gdb: add target_ops::supports_displaced_step
[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / xcofflink.c
index ec737d12a4d01865bf020f84e57e7ad43dd6045d..4497be25291b7c278c76f520f7df9f3fe40cf11b 100644 (file)
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 /* POWER/PowerPC XCOFF linker support.
-   Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1995-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Ian Lance Taylor <ian@cygnus.com>, Cygnus Support.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
 
    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 2 of the License, or
+   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,
 
    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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
+   MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
 
-#include "bfd.h"
 #include "sysdep.h"
+#include "bfd.h"
 #include "bfdlink.h"
 #include "libbfd.h"
 #include "coff/internal.h"
 #include "coff/xcoff.h"
 #include "libcoff.h"
 #include "libxcoff.h"
+#include "libiberty.h"
+#include "xcofflink.h"
 
 /* This file holds the XCOFF linker code.  */
 
-#define STRING_SIZE_SIZE (4)
+#undef  STRING_SIZE_SIZE
+#define STRING_SIZE_SIZE 4
 
 /* We reuse the SEC_ROM flag as a mark flag for garbage collection.
    This flag will only be used on input sections.  */
@@ -65,13 +68,96 @@ struct xcoff_link_section_info
      index of the TOC symbol is not known when the reloc was handled,
      an entry is added to this linked list.  This is not an array,
      like rel_hashes, because this case is quite uncommon.  */
-  struct xcoff_toc_rel_hash {
+  struct xcoff_toc_rel_hash
+  {
     struct xcoff_toc_rel_hash *next;
     struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
     struct internal_reloc *rel;
   } *toc_rel_hashes;
 };
 
+/* Information that the XCOFF linker collects about an archive.  */
+struct xcoff_archive_info
+{
+  /* The archive described by this entry.  */
+  bfd *archive;
+
+  /* The import path and import filename to use when referring to
+     this archive in the .loader section.  */
+  const char *imppath;
+  const char *impfile;
+
+  /* True if the archive contains a dynamic object.  */
+  unsigned int contains_shared_object_p : 1;
+
+  /* True if the previous field is valid.  */
+  unsigned int know_contains_shared_object_p : 1;
+};
+
+struct xcoff_link_hash_table
+{
+  struct bfd_link_hash_table root;
+
+  /* The .debug string hash table.  We need to compute this while
+     reading the input files, so that we know how large the .debug
+     section will be before we assign section positions.  */
+  struct bfd_strtab_hash *debug_strtab;
+
+  /* The .debug section we will use for the final output.  */
+  asection *debug_section;
+
+  /* The .loader section we will use for the final output.  */
+  asection *loader_section;
+
+  /* A count of non TOC relative relocs which will need to be
+     allocated in the .loader section.  */
+  size_t ldrel_count;
+
+  /* The .loader section header.  */
+  struct internal_ldhdr ldhdr;
+
+  /* The .gl section we use to hold global linkage code.  */
+  asection *linkage_section;
+
+  /* The .tc section we use to hold toc entries we build for global
+     linkage code.  */
+  asection *toc_section;
+
+  /* The .ds section we use to hold function descriptors which we
+     create for exported symbols.  */
+  asection *descriptor_section;
+
+  /* The list of import files.  */
+  struct xcoff_import_file *imports;
+
+  /* Required alignment of sections within the output file.  */
+  unsigned long file_align;
+
+  /* Whether the .text section must be read-only.  */
+  bfd_boolean textro;
+
+  /* Whether -brtl was specified.  */
+  bfd_boolean rtld;
+
+  /* Whether garbage collection was done.  */
+  bfd_boolean gc;
+
+  /* A linked list of symbols for which we have size information.  */
+  struct xcoff_link_size_list
+  {
+    struct xcoff_link_size_list *next;
+    struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
+    bfd_size_type size;
+  }
+  *size_list;
+
+  /* Information about archives.  */
+  htab_t archive_info;
+
+  /* Magic sections: _text, _etext, _data, _edata, _end, end. */
+  asection *special_sections[XCOFF_NUMBER_OF_SPECIAL_SECTIONS];
+};
+
 /* Information that we pass around while doing the final link step.  */
 
 struct xcoff_final_link_info
@@ -113,40 +199,8 @@ struct xcoff_final_link_info
   bfd_byte *external_relocs;
 };
 
-static struct bfd_hash_entry *xcoff_link_hash_newfunc
-  PARAMS ((struct bfd_hash_entry *, struct bfd_hash_table *, const char *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_get_section_contents PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *));
-static struct internal_reloc *xcoff_read_internal_relocs
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, bfd_boolean, bfd_byte *, bfd_boolean,
-          struct internal_reloc *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_link_add_object_symbols
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_link_check_archive_element
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, bfd_boolean *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_link_check_ar_symbols
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, bfd_boolean *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, bfd_boolean *));
-static bfd_size_type xcoff_find_reloc
-  PARAMS ((struct internal_reloc *, bfd_size_type, bfd_vma));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_link_add_symbols
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_link_add_dynamic_symbols
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_mark_symbol
-  PARAMS ((struct bfd_link_info *, struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_mark PARAMS ((struct bfd_link_info *, asection *));
-static void xcoff_sweep PARAMS ((struct bfd_link_info *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_build_ldsyms
-  PARAMS ((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *, PTR));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_link_input_bfd
-  PARAMS ((struct xcoff_final_link_info *, bfd *));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_write_global_symbol
-  PARAMS ((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *, PTR));
-static bfd_boolean xcoff_reloc_link_order
-  PARAMS ((bfd *, struct xcoff_final_link_info *, asection *,
-          struct bfd_link_order *));
-static int xcoff_sort_relocs PARAMS ((const PTR, const PTR));
+static bfd_boolean xcoff_mark (struct bfd_link_info *, asection *);
+
 \f
 
 /* Routines to read XCOFF dynamic information.  This don't really
@@ -156,14 +210,12 @@ static int xcoff_sort_relocs PARAMS ((const PTR, const PTR));
 /* Read the contents of a section.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_get_section_contents (abfd, sec)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     asection *sec;
+xcoff_get_section_contents (bfd *abfd, asection *sec)
 {
-
   if (coff_section_data (abfd, sec) == NULL)
     {
-      bfd_size_type amt = sizeof (struct coff_section_tdata);
+      size_t amt = sizeof (struct coff_section_tdata);
+
       sec->used_by_bfd = bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
       if (sec->used_by_bfd == NULL)
        return FALSE;
@@ -172,10 +224,10 @@ xcoff_get_section_contents (abfd, sec)
   if (coff_section_data (abfd, sec)->contents == NULL)
     {
       bfd_byte *contents;
-      if (!bfd_malloc_and_get_section (abfd, sec, &contents))
+
+      if (! bfd_malloc_and_get_section (abfd, sec, &contents))
        {
-         if (contents != NULL)
-           free (contents);
+         free (contents);
          return FALSE;
        }
       coff_section_data (abfd, sec)->contents = contents;
@@ -187,8 +239,7 @@ xcoff_get_section_contents (abfd, sec)
 /* Get the size required to hold the dynamic symbols.  */
 
 long
-_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
+_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound (bfd *abfd)
 {
   asection *lsec;
   bfd_byte *contents;
@@ -211,7 +262,7 @@ _bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound (abfd)
     return -1;
   contents = coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->contents;
 
-  bfd_xcoff_swap_ldhdr_in (abfd, (PTR) contents, &ldhdr);
+  bfd_xcoff_swap_ldhdr_in (abfd, (void *) contents, &ldhdr);
 
   return (ldhdr.l_nsyms + 1) * sizeof (asymbol *);
 }
@@ -219,9 +270,7 @@ _bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_symtab_upper_bound (abfd)
 /* Get the dynamic symbols.  */
 
 long
-_bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab (abfd, psyms)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     asymbol **psyms;
+_bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab (bfd *abfd, asymbol **psyms)
 {
   asection *lsec;
   bfd_byte *contents;
@@ -253,8 +302,7 @@ _bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab (abfd, psyms)
 
   strings = (char *) contents + ldhdr.l_stoff;
 
-  symbuf = ((coff_symbol_type *)
-           bfd_zalloc (abfd, ldhdr.l_nsyms * sizeof (coff_symbol_type)));
+  symbuf = bfd_zalloc (abfd, ldhdr.l_nsyms * sizeof (* symbuf));
   if (symbuf == NULL)
     return -1;
 
@@ -292,11 +340,15 @@ _bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab (abfd, psyms)
 
       symbuf->symbol.flags = BSF_NO_FLAGS;
       if ((ldsym.l_smtype & L_EXPORT) != 0)
-       symbuf->symbol.flags |= BSF_GLOBAL;
+       {
+         if ((ldsym.l_smtype & L_WEAK) != 0)
+           symbuf->symbol.flags |= BSF_WEAK;
+         else
+           symbuf->symbol.flags |= BSF_GLOBAL;
+       }
 
       /* FIXME: We have no way to record the other information stored
         with the loader symbol.  */
-
       *psyms = (asymbol *) symbuf;
     }
 
@@ -308,8 +360,7 @@ _bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_symtab (abfd, psyms)
 /* Get the size required to hold the dynamic relocs.  */
 
 long
-_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
+_bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound (bfd *abfd)
 {
   asection *lsec;
   bfd_byte *contents;
@@ -340,10 +391,9 @@ _bfd_xcoff_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound (abfd)
 /* Get the dynamic relocs.  */
 
 long
-_bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc (abfd, prelocs, syms)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     arelent **prelocs;
-     asymbol **syms;
+_bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc (bfd *abfd,
+                                      arelent **prelocs,
+                                      asymbol **syms)
 {
   asection *lsec;
   bfd_byte *contents;
@@ -370,7 +420,7 @@ _bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc (abfd, prelocs, syms)
 
   bfd_xcoff_swap_ldhdr_in (abfd, contents, &ldhdr);
 
-  relbuf = (arelent *) bfd_alloc (abfd, ldhdr.l_nreloc * sizeof (arelent));
+  relbuf = bfd_alloc (abfd, ldhdr.l_nreloc * sizeof (arelent));
   if (relbuf == NULL)
     return -1;
 
@@ -435,23 +485,71 @@ _bfd_xcoff_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc (abfd, prelocs, syms)
   return ldhdr.l_nreloc;
 }
 \f
+/* Hash functions for xcoff_link_hash_table's archive_info.  */
+
+static hashval_t
+xcoff_archive_info_hash (const void *data)
+{
+  const struct xcoff_archive_info *info;
+
+  info = (const struct xcoff_archive_info *) data;
+  return htab_hash_pointer (info->archive);
+}
+
+static int
+xcoff_archive_info_eq (const void *data1, const void *data2)
+{
+  const struct xcoff_archive_info *info1;
+  const struct xcoff_archive_info *info2;
+
+  info1 = (const struct xcoff_archive_info *) data1;
+  info2 = (const struct xcoff_archive_info *) data2;
+  return info1->archive == info2->archive;
+}
+
+/* Return information about archive ARCHIVE.  Return NULL on error.  */
+
+static struct xcoff_archive_info *
+xcoff_get_archive_info (struct bfd_link_info *info, bfd *archive)
+{
+  struct xcoff_link_hash_table *htab;
+  struct xcoff_archive_info *entryp, entry;
+  void **slot;
+
+  htab = xcoff_hash_table (info);
+  entry.archive = archive;
+  slot = htab_find_slot (htab->archive_info, &entry, INSERT);
+  if (!slot)
+    return NULL;
+
+  entryp = *slot;
+  if (!entryp)
+    {
+      entryp = bfd_zalloc (archive, sizeof (entry));
+      if (!entryp)
+       return NULL;
+
+      entryp->archive = archive;
+      *slot = entryp;
+    }
+  return entryp;
+}
+\f
 /* Routine to create an entry in an XCOFF link hash table.  */
 
 static struct bfd_hash_entry *
-xcoff_link_hash_newfunc (entry, table, string)
-     struct bfd_hash_entry *entry;
-     struct bfd_hash_table *table;
-     const char *string;
+xcoff_link_hash_newfunc (struct bfd_hash_entry *entry,
+                        struct bfd_hash_table *table,
+                        const char *string)
 {
   struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *ret = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) entry;
 
   /* Allocate the structure if it has not already been allocated by a
      subclass.  */
-  if (ret == (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) NULL)
-    ret = ((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *)
-          bfd_hash_allocate (table, sizeof (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry)));
-  if (ret == (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) NULL)
-    return (struct bfd_hash_entry *) ret;
+  if (ret == NULL)
+    ret = bfd_hash_allocate (table, sizeof (* ret));
+  if (ret == NULL)
+    return NULL;
 
   /* Call the allocation method of the superclass.  */
   ret = ((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *)
@@ -473,37 +571,48 @@ xcoff_link_hash_newfunc (entry, table, string)
   return (struct bfd_hash_entry *) ret;
 }
 
-/* Create a XCOFF link hash table.  */
+/* Destroy an XCOFF link hash table.  */
+
+static void
+_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_free (bfd *obfd)
+{
+  struct xcoff_link_hash_table *ret;
+
+  ret = (struct xcoff_link_hash_table *) obfd->link.hash;
+  if (ret->archive_info)
+    htab_delete (ret->archive_info);
+  if (ret->debug_strtab)
+    _bfd_stringtab_free (ret->debug_strtab);
+  _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_free (obfd);
+}
+
+/* Create an XCOFF link hash table.  */
 
 struct bfd_link_hash_table *
-_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
+_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create (bfd *abfd)
 {
   struct xcoff_link_hash_table *ret;
-  bfd_size_type amt = sizeof (struct xcoff_link_hash_table);
+  size_t amt = sizeof (* ret);
 
-  ret = (struct xcoff_link_hash_table *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-  if (ret == (struct xcoff_link_hash_table *) NULL)
-    return (struct bfd_link_hash_table *) NULL;
-  if (! _bfd_link_hash_table_init (&ret->root, abfd, xcoff_link_hash_newfunc))
+  ret = bfd_zmalloc (amt);
+  if (ret == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  if (!_bfd_link_hash_table_init (&ret->root, abfd, xcoff_link_hash_newfunc,
+                                 sizeof (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry)))
     {
       free (ret);
-      return (struct bfd_link_hash_table *) NULL;
+      return NULL;
     }
 
   ret->debug_strtab = _bfd_xcoff_stringtab_init ();
-  ret->debug_section = NULL;
-  ret->loader_section = NULL;
-  ret->ldrel_count = 0;
-  memset (&ret->ldhdr, 0, sizeof (struct internal_ldhdr));
-  ret->linkage_section = NULL;
-  ret->toc_section = NULL;
-  ret->descriptor_section = NULL;
-  ret->imports = NULL;
-  ret->file_align = 0;
-  ret->textro = FALSE;
-  ret->gc = FALSE;
-  memset (ret->special_sections, 0, sizeof ret->special_sections);
+  ret->archive_info = htab_create (37, xcoff_archive_info_hash,
+                                  xcoff_archive_info_eq, NULL);
+  if (!ret->debug_strtab || !ret->archive_info)
+    {
+      _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_free (abfd);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  ret->root.hash_table_free = _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_free;
 
   /* The linker will always generate a full a.out header.  We need to
      record that fact now, before the sizeof_headers routine could be
@@ -512,35 +621,19 @@ _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_create (abfd)
 
   return &ret->root;
 }
-
-/* Free a XCOFF link hash table.  */
-
-void
-_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_hash_table_free (hash)
-     struct bfd_link_hash_table *hash;
-{
-  struct xcoff_link_hash_table *ret = (struct xcoff_link_hash_table *) hash;
-
-  _bfd_stringtab_free (ret->debug_strtab);
-  bfd_hash_table_free (&ret->root.table);
-  free (ret);
-}
 \f
 /* Read internal relocs for an XCOFF csect.  This is a wrapper around
    _bfd_coff_read_internal_relocs which tries to take advantage of any
    relocs which may have been cached for the enclosing section.  */
 
 static struct internal_reloc *
-xcoff_read_internal_relocs (abfd, sec, cache, external_relocs,
-                           require_internal, internal_relocs)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     asection *sec;
-     bfd_boolean cache;
-     bfd_byte *external_relocs;
-     bfd_boolean require_internal;
-     struct internal_reloc *internal_relocs;
+xcoff_read_internal_relocs (bfd *abfd,
+                           asection *sec,
+                           bfd_boolean cache,
+                           bfd_byte *external_relocs,
+                           bfd_boolean require_internal,
+                           struct internal_reloc *internal_relocs)
 {
-
   if (coff_section_data (abfd, sec) != NULL
       && coff_section_data (abfd, sec)->relocs == NULL
       && xcoff_section_data (abfd, sec) != NULL)
@@ -556,8 +649,7 @@ xcoff_read_internal_relocs (abfd, sec, cache, external_relocs,
          && enclosing->reloc_count > 0)
        {
          if (_bfd_coff_read_internal_relocs (abfd, enclosing, TRUE,
-                                             external_relocs, FALSE,
-                                             (struct internal_reloc *) NULL)
+                                             external_relocs, FALSE, NULL)
              == NULL)
            return NULL;
        }
@@ -584,215 +676,194 @@ xcoff_read_internal_relocs (abfd, sec, cache, external_relocs,
                                         require_internal, internal_relocs);
 }
 \f
-/* Given an XCOFF BFD, add symbols to the global hash table as
-   appropriate.  */
+/* Split FILENAME into an import path and an import filename,
+   storing them in *IMPPATH and *IMPFILE respectively.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
-_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+bfd_xcoff_split_import_path (bfd *abfd, const char *filename,
+                            const char **imppath, const char **impfile)
 {
-
-  switch (bfd_get_format (abfd))
+  const char *base;
+  size_t length;
+  char *path;
+
+  base = lbasename (filename);
+  length = base - filename;
+  if (length == 0)
+    /* The filename has no directory component, so use an empty path.  */
+    *imppath = "";
+  else if (length == 1)
+    /* The filename is in the root directory.  */
+    *imppath = "/";
+  else
     {
-    case bfd_object:
-      return xcoff_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info);
-
-    case bfd_archive:
-      /* If the archive has a map, do the usual search.  We then need
-        to check the archive for dynamic objects, because they may not
-        appear in the archive map even though they should, perhaps, be
-        included.  If the archive has no map, we just consider each object
-        file in turn, since that apparently is what the AIX native linker
-        does.  */
-      if (bfd_has_map (abfd))
-       {
-         if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_archive_symbols
-                (abfd, info, xcoff_link_check_archive_element)))
-           return FALSE;
-       }
-
-      {
-       bfd *member;
-
-       member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (abfd, (bfd *) NULL);
-       while (member != NULL)
-         {
-           if (bfd_check_format (member, bfd_object)
-               && (info->hash->creator == member->xvec)
-               && (! bfd_has_map (abfd) || (member->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0))
-             {
-               bfd_boolean needed;
-
-               if (! xcoff_link_check_archive_element (member, info,
-                                                       &needed))
-                 return FALSE;
-               if (needed)
-                 member->archive_pass = -1;
-             }
-           member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (abfd, member);
-         }
-      }
-
-      return TRUE;
-
-    default:
-      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
-      return FALSE;
+      /* Extract the (non-empty) directory part.  Note that we don't
+        need to strip duplicate directory separators from any part
+        of the string; the native linker doesn't do that either.  */
+      path = bfd_alloc (abfd, length);
+      if (path == NULL)
+       return FALSE;
+      memcpy (path, filename, length - 1);
+      path[length - 1] = 0;
+      *imppath = path;
     }
+  *impfile = base;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* Add symbols from an XCOFF object file.  */
+/* Set ARCHIVE's import path as though its filename had been given
+   as FILENAME.  */
 
-static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_xcoff_set_archive_import_path (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                                  bfd *archive, const char *filename)
 {
+  struct xcoff_archive_info *archive_info;
 
-  if (! _bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (abfd))
-    return FALSE;
-  if (! xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info))
-    return FALSE;
-  if (! info->keep_memory)
-    {
-      if (! _bfd_coff_free_symbols (abfd))
-       return FALSE;
-    }
-  return TRUE;
+  archive_info = xcoff_get_archive_info (info, archive);
+  return (archive_info != NULL
+         && bfd_xcoff_split_import_path (archive, filename,
+                                         &archive_info->imppath,
+                                         &archive_info->impfile));
 }
 
-/* Check a single archive element to see if we need to include it in
-   the link.  *PNEEDED is set according to whether this element is
-   needed in the link or not.  This is called via
-   _bfd_generic_link_add_archive_symbols.  */
+/* H is an imported symbol.  Set the import module's path, file and member
+   to IMPATH, IMPFILE and IMPMEMBER respectively.  All three are null if
+   no specific import module is specified.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_link_check_archive_element (abfd, info, pneeded)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     bfd_boolean *pneeded;
+xcoff_set_import_path (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h,
+                      const char *imppath, const char *impfile,
+                      const char *impmember)
 {
+  unsigned int c;
+  struct xcoff_import_file **pp;
 
-  if (! _bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (abfd))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  if (! xcoff_link_check_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  if (*pneeded)
+  /* We overload the ldindx field to hold the l_ifile value for this
+     symbol.  */
+  BFD_ASSERT (h->ldsym == NULL);
+  BFD_ASSERT ((h->flags & XCOFF_BUILT_LDSYM) == 0);
+  if (imppath == NULL)
+    h->ldindx = -1;
+  else
     {
-      if (! xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info))
-       return FALSE;
-    }
+      /* We start c at 1 because the first entry in the import list is
+        reserved for the library search path.  */
+      for (pp = &xcoff_hash_table (info)->imports, c = 1;
+          *pp != NULL;
+          pp = &(*pp)->next, ++c)
+       {
+         if (filename_cmp ((*pp)->path, imppath) == 0
+             && filename_cmp ((*pp)->file, impfile) == 0
+             && filename_cmp ((*pp)->member, impmember) == 0)
+           break;
+       }
 
-  if (! info->keep_memory || ! *pneeded)
-    {
-      if (! _bfd_coff_free_symbols (abfd))
-       return FALSE;
-    }
+      if (*pp == NULL)
+       {
+         struct xcoff_import_file *n;
+         size_t amt = sizeof (*n);
 
+         n = bfd_alloc (info->output_bfd, amt);
+         if (n == NULL)
+           return FALSE;
+         n->next = NULL;
+         n->path = imppath;
+         n->file = impfile;
+         n->member = impmember;
+         *pp = n;
+       }
+      h->ldindx = c;
+    }
   return TRUE;
 }
-
-/* Look through the symbols to see if this object file should be
-   included in the link.  */
+\f
+/* H is the bfd symbol associated with exported .loader symbol LDSYM.
+   Return true if LDSYM defines H.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_link_check_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     bfd_boolean *pneeded;
+xcoff_dynamic_definition_p (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h,
+                           struct internal_ldsym *ldsym)
 {
-  bfd_size_type symesz;
-  bfd_byte *esym;
-  bfd_byte *esym_end;
-
-  *pneeded = FALSE;
-
-  if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
-      && ! info->static_link
-      && info->hash->creator == abfd->xvec)
-    return xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded);
-
-  symesz = bfd_coff_symesz (abfd);
-  esym = (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (abfd);
-  esym_end = esym + obj_raw_syment_count (abfd) * symesz;
-  while (esym < esym_end)
-    {
-      struct internal_syment sym;
-
-      bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (abfd, (PTR) esym, (PTR) &sym);
-
-      if (sym.n_sclass == C_EXT && sym.n_scnum != N_UNDEF)
-       {
-         const char *name;
-         char buf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
-         struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
-
-         /* This symbol is externally visible, and is defined by this
-            object file.  */
-
-         name = _bfd_coff_internal_syment_name (abfd, &sym, buf);
-
-         if (name == NULL)
-           return FALSE;
-         h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (info->hash, name, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
+  /* If we didn't know about H before processing LDSYM, LDSYM
+     definitely defines H.  */
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_new)
+    return TRUE;
 
-         /* We are only interested in symbols that are currently
-            undefined.  If a symbol is currently known to be common,
-            XCOFF linkers do not bring in an object file which
-            defines it.  We also don't bring in symbols to satisfy
-            undefined references in shared objects.  */
-         if (h != (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) NULL
-             && h->type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-             && (info->hash->creator != abfd->xvec
-                 || (((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) h)->flags
-                     & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0))
-           {
-             if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name))
-               return FALSE;
-             *pneeded = TRUE;
-             return TRUE;
-           }
-       }
+  /* If H is currently a weak dynamic symbol, and if LDSYM is a strong
+     dynamic symbol, LDSYM trumps the current definition of H.  */
+  if ((ldsym->l_smtype & L_WEAK) == 0
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
+      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak))
+    return TRUE;
 
-      esym += (sym.n_numaux + 1) * symesz;
-    }
+  /* If H is currently undefined, LDSYM defines it.  */
+  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0
+      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak))
+    return TRUE;
 
-  /* We do not need this object file.  */
-  return TRUE;
+  return FALSE;
 }
 
-/* Look through the loader symbols to see if this dynamic object
-   should be included in the link.  The native linker uses the loader
-   symbols, not the normal symbol table, so we do too.  */
+/* This function is used to add symbols from a dynamic object to the
+   global symbol table.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     bfd_boolean *pneeded;
+xcoff_link_add_dynamic_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 {
   asection *lsec;
   bfd_byte *contents;
   struct internal_ldhdr ldhdr;
   const char *strings;
   bfd_byte *elsym, *elsymend;
+  struct xcoff_import_file *n;
+  unsigned int c;
+  struct xcoff_import_file **pp;
 
-  *pneeded = FALSE;
-
-  lsec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".loader");
-  if (lsec == NULL)
+  /* We can only handle a dynamic object if we are generating an XCOFF
+     output file.  */
+   if (info->output_bfd->xvec != abfd->xvec)
     {
-      /* There are no symbols, so don't try to include it.  */
-      return TRUE;
-    }
+      _bfd_error_handler
+       (_("%pB: XCOFF shared object when not producing XCOFF output"),
+        abfd);
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* The symbols we use from a dynamic object are not the symbols in
+     the normal symbol table, but, rather, the symbols in the export
+     table.  If there is a global symbol in a dynamic object which is
+     not in the export table, the loader will not be able to find it,
+     so we don't want to find it either.  Also, on AIX 4.1.3, shr.o in
+     libc.a has symbols in the export table which are not in the
+     symbol table.  */
+
+  /* Read in the .loader section.  FIXME: We should really use the
+     o_snloader field in the a.out header, rather than grabbing the
+     section by name.  */
+  lsec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".loader");
+  if (lsec == NULL)
+    {
+      _bfd_error_handler
+       (_("%pB: dynamic object with no .loader section"),
+        abfd);
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_symbols);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
 
   if (! xcoff_get_section_contents (abfd, lsec))
     return FALSE;
   contents = coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->contents;
 
+  /* Remove the sections from this object, so that they do not get
+     included in the link.  */
+  bfd_section_list_clear (abfd);
+
   bfd_xcoff_swap_ldhdr_in (abfd, contents, &ldhdr);
 
   strings = (char *) contents + ldhdr.l_stoff;
@@ -800,12 +871,13 @@ xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded)
   elsym = contents + bfd_xcoff_loader_symbol_offset(abfd, &ldhdr);
 
   elsymend = elsym + ldhdr.l_nsyms * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz(abfd);
+
   for (; elsym < elsymend; elsym += bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz(abfd))
     {
       struct internal_ldsym ldsym;
       char nambuf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
       const char *name;
-      struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
+      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
 
       bfd_xcoff_swap_ldsym_in (abfd, elsym, &ldsym);
 
@@ -822,24 +894,96 @@ xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded)
          name = nambuf;
        }
 
-      h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (info->hash, name, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
-
-      /* We are only interested in symbols that are currently
-        undefined.  At this point we know that we are using an XCOFF
+      /* Normally we could not call xcoff_link_hash_lookup in an add
+        symbols routine, since we might not be using an XCOFF hash
+        table.  However, we verified above that we are using an XCOFF
         hash table.  */
-      if (h != NULL
-         && h->type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-         && (((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) h)->flags
-             & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0)
+
+      h = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info), name, TRUE,
+                                 TRUE, TRUE);
+      if (h == NULL)
+       return FALSE;
+
+      if (!xcoff_dynamic_definition_p (h, &ldsym))
+       continue;
+
+      h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC;
+      h->smclas = ldsym.l_smclas;
+      if (h->smclas == XMC_XO)
        {
-         if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name))
-           return FALSE;
-         *pneeded = TRUE;
-         return TRUE;
+         /* This symbol has an absolute value.  */
+         if ((ldsym.l_smtype & L_WEAK) != 0)
+           h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defweak;
+         else
+           h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
+         h->root.u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+         h->root.u.def.value = ldsym.l_value;
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         /* Otherwise, we don't bother to actually define the symbol,
+            since we don't have a section to put it in anyhow.
+            We assume instead that an undefined XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC symbol
+            should be imported from the symbol's undef.abfd.  */
+         if ((ldsym.l_smtype & L_WEAK) != 0)
+           h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_undefweak;
+         else
+           h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_undefined;
+         h->root.u.undef.abfd = abfd;
        }
-    }
 
-  /* We do not need this shared object.  */
+      /* If this symbol defines a function descriptor, then it
+        implicitly defines the function code as well.  */
+      if (h->smclas == XMC_DS
+         || (h->smclas == XMC_XO && name[0] != '.'))
+       h->flags |= XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR;
+      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) != 0)
+       {
+         struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hds;
+
+         hds = h->descriptor;
+         if (hds == NULL)
+           {
+             char *dsnm;
+
+             dsnm = bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) strlen (name) + 2);
+             if (dsnm == NULL)
+               return FALSE;
+             dsnm[0] = '.';
+             strcpy (dsnm + 1, name);
+             hds = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info), dsnm,
+                                           TRUE, TRUE, TRUE);
+             free (dsnm);
+             if (hds == NULL)
+               return FALSE;
+
+             hds->descriptor = h;
+             h->descriptor = hds;
+           }
+
+         if (xcoff_dynamic_definition_p (hds, &ldsym))
+           {
+             hds->root.type = h->root.type;
+             hds->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC;
+             if (h->smclas == XMC_XO)
+               {
+                 /* An absolute symbol appears to actually define code, not a
+                    function descriptor.  This is how some math functions are
+                    implemented on AIX 4.1.  */
+                 hds->smclas = XMC_XO;
+                 hds->root.u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
+                 hds->root.u.def.value = ldsym.l_value;
+               }
+             else
+               {
+                 hds->smclas = XMC_PR;
+                 hds->root.u.undef.abfd = abfd;
+                 /* We do not want to add this to the undefined
+                    symbol list.  */
+               }
+           }
+       }
+    }
 
   if (contents != NULL && ! coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->keep_contents)
     {
@@ -847,104 +991,91 @@ xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded)
       coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->contents = NULL;
     }
 
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
-/* Returns the index of reloc in RELOCS with the least address greater
-   than or equal to ADDRESS.  The relocs are sorted by address.  */
-
-static bfd_size_type
-xcoff_find_reloc (relocs, count, address)
-     struct internal_reloc *relocs;
-     bfd_size_type count;
-     bfd_vma address;
-{
-  bfd_size_type min, max, this;
+  /* Record this file in the import files.  */
+  n = bfd_alloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (struct xcoff_import_file));
+  if (n == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+  n->next = NULL;
 
-  if (count < 2)
+  if (abfd->my_archive == NULL || bfd_is_thin_archive (abfd->my_archive))
     {
-      if (count == 1 && relocs[0].r_vaddr < address)
-       return 1;
-      else
-       return 0;
+      if (!bfd_xcoff_split_import_path (abfd, bfd_get_filename (abfd),
+                                       &n->path, &n->file))
+       return FALSE;
+      n->member = "";
     }
-
-  min = 0;
-  max = count;
-
-  /* Do a binary search over (min,max].  */
-  while (min + 1 < max)
+  else
     {
-      bfd_vma raddr;
+      struct xcoff_archive_info *archive_info;
 
-      this = (max + min) / 2;
-      raddr = relocs[this].r_vaddr;
-      if (raddr > address)
-       max = this;
-      else if (raddr < address)
-       min = this;
-      else
+      archive_info = xcoff_get_archive_info (info, abfd->my_archive);
+      if (!archive_info->impfile)
        {
-         min = this;
-         break;
+         if (!bfd_xcoff_split_import_path (archive_info->archive,
+                                           bfd_get_filename (archive_info
+                                                             ->archive),
+                                           &archive_info->imppath,
+                                           &archive_info->impfile))
+           return FALSE;
        }
+      n->path = archive_info->imppath;
+      n->file = archive_info->impfile;
+      n->member = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
     }
 
-  if (relocs[min].r_vaddr < address)
-    return min + 1;
+  /* We start c at 1 because the first import file number is reserved
+     for LIBPATH.  */
+  for (pp = &xcoff_hash_table (info)->imports, c = 1;
+       *pp != NULL;
+       pp = &(*pp)->next, ++c)
+    ;
+  *pp = n;
 
-  while (min > 0
-        && relocs[min - 1].r_vaddr == address)
-    --min;
+  xcoff_data (abfd)->import_file_id = c;
 
-  return min;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
-
 /* xcoff_link_create_extra_sections
 
    Takes care of creating the .loader, .gl, .ds, .debug and sections.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_link_create_extra_sections(bfd * abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+xcoff_link_create_extra_sections (bfd * abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 {
-
   bfd_boolean return_value = FALSE;
 
-  if (info->hash->creator == abfd->xvec)
+  if (info->output_bfd->xvec == abfd->xvec)
     {
-
       /* We need to build a .loader section, so we do it here.  This
         won't work if we're producing an XCOFF output file with no
         XCOFF input files.  FIXME.  */
 
-      if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section == NULL)
+      if (!bfd_link_relocatable (info)
+         && xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section == NULL)
        {
          asection *lsec;
+         flagword flags = SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY;
 
-         lsec = bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, ".loader");
+         lsec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".loader", flags);
          if (lsec == NULL)
-           {
-             goto end_return;
-           }
+           goto end_return;
+
          xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section = lsec;
-         lsec->flags |= SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY;
        }
 
       /* Likewise for the linkage section.  */
       if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->linkage_section == NULL)
        {
          asection *lsec;
+         flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                           | SEC_IN_MEMORY);
 
-         lsec = bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, ".gl");
+         lsec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".gl", flags);
          if (lsec == NULL)
-           {
-             goto end_return;
-           }
+           goto end_return;
 
          xcoff_hash_table (info)->linkage_section = lsec;
-         lsec->flags |= (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY);
          lsec->alignment_power = 2;
        }
 
@@ -952,16 +1083,14 @@ xcoff_link_create_extra_sections(bfd * abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->toc_section == NULL)
        {
          asection *tsec;
+         flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                           | SEC_IN_MEMORY);
 
-         tsec = bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, ".tc");
+         tsec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".tc", flags);
          if (tsec == NULL)
-           {
-             goto end_return;
-           }
+           goto end_return;
 
          xcoff_hash_table (info)->toc_section = tsec;
-         tsec->flags |= (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY);
          tsec->alignment_power = 2;
        }
 
@@ -969,16 +1098,14 @@ xcoff_link_create_extra_sections(bfd * abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->descriptor_section == NULL)
        {
          asection *dsec;
+         flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                           | SEC_IN_MEMORY);
 
-         dsec = bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, ".ds");
+         dsec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".ds", flags);
          if (dsec == NULL)
-           {
-             goto end_return;
-           }
+           goto end_return;
 
          xcoff_hash_table (info)->descriptor_section = dsec;
-         dsec->flags |= (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY);
          dsec->alignment_power = 2;
        }
 
@@ -987,14 +1114,13 @@ xcoff_link_create_extra_sections(bfd * abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
          && info->strip != strip_all)
        {
          asection *dsec;
+         flagword flags = SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY;
 
-         dsec = bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, ".debug");
+         dsec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".debug", flags);
          if (dsec == NULL)
-           {
-             goto end_return;
-           }
+           goto end_return;
+
          xcoff_hash_table (info)->debug_section = dsec;
-         dsec->flags |= SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY;
        }
     }
 
@@ -1005,6 +1131,55 @@ xcoff_link_create_extra_sections(bfd * abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
   return return_value;
 }
 
+/* Returns the index of reloc in RELOCS with the least address greater
+   than or equal to ADDRESS.  The relocs are sorted by address.  */
+
+static bfd_size_type
+xcoff_find_reloc (struct internal_reloc *relocs,
+                 bfd_size_type count,
+                 bfd_vma address)
+{
+  bfd_size_type min, max, this;
+
+  if (count < 2)
+    {
+      if (count == 1 && relocs[0].r_vaddr < address)
+       return 1;
+      else
+       return 0;
+    }
+
+  min = 0;
+  max = count;
+
+  /* Do a binary search over (min,max].  */
+  while (min + 1 < max)
+    {
+      bfd_vma raddr;
+
+      this = (max + min) / 2;
+      raddr = relocs[this].r_vaddr;
+      if (raddr > address)
+       max = this;
+      else if (raddr < address)
+       min = this;
+      else
+       {
+         min = this;
+         break;
+       }
+    }
+
+  if (relocs[min].r_vaddr < address)
+    return min + 1;
+
+  while (min > 0
+        && relocs[min - 1].r_vaddr == address)
+    --min;
+
+  return min;
+}
+
 /* Add all the symbols from an object file to the hash table.
 
