* aoutx.h (aout_link_check_ar_symbols): Formatting.

	* cofflink.c (coff_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
	* pdp11.c (aout_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
	* xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols,
	xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols): Likewise.

	* aoutx.h (aout_link_check_archive_element): Simplify code dealing
	with add_archive_element substitute BFD.
	* cofflink.c (coff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
	* ecoff.c (ecoff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
	(ecoff_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
	* linker.c (generic_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
	* pdp11.c (aout_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
	* vms-alpha.c (alpha_vms_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
	* xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.

	* aoutx.h (aout_link_check_archive_element): Free symbols from old
	bfd if !keep_memory.
	* cofflink.c (coff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
	* pdp11.c (aout_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
	* xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.

bfd/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+2010-12-13  Alan Modra  <[email protected]>
+
+	* aoutx.h (aout_link_check_ar_symbols): Formatting.
+	* cofflink.c (coff_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
+	* elflink.c (elf_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
+	* pdp11.c (aout_link_check_ar_symbols): Likewise.
+	* xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols,
+	xcoff_link_check_dynamic_ar_symbols): Likewise.
+
+	* aoutx.h (aout_link_check_archive_element): Simplify code dealing
+	with add_archive_element substitute BFD.
+	* cofflink.c (coff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
+	* ecoff.c (ecoff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
+	(ecoff_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
+	* linker.c (generic_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
+	* pdp11.c (aout_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
+	* vms-alpha.c (alpha_vms_link_add_archive_symbols): Likewise.
+	* xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
+
+	* aoutx.h (aout_link_check_archive_element): Free symbols from old
+	bfd if !keep_memory.
+	* cofflink.c (coff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
+	* pdp11.c (aout_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
+	* xcofflink.c (xcoff_link_check_archive_element): Likewise.
+
 2010-12-13  Alan Modra  <[email protected]>
 
 	* plugin.c (bfd_plugin_mkobject): Delete.

bfd/aoutx.h

@@ -3305,8 +3305,8 @@ aout_link_check_ar_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 		continue;
 	    }
 
-	  if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-					(info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
+	  if (!(*info->callbacks
+		->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  *pneeded = TRUE;
 	  return TRUE;
@@ -3333,8 +3333,8 @@ aout_link_check_ar_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 			 outside BFD.  We assume that we should link
 			 in the object file.  This is done for the -u
 			 option in the linker.  */
-		      if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-					(info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
+		      if (!(*info->callbacks
+			    ->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
 			return FALSE;
 		      *pneeded = TRUE;
 		      return TRUE;
@@ -3343,8 +3343,8 @@ aout_link_check_ar_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 		     symbol.  It is already on the undefs list.  */
 		  h->type = bfd_link_hash_common;
 		  h->u.c.p = (struct bfd_link_hash_common_entry *)
-                      bfd_hash_allocate (&info->hash->table,
-                                         sizeof (struct bfd_link_hash_common_entry));
+		    bfd_hash_allocate (&info->hash->table,
+				       sizeof (struct bfd_link_hash_common_entry));
 		  if (h->u.c.p == NULL)
 		    return FALSE;
 
@@ -3382,8 +3382,8 @@ aout_link_check_ar_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 	     it if the current link symbol is common.  */
 	  if (h->type == bfd_link_hash_undefined)
 	    {
-	      if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-					(info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
+	      if (!(*info->callbacks
+		    ->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
 		return FALSE;
 	      *pneeded = TRUE;
 	      return TRUE;
@@ -3404,27 +3404,36 @@ aout_link_check_archive_element (bfd *abfd,
 				 struct bfd_link_info *info,
 				 bfd_boolean *pneeded)
 {
-  bfd *subsbfd = NULL;
+  bfd *oldbfd;
+  bfd_boolean needed;
 
-  if (! aout_get_external_symbols (abfd))
+  if (!aout_get_external_symbols (abfd))
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (! aout_link_check_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded, &subsbfd))
+  oldbfd = abfd;
+  if (!aout_link_check_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded, &abfd))
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (*pneeded)
+  needed = *pneeded;
+  if (needed)
     {
       /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
 	 substitute BFD for us.  */
-      if (subsbfd && !aout_get_external_symbols (subsbfd))
-	return FALSE;
-      if (! aout_link_add_symbols (subsbfd ? subsbfd : abfd, info))
+      if (abfd != oldbfd)
+	{
+	  if (!info->keep_memory
+	      && !aout_link_free_symbols (oldbfd))
+	    return FALSE;
+	  if (!aout_get_external_symbols (abfd))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+      if (!aout_link_add_symbols (abfd, info))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
-  if (! info->keep_memory || ! *pneeded)
+  if (!info->keep_memory || !needed)
     {
-      if (! aout_link_free_symbols (abfd))
+      if (!aout_link_free_symbols (abfd))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 

bfd/cofflink.c

@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ coff_link_check_ar_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 	  if (h != (struct bfd_link_hash_entry *) NULL
 	      && h->type == bfd_link_hash_undefined)
 	    {
-	      if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-					(info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
+	      if (!(*info->callbacks
+		    ->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
 		return FALSE;
 	      *pneeded = TRUE;
 	      return TRUE;
@@ -269,29 +269,38 @@ coff_link_check_archive_element (bfd *abfd,
 				 struct bfd_link_info *info,
 				 bfd_boolean *pneeded)
 {
-  bfd *subsbfd = NULL;
+  bfd *oldbfd;
+  bfd_boolean needed;
 
