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diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/bfd/bfd-in2.h binutils-2.38-new/bfd/bfd-in2.h
--- binutils-2.38/bfd/bfd-in2.h	2022-04-26 13:54:49.320527911 +0200
+++ binutils-2.38-new/bfd/bfd-in2.h	2022-04-26 13:55:03.349547939 +0200
@@ -1165,6 +1165,9 @@ typedef struct bfd_section
     This is used when support for non-contiguous memory regions is enabled.  */
  struct bfd_section *already_assigned;
 
+  /* Explicitly specified section type, if non-zero. */
+  unsigned int type;
+
 } asection;
 
 /* Relax table contains information about instructions which can
@@ -1347,8 +1350,8 @@ discarded_section (const asection *sec)
   /* symbol,                    symbol_ptr_ptr,                     */ \
      (struct bfd_symbol *) SYM, &SEC.symbol,                           \
                                                                        \
-  /* map_head, map_tail, already_assigned                           */ \
-     { NULL }, { NULL }, NULL                                          \
+  /* map_head, map_tail, already_assigned, type                     */ \
+     { NULL }, { NULL }, NULL, 0                                       \
                                                                        \
     }
 
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/bfd/bfd-in2.h.orig binutils-2.38-new/bfd/bfd-in2.h.orig
--- binutils-2.38/bfd/bfd-in2.h.orig	2022-04-26 13:54:49.323527916 +0200
+++ binutils-2.38-new/bfd/bfd-in2.h.orig	2022-04-26 13:54:48.217526337 +0200
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 #ifndef __BFD_H_SEEN__
 #define __BFD_H_SEEN__
 
-/* PR 14072: Ensure that config.h is included first.  */
-#if !defined PACKAGE && !defined PACKAGE_VERSION
-#error config.h must be included before this header
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/bfd/elf.c binutils-2.38-new/bfd/elf.c
--- binutils-2.38/bfd/elf.c	2022-04-26 13:54:54.183534853 +0200
+++ binutils-2.38-new/bfd/elf.c	2022-04-26 13:55:03.350547940 +0200
@@ -3286,7 +3286,9 @@ elf_fake_sections (bfd *abfd, asection *
 
   /* If the section type is unspecified, we set it based on
      asect->flags.  */
-  if ((asect->flags & SEC_GROUP) != 0)
+  if (asect->type != 0)
+    sh_type = asect->type;
+  else if ((asect->flags & SEC_GROUP) != 0)
     sh_type = SHT_GROUP;
   else
     sh_type = bfd_elf_get_default_section_type (asect->flags);
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/bfd/elf.c.orig binutils-2.38-new/bfd/elf.c.orig
--- binutils-2.38/bfd/elf.c.orig	2022-04-26 13:54:54.187534859 +0200
+++ binutils-2.38-new/bfd/elf.c.orig	2022-04-26 13:54:53.254533527 +0200
@@ -824,7 +824,13 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shd
 	}
     }
 
-  if (elf_group_name (newsect) == NULL)
+  if (elf_group_name (newsect) == NULL
+      /* OS specific sections might be in a group (eg ARM's ARM_EXIDX section)
+	 but they will not have been added to the group because they do not
+	 have contents that the ELF code in the BFD library knows how to
+	 process.  This is OK though - we rely upon the target backends to
+	 handle these sections for us.  */
+      && hdr->sh_type < SHT_LOOS)
     {
       /* xgettext:c-format */
       _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: no group info for section '%pA'"),
@@ -927,7 +933,8 @@ _bfd_elf_setup_sections (bfd *abfd)
 	  else if (idx->shdr->bfd_section)
 	    elf_sec_group (idx->shdr->bfd_section) = shdr->bfd_section;
 	  else if (idx->shdr->sh_type != SHT_RELA
-		   && idx->shdr->sh_type != SHT_REL)
+		   && idx->shdr->sh_type != SHT_REL
+		   && idx->shdr->sh_type < SHT_LOOS)
 	    {
 	      /* There are some unknown sections in the group.  */
 	      _bfd_error_handler
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/bfd/section.c binutils-2.38-new/bfd/section.c
--- binutils-2.38/bfd/section.c	2022-01-22 13:14:07.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/bfd/section.c	2022-04-26 13:55:03.351547941 +0200
@@ -737,8 +737,8 @@ CODE_FRAGMENT
 .  {* symbol,                    symbol_ptr_ptr,                     *}	\
 .     (struct bfd_symbol *) SYM, &SEC.symbol,				\
 .									\
-.  {* map_head, map_tail, already_assigned                           *}	\
-.     { NULL }, { NULL }, NULL						\
+.  {* map_head, map_tail, already_assigned, type                     *}	\
+.     { NULL }, { NULL }, NULL, 0						\
 .									\
 .    }
 .
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/ldgram.y binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldgram.y
--- binutils-2.38/ld/ldgram.y	2022-01-22 13:14:09.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldgram.y	2022-04-26 13:55:03.352547943 +0200
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #endif
 
 static enum section_type sectype;
+static etree_type *sectype_value;
 static lang_memory_region_type *region;
 
 static bool ldgram_had_keep = false;
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ static int error_index;
 %token LD_FEATURE
 %token NOLOAD DSECT COPY INFO OVERLAY
 %token READONLY
+%token TYPE
 %token DEFINED TARGET_K SEARCH_DIR MAP ENTRY
 %token <integer> NEXT
 %token SIZEOF ALIGNOF ADDR LOADADDR MAX_K MIN_K
@@ -1058,9 +1060,8 @@ section:	NAME
 			{
 			  ldlex_popstate ();
 			  ldlex_wild ();
-			  lang_enter_output_section_statement($1, $3, sectype,
-							      $5, $7, $4,
-							      $8, $6);
+			  lang_enter_output_section_statement ($1, $3, sectype,
+					sectype_value, $5, $7, $4, $8, $6);
 			}
 		'{'
 		statement_list_opt
@@ -1130,8 +1131,10 @@ type:
 	|  COPY    { sectype = noalloc_section; }
 	|  INFO    { sectype = noalloc_section; }
 	|  OVERLAY { sectype = noalloc_section; }
+        |  READONLY '(' TYPE '=' exp ')' { sectype = typed_readonly_section; sectype_value = $5; }
 	|  READONLY { sectype = readonly_section; }
-	;
+	|  TYPE '=' exp { sectype = type_section; sectype_value = $3; }
+        ;
 
 atype:
 		'(' type ')'
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/ldlang.c binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldlang.c
--- binutils-2.38/ld/ldlang.c	2022-02-07 10:09:33.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldlang.c	2022-04-26 13:55:03.353547944 +0200
@@ -1891,8 +1891,8 @@ lang_insert_orphan (asection *s,
     address = exp_intop (0);
 
   os_tail = (lang_output_section_statement_type **) lang_os_list.tail;
-  os = lang_enter_output_section_statement (secname, address, normal_section,
-					    NULL, NULL, NULL, constraint, 0);
+  os = lang_enter_output_section_statement (
+      secname, address, normal_section, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, constraint, 0);
 
   if (add_child == NULL)
     add_child = &os->children;
@@ -2635,10 +2635,12 @@ lang_add_section (lang_statement_list_ty
     case normal_section:
     case overlay_section:
     case first_overlay_section:
+    case type_section:
       break;
     case noalloc_section:
       flags &= ~SEC_ALLOC;
       break;
+    case typed_readonly_section:
     case readonly_section:
       flags |= SEC_READONLY;
       break;
@@ -4209,6 +4211,7 @@ map_input_to_output_sections
     {
       lang_output_section_statement_type *tos;
       flagword flags;
+      unsigned int type = 0;
 
       switch (s->header.type)
 	{
@@ -4264,6 +4267,42 @@ map_input_to_output_sections
 	    case readonly_section:
 	      flags |= SEC_READONLY;
 	      break;
+	    case typed_readonly_section:
+	      flags |= SEC_READONLY;
+	      /* Fall through.  */
+	    case type_section:
+	      if (os->sectype_value->type.node_class == etree_name
+		  && os->sectype_value->type.node_code == NAME)
+		{
+		  const char *name = os->sectype_value->name.name;
+		  if (strcmp (name, "SHT_PROGBITS") == 0)
+		    type = SHT_PROGBITS;
+		  else if (strcmp (name, "SHT_STRTAB") == 0)
+		    type = SHT_STRTAB;
+		  else if (strcmp (name, "SHT_NOTE") == 0)
+		    type = SHT_NOTE;
+		  else if (strcmp (name, "SHT_NOBITS") == 0)
+		    type = SHT_NOBITS;
+		  else if (strcmp (name, "SHT_INIT_ARRAY") == 0)
+		    type = SHT_INIT_ARRAY;
+		  else if (strcmp (name, "SHT_FINI_ARRAY") == 0)
+		    type = SHT_FINI_ARRAY;
+		  else if (strcmp (name, "SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY") == 0)
+		    type = SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY;
+		  else
+		    einfo (_ ("%F%P: invalid type for output section `%s'\n"),
+			   os->name);
+		}
+	     else
+	       {
+		 exp_fold_tree_no_dot (os->sectype_value);
+		 if (expld.result.valid_p)
+		   type = expld.result.value;
+		 else
+		   einfo (_ ("%F%P: invalid type for output section `%s'\n"),
+			  os->name);
+	       }
+	      break;
 	    case noload_section:
 	      if (bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd)
 		  == bfd_target_elf_flavour)
@@ -4276,6 +4315,7 @@ map_input_to_output_sections
 	    init_os (os, flags | SEC_READONLY);
 	  else
 	    os->bfd_section->flags |= flags;
+	  os->bfd_section->type = type;
 	  break;
 	case lang_input_section_enum:
 	  break;
@@ -7503,6 +7543,7 @@ lang_output_section_statement_type *
 lang_enter_output_section_statement (const char *output_section_statement_name,
 				     etree_type *address_exp,
 				     enum section_type sectype,
+				     etree_type *sectype_value,
 				     etree_type *align,
 				     etree_type *subalign,
 				     etree_type *ebase,
@@ -7520,10 +7561,12 @@ lang_enter_output_section_statement (con
       os->addr_tree = address_exp;
     }
   os->sectype = sectype;
-  if (sectype != noload_section)
-    os->flags = SEC_NO_FLAGS;
-  else
+  if (sectype == type_section || sectype == typed_readonly_section)
+    os->sectype_value = sectype_value;
+  else if (sectype == noload_section)
     os->flags = SEC_NEVER_LOAD;
+  else
+    os->flags = SEC_NO_FLAGS;
   os->block_value = 1;
 
   /* Make next things chain into subchain of this.  */
@@ -8840,7 +8883,7 @@ lang_enter_overlay_section (const char *
   etree_type *size;
 
   lang_enter_output_section_statement (name, overlay_vma, overlay_section,
-				       0, overlay_subalign, 0, 0, 0);
+				       0, 0, overlay_subalign, 0, 0, 0);
 
