vma addend;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry **rel_hash_ptr;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *rel_hdr;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (output_bfd);
+  Elf_Internal_Rela irel[MAX_INT_RELS_PER_EXT_REL];
+  bfd_byte *erel;
+  unsigned int i;
+
+  howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (output_bfd, link_order->u.reloc.p->reloc);
+  if (howto == NULL)
+    {
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  addend = link_order->u.reloc.p->addend;
+
+  /* Figure out the symbol index.  */
+  rel_hash_ptr = (elf_section_data (output_section)->rel_hashes
+		  + elf_section_data (output_section)->rel_count
+		  + elf_section_data (output_section)->rel_count2);
+  if (link_order->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order)
+    {
+      indx = link_order->u.reloc.p->u.section->target_index;
+      BFD_ASSERT (indx != 0);
+      *rel_hash_ptr = NULL;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+      /* Treat a reloc against a defined symbol as though it were
+	 actually against the section.  */
+      h = ((struct elf_link_hash_entry *)
+	   bfd_wrapped_link_hash_lookup (output_bfd, info,
+					 link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name,
+					 FALSE, FALSE, TRUE));
+      if (h != NULL
+	  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+	{
+	  asection *section;
+
+	  section = h->root.u.def.section;
+	  indx = section->output_section->target_index;
+	  *rel_hash_ptr = NULL;
+	  /* It seems that we ought to add the symbol value to the
+	     addend here, but in practice it has already been added
+	     because it was passed to constructor_callback.  */
+	  addend += section->output_section->vma + section->output_offset;
+	}
+      else if (h != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* Setting the index to -2 tells elf_link_output_extsym that
+	     this symbol is used by a reloc.  */
+	  h->indx = -2;
+	  *rel_hash_ptr = h;
+	  indx = 0;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (! ((*info->callbacks->unattached_reloc)
+		 (info, link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name, NULL, NULL, 0)))
+	    return FALSE;
+	  indx = 0;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* If this is an inplace reloc, we must write the addend into the
+     object file.  */
+  if (howto->partial_inplace && addend != 0)
+    {
+      bfd_size_type size;
+      bfd_reloc_status_type rstat;
+      bfd_byte *buf;
+      bfd_boolean ok;
+      const char *sym_name;
+
+      size = bfd_get_reloc_size (howto);
+      buf = bfd_zmalloc (size);
+      if (buf == NULL)
+	return FALSE;
+      rstat = _bfd_relocate_contents (howto, output_bfd, addend, buf);
+      switch (rstat)
+	{
+	case bfd_reloc_ok:
+	  break;
+
+	default:
+	case bfd_reloc_outofrange:
+	  abort ();
+
+	case bfd_reloc_overflow:
+	  if (link_order->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order)
+	    sym_name = bfd_section_name (output_bfd,
+					 link_order->u.reloc.p->u.section);
+	  else
+	    sym_name = link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name;
+	  if (! ((*info->callbacks->reloc_overflow)
+		 (info, sym_name, howto->name, addend, NULL, NULL, 0)))
+	    {
+	      free (buf);
+	      return FALSE;
+	    }
+	  break;
+	}
+      ok = bfd_set_section_contents (output_bfd, output_section, buf,
+				     link_order->offset, size);
+      free (buf);
+      if (! ok)
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* The address of a reloc is relative to the section in a
+     relocatable file, and is a virtual address in an executable
+     file.  */
+  offset = link_order->offset;
+  if (! info->relocatable)
+    offset += output_section->vma;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel; i++)
+    {
+      irel[i].r_offset = offset;
+      irel[i].r_info = 0;
+      irel[i].r_addend = 0;
+    }
+  if (bed->s->arch_size == 32)
+    irel[0].r_info = ELF32_R_INFO (indx, howto->type);
+  else
+    irel[0].r_info = ELF64_R_INFO (indx, howto->type);
+
+  rel_hdr = &elf_section_data (output_section)->rel_hdr;
+  erel = rel_hdr->contents;
+  if (rel_hdr->sh_type == SHT_REL)
+    {
+      erel += (elf_section_data (output_section)->rel_count
+	       * bed->s->sizeof_rel);
+      (*bed->s->swap_reloc_out) (output_bfd, irel, erel);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      irel[0].r_addend = addend;
+      erel += (elf_section_data (output_section)->rel_count
+	       * bed->s->sizeof_rela);
+      (*bed->s->swap_reloca_out) (output_bfd, irel, erel);
+    }
+
+  ++elf_section_data (output_section)->rel_count;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Do the final step of an ELF link.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  bfd_boolean dynamic;
+  bfd_boolean emit_relocs;
+  bfd *dynobj;
+  struct elf_final_link_info finfo;
+  register asection *o;
+  register struct bfd_link_order *p;
+  register bfd *sub;
+  bfd_size_type max_contents_size;
+  bfd_size_type max_external_reloc_size;
+  bfd_size_type max_internal_reloc_count;
+  bfd_size_type max_sym_count;
+  bfd_size_type max_sym_shndx_count;
+  file_ptr off;
+  Elf_Internal_Sym elfsym;
+  unsigned int i;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_shndx_hdr;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *symstrtab_hdr;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  struct elf_outext_info eoinfo;
+  bfd_boolean merged;
+  size_t relativecount = 0;
+  asection *reldyn = 0;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
+
+  if (! is_elf_hash_table (info->hash))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (info->shared)
+    abfd->flags |= DYNAMIC;
+
+  dynamic = elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created;
+  dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
+
+  emit_relocs = (info->relocatable
+		 || info->emitrelocations
+		 || bed->elf_backend_emit_relocs);
+
+  finfo.info = info;
+  finfo.output_bfd = abfd;
+  finfo.symstrtab = _bfd_elf_stringtab_init ();
+  if (finfo.symstrtab == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (! dynamic)
+    {
+      finfo.dynsym_sec = NULL;
+      finfo.hash_sec = NULL;
+      finfo.symver_sec = NULL;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      finfo.dynsym_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynsym");
+      finfo.hash_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".hash");
+      BFD_ASSERT (finfo.dynsym_sec != NULL && finfo.hash_sec != NULL);
+      finfo.symver_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version");
+      /* Note that it is OK if symver_sec is NULL.  */
+    }
+
+  finfo.contents = NULL;
+  finfo.external_relocs = NULL;
+  finfo.internal_relocs = NULL;
+  finfo.external_syms = NULL;
+  finfo.locsym_shndx = NULL;
+  finfo.internal_syms = NULL;
+  finfo.indices = NULL;
+  finfo.sections = NULL;
+  finfo.symbuf = NULL;
+  finfo.symshndxbuf = NULL;
+  finfo.symbuf_count = 0;
+  finfo.shndxbuf_size = 0;
+
+  /* Count up the number of relocations we will output for each output
+     section, so that we know the sizes of the reloc sections.  We
+     also figure out some maximum sizes.  */
+  max_contents_size = 0;
+  max_external_reloc_size = 0;
+  max_internal_reloc_count = 0;
+  max_sym_count = 0;
+  max_sym_shndx_count = 0;
+  merged = FALSE;
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      struct bfd_elf_section_data *esdo = elf_section_data (o);
+      o->reloc_count = 0;
+
+      for (p = o->link_order_head; p != NULL; p = p->next)
+	{
+	  unsigned int reloc_count = 0;
+	  struct bfd_elf_section_data *esdi = NULL;
+	  unsigned int *rel_count1;
+
+	  if (p->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order
+	      || p->type == bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order)
+	    reloc_count = 1;
+	  else if (p->type == bfd_indirect_link_order)
+	    {
+	      asection *sec;
+
+	      sec = p->u.indirect.section;
+	      esdi = elf_section_data (sec);
+
+	      /* Mark all sections which are to be included in the
+		 link.  This will normally be every section.  We need
+		 to do this so that we can identify any sections which
+		 the linker has decided to not include.  */
+	      sec->linker_mark = TRUE;
+
+	      if (sec->flags & SEC_MERGE)
+		merged = TRUE;
+
+	      if (info->relocatable || info->emitrelocations)
+		reloc_count = sec->reloc_count;
+	      else if (bed->elf_backend_count_relocs)
+		{
+		  Elf_Internal_Rela * relocs;
+
+		  relocs = _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs (abfd, sec, NULL, NULL,
+						      info->keep_memory);
+
+		  reloc_count = (*bed->elf_backend_count_relocs) (sec, relocs);
+
+		  if (elf_section_data (o)->relocs != relocs)
+		    free (relocs);
+		}
+
+	      if (sec->_raw_size > max_contents_size)
+		max_contents_size = sec->_raw_size;
+	      if (sec->_cooked_size > max_contents_size)
+		max_contents_size = sec->_cooked_size;
+
+	      /* We are interested in just local symbols, not all
+		 symbols.  */
+	      if (bfd_get_flavour (sec->owner) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
+		  && (sec->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0)
+		{
+		  size_t sym_count;
+
+		  if (elf_bad_symtab (sec->owner))
+		    sym_count = (elf_tdata (sec->owner)->symtab_hdr.sh_size
+				 / bed->s->sizeof_sym);
+		  else
+		    sym_count = elf_tdata (sec->owner)->symtab_hdr.sh_info;
+
+		  if (sym_count > max_sym_count)
+		    max_sym_count = sym_count;
+
+		  if (sym_count > max_sym_shndx_count
+		      && elf_symtab_shndx (sec->owner) != 0)
+		    max_sym_shndx_count = sym_count;
+
+		  if ((sec->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0)
+		    {
+		      size_t ext_size;
+
+		      ext_size = elf_section_data (sec)->rel_hdr.sh_size;
+		      if (ext_size > max_external_reloc_size)
+			max_external_reloc_size = ext_size;
+		      if (sec->reloc_count > max_internal_reloc_count)
+			max_internal_reloc_count = sec->reloc_count;
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+
+	  if (reloc_count == 0)
+	    continue;
+
+	  o->reloc_count += reloc_count;
+
+	  /* MIPS may have a mix of REL and RELA relocs on sections.
+	     To support this curious ABI we keep reloc counts in
+	     elf_section_data too.  We must be careful to add the
+	     relocations from the input section to the right output
+	     count.  FIXME: Get rid of one count.  We have
+	     o->reloc_count == esdo->rel_count + esdo->rel_count2.  */
+	  rel_count1 = &esdo->rel_count;
+	  if (esdi != NULL)
+	    {
+	      bfd_boolean same_size;
+	      bfd_size_type entsize1;
+
+	      entsize1 = esdi->rel_hdr.sh_entsize;
+	      BFD_ASSERT (entsize1 == bed->s->sizeof_rel
+			  || entsize1 == bed->s->sizeof_rela);
+	      same_size = !o->use_rela_p == (entsize1 == bed->s->sizeof_rel);
+
+	      if (!same_size)
+		rel_count1 = &esdo->rel_count2;
+
+	      if (esdi->rel_hdr2 != NULL)
+		{
+		  bfd_size_type entsize2 = esdi->rel_hdr2->sh_entsize;
+		  unsigned int alt_count;
+		  unsigned int *rel_count2;
+
+		  BFD_ASSERT (entsize2 != entsize1
+			      && (entsize2 == bed->s->sizeof_rel
+				  || entsize2 == bed->s->sizeof_rela));
+
+		  rel_count2 = &esdo->rel_count2;
+		  if (!same_size)
+		    rel_count2 = &esdo->rel_count;
+
+		  /* The following is probably too simplistic if the
+		     backend counts output relocs unusually.  */
+		  BFD_ASSERT (bed->elf_backend_count_relocs == NULL);
+		  alt_count = NUM_SHDR_ENTRIES (esdi->rel_hdr2);
+		  *rel_count2 += alt_count;
+		  reloc_count -= alt_count;
+		}
+	    }
+	  *rel_count1 += reloc_count;
+	}
+
+      if (o->reloc_count > 0)
+	o->flags |= SEC_RELOC;
+      else
+	{
+	  /* Explicitly clear the SEC_RELOC flag.  The linker tends to
+	     set it (this is probably a bug) and if it is set
+	     assign_section_numbers will create a reloc section.  */
+	  o->flags &=~ SEC_RELOC;
+	}
+
+      /* If the SEC_ALLOC flag is not set, force the section VMA to
+	 zero.  This is done in elf_fake_sections as well, but forcing
+	 the VMA to 0 here will ensure that relocs against these
+	 sections are handled correctly.  */
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0
+	  && ! o->user_set_vma)
+	o->vma = 0;
+    }
+
+  if (! info->relocatable && merged)
+    elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+			    _bfd_elf_link_sec_merge_syms, abfd);
+
+  /* Figure out the file positions for everything but the symbol table
+     and the relocs.  We set symcount to force assign_section_numbers
+     to create a symbol table.  */
+  bfd_get_symcount (abfd) = info->strip == strip_all ? 0 : 1;
+  BFD_ASSERT (! abfd->output_has_begun);
+  if (! _bfd_elf_compute_section_file_positions (abfd, info))
+    goto error_return;
+
+  /* That created the reloc sections.  Set their sizes, and assign
+     them file positions, and allocate some buffers.  */
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0)
+	{
+	  if (!(_bfd_elf_link_size_reloc_section
+		(abfd, &elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr, o)))
+	    goto error_return;
+
+	  if (elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr2
+	      && !(_bfd_elf_link_size_reloc_section
