2009-11-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

PR ld/10955
	* elfxx-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_update_short_info): Also skip ABS
	sections.

bfd/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-11-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR ld/10955
+	* elfxx-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_update_short_info): Also skip ABS
+	sections.
+
 2009-11-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	PR ld/10955

bfd/elfxx-ia64.c

@@ -764,8 +764,9 @@ static void
 elfNN_ia64_update_short_info (asection *sec, bfd_vma offset,
 			      struct elfNN_ia64_link_hash_table *ia64_info)
 {
-  /* Skip SHF_IA_64_SHORT sections.  */
-  if (sec->flags & SEC_SMALL_DATA)
+  /* Skip ABS and SHF_IA_64_SHORT sections.  */
+  if (sec == bfd_abs_section_ptr
+      || (sec->flags & SEC_SMALL_DATA) != 0)
     return;
 
   if (!ia64_info->min_short_sec)