   /* If this is the first section, then base the VMA of future
      sections on this one.  This will work correctly even if `.' is
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/ldlang.c.orig binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldlang.c.orig
--- binutils-2.38/ld/ldlang.c.orig	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldlang.c.orig	2022-02-07 10:09:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,9680 @@
+/* Linker command language support.
+   Copyright (C) 1991-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of the GNU Binutils.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
+   MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+
+#include "sysdep.h"
+#include <limits.h>
+#include "bfd.h"
+#include "libiberty.h"
+#include "filenames.h"
+#include "safe-ctype.h"
+#include "obstack.h"
+#include "bfdlink.h"
+#include "ctf-api.h"
+
+#include "ld.h"
+#include "ldmain.h"
+#include "ldexp.h"
+#include "ldlang.h"
+#include <ldgram.h>
+#include "ldlex.h"
+#include "ldmisc.h"
+#include "ldctor.h"
+#include "ldfile.h"
+#include "ldemul.h"
+#include "fnmatch.h"
+#include "demangle.h"
+#include "hashtab.h"
+#include "elf-bfd.h"
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+#include "plugin.h"
+#endif /* BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS */
+
+#ifndef offsetof
+#define offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER) ((size_t) & (((TYPE*) 0)->MEMBER))
+#endif
+
+/* Convert between addresses in bytes and sizes in octets.
+   For currently supported targets, octets_per_byte is always a power
+   of two, so we can use shifts.  */
+#define TO_ADDR(X) ((X) >> opb_shift)
+#define TO_SIZE(X) ((X) << opb_shift)
+
+/* Local variables.  */
+static struct obstack stat_obstack;
+static struct obstack map_obstack;
+
+#define obstack_chunk_alloc xmalloc
+#define obstack_chunk_free free
+static const char *entry_symbol_default = "start";
+static bool map_head_is_link_order = false;
+static lang_output_section_statement_type *default_common_section;
+static bool map_option_f;
+static bfd_vma print_dot;
+static lang_input_statement_type *first_file;
+static const char *current_target;
+static lang_statement_list_type *stat_save[10];
+static lang_statement_list_type **stat_save_ptr = &stat_save[0];
+static struct unique_sections *unique_section_list;
+static struct asneeded_minfo *asneeded_list_head;
+static unsigned int opb_shift = 0;
+
+/* Forward declarations.  */
+static void exp_init_os (etree_type *);
+static lang_input_statement_type *lookup_name (const char *);
+static void insert_undefined (const char *);
+static bool sort_def_symbol (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *, void *);
+static void print_statement (lang_statement_union_type *,
+			     lang_output_section_statement_type *);
+static void print_statement_list (lang_statement_union_type *,
+				  lang_output_section_statement_type *);
+static void print_statements (void);
+static void print_input_section (asection *, bool);
+static bool lang_one_common (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *, void *);
+static void lang_record_phdrs (void);
+static void lang_do_version_exports_section (void);
+static void lang_finalize_version_expr_head
+  (struct bfd_elf_version_expr_head *);
+static void lang_do_memory_regions (bool);
+
+/* Exported variables.  */
+const char *output_target;
+lang_output_section_statement_type *abs_output_section;
+/* Header for list of statements corresponding to any files involved in the
+   link, either specified from the command-line or added implicitely (eg.
+   archive member used to resolved undefined symbol, wildcard statement from
+   linker script, etc.).  Next pointer is in next field of a
+   lang_statement_header_type (reached via header field in a
+   lang_statement_union).  */
+lang_statement_list_type statement_list;
+lang_statement_list_type lang_os_list;
+lang_statement_list_type *stat_ptr = &statement_list;
+/* Header for list of statements corresponding to files used in the final
+   executable.  This can be either object file specified on the command-line
+   or library member resolving an undefined reference.  Next pointer is in next
+   field of a lang_input_statement_type (reached via input_statement field in a
+   lang_statement_union).  */
+lang_statement_list_type file_chain = { NULL, NULL };
+/* Header for list of statements corresponding to files specified on the
+   command-line for linking.  It thus contains real object files and archive
+   but not archive members.  Next pointer is in next_real_file field of a
+   lang_input_statement_type statement (reached via input_statement field in a
+   lang_statement_union).  */
+lang_statement_list_type input_file_chain;
+static const char *current_input_file;
+struct bfd_elf_dynamic_list **current_dynamic_list_p;
+struct bfd_sym_chain entry_symbol = { NULL, NULL };
+const char *entry_section = ".text";
+struct lang_input_statement_flags input_flags;
+bool entry_from_cmdline;
+bool lang_has_input_file = false;
+bool had_output_filename = false;
+bool lang_float_flag = false;
+bool delete_output_file_on_failure = false;
+struct lang_phdr *lang_phdr_list;
+struct lang_nocrossrefs *nocrossref_list;
+struct asneeded_minfo **asneeded_list_tail;
+#ifdef ENABLE_LIBCTF
+static ctf_dict_t *ctf_output;
+#endif
+
+/* Functions that traverse the linker script and might evaluate
+   DEFINED() need to increment this at the start of the traversal.  */
+int lang_statement_iteration = 0;
+
+/* Count times through one_lang_size_sections_pass after mark phase.  */
+static int lang_sizing_iteration = 0;
+
+/* Return TRUE if the PATTERN argument is a wildcard pattern.
+   Although backslashes are treated specially if a pattern contains
+   wildcards, we do not consider the mere presence of a backslash to
+   be enough to cause the pattern to be treated as a wildcard.
+   That lets us handle DOS filenames more naturally.  */
+#define wildcardp(pattern) (strpbrk ((pattern), "?*[") != NULL)
+
+#define new_stat(x, y) \
+  (x##_type *) new_statement (x##_enum, sizeof (x##_type), y)
+
+#define outside_section_address(q) \
+  ((q)->output_offset + (q)->output_section->vma)
+
+#define outside_symbol_address(q) \
+  ((q)->value + outside_section_address (q->section))
+
+/* CTF sections smaller than this are not compressed: compression of
+   dictionaries this small doesn't gain much, and this lets consumers mmap the
+   sections directly out of the ELF file and use them with no decompression
+   overhead if they want to.  */
+#define CTF_COMPRESSION_THRESHOLD 4096
+
+void *
+stat_alloc (size_t size)
+{
+  return obstack_alloc (&stat_obstack, size);
+}
+
+static int
+name_match (const char *pattern, const char *name)
+{
+  if (wildcardp (pattern))
+    return fnmatch (pattern, name, 0);
+  return strcmp (pattern, name);
+}
+
+static char *
+ldirname (const char *name)
+{
+  const char *base = lbasename (name);
+  char *dirname;
+
+  while (base > name && IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (base[-1]))
+    --base;
+  if (base == name)
+    return strdup (".");
+  dirname = strdup (name);
+  dirname[base - name] = '\0';
+  return dirname;
+}
+
+/* If PATTERN is of the form archive:file, return a pointer to the
+   separator.  If not, return NULL.  */
+
+static char *
+archive_path (const char *pattern)
+{
+  char *p = NULL;
+
+  if (link_info.path_separator == 0)
+    return p;
+
+  p = strchr (pattern, link_info.path_separator);
+#ifdef HAVE_DOS_BASED_FILE_SYSTEM
+  if (p == NULL || link_info.path_separator != ':')
+    return p;
+
+  /* Assume a match on the second char is part of drive specifier,
+     as in "c:\silly.dos".  */
+  if (p == pattern + 1 && ISALPHA (*pattern))
+    p = strchr (p + 1, link_info.path_separator);
+#endif
+  return p;
+}
+
+/* Given that FILE_SPEC results in a non-NULL SEP result from archive_path,
+   return whether F matches FILE_SPEC.  */
+
+static bool
+input_statement_is_archive_path (const char *file_spec, char *sep,
+				 lang_input_statement_type *f)
+{
+  bool match = false;
+
+  if ((*(sep + 1) == 0
+       || name_match (sep + 1, f->filename) == 0)
+      && ((sep != file_spec)
+	  == (f->the_bfd != NULL && f->the_bfd->my_archive != NULL)))
+    {
+      match = true;
+
+      if (sep != file_spec)
+	{
+	  const char *aname = bfd_get_filename (f->the_bfd->my_archive);
+	  *sep = 0;
+	  match = name_match (file_spec, aname) == 0;
+	  *sep = link_info.path_separator;
+	}
+    }
+  return match;
+}
+
+static bool
+unique_section_p (const asection *sec,
+		  const lang_output_section_statement_type *os)
+{
+  struct unique_sections *unam;
+  const char *secnam;
+
+  if (!link_info.resolve_section_groups
+      && sec->owner != NULL
+      && bfd_is_group_section (sec->owner, sec))
+    return !(os != NULL
+	     && strcmp (os->name, DISCARD_SECTION_NAME) == 0);
+
+  secnam = sec->name;
+  for (unam = unique_section_list; unam; unam = unam->next)
+    if (name_match (unam->name, secnam) == 0)
+      return true;
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+/* Generic traversal routines for finding matching sections.  */
+
+/* Return true if FILE matches a pattern in EXCLUDE_LIST, otherwise return
+   false.  */
+
+static bool
+walk_wild_file_in_exclude_list (struct name_list *exclude_list,
+				lang_input_statement_type *file)
+{
+  struct name_list *list_tmp;
+
+  for (list_tmp = exclude_list;
+       list_tmp;
+       list_tmp = list_tmp->next)
+    {
+      char *p = archive_path (list_tmp->name);
+
+      if (p != NULL)
+	{
+	  if (input_statement_is_archive_path (list_tmp->name, p, file))
+	    return true;
+	}
+
+      else if (name_match (list_tmp->name, file->filename) == 0)
+	return true;
+
+      /* FIXME: Perhaps remove the following at some stage?  Matching
+	 unadorned archives like this was never documented and has
+	 been superceded by the archive:path syntax.  */
+      else if (file->the_bfd != NULL
+	       && file->the_bfd->my_archive != NULL
+	       && name_match (list_tmp->name,
+			      bfd_get_filename (file->the_bfd->my_archive)) == 0)
+	return true;
+    }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+/* Try processing a section against a wildcard.  This just calls
+   the callback unless the filename exclusion list is present
+   and excludes the file.  It's hardly ever present so this
+   function is very fast.  */
+
+static void
+walk_wild_consider_section (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+			    lang_input_statement_type *file,
+			    asection *s,
+			    struct wildcard_list *sec,
+			    callback_t callback,
+			    void *data)
+{
+  /* Don't process sections from files which were excluded.  */
+  if (walk_wild_file_in_exclude_list (sec->spec.exclude_name_list, file))
+    return;
+
+  (*callback) (ptr, sec, s, file, data);
+}
+
+/* Lowest common denominator routine that can handle everything correctly,
+   but slowly.  */
+
+static void
+walk_wild_section_general (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+			   lang_input_statement_type *file,
+			   callback_t callback,
+			   void *data)
+{
+  asection *s;
+  struct wildcard_list *sec;
+
+  for (s = file->the_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    {
+      sec = ptr->section_list;
+      if (sec == NULL)
+	(*callback) (ptr, sec, s, file, data);
+
+      while (sec != NULL)
+	{
+	  bool skip = false;
+
+	  if (sec->spec.name != NULL)
+	    {
+	      const char *sname = bfd_section_name (s);
+
+	      skip = name_match (sec->spec.name, sname) != 0;
+	    }
+
+	  if (!skip)
+	    walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, sec, callback, data);
+
+	  sec = sec->next;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* Routines to find a single section given its name.  If there's more
+   than one section with that name, we report that.  */
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  asection *found_section;
+  bool multiple_sections_found;
+} section_iterator_callback_data;
+
+static bool
+section_iterator_callback (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection *s, void *data)
+{
+  section_iterator_callback_data *d = (section_iterator_callback_data *) data;
+
+  if (d->found_section != NULL)
+    {
+      d->multiple_sections_found = true;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+  d->found_section = s;
+  return false;
+}
+
+static asection *
+find_section (lang_input_statement_type *file,
+	      struct wildcard_list *sec,
+	      bool *multiple_sections_found)
+{
+  section_iterator_callback_data cb_data = { NULL, false };
+
+  bfd_get_section_by_name_if (file->the_bfd, sec->spec.name,
+			      section_iterator_callback, &cb_data);
+  *multiple_sections_found = cb_data.multiple_sections_found;
+  return cb_data.found_section;
+}
+
+/* Code for handling simple wildcards without going through fnmatch,
+   which can be expensive because of charset translations etc.  */
+
+/* A simple wild is a literal string followed by a single '*',
+   where the literal part is at least 4 characters long.  */
+
+static bool
+is_simple_wild (const char *name)
+{
+  size_t len = strcspn (name, "*?[");
+  return len >= 4 && name[len] == '*' && name[len + 1] == '\0';
+}
+
+static bool
+match_simple_wild (const char *pattern, const char *name)
+{
+  /* The first four characters of the pattern are guaranteed valid
+     non-wildcard characters.  So we can go faster.  */
+  if (pattern[0] != name[0] || pattern[1] != name[1]
+      || pattern[2] != name[2] || pattern[3] != name[3])
+    return false;
+
+  pattern += 4;
+  name += 4;
+  while (*pattern != '*')
+    if (*name++ != *pattern++)
+      return false;
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/* Return the numerical value of the init_priority attribute from
+   section name NAME.  */
+
+static int
+get_init_priority (const asection *sec)
+{
+  const char *name = bfd_section_name (sec);
+  const char *dot;
+
+  /* GCC uses the following section names for the init_priority
+     attribute with numerical values 101 to 65535 inclusive. A
+     lower value means a higher priority.
+
+     1: .init_array.NNNNN/.fini_array.NNNNN: Where NNNNN is the
+	decimal numerical value of the init_priority attribute.
+	The order of execution in .init_array is forward and
+	.fini_array is backward.
+     2: .ctors.NNNNN/.dtors.NNNNN: Where NNNNN is 65535 minus the
+	decimal numerical value of the init_priority attribute.
+	The order of execution in .ctors is backward and .dtors
+	is forward.
+
+     .init_array.NNNNN sections would normally be placed in an output
+     .init_array section, .fini_array.NNNNN in .fini_array,
+     .ctors.NNNNN in .ctors, and .dtors.NNNNN in .dtors.  This means
+     we should sort by increasing number (and could just use
+     SORT_BY_NAME in scripts).  However if .ctors.NNNNN sections are
+     being placed in .init_array (which may also contain
+     .init_array.NNNNN sections) or .dtors.NNNNN sections are being
+     placed in .fini_array then we need to extract the init_priority
+     attribute and sort on that.  */
+  dot = strrchr (name, '.');
+  if (dot != NULL && ISDIGIT (dot[1]))
+    {
+      char *end;
+      unsigned long init_priority = strtoul (dot + 1, &end, 10);
+      if (*end == 0)
+	{
+	  if (dot == name + 6
+	      && (strncmp (name, ".ctors", 6) == 0
+		  || strncmp (name, ".dtors", 6) == 0))
+	    init_priority = 65535 - init_priority;
+	  if (init_priority <= INT_MAX)
+	    return init_priority;
+	}
+    }
+  return -1;
+}
+
+/* Compare sections ASEC and BSEC according to SORT.  */
+
+static int
+compare_section (sort_type sort, asection *asec, asection *bsec)
+{
+  int ret;
+  int a_priority, b_priority;
+
+  switch (sort)
+    {
+    default:
+      abort ();
+
+    case by_init_priority:
+      a_priority = get_init_priority (asec);
+      b_priority = get_init_priority (bsec);
+      if (a_priority < 0 || b_priority < 0)
+	goto sort_by_name;
+      ret = a_priority - b_priority;
+      if (ret)
+	break;
+      else
+	goto sort_by_name;
+
+    case by_alignment_name:
+      ret = bfd_section_alignment (bsec) - bfd_section_alignment (asec);
+      if (ret)
+	break;
+      /* Fall through.  */
+
+    case by_name:
+    sort_by_name:
+      ret = strcmp (bfd_section_name (asec), bfd_section_name (bsec));
+      break;
+
+    case by_name_alignment:
+      ret = strcmp (bfd_section_name (asec), bfd_section_name (bsec));
+      if (ret)
+	break;
+      /* Fall through.  */
+
+    case by_alignment:
+      ret = bfd_section_alignment (bsec) - bfd_section_alignment (asec);
+      break;
+    }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/* Build a Binary Search Tree to sort sections, unlike insertion sort
+   used in wild_sort(). BST is considerably faster if the number of
+   of sections are large.  */
+
+static lang_section_bst_type **
+wild_sort_fast (lang_wild_statement_type *wild,
+		struct wildcard_list *sec,
+		lang_input_statement_type *file ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+		asection *section)
+{
+  lang_section_bst_type **tree;
+
+  tree = &wild->tree;
+  if (!wild->filenames_sorted
+      && (sec == NULL || sec->spec.sorted == none))
+    {
+      /* Append at the right end of tree.  */
+      while (*tree)
+	tree = &((*tree)->right);
+      return tree;
+    }
+
+  while (*tree)
+    {
+      /* Find the correct node to append this section.  */
+      if (compare_section (sec->spec.sorted, section, (*tree)->section) < 0)
+	tree = &((*tree)->left);
+      else
+	tree = &((*tree)->right);
+    }
+
+  return tree;
+}
+
+/* Use wild_sort_fast to build a BST to sort sections.  */
+
+static void
+output_section_callback_fast (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+			      struct wildcard_list *sec,
+			      asection *section,
+			      lang_input_statement_type *file,
+			      void *output)
+{
+  lang_section_bst_type *node;
+  lang_section_bst_type **tree;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  os = (lang_output_section_statement_type *) output;
+
+  if (unique_section_p (section, os))
+    return;
+
+  node = (lang_section_bst_type *) xmalloc (sizeof (lang_section_bst_type));
+  node->left = 0;
+  node->right = 0;
+  node->section = section;
+  node->pattern = ptr->section_list;
+
+  tree = wild_sort_fast (ptr, sec, file, section);
+  if (tree != NULL)
+    *tree = node;
+}
+
+/* Convert a sorted sections' BST back to list form.  */
+
+static void
+output_section_callback_tree_to_list (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+				      lang_section_bst_type *tree,
+				      void *output)
+{
+  if (tree->left)
+    output_section_callback_tree_to_list (ptr, tree->left, output);
+
+  lang_add_section (&ptr->children, tree->section, tree->pattern, NULL,
+		    (lang_output_section_statement_type *) output);
+
+  if (tree->right)
+    output_section_callback_tree_to_list (ptr, tree->right, output);
+
+  free (tree);
+}
+
+/* Specialized, optimized routines for handling different kinds of
+   wildcards */
+
+static void
+walk_wild_section_specs1_wild0 (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+				lang_input_statement_type *file,
+				callback_t callback,
+				void *data)
+{
+  /* We can just do a hash lookup for the section with the right name.
+     But if that lookup discovers more than one section with the name
+     (should be rare), we fall back to the general algorithm because
+     we would otherwise have to sort the sections to make sure they
+     get processed in the bfd's order.  */
+  bool multiple_sections_found;
+  struct wildcard_list *sec0 = ptr->handler_data[0];
+  asection *s0 = find_section (file, sec0, &multiple_sections_found);
+
+  if (multiple_sections_found)
+    walk_wild_section_general (ptr, file, callback, data);
+  else if (s0)
+    walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s0, sec0, callback, data);
+}
+
+static void
+walk_wild_section_specs1_wild1 (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+				lang_input_statement_type *file,
+				callback_t callback,
+				void *data)
+{
+  asection *s;
+  struct wildcard_list *wildsec0 = ptr->handler_data[0];
+
+  for (s = file->the_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    {
+      const char *sname = bfd_section_name (s);
+      bool skip = !match_simple_wild (wildsec0->spec.name, sname);
+
+      if (!skip)
+	walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, wildsec0, callback, data);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+walk_wild_section_specs2_wild1 (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+				lang_input_statement_type *file,
+				callback_t callback,
+				void *data)
+{
+  asection *s;
+  struct wildcard_list *sec0 = ptr->handler_data[0];
+  struct wildcard_list *wildsec1 = ptr->handler_data[1];
+  bool multiple_sections_found;
+  asection *s0 = find_section (file, sec0, &multiple_sections_found);
+
+  if (multiple_sections_found)
+    {
+      walk_wild_section_general (ptr, file, callback, data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  /* Note that if the section was not found, s0 is NULL and
+     we'll simply never succeed the s == s0 test below.  */
+  for (s = file->the_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    {
+      /* Recall that in this code path, a section cannot satisfy more
+	 than one spec, so if s == s0 then it cannot match
+	 wildspec1.  */
+      if (s == s0)
+	walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, sec0, callback, data);
+      else
+	{
+	  const char *sname = bfd_section_name (s);
+	  bool skip = !match_simple_wild (wildsec1->spec.name, sname);
+
+	  if (!skip)
+	    walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, wildsec1, callback,
+					data);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+walk_wild_section_specs3_wild2 (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+				lang_input_statement_type *file,
+				callback_t callback,
+				void *data)
+{
+  asection *s;
+  struct wildcard_list *sec0 = ptr->handler_data[0];
+  struct wildcard_list *wildsec1 = ptr->handler_data[1];
+  struct wildcard_list *wildsec2 = ptr->handler_data[2];
+  bool multiple_sections_found;
+  asection *s0 = find_section (file, sec0, &multiple_sections_found);
+
+  if (multiple_sections_found)
+    {
+      walk_wild_section_general (ptr, file, callback, data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  for (s = file->the_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    {
+      if (s == s0)
+	walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, sec0, callback, data);
+      else
+	{
+	  const char *sname = bfd_section_name (s);
+	  bool skip = !match_simple_wild (wildsec1->spec.name, sname);
+
+	  if (!skip)
+	    walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, wildsec1, callback, data);
+	  else
+	    {
+	      skip = !match_simple_wild (wildsec2->spec.name, sname);
+	      if (!skip)
+		walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, wildsec2, callback,
+					    data);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+walk_wild_section_specs4_wild2 (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+				lang_input_statement_type *file,
+				callback_t callback,
+				void *data)
+{
+  asection *s;
+  struct wildcard_list *sec0 = ptr->handler_data[0];
+  struct wildcard_list *sec1 = ptr->handler_data[1];
+  struct wildcard_list *wildsec2 = ptr->handler_data[2];
+  struct wildcard_list *wildsec3 = ptr->handler_data[3];
+  bool multiple_sections_found;
+  asection *s0 = find_section (file, sec0, &multiple_sections_found), *s1;
+
+  if (multiple_sections_found)
+    {
+      walk_wild_section_general (ptr, file, callback, data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  s1 = find_section (file, sec1, &multiple_sections_found);
+  if (multiple_sections_found)
+    {
+      walk_wild_section_general (ptr, file, callback, data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  for (s = file->the_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    {
+      if (s == s0)
+	walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, sec0, callback, data);
+      else
+	if (s == s1)
+	  walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, sec1, callback, data);
+	else
+	  {
+	    const char *sname = bfd_section_name (s);
+	    bool skip = !match_simple_wild (wildsec2->spec.name, sname);
+
+	    if (!skip)
+	      walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, wildsec2, callback,
+					  data);
+	    else
+	      {
+		skip = !match_simple_wild (wildsec3->spec.name, sname);
+		if (!skip)
+		  walk_wild_consider_section (ptr, file, s, wildsec3,
+					      callback, data);
+	      }
+	  }
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+walk_wild_section (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+		   lang_input_statement_type *file,
+		   callback_t callback,
+		   void *data)
+{
+  if (file->flags.just_syms)
+    return;
+
+  (*ptr->walk_wild_section_handler) (ptr, file, callback, data);
+}
+
+/* Returns TRUE when name1 is a wildcard spec that might match
+   something name2 can match.  We're conservative: we return FALSE
+   only if the prefixes of name1 and name2 are different up to the
+   first wildcard character.  */
+
+static bool
+wild_spec_can_overlap (const char *name1, const char *name2)
+{
+  size_t prefix1_len = strcspn (name1, "?*[");
+  size_t prefix2_len = strcspn (name2, "?*[");
+  size_t min_prefix_len;
+
+  /* Note that if there is no wildcard character, then we treat the
+     terminating 0 as part of the prefix.  Thus ".text" won't match
+     ".text." or ".text.*", for example.  */
+  if (name1[prefix1_len] == '\0')
+    prefix1_len++;
+  if (name2[prefix2_len] == '\0')
+    prefix2_len++;
+
+  min_prefix_len = prefix1_len < prefix2_len ? prefix1_len : prefix2_len;
+
+  return memcmp (name1, name2, min_prefix_len) == 0;
+}
+
+/* Select specialized code to handle various kinds of wildcard
+   statements.  */
+
+static void
+analyze_walk_wild_section_handler (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr)
+{
+  int sec_count = 0;
+  int wild_name_count = 0;
+  struct wildcard_list *sec;
+  int signature;
+  int data_counter;
+
+  ptr->walk_wild_section_handler = walk_wild_section_general;
+  ptr->handler_data[0] = NULL;
+  ptr->handler_data[1] = NULL;
+  ptr->handler_data[2] = NULL;
+  ptr->handler_data[3] = NULL;
+  ptr->tree = NULL;
+
+  /* Count how many wildcard_specs there are, and how many of those
+     actually use wildcards in the name.  Also, bail out if any of the
+     wildcard names are NULL. (Can this actually happen?
+     walk_wild_section used to test for it.)  And bail out if any
+     of the wildcards are more complex than a simple string
+     ending in a single '*'.  */
+  for (sec = ptr->section_list; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
+    {
+      ++sec_count;
+      if (sec->spec.name == NULL)
+	return;
+      if (wildcardp (sec->spec.name))
+	{
+	  ++wild_name_count;
+	  if (!is_simple_wild (sec->spec.name))
+	    return;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* The zero-spec case would be easy to optimize but it doesn't
+     happen in practice.  Likewise, more than 4 specs doesn't
+     happen in practice.  */
+  if (sec_count == 0 || sec_count > 4)
+    return;
+
+  /* Check that no two specs can match the same section.  */
+  for (sec = ptr->section_list; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
+    {
+      struct wildcard_list *sec2;
+      for (sec2 = sec->next; sec2 != NULL; sec2 = sec2->next)
+	{
+	  if (wild_spec_can_overlap (sec->spec.name, sec2->spec.name))
+	    return;
+	}
+    }
+
+  signature = (sec_count << 8) + wild_name_count;
+  switch (signature)
+    {
+    case 0x0100:
+      ptr->walk_wild_section_handler = walk_wild_section_specs1_wild0;
+      break;
+    case 0x0101:
+      ptr->walk_wild_section_handler = walk_wild_section_specs1_wild1;
+      break;
+    case 0x0201:
+      ptr->walk_wild_section_handler = walk_wild_section_specs2_wild1;
+      break;
+    case 0x0302:
+      ptr->walk_wild_section_handler = walk_wild_section_specs3_wild2;
+      break;
+    case 0x0402:
+      ptr->walk_wild_section_handler = walk_wild_section_specs4_wild2;
+      break;
+    default:
+      return;
+    }
+
+  /* Now fill the data array with pointers to the specs, first the
+     specs with non-wildcard names, then the specs with wildcard
+     names.  It's OK to process the specs in different order from the
+     given order, because we've already determined that no section
+     will match more than one spec.  */
+  data_counter = 0;
+  for (sec = ptr->section_list; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
+    if (!wildcardp (sec->spec.name))
+      ptr->handler_data[data_counter++] = sec;
+  for (sec = ptr->section_list; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
+    if (wildcardp (sec->spec.name))
+      ptr->handler_data[data_counter++] = sec;
+}
+
+/* Handle a wild statement for a single file F.  */
+
+static void
+walk_wild_file (lang_wild_statement_type *s,
+		lang_input_statement_type *f,
+		callback_t callback,
+		void *data)
+{
+  if (walk_wild_file_in_exclude_list (s->exclude_name_list, f))
+    return;
+
+  if (f->the_bfd == NULL
+      || !bfd_check_format (f->the_bfd, bfd_archive))
+    walk_wild_section (s, f, callback, data);
+  else
+    {
+      bfd *member;
+
+      /* This is an archive file.  We must map each member of the
+	 archive separately.  */
+      member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (f->the_bfd, NULL);
+      while (member != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* When lookup_name is called, it will call the add_symbols
+	     entry point for the archive.  For each element of the
+	     archive which is included, BFD will call ldlang_add_file,
+	     which will set the usrdata field of the member to the
+	     lang_input_statement.  */
+	  if (bfd_usrdata (member) != NULL)
+	    walk_wild_section (s, bfd_usrdata (member), callback, data);
+
+	  member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (f->the_bfd, member);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+walk_wild (lang_wild_statement_type *s, callback_t callback, void *data)
+{
+  const char *file_spec = s->filename;
+  char *p;
+
+  if (file_spec == NULL)
+    {
+      /* Perform the iteration over all files in the list.  */
+      LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (f)
+	{
+	  walk_wild_file (s, f, callback, data);
+	}
+    }
+  else if ((p = archive_path (file_spec)) != NULL)
+    {
+      LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (f)
+	{
+	  if (input_statement_is_archive_path (file_spec, p, f))
+	    walk_wild_file (s, f, callback, data);
+	}
+    }
+  else if (wildcardp (file_spec))
+    {
+      LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (f)
+	{
+	  if (fnmatch (file_spec, f->filename, 0) == 0)
+	    walk_wild_file (s, f, callback, data);
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      lang_input_statement_type *f;
+
+      /* Perform the iteration over a single file.  */
+      f = lookup_name (file_spec);
+      if (f)
+	walk_wild_file (s, f, callback, data);
+    }
+}
+
+/* lang_for_each_statement walks the parse tree and calls the provided
+   function for each node, except those inside output section statements
+   with constraint set to -1.  */
+
+void
+lang_for_each_statement_worker (void (*func) (lang_statement_union_type *),
+				lang_statement_union_type *s)
+{
+  for (; s != NULL; s = s->header.next)
+    {
+      func (s);
+
+      switch (s->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	  lang_for_each_statement_worker (func, constructor_list.head);
+	  break;
+	case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	  if (s->output_section_statement.constraint != -1)
+	    lang_for_each_statement_worker
+	      (func, s->output_section_statement.children.head);
+	  break;
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	  lang_for_each_statement_worker (func,
+					  s->wild_statement.children.head);
+	  break;
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	  lang_for_each_statement_worker (func,
+					  s->group_statement.children.head);
+	  break;
+	case lang_data_statement_enum:
+	case lang_reloc_statement_enum:
+	case lang_object_symbols_statement_enum:
+	case lang_output_statement_enum:
+	case lang_target_statement_enum:
+	case lang_input_section_enum:
+	case lang_input_statement_enum:
+	case lang_assignment_statement_enum:
+	case lang_padding_statement_enum:
+	case lang_address_statement_enum:
+	case lang_fill_statement_enum:
+	case lang_insert_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  FAIL ();
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+void
+lang_for_each_statement (void (*func) (lang_statement_union_type *))
+{
+  lang_for_each_statement_worker (func, statement_list.head);
+}
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+void
+lang_list_init (lang_statement_list_type *list)
+{
+  list->head = NULL;
+  list->tail = &list->head;
+}
+
+static void
+lang_statement_append (lang_statement_list_type *list,
+		       void *element,
+		       void *field)
+{
+  *(list->tail) = element;
+  list->tail = field;
+}
+
+void
+push_stat_ptr (lang_statement_list_type *new_ptr)
+{
+  if (stat_save_ptr >= stat_save + sizeof (stat_save) / sizeof (stat_save[0]))
+    abort ();
+  *stat_save_ptr++ = stat_ptr;
+  stat_ptr = new_ptr;
+}
+
+void
+pop_stat_ptr (void)
+{
+  if (stat_save_ptr <= stat_save)
+    abort ();
+  stat_ptr = *--stat_save_ptr;
+}
+
+/* Build a new statement node for the parse tree.  */
+
+static lang_statement_union_type *
+new_statement (enum statement_enum type,
+	       size_t size,
+	       lang_statement_list_type *list)
+{
+  lang_statement_union_type *new_stmt;
+
+  new_stmt = stat_alloc (size);
+  new_stmt->header.type = type;
+  new_stmt->header.next = NULL;
+  lang_statement_append (list, new_stmt, &new_stmt->header.next);
+  return new_stmt;
+}
+
+/* Build a new input file node for the language.  There are several
+   ways in which we treat an input file, eg, we only look at symbols,
+   or prefix it with a -l etc.
+
+   We can be supplied with requests for input files more than once;
+   they may, for example be split over several lines like foo.o(.text)
+   foo.o(.data) etc, so when asked for a file we check that we haven't
+   got it already so we don't duplicate the bfd.  */
+
+static lang_input_statement_type *
+new_afile (const char *name,
+	   lang_input_file_enum_type file_type,
+	   const char *target,
+	   const char *from_filename)
+{
+  lang_input_statement_type *p;
+
+  lang_has_input_file = true;
+
+  p = new_stat (lang_input_statement, stat_ptr);
+  memset (&p->the_bfd, 0,
+	  sizeof (*p) - offsetof (lang_input_statement_type, the_bfd));
+  p->extra_search_path = NULL;
+  p->target = target;
+  p->flags.dynamic = input_flags.dynamic;
+  p->flags.add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic = input_flags.add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic;
+  p->flags.add_DT_NEEDED_for_regular = input_flags.add_DT_NEEDED_for_regular;
+  p->flags.whole_archive = input_flags.whole_archive;
+  p->flags.sysrooted = input_flags.sysrooted;
+
+  switch (file_type)
+    {
+    case lang_input_file_is_symbols_only_enum:
+      p->filename = name;
+      p->local_sym_name = name;
+      p->flags.real = true;
+      p->flags.just_syms = true;
+      break;
+    case lang_input_file_is_fake_enum:
+      p->filename = name;
+      p->local_sym_name = name;
+      break;
+    case lang_input_file_is_l_enum:
+      if (name[0] == ':' && name[1] != '\0')
+	{
+	  p->filename = name + 1;
+	  p->flags.full_name_provided = true;
+	}
+      else
+	p->filename = name;
+      p->local_sym_name = concat ("-l", name, (const char *) NULL);
+      p->flags.maybe_archive = true;
+      p->flags.real = true;
+      p->flags.search_dirs = true;
+      break;
+    case lang_input_file_is_marker_enum:
+      p->filename = name;
+      p->local_sym_name = name;
+      p->flags.search_dirs = true;
+      break;
+    case lang_input_file_is_search_file_enum:
+      p->filename = name;
+      p->local_sym_name = name;
+      /* If name is a relative path, search the directory of the current linker
+         script first. */
+      if (from_filename && !IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (name))
+        p->extra_search_path = ldirname (from_filename);
+      p->flags.real = true;
+      p->flags.search_dirs = true;
+      break;
+    case lang_input_file_is_file_enum:
+      p->filename = name;
+      p->local_sym_name = name;
+      p->flags.real = true;
+      break;
+    default:
+      FAIL ();
+    }
+
+  lang_statement_append (&input_file_chain, p, &p->next_real_file);
+  return p;
+}
+
+lang_input_statement_type *
+lang_add_input_file (const char *name,
+		     lang_input_file_enum_type file_type,
+		     const char *target)
+{
+  if (name != NULL
+      && (*name == '=' || startswith (name, "$SYSROOT")))
+    {
+      lang_input_statement_type *ret;
+      char *sysrooted_name
+	= concat (ld_sysroot,
+		  name + (*name == '=' ? 1 : strlen ("$SYSROOT")),
+		  (const char *) NULL);
+
+      /* We've now forcibly prepended the sysroot, making the input
+	 file independent of the context.  Therefore, temporarily
+	 force a non-sysrooted context for this statement, so it won't
+	 get the sysroot prepended again when opened.  (N.B. if it's a
+	 script, any child nodes with input files starting with "/"
+	 will be handled as "sysrooted" as they'll be found to be
+	 within the sysroot subdirectory.)  */
+      unsigned int outer_sysrooted = input_flags.sysrooted;
+      input_flags.sysrooted = 0;
+      ret = new_afile (sysrooted_name, file_type, target, NULL);
+      input_flags.sysrooted = outer_sysrooted;
+      return ret;
+    }
+
+  return new_afile (name, file_type, target, current_input_file);
+}
+
+struct out_section_hash_entry
+{
+  struct bfd_hash_entry root;
+  lang_statement_union_type s;
+};
+
+/* The hash table.  */
+
+static struct bfd_hash_table output_section_statement_table;
+
+/* Support routines for the hash table used by lang_output_section_find,
+   initialize the table, fill in an entry and remove the table.  */
+
+static struct bfd_hash_entry *
+output_section_statement_newfunc (struct bfd_hash_entry *entry,
+				  struct bfd_hash_table *table,
+				  const char *string)
+{
+  lang_output_section_statement_type **nextp;
+  struct out_section_hash_entry *ret;
+
+  if (entry == NULL)
+    {
+      entry = (struct bfd_hash_entry *) bfd_hash_allocate (table,
+							   sizeof (*ret));
+      if (entry == NULL)
+	return entry;
+    }
+
+  entry = bfd_hash_newfunc (entry, table, string);
+  if (entry == NULL)
+    return entry;
+
+  ret = (struct out_section_hash_entry *) entry;
+  memset (&ret->s, 0, sizeof (ret->s));
+  ret->s.header.type = lang_output_section_statement_enum;
+  ret->s.output_section_statement.subsection_alignment = NULL;
+  ret->s.output_section_statement.section_alignment = NULL;
+  ret->s.output_section_statement.block_value = 1;
+  lang_list_init (&ret->s.output_section_statement.children);
+  lang_statement_append (stat_ptr, &ret->s, &ret->s.header.next);
+
+  /* For every output section statement added to the list, except the
+     first one, lang_os_list.tail points to the "next"
+     field of the last element of the list.  */
+  if (lang_os_list.head != NULL)
+    ret->s.output_section_statement.prev
+      = ((lang_output_section_statement_type *)
+	 ((char *) lang_os_list.tail
+	  - offsetof (lang_output_section_statement_type, next)));
+
+  /* GCC's strict aliasing rules prevent us from just casting the
+     address, so we store the pointer in a variable and cast that
+     instead.  */
+  nextp = &ret->s.output_section_statement.next;
+  lang_statement_append (&lang_os_list, &ret->s, nextp);
+  return &ret->root;
+}
+
+static void
+output_section_statement_table_init (void)
+{
+  if (!bfd_hash_table_init_n (&output_section_statement_table,
+			      output_section_statement_newfunc,
+			      sizeof (struct out_section_hash_entry),
+			      61))
+    einfo (_("%F%P: can not create hash table: %E\n"));
+}
+
+static void
+output_section_statement_table_free (void)
+{
+  bfd_hash_table_free (&output_section_statement_table);
+}
+
+/* Build enough state so that the parser can build its tree.  */
+
+void
+lang_init (void)
+{
+  obstack_begin (&stat_obstack, 1000);
+
+  stat_ptr = &statement_list;
+
+  output_section_statement_table_init ();
+
+  lang_list_init (stat_ptr);
+
+  lang_list_init (&input_file_chain);
+  lang_list_init (&lang_os_list);
+  lang_list_init (&file_chain);
+  first_file = lang_add_input_file (NULL, lang_input_file_is_marker_enum,
+				    NULL);
+  abs_output_section =
+    lang_output_section_statement_lookup (BFD_ABS_SECTION_NAME, 0, 1);
+
+  abs_output_section->bfd_section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+
+  asneeded_list_head = NULL;
+  asneeded_list_tail = &asneeded_list_head;
+}
+
+void
+lang_finish (void)
+{
+  output_section_statement_table_free ();
+}
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  A region is an area of memory declared with the
+  MEMORY {  name:org=exp, len=exp ... }
+  syntax.
+
+  We maintain a list of all the regions here.
+
+  If no regions are specified in the script, then the default is used
+  which is created when looked up to be the entire data space.
+
+  If create is true we are creating a region inside a MEMORY block.
+  In this case it is probably an error to create a region that has
+  already been created.  If we are not inside a MEMORY block it is
+  dubious to use an undeclared region name (except DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION)
+  and so we issue a warning.
+
+  Each region has at least one name.  The first name is either
+  DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION or the name given in the MEMORY block.  You can add
+  alias names to an existing region within a script with
+  REGION_ALIAS (alias, region_name).  Each name corresponds to at most one
+  region.  */
+
+static lang_memory_region_type *lang_memory_region_list;
+static lang_memory_region_type **lang_memory_region_list_tail
+  = &lang_memory_region_list;
+
+lang_memory_region_type *
+lang_memory_region_lookup (const char *const name, bool create)
+{
+  lang_memory_region_name *n;
+  lang_memory_region_type *r;
+  lang_memory_region_type *new_region;
+
+  /* NAME is NULL for LMA memspecs if no region was specified.  */
+  if (name == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  for (r = lang_memory_region_list; r != NULL; r = r->next)
+    for (n = &r->name_list; n != NULL; n = n->next)
+      if (strcmp (n->name, name) == 0)
+	{
+	  if (create)
+	    einfo (_("%P:%pS: warning: redeclaration of memory region `%s'\n"),
+		   NULL, name);
+	  return r;
+	}
+
+  if (!create && strcmp (name, DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION))
+    einfo (_("%P:%pS: warning: memory region `%s' not declared\n"),
+	   NULL, name);
+
+  new_region = stat_alloc (sizeof (lang_memory_region_type));
+
+  new_region->name_list.name = xstrdup (name);
+  new_region->name_list.next = NULL;
+  new_region->next = NULL;
+  new_region->origin_exp = NULL;
+  new_region->origin = 0;
+  new_region->length_exp = NULL;
+  new_region->length = ~(bfd_size_type) 0;
+  new_region->current = 0;
+  new_region->last_os = NULL;
+  new_region->flags = 0;
+  new_region->not_flags = 0;
+  new_region->had_full_message = false;
+
+  *lang_memory_region_list_tail = new_region;
+  lang_memory_region_list_tail = &new_region->next;
+
+  return new_region;
+}
+
+void
+lang_memory_region_alias (const char *alias, const char *region_name)
+{
+  lang_memory_region_name *n;
+  lang_memory_region_type *r;
+  lang_memory_region_type *region;
+
+  /* The default region must be unique.  This ensures that it is not necessary
+     to iterate through the name list if someone wants the check if a region is
+     the default memory region.  */
+  if (strcmp (region_name, DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION) == 0
+      || strcmp (alias, DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION) == 0)
+    einfo (_("%F%P:%pS: error: alias for default memory region\n"), NULL);
+
+  /* Look for the target region and check if the alias is not already
+     in use.  */
+  region = NULL;
+  for (r = lang_memory_region_list; r != NULL; r = r->next)
+    for (n = &r->name_list; n != NULL; n = n->next)
+      {
+	if (region == NULL && strcmp (n->name, region_name) == 0)
+	  region = r;
+	if (strcmp (n->name, alias) == 0)
+	  einfo (_("%F%P:%pS: error: redefinition of memory region "
+		   "alias `%s'\n"),
+		 NULL, alias);
+      }
+
+  /* Check if the target region exists.  */
+  if (region == NULL)
+    einfo (_("%F%P:%pS: error: memory region `%s' "
+	     "for alias `%s' does not exist\n"),
+	   NULL, region_name, alias);
+
+  /* Add alias to region name list.  */
+  n = stat_alloc (sizeof (lang_memory_region_name));
+  n->name = xstrdup (alias);
+  n->next = region->name_list.next;
+  region->name_list.next = n;
+}
+
+static lang_memory_region_type *
+lang_memory_default (asection *section)
+{
+  lang_memory_region_type *p;
+
+  flagword sec_flags = section->flags;
+
+  /* Override SEC_DATA to mean a writable section.  */
+  if ((sec_flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_READONLY | SEC_CODE)) == SEC_ALLOC)
+    sec_flags |= SEC_DATA;
+
+  for (p = lang_memory_region_list; p != NULL; p = p->next)
+    {
+      if ((p->flags & sec_flags) != 0
+	  && (p->not_flags & sec_flags) == 0)
+	{
+	  return p;
+	}
+    }
+  return lang_memory_region_lookup (DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION, false);
+}
+
+/* Get the output section statement directly from the userdata.  */
+
+lang_output_section_statement_type *
+lang_output_section_get (const asection *output_section)
+{
+  return bfd_section_userdata (output_section);
+}
+
+/* Find or create an output_section_statement with the given NAME.
+   If CONSTRAINT is non-zero match one with that constraint, otherwise
+   match any non-negative constraint.  If CREATE is 0 return NULL when
+   no match exists.  If CREATE is 1, create an output_section_statement
+   when no match exists or if CONSTRAINT is SPECIAL.  If CREATE is 2,
+   always make a new output_section_statement.  */
+
+lang_output_section_statement_type *
+lang_output_section_statement_lookup (const char *name,
+				      int constraint,
+				      int create)
+{
+  struct out_section_hash_entry *entry;
+
+  entry = ((struct out_section_hash_entry *)
+	   bfd_hash_lookup (&output_section_statement_table, name,
+			    create != 0, false));
+  if (entry == NULL)
+    {
+      if (create)
+	einfo (_("%F%P: failed creating section `%s': %E\n"), name);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  if (entry->s.output_section_statement.name != NULL)
+    {
+      /* We have a section of this name, but it might not have the correct
+	 constraint.  */
+      struct out_section_hash_entry *last_ent;
+
+      name = entry->s.output_section_statement.name;
+      do
+	{
+	  if (create != 2
+	      && !(create && constraint == SPECIAL)
+	      && (constraint == entry->s.output_section_statement.constraint
+		  || (constraint == 0
+		      && entry->s.output_section_statement.constraint >= 0)))
+	    return &entry->s.output_section_statement;
+	  last_ent = entry;
+	  entry = (struct out_section_hash_entry *) entry->root.next;
+	}
+      while (entry != NULL
+	     && name == entry->s.output_section_statement.name);
+
+      if (!create)
+	return NULL;
+
+      entry
+	= ((struct out_section_hash_entry *)
+	   output_section_statement_newfunc (NULL,
+					     &output_section_statement_table,
+					     name));
+      if (entry == NULL)
+	{
+	  einfo (_("%F%P: failed creating section `%s': %E\n"), name);
+	  return NULL;
+	}
+      entry->root = last_ent->root;
+      last_ent->root.next = &entry->root;
+    }
+
+  entry->s.output_section_statement.name = name;
+  entry->s.output_section_statement.constraint = constraint;
+  entry->s.output_section_statement.dup_output = (create == 2
+						  || constraint == SPECIAL);
+  return &entry->s.output_section_statement;
+}
+
+/* Find the next output_section_statement with the same name as OS.
+   If CONSTRAINT is non-zero, find one with that constraint otherwise
+   match any non-negative constraint.  */
+
+lang_output_section_statement_type *
+next_matching_output_section_statement (lang_output_section_statement_type *os,
+					int constraint)
+{
+  /* All output_section_statements are actually part of a
+     struct out_section_hash_entry.  */
+  struct out_section_hash_entry *entry = (struct out_section_hash_entry *)
+    ((char *) os
+     - offsetof (struct out_section_hash_entry, s.output_section_statement));
+  const char *name = os->name;
+
+  ASSERT (name == entry->root.string);
+  do
+    {
+      entry = (struct out_section_hash_entry *) entry->root.next;
+      if (entry == NULL
+	  || name != entry->s.output_section_statement.name)
+	return NULL;
+    }
+  while (constraint != entry->s.output_section_statement.constraint
+	 && (constraint != 0
+	     || entry->s.output_section_statement.constraint < 0));
+
+  return &entry->s.output_section_statement;
+}
+
+/* A variant of lang_output_section_find used by place_orphan.
+   Returns the output statement that should precede a new output
+   statement for SEC.  If an exact match is found on certain flags,
+   sets *EXACT too.  */
+
+lang_output_section_statement_type *
+lang_output_section_find_by_flags (const asection *sec,
+				   flagword sec_flags,
+				   lang_output_section_statement_type **exact,
+				   lang_match_sec_type_func match_type)
+{
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *first, *look, *found;
+  flagword look_flags, differ;
+
+  /* We know the first statement on this list is *ABS*.  May as well
+     skip it.  */
+  first = (void *) lang_os_list.head;
+  first = first->next;
+
+  /* First try for an exact match.  */
+  found = NULL;
+  for (look = first; look; look = look->next)
+    {
+      look_flags = look->flags;
+      if (look->bfd_section != NULL)
+	{
+	  look_flags = look->bfd_section->flags;
+	  if (match_type && !match_type (link_info.output_bfd,
+					 look->bfd_section,
+					 sec->owner, sec))
+	    continue;
+	}
+      differ = look_flags ^ sec_flags;
+      if (!(differ & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_READONLY
+		      | SEC_CODE | SEC_SMALL_DATA | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)))
+	found = look;
+    }
+  if (found != NULL)
+    {
+      if (exact != NULL)
+	*exact = found;
+      return found;
+    }
+
+  if ((sec_flags & SEC_CODE) != 0
+      && (sec_flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+    {
+      /* Try for a rw code section.  */
+      for (look = first; look; look = look->next)
+	{
+	  look_flags = look->flags;
+	  if (look->bfd_section != NULL)
+	    {
+	      look_flags = look->bfd_section->flags;
+	      if (match_type && !match_type (link_info.output_bfd,
+					     look->bfd_section,
+					     sec->owner, sec))
+		continue;
+	    }
+	  differ = look_flags ^ sec_flags;
+	  if (!(differ & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+			  | SEC_CODE | SEC_SMALL_DATA | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)))
+	    found = look;
+	}
+    }
+  else if ((sec_flags & SEC_READONLY) != 0
+	   && (sec_flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+    {
+      /* .rodata can go after .text, .sdata2 after .rodata.  */
+      for (look = first; look; look = look->next)
+	{
+	  look_flags = look->flags;
+	  if (look->bfd_section != NULL)
+	    {
+	      look_flags = look->bfd_section->flags;
+	      if (match_type && !match_type (link_info.output_bfd,
+					     look->bfd_section,
+					     sec->owner, sec))
+		continue;
+	    }
+	  differ = look_flags ^ sec_flags;
+	  if (!(differ & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+			  | SEC_READONLY | SEC_SMALL_DATA))
+	      || (!(differ & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+			      | SEC_READONLY))
+		  && !(look_flags & SEC_SMALL_DATA)))
+	    found = look;
+	}
+    }
+  else if ((sec_flags & SEC_THREAD_LOCAL) != 0
+	   && (sec_flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+    {
+      /* .tdata can go after .data, .tbss after .tdata.  Treat .tbss
+	 as if it were a loaded section, and don't use match_type.  */
+      bool seen_thread_local = false;
+
+      match_type = NULL;
+      for (look = first; look; look = look->next)
+	{
+	  look_flags = look->flags;
+	  if (look->bfd_section != NULL)
+	    look_flags = look->bfd_section->flags;
+
+	  differ = look_flags ^ (sec_flags | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS);
+	  if (!(differ & (SEC_THREAD_LOCAL | SEC_ALLOC)))
+	    {
+	      /* .tdata and .tbss must be adjacent and in that order.  */
+	      if (!(look_flags & SEC_LOAD)
+		  && (sec_flags & SEC_LOAD))
+		/* ..so if we're at a .tbss section and we're placing
+		   a .tdata section stop looking and return the
+		   previous section.  */
+		break;
+	      found = look;
+	      seen_thread_local = true;
+	    }
+	  else if (seen_thread_local)
+	    break;
+	  else if (!(differ & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD)))
+	    found = look;
+	}
+    }
+  else if ((sec_flags & SEC_SMALL_DATA) != 0
+	   && (sec_flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+    {
+      /* .sdata goes after .data, .sbss after .sdata.  */
+      for (look = first; look; look = look->next)
+	{
+	  look_flags = look->flags;
+	  if (look->bfd_section != NULL)
+	    {
+	      look_flags = look->bfd_section->flags;
+	      if (match_type && !match_type (link_info.output_bfd,
+					     look->bfd_section,
+					     sec->owner, sec))
+		continue;
+	    }
+	  differ = look_flags ^ sec_flags;
+	  if (!(differ & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+			  | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL))
+	      || ((look_flags & SEC_SMALL_DATA)
+		  && !(sec_flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS)))
+	    found = look;
+	}
+    }
+  else if ((sec_flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) != 0
+	   && (sec_flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+    {
+      /* .data goes after .rodata.  */
+      for (look = first; look; look = look->next)
+	{
+	  look_flags = look->flags;
+	  if (look->bfd_section != NULL)
+	    {
+	      look_flags = look->bfd_section->flags;
+	      if (match_type && !match_type (link_info.output_bfd,
+					     look->bfd_section,
+					     sec->owner, sec))
+		continue;
+	    }
+	  differ = look_flags ^ sec_flags;
+	  if (!(differ & (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+			  | SEC_SMALL_DATA | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)))
+	    found = look;
+	}
+    }
+  else if ((sec_flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+    {
+      /* .bss goes after any other alloc section.  */
+      for (look = first; look; look = look->next)
+	{
+	  look_flags = look->flags;
+	  if (look->bfd_section != NULL)
+	    {
+	      look_flags = look->bfd_section->flags;
+	      if (match_type && !match_type (link_info.output_bfd,
+					     look->bfd_section,
+					     sec->owner, sec))
+		continue;
+	    }
+	  differ = look_flags ^ sec_flags;
+	  if (!(differ & SEC_ALLOC))
+	    found = look;
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* non-alloc go last.  */
+      for (look = first; look; look = look->next)
+	{
+	  look_flags = look->flags;
+	  if (look->bfd_section != NULL)
+	    look_flags = look->bfd_section->flags;
+	  differ = look_flags ^ sec_flags;
+	  if (!(differ & SEC_DEBUGGING))
+	    found = look;
+	}
+      return found;
+    }
+
+  if (found || !match_type)
+    return found;
+
+  return lang_output_section_find_by_flags (sec, sec_flags, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+/* Find the last output section before given output statement.
+   Used by place_orphan.  */
+
+static asection *
+output_prev_sec_find (lang_output_section_statement_type *os)
+{
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *lookup;
+
+  for (lookup = os->prev; lookup != NULL; lookup = lookup->prev)
+    {
+      if (lookup->constraint < 0)
+	continue;
+
+      if (lookup->bfd_section != NULL && lookup->bfd_section->owner != NULL)
+	return lookup->bfd_section;
+    }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Look for a suitable place for a new output section statement.  The
+   idea is to skip over anything that might be inside a SECTIONS {}
+   statement in a script, before we find another output section
+   statement.  Assignments to "dot" before an output section statement
+   are assumed to belong to it, except in two cases;  The first
+   assignment to dot, and assignments before non-alloc sections.
+   Otherwise we might put an orphan before . = . + SIZEOF_HEADERS or
+   similar assignments that set the initial address, or we might
+   insert non-alloc note sections among assignments setting end of
+   image symbols.  */
+
+static lang_statement_union_type **
+insert_os_after (lang_output_section_statement_type *after)
+{
+  lang_statement_union_type **where;
+  lang_statement_union_type **assign = NULL;
+  bool ignore_first;
+
+  ignore_first = after == (void *) lang_os_list.head;
+
+  for (where = &after->header.next;
+       *where != NULL;
+       where = &(*where)->header.next)
+    {
+      switch ((*where)->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_assignment_statement_enum:
+	  if (assign == NULL)
+	    {
+	      lang_assignment_statement_type *ass;
+
+	      ass = &(*where)->assignment_statement;
+	      if (ass->exp->type.node_class != etree_assert
+		  && ass->exp->assign.dst[0] == '.'
+		  && ass->exp->assign.dst[1] == 0)
+		{
+		  if (!ignore_first)
+		    assign = where;
+		  ignore_first = false;
+		}
+	    }
+	  continue;
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	case lang_input_section_enum:
+	case lang_object_symbols_statement_enum:
+	case lang_fill_statement_enum:
+	case lang_data_statement_enum:
+	case lang_reloc_statement_enum:
+	case lang_padding_statement_enum:
+	case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	  assign = NULL;
+	  ignore_first = false;
+	  continue;
+	case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	  if (assign != NULL)
+	    {
+	      asection *s = (*where)->output_section_statement.bfd_section;
+
+	      if (s == NULL
+		  || s->map_head.s == NULL
+		  || (s->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+		where = assign;
+	    }
+	  break;
+	case lang_input_statement_enum:
+	case lang_address_statement_enum:
+	case lang_target_statement_enum:
+	case lang_output_statement_enum:
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	case lang_insert_statement_enum:
+	  continue;
+	}
+      break;
+    }
+
+  return where;
+}
+
+lang_output_section_statement_type *
+lang_insert_orphan (asection *s,
+		    const char *secname,
+		    int constraint,
+		    lang_output_section_statement_type *after,
+		    struct orphan_save *place,
+		    etree_type *address,
+		    lang_statement_list_type *add_child)
+{
+  lang_statement_list_type add;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type **os_tail;
+
+  /* If we have found an appropriate place for the output section
+     statements for this orphan, add them to our own private list,
+     inserting them later into the global statement list.  */
+  if (after != NULL)
+    {
+      lang_list_init (&add);
+      push_stat_ptr (&add);
+    }
+
+  if (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+      || (s->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) == 0)
+    address = exp_intop (0);
+
+  os_tail = (lang_output_section_statement_type **) lang_os_list.tail;
+  os = lang_enter_output_section_statement (secname, address, normal_section,
+					    NULL, NULL, NULL, constraint, 0);
+
+  if (add_child == NULL)
+    add_child = &os->children;
+  lang_add_section (add_child, s, NULL, NULL, os);
+
+  if (after && (s->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) != 0)
+    {
+      const char *region = (after->region
+			    ? after->region->name_list.name
+			    : DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION);
+      const char *lma_region = (after->lma_region
+				? after->lma_region->name_list.name
+				: NULL);
+      lang_leave_output_section_statement (NULL, region, after->phdrs,
+					   lma_region);
+    }
+  else
+    lang_leave_output_section_statement (NULL, DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION, NULL,
+					 NULL);
+
+  /* Restore the global list pointer.  */
+  if (after != NULL)
+    pop_stat_ptr ();
+
+  if (after != NULL && os->bfd_section != NULL)
+    {
+      asection *snew, *as;
+      bool place_after = place->stmt == NULL;
+      bool insert_after = true;
+
+      snew = os->bfd_section;
+
+      /* Shuffle the bfd section list to make the output file look
+	 neater.  This is really only cosmetic.  */
+      if (place->section == NULL
+	  && after != (void *) lang_os_list.head)
+	{
+	  asection *bfd_section = after->bfd_section;
+
+	  /* If the output statement hasn't been used to place any input
+	     sections (and thus doesn't have an output bfd_section),
+	     look for the closest prior output statement having an
+	     output section.  */
+	  if (bfd_section == NULL)
+	    bfd_section = output_prev_sec_find (after);
+
+	  if (bfd_section != NULL && bfd_section != snew)
+	    place->section = &bfd_section->next;
+	}
+
+      if (place->section == NULL)
+	place->section = &link_info.output_bfd->sections;
+
+      as = *place->section;
+
+      if (!as)
+	{
+	  /* Put the section at the end of the list.  */
+
+	  /* Unlink the section.  */
+	  bfd_section_list_remove (link_info.output_bfd, snew);
+
+	  /* Now tack it back on in the right place.  */
+	  bfd_section_list_append (link_info.output_bfd, snew);
+	}
+      else if ((bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd)
+		== bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+	       && (bfd_get_flavour (s->owner)
+		   == bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+	       && ((elf_section_type (s) == SHT_NOTE
+		    && (s->flags & SEC_LOAD) != 0)
+		   || (elf_section_type (as) == SHT_NOTE
+		       && (as->flags & SEC_LOAD) != 0)))
+	{
+	  /* Make sure that output note sections are grouped and sorted
+	     by alignments when inserting a note section or insert a
+	     section after a note section,  */
+	  asection *sec;
+	  /* A specific section after which the output note section
+	     should be placed.  */
+	  asection *after_sec;
+	  /* True if we need to insert the orphan section after a
+	     specific section to maintain output note section order.  */
+	  bool after_sec_note = false;
+
+	  static asection *first_orphan_note = NULL;
+
+	  /* Group and sort output note section by alignments in
+	     ascending order.  */
+	  after_sec = NULL;
+	  if (elf_section_type (s) == SHT_NOTE
+	      && (s->flags & SEC_LOAD) != 0)
+	    {
+	      /* Search from the beginning for the last output note
+		 section with equal or larger alignments.  NB: Don't
+		 place orphan note section after non-note sections.  */
+
+	      first_orphan_note = NULL;
+	      for (sec = link_info.output_bfd->sections;
+		   (sec != NULL
+		    && !bfd_is_abs_section (sec));
+		   sec = sec->next)
+		if (sec != snew
+		    && elf_section_type (sec) == SHT_NOTE
+		    && (sec->flags & SEC_LOAD) != 0)
+		  {
+		    if (!first_orphan_note)
+		      first_orphan_note = sec;
+		    if (sec->alignment_power >= s->alignment_power)
+		      after_sec = sec;
+		  }
+		else if (first_orphan_note)
+		  {
+		    /* Stop if there is non-note section after the first
+		       orphan note section.  */
+		    break;
+		  }
+
+	      /* If this will be the first orphan note section, it can
+		 be placed at the default location.  */
+	      after_sec_note = first_orphan_note != NULL;
+	      if (after_sec == NULL && after_sec_note)
+		{
+		  /* If all output note sections have smaller
+		     alignments, place the section before all
+		     output orphan note sections.  */
+		  after_sec = first_orphan_note;
+		  insert_after = false;
+		}
+	    }
+	  else if (first_orphan_note)
+	    {
+	      /* Don't place non-note sections in the middle of orphan
+	         note sections.  */
+	      after_sec_note = true;
+	      after_sec = as;
+	      for (sec = as->next;
+		   (sec != NULL
+		    && !bfd_is_abs_section (sec));
+		   sec = sec->next)
+		if (elf_section_type (sec) == SHT_NOTE
+		    && (sec->flags & SEC_LOAD) != 0)
+		  after_sec = sec;
+	    }
+
+	  if (after_sec_note)
+	    {
+	      if (after_sec)
+		{
+		  /* Search forward to insert OS after AFTER_SEC output
+		     statement.  */
+		  lang_output_section_statement_type *stmt, *next;
+		  bool found = false;
+		  for (stmt = after; stmt != NULL; stmt = next)
+		    {
+		      next = stmt->next;
+		      if (insert_after)
+			{
+			  if (stmt->bfd_section == after_sec)
+			    {
+			      place_after = true;
+			      found = true;
+			      after = stmt;
+			      break;
+			    }
+			}
+		      else
+			{
+			  /* If INSERT_AFTER is FALSE, place OS before
+			     AFTER_SEC output statement.  */
+			  if (next && next->bfd_section == after_sec)
+			    {
+			      place_after = true;
+			      found = true;
+			      after = stmt;
+			      break;
+			    }
+			}
+		    }
+
+		  /* Search backward to insert OS after AFTER_SEC output
+		     statement.  */
+		  if (!found)
+		    for (stmt = after; stmt != NULL; stmt = stmt->prev)
+		      {
+			if (insert_after)
+			  {
+			    if (stmt->bfd_section == after_sec)
+			      {
+				place_after = true;
+				after = stmt;
+				break;
+			      }
+			  }
+			else
+			  {
+			    /* If INSERT_AFTER is FALSE, place OS before
+			       AFTER_SEC output statement.  */
+			    if (stmt->next->bfd_section == after_sec)
+			      {
+				place_after = true;
+				after = stmt;
+				break;
+			      }
+			  }
+		      }
+		}
+
+	      if (after_sec == NULL
+		  || (insert_after && after_sec->next != snew)
+		  || (!insert_after && after_sec->prev != snew))
+		{
+		  /* Unlink the section.  */
+		  bfd_section_list_remove (link_info.output_bfd, snew);
+
+		  /* Place SNEW after AFTER_SEC.  If AFTER_SEC is NULL,
+		     prepend SNEW.  */
+		  if (after_sec)
+		    {
+		      if (insert_after)
+			bfd_section_list_insert_after (link_info.output_bfd,
+						       after_sec, snew);
+		      else
+			bfd_section_list_insert_before (link_info.output_bfd,
+						       after_sec, snew);
+		    }
+		  else
+		    bfd_section_list_prepend (link_info.output_bfd, snew);
+		}
+	    }
+	  else if (as != snew && as->prev != snew)
+	    {
+	      /* Unlink the section.  */
+	      bfd_section_list_remove (link_info.output_bfd, snew);
+
+	      /* Now tack it back on in the right place.  */
+	      bfd_section_list_insert_before (link_info.output_bfd,
+					      as, snew);
+	    }
+	}
+      else if (as != snew && as->prev != snew)
+	{
+	  /* Unlink the section.  */
+	  bfd_section_list_remove (link_info.output_bfd, snew);
+
+	  /* Now tack it back on in the right place.  */
+	  bfd_section_list_insert_before (link_info.output_bfd, as, snew);
+	}
+
+      /* Save the end of this list.  Further ophans of this type will
+	 follow the one we've just added.  */
+      place->section = &snew->next;
+
+      /* The following is non-cosmetic.  We try to put the output
+	 statements in some sort of reasonable order here, because they
+	 determine the final load addresses of the orphan sections.
+	 In addition, placing output statements in the wrong order may
+	 require extra segments.  For instance, given a typical
+	 situation of all read-only sections placed in one segment and
+	 following that a segment containing all the read-write
+	 sections, we wouldn't want to place an orphan read/write
+	 section before or amongst the read-only ones.  */
+      if (add.head != NULL)
+	{
+	  lang_output_section_statement_type *newly_added_os;
+
+	  /* Place OS after AFTER if AFTER_NOTE is TRUE.  */
+	  if (place_after)
+	    {
+	      lang_statement_union_type **where = insert_os_after (after);
+
+	      *add.tail = *where;
+	      *where = add.head;
+
+	      place->os_tail = &after->next;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      /* Put it after the last orphan statement we added.  */
+	      *add.tail = *place->stmt;
+	      *place->stmt = add.head;
+	    }
+
+	  /* Fix the global list pointer if we happened to tack our
+	     new list at the tail.  */
+	  if (*stat_ptr->tail == add.head)
+	    stat_ptr->tail = add.tail;
+
+	  /* Save the end of this list.  */
+	  place->stmt = add.tail;
+
+	  /* Do the same for the list of output section statements.  */
+	  newly_added_os = *os_tail;
+	  *os_tail = NULL;
+	  newly_added_os->prev = (lang_output_section_statement_type *)
+	    ((char *) place->os_tail
+	     - offsetof (lang_output_section_statement_type, next));
+	  newly_added_os->next = *place->os_tail;
+	  if (newly_added_os->next != NULL)
+	    newly_added_os->next->prev = newly_added_os;
+	  *place->os_tail = newly_added_os;
+	  place->os_tail = &newly_added_os->next;
+
+	  /* Fixing the global list pointer here is a little different.
+	     We added to the list in lang_enter_output_section_statement,
+	     trimmed off the new output_section_statment above when
+	     assigning *os_tail = NULL, but possibly added it back in
+	     the same place when assigning *place->os_tail.  */
+	  if (*os_tail == NULL)
+	    lang_os_list.tail = (lang_statement_union_type **) os_tail;
+	}
+    }
+  return os;
+}
+
+static void
+lang_print_asneeded (void)
+{
+  struct asneeded_minfo *m;
+
+  if (asneeded_list_head == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  minfo (_("\nAs-needed library included to satisfy reference by file (symbol)\n\n"));
+
+  for (m = asneeded_list_head; m != NULL; m = m->next)
+    {
+      size_t len;
+
+      minfo ("%s", m->soname);
+      len = strlen (m->soname);
+
+      if (len >= 29)
+	{
+	  print_nl ();
+	  len = 0;
+	}
+      while (len < 30)
+	{
+	  print_space ();
+	  ++len;
+	}
+
+      if (m->ref != NULL)
+	minfo ("%pB ", m->ref);
+      minfo ("(%pT)\n", m->name);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+lang_map_flags (flagword flag)
+{
+  if (flag & SEC_ALLOC)
+    minfo ("a");
+
+  if (flag & SEC_CODE)
+    minfo ("x");
+
+  if (flag & SEC_READONLY)
+    minfo ("r");
+
+  if (flag & SEC_DATA)
+    minfo ("w");
+
+  if (flag & SEC_LOAD)
+    minfo ("l");
+}
+
+void
+lang_map (void)
+{
+  lang_memory_region_type *m;
+  bool dis_header_printed = false;
+
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (file)
+    {
+      asection *s;
+
+      if ((file->the_bfd->flags & (BFD_LINKER_CREATED | DYNAMIC)) != 0
+	  || file->flags.just_syms)
+	continue;
+
+      if (config.print_map_discarded)
+	for (s = file->the_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+	  if ((s->output_section == NULL
+	       || s->output_section->owner != link_info.output_bfd)
+	      && (s->flags & (SEC_LINKER_CREATED | SEC_KEEP)) == 0)
+	    {
+	      if (! dis_header_printed)
+		{
+		  fprintf (config.map_file, _("\nDiscarded input sections\n\n"));
+		  dis_header_printed = true;
+		}
+
+	      print_input_section (s, true);
+	    }
+    }
+
+  minfo (_("\nMemory Configuration\n\n"));
+  fprintf (config.map_file, "%-16s %-18s %-18s %s\n",
+	   _("Name"), _("Origin"), _("Length"), _("Attributes"));
+
+  for (m = lang_memory_region_list; m != NULL; m = m->next)
+    {
+      char buf[100];
+      int len;
+
+      fprintf (config.map_file, "%-16s ", m->name_list.name);
+
+      sprintf_vma (buf, m->origin);
+      minfo ("0x%s ", buf);
+      len = strlen (buf);
+      while (len < 16)
+	{
+	  print_space ();
+	  ++len;
+	}
+
+      minfo ("0x%V", m->length);
+      if (m->flags || m->not_flags)
+	{
+#ifndef BFD64
+	  minfo ("        ");
+#endif
+	  if (m->flags)
+	    {
+	      print_space ();
+	      lang_map_flags (m->flags);
+	    }
+
+	  if (m->not_flags)
+	    {
+	      minfo (" !");
+	      lang_map_flags (m->not_flags);
+	    }
+	}
+
+      print_nl ();
+    }
+
+  fprintf (config.map_file, _("\nLinker script and memory map\n\n"));