+		   (abfd, elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr2, o)))
+	    goto error_return;
+	}
+
+      /* Now, reset REL_COUNT and REL_COUNT2 so that we can use them
+	 to count upwards while actually outputting the relocations.  */
+      elf_section_data (o)->rel_count = 0;
+      elf_section_data (o)->rel_count2 = 0;
+    }
+
+  _bfd_elf_assign_file_positions_for_relocs (abfd);
+
+  /* We have now assigned file positions for all the sections except
+     .symtab and .strtab.  We start the .symtab section at the current
+     file position, and write directly to it.  We build the .strtab
+     section in memory.  */
+  bfd_get_symcount (abfd) = 0;
+  symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
+  /* sh_name is set in prep_headers.  */
+  symtab_hdr->sh_type = SHT_SYMTAB;
+  /* sh_flags, sh_addr and sh_size all start off zero.  */
+  symtab_hdr->sh_entsize = bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+  /* sh_link is set in assign_section_numbers.  */
+  /* sh_info is set below.  */
+  /* sh_offset is set just below.  */
+  symtab_hdr->sh_addralign = 1 << bed->s->log_file_align;
+
+  off = elf_tdata (abfd)->next_file_pos;
+  off = _bfd_elf_assign_file_position_for_section (symtab_hdr, off, TRUE);
+
+  /* Note that at this point elf_tdata (abfd)->next_file_pos is
+     incorrect.  We do not yet know the size of the .symtab section.
+     We correct next_file_pos below, after we do know the size.  */
+
+  /* Allocate a buffer to hold swapped out symbols.  This is to avoid
+     continuously seeking to the right position in the file.  */
+  if (! info->keep_memory || max_sym_count < 20)
+    finfo.symbuf_size = 20;
+  else
+    finfo.symbuf_size = max_sym_count;
+  amt = finfo.symbuf_size;
+  amt *= bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+  finfo.symbuf = bfd_malloc (amt);
+  if (finfo.symbuf == NULL)
+    goto error_return;
+  if (elf_numsections (abfd) > SHN_LORESERVE)
+    {
+      /* Wild guess at number of output symbols.  realloc'd as needed.  */
+      amt = 2 * max_sym_count + elf_numsections (abfd) + 1000;
+      finfo.shndxbuf_size = amt;
+      amt *= sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      finfo.symshndxbuf = bfd_zmalloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.symshndxbuf == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  /* Start writing out the symbol table.  The first symbol is always a
+     dummy symbol.  */
+  if (info->strip != strip_all
+      || emit_relocs)
+    {
+      elfsym.st_value = 0;
+      elfsym.st_size = 0;
+      elfsym.st_info = 0;
+      elfsym.st_other = 0;
+      elfsym.st_shndx = SHN_UNDEF;
+      if (! elf_link_output_sym (&finfo, NULL, &elfsym, bfd_und_section_ptr,
+				 NULL))
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+#if 0
+  /* Some standard ELF linkers do this, but we don't because it causes
+     bootstrap comparison failures.  */
+  /* Output a file symbol for the output file as the second symbol.
+     We output this even if we are discarding local symbols, although
+     I'm not sure if this is correct.  */
+  elfsym.st_value = 0;
+  elfsym.st_size = 0;
+  elfsym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_LOCAL, STT_FILE);
+  elfsym.st_other = 0;
+  elfsym.st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
+  if (! elf_link_output_sym (&finfo, bfd_get_filename (abfd),
+			     &elfsym, bfd_abs_section_ptr, NULL))
+    goto error_return;
+#endif
+
+  /* Output a symbol for each section.  We output these even if we are
+     discarding local symbols, since they are used for relocs.  These
+     symbols have no names.  We store the index of each one in the
+     index field of the section, so that we can find it again when
+     outputting relocs.  */
+  if (info->strip != strip_all
+      || emit_relocs)
+    {
+      elfsym.st_size = 0;
+      elfsym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_LOCAL, STT_SECTION);
+      elfsym.st_other = 0;
+      for (i = 1; i < elf_numsections (abfd); i++)
+	{
+	  o = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd, i);
+	  if (o != NULL)
+	    o->target_index = bfd_get_symcount (abfd);
+	  elfsym.st_shndx = i;
+	  if (info->relocatable || o == NULL)
+	    elfsym.st_value = 0;
+	  else
+	    elfsym.st_value = o->vma;
+	  if (! elf_link_output_sym (&finfo, NULL, &elfsym, o, NULL))
+	    goto error_return;
+	  if (i == SHN_LORESERVE - 1)
+	    i += SHN_HIRESERVE + 1 - SHN_LORESERVE;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Allocate some memory to hold information read in from the input
+     files.  */
+  if (max_contents_size != 0)
+    {
+      finfo.contents = bfd_malloc (max_contents_size);
+      if (finfo.contents == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (max_external_reloc_size != 0)
+    {
+      finfo.external_relocs = bfd_malloc (max_external_reloc_size);
+      if (finfo.external_relocs == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (max_internal_reloc_count != 0)
+    {
+      amt = max_internal_reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+      amt *= sizeof (Elf_Internal_Rela);
+      finfo.internal_relocs = bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.internal_relocs == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (max_sym_count != 0)
+    {
+      amt = max_sym_count * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+      finfo.external_syms = bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.external_syms == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+
+      amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Sym);
+      finfo.internal_syms = bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.internal_syms == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+
+      amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (long);
+      finfo.indices = bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.indices == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+
+      amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (asection *);
+      finfo.sections = bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.sections == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (max_sym_shndx_count != 0)
+    {
+      amt = max_sym_shndx_count * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      finfo.locsym_shndx = bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (finfo.locsym_shndx == NULL)
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (elf_hash_table (info)->tls_sec)
+    {
+      bfd_vma base, end = 0;
+      asection *sec;
+
+      for (sec = elf_hash_table (info)->tls_sec;
+	   sec && (sec->flags & SEC_THREAD_LOCAL);
+	   sec = sec->next)
+	{
+	  bfd_vma size = sec->_raw_size;
+
+	  if (size == 0 && (sec->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0)
+	    {
+	      struct bfd_link_order *o;
+
+	      for (o = sec->link_order_head; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+		if (size < o->offset + o->size)
+		  size = o->offset + o->size;
+	    }
+	  end = sec->vma + size;
+	}
+      base = elf_hash_table (info)->tls_sec->vma;
+      end = align_power (end, elf_hash_table (info)->tls_sec->alignment_power);
+      elf_hash_table (info)->tls_size = end - base;
+    }
+
+  /* Since ELF permits relocations to be against local symbols, we
+     must have the local symbols available when we do the relocations.
+     Since we would rather only read the local symbols once, and we
+     would rather not keep them in memory, we handle all the
+     relocations for a single input file at the same time.
+
+     Unfortunately, there is no way to know the total number of local
+     symbols until we have seen all of them, and the local symbol
+     indices precede the global symbol indices.  This means that when
+     we are generating relocatable output, and we see a reloc against
+     a global symbol, we can not know the symbol index until we have
+     finished examining all the local symbols to see which ones we are
+     going to output.  To deal with this, we keep the relocations in
+     memory, and don't output them until the end of the link.  This is
+     an unfortunate waste of memory, but I don't see a good way around
+     it.  Fortunately, it only happens when performing a relocatable
+     link, which is not the common case.  FIXME: If keep_memory is set
+     we could write the relocs out and then read them again; I don't
+     know how bad the memory loss will be.  */
+
+  for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link_next)
+    sub->output_has_begun = FALSE;
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      for (p = o->link_order_head; p != NULL; p = p->next)
+	{
+	  if (p->type == bfd_indirect_link_order
+	      && (bfd_get_flavour ((sub = p->u.indirect.section->owner))
+		  == bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+	      && elf_elfheader (sub)->e_ident[EI_CLASS] == bed->s->elfclass)
+	    {
+	      if (! sub->output_has_begun)
+		{
+		  if (! elf_link_input_bfd (&finfo, sub))
+		    goto error_return;
+		  sub->output_has_begun = TRUE;
+		}
+	    }
+	  else if (p->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order
+		   || p->type == bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order)
+	    {
+	      if (! elf_reloc_link_order (abfd, info, o, p))
+		goto error_return;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      if (! _bfd_default_link_order (abfd, info, o, p))
+		goto error_return;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Output any global symbols that got converted to local in a
+     version script or due to symbol visibility.  We do this in a
+     separate step since ELF requires all local symbols to appear
+     prior to any global symbols.  FIXME: We should only do this if
+     some global symbols were, in fact, converted to become local.
+     FIXME: Will this work correctly with the Irix 5 linker?  */
+  eoinfo.failed = FALSE;
+  eoinfo.finfo = &finfo;
+  eoinfo.localsyms = TRUE;
+  elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info), elf_link_output_extsym,
+			  &eoinfo);
+  if (eoinfo.failed)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* That wrote out all the local symbols.  Finish up the symbol table
+     with the global symbols. Even if we want to strip everything we
+     can, we still need to deal with those global symbols that got
+     converted to local in a version script.  */
+
+  /* The sh_info field records the index of the first non local symbol.  */
+  symtab_hdr->sh_info = bfd_get_symcount (abfd);
+
+  if (dynamic
+      && finfo.dynsym_sec->output_section != bfd_abs_section_ptr)
+    {
+      Elf_Internal_Sym sym;
+      bfd_byte *dynsym = finfo.dynsym_sec->contents;
+      long last_local = 0;
+
+      /* Write out the section symbols for the output sections.  */
+      if (info->shared)
+	{
+	  asection *s;
+
+	  sym.st_size = 0;
+	  sym.st_name = 0;
+	  sym.st_info = ELF_ST_INFO (STB_LOCAL, STT_SECTION);
+	  sym.st_other = 0;
+
+	  for (s = abfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+	    {
+	      int indx;
+	      bfd_byte *dest;
+	      long dynindx;
+
+	      indx = elf_section_data (s)->this_idx;
+	      dynindx = elf_section_data (s)->dynindx;
+	      BFD_ASSERT (indx > 0);
+	      sym.st_shndx = indx;
+	      sym.st_value = s->vma;
+	      dest = dynsym + dynindx * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+	      bed->s->swap_symbol_out (abfd, &sym, dest, 0);
+	    }
+
+	  last_local = bfd_count_sections (abfd);
+	}
+
+      /* Write out the local dynsyms.  */
+      if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynlocal)
+	{
+	  struct elf_link_local_dynamic_entry *e;
+	  for (e = elf_hash_table (info)->dynlocal; e ; e = e->next)
+	    {
+	      asection *s;
+	      bfd_byte *dest;
+
+	      sym.st_size = e->isym.st_size;
+	      sym.st_other = e->isym.st_other;
+
+	      /* Copy the internal symbol as is.
+		 Note that we saved a word of storage and overwrote
+		 the original st_name with the dynstr_index.  */
+	      sym = e->isym;
+
+	      if (e->isym.st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF
+		  && (e->isym.st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE
+		      || e->isym.st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE))
+		{
+		  s = bfd_section_from_elf_index (e->input_bfd,
+						  e->isym.st_shndx);
+
+		  sym.st_shndx =
+		    elf_section_data (s->output_section)->this_idx;
+		  sym.st_value = (s->output_section->vma
+				  + s->output_offset
+				  + e->isym.st_value);
+		}
+
+	      if (last_local < e->dynindx)
+		last_local = e->dynindx;
+
+	      dest = dynsym + e->dynindx * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+	      bed->s->swap_symbol_out (abfd, &sym, dest, 0);
+	    }
+	}
+
+      elf_section_data (finfo.dynsym_sec->output_section)->this_hdr.sh_info =
+	last_local + 1;
+    }
+
+  /* We get the global symbols from the hash table.  */
+  eoinfo.failed = FALSE;
+  eoinfo.localsyms = FALSE;
+  eoinfo.finfo = &finfo;
+  elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info), elf_link_output_extsym,
+			  &eoinfo);
+  if (eoinfo.failed)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* If backend needs to output some symbols not present in the hash