    XCOFF is a weird format.  A normal XCOFF .o files will have three
@@ -1024,9 +1199,7 @@ xcoff_link_create_extra_sections(bfd * abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
    csect they belong to is to examine the address.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+xcoff_link_add_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 {
   unsigned int n_tmask;
   unsigned int n_btshft;
@@ -1034,6 +1207,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
   bfd_size_type symcount;
   struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **sym_hash;
   asection **csect_cache;
+  unsigned int *lineno_counts;
   bfd_size_type linesz;
   asection *o;
   asection *last_real;
@@ -1061,7 +1235,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
        return FALSE;
     }
 
-  /* create the loader, toc, gl, ds and debug sections, if needed */
+  /* Create the loader, toc, gl, ds and debug sections, if needed.  */
   if (! xcoff_link_create_extra_sections (abfd, info))
     goto error_return;
 
@@ -1086,7 +1260,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
   /* We keep a list of the linker hash table entries that correspond
      to each external symbol.  */
   amt = symcount * sizeof (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *);
-  sym_hash = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
+  sym_hash = bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
   if (sym_hash == NULL && symcount != 0)
     goto error_return;
   coff_data (abfd)->sym_hashes = (struct coff_link_hash_entry **) sym_hash;
@@ -1095,11 +1269,20 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
      not easily determine which section a symbol is in, so we store
      the information in the tdata for the input file.  */
   amt = symcount * sizeof (asection *);
-  csect_cache = (asection **) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
+  csect_cache = bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
   if (csect_cache == NULL && symcount != 0)
     goto error_return;
   xcoff_data (abfd)->csects = csect_cache;
 
+  /* We garbage-collect line-number information on a symbol-by-symbol
+     basis, so we need to have quick access to the number of entries
+     per symbol.  */
+  amt = symcount * sizeof (unsigned int);
+  lineno_counts = bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
+  if (lineno_counts == NULL && symcount != 0)
+    goto error_return;
+  xcoff_data (abfd)->lineno_counts = lineno_counts;
+
   /* While splitting sections into csects, we need to assign the
      relocs correctly.  The relocs and the csects must both be in
      order by VMA within a given section, so we handle this by
@@ -1107,7 +1290,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
      into reloc_info using the section target_index.  */
   amt = abfd->section_count + 1;
   amt *= sizeof (struct reloc_info_struct);
-  reloc_info = (struct reloc_info_struct *) bfd_zmalloc (amt);
+  reloc_info = bfd_zmalloc (amt);
   if (reloc_info == NULL)
     goto error_return;
 
@@ -1116,17 +1299,15 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
   last_real = NULL;
   for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
     {
-
       last_real = o;
+
       if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0)
        {
-
          reloc_info[o->target_index].relocs =
-           xcoff_read_internal_relocs (abfd, o, TRUE, (bfd_byte *) NULL,
-                                       FALSE, (struct internal_reloc *) NULL);
+           xcoff_read_internal_relocs (abfd, o, TRUE, NULL, FALSE, NULL);
          amt = o->reloc_count;
          amt *= sizeof (asection *);
-         reloc_info[o->target_index].csects = (asection **) bfd_zmalloc (amt);
+         reloc_info[o->target_index].csects = bfd_zmalloc (amt);
          if (reloc_info[o->target_index].csects == NULL)
            goto error_return;
        }
@@ -1134,18 +1315,19 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
       if ((info->strip == strip_none || info->strip == strip_some)
          && o->lineno_count > 0)
        {
-
          bfd_byte *linenos;
 
-         amt = linesz * o->lineno_count;
-         linenos = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+         if (bfd_seek (abfd, o->line_filepos, SEEK_SET) != 0)
+           goto error_return;
+         if (_bfd_mul_overflow (linesz, o->lineno_count, &amt))
+           {
+             bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_too_big);
+             goto error_return;
+           }
+         linenos = _bfd_malloc_and_read (abfd, amt, amt);
          if (linenos == NULL)
            goto error_return;
          reloc_info[o->target_index].linenos = linenos;
-         if (bfd_seek (abfd, o->line_filepos, SEEK_SET) != 0
-             || bfd_bread (linenos, amt, abfd) != amt)
-           goto error_return;
-
        }
     }
 
@@ -1168,42 +1350,34 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
       const char *name;
       char buf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
       int smtyp;
-      flagword flags;
       asection *section;
       bfd_vma value;
       struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *set_toc;
 
-      bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (abfd, (PTR) esym, (PTR) &sym);
+      bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (abfd, (void *) esym, (void *) &sym);
 
       /* In this pass we are only interested in symbols with csect
         information.  */
-      if (sym.n_sclass != C_EXT && sym.n_sclass != C_HIDEXT)
+      if (!CSECT_SYM_P (sym.n_sclass))
        {
-
          /* Set csect_cache,
             Normally csect is a .pr, .rw  etc. created in the loop
             If C_FILE or first time, handle special
 
-            Advance esym, sym_hash, csect_hash ptr's
-            Keep track of the last_symndx for the current file.  */
-         if (sym.n_sclass == C_FILE && csect != NULL)
-           {
-             xcoff_section_data (abfd, csect)->last_symndx =
-               ((esym
-                 - (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (abfd))
-                / symesz);
-             csect = NULL;
-           }
-
+            Advance esym, sym_hash, csect_hash ptrs.  */
+         if (sym.n_sclass == C_FILE || sym.n_sclass == C_DWARF)
+           csect = NULL;
          if (csect != NULL)
            *csect_cache = csect;
-         else if (first_csect == NULL || sym.n_sclass == C_FILE)
+         else if (first_csect == NULL
+                  || sym.n_sclass == C_FILE || sym.n_sclass == C_DWARF)
            *csect_cache = coff_section_from_bfd_index (abfd, sym.n_scnum);
          else
            *csect_cache = NULL;
          esym += (sym.n_numaux + 1) * symesz;
          sym_hash += sym.n_numaux + 1;
          csect_cache += sym.n_numaux + 1;
+         lineno_counts += sym.n_numaux + 1;
 
          continue;
        }
@@ -1224,12 +1398,11 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
          && csect != NULL
          && ISFCN (sym.n_type))
        {
-
          union internal_auxent auxlin;
 
-         bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (abfd, (PTR) (esym + symesz),
+         bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (abfd, (void *) (esym + symesz),
                                sym.n_type, sym.n_sclass,
-                               0, sym.n_numaux, (PTR) &auxlin);
+                               0, sym.n_numaux, (void *) &auxlin);
 
          if (auxlin.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr != 0)
            {
@@ -1239,15 +1412,16 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
              enclosing = xcoff_section_data (abfd, csect)->enclosing;
              if (enclosing == NULL)
                {
-                 (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                   (_("%B: `%s' has line numbers but no enclosing section"),
+                 _bfd_error_handler
+                   /* xgettext:c-format */
+                   (_("%pB: `%s' has line numbers but no enclosing section"),
                     abfd, name);
                  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
                  goto error_return;
                }
              linoff = (auxlin.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr
                        - enclosing->line_filepos);
-             /* explicit cast to bfd_signed_vma for compiler */
+             /* Explicit cast to bfd_signed_vma for compiler.  */
              if (linoff < (bfd_signed_vma) (enclosing->lineno_count * linesz))
                {
                  struct internal_lineno lin;
@@ -1255,7 +1429,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
 
                  linpstart = (reloc_info[enclosing->target_index].linenos
                               + linoff);
-                 bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in (abfd, (PTR) linpstart, (PTR) &lin);
+                 bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in (abfd, (void *) linpstart, (void *) &lin);
                  if (lin.l_lnno == 0
                      && ((bfd_size_type) lin.l_addr.l_symndx
                          == ((esym
@@ -1270,12 +1444,12 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                           linp < linpend;
                           linp += linesz)
                        {
-                         bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in (abfd, (PTR) linp,
-                                                  (PTR) &lin);
+                         bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in (abfd, (void *) linp,
+                                                  (void *) &lin);
                          if (lin.l_lnno == 0)
                            break;
                        }
-                     csect->lineno_count += (linp - linpstart) / linesz;
+                     *lineno_counts = (linp - linpstart) / linesz;
                      /* The setting of line_filepos will only be
                         useful if all the line number entries for a
                         csect are contiguous; this only matters for
@@ -1289,25 +1463,24 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
        }
 
       /* Pick up the csect auxiliary information.  */
-
       if (sym.n_numaux == 0)
        {
-         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-           (_("%B: class %d symbol `%s' has no aux entries"),
+         _bfd_error_handler
+           /* xgettext:c-format */
+           (_("%pB: class %d symbol `%s' has no aux entries"),
             abfd, sym.n_sclass, name);
          bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
          goto error_return;
        }
 
       bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (abfd,
-                           (PTR) (esym + symesz * sym.n_numaux),
+                           (void *) (esym + symesz * sym.n_numaux),
                            sym.n_type, sym.n_sclass,
                            sym.n_numaux - 1, sym.n_numaux,
-                           (PTR) &aux);
+                           (void *) &aux);
 
       smtyp = SMTYP_SMTYP (aux.x_csect.x_smtyp);
 
-      flags = BSF_GLOBAL;
       section = NULL;
       value = 0;
       set_toc = NULL;
@@ -1315,8 +1488,9 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
       switch (smtyp)
        {
        default:
-         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-           (_("%B: symbol `%s' has unrecognized csect type %d"),
+         _bfd_error_handler
+           /* xgettext:c-format */
+           (_("%pB: symbol `%s' has unrecognized csect type %d"),
             abfd, name, smtyp);
          bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
          goto error_return;
@@ -1327,10 +1501,12 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
              || sym.n_scnum != N_UNDEF
              || aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l != 0)
            {
-             (*_bfd_error_handler)
-               (_("%B: bad XTY_ER symbol `%s': class %d scnum %d scnlen %d"),
+             _bfd_error_handler
+               /* xgettext:c-format */
+               (_("%pB: bad XTY_ER symbol `%s': class %d scnum %d "
+                  "scnlen %" PRId64),
                 abfd, name, sym.n_sclass, sym.n_scnum,
-                aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l);
+                (int64_t) aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l);
              bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
              goto error_return;
            }
@@ -1347,13 +1523,6 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
          break;
 
        case XTY_SD:
-         /* This is a csect definition.  */
-         if (csect != NULL)
-           {
-             xcoff_section_data (abfd, csect)->last_symndx =
-               ((esym - (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (abfd)) / symesz);
-           }
-
          csect = NULL;
          csect_index = -(unsigned) 1;
 
@@ -1363,9 +1532,10 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
              if (sym.n_sclass != C_HIDEXT
                  || aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l != 0)
                {
-                 (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                   (_("%B: XMC_TC0 symbol `%s' is class %d scnlen %d"),
-                    abfd, name, sym.n_sclass, aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l);
+                 _bfd_error_handler
+                   /* xgettext:c-format */
+                   (_("%pB: XMC_TC0 symbol `%s' is class %d scnlen %" PRId64),
+                    abfd, name, sym.n_sclass, (int64_t) aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l);
                  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
                  goto error_return;
                }
@@ -1388,7 +1558,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
             place.  */
          if (aux.x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_TC
              && sym.n_sclass == C_HIDEXT
-             && info->hash->creator == abfd->xvec
+             && info->output_bfd->xvec == abfd->xvec
              && ((bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff32 (abfd)
                   && aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l == 4)
                  || (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff64 (abfd)
@@ -1424,8 +1594,8 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
 
                  erelsym = ((bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (abfd)
                             + rel->r_symndx * symesz);
-                 bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (abfd, (PTR) erelsym, (PTR) &relsym);
-                 if (relsym.n_sclass == C_EXT)
+                 bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (abfd, (void *) erelsym, (void *) &relsym);
+                 if (EXTERN_SYM_P (relsym.n_sclass))
                    {
                      const char *relname;
                      char relbuf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
@@ -1434,7 +1604,6 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
 
                      /* At this point we know that the TOC entry is
                         for an externally visible symbol.  */
-
                      relname = _bfd_coff_internal_syment_name (abfd, &relsym,
                                                                relbuf);
                      if (relname == NULL)
@@ -1445,7 +1614,6 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                         the normal case, but not common cases like
                         SYM.P4 which gcc generates to store SYM + 4
                         in the TOC.  FIXME.  */
-
                      if (strcmp (name, relname) == 0)
                        {
                          copy = (! info->keep_memory
@@ -1484,13 +1652,12 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                          /* We are about to create a TOC entry for
                             this symbol.  */
                          set_toc = h;
-                       } /* merge toc reloc */
-                   } /* c_ext */
-               } /* reloc */
-           } /* merge toc */
+                       }
+                   }
+               }
+           }
 
          {
-
            asection *enclosing;
 
            /* We need to create a new section.  We get the name from
@@ -1499,9 +1666,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
 
            csect = bfd_xcoff_create_csect_from_smclas(abfd, &aux, name);
            if (NULL == csect)
-             {
-               goto error_return;
-             }
+             goto error_return;
 
            /* The enclosing section is the main section : .data, .text
               or .bss that the csect is coming from.  */
@@ -1514,8 +1679,9 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                    || ((bfd_vma) sym.n_value + aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l
                        > enclosing->vma + enclosing->size)))
              {
-               (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                 (_("%B: csect `%s' not in enclosing section"),
+               _bfd_error_handler
+                 /* xgettext:c-format */
+                 (_("%pB: csect `%s' not in enclosing section"),
                   abfd, name);
                bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
                goto error_return;
@@ -1531,7 +1697,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
            /* Record the enclosing section in the tdata for this new
               section.  */
            amt = sizeof (struct coff_section_tdata);
-           csect->used_by_bfd = (PTR) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
+           csect->used_by_bfd = bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
            if (csect->used_by_bfd == NULL)
              goto error_return;
            amt = sizeof (struct xcoff_section_tdata);
@@ -1585,9 +1751,9 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
            if (first_csect == NULL)
              first_csect = csect;
 
-           /* If this symbol is C_EXT, we treat it as starting at the
+           /* If this symbol is external, we treat it as starting at the
               beginning of the newly created section.  */
-           if (sym.n_sclass == C_EXT)
+           if (EXTERN_SYM_P (sym.n_sclass))
              {
                section = csect;
                value = 0;
@@ -1621,13 +1787,14 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
              }
            if (bad)
              {
-               (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                 (_("%B: misplaced XTY_LD `%s'"),
+               _bfd_error_handler
+                 /* xgettext:c-format */
+                 (_("%pB: misplaced XTY_LD `%s'"),
                   abfd, name);
                bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
                goto error_return;
              }
-           csect = section;
+           csect = section;
            value = sym.n_value - csect->vma;
          }
          break;
@@ -1640,30 +1807,21 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
             named .tocbss, and rely on the linker script to put that
             in the TOC area.  */
 
-         if (csect != NULL)
-           {
-             xcoff_section_data (abfd, csect)->last_symndx =
-               ((esym
-                 - (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (abfd))
-                / symesz);
-           }
-
          if (aux.x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_TD)
            {
              /* The linker script puts the .td section in the data
                 section after the .tc section.  */
-             csect = bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, ".td");
-
+             csect = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".td",
+                                                         SEC_ALLOC);
            }
          else
-           {
-             csect = bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, ".bss");
-           }
+           csect = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".bss",
+                                                       SEC_ALLOC);
+
          if (csect == NULL)
            goto error_return;
          csect->vma = sym.n_value;
          csect->size = aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l;
-         csect->flags |= SEC_ALLOC;
          csect->alignment_power = SMTYP_ALIGN (aux.x_csect.x_smtyp);
          /* There are a number of other fields and section flags
             which we do not bother to set.  */
@@ -1673,7 +1831,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                         / symesz);
 
          amt = sizeof (struct coff_section_tdata);
-         csect->used_by_bfd = (PTR) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
+         csect->used_by_bfd = bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
          if (csect->used_by_bfd == NULL)
            goto error_return;
          amt = sizeof (struct xcoff_section_tdata);
@@ -1685,7 +1843,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
          if (first_csect == NULL)
            first_csect = csect;
 
-         if (sym.n_sclass == C_EXT)
+         if (EXTERN_SYM_P (sym.n_sclass))
            {
              csect->flags |= SEC_IS_COMMON;
              csect->size = 0;
@@ -1701,7 +1859,6 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
          && aux.x_csect.x_smclas != XMC_TC
          && aux.x_csect.x_smclas != XMC_TD)
        {
-
          int i = -1;
 
          if (name[0] == '_')
@@ -1718,22 +1875,19 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                i = XCOFF_SPECIAL_SECTION_END;
            }
          else if (name[0] == 'e' && strcmp (name, "end") == 0)
-           {
-             i = XCOFF_SPECIAL_SECTION_END2;
-           }
+           i = XCOFF_SPECIAL_SECTION_END2;
 
          if (i != -1)
-           {
-             xcoff_hash_table (info)->special_sections[i] = csect;
-           }
+           xcoff_hash_table (info)->special_sections[i] = csect;
        }
 
       /* Now we have enough information to add the symbol to the
         linker hash table.  */
 
-      if (sym.n_sclass == C_EXT)
+      if (EXTERN_SYM_P (sym.n_sclass))
        {
-         bfd_boolean copy;
+         bfd_boolean copy, ok;
+         flagword flags;
 
          BFD_ASSERT (section != NULL);
 
@@ -1744,6 +1898,15 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
              || sym._n._n_n._n_offset == 0)
            copy = TRUE;
 
+         /* Ignore global linkage code when linking statically.  */
+         if (info->static_link
+             && (smtyp == XTY_SD || smtyp == XTY_LD)
+             && aux.x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_GL)
+           {
+             section = bfd_und_section_ptr;
+             value = 0;
+           }
+
          /* The AIX linker appears to only detect multiple symbol
             definitions when there is a reference to the symbol.  If
             a symbol is defined multiple times, and the only
@@ -1768,23 +1931,18 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
             We also have to handle the case of statically linking a
             shared object, which will cause symbol redefinitions,
             although this is an easier case to detect.  */
-
-         if (info->hash->creator == abfd->xvec)
+         else if (info->output_bfd->xvec == abfd->xvec)
            {
              if (! bfd_is_und_section (section))
-               {
-                 *sym_hash = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info),
-                                                     name, TRUE, copy, FALSE);
-               }
+               *sym_hash = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info),
+                                                   name, TRUE, copy, FALSE);
              else
-               {
-                 /* Make a copy of the symbol name to prevent problems with
-                    merging symbols.  */
-                 *sym_hash = ((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *)
-                              bfd_wrapped_link_hash_lookup (abfd, info, name,
-                                                            TRUE, TRUE,
-                                                            FALSE));
-               }
+               /* Make a copy of the symbol name to prevent problems with
+                  merging symbols.  */
+               *sym_hash = ((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *)
+                            bfd_wrapped_link_hash_lookup (abfd, info, name,
+                                                          TRUE, TRUE, FALSE));
+
              if (*sym_hash == NULL)
                goto error_return;
              if (((*sym_hash)->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
@@ -1793,23 +1951,8 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                  && ! bfd_is_com_section (section))
                {
                  /* This is a second definition of a defined symbol.  */
-                 if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
-                     && ((*sym_hash)->smclas != XMC_GL
-                         || aux.x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_GL
-                         || ((*sym_hash)->root.u.def.section->owner->flags
-                             & DYNAMIC) == 0))
-                   {
-                     /* The new symbol is from a shared library, and
-                        either the existing symbol is not global
-                        linkage code or this symbol is global linkage
-                        code.  If the existing symbol is global
-                        linkage code and the new symbol is not, then
-                        we want to use the new symbol.  */
-                     section = bfd_und_section_ptr;
-                     value = 0;
-                   }
-                 else if (((*sym_hash)->root.u.def.section->owner->flags
-                           & DYNAMIC) != 0)
+                 if (((*sym_hash)->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
+                     && ((*sym_hash)->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
                    {
                      /* The existing symbol is from a shared library.
                         Replace it.  */
@@ -1825,7 +1968,13 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                      section = bfd_und_section_ptr;
                      value = 0;
                    }
-                 else if ((*sym_hash)->root.und_next != NULL
+                 else if (sym.n_sclass == C_AIX_WEAKEXT
+                          || (*sym_hash)->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+                   {
+                     /* At least one of the definitions is weak.
+                        Allow the normal rules to take effect.  */
+                   }
+                 else if ((*sym_hash)->root.u.undef.next != NULL
                           || info->hash->undefs_tail == &(*sym_hash)->root)
                    {
                      /* This symbol has been referenced.  In this
@@ -1844,8 +1993,7 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                    }
                }
              else if (((*sym_hash)->flags & XCOFF_MULTIPLY_DEFINED) != 0
-                      && ((*sym_hash)->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-                          || (*sym_hash)->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+                      && (*sym_hash)->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                       && (bfd_is_und_section (section)
                           || bfd_is_com_section (section)))
                {
@@ -1856,13 +2004,10 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                     sure the XCOFF linker is wholly prepared to
                     handle them, and that would only be a warning,
                     not an error.  */
-                 if (! ((*info->callbacks->multiple_definition)
-                        (info, (*sym_hash)->root.root.string,
-                         (bfd *) NULL, (asection *) NULL, (bfd_vma) 0,
-                         (*sym_hash)->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                         (*sym_hash)->root.u.def.section,
-                         (*sym_hash)->root.u.def.value)))
-                   goto error_return;
+                 (*info->callbacks->multiple_definition) (info,
+                                                          &(*sym_hash)->root,
+                                                          NULL, NULL,
+                                                          (bfd_vma) 0);
                  /* Try not to give this error too many times.  */
                  (*sym_hash)->flags &= ~XCOFF_MULTIPLY_DEFINED;
                }
@@ -1880,33 +2025,32 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
             a second time from the csects.  */
          BFD_ASSERT (last_real->next == first_csect);
          last_real->next = NULL;
-         if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
-                (info, abfd, name, flags, section, value,
-                 (const char *) NULL, copy, TRUE,
-                 (struct bfd_link_hash_entry **) sym_hash)))
-           goto error_return;
+         flags = (sym.n_sclass == C_EXT ? BSF_GLOBAL : BSF_WEAK);
+         ok = (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
+               (info, abfd, name, flags, section, value, NULL, copy, TRUE,
+                (struct bfd_link_hash_entry **) sym_hash));
          last_real->next = first_csect;
+         if (!ok)
+           goto error_return;
 
          if (smtyp == XTY_CM)
            {
              if ((*sym_hash)->root.type != bfd_link_hash_common
                  || (*sym_hash)->root.u.c.p->section != csect)
-               {
-                 /* We don't need the common csect we just created.  */
-                 csect->size = 0;
-               }
+               /* We don't need the common csect we just created.  */
+               csect->size = 0;
              else
-               {
-                 (*sym_hash)->root.u.c.p->alignment_power
-                   = csect->alignment_power;
-               }
+               (*sym_hash)->root.u.c.p->alignment_power
+                 = csect->alignment_power;
            }
 
-         if (info->hash->creator == abfd->xvec)
+         if (info->output_bfd->xvec == abfd->xvec)
            {
              int flag;
 
-             if (smtyp == XTY_ER || smtyp == XTY_CM)
+             if (smtyp == XTY_ER
+                 || smtyp == XTY_CM
+                 || section == bfd_und_section_ptr)
                flag = XCOFF_REF_REGULAR;
              else
                flag = XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR;
@@ -1918,11 +2062,20 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
            }
        }
 
-      *csect_cache = csect;
+      if (smtyp == XTY_ER)
+       *csect_cache = section;
+      else
+       {
+         *csect_cache = csect;
+         if (csect != NULL)
+           xcoff_section_data (abfd, csect)->last_symndx
+             = (esym - (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (abfd)) / symesz;
+       }
 
       esym += (sym.n_numaux + 1) * symesz;
       sym_hash += sym.n_numaux + 1;
       csect_cache += sym.n_numaux + 1;
+      lineno_counts += sym.n_numaux + 1;
     }
 
   BFD_ASSERT (last_real == NULL || last_real->next == first_csect);
@@ -1930,11 +2083,15 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
   /* Make sure that we have seen all the relocs.  */
   for (o = abfd->sections; o != first_csect; o = o->next)
     {
+      /* Debugging sections have no csects.  */
+      if (bfd_section_flags (o) & SEC_DEBUGGING)
+       continue;
+
       /* Reset the section size and the line number count, since the
         data is now attached to the csects.  Don't reset the size of
         the .debug section, since we need to read it below in
         bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections.  */
-      if (strcmp (bfd_get_section_name (abfd, o), ".debug") != 0)
+      if (strcmp (bfd_section_name (o), ".debug") != 0)
        o->size = 0;
       o->lineno_count = 0;
 
@@ -1949,29 +2106,26 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
 
          for (i = 0; i < o->reloc_count; i++, rel++, rel_csect++)
            {
-
              if (*rel_csect == NULL)
                {
-                 (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                   (_("%B: reloc %s:%d not in csect"),
-                    abfd, o->name, i);
+                 _bfd_error_handler
+                   /* xgettext:c-format */
+                   (_("%pB: reloc %s:%" PRId64 " not in csect"),
+                    abfd, o->name, (int64_t) i);
                  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
                  goto error_return;
                }
 
-             /* We identify all symbols which are called, so that we
-                can create glue code for calls to functions imported
-                from dynamic objects.  */
-             if (info->hash->creator == abfd->xvec
+             /* We identify all function symbols that are the target
+                of a relocation, so that we can create glue code for
+                functions imported from dynamic objects.  */
+             if (info->output_bfd->xvec == abfd->xvec
                  && *rel_csect != bfd_und_section_ptr
-                 && (rel->r_type == R_BR
-                     || rel->r_type == R_RBR)
                  && obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (abfd)[rel->r_symndx] != NULL)
                {
                  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
 
                  h = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (abfd)[rel->r_symndx];
-                 h->flags |= XCOFF_CALLED;
                  /* If the symbol name starts with a period, it is
                     the code of a function.  If the symbol is
                     currently undefined, then add an undefined symbol
@@ -1998,17 +2152,18 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
                          if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_one_symbol
                                 (info, abfd, hds->root.root.string,
                                  (flagword) 0, bfd_und_section_ptr,
-                                 (bfd_vma) 0, (const char *) NULL, FALSE,
+                                 (bfd_vma) 0, NULL, FALSE,
                                  TRUE, &bh)))
                            goto error_return;
                          hds = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) bh;
                        }
                      hds->flags |= XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR;
-                     BFD_ASSERT ((hds->flags & XCOFF_CALLED) == 0
-                                 && (h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) == 0);
+                     BFD_ASSERT ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) == 0);
                      hds->descriptor = h;
                      h->descriptor = hds;
                    }
+                 if (h->root.root.string[0] == '.')
+                   h->flags |= XCOFF_CALLED;
                }
            }
 
@@ -2023,7 +2178,6 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
          /* If we are not keeping memory, free the reloc information.  */
          if (! info->keep_memory
              && coff_section_data (abfd, o) != NULL
-             && coff_section_data (abfd, o)->relocs != NULL
              && ! coff_section_data (abfd, o)->keep_relocs)
            {
              free (coff_section_data (abfd, o)->relocs);
@@ -2033,11 +2187,8 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
 
       /* Free up the line numbers.  FIXME: We could cache these
         somewhere for the final link, to avoid reading them again.  */
-      if (reloc_info[o->target_index].linenos != NULL)
-       {
-         free (reloc_info[o->target_index].linenos);
-         reloc_info[o->target_index].linenos = NULL;
-       }
+      free (reloc_info[o->target_index].linenos);
+      reloc_info[o->target_index].linenos = NULL;
     }
 
   free (reloc_info);
@@ -2051,10 +2202,8 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
     {
       for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
        {
-         if (reloc_info[o->target_index].csects != NULL)
-           free (reloc_info[o->target_index].csects);
-         if (reloc_info[o->target_index].linenos != NULL)
-           free (reloc_info[o->target_index].linenos);
+         free (reloc_info[o->target_index].csects);
+         free (reloc_info[o->target_index].linenos);
        }
       free (reloc_info);
     }
@@ -2065,81 +2214,63 @@ xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info)
 #undef N_TMASK
 #undef N_BTSHFT
 
-/* This function is used to add symbols from a dynamic object to the
-   global symbol table.  */
+/* Add symbols from an XCOFF object file.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  if (! _bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (abfd))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (! xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (! info->keep_memory)
+    {
+      if (! _bfd_coff_free_symbols (abfd))
+       return FALSE;
+    }
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Look through the loader symbols to see if this dynamic object
+   should be included in the link.  The native linker uses the loader
+   symbols, not the normal symbol table, so we do too.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_link_add_dynamic_symbols (abfd, info)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols (bfd *abfd,
+                                    struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                                    bfd_boolean *pneeded,
+                                    bfd **subsbfd)
 {
   asection *lsec;
   bfd_byte *contents;
   struct internal_ldhdr ldhdr;
   const char *strings;
   bfd_byte *elsym, *elsymend;
-  struct xcoff_import_file *n;
-  const char *bname;
-  const char *mname;
-  const char *s;
-  unsigned int c;
-  struct xcoff_import_file **pp;
-
-  /* We can only handle a dynamic object if we are generating an XCOFF
-     output file.  */
-   if (info->hash->creator != abfd->xvec)
-    {
-      (*_bfd_error_handler)
-       (_("%s: XCOFF shared object when not producing XCOFF output"),
-        bfd_get_filename (abfd));
-      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
-      return FALSE;
-    }
 
-  /* The symbols we use from a dynamic object are not the symbols in
-     the normal symbol table, but, rather, the symbols in the export
-     table.  If there is a global symbol in a dynamic object which is
-     not in the export table, the loader will not be able to find it,
-     so we don't want to find it either.  Also, on AIX 4.1.3, shr.o in
-     libc.a has symbols in the export table which are not in the
-     symbol table.  */
+  *pneeded = FALSE;
 
-  /* Read in the .loader section.  FIXME: We should really use the
-     o_snloader field in the a.out header, rather than grabbing the
-     section by name.  */
   lsec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".loader");
   if (lsec == NULL)
-    {
-      (*_bfd_error_handler)
-       (_("%s: dynamic object with no .loader section"),
-        bfd_get_filename (abfd));
-      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_symbols);
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-
+    /* There are no symbols, so don't try to include it.  */
+    return TRUE;
 
   if (! xcoff_get_section_contents (abfd, lsec))
     return FALSE;
   contents = coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->contents;
 
-  /* Remove the sections from this object, so that they do not get
-     included in the link.  */
-  bfd_section_list_clear (abfd);
-
   bfd_xcoff_swap_ldhdr_in (abfd, contents, &ldhdr);
 
   strings = (char *) contents + ldhdr.l_stoff;
 
-  elsym = contents + bfd_xcoff_loader_symbol_offset(abfd, &ldhdr);
-
-  elsymend = elsym + ldhdr.l_nsyms * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz(abfd);
+  elsym = contents + bfd_xcoff_loader_symbol_offset (abfd, &ldhdr);
 
-  for (; elsym < elsymend; elsym += bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz(abfd))
+  elsymend = elsym + ldhdr.l_nsyms * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz (abfd);
+  for (; elsym < elsymend; elsym += bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz (abfd))
     {
       struct internal_ldsym ldsym;
       char nambuf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
       const char *name;
-      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
+      struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
 
       bfd_xcoff_swap_ldsym_in (abfd, elsym, &ldsym);
 
@@ -2156,173 +2287,560 @@ xcoff_link_add_dynamic_symbols (abfd, info)
          name = nambuf;
        }
 
-      /* Normally we could not call xcoff_link_hash_lookup in an add
-        symbols routine, since we might not be using an XCOFF hash
-        table.  However, we verified above that we are using an XCOFF
-        hash table.  */
-
-      h = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info), name, TRUE,
-                                 TRUE, TRUE);
-      if (h == NULL)
-       return FALSE;
-
-      h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC;
-
-      /* If the symbol is undefined, and the BFD it was found in is
-        not a dynamic object, change the BFD to this dynamic object,
-        so that we can get the correct import file ID.  */
-      if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-         && (h->root.u.undef.abfd == NULL
-             || (h->root.u.undef.abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0))
-       h->root.u.undef.abfd = abfd;
+      h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (info->hash, name, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
 
-      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_new)
+      /* We are only interested in symbols that are currently
+        undefined.  At this point we know that we are using an XCOFF
+        hash table.  */
+      if (h != NULL
+         && h->type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+         && (((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) h)->flags
+             & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0)
        {
-         h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_undefined;
-         h->root.u.undef.abfd = abfd;
-         /* We do not want to add this to the undefined symbol list.  */
+         if (!(*info->callbacks
+               ->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
+           continue;
+         *pneeded = TRUE;
+         return TRUE;
        }
+    }
 
-      if (h->smclas == XMC_UA
-         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-       h->smclas = ldsym.l_smclas;
+  /* We do not need this shared object.  */
+  if (contents != NULL && ! coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->keep_contents)
+    {
+      free (coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->contents);
+      coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->contents = NULL;
+    }
 
-      /* Unless this is an XMC_XO symbol, we don't bother to actually
-        define it, since we don't have a section to put it in anyhow.
-        Instead, the relocation routines handle the DEF_DYNAMIC flag
-        correctly.  */
+  return TRUE;
+}
 
-      if (h->smclas == XMC_XO
-         && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-             || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak))
-       {
-         /* This symbol has an absolute value.  */
-         h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
-         h->root.u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
-         h->root.u.def.value = ldsym.l_value;
-       }
+/* Look through the symbols to see if this object file should be
+   included in the link.  */
 
-      /* If this symbol defines a function descriptor, then it
-        implicitly defines the function code as well.  */
-      if (h->smclas == XMC_DS
-         || (h->smclas == XMC_XO && name[0] != '.'))
-       h->flags |= XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR;
-      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) != 0)
-       {
-         struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hds;
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_link_check_ar_symbols (bfd *abfd,
+                            struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                            bfd_boolean *pneeded,
+                            bfd **subsbfd)
+{
+  bfd_size_type symesz;
+  bfd_byte *esym;
+  bfd_byte *esym_end;
 
-         hds = h->descriptor;
-         if (hds == NULL)
-           {
-             char *dsnm;
+  *pneeded = FALSE;
 
-             dsnm = bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) strlen (name) + 2);
-             if (dsnm == NULL)
-               return FALSE;
-             dsnm[0] = '.';
-             strcpy (dsnm + 1, name);
-             hds = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info), dsnm,
-                                           TRUE, TRUE, TRUE);
-             free (dsnm);
-             if (hds == NULL)
-               return FALSE;
+  if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
+      && ! info->static_link
+      && info->output_bfd->xvec == abfd->xvec)
+    return xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded, subsbfd);
 
-             if (hds->root.type == bfd_link_hash_new)
-               {
-                 hds->root.type = bfd_link_hash_undefined;
-                 hds->root.u.undef.abfd = abfd;
-                 /* We do not want to add this to the undefined
-                    symbol list.  */
-               }
+  symesz = bfd_coff_symesz (abfd);
+  esym = (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (abfd);
+  esym_end = esym + obj_raw_syment_count (abfd) * symesz;
+  while (esym < esym_end)
+    {
+      struct internal_syment sym;
 
-             hds->descriptor = h;
-             h->descriptor = hds;
-           }
+      bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (abfd, (void *) esym, (void *) &sym);
+
+      if (EXTERN_SYM_P (sym.n_sclass) && sym.n_scnum != N_UNDEF)
+       {
+         const char *name;
+         char buf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
+         struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
 
-         hds->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC;
-         if (hds->smclas == XMC_UA)
-           hds->smclas = XMC_PR;
+         /* This symbol is externally visible, and is defined by this
+            object file.  */
+         name = _bfd_coff_internal_syment_name (abfd, &sym, buf);
+
+         if (name == NULL)
+           return FALSE;
+         h = bfd_link_hash_lookup (info->hash, name, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
 
-         /* An absolute symbol appears to actually define code, not a
-            function descriptor.  This is how some math functions are
-            implemented on AIX 4.1.  */
-         if (h->smclas == XMC_XO
-             && (hds->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-                 || hds->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak))
+         /* We are only interested in symbols that are currently
+            undefined.  If a symbol is currently known to be common,
+            XCOFF linkers do not bring in an object file which
+            defines it.  We also don't bring in symbols to satisfy
+            undefined references in shared objects.  */
+         if (h != NULL
+             && h->type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+             && (info->output_bfd->xvec != abfd->xvec
+                 || (((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) h)->flags
+                     & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0))
            {
-             hds->smclas = XMC_XO;
-             hds->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
-             hds->root.u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
-             hds->root.u.def.value = ldsym.l_value;
+             if (!(*info->callbacks
+                   ->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
+               continue;
+             *pneeded = TRUE;
+             return TRUE;
            }
        }
-    }
 
-  if (contents != NULL && ! coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->keep_contents)
-    {
-      free (coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->contents);
-      coff_section_data (abfd, lsec)->contents = NULL;
+      esym += (sym.n_numaux + 1) * symesz;
     }
 
-  /* Record this file in the import files.  */
+  /* We do not need this object file.  */
+  return TRUE;
+}
 
-  n = ((struct xcoff_import_file *)
-       bfd_alloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (struct xcoff_import_file)));
-  if (n == NULL)
+/* Check a single archive element to see if we need to include it in
+   the link.  *PNEEDED is set according to whether this element is
+   needed in the link or not.  This is called via
+   _bfd_generic_link_add_archive_symbols.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_link_check_archive_element (bfd *abfd,
+                                 struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                                 struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                 const char *name ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                 bfd_boolean *pneeded)
+{
+  bfd_boolean keep_syms_p;
+  bfd *oldbfd;
+
+  keep_syms_p = (obj_coff_external_syms (abfd) != NULL);
+  if (!_bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (abfd))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  oldbfd = abfd;
+  if (!xcoff_link_check_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded, &abfd))
     return FALSE;
-  n->next = NULL;
 
-  /* For some reason, the path entry in the import file list for a
-     shared object appears to always be empty.  The file name is the
-     base name.  */
-  n->path = "";
-  if (abfd->my_archive == NULL)
+  if (*pneeded)
     {
-      bname = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
-      mname = "";
+      /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
+        substitute BFD for us.  */
+      if (abfd != oldbfd)
+       {
+         if (!keep_syms_p
+             && !_bfd_coff_free_symbols (oldbfd))
+           return FALSE;
+         keep_syms_p = (obj_coff_external_syms (abfd) != NULL);
+         if (!_bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (abfd))
+           return FALSE;
+       }
+      if (!xcoff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info))
+       return FALSE;
+      if (info->keep_memory)
+       keep_syms_p = TRUE;
     }
-  else
+
+  if (!keep_syms_p)
     {
-      bname = bfd_get_filename (abfd->my_archive);
-      mname = bfd_get_filename (abfd);
+      if (!_bfd_coff_free_symbols (abfd))
+       return FALSE;
     }
-  s = strrchr (bname, '/');
-  if (s != NULL)
-    bname = s + 1;
-  n->file = bname;
-  n->member = mname;
-
-  /* We start c at 1 because the first import file number is reserved
-     for LIBPATH.  */
-  for (pp = &xcoff_hash_table (info)->imports, c = 1;
-       *pp != NULL;
-       pp = &(*pp)->next, ++c)
-    ;
-  *pp = n;
-
-  xcoff_data (abfd)->import_file_id = c;
 
   return TRUE;
 }
-\f
-/* Routines that are called after all the input files have been
-   handled, but before the sections are laid out in memory.  */
 
