+2012-06-29  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * section.c (bfd_get_linker_section): New function.
+       * elf32-arm.c: When retrieving SEC_LINKER_CREATED sections, use
+       the above throughout rather than bfd_get_section_by_name.  Use
+       bfd_make_section_anyway rather than bfd_make_section when creating
+       them.
+       * elf32-bfin.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-cr16.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-cris.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-frv.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-hppa.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-i370.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-i386.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-lm32.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-m32c.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-m32r.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-m68k.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-microblaze.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-ppc.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-rl78.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-s390.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-score.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-score7.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-sh.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-tic6x.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-tilepro.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-vax.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-xstormy16.c: Likewise.
+       * elf32-xtensa.c: Likewise.
+       * elf64-alpha.c: Likewise.
+       * elf64-hppa.c: Likewise.
+       * elf64-ia64-vms.c: Likewise.
+       * elf64-ppc.c: Likewise.
+       * elf64-s390.c: Likewise.
+       * elf64-sh64.c: Likewise.
+       * elf64-sparc.c: Likewise.
+       * elf64-x86-64.c: Likewise.
+       * elfnn-ia64.c: Likewise.
+       * elfxx-mips.c: Likewise.
+       * elfxx-sparc.c: Likewise.
+       * elfxx-tilegx.c: Likewise.
+       * elflink.c: Likewise.
+       * elf-vxworks.c: Likewise.
+       * elf-m10300.c: Likewise.  Also make use of htab plt, got and
+       gotplt shortcuts.
+       * bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+       * elf32-lm32.c (lm32_elf_check_relocs): Use the correct bfd when
+       calling create_rofixup_section.
+       * elflink.c (bfd_elf_final_link): Simplify test for .dynstr.
+
 2012-06-29  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
        * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_create_dynamic_sections): Don't create .rela
 
 
 asection *bfd_get_next_section_by_name (asection *sec);
 
+asection *bfd_get_linker_section (bfd *abfd, const char *name);
+
 asection *bfd_get_section_by_name_if
    (bfd *abfd,
     const char *name,
 
   asection * s;
   struct elf_link_hash_entry * h;
   const struct elf_backend_data * bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  struct elf_link_hash_table *htab;
   int ptralign;
 
   /* This function may be called more than once.  */
-  if (bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got") != NULL)
+  htab = elf_hash_table (info);
+  if (htab->sgot != NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
   switch (bed->s->arch_size)
   if (bed->plt_readonly)
     pltflags |= SEC_READONLY;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
+  htab->splt = s;
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
     return FALSE;
     {
       h = _bfd_elf_define_linkage_sym (abfd, info, s,
                                       "_PROCEDURE_LINKAGE_TABLE_");
-      elf_hash_table (info)->hplt = h;
+      htab->hplt = h;
       if (h == NULL)
        return FALSE;
     }
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
+  htab->sgot = s;
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (bed->want_got_plt)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
+      htab->sgotplt = s;
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
        return FALSE;
      because we don't want to define the symbol if we are not creating
      a global offset table.  */
   h = _bfd_elf_define_linkage_sym (abfd, info, s, "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_");
-  elf_hash_table (info)->hgot = h;
+  htab->hgot = h;
   if (h == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
 
          if (sgot == NULL)
            {
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+             sgot = htab->root.sgot;
              BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
            }
 
          if (srelgot == NULL
              && (h != NULL || info->shared))
            {
-             srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+             srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
              if (srelgot == NULL)
                {
-                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                                        ".rela.got",
-                                                        (SEC_ALLOC
-                                                         | SEC_LOAD
-                                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                         | SEC_READONLY));
+                 flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                   | SEC_READONLY);
+                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                               ".rela.got",
+                                                               flags);
                  if (srelgot == NULL
                      || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srelgot, 2))
                    goto fail;
        return bfd_reloc_dangerous;
 
       /* Use global offset table as symbol value.  */
-      value = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj,
-                                      ".got")->output_section->vma;
+      value = htab->root.sgot->output_section->vma;
       value -= (input_section->output_section->vma
                + input_section->output_offset);
       value -= offset;
        return bfd_reloc_dangerous;
 
       /* Use global offset table as symbol value.  */
-      value = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj,
-                                      ".got")->output_section->vma;
+      value = htab->root.sgot->output_section->vma;
       value -= (input_section->output_section->vma
                + input_section->output_offset);
       value -= offset;
       if (dynobj == NULL)
        return bfd_reloc_dangerous;
 