+     table, do it now.  */
+  if (bed->elf_backend_output_arch_syms)
+    {
+      typedef bfd_boolean (*out_sym_func)
+	(void *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection *,
+	 struct elf_link_hash_entry *);
+
+      if (! ((*bed->elf_backend_output_arch_syms)
+	     (abfd, info, &finfo, (out_sym_func) elf_link_output_sym)))
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* Flush all symbols to the file.  */
+  if (! elf_link_flush_output_syms (&finfo, bed))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Now we know the size of the symtab section.  */
+  off += symtab_hdr->sh_size;
+
+  symtab_shndx_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
+  if (symtab_shndx_hdr->sh_name != 0)
+    {
+      symtab_shndx_hdr->sh_type = SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX;
+      symtab_shndx_hdr->sh_entsize = sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      symtab_shndx_hdr->sh_addralign = sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      amt = bfd_get_symcount (abfd) * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
+      symtab_shndx_hdr->sh_size = amt;
+
+      off = _bfd_elf_assign_file_position_for_section (symtab_shndx_hdr,
+						       off, TRUE);
+
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, symtab_shndx_hdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
+	  || (bfd_bwrite (finfo.symshndxbuf, amt, abfd) != amt))
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+
+  /* Finish up and write out the symbol string table (.strtab)
+     section.  */
+  symstrtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->strtab_hdr;
+  /* sh_name was set in prep_headers.  */
+  symstrtab_hdr->sh_type = SHT_STRTAB;
+  symstrtab_hdr->sh_flags = 0;
+  symstrtab_hdr->sh_addr = 0;
+  symstrtab_hdr->sh_size = _bfd_stringtab_size (finfo.symstrtab);
+  symstrtab_hdr->sh_entsize = 0;
+  symstrtab_hdr->sh_link = 0;
+  symstrtab_hdr->sh_info = 0;
+  /* sh_offset is set just below.  */
+  symstrtab_hdr->sh_addralign = 1;
+
+  off = _bfd_elf_assign_file_position_for_section (symstrtab_hdr, off, TRUE);
+  elf_tdata (abfd)->next_file_pos = off;
+
+  if (bfd_get_symcount (abfd) > 0)
+    {
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, symstrtab_hdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
+	  || ! _bfd_stringtab_emit (abfd, finfo.symstrtab))
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* Adjust the relocs to have the correct symbol indices.  */
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) == 0)
+	continue;
+
+      elf_link_adjust_relocs (abfd, &elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr,
+			      elf_section_data (o)->rel_count,
+			      elf_section_data (o)->rel_hashes);
+      if (elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr2 != NULL)
+	elf_link_adjust_relocs (abfd, elf_section_data (o)->rel_hdr2,
+				elf_section_data (o)->rel_count2,
+				(elf_section_data (o)->rel_hashes
+				 + elf_section_data (o)->rel_count));
+
+      /* Set the reloc_count field to 0 to prevent write_relocs from
+	 trying to swap the relocs out itself.  */
+      o->reloc_count = 0;
+    }
+
+  if (dynamic && info->combreloc && dynobj != NULL)
+    relativecount = elf_link_sort_relocs (abfd, info, &reldyn);
+
+  /* If we are linking against a dynamic object, or generating a
+     shared library, finish up the dynamic linking information.  */
+  if (dynamic)
+    {
+      bfd_byte *dyncon, *dynconend;
+
+      /* Fix up .dynamic entries.  */
+      o = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      BFD_ASSERT (o != NULL);
+
+      dyncon = o->contents;
+      dynconend = o->contents + o->_raw_size;
+      for (; dyncon < dynconend; dyncon += bed->s->sizeof_dyn)
+	{
+	  Elf_Internal_Dyn dyn;
+	  const char *name;
+	  unsigned int type;
+
+	  bed->s->swap_dyn_in (dynobj, dyncon, &dyn);
+
+	  switch (dyn.d_tag)
+	    {
+	    default:
+	      continue;
+	    case DT_NULL:
+	      if (relativecount > 0 && dyncon + bed->s->sizeof_dyn < dynconend)
+		{
+		  switch (elf_section_data (reldyn)->this_hdr.sh_type)
+		    {
+		    case SHT_REL: dyn.d_tag = DT_RELCOUNT; break;
+		    case SHT_RELA: dyn.d_tag = DT_RELACOUNT; break;
+		    default: continue;
+		    }
+		  dyn.d_un.d_val = relativecount;
+		  relativecount = 0;
+		  break;
+		}
+	      continue;
+
+	    case DT_INIT:
+	      name = info->init_function;
+	      goto get_sym;
+	    case DT_FINI:
+	      name = info->fini_function;
+	    get_sym:
+	      {
+		struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+		h = elf_link_hash_lookup (elf_hash_table (info), name,
+					  FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
+		if (h != NULL
+		    && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+			|| h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+		  {
+		    dyn.d_un.d_val = h->root.u.def.value;
+		    o = h->root.u.def.section;
+		    if (o->output_section != NULL)
+		      dyn.d_un.d_val += (o->output_section->vma
+					 + o->output_offset);
+		    else
+		      {
+			/* The symbol is imported from another shared
+			   library and does not apply to this one.  */
+			dyn.d_un.d_val = 0;
+		      }
+		    break;
+		  }
+	      }
+	      continue;
+
+	    case DT_PREINIT_ARRAYSZ:
+	      name = ".preinit_array";
+	      goto get_size;
+	    case DT_INIT_ARRAYSZ:
+	      name = ".init_array";
+	      goto get_size;
+	    case DT_FINI_ARRAYSZ:
+	      name = ".fini_array";
+	    get_size:
+	      o = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name);
+	      if (o == NULL)
+		{
+		  (*_bfd_error_handler)
+		    (_("%s: could not find output section %s"),
+		     bfd_get_filename (abfd), name);
+		  goto error_return;
+		}
+	      if (o->_raw_size == 0)
+		(*_bfd_error_handler)
+		  (_("warning: %s section has zero size"), name);
+	      dyn.d_un.d_val = o->_raw_size;
+	      break;
+
+	    case DT_PREINIT_ARRAY:
+	      name = ".preinit_array";
+	      goto get_vma;
+	    case DT_INIT_ARRAY:
+	      name = ".init_array";
+	      goto get_vma;
+	    case DT_FINI_ARRAY:
+	      name = ".fini_array";
+	      goto get_vma;
+
+	    case DT_HASH:
+	      name = ".hash";
+	      goto get_vma;
+	    case DT_STRTAB:
+	      name = ".dynstr";
+	      goto get_vma;
+	    case DT_SYMTAB:
+	      name = ".dynsym";
+	      goto get_vma;
+	    case DT_VERDEF:
+	      name = ".gnu.version_d";
+	      goto get_vma;
+	    case DT_VERNEED:
+	      name = ".gnu.version_r";
+	      goto get_vma;
+	    case DT_VERSYM:
+	      name = ".gnu.version";
+	    get_vma:
+	      o = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name);
+	      if (o == NULL)
+		{
+		  (*_bfd_error_handler)
+		    (_("%s: could not find output section %s"),
+		     bfd_get_filename (abfd), name);
+		  goto error_return;
+		}
+	      dyn.d_un.d_ptr = o->vma;
+	      break;
+
+	    case DT_REL:
+	    case DT_RELA:
+	    case DT_RELSZ:
+	    case DT_RELASZ:
+	      if (dyn.d_tag == DT_REL || dyn.d_tag == DT_RELSZ)
+		type = SHT_REL;
+	      else
+		type = SHT_RELA;
+	      dyn.d_un.d_val = 0;
+	      for (i = 1; i < elf_numsections (abfd); i++)
+		{
+		  Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
+
+		  hdr = elf_elfsections (abfd)[i];
+		  if (hdr->sh_type == type
+		      && (hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) != 0)
+		    {
+		      if (dyn.d_tag == DT_RELSZ || dyn.d_tag == DT_RELASZ)
+			dyn.d_un.d_val += hdr->sh_size;
+		      else
+			{
+			  if (dyn.d_un.d_val == 0
+			      || hdr->sh_addr < dyn.d_un.d_val)
+			    dyn.d_un.d_val = hdr->sh_addr;
+			}
+		    }
+		}
+	      break;
+	    }
+	  bed->s->swap_dyn_out (dynobj, &dyn, dyncon);
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* If we have created any dynamic sections, then output them.  */
+  if (dynobj != NULL)
+    {
+      if (! (*bed->elf_backend_finish_dynamic_sections) (abfd, info))
+	goto error_return;
+
+      for (o = dynobj->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+	{
+	  if ((o->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0
+	      || o->_raw_size == 0
+	      || o->output_section == bfd_abs_section_ptr)
+	    continue;
+	  if ((o->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) == 0)
+	    {
+	      /* At this point, we are only interested in sections
+		 created by _bfd_elf_link_create_dynamic_sections.  */
+	      continue;
+	    }
+	  if ((elf_section_data (o->output_section)->this_hdr.sh_type
+	       != SHT_STRTAB)
+	      || strcmp (bfd_get_section_name (abfd, o), ".dynstr") != 0)
+	    {
+	      if (! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section,
+					      o->contents,
+					      (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
+					      o->_raw_size))
+		goto error_return;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      /* The contents of the .dynstr section are actually in a
+		 stringtab.  */
+	      off = elf_section_data (o->output_section)->this_hdr.sh_offset;
+	      if (bfd_seek (abfd, off, SEEK_SET) != 0
+		  || ! _bfd_elf_strtab_emit (abfd,
+					     elf_hash_table (info)->dynstr))
+		goto error_return;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (info->relocatable)
+    {
+      bfd_boolean failed = FALSE;
+
+      bfd_map_over_sections (abfd, bfd_elf_set_group_contents, &failed);
+      if (failed)
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  /* If we have optimized stabs strings, output them.  */
+  if (elf_hash_table (info)->stab_info != NULL)
+    {
+      if (! _bfd_write_stab_strings (abfd, &elf_hash_table (info)->stab_info))
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (info->eh_frame_hdr)
+    {
+      if (! _bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame_hdr (abfd, info))
+	goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  if (finfo.symstrtab != NULL)
+    _bfd_stringtab_free (finfo.symstrtab);
+  if (finfo.contents != NULL)
+    free (finfo.contents);
+  if (finfo.external_relocs != NULL)
+    free (finfo.external_relocs);
+  if (finfo.internal_relocs != NULL)
+    free (finfo.internal_relocs);
+  if (finfo.external_syms != NULL)
+    free (finfo.external_syms);
+  if (finfo.locsym_shndx != NULL)
+    free (finfo.locsym_shndx);
+  if (finfo.internal_syms != NULL)
+    free (finfo.internal_syms);
+  if (finfo.indices != NULL)
+    free (finfo.indices);
+  if (finfo.sections != NULL)
+    free (finfo.sections);
+  if (finfo.symbuf != NULL)
+    free (finfo.symbuf);
+  if (finfo.symshndxbuf != NULL)
+    free (finfo.symshndxbuf);
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0
+	  && elf_section_data (o)->rel_hashes != NULL)
+	free (elf_section_data (o)->rel_hashes);
+    }
+
+  elf_tdata (abfd)->linker = TRUE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+
+ error_return:
+  if (finfo.symstrtab != NULL)
+    _bfd_stringtab_free (finfo.symstrtab);
+  if (finfo.contents != NULL)
+    free (finfo.contents);
+  if (finfo.external_relocs != NULL)
+    free (finfo.external_relocs);
+  if (finfo.internal_relocs != NULL)
+    free (finfo.internal_relocs);
+  if (finfo.external_syms != NULL)
+    free (finfo.external_syms);
+  if (finfo.locsym_shndx != NULL)
+    free (finfo.locsym_shndx);
+  if (finfo.internal_syms != NULL)
+    free (finfo.internal_syms);
+  if (finfo.indices != NULL)
+    free (finfo.indices);
+  if (finfo.sections != NULL)
+    free (finfo.sections);
+  if (finfo.symbuf != NULL)
+    free (finfo.symbuf);
+  if (finfo.symshndxbuf != NULL)
+    free (finfo.symshndxbuf);
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0
+	  && elf_section_data (o)->rel_hashes != NULL)
+	free (elf_section_data (o)->rel_hashes);
+    }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/* Garbage collect unused sections.  */
+
+/* The mark phase of garbage collection.  For a given section, mark
+   it and any sections in this section's group, and all the sections
+   which define symbols to which it refers.  */
+
+typedef asection * (*gc_mark_hook_fn)
+  (asection *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Rela *,
+   struct elf_link_hash_entry *, Elf_Internal_Sym *);
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_gc_mark (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+	     asection *sec,
+	     gc_mark_hook_fn gc_mark_hook)
+{
+  bfd_boolean ret;
+  asection *group_sec;
+
+  sec->gc_mark = 1;
+
+  /* Mark all the sections in the group.  */
+  group_sec = elf_section_data (sec)->next_in_group;
+  if (group_sec && !group_sec->gc_mark)
+    if (!elf_gc_mark (info, group_sec, gc_mark_hook))
+      return FALSE;
+
+  /* Look through the section relocs.  */
+  ret = TRUE;
+  if ((sec->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0 && sec->reloc_count > 0)
+    {
+      Elf_Internal_Rela *relstart, *rel, *relend;
+      Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes;
+      size_t nlocsyms;
+      size_t extsymoff;
+      bfd *input_bfd = sec->owner;
+      const struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (input_bfd);
+      Elf_Internal_Sym *isym = NULL;
+      int r_sym_shift;
+
+      symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_hdr;
+      sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
