Faster string merging

[thirdparty/binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / elflink.c

diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 7bf337c7d449b8e1f690b5adccf42d590e15b807..80e3a8d053d1b7bc94a2644cd5c4521915a027a0 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -11361,6 +11361,13 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (struct elf_final_link_info *flinfo, bfd *input_bfd)
              contents = flinfo->contents;
            }
        }
+      else if (!(o->flags & SEC_RELOC)
+              && !bed->elf_backend_write_section
+              && o->sec_info_type == SEC_INFO_TYPE_MERGE)
+       /* A MERGE section that has no relocations doesn't need the
+          contents anymore, they have been recorded earlier.  Except
+          if the backend has special provisions for writing sections.  */
+       contents = NULL;
       else
        {
          contents = flinfo->contents;