-      value -= bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj,
-                                       ".got")->output_section->vma;
+      value -= htab->root.sgot->output_section->vma;
       value += addend;
 
       bfd_put_32 (input_bfd, value, hit_data);
       if (dynobj == NULL)
        return bfd_reloc_dangerous;
 
-      value -= bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj,
-                                       ".got")->output_section->vma;
+      value -= htab->root.sgot->output_section->vma;
       value += addend;
 
       if ((long) value > 0x7fffff || (long) value < -0x800000)
       if (dynobj == NULL)
        return bfd_reloc_dangerous;
 
-      value -= bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj,
-                                       ".got")->output_section->vma;
+      value -= htab->root.sgot->output_section->vma;
       value += addend;
 
       if ((long) value > 0x7fff || (long) value < -0x8000)
          if (dynobj == NULL)
            return bfd_reloc_dangerous;
 
-         splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-
+         splt = htab->root.splt;
          value = (splt->output_section->vma
                   + splt->output_offset
                   + h->plt.offset) - value;
          if (dynobj == NULL)
            return bfd_reloc_dangerous;
 
-         splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-
+         splt = htab->root.splt;
          value = (splt->output_section->vma
                   + splt->output_offset
                   + h->plt.offset) - value;
       if (dynobj == NULL)
        return bfd_reloc_dangerous;
 
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-
+      sgot = htab->root.sgot;
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
       value = htab->tls_ldm_got.offset + sgot->output_offset;
       bfd_put_32 (input_bfd, value, hit_data);
 
       if (!htab->tls_ldm_got.rel_emitted)
        {
-         asection * srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+         asection * srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
          Elf_Internal_Rela rel;
 
          BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
       if (dynobj == NULL)
        return bfd_reloc_dangerous;
 
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-
+      sgot = htab->root.sgot;
       if (r_type == R_MN10300_TLS_GD)
        value = dtpoff (info, value);
 
                  asection * srelgot;
                  Elf_Internal_Rela outrel;
 
-                 srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                 srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                  BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
 
                  outrel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
            {
              asection * splt;
 
-             splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (link_info)
-                                             ->dynobj, ".plt");
-
+             splt = hash_table->root.splt;
              value = ((splt->output_section->vma
                        + splt->output_offset
                        + h->root.plt.offset)
            {
              asection * sgot;
 
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (link_info)
-                                             ->dynobj, ".got");
-
+             sgot = hash_table->root.sgot;
              if (ELF32_R_TYPE (irel->r_info) == (int) R_MN10300_GOT32)
                {
                  value = sgot->output_offset;
   flagword   flags;
   asection * s;
   const struct elf_backend_data * bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
+  struct elf32_mn10300_link_hash_table *htab = elf32_mn10300_hash_table (info);
   int ptralign = 0;
 
   switch (bed->s->arch_size)
   flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY
           | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                  (bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                   ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt"),
-                                  flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                         (bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                          ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt"),
+                                         flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  htab->root.srelplt = s;
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
     return FALSE;
         image and use a R_*_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
         initialize them at run time.  The linker script puts the .dynbss
         section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
-                                      SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
+                                             SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       if (s == NULL)
        return FALSE;
 
         copy relocs.  */
       if (! info->shared)
        {
-         s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                          (bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                           ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
-                                          flags | SEC_READONLY);
+         s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                                 (bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                                  ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
+                                                 flags | SEC_READONLY);
          if (s == NULL
              || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
            return FALSE;
 _bfd_mn10300_elf_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info * info,
                                        struct elf_link_hash_entry * h)
 {
+  struct elf32_mn10300_link_hash_table *htab = elf32_mn10300_hash_table (info);
   bfd * dynobj;
   asection * s;
 
-  dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
+  dynobj = htab->root.dynobj;
 
   /* Make sure we know what is going on here.  */
   BFD_ASSERT (dynobj != NULL
            return FALSE;
        }
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      s = htab->root.splt;
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* If this is the first .plt entry, make room for the special
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .got.plt section, which
         will be placed in the .got section by the linker script.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = htab->root.sgotplt;
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += 4;
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .rela.plt section.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
 
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_MN10300_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
     {
       asection * srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
   bfd_boolean relocs;
   bfd_boolean reltext;
 