+
+      /* Read the local symbols.  */
+      if (elf_bad_symtab (input_bfd))
+	{
+	  nlocsyms = symtab_hdr->sh_size / bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+	  extsymoff = 0;
+	}
+      else
+	extsymoff = nlocsyms = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
+
+      isym = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
+      if (isym == NULL && nlocsyms != 0)
+	{
+	  isym = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr, nlocsyms, 0,
+				       NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	  if (isym == NULL)
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      /* Read the relocations.  */
+      relstart = _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs (input_bfd, sec, NULL, NULL,
+					    info->keep_memory);
+      if (relstart == NULL)
+	{
+	  ret = FALSE;
+	  goto out1;
+	}
+      relend = relstart + sec->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+
+      if (bed->s->arch_size == 32)
+	r_sym_shift = 8;
+      else
+	r_sym_shift = 32;
+
+      for (rel = relstart; rel < relend; rel++)
+	{
+	  unsigned long r_symndx;
+	  asection *rsec;
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+	  r_symndx = rel->r_info >> r_sym_shift;
+	  if (r_symndx == 0)
+	    continue;
+
+	  if (r_symndx >= nlocsyms
+	      || ELF_ST_BIND (isym[r_symndx].st_info) != STB_LOCAL)
+	    {
+	      h = sym_hashes[r_symndx - extsymoff];
+	      rsec = (*gc_mark_hook) (sec, info, rel, h, NULL);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      rsec = (*gc_mark_hook) (sec, info, rel, NULL, &isym[r_symndx]);
+	    }
+
+	  if (rsec && !rsec->gc_mark)
+	    {
+	      if (bfd_get_flavour (rsec->owner) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+		rsec->gc_mark = 1;
+	      else if (!elf_gc_mark (info, rsec, gc_mark_hook))
+		{
+		  ret = FALSE;
+		  goto out2;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+
+    out2:
+      if (elf_section_data (sec)->relocs != relstart)
+	free (relstart);
+    out1:
+      if (isym != NULL && symtab_hdr->contents != (unsigned char *) isym)
+	{
+	  if (! info->keep_memory)
+	    free (isym);
+	  else
+	    symtab_hdr->contents = (unsigned char *) isym;
+	}
+    }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/* Sweep symbols in swept sections.  Called via elf_link_hash_traverse.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_gc_sweep_symbol (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *idxptr)
+{
+  int *idx = idxptr;
+
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+  if (h->dynindx != -1
+      && ((h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defined
+	   && h->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+	  || h->root.u.def.section->gc_mark))
+    h->dynindx = (*idx)++;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* The sweep phase of garbage collection.  Remove all garbage sections.  */
+
+typedef bfd_boolean (*gc_sweep_hook_fn)
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, asection *, const Elf_Internal_Rela *);
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_gc_sweep (struct bfd_link_info *info, gc_sweep_hook_fn gc_sweep_hook)
+{
+  bfd *sub;
+
+  for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link_next)
+    {
+      asection *o;
+
+      if (bfd_get_flavour (sub) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+	continue;
+
+      for (o = sub->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+	{
+	  /* Keep special sections.  Keep .debug sections.  */
+	  if ((o->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED)
+	      || (o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING))
+	    o->gc_mark = 1;
+
+	  if (o->gc_mark)
+	    continue;
+
+	  /* Skip sweeping sections already excluded.  */
+	  if (o->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE)
+	    continue;
+
+	  /* Since this is early in the link process, it is simple
+	     to remove a section from the output.  */
+	  o->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
+
+	  /* But we also have to update some of the relocation
+	     info we collected before.  */
+	  if (gc_sweep_hook
+	      && (o->flags & SEC_RELOC) && o->reloc_count > 0)
+	    {
+	      Elf_Internal_Rela *internal_relocs;
+	      bfd_boolean r;
+
+	      internal_relocs
+		= _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs (o->owner, o, NULL, NULL,
+					     info->keep_memory);
+	      if (internal_relocs == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	      r = (*gc_sweep_hook) (o->owner, info, o, internal_relocs);
+
+	      if (elf_section_data (o)->relocs != internal_relocs)
+		free (internal_relocs);
+
+	      if (!r)
+		return FALSE;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Remove the symbols that were in the swept sections from the dynamic
+     symbol table.  GCFIXME: Anyone know how to get them out of the
+     static symbol table as well?  */
+  {
+    int i = 0;
+
+    elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info), elf_gc_sweep_symbol, &i);
+
+    elf_hash_table (info)->dynsymcount = i;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Propagate collected vtable information.  This is called through
+   elf_link_hash_traverse.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_gc_propagate_vtable_entries_used (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *okp)
+{
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+  /* Those that are not vtables.  */
+  if (h->vtable_parent == NULL)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  /* Those vtables that do not have parents, we cannot merge.  */
+  if (h->vtable_parent == (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) -1)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  /* If we've already been done, exit.  */
+  if (h->vtable_entries_used && h->vtable_entries_used[-1])
+    return TRUE;
+
+  /* Make sure the parent's table is up to date.  */
+  elf_gc_propagate_vtable_entries_used (h->vtable_parent, okp);
+
+  if (h->vtable_entries_used == NULL)
+    {
+      /* None of this table's entries were referenced.  Re-use the
+	 parent's table.  */
+      h->vtable_entries_used = h->vtable_parent->vtable_entries_used;
+      h->vtable_entries_size = h->vtable_parent->vtable_entries_size;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      size_t n;
+      bfd_boolean *cu, *pu;
+
+      /* Or the parent's entries into ours.  */
+      cu = h->vtable_entries_used;
+      cu[-1] = TRUE;
+      pu = h->vtable_parent->vtable_entries_used;
+      if (pu != NULL)
+	{
+	  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+	  unsigned int log_file_align;
+
+	  bed = get_elf_backend_data (h->root.u.def.section->owner);
+	  log_file_align = bed->s->log_file_align;
+	  n = h->vtable_parent->vtable_entries_size >> log_file_align;
+	  while (n--)
+	    {
+	      if (*pu)
+		*cu = TRUE;
+	      pu++;
+	      cu++;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *okp)
+{
+  asection *sec;
+  bfd_vma hstart, hend;
+  Elf_Internal_Rela *relstart, *relend, *rel;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  unsigned int log_file_align;
+
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+  /* Take care of both those symbols that do not describe vtables as
+     well as those that are not loaded.  */
+  if (h->vtable_parent == NULL)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  BFD_ASSERT (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak);
+
+  sec = h->root.u.def.section;
+  hstart = h->root.u.def.value;
+  hend = hstart + h->size;
+
+  relstart = _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs (sec->owner, sec, NULL, NULL, TRUE);
+  if (!relstart)
+    return *(bfd_boolean *) okp = FALSE;
+  bed = get_elf_backend_data (sec->owner);
+  log_file_align = bed->s->log_file_align;
+
+  relend = relstart + sec->reloc_count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+
+  for (rel = relstart; rel < relend; ++rel)
+    if (rel->r_offset >= hstart && rel->r_offset < hend)
+      {
+	/* If the entry is in use, do nothing.  */
+	if (h->vtable_entries_used
+	    && (rel->r_offset - hstart) < h->vtable_entries_size)
+	  {
+	    bfd_vma entry = (rel->r_offset - hstart) >> log_file_align;
+	    if (h->vtable_entries_used[entry])
+	      continue;
+	  }
+	/* Otherwise, kill it.  */
+	rel->r_offset = rel->r_info = rel->r_addend = 0;
+      }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Do mark and sweep of unused sections.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  bfd_boolean ok = TRUE;
+  bfd *sub;
+  asection * (*gc_mark_hook)
+    (asection *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Rela *,
+     struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, Elf_Internal_Sym *);
+
+  if (!get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->can_gc_sections
+      || info->relocatable
+      || info->emitrelocations
+      || !is_elf_hash_table (info->hash)
+      || elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
+    {
+      (*_bfd_error_handler)(_("Warning: gc-sections option ignored"));
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  /* Apply transitive closure to the vtable entry usage info.  */
+  elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+			  elf_gc_propagate_vtable_entries_used,
+			  &ok);
+  if (!ok)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Kill the vtable relocations that were not used.  */
+  elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+			  elf_gc_smash_unused_vtentry_relocs,
+			  &ok);
+  if (!ok)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Grovel through relocs to find out who stays ...  */
+
+  gc_mark_hook = get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->gc_mark_hook;
+  for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link_next)
+    {
+      asection *o;
+
+      if (bfd_get_flavour (sub) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+	continue;
+
+      for (o = sub->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+	{
+	  if (o->flags & SEC_KEEP)
+	    if (!elf_gc_mark (info, o, gc_mark_hook))
+	      return FALSE;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* ... and mark SEC_EXCLUDE for those that go.  */
+  if (!elf_gc_sweep (info, get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->gc_sweep_hook))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Called from check_relocs to record the existence of a VTINHERIT reloc.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (bfd *abfd,
+			     asection *sec,
+			     struct elf_link_hash_entry *h,
+			     bfd_vma offset)
+{
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes, **sym_hashes_end;
+  struct elf_link_hash_entry **search, *child;
+  bfd_size_type extsymcount;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+
+  /* The sh_info field of the symtab header tells us where the
+     external symbols start.  We don't care about the local symbols at
+     this point.  */
+  extsymcount = elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr.sh_size / bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+  if (!elf_bad_symtab (abfd))
+    extsymcount -= elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr.sh_info;
+
+  sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
+  sym_hashes_end = sym_hashes + extsymcount;
+
+  /* Hunt down the child symbol, which is in this section at the same
+     offset as the relocation.  */
+  for (search = sym_hashes; search != sym_hashes_end; ++search)
+    {
+      if ((child = *search) != NULL
+	  && (child->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+	      || child->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+	  && child->root.u.def.section == sec
+	  && child->root.u.def.value == offset)
+	goto win;
+    }
+
+  (*_bfd_error_handler) ("%s: %s+%lu: No symbol found for INHERIT",
+			 bfd_archive_filename (abfd), sec->name,
+			 (unsigned long) offset);
+  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+  return FALSE;
+
+ win:
+  if (!h)
+    {
+      /* This *should* only be the absolute section.  It could potentially
+	 be that someone has defined a non-global vtable though, which
+	 would be bad.  It isn't worth paging in the local symbols to be
+	 sure though; that case should simply be handled by the assembler.  */
+
+      child->vtable_parent = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) -1;
+    }
+  else
+    child->vtable_parent = h;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Called from check_relocs to record the existence of a VTENTRY reloc.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			   asection *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			   struct elf_link_hash_entry *h,
+			   bfd_vma addend)
+{
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  unsigned int log_file_align = bed->s->log_file_align;
+
+  if (addend >= h->vtable_entries_size)
+    {
+      size_t size, bytes, file_align;
+      bfd_boolean *ptr = h->vtable_entries_used;
+
+      /* While the symbol is undefined, we have to be prepared to handle
+	 a zero size.  */
+      file_align = 1 << log_file_align;
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined)
+	size = addend + file_align;