+
+  if (!link_info.reduce_memory_overheads)
+    {
+      obstack_begin (&map_obstack, 1000);
+      bfd_link_hash_traverse (link_info.hash, sort_def_symbol, 0);
+    }
+  expld.phase = lang_fixed_phase_enum;
+  lang_statement_iteration++;
+  print_statements ();
+
+  ldemul_extra_map_file_text (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info,
+			      config.map_file);
+}
+
+static bool
+sort_def_symbol (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *hash_entry,
+		 void *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+  if ((hash_entry->type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+       || hash_entry->type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+      && hash_entry->u.def.section->owner != link_info.output_bfd
+      && hash_entry->u.def.section->owner != NULL)
+    {
+      input_section_userdata_type *ud;
+      struct map_symbol_def *def;
+
+      ud = bfd_section_userdata (hash_entry->u.def.section);
+      if (!ud)
+	{
+	  ud = stat_alloc (sizeof (*ud));
+	  bfd_set_section_userdata (hash_entry->u.def.section, ud);
+	  ud->map_symbol_def_tail = &ud->map_symbol_def_head;
+	  ud->map_symbol_def_count = 0;
+	}
+      else if (!ud->map_symbol_def_tail)
+	ud->map_symbol_def_tail = &ud->map_symbol_def_head;
+
+      def = (struct map_symbol_def *) obstack_alloc (&map_obstack, sizeof *def);
+      def->entry = hash_entry;
+      *(ud->map_symbol_def_tail) = def;
+      ud->map_symbol_def_tail = &def->next;
+      ud->map_symbol_def_count++;
+    }
+  return true;
+}
+
+/* Initialize an output section.  */
+
+static void
+init_os (lang_output_section_statement_type *s, flagword flags)
+{
+  if (strcmp (s->name, DISCARD_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
+    einfo (_("%F%P: illegal use of `%s' section\n"), DISCARD_SECTION_NAME);
+
+  if (!s->dup_output)
+    s->bfd_section = bfd_get_section_by_name (link_info.output_bfd, s->name);
+  if (s->bfd_section == NULL)
+    s->bfd_section = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (link_info.output_bfd,
+							 s->name, flags);
+  if (s->bfd_section == NULL)
+    {
+      einfo (_("%F%P: output format %s cannot represent section"
+	       " called %s: %E\n"),
+	     link_info.output_bfd->xvec->name, s->name);
+    }
+  s->bfd_section->output_section = s->bfd_section;
+  s->bfd_section->output_offset = 0;
+
+  /* Set the userdata of the output section to the output section
+     statement to avoid lookup.  */
+  bfd_set_section_userdata (s->bfd_section, s);
+
+  /* If there is a base address, make sure that any sections it might
+     mention are initialized.  */
+  if (s->addr_tree != NULL)
+    exp_init_os (s->addr_tree);
+
+  if (s->load_base != NULL)
+    exp_init_os (s->load_base);
+
+  /* If supplied an alignment, set it.  */
+  if (s->section_alignment != NULL)
+    s->bfd_section->alignment_power = exp_get_power (s->section_alignment,
+						     "section alignment");
+}
+
+/* Make sure that all output sections mentioned in an expression are
+   initialized.  */
+
+static void
+exp_init_os (etree_type *exp)
+{
+  switch (exp->type.node_class)
+    {
+    case etree_assign:
+    case etree_provide:
+    case etree_provided:
+      exp_init_os (exp->assign.src);
+      break;
+
+    case etree_binary:
+      exp_init_os (exp->binary.lhs);
+      exp_init_os (exp->binary.rhs);
+      break;
+
+    case etree_trinary:
+      exp_init_os (exp->trinary.cond);
+      exp_init_os (exp->trinary.lhs);
+      exp_init_os (exp->trinary.rhs);
+      break;
+
+    case etree_assert:
+      exp_init_os (exp->assert_s.child);
+      break;
+
+    case etree_unary:
+      exp_init_os (exp->unary.child);
+      break;
+
+    case etree_name:
+      switch (exp->type.node_code)
+	{
+	case ADDR:
+	case LOADADDR:
+	case SIZEOF:
+	  {
+	    lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+	    os = lang_output_section_find (exp->name.name);
+	    if (os != NULL && os->bfd_section == NULL)
+	      init_os (os, 0);
+	  }
+	}
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+section_already_linked (bfd *abfd, asection *sec, void *data)
+{
+  lang_input_statement_type *entry = (lang_input_statement_type *) data;
+
+  /* If we are only reading symbols from this object, then we want to
+     discard all sections.  */
+  if (entry->flags.just_syms)
+    {
+      bfd_link_just_syms (abfd, sec, &link_info);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  /* Deal with SHF_EXCLUDE ELF sections.  */
+  if (!bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+      && (abfd->flags & BFD_PLUGIN) == 0
+      && (sec->flags & (SEC_GROUP | SEC_KEEP | SEC_EXCLUDE)) == SEC_EXCLUDE)
+    sec->output_section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+
+  if (!(abfd->flags & DYNAMIC))
+    bfd_section_already_linked (abfd, sec, &link_info);
+}
+
+
+/* Returns true if SECTION is one we know will be discarded based on its
+   section flags, otherwise returns false.  */
+
+static bool
+lang_discard_section_p (asection *section)
+{
+  bool discard;
+  flagword flags = section->flags;
+
+  /* Discard sections marked with SEC_EXCLUDE.  */
+  discard = (flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0;
+
+  /* Discard the group descriptor sections when we're finally placing the
+     sections from within the group.  */
+  if ((flags & SEC_GROUP) != 0
+      && link_info.resolve_section_groups)
+    discard = true;
+
+  /* Discard debugging sections if we are stripping debugging
+     information.  */
+  if ((link_info.strip == strip_debugger || link_info.strip == strip_all)
+      && (flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)
+    discard = true;
+
+  return discard;
+}
+
+/* The wild routines.
+
+   These expand statements like *(.text) and foo.o to a list of
+   explicit actions, like foo.o(.text), bar.o(.text) and
+   foo.o(.text, .data).  */
+
+/* Add SECTION to the output section OUTPUT.  Do this by creating a
+   lang_input_section statement which is placed at PTR.  */
+
+void
+lang_add_section (lang_statement_list_type *ptr,
+		  asection *section,
+		  struct wildcard_list *pattern,
+		  struct flag_info *sflag_info,
+		  lang_output_section_statement_type *output)
+{
+  flagword flags = section->flags;
+
+  bool discard;
+  lang_input_section_type *new_section;
+  bfd *abfd = link_info.output_bfd;
+
+  /* Is this section one we know should be discarded?  */
+  discard = lang_discard_section_p (section);
+
+  /* Discard input sections which are assigned to a section named
+     DISCARD_SECTION_NAME.  */
+  if (strcmp (output->name, DISCARD_SECTION_NAME) == 0)
+    discard = true;
+
+  if (discard)
+    {
+      if (section->output_section == NULL)
+	{
+	  /* This prevents future calls from assigning this section.  */
+	  section->output_section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+	}
+      else if (link_info.non_contiguous_regions_warnings)
+	einfo (_("%P:%pS: warning: --enable-non-contiguous-regions makes "
+		 "section `%pA' from '%pB' match /DISCARD/ clause.\n"),
+	       NULL, section, section->owner);
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if (sflag_info)
+    {
+      bool keep;
+
+      keep = bfd_lookup_section_flags (&link_info, sflag_info, section);
+      if (!keep)
+	return;
+    }
+
+  if (section->output_section != NULL)
+    {
+      if (!link_info.non_contiguous_regions)
+	return;
+
+      /* SECTION has already been handled in a special way
+	 (eg. LINK_ONCE): skip it.  */
+      if (bfd_is_abs_section (section->output_section))
+	return;
+
+      /* Already assigned to the same output section, do not process
+	 it again, to avoid creating loops between duplicate sections
+	 later.  */
+      if (section->output_section == output->bfd_section)
+	return;
+
+      if (link_info.non_contiguous_regions_warnings && output->bfd_section)
+	einfo (_("%P:%pS: warning: --enable-non-contiguous-regions may "
+		 "change behaviour for section `%pA' from '%pB' (assigned to "
+		 "%pA, but additional match: %pA)\n"),
+	       NULL, section, section->owner, section->output_section,
+	       output->bfd_section);
+
+      /* SECTION has already been assigned to an output section, but
+	 the user allows it to be mapped to another one in case it
+	 overflows. We'll later update the actual output section in
+	 size_input_section as appropriate.  */
+    }
+
+  /* We don't copy the SEC_NEVER_LOAD flag from an input section
+     to an output section, because we want to be able to include a
+     SEC_NEVER_LOAD section in the middle of an otherwise loaded
+     section (I don't know why we want to do this, but we do).
+     build_link_order in ldwrite.c handles this case by turning
+     the embedded SEC_NEVER_LOAD section into a fill.  */
+  flags &= ~ SEC_NEVER_LOAD;
+
+  /* If final link, don't copy the SEC_LINK_ONCE flags, they've
+     already been processed.  One reason to do this is that on pe
+     format targets, .text$foo sections go into .text and it's odd
+     to see .text with SEC_LINK_ONCE set.  */
+  if ((flags & (SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_GROUP)) == (SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_GROUP))
+    {
+      if (link_info.resolve_section_groups)
+	flags &= ~(SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES | SEC_RELOC);
+      else
+	flags &= ~(SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES | SEC_RELOC);
+    }
+  else if (!bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+    flags &= ~(SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES | SEC_RELOC);
+
+  switch (output->sectype)
+    {
+    case normal_section:
+    case overlay_section:
+    case first_overlay_section:
+      break;
+    case noalloc_section:
+      flags &= ~SEC_ALLOC;
+      break;
+    case readonly_section:
+      flags |= SEC_READONLY;
+      break;
+    case noload_section:
+      flags &= ~SEC_LOAD;
+      flags |= SEC_NEVER_LOAD;
+      /* 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;
+    }
+
+  if (output->bfd_section == NULL)
+    init_os (output, flags);
+
+  /* If SEC_READONLY is not set in the input section, then clear
+     it from the output section.  */
+  output->bfd_section->flags &= flags | ~SEC_READONLY;
+
+  if (output->bfd_section->linker_has_input)
+    {
+      /* Only set SEC_READONLY flag on the first input section.  */
+      flags &= ~ SEC_READONLY;
+
+      /* Keep SEC_MERGE and SEC_STRINGS only if they are the same.  */
+      if ((output->bfd_section->flags & (SEC_MERGE | SEC_STRINGS))
+	  != (flags & (SEC_MERGE | SEC_STRINGS))
+	  || ((flags & SEC_MERGE) != 0
+	      && output->bfd_section->entsize != section->entsize))
+	{
+	  output->bfd_section->flags &= ~ (SEC_MERGE | SEC_STRINGS);
+	  flags &= ~ (SEC_MERGE | SEC_STRINGS);
+	}
+    }
+  output->bfd_section->flags |= flags;
+
+  if (!output->bfd_section->linker_has_input)
+    {
+      output->bfd_section->linker_has_input = 1;
+      /* This must happen after flags have been updated.  The output
+	 section may have been created before we saw its first input
+	 section, eg. for a data statement.  */
+      bfd_init_private_section_data (section->owner, section,
+				     link_info.output_bfd,
+				     output->bfd_section,
+				     &link_info);
+      if ((flags & SEC_MERGE) != 0)
+	output->bfd_section->entsize = section->entsize;
+    }
+
+  if ((flags & SEC_TIC54X_BLOCK) != 0
+      && bfd_get_arch (section->owner) == bfd_arch_tic54x)
+    {
+      /* FIXME: This value should really be obtained from the bfd...  */
+      output->block_value = 128;
+    }
+
+  /* When a .ctors section is placed in .init_array it must be copied
+     in reverse order.  Similarly for .dtors.  Set that up.  */
+  if (bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
+      && ((startswith (section->name, ".ctors")
+	   && strcmp (output->bfd_section->name, ".init_array") == 0)
+	  || (startswith (section->name, ".dtors")
+	      && strcmp (output->bfd_section->name, ".fini_array") == 0))
+      && (section->name[6] == 0 || section->name[6] == '.'))
+    section->flags |= SEC_ELF_REVERSE_COPY;
+
+  if (section->alignment_power > output->bfd_section->alignment_power)
+    output->bfd_section->alignment_power = section->alignment_power;
+
+  section->output_section = output->bfd_section;
+
+  if (!map_head_is_link_order)
+    {
+      asection *s = output->bfd_section->map_tail.s;
+      output->bfd_section->map_tail.s = section;
+      section->map_head.s = NULL;
+      section->map_tail.s = s;
+      if (s != NULL)
+	s->map_head.s = section;
+      else
+	output->bfd_section->map_head.s = section;
+    }
+
+  /* Add a section reference to the list.  */
+  new_section = new_stat (lang_input_section, ptr);
+  new_section->section = section;
+  new_section->pattern = pattern;
+}
+
+/* Handle wildcard sorting.  This returns the lang_input_section which
+   should follow the one we are going to create for SECTION and FILE,
+   based on the sorting requirements of WILD.  It returns NULL if the
+   new section should just go at the end of the current list.  */
+
+static lang_statement_union_type *
+wild_sort (lang_wild_statement_type *wild,
+	   struct wildcard_list *sec,
+	   lang_input_statement_type *file,
+	   asection *section)
+{
+  lang_statement_union_type *l;
+
+  if (!wild->filenames_sorted
+      && (sec == NULL || sec->spec.sorted == none))
+    return NULL;
+
+  for (l = wild->children.head; l != NULL; l = l->header.next)
+    {
+      lang_input_section_type *ls;
+
+      if (l->header.type != lang_input_section_enum)
+	continue;
+      ls = &l->input_section;
+
+      /* Sorting by filename takes precedence over sorting by section
+	 name.  */
+
+      if (wild->filenames_sorted)
+	{
+	  const char *fn, *ln;
+	  bool fa, la;
+	  int i;
+
+	  /* The PE support for the .idata section as generated by
+	     dlltool assumes that files will be sorted by the name of
+	     the archive and then the name of the file within the
+	     archive.  */
+
+	  if (file->the_bfd != NULL
+	      && file->the_bfd->my_archive != NULL)
+	    {
+	      fn = bfd_get_filename (file->the_bfd->my_archive);
+	      fa = true;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      fn = file->filename;
+	      fa = false;
+	    }
+
+	  if (ls->section->owner->my_archive != NULL)
+	    {
+	      ln = bfd_get_filename (ls->section->owner->my_archive);
+	      la = true;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      ln = bfd_get_filename (ls->section->owner);
+	      la = false;
+	    }
+
+	  i = filename_cmp (fn, ln);
+	  if (i > 0)
+	    continue;
+	  else if (i < 0)
+	    break;
+
+	  if (fa || la)
+	    {
+	      if (fa)
+		fn = file->filename;
+	      if (la)
+		ln = bfd_get_filename (ls->section->owner);
+
+	      i = filename_cmp (fn, ln);
+	      if (i > 0)
+		continue;
+	      else if (i < 0)
+		break;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      /* Here either the files are not sorted by name, or we are
+	 looking at the sections for this file.  */
+
+      if (sec != NULL
+	  && sec->spec.sorted != none
+	  && sec->spec.sorted != by_none)
+	if (compare_section (sec->spec.sorted, section, ls->section) < 0)
+	  break;
+    }
+
+  return l;
+}
+
+/* Expand a wild statement for a particular FILE.  SECTION may be
+   NULL, in which case it is a wild card.  */
+
+static void
+output_section_callback (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+			 struct wildcard_list *sec,
+			 asection *section,
+			 lang_input_statement_type *file,
+			 void *output)
+{
+  lang_statement_union_type *before;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  os = (lang_output_section_statement_type *) output;
+
+  /* Exclude sections that match UNIQUE_SECTION_LIST.  */
+  if (unique_section_p (section, os))
+    return;
+
+  before = wild_sort (ptr, sec, file, section);
+
+  /* Here BEFORE points to the lang_input_section which
+     should follow the one we are about to add.  If BEFORE
+     is NULL, then the section should just go at the end
+     of the current list.  */
+
+  if (before == NULL)
+    lang_add_section (&ptr->children, section, ptr->section_list,
+		      ptr->section_flag_list, os);
+  else
+    {
+      lang_statement_list_type list;
+      lang_statement_union_type **pp;
+
+      lang_list_init (&list);
+      lang_add_section (&list, section, ptr->section_list,
+			ptr->section_flag_list, os);
+
+      /* If we are discarding the section, LIST.HEAD will
+	 be NULL.  */
+      if (list.head != NULL)
+	{
+	  ASSERT (list.head->header.next == NULL);
+
+	  for (pp = &ptr->children.head;
+	       *pp != before;
+	       pp = &(*pp)->header.next)
+	    ASSERT (*pp != NULL);
+
+	  list.head->header.next = *pp;
+	  *pp = list.head;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* Check if all sections in a wild statement for a particular FILE
+   are readonly.  */
+
+static void
+check_section_callback (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			struct wildcard_list *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			asection *section,
+			lang_input_statement_type *file ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			void *output)
+{
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  os = (lang_output_section_statement_type *) output;
+
+  /* Exclude sections that match UNIQUE_SECTION_LIST.  */
+  if (unique_section_p (section, os))
+    return;
+
+  if (section->output_section == NULL && (section->flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0)
+    os->all_input_readonly = false;
+}
+
+/* This is passed a file name which must have been seen already and
+   added to the statement tree.  We will see if it has been opened
+   already and had its symbols read.  If not then we'll read it.  */
+
+static lang_input_statement_type *
+lookup_name (const char *name)
+{
+  lang_input_statement_type *search;
+
+  for (search = (void *) input_file_chain.head;
+       search != NULL;
+       search = search->next_real_file)
+    {
+      /* Use the local_sym_name as the name of the file that has
+	 already been loaded as filename might have been transformed
+	 via the search directory lookup mechanism.  */
+      const char *filename = search->local_sym_name;
+
+      if (filename != NULL
+	  && filename_cmp (filename, name) == 0)
+	break;
+    }
+
+  if (search == NULL)
+    {
+      /* Arrange to splice the input statement added by new_afile into
+	 statement_list after the current input_file_chain tail.
+	 We know input_file_chain is not an empty list, and that
+	 lookup_name was called via open_input_bfds.  Later calls to
+	 lookup_name should always match an existing input_statement.  */
+      lang_statement_union_type **tail = stat_ptr->tail;
+      lang_statement_union_type **after
+	= (void *) ((char *) input_file_chain.tail
+		    - offsetof (lang_input_statement_type, next_real_file)
+		    + offsetof (lang_input_statement_type, header.next));
+      lang_statement_union_type *rest = *after;
+      stat_ptr->tail = after;
+      search = new_afile (name, lang_input_file_is_search_file_enum,
+			  default_target, NULL);
+      *stat_ptr->tail = rest;
+      if (*tail == NULL)
+	stat_ptr->tail = tail;
+    }
+
+  /* If we have already added this file, or this file is not real
+     don't add this file.  */
+  if (search->flags.loaded || !search->flags.real)
+    return search;
+
+  if (!load_symbols (search, NULL))
+    return NULL;
+
+  return search;
+}
+
+/* Save LIST as a list of libraries whose symbols should not be exported.  */
+
+struct excluded_lib
+{
+  char *name;
+  struct excluded_lib *next;
+};
+static struct excluded_lib *excluded_libs;
+
+void
+add_excluded_libs (const char *list)
+{
+  const char *p = list, *end;
+
+  while (*p != '\0')
+    {
+      struct excluded_lib *entry;
+      end = strpbrk (p, ",:");
+      if (end == NULL)
+	end = p + strlen (p);
+      entry = (struct excluded_lib *) xmalloc (sizeof (*entry));
+      entry->next = excluded_libs;
+      entry->name = (char *) xmalloc (end - p + 1);
+      memcpy (entry->name, p, end - p);
+      entry->name[end - p] = '\0';
+      excluded_libs = entry;
+      if (*end == '\0')
+	break;
+      p = end + 1;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+check_excluded_libs (bfd *abfd)
+{
+  struct excluded_lib *lib = excluded_libs;
+
+  while (lib)
+    {
+      int len = strlen (lib->name);
+      const char *filename = lbasename (bfd_get_filename (abfd));
+
+      if (strcmp (lib->name, "ALL") == 0)
+	{
+	  abfd->no_export = true;
+	  return;
+	}
+
+      if (filename_ncmp (lib->name, filename, len) == 0
+	  && (filename[len] == '\0'
+	      || (filename[len] == '.' && filename[len + 1] == 'a'
+		  && filename[len + 2] == '\0')))
+	{
+	  abfd->no_export = true;
+	  return;
+	}
+
+      lib = lib->next;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Get the symbols for an input file.  */
+
+bool
+load_symbols (lang_input_statement_type *entry,
+	      lang_statement_list_type *place)
+{
+  char **matching;
+
+  if (entry->flags.loaded)
+    return true;
+
+  ldfile_open_file (entry);
+
+  /* Do not process further if the file was missing.  */
+  if (entry->flags.missing_file)
+    return true;
+
+  if (trace_files || verbose)
+    info_msg ("%pI\n", entry);
+
+  if (!bfd_check_format (entry->the_bfd, bfd_archive)
+      && !bfd_check_format_matches (entry->the_bfd, bfd_object, &matching))
+    {
+      bfd_error_type err;
+      struct lang_input_statement_flags save_flags;
+      extern FILE *yyin;
+
+      err = bfd_get_error ();
+
+      /* See if the emulation has some special knowledge.  */
+      if (ldemul_unrecognized_file (entry))
+	return true;
+
+      if (err == bfd_error_file_ambiguously_recognized)
+	{
+	  char **p;
+
+	  einfo (_("%P: %pB: file not recognized: %E;"
+		   " matching formats:"), entry->the_bfd);
+	  for (p = matching; *p != NULL; p++)
+	    einfo (" %s", *p);
+	  einfo ("%F\n");
+	}
+      else if (err != bfd_error_file_not_recognized
+	       || place == NULL)
+	einfo (_("%F%P: %pB: file not recognized: %E\n"), entry->the_bfd);
+
+      bfd_close (entry->the_bfd);
+      entry->the_bfd = NULL;
+
+      /* Try to interpret the file as a linker script.  */
+      save_flags = input_flags;
+      ldfile_open_command_file (entry->filename);
+
+      push_stat_ptr (place);
+      input_flags.add_DT_NEEDED_for_regular
+	= entry->flags.add_DT_NEEDED_for_regular;
+      input_flags.add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic
+	= entry->flags.add_DT_NEEDED_for_dynamic;
+      input_flags.whole_archive = entry->flags.whole_archive;
+      input_flags.dynamic = entry->flags.dynamic;
+
+      ldfile_assumed_script = true;
+      parser_input = input_script;
+      current_input_file = entry->filename;
+      yyparse ();
+      current_input_file = NULL;
+      ldfile_assumed_script = false;
+
+      /* missing_file is sticky.  sysrooted will already have been
+	 restored when seeing EOF in yyparse, but no harm to restore
+	 again.  */
+      save_flags.missing_file |= input_flags.missing_file;
+      input_flags = save_flags;
+      pop_stat_ptr ();
+      fclose (yyin);
+      yyin = NULL;
+      entry->flags.loaded = true;
+
+      return true;
+    }
+
+  if (ldemul_recognized_file (entry))
+    return true;
+
+  /* We don't call ldlang_add_file for an archive.  Instead, the
+     add_symbols entry point will call ldlang_add_file, via the
+     add_archive_element callback, for each element of the archive
+     which is used.  */
+  switch (bfd_get_format (entry->the_bfd))
+    {
+    default:
+      break;
+
+    case bfd_object:
+      if (!entry->flags.reload)
+	ldlang_add_file (entry);
+      break;
+
+    case bfd_archive:
+      check_excluded_libs (entry->the_bfd);
+
+      bfd_set_usrdata (entry->the_bfd, entry);
+      if (entry->flags.whole_archive)
+	{
+	  bfd *member = NULL;
+	  bool loaded = true;
+
+	  for (;;)
+	    {
+	      bfd *subsbfd;
+	      member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (entry->the_bfd, member);
+
+	      if (member == NULL)
+		break;
+
+	      if (!bfd_check_format (member, bfd_object))
+		{
+		  einfo (_("%F%P: %pB: member %pB in archive is not an object\n"),
+			 entry->the_bfd, member);
+		  loaded = false;
+		}
+
+	      subsbfd = member;
+	      if (!(*link_info.callbacks
+		    ->add_archive_element) (&link_info, member,
+					    "--whole-archive", &subsbfd))
+		abort ();
+
+	      /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
+		 substitute BFD for us.  */
+	      if (!bfd_link_add_symbols (subsbfd, &link_info))
+		{
+		  einfo (_("%F%P: %pB: error adding symbols: %E\n"), member);
+		  loaded = false;
+		}
+	    }
+
+	  entry->flags.loaded = loaded;
+	  return loaded;
+	}
+      break;
+    }
+
+  if (bfd_link_add_symbols (entry->the_bfd, &link_info))
+    entry->flags.loaded = true;
+  else
+    einfo (_("%F%P: %pB: error adding symbols: %E\n"), entry->the_bfd);
+
+  return entry->flags.loaded;
+}
+
+/* Handle a wild statement.  S->FILENAME or S->SECTION_LIST or both
+   may be NULL, indicating that it is a wildcard.  Separate
+   lang_input_section statements are created for each part of the
+   expansion; they are added after the wild statement S.  OUTPUT is
+   the output section.  */
+
+static void
+wild (lang_wild_statement_type *s,
+      const char *target ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+      lang_output_section_statement_type *output)
+{
+  struct wildcard_list *sec;
+
+  if (s->handler_data[0]
+      && s->handler_data[0]->spec.sorted == by_name
+      && !s->filenames_sorted)
+    {
+      lang_section_bst_type *tree;
+
+      walk_wild (s, output_section_callback_fast, output);
+
+      tree = s->tree;
+      if (tree)
+	{
+	  output_section_callback_tree_to_list (s, tree, output);
+	  s->tree = NULL;
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    walk_wild (s, output_section_callback, output);
+
+  if (default_common_section == NULL)
+    for (sec = s->section_list; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
+      if (sec->spec.name != NULL && strcmp (sec->spec.name, "COMMON") == 0)
+	{
+	  /* Remember the section that common is going to in case we
+	     later get something which doesn't know where to put it.  */
+	  default_common_section = output;
+	  break;
+	}
+}
+
+/* Return TRUE iff target is the sought target.  */
+
+static int
+get_target (const bfd_target *target, void *data)
+{
+  const char *sought = (const char *) data;
+
+  return strcmp (target->name, sought) == 0;
+}
+
+/* Like strcpy() but convert to lower case as well.  */
+
+static void
+stricpy (char *dest, const char *src)
+{
+  char c;
+
+  while ((c = *src++) != 0)
+    *dest++ = TOLOWER (c);
+
+  *dest = 0;
+}
+
+/* Remove the first occurrence of needle (if any) in haystack
+   from haystack.  */
+
+static void
+strcut (char *haystack, const char *needle)
+{
+  haystack = strstr (haystack, needle);
+
+  if (haystack)
+    {
+      char *src;
+
+      for (src = haystack + strlen (needle); *src;)
+	*haystack++ = *src++;
+
+      *haystack = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Compare two target format name strings.
+   Return a value indicating how "similar" they are.  */
+
+static int
+name_compare (const char *first, const char *second)
+{
+  char *copy1;
+  char *copy2;
+  int result;
+
+  copy1 = (char *) xmalloc (strlen (first) + 1);
+  copy2 = (char *) xmalloc (strlen (second) + 1);
+
+  /* Convert the names to lower case.  */
+  stricpy (copy1, first);
+  stricpy (copy2, second);
+
+  /* Remove size and endian strings from the name.  */
+  strcut (copy1, "big");
+  strcut (copy1, "little");
+  strcut (copy2, "big");
+  strcut (copy2, "little");
+
+  /* Return a value based on how many characters match,
+     starting from the beginning.   If both strings are
+     the same then return 10 * their length.  */
+  for (result = 0; copy1[result] == copy2[result]; result++)
+    if (copy1[result] == 0)
+      {
+	result *= 10;
+	break;
+      }
+
+  free (copy1);
+  free (copy2);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/* Set by closest_target_match() below.  */
+static const bfd_target *winner;
+
+/* Scan all the valid bfd targets looking for one that has the endianness
+   requirement that was specified on the command line, and is the nearest
+   match to the original output target.  */
+
+static int
+closest_target_match (const bfd_target *target, void *data)
+{
+  const bfd_target *original = (const bfd_target *) data;
+
+  if (command_line.endian == ENDIAN_BIG
+      && target->byteorder != BFD_ENDIAN_BIG)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (command_line.endian == ENDIAN_LITTLE
+      && target->byteorder != BFD_ENDIAN_LITTLE)
+    return 0;
+
+  /* Must be the same flavour.  */
+  if (target->flavour != original->flavour)
+    return 0;
+
+  /* Ignore generic big and little endian elf vectors.  */
+  if (strcmp (target->name, "elf32-big") == 0
+      || strcmp (target->name, "elf64-big") == 0
+      || strcmp (target->name, "elf32-little") == 0
+      || strcmp (target->name, "elf64-little") == 0)
+    return 0;
+
+  /* If we have not found a potential winner yet, then record this one.  */
+  if (winner == NULL)
+    {
+      winner = target;
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  /* Oh dear, we now have two potential candidates for a successful match.
+     Compare their names and choose the better one.  */
+  if (name_compare (target->name, original->name)
+      > name_compare (winner->name, original->name))
+    winner = target;
+
+  /* Keep on searching until wqe have checked them all.  */
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* Return the BFD target format of the first input file.  */
+
+static const char *
+get_first_input_target (void)
+{
+  const char *target = NULL;
+
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (s)
+    {
+      if (s->header.type == lang_input_statement_enum
+	  && s->flags.real)
+	{
+	  ldfile_open_file (s);
+
+	  if (s->the_bfd != NULL
+	      && bfd_check_format (s->the_bfd, bfd_object))
+	    {
+	      target = bfd_get_target (s->the_bfd);
+
+	      if (target != NULL)
+		break;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  return target;
+}
+
+const char *
+lang_get_output_target (void)
+{
+  const char *target;
+
+  /* Has the user told us which output format to use?  */
+  if (output_target != NULL)
+    return output_target;
+
+  /* No - has the current target been set to something other than
+     the default?  */
+  if (current_target != default_target && current_target != NULL)
+    return current_target;
+
+  /* No - can we determine the format of the first input file?  */
+  target = get_first_input_target ();
+  if (target != NULL)
+    return target;
+
+  /* Failed - use the default output target.  */
+  return default_target;
+}
+
+/* Open the output file.  */
+
+static void
+open_output (const char *name)
+{
+  lang_input_statement_type *f;
+  char *out = lrealpath (name);
+
+  for (f = (void *) input_file_chain.head;
+       f != NULL;
+       f = f->next_real_file)
+    if (f->flags.real)
+      {
+	char *in = lrealpath (f->local_sym_name);
+	if (filename_cmp (in, out) == 0)
+	  einfo (_("%F%P: input file '%s' is the same as output file\n"),
+		 f->filename);
+	free (in);
+      }
+  free (out);
+
+  output_target = lang_get_output_target ();
+
+  /* Has the user requested a particular endianness on the command
+     line?  */
+  if (command_line.endian != ENDIAN_UNSET)
+    {
+      /* Get the chosen target.  */
+      const bfd_target *target
+	= bfd_iterate_over_targets (get_target, (void *) output_target);
+
+      /* If the target is not supported, we cannot do anything.  */
+      if (target != NULL)
+	{
+	  enum bfd_endian desired_endian;
+
+	  if (command_line.endian == ENDIAN_BIG)
+	    desired_endian = BFD_ENDIAN_BIG;
+	  else
+	    desired_endian = BFD_ENDIAN_LITTLE;
+
+	  /* See if the target has the wrong endianness.  This should
+	     not happen if the linker script has provided big and
+	     little endian alternatives, but some scrips don't do
+	     this.  */
+	  if (target->byteorder != desired_endian)
+	    {
+	      /* If it does, then see if the target provides
+		 an alternative with the correct endianness.  */
+	      if (target->alternative_target != NULL
+		  && (target->alternative_target->byteorder == desired_endian))
+		output_target = target->alternative_target->name;
+	      else
+		{
+		  /* Try to find a target as similar as possible to
+		     the default target, but which has the desired
+		     endian characteristic.  */
+		  bfd_iterate_over_targets (closest_target_match,
+					    (void *) target);
+
+		  /* Oh dear - we could not find any targets that
+		     satisfy our requirements.  */
+		  if (winner == NULL)
+		    einfo (_("%P: warning: could not find any targets"
+			     " that match endianness requirement\n"));
+		  else
+		    output_target = winner->name;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  link_info.output_bfd = bfd_openw (name, output_target);
+
+  if (link_info.output_bfd == NULL)
+    {
+      if (bfd_get_error () == bfd_error_invalid_target)
+	einfo (_("%F%P: target %s not found\n"), output_target);
+
+      einfo (_("%F%P: cannot open output file %s: %E\n"), name);
+    }
+
+  delete_output_file_on_failure = true;
+
+  if (!bfd_set_format (link_info.output_bfd, bfd_object))
+    einfo (_("%F%P: %s: can not make object file: %E\n"), name);
+  if (!bfd_set_arch_mach (link_info.output_bfd,
+			   ldfile_output_architecture,
+			   ldfile_output_machine))
+    einfo (_("%F%P: %s: can not set architecture: %E\n"), name);
+
+  link_info.hash = bfd_link_hash_table_create (link_info.output_bfd);
+  if (link_info.hash == NULL)
+    einfo (_("%F%P: can not create hash table: %E\n"));
+
+  bfd_set_gp_size (link_info.output_bfd, g_switch_value);
+}
+
+static void
+ldlang_open_output (lang_statement_union_type *statement)
+{
+  switch (statement->header.type)
+    {
+    case lang_output_statement_enum:
+      ASSERT (link_info.output_bfd == NULL);
+      open_output (statement->output_statement.name);
+      ldemul_set_output_arch ();
+      if (config.magic_demand_paged
+	  && !bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+	link_info.output_bfd->flags |= D_PAGED;
+      else
+	link_info.output_bfd->flags &= ~D_PAGED;
+      if (config.text_read_only)
+	link_info.output_bfd->flags |= WP_TEXT;
+      else
+	link_info.output_bfd->flags &= ~WP_TEXT;
+      if (link_info.traditional_format)
+	link_info.output_bfd->flags |= BFD_TRADITIONAL_FORMAT;
+      else
+	link_info.output_bfd->flags &= ~BFD_TRADITIONAL_FORMAT;
+      break;
+
+    case lang_target_statement_enum:
+      current_target = statement->target_statement.target;
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+init_opb (asection *s)
+{
+  unsigned int x;
+
+  opb_shift = 0;
+  if (bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
+      && s != NULL
+      && (s->flags & SEC_ELF_OCTETS) != 0)
+    return;
+
+  x = bfd_arch_mach_octets_per_byte (ldfile_output_architecture,
+				     ldfile_output_machine);
+  if (x > 1)
+    while ((x & 1) == 0)
+      {
+	x >>= 1;
+	++opb_shift;
+      }
+  ASSERT (x == 1);
+}
+
+/* Open all the input files.  */
+
+enum open_bfd_mode
+  {
+    OPEN_BFD_NORMAL = 0,
+    OPEN_BFD_FORCE = 1,
+    OPEN_BFD_RESCAN = 2
+  };
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+static lang_input_statement_type *plugin_insert = NULL;
+static struct bfd_link_hash_entry *plugin_undefs = NULL;
+#endif
+
+static void
+open_input_bfds (lang_statement_union_type *s, enum open_bfd_mode mode)
+{
+  for (; s != NULL; s = s->header.next)
+    {
+      switch (s->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	  open_input_bfds (constructor_list.head, mode);
+	  break;
+	case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	  open_input_bfds (s->output_section_statement.children.head, mode);
+	  break;
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	  /* Maybe we should load the file's symbols.  */
+	  if ((mode & OPEN_BFD_RESCAN) == 0
+	      && s->wild_statement.filename
+	      && !wildcardp (s->wild_statement.filename)
+	      && !archive_path (s->wild_statement.filename))
+	    lookup_name (s->wild_statement.filename);
+	  open_input_bfds (s->wild_statement.children.head, mode);
+	  break;
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	  {
+	    struct bfd_link_hash_entry *undefs;
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+	    lang_input_statement_type *plugin_insert_save;
+#endif
+
+	    /* We must continually search the entries in the group
+	       until no new symbols are added to the list of undefined
+	       symbols.  */
+
+	    do
+	      {
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+		plugin_insert_save = plugin_insert;
+#endif
+		undefs = link_info.hash->undefs_tail;
+		open_input_bfds (s->group_statement.children.head,
+				 mode | OPEN_BFD_FORCE);
+	      }
+	    while (undefs != link_info.hash->undefs_tail
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+		   /* Objects inserted by a plugin, which are loaded
+		      before we hit this loop, may have added new
+		      undefs.  */
+		   || (plugin_insert != plugin_insert_save && plugin_undefs)
+#endif
+		   );
+	  }
+	  break;
+	case lang_target_statement_enum:
+	  current_target = s->target_statement.target;
+	  break;
+	case lang_input_statement_enum:
+	  if (s->input_statement.flags.real)
+	    {
+	      lang_statement_union_type **os_tail;
+	      lang_statement_list_type add;
+	      bfd *abfd;
+
+	      s->input_statement.target = current_target;
+
+	      /* If we are being called from within a group, and this
+		 is an archive which has already been searched, then
+		 force it to be researched unless the whole archive
+		 has been loaded already.  Do the same for a rescan.
+		 Likewise reload --as-needed shared libs.  */
+	      if (mode != OPEN_BFD_NORMAL
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+		  && ((mode & OPEN_BFD_RESCAN) == 0
+		      || plugin_insert == NULL)
+#endif
+		  && s->input_statement.flags.loaded
+		  && (abfd = s->input_statement.the_bfd) != NULL
+		  && ((bfd_get_format (abfd) == bfd_archive
+		       && !s->input_statement.flags.whole_archive)
+		      || (bfd_get_format (abfd) == bfd_object
+			  && ((abfd->flags) & DYNAMIC) != 0
+			  && s->input_statement.flags.add_DT_NEEDED_for_regular
+			  && bfd_get_flavour (abfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
+			  && (elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) & DYN_AS_NEEDED) != 0)))
+		{
+		  s->input_statement.flags.loaded = false;
+		  s->input_statement.flags.reload = true;
+		}
+
+	      os_tail = lang_os_list.tail;
+	      lang_list_init (&add);
+
+	      if (!load_symbols (&s->input_statement, &add))
+		config.make_executable = false;
+
+	      if (add.head != NULL)
+		{
+		  /* If this was a script with output sections then
+		     tack any added statements on to the end of the
+		     list.  This avoids having to reorder the output
+		     section statement list.  Very likely the user
+		     forgot -T, and whatever we do here will not meet
+		     naive user expectations.  */
+		  if (os_tail != lang_os_list.tail)
+		    {
+		      einfo (_("%P: warning: %s contains output sections;"
+			       " did you forget -T?\n"),
+			     s->input_statement.filename);
+		      *stat_ptr->tail = add.head;
+		      stat_ptr->tail = add.tail;
+		    }
+		  else
+		    {
+		      *add.tail = s->header.next;
+		      s->header.next = add.head;
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+	  /* If we have found the point at which a plugin added new
+	     files, clear plugin_insert to enable archive rescan.  */
+	  if (&s->input_statement == plugin_insert)
+	    plugin_insert = NULL;
+#endif
+	  break;
+	case lang_assignment_statement_enum:
+	  if (s->assignment_statement.exp->type.node_class != etree_assert)
+	    exp_fold_tree_no_dot (s->assignment_statement.exp);
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Exit if any of the files were missing.  */
+  if (input_flags.missing_file)
+    einfo ("%F");
+}
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_LIBCTF
+/* Emit CTF errors and warnings.  fp can be NULL to report errors/warnings
+   that happened specifically at CTF open time.  */
+static void
+lang_ctf_errs_warnings (ctf_dict_t *fp)
+{
+  ctf_next_t *i = NULL;
+  char *text;
+  int is_warning;
+  int err;
+
+  while ((text = ctf_errwarning_next (fp, &i, &is_warning, &err)) != NULL)
+    {
+      einfo (_("%s: %s\n"), is_warning ? _("CTF warning"): _("CTF error"),
+	     text);
+      free (text);
+    }
+  if (err != ECTF_NEXT_END)
+    {
+      einfo (_("CTF error: cannot get CTF errors: `%s'\n"),
+	     ctf_errmsg (err));
+    }
+
+  /* `err' returns errors from the error/warning iterator in particular.
+     These never assert.  But if we have an fp, that could have recorded
+     an assertion failure: assert if it has done so.  */
+  ASSERT (!fp || ctf_errno (fp) != ECTF_INTERNAL);
+}
+
+/* Open the CTF sections in the input files with libctf: if any were opened,
+   create a fake input file that we'll write the merged CTF data to later
+   on.  */
+
+static void
+ldlang_open_ctf (void)
+{
+  int any_ctf = 0;
+  int err;
+
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (file)
+    {
+      asection *sect;
+
+      /* Incoming files from the compiler have a single ctf_dict_t in them
+	 (which is presented to us by the libctf API in a ctf_archive_t
+	 wrapper): files derived from a previous relocatable link have a CTF
+	 archive containing possibly many CTF files.  */
+
+      if ((file->the_ctf = ctf_bfdopen (file->the_bfd, &err)) == NULL)
+	{
+	  if (err != ECTF_NOCTFDATA)
+	    {
+	      lang_ctf_errs_warnings (NULL);
+	      einfo (_("%P: warning: CTF section in %pB not loaded; "
+		       "its types will be discarded: %s\n"), file->the_bfd,
+		     ctf_errmsg (err));
+	    }
+	  continue;
+	}
+
+      /* Prevent the contents of this section from being written, while
+	 requiring the section itself to be duplicated in the output, but only
+	 once.  */
+      /* This section must exist if ctf_bfdopen() succeeded.  */
+      sect = bfd_get_section_by_name (file->the_bfd, ".ctf");
+      sect->size = 0;
+      sect->flags |= SEC_NEVER_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_LINKER_CREATED;
+
+      if (any_ctf)
+	sect->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
+      any_ctf = 1;
+    }
+
+  if (!any_ctf)
+    {
+      ctf_output = NULL;
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if ((ctf_output = ctf_create (&err)) != NULL)
+    return;
+
+  einfo (_("%P: warning: CTF output not created: `%s'\n"),
+	 ctf_errmsg (err));
+
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (errfile)
+    ctf_close (errfile->the_ctf);
+}
+
+/* Merge together CTF sections.  After this, only the symtab-dependent
+   function and data object sections need adjustment.  */
+
+static void
+lang_merge_ctf (void)
+{
+  asection *output_sect;
+  int flags = 0;
+
+  if (!ctf_output)
+    return;
+
+  output_sect = bfd_get_section_by_name (link_info.output_bfd, ".ctf");
+
+  /* If the section was discarded, don't waste time merging.  */
+  if (output_sect == NULL)
+    {
+      ctf_dict_close (ctf_output);
+      ctf_output = NULL;
+
+      LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (file)
+	{
+	  ctf_close (file->the_ctf);
+	  file->the_ctf = NULL;
+	}
+      return;
+    }
+
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (file)
+    {
+      if (!file->the_ctf)
+	continue;
+
+      /* Takes ownership of file->the_ctf.  */
+      if (ctf_link_add_ctf (ctf_output, file->the_ctf, file->filename) < 0)
+	{
+	  einfo (_("%P: warning: CTF section in %pB cannot be linked: `%s'\n"),
+		 file->the_bfd, ctf_errmsg (ctf_errno (ctf_output)));
+	  ctf_close (file->the_ctf);
+	  file->the_ctf = NULL;
+	  continue;
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (!config.ctf_share_duplicated)
+    flags = CTF_LINK_SHARE_UNCONFLICTED;
+  else
+    flags = CTF_LINK_SHARE_DUPLICATED;
+  if (!config.ctf_variables)
+    flags |= CTF_LINK_OMIT_VARIABLES_SECTION;
+  if (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+    flags |= CTF_LINK_NO_FILTER_REPORTED_SYMS;
+
+  if (ctf_link (ctf_output, flags) < 0)
+    {
+      lang_ctf_errs_warnings (ctf_output);
+      einfo (_("%P: warning: CTF linking failed; "
+	       "output will have no CTF section: %s\n"),
+	     ctf_errmsg (ctf_errno (ctf_output)));
+      if (output_sect)
+	{
+	  output_sect->size = 0;
+	  output_sect->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
+	}
+    }
+  /* Output any lingering errors that didn't come from ctf_link.  */
+  lang_ctf_errs_warnings (ctf_output);
+}
+
+/* Let the emulation acquire strings from the dynamic strtab to help it optimize
+   the CTF, if supported.  */
+
+void
+ldlang_ctf_acquire_strings (struct elf_strtab_hash *dynstrtab)
+{
+  ldemul_acquire_strings_for_ctf (ctf_output, dynstrtab);
+}
+
+/* Inform the emulation about the addition of a new dynamic symbol, in BFD
+   internal format.  */
+void ldlang_ctf_new_dynsym (int symidx, struct elf_internal_sym *sym)
+{
+  ldemul_new_dynsym_for_ctf (ctf_output, symidx, sym);
+}
+
+/* Write out the CTF section.  Called early, if the emulation isn't going to
+   need to dedup against the strtab and symtab, then possibly called from the
+   target linker code if the dedup has happened.  */
+static void
+lang_write_ctf (int late)
+{
+  size_t output_size;
+  asection *output_sect;
+
+  if (!ctf_output)
+    return;
+
+  if (late)
+    {
+      /* Emit CTF late if this emulation says it can do so.  */
+      if (ldemul_emit_ctf_early ())
+	return;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (!ldemul_emit_ctf_early ())
+	return;
+    }
+
+  /* Inform the emulation that all the symbols that will be received have
+     been.  */
+
+  ldemul_new_dynsym_for_ctf (ctf_output, 0, NULL);
+
+  /* Emit CTF.  */
+
+  output_sect = bfd_get_section_by_name (link_info.output_bfd, ".ctf");
+  if (output_sect)
+    {
+      output_sect->contents = ctf_link_write (ctf_output, &output_size,
+					      CTF_COMPRESSION_THRESHOLD);
+      output_sect->size = output_size;
+      output_sect->flags |= SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_KEEP;
+
+      lang_ctf_errs_warnings (ctf_output);
+      if (!output_sect->contents)
+	{
+	  einfo (_("%P: warning: CTF section emission failed; "
+		   "output will have no CTF section: %s\n"),
+		 ctf_errmsg (ctf_errno (ctf_output)));
+	  output_sect->size = 0;
+	  output_sect->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* This also closes every CTF input file used in the link.  */
+  ctf_dict_close (ctf_output);
+  ctf_output = NULL;
+
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (file)
+    file->the_ctf = NULL;
+}
+
+/* Write out the CTF section late, if the emulation needs that.  */
+
+void
+ldlang_write_ctf_late (void)
+{
+  /* Trigger a "late call", if the emulation needs one.  */
+
+  lang_write_ctf (1);
+}
+#else
+static void
+ldlang_open_ctf (void)
+{
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (file)
+    {
+      asection *sect;
+
+      /* If built without CTF, warn and delete all CTF sections from the output.
+	 (The alternative would be to simply concatenate them, which does not
+	 yield a valid CTF section.)  */
+
+      if ((sect = bfd_get_section_by_name (file->the_bfd, ".ctf")) != NULL)
+	{
+	    einfo (_("%P: warning: CTF section in %pB not linkable: "
+		     "%P was built without support for CTF\n"), file->the_bfd);
+	    sect->size = 0;
+	    sect->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void lang_merge_ctf (void) {}
+void
+ldlang_ctf_acquire_strings (struct elf_strtab_hash *dynstrtab
+			    ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED) {}
+void
+ldlang_ctf_new_dynsym (int symidx ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+		       struct elf_internal_sym *sym ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED) {}
+static void lang_write_ctf (int late ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED) {}
+void ldlang_write_ctf_late (void) {}
+#endif
+
+/* Add the supplied name to the symbol table as an undefined reference.
+   This is a two step process as the symbol table doesn't even exist at
+   the time the ld command line is processed.  First we put the name
+   on a list, then, once the output file has been opened, transfer the
+   name to the symbol table.  */
+
+typedef struct bfd_sym_chain ldlang_undef_chain_list_type;
+
+#define ldlang_undef_chain_list_head entry_symbol.next
+
+void
+ldlang_add_undef (const char *const name, bool cmdline ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+  ldlang_undef_chain_list_type *new_undef;
+
+  new_undef = stat_alloc (sizeof (*new_undef));
+  new_undef->next = ldlang_undef_chain_list_head;
+  ldlang_undef_chain_list_head = new_undef;
+
+  new_undef->name = xstrdup (name);
+
+  if (link_info.output_bfd != NULL)
+    insert_undefined (new_undef->name);
+}
+
+/* Insert NAME as undefined in the symbol table.  */
+
+static void
+insert_undefined (const char *name)
+{
+  struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+  h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (link_info.hash, name, true, false, true);
+  if (h == NULL)
+    einfo (_("%F%P: bfd_link_hash_lookup failed: %E\n"));
+  if (h->type == bfd_link_hash_new)
+    {
+      h->type = bfd_link_hash_undefined;
+      h->u.undef.abfd = NULL;
+      h->non_ir_ref_regular = true;
+      bfd_link_add_undef (link_info.hash, h);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Run through the list of undefineds created above and place them
+   into the linker hash table as undefined symbols belonging to the
+   script file.  */
+
+static void
+lang_place_undefineds (void)
+{
+  ldlang_undef_chain_list_type *ptr;
+
+  for (ptr = ldlang_undef_chain_list_head; ptr != NULL; ptr = ptr->next)
+    insert_undefined (ptr->name);
+}
+
+/* Mark -u symbols against garbage collection.  */
+
+static void
+lang_mark_undefineds (void)
+{
+  ldlang_undef_chain_list_type *ptr;
+
+  if (is_elf_hash_table (link_info.hash))
+    for (ptr = ldlang_undef_chain_list_head; ptr != NULL; ptr = ptr->next)
+      {
+	struct elf_link_hash_entry *h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *)
+	  bfd_link_hash_lookup (link_info.hash, ptr->name, false, false, true);
+	if (h != NULL)
+	  h->mark = 1;
+      }
+}
+
+/* Structure used to build the list of symbols that the user has required
+   be defined.  */
+
+struct require_defined_symbol
+{
+  const char *name;
+  struct require_defined_symbol *next;
+};
+
+/* The list of symbols that the user has required be defined.  */
+
+static struct require_defined_symbol *require_defined_symbol_list;
+
+/* Add a new symbol NAME to the list of symbols that are required to be
+   defined.  */
+
+void
+ldlang_add_require_defined (const char *const name)
+{
+  struct require_defined_symbol *ptr;
+
+  ldlang_add_undef (name, true);
+  ptr = stat_alloc (sizeof (*ptr));
+  ptr->next = require_defined_symbol_list;
+  ptr->name = strdup (name);
+  require_defined_symbol_list = ptr;
+}
+
+/* Check that all symbols the user required to be defined, are defined,
+   raise an error if we find a symbol that is not defined.  */
+
+static void
+ldlang_check_require_defined_symbols (void)
+{
+  struct require_defined_symbol *ptr;
+
+  for (ptr = require_defined_symbol_list; ptr != NULL; ptr = ptr->next)
+    {
+      struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+      h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (link_info.hash, ptr->name,
+				false, false, true);
+      if (h == NULL
+	  || (h->type != bfd_link_hash_defined
+	      && h->type != bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+	einfo(_("%X%P: required symbol `%s' not defined\n"), ptr->name);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Check for all readonly or some readwrite sections.  */
+
+static void
+check_input_sections
+  (lang_statement_union_type *s,
+   lang_output_section_statement_type *output_section_statement)
+{
+  for (; s != NULL; s = s->header.next)
+    {
+      switch (s->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	  walk_wild (&s->wild_statement, check_section_callback,
+		     output_section_statement);
+	  if (!output_section_statement->all_input_readonly)
+	    return;
+	  break;
+	case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	  check_input_sections (constructor_list.head,
+				output_section_statement);
+	  if (!output_section_statement->all_input_readonly)
+	    return;
+	  break;
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	  check_input_sections (s->group_statement.children.head,
+				output_section_statement);
+	  if (!output_section_statement->all_input_readonly)
+	    return;
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* Update wildcard statements if needed.  */
+
+static void
+update_wild_statements (lang_statement_union_type *s)
+{
+  struct wildcard_list *sec;
+
+  switch (sort_section)
+    {
+    default:
+      FAIL ();
+
+    case none:
+      break;
+
+    case by_name:
+    case by_alignment:
+      for (; s != NULL; s = s->header.next)
+	{
+	  switch (s->header.type)
+	    {
+	    default:
+	      break;
+
+	    case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	      for (sec = s->wild_statement.section_list; sec != NULL;
+		   sec = sec->next)
+		/* Don't sort .init/.fini sections.  */
+		if (strcmp (sec->spec.name, ".init") != 0
+		    && strcmp (sec->spec.name, ".fini") != 0)
+		  switch (sec->spec.sorted)
+		    {
+		    case none:
+		      sec->spec.sorted = sort_section;
+		      break;
+		    case by_name:
+		      if (sort_section == by_alignment)
+			sec->spec.sorted = by_name_alignment;
+		      break;
+		    case by_alignment:
+		      if (sort_section == by_name)
+			sec->spec.sorted = by_alignment_name;
+		      break;
+		    default:
+		      break;
+		    }
+	      break;
+
+	    case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	      update_wild_statements (constructor_list.head);
+	      break;
+
+	    case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	      update_wild_statements
+		(s->output_section_statement.children.head);
+	      break;
+
+	    case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	      update_wild_statements (s->group_statement.children.head);
+	      break;
+	    }
+	}
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Open input files and attach to output sections.  */
+
+static void
+map_input_to_output_sections
+  (lang_statement_union_type *s, const char *target,
+   lang_output_section_statement_type *os)
+{
+  for (; s != NULL; s = s->header.next)
+    {
+      lang_output_section_statement_type *tos;
+      flagword flags;
+
+      switch (s->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	  wild (&s->wild_statement, target, os);
+	  break;
+	case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	  map_input_to_output_sections (constructor_list.head,
+					target,
+					os);
+	  break;
+	case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	  tos = &s->output_section_statement;
+	  if (tos->constraint == ONLY_IF_RW
+	      || tos->constraint == ONLY_IF_RO)
+	    {
+	      tos->all_input_readonly = true;
+	      check_input_sections (tos->children.head, tos);
+	      if (tos->all_input_readonly != (tos->constraint == ONLY_IF_RO))
+		tos->constraint = -1;
+	    }
+	  if (tos->constraint >= 0)
+	    map_input_to_output_sections (tos->children.head,
+					  target,
+					  tos);
+	  break;
+	case lang_output_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+	case lang_target_statement_enum:
+	  target = s->target_statement.target;
+	  break;
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	  map_input_to_output_sections (s->group_statement.children.head,
+					target,
+					os);
+	  break;
+	case lang_data_statement_enum:
+	  /* Make sure that any sections mentioned in the expression
+	     are initialized.  */
+	  exp_init_os (s->data_statement.exp);
+	  /* The output section gets CONTENTS, ALLOC and LOAD, but
+	     these may be overridden by the script.  */
+	  flags = SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD;
+	  switch (os->sectype)
+	    {
+	    case normal_section:
+	    case overlay_section:
+	    case first_overlay_section:
+	      break;
+	    case noalloc_section:
+	      flags = SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
+	      break;
+	    case readonly_section:
+	      flags |= SEC_READONLY;
+	      break;
+	    case noload_section:
+	      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)
+	    init_os (os, flags | SEC_READONLY);
+	  else
+	    os->bfd_section->flags |= flags;
+	  break;
+	case lang_input_section_enum:
+	  break;
+	case lang_fill_statement_enum:
+	case lang_object_symbols_statement_enum:
+	case lang_reloc_statement_enum:
+	case lang_padding_statement_enum:
+	case lang_input_statement_enum:
+	  if (os != NULL && os->bfd_section == NULL)
+	    init_os (os, 0);
+	  break;
+	case lang_assignment_statement_enum:
+	  if (os != NULL && os->bfd_section == NULL)
+	    init_os (os, 0);
+
+	  /* Make sure that any sections mentioned in the assignment
+	     are initialized.  */
+	  exp_init_os (s->assignment_statement.exp);
+	  break;
+	case lang_address_statement_enum:
+	  /* Mark the specified section with the supplied address.
+	     If this section was actually a segment marker, then the
+	     directive is ignored if the linker script explicitly
+	     processed the segment marker.  Originally, the linker
+	     treated segment directives (like -Ttext on the
+	     command-line) as section directives.  We honor the
+	     section directive semantics for backwards compatibility;
+	     linker scripts that do not specifically check for
+	     SEGMENT_START automatically get the old semantics.  */
+	  if (!s->address_statement.segment
+	      || !s->address_statement.segment->used)
+	    {
+	      const char *name = s->address_statement.section_name;
+
+	      /* Create the output section statement here so that
+		 orphans with a set address will be placed after other
+		 script sections.  If we let the orphan placement code
+		 place them in amongst other sections then the address
+		 will affect following script sections, which is
+		 likely to surprise naive users.  */
+	      tos = lang_output_section_statement_lookup (name, 0, 1);
+	      tos->addr_tree = s->address_statement.address;
+	      if (tos->bfd_section == NULL)
+		init_os (tos, 0);
+	    }
+	  break;
+	case lang_insert_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* An insert statement snips out all the linker statements from the
+   start of the list and places them after the output section
+   statement specified by the insert.  This operation is complicated
+   by the fact that we keep a doubly linked list of output section
+   statements as well as the singly linked list of all statements.
+   FIXME someday: Twiddling with the list not only moves statements
+   from the user's script but also input and group statements that are
+   built from command line object files and --start-group.  We only
+   get away with this because the list pointers used by file_chain
+   and input_file_chain are not reordered, and processing via
+   statement_list after this point mostly ignores input statements.
+   One exception is the map file, where LOAD and START GROUP/END GROUP
+   can end up looking odd.  */
+
+static void
+process_insert_statements (lang_statement_union_type **start)
+{
+  lang_statement_union_type **s;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *first_os = NULL;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *last_os = NULL;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  s = start;
+  while (*s != NULL)
+    {
+      if ((*s)->header.type == lang_output_section_statement_enum)
+	{
+	  /* Keep pointers to the first and last output section
+	     statement in the sequence we may be about to move.  */
+	  os = &(*s)->output_section_statement;
+
+	  ASSERT (last_os == NULL || last_os->next == os);
+	  last_os = os;
+
+	  /* Set constraint negative so that lang_output_section_find
+	     won't match this output section statement.  At this
+	     stage in linking constraint has values in the range
+	     [-1, ONLY_IN_RW].  */
+	  last_os->constraint = -2 - last_os->constraint;
+	  if (first_os == NULL)
+	    first_os = last_os;
+	}
+      else if ((*s)->header.type == lang_group_statement_enum)
+	{
+	  /* A user might put -T between --start-group and
+	     --end-group.  One way this odd construct might arise is
+	     from a wrapper around ld to change library search
+	     behaviour.  For example:
+	     #! /bin/sh
+	     exec real_ld --start-group "$@" --end-group
+	     This isn't completely unreasonable so go looking inside a
+	     group statement for insert statements.  */
+	  process_insert_statements (&(*s)->group_statement.children.head);
+	}
+      else if ((*s)->header.type == lang_insert_statement_enum)
+	{
+	  lang_insert_statement_type *i = &(*s)->insert_statement;
+	  lang_output_section_statement_type *where;
+	  lang_statement_union_type **ptr;
+	  lang_statement_union_type *first;
+
+	  if (link_info.non_contiguous_regions)
+	    {
+	      einfo (_("warning: INSERT statement in linker script is "
+		       "incompatible with --enable-non-contiguous-regions.\n"));
+	    }
+
+	  where = lang_output_section_find (i->where);
+	  if (where != NULL && i->is_before)
+	    {
+	      do
+		where = where->prev;
+	      while (where != NULL && where->constraint < 0);
+	    }
+	  if (where == NULL)
+	    {
+	      einfo (_("%F%P: %s not found for insert\n"), i->where);
+	      return;
+	    }
+
+	  /* Deal with reordering the output section statement list.  */
+	  if (last_os != NULL)
+	    {
+	      asection *first_sec, *last_sec;
+	      struct lang_output_section_statement_struct **next;
+
+	      /* Snip out the output sections we are moving.  */
+	      first_os->prev->next = last_os->next;
+	      if (last_os->next == NULL)
+		{
+		  next = &first_os->prev->next;
+		  lang_os_list.tail = (lang_statement_union_type **) next;
+		}
+	      else
+		last_os->next->prev = first_os->prev;
+	      /* Add them in at the new position.  */
+	      last_os->next = where->next;
+	      if (where->next == NULL)
+		{
+		  next = &last_os->next;
+		  lang_os_list.tail = (lang_statement_union_type **) next;
+		}
+	      else
+		where->next->prev = last_os;
+	      first_os->prev = where;
+	      where->next = first_os;
+
+	      /* Move the bfd sections in the same way.  */
+	      first_sec = NULL;
+	      last_sec = NULL;
+	      for (os = first_os; os != NULL; os = os->next)
+		{
+		  os->constraint = -2 - os->constraint;
+		  if (os->bfd_section != NULL
+		      && os->bfd_section->owner != NULL)
+		    {
+		      last_sec = os->bfd_section;
+		      if (first_sec == NULL)
+			first_sec = last_sec;
+		    }
+		  if (os == last_os)
+		    break;
+		}
+	      if (last_sec != NULL)
+		{
+		  asection *sec = where->bfd_section;
+		  if (sec == NULL)
+		    sec = output_prev_sec_find (where);
+
+		  /* The place we want to insert must come after the
+		     sections we are moving.  So if we find no
+		     section or if the section is the same as our
+		     last section, then no move is needed.  */
+		  if (sec != NULL && sec != last_sec)
+		    {
+		      /* Trim them off.  */
+		      if (first_sec->prev != NULL)
+			first_sec->prev->next = last_sec->next;
+		      else
+			link_info.output_bfd->sections = last_sec->next;
+		      if (last_sec->next != NULL)
+			last_sec->next->prev = first_sec->prev;
+		      else
+			link_info.output_bfd->section_last = first_sec->prev;
+		      /* Add back.  */
+		      last_sec->next = sec->next;
+		      if (sec->next != NULL)
+			sec->next->prev = last_sec;
+		      else
+			link_info.output_bfd->section_last = last_sec;
+		      first_sec->prev = sec;
+		      sec->next = first_sec;
+		    }
+		}
+
+	      first_os = NULL;
+	      last_os = NULL;
+	    }
+
+	  ptr = insert_os_after (where);
+	  /* Snip everything from the start of the list, up to and
+	     including the insert statement we are currently processing.  */
+	  first = *start;
+	  *start = (*s)->header.next;
+	  /* Add them back where they belong, minus the insert.  */
+	  *s = *ptr;
+	  if (*s == NULL)
+	    statement_list.tail = s;
+	  *ptr = first;
+	  s = start;
+	  continue;
+	}
+      s = &(*s)->header.next;
+    }
+
+  /* Undo constraint twiddling.  */
+  for (os = first_os; os != NULL; os = os->next)
+    {
+      os->constraint = -2 - os->constraint;
+      if (os == last_os)
+	break;
+    }
+}
+
+/* An output section might have been removed after its statement was
+   added.  For example, ldemul_before_allocation can remove dynamic
+   sections if they turn out to be not needed.  Clean them up here.  */
+
+void
+strip_excluded_output_sections (void)
+{
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  /* Run lang_size_sections (if not already done).  */
+  if (expld.phase != lang_mark_phase_enum)
+    {
+      expld.phase = lang_mark_phase_enum;
+      expld.dataseg.phase = exp_seg_none;
+      one_lang_size_sections_pass (NULL, false);
+      lang_reset_memory_regions ();
+    }
+
+  for (os = (void *) lang_os_list.head;
+       os != NULL;
+       os = os->next)
+    {
+      asection *output_section;
+      bool exclude;
+
+      if (os->constraint < 0)
+	continue;
+
+      output_section = os->bfd_section;
+      if (output_section == NULL)
+	continue;
+
+      exclude = (output_section->rawsize == 0
+		 && (output_section->flags & SEC_KEEP) == 0
+		 && !bfd_section_removed_from_list (link_info.output_bfd,
+						    output_section));
+
+      /* Some sections have not yet been sized, notably .gnu.version,
+	 .dynsym, .dynstr and .hash.  These all have SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+	 input sections, so don't drop output sections that have such
+	 input sections unless they are also marked SEC_EXCLUDE.  */
+      if (exclude && output_section->map_head.s != NULL)
+	{
+	  asection *s;
+
+	  for (s = output_section->map_head.s; s != NULL; s = s->map_head.s)
+	    if ((s->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
+		&& ((s->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0
+		    || link_info.emitrelocations))
+	      {
+		exclude = false;
+		break;
+	      }
+	}
+
+      if (exclude)
+	{
+	  /* We don't set bfd_section to NULL since bfd_section of the
+	     removed output section statement may still be used.  */
+	  if (!os->update_dot)
+	    os->ignored = true;
+	  output_section->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
+	  bfd_section_list_remove (link_info.output_bfd, output_section);
+	  link_info.output_bfd->section_count--;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* Called from ldwrite to clear out asection.map_head and
+   asection.map_tail for use as link_orders in ldwrite.  */
+
+void
+lang_clear_os_map (void)
+{
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  if (map_head_is_link_order)
+    return;
+
+  for (os = (void *) lang_os_list.head;
+       os != NULL;
+       os = os->next)
+    {
+      asection *output_section;
+
+      if (os->constraint < 0)
+	continue;
+
+      output_section = os->bfd_section;
+      if (output_section == NULL)
+	continue;
+
+      /* TODO: Don't just junk map_head.s, turn them into link_orders.  */
+      output_section->map_head.link_order = NULL;
+      output_section->map_tail.link_order = NULL;
+    }
+
+  /* Stop future calls to lang_add_section from messing with map_head
+     and map_tail link_order fields.  */
+  map_head_is_link_order = true;
+}
+
+static void
+print_output_section_statement
+  (lang_output_section_statement_type *output_section_statement)
+{
+  asection *section = output_section_statement->bfd_section;
+  int len;
+
+  if (output_section_statement != abs_output_section)
+    {
+      minfo ("\n%s", output_section_statement->name);
+
+      if (section != NULL)
+	{
+	  print_dot = section->vma;
+
+	  len = strlen (output_section_statement->name);
+	  if (len >= SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH - 1)
+	    {
+	      print_nl ();
+	      len = 0;
+	    }
+	  while (len < SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH)
+	    {
+	      print_space ();
+	      ++len;
+	    }
+
+	  minfo ("0x%V %W", section->vma, TO_ADDR (section->size));
+
+	  if (section->vma != section->lma)
+	    minfo (_(" load address 0x%V"), section->lma);
+
+	  if (output_section_statement->update_dot_tree != NULL)
+	    exp_fold_tree (output_section_statement->update_dot_tree,
+			   bfd_abs_section_ptr, &print_dot);
+	}
+
+      print_nl ();
+    }
+
+  print_statement_list (output_section_statement->children.head,
+			output_section_statement);
+}
+
+static void
+print_assignment (lang_assignment_statement_type *assignment,
+		  lang_output_section_statement_type *output_section)
+{
+  unsigned int i;
+  bool is_dot;
+  etree_type *tree;
+  asection *osec;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH; i++)
+    print_space ();
+
+  if (assignment->exp->type.node_class == etree_assert)
+    {
+      is_dot = false;
+      tree = assignment->exp->assert_s.child;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      const char *dst = assignment->exp->assign.dst;
+
+      is_dot = (dst[0] == '.' && dst[1] == 0);
+      tree = assignment->exp;
+    }
+
+  osec = output_section->bfd_section;
+  if (osec == NULL)
+    osec = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+
+  if (assignment->exp->type.node_class != etree_provide)
+    exp_fold_tree (tree, osec, &print_dot);
+  else
+    expld.result.valid_p = false;
+
+  if (expld.result.valid_p)
+    {
+      bfd_vma value;
+
+      if (assignment->exp->type.node_class == etree_assert
+	  || is_dot
+	  || expld.assign_name != NULL)
+	{
+	  value = expld.result.value;
+
+	  if (expld.result.section != NULL)
+	    value += expld.result.section->vma;
+
+	  minfo ("0x%V", value);
+	  if (is_dot)
+	    print_dot = value;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+	  h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (link_info.hash, assignment->exp->assign.dst,
+				    false, false, true);
+	  if (h != NULL
+	      && (h->type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+		  || h->type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+	    {
+	      value = h->u.def.value;
+	      value += h->u.def.section->output_section->vma;
+	      value += h->u.def.section->output_offset;
+
+	      minfo ("[0x%V]", value);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    minfo ("[unresolved]");
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (assignment->exp->type.node_class == etree_provide)
+	minfo ("[!provide]");
+      else
+	minfo ("*undef*   ");
+#ifdef BFD64
+      minfo ("        ");
+#endif
+    }
+  expld.assign_name = NULL;
+
+  minfo ("                ");
+  exp_print_tree (assignment->exp);
+  print_nl ();
+}
+
+static void
+print_input_statement (lang_input_statement_type *statm)
+{
+  if (statm->filename != NULL)
+    fprintf (config.map_file, "LOAD %s\n", statm->filename);
+}
+
+/* Print all symbols defined in a particular section.  This is called
+   via bfd_link_hash_traverse, or by print_all_symbols.  */
+
+bool
+print_one_symbol (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *hash_entry, void *ptr)
+{
+  asection *sec = (asection *) ptr;
+
+  if ((hash_entry->type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+       || hash_entry->type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+      && sec == hash_entry->u.def.section)
+    {
+      int i;
+
+      for (i = 0; i < SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH; i++)
+	print_space ();
+      minfo ("0x%V   ",
+	     (hash_entry->u.def.value
+	      + hash_entry->u.def.section->output_offset
+	      + hash_entry->u.def.section->output_section->vma));
+
+      minfo ("             %pT\n", hash_entry->root.string);
+    }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+static int
+hash_entry_addr_cmp (const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+  const struct bfd_link_hash_entry *l = *(const struct bfd_link_hash_entry **)a;
+  const struct bfd_link_hash_entry *r = *(const struct bfd_link_hash_entry **)b;