-/* Mark a symbol as not being garbage, including the section in which
-   it is defined.  */
+/* Given an XCOFF BFD, add symbols to the global hash table as
+   appropriate.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+_bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_add_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  switch (bfd_get_format (abfd))
+    {
+    case bfd_object:
+      return xcoff_link_add_object_symbols (abfd, info);
+
+    case bfd_archive:
+      /* If the archive has a map, do the usual search.  We then need
+        to check the archive for dynamic objects, because they may not
+        appear in the archive map even though they should, perhaps, be
+        included.  If the archive has no map, we just consider each object
+        file in turn, since that apparently is what the AIX native linker
+        does.  */
+      if (bfd_has_map (abfd))
+       {
+         if (! (_bfd_generic_link_add_archive_symbols
+                (abfd, info, xcoff_link_check_archive_element)))
+           return FALSE;
+       }
+
+      {
+       bfd *member;
+
+       member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (abfd, NULL);
+       while (member != NULL)
+         {
+           if (bfd_check_format (member, bfd_object)
+               && (info->output_bfd->xvec == member->xvec)
+               && (! bfd_has_map (abfd) || (member->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0))
+             {
+               bfd_boolean needed;
+
+               if (! xcoff_link_check_archive_element (member, info,
+                                                       NULL, NULL, &needed))
+                 return FALSE;
+               if (needed)
+                 member->archive_pass = -1;
+             }
+           member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (abfd, member);
+         }
+      }
+
+      return TRUE;
+
+    default:
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+}
+\f
+bfd_boolean
+_bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+                                struct bfd_link_hash_entry *harg)
+{
+  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+  if (!bfd_generic_define_common_symbol (output_bfd, info, harg))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  h = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) harg;
+  h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR;
+  return TRUE;
+}
+\f
+/* If symbol H has not been interpreted as a function descriptor,
+   see whether it should be.  Set up its descriptor information if so.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_find_function (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                    struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) == 0
+      && h->root.root.string[0] != '.')
+    {
+      char *fnname;
+      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hfn;
+      size_t amt;
+
+      amt = strlen (h->root.root.string) + 2;
+      fnname = bfd_malloc (amt);
+      if (fnname == NULL)
+       return FALSE;
+      fnname[0] = '.';
+      strcpy (fnname + 1, h->root.root.string);
+      hfn = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info),
+                                   fnname, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
+      free (fnname);
+      if (hfn != NULL
+         && hfn->smclas == XMC_PR
+         && (hfn->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+             || hfn->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+       {
+         h->flags |= XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR;
+         h->descriptor = hfn;
+         hfn->descriptor = h;
+       }
+    }
+  return TRUE;
+}
+\f
+/* Return true if the given bfd contains at least one shared object.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_archive_contains_shared_object_p (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                                       bfd *archive)
+{
+  struct xcoff_archive_info *archive_info;
+  bfd *member;
+
+  archive_info = xcoff_get_archive_info (info, archive);
+  if (!archive_info->know_contains_shared_object_p)
+    {
+      member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (archive, NULL);
+      while (member != NULL && (member->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0)
+       member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (archive, member);
+
+      archive_info->contains_shared_object_p = (member != NULL);
+      archive_info->know_contains_shared_object_p = 1;
+    }
+  return archive_info->contains_shared_object_p;
+}
+
+/* Symbol H qualifies for export by -bexpfull.  Return true if it also
+   qualifies for export by -bexpall.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_covered_by_expall_p (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+  /* Exclude symbols beginning with '_'.  */
+  if (h->root.root.string[0] == '_')
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Exclude archive members that would otherwise be unreferenced.  */
+  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0
+      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+      && h->root.u.def.section->owner != NULL
+      && h->root.u.def.section->owner->my_archive != NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Return true if symbol H qualifies for the forms of automatic export
+   specified by AUTO_EXPORT_FLAGS.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_auto_export_p (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                    struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h,
+                    unsigned int auto_export_flags)
+{
+  /* Don't automatically export things that were explicitly exported.  */
+  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_EXPORT) != 0)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Don't export things that we don't define.  */
+  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Don't export functions; export their descriptors instead.  */
+  if (h->root.root.string[0] == '.')
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* We don't export a symbol which is being defined by an object
+     included from an archive which contains a shared object.  The
+     rationale is that if an archive contains both an unshared and
+     a shared object, then there must be some reason that the
+     unshared object is unshared, and we don't want to start
+     providing a shared version of it.  In particular, this solves
+     a bug involving the _savefNN set of functions.  gcc will call
+     those functions without providing a slot to restore the TOC,
+     so it is essential that these functions be linked in directly
+     and not from a shared object, which means that a shared
+     object which also happens to link them in must not export
+     them.  This is confusing, but I haven't been able to think of
+     a different approach.  Note that the symbols can, of course,
+     be exported explicitly.  */
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+    {
+      bfd *owner;
+
+      owner = h->root.u.def.section->owner;
+      if (owner != NULL
+         && owner->my_archive != NULL
+         && xcoff_archive_contains_shared_object_p (info, owner->my_archive))
+       return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* Otherwise, all symbols are exported by -bexpfull.  */
+  if ((auto_export_flags & XCOFF_EXPFULL) != 0)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  /* Despite its name, -bexpall exports most but not all symbols.  */
+  if ((auto_export_flags & XCOFF_EXPALL) != 0
+      && xcoff_covered_by_expall_p (h))
+    return TRUE;
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+\f
+/* Return true if relocation REL needs to be copied to the .loader section.
+   If REL is against a global symbol, H is that symbol, otherwise it
+   is null.  */
 
-static INLINE bfd_boolean
-xcoff_mark_symbol (info, h)
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_need_ldrel_p (struct bfd_link_info *info, struct internal_reloc *rel,
+                   struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h)
 {
+  if (!xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  switch (rel->r_type)
+    {
+    case R_TOC:
+    case R_GL:
+    case R_TCL:
+    case R_TRL:
+    case R_TRLA:
+      /* We should never need a .loader reloc for a TOC-relative reloc.  */
+      return FALSE;
+
+    default:
+      /* In this case, relocations against defined symbols can be resolved
+        statically.  */
+      if (h == NULL
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
+       return FALSE;
+
+      /* We will always provide a local definition of function symbols,
+        even if we don't have one yet.  */
+      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_CALLED) != 0)
+       return FALSE;
+
+      return TRUE;
+
+    case R_POS:
+    case R_NEG:
+    case R_RL:
+    case R_RLA:
+      /* Absolute relocations against absolute symbols can be
+        resolved statically.  */
+      if (h != NULL && bfd_is_abs_symbol (&h->root))
+       return FALSE;
+
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+}
+\f
+/* Mark a symbol as not being garbage, including the section in which
+   it is defined.  */
 
+static inline bfd_boolean
+xcoff_mark_symbol (struct bfd_link_info *info, struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
   if ((h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) != 0)
     return TRUE;
 
   h->flags |= XCOFF_MARK;
+
+  /* If we're marking an undefined symbol, try find some way of
+     defining it.  */
+  if (!bfd_link_relocatable (info)
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) == 0
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
+      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak))
+    {
+      /* First check whether this symbol can be interpreted as an
+        undefined function descriptor for a defined function symbol.  */
+      if (!xcoff_find_function (info, h))
+       return FALSE;
+
+      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) != 0
+         && (h->descriptor->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+             || h->descriptor->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+       {
+         /* This is a descriptor for a defined symbol, but the input
+            objects have not defined the descriptor itself.  Fill in
+            the definition automatically.
+
+            Note that we do this even if we found a dynamic definition
+            of H.  The local function definition logically overrides
+            the dynamic one.  */
+         asection *sec;
+
+         sec = xcoff_hash_table (info)->descriptor_section;
+         h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
+         h->root.u.def.section = sec;
+         h->root.u.def.value = sec->size;
+         h->smclas = XMC_DS;
+         h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR;
+
+         /* The size of the function descriptor depends on whether this
+            is xcoff32 (12) or xcoff64 (24).  */
+         sec->size += bfd_xcoff_function_descriptor_size (sec->owner);
+
+         /* A function descriptor uses two relocs: one for the
+            associated code, and one for the TOC address.  */
+         xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldrel_count += 2;
+         sec->reloc_count += 2;
+
+         /* Mark the function itself.  */
+         if (!xcoff_mark_symbol (info, h->descriptor))
+           return FALSE;
+
+         /* Mark the TOC section, so that we get an anchor
+            to relocate against.  */
+         if (!xcoff_mark (info, xcoff_hash_table (info)->toc_section))
+           return FALSE;
+
+         /* We handle writing out the contents of the descriptor in
+            xcoff_write_global_symbol.  */
+       }
+      else if (info->static_link)
+       /* We can't get a symbol value dynamically, so just assume
+          that it's undefined.  */
+       h->flags |= XCOFF_WAS_UNDEFINED;
+      else if ((h->flags & XCOFF_CALLED) != 0)
+       {
+         /* This is a function symbol for which we need to create
+            linkage code.  */
+         asection *sec;
+         struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hds;
+
+         /* Mark the descriptor (and its TOC section).  */
+         hds = h->descriptor;
+         BFD_ASSERT ((hds->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+                      || hds->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
+                     && (hds->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0);
+         if (!xcoff_mark_symbol (info, hds))
+           return FALSE;
+
+         /* Treat this symbol as undefined if the descriptor was.  */
+         if ((hds->flags & XCOFF_WAS_UNDEFINED) != 0)
+           h->flags |= XCOFF_WAS_UNDEFINED;
+
+         /* Allocate room for the global linkage code itself.  */
+         sec = xcoff_hash_table (info)->linkage_section;
+         h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
+         h->root.u.def.section = sec;
+         h->root.u.def.value = sec->size;
+         h->smclas = XMC_GL;
+         h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR;
+         sec->size += bfd_xcoff_glink_code_size (info->output_bfd);
+
+         /* The global linkage code requires a TOC entry for the
+            descriptor.  */
+         if (hds->toc_section == NULL)
+           {
+             int byte_size;
+
+             /* 32 vs 64
+                xcoff32 uses 4 bytes in the toc.
+                xcoff64 uses 8 bytes in the toc.  */
+             if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff64 (info->output_bfd))
+               byte_size = 8;
+             else if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff32 (info->output_bfd))
+               byte_size = 4;
+             else
+               return FALSE;
+
+             /* Allocate room in the fallback TOC section.  */
+             hds->toc_section = xcoff_hash_table (info)->toc_section;
+             hds->u.toc_offset = hds->toc_section->size;
+             hds->toc_section->size += byte_size;
+             if (!xcoff_mark (info, hds->toc_section))
+               return FALSE;
+
+             /* Allocate room for a static and dynamic R_TOC
+                relocation.  */
+             ++xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldrel_count;
+             ++hds->toc_section->reloc_count;
+
+             /* Set the index to -2 to force this symbol to
+                get written out.  */
+             hds->indx = -2;
+             hds->flags |= XCOFF_SET_TOC | XCOFF_LDREL;
+           }
+       }
+      else if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0)
+       {
+         /* Record that the symbol was undefined, then import it.
+            -brtl links use a special fake import file.  */
+         h->flags |= XCOFF_WAS_UNDEFINED | XCOFF_IMPORT;
+         if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->rtld)
+           {
+             if (!xcoff_set_import_path (info, h, "", "..", ""))
+               return FALSE;
+           }
+         else
+           {
+             if (!xcoff_set_import_path (info, h, NULL, NULL, NULL))
+               return FALSE;
+           }
+       }
+    }
+
   if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
     {
@@ -2347,6 +2865,30 @@ xcoff_mark_symbol (info, h)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+/* Look for a symbol called NAME.  If the symbol is defined, mark it.
+   If the symbol exists, set FLAGS.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_mark_symbol_by_name (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                          const char *name, unsigned int flags)
+{
+  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
+
+  h = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info), name,
+                             FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
+  if (h != NULL)
+    {
+      h->flags |= flags;
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+       {
+         if (!xcoff_mark (info, h->root.u.def.section))
+           return FALSE;
+       }
+    }
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 /* The mark phase of garbage collection.  For a given section, mark
    it, and all the sections which define symbols to which it refers.
    Because this function needs to look at the relocs, we also count
@@ -2354,9 +2896,7 @@ xcoff_mark_symbol (info, h)
    section.  */
 
 static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_mark (info, sec)
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     asection *sec;
+xcoff_mark (struct bfd_link_info *info, asection *sec)
 {
   if (bfd_is_abs_section (sec)
       || (sec->flags & SEC_MARK) != 0)
@@ -2364,46 +2904,40 @@ xcoff_mark (info, sec)
 
   sec->flags |= SEC_MARK;
 
-  if (sec->owner->xvec == info->hash->creator
+  if (sec->owner->xvec == info->output_bfd->xvec
       && coff_section_data (sec->owner, sec) != NULL
       && xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec) != NULL)
     {
-      register struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **hp, **hpend;
+      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **syms;
       struct internal_reloc *rel, *relend;
+      asection **csects;
+      unsigned long i, first, last;
 
       /* Mark all the symbols in this section.  */
-
-      hp = (obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (sec->owner)
-           + xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->first_symndx);
-      hpend = (obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (sec->owner)
-              + xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->last_symndx);
-      for (; hp < hpend; hp++)
-       {
-         register struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
-
-         h = *hp;
-         if (h != NULL
-             && (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0)
-           {
-             if (! xcoff_mark_symbol (info, h))
-               return FALSE;
-           }
-       }
+      syms = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (sec->owner);
+      csects = xcoff_data (sec->owner)->csects;
+      first = xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->first_symndx;
+      last = xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->last_symndx;
+      for (i = first; i <= last; i++)
+       if (csects[i] == sec
+           && syms[i] != NULL
+           && (syms[i]->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0)
+         {
+           if (!xcoff_mark_symbol (info, syms[i]))
+             return FALSE;
+         }
 
       /* Look through the section relocs.  */
-
       if ((sec->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0
          && sec->reloc_count > 0)
        {
          rel = xcoff_read_internal_relocs (sec->owner, sec, TRUE,
-                                           (bfd_byte *) NULL, FALSE,
-                                           (struct internal_reloc *) NULL);
+                                           NULL, FALSE, NULL);
          if (rel == NULL)
            return FALSE;
          relend = rel + sec->reloc_count;
          for (; rel < relend; rel++)
            {
-             asection *rsec;
              struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
 
              if ((unsigned int) rel->r_symndx
@@ -2411,63 +2945,39 @@ xcoff_mark (info, sec)
                continue;
 
              h = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (sec->owner)[rel->r_symndx];
-             if (h != NULL
-                 && (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0)
+             if (h != NULL)
                {
-                 if (! xcoff_mark_symbol (info, h))
-                   return FALSE;
+                 if ((h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0)
+                   {
+                     if (!xcoff_mark_symbol (info, h))
+                       return FALSE;
+                   }
                }
-
-             rsec = xcoff_data (sec->owner)->csects[rel->r_symndx];
-             if (rsec != NULL
-                 && (rsec->flags & SEC_MARK) == 0)
+             else
                {
-                 if (! xcoff_mark (info, rsec))
-                   return FALSE;
+                 asection *rsec;
+
+                 rsec = xcoff_data (sec->owner)->csects[rel->r_symndx];
+                 if (rsec != NULL
+                     && (rsec->flags & SEC_MARK) == 0)
+                   {
+                     if (!xcoff_mark (info, rsec))
+                       return FALSE;
+                   }
                }
 
              /* See if this reloc needs to be copied into the .loader
                 section.  */
-             switch (rel->r_type)
+             if (xcoff_need_ldrel_p (info, rel, h))
                {
-               default:
-                 if (h == NULL
-                     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-                     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
-                     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common
-                     || ((h->flags & XCOFF_CALLED) != 0
-                         && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-                             || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-                         && h->root.root.string[0] == '.'
-                         && h->descriptor != NULL
-                         && ((h->descriptor->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0
-                             || ((h->descriptor->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) != 0
-                                 && (h->descriptor->flags
-                                     & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0))))
-                   break;
-                 /* Fall through.  */
-               case R_POS:
-               case R_NEG:
-               case R_RL:
-               case R_RLA:
                  ++xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldrel_count;
                  if (h != NULL)
                    h->flags |= XCOFF_LDREL;
-                 break;
-               case R_TOC:
-               case R_GL:
-               case R_TCL:
-               case R_TRL:
-               case R_TRLA:
-                 /* We should never need a .loader reloc for a TOC
-                    relative reloc.  */
-                 break;
                }
            }
 
          if (! info->keep_memory
              && coff_section_data (sec->owner, sec) != NULL
-             && coff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->relocs != NULL
              && ! coff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->keep_relocs)
            {
              free (coff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->relocs);
@@ -2479,16 +2989,18 @@ xcoff_mark (info, sec)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+/* Routines that are called after all the input files have been
+   handled, but before the sections are laid out in memory.  */
+
 /* The sweep phase of garbage collection.  Remove all garbage
    sections.  */
 
 static void
-xcoff_sweep (info)
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
+xcoff_sweep (struct bfd_link_info *info)
 {
   bfd *sub;
 
-  for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link_next)
+  for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link.next)
     {
       asection *o;
 
@@ -2499,19 +3011,18 @@ xcoff_sweep (info)
              /* Keep all sections from non-XCOFF input files.  Keep
                 special sections.  Keep .debug sections for the
                 moment.  */
-             if (sub->xvec != info->hash->creator
+             if (sub->xvec != info->output_bfd->xvec
                  || o == xcoff_hash_table (info)->debug_section
                  || o == xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section
                  || o == xcoff_hash_table (info)->linkage_section
-                 || o == xcoff_hash_table (info)->toc_section
                  || o == xcoff_hash_table (info)->descriptor_section
+                 || (bfd_section_flags (o) & SEC_DEBUGGING)
                  || strcmp (o->name, ".debug") == 0)
                o->flags |= SEC_MARK;
              else
                {
                  o->size = 0;
                  o->reloc_count = 0;
-                 o->lineno_count = 0;
                }
            }
        }
@@ -2522,15 +3033,14 @@ xcoff_sweep (info)
    correct csect length.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
-bfd_xcoff_link_record_set (output_bfd, info, harg, size)
-     bfd *output_bfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     struct bfd_link_hash_entry *harg;
-     bfd_size_type size;
+bfd_xcoff_link_record_set (bfd *output_bfd,
+                          struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                          struct bfd_link_hash_entry *harg,
+                          bfd_size_type size)
 {
   struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) harg;
   struct xcoff_link_size_list *n;
-  bfd_size_type amt;
+  size_t amt;
 
   if (bfd_get_flavour (output_bfd) != bfd_target_xcoff_flavour)
     return TRUE;
@@ -2538,9 +3048,8 @@ bfd_xcoff_link_record_set (output_bfd, info, harg, size)
   /* This will hardly ever be called.  I don't want to burn four bytes
      per global symbol, so instead the size is kept on a linked list
      attached to the hash table.  */
-
-  amt = sizeof (struct xcoff_link_size_list);
-  n = (struct xcoff_link_size_list *) bfd_alloc (output_bfd, amt);
+  amt = sizeof (* n);
+  n = bfd_alloc (output_bfd, amt);
   if (n == NULL)
     return FALSE;
   n->next = xcoff_hash_table (info)->size_list;
@@ -2556,16 +3065,14 @@ bfd_xcoff_link_record_set (output_bfd, info, harg, size)
 /* Import a symbol.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
-bfd_xcoff_import_symbol (output_bfd, info, harg, val, imppath, impfile,
-                        impmember, syscall_flag)
-     bfd *output_bfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     struct bfd_link_hash_entry *harg;
-     bfd_vma val;
-     const char *imppath;
-     const char *impfile;
-     const char *impmember;
-     unsigned int syscall_flag;
+bfd_xcoff_import_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
+                        struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                        struct bfd_link_hash_entry *harg,
+                        bfd_vma val,
+                        const char *imppath,
+                        const char *impfile,
+                        const char *impmember,
+                        unsigned int syscall_flag)
 {
   struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) harg;
 
@@ -2595,8 +3102,7 @@ bfd_xcoff_import_symbol (output_bfd, info, harg, val, imppath, impfile,
              hds->root.u.undef.abfd = h->root.u.undef.abfd;
            }
          hds->flags |= XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR;
-         BFD_ASSERT ((hds->flags & XCOFF_CALLED) == 0
-                     && (h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) == 0);
+         BFD_ASSERT ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) == 0);
          hds->descriptor = h;
          h->descriptor = hds;
        }
@@ -2613,61 +3119,19 @@ bfd_xcoff_import_symbol (output_bfd, info, harg, val, imppath, impfile,
   if (val != (bfd_vma) -1)
     {
       if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-         && (! bfd_is_abs_section (h->root.u.def.section)
+         && (!bfd_is_abs_symbol (&h->root)
              || h->root.u.def.value != val))
-       {
-         if (! ((*info->callbacks->multiple_definition)
-                (info, h->root.root.string, h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                 h->root.u.def.section, h->root.u.def.value,
-                 output_bfd, bfd_abs_section_ptr, val)))
-           return FALSE;
-       }
+       (*info->callbacks->multiple_definition) (info, &h->root, output_bfd,
+                                                bfd_abs_section_ptr, val);
 
       h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
       h->root.u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
       h->root.u.def.value = val;
+      h->smclas = XMC_XO;
     }
 
-  /* We overload the ldindx field to hold the l_ifile value for this
-     symbol.  */
-  BFD_ASSERT (h->ldsym == NULL);
-  BFD_ASSERT ((h->flags & XCOFF_BUILT_LDSYM) == 0);
-  if (imppath == NULL)
-    h->ldindx = -1;
-  else
-    {
-      unsigned int c;
-      struct xcoff_import_file **pp;
-
-      /* We start c at 1 because the first entry in the import list is
-        reserved for the library search path.  */
-      for (pp = &xcoff_hash_table (info)->imports, c = 1;
-          *pp != NULL;
-          pp = &(*pp)->next, ++c)
-       {
-         if (strcmp ((*pp)->path, imppath) == 0
-             && strcmp ((*pp)->file, impfile) == 0
-             && strcmp ((*pp)->member, impmember) == 0)
-           break;
-       }
-
-      if (*pp == NULL)
-       {
-         struct xcoff_import_file *n;
-         bfd_size_type amt = sizeof (struct xcoff_import_file);
-
-         n = (struct xcoff_import_file *) bfd_alloc (output_bfd, amt);
-         if (n == NULL)
-           return FALSE;
-         n->next = NULL;
-         n->path = imppath;
-         n->file = impfile;
-         n->member = impmember;
-         *pp = n;
-       }
-
-      h->ldindx = c;
-    }
+  if (!xcoff_set_import_path (info, h, imppath, impfile, impmember))
+    return FALSE;
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -2675,10 +3139,9 @@ bfd_xcoff_import_symbol (output_bfd, info, harg, val, imppath, impfile,
 /* Export a symbol.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
-bfd_xcoff_export_symbol (output_bfd, info, harg)
-     bfd *output_bfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     struct bfd_link_hash_entry *harg;
+bfd_xcoff_export_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
+                        struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                        struct bfd_link_hash_entry *harg)
 {
   struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) harg;
 
@@ -2690,34 +3153,6 @@ bfd_xcoff_export_symbol (output_bfd, info, harg)
   /* FIXME: I'm not at all sure what syscall is supposed to mean, so
      I'm just going to ignore it until somebody explains it.  */
 
-  /* See if this is a function descriptor.  It may be one even though
-     it is not so marked.  */
-  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) == 0
-      && h->root.root.string[0] != '.')
-    {
-      char *fnname;
-      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hfn;
-      bfd_size_type amt = strlen (h->root.root.string) + 2;
-
-      fnname = (char *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-      if (fnname == NULL)
-       return FALSE;
-      fnname[0] = '.';
-      strcpy (fnname + 1, h->root.root.string);
-      hfn = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info),
-                                   fnname, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
-      free (fnname);
-      if (hfn != NULL
-         && hfn->smclas == XMC_PR
-         && (hfn->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-             || hfn->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
-       {
-         h->flags |= XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR;
-         h->descriptor = hfn;
-         hfn->descriptor = h;
-       }
-    }
-
   /* Make sure we don't garbage collect this symbol.  */
   if (! xcoff_mark_symbol (info, h))
     return FALSE;
@@ -2741,10 +3176,9 @@ bfd_xcoff_export_symbol (output_bfd, info, harg)
    and destructors.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
-bfd_xcoff_link_count_reloc (output_bfd, info, name)
-     bfd *output_bfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     const char *name;
+bfd_xcoff_link_count_reloc (bfd *output_bfd,
+                           struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                           const char *name)
 {
   struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
 
@@ -2756,13 +3190,17 @@ bfd_xcoff_link_count_reloc (output_bfd, info, name)
                                     FALSE));
   if (h == NULL)
     {
-      (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%s: no such symbol"), name);
+      _bfd_error_handler (_("%s: no such symbol"), name);
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_symbols);
       return FALSE;
     }
 
-  h->flags |= XCOFF_REF_REGULAR | XCOFF_LDREL;
-  ++xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldrel_count;
+  h->flags |= XCOFF_REF_REGULAR;
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section)
+    {
+      h->flags |= XCOFF_LDREL;
+      ++xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldrel_count;
+    }
 
   /* Mark the symbol to avoid garbage collection.  */
   if (! xcoff_mark_symbol (info, h))
@@ -2775,10 +3213,9 @@ bfd_xcoff_link_count_reloc (output_bfd, info, name)
    assigns a value.  */
 
 bfd_boolean
-bfd_xcoff_record_link_assignment (output_bfd, info, name)
-     bfd *output_bfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     const char *name;
+bfd_xcoff_record_link_assignment (bfd *output_bfd,
+                                 struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                                 const char *name)
 {
   struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
 
@@ -2795,198 +3232,275 @@ bfd_xcoff_record_link_assignment (output_bfd, info, name)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* Build the .loader section.  This is called by the XCOFF linker
-   emulation before_allocation routine.  We must set the size of the
-   .loader section before the linker lays out the output file.
-   LIBPATH is the library path to search for shared objects; this is
-   normally built from the -L arguments passed to the linker.  ENTRY
-   is the name of the entry point symbol (the -e linker option).
-   FILE_ALIGN is the alignment to use for sections within the file
-   (the -H linker option).  MAXSTACK is the maximum stack size (the
-   -bmaxstack linker option).  MAXDATA is the maximum data size (the
-   -bmaxdata linker option).  GC is whether to do garbage collection
-   (the -bgc linker option).  MODTYPE is the module type (the
-   -bmodtype linker option).  TEXTRO is whether the text section must
-   be read only (the -btextro linker option).  EXPORT_DEFINEDS is
-   whether all defined symbols should be exported (the -unix linker
-   option).  SPECIAL_SECTIONS is set by this routine to csects with
-   magic names like _end.  */
+/* An xcoff_link_hash_traverse callback for which DATA points to an
+   xcoff_loader_info.  Mark all symbols that should be automatically
+   exported.  */
 
-bfd_boolean
-bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info, libpath, entry,
-                                file_align, maxstack, maxdata, gc,
-                                modtype, textro, export_defineds,
-                                special_sections, rtld)
-     bfd *output_bfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-     const char *libpath;
-     const char *entry;
-     unsigned long file_align;
-     unsigned long maxstack;
-     unsigned long maxdata;
-     bfd_boolean gc;
-     int modtype;
-     bfd_boolean textro;
-     bfd_boolean export_defineds;
-     asection **special_sections;
-     bfd_boolean rtld;
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_mark_auto_exports (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h, void *data)
 {
-  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hentry;
-  asection *lsec;
-  struct xcoff_loader_info ldinfo;
-  int i;
-  size_t impsize, impcount;
-  struct xcoff_import_file *fl;
-  struct internal_ldhdr *ldhdr;
-  bfd_size_type stoff;
-  register char *out;
-  asection *sec;
-  bfd *sub;
-  struct bfd_strtab_hash *debug_strtab;
-  bfd_byte *debug_contents = NULL;
-  bfd_size_type amt;
+  struct xcoff_loader_info *ldinfo;
 
-  if (bfd_get_flavour (output_bfd) != bfd_target_xcoff_flavour)
+  ldinfo = (struct xcoff_loader_info *) data;
+  if (xcoff_auto_export_p (ldinfo->info, h, ldinfo->auto_export_flags))
     {
-      for (i = 0; i < XCOFF_NUMBER_OF_SPECIAL_SECTIONS; i++)
-       special_sections[i] = NULL;
-      return TRUE;
+      if (!xcoff_mark_symbol (ldinfo->info, h))
+       ldinfo->failed = TRUE;
     }
+  return TRUE;
+}
 
-  ldinfo.failed = FALSE;
-  ldinfo.output_bfd = output_bfd;
-  ldinfo.info = info;
-  ldinfo.export_defineds = export_defineds;
-  ldinfo.ldsym_count = 0;
-  ldinfo.string_size = 0;
-  ldinfo.strings = NULL;
-  ldinfo.string_alc = 0;
-
-  xcoff_data (output_bfd)->maxstack = maxstack;
-  xcoff_data (output_bfd)->maxdata = maxdata;
-  xcoff_data (output_bfd)->modtype = modtype;
+/* Add a symbol to the .loader symbols, if necessary.  */
 
-  xcoff_hash_table (info)->file_align = file_align;
-  xcoff_hash_table (info)->textro = textro;
+/* INPUT_BFD has an external symbol associated with hash table entry H
+   and csect CSECT.   Return true if INPUT_BFD defines H.  */
 
-  hentry = NULL;
-  if (entry != NULL)
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_final_definition_p (bfd *input_bfd, struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h,
+                         asection *csect)
+{
+  switch (h->root.type)
     {
-      hentry = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info), entry,
-                                      FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
-      if (hentry != NULL)
-       hentry->flags |= XCOFF_ENTRY;
+    case bfd_link_hash_defined:
+    case bfd_link_hash_defweak:
+      /* No input bfd owns absolute symbols.  They are written by
+        xcoff_write_global_symbol instead.  */
+      return (!bfd_is_abs_section (csect)
+             && h->root.u.def.section == csect);
+
+    case bfd_link_hash_common:
+      return h->root.u.c.p->section->owner == input_bfd;
+
+    case bfd_link_hash_undefined:
+    case bfd_link_hash_undefweak:
+      /* We can't treat undef.abfd as the owner because that bfd
+        might be a dynamic object.  Allow any bfd to claim it.  */
+      return TRUE;
+
+    default:
+      abort ();
     }
+}
 
-  /* __rtinit */
-  if (info->init_function || info->fini_function || rtld)
+/* See if H should have a loader symbol associated with it.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_build_ldsym (struct xcoff_loader_info *ldinfo,
+                  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+  size_t amt;
+
+  /* Warn if this symbol is exported but not defined.  */
+  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_EXPORT) != 0
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_WAS_UNDEFINED) != 0)
     {
-      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hsym;
-      struct internal_ldsym *ldsym;
+      _bfd_error_handler
+       (_("warning: attempt to export undefined symbol `%s'"),
+        h->root.root.string);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
 
-      hsym = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info),
-                                    "__rtinit", FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
-      if (hsym == NULL)
-       {
-         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-           (_("error: undefined symbol __rtinit"));
-         return FALSE;
-       }
+  /* We need to add a symbol to the .loader section if it is mentioned
+     in a reloc which we are copying to the .loader section and it was
+     not defined or common, or if it is the entry point, or if it is
+     being exported.  */
+  if (((h->flags & XCOFF_LDREL) == 0
+       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
+       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_ENTRY) == 0
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_EXPORT) == 0)
+    return TRUE;
 
-      xcoff_mark_symbol (info, hsym);
-      hsym->flags |= (XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR | XCOFF_RTINIT);
+  /* We need to add this symbol to the .loader symbols.  */
 
-      /* __rtinit initialized */
-      amt = sizeof (struct internal_ldsym);
-      ldsym = (struct internal_ldsym *) bfd_malloc (amt);
+  BFD_ASSERT (h->ldsym == NULL);
+  amt = sizeof (struct internal_ldsym);
+  h->ldsym = bfd_zalloc (ldinfo->output_bfd, amt);
+  if (h->ldsym == NULL)
+    {
+      ldinfo->failed = TRUE;
+      return FALSE;
+    }
 
-      ldsym->l_value = 0;              /* will be filled in later */
-      ldsym->l_scnum = 2;              /* data section */
-      ldsym->l_smtype = XTY_SD;                /* csect section definition */
-      ldsym->l_smclas = 5;             /* .rw */
-      ldsym->l_ifile = 0;              /* special system loader symbol */
-      ldsym->l_parm = 0;               /* NA */
+  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) != 0)
+    {
+      /* Give imported descriptors class XMC_DS rather than XMC_UA.  */
+      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) != 0)
+       h->smclas = XMC_DS;
+      h->ldsym->l_ifile = h->ldindx;
+    }
 
-      /* Force __rtinit to be the first symbol in the loader symbol table
-        See xcoff_build_ldsyms
+  /* The first 3 symbol table indices are reserved to indicate the
+     data, text and bss sections.  */
+  h->ldindx = ldinfo->ldsym_count + 3;
 
-        The first 3 symbol table indices are reserved to indicate the data,
-        text and bss sections.  */
-      BFD_ASSERT (0 == ldinfo.ldsym_count);
+  ++ldinfo->ldsym_count;
 
-      hsym->ldindx = 3;
-      ldinfo.ldsym_count = 1;
-      hsym->ldsym = ldsym;
+  if (! bfd_xcoff_put_ldsymbol_name (ldinfo->output_bfd, ldinfo,
+                                    h->ldsym, h->root.root.string))
+    return FALSE;
 
-      if (! bfd_xcoff_put_ldsymbol_name (ldinfo.output_bfd, &ldinfo,
-                                        hsym->ldsym, hsym->root.root.string))
-       return FALSE;
+  h->flags |= XCOFF_BUILT_LDSYM;
+  return TRUE;
+}
 
-      /* This symbol is written out by xcoff_write_global_symbol
-        Set stuff up so xcoff_write_global_symbol logic works.  */
-      hsym->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR | XCOFF_MARK;
-      hsym->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
-      hsym->root.u.def.value = 0;
-    }
+/* An xcoff_htab_traverse callback that is called for each symbol
+   once garbage collection is complete.  */
 
-  /* Garbage collect unused sections.  */
-  if (info->relocatable
-      || ! gc
-      || hentry == NULL
-      || (hentry->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defined
-         && hentry->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak))
-    {
-      gc = FALSE;
-      xcoff_hash_table (info)->gc = FALSE;
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_post_gc_symbol (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h, void * p)
+{
+  struct xcoff_loader_info *ldinfo = (struct xcoff_loader_info *) p;
 
-      /* We still need to call xcoff_mark, in order to set ldrel_count
-        correctly.  */
-      for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link_next)
-       {
-         asection *o;
+  /* __rtinit, this symbol has special handling. */
+  if (h->flags & XCOFF_RTINIT)
+    return TRUE;
 
-         for (o = sub->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-           {
-             if ((o->flags & SEC_MARK) == 0)
-               {
-                 if (! xcoff_mark (info, o))
-                   goto error_return;
-               }
-           }
-       }
-    }
-  else
+  /* We don't want to garbage collect symbols which are not defined in
+     XCOFF files.  This is a convenient place to mark them.  */
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->gc
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0
+      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+      && (h->root.u.def.section->owner == NULL
+         || (h->root.u.def.section->owner->xvec
+             != ldinfo->info->output_bfd->xvec)))
+    h->flags |= XCOFF_MARK;
+
+  /* Skip discarded symbols.  */
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->gc
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  /* If this is still a common symbol, and it wasn't garbage
+     collected, we need to actually allocate space for it in the .bss
+     section.  */
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common
+      && h->root.u.c.p->section->size == 0)
     {
-      if (! xcoff_mark (info, hentry->root.u.def.section))
-       goto error_return;
-      xcoff_sweep (info);
-      xcoff_hash_table (info)->gc = TRUE;
+      BFD_ASSERT (bfd_is_com_section (h->root.u.c.p->section));
+      h->root.u.c.p->section->size = h->root.u.c.size;
     }
 
-  /* Return special sections to the caller.  */
-  for (i = 0; i < XCOFF_NUMBER_OF_SPECIAL_SECTIONS; i++)
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->loader_section)
     {
-      sec = xcoff_hash_table (info)->special_sections[i];
+      if (xcoff_auto_export_p (ldinfo->info, h, ldinfo->auto_export_flags))
+       h->flags |= XCOFF_EXPORT;
 
-      if (sec != NULL
-         && gc
-         && (sec->flags & SEC_MARK) == 0)
-       {
-         sec = NULL;
-       }
-      special_sections[i] = sec;
+      if (!xcoff_build_ldsym (ldinfo, h))
+       return FALSE;
     }
 
-  if (info->input_bfds == NULL)
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* INPUT_BFD includes XCOFF symbol ISYM, which is associated with linker
+   hash table entry H and csect CSECT.  AUX contains ISYM's auxillary
+   csect information, if any.  NAME is the function's name if the name
+   is stored in the .debug section, otherwise it is null.
+
+   Return 1 if we should include an appropriately-adjusted ISYM
+   in the output file, 0 if we should discard ISYM, or -1 if an
+   error occured.  */
+
+static int
+xcoff_keep_symbol_p (struct bfd_link_info *info, bfd *input_bfd,
+                    struct internal_syment *isym,
+                    union internal_auxent *aux,
+                    struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h,
+                    asection *csect, const char *name)
+{
+  int smtyp;
+
+  /* If we are skipping this csect, we want to strip the symbol too.  */
+  if (csect == NULL)
+    return 0;
+
+  /* Likewise if we garbage-collected the csect.  */
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->gc
+      && !bfd_is_abs_section (csect)
+      && !bfd_is_und_section (csect)
+      && (csect->flags & SEC_MARK) == 0)
+    return 0;
+
+  /* An XCOFF linker always removes C_STAT symbols.  */
+  if (isym->n_sclass == C_STAT)
+    return 0;
+
+  /* We generate the TOC anchor separately.  */
+  if (isym->n_sclass == C_HIDEXT
+      && aux->x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_TC0)
+    return 0;
+
+  /* If we are stripping all symbols, we want to discard this one.  */
+  if (info->strip == strip_all)
+    return 0;
+
+  /* Discard symbols that are defined elsewhere.  */
+  if (EXTERN_SYM_P (isym->n_sclass))
     {
-      /* I'm not sure what to do in this bizarre case.  */
-      return TRUE;
+      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_ALLOCATED) != 0)
+       return 0;
+      if (!xcoff_final_definition_p (input_bfd, h, csect))
+       return 0;
     }
 