+      else
+	{
+	  size = h->size;
+	  if (addend >= size)
+	    {
+	      /* Oops!  We've got a reference past the defined end of
+		 the table.  This is probably a bug -- shall we warn?  */
+	      size = addend + file_align;
+	    }
+	}
+      size = (size + file_align - 1) & -file_align;
+
+      /* Allocate one extra entry for use as a "done" flag for the
+	 consolidation pass.  */
+      bytes = ((size >> log_file_align) + 1) * sizeof (bfd_boolean);
+
+      if (ptr)
+	{
+	  ptr = bfd_realloc (ptr - 1, bytes);
+
+	  if (ptr != NULL)
+	    {
+	      size_t oldbytes;
+
+	      oldbytes = (((h->vtable_entries_size >> log_file_align) + 1)
+			  * sizeof (bfd_boolean));
+	      memset (((char *) ptr) + oldbytes, 0, bytes - oldbytes);
+	    }
+	}
+      else
+	ptr = bfd_zmalloc (bytes);
+
+      if (ptr == NULL)
+	return FALSE;
+
+      /* And arrange for that done flag to be at index -1.  */
+      h->vtable_entries_used = ptr + 1;
+      h->vtable_entries_size = size;
+    }
+
+  h->vtable_entries_used[addend >> log_file_align] = TRUE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+struct alloc_got_off_arg {
+  bfd_vma gotoff;
+  unsigned int got_elt_size;
+};
+
+/* We need a special top-level link routine to convert got reference counts
+   to real got offsets.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+elf_gc_allocate_got_offsets (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h, void *arg)
+{
+  struct alloc_got_off_arg *gofarg = arg;
+
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+  if (h->got.refcount > 0)
+    {
+      h->got.offset = gofarg->gotoff;
+      gofarg->gotoff += gofarg->got_elt_size;
+    }
+  else
+    h->got.offset = (bfd_vma) -1;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* And an accompanying bit to work out final got entry offsets once
+   we're done.  Should be called from final_link.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets (bfd *abfd,
+					struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  bfd *i;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  bfd_vma gotoff;
+  unsigned int got_elt_size = bed->s->arch_size / 8;
+  struct alloc_got_off_arg gofarg;
+
+  if (! is_elf_hash_table (info->hash))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* The GOT offset is relative to the .got section, but the GOT header is
+     put into the .got.plt section, if the backend uses it.  */
+  if (bed->want_got_plt)
+    gotoff = 0;
+  else
+    gotoff = bed->got_header_size;
+
+  /* Do the local .got entries first.  */
+  for (i = info->input_bfds; i; i = i->link_next)
+    {
+      bfd_signed_vma *local_got;
+      bfd_size_type j, locsymcount;
+      Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
+
+      if (bfd_get_flavour (i) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+	continue;
+
+      local_got = elf_local_got_refcounts (i);
+      if (!local_got)
+	continue;
+
+      symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (i)->symtab_hdr;
+      if (elf_bad_symtab (i))
+	locsymcount = symtab_hdr->sh_size / bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+      else
+	locsymcount = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
+
+      for (j = 0; j < locsymcount; ++j)
+	{
+	  if (local_got[j] > 0)
+	    {
+	      local_got[j] = gotoff;
+	      gotoff += got_elt_size;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    local_got[j] = (bfd_vma) -1;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Then the global .got entries.  .plt refcounts are handled by
+     adjust_dynamic_symbol  */
+  gofarg.gotoff = gotoff;
+  gofarg.got_elt_size = got_elt_size;
+  elf_link_hash_traverse (elf_hash_table (info),
+			  elf_gc_allocate_got_offsets,
+			  &gofarg);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Many folk need no more in the way of final link than this, once
+   got entry reference counting is enabled.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_gc_common_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  if (!bfd_elf_gc_common_finalize_got_offsets (abfd, info))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
+  return bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info);
+}
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p (bfd_vma offset, void *cookie)
+{
+  struct elf_reloc_cookie *rcookie = cookie;
+
+  if (rcookie->bad_symtab)
+    rcookie->rel = rcookie->rels;
+
+  for (; rcookie->rel < rcookie->relend; rcookie->rel++)
+    {
+      unsigned long r_symndx;
+
+      if (! rcookie->bad_symtab)
+	if (rcookie->rel->r_offset > offset)
+	  return FALSE;
+      if (rcookie->rel->r_offset != offset)
+	continue;
+
+      r_symndx = rcookie->rel->r_info >> rcookie->r_sym_shift;
+      if (r_symndx == SHN_UNDEF)
+	return TRUE;
+
+      if (r_symndx >= rcookie->locsymcount
+	  || ELF_ST_BIND (rcookie->locsyms[r_symndx].st_info) != STB_LOCAL)
+	{
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+	  h = rcookie->sym_hashes[r_symndx - rcookie->extsymoff];
+
+	  while (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_indirect
+		 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+	    h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+
+	  if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+	       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+	      && elf_discarded_section (h->root.u.def.section))
+	    return TRUE;
+	  else
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  /* It's not a relocation against a global symbol,
+	     but it could be a relocation against a local
+	     symbol for a discarded section.  */
+	  asection *isec;
+	  Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
+
+	  /* Need to: get the symbol; get the section.  */
+	  isym = &rcookie->locsyms[r_symndx];
+	  if (isym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE || isym->st_shndx > SHN_HIRESERVE)
+	    {
+	      isec = bfd_section_from_elf_index (rcookie->abfd, isym->st_shndx);
+	      if (isec != NULL && elf_discarded_section (isec))
+		return TRUE;
+	    }
+	}
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/* Discard unneeded references to discarded sections.
+   Returns TRUE if any section's size was changed.  */
+/* This function assumes that the relocations are in sorted order,
+   which is true for all known assemblers.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_elf_discard_info (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  struct elf_reloc_cookie cookie;
+  asection *stab, *eh;
+  Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
+  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+  bfd *abfd;
+  unsigned int count;
+  bfd_boolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  if (info->traditional_format
+      || !is_elf_hash_table (info->hash))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  for (abfd = info->input_bfds; abfd != NULL; abfd = abfd->link_next)
+    {
+      if (bfd_get_flavour (abfd) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+	continue;
+
+      bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+
+      if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0)
+	continue;
+
+      eh = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".eh_frame");
+      if (info->relocatable
+	  || (eh != NULL
+	      && (eh->_raw_size == 0
+		  || bfd_is_abs_section (eh->output_section))))
+	eh = NULL;
+
+      stab = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".stab");
+      if (stab != NULL
+	  && (stab->_raw_size == 0
+	      || bfd_is_abs_section (stab->output_section)
+	      || stab->sec_info_type != ELF_INFO_TYPE_STABS))
+	stab = NULL;
+
+      if (stab == NULL
+	  && eh == NULL
+	  && bed->elf_backend_discard_info == NULL)
+	continue;
+
+      symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
+      cookie.abfd = abfd;
+      cookie.sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
+      cookie.bad_symtab = elf_bad_symtab (abfd);
+      if (cookie.bad_symtab)
+	{
+	  cookie.locsymcount = symtab_hdr->sh_size / bed->s->sizeof_sym;
+	  cookie.extsymoff = 0;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  cookie.locsymcount = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
+	  cookie.extsymoff = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
+	}
+
+      if (bed->s->arch_size == 32)
+	cookie.r_sym_shift = 8;
+      else
+	cookie.r_sym_shift = 32;
+
+      cookie.locsyms = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
+      if (cookie.locsyms == NULL && cookie.locsymcount != 0)
+	{
+	  cookie.locsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
+						 cookie.locsymcount, 0,
+						 NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	  if (cookie.locsyms == NULL)
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+
+      if (stab != NULL)
+	{
+	  cookie.rels = NULL;
+	  count = stab->reloc_count;
+	  if (count != 0)
+	    cookie.rels = _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs (abfd, stab, NULL, NULL,
+						     info->keep_memory);
+	  if (cookie.rels != NULL)
+	    {
+	      cookie.rel = cookie.rels;
+	      cookie.relend = cookie.rels;
+	      cookie.relend += count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+	      if (_bfd_discard_section_stabs (abfd, stab,
+					      elf_section_data (stab)->sec_info,
+					      bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p,
+					      &cookie))
+		ret = TRUE;
+	      if (elf_section_data (stab)->relocs != cookie.rels)
+		free (cookie.rels);
+	    }
+	}
+
+      if (eh != NULL)
+	{
+	  cookie.rels = NULL;
+	  count = eh->reloc_count;
+	  if (count != 0)
+	    cookie.rels = _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs (abfd, eh, NULL, NULL,
+						     info->keep_memory);
+	  cookie.rel = cookie.rels;
+	  cookie.relend = cookie.rels;
+	  if (cookie.rels != NULL)
+	    cookie.relend += count * bed->s->int_rels_per_ext_rel;
+
+	  if (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame (abfd, info, eh,
+						 bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p,
+						 &cookie))
+	    ret = TRUE;
+
+	  if (cookie.rels != NULL
+	      && elf_section_data (eh)->relocs != cookie.rels)
+	    free (cookie.rels);
+	}
+
+      if (bed->elf_backend_discard_info != NULL
+	  && (*bed->elf_backend_discard_info) (abfd, &cookie, info))
+	ret = TRUE;
+
+      if (cookie.locsyms != NULL
+	  && symtab_hdr->contents != (unsigned char *) cookie.locsyms)
+	{
+	  if (! info->keep_memory)
+	    free (cookie.locsyms);
+	  else
+	    symtab_hdr->contents = (unsigned char *) cookie.locsyms;
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (info->eh_frame_hdr
+      && !info->relocatable
+      && _bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame_hdr (output_bfd, info))
+    ret = TRUE;
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
index 29964855f5f..ecc6cbd1051 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-ia64.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* IA-64 support for 64-bit ELF
-   Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by David Mosberger-Tang <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ static bfd_boolean elfNN_ia64_fake_sections
 static void elfNN_ia64_final_write_processing
   PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, bfd_boolean linker));
 static bfd_boolean elfNN_ia64_add_symbol_hook
-  PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info, const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym,
+  PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info, Elf_Internal_Sym *sym,
 	   const char **namep, flagword *flagsp, asection **secp,
 	   bfd_vma *valp));
 static int elfNN_ia64_additional_program_headers
@@ -1429,7 +1430,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 elfNN_ia64_add_symbol_hook (abfd, info, sym, namep, flagsp, secp, valp)
      bfd *abfd;
      struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
+     Elf_Internal_Sym *sym;
      const char **namep ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
      asection **secp;
@@ -2463,7 +2464,7 @@ elfNN_ia64_check_relocs (abfd, info, sec, relocs)
 	     dynamic symbol table.  */
 	  if (!h && info->shared)
 	    {
-	      if (! (_bfd_elfNN_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
+	      if (! (bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
 		     (info, abfd, (long) r_symndx)))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
@@ -2634,7 +2635,7 @@ allocate_fptr (dyn_i, data)
 	      BFD_ASSERT ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined)
 			  || (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-	      if (!_bfd_elfNN_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
+	      if (!bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol
 		    (x->info, h->root.u.def.section->owner,
 		     global_sym_index (h)))
 		return FALSE;
@@ -3084,7 +3085,7 @@ elfNN_ia64_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info)
 	  /* The DT_DEBUG entry is filled in by the dynamic linker and used
 	     by the debugger.  */
 #define add_dynamic_entry(TAG, VAL) \
-  bfd_elfNN_add_dynamic_entry (info, (bfd_vma) (TAG), (bfd_vma) (VAL))
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, TAG, VAL)
 