+
+  if (l->u.def.value < r->u.def.value)
+    return -1;
+  else if (l->u.def.value > r->u.def.value)
+    return 1;
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+print_all_symbols (asection *sec)
+{
+  input_section_userdata_type *ud = bfd_section_userdata (sec);
+  struct map_symbol_def *def;
+  struct bfd_link_hash_entry **entries;
+  unsigned int i;
+
+  if (!ud)
+    return;
+
+  *ud->map_symbol_def_tail = 0;
+
+  /* Sort the symbols by address.  */
+  entries = (struct bfd_link_hash_entry **)
+      obstack_alloc (&map_obstack,
+		     ud->map_symbol_def_count * sizeof (*entries));
+
+  for (i = 0, def = ud->map_symbol_def_head; def; def = def->next, i++)
+    entries[i] = def->entry;
+
+  qsort (entries, ud->map_symbol_def_count, sizeof (*entries),
+	 hash_entry_addr_cmp);
+
+  /* Print the symbols.  */
+  for (i = 0; i < ud->map_symbol_def_count; i++)
+    ldemul_print_symbol (entries[i], sec);
+
+  obstack_free (&map_obstack, entries);
+}
+
+/* Print information about an input section to the map file.  */
+
+static void
+print_input_section (asection *i, bool is_discarded)
+{
+  bfd_size_type size = i->size;
+  int len;
+  bfd_vma addr;
+
+  init_opb (i);
+
+  print_space ();
+  minfo ("%s", i->name);
+
+  len = 1 + strlen (i->name);
+  if (len >= SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH - 1)
+    {
+      print_nl ();
+      len = 0;
+    }
+  while (len < SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH)
+    {
+      print_space ();
+      ++len;
+    }
+
+  if (i->output_section != NULL
+      && i->output_section->owner == link_info.output_bfd)
+    addr = i->output_section->vma + i->output_offset;
+  else
+    {
+      addr = print_dot;
+      if (!is_discarded)
+	size = 0;
+    }
+
+  minfo ("0x%V %W %pB\n", addr, TO_ADDR (size), i->owner);
+
+  if (size != i->rawsize && i->rawsize != 0)
+    {
+      len = SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH + 3;
+#ifdef BFD64
+      len += 16;
+#else
+      len += 8;
+#endif
+      while (len > 0)
+	{
+	  print_space ();
+	  --len;
+	}
+
+      minfo (_("%W (size before relaxing)\n"), TO_ADDR (i->rawsize));
+    }
+
+  if (i->output_section != NULL
+      && i->output_section->owner == link_info.output_bfd)
+    {
+      if (link_info.reduce_memory_overheads)
+	bfd_link_hash_traverse (link_info.hash, ldemul_print_symbol, i);
+      else
+	print_all_symbols (i);
+
+      /* Update print_dot, but make sure that we do not move it
+	 backwards - this could happen if we have overlays and a
+	 later overlay is shorter than an earier one.  */
+      if (addr + TO_ADDR (size) > print_dot)
+	print_dot = addr + TO_ADDR (size);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+print_fill_statement (lang_fill_statement_type *fill)
+{
+  size_t size;
+  unsigned char *p;
+  fputs (" FILL mask 0x", config.map_file);
+  for (p = fill->fill->data, size = fill->fill->size; size != 0; p++, size--)
+    fprintf (config.map_file, "%02x", *p);
+  fputs ("\n", config.map_file);
+}
+
+static void
+print_data_statement (lang_data_statement_type *data)
+{
+  int i;
+  bfd_vma addr;
+  bfd_size_type size;
+  const char *name;
+
+  init_opb (data->output_section);
+  for (i = 0; i < SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH; i++)
+    print_space ();
+
+  addr = data->output_offset;
+  if (data->output_section != NULL)
+    addr += data->output_section->vma;
+
+  switch (data->type)
+    {
+    default:
+      abort ();
+    case BYTE:
+      size = BYTE_SIZE;
+      name = "BYTE";
+      break;
+    case SHORT:
+      size = SHORT_SIZE;
+      name = "SHORT";
+      break;
+    case LONG:
+      size = LONG_SIZE;
+      name = "LONG";
+      break;
+    case QUAD:
+      size = QUAD_SIZE;
+      name = "QUAD";
+      break;
+    case SQUAD:
+      size = QUAD_SIZE;
+      name = "SQUAD";
+      break;
+    }
+
+  if (size < TO_SIZE ((unsigned) 1))
+    size = TO_SIZE ((unsigned) 1);
+  minfo ("0x%V %W %s 0x%v", addr, TO_ADDR (size), name, data->value);
+
+  if (data->exp->type.node_class != etree_value)
+    {
+      print_space ();
+      exp_print_tree (data->exp);
+    }
+
+  print_nl ();
+
+  print_dot = addr + TO_ADDR (size);
+}
+
+/* Print an address statement.  These are generated by options like
+   -Ttext.  */
+
+static void
+print_address_statement (lang_address_statement_type *address)
+{
+  minfo (_("Address of section %s set to "), address->section_name);
+  exp_print_tree (address->address);
+  print_nl ();
+}
+
+/* Print a reloc statement.  */
+
+static void
+print_reloc_statement (lang_reloc_statement_type *reloc)
+{
+  int i;
+  bfd_vma addr;
+  bfd_size_type size;
+
+  init_opb (reloc->output_section);
+  for (i = 0; i < SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH; i++)
+    print_space ();
+
+  addr = reloc->output_offset;
+  if (reloc->output_section != NULL)
+    addr += reloc->output_section->vma;
+
+  size = bfd_get_reloc_size (reloc->howto);
+
+  minfo ("0x%V %W RELOC %s ", addr, TO_ADDR (size), reloc->howto->name);
+
+  if (reloc->name != NULL)
+    minfo ("%s+", reloc->name);
+  else
+    minfo ("%s+", reloc->section->name);
+
+  exp_print_tree (reloc->addend_exp);
+
+  print_nl ();
+
+  print_dot = addr + TO_ADDR (size);
+}
+
+static void
+print_padding_statement (lang_padding_statement_type *s)
+{
+  int len;
+  bfd_vma addr;
+
+  init_opb (s->output_section);
+  minfo (" *fill*");
+
+  len = sizeof " *fill*" - 1;
+  while (len < SECTION_NAME_MAP_LENGTH)
+    {
+      print_space ();
+      ++len;
+    }
+
+  addr = s->output_offset;
+  if (s->output_section != NULL)
+    addr += s->output_section->vma;
+  minfo ("0x%V %W ", addr, TO_ADDR (s->size));
+
+  if (s->fill->size != 0)
+    {
+      size_t size;
+      unsigned char *p;
+      for (p = s->fill->data, size = s->fill->size; size != 0; p++, size--)
+	fprintf (config.map_file, "%02x", *p);
+    }
+
+  print_nl ();
+
+  print_dot = addr + TO_ADDR (s->size);
+}
+
+static void
+print_wild_statement (lang_wild_statement_type *w,
+		      lang_output_section_statement_type *os)
+{
+  struct wildcard_list *sec;
+
+  print_space ();
+
+  if (w->exclude_name_list)
+    {
+      name_list *tmp;
+      minfo ("EXCLUDE_FILE(%s", w->exclude_name_list->name);
+      for (tmp = w->exclude_name_list->next; tmp; tmp = tmp->next)
+	minfo (" %s", tmp->name);
+      minfo (") ");
+    }
+
+  if (w->filenames_sorted)
+    minfo ("SORT_BY_NAME(");
+  if (w->filename != NULL)
+    minfo ("%s", w->filename);
+  else
+    minfo ("*");
+  if (w->filenames_sorted)
+    minfo (")");
+
+  minfo ("(");
+  for (sec = w->section_list; sec; sec = sec->next)
+    {
+      int closing_paren = 0;
+
+      switch (sec->spec.sorted)
+	{
+	case none:
+	  break;
+
+	case by_name:
+	  minfo ("SORT_BY_NAME(");
+	  closing_paren = 1;
+	  break;
+
+	case by_alignment:
+	  minfo ("SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(");
+	  closing_paren = 1;
+	  break;
+
+	case by_name_alignment:
+	  minfo ("SORT_BY_NAME(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(");
+	  closing_paren = 2;
+	  break;
+
+	case by_alignment_name:
+	  minfo ("SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(");
+	  closing_paren = 2;
+	  break;
+
+	case by_none:
+	  minfo ("SORT_NONE(");
+	  closing_paren = 1;
+	  break;
+
+	case by_init_priority:
+	  minfo ("SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY(");
+	  closing_paren = 1;
+	  break;
+	}
+
+      if (sec->spec.exclude_name_list != NULL)
+	{
+	  name_list *tmp;
+	  minfo ("EXCLUDE_FILE(%s", sec->spec.exclude_name_list->name);
+	  for (tmp = sec->spec.exclude_name_list->next; tmp; tmp = tmp->next)
+	    minfo (" %s", tmp->name);
+	  minfo (") ");
+	}
+      if (sec->spec.name != NULL)
+	minfo ("%s", sec->spec.name);
+      else
+	minfo ("*");
+      for (;closing_paren > 0; closing_paren--)
+	minfo (")");
+      if (sec->next)
+	minfo (" ");
+    }
+  minfo (")");
+
+  print_nl ();
+
+  print_statement_list (w->children.head, os);
+}
+
+/* Print a group statement.  */
+
+static void
+print_group (lang_group_statement_type *s,
+	     lang_output_section_statement_type *os)
+{
+  fprintf (config.map_file, "START GROUP\n");
+  print_statement_list (s->children.head, os);
+  fprintf (config.map_file, "END GROUP\n");
+}
+
+/* Print the list of statements in S.
+   This can be called for any statement type.  */
+
+static void
+print_statement_list (lang_statement_union_type *s,
+		      lang_output_section_statement_type *os)
+{
+  while (s != NULL)
+    {
+      print_statement (s, os);
+      s = s->header.next;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Print the first statement in statement list S.
+   This can be called for any statement type.  */
+
+static void
+print_statement (lang_statement_union_type *s,
+		 lang_output_section_statement_type *os)
+{
+  switch (s->header.type)
+    {
+    default:
+      fprintf (config.map_file, _("Fail with %d\n"), s->header.type);
+      FAIL ();
+      break;
+    case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+      if (constructor_list.head != NULL)
+	{
+	  if (constructors_sorted)
+	    minfo (" SORT (CONSTRUCTORS)\n");
+	  else
+	    minfo (" CONSTRUCTORS\n");
+	  print_statement_list (constructor_list.head, os);
+	}
+      break;
+    case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+      print_wild_statement (&s->wild_statement, os);
+      break;
+    case lang_address_statement_enum:
+      print_address_statement (&s->address_statement);
+      break;
+    case lang_object_symbols_statement_enum:
+      minfo (" CREATE_OBJECT_SYMBOLS\n");
+      break;
+    case lang_fill_statement_enum:
+      print_fill_statement (&s->fill_statement);
+      break;
+    case lang_data_statement_enum:
+      print_data_statement (&s->data_statement);
+      break;
+    case lang_reloc_statement_enum:
+      print_reloc_statement (&s->reloc_statement);
+      break;
+    case lang_input_section_enum:
+      print_input_section (s->input_section.section, false);
+      break;
+    case lang_padding_statement_enum:
+      print_padding_statement (&s->padding_statement);
+      break;
+    case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+      print_output_section_statement (&s->output_section_statement);
+      break;
+    case lang_assignment_statement_enum:
+      print_assignment (&s->assignment_statement, os);
+      break;
+    case lang_target_statement_enum:
+      fprintf (config.map_file, "TARGET(%s)\n", s->target_statement.target);
+      break;
+    case lang_output_statement_enum:
+      minfo ("OUTPUT(%s", s->output_statement.name);
+      if (output_target != NULL)
+	minfo (" %s", output_target);
+      minfo (")\n");
+      break;
+    case lang_input_statement_enum:
+      print_input_statement (&s->input_statement);
+      break;
+    case lang_group_statement_enum:
+      print_group (&s->group_statement, os);
+      break;
+    case lang_insert_statement_enum:
+      minfo ("INSERT %s %s\n",
+	     s->insert_statement.is_before ? "BEFORE" : "AFTER",
+	     s->insert_statement.where);
+      break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+print_statements (void)
+{
+  print_statement_list (statement_list.head, abs_output_section);
+}
+
+/* Print the first N statements in statement list S to STDERR.
+   If N == 0, nothing is printed.
+   If N < 0, the entire list is printed.
+   Intended to be called from GDB.  */
+
+void
+dprint_statement (lang_statement_union_type *s, int n)
+{
+  FILE *map_save = config.map_file;
+
+  config.map_file = stderr;
+
+  if (n < 0)
+    print_statement_list (s, abs_output_section);
+  else
+    {
+      while (s && --n >= 0)
+	{
+	  print_statement (s, abs_output_section);
+	  s = s->header.next;
+	}
+    }
+
+  config.map_file = map_save;
+}
+
+static void
+insert_pad (lang_statement_union_type **ptr,
+	    fill_type *fill,
+	    bfd_size_type alignment_needed,
+	    asection *output_section,
+	    bfd_vma dot)
+{
+  static fill_type zero_fill;
+  lang_statement_union_type *pad = NULL;
+
+  if (ptr != &statement_list.head)
+    pad = ((lang_statement_union_type *)
+	   ((char *) ptr - offsetof (lang_statement_union_type, header.next)));
+  if (pad != NULL
+      && pad->header.type == lang_padding_statement_enum
+      && pad->padding_statement.output_section == output_section)
+    {
+      /* Use the existing pad statement.  */
+    }
+  else if ((pad = *ptr) != NULL
+	   && pad->header.type == lang_padding_statement_enum
+	   && pad->padding_statement.output_section == output_section)
+    {
+      /* Use the existing pad statement.  */
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* Make a new padding statement, linked into existing chain.  */
+      pad = stat_alloc (sizeof (lang_padding_statement_type));
+      pad->header.next = *ptr;
+      *ptr = pad;
+      pad->header.type = lang_padding_statement_enum;
+      pad->padding_statement.output_section = output_section;
+      if (fill == NULL)
+	fill = &zero_fill;
+      pad->padding_statement.fill = fill;
+    }
+  pad->padding_statement.output_offset = dot - output_section->vma;
+  pad->padding_statement.size = alignment_needed;
+  if (!(output_section->flags & SEC_FIXED_SIZE))
+    output_section->size = TO_SIZE (dot + TO_ADDR (alignment_needed)
+				    - output_section->vma);
+}
+
+/* Work out how much this section will move the dot point.  */
+
+static bfd_vma
+size_input_section
+  (lang_statement_union_type **this_ptr,
+   lang_output_section_statement_type *output_section_statement,
+   fill_type *fill,
+   bool *removed,
+   bfd_vma dot)
+{
+  lang_input_section_type *is = &((*this_ptr)->input_section);
+  asection *i = is->section;
+  asection *o = output_section_statement->bfd_section;
+  *removed = 0;
+
+  if (link_info.non_contiguous_regions)
+    {
+      /* If the input section I has already been successfully assigned
+	 to an output section other than O, don't bother with it and
+	 let the caller remove it from the list.  Keep processing in
+	 case we have already handled O, because the repeated passes
+	 have reinitialized its size.  */
+      if (i->already_assigned && i->already_assigned != o)
+	{
+	  *removed = 1;
+	  return dot;
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (i->sec_info_type == SEC_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS)
+    i->output_offset = i->vma - o->vma;
+  else if (((i->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0)
+	   || output_section_statement->ignored)
+    i->output_offset = dot - o->vma;
+  else
+    {
+      bfd_size_type alignment_needed;
+
+      /* Align this section first to the input sections requirement,
+	 then to the output section's requirement.  If this alignment
+	 is greater than any seen before, then record it too.  Perform
+	 the alignment by inserting a magic 'padding' statement.  */
+
+      if (output_section_statement->subsection_alignment != NULL)
+	i->alignment_power
+	  = exp_get_power (output_section_statement->subsection_alignment,
+			   "subsection alignment");
+
+      if (o->alignment_power < i->alignment_power)
+	o->alignment_power = i->alignment_power;
+
+      alignment_needed = align_power (dot, i->alignment_power) - dot;
+
+      if (alignment_needed != 0)
+	{
+	  insert_pad (this_ptr, fill, TO_SIZE (alignment_needed), o, dot);
+	  dot += alignment_needed;
+	}
+
+      if (link_info.non_contiguous_regions)
+	{
+	  /* If I would overflow O, let the caller remove I from the
+	     list.  */
+	  if (output_section_statement->region)
+	    {
+	      bfd_vma end = output_section_statement->region->origin
+		+ output_section_statement->region->length;
+
+	      if (dot + TO_ADDR (i->size) > end)
+		{
+		  if (i->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED)
+		    einfo (_("%F%P: Output section '%s' not large enough for the "
+			     "linker-created stubs section '%s'.\n"),
+			   i->output_section->name, i->name);
+
+		  if (i->rawsize && i->rawsize != i->size)
+		    einfo (_("%F%P: Relaxation not supported with "
+			     "--enable-non-contiguous-regions (section '%s' "
+			     "would overflow '%s' after it changed size).\n"),
+			   i->name, i->output_section->name);
+
+		  *removed = 1;
+		  dot = end;
+		  i->output_section = NULL;
+		  return dot;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+
+      /* Remember where in the output section this input section goes.  */
+      i->output_offset = dot - o->vma;
+
+      /* Mark how big the output section must be to contain this now.  */
+      dot += TO_ADDR (i->size);
+      if (!(o->flags & SEC_FIXED_SIZE))
+	o->size = TO_SIZE (dot - o->vma);
+
+      if (link_info.non_contiguous_regions)
+	{
+	  /* Record that I was successfully assigned to O, and update
+	     its actual output section too.  */
+	  i->already_assigned = o;
+	  i->output_section = o;
+	}
+    }
+
+  return dot;
+}
+
+struct check_sec
+{
+  asection *sec;
+  bool warned;
+};
+
+static int
+sort_sections_by_lma (const void *arg1, const void *arg2)
+{
+  const asection *sec1 = ((const struct check_sec *) arg1)->sec;
+  const asection *sec2 = ((const struct check_sec *) arg2)->sec;
+
+  if (sec1->lma < sec2->lma)
+    return -1;
+  else if (sec1->lma > sec2->lma)
+    return 1;
+  else if (sec1->id < sec2->id)
+    return -1;
+  else if (sec1->id > sec2->id)
+    return 1;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+sort_sections_by_vma (const void *arg1, const void *arg2)
+{
+  const asection *sec1 = ((const struct check_sec *) arg1)->sec;
+  const asection *sec2 = ((const struct check_sec *) arg2)->sec;
+
+  if (sec1->vma < sec2->vma)
+    return -1;
+  else if (sec1->vma > sec2->vma)
+    return 1;
+  else if (sec1->id < sec2->id)
+    return -1;
+  else if (sec1->id > sec2->id)
+    return 1;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#define IS_TBSS(s) \
+  ((s->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)) == SEC_THREAD_LOCAL)
+
+#define IGNORE_SECTION(s) \
+  ((s->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0 || IS_TBSS (s))
+
+/* Check to see if any allocated sections overlap with other allocated
+   sections.  This can happen if a linker script specifies the output
+   section addresses of the two sections.  Also check whether any memory
+   region has overflowed.  */
+
+static void
+lang_check_section_addresses (void)
+{
+  asection *s, *p;
+  struct check_sec *sections;
+  size_t i, count;
+  bfd_vma addr_mask;
+  bfd_vma s_start;
+  bfd_vma s_end;
+  bfd_vma p_start = 0;
+  bfd_vma p_end = 0;
+  lang_memory_region_type *m;
+  bool overlays;
+
+  /* Detect address space overflow on allocated sections.  */
+  addr_mask = ((bfd_vma) 1 <<
+	       (bfd_arch_bits_per_address (link_info.output_bfd) - 1)) - 1;
+  addr_mask = (addr_mask << 1) + 1;
+  for (s = link_info.output_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    if ((s->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+      {
+	s_end = (s->vma + s->size) & addr_mask;
+	if (s_end != 0 && s_end < (s->vma & addr_mask))
+	  einfo (_("%X%P: section %s VMA wraps around address space\n"),
+		 s->name);
+	else
+	  {
+	    s_end = (s->lma + s->size) & addr_mask;
+	    if (s_end != 0 && s_end < (s->lma & addr_mask))
+	      einfo (_("%X%P: section %s LMA wraps around address space\n"),
+		     s->name);
+	  }
+      }
+
+  if (bfd_count_sections (link_info.output_bfd) <= 1)
+    return;
+
+  count = bfd_count_sections (link_info.output_bfd);
+  sections = XNEWVEC (struct check_sec, count);
+
+  /* Scan all sections in the output list.  */
+  count = 0;
+  for (s = link_info.output_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    {
+      if (IGNORE_SECTION (s)
+	  || s->size == 0)
+	continue;
+
+      sections[count].sec = s;
+      sections[count].warned = false;
+      count++;
+    }
+
+  if (count <= 1)
+    {
+      free (sections);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  qsort (sections, count, sizeof (*sections), sort_sections_by_lma);
+
+  /* First check section LMAs.  There should be no overlap of LMAs on
+     loadable sections, even with overlays.  */
+  for (p = NULL, i = 0; i < count; i++)
+    {
+      s = sections[i].sec;
+      init_opb (s);
+      if ((s->flags & SEC_LOAD) != 0)
+	{
+	  s_start = s->lma;
+	  s_end = s_start + TO_ADDR (s->size) - 1;
+
+	  /* Look for an overlap.  We have sorted sections by lma, so
+	     we know that s_start >= p_start.  Besides the obvious
+	     case of overlap when the current section starts before
+	     the previous one ends, we also must have overlap if the
+	     previous section wraps around the address space.  */
+	  if (p != NULL
+	      && (s_start <= p_end
+		  || p_end < p_start))
+	    {
+	      einfo (_("%X%P: section %s LMA [%V,%V]"
+		       " overlaps section %s LMA [%V,%V]\n"),
+		     s->name, s_start, s_end, p->name, p_start, p_end);
+	      sections[i].warned = true;
+	    }
+	  p = s;
+	  p_start = s_start;
+	  p_end = s_end;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* If any non-zero size allocated section (excluding tbss) starts at
+     exactly the same VMA as another such section, then we have
+     overlays.  Overlays generated by the OVERLAY keyword will have
+     this property.  It is possible to intentionally generate overlays
+     that fail this test, but it would be unusual.  */
+  qsort (sections, count, sizeof (*sections), sort_sections_by_vma);
+  overlays = false;
+  p_start = sections[0].sec->vma;
+  for (i = 1; i < count; i++)
+    {
+      s_start = sections[i].sec->vma;
+      if (p_start == s_start)
+	{
+	  overlays = true;
+	  break;
+	}
+      p_start = s_start;
+    }
+
+  /* Now check section VMAs if no overlays were detected.  */
+  if (!overlays)
+    {
+      for (p = NULL, i = 0; i < count; i++)
+	{
+	  s = sections[i].sec;
+	  init_opb (s);
+	  s_start = s->vma;
+	  s_end = s_start + TO_ADDR (s->size) - 1;
+
+	  if (p != NULL
+	      && !sections[i].warned
+	      && (s_start <= p_end
+		  || p_end < p_start))
+	    einfo (_("%X%P: section %s VMA [%V,%V]"
+		     " overlaps section %s VMA [%V,%V]\n"),
+		   s->name, s_start, s_end, p->name, p_start, p_end);
+	  p = s;
+	  p_start = s_start;
+	  p_end = s_end;
+	}
+    }
+
+  free (sections);
+
+  /* If any memory region has overflowed, report by how much.
+     We do not issue this diagnostic for regions that had sections
+     explicitly placed outside their bounds; os_region_check's
+     diagnostics are adequate for that case.
+
+     FIXME: It is conceivable that m->current - (m->origin + m->length)
+     might overflow a 32-bit integer.  There is, alas, no way to print
+     a bfd_vma quantity in decimal.  */
+  for (m = lang_memory_region_list; m; m = m->next)
+    if (m->had_full_message)
+      {
+	unsigned long over = m->current - (m->origin + m->length);
+	einfo (ngettext ("%X%P: region `%s' overflowed by %lu byte\n",
+			 "%X%P: region `%s' overflowed by %lu bytes\n",
+			 over),
+	       m->name_list.name, over);
+      }
+}
+
+/* Make sure the new address is within the region.  We explicitly permit the
+   current address to be at the exact end of the region when the address is
+   non-zero, in case the region is at the end of addressable memory and the
+   calculation wraps around.  */
+
+static void
+os_region_check (lang_output_section_statement_type *os,
+		 lang_memory_region_type *region,
+		 etree_type *tree,
+		 bfd_vma rbase)
+{
+  if ((region->current < region->origin
+       || (region->current - region->origin > region->length))
+      && ((region->current != region->origin + region->length)
+	  || rbase == 0))
+    {
+      if (tree != NULL)
+	{
+	  einfo (_("%X%P: address 0x%v of %pB section `%s'"
+		   " is not within region `%s'\n"),
+		 region->current,
+		 os->bfd_section->owner,
+		 os->bfd_section->name,
+		 region->name_list.name);
+	}
+      else if (!region->had_full_message)
+	{
+	  region->had_full_message = true;
+
+	  einfo (_("%X%P: %pB section `%s' will not fit in region `%s'\n"),
+		 os->bfd_section->owner,
+		 os->bfd_section->name,
+		 region->name_list.name);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+ldlang_check_relro_region (lang_statement_union_type *s,
+			   seg_align_type *seg)
+{
+  if (seg->relro == exp_seg_relro_start)
+    {
+      if (!seg->relro_start_stat)
+	seg->relro_start_stat = s;
+      else
+	{
+	  ASSERT (seg->relro_start_stat == s);
+	}
+    }
+  else if (seg->relro == exp_seg_relro_end)
+    {
+      if (!seg->relro_end_stat)
+	seg->relro_end_stat = s;
+      else
+	{
+	  ASSERT (seg->relro_end_stat == s);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* Set the sizes for all the output sections.  */
+
+static bfd_vma
+lang_size_sections_1
+  (lang_statement_union_type **prev,
+   lang_output_section_statement_type *output_section_statement,
+   fill_type *fill,
+   bfd_vma dot,
+   bool *relax,
+   bool check_regions)
+{
+  lang_statement_union_type *s;
+  lang_statement_union_type *prev_s = NULL;
+  bool removed_prev_s = false;
+
+  /* Size up the sections from their constituent parts.  */
+  for (s = *prev; s != NULL; prev_s = s, s = s->header.next)
+    {
+      bool removed = false;
+
+      switch (s->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	  {
+	    bfd_vma newdot, after, dotdelta;
+	    lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+	    lang_memory_region_type *r;
+	    int section_alignment = 0;
+
+	    os = &s->output_section_statement;
+	    init_opb (os->bfd_section);
+	    if (os->constraint == -1)
+	      break;
+
+	    /* FIXME: We shouldn't need to zero section vmas for ld -r
+	       here, in lang_insert_orphan, or in the default linker scripts.
+	       This is covering for coff backend linker bugs.  See PR6945.  */
+	    if (os->addr_tree == NULL
+		&& bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+		&& (bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd)
+		    == bfd_target_coff_flavour))
+	      os->addr_tree = exp_intop (0);
+	    if (os->addr_tree != NULL)
+	      {
+		os->processed_vma = false;
+		exp_fold_tree (os->addr_tree, bfd_abs_section_ptr, &dot);
+
+		if (expld.result.valid_p)
+		  {
+		    dot = expld.result.value;
+		    if (expld.result.section != NULL)
+		      dot += expld.result.section->vma;
+		  }
+		else if (expld.phase != lang_mark_phase_enum)
+		  einfo (_("%F%P:%pS: non constant or forward reference"
+			   " address expression for section %s\n"),
+			 os->addr_tree, os->name);
+	      }
+
+	    if (os->bfd_section == NULL)
+	      /* This section was removed or never actually created.  */
+	      break;
+
+	    /* If this is a COFF shared library section, use the size and
+	       address from the input section.  FIXME: This is COFF
+	       specific; it would be cleaner if there were some other way
+	       to do this, but nothing simple comes to mind.  */
+	    if (((bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd)
+		  == bfd_target_ecoff_flavour)
+		 || (bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd)
+		     == bfd_target_coff_flavour))
+		&& (os->bfd_section->flags & SEC_COFF_SHARED_LIBRARY) != 0)
+	      {
+		asection *input;
+
+		if (os->children.head == NULL
+		    || os->children.head->header.next != NULL
+		    || (os->children.head->header.type
+			!= lang_input_section_enum))
+		  einfo (_("%X%P: internal error on COFF shared library"
+			   " section %s\n"), os->name);
+
+		input = os->children.head->input_section.section;
+		bfd_set_section_vma (os->bfd_section,
+				     bfd_section_vma (input));
+		if (!(os->bfd_section->flags & SEC_FIXED_SIZE))
+		  os->bfd_section->size = input->size;
+		break;
+	      }
+
+	    newdot = dot;
+	    dotdelta = 0;
+	    if (bfd_is_abs_section (os->bfd_section))
+	      {
+		/* No matter what happens, an abs section starts at zero.  */
+		ASSERT (os->bfd_section->vma == 0);
+	      }
+	    else
+	      {
+		if (os->addr_tree == NULL)
+		  {
+		    /* No address specified for this section, get one
+		       from the region specification.  */
+		    if (os->region == NULL
+			|| ((os->bfd_section->flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD))
+			    && os->region->name_list.name[0] == '*'
+			    && strcmp (os->region->name_list.name,
+				       DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION) == 0))
+		      {
+			os->region = lang_memory_default (os->bfd_section);
+		      }
+
+		    /* If a loadable section is using the default memory
+		       region, and some non default memory regions were
+		       defined, issue an error message.  */
+		    if (!os->ignored
+			&& !IGNORE_SECTION (os->bfd_section)
+			&& !bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+			&& check_regions
+			&& strcmp (os->region->name_list.name,
+				   DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION) == 0
+			&& lang_memory_region_list != NULL
+			&& (strcmp (lang_memory_region_list->name_list.name,
+				    DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION) != 0
+			    || lang_memory_region_list->next != NULL)
+			&& lang_sizing_iteration == 1)
+		      {
+			/* By default this is an error rather than just a
+			   warning because if we allocate the section to the
+			   default memory region we can end up creating an
+			   excessively large binary, or even seg faulting when
+			   attempting to perform a negative seek.  See
+			   sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2003-04/msg00423.html
+			   for an example of this.  This behaviour can be
+			   overridden by the using the --no-check-sections
+			   switch.  */
+			if (command_line.check_section_addresses)
+			  einfo (_("%F%P: error: no memory region specified"
+				   " for loadable section `%s'\n"),
+				 bfd_section_name (os->bfd_section));
+			else
+			  einfo (_("%P: warning: no memory region specified"
+				   " for loadable section `%s'\n"),
+				 bfd_section_name (os->bfd_section));
+		      }
+
+		    newdot = os->region->current;
+		    section_alignment = os->bfd_section->alignment_power;
+		  }
+		else
+		  section_alignment = exp_get_power (os->section_alignment,
+						     "section alignment");
+
+		/* Align to what the section needs.  */
+		if (section_alignment > 0)
+		  {
+		    bfd_vma savedot = newdot;
+		    bfd_vma diff = 0;
+
+		    newdot = align_power (newdot, section_alignment);
+		    dotdelta = newdot - savedot;
+
+		    if (lang_sizing_iteration == 1)
+		      diff = dotdelta;
+		    else if (lang_sizing_iteration > 1)
+		      {
+			/* Only report adjustments that would change
+			   alignment from what we have already reported.  */
+			diff = newdot - os->bfd_section->vma;
+			if (!(diff & (((bfd_vma) 1 << section_alignment) - 1)))
+			  diff = 0;
+		      }
+		    if (diff != 0
+			&& (config.warn_section_align
+			    || os->addr_tree != NULL))
+		      einfo (_("%P: warning: "
+			       "start of section %s changed by %ld\n"),
+			     os->name, (long) diff);
+		  }
+
+		bfd_set_section_vma (os->bfd_section, newdot);
+
+		os->bfd_section->output_offset = 0;
+	      }
+
+	    lang_size_sections_1 (&os->children.head, os,
+				  os->fill, newdot, relax, check_regions);
+
+	    os->processed_vma = true;
+
+	    if (bfd_is_abs_section (os->bfd_section) || os->ignored)
+	      /* Except for some special linker created sections,
+		 no output section should change from zero size
+		 after strip_excluded_output_sections.  A non-zero
+		 size on an ignored section indicates that some
+		 input section was not sized early enough.  */
+	      ASSERT (os->bfd_section->size == 0);
+	    else
+	      {
+		dot = os->bfd_section->vma;
+
+		/* Put the section within the requested block size, or
+		   align at the block boundary.  */
+		after = ((dot
+			  + TO_ADDR (os->bfd_section->size)
+			  + os->block_value - 1)
+			 & - (bfd_vma) os->block_value);
+
+		if (!(os->bfd_section->flags & SEC_FIXED_SIZE))
+		  os->bfd_section->size = TO_SIZE (after
+						   - os->bfd_section->vma);
+	      }
+
+	    /* Set section lma.  */
+	    r = os->region;
+	    if (r == NULL)
+	      r = lang_memory_region_lookup (DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION, false);
+
+	    if (os->load_base)
+	      {
+		bfd_vma lma = exp_get_abs_int (os->load_base, 0, "load base");
+		os->bfd_section->lma = lma;
+	      }
+	    else if (os->lma_region != NULL)
+	      {
+		bfd_vma lma = os->lma_region->current;
+
+		if (os->align_lma_with_input)
+		  lma += dotdelta;
+		else
+		  {
+		    /* When LMA_REGION is the same as REGION, align the LMA
+		       as we did for the VMA, possibly including alignment
+		       from the bfd section.  If a different region, then
+		       only align according to the value in the output
+		       statement.  */
+		    if (os->lma_region != os->region)
+		      section_alignment = exp_get_power (os->section_alignment,
+							 "section alignment");
+		    if (section_alignment > 0)
+		      lma = align_power (lma, section_alignment);
+		  }
+		os->bfd_section->lma = lma;
+	      }
+	    else if (r->last_os != NULL
+		     && (os->bfd_section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+	      {
+		bfd_vma lma;
+		asection *last;
+
+		last = r->last_os->output_section_statement.bfd_section;
+
+		/* A backwards move of dot should be accompanied by
+		   an explicit assignment to the section LMA (ie.
+		   os->load_base set) because backwards moves can
+		   create overlapping LMAs.  */
+		if (dot < last->vma
+		    && os->bfd_section->size != 0
+		    && dot + TO_ADDR (os->bfd_section->size) <= last->vma)
+		  {
+		    /* If dot moved backwards then leave lma equal to
+		       vma.  This is the old default lma, which might
+		       just happen to work when the backwards move is
+		       sufficiently large.  Nag if this changes anything,
+		       so people can fix their linker scripts.  */
+
+		    if (last->vma != last->lma)
+		      einfo (_("%P: warning: dot moved backwards "
+			       "before `%s'\n"), os->name);
+		  }
+		else
+		  {
+		    /* If this is an overlay, set the current lma to that
+		       at the end of the previous section.  */
+		    if (os->sectype == overlay_section)
+		      lma = last->lma + TO_ADDR (last->size);
+
+		    /* Otherwise, keep the same lma to vma relationship
+		       as the previous section.  */
+		    else
+		      lma = os->bfd_section->vma + last->lma - last->vma;
+
+		    if (section_alignment > 0)
+		      lma = align_power (lma, section_alignment);
+		    os->bfd_section->lma = lma;
+		  }
+	      }
+	    os->processed_lma = true;
+
+	    /* Keep track of normal sections using the default
+	       lma region.  We use this to set the lma for
+	       following sections.  Overlays or other linker
+	       script assignment to lma might mean that the
+	       default lma == vma is incorrect.
+	       To avoid warnings about dot moving backwards when using
+	       -Ttext, don't start tracking sections until we find one
+	       of non-zero size or with lma set differently to vma.
+	       Do this tracking before we short-cut the loop so that we
+	       track changes for the case where the section size is zero,
+	       but the lma is set differently to the vma.  This is
+	       important, if an orphan section is placed after an
+	       otherwise empty output section that has an explicit lma
+	       set, we want that lma reflected in the orphans lma.  */
+	    if (((!IGNORE_SECTION (os->bfd_section)
+		  && (os->bfd_section->size != 0
+		      || (r->last_os == NULL
+			  && os->bfd_section->vma != os->bfd_section->lma)
+		      || (r->last_os != NULL
+			  && dot >= (r->last_os->output_section_statement
+				     .bfd_section->vma))))
+		 || os->sectype == first_overlay_section)
+		&& os->lma_region == NULL
+		&& !bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+	      r->last_os = s;
+
+	    if (bfd_is_abs_section (os->bfd_section) || os->ignored)
+	      break;
+
+	    /* .tbss sections effectively have zero size.  */
+	    if (!IS_TBSS (os->bfd_section)
+		|| bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+	      dotdelta = TO_ADDR (os->bfd_section->size);
+	    else
+	      dotdelta = 0;
+	    dot += dotdelta;
+
+	    if (os->update_dot_tree != 0)
+	      exp_fold_tree (os->update_dot_tree, bfd_abs_section_ptr, &dot);
+
+	    /* Update dot in the region ?
+	       We only do this if the section is going to be allocated,
+	       since unallocated sections do not contribute to the region's
+	       overall size in memory.  */
+	    if (os->region != NULL
+		&& (os->bfd_section->flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD)))
+	      {
+		os->region->current = dot;
+
+		if (check_regions)
+		  /* Make sure the new address is within the region.  */
+		  os_region_check (os, os->region, os->addr_tree,
+				   os->bfd_section->vma);
+
+		if (os->lma_region != NULL && os->lma_region != os->region
+		    && ((os->bfd_section->flags & SEC_LOAD)
+			|| os->align_lma_with_input))
+		  {
+		    os->lma_region->current = os->bfd_section->lma + dotdelta;
+
+		    if (check_regions)
+		      os_region_check (os, os->lma_region, NULL,
+				       os->bfd_section->lma);
+		  }
+	      }
+	  }
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	  dot = lang_size_sections_1 (&constructor_list.head,
+				      output_section_statement,
+				      fill, dot, relax, check_regions);
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_data_statement_enum:
+	  {
+	    unsigned int size = 0;
+
+	    s->data_statement.output_offset =
+	      dot - output_section_statement->bfd_section->vma;
+	    s->data_statement.output_section =
+	      output_section_statement->bfd_section;
+
+	    /* We might refer to provided symbols in the expression, and
+	       need to mark them as needed.  */
+	    exp_fold_tree (s->data_statement.exp, bfd_abs_section_ptr, &dot);
+
+	    switch (s->data_statement.type)
+	      {
+	      default:
+		abort ();
+	      case QUAD:
+	      case SQUAD:
+		size = QUAD_SIZE;
+		break;
+	      case LONG:
+		size = LONG_SIZE;
+		break;
+	      case SHORT:
+		size = SHORT_SIZE;
+		break;
+	      case BYTE:
+		size = BYTE_SIZE;
+		break;
+	      }
+	    if (size < TO_SIZE ((unsigned) 1))
+	      size = TO_SIZE ((unsigned) 1);
+	    dot += TO_ADDR (size);
+	    if (!(output_section_statement->bfd_section->flags
+		  & SEC_FIXED_SIZE))
+	      output_section_statement->bfd_section->size
+		= TO_SIZE (dot - output_section_statement->bfd_section->vma);
+
+	  }
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_reloc_statement_enum:
+	  {
+	    int size;
+
+	    s->reloc_statement.output_offset =
+	      dot - output_section_statement->bfd_section->vma;
+	    s->reloc_statement.output_section =
+	      output_section_statement->bfd_section;
+	    size = bfd_get_reloc_size (s->reloc_statement.howto);
+	    dot += TO_ADDR (size);
+	    if (!(output_section_statement->bfd_section->flags
+		  & SEC_FIXED_SIZE))
+	      output_section_statement->bfd_section->size
+		= TO_SIZE (dot - output_section_statement->bfd_section->vma);
+	  }
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	  dot = lang_size_sections_1 (&s->wild_statement.children.head,
+				      output_section_statement,
+				      fill, dot, relax, check_regions);
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_object_symbols_statement_enum:
+	  link_info.create_object_symbols_section
+	    = output_section_statement->bfd_section;
+	  output_section_statement->bfd_section->flags |= SEC_KEEP;
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_output_statement_enum:
+	case lang_target_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_input_section_enum:
+	  {
+	    asection *i;
+
+	    i = s->input_section.section;
+	    if (relax)
+	      {
+		bool again;
+
+		if (!bfd_relax_section (i->owner, i, &link_info, &again))
+		  einfo (_("%F%P: can't relax section: %E\n"));
+		if (again)
+		  *relax = true;
+	      }
+	    dot = size_input_section (prev, output_section_statement,
+				      fill, &removed, dot);
+	  }
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_input_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_fill_statement_enum:
+	  s->fill_statement.output_section =
+	    output_section_statement->bfd_section;
+
+	  fill = s->fill_statement.fill;
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_assignment_statement_enum:
+	  {
+	    bfd_vma newdot = dot;
+	    etree_type *tree = s->assignment_statement.exp;
+
+	    expld.dataseg.relro = exp_seg_relro_none;
+
+	    exp_fold_tree (tree,
+			   output_section_statement->bfd_section,
+			   &newdot);
+
+	    ldlang_check_relro_region (s, &expld.dataseg);
+
+	    expld.dataseg.relro = exp_seg_relro_none;
+
+	    /* This symbol may be relative to this section.  */
+	    if ((tree->type.node_class == etree_provided
+		 || tree->type.node_class == etree_assign)
+		&& (tree->assign.dst [0] != '.'
+		    || tree->assign.dst [1] != '\0'))
+	      output_section_statement->update_dot = 1;
+
+	    if (!output_section_statement->ignored)
+	      {
+		if (output_section_statement == abs_output_section)
+		  {
+		    /* If we don't have an output section, then just adjust
+		       the default memory address.  */
+		    lang_memory_region_lookup (DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION,
+					       false)->current = newdot;
+		  }
+		else if (newdot != dot)
+		  {
+		    /* Insert a pad after this statement.  We can't
+		       put the pad before when relaxing, in case the
+		       assignment references dot.  */
+		    insert_pad (&s->header.next, fill, TO_SIZE (newdot - dot),
+				output_section_statement->bfd_section, dot);
+
+		    /* Don't neuter the pad below when relaxing.  */
+		    s = s->header.next;
+
+		    /* If dot is advanced, this implies that the section
+		       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
+			&& (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;
+		  }
+		dot = newdot;
+	      }
+	  }
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_padding_statement_enum:
+	  /* If this is the first time lang_size_sections is called,
+	     we won't have any padding statements.  If this is the
+	     second or later passes when relaxing, we should allow
+	     padding to shrink.  If padding is needed on this pass, it
+	     will be added back in.  */
+	  s->padding_statement.size = 0;
+
+	  /* Make sure output_offset is valid.  If relaxation shrinks
+	     the section and this pad isn't needed, it's possible to
+	     have output_offset larger than the final size of the
+	     section.  bfd_set_section_contents will complain even for
+	     a pad size of zero.  */
+	  s->padding_statement.output_offset
+	    = dot - output_section_statement->bfd_section->vma;
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	  dot = lang_size_sections_1 (&s->group_statement.children.head,
+				      output_section_statement,
+				      fill, dot, relax, check_regions);
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_insert_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+
+	  /* We can only get here when relaxing is turned on.  */
+	case lang_address_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+
+	default:
+	  FAIL ();
+	  break;
+	}
+
+      /* If an input section doesn't fit in the current output
+	 section, remove it from the list.  Handle the case where we
+	 have to remove an input_section statement here: there is a
+	 special case to remove the first element of the list.  */
+      if (link_info.non_contiguous_regions && removed)
+	{
+	  /* If we removed the first element during the previous
+	     iteration, override the loop assignment of prev_s.  */
+	  if (removed_prev_s)
+	      prev_s = NULL;
+
+	  if (prev_s)
+	    {
+	      /* If there was a real previous input section, just skip
+		 the current one.  */
+	      prev_s->header.next=s->header.next;
+	      s = prev_s;
+	      removed_prev_s = false;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      /* Remove the first input section of the list.  */
+	      *prev = s->header.next;
+	      removed_prev_s = true;
+	    }
+
+	  /* Move to next element, unless we removed the head of the
+	     list.  */
+	  if (!removed_prev_s)
+	    prev = &s->header.next;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  prev = &s->header.next;
+	  removed_prev_s = false;
+	}
+    }
+  return dot;
+}
+
+/* Callback routine that is used in _bfd_elf_map_sections_to_segments.
+   The BFD library has set NEW_SEGMENT to TRUE iff it thinks that
+   CURRENT_SECTION and PREVIOUS_SECTION ought to be placed into different
+   segments.  We are allowed an opportunity to override this decision.  */
+
+bool
+ldlang_override_segment_assignment (struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+				    bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+				    asection *current_section,
+				    asection *previous_section,
+				    bool new_segment)
+{
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *cur;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *prev;
+
+  /* The checks below are only necessary when the BFD library has decided
+     that the two sections ought to be placed into the same segment.  */
+  if (new_segment)
+    return true;
+
+  /* Paranoia checks.  */
+  if (current_section == NULL || previous_section == NULL)
+    return new_segment;
+
+  /* If this flag is set, the target never wants code and non-code
+     sections comingled in the same segment.  */
+  if (config.separate_code
+      && ((current_section->flags ^ previous_section->flags) & SEC_CODE))
+    return true;
+
+  /* Find the memory regions associated with the two sections.
+     We call lang_output_section_find() here rather than scanning the list
+     of output sections looking for a matching section pointer because if
+     we have a large number of sections then a hash lookup is faster.  */
+  cur  = lang_output_section_find (current_section->name);
+  prev = lang_output_section_find (previous_section->name);
+
+  /* More paranoia.  */
+  if (cur == NULL || prev == NULL)
+    return new_segment;
+
+  /* If the regions are different then force the sections to live in
+     different segments.  See the email thread starting at the following
+     URL for the reasons why this is necessary:
+     http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2007-02/msg00216.html  */
+  return cur->region != prev->region;
+}
+
+void
+one_lang_size_sections_pass (bool *relax, bool check_regions)
+{
+  lang_statement_iteration++;
+  if (expld.phase != lang_mark_phase_enum)
+    lang_sizing_iteration++;
+  lang_size_sections_1 (&statement_list.head, abs_output_section,
+			0, 0, relax, check_regions);
+}
+
+static bool
+lang_size_segment (seg_align_type *seg)
+{
+  /* If XXX_SEGMENT_ALIGN XXX_SEGMENT_END pair was seen, check whether
+     a page could be saved in the data segment.  */
+  bfd_vma first, last;
+
+  first = -seg->base & (seg->pagesize - 1);
+  last = seg->end & (seg->pagesize - 1);
+  if (first && last
+      && ((seg->base & ~(seg->pagesize - 1))
+	  != (seg->end & ~(seg->pagesize - 1)))
+      && first + last <= seg->pagesize)
+    {
+      seg->phase = exp_seg_adjust;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+  seg->phase = exp_seg_done;
+  return false;
+}
+
+static bfd_vma
+lang_size_relro_segment_1 (seg_align_type *seg)
+{
+  bfd_vma relro_end, desired_end;
+  asection *sec;
+
+  /* Compute the expected PT_GNU_RELRO/PT_LOAD segment end.  */
+  relro_end = ((seg->relro_end + seg->pagesize - 1)
+	       & ~(seg->pagesize - 1));
+
+  /* Adjust by the offset arg of XXX_SEGMENT_RELRO_END.  */
+  desired_end = relro_end - seg->relro_offset;
+
+  /* For sections in the relro segment..  */
+  for (sec = link_info.output_bfd->section_last; sec; sec = sec->prev)
+    if ((sec->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0
+	&& sec->vma >= seg->base
+	&& sec->vma < seg->relro_end - seg->relro_offset)
+      {
+	/* Where do we want to put this section so that it ends as
+	   desired?  */
+	bfd_vma start, end, bump;
+
+	end = start = sec->vma;
+	if (!IS_TBSS (sec))
+	  end += TO_ADDR (sec->size);
+	bump = desired_end - end;
+	/* We'd like to increase START by BUMP, but we must heed
+	   alignment so the increase might be less than optimum.  */
+	start += bump;
+	start &= ~(((bfd_vma) 1 << sec->alignment_power) - 1);
+	/* This is now the desired end for the previous section.  */
+	desired_end = start;
+      }
+
+  seg->phase = exp_seg_relro_adjust;
+  ASSERT (desired_end >= seg->base);
+  seg->base = desired_end;
+  return relro_end;
+}
+
+static bool
+lang_size_relro_segment (bool *relax, bool check_regions)
+{
+  bool do_reset = false;
+
+  if (link_info.relro && expld.dataseg.relro_end)
+    {
+      bfd_vma data_initial_base = expld.dataseg.base;
+      bfd_vma data_relro_end = lang_size_relro_segment_1 (&expld.dataseg);
+
+      lang_reset_memory_regions ();
+      one_lang_size_sections_pass (relax, check_regions);
+
+      /* Assignments to dot, or to output section address in a user
+	 script have increased padding over the original.  Revert.  */
+      if (expld.dataseg.relro_end > data_relro_end)
+	{
+	  expld.dataseg.base = data_initial_base;;
+	  do_reset = true;
+	}
+    }
+  else if (lang_size_segment (&expld.dataseg))
+    do_reset = true;
+
+  return do_reset;
+}
+
+void
+lang_size_sections (bool *relax, bool check_regions)
+{
+  expld.phase = lang_allocating_phase_enum;
+  expld.dataseg.phase = exp_seg_none;
+
+  one_lang_size_sections_pass (relax, check_regions);
+
+  if (expld.dataseg.phase != exp_seg_end_seen)
+    expld.dataseg.phase = exp_seg_done;
+
+  if (expld.dataseg.phase == exp_seg_end_seen)
+    {
+      bool do_reset
+	= lang_size_relro_segment (relax, check_regions);
+
+      if (do_reset)
+	{
+	  lang_reset_memory_regions ();
+	  one_lang_size_sections_pass (relax, check_regions);
+	}
+
+      if (link_info.relro && expld.dataseg.relro_end)
+	{
+	  link_info.relro_start = expld.dataseg.base;
+	  link_info.relro_end = expld.dataseg.relro_end;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static lang_output_section_statement_type *current_section;
+static lang_assignment_statement_type *current_assign;
+static bool prefer_next_section;
+
+/* Worker function for lang_do_assignments.  Recursiveness goes here.  */
+
+static bfd_vma
+lang_do_assignments_1 (lang_statement_union_type *s,
+		       lang_output_section_statement_type *current_os,
+		       fill_type *fill,
+		       bfd_vma dot,
+		       bool *found_end)
+{
+  for (; s != NULL; s = s->header.next)
+    {
+      switch (s->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	  dot = lang_do_assignments_1 (constructor_list.head,
+				       current_os, fill, dot, found_end);
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	  {
+	    lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+	    bfd_vma newdot;
+
+	    os = &(s->output_section_statement);
+	    os->after_end = *found_end;
+	    init_opb (os->bfd_section);
+	    newdot = dot;
+	    if (os->bfd_section != NULL)
+	      {
+		if (!os->ignored && (os->bfd_section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
+		  {
+		    current_section = os;
+		    prefer_next_section = false;
+		  }
+		newdot = os->bfd_section->vma;
+	      }
+	    newdot = lang_do_assignments_1 (os->children.head,
+					    os, os->fill, newdot, found_end);
+	    if (!os->ignored)
+	      {
+		if (os->bfd_section != NULL)
+		  {
+		    newdot = os->bfd_section->vma;
+
+		    /* .tbss sections effectively have zero size.  */
+		    if (!IS_TBSS (os->bfd_section)
+			|| bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+		      newdot += TO_ADDR (os->bfd_section->size);
+
+		    if (os->update_dot_tree != NULL)
+		      exp_fold_tree (os->update_dot_tree,
+				     bfd_abs_section_ptr, &newdot);
+		  }
+		dot = newdot;
+	      }
+	  }
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+
+	  dot = lang_do_assignments_1 (s->wild_statement.children.head,
+				       current_os, fill, dot, found_end);
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_object_symbols_statement_enum:
+	case lang_output_statement_enum:
+	case lang_target_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_data_statement_enum:
+	  exp_fold_tree (s->data_statement.exp, bfd_abs_section_ptr, &dot);
+	  if (expld.result.valid_p)
+	    {
+	      s->data_statement.value = expld.result.value;
+	      if (expld.result.section != NULL)
+		s->data_statement.value += expld.result.section->vma;
+	    }
+	  else if (expld.phase == lang_final_phase_enum)
+	    einfo (_("%F%P: invalid data statement\n"));
+	  {
+	    unsigned int size;
+	    switch (s->data_statement.type)
+	      {
+	      default:
+		abort ();
+	      case QUAD:
+	      case SQUAD:
+		size = QUAD_SIZE;
+		break;
+	      case LONG:
+		size = LONG_SIZE;
+		break;
+	      case SHORT:
+		size = SHORT_SIZE;
+		break;
+	      case BYTE:
+		size = BYTE_SIZE;
+		break;
+	      }
+	    if (size < TO_SIZE ((unsigned) 1))
+	      size = TO_SIZE ((unsigned) 1);
+	    dot += TO_ADDR (size);
+	  }
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_reloc_statement_enum:
+	  exp_fold_tree (s->reloc_statement.addend_exp,
+			 bfd_abs_section_ptr, &dot);
+	  if (expld.result.valid_p)
+	    s->reloc_statement.addend_value = expld.result.value;
+	  else if (expld.phase == lang_final_phase_enum)
+	    einfo (_("%F%P: invalid reloc statement\n"));
+	  dot += TO_ADDR (bfd_get_reloc_size (s->reloc_statement.howto));
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_input_section_enum:
+	  {
+	    asection *in = s->input_section.section;
+
+	    if ((in->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
+	      dot += TO_ADDR (in->size);
+	  }
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_input_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_fill_statement_enum:
+	  fill = s->fill_statement.fill;
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_assignment_statement_enum:
+	  current_assign = &s->assignment_statement;
+	  if (current_assign->exp->type.node_class != etree_assert)
+	    {
+	      const char *p = current_assign->exp->assign.dst;
+
+	      if (current_os == abs_output_section && p[0] == '.' && p[1] == 0)
+		prefer_next_section = true;
+
+	      while (*p == '_')
+		++p;
+	      if (strcmp (p, "end") == 0)
+		*found_end = true;
+	    }
+	  exp_fold_tree (s->assignment_statement.exp,
+			 (current_os->bfd_section != NULL
+			  ? current_os->bfd_section : bfd_und_section_ptr),
+			 &dot);
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_padding_statement_enum:
+	  dot += TO_ADDR (s->padding_statement.size);
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	  dot = lang_do_assignments_1 (s->group_statement.children.head,
+				       current_os, fill, dot, found_end);
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_insert_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+
+	case lang_address_statement_enum:
+	  break;
+
+	default:
+	  FAIL ();
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+  return dot;
+}
+
+void
+lang_do_assignments (lang_phase_type phase)
+{
+  bool found_end = false;
+
+  current_section = NULL;
+  prefer_next_section = false;
+  expld.phase = phase;
+  lang_statement_iteration++;
+  lang_do_assignments_1 (statement_list.head,
+			 abs_output_section, NULL, 0, &found_end);
+}
+
+/* For an assignment statement outside of an output section statement,
+   choose the best of neighbouring output sections to use for values
+   of "dot".  */
+
+asection *
+section_for_dot (void)
+{
+  asection *s;
+
+  /* Assignments belong to the previous output section, unless there
+     has been an assignment to "dot", in which case following
+     assignments belong to the next output section.  (The assumption
+     is that an assignment to "dot" is setting up the address for the
+     next output section.)  Except that past the assignment to "_end"
+     we always associate with the previous section.  This exception is
+     for targets like SH that define an alloc .stack or other
+     weirdness after non-alloc sections.  */
+  if (current_section == NULL || prefer_next_section)
+    {
+      lang_statement_union_type *stmt;
+      lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+      for (stmt = (lang_statement_union_type *) current_assign;
+	   stmt != NULL;
+	   stmt = stmt->header.next)
+	if (stmt->header.type == lang_output_section_statement_enum)
+	  break;
+
+      os = &stmt->output_section_statement;
+      while (os != NULL
+	     && !os->after_end
+	     && (os->bfd_section == NULL
+		 || (os->bfd_section->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0
+		 || bfd_section_removed_from_list (link_info.output_bfd,
+						   os->bfd_section)))
+	os = os->next;
+
+      if (current_section == NULL || os == NULL || !os->after_end)
+	{
+	  if (os != NULL)
+	    s = os->bfd_section;
+	  else
+	    s = link_info.output_bfd->section_last;
+	  while (s != NULL
+		 && ((s->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0
+		     || (s->flags & SEC_THREAD_LOCAL) != 0))
+	    s = s->prev;
+	  if (s != NULL)
+	    return s;
+
+	  return bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+	}
+    }
+
+  s = current_section->bfd_section;
+
+  /* The section may have been stripped.  */
+  while (s != NULL
+	 && ((s->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0
+	     || (s->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0
+	     || (s->flags & SEC_THREAD_LOCAL) != 0
+	     || bfd_section_removed_from_list (link_info.output_bfd, s)))
+    s = s->prev;
+  if (s == NULL)
+    s = link_info.output_bfd->sections;
+  while (s != NULL
+	 && ((s->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0
+	     || (s->flags & SEC_THREAD_LOCAL) != 0))
+    s = s->next;
+  if (s != NULL)
+    return s;
+
+  return bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+}
+
+/* Array of __start/__stop/.startof./.sizeof/ symbols.  */
+
+static struct bfd_link_hash_entry **start_stop_syms;
+static size_t start_stop_count = 0;
+static size_t start_stop_alloc = 0;
+
+/* Give start/stop SYMBOL for SEC a preliminary definition, and add it
+   to start_stop_syms.  */
+
+static void
+lang_define_start_stop (const char *symbol, asection *sec)
+{
+  struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+  h = bfd_define_start_stop (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info, symbol, sec);
+  if (h != NULL)
+    {
+      if (start_stop_count == start_stop_alloc)
+	{
+	  start_stop_alloc = 2 * start_stop_alloc + 10;
+	  start_stop_syms
+	    = xrealloc (start_stop_syms,
+			start_stop_alloc * sizeof (*start_stop_syms));
+	}
+      start_stop_syms[start_stop_count++] = h;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Check for input sections whose names match references to
+   __start_SECNAME or __stop_SECNAME symbols.  Give the symbols
+   preliminary definitions.  */
+
+static void
+lang_init_start_stop (void)
+{
+  bfd *abfd;
+  asection *s;
+  char leading_char = bfd_get_symbol_leading_char (link_info.output_bfd);
+
+  for (abfd = link_info.input_bfds; abfd != NULL; abfd = abfd->link.next)
+    for (s = abfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+      {
+	const char *ps;
+	const char *secname = s->name;
+
+	for (ps = secname; *ps != '\0'; ps++)
+	  if (!ISALNUM ((unsigned char) *ps) && *ps != '_')
+	    break;
+	if (*ps == '\0')
+	  {
+	    char *symbol = (char *) xmalloc (10 + strlen (secname));
+
+	    symbol[0] = leading_char;
+	    sprintf (symbol + (leading_char != 0), "__start_%s", secname);
+	    lang_define_start_stop (symbol, s);
+
+	    symbol[1] = leading_char;
+	    memcpy (symbol + 1 + (leading_char != 0), "__stop", 6);
+	    lang_define_start_stop (symbol + 1, s);
+
+	    free (symbol);
+	  }
+      }
+}
+
+/* Iterate over start_stop_syms.  */
+
+static void
+foreach_start_stop (void (*func) (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *))
+{
+  size_t i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < start_stop_count; ++i)
+    func (start_stop_syms[i]);
+}
+
+/* __start and __stop symbols are only supposed to be defined by the
+   linker for orphan sections, but we now extend that to sections that
+   map to an output section of the same name.  The symbols were
+   defined early for --gc-sections, before we mapped input to output
+   sections, so undo those that don't satisfy this rule.  */
+
+static void
+undef_start_stop (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+  if (h->ldscript_def)
+    return;
+
+  if (h->u.def.section->output_section == NULL
+      || h->u.def.section->output_section->owner != link_info.output_bfd
+      || strcmp (h->u.def.section->name,
+		 h->u.def.section->output_section->name) != 0)
+    {
+      asection *sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (link_info.output_bfd,
+					       h->u.def.section->name);
+      if (sec != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* When there are more than one input sections with the same
+	     section name, SECNAME, linker picks the first one to define
+	     __start_SECNAME and __stop_SECNAME symbols.  When the first
+	     input section is removed by comdat group, we need to check
+	     if there is still an output section with section name
+	     SECNAME.  */
+	  asection *i;
+	  for (i = sec->map_head.s; i != NULL; i = i->map_head.s)
+	    if (strcmp (h->u.def.section->name, i->name) == 0)
+	      {
+		h->u.def.section = i;
+		return;
+	      }
+	}
+      h->type = bfd_link_hash_undefined;
+      h->u.undef.abfd = NULL;
+      if (is_elf_hash_table (link_info.hash))
+	{
+	  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+	  struct elf_link_hash_entry *eh = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *) h;
+	  unsigned int was_forced = eh->forced_local;
+
+	  bed = get_elf_backend_data (link_info.output_bfd);
+	  (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (&link_info, eh, true);
+	  if (!eh->ref_regular_nonweak)
+	    h->type = bfd_link_hash_undefweak;
+	  eh->def_regular = 0;
+	  eh->forced_local = was_forced;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+lang_undef_start_stop (void)
+{
+  foreach_start_stop (undef_start_stop);
+}
+
+/* Check for output sections whose names match references to
+   .startof.SECNAME or .sizeof.SECNAME symbols.  Give the symbols
+   preliminary definitions.  */
+
+static void
+lang_init_startof_sizeof (void)
+{
+  asection *s;
+
+  for (s = link_info.output_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+    {
+      const char *secname = s->name;
+      char *symbol = (char *) xmalloc (10 + strlen (secname));
+
+      sprintf (symbol, ".startof.%s", secname);
+      lang_define_start_stop (symbol, s);
+
+      memcpy (symbol + 1, ".size", 5);
+      lang_define_start_stop (symbol + 1, s);
+      free (symbol);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Set .startof., .sizeof., __start and __stop symbols final values.  */
+
+static void
+set_start_stop (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+  if (h->ldscript_def
+      || h->type != bfd_link_hash_defined)
+    return;
+
+  if (h->root.string[0] == '.')
+    {
+      /* .startof. or .sizeof. symbol.
+	 .startof. already has final value.  */
+      if (h->root.string[2] == 'i')
+	{
+	  /* .sizeof.  */
+	  h->u.def.value = TO_ADDR (h->u.def.section->size);
+	  h->u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* __start or __stop symbol.  */
+      int has_lead = bfd_get_symbol_leading_char (link_info.output_bfd) != 0;
+
+      h->u.def.section = h->u.def.section->output_section;
+      if (h->root.string[4 + has_lead] == 'o')
+	{
+	  /* __stop_ */
+	  h->u.def.value = TO_ADDR (h->u.def.section->size);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+lang_finalize_start_stop (void)
+{
+  foreach_start_stop (set_start_stop);
+}
+
+static void
+lang_symbol_tweaks (void)
+{
+  /* Give initial values for __start and __stop symbols, so that  ELF
+     gc_sections will keep sections referenced by these symbols.  Must
+     be done before lang_do_assignments.  */
+  if (config.build_constructors)
+    lang_init_start_stop ();
+
+  /* Make __ehdr_start hidden, and set def_regular even though it is
+     likely undefined at this stage.  For lang_check_relocs.  */
+  if (is_elf_hash_table (link_info.hash)
+      && !bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+    {
+      struct elf_link_hash_entry *h = (struct elf_link_hash_entry *)
+	bfd_link_hash_lookup (link_info.hash, "__ehdr_start",
+			      false, false, true);
+
+      /* Only adjust the export class if the symbol was referenced
+	 and not defined, otherwise leave it alone.  */
+      if (h != NULL
+	  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_new
+	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
+	      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common))
+	{
+	  const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
+	  bed = get_elf_backend_data (link_info.output_bfd);
+	  (*bed->elf_backend_hide_symbol) (&link_info, h, true);
+	  if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) != STV_INTERNAL)
+	    h->other = (h->other & ~ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (-1)) | STV_HIDDEN;
+	  h->def_regular = 1;
+	  h->root.linker_def = 1;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+lang_end (void)
+{
+  struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
+  bool warn;
+
+  if ((bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info) && !link_info.gc_sections)
+      || bfd_link_dll (&link_info))
+    warn = entry_from_cmdline;
+  else
+    warn = true;
+
+  /* Force the user to specify a root when generating a relocatable with
+     --gc-sections, unless --gc-keep-exported was also given.  */
+  if (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+      && link_info.gc_sections
+      && !link_info.gc_keep_exported)
+    {
+      struct bfd_sym_chain *sym;
+
+      for (sym = link_info.gc_sym_list; sym != NULL; sym = sym->next)
+	{
+	  h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (link_info.hash, sym->name,
+				    false, false, false);
+	  if (h != NULL
+	      && (h->type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+		  || h->type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+	      && !bfd_is_const_section (h->u.def.section))
+	    break;
+	}
+      if (!sym)
+	einfo (_("%F%P: --gc-sections requires a defined symbol root "
+		 "specified by -e or -u\n"));
+    }
+
+  if (entry_symbol.name == NULL)
+    {
+      /* No entry has been specified.  Look for the default entry, but
+	 don't warn if we don't find it.  */
+      entry_symbol.name = entry_symbol_default;
+      warn = false;
+    }
+
+  h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (link_info.hash, entry_symbol.name,
+			    false, false, true);
+  if (h != NULL
+      && (h->type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+	  || h->type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+      && h->u.def.section->output_section != NULL)
+    {
+      bfd_vma val;
+
+      val = (h->u.def.value
+	     + bfd_section_vma (h->u.def.section->output_section)
+	     + h->u.def.section->output_offset);
+      if (!bfd_set_start_address (link_info.output_bfd, val))
+	einfo (_("%F%P: %s: can't set start address\n"), entry_symbol.name);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      bfd_vma val;
+      const char *send;
+
+      /* We couldn't find the entry symbol.  Try parsing it as a
+	 number.  */
+      val = bfd_scan_vma (entry_symbol.name, &send, 0);
+      if (*send == '\0')
+	{
+	  if (!bfd_set_start_address (link_info.output_bfd, val))
+	    einfo (_("%F%P: can't set start address\n"));
+	}
+      /* BZ 2004952: Only use the start of the entry section for executables.  */
+      else if bfd_link_executable (&link_info)
+	{
+	  asection *ts;
+
+	  /* Can't find the entry symbol, and it's not a number.  Use
+	     the first address in the text section.  */
+	  ts = bfd_get_section_by_name (link_info.output_bfd, entry_section);
+	  if (ts != NULL)
+	    {
+	      if (warn)
+		einfo (_("%P: warning: cannot find entry symbol %s;"
+			 " defaulting to %V\n"),
+		       entry_symbol.name,
+		       bfd_section_vma (ts));
+	      if (!bfd_set_start_address (link_info.output_bfd,
+					  bfd_section_vma (ts)))
+		einfo (_("%F%P: can't set start address\n"));
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      if (warn)
+		einfo (_("%P: warning: cannot find entry symbol %s;"
+			 " not setting start address\n"),
+		       entry_symbol.name);
+	    }
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (warn)
+	    einfo (_("%P: warning: cannot find entry symbol %s;"
+		     " not setting start address\n"),
+		   entry_symbol.name);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* This is a small function used when we want to ignore errors from
+   BFD.  */
+
+static void
+ignore_bfd_errors (const char *fmt ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+		   va_list ap ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+  /* Don't do anything.  */
+}
+
+/* Check that the architecture of all the input files is compatible
+   with the output file.  Also call the backend to let it do any
+   other checking that is needed.  */
+
+static void
+lang_check (void)
+{
+  lang_input_statement_type *file;
+  bfd *input_bfd;
+  const bfd_arch_info_type *compatible;
+
+  for (file = (void *) file_chain.head;
+       file != NULL;
+       file = file->next)
+    {
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+      /* Don't check format of files claimed by plugin.  */
+      if (file->flags.claimed)
+	continue;
+#endif /* BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS */
+      input_bfd = file->the_bfd;
+      compatible
+	= bfd_arch_get_compatible (input_bfd, link_info.output_bfd,
+				   command_line.accept_unknown_input_arch);
+
+      /* In general it is not possible to perform a relocatable
+	 link between differing object formats when the input
+	 file has relocations, because the relocations in the
+	 input format may not have equivalent representations in
+	 the output format (and besides BFD does not translate
+	 relocs for other link purposes than a final link).  */
+      if (!file->flags.just_syms
+	  && (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+	      || link_info.emitrelocations)
+	  && (compatible == NULL
+	      || (bfd_get_flavour (input_bfd)
+		  != bfd_get_flavour (link_info.output_bfd)))
+	  && (bfd_get_file_flags (input_bfd) & HAS_RELOC) != 0)
+	{
+	  einfo (_("%F%P: relocatable linking with relocations from"
+		   " format %s (%pB) to format %s (%pB) is not supported\n"),
+		 bfd_get_target (input_bfd), input_bfd,
+		 bfd_get_target (link_info.output_bfd), link_info.output_bfd);
+	  /* einfo with %F exits.  */
+	}
+
+      if (compatible == NULL)
+	{
+	  if (command_line.warn_mismatch)
+	    einfo (_("%X%P: %s architecture of input file `%pB'"
+		     " is incompatible with %s output\n"),
+		   bfd_printable_name (input_bfd), input_bfd,
+		   bfd_printable_name (link_info.output_bfd));
+	}
+
+      /* If the input bfd has no contents, it shouldn't set the
+	 private data of the output bfd.  */
+      else if (!file->flags.just_syms
+	       && ((input_bfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
+		   || bfd_count_sections (input_bfd) != 0))
+	{
+	  bfd_error_handler_type pfn = NULL;
+
+	  /* If we aren't supposed to warn about mismatched input
+	     files, temporarily set the BFD error handler to a
+	     function which will do nothing.  We still want to call
+	     bfd_merge_private_bfd_data, since it may set up
+	     information which is needed in the output file.  */
+	  if (!command_line.warn_mismatch)
+	    pfn = bfd_set_error_handler (ignore_bfd_errors);
+	  if (!bfd_merge_private_bfd_data (input_bfd, &link_info))
+	    {
+	      if (command_line.warn_mismatch)
+		einfo (_("%X%P: failed to merge target specific data"
+			 " of file %pB\n"), input_bfd);
+	    }
+	  if (!command_line.warn_mismatch)
+	    bfd_set_error_handler (pfn);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* Look through all the global common symbols and attach them to the
+   correct section.  The -sort-common command line switch may be used
+   to roughly sort the entries by alignment.  */
+
+static void
+lang_common (void)
+{
+  if (link_info.inhibit_common_definition)
+    return;
+  if (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+      && !command_line.force_common_definition)
+    return;
+
+  if (!config.sort_common)
