* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_common_definition): New function.

Consider SHN_MIPS_ACOMMON and SHN_MIPS_SCOMMON as being common sections.
* elfxx-mips.h  (_bfd_mips_elf_common_definition): Prototype.

bfd/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-07-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_common_definition): New function.
+	Consider SHN_MIPS_ACOMMON and SHN_MIPS_SCOMMON as being common
+	sections.
+	* elfxx-mips.h 	(_bfd_mips_elf_common_definition): Prototype.
+
 2006-07-14  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	* elflink.c (bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr): Fix cinfo.shift2 value.

bfd/elfxx-mips.c

@@ -11128,3 +11128,11 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_ignore_undef_symbol (struct elf_link_hash_entry *h)
 {
   return ELF_MIPS_IS_OPTIONAL (h->other) ? TRUE : FALSE;
 }
+
+bfd_boolean
+_bfd_mips_elf_common_definition (Elf_Internal_Sym *sym)
+{
+  return (sym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON
+	  || sym->st_shndx == SHN_MIPS_ACOMMON
+	  || sym->st_shndx == SHN_MIPS_SCOMMON);
+}

bfd/elfxx-mips.h

@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_mips_elf_ignore_undef_symbol
 
 extern const struct bfd_elf_special_section _bfd_mips_elf_special_sections [];
 
+extern bfd_boolean _bfd_mips_elf_common_definition (Elf_Internal_Sym *);
+
+#define elf_backend_common_definition   _bfd_mips_elf_common_definition
 #define elf_backend_name_local_section_symbols \
   _bfd_mips_elf_name_local_section_symbols
 #define elf_backend_special_sections _bfd_mips_elf_special_sections