 	  if (!add_dynamic_entry (DT_DEBUG, 0))
 	    return FALSE;
@@ -3839,7 +3840,7 @@ elfNN_ia64_final_link (abfd, info)
     }
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!bfd_elfNN_bfd_final_link (abfd, info))
+  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (unwind_output_sec)
@@ -3976,12 +3977,12 @@ elfNN_ia64_relocate_section (output_bfd, info, input_bfd, input_section,
 	{
 	  bfd_boolean unresolved_reloc;
 	  bfd_boolean warned;
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry **sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
 
-	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (h, elf_sym_hashes (input_bfd),
-				   r_symndx,
-				   symtab_hdr, value, sym_sec,
-				   unresolved_reloc, info,
-				   warned);
+	  RELOC_FOR_GLOBAL_SYMBOL (info, input_bfd, input_section, rel,
+				   r_symndx, symtab_hdr, sym_hashes,
+				   h, sym_sec, value,
+				   unresolved_reloc, warned);
 
 	  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
 	    undef_weak_ref = TRUE;
@@ -4597,7 +4598,7 @@ elfNN_ia64_finish_dynamic_symbol (output_bfd, info, h, sym)
 	  /* Mark the symbol as undefined, rather than as defined in the
 	     plt section.  Leave the value alone.  */
 	  /* ??? We didn't redefine it in adjust_dynamic_symbol in the
-	     first place.  But perhaps elflink.h did some for us.  */
+	     first place.  But perhaps elflink.c did some for us.  */
 	  if ((h->elf_link_hash_flags & ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR) == 0)
 	    sym->st_shndx = SHN_UNDEF;
 	}
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
index f072f2627dd..69846b8982c 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
@@ -564,17 +564,8 @@ static bfd *reldyn_sorting_bfd;
    : bfd_put_32 (abfd, val, ptr))
 