-  if (! _bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (abfd))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  if (! coff_link_check_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded, &subsbfd))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
-     substitute BFD for us.  */
-  if (*pneeded
-      && subsbfd
-      && ! _bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (subsbfd))
+  if (!_bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (abfd))
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (*pneeded
-      && ! coff_link_add_symbols (subsbfd ? subsbfd : abfd, info))
+  oldbfd = abfd;
+  if (!coff_link_check_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded, &abfd))
     return FALSE;
 
-  if ((! info->keep_memory || ! *pneeded)
-      && ! _bfd_coff_free_symbols (abfd))
-    return FALSE;
+  needed = *pneeded;
+  if (needed)
+    {
+      /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
+	 substitute BFD for us.  */
+      if (abfd != oldbfd)
+	{
+	  if (!info->keep_memory
+	      && !_bfd_coff_free_symbols (oldbfd))
+	    return FALSE;
+	  if (!_bfd_coff_get_external_symbols (abfd))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+      if (!coff_link_add_symbols (abfd, info))
+	return FALSE;
+    }
 
+  if (!info->keep_memory || !needed)
+    {
+      if (!_bfd_coff_free_symbols (abfd))
+	return FALSE;
+    }
   return TRUE;
 }
 

bfd/ecoff.c

@@ -3600,7 +3600,7 @@ ecoff_link_check_archive_element (bfd *abfd,
       EXTR esym;
       bfd_boolean def;
       const char *name;
-      bfd *subsbfd;
+      bfd *oldbfd;
       struct bfd_link_hash_entry *h;
 
       (*swap_ext_in) (abfd, (void *) ext_ptr, &esym);
@@ -3645,18 +3645,17 @@ ecoff_link_check_archive_element (bfd *abfd,
 	continue;
 
       /* Include this element.  */
-      subsbfd = NULL;
-      if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-					(info, abfd, name, &subsbfd))
+      oldbfd = abfd;
+      if (!(*info->callbacks
+	    ->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name, &abfd))
 	goto error_return;
       /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
 	 substitute BFD for us.  */
-      if (subsbfd
+      if (abfd != oldbfd
 	  && !reread_ext_syms_and_strs (&symhdr, &external_ext_size, &esize,
-				&external_ext, &ssext, subsbfd, backend))
+					&external_ext, &ssext, abfd, backend))
 	goto error_return;
-      if (! ecoff_link_add_externals (subsbfd ? subsbfd : abfd, info,
-				external_ext, ssext))
+      if (! ecoff_link_add_externals (abfd, info, external_ext, ssext))
 	goto error_return;
 
       *pneeded = TRUE;
@@ -3733,7 +3732,6 @@ ecoff_link_add_archive_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       unsigned int file_offset;
       const char *name;
       bfd *element;
-      bfd *subsbfd;
 
       h = *pundef;
 
@@ -3820,13 +3818,10 @@ ecoff_link_add_archive_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       /* Unlike the generic linker, we know that this element provides
 	 a definition for an undefined symbol and we know that we want
 	 to include it.  We don't need to check anything.  */
-      subsbfd = NULL;
-      if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-					(info, element, name, &subsbfd))
+      if (!(*info->callbacks
+	    ->add_archive_element) (info, element, name, &element))
 	return FALSE;
-      /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
-	 substitute BFD for us.  */
-      if (! ecoff_link_add_object_symbols (subsbfd ? subsbfd : element, info))
+      if (! ecoff_link_add_object_symbols (element, info))
 	return FALSE;
 
       pundef = &(*pundef)->u.undef.next;

bfd/elflink.c

@@ -5073,10 +5073,10 @@ elf_link_add_archive_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 
 	  undefs_tail = info->hash->undefs_tail;
 
-	  if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-				(info, element, symdef->name, &element))
+	  if (!(*info->callbacks
+		->add_archive_element) (info, element, symdef->name, &element))
 	    goto error_return;
-	  if (! bfd_link_add_symbols (element, info))
+	  if (!bfd_link_add_symbols (element, info))
 	    goto error_return;
 
 	  /* If there are any new undefined symbols, we need to make

bfd/linker.c

@@ -1223,20 +1223,18 @@ generic_link_check_archive_element (bfd *abfd,
 	{
 	  bfd_size_type symcount;
 	  asymbol **symbols;
-	  bfd *subsbfd = NULL;
+	  bfd *oldbfd = abfd;
 
