diff --git a/gcc.spec b/gcc.spec
index 2719dc0..ebe8ecf 100644
--- a/gcc.spec
+++ b/gcc.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %global gcc_version 4.4.3
 # Note, gcc_release must be integer, if you want to add suffixes to
 # %{release}, append them after %{gcc_release} on Release: line.
-%global gcc_release 1
+%global gcc_release 2
 %global _unpackaged_files_terminate_build 0
 %global multilib_64_archs sparc64 ppc64 s390x x86_64
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 13
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ Patch18: gcc44-libstdc++-docs.patch
 Patch19: gcc44-ppc64-aixdesc.patch
 Patch20: gcc44-max-vartrack-size.patch
 Patch21: gcc44-vta-non-call-exception.patch
+Patch22: gcc44-sparc.patch
 
 Patch1000: fastjar-0.97-segfault.patch
 Patch1001: fastjar-0.97-len1.patch
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ which are required to compile with the GNAT.
 %patch19 -p0 -b .ppc64-aixdesc~
 %patch20 -p0 -b .max-vartrack-size~
 %patch21 -p0 -b .vta-non-call-exception~
+%patch22 -p1 -b .sparc-elf
 
 # This testcase doesn't compile.
 rm libjava/testsuite/libjava.lang/PR35020*
@@ -1866,6 +1868,9 @@ fi
 %doc rpm.doc/changelogs/libmudflap/ChangeLog*
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Jan 23 2010 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> 4.4.3-2
+- sparc patch from davem for elf handling
+
 * Thu Jan 21 2010 Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com> 4.4.3-1
 - update from gcc-4_4-branch
   - GCC 4.4.3 release
diff --git a/gcc44-sparc.patch b/gcc44-sparc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a867149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc44-sparc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+2010-01-22  David S. Miller  <davem@davemloft.net>
+
+	* gcc/config/sparc/sysv4.h (TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION): Don't define.
+	* gcc/config/sparc/sparc.c (sparc_elf_asm_named_section): Delete.
+
+diff --git a/gcc/config/sparc/sparc.c b/gcc/config/sparc/sparc.c
+index 4b904b4..563f9f4 100644
+--- a/gcc/config/sparc/sparc.c
++++ b/gcc/config/sparc/sparc.c
+@@ -368,9 +368,6 @@ static int save_or_restore_regs (int, int, rtx, int, int);
+ static void emit_save_or_restore_regs (int);
+ static void sparc_asm_function_prologue (FILE *, HOST_WIDE_INT);
+ static void sparc_asm_function_epilogue (FILE *, HOST_WIDE_INT);
+-#ifdef OBJECT_FORMAT_ELF
+-static void sparc_elf_asm_named_section (const char *, unsigned int, tree);
+-#endif
+ 
+ static int sparc_adjust_cost (rtx, rtx, rtx, int);
+ static int sparc_issue_rate (void);
+@@ -7986,36 +7983,6 @@ sparc_profile_hook (int labelno)
+     }
+ }
+ 
+-#ifdef OBJECT_FORMAT_ELF
+-static void
+-sparc_elf_asm_named_section (const char *name, unsigned int flags,
+-			     tree decl)
+-{
+-  if (flags & SECTION_MERGE)
+-    {
+-      /* entsize cannot be expressed in this section attributes
+-	 encoding style.  */
+-      default_elf_asm_named_section (name, flags, decl);
+-      return;
+-    }
+-
+-  fprintf (asm_out_file, "\t.section\t\"%s\"", name);
+-
+-  if (!(flags & SECTION_DEBUG))
+-    fputs (",#alloc", asm_out_file);
+-  if (flags & SECTION_WRITE)
+-    fputs (",#write", asm_out_file);
+-  if (flags & SECTION_TLS)
+-    fputs (",#tls", asm_out_file);
+-  if (flags & SECTION_CODE)
+-    fputs (",#execinstr", asm_out_file);
+-
+-  /* ??? Handle SECTION_BSS.  */
+-
+-  fputc ('\n', asm_out_file);
+-}
+-#endif /* OBJECT_FORMAT_ELF */
+-
+ /* We do not allow indirect calls to be optimized into sibling calls.
+ 
+    We cannot use sibling calls when delayed branches are disabled
+diff --git a/gcc/config/sparc/sysv4.h b/gcc/config/sparc/sysv4.h
+index edfe59b..2fb2ec5 100644
+--- a/gcc/config/sparc/sysv4.h
++++ b/gcc/config/sparc/sysv4.h
+@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ do { ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGN ((FILE), Pmode == SImode ? 2 : 3);		\
+ #undef DTORS_SECTION_ASM_OP
+ #define DTORS_SECTION_ASM_OP    "\t.section\t\".dtors\",#alloc,#write"
+ 
+-/* Switch into a generic section.  */
+-#undef TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION
+-#define TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION  sparc_elf_asm_named_section
+-
+ #undef ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_BSS
+ #define ASM_OUTPUT_ALIGNED_BSS(FILE, DECL, NAME, SIZE, ALIGN) \
+   asm_output_aligned_bss (FILE, DECL, NAME, SIZE, ALIGN)