Running lang_common before garbage collection means slightly less work
in garbage collection code, since common symbols should no longer
appear there. It does have the side effect of keeping linker script
symbols (at least those defined outside of sections) global too,
hence some testsuite churn.
bfd/
PR 17165
* elf-bfd.h (ELF_COMMON_DEF): Note that this might be true for
linker script assignments too.
* elflink.c (elf_gc_sweep_symbol): Don't drop ELF_COMMON_DEF syms.
(bfd_elf_gc_mark_dynamic_ref_symbol): Similarly.
ld/
PR 17165
* ldlang.c (lang_process): Run lang_common before lang_gc_sections.
ld/testsuite/
* ld-gc/pr14265.d,
* ld-cris/tls-gc-68.d,
* ld-cris/tls-gc-69.d,
* ld-cris/tls-gc-70.d,
* ld-cris/tls-gc-71.d,
* ld-cris/tls-gc-75.d,
* ld-cris/tls-gc-76.d,
* ld-cris/tls-gc-79.d,
* ld-mmix/bpo-10.d,
* ld-mmix/bpo-11.d: Update.
* script-sections.cc (Sections_element::output_section_name): Add
keep return parameter.
(Output_section_element::match_name): Add keep return parameter.
Return the value of the keep_ member.
* script-sections.h (class Output_section): Update
output_section_name prototype.
* layout.cc (Layout::keep_input_section): New public member
function.
(Layout::choose_output_section): Pass keep parameter to
output_section_name.
* layout.h (class Layout): Add keep_input_section.
* object.cc (Sized_relobj_file::do_layout): Check for kept input
sections.
* testsuite/Makefile.am: Add a test.
* testsuite/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
* testsuite/pr14265.c: Source file for the test.
* testsuite/pr14265.t: Linker script for the test.
* testsuite/pr14265.sh: Shell script for the test.
* ld-gc/gc.exp: Add a new test.
* ld-gc/pr14265.c: Source file for the new test.
* ld-gc/pr14265.t: Linker script for the new test.
* ld-gc/pr14265.d: Expected symbol dump.
