diff -cp ../binutils-2.21.52.0.1.orig/bfd/ChangeLog bfd/ChangeLog
*** ../binutils-2.21.52.0.1.orig/bfd/ChangeLog	2011-06-10 08:31:15.181479004 +0100
--- bfd/ChangeLog	2011-06-10 08:37:07.663479004 +0100
***************
*** 1,3 ****
--- 1,9 ----
+ 2011-06-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+ 
+ 	PR ld/12851
+ 	* elflink.c (elf_gc_sweep): Don't check SHT_NOTE sections here.
+ 	(bfd_elf_gc_sections): Also check SHT_NOTE sections.
+ 
  2011-06-08  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
  
  	* aix386-core.c, * cisco-core.c, * hpux-core.c, * osf-core.c,
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diff -cp ../binutils-2.21.52.0.1.orig/bfd/elflink.c bfd/elflink.c
*** ../binutils-2.21.52.0.1.orig/bfd/elflink.c	2011-06-10 08:31:12.961479004 +0100
--- bfd/elflink.c	2011-06-10 08:36:10.796479004 +0100
*************** elf_gc_sweep (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link
*** 11818,11827 ****
  	      o->gc_mark = first->gc_mark;
  	    }
  	  else if ((o->flags & (SEC_DEBUGGING | SEC_LINKER_CREATED)) != 0
! 		   || (o->flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC)) == 0
! 		   || elf_section_data (o)->this_hdr.sh_type == SHT_NOTE)
  	    {
! 	      /* Keep debug, special and SHT_NOTE sections.  */
  	      o->gc_mark = 1;
  	    }
  
--- 11818,11826 ----
  	      o->gc_mark = first->gc_mark;
  	    }
  	  else if ((o->flags & (SEC_DEBUGGING | SEC_LINKER_CREATED)) != 0
! 		   || (o->flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC)) == 0)
  	    {
! 	      /* Keep debug and special sections.  */
  	      o->gc_mark = 1;
  	    }
  
*************** bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct b
*** 12103,12110 ****
        if (bfd_get_flavour (sub) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
  	continue;
  
        for (o = sub->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
! 	if ((o->flags & (SEC_EXCLUDE | SEC_KEEP)) == SEC_KEEP && !o->gc_mark)
  	  if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, o, gc_mark_hook))
  	    return FALSE;
      }
--- 12102,12113 ----
        if (bfd_get_flavour (sub) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
  	continue;
  
+       /* Also keep SHT_NOTE sections.  */
        for (o = sub->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
! 	if ((o->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0
! 	    && ((o->flags & SEC_KEEP) != 0
! 		|| elf_section_data (o)->this_hdr.sh_type == SHT_NOTE)
! 	    && !o->gc_mark)
  	  if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, o, gc_mark_hook))
  	    return FALSE;
      }
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Common subdirectories: ../binutils-2.21.52.0.1.orig/bfd/.libs and bfd/.libs
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