+    bfd_link_hash_traverse (link_info.hash, lang_one_common, NULL);
+  else
+    {
+      unsigned int power;
+
+      if (config.sort_common == sort_descending)
+	{
+	  for (power = 4; power > 0; power--)
+	    bfd_link_hash_traverse (link_info.hash, lang_one_common, &power);
+
+	  power = 0;
+	  bfd_link_hash_traverse (link_info.hash, lang_one_common, &power);
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  for (power = 0; power <= 4; power++)
+	    bfd_link_hash_traverse (link_info.hash, lang_one_common, &power);
+
+	  power = (unsigned int) -1;
+	  bfd_link_hash_traverse (link_info.hash, lang_one_common, &power);
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+/* Place one common symbol in the correct section.  */
+
+static bool
+lang_one_common (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h, void *info)
+{
+  unsigned int power_of_two;
+  bfd_vma size;
+  asection *section;
+
+  if (h->type != bfd_link_hash_common)
+    return true;
+
+  size = h->u.c.size;
+  power_of_two = h->u.c.p->alignment_power;
+
+  if (config.sort_common == sort_descending
+      && power_of_two < *(unsigned int *) info)
+    return true;
+  else if (config.sort_common == sort_ascending
+	   && power_of_two > *(unsigned int *) info)
+    return true;
+
+  section = h->u.c.p->section;
+  if (!bfd_define_common_symbol (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info, h))
+    einfo (_("%F%P: could not define common symbol `%pT': %E\n"),
+	   h->root.string);
+
+  if (config.map_file != NULL)
+    {
+      static bool header_printed;
+      int len;
+      char *name;
+      char buf[50];
+
+      if (!header_printed)
+	{
+	  minfo (_("\nAllocating common symbols\n"));
+	  minfo (_("Common symbol       size              file\n\n"));
+	  header_printed = true;
+	}
+
+      name = bfd_demangle (link_info.output_bfd, h->root.string,
+			   DMGL_ANSI | DMGL_PARAMS);
+      if (name == NULL)
+	{
+	  minfo ("%s", h->root.string);
+	  len = strlen (h->root.string);
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  minfo ("%s", name);
+	  len = strlen (name);
+	  free (name);
+	}
+
+      if (len >= 19)
+	{
+	  print_nl ();
+	  len = 0;
+	}
+      while (len < 20)
+	{
+	  print_space ();
+	  ++len;
+	}
+
+      minfo ("0x");
+      if (size <= 0xffffffff)
+	sprintf (buf, "%lx", (unsigned long) size);
+      else
+	sprintf_vma (buf, size);
+      minfo ("%s", buf);
+      len = strlen (buf);
+
+      while (len < 16)
+	{
+	  print_space ();
+	  ++len;
+	}
+
+      minfo ("%pB\n", section->owner);
+    }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/* Handle a single orphan section S, placing the orphan into an appropriate
+   output section.  The effects of the --orphan-handling command line
+   option are handled here.  */
+
+static void
+ldlang_place_orphan (asection *s)
+{
+  if (config.orphan_handling == orphan_handling_discard)
+    {
+      lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+      os = lang_output_section_statement_lookup (DISCARD_SECTION_NAME, 0, 1);
+      if (os->addr_tree == NULL
+	  && (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+	      || (s->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) == 0))
+	os->addr_tree = exp_intop (0);
+      lang_add_section (&os->children, s, NULL, NULL, os);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+      const char *name = s->name;
+      int constraint = 0;
+
+      if (config.orphan_handling == orphan_handling_error)
+	einfo (_("%X%P: error: unplaced orphan section `%pA' from `%pB'\n"),
+	       s, s->owner);
+
+      if (config.unique_orphan_sections || unique_section_p (s, NULL))
+	constraint = SPECIAL;
+
+      os = ldemul_place_orphan (s, name, constraint);
+      if (os == NULL)
+	{
+	  os = lang_output_section_statement_lookup (name, constraint, 1);
+	  if (os->addr_tree == NULL
+	      && (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+		  || (s->flags & (SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC)) == 0))
+	    os->addr_tree = exp_intop (0);
+	  lang_add_section (&os->children, s, NULL, NULL, os);
+	}
+
+      if (config.orphan_handling == orphan_handling_warn)
+	einfo (_("%P: warning: orphan section `%pA' from `%pB' being "
+		 "placed in section `%s'\n"),
+	       s, s->owner, os->name);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Run through the input files and ensure that every input section has
+   somewhere to go.  If one is found without a destination then create
+   an input request and place it into the statement tree.  */
+
+static void
+lang_place_orphans (void)
+{
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (file)
+    {
+      asection *s;
+
+      for (s = file->the_bfd->sections; s != NULL; s = s->next)
+	{
+	  if (s->output_section == NULL)
+	    {
+	      /* This section of the file is not attached, root
+		 around for a sensible place for it to go.  */
+
+	      if (file->flags.just_syms)
+		bfd_link_just_syms (file->the_bfd, s, &link_info);
+	      else if (lang_discard_section_p (s))
+		s->output_section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+	      else if (strcmp (s->name, "COMMON") == 0)
+		{
+		  /* This is a lonely common section which must have
+		     come from an archive.  We attach to the section
+		     with the wildcard.  */
+		  if (!bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info)
+		      || command_line.force_common_definition)
+		    {
+		      if (default_common_section == NULL)
+			default_common_section
+			  = lang_output_section_statement_lookup (".bss", 0, 1);
+		      lang_add_section (&default_common_section->children, s,
+					NULL, NULL, default_common_section);
+		    }
+		}
+	      else
+		ldlang_place_orphan (s);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+void
+lang_set_flags (lang_memory_region_type *ptr, const char *flags, int invert)
+{
+  flagword *ptr_flags;
+
+  ptr_flags = invert ? &ptr->not_flags : &ptr->flags;
+
+  while (*flags)
+    {
+      switch (*flags)
+	{
+	  /* PR 17900: An exclamation mark in the attributes reverses
+	     the sense of any of the attributes that follow.  */
+	case '!':
+	  invert = !invert;
+	  ptr_flags = invert ? &ptr->not_flags : &ptr->flags;
+	  break;
+
+	case 'A': case 'a':
+	  *ptr_flags |= SEC_ALLOC;
+	  break;
+
+	case 'R': case 'r':
+	  *ptr_flags |= SEC_READONLY;
+	  break;
+
+	case 'W': case 'w':
+	  *ptr_flags |= SEC_DATA;
+	  break;
+
+	case 'X': case 'x':
+	  *ptr_flags |= SEC_CODE;
+	  break;
+
+	case 'L': case 'l':
+	case 'I': case 'i':
+	  *ptr_flags |= SEC_LOAD;
+	  break;
+
+	default:
+	  einfo (_("%F%P: invalid character %c (%d) in flags\n"),
+		 *flags, *flags);
+	  break;
+	}
+      flags++;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Call a function on each real input file.  This function will be
+   called on an archive, but not on the elements.  */
+
+void
+lang_for_each_input_file (void (*func) (lang_input_statement_type *))
+{
+  lang_input_statement_type *f;
+
+  for (f = (void *) input_file_chain.head;
+       f != NULL;
+       f = f->next_real_file)
+    if (f->flags.real)
+      func (f);
+}
+
+/* Call a function on each real file.  The function will be called on
+   all the elements of an archive which are included in the link, but
+   will not be called on the archive file itself.  */
+
+void
+lang_for_each_file (void (*func) (lang_input_statement_type *))
+{
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (f)
+    {
+      if (f->flags.real)
+	func (f);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+ldlang_add_file (lang_input_statement_type *entry)
+{
+  lang_statement_append (&file_chain, entry, &entry->next);
+
+  /* The BFD linker needs to have a list of all input BFDs involved in
+     a link.  */
+  ASSERT (link_info.input_bfds_tail != &entry->the_bfd->link.next
+	  && entry->the_bfd->link.next == NULL);
+  ASSERT (entry->the_bfd != link_info.output_bfd);
+
+  *link_info.input_bfds_tail = entry->the_bfd;
+  link_info.input_bfds_tail = &entry->the_bfd->link.next;
+  bfd_set_usrdata (entry->the_bfd, entry);
+  bfd_set_gp_size (entry->the_bfd, g_switch_value);
+
+  /* Look through the sections and check for any which should not be
+     included in the link.  We need to do this now, so that we can
+     notice when the backend linker tries to report multiple
+     definition errors for symbols which are in sections we aren't
+     going to link.  FIXME: It might be better to entirely ignore
+     symbols which are defined in sections which are going to be
+     discarded.  This would require modifying the backend linker for
+     each backend which might set the SEC_LINK_ONCE flag.  If we do
+     this, we should probably handle SEC_EXCLUDE in the same way.  */
+
+  bfd_map_over_sections (entry->the_bfd, section_already_linked, entry);
+}
+
+void
+lang_add_output (const char *name, int from_script)
+{
+  /* Make -o on command line override OUTPUT in script.  */
+  if (!had_output_filename || !from_script)
+    {
+      output_filename = name;
+      had_output_filename = true;
+    }
+}
+
+lang_output_section_statement_type *
+lang_enter_output_section_statement (const char *output_section_statement_name,
+				     etree_type *address_exp,
+				     enum section_type sectype,
+				     etree_type *align,
+				     etree_type *subalign,
+				     etree_type *ebase,
+				     int constraint,
+				     int align_with_input)
+{
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  os = lang_output_section_statement_lookup (output_section_statement_name,
+					     constraint, 2);
+  current_section = os;
+
+  if (os->addr_tree == NULL)
+    {
+      os->addr_tree = address_exp;
+    }
+  os->sectype = sectype;
+  if (sectype != noload_section)
+    os->flags = SEC_NO_FLAGS;
+  else
+    os->flags = SEC_NEVER_LOAD;
+  os->block_value = 1;
+
+  /* Make next things chain into subchain of this.  */
+  push_stat_ptr (&os->children);
+
+  os->align_lma_with_input = align_with_input == ALIGN_WITH_INPUT;
+  if (os->align_lma_with_input && align != NULL)
+    einfo (_("%F%P:%pS: error: align with input and explicit align specified\n"),
+	   NULL);
+
+  os->subsection_alignment = subalign;
+  os->section_alignment = align;
+
+  os->load_base = ebase;
+  return os;
+}
+
+void
+lang_final (void)
+{
+  lang_output_statement_type *new_stmt;
+
+  new_stmt = new_stat (lang_output_statement, stat_ptr);
+  new_stmt->name = output_filename;
+}
+
+/* Reset the current counters in the regions.  */
+
+void
+lang_reset_memory_regions (void)
+{
+  lang_memory_region_type *p = lang_memory_region_list;
+  asection *o;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  for (p = lang_memory_region_list; p != NULL; p = p->next)
+    {
+      p->current = p->origin;
+      p->last_os = NULL;
+    }
+
+  for (os = (void *) lang_os_list.head;
+       os != NULL;
+       os = os->next)
+    {
+      os->processed_vma = false;
+      os->processed_lma = false;
+    }
+
+  for (o = link_info.output_bfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      /* Save the last size for possible use by bfd_relax_section.  */
+      o->rawsize = o->size;
+      if (!(o->flags & SEC_FIXED_SIZE))
+	o->size = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Worker for lang_gc_sections_1.  */
+
+static void
+gc_section_callback (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr,
+		     struct wildcard_list *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+		     asection *section,
+		     lang_input_statement_type *file ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+		     void *data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+  /* If the wild pattern was marked KEEP, the member sections
+     should be as well.  */
+  if (ptr->keep_sections)
+    section->flags |= SEC_KEEP;
+}
+
+/* Iterate over sections marking them against GC.  */
+
+static void
+lang_gc_sections_1 (lang_statement_union_type *s)
+{
+  for (; s != NULL; s = s->header.next)
+    {
+      switch (s->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	  walk_wild (&s->wild_statement, gc_section_callback, NULL);
+	  break;
+	case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	  lang_gc_sections_1 (constructor_list.head);
+	  break;
+	case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	  lang_gc_sections_1 (s->output_section_statement.children.head);
+	  break;
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	  lang_gc_sections_1 (s->group_statement.children.head);
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+lang_gc_sections (void)
+{
+  /* Keep all sections so marked in the link script.  */
+  lang_gc_sections_1 (statement_list.head);
+
+  /* SEC_EXCLUDE is ignored when doing a relocatable link, except in
+     the special case of .stabstr debug info.  (See bfd/stabs.c)
+     Twiddle the flag here, to simplify later linker code.  */
+  if (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+    {
+      LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (f)
+	{
+	  asection *sec;
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+	  if (f->flags.claimed)
+	    continue;
+#endif
+	  for (sec = f->the_bfd->sections; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
+	    if ((sec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) == 0
+		|| strcmp (sec->name, ".stabstr") != 0)
+	      sec->flags &= ~SEC_EXCLUDE;
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (link_info.gc_sections)
+    bfd_gc_sections (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info);
+}
+
+/* Worker for lang_find_relro_sections_1.  */
+
+static void
+find_relro_section_callback (lang_wild_statement_type *ptr ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			     struct wildcard_list *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			     asection *section,
+			     lang_input_statement_type *file ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			     void *data)
+{
+  /* Discarded, excluded and ignored sections effectively have zero
+     size.  */
+  if (section->output_section != NULL
+      && section->output_section->owner == link_info.output_bfd
+      && (section->output_section->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
+      && !IGNORE_SECTION (section)
+      && section->size != 0)
+    {
+      bool *has_relro_section = (bool *) data;
+      *has_relro_section = true;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Iterate over sections for relro sections.  */
+
+static void
+lang_find_relro_sections_1 (lang_statement_union_type *s,
+			    seg_align_type *seg,
+			    bool *has_relro_section)
+{
+  if (*has_relro_section)
+    return;
+
+  for (; s != NULL; s = s->header.next)
+    {
+      if (s == seg->relro_end_stat)
+	break;
+
+      switch (s->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	  walk_wild (&s->wild_statement,
+		     find_relro_section_callback,
+		     has_relro_section);
+	  break;
+	case lang_constructors_statement_enum:
+	  lang_find_relro_sections_1 (constructor_list.head,
+				      seg, has_relro_section);
+	  break;
+	case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	  lang_find_relro_sections_1 (s->output_section_statement.children.head,
+				      seg, has_relro_section);
+	  break;
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	  lang_find_relro_sections_1 (s->group_statement.children.head,
+				      seg, has_relro_section);
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+lang_find_relro_sections (void)
+{
+  bool has_relro_section = false;
+
+  /* Check all sections in the link script.  */
+
+  lang_find_relro_sections_1 (expld.dataseg.relro_start_stat,
+			      &expld.dataseg, &has_relro_section);
+
+  if (!has_relro_section)
+    link_info.relro = false;
+}
+
+/* Relax all sections until bfd_relax_section gives up.  */
+
+void
+lang_relax_sections (bool need_layout)
+{
+  /* NB: Also enable relaxation to layout sections for DT_RELR.  */
+  if (RELAXATION_ENABLED || link_info.enable_dt_relr)
+    {
+      /* We may need more than one relaxation pass.  */
+      int i = link_info.relax_pass;
+
+      /* The backend can use it to determine the current pass.  */
+      link_info.relax_pass = 0;
+
+      while (i--)
+	{
+	  /* Keep relaxing until bfd_relax_section gives up.  */
+	  bool relax_again;
+
+	  link_info.relax_trip = -1;
+	  do
+	    {
+	      link_info.relax_trip++;
+
+	      /* Note: pe-dll.c does something like this also.  If you find
+		 you need to change this code, you probably need to change
+		 pe-dll.c also.  DJ  */
+
+	      /* Do all the assignments with our current guesses as to
+		 section sizes.  */
+	      lang_do_assignments (lang_assigning_phase_enum);
+
+	      /* We must do this after lang_do_assignments, because it uses
+		 size.  */
+	      lang_reset_memory_regions ();
+
+	      /* Perform another relax pass - this time we know where the
+		 globals are, so can make a better guess.  */
+	      relax_again = false;
+	      lang_size_sections (&relax_again, false);
+	    }
+	  while (relax_again);
+
+	  link_info.relax_pass++;
+	}
+      need_layout = true;
+    }
+
+  if (need_layout)
+    {
+      /* Final extra sizing to report errors.  */
+      lang_do_assignments (lang_assigning_phase_enum);
+      lang_reset_memory_regions ();
+      lang_size_sections (NULL, true);
+    }
+}
+
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+/* Find the insert point for the plugin's replacement files.  We
+   place them after the first claimed real object file, or if the
+   first claimed object is an archive member, after the last real
+   object file immediately preceding the archive.  In the event
+   no objects have been claimed at all, we return the first dummy
+   object file on the list as the insert point; that works, but
+   the callee must be careful when relinking the file_chain as it
+   is not actually on that chain, only the statement_list and the
+   input_file list; in that case, the replacement files must be
+   inserted at the head of the file_chain.  */
+
+static lang_input_statement_type *
+find_replacements_insert_point (bool *before)
+{
+  lang_input_statement_type *claim1, *lastobject;
+  lastobject = (void *) input_file_chain.head;
+  for (claim1 = (void *) file_chain.head;
+       claim1 != NULL;
+       claim1 = claim1->next)
+    {
+      if (claim1->flags.claimed)
+	{
+	  *before = claim1->flags.claim_archive;
+	  return claim1->flags.claim_archive ? lastobject : claim1;
+	}
+      /* Update lastobject if this is a real object file.  */
+      if (claim1->the_bfd != NULL && claim1->the_bfd->my_archive == NULL)
+	lastobject = claim1;
+    }
+  /* No files were claimed by the plugin.  Choose the last object
+     file found on the list (maybe the first, dummy entry) as the
+     insert point.  */
+  *before = false;
+  return lastobject;
+}
+
+/* Find where to insert ADD, an archive element or shared library
+   added during a rescan.  */
+
+static lang_input_statement_type **
+find_rescan_insertion (lang_input_statement_type *add)
+{
+  bfd *add_bfd = add->the_bfd;
+  lang_input_statement_type *f;
+  lang_input_statement_type *last_loaded = NULL;
+  lang_input_statement_type *before = NULL;
+  lang_input_statement_type **iter = NULL;
+
+  if (add_bfd->my_archive != NULL)
+    add_bfd = add_bfd->my_archive;
+
+  /* First look through the input file chain, to find an object file
+     before the one we've rescanned.  Normal object files always
+     appear on both the input file chain and the file chain, so this
+     lets us get quickly to somewhere near the correct place on the
+     file chain if it is full of archive elements.  Archives don't
+     appear on the file chain, but if an element has been extracted
+     then their input_statement->next points at it.  */
+  for (f = (void *) input_file_chain.head;
+       f != NULL;
+       f = f->next_real_file)
+    {
+      if (f->the_bfd == add_bfd)
+	{
+	  before = last_loaded;
+	  if (f->next != NULL)
+	    return &f->next->next;
+	}
+      if (f->the_bfd != NULL && f->next != NULL)
+	last_loaded = f;
+    }
+
+  for (iter = before ? &before->next : &file_chain.head->input_statement.next;
+       *iter != NULL;
+       iter = &(*iter)->next)
+    if (!(*iter)->flags.claim_archive
+	&& (*iter)->the_bfd->my_archive == NULL)
+      break;
+
+  return iter;
+}
+
+/* Insert SRCLIST into DESTLIST after given element by chaining
+   on FIELD as the next-pointer.  (Counterintuitively does not need
+   a pointer to the actual after-node itself, just its chain field.)  */
+
+static void
+lang_list_insert_after (lang_statement_list_type *destlist,
+			lang_statement_list_type *srclist,
+			lang_statement_union_type **field)
+{
+  *(srclist->tail) = *field;
+  *field = srclist->head;
+  if (destlist->tail == field)
+    destlist->tail = srclist->tail;
+}
+
+/* Detach new nodes added to DESTLIST since the time ORIGLIST
+   was taken as a copy of it and leave them in ORIGLIST.  */
+
+static void
+lang_list_remove_tail (lang_statement_list_type *destlist,
+		       lang_statement_list_type *origlist)
+{
+  union lang_statement_union **savetail;
+  /* Check that ORIGLIST really is an earlier state of DESTLIST.  */
+  ASSERT (origlist->head == destlist->head);
+  savetail = origlist->tail;
+  origlist->head = *(savetail);
+  origlist->tail = destlist->tail;
+  destlist->tail = savetail;
+  *savetail = NULL;
+}
+
+static lang_statement_union_type **
+find_next_input_statement (lang_statement_union_type **s)
+{
+  for ( ; *s; s = &(*s)->header.next)
+    {
+      lang_statement_union_type **t;
+      switch ((*s)->header.type)
+	{
+	case lang_input_statement_enum:
+	  return s;
+	case lang_wild_statement_enum:
+	  t = &(*s)->wild_statement.children.head;
+	  break;
+	case lang_group_statement_enum:
+	  t = &(*s)->group_statement.children.head;
+	  break;
+	case lang_output_section_statement_enum:
+	  t = &(*s)->output_section_statement.children.head;
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  continue;
+	}
+      t = find_next_input_statement (t);
+      if (*t)
+	return t;
+    }
+  return s;
+}
+#endif /* BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS */
+
+/* Add NAME to the list of garbage collection entry points.  */
+
+void
+lang_add_gc_name (const char *name)
+{
+  struct bfd_sym_chain *sym;
+
+  if (name == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  sym = stat_alloc (sizeof (*sym));
+
+  sym->next = link_info.gc_sym_list;
+  sym->name = name;
+  link_info.gc_sym_list = sym;
+}
+
+/* Check relocations.  */
+
+static void
+lang_check_relocs (void)
+{
+  if (link_info.check_relocs_after_open_input)
+    {
+      bfd *abfd;
+
+      for (abfd = link_info.input_bfds;
+	   abfd != (bfd *) NULL; abfd = abfd->link.next)
+	if (!bfd_link_check_relocs (abfd, &link_info))
+	  {
+	    /* No object output, fail return.  */
+	    config.make_executable = false;
+	    /* Note: we do not abort the loop, but rather
+	       continue the scan in case there are other
+	       bad relocations to report.  */
+	  }
+    }
+}
+
+/* Look through all output sections looking for places where we can
+   propagate forward the lma region.  */
+
+static void
+lang_propagate_lma_regions (void)
+{
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  for (os = (void *) lang_os_list.head;
+       os != NULL;
+       os = os->next)
+    {
+      if (os->prev != NULL
+	  && os->lma_region == NULL
+	  && os->load_base == NULL
+	  && os->addr_tree == NULL
+	  && os->region == os->prev->region)
+	os->lma_region = os->prev->lma_region;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+lang_process (void)
+{
+  /* Finalize dynamic list.  */
+  if (link_info.dynamic_list)
+    lang_finalize_version_expr_head (&link_info.dynamic_list->head);
+
+  current_target = default_target;
+
+  /* Open the output file.  */
+  lang_for_each_statement (ldlang_open_output);
+  init_opb (NULL);
+
+  ldemul_create_output_section_statements ();
+
+  /* Add to the hash table all undefineds on the command line.  */
+  lang_place_undefineds ();
+
+  if (!bfd_section_already_linked_table_init ())
+    einfo (_("%F%P: can not create hash table: %E\n"));
+
+  /* A first pass through the memory regions ensures that if any region
+     references a symbol for its origin or length then this symbol will be
+     added to the symbol table.  Having these symbols in the symbol table
+     means that when we call open_input_bfds PROVIDE statements will
+     trigger to provide any needed symbols.  The regions origins and
+     lengths are not assigned as a result of this call.  */
+  lang_do_memory_regions (false);
+
+  /* Create a bfd for each input file.  */
+  current_target = default_target;
+  lang_statement_iteration++;
+  open_input_bfds (statement_list.head, OPEN_BFD_NORMAL);
+
+  /* Now that open_input_bfds has processed assignments and provide
+     statements we can give values to symbolic origin/length now.  */
+  lang_do_memory_regions (true);
+
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+  if (link_info.lto_plugin_active)
+    {
+      lang_statement_list_type added;
+      lang_statement_list_type files, inputfiles;
+
+      /* Now all files are read, let the plugin(s) decide if there
+	 are any more to be added to the link before we call the
+	 emulation's after_open hook.  We create a private list of
+	 input statements for this purpose, which we will eventually
+	 insert into the global statement list after the first claimed
+	 file.  */
+      added = *stat_ptr;
+      /* We need to manipulate all three chains in synchrony.  */
+      files = file_chain;
+      inputfiles = input_file_chain;
+      if (plugin_call_all_symbols_read ())
+	einfo (_("%F%P: %s: plugin reported error after all symbols read\n"),
+	       plugin_error_plugin ());
+      link_info.lto_all_symbols_read = true;
+      /* Open any newly added files, updating the file chains.  */
+      plugin_undefs = link_info.hash->undefs_tail;
+      open_input_bfds (*added.tail, OPEN_BFD_NORMAL);
+      if (plugin_undefs == link_info.hash->undefs_tail)
+	plugin_undefs = NULL;
+      /* Restore the global list pointer now they have all been added.  */
+      lang_list_remove_tail (stat_ptr, &added);
+      /* And detach the fresh ends of the file lists.  */
+      lang_list_remove_tail (&file_chain, &files);
+      lang_list_remove_tail (&input_file_chain, &inputfiles);
+      /* Were any new files added?  */
+      if (added.head != NULL)
+	{
+	  /* If so, we will insert them into the statement list immediately
+	     after the first input file that was claimed by the plugin,
+	     unless that file was an archive in which case it is inserted
+	     immediately before.  */
+	  bool before;
+	  lang_statement_union_type **prev;
+	  plugin_insert = find_replacements_insert_point (&before);
+	  /* If a plugin adds input files without having claimed any, we
+	     don't really have a good idea where to place them.  Just putting
+	     them at the start or end of the list is liable to leave them
+	     outside the crtbegin...crtend range.  */
+	  ASSERT (plugin_insert != NULL);
+	  /* Splice the new statement list into the old one.  */
+	  prev = &plugin_insert->header.next;
+	  if (before)
+	    {
+	      prev = find_next_input_statement (prev);
+	      if (*prev != (void *) plugin_insert->next_real_file)
+		{
+		  /* We didn't find the expected input statement.
+		     Fall back to adding after plugin_insert.  */
+		  prev = &plugin_insert->header.next;
+		}
+	    }
+	  lang_list_insert_after (stat_ptr, &added, prev);
+	  /* Likewise for the file chains.  */
+	  lang_list_insert_after (&input_file_chain, &inputfiles,
+				  (void *) &plugin_insert->next_real_file);
+	  /* We must be careful when relinking file_chain; we may need to
+	     insert the new files at the head of the list if the insert
+	     point chosen is the dummy first input file.  */
+	  if (plugin_insert->filename)
+	    lang_list_insert_after (&file_chain, &files,
+				    (void *) &plugin_insert->next);
+	  else
+	    lang_list_insert_after (&file_chain, &files, &file_chain.head);
+
+	  /* Rescan archives in case new undefined symbols have appeared.  */
+	  files = file_chain;
+	  lang_statement_iteration++;
+	  open_input_bfds (statement_list.head, OPEN_BFD_RESCAN);
+	  lang_list_remove_tail (&file_chain, &files);
+	  while (files.head != NULL)
+	    {
+	      lang_input_statement_type **insert;
+	      lang_input_statement_type **iter, *temp;
+	      bfd *my_arch;
+
+	      insert = find_rescan_insertion (&files.head->input_statement);
+	      /* All elements from an archive can be added at once.  */
+	      iter = &files.head->input_statement.next;
+	      my_arch = files.head->input_statement.the_bfd->my_archive;
+	      if (my_arch != NULL)
+		for (; *iter != NULL; iter = &(*iter)->next)
+		  if ((*iter)->the_bfd->my_archive != my_arch)
+		    break;
+	      temp = *insert;
+	      *insert = &files.head->input_statement;
+	      files.head = (lang_statement_union_type *) *iter;
+	      *iter = temp;
+	      if (my_arch != NULL)
+		{
+		  lang_input_statement_type *parent = bfd_usrdata (my_arch);
+		  if (parent != NULL)
+		    parent->next = (lang_input_statement_type *)
+		      ((char *) iter
+		       - offsetof (lang_input_statement_type, next));
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+#endif /* BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS */
+
+  /* Make sure that nobody has tried to add a symbol to this list
+     before now.  */
+  ASSERT (link_info.gc_sym_list == NULL);
+
+  link_info.gc_sym_list = &entry_symbol;
+
+  if (entry_symbol.name == NULL)
+    {
+      link_info.gc_sym_list = ldlang_undef_chain_list_head;
+
+      /* entry_symbol is normally initialied by a ENTRY definition in the
+	 linker script or the -e command line option.  But if neither of
+	 these have been used, the target specific backend may still have
+	 provided an entry symbol via a call to lang_default_entry().
+	 Unfortunately this value will not be processed until lang_end()
+	 is called, long after this function has finished.  So detect this
+	 case here and add the target's entry symbol to the list of starting
+	 points for garbage collection resolution.  */
+      lang_add_gc_name (entry_symbol_default);
+    }
+
+  lang_add_gc_name (link_info.init_function);
+  lang_add_gc_name (link_info.fini_function);
+
+  ldemul_after_open ();
+  if (config.map_file != NULL)
+    lang_print_asneeded ();
+
+  ldlang_open_ctf ();
+
+  bfd_section_already_linked_table_free ();
+
+  /* Make sure that we're not mixing architectures.  We call this
+     after all the input files have been opened, but before we do any
+     other processing, so that any operations merge_private_bfd_data
+     does on the output file will be known during the rest of the
+     link.  */
+  lang_check ();
+
+  /* Handle .exports instead of a version script if we're told to do so.  */
+  if (command_line.version_exports_section)
+    lang_do_version_exports_section ();
+
+  /* Build all sets based on the information gathered from the input
+     files.  */
+  ldctor_build_sets ();
+
+  lang_symbol_tweaks ();
+
+  /* PR 13683: We must rerun the assignments prior to running garbage
+     collection in order to make sure that all symbol aliases are resolved.  */
+  lang_do_assignments (lang_mark_phase_enum);
+  expld.phase = lang_first_phase_enum;
+
+  /* Size up the common data.  */
+  lang_common ();
+
+  /* Remove unreferenced sections if asked to.  */
+  lang_gc_sections ();
+
+  lang_mark_undefineds ();
+
+  /* Check relocations.  */
+  lang_check_relocs ();
+
+  ldemul_after_check_relocs ();
+
+  /* Update wild statements.  */
+  update_wild_statements (statement_list.head);
+
+  /* Run through the contours of the script and attach input sections
+     to the correct output sections.  */
+  lang_statement_iteration++;
+  map_input_to_output_sections (statement_list.head, NULL, NULL);
+
+  /* Start at the statement immediately after the special abs_section
+     output statement, so that it isn't reordered.  */
+  process_insert_statements (&lang_os_list.head->header.next);
+
+  ldemul_before_place_orphans ();
+
+  /* Find any sections not attached explicitly and handle them.  */
+  lang_place_orphans ();
+
+  if (!bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+    {
+      asection *found;
+
+      /* Merge SEC_MERGE sections.  This has to be done after GC of
+	 sections, so that GCed sections are not merged, but before
+	 assigning dynamic symbols, since removing whole input sections
+	 is hard then.  */
+      bfd_merge_sections (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info);
+
+      /* Look for a text section and set the readonly attribute in it.  */
+      found = bfd_get_section_by_name (link_info.output_bfd, ".text");
+
+      if (found != NULL)
+	{
+	  if (config.text_read_only)
+	    found->flags |= SEC_READONLY;
+	  else
+	    found->flags &= ~SEC_READONLY;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Merge together CTF sections.  After this, only the symtab-dependent
+     function and data object sections need adjustment.  */
+  lang_merge_ctf ();
+
+  /* Emit the CTF, iff the emulation doesn't need to do late emission after
+     examining things laid out late, like the strtab.  */
+  lang_write_ctf (0);
+
+  /* Copy forward lma regions for output sections in same lma region.  */
+  lang_propagate_lma_regions ();
+
+  /* Defining __start/__stop symbols early for --gc-sections to work
+     around a glibc build problem can result in these symbols being
+     defined when they should not be.  Fix them now.  */
+  if (config.build_constructors)
+    lang_undef_start_stop ();
+
+  /* Define .startof./.sizeof. symbols with preliminary values before
+     dynamic symbols are created.  */
+  if (!bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+    lang_init_startof_sizeof ();
+
+  /* Do anything special before sizing sections.  This is where ELF
+     and other back-ends size dynamic sections.  */
+  ldemul_before_allocation ();
+
+  /* We must record the program headers before we try to fix the
+     section positions, since they will affect SIZEOF_HEADERS.  */
+  lang_record_phdrs ();
+
+  /* Check relro sections.  */
+  if (link_info.relro && !bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
+    lang_find_relro_sections ();
+
+  /* Size up the sections.  */
+  lang_size_sections (NULL, !RELAXATION_ENABLED);
+
+  /* See if anything special should be done now we know how big
+     everything is.  This is where relaxation is done.  */
+  ldemul_after_allocation ();
+
+  /* Fix any __start, __stop, .startof. or .sizeof. symbols.  */
+  lang_finalize_start_stop ();
+
+  /* Do all the assignments again, to report errors.  Assignment
+     statements are processed multiple times, updating symbols; In
+     open_input_bfds, lang_do_assignments, and lang_size_sections.
+     Since lang_relax_sections calls lang_do_assignments, symbols are
+     also updated in ldemul_after_allocation.  */
+  lang_do_assignments (lang_final_phase_enum);
+
+  ldemul_finish ();
+
+  /* Convert absolute symbols to section relative.  */
+  ldexp_finalize_syms ();
+
+  /* Make sure that the section addresses make sense.  */
+  if (command_line.check_section_addresses)
+    lang_check_section_addresses ();
+
+  /* Check any required symbols are known.  */
+  ldlang_check_require_defined_symbols ();
+
+  lang_end ();
+}
+
+/* EXPORTED TO YACC */
+
+void
+lang_add_wild (struct wildcard_spec *filespec,
+	       struct wildcard_list *section_list,
+	       bool keep_sections)
+{
+  struct wildcard_list *curr, *next;
+  lang_wild_statement_type *new_stmt;
+
+  /* Reverse the list as the parser puts it back to front.  */
+  for (curr = section_list, section_list = NULL;
+       curr != NULL;
+       section_list = curr, curr = next)
+    {
+      next = curr->next;
+      curr->next = section_list;
+    }
+
+  if (filespec != NULL && filespec->name != NULL)
+    {
+      if (strcmp (filespec->name, "*") == 0)
+	filespec->name = NULL;
+      else if (!wildcardp (filespec->name))
+	lang_has_input_file = true;
+    }
+
+  new_stmt = new_stat (lang_wild_statement, stat_ptr);
+  new_stmt->filename = NULL;
+  new_stmt->filenames_sorted = false;
+  new_stmt->section_flag_list = NULL;
+  new_stmt->exclude_name_list = NULL;
+  if (filespec != NULL)
+    {
+      new_stmt->filename = filespec->name;
+      new_stmt->filenames_sorted = filespec->sorted == by_name;
+      new_stmt->section_flag_list = filespec->section_flag_list;
+      new_stmt->exclude_name_list = filespec->exclude_name_list;
+    }
+  new_stmt->section_list = section_list;
+  new_stmt->keep_sections = keep_sections;
+  lang_list_init (&new_stmt->children);
+  analyze_walk_wild_section_handler (new_stmt);
+}
+
+void
+lang_section_start (const char *name, etree_type *address,
+		    const segment_type *segment)
+{
+  lang_address_statement_type *ad;
+
+  ad = new_stat (lang_address_statement, stat_ptr);
+  ad->section_name = name;
+  ad->address = address;
+  ad->segment = segment;
+}
+
+/* Set the start symbol to NAME.  CMDLINE is nonzero if this is called
+   because of a -e argument on the command line, or zero if this is
+   called by ENTRY in a linker script.  Command line arguments take
+   precedence.  */
+
+void
+lang_add_entry (const char *name, bool cmdline)
+{
+  if (entry_symbol.name == NULL
+      || cmdline
+      || !entry_from_cmdline)
+    {
+      entry_symbol.name = name;
+      entry_from_cmdline = cmdline;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Set the default start symbol to NAME.  .em files should use this,
+   not lang_add_entry, to override the use of "start" if neither the
+   linker script nor the command line specifies an entry point.  NAME
+   must be permanently allocated.  */
+void
+lang_default_entry (const char *name)
+{
+  entry_symbol_default = name;
+}
+
+void
+lang_add_target (const char *name)
+{
+  lang_target_statement_type *new_stmt;
+
+  new_stmt = new_stat (lang_target_statement, stat_ptr);
+  new_stmt->target = name;
+}
+
+void
+lang_add_map (const char *name)
+{
+  while (*name)
+    {
+      switch (*name)
+	{
+	case 'F':
+	  map_option_f = true;
+	  break;
+	}
+      name++;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+lang_add_fill (fill_type *fill)
+{
+  lang_fill_statement_type *new_stmt;
+
+  new_stmt = new_stat (lang_fill_statement, stat_ptr);
+  new_stmt->fill = fill;
+}
+
+void
+lang_add_data (int type, union etree_union *exp)
+{
+  lang_data_statement_type *new_stmt;
+
+  new_stmt = new_stat (lang_data_statement, stat_ptr);
+  new_stmt->exp = exp;
+  new_stmt->type = type;
+}
+
+/* Create a new reloc statement.  RELOC is the BFD relocation type to
+   generate.  HOWTO is the corresponding howto structure (we could
+   look this up, but the caller has already done so).  SECTION is the
+   section to generate a reloc against, or NAME is the name of the
+   symbol to generate a reloc against.  Exactly one of SECTION and
+   NAME must be NULL.  ADDEND is an expression for the addend.  */
+
+void
+lang_add_reloc (bfd_reloc_code_real_type reloc,
+		reloc_howto_type *howto,
+		asection *section,
+		const char *name,
+		union etree_union *addend)
+{
+  lang_reloc_statement_type *p = new_stat (lang_reloc_statement, stat_ptr);
+
+  p->reloc = reloc;
+  p->howto = howto;
+  p->section = section;
+  p->name = name;
+  p->addend_exp = addend;
+
+  p->addend_value = 0;
+  p->output_section = NULL;
+  p->output_offset = 0;
+}
+
+lang_assignment_statement_type *
+lang_add_assignment (etree_type *exp)
+{
+  lang_assignment_statement_type *new_stmt;
+
+  new_stmt = new_stat (lang_assignment_statement, stat_ptr);
+  new_stmt->exp = exp;
+  return new_stmt;
+}
+
+void
+lang_add_attribute (enum statement_enum attribute)
+{
+  new_statement (attribute, sizeof (lang_statement_header_type), stat_ptr);
+}
+
+void
+lang_startup (const char *name)
+{
+  if (first_file->filename != NULL)
+    {
+      einfo (_("%F%P: multiple STARTUP files\n"));
+    }
+  first_file->filename = name;
+  first_file->local_sym_name = name;
+  first_file->flags.real = true;
+}
+
+void
+lang_float (bool maybe)
+{
+  lang_float_flag = maybe;
+}
+
+
+/* Work out the load- and run-time regions from a script statement, and
+   store them in *LMA_REGION and *REGION respectively.
+
+   MEMSPEC is the name of the run-time region, or the value of
+   DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION if the statement didn't specify one.
+   LMA_MEMSPEC is the name of the load-time region, or null if the
+   statement didn't specify one.HAVE_LMA_P is TRUE if the statement
+   had an explicit load address.
+
+   It is an error to specify both a load region and a load address.  */
+
+static void
+lang_get_regions (lang_memory_region_type **region,
+		  lang_memory_region_type **lma_region,
+		  const char *memspec,
+		  const char *lma_memspec,
+		  bool have_lma,
+		  bool have_vma)
+{
+  *lma_region = lang_memory_region_lookup (lma_memspec, false);
+
+  /* If no runtime region or VMA has been specified, but the load region
+     has been specified, then use the load region for the runtime region
+     as well.  */
+  if (lma_memspec != NULL
+      && !have_vma
+      && strcmp (memspec, DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION) == 0)
+    *region = *lma_region;
+  else
+    *region = lang_memory_region_lookup (memspec, false);
+
+  if (have_lma && lma_memspec != 0)
+    einfo (_("%X%P:%pS: section has both a load address and a load region\n"),
+	   NULL);
+}
+
+void
+lang_leave_output_section_statement (fill_type *fill, const char *memspec,
+				     lang_output_section_phdr_list *phdrs,
+				     const char *lma_memspec)
+{
+  lang_get_regions (&current_section->region,
+		    &current_section->lma_region,
+		    memspec, lma_memspec,
+		    current_section->load_base != NULL,
+		    current_section->addr_tree != NULL);
+
+  current_section->fill = fill;
+  current_section->phdrs = phdrs;
+  pop_stat_ptr ();
+}
+
+/* Set the output format type.  -oformat overrides scripts.  */
+
+void
+lang_add_output_format (const char *format,
+			const char *big,
+			const char *little,
+			int from_script)
+{
+  if (output_target == NULL || !from_script)
+    {
+      if (command_line.endian == ENDIAN_BIG
+	  && big != NULL)
+	format = big;
+      else if (command_line.endian == ENDIAN_LITTLE
+	       && little != NULL)
+	format = little;
+
+      output_target = format;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+lang_add_insert (const char *where, int is_before)
+{
+  lang_insert_statement_type *new_stmt;
+
+  new_stmt = new_stat (lang_insert_statement, stat_ptr);
+  new_stmt->where = where;
+  new_stmt->is_before = is_before;
+  saved_script_handle = previous_script_handle;
+}
+
+/* Enter a group.  This creates a new lang_group_statement, and sets
+   stat_ptr to build new statements within the group.  */
+
+void
+lang_enter_group (void)
+{
+  lang_group_statement_type *g;
+
+  g = new_stat (lang_group_statement, stat_ptr);
+  lang_list_init (&g->children);
+  push_stat_ptr (&g->children);
+}
+
+/* Leave a group.  This just resets stat_ptr to start writing to the
+   regular list of statements again.  Note that this will not work if
+   groups can occur inside anything else which can adjust stat_ptr,
+   but currently they can't.  */
+
+void
+lang_leave_group (void)
+{
+  pop_stat_ptr ();
+}
+
+/* Add a new program header.  This is called for each entry in a PHDRS
+   command in a linker script.  */
+
+void
+lang_new_phdr (const char *name,
+	       etree_type *type,
+	       bool filehdr,
+	       bool phdrs,
+	       etree_type *at,
+	       etree_type *flags)
+{
+  struct lang_phdr *n, **pp;
+  bool hdrs;
+
+  n = stat_alloc (sizeof (struct lang_phdr));
+  n->next = NULL;
+  n->name = name;
+  n->type = exp_get_vma (type, 0, "program header type");
+  n->filehdr = filehdr;
+  n->phdrs = phdrs;
+  n->at = at;
+  n->flags = flags;
+
+  hdrs = n->type == 1 && (phdrs || filehdr);
+
+  for (pp = &lang_phdr_list; *pp != NULL; pp = &(*pp)->next)
+    if (hdrs
+	&& (*pp)->type == 1
+	&& !((*pp)->filehdr || (*pp)->phdrs))
+      {
+	einfo (_("%X%P:%pS: PHDRS and FILEHDR are not supported"
+		 " when prior PT_LOAD headers lack them\n"), NULL);
+	hdrs = false;
+      }
+
+  *pp = n;
+}
+
+/* Record the program header information in the output BFD.  FIXME: We
+   should not be calling an ELF specific function here.  */
+
+static void
+lang_record_phdrs (void)
+{
+  unsigned int alc;
+  asection **secs;
+  lang_output_section_phdr_list *last;
+  struct lang_phdr *l;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+
+  alc = 10;
+  secs = (asection **) xmalloc (alc * sizeof (asection *));
+  last = NULL;
+
+  for (l = lang_phdr_list; l != NULL; l = l->next)
+    {
+      unsigned int c;
+      flagword flags;
+      bfd_vma at;
+
+      c = 0;
+      for (os = (void *) lang_os_list.head;
+	   os != NULL;
+	   os = os->next)
+	{
+	  lang_output_section_phdr_list *pl;
+
+	  if (os->constraint < 0)
+	    continue;
+
+	  pl = os->phdrs;
+	  if (pl != NULL)
+	    last = pl;
+	  else
+	    {
+	      if (os->sectype == noload_section
+		  || os->bfd_section == NULL
+		  || (os->bfd_section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0)
+		continue;
+
+	      /* Don't add orphans to PT_INTERP header.  */
+	      if (l->type == 3)
+		continue;
+
+	      if (last == NULL)
+		{
+		  lang_output_section_statement_type *tmp_os;
+
+		  /* If we have not run across a section with a program
+		     header assigned to it yet, then scan forwards to find
+		     one.  This prevents inconsistencies in the linker's
+		     behaviour when a script has specified just a single
+		     header and there are sections in that script which are
+		     not assigned to it, and which occur before the first
+		     use of that header. See here for more details:
+		     http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2007-02/msg00291.html  */
+		  for (tmp_os = os; tmp_os; tmp_os = tmp_os->next)
+		    if (tmp_os->phdrs)
+		      {
+			last = tmp_os->phdrs;
+			break;
+		      }
+		  if (last == NULL)
+		    einfo (_("%F%P: no sections assigned to phdrs\n"));
+		}
+	      pl = last;
+	    }
+
+	  if (os->bfd_section == NULL)
+	    continue;
+
+	  for (; pl != NULL; pl = pl->next)
+	    {
+	      if (strcmp (pl->name, l->name) == 0)
+		{
+		  if (c >= alc)
+		    {
+		      alc *= 2;
+		      secs = (asection **) xrealloc (secs,
+						     alc * sizeof (asection *));
+		    }
+		  secs[c] = os->bfd_section;
+		  ++c;
+		  pl->used = true;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+
+      if (l->flags == NULL)
+	flags = 0;
+      else
+	flags = exp_get_vma (l->flags, 0, "phdr flags");
+
+      if (l->at == NULL)
+	at = 0;
+      else
+	at = exp_get_vma (l->at, 0, "phdr load address");
+
+      if (!bfd_record_phdr (link_info.output_bfd, l->type,
+			    l->flags != NULL, flags, l->at != NULL,
+			    at, l->filehdr, l->phdrs, c, secs))
+	einfo (_("%F%P: bfd_record_phdr failed: %E\n"));
+    }
+
+  free (secs);
+
+  /* Make sure all the phdr assignments succeeded.  */
+  for (os = (void *) lang_os_list.head;
+       os != NULL;
+       os = os->next)
+    {
+      lang_output_section_phdr_list *pl;
+
+      if (os->constraint < 0
+	  || os->bfd_section == NULL)
+	continue;
+
+      for (pl = os->phdrs;
+	   pl != NULL;
+	   pl = pl->next)
+	if (!pl->used && strcmp (pl->name, "NONE") != 0)
+	  einfo (_("%X%P: section `%s' assigned to non-existent phdr `%s'\n"),
+		 os->name, pl->name);
+    }
+}
+
+/* Record a list of sections which may not be cross referenced.  */
+
+void
+lang_add_nocrossref (lang_nocrossref_type *l)
+{
+  struct lang_nocrossrefs *n;
+
+  n = (struct lang_nocrossrefs *) xmalloc (sizeof *n);
+  n->next = nocrossref_list;
+  n->list = l;
+  n->onlyfirst = false;
+  nocrossref_list = n;
+
+  /* Set notice_all so that we get informed about all symbols.  */
+  link_info.notice_all = true;
+}
+
+/* Record a section that cannot be referenced from a list of sections.  */
+
+void
+lang_add_nocrossref_to (lang_nocrossref_type *l)
+{
+  lang_add_nocrossref (l);
+  nocrossref_list->onlyfirst = true;
+}
+
+/* Overlay handling.  We handle overlays with some static variables.  */
+
+/* The overlay virtual address.  */
+static etree_type *overlay_vma;
+/* And subsection alignment.  */
+static etree_type *overlay_subalign;
+
+/* An expression for the maximum section size seen so far.  */
+static etree_type *overlay_max;
+
+/* A list of all the sections in this overlay.  */
+
+struct overlay_list {
+  struct overlay_list *next;
+  lang_output_section_statement_type *os;
+};
+
+static struct overlay_list *overlay_list;
+
+/* Start handling an overlay.  */
+
+void
+lang_enter_overlay (etree_type *vma_expr, etree_type *subalign)
+{
+  /* The grammar should prevent nested overlays from occurring.  */
+  ASSERT (overlay_vma == NULL
+	  && overlay_subalign == NULL
+	  && overlay_max == NULL);
+
+  overlay_vma = vma_expr;
+  overlay_subalign = subalign;
+}
+
+/* Start a section in an overlay.  We handle this by calling
+   lang_enter_output_section_statement with the correct VMA.
+   lang_leave_overlay sets up the LMA and memory regions.  */
+
+void
+lang_enter_overlay_section (const char *name)
+{
+  struct overlay_list *n;
+  etree_type *size;
+
+  lang_enter_output_section_statement (name, overlay_vma, overlay_section,
+				       0, overlay_subalign, 0, 0, 0);
+
+  /* If this is the first section, then base the VMA of future
+     sections on this one.  This will work correctly even if `.' is
+     used in the addresses.  */
+  if (overlay_list == NULL)
+    overlay_vma = exp_nameop (ADDR, name);
+
+  /* Remember the section.  */
+  n = (struct overlay_list *) xmalloc (sizeof *n);
+  n->os = current_section;
+  n->next = overlay_list;
+  overlay_list = n;
+
+  size = exp_nameop (SIZEOF, name);
+
+  /* Arrange to work out the maximum section end address.  */
+  if (overlay_max == NULL)
+    overlay_max = size;
+  else
+    overlay_max = exp_binop (MAX_K, overlay_max, size);
+}
+
+/* Finish a section in an overlay.  There isn't any special to do
+   here.  */
+
+void
+lang_leave_overlay_section (fill_type *fill,
+			    lang_output_section_phdr_list *phdrs)
+{
+  const char *name;
+  char *clean, *s2;
+  const char *s1;
+  char *buf;
+
+  name = current_section->name;
+
+  /* For now, assume that DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION is the run-time memory
+     region and that no load-time region has been specified.  It doesn't
+     really matter what we say here, since lang_leave_overlay will
+     override it.  */
+  lang_leave_output_section_statement (fill, DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION, phdrs, 0);
+
+  /* Define the magic symbols.  */
+
+  clean = (char *) xmalloc (strlen (name) + 1);
+  s2 = clean;
+  for (s1 = name; *s1 != '\0'; s1++)
+    if (ISALNUM (*s1) || *s1 == '_')
+      *s2++ = *s1;
+  *s2 = '\0';
+
+  buf = (char *) xmalloc (strlen (clean) + sizeof "__load_start_");
+  sprintf (buf, "__load_start_%s", clean);
+  lang_add_assignment (exp_provide (buf,
+				    exp_nameop (LOADADDR, name),
+				    false));
+
+  buf = (char *) xmalloc (strlen (clean) + sizeof "__load_stop_");
+  sprintf (buf, "__load_stop_%s", clean);
+  lang_add_assignment (exp_provide (buf,
+				    exp_binop ('+',
+					       exp_nameop (LOADADDR, name),
+					       exp_nameop (SIZEOF, name)),
+				    false));
+
+  free (clean);
+}
+
+/* Finish an overlay.  If there are any overlay wide settings, this
+   looks through all the sections in the overlay and sets them.  */
+
+void
+lang_leave_overlay (etree_type *lma_expr,
+		    int nocrossrefs,
+		    fill_type *fill,
+		    const char *memspec,
+		    lang_output_section_phdr_list *phdrs,
+		    const char *lma_memspec)
+{
+  lang_memory_region_type *region;
+  lang_memory_region_type *lma_region;
+  struct overlay_list *l;
+  lang_nocrossref_type *nocrossref;
+
+  lang_get_regions (&region, &lma_region,
+		    memspec, lma_memspec,
+		    lma_expr != NULL, false);
+
+  nocrossref = NULL;
+
+  /* After setting the size of the last section, set '.' to end of the
+     overlay region.  */
+  if (overlay_list != NULL)
+    {
+      overlay_list->os->update_dot = 1;
+      overlay_list->os->update_dot_tree
+	= exp_assign (".", exp_binop ('+', overlay_vma, overlay_max), false);
+    }
+
+  l = overlay_list;
+  while (l != NULL)
+    {
+      struct overlay_list *next;
+
+      if (fill != NULL && l->os->fill == NULL)
+	l->os->fill = fill;
+
+      l->os->region = region;
+      l->os->lma_region = lma_region;
+
+      /* The first section has the load address specified in the
+	 OVERLAY statement.  The rest are worked out from that.
+	 The base address is not needed (and should be null) if
+	 an LMA region was specified.  */
+      if (l->next == 0)
+	{
+	  l->os->load_base = lma_expr;
+	  l->os->sectype = first_overlay_section;
+	}
+      if (phdrs != NULL && l->os->phdrs == NULL)
+	l->os->phdrs = phdrs;
+
+      if (nocrossrefs)
+	{
+	  lang_nocrossref_type *nc;
+
+	  nc = (lang_nocrossref_type *) xmalloc (sizeof *nc);
+	  nc->name = l->os->name;
+	  nc->next = nocrossref;
+	  nocrossref = nc;
+	}
+
+      next = l->next;
+      free (l);
+      l = next;
+    }
+
+  if (nocrossref != NULL)
+    lang_add_nocrossref (nocrossref);
+
+  overlay_vma = NULL;
+  overlay_list = NULL;
+  overlay_max = NULL;
+  overlay_subalign = NULL;
+}
+
+/* Version handling.  This is only useful for ELF.  */
+
+/* If PREV is NULL, return first version pattern matching particular symbol.
+   If PREV is non-NULL, return first version pattern matching particular
+   symbol after PREV (previously returned by lang_vers_match).  */
+
+static struct bfd_elf_version_expr *
+lang_vers_match (struct bfd_elf_version_expr_head *head,
+		 struct bfd_elf_version_expr *prev,
+		 const char *sym)
+{
+  const char *c_sym;
+  const char *cxx_sym = sym;
+  const char *java_sym = sym;
+  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *expr = NULL;
+  enum demangling_styles curr_style;
+
+  curr_style = CURRENT_DEMANGLING_STYLE;
+  cplus_demangle_set_style (no_demangling);
+  c_sym = bfd_demangle (link_info.output_bfd, sym, DMGL_NO_OPTS);
+  if (!c_sym)
+    c_sym = sym;
+  cplus_demangle_set_style (curr_style);
+
+  if (head->mask & BFD_ELF_VERSION_CXX_TYPE)
+    {
+      cxx_sym = bfd_demangle (link_info.output_bfd, sym,
+			      DMGL_PARAMS | DMGL_ANSI);
+      if (!cxx_sym)
+	cxx_sym = sym;
+    }
+  if (head->mask & BFD_ELF_VERSION_JAVA_TYPE)
+    {
+      java_sym = bfd_demangle (link_info.output_bfd, sym, DMGL_JAVA);
+      if (!java_sym)
+	java_sym = sym;
+    }
+
+  if (head->htab && (prev == NULL || prev->literal))
+    {
+      struct bfd_elf_version_expr e;
+
+      switch (prev ? prev->mask : 0)
+	{
+	case 0:
+	  if (head->mask & BFD_ELF_VERSION_C_TYPE)
+	    {
+	      e.pattern = c_sym;
+	      expr = (struct bfd_elf_version_expr *)
+		  htab_find ((htab_t) head->htab, &e);
+	      while (expr && strcmp (expr->pattern, c_sym) == 0)
+		if (expr->mask == BFD_ELF_VERSION_C_TYPE)
+		  goto out_ret;
+		else
+		  expr = expr->next;
+	    }
+	  /* Fallthrough */
+	case BFD_ELF_VERSION_C_TYPE:
+	  if (head->mask & BFD_ELF_VERSION_CXX_TYPE)
+	    {
+	      e.pattern = cxx_sym;
+	      expr = (struct bfd_elf_version_expr *)
+		  htab_find ((htab_t) head->htab, &e);
+	      while (expr && strcmp (expr->pattern, cxx_sym) == 0)
+		if (expr->mask == BFD_ELF_VERSION_CXX_TYPE)
+		  goto out_ret;
+		else
+		  expr = expr->next;
+	    }
+	  /* Fallthrough */
+	case BFD_ELF_VERSION_CXX_TYPE:
+	  if (head->mask & BFD_ELF_VERSION_JAVA_TYPE)
+	    {
+	      e.pattern = java_sym;
+	      expr = (struct bfd_elf_version_expr *)
+		  htab_find ((htab_t) head->htab, &e);
+	      while (expr && strcmp (expr->pattern, java_sym) == 0)
+		if (expr->mask == BFD_ELF_VERSION_JAVA_TYPE)
+		  goto out_ret;
+		else
+		  expr = expr->next;
+	    }
+	  /* Fallthrough */
+	default:
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Finally, try the wildcards.  */
+  if (prev == NULL || prev->literal)
+    expr = head->remaining;
+  else
+    expr = prev->next;
+  for (; expr; expr = expr->next)
+    {
+      const char *s;
+
+      if (!expr->pattern)
+	continue;
+
+      if (expr->pattern[0] == '*' && expr->pattern[1] == '\0')
+	break;
+
+      if (expr->mask == BFD_ELF_VERSION_JAVA_TYPE)
+	s = java_sym;
+      else if (expr->mask == BFD_ELF_VERSION_CXX_TYPE)
+	s = cxx_sym;
+      else
+	s = c_sym;
+      if (fnmatch (expr->pattern, s, 0) == 0)
+	break;
+    }
+
+ out_ret:
+  if (c_sym != sym)
+    free ((char *) c_sym);
+  if (cxx_sym != sym)
+    free ((char *) cxx_sym);
+  if (java_sym != sym)
+    free ((char *) java_sym);
+  return expr;
+}
+
+/* Return NULL if the PATTERN argument is a glob pattern, otherwise,
+   return a pointer to the symbol name with any backslash quotes removed.  */
+
+static const char *
+realsymbol (const char *pattern)
+{
+  const char *p;
+  bool changed = false, backslash = false;
+  char *s, *symbol = (char *) xmalloc (strlen (pattern) + 1);
+
+  for (p = pattern, s = symbol; *p != '\0'; ++p)
+    {
+      /* It is a glob pattern only if there is no preceding
+	 backslash.  */
+      if (backslash)
+	{
+	  /* Remove the preceding backslash.  */
+	  *(s - 1) = *p;
+	  backslash = false;
+	  changed = true;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (*p == '?' || *p == '*' || *p == '[')
+	    {
+	      free (symbol);
+	      return NULL;
+	    }
+
+	  *s++ = *p;
+	  backslash = *p == '\\';
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (changed)
+    {
+      *s = '\0';
+      return symbol;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      free (symbol);
+      return pattern;
+    }
+}
+
+/* This is called for each variable name or match expression.  NEW_NAME is
+   the name of the symbol to match, or, if LITERAL_P is FALSE, a glob
+   pattern to be matched against symbol names.  */
+
+struct bfd_elf_version_expr *
+lang_new_vers_pattern (struct bfd_elf_version_expr *orig,
+		       const char *new_name,
+		       const char *lang,
+		       bool literal_p)
+{
+  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *ret;
+
+  ret = (struct bfd_elf_version_expr *) xmalloc (sizeof *ret);
+  ret->next = orig;
+  ret->symver = 0;
+  ret->script = 0;
+  ret->literal = true;
+  ret->pattern = literal_p ? new_name : realsymbol (new_name);
+  if (ret->pattern == NULL)
+    {
+      ret->pattern = new_name;
+      ret->literal = false;
+    }
+
+  if (lang == NULL || strcasecmp (lang, "C") == 0)
+    ret->mask = BFD_ELF_VERSION_C_TYPE;
+  else if (strcasecmp (lang, "C++") == 0)
+    ret->mask = BFD_ELF_VERSION_CXX_TYPE;
+  else if (strcasecmp (lang, "Java") == 0)
+    ret->mask = BFD_ELF_VERSION_JAVA_TYPE;
+  else
+    {
+      einfo (_("%X%P: unknown language `%s' in version information\n"),
+	     lang);
+      ret->mask = BFD_ELF_VERSION_C_TYPE;
+    }
+
+  return ldemul_new_vers_pattern (ret);
+}
+
+/* This is called for each set of variable names and match
+   expressions.  */
+
+struct bfd_elf_version_tree *
+lang_new_vers_node (struct bfd_elf_version_expr *globals,
+		    struct bfd_elf_version_expr *locals)
+{
+  struct bfd_elf_version_tree *ret;
+
+  ret = (struct bfd_elf_version_tree *) xcalloc (1, sizeof *ret);
+  ret->globals.list = globals;
+  ret->locals.list = locals;
+  ret->match = lang_vers_match;
+  ret->name_indx = (unsigned int) -1;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/* This static variable keeps track of version indices.  */
+
+static int version_index;
+
+static hashval_t
+version_expr_head_hash (const void *p)
+{
+  const struct bfd_elf_version_expr *e =
+      (const struct bfd_elf_version_expr *) p;
+
+  return htab_hash_string (e->pattern);
+}
+
+static int
+version_expr_head_eq (const void *p1, const void *p2)
+{
+  const struct bfd_elf_version_expr *e1 =
+      (const struct bfd_elf_version_expr *) p1;
+  const struct bfd_elf_version_expr *e2 =
+      (const struct bfd_elf_version_expr *) p2;
+
+  return strcmp (e1->pattern, e2->pattern) == 0;
+}
+
+static void
+lang_finalize_version_expr_head (struct bfd_elf_version_expr_head *head)
+{
+  size_t count = 0;
+  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *e, *next;
+  struct bfd_elf_version_expr **list_loc, **remaining_loc;
+
+  for (e = head->list; e; e = e->next)
+    {
+      if (e->literal)
+	count++;
+      head->mask |= e->mask;
+    }
+
+  if (count)
+    {
+      head->htab = htab_create (count * 2, version_expr_head_hash,
+				version_expr_head_eq, NULL);
+      list_loc = &head->list;
+      remaining_loc = &head->remaining;
+      for (e = head->list; e; e = next)
+	{
+	  next = e->next;
+	  if (!e->literal)
+	    {
+	      *remaining_loc = e;
+	      remaining_loc = &e->next;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      void **loc = htab_find_slot ((htab_t) head->htab, e, INSERT);
+
+	      if (*loc)
+		{
+		  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *e1, *last;
+
+		  e1 = (struct bfd_elf_version_expr *) *loc;
+		  last = NULL;
+		  do
+		    {
+		      if (e1->mask == e->mask)
+			{
+			  last = NULL;
+			  break;
+			}
+		      last = e1;
+		      e1 = e1->next;
+		    }
+		  while (e1 && strcmp (e1->pattern, e->pattern) == 0);
+
+		  if (last == NULL)
+		    {
+		      /* This is a duplicate.  */
+		      /* FIXME: Memory leak.  Sometimes pattern is not
+			 xmalloced alone, but in larger chunk of memory.  */
+		      /* free (e->pattern); */
+		      free (e);
+		    }
+		  else
+		    {
+		      e->next = last->next;
+		      last->next = e;
+		    }
+		}
+	      else
+		{
+		  *loc = e;
+		  *list_loc = e;
+		  list_loc = &e->next;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+      *remaining_loc = NULL;
+      *list_loc = head->remaining;
+    }
+  else
+    head->remaining = head->list;
+}
+
+/* This is called when we know the name and dependencies of the
+   version.  */
+
+void
+lang_register_vers_node (const char *name,
+			 struct bfd_elf_version_tree *version,
+			 struct bfd_elf_version_deps *deps)
+{
+  struct bfd_elf_version_tree *t, **pp;
+  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *e1;
+
+  if (name == NULL)
+    name = "";
+
+  if (link_info.version_info != NULL
+      && (name[0] == '\0' || link_info.version_info->name[0] == '\0'))
+    {
+      einfo (_("%X%P: anonymous version tag cannot be combined"
+	       " with other version tags\n"));
+      free (version);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  /* Make sure this node has a unique name.  */
+  for (t = link_info.version_info; t != NULL; t = t->next)
+    if (strcmp (t->name, name) == 0)
+      einfo (_("%X%P: duplicate version tag `%s'\n"), name);
+
+  lang_finalize_version_expr_head (&version->globals);
+  lang_finalize_version_expr_head (&version->locals);
+
+  /* Check the global and local match names, and make sure there
+     aren't any duplicates.  */
+
+  for (e1 = version->globals.list; e1 != NULL; e1 = e1->next)
+    {
+      for (t = link_info.version_info; t != NULL; t = t->next)
+	{
+	  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *e2;
+
+	  if (t->locals.htab && e1->literal)
+	    {
+	      e2 = (struct bfd_elf_version_expr *)
+		  htab_find ((htab_t) t->locals.htab, e1);
+	      while (e2 && strcmp (e1->pattern, e2->pattern) == 0)
+		{
+		  if (e1->mask == e2->mask)
+		    einfo (_("%X%P: duplicate expression `%s'"
+			     " in version information\n"), e1->pattern);
+		  e2 = e2->next;
+		}
+	    }
+	  else if (!e1->literal)
+	    for (e2 = t->locals.remaining; e2 != NULL; e2 = e2->next)
+	      if (strcmp (e1->pattern, e2->pattern) == 0
+		  && e1->mask == e2->mask)
+		einfo (_("%X%P: duplicate expression `%s'"
+			 " in version information\n"), e1->pattern);
+	}
+    }
+
+  for (e1 = version->locals.list; e1 != NULL; e1 = e1->next)
+    {
+      for (t = link_info.version_info; t != NULL; t = t->next)
+	{
+	  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *e2;
+
+	  if (t->globals.htab && e1->literal)
+	    {
+	      e2 = (struct bfd_elf_version_expr *)
+		  htab_find ((htab_t) t->globals.htab, e1);
+	      while (e2 && strcmp (e1->pattern, e2->pattern) == 0)
+		{
+		  if (e1->mask == e2->mask)
+		    einfo (_("%X%P: duplicate expression `%s'"
+			     " in version information\n"),
+			   e1->pattern);
+		  e2 = e2->next;
+		}
+	    }
+	  else if (!e1->literal)
+	    for (e2 = t->globals.remaining; e2 != NULL; e2 = e2->next)
+	      if (strcmp (e1->pattern, e2->pattern) == 0
+		  && e1->mask == e2->mask)
+		einfo (_("%X%P: duplicate expression `%s'"
+			 " in version information\n"), e1->pattern);
+	}
+    }
+
+  version->deps = deps;
+  version->name = name;
+  if (name[0] != '\0')
+    {
+      ++version_index;
+      version->vernum = version_index;
+    }
+  else
+    version->vernum = 0;
+
+  for (pp = &link_info.version_info; *pp != NULL; pp = &(*pp)->next)
+    ;
+  *pp = version;
+}
+
+/* This is called when we see a version dependency.  */
+
+struct bfd_elf_version_deps *
+lang_add_vers_depend (struct bfd_elf_version_deps *list, const char *name)
+{
+  struct bfd_elf_version_deps *ret;
+  struct bfd_elf_version_tree *t;
+
+  ret = (struct bfd_elf_version_deps *) xmalloc (sizeof *ret);
+  ret->next = list;
+
+  for (t = link_info.version_info; t != NULL; t = t->next)
+    {
+      if (strcmp (t->name, name) == 0)
+	{
+	  ret->version_needed = t;
+	  return ret;
+	}
+    }
+
+  einfo (_("%X%P: unable to find version dependency `%s'\n"), name);
+
+  ret->version_needed = NULL;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+lang_do_version_exports_section (void)
+{
+  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *greg = NULL, *lreg;
+
+  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (is)
+    {
+      asection *sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (is->the_bfd, ".exports");
+      char *contents, *p;
+      bfd_size_type len;
+
+      if (sec == NULL)
+	continue;
+
+      len = sec->size;
+      contents = (char *) xmalloc (len);
+      if (!bfd_get_section_contents (is->the_bfd, sec, contents, 0, len))
+	einfo (_("%X%P: unable to read .exports section contents\n"), sec);
+
+      p = contents;
+      while (p < contents + len)
+	{
+	  greg = lang_new_vers_pattern (greg, p, NULL, false);
+	  p = strchr (p, '\0') + 1;
+	}
+
+      /* Do not free the contents, as we used them creating the regex.  */
+
+      /* Do not include this section in the link.  */
+      sec->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE | SEC_KEEP;
+    }
+
+  lreg = lang_new_vers_pattern (NULL, "*", NULL, false);
+  lang_register_vers_node (command_line.version_exports_section,
+			   lang_new_vers_node (greg, lreg), NULL);
+}
+
+/* Evaluate LENGTH and ORIGIN parts of MEMORY spec.  This is initially
+   called with UPDATE_REGIONS_P set to FALSE, in this case no errors are
+   thrown, however, references to symbols in the origin and length fields
+   will be pushed into the symbol table, this allows PROVIDE statements to
+   then provide these symbols.  This function is called a second time with
+   UPDATE_REGIONS_P set to TRUE, this time the we update the actual region
+   data structures, and throw errors if missing symbols are encountered.  */
+
+static void
+lang_do_memory_regions (bool update_regions_p)
+{
+  lang_memory_region_type *r = lang_memory_region_list;
+
+  for (; r != NULL; r = r->next)
+    {
+      if (r->origin_exp)
+	{
+	  exp_fold_tree_no_dot (r->origin_exp);
+          if (update_regions_p)
+            {
+              if (expld.result.valid_p)
+                {
+                  r->origin = expld.result.value;
+                  r->current = r->origin;
+                }
+              else
+                einfo (_("%P: invalid origin for memory region %s\n"),
+                       r->name_list.name);
+            }
+	}
+      if (r->length_exp)
+	{
+	  exp_fold_tree_no_dot (r->length_exp);
+          if (update_regions_p)
+            {
+              if (expld.result.valid_p)
+                r->length = expld.result.value;
+              else
+                einfo (_("%P: invalid length for memory region %s\n"),
+                       r->name_list.name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void
+lang_add_unique (const char *name)
+{
+  struct unique_sections *ent;
+
+  for (ent = unique_section_list; ent; ent = ent->next)
+    if (strcmp (ent->name, name) == 0)
+      return;
+
+  ent = (struct unique_sections *) xmalloc (sizeof *ent);
+  ent->name = xstrdup (name);
+  ent->next = unique_section_list;
+  unique_section_list = ent;
+}
+
+/* Append the list of dynamic symbols to the existing one.  */
+
+void
+lang_append_dynamic_list (struct bfd_elf_dynamic_list **list_p,
+			  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *dynamic)
+{
+  if (*list_p)
+    {
+      struct bfd_elf_version_expr *tail;
+      for (tail = dynamic; tail->next != NULL; tail = tail->next)
+	;
+      tail->next = (*list_p)->head.list;
+      (*list_p)->head.list = dynamic;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      struct bfd_elf_dynamic_list *d;
+
+      d = (struct bfd_elf_dynamic_list *) xcalloc (1, sizeof *d);
+      d->head.list = dynamic;
+      d->match = lang_vers_match;
+      *list_p = d;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Append the list of C++ typeinfo dynamic symbols to the existing
+   one.  */
+
+void
+lang_append_dynamic_list_cpp_typeinfo (void)
+{
+  const char *symbols[] =
+    {
+      "typeinfo name for*",
+      "typeinfo for*"
+    };
+  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *dynamic = NULL;
+  unsigned int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE (symbols); i++)
+    dynamic = lang_new_vers_pattern (dynamic, symbols [i], "C++",
+				     false);
+
+  lang_append_dynamic_list (&link_info.dynamic_list, dynamic);
+}
+
+/* Append the list of C++ operator new and delete dynamic symbols to the
+   existing one.  */
+
+void
+lang_append_dynamic_list_cpp_new (void)
+{
+  const char *symbols[] =
+    {
+      "operator new*",
+      "operator delete*"
+    };
+  struct bfd_elf_version_expr *dynamic = NULL;
+  unsigned int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE (symbols); i++)
+    dynamic = lang_new_vers_pattern (dynamic, symbols [i], "C++",
+				     false);
+
+  lang_append_dynamic_list (&link_info.dynamic_list, dynamic);
+}
+
+/* Scan a space and/or comma separated string of features.  */
+
+void
+lang_ld_feature (char *str)
+{
+  char *p, *q;
+
+  p = str;
+  while (*p)
+    {
+      char sep;
+      while (*p == ',' || ISSPACE (*p))
+	++p;
+      if (!*p)
+	break;
+      q = p + 1;
+      while (*q && *q != ',' && !ISSPACE (*q))
+	++q;
+      sep = *q;
+      *q = 0;
+      if (strcasecmp (p, "SANE_EXPR") == 0)
+	config.sane_expr = true;
+      else
+	einfo (_("%X%P: unknown feature `%s'\n"), p);
+      *q = sep;
+      p = q;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Pretty print memory amount.  */
+
+static void
+lang_print_memory_size (bfd_vma sz)
+{
+  if ((sz & 0x3fffffff) == 0)
+    printf ("%10" BFD_VMA_FMT "u GB", sz >> 30);
+  else if ((sz & 0xfffff) == 0)
+    printf ("%10" BFD_VMA_FMT "u MB", sz >> 20);
+  else if ((sz & 0x3ff) == 0)
+    printf ("%10" BFD_VMA_FMT "u KB", sz >> 10);
+  else
+    printf (" %10" BFD_VMA_FMT "u B", sz);
+}
+
+/* Implement --print-memory-usage: disply per region memory usage.  */
+
+void
+lang_print_memory_usage (void)
+{
+  lang_memory_region_type *r;
+
+  printf ("Memory region         Used Size  Region Size  %%age Used\n");
+  for (r = lang_memory_region_list; r->next != NULL; r = r->next)
+    {
+      bfd_vma used_length = r->current - r->origin;
+
+      printf ("%16s: ",r->name_list.name);
+      lang_print_memory_size (used_length);
+      lang_print_memory_size ((bfd_vma) r->length);
+
+      if (r->length != 0)
+	{
+	  double percent = used_length * 100.0 / r->length;
+	  printf ("    %6.2f%%", percent);
+	}
+      printf ("\n");
+    }
+}
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/ldlang.h binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldlang.h
--- binutils-2.38/ld/ldlang.h	2022-01-22 13:14:09.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldlang.h	2022-04-26 13:55:03.353547944 +0200
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ enum section_type
   overlay_section,
   noload_section,
   noalloc_section,
-  readonly_section
+  type_section,
+  readonly_section,
+  typed_readonly_section
 };
 