-  dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
+  dynobj = htab->root.dynobj;
   BFD_ASSERT (dynobj != NULL);
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
         not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.got,
         which will cause it to get stripped from the output file
         below.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = htab->root.sgot;
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = 0;
     }
 
   if (htab->tls_ldm_got.refcount > 0)
     {
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
     }
                                        struct elf_link_hash_entry * h,
                                        Elf_Internal_Sym * sym)
 {
+  struct elf32_mn10300_link_hash_table *htab = elf32_mn10300_hash_table (info);
   bfd * dynobj;
 
-  dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
+  dynobj = htab->root.dynobj;
 
   if (h->plt.offset != (bfd_vma) -1)
     {
 
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      splt = htab->root.splt;
+      sgot = htab->root.sgotplt;
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sgot != NULL && srel != NULL);
 
       /* Get the index in the procedure linkage table which
       Elf_Internal_Rela rel;
 
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.  Set it up.  */
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = htab->root.sgot;
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srel != NULL);
 
       rel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
                  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                  ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rel.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
   bfd *      dynobj;
   asection * sgot;
   asection * sdyn;
+  struct elf32_mn10300_link_hash_table *htab = elf32_mn10300_hash_table (info);
 
-  dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
-
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  dynobj = htab->root.dynobj;
+  sgot = htab->root.sgotplt;
   BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
        }
 
       /* Fill in the first entry in the procedure linkage table.  */
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = htab->root.splt;
       if (splt && splt->size > 0)
        {
          if (info->shared)
 
 
   if (!info->shared)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                      bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                      ? ".rela.plt.unloaded"
-                                      : ".rel.plt.unloaded",
-                                      SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                      | SEC_READONLY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                             bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                             ? ".rela.plt.unloaded"
+                                             : ".rel.plt.unloaded",
+                                             SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                             | SEC_READONLY
+                                             | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       if (s == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
        return FALSE;
 
 
   if (htab->root.iplt == NULL)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".iplt",
-                                      flags | SEC_READONLY | SEC_CODE);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".iplt",
+                                             flags | SEC_READONLY | SEC_CODE);
       if (s == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, s, bed->plt_alignment))
        return FALSE;
 
   if (htab->root.irelplt == NULL)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, RELOC_SECTION (htab, ".iplt"),
-                                      flags | SEC_READONLY);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                             RELOC_SECTION (htab, ".iplt"),
+                                             flags | SEC_READONLY);
       if (s == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
        return FALSE;
 
   if (htab->root.igotplt == NULL)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".igot.plt", flags);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".igot.plt", flags);
       if (s == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
        return FALSE;
   if (!_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (dynobj, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj,
-                                            RELOC_SECTION (htab, ".bss"));
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj,
+                                           RELOC_SECTION (htab, ".bss"));
 
   if (htab->vxworks_p)
     {
       /* Do not include empty glue sections in the output.  */
       if (abfd != NULL)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name);
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, name);
          if (s != NULL)
            s->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
        }
 
   BFD_ASSERT (abfd != NULL);
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name);
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, name);
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_alloc (abfd, size);
   BFD_ASSERT (globals != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner != NULL);
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section
     (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner, ARM2THUMB_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
 
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
   if (globals->bx_glue_offset[reg])
     return;
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section
     (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner, ARM_BX_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
 
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (hash_table != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (hash_table->bfd_of_glue_owner != NULL);
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section
     (hash_table->bfd_of_glue_owner, VFP11_ERRATUM_VENEER_SECTION_NAME);
 
   sec_data = elf32_arm_section_data (s);
 {
   asection * sec;
 
-  sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name);
+  sec = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, name);
   if (sec != NULL)
     /* Already made.  */
     return TRUE;
 
-  sec = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, name, ARM_GLUE_SECTION_FLAGS);
+  sec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, name, ARM_GLUE_SECTION_FLAGS);
 
   if (sec == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, sec, 2))
 
   my_offset = myh->root.u.def.value;
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner,
-                              THUMB2ARM_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner,
+                             THUMB2ARM_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
 
