* ldlang.c (lang_add_section): Distinguish ELF treatment of NOLOAD.

(map_input_to_output_sections): Likewise.
	(lang_size_sections_1): Likewise.
	(IGNORE_SECTION): Don't test SEC_NEVER_LOAD.
	(lang_check_section_addresses): Likewise.

ld/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2010-11-05  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* ldlang.c (lang_add_section): Distinguish ELF treatment of NOLOAD.
+	(map_input_to_output_sections): Likewise.
+	(lang_size_sections_1): Likewise.
+	(IGNORE_SECTION): Don't test SEC_NEVER_LOAD.
+	(lang_check_section_addresses): Likewise.
+
 2010-11-04  Kai Tietz  <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
 
 	* scripttempl/pe.sc (.debug_types): New.

ld/ldlang.c

@@ -2250,16 +2250,14 @@ lang_add_section (lang_statement_list_type *ptr,
     case noload_section:
       flags &= ~SEC_LOAD;
       flags |= SEC_NEVER_LOAD;
-      if (((bfd_get_flavour (section->owner)
-	    == bfd_target_ecoff_flavour)
-	   || (bfd_get_flavour (section->owner)
-	       == bfd_target_coff_flavour)))
-	{
-	  if ((flags & (SEC_COFF_SHARED_LIBRARY | SEC_DEBUGGING)) == 0)
-	    flags &= ~SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
-	}
-      else
+      /* Unfortunately GNU ld has managed to evolve two different
+	 meanings to NOLOAD in scripts.  ELF gets a .bss style noload,
+	 alloc, no contents section.  All others get a noload, noalloc
+	 section.  */
+      if (bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour)
 	flags &= ~SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
+      else
+	flags &= ~SEC_ALLOC;
       break;
     }
 
@@ -3571,7 +3569,11 @@ map_input_to_output_sections
 	      flags = SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
 	      break;
 	    case noload_section:
-	      flags = SEC_NEVER_LOAD;
+	      if (bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd)
+		  == bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+		flags = SEC_NEVER_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC;
+	      else
+		flags = SEC_NEVER_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
 	      break;
 	    }
 	  if (os->bfd_section == NULL)
@@ -4633,13 +4635,9 @@ sort_sections_by_lma (const void *arg1, const void *arg2)
   return 0;
 }
 
-/* On ELF, a debugging section must never set SEC_NEVER_LOAD, as no output
-   would be written for it. So the combination of debugging and never-load
-   is something which can only happen for pe-coff and must not be ignored.  */
 #define IGNORE_SECTION(s) \
-  ((s->flags & (SEC_NEVER_LOAD | SEC_DEBUGGING)) == SEC_NEVER_LOAD	\
-   || (s->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0				\
-   || ((s->flags & SEC_THREAD_LOCAL) != 0			\
+  ((s->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0				\
+   || ((s->flags & SEC_THREAD_LOCAL) != 0		\
 	&& (s->flags & SEC_LOAD) == 0))
 
 /* Check to see if any allocated sections overlap with other allocated
@@ -4671,8 +4669,7 @@ lang_check_section_addresses (void)
   for (s = link_info.output_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
     {
       /* Only consider loadable sections with real contents.  */
-      if ((s->flags & (SEC_NEVER_LOAD | SEC_DEBUGGING)) == SEC_NEVER_LOAD
-	  || !(s->flags & SEC_LOAD)
+      if (!(s->flags & SEC_LOAD)
 	  || !(s->flags & SEC_ALLOC)
 	  || s->size == 0)
 	continue;
@@ -5251,7 +5248,10 @@ lang_size_sections_1
 		       should have space allocated to it, unless the
 		       user has explicitly stated that the section
 		       should not be allocated.  */
-		    if (output_section_statement->sectype != noalloc_section)
+		    if (output_section_statement->sectype != noalloc_section
+			&& (output_section_statement->sectype != noload_section
+			    || (bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd)
+				== bfd_target_elf_flavour)))
 		      output_section_statement->bfd_section->flags |= SEC_ALLOC;
 		  }
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