-  xcoff_link_hash_traverse (xcoff_hash_table (info), xcoff_build_ldsyms,
-                           (PTR) &ldinfo);
-  if (ldinfo.failed)
-    goto error_return;
+  /* If we're discarding local symbols, check whether ISYM is local.  */
+  smtyp = SMTYP_SMTYP (aux->x_csect.x_smtyp);
+  if (info->discard == discard_all
+      && !EXTERN_SYM_P (isym->n_sclass)
+      && (isym->n_sclass != C_HIDEXT || smtyp != XTY_SD))
+    return 0;
+
+  /* If we're stripping debugging symbols, check whether ISYM is one.  */
+  if (info->strip == strip_debugger
+      && isym->n_scnum == N_DEBUG)
+    return 0;
+
+  /* If we are stripping symbols based on name, check how ISYM's
+     name should be handled.  */
+  if (info->strip == strip_some
+      || info->discard == discard_l)
+    {
+      char buf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
+
+      if (name == NULL)
+       {
+         name = _bfd_coff_internal_syment_name (input_bfd, isym, buf);
+         if (name == NULL)
+           return -1;
+       }
+
+      if (info->strip == strip_some
+         && bfd_hash_lookup (info->keep_hash, name, FALSE, FALSE) == NULL)
+       return 0;
+
+      if (info->discard == discard_l
+         && !EXTERN_SYM_P (isym->n_sclass)
+         && (isym->n_sclass != C_HIDEXT || smtyp != XTY_SD)
+         && bfd_is_local_label_name (input_bfd, name))
+       return 0;
+    }
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/* Lay out the .loader section, filling in the header and the import paths.
+   LIBPATH is as for bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections.  */
+
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_build_loader_section (struct xcoff_loader_info *ldinfo,
+                           const char *libpath)
+{
+  bfd *output_bfd;
+  struct xcoff_link_hash_table *htab;
+  struct internal_ldhdr *ldhdr;
+  struct xcoff_import_file *fl;
+  bfd_size_type stoff;
+  size_t impsize, impcount;
+  asection *lsec;
+  char *out;
 
   /* Work out the size of the import file names.  Each import file ID
      consists of three null terminated strings: the path, the file
@@ -2994,9 +3508,11 @@ bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info, libpath, entry,
      of names is the path to use to find objects, which the linker has
      passed in as the libpath argument.  For some reason, the path
      entry in the other import file names appears to always be empty.  */
+  output_bfd = ldinfo->output_bfd;
+  htab = xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info);
   impsize = strlen (libpath) + 3;
   impcount = 1;
-  for (fl = xcoff_hash_table (info)->imports; fl != NULL; fl = fl->next)
+  for (fl = htab->imports; fl != NULL; fl = fl->next)
     {
       ++impcount;
       impsize += (strlen (fl->path)
@@ -3006,18 +3522,18 @@ bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info, libpath, entry,
     }
 
   /* Set up the .loader section header.  */
-  ldhdr = &xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldhdr;
+  ldhdr = &htab->ldhdr;
   ldhdr->l_version = bfd_xcoff_ldhdr_version(output_bfd);
-  ldhdr->l_nsyms = ldinfo.ldsym_count;
-  ldhdr->l_nreloc = xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldrel_count;
+  ldhdr->l_nsyms = ldinfo->ldsym_count;
+  ldhdr->l_nreloc = htab->ldrel_count;
   ldhdr->l_istlen = impsize;
   ldhdr->l_nimpid = impcount;
-  ldhdr->l_impoff = (bfd_xcoff_ldhdrsz(output_bfd)
-                    + ldhdr->l_nsyms * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz(output_bfd)
-                    + ldhdr->l_nreloc * bfd_xcoff_ldrelsz(output_bfd));
-  ldhdr->l_stlen = ldinfo.string_size;
+  ldhdr->l_impoff = (bfd_xcoff_ldhdrsz (output_bfd)
+                    + ldhdr->l_nsyms * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz (output_bfd)
+                    + ldhdr->l_nreloc * bfd_xcoff_ldrelsz (output_bfd));
+  ldhdr->l_stlen = ldinfo->string_size;
   stoff = ldhdr->l_impoff + impsize;
-  if (ldinfo.string_size == 0)
+  if (ldinfo->string_size == 0)
     ldhdr->l_stoff = 0;
   else
     ldhdr->l_stoff = stoff;
@@ -3032,11 +3548,11 @@ bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info, libpath, entry,
 
   /* We now know the final size of the .loader section.  Allocate
      space for it.  */
-  lsec = xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section;
+  lsec = htab->loader_section;
   lsec->size = stoff + ldhdr->l_stlen;
-  lsec->contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, lsec->size);
+  lsec->contents = bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, lsec->size);
   if (lsec->contents == NULL)
-    goto error_return;
+    return FALSE;
 
   /* Set up the header.  */
   bfd_xcoff_swap_ldhdr_out (output_bfd, ldhdr, lsec->contents);
@@ -3047,9 +3563,9 @@ bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info, libpath, entry,
   out += strlen (libpath) + 1;
   *out++ = '\0';
   *out++ = '\0';
-  for (fl = xcoff_hash_table (info)->imports; fl != NULL; fl = fl->next)
+  for (fl = htab->imports; fl != NULL; fl = fl->next)
     {
-      register const char *s;
+      const char *s;
 
       s = fl->path;
       while ((*out++ = *s++) != '\0')
@@ -3065,11 +3581,11 @@ bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info, libpath, entry,
   BFD_ASSERT ((bfd_size_type) ((bfd_byte *) out - lsec->contents) == stoff);
 
   /* Set up the symbol string table.  */
-  if (ldinfo.string_size > 0)
+  if (ldinfo->string_size > 0)
     {
-      memcpy (out, ldinfo.strings, ldinfo.string_size);
-      free (ldinfo.strings);
-      ldinfo.strings = NULL;
+      memcpy (out, ldinfo->strings, ldinfo->string_size);
+      free (ldinfo->strings);
+      ldinfo->strings = NULL;
     }
 
   /* We can't set up the symbol table or the relocs yet, because we
@@ -3078,123 +3594,360 @@ bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info, libpath, entry,
      symbols are written out in xcoff_link_input_bfd or
      xcoff_write_global_symbol.  The .loader relocs are written out
      when the corresponding normal relocs are handled in
-     xcoff_link_input_bfd.
-  */
+     xcoff_link_input_bfd.  */
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Build the .loader section.  This is called by the XCOFF linker
+   emulation before_allocation routine.  We must set the size of the
+   .loader section before the linker lays out the output file.
+   LIBPATH is the library path to search for shared objects; this is
+   normally built from the -L arguments passed to the linker.  ENTRY
+   is the name of the entry point symbol (the -e linker option).
+   FILE_ALIGN is the alignment to use for sections within the file
+   (the -H linker option).  MAXSTACK is the maximum stack size (the
+   -bmaxstack linker option).  MAXDATA is the maximum data size (the
+   -bmaxdata linker option).  GC is whether to do garbage collection
+   (the -bgc linker option).  MODTYPE is the module type (the
+   -bmodtype linker option).  TEXTRO is whether the text section must
+   be read only (the -btextro linker option).  AUTO_EXPORT_FLAGS
+   is a mask of XCOFF_EXPALL and XCOFF_EXPFULL.  SPECIAL_SECTIONS
+   is set by this routine to csects with magic names like _end.  */
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
+                                struct bfd_link_info *info,
+                                const char *libpath,
+                                const char *entry,
+                                unsigned long file_align,
+                                unsigned long maxstack,
+                                unsigned long maxdata,
+                                bfd_boolean gc,
+                                int modtype,
+                                bfd_boolean textro,
+                                unsigned int auto_export_flags,
+                                asection **special_sections,
+                                bfd_boolean rtld)
+{
+  struct xcoff_loader_info ldinfo;
+  int i;
+  asection *sec;
+  bfd *sub;
+  struct bfd_strtab_hash *debug_strtab;
+  bfd_byte *debug_contents = NULL;
+  size_t amt;
+
+  if (bfd_get_flavour (output_bfd) != bfd_target_xcoff_flavour)
+    {
+      for (i = 0; i < XCOFF_NUMBER_OF_SPECIAL_SECTIONS; i++)
+       special_sections[i] = NULL;
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  ldinfo.failed = FALSE;
+  ldinfo.output_bfd = output_bfd;
+  ldinfo.info = info;
+  ldinfo.auto_export_flags = auto_export_flags;
+  ldinfo.ldsym_count = 0;
+  ldinfo.string_size = 0;
+  ldinfo.strings = NULL;
+  ldinfo.string_alc = 0;
+
+  xcoff_data (output_bfd)->maxstack = maxstack;
+  xcoff_data (output_bfd)->maxdata = maxdata;
+  xcoff_data (output_bfd)->modtype = modtype;
+
+  xcoff_hash_table (info)->file_align = file_align;
+  xcoff_hash_table (info)->textro = textro;
+  xcoff_hash_table (info)->rtld = rtld;
+
+  /* __rtinit */
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section
+      && (info->init_function || info->fini_function || rtld))
+    {
+      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hsym;
+      struct internal_ldsym *ldsym;
+
+      hsym = xcoff_link_hash_lookup (xcoff_hash_table (info),
+                                    "__rtinit", FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
+      if (hsym == NULL)
+       {
+         _bfd_error_handler
+           (_("error: undefined symbol __rtinit"));
+         return FALSE;
+       }
+
+      xcoff_mark_symbol (info, hsym);
+      hsym->flags |= (XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR | XCOFF_RTINIT);
+
+      /* __rtinit initialized.  */
+      amt = sizeof (* ldsym);
+      ldsym = bfd_malloc (amt);
+
+      ldsym->l_value = 0;              /* Will be filled in later.  */
+      ldsym->l_scnum = 2;              /* Data section.  */
+      ldsym->l_smtype = XTY_SD;                /* Csect section definition.  */
+      ldsym->l_smclas = 5;             /* .rw.  */
+      ldsym->l_ifile = 0;              /* Special system loader symbol.  */
+      ldsym->l_parm = 0;               /* NA.  */
+
+      /* Force __rtinit to be the first symbol in the loader symbol table
+        See xcoff_build_ldsyms
+
+        The first 3 symbol table indices are reserved to indicate the data,
+        text and bss sections.  */
+      BFD_ASSERT (0 == ldinfo.ldsym_count);
+
+      hsym->ldindx = 3;
+      ldinfo.ldsym_count = 1;
+      hsym->ldsym = ldsym;
+
+      if (! bfd_xcoff_put_ldsymbol_name (ldinfo.output_bfd, &ldinfo,
+                                        hsym->ldsym, hsym->root.root.string))
+       return FALSE;
+
+      /* This symbol is written out by xcoff_write_global_symbol
+        Set stuff up so xcoff_write_global_symbol logic works.  */
+      hsym->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR | XCOFF_MARK;
+      hsym->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
+      hsym->root.u.def.value = 0;
+    }
+
+  /* Garbage collect unused sections.  */
+  if (bfd_link_relocatable (info) || !gc)
+    {
+      gc = FALSE;
+      xcoff_hash_table (info)->gc = FALSE;
+
+      /* We still need to call xcoff_mark, in order to set ldrel_count
+        correctly.  */
+      for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link.next)
+       {
+         asection *o;
+
+         for (o = sub->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+           {
+             /* We shouldn't unconditionaly mark the TOC section.
+                The output file should only have a TOC if either
+                (a) one of the input files did or (b) we end up
+                creating TOC references as part of the link process.  */
+             if (o != xcoff_hash_table (info)->toc_section
+                 && (o->flags & SEC_MARK) == 0)
+               {
+                 if (! xcoff_mark (info, o))
+                   goto error_return;
+               }
+           }
+       }
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (entry != NULL
+         && !xcoff_mark_symbol_by_name (info, entry, XCOFF_ENTRY))
+       goto error_return;
+      if (info->init_function != NULL
+         && !xcoff_mark_symbol_by_name (info, info->init_function, 0))
+       goto error_return;
+      if (info->fini_function != NULL
+         && !xcoff_mark_symbol_by_name (info, info->fini_function, 0))
+       goto error_return;
+      if (auto_export_flags != 0)
+       {
+         xcoff_link_hash_traverse (xcoff_hash_table (info),
+                                   xcoff_mark_auto_exports, &ldinfo);
+         if (ldinfo.failed)
+           goto error_return;
+       }
+      xcoff_sweep (info);
+      xcoff_hash_table (info)->gc = TRUE;
+    }
+
+  /* Return special sections to the caller.  */
+  for (i = 0; i < XCOFF_NUMBER_OF_SPECIAL_SECTIONS; i++)
+    {
+      sec = xcoff_hash_table (info)->special_sections[i];
+
+      if (sec != NULL
+         && gc
+         && (sec->flags & SEC_MARK) == 0)
+       sec = NULL;
+
+      special_sections[i] = sec;
+    }
+
+  if (info->input_bfds == NULL)
+    /* I'm not sure what to do in this bizarre case.  */
+    return TRUE;
+
+  xcoff_link_hash_traverse (xcoff_hash_table (info), xcoff_post_gc_symbol,
+                           (void *) &ldinfo);
+  if (ldinfo.failed)
+    goto error_return;
+
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section
+      && !xcoff_build_loader_section (&ldinfo, libpath))
+    goto error_return;
 
   /* Allocate space for the magic sections.  */
   sec = xcoff_hash_table (info)->linkage_section;
   if (sec->size > 0)
     {
-      sec->contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, sec->size);
+      sec->contents = bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, sec->size);
       if (sec->contents == NULL)
        goto error_return;
     }
   sec = xcoff_hash_table (info)->toc_section;
   if (sec->size > 0)
     {
-      sec->contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, sec->size);
+      sec->contents = bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, sec->size);
       if (sec->contents == NULL)
        goto error_return;
     }
   sec = xcoff_hash_table (info)->descriptor_section;
   if (sec->size > 0)
     {
-      sec->contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, sec->size);
+      sec->contents = bfd_zalloc (output_bfd, sec->size);
       if (sec->contents == NULL)
        goto error_return;
     }
 
-  /* Now that we've done garbage collection, figure out the contents
-     of the .debug section.  */
+  /* Now that we've done garbage collection, decide which symbols to keep,
+     and figure out the contents of the .debug section.  */
   debug_strtab = xcoff_hash_table (info)->debug_strtab;
 
-  for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link_next)
+  for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link.next)
     {
       asection *subdeb;
       bfd_size_type symcount;
-      unsigned long *debug_index;
+      long *debug_index;
       asection **csectpp;
+      unsigned int *lineno_counts;
+      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **sym_hash;
       bfd_byte *esym, *esymend;
       bfd_size_type symesz;
 
-      if (sub->xvec != info->hash->creator)
-       continue;
-      subdeb = bfd_get_section_by_name (sub, ".debug");
-      if (subdeb == NULL || subdeb->size == 0)
+      if (sub->xvec != info->output_bfd->xvec)
        continue;
 
-      if (info->strip == strip_all
-         || info->strip == strip_debugger
-         || info->discard == discard_all)
-       {
-         subdeb->size = 0;
-         continue;
-       }
+      if ((sub->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
+         && !info->static_link)
+       continue;
 
       if (! _bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (sub))
        goto error_return;
 
       symcount = obj_raw_syment_count (sub);
-      debug_index = ((unsigned long *)
-                    bfd_zalloc (sub, symcount * sizeof (unsigned long)));
+      debug_index = bfd_zalloc (sub, symcount * sizeof (long));
       if (debug_index == NULL)
        goto error_return;
       xcoff_data (sub)->debug_indices = debug_index;
 
-      /* Grab the contents of the .debug section.  We use malloc and
-        copy the names into the debug stringtab, rather than
-        bfd_alloc, because I expect that, when linking many files
-        together, many of the strings will be the same.  Storing the
-        strings in the hash table should save space in this case.  */
-      if (!bfd_malloc_and_get_section (sub, subdeb, &debug_contents))
-       goto error_return;
+      if (info->strip == strip_all
+         || info->strip == strip_debugger
+         || info->discard == discard_all)
+       /* We're stripping all debugging information, so there's no need
+          to read SUB's .debug section.  */
+       subdeb = NULL;
+      else
+       {
+         /* Grab the contents of SUB's .debug section, if any.  */
+         subdeb = bfd_get_section_by_name (sub, ".debug");
+         if (subdeb != NULL && subdeb->size > 0)
+           {
+             /* We use malloc and copy the names into the debug
+                stringtab, rather than bfd_alloc, because I expect
+                that, when linking many files together, many of the
+                strings will be the same.  Storing the strings in the
+                hash table should save space in this case.  */
+             if (!bfd_malloc_and_get_section (sub, subdeb, &debug_contents))
+               goto error_return;
+           }
+       }
 
       csectpp = xcoff_data (sub)->csects;
+      lineno_counts = xcoff_data (sub)->lineno_counts;
+      sym_hash = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (sub);
+      symesz = bfd_coff_symesz (sub);
+      esym = (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (sub);
+      esymend = esym + symcount * symesz;
 
-      /* Dynamic object do not have csectpp's.  */
-      if (NULL != csectpp)
+      while (esym < esymend)
        {
-         symesz = bfd_coff_symesz (sub);
-         esym = (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (sub);
-         esymend = esym + symcount * symesz;
+         struct internal_syment sym;
+         union internal_auxent aux;
+         asection *csect;
+         const char *name;
+         int keep_p;
+
+         bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (sub, esym, &sym);
 
-         while (esym < esymend)
+         /* Read in the csect information, if any.  */
+         if (CSECT_SYM_P (sym.n_sclass))
            {
-             struct internal_syment sym;
+             BFD_ASSERT (sym.n_numaux > 0);
+             bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (sub, esym + symesz * sym.n_numaux,
+                                   sym.n_type, sym.n_sclass,
+                                   sym.n_numaux - 1, sym.n_numaux, &aux);
+           }
 
-             bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (sub, (PTR) esym, (PTR) &sym);
+         /* If this symbol's name is stored in the debug section,
+            get a pointer to it.  */
+         if (debug_contents != NULL
+             && sym._n._n_n._n_zeroes == 0
+             && bfd_coff_symname_in_debug (sub, &sym))
+           name = (const char *) debug_contents + sym._n._n_n._n_offset;
+         else
+           name = NULL;
 
-             *debug_index = (unsigned long) -1;
+         /* Decide whether to copy this symbol to the output file.  */
+         csect = *csectpp;
+         keep_p = xcoff_keep_symbol_p (info, sub, &sym, &aux,
+                                       *sym_hash, csect, name);
+         if (keep_p < 0)
+           return FALSE;
 
-             if (sym._n._n_n._n_zeroes == 0
-                 && *csectpp != NULL
-                 && (! gc
-                     || ((*csectpp)->flags & SEC_MARK) != 0
-                     || *csectpp == bfd_abs_section_ptr)
-                 && bfd_coff_symname_in_debug (sub, &sym))
+         if (!keep_p)
+           /* Use a debug_index of -2 to record that a symbol should
+              be stripped.  */
+           *debug_index = -2;
+         else
+           {
+             /* See whether we should store the symbol name in the
+                output .debug section.  */
+             if (name != NULL)
                {
-                 char *name;
                  bfd_size_type indx;
 
-                 name = (char *) debug_contents + sym._n._n_n._n_offset;
                  indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (debug_strtab, name, TRUE, TRUE);
                  if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
                    goto error_return;
                  *debug_index = indx;
                }
-
-             esym += (sym.n_numaux + 1) * symesz;
-             csectpp += sym.n_numaux + 1;
-             debug_index += sym.n_numaux + 1;
+             else
+               *debug_index = -1;
+             if (*sym_hash != 0)
+               (*sym_hash)->flags |= XCOFF_ALLOCATED;
+             if (*lineno_counts > 0)
+               csect->output_section->lineno_count += *lineno_counts;
            }
+
+         esym += (sym.n_numaux + 1) * symesz;
+         csectpp += sym.n_numaux + 1;
+         sym_hash += sym.n_numaux + 1;
+         lineno_counts += sym.n_numaux + 1;
+         debug_index += sym.n_numaux + 1;
        }
 
-      free (debug_contents);
-      debug_contents = NULL;
+      if (debug_contents)
+       {
+         free (debug_contents);
+         debug_contents = NULL;
 
-      /* Clear the size of subdeb, so that it is not included directly
-        in the output file.  */
-      subdeb->size = 0;
+         /* Clear the size of subdeb, so that it is not included directly
+            in the output file.  */
+         subdeb->size = 0;
+       }
 
       if (! info->keep_memory)
        {
@@ -3210,35 +3963,33 @@ bfd_xcoff_size_dynamic_sections (output_bfd, info, libpath, entry,
   return TRUE;
 
  error_return:
-  if (ldinfo.strings != NULL)
-    free (ldinfo.strings);
-  if (debug_contents != NULL)
-    free (debug_contents);
+  free (ldinfo.strings);
+  free (debug_contents);
   return FALSE;
 }
 
 bfd_boolean
-bfd_xcoff_link_generate_rtinit (abfd, init, fini, rtld)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     const char *init;
-     const char *fini;
-     bfd_boolean rtld;
+bfd_xcoff_link_generate_rtinit (bfd *abfd,
+                               const char *init,
+                               const char *fini,
+                               bfd_boolean rtld)
 {
   struct bfd_in_memory *bim;
 
-  bim = ((struct bfd_in_memory *)
-        bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) sizeof (struct bfd_in_memory)));
+  bim = bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) sizeof (* bim));
   if (bim == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
   bim->size = 0;
   bim->buffer = 0;
 
-  abfd->link_next = 0;
+  abfd->link.next = 0;
   abfd->format = bfd_object;
-  abfd->iostream = (PTR) bim;
+  abfd->iostream = (void *) bim;
   abfd->flags = BFD_IN_MEMORY;
+  abfd->iovec = &_bfd_memory_iovec;
   abfd->direction = write_direction;
+  abfd->origin = 0;
   abfd->where = 0;
 
   if (! bfd_xcoff_generate_rtinit (abfd, init, fini, rtld))
@@ -3251,2909 +4002,2420 @@ bfd_xcoff_link_generate_rtinit (abfd, init, fini, rtld)
 
   return TRUE;
 }
+\f
+/* Return the section that defines H.  Return null if no section does.  */
 
+static asection *
+xcoff_symbol_section (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+  switch (h->root.type)
+    {
+    case bfd_link_hash_defined:
+    case bfd_link_hash_defweak:
+      return h->root.u.def.section;
 
-/* Add a symbol to the .loader symbols, if necessary.  */
+    case bfd_link_hash_common:
+      return h->root.u.c.p->section;
 
-static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_build_ldsyms (h, p)
-     struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
-     PTR p;
-{
-  struct xcoff_loader_info *ldinfo = (struct xcoff_loader_info *) p;
-  bfd_size_type amt;
+    default:
+      return NULL;
+    }
+}
 
-  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
-    h = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+/* Add a .loader relocation for input relocation IREL.  If the loader
+   relocation should be against an output section, HSEC points to the
+   input section that IREL is against, otherwise HSEC is null.  H is the
+   symbol that IREL is against, or null if it isn't against a global symbol.
+   REFERENCE_BFD is the bfd to use in error messages about the relocation.  */
 
-  /* __rtinit, this symbol has special handling. */
-  if (h->flags & XCOFF_RTINIT)
-      return TRUE;
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_create_ldrel (bfd *output_bfd, struct xcoff_final_link_info *flinfo,
+                   asection *output_section, bfd *reference_bfd,
+                   struct internal_reloc *irel, asection *hsec,
+                   struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h)
+{
+  struct internal_ldrel ldrel;
 
-  /* If this is a final link, and the symbol was defined as a common
-     symbol in a regular object file, and there was no definition in
-     any dynamic object, then the linker will have allocated space for
-     the symbol in a common section but the XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR flag
-     will not have been set.  */
-  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_REF_REGULAR) != 0
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0
-      && (bfd_is_abs_section (h->root.u.def.section)
-         || (h->root.u.def.section->owner->flags & DYNAMIC) == 0))
-    h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR;
-
-  /* If all defined symbols should be exported, mark them now.  We
-     don't want to export the actual functions, just the function
-     descriptors.  */
-  if (ldinfo->export_defineds
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) != 0
-      && h->root.root.string[0] != '.')
+  ldrel.l_vaddr = irel->r_vaddr;
+  if (hsec != NULL)
     {
-      bfd_boolean export;
-
-      /* We don't export a symbol which is being defined by an object
-        included from an archive which contains a shared object.  The
-        rationale is that if an archive contains both an unshared and
-        a shared object, then there must be some reason that the
-        unshared object is unshared, and we don't want to start
-        providing a shared version of it.  In particular, this solves
-        a bug involving the _savefNN set of functions.  gcc will call
-        those functions without providing a slot to restore the TOC,
-        so it is essential that these functions be linked in directly
-        and not from a shared object, which means that a shared
-        object which also happens to link them in must not export
-        them.  This is confusing, but I haven't been able to think of
-        a different approach.  Note that the symbols can, of course,
-        be exported explicitly.  */
-      export = TRUE;
-      if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-         && h->root.u.def.section->owner != NULL
-         && h->root.u.def.section->owner->my_archive != NULL)
-       {
-         bfd *arbfd, *member;
+      const char *secname;
 
-         arbfd = h->root.u.def.section->owner->my_archive;
-         member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (arbfd, (bfd *) NULL);
-         while (member != NULL)
-           {
-             if ((member->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0)
-               {
-                 export = FALSE;
-                 break;
-               }
-             member = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (arbfd, member);
-           }
-       }
-
-      if (export)
-       h->flags |= XCOFF_EXPORT;
-    }
-
-  /* We don't want to garbage collect symbols which are not defined in
-     XCOFF files.  This is a convenient place to mark them.  */
-  if (xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->gc
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0
-      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-      && (h->root.u.def.section->owner == NULL
-         || (h->root.u.def.section->owner->xvec
-             != ldinfo->info->hash->creator)))
-    h->flags |= XCOFF_MARK;
-
-  /* If this symbol is called and defined in a dynamic object, or it
-     is imported, then we need to set up global linkage code for it.
-     (Unless we did garbage collection and we didn't need this
-     symbol.)  */
-  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_CALLED) != 0
-      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-      && h->root.root.string[0] == '.'
-      && h->descriptor != NULL
-      && ((h->descriptor->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0
-         || ((h->descriptor->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) != 0
-             && (h->descriptor->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0))
-      && (! xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->gc
-         || (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) != 0))
-    {
-      asection *sec;
-      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hds;
-
-      sec = xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->linkage_section;
-      h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
-      h->root.u.def.section = sec;
-      h->root.u.def.value = sec->size;
-      h->smclas = XMC_GL;
-      h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR;
-      sec->size += bfd_xcoff_glink_code_size(ldinfo->output_bfd);
-
-      /* The global linkage code requires a TOC entry for the
-        descriptor.  */
-      hds = h->descriptor;
-      BFD_ASSERT ((hds->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-                  || hds->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-                 && (hds->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0);
-      hds->flags |= XCOFF_MARK;
-      if (hds->toc_section == NULL)
+      secname = hsec->output_section->name;
+      if (strcmp (secname, ".text") == 0)
+       ldrel.l_symndx = 0;
+      else if (strcmp (secname, ".data") == 0)
+       ldrel.l_symndx = 1;
+      else if (strcmp (secname, ".bss") == 0)
+       ldrel.l_symndx = 2;
+      else
        {
-         int byte_size;
-
-         /* 32 vs 64
-            xcoff32 uses 4 bytes in the toc.
-            xcoff64 uses 8 bytes in the toc.  */
-         if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff64 (ldinfo->output_bfd))
-           byte_size = 8;
-         else if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff32 (ldinfo->output_bfd))
-           byte_size = 4;
-         else
-           return FALSE;
-
-         hds->toc_section = xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->toc_section;
-         hds->u.toc_offset = hds->toc_section->size;
-         hds->toc_section->size += byte_size;
-         ++xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->ldrel_count;
-         ++hds->toc_section->reloc_count;
-         hds->indx = -2;
-         hds->flags |= XCOFF_SET_TOC | XCOFF_LDREL;
-
-         /* We need to call xcoff_build_ldsyms recursively here,
-            because we may already have passed hds on the traversal.  */
-         xcoff_build_ldsyms (hds, p);
+         _bfd_error_handler
+           /* xgettext:c-format */
+           (_("%pB: loader reloc in unrecognized section `%s'"),
+            reference_bfd, secname);
+         bfd_set_error (bfd_error_nonrepresentable_section);
+         return FALSE;
        }
     }
-
-  /* If this symbol is exported, but not defined, we need to try to
-     define it.  */
-  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_EXPORT) != 0
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) == 0
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0
-      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak))
+  else if (h != NULL)
     {
-      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) != 0
-         && (h->descriptor->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-             || h->descriptor->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
-       {
-         asection *sec;
-
-         /* This is an undefined function descriptor associated with
-            a defined entry point.  We can build up a function
-            descriptor ourselves.  Believe it or not, the AIX linker
-            actually does this, and there are cases where we need to
-            do it as well.  */
-         sec = xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->descriptor_section;
-         h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
-         h->root.u.def.section = sec;
-         h->root.u.def.value = sec->size;
-         h->smclas = XMC_DS;
-         h->flags |= XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR;
-
-         /* The size of the function descriptor depends if this is an
-            xcoff32 (12) or xcoff64 (24).  */
-         sec->size +=
-           bfd_xcoff_function_descriptor_size(ldinfo->output_bfd);
-
-         /* A function descriptor uses two relocs: one for the
-            associated code, and one for the TOC address.  */
-         xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->ldrel_count += 2;
-         sec->reloc_count += 2;
-
-         /* We handle writing out the contents of the descriptor in
-            xcoff_write_global_symbol.  */
-       }
-      else
+      if (h->ldindx < 0)
        {
-         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-           (_("warning: attempt to export undefined symbol `%s'"),
-            h->root.root.string);
-         h->ldsym = NULL;
-         return TRUE;
+         _bfd_error_handler
+           /* xgettext:c-format */
+           (_("%pB: `%s' in loader reloc but not loader sym"),
+            reference_bfd, h->root.root.string);
+         bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+         return FALSE;
        }
+      ldrel.l_symndx = h->ldindx;
     }
+  else
+    ldrel.l_symndx = -(bfd_size_type) 1;
 
-  /* If this is still a common symbol, and it wasn't garbage
-     collected, we need to actually allocate space for it in the .bss
-     section.  */
-  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common
-      && (! xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->gc
-         || (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) != 0)
-      && h->root.u.c.p->section->size == 0)
+  ldrel.l_rtype = (irel->r_size << 8) | irel->r_type;
+  ldrel.l_rsecnm = output_section->target_index;
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (flinfo->info)->textro
+      && strcmp (output_section->name, ".text") == 0)
     {
-      BFD_ASSERT (bfd_is_com_section (h->root.u.c.p->section));
-      h->root.u.c.p->section->size = h->root.u.c.size;
+      _bfd_error_handler
+       /* xgettext:c-format */
+       (_("%pB: loader reloc in read-only section %pA"),
+        reference_bfd, output_section);
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+      return FALSE;
     }
+  bfd_xcoff_swap_ldrel_out (output_bfd, &ldrel, flinfo->ldrel);
+  flinfo->ldrel += bfd_xcoff_ldrelsz (output_bfd);
+  return TRUE;
+}
 
-  /* We need to add a symbol to the .loader section if it is mentioned
-     in a reloc which we are copying to the .loader section and it was
-     not defined or common, or if it is the entry point, or if it is
-     being exported.  */
-
-  if (((h->flags & XCOFF_LDREL) == 0
-       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
-       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_ENTRY) == 0
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_EXPORT) == 0)
-    {
-      h->ldsym = NULL;
-      return TRUE;
-    }
+/* Link an input file into the linker output file.  This function
+   handles all the sections and relocations of the input file at once.  */
 
-  /* We don't need to add this symbol if we did garbage collection and
-     we did not mark this symbol.  */
-  if (xcoff_hash_table (ldinfo->info)->gc
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0)
-    {
-      h->ldsym = NULL;
-      return TRUE;
-    }
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_link_input_bfd (struct xcoff_final_link_info *flinfo,
+                     bfd *input_bfd)
+{
+  bfd *output_bfd;
+  const char *strings;
+  bfd_size_type syment_base;
+  unsigned int n_tmask;
+  unsigned int n_btshft;
+  bfd_boolean copy, hash;
+  bfd_size_type isymesz;
+  bfd_size_type osymesz;
+  bfd_size_type linesz;
+  bfd_byte *esym;
+  bfd_byte *esym_end;
+  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **sym_hash;
+  struct internal_syment *isymp;
+  asection **csectpp;
+  unsigned int *lineno_counts;
+  long *debug_index;
+  long *indexp;
+  unsigned long output_index;
+  bfd_byte *outsym;
+  unsigned int incls;
+  asection *oline;
+  bfd_boolean keep_syms;
+  asection *o;
 
-  /* We may have already processed this symbol due to the recursive
-     call above.  */
-  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_BUILT_LDSYM) != 0)
+  /* We can just skip DYNAMIC files, unless this is a static link.  */
+  if ((input_bfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
+      && ! flinfo->info->static_link)
     return TRUE;
 
-  /* We need to add this symbol to the .loader symbols.  */
+  /* Move all the symbols to the output file.  */
+  output_bfd = flinfo->output_bfd;
+  strings = NULL;
+  syment_base = obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd);
+  isymesz = bfd_coff_symesz (input_bfd);
+  osymesz = bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
+  linesz = bfd_coff_linesz (input_bfd);
+  BFD_ASSERT (linesz == bfd_coff_linesz (output_bfd));
 
-  BFD_ASSERT (h->ldsym == NULL);
-  amt = sizeof (struct internal_ldsym);
-  h->ldsym = (struct internal_ldsym *) bfd_zalloc (ldinfo->output_bfd, amt);
-  if (h->ldsym == NULL)
-    {
-      ldinfo->failed = TRUE;
-      return FALSE;
-    }
+  n_tmask = coff_data (input_bfd)->local_n_tmask;
+  n_btshft = coff_data (input_bfd)->local_n_btshft;
 
-  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) != 0)
-    h->ldsym->l_ifile = h->ldindx;
+  /* Define macros so that ISFCN, et. al., macros work correctly.  */
+#define N_TMASK n_tmask
+#define N_BTSHFT n_btshft
 
-  /* The first 3 symbol table indices are reserved to indicate the
-     data, text and bss sections.  */
-  h->ldindx = ldinfo->ldsym_count + 3;
+  copy = FALSE;
+  if (! flinfo->info->keep_memory)
+    copy = TRUE;
+  hash = TRUE;
+  if (flinfo->info->traditional_format)
+    hash = FALSE;
 
-  ++ldinfo->ldsym_count;
+  if (! _bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (input_bfd))
+    return FALSE;
 
-  if (! bfd_xcoff_put_ldsymbol_name (ldinfo->output_bfd, ldinfo,
-                                    h->ldsym, h->root.root.string))
+  /* Make one pass over the symbols and assign indices to symbols that
+     we have decided to keep.  Also use create .loader symbol information
+     and update information in hash table entries.  */
+  esym = (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (input_bfd);
+  esym_end = esym + obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd) * isymesz;
+  sym_hash = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
+  csectpp = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->csects;
+  debug_index = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->debug_indices;
+  isymp = flinfo->internal_syms;
+  indexp = flinfo->sym_indices;
+  output_index = syment_base;
+  while (esym < esym_end)
     {
-      return FALSE;
-    }
+      union internal_auxent aux;
+      int smtyp = 0;
+      int add;
 
-  h->flags |= XCOFF_BUILT_LDSYM;
+      bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (input_bfd, (void *) esym, (void *) isymp);
 
-  return TRUE;
-}
-\f
-/* Do the final link step.  */
+      /* Read in the csect information, if any.  */
+      if (CSECT_SYM_P (isymp->n_sclass))
+       {
+         BFD_ASSERT (isymp->n_numaux > 0);
+         bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (input_bfd,
+                               (void *) (esym + isymesz * isymp->n_numaux),
+                               isymp->n_type, isymp->n_sclass,
+                               isymp->n_numaux - 1, isymp->n_numaux,
+                               (void *) &aux);
 
-bfd_boolean
-_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link (abfd, info)
-     bfd *abfd;
-     struct bfd_link_info *info;
-{
-  bfd_size_type symesz;
-  struct xcoff_final_link_info finfo;
-  asection *o;
-  struct bfd_link_order *p;
-  bfd_size_type max_contents_size;
-  bfd_size_type max_sym_count;
-  bfd_size_type max_lineno_count;
-  bfd_size_type max_reloc_count;
-  bfd_size_type max_output_reloc_count;
-  file_ptr rel_filepos;
-  unsigned int relsz;
-  file_ptr line_filepos;
-  unsigned int linesz;
-  bfd *sub;
-  bfd_byte *external_relocs = NULL;
-  char strbuf[STRING_SIZE_SIZE];
-  file_ptr pos;
-  bfd_size_type amt;
+         smtyp = SMTYP_SMTYP (aux.x_csect.x_smtyp);
+       }
 
-  if (info->shared)
-    abfd->flags |= DYNAMIC;
+      /* If this symbol is in the .loader section, swap out the
+        .loader symbol information.  If this is an external symbol
+        reference to a defined symbol, though, then wait until we get
+        to the definition.  */
+      if (EXTERN_SYM_P (isymp->n_sclass)
+         && *sym_hash != NULL
+         && (*sym_hash)->ldsym != NULL
+         && xcoff_final_definition_p (input_bfd, *sym_hash, *csectpp))
+       {
+         struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
+         struct internal_ldsym *ldsym;
 
-  symesz = bfd_coff_symesz (abfd);
+         h = *sym_hash;
+         ldsym = h->ldsym;
+         if (isymp->n_scnum > 0)
+           {
+             ldsym->l_scnum = (*csectpp)->output_section->target_index;
+             ldsym->l_value = (isymp->n_value
+                               + (*csectpp)->output_section->vma
+                               + (*csectpp)->output_offset
+                               - (*csectpp)->vma);
+           }
+         else
+           {
+             ldsym->l_scnum = isymp->n_scnum;
+             ldsym->l_value = isymp->n_value;
+           }
 
