binutils-pr3666.patch

   1 2006-12-06  H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>
   2
   3         PR ld/3666
   4         * elflink.c (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Keep symbol
   5         visibility for symbols from discarded section.
   6
   7 --- binutils/bfd/elflink.c.merge        2006-12-06 06:43:24.000000000 -0800
   8 +++ binutils/bfd/elflink.c      2006-12-06 07:10:18.000000000 -0800
   9 @@ -3702,12 +3702,10 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd,
  10             sec = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
  11           else if (sec->kept_section)
  12             {
  13 -             /* Symbols from discarded section are undefined, and have
  14 -                default visibility.  */
  15 +             /* Symbols from discarded section are undefined.  We keep
  16 +                its visibility.  */
  17               sec = bfd_und_section_ptr;
  18               isym->st_shndx = SHN_UNDEF;
  19 -             isym->st_other = (STV_DEFAULT
  20 -                               | (isym->st_other & ~ ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (-1)));
  21             }
  22           else if ((abfd->flags & (EXEC_P | DYNAMIC)) != 0)
  23             value -= sec->vma;