 	  /* This object file defines this symbol, so pull it in.  */
-	  if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-				(info, abfd, bfd_asymbol_name (p), &subsbfd))
+	  if (!(*info->callbacks
+		->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, bfd_asymbol_name (p),
+					&abfd))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
 	     substitute BFD for us.  */
-	  if (subsbfd)
-	    {
-	      abfd = subsbfd;
-	      if (!bfd_generic_link_read_symbols (abfd))
-		return FALSE;
-	    }
+	  if (abfd != oldbfd
+	      && !bfd_generic_link_read_symbols (abfd))
+	    return FALSE;
 	  symcount = _bfd_generic_link_get_symcount (abfd);
 	  symbols = _bfd_generic_link_get_symbols (abfd);
 	  if (! generic_link_add_symbol_list (abfd, info, symcount,
@@ -1257,12 +1255,12 @@ generic_link_check_archive_element (bfd *abfd,
 	  symbfd = h->u.undef.abfd;
 	  if (symbfd == NULL)
 	    {
-	      bfd *subsbfd = NULL;
 	      /* This symbol was created as undefined from outside
 		 BFD.  We assume that we should link in the object
 		 file.  This is for the -u option in the linker.  */
-	      if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-				(info, abfd, bfd_asymbol_name (p), &subsbfd))
+	      if (!(*info->callbacks
+		    ->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, bfd_asymbol_name (p),
+					    &abfd))
 		return FALSE;
 	      /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
 		 substitute BFD for us.  But no symbols are going to get

bfd/pdp11.c

@@ -2601,8 +2601,8 @@ aout_link_check_ar_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 	     but not if it is defined in the .text section.  That
 	     seems a bit crazy to me, and I haven't implemented it.
 	     However, it might be correct.  */
-	  if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-					(info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
+	  if (!(*info->callbacks
+		->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
 	    return FALSE;
 	  *pneeded = TRUE;
 	  return TRUE;
@@ -2629,8 +2629,8 @@ aout_link_check_ar_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 			 outside BFD.  We assume that we should link
 			 in the object file.  This is done for the -u
 			 option in the linker.  */
-		      if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-			  (info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
+		      if (!(*info->callbacks
+			    ->add_archive_element) (info, abfd, name, subsbfd))
 			return FALSE;
 		      *pneeded = TRUE;
 		      return TRUE;
@@ -2682,27 +2682,36 @@ aout_link_check_archive_element (bfd *abfd,
 				 struct bfd_link_info *info,
 				 bfd_boolean *pneeded)
 {
-  bfd *subsbfd = NULL;
+  bfd *oldbfd;
+  bfd_boolean needed;
 
-  if (! aout_get_external_symbols (abfd))
+  if (!aout_get_external_symbols (abfd))
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (! aout_link_check_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded, &subsbfd))
+  oldbfd = abfd;
+  if (!aout_link_check_ar_symbols (abfd, info, pneeded, &abfd))
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (*pneeded)
+  needed = *pneeded;
+  if (needed)
     {
       /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
 	 substitute BFD for us.  */
-      if (subsbfd && ! aout_get_external_symbols (subsbfd))
-	return FALSE;
-      if (! aout_link_add_symbols (subsbfd ? subsbfd : abfd, info))
+      if (abfd != oldbfd)
+	{
+	  if (!info->keep_memory
+	      && !aout_link_free_symbols (oldbfd))
+	    return FALSE;
+	  if (!aout_get_external_symbols (abfd))
+	    return FALSE;
+	}
+      if (!aout_link_add_symbols (abfd, info))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
-  if (! info->keep_memory || ! *pneeded)
+  if (!info->keep_memory || !needed)
     {
-      if (! aout_link_free_symbols (abfd))
+      if (!aout_link_free_symbols (abfd))
 	return FALSE;
     }
 

bfd/vms-alpha.c

@@ -8220,7 +8220,6 @@ alpha_vms_link_add_archive_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       symindex symidx;
       bfd *element;
       bfd *orig_element;
-      bfd *subsbfd;
 
       h = *pundef;
       next_pundef = &(*pundef)->u.undef.next;
@@ -8278,14 +8277,10 @@ alpha_vms_link_add_archive_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
       /* Unlike the generic linker, we know that this element provides
 	 a definition for an undefined symbol and we know that we want
 	 to include it.  We don't need to check anything.  */
-      subsbfd = NULL;
-      if (! (*info->callbacks->add_archive_element)
-				(info, element, h->root.string, &subsbfd))
+      if (!(*info->callbacks
+	    ->add_archive_element) (info, element, h->root.string, &element))
 	return FALSE;
-      /* Potentially, the add_archive_element hook may have set a
-	 substitute BFD for us.  */
-      if (! alpha_vms_link_add_object_symbols (subsbfd ? subsbfd : element,
-				info))
+      if (!alpha_vms_link_add_object_symbols (element, info))
 	return FALSE;
 
       orig_element->archive_pass = pass;