-  finfo.info = info;
-  finfo.output_bfd = abfd;
-  finfo.strtab = NULL;
-  finfo.section_info = NULL;
-  finfo.last_file_index = -1;
-  finfo.toc_symindx = -1;
-  finfo.internal_syms = NULL;
-  finfo.sym_indices = NULL;
-  finfo.outsyms = NULL;
-  finfo.linenos = NULL;
-  finfo.contents = NULL;
-  finfo.external_relocs = NULL;
-
-  finfo.ldsym = (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section->contents
-                + bfd_xcoff_ldhdrsz (abfd));
-  finfo.ldrel = (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section->contents
-                + bfd_xcoff_ldhdrsz(abfd)
-                + (xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldhdr.l_nsyms
-                   * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz(abfd)));
+         ldsym->l_smtype = smtyp;
+         if (((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
+              && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
+             || (h->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) != 0)
+           ldsym->l_smtype |= L_IMPORT;
+         if (((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) != 0
+              && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
+             || (h->flags & XCOFF_EXPORT) != 0)
+           ldsym->l_smtype |= L_EXPORT;
+         if ((h->flags & XCOFF_ENTRY) != 0)
+           ldsym->l_smtype |= L_ENTRY;
+         if (isymp->n_sclass == C_AIX_WEAKEXT)
+           ldsym->l_smtype |= L_WEAK;
 
-  xcoff_data (abfd)->coff.link_info = info;
+         ldsym->l_smclas = aux.x_csect.x_smclas;
 
-  finfo.strtab = _bfd_stringtab_init ();
-  if (finfo.strtab == NULL)
-    goto error_return;
+         if (ldsym->l_ifile == (bfd_size_type) -1)
+           ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
+         else if (ldsym->l_ifile == 0)
+           {
+             if ((ldsym->l_smtype & L_IMPORT) == 0)
+               ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
+             else
+               {
+                 bfd *impbfd;
 
-  /* Count the line number and relocation entries required for the
-     output file.  Determine a few maximum sizes.  */
-  max_contents_size = 0;
-  max_lineno_count = 0;
-  max_reloc_count = 0;
-  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-    {
-      o->reloc_count = 0;
-      o->lineno_count = 0;
-      for (p = o->link_order_head; p != NULL; p = p->next)
-       {
-         if (p->type == bfd_indirect_link_order)
-           {
-             asection *sec;
+                 if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+                     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+                   impbfd = h->root.u.def.section->owner;
+                 else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+                          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
+                   impbfd = h->root.u.undef.abfd;
+                 else
+                   impbfd = NULL;
 
-             sec = p->u.indirect.section;
+                 if (impbfd == NULL)
+                   ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
+                 else
+                   {
+                     BFD_ASSERT (impbfd->xvec == flinfo->output_bfd->xvec);
+                     ldsym->l_ifile = xcoff_data (impbfd)->import_file_id;
+                   }
+               }
+           }
 
-             /* Mark all sections which are to be included in the
-                link.  This will normally be every section.  We need
-                to do this so that we can identify any sections which
-                the linker has decided to not include.  */
-             sec->linker_mark = TRUE;
+         ldsym->l_parm = 0;
 
-             if (info->strip == strip_none
-                 || info->strip == strip_some)
-               o->lineno_count += sec->lineno_count;
+         BFD_ASSERT (h->ldindx >= 0);
+         bfd_xcoff_swap_ldsym_out (flinfo->output_bfd, ldsym,
+                                   (flinfo->ldsym
+                                    + ((h->ldindx - 3)
+                                       * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz (flinfo->output_bfd))));
+         h->ldsym = NULL;
 
-             o->reloc_count += sec->reloc_count;
+         /* Fill in snentry now that we know the target_index.  */
+         if ((h->flags & XCOFF_ENTRY) != 0
+             && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+                 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
+           {
+             xcoff_data (output_bfd)->snentry =
+               h->root.u.def.section->output_section->target_index;
+           }
+       }
 
-             if (sec->rawsize > max_contents_size)
-               max_contents_size = sec->rawsize;
-             if (sec->size > max_contents_size)
-               max_contents_size = sec->size;
-             if (sec->lineno_count > max_lineno_count)
-               max_lineno_count = sec->lineno_count;
-             if (coff_section_data (sec->owner, sec) != NULL
-                 && xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec) != NULL
-                 && (xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->lineno_count
-                     > max_lineno_count))
-               max_lineno_count =
-                 xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->lineno_count;
-             if (sec->reloc_count > max_reloc_count)
-               max_reloc_count = sec->reloc_count;
+      add = 1 + isymp->n_numaux;
+
+      if (*debug_index == -2)
+       /* We've decided to strip this symbol.  */
+       *indexp = -1;
+      else
+       {
+         /* Assign the next unused index to this symbol.  */
+         *indexp = output_index;
+
+         if (EXTERN_SYM_P (isymp->n_sclass))
+           {
+             BFD_ASSERT (*sym_hash != NULL);
+             (*sym_hash)->indx = output_index;
            }
-         else if (p->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order
-                  || p->type == bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order)
-           ++o->reloc_count;
+
+         /* If this is a symbol in the TOC which we may have merged
+            (class XMC_TC), remember the symbol index of the TOC
+            symbol.  */
+         if (isymp->n_sclass == C_HIDEXT
+             && aux.x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_TC
+             && *sym_hash != NULL)
+           {
+             BFD_ASSERT (((*sym_hash)->flags & XCOFF_SET_TOC) == 0);
+             BFD_ASSERT ((*sym_hash)->toc_section != NULL);
+             (*sym_hash)->u.toc_indx = output_index;
+           }
+
+         output_index += add;
        }
-    }
 
-  /* Compute the file positions for all the sections.  */
-  if (abfd->output_has_begun)
-    {
-      if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->file_align != 0)
-       abort ();
+      esym += add * isymesz;
+      isymp += add;
+      csectpp += add;
+      sym_hash += add;
+      debug_index += add;
+      ++indexp;
+      for (--add; add > 0; --add)
+       *indexp++ = -1;
     }
-  else
+
+  /* Now write out the symbols that we decided to keep.  */
+
+  esym = (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (input_bfd);
+  esym_end = esym + obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd) * isymesz;
+  sym_hash = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
+  isymp = flinfo->internal_syms;
+  indexp = flinfo->sym_indices;
+  csectpp = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->csects;
+  lineno_counts = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->lineno_counts;
+  debug_index = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->debug_indices;
+  outsym = flinfo->outsyms;
+  incls = 0;
+  oline = NULL;
+  while (esym < esym_end)
     {
-      bfd_vma file_align;
+      int add;
 
-      file_align = xcoff_hash_table (info)->file_align;
-      if (file_align != 0)
+      add = 1 + isymp->n_numaux;
+
+      if (*indexp < 0)
+       esym += add * isymesz;
+      else
        {
-         bfd_boolean saw_contents;
-         int indx;
-         asection **op;
-         file_ptr sofar;
+         struct internal_syment isym;
+         int i;
 
-         /* Insert .pad sections before every section which has
-            contents and is loaded, if it is preceded by some other
-            section which has contents and is loaded.  */
-         saw_contents = TRUE;
-         for (op = &abfd->sections; *op != NULL; op = &(*op)->next)
+         /* Adjust the symbol in order to output it.  */
+         isym = *isymp;
+         if (isym._n._n_n._n_zeroes == 0
+             && isym._n._n_n._n_offset != 0)
            {
-             if (strcmp ((*op)->name, ".pad") == 0)
-               saw_contents = FALSE;
-             else if (((*op)->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) != 0
-                      && ((*op)->flags & SEC_LOAD) != 0)
+             /* This symbol has a long name.  Enter it in the string
+                table we are building.  If *debug_index != -1, the
+                name has already been entered in the .debug section.  */
+             if (*debug_index >= 0)
+               isym._n._n_n._n_offset = *debug_index;
+             else
                {
-                 if (! saw_contents)
-                   saw_contents = TRUE;
-                 else
-                   {
-                     asection *n, **st;
+                 const char *name;
+                 bfd_size_type indx;
 
-                     /* Create a pad section and place it before the section
-                        that needs padding.  This requires unlinking and
-                        relinking the bfd's section list.  */
+                 name = _bfd_coff_internal_syment_name (input_bfd, &isym, NULL);
 
-                     st = abfd->section_tail;
-                     n = bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, ".pad");
-                     n->flags = SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
-                     n->alignment_power = 0;
+                 if (name == NULL)
+                   return FALSE;
+                 indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (flinfo->strtab, name, hash, copy);
+                 if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
+                   return FALSE;
+                 isym._n._n_n._n_offset = STRING_SIZE_SIZE + indx;
+               }
+           }
 
-                     BFD_ASSERT (*st == n);
-                     bfd_section_list_remove (abfd, st);
-                     bfd_section_list_insert (abfd, op, n);
+         /* Make __rtinit C_HIDEXT rather than C_EXT.  This avoids
+            multiple definition problems when linking a shared object
+            statically.  (The native linker doesn't enter __rtinit into
+            the normal table at all, but having a local symbol can make
+            the objdump output easier to read.)  */
+         if (isym.n_sclass == C_EXT
+             && *sym_hash
+             && ((*sym_hash)->flags & XCOFF_RTINIT) != 0)
+           isym.n_sclass = C_HIDEXT;
 
-                     op = &n->next;
-                     saw_contents = FALSE;
+         /* The value of a C_FILE symbol is the symbol index of the
+            next C_FILE symbol.  The value of the last C_FILE symbol
+            is -1.  We try to get this right, below, just before we
+            write the symbols out, but in the general case we may
+            have to write the symbol out twice.  */
+         if (isym.n_sclass == C_FILE)
+           {
+             if (flinfo->last_file_index != -1
+                 && flinfo->last_file.n_value != (bfd_vma) *indexp)
+               {
+                 /* We must correct the value of the last C_FILE entry.  */
+                 flinfo->last_file.n_value = *indexp;
+                 if ((bfd_size_type) flinfo->last_file_index >= syment_base)
+                   {
+                     /* The last C_FILE symbol is in this input file.  */
+                     bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd,
+                                            (void *) &flinfo->last_file,
+                                            (void *) (flinfo->outsyms
+                                                   + ((flinfo->last_file_index
+                                                       - syment_base)
+                                                      * osymesz)));
+                   }
+                 else
+                   {
+                     /* We have already written out the last C_FILE
+                        symbol.  We need to write it out again.  We
+                        borrow *outsym temporarily.  */
+                     file_ptr pos;
+
+                     bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd,
+                                            (void *) &flinfo->last_file,
+                                            (void *) outsym);
+
+                     pos = obj_sym_filepos (output_bfd);
+                     pos += flinfo->last_file_index * osymesz;
+                     if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+                         || (bfd_bwrite (outsym, osymesz, output_bfd)
+                             != osymesz))
+                       return FALSE;
                    }
                }
+
+             flinfo->last_file_index = *indexp;
+             flinfo->last_file = isym;
            }
 
-         /* Reset the section indices after inserting the new
-            sections.  */
-         indx = 0;
-         for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+         /* The value of a C_BINCL or C_EINCL symbol is a file offset
+            into the line numbers.  We update the symbol values when
+            we handle the line numbers.  */
+         if (isym.n_sclass == C_BINCL
+             || isym.n_sclass == C_EINCL)
            {
-             ++indx;
-             o->target_index = indx;
+             isym.n_value = flinfo->line_filepos;
+             ++incls;
            }
-         BFD_ASSERT ((unsigned int) indx == abfd->section_count);
-
-         /* Work out appropriate sizes for the .pad sections to force
-            each section to land on a page boundary.  This bit of
-            code knows what compute_section_file_positions is going
-            to do.  */
-         sofar = bfd_coff_filhsz (abfd);
-         sofar += bfd_coff_aoutsz (abfd);
-         sofar += abfd->section_count * bfd_coff_scnhsz (abfd);
-         for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-           if ((bfd_xcoff_is_reloc_count_overflow
-                (abfd, (bfd_vma) o->reloc_count))
-               || (bfd_xcoff_is_lineno_count_overflow
-                   (abfd, (bfd_vma) o->lineno_count)))
-             /* 64 does not overflow, need to check if 32 does */
-             sofar += bfd_coff_scnhsz (abfd);
-
-         for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+         /* The value of a C_BSTAT symbol is the symbol table
+            index of the containing csect.  */
+         else if (isym.n_sclass == C_BSTAT)
            {
-             if (strcmp (o->name, ".pad") == 0)
-               {
-                 bfd_vma pageoff;
+             bfd_vma indx;
 
-                 BFD_ASSERT (o->size == 0);
-                 pageoff = sofar & (file_align - 1);
-                 if (pageoff != 0)
-                   {
-                     o->size = file_align - pageoff;
-                     sofar += file_align - pageoff;
-                     o->flags |= SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
-                   }
-               }
-             else
+             indx = isym.n_value;
+             if (indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
                {
-                 if ((o->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) != 0)
-                   sofar += BFD_ALIGN (o->size,
-                                       1 << o->alignment_power);
+                 long symindx;
+
+                 symindx = flinfo->sym_indices[indx];
+                 if (symindx < 0)
+                   isym.n_value = 0;
+                 else
+                   isym.n_value = symindx;
                }
            }
-       }
-
-      if (! bfd_coff_compute_section_file_positions (abfd))
-       goto error_return;
-    }
+         else if (isym.n_sclass != C_ESTAT
+                  && isym.n_sclass != C_DECL
+                  && isym.n_scnum > 0)
+           {
+             isym.n_scnum = (*csectpp)->output_section->target_index;
+             isym.n_value += ((*csectpp)->output_section->vma
+                              + (*csectpp)->output_offset
+                              - (*csectpp)->vma);
+           }
 
-  /* Allocate space for the pointers we need to keep for the relocs.  */
-  {
-    unsigned int i;
+         /* Output the symbol.  */
+         bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (void *) &isym, (void *) outsym);
 
-    /* We use section_count + 1, rather than section_count, because
-       the target_index fields are 1 based.  */
-    amt = abfd->section_count + 1;
-    amt *= sizeof (struct xcoff_link_section_info);
-    finfo.section_info = (struct xcoff_link_section_info *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-    if (finfo.section_info == NULL)
-      goto error_return;
-    for (i = 0; i <= abfd->section_count; i++)
-      {
-       finfo.section_info[i].relocs = NULL;
-       finfo.section_info[i].rel_hashes = NULL;
-       finfo.section_info[i].toc_rel_hashes = NULL;
-      }
-  }
+         esym += isymesz;
+         outsym += osymesz;
 
-  /* Set the file positions for the relocs.  */
-  rel_filepos = obj_relocbase (abfd);
-  relsz = bfd_coff_relsz (abfd);
-  max_output_reloc_count = 0;
-  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-    {
-      if (o->reloc_count == 0)
-       o->rel_filepos = 0;
-      else
-       {
-         /* A stripped file has no relocs.  However, we still
-            allocate the buffers, so that later code doesn't have to
-            worry about whether we are stripping or not.  */
-         if (info->strip == strip_all)
-           o->rel_filepos = 0;
-         else
-           {
-             o->flags |= SEC_RELOC;
-             o->rel_filepos = rel_filepos;
-             rel_filepos += o->reloc_count * relsz;
-           }
-
-         /* We don't know the indices of global symbols until we have
-            written out all the local symbols.  For each section in
-            the output file, we keep an array of pointers to hash
-            table entries.  Each entry in the array corresponds to a
-            reloc.  When we find a reloc against a global symbol, we
-            set the corresponding entry in this array so that we can
-            fix up the symbol index after we have written out all the
-            local symbols.
-
-            Because of this problem, we also keep the relocs in
-            memory until the end of the link.  This wastes memory.
-            We could backpatch the file later, I suppose, although it
-            would be slow.  */
-         amt = o->reloc_count;
-         amt *= sizeof (struct internal_reloc);
-         finfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs =
-           (struct internal_reloc *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-
-         amt = o->reloc_count;
-         amt *= sizeof (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *);
-         finfo.section_info[o->target_index].rel_hashes =
-           (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **) bfd_malloc (amt);
-
-         if (finfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs == NULL
-             || finfo.section_info[o->target_index].rel_hashes == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-
-         if (o->reloc_count > max_output_reloc_count)
-           max_output_reloc_count = o->reloc_count;
-       }
-    }
-
-  /* We now know the size of the relocs, so we can determine the file
-     positions of the line numbers.  */
-  line_filepos = rel_filepos;
-  finfo.line_filepos = line_filepos;
-  linesz = bfd_coff_linesz (abfd);
-  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-    {
-      if (o->lineno_count == 0)
-       o->line_filepos = 0;
-      else
-       {
-         o->line_filepos = line_filepos;
-         line_filepos += o->lineno_count * linesz;
-       }
-
-      /* Reset the reloc and lineno counts, so that we can use them to
-        count the number of entries we have output so far.  */
-      o->reloc_count = 0;
-      o->lineno_count = 0;
-    }
-
-  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = line_filepos;
-
-  /* Figure out the largest number of symbols in an input BFD.  Take
-     the opportunity to clear the output_has_begun fields of all the
-     input BFD's.  We want at least 6 symbols, since that is the
-     number which xcoff_write_global_symbol may need.  */
-  max_sym_count = 6;
-  for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link_next)
-    {
-      bfd_size_type sz;
-
-      sub->output_has_begun = FALSE;
-      sz = obj_raw_syment_count (sub);
-      if (sz > max_sym_count)
-       max_sym_count = sz;
-    }
-
-  /* Allocate some buffers used while linking.  */
-  amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (struct internal_syment);
-  finfo.internal_syms = (struct internal_syment *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-
-  amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (long);
-  finfo.sym_indices = (long *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-
-  amt = (max_sym_count + 1) * symesz;
-  finfo.outsyms = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-
-  amt = max_lineno_count * bfd_coff_linesz (abfd);
-  finfo.linenos = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-
-  amt = max_contents_size;
-  finfo.contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-
-  amt = max_reloc_count * relsz;
-  finfo.external_relocs = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-
-  if ((finfo.internal_syms == NULL && max_sym_count > 0)
-      || (finfo.sym_indices == NULL && max_sym_count > 0)
-      || finfo.outsyms == NULL
-      || (finfo.linenos == NULL && max_lineno_count > 0)
-      || (finfo.contents == NULL && max_contents_size > 0)
-      || (finfo.external_relocs == NULL && max_reloc_count > 0))
-    goto error_return;
-
-  obj_raw_syment_count (abfd) = 0;
-  xcoff_data (abfd)->toc = (bfd_vma) -1;
-
-  /* We now know the position of everything in the file, except that
-     we don't know the size of the symbol table and therefore we don't
-     know where the string table starts.  We just build the string
-     table in memory as we go along.  We process all the relocations
-     for a single input file at once.  */
-  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-    {
-      for (p = o->link_order_head; p != NULL; p = p->next)
-       {
-         if (p->type == bfd_indirect_link_order
-             && p->u.indirect.section->owner->xvec == abfd->xvec)
-           {
-             sub = p->u.indirect.section->owner;
-             if (! sub->output_has_begun)
-               {
-                 if (! xcoff_link_input_bfd (&finfo, sub))
-                   goto error_return;
-                 sub->output_has_begun = TRUE;
-               }
-           }
-         else if (p->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order
-                  || p->type == bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order)
-           {
-             if (! xcoff_reloc_link_order (abfd, &finfo, o, p))
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-         else
-           {
-             if (! _bfd_default_link_order (abfd, info, o, p))
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-       }
-    }
-
-
-  /* Free up the buffers used by xcoff_link_input_bfd.  */
-
-  if (finfo.internal_syms != NULL)
-    {
-      free (finfo.internal_syms);
-      finfo.internal_syms = NULL;
-    }
-  if (finfo.sym_indices != NULL)
-    {
-      free (finfo.sym_indices);
-      finfo.sym_indices = NULL;
-    }
-  if (finfo.linenos != NULL)
-    {
-      free (finfo.linenos);
-      finfo.linenos = NULL;
-    }
-  if (finfo.contents != NULL)
-    {
-      free (finfo.contents);
-      finfo.contents = NULL;
-    }
-  if (finfo.external_relocs != NULL)
-    {
-      free (finfo.external_relocs);
-      finfo.external_relocs = NULL;
-    }
-
-  /* The value of the last C_FILE symbol is supposed to be -1.  Write
-     it out again.  */
-  if (finfo.last_file_index != -1)
-    {
-      finfo.last_file.n_value = -(bfd_vma) 1;
-      bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (abfd, (PTR) &finfo.last_file,
-                            (PTR) finfo.outsyms);
-      pos = obj_sym_filepos (abfd) + finfo.last_file_index * symesz;
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
-         || bfd_bwrite (finfo.outsyms, symesz, abfd) != symesz)
-       goto error_return;
-    }
-
-  /* Write out all the global symbols which do not come from XCOFF
-     input files.  */
-  xcoff_link_hash_traverse (xcoff_hash_table (info),
-                           xcoff_write_global_symbol,
-                           (PTR) &finfo);
-
-  if (finfo.outsyms != NULL)
-    {
-      free (finfo.outsyms);
-      finfo.outsyms = NULL;
-    }
-
-  /* Now that we have written out all the global symbols, we know the
-     symbol indices to use for relocs against them, and we can finally
-     write out the relocs.  */
-  amt = max_output_reloc_count * relsz;
-  external_relocs = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-  if (external_relocs == NULL && max_output_reloc_count != 0)
-    goto error_return;
-
-  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-    {
-      struct internal_reloc *irel;
-      struct internal_reloc *irelend;
-      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **rel_hash;
-      struct xcoff_toc_rel_hash *toc_rel_hash;
-      bfd_byte *erel;
-      bfd_size_type rel_size;
-
-      /* A stripped file has no relocs.  */
-      if (info->strip == strip_all)
-       {
-         o->reloc_count = 0;
-         continue;
-       }
-
-      if (o->reloc_count == 0)
-       continue;
-
-      irel = finfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs;
-      irelend = irel + o->reloc_count;
-      rel_hash = finfo.section_info[o->target_index].rel_hashes;
-      for (; irel < irelend; irel++, rel_hash++, erel += relsz)
-       {
-         if (*rel_hash != NULL)
-           {
-             if ((*rel_hash)->indx < 0)
-               {
-                 if (! ((*info->callbacks->unattached_reloc)
-                        (info, (*rel_hash)->root.root.string,
-                         (bfd *) NULL, o, irel->r_vaddr)))
-                   goto error_return;
-                 (*rel_hash)->indx = 0;
-               }
-             irel->r_symndx = (*rel_hash)->indx;
-           }
-       }
-
-      for (toc_rel_hash = finfo.section_info[o->target_index].toc_rel_hashes;
-          toc_rel_hash != NULL;
-          toc_rel_hash = toc_rel_hash->next)
-       {
-         if (toc_rel_hash->h->u.toc_indx < 0)
-           {
-             if (! ((*info->callbacks->unattached_reloc)
-                    (info, toc_rel_hash->h->root.root.string,
-                     (bfd *) NULL, o, toc_rel_hash->rel->r_vaddr)))
-               goto error_return;
-             toc_rel_hash->h->u.toc_indx = 0;
-           }
-         toc_rel_hash->rel->r_symndx = toc_rel_hash->h->u.toc_indx;
-       }
-
-      /* XCOFF requires that the relocs be sorted by address.  We tend
-        to produce them in the order in which their containing csects
-        appear in the symbol table, which is not necessarily by
-        address.  So we sort them here.  There may be a better way to
-        do this.  */
-      qsort ((PTR) finfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs,
-            o->reloc_count, sizeof (struct internal_reloc),
-            xcoff_sort_relocs);
-
-      irel = finfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs;
-      irelend = irel + o->reloc_count;
-      erel = external_relocs;
-      for (; irel < irelend; irel++, rel_hash++, erel += relsz)
-       bfd_coff_swap_reloc_out (abfd, (PTR) irel, (PTR) erel);
-
-      rel_size = relsz * o->reloc_count;
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, o->rel_filepos, SEEK_SET) != 0
-         || bfd_bwrite ((PTR) external_relocs, rel_size, abfd) != rel_size)
-       goto error_return;
-    }
-
-  if (external_relocs != NULL)
-    {
-      free (external_relocs);
-      external_relocs = NULL;
-    }
-
-  /* Free up the section information.  */
-  if (finfo.section_info != NULL)
-    {
-      unsigned int i;
-
-      for (i = 0; i < abfd->section_count; i++)
-       {
-         if (finfo.section_info[i].relocs != NULL)
-           free (finfo.section_info[i].relocs);
-         if (finfo.section_info[i].rel_hashes != NULL)
-           free (finfo.section_info[i].rel_hashes);
-       }
-      free (finfo.section_info);
-      finfo.section_info = NULL;
-    }
-
-  /* Write out the loader section contents.  */
-  BFD_ASSERT ((bfd_byte *) finfo.ldrel
-             == (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section->contents
-                 + xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldhdr.l_impoff));
-  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section;
-  if (! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section, o->contents,
-                                 (file_ptr) o->output_offset, o->size))
-    goto error_return;
-
-  /* Write out the magic sections.  */
-  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->linkage_section;
-  if (o->size > 0
-      && ! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section, o->contents,
-                                    (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
-                                    o->size))
-    goto error_return;
-  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->toc_section;
-  if (o->size > 0
-      && ! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section, o->contents,
-                                    (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
-                                    o->size))
-    goto error_return;
-  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->descriptor_section;
-  if (o->size > 0
-      && ! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section, o->contents,
-                                    (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
-                                    o->size))
-    goto error_return;
-
-  /* Write out the string table.  */
-  pos = obj_sym_filepos (abfd) + obj_raw_syment_count (abfd) * symesz;
-  if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0)
-    goto error_return;
-  H_PUT_32 (abfd,
-           _bfd_stringtab_size (finfo.strtab) + STRING_SIZE_SIZE,
-           strbuf);
-  amt = STRING_SIZE_SIZE;
-  if (bfd_bwrite (strbuf, amt, abfd) != amt)
-    goto error_return;
-  if (! _bfd_stringtab_emit (abfd, finfo.strtab))
-    goto error_return;
-
-  _bfd_stringtab_free (finfo.strtab);
-
-  /* Write out the debugging string table.  */
-  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->debug_section;
-  if (o != NULL)
-    {
-      struct bfd_strtab_hash *debug_strtab;
-
-      debug_strtab = xcoff_hash_table (info)->debug_strtab;
-      BFD_ASSERT (o->output_section->size - o->output_offset
-                 >= _bfd_stringtab_size (debug_strtab));
-      pos = o->output_section->filepos + o->output_offset;
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0)
-       goto error_return;
-      if (! _bfd_stringtab_emit (abfd, debug_strtab))
-       goto error_return;
-    }
-
-  /* Setting bfd_get_symcount to 0 will cause write_object_contents to
-     not try to write out the symbols.  */
-  bfd_get_symcount (abfd) = 0;
-
-  return TRUE;
-
- error_return:
-  if (finfo.strtab != NULL)
-    _bfd_stringtab_free (finfo.strtab);
-
-  if (finfo.section_info != NULL)
-    {
-      unsigned int i;
-
-      for (i = 0; i < abfd->section_count; i++)
-       {
-         if (finfo.section_info[i].relocs != NULL)
-           free (finfo.section_info[i].relocs);
-         if (finfo.section_info[i].rel_hashes != NULL)
-           free (finfo.section_info[i].rel_hashes);
-       }
-      free (finfo.section_info);
-    }
-
-  if (finfo.internal_syms != NULL)
-    free (finfo.internal_syms);
-  if (finfo.sym_indices != NULL)
-    free (finfo.sym_indices);
-  if (finfo.outsyms != NULL)
-    free (finfo.outsyms);
-  if (finfo.linenos != NULL)
-    free (finfo.linenos);
-  if (finfo.contents != NULL)
-    free (finfo.contents);
-  if (finfo.external_relocs != NULL)
-    free (finfo.external_relocs);
-  if (external_relocs != NULL)
-    free (external_relocs);
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
-/* Link an input file into the linker output file.  This function
-   handles all the sections and relocations of the input file at once.  */
-
-static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_link_input_bfd (finfo, input_bfd)
-     struct xcoff_final_link_info *finfo;
-     bfd *input_bfd;
-{
-  bfd *output_bfd;
-  const char *strings;
-  bfd_size_type syment_base;
-  unsigned int n_tmask;
-  unsigned int n_btshft;
-  bfd_boolean copy, hash;
-  bfd_size_type isymesz;
-  bfd_size_type osymesz;
-  bfd_size_type linesz;
-  bfd_byte *esym;
-  bfd_byte *esym_end;
-  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **sym_hash;
-  struct internal_syment *isymp;
-  asection **csectpp;
-  unsigned long *debug_index;
-  long *indexp;
-  unsigned long output_index;
-  bfd_byte *outsym;
-  unsigned int incls;
-  asection *oline;
-  bfd_boolean keep_syms;
-  asection *o;
-
-  /* We can just skip DYNAMIC files, unless this is a static link.  */
-  if ((input_bfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
-      && ! finfo->info->static_link)
-    return TRUE;
-
-  /* Move all the symbols to the output file.  */
+         for (i = 0; i < isymp->n_numaux && esym < esym_end; i++)
+           {
+             union internal_auxent aux;
 
-  output_bfd = finfo->output_bfd;
-  strings = NULL;
-  syment_base = obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd);
-  isymesz = bfd_coff_symesz (input_bfd);
-  osymesz = bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
-  linesz = bfd_coff_linesz (input_bfd);
-  BFD_ASSERT (linesz == bfd_coff_linesz (output_bfd));
+             bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (input_bfd, (void *) esym, isymp->n_type,
+                                   isymp->n_sclass, i, isymp->n_numaux,
+                                   (void *) &aux);
 
-  n_tmask = coff_data (input_bfd)->local_n_tmask;
-  n_btshft = coff_data (input_bfd)->local_n_btshft;
+             if (isymp->n_sclass == C_FILE)
+               {
+                 /* This is the file name (or some comment put in by
+                    the compiler).  If it is long, we must put it in
+                    the string table.  */
+                 if (aux.x_file.x_n.x_zeroes == 0
+                     && aux.x_file.x_n.x_offset != 0)
+                   {
+                     const char *filename;
+                     bfd_size_type indx;
 
-  /* Define macros so that ISFCN, et. al., macros work correctly.  */
-#define N_TMASK n_tmask
-#define N_BTSHFT n_btshft
+                     BFD_ASSERT (aux.x_file.x_n.x_offset
+                                 >= STRING_SIZE_SIZE);
+                     if (strings == NULL)
+                       {
+                         strings = _bfd_coff_read_string_table (input_bfd);
+                         if (strings == NULL)
+                           return FALSE;
+                       }
+                     if ((bfd_size_type) aux.x_file.x_n.x_offset >= obj_coff_strings_len (input_bfd))
+                       filename = _("<corrupt>");
+                     else
+                       filename = strings + aux.x_file.x_n.x_offset;
+                     indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (flinfo->strtab, filename,
+                                                hash, copy);
+                     if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
+                       return FALSE;
+                     aux.x_file.x_n.x_offset = STRING_SIZE_SIZE + indx;
+                   }
+               }
+             else if (CSECT_SYM_P (isymp->n_sclass)
+                      && i + 1 == isymp->n_numaux)
+               {
 
-  copy = FALSE;
-  if (! finfo->info->keep_memory)
-    copy = TRUE;
-  hash = TRUE;
-  if ((output_bfd->flags & BFD_TRADITIONAL_FORMAT) != 0)
-    hash = FALSE;
+                 /* We don't support type checking.  I don't know if
+                    anybody does.  */
+                 aux.x_csect.x_parmhash = 0;
+                 /* I don't think anybody uses these fields, but we'd
+                    better clobber them just in case.  */
+                 aux.x_csect.x_stab = 0;
+                 aux.x_csect.x_snstab = 0;
 
-  if (! _bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (input_bfd))
-    return FALSE;
+                 if (SMTYP_SMTYP (aux.x_csect.x_smtyp) == XTY_LD)
+                   {
+                     unsigned long indx;
 
-  esym = (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (input_bfd);
-  esym_end = esym + obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd) * isymesz;
-  sym_hash = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (input_bfd);
-  csectpp = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->csects;
-  debug_index = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->debug_indices;
-  isymp = finfo->internal_syms;
-  indexp = finfo->sym_indices;
-  output_index = syment_base;
-  outsym = finfo->outsyms;
-  incls = 0;
-  oline = NULL;
+                     indx = aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l;
+                     if (indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
+                       {
+                         long symindx;
 
-  while (esym < esym_end)
-    {
+                         symindx = flinfo->sym_indices[indx];
+                         if (symindx < 0)
+                           {
+                             aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = 0;
+                           }
+                         else
+                           {
+                             aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = symindx;
+                           }
+                       }
+                   }
+               }
+             else if (isymp->n_sclass != C_STAT || isymp->n_type != T_NULL)
+               {
+                 unsigned long indx;
 
-      struct internal_syment isym;
-      union internal_auxent aux;
-      int smtyp = 0;
-      bfd_boolean skip;
-      bfd_boolean require;
-      int add;
+                 if (ISFCN (isymp->n_type)
+                     || ISTAG (isymp->n_sclass)
+                     || isymp->n_sclass == C_BLOCK
+                     || isymp->n_sclass == C_FCN)
+                   {
+                     indx = aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_endndx.l;
+                     if (indx > 0
+                         && indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
+                       {
+                         /* We look forward through the symbol for
+                            the index of the next symbol we are going
+                            to include.  I don't know if this is
+                            entirely right.  */
+                         while (flinfo->sym_indices[indx] < 0
+                                && indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
+                           ++indx;
+                         if (indx >= obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
+                           indx = output_index;
+                         else
+                           indx = flinfo->sym_indices[indx];
+                         aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_endndx.l = indx;
 
-      bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (input_bfd, (PTR) esym, (PTR) isymp);
+                       }
+                   }
 
-      /* If this is a C_EXT or C_HIDEXT symbol, we need the csect
-        information.  */
-      if (isymp->n_sclass == C_EXT || isymp->n_sclass == C_HIDEXT)
-       {
-         BFD_ASSERT (isymp->n_numaux > 0);
-         bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (input_bfd,
-                               (PTR) (esym + isymesz * isymp->n_numaux),
-                               isymp->n_type, isymp->n_sclass,
-                               isymp->n_numaux - 1, isymp->n_numaux,
-                               (PTR) &aux);
+                 indx = aux.x_sym.x_tagndx.l;
+                 if (indx > 0 && indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
+                   {
+                     long symindx;
 
-         smtyp = SMTYP_SMTYP (aux.x_csect.x_smtyp);
-       }
+                     symindx = flinfo->sym_indices[indx];
+                     if (symindx < 0)
+                       aux.x_sym.x_tagndx.l = 0;
+                     else
+                       aux.x_sym.x_tagndx.l = symindx;
+                   }
 
-      /* Make a copy of *isymp so that the relocate_section function
-        always sees the original values.  This is more reliable than
-        always recomputing the symbol value even if we are stripping
-        the symbol.  */
-      isym = *isymp;
+               }
 
-      /* If this symbol is in the .loader section, swap out the
-        .loader symbol information.  If this is an external symbol
-        reference to a defined symbol, though, then wait until we get
-        to the definition.  */
-      if (isym.n_sclass == C_EXT
-         && *sym_hash != NULL
-         && (*sym_hash)->ldsym != NULL
-         && (smtyp != XTY_ER
-             || (*sym_hash)->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined))
-       {
-         struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
-         struct internal_ldsym *ldsym;
+             /* Copy over the line numbers, unless we are stripping
+                them.  We do this on a symbol by symbol basis in
+                order to more easily handle garbage collection.  */
+             if (CSECT_SYM_P (isymp->n_sclass)
+                 && i == 0
+                 && isymp->n_numaux > 1
+                 && ISFCN (isymp->n_type)
+                 && aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr != 0)
+               {
+                 if (*lineno_counts == 0)
+                   aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr = 0;
+                 else
+                   {
+                     asection *enclosing;
+                     unsigned int enc_count;
+                     bfd_signed_vma linoff;
+                     struct internal_lineno lin;
+                     bfd_byte *linp;
+                     bfd_byte *linpend;
+                     bfd_vma offset;
+                     file_ptr pos;
+                     bfd_size_type amt;
 
-         h = *sym_hash;
-         ldsym = h->ldsym;
-         if (isym.n_scnum > 0)
-           {
-             ldsym->l_scnum = (*csectpp)->output_section->target_index;
-             ldsym->l_value = (isym.n_value
-                               + (*csectpp)->output_section->vma
-                               + (*csectpp)->output_offset
-                               - (*csectpp)->vma);
-           }
-         else
-           {
-             ldsym->l_scnum = isym.n_scnum;
-             ldsym->l_value = isym.n_value;
-           }
+                     /* Read in the enclosing section's line-number
+                        information, if we haven't already.  */
+                     o = *csectpp;
+                     enclosing = xcoff_section_data (abfd, o)->enclosing;
+                     enc_count = xcoff_section_data (abfd, o)->lineno_count;
+                     if (oline != enclosing)
+                       {
+                         pos = enclosing->line_filepos;
+                         amt = linesz * enc_count;
+                         if (bfd_seek (input_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+                             || (bfd_bread (flinfo->linenos, amt, input_bfd)
+                                 != amt))
+                           return FALSE;
+                         oline = enclosing;
+                       }
 
-         ldsym->l_smtype = smtyp;
-         if (((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
-              && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
-             || (h->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) != 0)
-           ldsym->l_smtype |= L_IMPORT;
-         if (((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) != 0
-              && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
-             || (h->flags & XCOFF_EXPORT) != 0)
-           ldsym->l_smtype |= L_EXPORT;
-         if ((h->flags & XCOFF_ENTRY) != 0)
-           ldsym->l_smtype |= L_ENTRY;
+                     /* Copy across the first entry, adjusting its
+                        symbol index.  */
+                     linoff = (aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr
+                               - enclosing->line_filepos);
+                     linp = flinfo->linenos + linoff;
+                     bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in (input_bfd, linp, &lin);
+                     lin.l_addr.l_symndx = *indexp;
+                     bfd_coff_swap_lineno_out (output_bfd, &lin, linp);
+
+                     /* Copy the other entries, adjusting their addresses.  */
+                     linpend = linp + *lineno_counts * linesz;
+                     offset = (o->output_section->vma
+                               + o->output_offset
+                               - o->vma);
+                     for (linp += linesz; linp < linpend; linp += linesz)
+                       {
+                         bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in (input_bfd, linp, &lin);
+                         lin.l_addr.l_paddr += offset;
+                         bfd_coff_swap_lineno_out (output_bfd, &lin, linp);
+                       }
 