 /* Add a dynamic symbol table-entry.  */
-#ifdef BFD64
-#define MIPS_ELF_ADD_DYNAMIC_ENTRY(info, tag, val)	\
-  (ABI_64_P (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj)		\
-   ? bfd_elf64_add_dynamic_entry (info, tag, val)	\
-   : bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, tag, val))
-#else
 #define MIPS_ELF_ADD_DYNAMIC_ENTRY(info, tag, val)	\
-  (ABI_64_P (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj)		\
-   ? (abort (), FALSE)					\
-   : bfd_elf32_add_dynamic_entry (info, tag, val))
-#endif
+  _bfd_elf_add_dynamic_entry (info, tag, val)
 
 #define MIPS_ELF_RTYPE_TO_HOWTO(abfd, rtype, rela)			\
   (get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->elf_backend_mips_rtype_to_howto (rtype, rela))
@@ -2153,7 +2144,7 @@ mips_elf_record_global_got_symbol (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h,
 	  _bfd_mips_elf_hide_symbol (info, h, TRUE);
 	  break;
 	}
-      if (!bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      if (!bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
@@ -2965,7 +2956,7 @@ mips_elf_create_got_section (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
   h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
   if (info->shared
-      && ! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      && ! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
     return FALSE;
 
   amt = sizeof (struct mips_got_info);
@@ -3156,8 +3147,7 @@ mips_elf_calculate_relocation (bfd *abfd, bfd *input_bfd,
 	   and check to see if they exist by looking at their
 	   addresses.  */
 	symbol = 0;
-      else if (info->shared
-	       && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
+      else if (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_IGNORE
 	       && ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->root.other) == STV_DEFAULT)
 	symbol = 0;
       else if (strcmp (*namep, "_DYNAMIC_LINK") == 0 ||
@@ -3178,9 +3168,8 @@ mips_elf_calculate_relocation (bfd *abfd, bfd *input_bfd,
 	  if (! ((*info->callbacks->undefined_symbol)
 		 (info, h->root.root.root.string, input_bfd,
 		  input_section, relocation->r_offset,
-		  ((info->shared && info->unresolved_syms_in_shared_libs == RM_GENERATE_ERROR)
-		   || (!info->shared && info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR)
-		   || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->root.other)))))
+		  (info->unresolved_syms_in_objects == RM_GENERATE_ERROR)
+		   || ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->root.other))))
 	    return bfd_reloc_undefined;
 	  symbol = 0;
 	}
@@ -4726,7 +4715,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_section_from_bfd_section (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
 bfd_boolean
 _bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
-			       const Elf_Internal_Sym *sym, const char **namep,
+			       Elf_Internal_Sym *sym, const char **namep,
 			       flagword *flagsp ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 			       asection **secp, bfd_vma *valp)
 {
@@ -4859,7 +4848,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
       h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR;
       h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
-      if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
 