 /* This structure holds a list of program headers describing
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ typedef struct lang_output_section_state
   int constraint;
   flagword flags;
   enum section_type sectype;
+  etree_type *sectype_value;
   unsigned int processed_vma : 1;
   unsigned int processed_lma : 1;
   unsigned int all_input_readonly : 1;
@@ -545,7 +548,7 @@ extern void lang_add_output
   (const char *, int from_script);
 extern lang_output_section_statement_type *lang_enter_output_section_statement
   (const char *, etree_type *, enum section_type, etree_type *, etree_type *,
-   etree_type *, int, int);
+   etree_type *, etree_type *, int, int);
 extern void lang_final
   (void);
 extern void lang_relax_sections
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/ldlex.l binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldlex.l
--- binutils-2.38/ld/ldlex.l	2022-01-22 13:14:09.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/ldlex.l	2022-04-26 13:55:03.354547946 +0200
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ V_IDENTIFIER [*?.$_a-zA-Z\[\]\-\!\^\\]([
 <EXPRESSION>"DSECT"			{ RTOKEN(DSECT); }
 <EXPRESSION>"COPY"			{ RTOKEN(COPY); }
 <EXPRESSION>"INFO"			{ RTOKEN(INFO); }
+<EXPRESSION>"TYPE"			{ RTOKEN(TYPE); }
 <SCRIPT,EXPRESSION>"ONLY_IF_RO"		{ RTOKEN(ONLY_IF_RO); }
 <SCRIPT,EXPRESSION>"ONLY_IF_RW"		{ RTOKEN(ONLY_IF_RW); }
 <SCRIPT,EXPRESSION>"SPECIAL"		{ RTOKEN(SPECIAL); }
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/ld.texi binutils-2.38-new/ld/ld.texi
--- binutils-2.38/ld/ld.texi	2022-01-22 13:14:09.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/ld.texi	2022-04-26 13:55:03.352547943 +0200
@@ -5483,13 +5483,23 @@ loaded into memory when the program is r
 @item READONLY
 The section should be marked as read-only.
 @item DSECT
-@itemx COPY
-@itemx INFO
-@itemx OVERLAY
+@item COPY
+@item INFO
+@item OVERLAY
 These type names are supported for backward compatibility, and are
 rarely used.  They all have the same effect: the section should be
 marked as not allocatable, so that no memory is allocated for the
 section when the program is run.
+@item TYPE = @var{type}
+Set the section type to the integer @var{type}. When generating an ELF
+output file, type names @code{SHT_PROGBITS}, @code{SHT_STRTAB},
+@code{SHT_NOTE}, @code {SHT_NOBITS}, @code{SHT_INIT_ARRAY},
+@code{SHT_FINI_ARRAY}, and @code{SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY} are also allowed
+for @var{type}.  It is the user's responsibility to ensure that any
+special requirements of the section type are met.
+@item READONLY ( TYPE = @var{type} )
+This form of the syntax combines the @var{READONLY} type with the
+type specified by @var{type}.
 @end table
 