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (s->contents != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (globals != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner != NULL);
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner,
-                              ARM2THUMB_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner,
+                             ARM2THUMB_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (s->contents != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (s->output_section != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (globals != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner != NULL);
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner,
-                              ARM2THUMB_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner,
+                             ARM2THUMB_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (s->contents != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (s->output_section != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (globals != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner != NULL);
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner,
-                              ARM_BX_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (globals->bfd_of_glue_owner,
+                             ARM_BX_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (s->contents != NULL);
   BFD_ASSERT (s->output_section != NULL);
 {
   asection *sec, *osec;
 
-  sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (ibfd, name);
+  sec = bfd_get_linker_section (ibfd, name);
   if (sec == NULL || (sec->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0)
     return TRUE;
 
      determine the address it must put in the global offset table, so
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_ARM_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
     {
       asection *srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, RELOC_SECTION (globals, ".bss"));
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, RELOC_SECTION (globals, ".bss"));
       elf32_arm_allocate_dynrelocs (info, srel, 1);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
     }
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
      Catch this here so that we do not seg-fault later on.  */
   if (sgot != NULL && bfd_is_abs_section (sgot->output_section))
     return FALSE;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
   /* ARM->Thumb glue.  */
   if (htab->arm_glue_size > 0)
     {
-      osi.sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (htab->bfd_of_glue_owner,
-                                        ARM2THUMB_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
+      osi.sec = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->bfd_of_glue_owner,
+                                       ARM2THUMB_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
 
       osi.sec_shndx = _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section
          (output_bfd, osi.sec->output_section);
   /* Thumb->ARM glue.  */
   if (htab->thumb_glue_size > 0)
     {
-      osi.sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (htab->bfd_of_glue_owner,
-                                        THUMB2ARM_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
+      osi.sec = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->bfd_of_glue_owner,
+                                       THUMB2ARM_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
 
       osi.sec_shndx = _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section
          (output_bfd, osi.sec->output_section);
   /* ARMv4 BX veneers.  */
   if (htab->bx_glue_size > 0)
     {
-      osi.sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (htab->bfd_of_glue_owner,
-                                        ARM_BX_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
+      osi.sec = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->bfd_of_glue_owner,
+                                       ARM_BX_GLUE_SECTION_NAME);
 
       osi.sec_shndx = _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section
          (output_bfd, osi.sec->output_section);
 
 
          if (sgot == NULL)
            {
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+             sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
            }
 
          if (srelgot == NULL && (h != NULL || info->shared))
            {
-             srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+             srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
              if (srelgot == NULL)
                {
                  flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
                                    | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
                                    | SEC_READONLY);
-                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".rela.got",
-                                                        flags);
+                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                               ".rela.got",
+                                                               flags);
                  if (srelgot == NULL
                      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srelgot, 2))
                    return FALSE;
 
            if (sgot == NULL)
              {
-               sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+               sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
                BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
              }
 
                        Elf_Internal_Rela outrel;
                        bfd_byte *loc;
 
-                       s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                       s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                        BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
                        outrel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
   sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
   local_got_refcounts = elf_local_got_refcounts (abfd);
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 
   relend = relocs + sec->reloc_count;
   for (rel = relocs; rel < relend; rel++)
   int ptralign;
 
   /* This function may be called more than once.  */
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got");
-  if (s != NULL && (s->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0)
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got");
+  if (s != NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
   /* Machine specific: although pointers are 32-bits wide, we want the
           | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
   pltflags = flags;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (bed->want_got_plt)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
       if (s == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
        return FALSE;
       if (! bfinfdpic_relocs_info (info))
        return FALSE;
 
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rel.got",
-                                      (flags | SEC_READONLY));
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rel.got",
+                                             (flags | SEC_READONLY));
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
        return FALSE;
       bfinfdpic_gotrel_section (info) = s;
 
       /* Machine-specific.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rofixup",
-                                      (flags | SEC_READONLY));
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rofixup",
+                                             (flags | SEC_READONLY));
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
        return FALSE;
   if (bed->plt_readonly)
     pltflags |= SEC_READONLY;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
     return FALSE;
     }
 
   /* Blackfin-specific: we want rel relocations for the plt.  */
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rel.plt", flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rel.plt",
+                                         flags | SEC_READONLY);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
     return FALSE;
         image and use a R_*_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
         initialize them at run time.  The linker script puts the .dynbss
         section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
-                                      SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
+                                             SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       if (s == NULL)
        return FALSE;
 
