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.
* ldlang.c (lang_process): Rerun lang_do_assignments before
starting garbage collection.
* ldexp.c (fold_name): Generate a reloc for defined symbols
found without an associated output section during the mark phase.
(exp_fold_tree_1): Continue processing an expression, even if we
are unable to fold it, if we are in the first two evaluation
phases.
* ldexp.h (enum lang_phase_type): Add descriptions of the phases.
* ld-gc/pr13683.c: New test source file.
* ld-gc/pr13683.d: New test control and output file.
* ld-gc/gc.exp: Run the pr13683 test.
* ld-cris/tls-gc-68: Update expected symbol table dump.
* ld-cris/tls-gc-69: Likewise.
* ld-cris/tls-gc-70: Likewise.
* ld-cris/tls-gc-71: Likewise.
* ld-cris/tls-gc-75: Likewise.
* ld-cris/tls-gc-76.d: Likewise.
* ld-cris/tls-gc-79.d: Likewise.