 @kindex NOLOAD
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/mri.c binutils-2.38-new/ld/mri.c
--- binutils-2.38/ld/mri.c	2022-01-22 13:14:09.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/mri.c	2022-04-26 13:55:03.354547946 +0200
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ mri_draw_tree (void)
 	    base = p->vma ? p->vma : exp_nameop (NAME, ".");
 
 	  lang_enter_output_section_statement (p->name, base,
-					       p->ok_to_load ? normal_section : noload_section,
-					       align, subalign, NULL, 0, 0);
+	    p->ok_to_load ? normal_section : noload_section, 0,
+	    align, subalign, NULL, 0, 0);
 	  base = 0;
 	  tmp = (struct wildcard_list *) xmalloc (sizeof *tmp);
 	  tmp->next = NULL;
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/NEWS binutils-2.38-new/ld/NEWS
--- binutils-2.38/ld/NEWS	2022-01-22 13:14:09.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/NEWS	2022-04-26 13:55:03.351547941 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+* TYPE=<type> is now supported in an output section description to set the
+  section type value.
+
 Changes in 2.38:
 
 * Add -z pack-relative-relocs/-z no pack-relative-relocs to x86 ELF
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.d binutils-2.38-new/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.d
--- binutils-2.38/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.d	2022-01-22 13:14:09.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.d	2022-04-26 13:55:03.354547946 +0200
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 #ld: -Toutput-section-types.t
 #source: align2a.s
-#objdump: -h
+#readelf: -S --wide
 #target: [is_elf_format]
 