-         ldsym->l_smclas = aux.x_csect.x_smclas;
+                     /* Write out the entries we've just processed.  */
+                     pos = (o->output_section->line_filepos
+                            + o->output_section->lineno_count * linesz);
+                     amt = linesz * *lineno_counts;
+                     if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+                         || bfd_bwrite (flinfo->linenos + linoff,
+                                        amt, output_bfd) != amt)
+                       return FALSE;
+                     o->output_section->lineno_count += *lineno_counts;
 
-         if (ldsym->l_ifile == (bfd_size_type) -1)
-           ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
-         else if (ldsym->l_ifile == 0)
-           {
-             if ((ldsym->l_smtype & L_IMPORT) == 0)
-               ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
-             else
-               {
-                 bfd *impbfd;
+                     /* Record the offset of the symbol's line numbers
+                        in the output file.  */
+                     aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr = pos;
 
-                 if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-                     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-                   impbfd = h->root.u.def.section->owner;
-                 else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-                          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-                   impbfd = h->root.u.undef.abfd;
-                 else
-                   impbfd = NULL;
+                     if (incls > 0)
+                       {
+                         struct internal_syment *iisp, *iispend;
+                         long *iindp;
+                         bfd_byte *oos;
+                         bfd_vma range_start, range_end;
+                         int iiadd;
+
+                         /* Update any C_BINCL or C_EINCL symbols
+                            that refer to a line number in the
+                            range we just output.  */
+                         iisp = flinfo->internal_syms;
+                         iispend = iisp + obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd);
+                         iindp = flinfo->sym_indices;
+                         oos = flinfo->outsyms;
+                         range_start = enclosing->line_filepos + linoff;
+                         range_end = range_start + *lineno_counts * linesz;
+                         while (iisp < iispend)
+                           {
+                             if (*iindp >= 0
+                                 && (iisp->n_sclass == C_BINCL
+                                     || iisp->n_sclass == C_EINCL)
+                                 && iisp->n_value >= range_start
+                                 && iisp->n_value < range_end)
+                               {
+                                 struct internal_syment iis;
+
+                                 bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (output_bfd, oos, &iis);
+                                 iis.n_value = (iisp->n_value
+                                                - range_start
+                                                + pos);
+                                 bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd,
+                                                        &iis, oos);
+                                 --incls;
+                               }
 
-                 if (impbfd == NULL)
-                   ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
-                 else
-                   {
-                     BFD_ASSERT (impbfd->xvec == finfo->output_bfd->xvec);
-                     ldsym->l_ifile = xcoff_data (impbfd)->import_file_id;
+                             iiadd = 1 + iisp->n_numaux;
+                             if (*iindp >= 0)
+                               oos += iiadd * osymesz;
+                             iisp += iiadd;
+                             iindp += iiadd;
+                           }
+                       }
                    }
                }
-           }
-
-         ldsym->l_parm = 0;
-
-         BFD_ASSERT (h->ldindx >= 0);
-         bfd_xcoff_swap_ldsym_out (finfo->output_bfd, ldsym,
-                                   (finfo->ldsym
-                                    + ((h->ldindx - 3)
-                                       * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz (finfo->output_bfd))));
-         h->ldsym = NULL;
 
-         /* Fill in snentry now that we know the target_index.  */
-         if ((h->flags & XCOFF_ENTRY) != 0
-             && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-                 || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak))
-           {
-             xcoff_data (output_bfd)->snentry =
-               h->root.u.def.section->output_section->target_index;
+             bfd_coff_swap_aux_out (output_bfd, (void *) &aux, isymp->n_type,
+                                    isymp->n_sclass, i, isymp->n_numaux,
+                                    (void *) outsym);
+             outsym += osymesz;
+             esym += isymesz;
            }
        }
 
-      *indexp = -1;
-
-      skip = FALSE;
-      require = FALSE;
-      add = 1 + isym.n_numaux;
-
-      /* If we are skipping this csect, we want to skip this symbol.  */
-      if (*csectpp == NULL)
-       skip = TRUE;
-
-      /* If we garbage collected this csect, we want to skip this
-        symbol.  */
-      if (! skip
-         && xcoff_hash_table (finfo->info)->gc
-         && ((*csectpp)->flags & SEC_MARK) == 0
-         && *csectpp != bfd_abs_section_ptr)
-       skip = TRUE;
-
-      /* An XCOFF linker always skips C_STAT symbols.  */
-      if (! skip
-         && isymp->n_sclass == C_STAT)
-       skip = TRUE;
-
-      /* We skip all but the first TOC anchor.  */
-      if (! skip
-         && isymp->n_sclass == C_HIDEXT
-         && aux.x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_TC0)
-       {
-         if (finfo->toc_symindx != -1)
-           skip = TRUE;
-         else
-           {
-             bfd_vma tocval, tocend;
-             bfd *inp;
-
-             tocval = ((*csectpp)->output_section->vma
-                       + (*csectpp)->output_offset
-                       + isym.n_value
-                       - (*csectpp)->vma);
-
-             /* We want to find out if tocval is a good value to use
-                as the TOC anchor--that is, whether we can access all
-                of the TOC using a 16 bit offset from tocval.  This
-                test assumes that the TOC comes at the end of the
-                output section, as it does in the default linker
-                script.  */
-             tocend = ((*csectpp)->output_section->vma
-                       + (*csectpp)->output_section->size);
-             for (inp = finfo->info->input_bfds;
-                  inp != NULL;
-                  inp = inp->link_next)
-               {
+      sym_hash += add;
+      indexp += add;
+      isymp += add;
+      csectpp += add;
+      lineno_counts += add;
+      debug_index += add;
+    }
 
-                 for (o = inp->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-                   if (strcmp (o->name, ".tocbss") == 0)
-                     {
-                       bfd_vma new_toc_end;
-                       new_toc_end = (o->output_section->vma
-                                      + o->output_offset
-                                      + o->size);
-                       if (new_toc_end > tocend)
-                         tocend = new_toc_end;
-                     }
+  /* If we swapped out a C_FILE symbol, guess that the next C_FILE
+     symbol will be the first symbol in the next input file.  In the
+     normal case, this will save us from writing out the C_FILE symbol
+     again.  */
+  if (flinfo->last_file_index != -1
+      && (bfd_size_type) flinfo->last_file_index >= syment_base)
+    {
+      flinfo->last_file.n_value = output_index;
+      bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (void *) &flinfo->last_file,
+                            (void *) (flinfo->outsyms
+                                   + ((flinfo->last_file_index - syment_base)
+                                      * osymesz)));
+    }
 
-               }
+  /* Write the modified symbols to the output file.  */
+  if (outsym > flinfo->outsyms)
+    {
+      file_ptr pos = obj_sym_filepos (output_bfd) + syment_base * osymesz;
+      bfd_size_type amt = outsym - flinfo->outsyms;
+      if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+         || bfd_bwrite (flinfo->outsyms, amt, output_bfd) != amt)
+       return FALSE;
 
-             if (tocval + 0x10000 < tocend)
-               {
-                 (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                   (_("TOC overflow: 0x%lx > 0x10000; try -mminimal-toc when compiling"),
-                    (unsigned long) (tocend - tocval));
-                 bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_too_big);
-                 return FALSE;
-               }
+      BFD_ASSERT ((obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd)
+                  + (outsym - flinfo->outsyms) / osymesz)
+                 == output_index);
 
-             if (tocval + 0x8000 < tocend)
-               {
-                 bfd_vma tocadd;
+      obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) = output_index;
+    }
 
-                 tocadd = tocend - (tocval + 0x8000);
-                 tocval += tocadd;
-                 isym.n_value += tocadd;
-               }
+  /* Don't let the linker relocation routines discard the symbols.  */
+  keep_syms = obj_coff_keep_syms (input_bfd);
+  obj_coff_keep_syms (input_bfd) = TRUE;
 
-             finfo->toc_symindx = output_index;
-             xcoff_data (finfo->output_bfd)->toc = tocval;
-             xcoff_data (finfo->output_bfd)->sntoc =
-               (*csectpp)->output_section->target_index;
-             require = TRUE;
+  /* Relocate the contents of each section.  */
+  for (o = input_bfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      bfd_byte *contents;
 
-           }
-       }
+      if (! o->linker_mark)
+       /* This section was omitted from the link.  */
+       continue;
+
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0
+         || o->size == 0
+         || (o->flags & SEC_IN_MEMORY) != 0)
+       continue;
 
-      /* If we are stripping all symbols, we want to skip this one.  */
-      if (! skip
-         && finfo->info->strip == strip_all)
-       skip = TRUE;
-
-      /* We can skip resolved external references.  */
-      if (! skip
-         && isym.n_sclass == C_EXT
-         && smtyp == XTY_ER
-         && (*sym_hash)->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefined)
-       skip = TRUE;
-
-      /* We can skip common symbols if they got defined somewhere
-        else.  */
-      if (! skip
-         && isym.n_sclass == C_EXT
-         && smtyp == XTY_CM
-         && ((*sym_hash)->root.type != bfd_link_hash_common
-             || (*sym_hash)->root.u.c.p->section != *csectpp)
-         && ((*sym_hash)->root.type != bfd_link_hash_defined
-             || (*sym_hash)->root.u.def.section != *csectpp))
-       skip = TRUE;
-
-      /* Skip local symbols if we are discarding them.  */
-      if (! skip
-         && finfo->info->discard == discard_all
-         && isym.n_sclass != C_EXT
-         && (isym.n_sclass != C_HIDEXT
-             || smtyp != XTY_SD))
-       skip = TRUE;
-
-      /* If we stripping debugging symbols, and this is a debugging
-        symbol, then skip it.  */
-      if (! skip
-         && finfo->info->strip == strip_debugger
-         && isym.n_scnum == N_DEBUG)
-       skip = TRUE;
-
-      /* If some symbols are stripped based on the name, work out the
-        name and decide whether to skip this symbol.  We don't handle
-        this correctly for symbols whose names are in the .debug
-        section; to get it right we would need a new bfd_strtab_hash
-        function to return the string given the index.  */
-      if (! skip
-         && (finfo->info->strip == strip_some
-             || finfo->info->discard == discard_l)
-         && (debug_index == NULL || *debug_index == (unsigned long) -1))
+      /* We have set filepos correctly for the sections we created to
+        represent csects, so bfd_get_section_contents should work.  */
+      if (coff_section_data (input_bfd, o) != NULL
+         && coff_section_data (input_bfd, o)->contents != NULL)
+       contents = coff_section_data (input_bfd, o)->contents;
+      else
        {
-         const char *name;
-         char buf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
+         bfd_size_type sz = o->rawsize ? o->rawsize : o->size;
+         if (!bfd_get_section_contents (input_bfd, o, flinfo->contents, 0, sz))
+           goto err_out;
+         contents = flinfo->contents;
+       }
 
-         name = _bfd_coff_internal_syment_name (input_bfd, &isym, buf);
+      if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0)
+       {
+         int target_index;
+         struct internal_reloc *internal_relocs;
+         struct internal_reloc *irel;
+         bfd_vma offset;
+         struct internal_reloc *irelend;
+         struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **rel_hash;
+         long r_symndx;
 
-         if (name == NULL)
-           return FALSE;
+         /* Read in the relocs.  */
+         target_index = o->output_section->target_index;
+         internal_relocs = (xcoff_read_internal_relocs
+                            (input_bfd, o, FALSE, flinfo->external_relocs,
+                             TRUE,
+                             (flinfo->section_info[target_index].relocs
+                              + o->output_section->reloc_count)));
+         if (internal_relocs == NULL)
+           goto err_out;
 
-         if ((finfo->info->strip == strip_some
-              && (bfd_hash_lookup (finfo->info->keep_hash, name, FALSE,
-                                   FALSE) == NULL))
-             || (finfo->info->discard == discard_l
-                 && (isym.n_sclass != C_EXT
-                     && (isym.n_sclass != C_HIDEXT
-                         || smtyp != XTY_SD))
-                 && bfd_is_local_label_name (input_bfd, name)))
-           skip = TRUE;
-       }
+         /* Call processor specific code to relocate the section
+            contents.  */
+         if (! bfd_coff_relocate_section (output_bfd, flinfo->info,
+                                          input_bfd, o,
+                                          contents,
+                                          internal_relocs,
+                                          flinfo->internal_syms,
+                                          xcoff_data (input_bfd)->csects))
+           goto err_out;
 
-      /* We can not skip the first TOC anchor.  */
-      if (skip
-         && require
-         && finfo->info->strip != strip_all)
-       skip = FALSE;
+         offset = o->output_section->vma + o->output_offset - o->vma;
+         irel = internal_relocs;
+         irelend = irel + o->reloc_count;
+         rel_hash = (flinfo->section_info[target_index].rel_hashes
+                     + o->output_section->reloc_count);
+         for (; irel < irelend; irel++, rel_hash++)
+           {
+             struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h = NULL;
 
-      /* We now know whether we are to skip this symbol or not.  */
-      if (! skip)
-       {
-         /* Adjust the symbol in order to output it.  */
+             *rel_hash = NULL;
 
-         if (isym._n._n_n._n_zeroes == 0
-             && isym._n._n_n._n_offset != 0)
-           {
-             /* This symbol has a long name.  Enter it in the string
-                table we are building.  If *debug_index != -1, the
-                name has already been entered in the .debug section.  */
-             if (debug_index != NULL && *debug_index != (unsigned long) -1)
-               isym._n._n_n._n_offset = *debug_index;
-             else
-               {
-                 const char *name;
-                 bfd_size_type indx;
+             /* Adjust the reloc address and symbol index.  */
 
-                 name = _bfd_coff_internal_syment_name (input_bfd, &isym,
-                                                        (char *) NULL);
+             irel->r_vaddr += offset;
 
-                 if (name == NULL)
-                   return FALSE;
-                 indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (finfo->strtab, name, hash, copy);
-                 if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
-                   return FALSE;
-                 isym._n._n_n._n_offset = STRING_SIZE_SIZE + indx;
-               }
-           }
+             r_symndx = irel->r_symndx;
 
-         if (isym.n_sclass != C_BSTAT
-             && isym.n_sclass != C_ESTAT
-             && isym.n_sclass != C_DECL
-             && isym.n_scnum > 0)
-           {
-             isym.n_scnum = (*csectpp)->output_section->target_index;
-             isym.n_value += ((*csectpp)->output_section->vma
-                              + (*csectpp)->output_offset
-                              - (*csectpp)->vma);
-           }
+             if (r_symndx == -1)
+               h = NULL;
+             else
+               h = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (input_bfd)[r_symndx];
 
-         /* The value of a C_FILE symbol is the symbol index of the
-            next C_FILE symbol.  The value of the last C_FILE symbol
-            is -1.  We try to get this right, below, just before we
-            write the symbols out, but in the general case we may
-            have to write the symbol out twice.  */
-         if (isym.n_sclass == C_FILE)
-           {
-             if (finfo->last_file_index != -1
-                 && finfo->last_file.n_value != (bfd_vma) output_index)
+             if (r_symndx != -1 && flinfo->info->strip != strip_all)
                {
-                 /* We must correct the value of the last C_FILE entry.  */
-                 finfo->last_file.n_value = output_index;
-                 if ((bfd_size_type) finfo->last_file_index >= syment_base)
+                 if (h != NULL
+                     && h->smclas != XMC_TD
+                     && (irel->r_type == R_TOC
+                         || irel->r_type == R_GL
+                         || irel->r_type == R_TCL
+                         || irel->r_type == R_TRL
+                         || irel->r_type == R_TRLA))
                    {
-                     /* The last C_FILE symbol is in this input file.  */
-                     bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd,
-                                            (PTR) &finfo->last_file,
-                                            (PTR) (finfo->outsyms
-                                                   + ((finfo->last_file_index
-                                                       - syment_base)
-                                                      * osymesz)));
+                     /* This is a TOC relative reloc with a symbol
+                        attached.  The symbol should be the one which
+                        this reloc is for.  We want to make this
+                        reloc against the TOC address of the symbol,
+                        not the symbol itself.  */
+                     BFD_ASSERT (h->toc_section != NULL);
+                     BFD_ASSERT ((h->flags & XCOFF_SET_TOC) == 0);
+                     if (h->u.toc_indx != -1)
+                       irel->r_symndx = h->u.toc_indx;
+                     else
+                       {
+                         struct xcoff_toc_rel_hash *n;
+                         struct xcoff_link_section_info *si;
+                         size_t amt;
+
+                         amt = sizeof (* n);
+                         n = bfd_alloc (flinfo->output_bfd, amt);
+                         if (n == NULL)
+                           goto err_out;
+                         si = flinfo->section_info + target_index;
+                         n->next = si->toc_rel_hashes;
+                         n->h = h;
+                         n->rel = irel;
+                         si->toc_rel_hashes = n;
+                       }
+                   }
+                 else if (h != NULL)
+                   {
+                     /* This is a global symbol.  */
+                     if (h->indx >= 0)
+                       irel->r_symndx = h->indx;
+                     else
+                       {
+                         /* This symbol is being written at the end
+                            of the file, and we do not yet know the
+                            symbol index.  We save the pointer to the
+                            hash table entry in the rel_hash list.
+                            We set the indx field to -2 to indicate
+                            that this symbol must not be stripped.  */
+                         *rel_hash = h;
+                         h->indx = -2;
+                       }
                    }
                  else
                    {
-                     /* We have already written out the last C_FILE
-                        symbol.  We need to write it out again.  We
-                        borrow *outsym temporarily.  */
-                     file_ptr pos;
+                     long indx;
 
-                     bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd,
-                                            (PTR) &finfo->last_file,
-                                            (PTR) outsym);
+                     indx = flinfo->sym_indices[r_symndx];
 
-                     pos = obj_sym_filepos (output_bfd);
-                     pos += finfo->last_file_index * osymesz;
-                     if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
-                         || (bfd_bwrite (outsym, osymesz, output_bfd)
-                             != osymesz))
-                       return FALSE;
+                     if (indx == -1)
+                       {
+                         struct internal_syment *is;
+
+                         /* Relocations against a TC0 TOC anchor are
+                            automatically transformed to be against
+                            the TOC anchor in the output file.  */
+                         is = flinfo->internal_syms + r_symndx;
+                         if (is->n_sclass == C_HIDEXT
+                             && is->n_numaux > 0)
+                           {
+                             void * auxptr;
+                             union internal_auxent aux;
+
+                             auxptr = ((void *)
+                                       (((bfd_byte *)
+                                         obj_coff_external_syms (input_bfd))
+                                        + ((r_symndx + is->n_numaux)
+                                           * isymesz)));
+                             bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (input_bfd, auxptr,
+                                                   is->n_type, is->n_sclass,
+                                                   is->n_numaux - 1,
+                                                   is->n_numaux,
+                                                   (void *) &aux);
+                             if (SMTYP_SMTYP (aux.x_csect.x_smtyp) == XTY_SD
+                                 && aux.x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_TC0)
+                               indx = flinfo->toc_symindx;
+                           }
+                       }
+
+                     if (indx != -1)
+                       irel->r_symndx = indx;
+                     else
+                       {
+
+                         struct internal_syment *is;
+
+                         const char *name;
+                         char buf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
+
+                         /* This reloc is against a symbol we are
+                            stripping.  It would be possible to handle
+                            this case, but I don't think it's worth it.  */
+                         is = flinfo->internal_syms + r_symndx;
+
+                         if (is->n_sclass != C_DWARF)
+                           {
+                             name = (_bfd_coff_internal_syment_name
+                                     (input_bfd, is, buf));
+
+                             if (name == NULL)
+                               goto err_out;
+
+                             (*flinfo->info->callbacks->unattached_reloc)
+                               (flinfo->info, name,
+                                input_bfd, o, irel->r_vaddr);
+                           }
+                       }
                    }
                }
 
-             finfo->last_file_index = output_index;
-             finfo->last_file = isym;
+             if ((o->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) == 0
+                 && xcoff_need_ldrel_p (flinfo->info, irel, h))
+               {
+                 asection *sec;
+
+                 if (r_symndx == -1)
+                   sec = NULL;
+                 else if (h == NULL)
+                   sec = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->csects[r_symndx];
+                 else
+                   sec = xcoff_symbol_section (h);
+                 if (!xcoff_create_ldrel (output_bfd, flinfo,
+                                          o->output_section, input_bfd,
+                                          irel, sec, h))
+                   goto err_out;
+               }
            }
 
-         /* The value of a C_BINCL or C_EINCL symbol is a file offset
-            into the line numbers.  We update the symbol values when
-            we handle the line numbers.  */
-         if (isym.n_sclass == C_BINCL
-             || isym.n_sclass == C_EINCL)
-           {
-             isym.n_value = finfo->line_filepos;
-             ++incls;
-           }
+         o->output_section->reloc_count += o->reloc_count;
+       }
+
+      /* Write out the modified section contents.  */
+      if (! bfd_set_section_contents (output_bfd, o->output_section,
+                                     contents, (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
+                                     o->size))
+       goto err_out;
+    }
+
+  obj_coff_keep_syms (input_bfd) = keep_syms;
 
-         /* Output the symbol.  */
+  if (! flinfo->info->keep_memory)
+    {
+      if (! _bfd_coff_free_symbols (input_bfd))
+       return FALSE;
+    }
 
-         bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &isym, (PTR) outsym);
+  return TRUE;
 
-         *indexp = output_index;
+ err_out:
+  obj_coff_keep_syms (input_bfd) = keep_syms;
+  return FALSE;
+}
 
-         if (isym.n_sclass == C_EXT)
-           {
-             long indx;
-             struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
+#undef N_TMASK
+#undef N_BTSHFT
 
-             indx = ((esym - (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (input_bfd))
-                     / isymesz);
-             h = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (input_bfd)[indx];
-             BFD_ASSERT (h != NULL);
-             h->indx = output_index;
-           }
+/* Sort relocs by VMA.  This is called via qsort.  */
 
-         /* If this is a symbol in the TOC which we may have merged
-            (class XMC_TC), remember the symbol index of the TOC
-            symbol.  */
-         if (isym.n_sclass == C_HIDEXT
-             && aux.x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_TC
-             && *sym_hash != NULL)
-           {
-             BFD_ASSERT (((*sym_hash)->flags & XCOFF_SET_TOC) == 0);
-             BFD_ASSERT ((*sym_hash)->toc_section != NULL);
-             (*sym_hash)->u.toc_indx = output_index;
-           }
+static int
+xcoff_sort_relocs (const void * p1, const void * p2)
+{
+  const struct internal_reloc *r1 = (const struct internal_reloc *) p1;
+  const struct internal_reloc *r2 = (const struct internal_reloc *) p2;
 
-         output_index += add;
-         outsym += add * osymesz;
-       }
+  if (r1->r_vaddr > r2->r_vaddr)
+    return 1;
+  else if (r1->r_vaddr < r2->r_vaddr)
+    return -1;
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
 
-      esym += add * isymesz;
-      isymp += add;
-      csectpp += add;
-      sym_hash += add;
-      if (debug_index != NULL)
-       debug_index += add;
-      ++indexp;
-      for (--add; add > 0; --add)
-       *indexp++ = -1;
-    }
+/* Return true if section SEC is a TOC section.  */
 
-  /* Fix up the aux entries and the C_BSTAT symbols.  This must be
-     done in a separate pass, because we don't know the correct symbol
-     indices until we have already decided which symbols we are going
-     to keep.  */
+static inline bfd_boolean
+xcoff_toc_section_p (asection *sec)
+{
+  const char *name;
 
-  esym = (bfd_byte *) obj_coff_external_syms (input_bfd);
-  esym_end = esym + obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd) * isymesz;
-  isymp = finfo->internal_syms;
-  indexp = finfo->sym_indices;
-  csectpp = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->csects;
-  outsym = finfo->outsyms;
-  while (esym < esym_end)
+  name = sec->name;
+  if (name[0] == '.' && name[1] == 't')
     {
-      int add;
+      if (name[2] == 'c')
+       {
+         if (name[3] == '0' && name[4] == 0)
+           return TRUE;
+         if (name[3] == 0)
+           return TRUE;
+       }
+      if (name[2] == 'd' && name[3] == 0)
+       return TRUE;
+    }
+  return FALSE;
+}
 
-      add = 1 + isymp->n_numaux;
+/* See if the link requires a TOC (it usually does!).  If so, find a
+   good place to put the TOC anchor csect, and write out the associated
+   symbol.  */
 
-      if (*indexp < 0)
-       esym += add * isymesz;
-      else
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_find_tc0 (bfd *output_bfd, struct xcoff_final_link_info *flinfo)
+{
+  bfd_vma toc_start, toc_end, start, end, best_address;
+  asection *sec;
+  bfd *input_bfd;
+  int section_index;
+  struct internal_syment irsym;
+  union internal_auxent iraux;
+  file_ptr pos;
+  size_t size;
+
+  /* Set [TOC_START, TOC_END) to the range of the TOC.  Record the
+     index of a csect at the beginning of the TOC.  */
+  toc_start = ~(bfd_vma) 0;
+  toc_end = 0;
+  section_index = -1;
+  for (input_bfd = flinfo->info->input_bfds;
+       input_bfd != NULL;
+       input_bfd = input_bfd->link.next)
+    for (sec = input_bfd->sections; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
+      if ((sec->flags & SEC_MARK) != 0 && xcoff_toc_section_p (sec))
        {
-         int i;
-
-         if (isymp->n_sclass == C_BSTAT)
+         start = sec->output_section->vma + sec->output_offset;
+         if (toc_start > start)
            {
-             struct internal_syment isym;
+             toc_start = start;
+             section_index = sec->output_section->target_index;
+           }
 
-             bfd_vma indx;
+         end = start + sec->size;
+         if (toc_end < end)
+           toc_end = end;
+       }
 
-             /* The value of a C_BSTAT symbol is the symbol table
-                index of the containing csect.  */
-             bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (output_bfd, (PTR) outsym, (PTR) &isym);
-             indx = isym.n_value;
-             if (indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
-               {
-                 long symindx;
+  /* There's no need for a TC0 symbol if we don't have a TOC.  */
+  if (toc_end < toc_start)
+    {
+      xcoff_data (output_bfd)->toc = toc_start;
+      return TRUE;
+    }
 
-                 symindx = finfo->sym_indices[indx];
-                 if (symindx < 0)
-                   isym.n_value = 0;
-                 else
-                   isym.n_value = symindx;
-                 bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &isym,
-                                        (PTR) outsym);
+  if (toc_end - toc_start < 0x8000)
+    /* Every TOC csect can be accessed from TOC_START.  */
+    best_address = toc_start;
+  else
+    {
+      /* Find the lowest TOC csect that is still within range of TOC_END.  */
+      best_address = toc_end;
+      for (input_bfd = flinfo->info->input_bfds;
+          input_bfd != NULL;
+          input_bfd = input_bfd->link.next)
+       for (sec = input_bfd->sections; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
+         if ((sec->flags & SEC_MARK) != 0 && xcoff_toc_section_p (sec))
+           {
+             start = sec->output_section->vma + sec->output_offset;
+             if (start < best_address
+                 && start + 0x8000 >= toc_end)
+               {
+                 best_address = start;
+                 section_index = sec->output_section->target_index;
                }
            }
 
-         esym += isymesz;
-         outsym += osymesz;
+      /* Make sure that the start of the TOC is also within range.  */
+      if (best_address > toc_start + 0x8000)
+       {
+         _bfd_error_handler
+           (_("TOC overflow: %#" PRIx64 " > 0x10000; try -mminimal-toc "
+              "when compiling"),
+            (uint64_t) (toc_end - toc_start));
+         bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_too_big);
+         return FALSE;
+       }
+    }
 
-         for (i = 0; i < isymp->n_numaux && esym < esym_end; i++)
-           {
-             union internal_auxent aux;
+  /* Record the chosen TOC value.  */
+  flinfo->toc_symindx = obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd);
+  xcoff_data (output_bfd)->toc = best_address;
+  xcoff_data (output_bfd)->sntoc = section_index;
 
-             bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (input_bfd, (PTR) esym, isymp->n_type,
-                                   isymp->n_sclass, i, isymp->n_numaux,
-                                   (PTR) &aux);
+  /* Fill out the TC0 symbol.  */
+  if (!bfd_xcoff_put_symbol_name (output_bfd, flinfo->info, flinfo->strtab,
+                                 &irsym, "TOC"))
+    return FALSE;
+  irsym.n_value = best_address;
+  irsym.n_scnum = section_index;
+  irsym.n_sclass = C_HIDEXT;
+  irsym.n_type = T_NULL;
+  irsym.n_numaux = 1;
+  bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, &irsym, flinfo->outsyms);
+
+  /* Fill out the auxillary csect information.  */
+  memset (&iraux, 0, sizeof iraux);
+  iraux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_SD;
+  iraux.x_csect.x_smclas = XMC_TC0;
+  iraux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = 0;
+  bfd_coff_swap_aux_out (output_bfd, &iraux, T_NULL, C_HIDEXT, 0, 1,
+                        flinfo->outsyms + bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd));
+
+  /* Write the contents to the file.  */
+  pos = obj_sym_filepos (output_bfd);
+  pos += obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) * bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
+  size = 2 * bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
+  if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+      || bfd_bwrite (flinfo->outsyms, size, output_bfd) != size)
+    return FALSE;
+  obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) += 2;
 
-             if (isymp->n_sclass == C_FILE)
-               {
-                 /* This is the file name (or some comment put in by
-                    the compiler).  If it is long, we must put it in
-                    the string table.  */
-                 if (aux.x_file.x_n.x_zeroes == 0
-                     && aux.x_file.x_n.x_offset != 0)
-                   {
-                     const char *filename;
-                     bfd_size_type indx;
+  return TRUE;
+}
 
-                     BFD_ASSERT (aux.x_file.x_n.x_offset
-                                 >= STRING_SIZE_SIZE);
-                     if (strings == NULL)
-                       {
-                         strings = _bfd_coff_read_string_table (input_bfd);
-                         if (strings == NULL)
-                           return FALSE;
-                       }
-                     filename = strings + aux.x_file.x_n.x_offset;
-                     indx = _bfd_stringtab_add (finfo->strtab, filename,
-                                                hash, copy);
-                     if (indx == (bfd_size_type) -1)
-                       return FALSE;
-                     aux.x_file.x_n.x_offset = STRING_SIZE_SIZE + indx;
-                   }
-               }
-             else if ((isymp->n_sclass == C_EXT
-                       || isymp->n_sclass == C_HIDEXT)
-                      && i + 1 == isymp->n_numaux)
-               {
+/* Write out a non-XCOFF global symbol.  */
 
-                 /* We don't support type checking.  I don't know if
-                    anybody does.  */
-                 aux.x_csect.x_parmhash = 0;
-                 /* I don't think anybody uses these fields, but we'd
-                    better clobber them just in case.  */
-                 aux.x_csect.x_stab = 0;
-                 aux.x_csect.x_snstab = 0;
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_write_global_symbol (struct bfd_hash_entry *bh, void * inf)
+{
+  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) bh;
+  struct xcoff_final_link_info *flinfo = (struct xcoff_final_link_info *) inf;
+  bfd *output_bfd;
+  bfd_byte *outsym;
+  struct internal_syment isym;
+  union internal_auxent aux;
+  bfd_boolean result;
+  file_ptr pos;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
 
-                 if (SMTYP_SMTYP (aux.x_csect.x_smtyp) == XTY_LD)
-                   {
-                     unsigned long indx;
+  output_bfd = flinfo->output_bfd;
+  outsym = flinfo->outsyms;
 
-                     indx = aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l;
-                     if (indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
-                       {
-                         long symindx;
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+    {
+      h = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_new)
+       return TRUE;
+    }
 
-                         symindx = finfo->sym_indices[indx];
-                         if (symindx < 0)
-                           {
-                             aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = 0;
-                           }
-                         else
-                           {
-                             aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = symindx;
-                           }
-                       }
-                   }
-               }
-             else if (isymp->n_sclass != C_STAT || isymp->n_type != T_NULL)
-               {
-                 unsigned long indx;
+  /* If this symbol was garbage collected, just skip it.  */
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (flinfo->info)->gc
+      && (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0)
+    return TRUE;
 
-                 if (ISFCN (isymp->n_type)
-                     || ISTAG (isymp->n_sclass)
-                     || isymp->n_sclass == C_BLOCK
-                     || isymp->n_sclass == C_FCN)
-                   {
-                     indx = aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_endndx.l;
-                     if (indx > 0
-                         && indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
-                       {
-                         /* We look forward through the symbol for
-                            the index of the next symbol we are going
-                            to include.  I don't know if this is
-                            entirely right.  */
-                         while (finfo->sym_indices[indx] < 0
-                                && indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
-                           ++indx;
-                         if (indx >= obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
-                           indx = output_index;
-                         else
-                           indx = finfo->sym_indices[indx];
-                         aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_endndx.l = indx;
+  /* If we need a .loader section entry, write it out.  */
+  if (h->ldsym != NULL)
+    {
+      struct internal_ldsym *ldsym;
+      bfd *impbfd;
 
-                       }
-                   }
+      ldsym = h->ldsym;
 
-                 indx = aux.x_sym.x_tagndx.l;
-                 if (indx > 0 && indx < obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd))
-                   {
-                     long symindx;
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
+       {
 
-                     symindx = finfo->sym_indices[indx];
-                     if (symindx < 0)
-                       aux.x_sym.x_tagndx.l = 0;
-                     else
-                       aux.x_sym.x_tagndx.l = symindx;
-                   }
+         ldsym->l_value = 0;
+         ldsym->l_scnum = N_UNDEF;
+         ldsym->l_smtype = XTY_ER;
+         impbfd = h->root.u.undef.abfd;
 
-               }
+       }
+      else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+              || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+       {
+         asection *sec;
 
-             /* Copy over the line numbers, unless we are stripping
-                them.  We do this on a symbol by symbol basis in
-                order to more easily handle garbage collection.  */
-             if ((isymp->n_sclass == C_EXT
-                  || isymp->n_sclass == C_HIDEXT)
-                 && i == 0
-                 && isymp->n_numaux > 1
-                 && ISFCN (isymp->n_type)
-                 && aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr != 0)
-               {
-                 if (finfo->info->strip != strip_none
-                     && finfo->info->strip != strip_some)
-                   aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr = 0;
-                 else
-                   {
-                     asection *enclosing;
-                     unsigned int enc_count;
-                     bfd_signed_vma linoff;
-                     struct internal_lineno lin;
+         sec = h->root.u.def.section;
+         ldsym->l_value = (sec->output_section->vma
+                           + sec->output_offset
+                           + h->root.u.def.value);
+         ldsym->l_scnum = sec->output_section->target_index;
+         ldsym->l_smtype = XTY_SD;
+         impbfd = sec->owner;
 
-                     o = *csectpp;
-                     enclosing = xcoff_section_data (abfd, o)->enclosing;
-                     enc_count = xcoff_section_data (abfd, o)->lineno_count;
-                     if (oline != enclosing)
-                       {
-                         file_ptr pos = enclosing->line_filepos;
-                         bfd_size_type amt = linesz * enc_count;
-                         if (bfd_seek (input_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
-                             || (bfd_bread (finfo->linenos, amt, input_bfd)
-                                 != amt))
-                           return FALSE;
-                         oline = enclosing;
-                       }
+       }
+      else
+       abort ();
 
-                     linoff = (aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr
-                               - enclosing->line_filepos);
+      if (((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
+          && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
+         || (h->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) != 0)
+       /* Clear l_smtype
+          Import symbols are defined so the check above will make
+          the l_smtype XTY_SD.  But this is not correct, it should
+          be cleared.  */
+       ldsym->l_smtype |= L_IMPORT;
 
-                     bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in (input_bfd,
-                                              (PTR) (finfo->linenos + linoff),
-                                              (PTR) &lin);
-                     if (lin.l_lnno != 0
-                         || ((bfd_size_type) lin.l_addr.l_symndx
-                             != ((esym
-                                  - isymesz
-                                  - ((bfd_byte *)
-                                     obj_coff_external_syms (input_bfd)))
-                                 / isymesz)))
-                       aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr = 0;
-                     else
-                       {
-                         bfd_byte *linpend, *linp;
-                         bfd_vma offset;
-                         bfd_size_type count;
-
-                         lin.l_addr.l_symndx = *indexp;
-                         bfd_coff_swap_lineno_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &lin,
-                                                   (PTR) (finfo->linenos
-                                                          + linoff));
-
-                         linpend = (finfo->linenos
-                                    + enc_count * linesz);
-                         offset = (o->output_section->vma
-                                   + o->output_offset
-                                   - o->vma);
-                         for (linp = finfo->linenos + linoff + linesz;
-                              linp < linpend;
-                              linp += linesz)
-                           {
-                             bfd_coff_swap_lineno_in (input_bfd, (PTR) linp,
-                                                      (PTR) &lin);
-                             if (lin.l_lnno == 0)
-                               break;
-                             lin.l_addr.l_paddr += offset;
-                             bfd_coff_swap_lineno_out (output_bfd,
-                                                       (PTR) &lin,
-                                                       (PTR) linp);
-                           }
+      if (((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) != 0
+          && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
+         || (h->flags & XCOFF_EXPORT) != 0)
+       ldsym->l_smtype |= L_EXPORT;
 
-                         count = (linp - (finfo->linenos + linoff)) / linesz;
+      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_ENTRY) != 0)
+       ldsym->l_smtype |= L_ENTRY;
 
-                         aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr =
-                           (o->output_section->line_filepos
-                            + o->output_section->lineno_count * linesz);
+      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_RTINIT) != 0)
+       ldsym->l_smtype = XTY_SD;
 
-                         if (bfd_seek (output_bfd,
-                                       aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr,
-                                       SEEK_SET) != 0
-                             || (bfd_bwrite (finfo->linenos + linoff,
-                                            linesz * count, output_bfd)
-                                 != linesz * count))
-                           return FALSE;
+      ldsym->l_smclas = h->smclas;
+
+      if (ldsym->l_smtype & L_IMPORT)
+       {
+         if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+              || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+             && (h->root.u.def.value != 0))
+           ldsym->l_smclas = XMC_XO;
 
