+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_is_arm_special_symbol_name (const char * name, int type)
+{
+ /* The ARM compiler outputs several obsolete forms. Recognize them
+ in addition to the standard $a, $t and $d. We are somewhat loose
+ in what we accept here, since the full set is not documented. */
+ if (!name || name[0] != '$')
+ return FALSE;
+ if (name[1] == 'a' || name[1] == 't' || name[1] == 'd')
+ type &= BFD_ARM_SPECIAL_SYM_TYPE_MAP;
+ else if (name[1] == 'm' || name[1] == 'f' || name[1] == 'p')
+ type &= BFD_ARM_SPECIAL_SYM_TYPE_TAG;
+ else if (name[1] >= 'a' && name[1] <= 'z')
+ type &= BFD_ARM_SPECIAL_SYM_TYPE_OTHER;
+ else
+ return FALSE;
+
+ return (type != 0 && (name[2] == 0 || name[2] == '.'));
+}
+