 #...
-  . \.rom.*
-[ 	]+ALLOC, READONLY
-  . \.ro.*
-[ 	]+CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD, READONLY, DATA
-  . \.over.*
-[ 	]+CONTENTS, READONLY
+.* .rom          +NOBITS        +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +A +0 +0 +[1248]
+.* .ro           +PROGBITS      +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +A +0 +0 +[1248]
+.* .over         +PROGBITS      +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00  + +0 +0 +[1248]
+.* progbits      +PROGBITS      +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +A +0 +0 +[1248]
+.* strtab        +STRTAB        +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +A +0 +0 +[1248]
+.* note          +NOTE          +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +A +0 +0 +[1248]
+.* init_array    +INIT_ARRAY    +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0[48] +A +0 +0 +[1248]
+.* fini_array    +FINI_ARRAY    +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0[48] +A +0 +0 +[1248]
+.* preinit_array +PREINIT_ARRAY +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +0[48] +A +0 +0 +[1248]
+.* .ro.note      +NOTE          +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +[0-9a-f]+ +00 +A +0 +0 +[1248]
 #pass
diff -rupN --no-dereference binutils-2.38/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.t binutils-2.38-new/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.t
--- binutils-2.38/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.t	2022-01-22 13:14:09.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.38-new/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/output-section-types.t	2022-04-26 13:55:03.354547946 +0200
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ SECTIONS {
   .rom  (NOLOAD)   : { LONG(1234); }
   .ro   (READONLY) : { LONG(5678); }
   .over (OVERLAY)  : { LONG(0123); }
+  progbits (TYPE=SHT_PROGBITS) : { BYTE(1) }
+  strtab (TYPE = SHT_STRTAB) : { BYTE(0) }
+  note (TYPE =SHT_NOTE) : { BYTE(8) }
+  init_array (TYPE= 14) : { QUAD(14) }
+  fini_array ( TYPE=SHT_FINI_ARRAY) : { QUAD(15) }
+  preinit_array (TYPE=SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY ) : { QUAD(16) }
+  .ro.note   (READONLY (TYPE=SHT_NOTE)) : { LONG(5678); }
   /DISCARD/        : { *(*) }
 
 }