-                         o->output_section->lineno_count += count;
+         else if ((h->flags & (XCOFF_SYSCALL32 | XCOFF_SYSCALL64)) ==
+                  (XCOFF_SYSCALL32 | XCOFF_SYSCALL64))
+           ldsym->l_smclas = XMC_SV3264;
 
-                         if (incls > 0)
-                           {
-                             struct internal_syment *iisp, *iispend;
-                             long *iindp;
-                             bfd_byte *oos;
-                             int iiadd;
-
-                             /* Update any C_BINCL or C_EINCL symbols
-                                that refer to a line number in the
-                                range we just output.  */
-                             iisp = finfo->internal_syms;
-                             iispend = (iisp
-                                        + obj_raw_syment_count (input_bfd));
-                             iindp = finfo->sym_indices;
-                             oos = finfo->outsyms;
-                             while (iisp < iispend)
-                               {
-                                 if (*iindp >= 0
-                                     && (iisp->n_sclass == C_BINCL
-                                         || iisp->n_sclass == C_EINCL)
-                                     && ((bfd_size_type) iisp->n_value
-                                         >= (bfd_size_type)(enclosing->line_filepos + linoff))
-                                     && ((bfd_size_type) iisp->n_value
-                                         < (enclosing->line_filepos
-                                            + enc_count * linesz)))
-                                   {
-                                     struct internal_syment iis;
-
-                                     bfd_coff_swap_sym_in (output_bfd,
-                                                           (PTR) oos,
-                                                           (PTR) &iis);
-                                     iis.n_value =
-                                       (iisp->n_value
-                                        - enclosing->line_filepos
-                                        - linoff
-                                        + aux.x_sym.x_fcnary.x_fcn.x_lnnoptr);
-                                     bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd,
-                                                            (PTR) &iis,
-                                                            (PTR) oos);
-                                     --incls;
-                                   }
-
-                                 iiadd = 1 + iisp->n_numaux;
-                                 if (*iindp >= 0)
-                                   oos += iiadd * osymesz;
-                                 iisp += iiadd;
-                                 iindp += iiadd;
-                               }
-                           }
-                       }
-                   }
-               }
+         else if (h->flags & XCOFF_SYSCALL32)
+           ldsym->l_smclas = XMC_SV;
 
-             bfd_coff_swap_aux_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &aux, isymp->n_type,
-                                    isymp->n_sclass, i, isymp->n_numaux,
-                                    (PTR) outsym);
-             outsym += osymesz;
-             esym += isymesz;
+         else if (h->flags & XCOFF_SYSCALL64)
+           ldsym->l_smclas = XMC_SV64;
+       }
+
+      if (ldsym->l_ifile == -(bfd_size_type) 1)
+       {
+         ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
+       }
+      else if (ldsym->l_ifile == 0)
+       {
+         if ((ldsym->l_smtype & L_IMPORT) == 0)
+           ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
+         else if (impbfd == NULL)
+           ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
+         else
+           {
+             BFD_ASSERT (impbfd->xvec == output_bfd->xvec);
+             ldsym->l_ifile = xcoff_data (impbfd)->import_file_id;
            }
        }
 
-      indexp += add;
-      isymp += add;
-      csectpp += add;
-    }
+      ldsym->l_parm = 0;
 
-  /* If we swapped out a C_FILE symbol, guess that the next C_FILE
-     symbol will be the first symbol in the next input file.  In the
-     normal case, this will save us from writing out the C_FILE symbol
-     again.  */
-  if (finfo->last_file_index != -1
-      && (bfd_size_type) finfo->last_file_index >= syment_base)
-    {
-      finfo->last_file.n_value = output_index;
-      bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &finfo->last_file,
-                            (PTR) (finfo->outsyms
-                                   + ((finfo->last_file_index - syment_base)
-                                      * osymesz)));
+      BFD_ASSERT (h->ldindx >= 0);
+
+      bfd_xcoff_swap_ldsym_out (output_bfd, ldsym,
+                               (flinfo->ldsym +
+                                (h->ldindx - 3)
+                                * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz(flinfo->output_bfd)));
+      h->ldsym = NULL;
     }
 
-  /* Write the modified symbols to the output file.  */
-  if (outsym > finfo->outsyms)
+  /* If this symbol needs global linkage code, write it out.  */
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+      && (h->root.u.def.section
+         == xcoff_hash_table (flinfo->info)->linkage_section))
     {
-      file_ptr pos = obj_sym_filepos (output_bfd) + syment_base * osymesz;
-      bfd_size_type amt = outsym - finfo->outsyms;
-      if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
-         || bfd_bwrite (finfo->outsyms, amt, output_bfd) != amt)
-       return FALSE;
+      bfd_byte *p;
+      bfd_vma tocoff;
+      unsigned int i;
 
-      BFD_ASSERT ((obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd)
-                  + (outsym - finfo->outsyms) / osymesz)
-                 == output_index);
+      p = h->root.u.def.section->contents + h->root.u.def.value;
 
-      obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) = output_index;
-    }
+      /* The first instruction in the global linkage code loads a
+        specific TOC element.  */
+      tocoff = (h->descriptor->toc_section->output_section->vma
+               + h->descriptor->toc_section->output_offset
+               - xcoff_data (output_bfd)->toc);
 
-  /* Don't let the linker relocation routines discard the symbols.  */
-  keep_syms = obj_coff_keep_syms (input_bfd);
-  obj_coff_keep_syms (input_bfd) = TRUE;
+      if ((h->descriptor->flags & XCOFF_SET_TOC) != 0)
+       tocoff += h->descriptor->u.toc_offset;
 
-  /* Relocate the contents of each section.  */
-  for (o = input_bfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-    {
+      /* The first instruction in the glink code needs to be
+        cooked to hold the correct offset in the toc.  The
+        rest are just output raw.  */
+      bfd_put_32 (output_bfd,
+                 bfd_xcoff_glink_code(output_bfd, 0) | (tocoff & 0xffff), p);
 
-      bfd_byte *contents;
+      /* Start with i == 1 to get past the first instruction done above
+        The /4 is because the glink code is in bytes and we are going
+        4 at a pop.  */
+      for (i = 1; i < bfd_xcoff_glink_code_size(output_bfd) / 4; i++)
+       bfd_put_32 (output_bfd,
+                   (bfd_vma) bfd_xcoff_glink_code(output_bfd, i),
+                   &p[4 * i]);
+    }
 
-      if (! o->linker_mark)
-       {
-         /* This section was omitted from the link.  */
-         continue;
-       }
+  /* If we created a TOC entry for this symbol, write out the required
+     relocs.  */
+  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_SET_TOC) != 0)
+    {
+      asection *tocsec;
+      asection *osec;
+      int oindx;
+      struct internal_reloc *irel;
+      struct internal_syment irsym;
+      union internal_auxent iraux;
 
-      if ((o->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) == 0
-         || o->size == 0
-         || (o->flags & SEC_IN_MEMORY) != 0)
-       continue;
+      tocsec = h->toc_section;
+      osec = tocsec->output_section;
+      oindx = osec->target_index;
+      irel = flinfo->section_info[oindx].relocs + osec->reloc_count;
+      irel->r_vaddr = (osec->vma
+                      + tocsec->output_offset
+                      + h->u.toc_offset);
 
-      /* We have set filepos correctly for the sections we created to
-        represent csects, so bfd_get_section_contents should work.  */
-      if (coff_section_data (input_bfd, o) != NULL
-         && coff_section_data (input_bfd, o)->contents != NULL)
-       contents = coff_section_data (input_bfd, o)->contents;
+      if (h->indx >= 0)
+       irel->r_symndx = h->indx;
       else
        {
-         bfd_size_type sz = o->rawsize ? o->rawsize : o->size;
-         if (!bfd_get_section_contents (input_bfd, o, finfo->contents, 0, sz))
-           return FALSE;
-         contents = finfo->contents;
+         h->indx = -2;
+         irel->r_symndx = obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd);
        }
 
-      if ((o->flags & SEC_RELOC) != 0)
-       {
-         int target_index;
-         struct internal_reloc *internal_relocs;
-         struct internal_reloc *irel;
-         bfd_vma offset;
-         struct internal_reloc *irelend;
-         struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **rel_hash;
-         long r_symndx;
-
-         /* Read in the relocs.  */
-         target_index = o->output_section->target_index;
-         internal_relocs = (xcoff_read_internal_relocs
-                            (input_bfd, o, FALSE, finfo->external_relocs,
-                             TRUE,
-                             (finfo->section_info[target_index].relocs
-                              + o->output_section->reloc_count)));
-         if (internal_relocs == NULL)
-           return FALSE;
-
-         /* Call processor specific code to relocate the section
-            contents.  */
-         if (! bfd_coff_relocate_section (output_bfd, finfo->info,
-                                          input_bfd, o,
-                                          contents,
-                                          internal_relocs,
-                                          finfo->internal_syms,
-                                          xcoff_data (input_bfd)->csects))
-           return FALSE;
-
-         offset = o->output_section->vma + o->output_offset - o->vma;
-         irel = internal_relocs;
-         irelend = irel + o->reloc_count;
-         rel_hash = (finfo->section_info[target_index].rel_hashes
-                     + o->output_section->reloc_count);
-         for (; irel < irelend; irel++, rel_hash++)
-           {
-             struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h = NULL;
-             struct internal_ldrel ldrel;
-             bfd_boolean quiet;
-
-             *rel_hash = NULL;
-
-             /* Adjust the reloc address and symbol index.  */
-
-             irel->r_vaddr += offset;
-
-             r_symndx = irel->r_symndx;
-
-             if (r_symndx == -1)
-               h = NULL;
-             else
-               h = obj_xcoff_sym_hashes (input_bfd)[r_symndx];
+      BFD_ASSERT (h->ldindx >= 0);
 
-             if (r_symndx != -1 && finfo->info->strip != strip_all)
-               {
-                 if (h != NULL
-                     && h->smclas != XMC_TD
-                     && (irel->r_type == R_TOC
-                         || irel->r_type == R_GL
-                         || irel->r_type == R_TCL
-                         || irel->r_type == R_TRL
-                         || irel->r_type == R_TRLA))
-                   {
-                     /* This is a TOC relative reloc with a symbol
-                        attached.  The symbol should be the one which
-                        this reloc is for.  We want to make this
-                        reloc against the TOC address of the symbol,
-                        not the symbol itself.  */
-                     BFD_ASSERT (h->toc_section != NULL);
-                     BFD_ASSERT ((h->flags & XCOFF_SET_TOC) == 0);
-                     if (h->u.toc_indx != -1)
-                       irel->r_symndx = h->u.toc_indx;
-                     else
-                       {
-                         struct xcoff_toc_rel_hash *n;
-                         struct xcoff_link_section_info *si;
-                         bfd_size_type amt;
+      /* Initialize the aux union here instead of closer to when it is
+        written out below because the length of the csect depends on
+        whether the output is 32 or 64 bit.  */
+      memset (&iraux, 0, sizeof iraux);
+      iraux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_SD;
+      /* iraux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = 4 or 8, see below.  */
+      iraux.x_csect.x_smclas = XMC_TC;
 
-                         amt = sizeof (struct xcoff_toc_rel_hash);
-                         n = ((struct xcoff_toc_rel_hash *)
-                              bfd_alloc (finfo->output_bfd, amt));
-                         if (n == NULL)
-                           return FALSE;
-                         si = finfo->section_info + target_index;
-                         n->next = si->toc_rel_hashes;
-                         n->h = h;
-                         n->rel = irel;
-                         si->toc_rel_hashes = n;
-                       }
-                   }
-                 else if (h != NULL)
-                   {
-                     /* This is a global symbol.  */
-                     if (h->indx >= 0)
-                       irel->r_symndx = h->indx;
-                     else
-                       {
-                         /* This symbol is being written at the end
-                            of the file, and we do not yet know the
-                            symbol index.  We save the pointer to the
-                            hash table entry in the rel_hash list.
-                            We set the indx field to -2 to indicate
-                            that this symbol must not be stripped.  */
-                         *rel_hash = h;
-                         h->indx = -2;
-                       }
-                   }
-                 else
-                   {
-                     long indx;
+      /* 32 bit uses a 32 bit R_POS to do the relocations
+        64 bit uses a 64 bit R_POS to do the relocations
 
-                     indx = finfo->sym_indices[r_symndx];
+        Also needs to change the csect size : 4 for 32 bit, 8 for 64 bit
 
-                     if (indx == -1)
-                       {
-                         struct internal_syment *is;
+        Which one is determined by the backend.  */
+      if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff64 (output_bfd))
+       {
+         irel->r_size = 63;
+         iraux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = 8;
+       }
+      else if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff32 (output_bfd))
+       {
+         irel->r_size = 31;
+         iraux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = 4;
+       }
+      else
+       return FALSE;
 
-                         /* Relocations against a TC0 TOC anchor are
-                            automatically transformed to be against
-                            the TOC anchor in the output file.  */
-                         is = finfo->internal_syms + r_symndx;
-                         if (is->n_sclass == C_HIDEXT
-                             && is->n_numaux > 0)
-                           {
-                             PTR auxptr;
-                             union internal_auxent aux;
+      irel->r_type = R_POS;
+      flinfo->section_info[oindx].rel_hashes[osec->reloc_count] = NULL;
+      ++osec->reloc_count;
 
-                             auxptr = ((PTR)
-                                       (((bfd_byte *)
-                                         obj_coff_external_syms (input_bfd))
-                                        + ((r_symndx + is->n_numaux)
-                                           * isymesz)));
-                             bfd_coff_swap_aux_in (input_bfd, auxptr,
-                                                   is->n_type, is->n_sclass,
-                                                   is->n_numaux - 1,
-                                                   is->n_numaux,
-                                                   (PTR) &aux);
-                             if (SMTYP_SMTYP (aux.x_csect.x_smtyp) == XTY_SD
-                                 && aux.x_csect.x_smclas == XMC_TC0)
-                               indx = finfo->toc_symindx;
-                           }
-                       }
+      if (!xcoff_create_ldrel (output_bfd, flinfo, osec,
+                              output_bfd, irel, NULL, h))
+       return FALSE;
 
-                     if (indx != -1)
-                       irel->r_symndx = indx;
-                     else
-                       {
+      /* We need to emit a symbol to define a csect which holds
+        the reloc.  */
+      if (flinfo->info->strip != strip_all)
+       {
+         result = bfd_xcoff_put_symbol_name (output_bfd, flinfo->info,
+                                             flinfo->strtab,
+                                             &irsym, h->root.root.string);
+         if (!result)
+           return FALSE;
 
-                         struct internal_syment *is;
+         irsym.n_value = irel->r_vaddr;
+         irsym.n_scnum = osec->target_index;
+         irsym.n_sclass = C_HIDEXT;
+         irsym.n_type = T_NULL;
+         irsym.n_numaux = 1;
 
-                         const char *name;
-                         char buf[SYMNMLEN + 1];
+         bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (void *) &irsym, (void *) outsym);
+         outsym += bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
 
-                         /* This reloc is against a symbol we are
-                            stripping.  It would be possible to handle
-                            this case, but I don't think it's worth it.  */
-                         is = finfo->internal_syms + r_symndx;
+         /* Note : iraux is initialized above.  */
+         bfd_coff_swap_aux_out (output_bfd, (void *) &iraux, T_NULL, C_HIDEXT,
+                                0, 1, (void *) outsym);
+         outsym += bfd_coff_auxesz (output_bfd);
 
-                         name = (_bfd_coff_internal_syment_name
-                                 (input_bfd, is, buf));
+         if (h->indx >= 0)
+           {
+             /* We aren't going to write out the symbols below, so we
+                need to write them out now.  */
+             pos = obj_sym_filepos (output_bfd);
+             pos += (obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd)
+                     * bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd));
+             amt = outsym - flinfo->outsyms;
+             if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+                 || bfd_bwrite (flinfo->outsyms, amt, output_bfd) != amt)
+               return FALSE;
+             obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) +=
+               (outsym - flinfo->outsyms) / bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
 
-                         if (name == NULL)
-                           return FALSE;
+             outsym = flinfo->outsyms;
+           }
+       }
+    }
 
-                         if (! ((*finfo->info->callbacks->unattached_reloc)
-                                (finfo->info, name, input_bfd, o,
-                                 irel->r_vaddr)))
-                           return FALSE;
-                       }
-                   }
-               }
+  /* If this symbol is a specially defined function descriptor, write
+     it out.  The first word is the address of the function code
+     itself, the second word is the address of the TOC, and the third
+     word is zero.
 
-             quiet = FALSE;
-             switch (irel->r_type)
-               {
-               default:
-                 if (h == NULL
-                     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-                     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
-                     || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
-                   break;
-                 /* Fall through.  */
-               case R_POS:
-               case R_NEG:
-               case R_RL:
-               case R_RLA:
-                 /* This reloc needs to be copied into the .loader
-                    section.  */
-                 ldrel.l_vaddr = irel->r_vaddr;
-                 if (r_symndx == -1)
-                   ldrel.l_symndx = -(bfd_size_type ) 1;
-                 else if (h == NULL
-                          || (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-                              || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
-                              || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common))
-                   {
-                     asection *sec;
+     32 bit vs 64 bit
+     The addresses for the 32 bit will take 4 bytes and the addresses
+     for 64 bit will take 8 bytes.  Similar for the relocs.  This type
+     of logic was also done above to create a TOC entry in
+     xcoff_write_global_symbol.  */
+  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) != 0
+      && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+      && (h->root.u.def.section
+         == xcoff_hash_table (flinfo->info)->descriptor_section))
+    {
+      asection *sec;
+      asection *osec;
+      int oindx;
+      bfd_byte *p;
+      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hentry;
+      asection *esec;
+      struct internal_reloc *irel;
+      asection *tsec;
+      unsigned int reloc_size, byte_size;
 
-                     if (h == NULL)
-                       sec = xcoff_data (input_bfd)->csects[r_symndx];
-                     else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
-                       sec = h->root.u.c.p->section;
-                     else
-                       sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-                     sec = sec->output_section;
-
-                     if (strcmp (sec->name, ".text") == 0)
-                       ldrel.l_symndx = 0;
-                     else if (strcmp (sec->name, ".data") == 0)
-                       ldrel.l_symndx = 1;
-                     else if (strcmp (sec->name, ".bss") == 0)
-                       ldrel.l_symndx = 2;
-                     else
-                       {
-                         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                           (_("%B: loader reloc in unrecognized section `%A'"),
-                            input_bfd, sec);
-                         bfd_set_error (bfd_error_nonrepresentable_section);
-                         return FALSE;
-                       }
-                   }
-                 else
-                   {
-                     if (! finfo->info->relocatable
-                         && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) == 0
-                         && (h->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) == 0)
-                       {
-                         /* We already called the undefined_symbol
-                            callback for this relocation, in
-                            _bfd_ppc_xcoff_relocate_section.  Don't
-                            issue any more warnings.  */
-                         quiet = TRUE;
-                       }
-                     if (h->ldindx < 0 && ! quiet)
-                       {
-                         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                           (_("%B: `%s' in loader reloc but not loader sym"),
-                            input_bfd,
-                            h->root.root.string);
-                         bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
-                         return FALSE;
-                       }
-                     ldrel.l_symndx = h->ldindx;
-                   }
-                 ldrel.l_rtype = (irel->r_size << 8) | irel->r_type;
-                 ldrel.l_rsecnm = o->output_section->target_index;
-                 if (xcoff_hash_table (finfo->info)->textro
-                     && strcmp (o->output_section->name, ".text") == 0
-                     && ! quiet)
-                   {
-                     (*_bfd_error_handler)
-                       (_("%B: loader reloc in read-only section %A"),
-                        input_bfd, o->output_section);
-                     bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
-                     return FALSE;
-                   }
-                 bfd_xcoff_swap_ldrel_out (output_bfd, &ldrel,
-                                           finfo->ldrel);
+      if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff64 (output_bfd))
+       {
+         reloc_size = 63;
+         byte_size = 8;
+       }
+      else if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff32 (output_bfd))
+       {
+         reloc_size = 31;
+         byte_size = 4;
+       }
+      else
+       return FALSE;
 
-                 finfo->ldrel += bfd_xcoff_ldrelsz(output_bfd);
-                 break;
+      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
+      osec = sec->output_section;
+      oindx = osec->target_index;
+      p = sec->contents + h->root.u.def.value;
 
-               case R_TOC:
-               case R_GL:
-               case R_TCL:
-               case R_TRL:
-               case R_TRLA:
-                 /* We should never need a .loader reloc for a TOC
-                    relative reloc.  */
-                 break;
-               }
-           }
+      hentry = h->descriptor;
+      BFD_ASSERT (hentry != NULL
+                 && (hentry->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+                     || hentry->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
+      esec = hentry->root.u.def.section;
 
-         o->output_section->reloc_count += o->reloc_count;
-       }
+      irel = flinfo->section_info[oindx].relocs + osec->reloc_count;
+      irel->r_vaddr = (osec->vma
+                      + sec->output_offset
+                      + h->root.u.def.value);
+      irel->r_symndx = esec->output_section->target_index;
+      irel->r_type = R_POS;
+      irel->r_size = reloc_size;
+      flinfo->section_info[oindx].rel_hashes[osec->reloc_count] = NULL;
+      ++osec->reloc_count;
 
-      /* Write out the modified section contents.  */
-      if (! bfd_set_section_contents (output_bfd, o->output_section,
-                                     contents, (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
-                                     o->size))
+      if (!xcoff_create_ldrel (output_bfd, flinfo, osec,
+                              output_bfd, irel, esec, NULL))
        return FALSE;
-    }
 
-  obj_coff_keep_syms (input_bfd) = keep_syms;
+      /* There are three items to write out,
+        the address of the code
+        the address of the toc anchor
+        the environment pointer.
+        We are ignoring the environment pointer.  So set it to zero.  */
+      if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff64 (output_bfd))
+       {
+         bfd_put_64 (output_bfd,
+                     (esec->output_section->vma + esec->output_offset
+                      + hentry->root.u.def.value),
+                     p);
+         bfd_put_64 (output_bfd, xcoff_data (output_bfd)->toc, p + 8);
+         bfd_put_64 (output_bfd, (bfd_vma) 0, p + 16);
+       }
+      else
+       {
+         /* 32 bit backend
+            This logic was already called above so the error case where
+            the backend is neither has already been checked.  */
+         bfd_put_32 (output_bfd,
+                     (esec->output_section->vma + esec->output_offset
+                      + hentry->root.u.def.value),
+                     p);
+         bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, xcoff_data (output_bfd)->toc, p + 4);
+         bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, (bfd_vma) 0, p + 8);
+       }
 
-  if (! finfo->info->keep_memory)
-    {
-      if (! _bfd_coff_free_symbols (input_bfd))
+      tsec = coff_section_from_bfd_index (output_bfd,
+                                         xcoff_data (output_bfd)->sntoc);
+
+      ++irel;
+      irel->r_vaddr = (osec->vma
+                      + sec->output_offset
+                      + h->root.u.def.value
+                      + byte_size);
+      irel->r_symndx = tsec->output_section->target_index;
+      irel->r_type = R_POS;
+      irel->r_size = reloc_size;
+      flinfo->section_info[oindx].rel_hashes[osec->reloc_count] = NULL;
+      ++osec->reloc_count;
+
+      if (!xcoff_create_ldrel (output_bfd, flinfo, osec,
+                              output_bfd, irel, tsec, NULL))
        return FALSE;
     }
 
-  return TRUE;
-}
+  if (h->indx >= 0 || flinfo->info->strip == strip_all)
+    {
+      BFD_ASSERT (outsym == flinfo->outsyms);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
 
-#undef N_TMASK
-#undef N_BTSHFT
+  if (h->indx != -2
+      && (flinfo->info->strip == strip_all
+         || (flinfo->info->strip == strip_some
+             && bfd_hash_lookup (flinfo->info->keep_hash, h->root.root.string,
+                                 FALSE, FALSE) == NULL)))
+    {
+      BFD_ASSERT (outsym == flinfo->outsyms);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
 
-/* Write out a non-XCOFF global symbol.  */
+  if (h->indx != -2
+      && (h->flags & (XCOFF_REF_REGULAR | XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR)) == 0)
+    {
+      BFD_ASSERT (outsym == flinfo->outsyms);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
 
+  memset (&aux, 0, sizeof aux);
 
-static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_write_global_symbol (h, inf)
-     struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
-     PTR inf;
-{
-  struct xcoff_final_link_info *finfo = (struct xcoff_final_link_info *) inf;
-  bfd *output_bfd;
-  bfd_byte *outsym;
-  struct internal_syment isym;
-  union internal_auxent aux;
-  bfd_boolean result;
-  file_ptr pos;
-  bfd_size_type amt;
+  h->indx = obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd);
 
-  output_bfd = finfo->output_bfd;
-  outsym = finfo->outsyms;
+  result = bfd_xcoff_put_symbol_name (output_bfd, flinfo->info, flinfo->strtab,
+                                     &isym, h->root.root.string);
+  if (!result)
+    return FALSE;
 
-  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_warning)
+  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
+      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
     {
-      h = (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *) h->root.u.i.link;
-      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_new)
-       return TRUE;
+      isym.n_value = 0;
+      isym.n_scnum = N_UNDEF;
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak
+         && C_WEAKEXT == C_AIX_WEAKEXT)
+       isym.n_sclass = C_WEAKEXT;
+      else
+       isym.n_sclass = C_EXT;
+      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_ER;
     }
-
-  /* If this symbol was garbage collected, just skip it.  */
-  if (xcoff_hash_table (finfo->info)->gc
-      && (h->flags & XCOFF_MARK) == 0)
-    return TRUE;
-
-  /* If we need a .loader section entry, write it out.  */
-  if (h->ldsym != NULL)
+  else if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+           || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+          && h->smclas == XMC_XO)
+    {
+      BFD_ASSERT (bfd_is_abs_symbol (&h->root));
+      isym.n_value = h->root.u.def.value;
+      isym.n_scnum = N_UNDEF;
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
+         && C_WEAKEXT == C_AIX_WEAKEXT)
+       isym.n_sclass = C_WEAKEXT;
+      else
+       isym.n_sclass = C_EXT;
+      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_ER;
+    }
+  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
     {
-      struct internal_ldsym *ldsym;
-      bfd *impbfd;
+      struct xcoff_link_size_list *l;
 
-      ldsym = h->ldsym;
+      isym.n_value = (h->root.u.def.section->output_section->vma
+                     + h->root.u.def.section->output_offset
+                     + h->root.u.def.value);
+      if (bfd_is_abs_section (h->root.u.def.section->output_section))
+       isym.n_scnum = N_ABS;
+      else
+       isym.n_scnum = h->root.u.def.section->output_section->target_index;
+      isym.n_sclass = C_HIDEXT;
+      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_SD;
 
-      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-         || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
+      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_HAS_SIZE) != 0)
        {
-
-         ldsym->l_value = 0;
-         ldsym->l_scnum = N_UNDEF;
-         ldsym->l_smtype = XTY_ER;
-         impbfd = h->root.u.undef.abfd;
-
+         for (l = xcoff_hash_table (flinfo->info)->size_list;
+              l != NULL;
+              l = l->next)
+           {
+             if (l->h == h)
+               {
+                 aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = l->size;
+                 break;
+               }
+           }
        }
-      else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-              || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-       {
+    }
+  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
+    {
+      isym.n_value = (h->root.u.c.p->section->output_section->vma
+                     + h->root.u.c.p->section->output_offset);
+      isym.n_scnum = h->root.u.c.p->section->output_section->target_index;
+      isym.n_sclass = C_EXT;
+      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_CM;
+      aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = h->root.u.c.size;
+    }
+  else
+    abort ();
 
-         asection *sec;
+  isym.n_type = T_NULL;
+  isym.n_numaux = 1;
 
-         sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-         ldsym->l_value = (sec->output_section->vma
-                           + sec->output_offset
-                           + h->root.u.def.value);
-         ldsym->l_scnum = sec->output_section->target_index;
-         ldsym->l_smtype = XTY_SD;
-         impbfd = sec->owner;
+  bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (void *) &isym, (void *) outsym);
+  outsym += bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
 
-       }
-      else
-       abort ();
+  aux.x_csect.x_smclas = h->smclas;
+  bfd_coff_swap_aux_out (output_bfd, (void *) &aux, T_NULL, isym.n_sclass, 0, 1,
+                        (void *) outsym);
+  outsym += bfd_coff_auxesz (output_bfd);
 
-      if (((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) == 0
-          && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
-         || (h->flags & XCOFF_IMPORT) != 0)
-       {
-         /* Clear l_smtype
-            Import symbols are defined so the check above will make
-            the l_smtype XTY_SD.  But this is not correct, it should
-            be cleared.  */
-         ldsym->l_smtype |= L_IMPORT;
-       }
+  if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+      && h->smclas != XMC_XO)
+    {
+      /* We just output an SD symbol.  Now output an LD symbol.  */
+      h->indx += 2;
 
-      if (((h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR) != 0
-          && (h->flags & XCOFF_DEF_DYNAMIC) != 0)
-         || (h->flags & XCOFF_EXPORT) != 0)
-       {
-         ldsym->l_smtype |= L_EXPORT;
-       }
+      if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak
+         && C_WEAKEXT == C_AIX_WEAKEXT)
+       isym.n_sclass = C_WEAKEXT;
+      else
+       isym.n_sclass = C_EXT;
+      bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (void *) &isym, (void *) outsym);
+      outsym += bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
 
-      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_ENTRY) != 0)
-       {
-         ldsym->l_smtype |= L_ENTRY;
-       }
+      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_LD;
+      aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd);
+      bfd_coff_swap_aux_out (output_bfd, (void *) &aux, T_NULL, C_EXT, 0, 1,
+                            (void *) outsym);
+      outsym += bfd_coff_auxesz (output_bfd);
+    }
 
-      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_RTINIT) != 0)
-       {
-         ldsym->l_smtype = XTY_SD;
-       }
+  pos = obj_sym_filepos (output_bfd);
+  pos += obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) * bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
+  amt = outsym - flinfo->outsyms;
+  if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+      || bfd_bwrite (flinfo->outsyms, amt, output_bfd) != amt)
+    return FALSE;
+  obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) +=
+    (outsym - flinfo->outsyms) / bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
 
-      ldsym->l_smclas = h->smclas;
+  return TRUE;
+}
 
-      if (ldsym->l_smtype & L_IMPORT)
-       {
-         if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-              || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-             && (h->root.u.def.value != 0))
-           {
-             ldsym->l_smclas = XMC_XO;
-           }
-         else if ((h->flags & (XCOFF_SYSCALL32 | XCOFF_SYSCALL64)) ==
-                  (XCOFF_SYSCALL32 | XCOFF_SYSCALL64))
-           {
-             ldsym->l_smclas = XMC_SV3264;
-           }
-         else if (h->flags & XCOFF_SYSCALL32)
-           {
-             ldsym->l_smclas = XMC_SV;
-           }
-         else if (h->flags & XCOFF_SYSCALL64)
-           {
-             ldsym->l_smclas = XMC_SV64;
-           }
-       }
+/* Handle a link order which is supposed to generate a reloc.  */
 
-      if (ldsym->l_ifile == -(bfd_size_type) 1)
-       {
-         ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
-       }
-      else if (ldsym->l_ifile == 0)
-       {
-         if ((ldsym->l_smtype & L_IMPORT) == 0)
-           {
-             ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
-           }
-         else if (impbfd == NULL)
-           {
-             ldsym->l_ifile = 0;
-           }
-         else
-           {
-             BFD_ASSERT (impbfd->xvec == output_bfd->xvec);
-             ldsym->l_ifile = xcoff_data (impbfd)->import_file_id;
-           }
-       }
+static bfd_boolean
+xcoff_reloc_link_order (bfd *output_bfd,
+                       struct xcoff_final_link_info *flinfo,
+                       asection *output_section,
+                       struct bfd_link_order *link_order)
+{
+  reloc_howto_type *howto;
+  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
+  asection *hsec;
+  bfd_vma hval;
+  bfd_vma addend;
+  struct internal_reloc *irel;
+  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **rel_hash_ptr;
 
-      ldsym->l_parm = 0;
+  if (link_order->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order)
+    /* We need to somehow locate a symbol in the right section.  The
+       symbol must either have a value of zero, or we must adjust
+       the addend by the value of the symbol.  FIXME: Write this
+       when we need it.  The old linker couldn't handle this anyhow.  */
+    abort ();
 
-      BFD_ASSERT (h->ldindx >= 0);
+  howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (output_bfd, link_order->u.reloc.p->reloc);
+  if (howto == NULL)
+    {
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
 
-      bfd_xcoff_swap_ldsym_out (output_bfd, ldsym,
-                               (finfo->ldsym +
-                                (h->ldindx - 3)
-                                * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz(finfo->output_bfd)));
-      h->ldsym = NULL;
+  h = ((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *)
+       bfd_wrapped_link_hash_lookup (output_bfd, flinfo->info,
+                                    link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name,
+                                    FALSE, FALSE, TRUE));
+  if (h == NULL)
+    {
+      (*flinfo->info->callbacks->unattached_reloc)
+       (flinfo->info, link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name, NULL, NULL, (bfd_vma) 0);
+      return TRUE;
     }
 
-  /* If this symbol needs global linkage code, write it out.  */
+  hsec = xcoff_symbol_section (h);
   if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-      && (h->root.u.def.section
-         == xcoff_hash_table (finfo->info)->linkage_section))
-    {
-      bfd_byte *p;
-      bfd_vma tocoff;
-      unsigned int i;
+      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+    hval = h->root.u.def.value;
+  else
+    hval = 0;
 
-      p = h->root.u.def.section->contents + h->root.u.def.value;
+  addend = link_order->u.reloc.p->addend;
+  if (hsec != NULL)
+    addend += (hsec->output_section->vma
+              + hsec->output_offset
+              + hval);
 
-      /* The first instruction in the global linkage code loads a
-        specific TOC element.  */
-      tocoff = (h->descriptor->toc_section->output_section->vma
-               + h->descriptor->toc_section->output_offset
-               - xcoff_data (output_bfd)->toc);
+  if (addend != 0)
+    {
+      bfd_size_type size;
+      bfd_byte *buf;
+      bfd_reloc_status_type rstat;
+      bfd_boolean ok;
 
-      if ((h->descriptor->flags & XCOFF_SET_TOC) != 0)
+      size = bfd_get_reloc_size (howto);
+      buf = bfd_zmalloc (size);
+      if (buf == NULL && size != 0)
+       return FALSE;
+
+      rstat = _bfd_relocate_contents (howto, output_bfd, addend, buf);
+      switch (rstat)
        {
-         tocoff += h->descriptor->u.toc_offset;
+       case bfd_reloc_ok:
+         break;
+       default:
+       case bfd_reloc_outofrange:
+         abort ();
+       case bfd_reloc_overflow:
+         (*flinfo->info->callbacks->reloc_overflow)
+           (flinfo->info, NULL, link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name,
+            howto->name, addend, NULL, NULL, (bfd_vma) 0);
+         break;
        }
+      ok = bfd_set_section_contents (output_bfd, output_section, (void *) buf,
+                                    (file_ptr) link_order->offset, size);
+      free (buf);
+      if (! ok)
+       return FALSE;
+    }
 
+  /* Store the reloc information in the right place.  It will get
+     swapped and written out at the end of the final_link routine.  */
+  irel = (flinfo->section_info[output_section->target_index].relocs
+         + output_section->reloc_count);
+  rel_hash_ptr = (flinfo->section_info[output_section->target_index].rel_hashes
+                 + output_section->reloc_count);
 
-      /* The first instruction in the glink code needs to be
-        cooked to to hold the correct offset in the toc.  The
-        rest are just output raw.  */
-      bfd_put_32 (output_bfd,
-                 bfd_xcoff_glink_code(output_bfd, 0) | (tocoff & 0xffff), p);
+  memset (irel, 0, sizeof (struct internal_reloc));
+  *rel_hash_ptr = NULL;
 
-      /* Start with i == 1 to get past the first instruction done above
-        The /4 is because the glink code is in bytes and we are going
-        4 at a pop.  */
-      for (i = 1; i < bfd_xcoff_glink_code_size(output_bfd) / 4; i++)
-       {
-         bfd_put_32 (output_bfd,
-                     (bfd_vma) bfd_xcoff_glink_code(output_bfd, i),
-                     &p[4 * i]);
-       }
-    }
+  irel->r_vaddr = output_section->vma + link_order->offset;
 
-  /* If we created a TOC entry for this symbol, write out the required
-     relocs.  */
-  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_SET_TOC) != 0)
+  if (h->indx >= 0)
+    irel->r_symndx = h->indx;
+  else
     {
-      asection *tocsec;
-      asection *osec;
-      int oindx;
-      struct internal_reloc *irel;
-      struct internal_ldrel ldrel;
-      struct internal_syment irsym;
-      union internal_auxent iraux;
+      /* Set the index to -2 to force this symbol to get written out.  */
+      h->indx = -2;
+      *rel_hash_ptr = h;
+      irel->r_symndx = 0;
+    }
 
-      tocsec = h->toc_section;
-      osec = tocsec->output_section;
-      oindx = osec->target_index;
-      irel = finfo->section_info[oindx].relocs + osec->reloc_count;
-      irel->r_vaddr = (osec->vma
-                      + tocsec->output_offset
-                      + h->u.toc_offset);
+  irel->r_type = howto->type;
+  irel->r_size = howto->bitsize - 1;
+  if (howto->complain_on_overflow == complain_overflow_signed)
+    irel->r_size |= 0x80;
 
+  ++output_section->reloc_count;
 
-      if (h->indx >= 0)
-       {
-         irel->r_symndx = h->indx;
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         h->indx = -2;
-         irel->r_symndx = obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd);
-       }
+  /* Now output the reloc to the .loader section.  */
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (flinfo->info)->loader_section)
+    {
+      if (!xcoff_create_ldrel (output_bfd, flinfo, output_section,
+                              output_bfd, irel, hsec, h))
+       return FALSE;
+    }
 