       mips_elf_hash_table (info)->use_rld_obj_head = TRUE;
@@ -4972,7 +4961,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	  h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR;
 	  h->type = STT_SECTION;
 
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -5017,7 +5006,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR;
       h->type = STT_SECTION;
 
-      if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+      if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	return FALSE;
 
       if (! mips_elf_hash_table (info)->use_rld_obj_head)
@@ -5041,7 +5030,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_create_dynamic_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	  h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_DEF_REGULAR;
 	  h->type = STT_OBJECT;
 
-	  if (! bfd_elf32_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
+	  if (! bfd_elf_link_record_dynamic_symbol (info, h))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
     }
@@ -5360,7 +5349,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 
 	      /* We need a stub, not a plt entry for the undefined
 		 function.  But we record it as if it needs plt.  See
-		 elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol in elflink.h.  */
+		 _bfd_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol.  */
 	      h->elf_link_hash_flags |= ELF_LINK_HASH_NEEDS_PLT;
 	      h->type = STT_FUNC;
 	    }
@@ -5472,14 +5461,14 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 	  /* This relocation describes the C++ object vtable hierarchy.
 	     Reconstruct it for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_MIPS_GNU_VTINHERIT:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtinherit (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
 	  /* This relocation describes which C++ vtable entries are actually
 	     used.  Record for later use during GC.  */
 	case R_MIPS_GNU_VTENTRY:
-	  if (!_bfd_elf32_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
+	  if (!bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry (abfd, sec, h, rel->r_offset))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  break;
 
@@ -7744,7 +7733,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_discard_info (bfd *abfd, struct elf_reloc_cookie *cookie,
 
   for (i = 0, skip = 0; i < o->_raw_size / PDR_SIZE; i ++)
     {
-      if (MNAME(abfd,_bfd_elf,reloc_symbol_deleted_p) (i * PDR_SIZE, cookie))
+      if (bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p (i * PDR_SIZE, cookie))
 	{
 	  tdata[i] = 1;
 	  skip ++;
@@ -8801,7 +8790,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
     }
 
   /* Invoke the regular ELF backend linker to do all the work.  */
-  if (!MNAME(abfd,bfd_elf,bfd_final_link) (abfd, info))
+  if (!bfd_elf_final_link (abfd, info))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Now write out the computed sections.  */
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.h b/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
index 9e5d7afe427..0a684d90867 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* MIPS ELF specific backend routines.
-   Copyright 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_mips_elf_fake_sections
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_mips_elf_section_from_bfd_section
   (bfd *, asection *, int *);
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_mips_elf_add_symbol_hook
-  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, const Elf_Internal_Sym *,
+  (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
    const char **, flagword *, asection **, bfd_vma *);
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_mips_elf_link_output_symbol_hook
   (struct bfd_link_info *, const char *, Elf_Internal_Sym *,
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-target.h b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
index ca0e47b32e7..998811994ea 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-target.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 #define elf_backend_gc_sweep_hook	NULL
 #endif
 #ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_gc_sections
-#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_gc_sections _bfd_elfNN_gc_sections
+#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_gc_sections bfd_elf_gc_sections
 #endif
 
 #ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_merge_sections
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@
 #ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_hash_table_create
 #define bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_hash_table_create _bfd_elf_link_hash_table_create
 #endif
+#ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_add_symbols
+#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_add_symbols	bfd_elf_link_add_symbols
+#endif
+#ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_final_link
+#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_final_link	bfd_elf_final_link
+#endif
 #else /* ! defined (elf_backend_relocate_section) */
 /* If no backend relocate_section routine, use the generic linker.
    Note - this will prevent the port from being able to use some of
@@ -235,6 +241,10 @@
 #define bfd_elfNN_mkarchive _bfd_generic_mkarchive
 #endif
 
+#ifndef bfd_elfNN_print_symbol
+#define bfd_elfNN_print_symbol bfd_elf_print_symbol
+#endif
+
 #ifndef elf_symbol_leading_char
 #define elf_symbol_leading_char 0
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/po/SRC-POTFILES.in b/bfd/po/SRC-POTFILES.in
index 07742dd9f27..d29593d795b 100644
--- a/bfd/po/SRC-POTFILES.in
+++ b/bfd/po/SRC-POTFILES.in
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ elfcore.h
 elf-eh-frame.c
 elf-hppa.h
 elflink.c
-elflink.h
 elf-m10200.c
 elf-m10300.c
 elfn32-mips.c