Both really want to be SEC_DATA, even if _bfd_XXi_swap_scnhdr_out()
makes sure that IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA is set in the final
section header. Otoh, .reloc - being IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE at least
by default - shouldn't have SEC_ALLOC set.
In an early form of the patch I also dropped SEC_ALLOC for .reloc. While
I've undone that, I think the then necessary testsuite adjustments still
want retaining:
1) I can't explain why the removal of _both_ SEC_ALLOC and SEC_LOAD for
.reloc causes ld-scripts/provide-8 to XPASS on PE targets. Placing a
symbol outside of the image isn't well-defined in PE anyway though, so
convert the xfail-s to notarget-s.
2) The ld-pe/pe-aarch64 fragility is now dealt with in a separate patch.
edata_s = bfd_make_section_old_way (filler_bfd, ".edata");
if (edata_s == NULL
|| !bfd_set_section_flags (edata_s, (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+ | SEC_DATA
| SEC_ALLOC
| SEC_LOAD
| SEC_KEEP
reloc_s = bfd_make_section_old_way (filler_bfd, ".reloc");
if (reloc_s == NULL
|| !bfd_set_section_flags (reloc_s, (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
- | SEC_ALLOC
+ | SEC_DATA
| SEC_LOAD
| SEC_KEEP
| SEC_IN_MEMORY)))
#source: provide-5.s
#ld: -T provide-8.t
#nm: -B
-#xfail: mmix-*-* *-*-pe spu-*-* *-*-mingw* *-*-cygwin
+#xfail: mmix-*-* spu-*-*
+# Placing a symbol outside of the image isn't well-defined in PE.
+#notarget: *-*-pe *-*-mingw* *-*-cygwin
#...
0+4000 D __FOO