-      BFD_ASSERT (h->ldindx >= 0);
+  return TRUE;
+}
 
-      /* Initialize the aux union here instead of closer to when it is
-        written out below because the length of the csect depends on
-        whether the output is 32 or 64 bit.  */
-      memset (&iraux, 0, sizeof iraux);
-      iraux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_SD;
-      /* iraux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = 4 or 8, see below */
-      iraux.x_csect.x_smclas = XMC_TC;
+/* Do the final link step.  */
 
-      /* 32 bit uses a 32 bit R_POS to do the relocations
-        64 bit uses a 64 bit R_POS to do the relocations
+bfd_boolean
+_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  bfd_size_type symesz;
+  struct xcoff_final_link_info flinfo;
+  asection *o;
+  struct bfd_link_order *p;
+  bfd_size_type max_contents_size;
+  bfd_size_type max_sym_count;
+  bfd_size_type max_lineno_count;
+  bfd_size_type max_reloc_count;
+  bfd_size_type max_output_reloc_count;
+  file_ptr rel_filepos;
+  unsigned int relsz;
+  file_ptr line_filepos;
+  unsigned int linesz;
+  bfd *sub;
+  bfd_byte *external_relocs = NULL;
+  char strbuf[STRING_SIZE_SIZE];
+  file_ptr pos;
+  bfd_size_type amt;
 
-        Also needs to change the csect size : 4 for 32 bit, 8 for 64 bit
+  if (bfd_link_pic (info))
+    abfd->flags |= DYNAMIC;
 
-        Which one is determined by the backend.  */
-      if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff64 (output_bfd))
-       {
-         irel->r_size = 63;
-         iraux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = 8;
-       }
-      else if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff32 (output_bfd))
-       {
-         irel->r_size = 31;
-         iraux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = 4;
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         return FALSE;
-       }
-      irel->r_type = R_POS;
-      finfo->section_info[oindx].rel_hashes[osec->reloc_count] = NULL;
-      ++osec->reloc_count;
+  symesz = bfd_coff_symesz (abfd);
 
-      ldrel.l_vaddr = irel->r_vaddr;
-      ldrel.l_symndx = h->ldindx;
-      ldrel.l_rtype = (irel->r_size << 8) | R_POS;
-      ldrel.l_rsecnm = oindx;
-      bfd_xcoff_swap_ldrel_out (output_bfd, &ldrel, finfo->ldrel);
-      finfo->ldrel += bfd_xcoff_ldrelsz(output_bfd);
+  flinfo.info = info;
+  flinfo.output_bfd = abfd;
+  flinfo.strtab = NULL;
+  flinfo.section_info = NULL;
+  flinfo.last_file_index = -1;
+  flinfo.toc_symindx = -1;
+  flinfo.internal_syms = NULL;
+  flinfo.sym_indices = NULL;
+  flinfo.outsyms = NULL;
+  flinfo.linenos = NULL;
+  flinfo.contents = NULL;
+  flinfo.external_relocs = NULL;
+
+  if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section)
+    {
+      flinfo.ldsym = (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section->contents
+                    + bfd_xcoff_ldhdrsz (abfd));
+      flinfo.ldrel = (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section->contents
+                    + bfd_xcoff_ldhdrsz (abfd)
+                    + (xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldhdr.l_nsyms
+                       * bfd_xcoff_ldsymsz (abfd)));
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      flinfo.ldsym = NULL;
+      flinfo.ldrel = NULL;
+    }
 
-      /* We need to emit a symbol to define a csect which holds
-        the reloc.  */
-      if (finfo->info->strip != strip_all)
-       {
+  xcoff_data (abfd)->coff.link_info = info;
 
-         result = bfd_xcoff_put_symbol_name (output_bfd, finfo->strtab,
-                                             &irsym, h->root.root.string);
-         if (!result)
-           return FALSE;
+  flinfo.strtab = _bfd_stringtab_init ();
+  if (flinfo.strtab == NULL)
+    goto error_return;
 
-         irsym.n_value = irel->r_vaddr;
-         irsym.n_scnum = osec->target_index;
-         irsym.n_sclass = C_HIDEXT;
-         irsym.n_type = T_NULL;
-         irsym.n_numaux = 1;
+  /* Count the relocation entries required for the output file.
+     (We've already counted the line numbers.)  Determine a few
+     maximum sizes.  */
+  max_contents_size = 0;
+  max_lineno_count = 0;
+  max_reloc_count = 0;
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      o->reloc_count = 0;
+      for (p = o->map_head.link_order; p != NULL; p = p->next)
+       {
+         if (p->type == bfd_indirect_link_order)
+           {
+             asection *sec;
 
-         bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &irsym, (PTR) outsym);
-         outsym += bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
+             sec = p->u.indirect.section;
 
-         /* note : iraux is initialized above */
-         bfd_coff_swap_aux_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &iraux, T_NULL, C_HIDEXT,
-                                0, 1, (PTR) outsym);
-         outsym += bfd_coff_auxesz (output_bfd);
+             /* Mark all sections which are to be included in the
+                link.  This will normally be every section.  We need
+                to do this so that we can identify any sections which
+                the linker has decided to not include.  */
+             sec->linker_mark = TRUE;
 
-         if (h->indx >= 0)
-           {
-             /* We aren't going to write out the symbols below, so we
-                need to write them out now.  */
-             pos = obj_sym_filepos (output_bfd);
-             pos += (obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd)
-                     * bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd));
-             amt = outsym - finfo->outsyms;
-             if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
-                 || bfd_bwrite (finfo->outsyms, amt, output_bfd) != amt)
-               return FALSE;
-             obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) +=
-               (outsym - finfo->outsyms) / bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
+             o->reloc_count += sec->reloc_count;
 
-             outsym = finfo->outsyms;
+             if ((sec->flags & SEC_IN_MEMORY) == 0)
+               {
+                 if (sec->rawsize > max_contents_size)
+                   max_contents_size = sec->rawsize;
+                 if (sec->size > max_contents_size)
+                   max_contents_size = sec->size;
+               }
+             if (coff_section_data (sec->owner, sec) != NULL
+                 && xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec) != NULL
+                 && (xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->lineno_count
+                     > max_lineno_count))
+               max_lineno_count =
+                 xcoff_section_data (sec->owner, sec)->lineno_count;
+             if (sec->reloc_count > max_reloc_count)
+               max_reloc_count = sec->reloc_count;
            }
+         else if (p->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order
+                  || p->type == bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order)
+           ++o->reloc_count;
        }
     }
 
-  /* If this symbol is a specially defined function descriptor, write
-     it out.  The first word is the address of the function code
-     itself, the second word is the address of the TOC, and the third
-     word is zero.
-
-     32 bit vs 64 bit
-     The addresses for the 32 bit will take 4 bytes and the addresses
-     for 64 bit will take 8 bytes.  Similar for the relocs.  This type
-     of logic was also done above to create a TOC entry in
-     xcoff_write_global_symbol.  */
-  if ((h->flags & XCOFF_DESCRIPTOR) != 0
-      && h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-      && (h->root.u.def.section
-         == xcoff_hash_table (finfo->info)->descriptor_section))
+  /* Compute the file positions for all the sections.  */
+  if (abfd->output_has_begun)
     {
-      asection *sec;
-      asection *osec;
-      int oindx;
-      bfd_byte *p;
-      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *hentry;
-      asection *esec;
-      struct internal_reloc *irel;
-      struct internal_ldrel ldrel;
-      asection *tsec;
-      unsigned int reloc_size, byte_size;
+      if (xcoff_hash_table (info)->file_align != 0)
+       abort ();
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      bfd_vma file_align;
 
-      if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff64 (output_bfd))
-       {
-         reloc_size = 63;
-         byte_size = 8;
-       }
-      else if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff32 (output_bfd))
-       {
-         reloc_size = 31;
-         byte_size = 4;
-       }
-      else
+      file_align = xcoff_hash_table (info)->file_align;
+      if (file_align != 0)
        {
-         return FALSE;
-       }
+         bfd_boolean saw_contents;
+         int indx;
+         file_ptr sofar;
 
-      sec = h->root.u.def.section;
-      osec = sec->output_section;
-      oindx = osec->target_index;
-      p = sec->contents + h->root.u.def.value;
+         /* Insert .pad sections before every section which has
+            contents and is loaded, if it is preceded by some other
+            section which has contents and is loaded.  */
+         saw_contents = TRUE;
+         for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+           {
+             if (strcmp (o->name, ".pad") == 0)
+               saw_contents = FALSE;
+             else if ((o->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) != 0
+                      && (o->flags & SEC_LOAD) != 0)
+               {
+                 if (! saw_contents)
+                   saw_contents = TRUE;
+                 else
+                   {
+                     asection *n;
 
-      hentry = h->descriptor;
-      BFD_ASSERT (hentry != NULL
-                 && (hentry->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-                     || hentry->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
-      esec = hentry->root.u.def.section;
+                     /* Create a pad section and place it before the section
+                        that needs padding.  This requires unlinking and
+                        relinking the bfd's section list.  */
 
-      irel = finfo->section_info[oindx].relocs + osec->reloc_count;
-      irel->r_vaddr = (osec->vma
-                      + sec->output_offset
-                      + h->root.u.def.value);
-      irel->r_symndx = esec->output_section->target_index;
-      irel->r_type = R_POS;
-      irel->r_size = reloc_size;
-      finfo->section_info[oindx].rel_hashes[osec->reloc_count] = NULL;
-      ++osec->reloc_count;
+                     n = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".pad",
+                                                             SEC_HAS_CONTENTS);
+                     n->alignment_power = 0;
 
-      ldrel.l_vaddr = irel->r_vaddr;
-      if (strcmp (esec->output_section->name, ".text") == 0)
-       ldrel.l_symndx = 0;
-      else if (strcmp (esec->output_section->name, ".data") == 0)
-       ldrel.l_symndx = 1;
-      else if (strcmp (esec->output_section->name, ".bss") == 0)
-       ldrel.l_symndx = 2;
-      else
-       {
-         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-           (_("%s: loader reloc in unrecognized section `%s'"),
-            bfd_get_filename (output_bfd),
-            esec->output_section->name);
-         bfd_set_error (bfd_error_nonrepresentable_section);
-         return FALSE;
-       }
-      ldrel.l_rtype = (reloc_size << 8) | R_POS;
-      ldrel.l_rsecnm = oindx;
-      bfd_xcoff_swap_ldrel_out (output_bfd, &ldrel, finfo->ldrel);
-      finfo->ldrel += bfd_xcoff_ldrelsz(output_bfd);
+                     bfd_section_list_remove (abfd, n);
+                     bfd_section_list_insert_before (abfd, o, n);
+                     saw_contents = FALSE;
+                   }
+               }
+           }
 
-      /* There are three items to write out,
-        the address of the code
-        the address of the toc anchor
-        the environment pointer.
-        We are ignoring the environment pointer.  So set it to zero.  */
-      if (bfd_xcoff_is_xcoff64 (output_bfd))
-       {
-         bfd_put_64 (output_bfd,
-                     (esec->output_section->vma + esec->output_offset
-                      + hentry->root.u.def.value),
-                     p);
-         bfd_put_64 (output_bfd, xcoff_data (output_bfd)->toc, p + 8);
-         bfd_put_64 (output_bfd, (bfd_vma) 0, p + 16);
-       }
-      else
-       {
-         /* 32 bit backend
-            This logic was already called above so the error case where
-            the backend is neither has already been checked.  */
-         bfd_put_32 (output_bfd,
-                     (esec->output_section->vma + esec->output_offset
-                      + hentry->root.u.def.value),
-                     p);
-         bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, xcoff_data (output_bfd)->toc, p + 4);
-         bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, (bfd_vma) 0, p + 8);
-       }
+         /* Reset the section indices after inserting the new
+            sections.  */
+         indx = 0;
+         for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+           {
+             ++indx;
+             o->target_index = indx;
+           }
+         BFD_ASSERT ((unsigned int) indx == abfd->section_count);
 
-      tsec = coff_section_from_bfd_index (output_bfd,
-                                         xcoff_data (output_bfd)->sntoc);
+         /* Work out appropriate sizes for the .pad sections to force
+            each section to land on a page boundary.  This bit of
+            code knows what compute_section_file_positions is going
+            to do.  */
+         sofar = bfd_coff_filhsz (abfd);
+         sofar += bfd_coff_aoutsz (abfd);
+         sofar += abfd->section_count * bfd_coff_scnhsz (abfd);
+         for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+           if ((bfd_xcoff_is_reloc_count_overflow
+                (abfd, (bfd_vma) o->reloc_count))
+               || (bfd_xcoff_is_lineno_count_overflow
+                   (abfd, (bfd_vma) o->lineno_count)))
+             /* 64 does not overflow, need to check if 32 does */
+             sofar += bfd_coff_scnhsz (abfd);
 
-      ++irel;
-      irel->r_vaddr = (osec->vma
-                      + sec->output_offset
-                      + h->root.u.def.value
-                      + byte_size);
-      irel->r_symndx = tsec->output_section->target_index;
-      irel->r_type = R_POS;
-      irel->r_size = reloc_size;
-      finfo->section_info[oindx].rel_hashes[osec->reloc_count] = NULL;
-      ++osec->reloc_count;
+         for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+           {
+             if (strcmp (o->name, ".pad") == 0)
+               {
+                 bfd_vma pageoff;
 
-      ldrel.l_vaddr = irel->r_vaddr;
-      if (strcmp (tsec->output_section->name, ".text") == 0)
-       ldrel.l_symndx = 0;
-      else if (strcmp (tsec->output_section->name, ".data") == 0)
-       ldrel.l_symndx = 1;
-      else if (strcmp (tsec->output_section->name, ".bss") == 0)
-       ldrel.l_symndx = 2;
-      else
-       {
-         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-           (_("%s: loader reloc in unrecognized section `%s'"),
-            bfd_get_filename (output_bfd),
-            tsec->output_section->name);
-         bfd_set_error (bfd_error_nonrepresentable_section);
-         return FALSE;
+                 BFD_ASSERT (o->size == 0);
+                 pageoff = sofar & (file_align - 1);
+                 if (pageoff != 0)
+                   {
+                     o->size = file_align - pageoff;
+                     sofar += file_align - pageoff;
+                     o->flags |= SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
+                   }
+               }
+             else
+               {
+                 if ((o->flags & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS) != 0)
+                   sofar += BFD_ALIGN (o->size,
+                                       1 << o->alignment_power);
+               }
+           }
        }
-      ldrel.l_rtype = (reloc_size << 8) | R_POS;
-      ldrel.l_rsecnm = oindx;
-      bfd_xcoff_swap_ldrel_out (output_bfd, &ldrel, finfo->ldrel);
-      finfo->ldrel += bfd_xcoff_ldrelsz(output_bfd);
-    }
 
-  if (h->indx >= 0 || finfo->info->strip == strip_all)
-    {
-      BFD_ASSERT (outsym == finfo->outsyms);
-      return TRUE;
+      if (! bfd_coff_compute_section_file_positions (abfd))
+       goto error_return;
     }
 
-  if (h->indx != -2
-      && (finfo->info->strip == strip_all
-         || (finfo->info->strip == strip_some
-             && bfd_hash_lookup (finfo->info->keep_hash, h->root.root.string,
-                                 FALSE, FALSE) == NULL)))
-    {
-      BFD_ASSERT (outsym == finfo->outsyms);
-      return TRUE;
-    }
+  /* Allocate space for the pointers we need to keep for the relocs.  */
+  {
+    unsigned int i;
 
-  if (h->indx != -2
-      && (h->flags & (XCOFF_REF_REGULAR | XCOFF_DEF_REGULAR)) == 0)
+    /* We use section_count + 1, rather than section_count, because
+       the target_index fields are 1 based.  */
+    amt = abfd->section_count + 1;
+    amt *= sizeof (struct xcoff_link_section_info);
+    flinfo.section_info = bfd_malloc (amt);
+    if (flinfo.section_info == NULL)
+      goto error_return;
+    for (i = 0; i <= abfd->section_count; i++)
+      {
+       flinfo.section_info[i].relocs = NULL;
+       flinfo.section_info[i].rel_hashes = NULL;
+       flinfo.section_info[i].toc_rel_hashes = NULL;
+      }
+  }
+
+  /* Set the file positions for the relocs.  */
+  rel_filepos = obj_relocbase (abfd);
+  relsz = bfd_coff_relsz (abfd);
+  max_output_reloc_count = 0;
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
     {
-      BFD_ASSERT (outsym == finfo->outsyms);
-      return TRUE;
-    }
+      if (o->reloc_count == 0)
+       o->rel_filepos = 0;
+      else
+       {
+         /* A stripped file has no relocs.  However, we still
+            allocate the buffers, so that later code doesn't have to
+            worry about whether we are stripping or not.  */
+         if (info->strip == strip_all)
+           o->rel_filepos = 0;
+         else
+           {
+             o->flags |= SEC_RELOC;
+             o->rel_filepos = rel_filepos;
+             rel_filepos += o->reloc_count * relsz;
+           }
 
-  memset (&aux, 0, sizeof aux);
+         /* We don't know the indices of global symbols until we have
+            written out all the local symbols.  For each section in
+            the output file, we keep an array of pointers to hash
+            table entries.  Each entry in the array corresponds to a
+            reloc.  When we find a reloc against a global symbol, we
+            set the corresponding entry in this array so that we can
+            fix up the symbol index after we have written out all the
+            local symbols.
 
-  h->indx = obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd);
+            Because of this problem, we also keep the relocs in
+            memory until the end of the link.  This wastes memory.
+            We could backpatch the file later, I suppose, although it
+            would be slow.  */
+         amt = o->reloc_count;
+         amt *= sizeof (struct internal_reloc);
+         flinfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs = bfd_malloc (amt);
 
-  result = bfd_xcoff_put_symbol_name (output_bfd, finfo->strtab, &isym,
-                                     h->root.root.string);
-  if (!result)
-    return FALSE;
+         amt = o->reloc_count;
+         amt *= sizeof (struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *);
+         flinfo.section_info[o->target_index].rel_hashes = bfd_malloc (amt);
 
-  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
-      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
-    {
-      isym.n_value = 0;
-      isym.n_scnum = N_UNDEF;
-      isym.n_sclass = C_EXT;
-      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_ER;
-    }
-  else if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-           || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-          && h->smclas == XMC_XO)
-    {
-      BFD_ASSERT (bfd_is_abs_section (h->root.u.def.section));
-      isym.n_value = h->root.u.def.value;
-      isym.n_scnum = N_UNDEF;
-      isym.n_sclass = C_EXT;
-      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_ER;
+         if (flinfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs == NULL
+             || flinfo.section_info[o->target_index].rel_hashes == NULL)
+           goto error_return;
+
+         if (o->reloc_count > max_output_reloc_count)
+           max_output_reloc_count = o->reloc_count;
+       }
     }
-  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-    {
-      struct xcoff_link_size_list *l;
 
-      isym.n_value = (h->root.u.def.section->output_section->vma
-                     + h->root.u.def.section->output_offset
-                     + h->root.u.def.value);
-      if (bfd_is_abs_section (h->root.u.def.section->output_section))
-       isym.n_scnum = N_ABS;
+  /* We now know the size of the relocs, so we can determine the file
+     positions of the line numbers.  */
+  line_filepos = rel_filepos;
+  flinfo.line_filepos = line_filepos;
+  linesz = bfd_coff_linesz (abfd);
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
+    {
+      if (o->lineno_count == 0)
+       o->line_filepos = 0;
       else
-       isym.n_scnum = h->root.u.def.section->output_section->target_index;
-      isym.n_sclass = C_HIDEXT;
-      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_SD;
-
-      if ((h->flags & XCOFF_HAS_SIZE) != 0)
        {
-         for (l = xcoff_hash_table (finfo->info)->size_list;
-              l != NULL;
-              l = l->next)
-           {
-             if (l->h == h)
-               {
-                 aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = l->size;
-                 break;
-               }
-           }
+         o->line_filepos = line_filepos;
+         line_filepos += o->lineno_count * linesz;
        }
+
+      /* Reset the reloc and lineno counts, so that we can use them to
+        count the number of entries we have output so far.  */
+      o->reloc_count = 0;
+      o->lineno_count = 0;
     }
-  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
-    {
-      isym.n_value = (h->root.u.c.p->section->output_section->vma
-                     + h->root.u.c.p->section->output_offset);
-      isym.n_scnum = h->root.u.c.p->section->output_section->target_index;
-      isym.n_sclass = C_EXT;
-      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_CM;
-      aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = h->root.u.c.size;
-    }
-  else
-    abort ();
 
-  isym.n_type = T_NULL;
-  isym.n_numaux = 1;
+  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = line_filepos;
 
-  bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &isym, (PTR) outsym);
-  outsym += bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
+  /* Figure out the largest number of symbols in an input BFD.  Take
+     the opportunity to clear the output_has_begun fields of all the
+     input BFD's.  We want at least 6 symbols, since that is the
+     number which xcoff_write_global_symbol may need.  */
+  max_sym_count = 6;
+  for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link.next)
+    {
+      bfd_size_type sz;
 
-  aux.x_csect.x_smclas = h->smclas;
-  bfd_coff_swap_aux_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &aux, T_NULL, isym.n_sclass, 0, 1,
-                        (PTR) outsym);
-  outsym += bfd_coff_auxesz (output_bfd);
+      sub->output_has_begun = FALSE;
+      sz = obj_raw_syment_count (sub);
+      if (sz > max_sym_count)
+       max_sym_count = sz;
+    }
 
-  if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-      && h->smclas != XMC_XO)
-    {
-      /* We just output an SD symbol.  Now output an LD symbol.  */
+  /* Allocate some buffers used while linking.  */
+  amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (struct internal_syment);
+  flinfo.internal_syms = bfd_malloc (amt);
 
-      h->indx += 2;
+  amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (long);
+  flinfo.sym_indices = bfd_malloc (amt);
 
-      isym.n_sclass = C_EXT;
-      bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &isym, (PTR) outsym);
-      outsym += bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
+  amt = (max_sym_count + 1) * symesz;
+  flinfo.outsyms = bfd_malloc (amt);
 
-      aux.x_csect.x_smtyp = XTY_LD;
-      aux.x_csect.x_scnlen.l = obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd);
-      bfd_coff_swap_aux_out (output_bfd, (PTR) &aux, T_NULL, C_EXT, 0, 1,
-                            (PTR) outsym);
-      outsym += bfd_coff_auxesz (output_bfd);
-    }
+  amt = max_lineno_count * bfd_coff_linesz (abfd);
+  flinfo.linenos = bfd_malloc (amt);
 
-  pos = obj_sym_filepos (output_bfd);
-  pos += obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) * bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
-  amt = outsym - finfo->outsyms;
-  if (bfd_seek (output_bfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
-      || bfd_bwrite (finfo->outsyms, amt, output_bfd) != amt)
-    return FALSE;
-  obj_raw_syment_count (output_bfd) +=
-    (outsym - finfo->outsyms) / bfd_coff_symesz (output_bfd);
+  amt = max_contents_size;
+  flinfo.contents = bfd_malloc (amt);
 
-  return TRUE;
-}
+  amt = max_reloc_count * relsz;
+  flinfo.external_relocs = bfd_malloc (amt);
+
+  if ((flinfo.internal_syms == NULL && max_sym_count > 0)
+      || (flinfo.sym_indices == NULL && max_sym_count > 0)
+      || flinfo.outsyms == NULL
+      || (flinfo.linenos == NULL && max_lineno_count > 0)
+      || (flinfo.contents == NULL && max_contents_size > 0)
+      || (flinfo.external_relocs == NULL && max_reloc_count > 0))
+    goto error_return;
 
-/* Handle a link order which is supposed to generate a reloc.  */
+  obj_raw_syment_count (abfd) = 0;
 
-static bfd_boolean
-xcoff_reloc_link_order (output_bfd, finfo, output_section, link_order)
-     bfd *output_bfd;
-     struct xcoff_final_link_info *finfo;
-     asection *output_section;
-     struct bfd_link_order *link_order;
-{
-  reloc_howto_type *howto;
-  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *h;
-  asection *hsec;
-  bfd_vma hval;
-  bfd_vma addend;
-  struct internal_reloc *irel;
-  struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **rel_hash_ptr;
-  struct internal_ldrel ldrel;
+  /* Find a TOC symbol, if we need one.  */
+  if (!xcoff_find_tc0 (abfd, &flinfo))
+    goto error_return;
 
-  if (link_order->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order)
+  /* We now know the position of everything in the file, except that
+     we don't know the size of the symbol table and therefore we don't
+     know where the string table starts.  We just build the string
+     table in memory as we go along.  We process all the relocations
+     for a single input file at once.  */
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
     {
-      /* We need to somehow locate a symbol in the right section.  The
-        symbol must either have a value of zero, or we must adjust
-        the addend by the value of the symbol.  FIXME: Write this
-        when we need it.  The old linker couldn't handle this anyhow.  */
-      abort ();
+      for (p = o->map_head.link_order; p != NULL; p = p->next)
+       {
+         if (p->type == bfd_indirect_link_order
+             && p->u.indirect.section->owner->xvec == abfd->xvec)
+           {
+             sub = p->u.indirect.section->owner;
+             if (! sub->output_has_begun)
+               {
+                 if (! xcoff_link_input_bfd (&flinfo, sub))
+                   goto error_return;
+                 sub->output_has_begun = TRUE;
+               }
+           }
+         else if (p->type == bfd_section_reloc_link_order
+                  || p->type == bfd_symbol_reloc_link_order)
+           {
+             if (! xcoff_reloc_link_order (abfd, &flinfo, o, p))
+               goto error_return;
+           }
+         else
+           {
+             if (! _bfd_default_link_order (abfd, info, o, p))
+               goto error_return;
+           }
+       }
     }
 
-  howto = bfd_reloc_type_lookup (output_bfd, link_order->u.reloc.p->reloc);
-  if (howto == NULL)
-    {
-      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
-      return FALSE;
-    }
+  /* Free up the buffers used by xcoff_link_input_bfd.  */
+  free (flinfo.internal_syms);
+  flinfo.internal_syms = NULL;
+  free (flinfo.sym_indices);
+  flinfo.sym_indices = NULL;
+  free (flinfo.linenos);
+  flinfo.linenos = NULL;
+  free (flinfo.contents);
+  flinfo.contents = NULL;
+  free (flinfo.external_relocs);
+  flinfo.external_relocs = NULL;
 
-  h = ((struct xcoff_link_hash_entry *)
-       bfd_wrapped_link_hash_lookup (output_bfd, finfo->info,
-                                    link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name,
-                                    FALSE, FALSE, TRUE));
-  if (h == NULL)
+  /* The value of the last C_FILE symbol is supposed to be -1.  Write
+     it out again.  */
+  if (flinfo.last_file_index != -1)
     {
-      if (! ((*finfo->info->callbacks->unattached_reloc)
-            (finfo->info, link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name, (bfd *) NULL,
-             (asection *) NULL, (bfd_vma) 0)))
-       return FALSE;
-      return TRUE;
+      flinfo.last_file.n_value = -(bfd_vma) 1;
+      bfd_coff_swap_sym_out (abfd, (void *) &flinfo.last_file,
+                            (void *) flinfo.outsyms);
+      pos = obj_sym_filepos (abfd) + flinfo.last_file_index * symesz;
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+         || bfd_bwrite (flinfo.outsyms, symesz, abfd) != symesz)
+       goto error_return;
     }
 
-  if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_common)
-    {
-      hsec = h->root.u.c.p->section;
-      hval = 0;
-    }
-  else if (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
-          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
-    {
-      hsec = h->root.u.def.section;
-      hval = h->root.u.def.value;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      hsec = NULL;
-      hval = 0;
-    }
+  /* Write out all the global symbols which do not come from XCOFF
+     input files.  */
+  bfd_hash_traverse (&info->hash->table, xcoff_write_global_symbol, &flinfo);
 
-  addend = link_order->u.reloc.p->addend;
-  if (hsec != NULL)
-    addend += (hsec->output_section->vma
-              + hsec->output_offset
-              + hval);
+  free (flinfo.outsyms);
+  flinfo.outsyms = NULL;
 
-  if (addend != 0)
+  /* Now that we have written out all the global symbols, we know the
+     symbol indices to use for relocs against them, and we can finally
+     write out the relocs.  */
+  amt = max_output_reloc_count * relsz;
+  external_relocs = bfd_malloc (amt);
+  if (external_relocs == NULL && max_output_reloc_count != 0)
+    goto error_return;
+
+  for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
     {
-      bfd_size_type size;
-      bfd_byte *buf;
-      bfd_reloc_status_type rstat;
-      bfd_boolean ok;
+      struct internal_reloc *irel;
+      struct internal_reloc *irelend;
+      struct xcoff_link_hash_entry **rel_hash;
+      struct xcoff_toc_rel_hash *toc_rel_hash;
+      bfd_byte *erel;
+      bfd_size_type rel_size;
 
-      size = bfd_get_reloc_size (howto);
-      buf = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zmalloc (size);
-      if (buf == NULL)
-       return FALSE;
+      /* A stripped file has no relocs.  */
+      if (info->strip == strip_all)
+       {
+         o->reloc_count = 0;
+         continue;
+       }
 
-      rstat = _bfd_relocate_contents (howto, output_bfd, addend, buf);
-      switch (rstat)
+      if (o->reloc_count == 0)
+       continue;
+
+      irel = flinfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs;
+      irelend = irel + o->reloc_count;
+      rel_hash = flinfo.section_info[o->target_index].rel_hashes;
+      for (; irel < irelend; irel++, rel_hash++)
        {
-       case bfd_reloc_ok:
-         break;
-       default:
-       case bfd_reloc_outofrange:
-         abort ();
-       case bfd_reloc_overflow:
-         if (! ((*finfo->info->callbacks->reloc_overflow)
-                (finfo->info, link_order->u.reloc.p->u.name,
-                 howto->name, addend, (bfd *) NULL, (asection *) NULL,
-                 (bfd_vma) 0)))
+         if (*rel_hash != NULL)
            {
-             free (buf);
-             return FALSE;
+             if ((*rel_hash)->indx < 0)
+               {
+                 (*info->callbacks->unattached_reloc)
+                   (info, (*rel_hash)->root.root.string,
+                    NULL, o, irel->r_vaddr);
+                 (*rel_hash)->indx = 0;
+               }
+             irel->r_symndx = (*rel_hash)->indx;
            }
-         break;
        }
-      ok = bfd_set_section_contents (output_bfd, output_section, (PTR) buf,
-                                    (file_ptr) link_order->offset, size);
-      free (buf);
-      if (! ok)
-       return FALSE;
-    }
-
-  /* Store the reloc information in the right place.  It will get
-     swapped and written out at the end of the final_link routine.  */
 
-  irel = (finfo->section_info[output_section->target_index].relocs
-         + output_section->reloc_count);
-  rel_hash_ptr = (finfo->section_info[output_section->target_index].rel_hashes
-                 + output_section->reloc_count);
+      for (toc_rel_hash = flinfo.section_info[o->target_index].toc_rel_hashes;
+          toc_rel_hash != NULL;
+          toc_rel_hash = toc_rel_hash->next)
+       {
+         if (toc_rel_hash->h->u.toc_indx < 0)
+           {
+             (*info->callbacks->unattached_reloc)
+               (info, toc_rel_hash->h->root.root.string,
+                NULL, o, toc_rel_hash->rel->r_vaddr);
+             toc_rel_hash->h->u.toc_indx = 0;
+           }
+         toc_rel_hash->rel->r_symndx = toc_rel_hash->h->u.toc_indx;
+       }
 
-  memset (irel, 0, sizeof (struct internal_reloc));
-  *rel_hash_ptr = NULL;
+      /* XCOFF requires that the relocs be sorted by address.  We tend
+        to produce them in the order in which their containing csects
+        appear in the symbol table, which is not necessarily by
+        address.  So we sort them here.  There may be a better way to
+        do this.  */
+      qsort ((void *) flinfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs,
+            o->reloc_count, sizeof (struct internal_reloc),
+            xcoff_sort_relocs);
 
-  irel->r_vaddr = output_section->vma + link_order->offset;
+      irel = flinfo.section_info[o->target_index].relocs;
+      irelend = irel + o->reloc_count;
+      erel = external_relocs;
+      for (; irel < irelend; irel++, rel_hash++, erel += relsz)
+       bfd_coff_swap_reloc_out (abfd, (void *) irel, (void *) erel);
 
-  if (h->indx >= 0)
-    irel->r_symndx = h->indx;
-  else
-    {
-      /* Set the index to -2 to force this symbol to get written out.  */
-      h->indx = -2;
-      *rel_hash_ptr = h;
-      irel->r_symndx = 0;
+      rel_size = relsz * o->reloc_count;
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, o->rel_filepos, SEEK_SET) != 0
+         || bfd_bwrite ((void *) external_relocs, rel_size, abfd) != rel_size)
+       goto error_return;
     }
 
-  irel->r_type = howto->type;
-  irel->r_size = howto->bitsize - 1;
-  if (howto->complain_on_overflow == complain_overflow_signed)
-    irel->r_size |= 0x80;
-
-  ++output_section->reloc_count;
-
-  /* Now output the reloc to the .loader section.  */
-
-  ldrel.l_vaddr = irel->r_vaddr;
+  free (external_relocs);
+  external_relocs = NULL;
 
-  if (hsec != NULL)
+  /* Free up the section information.  */
+  if (flinfo.section_info != NULL)
     {
-      const char *secname;
-
-      secname = hsec->output_section->name;
+      unsigned int i;
 
-      if (strcmp (secname, ".text") == 0)
-       ldrel.l_symndx = 0;
-      else if (strcmp (secname, ".data") == 0)
-       ldrel.l_symndx = 1;
-      else if (strcmp (secname, ".bss") == 0)
-       ldrel.l_symndx = 2;
-      else
+      for (i = 0; i < abfd->section_count; i++)
        {
-         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-           (_("%s: loader reloc in unrecognized section `%s'"),
-            bfd_get_filename (output_bfd), secname);
-         bfd_set_error (bfd_error_nonrepresentable_section);
-         return FALSE;
+         free (flinfo.section_info[i].relocs);
+         free (flinfo.section_info[i].rel_hashes);
        }
+      free (flinfo.section_info);
+      flinfo.section_info = NULL;
     }
-  else
+
+  /* Write out the loader section contents.  */
+  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section;
+  if (o)
     {
-      if (h->ldindx < 0)
-       {
-         (*_bfd_error_handler)
-           (_("%s: `%s' in loader reloc but not loader sym"),
-            bfd_get_filename (output_bfd),
-            h->root.root.string);
-         bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
-         return FALSE;
-       }
-      ldrel.l_symndx = h->ldindx;
+      BFD_ASSERT ((bfd_byte *) flinfo.ldrel
+                 == (xcoff_hash_table (info)->loader_section->contents
+                     + xcoff_hash_table (info)->ldhdr.l_impoff));
+      if (!bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section, o->contents,
+                                    (file_ptr) o->output_offset, o->size))
+       goto error_return;
     }
 
-  ldrel.l_rtype = (irel->r_size << 8) | irel->r_type;
-  ldrel.l_rsecnm = output_section->target_index;
-  bfd_xcoff_swap_ldrel_out (output_bfd, &ldrel, finfo->ldrel);
-  finfo->ldrel += bfd_xcoff_ldrelsz(output_bfd);
+  /* Write out the magic sections.  */
+  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->linkage_section;
+  if (o->size > 0
+      && ! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section, o->contents,
+                                    (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
+                                    o->size))
+    goto error_return;
+  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->toc_section;
+  if (o->size > 0
+      && ! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section, o->contents,
+                                    (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
+                                    o->size))
+    goto error_return;
+  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->descriptor_section;
+  if (o->size > 0
+      && ! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section, o->contents,
+                                    (file_ptr) o->output_offset,
+                                    o->size))
+    goto error_return;
 
-  return TRUE;
-}
+  /* Write out the string table.  */
+  pos = obj_sym_filepos (abfd) + obj_raw_syment_count (abfd) * symesz;
+  if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0)
+    goto error_return;
+  H_PUT_32 (abfd,
+           _bfd_stringtab_size (flinfo.strtab) + STRING_SIZE_SIZE,
+           strbuf);
+  amt = STRING_SIZE_SIZE;
+  if (bfd_bwrite (strbuf, amt, abfd) != amt)
+    goto error_return;
+  if (! _bfd_stringtab_emit (abfd, flinfo.strtab))
+    goto error_return;
 
-/* Sort relocs by VMA.  This is called via qsort.  */
+  _bfd_stringtab_free (flinfo.strtab);
 
-static int
-xcoff_sort_relocs (p1, p2)
-     const PTR p1;
-     const PTR p2;
-{
-  const struct internal_reloc *r1 = (const struct internal_reloc *) p1;
-  const struct internal_reloc *r2 = (const struct internal_reloc *) p2;
+  /* Write out the debugging string table.  */
+  o = xcoff_hash_table (info)->debug_section;
+  if (o != NULL)
+    {
+      struct bfd_strtab_hash *debug_strtab;
 
-  if (r1->r_vaddr > r2->r_vaddr)
-    return 1;
-  else if (r1->r_vaddr < r2->r_vaddr)
-    return -1;
-  else
-    return 0;
-}
+      debug_strtab = xcoff_hash_table (info)->debug_strtab;
+      BFD_ASSERT (o->output_section->size - o->output_offset
+                 >= _bfd_stringtab_size (debug_strtab));
+      pos = o->output_section->filepos + o->output_offset;
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0)
+       goto error_return;
+      if (! _bfd_stringtab_emit (abfd, debug_strtab))
+       goto error_return;
+    }
+
+  /* Setting symcount to 0 will cause write_object_contents to
+     not try to write out the symbols.  */
+  abfd->symcount = 0;
+
+  return TRUE;
 
+ error_return:
+  if (flinfo.strtab != NULL)
+    _bfd_stringtab_free (flinfo.strtab);
 
+  if (flinfo.section_info != NULL)
+    {
+      unsigned int i;
 
+      for (i = 0; i < abfd->section_count; i++)
+       {
+         free (flinfo.section_info[i].relocs);
+         free (flinfo.section_info[i].rel_hashes);
+       }
+      free (flinfo.section_info);
+    }
 
+  free (flinfo.internal_syms);
+  free (flinfo.sym_indices);
+  free (flinfo.outsyms);
+  free (flinfo.linenos);
+  free (flinfo.contents);
+  free (flinfo.external_relocs);
+  free (external_relocs);
+  return FALSE;
+}
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