       /* The .rel[a].bss section holds copy relocs.  This section is not
-     normally needed.  We need to create it here, though, so that the
-     linker will map it to an output section.  We can't just create it
-     only if we need it, because we will not know whether we need it
-     until we have seen all the input files, and the first time the
-     main linker code calls BFD after examining all the input files
-     (size_dynamic_sections) the input sections have already been
-     mapped to the output sections.  If the section turns out not to
-     be needed, we can discard it later.  We will never need this
-     section when generating a shared object, since they do not use
-     copy relocs.  */
+        normally needed.  We need to create it here, though, so that the
+        linker will map it to an output section.  We can't just create it
+        only if we need it, because we will not know whether we need it
+        until we have seen all the input files, and the first time the
+        main linker code calls BFD after examining all the input files
+        (size_dynamic_sections) the input sections have already been
+        mapped to the output sections.  If the section turns out not to
+        be needed, we can discard it later.  We will never need this
+        section when generating a shared object, since they do not use
+        copy relocs.  */
       if (! info->shared)
        {
-         s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                          ".rela.bss",
-                                          flags | SEC_READONLY);
+         s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                                 ".rela.bss",
+                                                 flags | SEC_READONLY);
          if (s == NULL
              || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
            return FALSE;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (bfd_byte *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          return FALSE;
     }
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (s && s->size == 0)
     s->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
   if (s && s->size == 0)
     s->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
 
                      * sizeof (Elf32_External_Rel)));
     }
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.
          Set it up.  */
 
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srela != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_68K_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
     {
       asection *srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.got,
          which will cause it to get stripped from the output file
          below.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = 0;
     }
 
   int ptralign;
 
   /* This function may be called more than once.  */
-  if (bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got") != NULL)
+  if (bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got") != NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
   switch (bed->s->arch_size)
   flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY
            | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (bed->want_got_plt)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
       if (s == NULL
           || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
         return FALSE;
 
           if (sgot == NULL)
             {
-              sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+              sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
               BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
             }
 
           if (srelgot == NULL
               && (h != NULL || info->executable))
             {
-              srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+              srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
               if (srelgot == NULL)
-                {
-                  srelgot = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                                         ".rela.got",
-                                                         (SEC_ALLOC
-                                                          | SEC_LOAD
-                                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                          | SEC_READONLY));
+                { 
+                 flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                   | SEC_READONLY);
+                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                               ".rela.got",
+                                                               flags);
                   if (srelgot == NULL
                       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srelgot, 2))
                     goto fail;
           }
         else if (r_type == R_CR16_GOT_REGREL20) 
           {
-            asection * sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+            asection * sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 
             if (h != NULL)
               {
         else if (r_type == R_CR16_GOTC_REGREL20)
           {
              asection * sgot;
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+             sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 
              if (h != NULL)
                {
   flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY
            | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                   (bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                    ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt"),
-                                   flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                         (bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                          ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt"),
+                                         flags | SEC_READONLY);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
     return FALSE;
          image and use a R_*_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
          initialize them at run time.  The linker script puts the .dynbss
          section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
-                                       SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
+                                             SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       if (s == NULL)
         return FALSE;
 
          copy relocs.  */
       if (! info->executable)
         {
-          s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                           (bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                            ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
-                                           flags | SEC_READONLY);
+          s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                                 (bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                                  ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
+                                                 flags | SEC_READONLY);
           if (s == NULL
               || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
             return FALSE;
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .got.plt section, which
          will be placed in the .got section by the linker script.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += 4;
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .rela.plt section.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
 
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_CR16_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
     {
       asection * srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
       if (info->executable)
         {
 #if 0
-          s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+          s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
           BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
           s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
           s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.got,
          which will cause it to get stripped from the output file
          below.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       if (s != NULL)
         s->size = 0;
     }
 
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.  Set it up.  */
 
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srel != NULL);
 
       rel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
                   && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                   ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rel.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
 
   if (dynobj != NULL)
     {
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
     }
 
   for (rel = relocs; rel < relend; rel ++)
              && ((struct elf_cris_link_hash_entry *) h)->gotplt_offset != 0)
            {
              asection *sgotplt
-               = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+               = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
              bfd_vma got_offset;
 
              BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
                        if (srelgot == NULL)
                          srelgot
-                           = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                           = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                        BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
 
                        outrel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
          if (htab->dtpmod_refcount > 0
              && (input_section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
            {
-             asection *sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+             asection *sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgotplt != NULL);
 
              if (info->shared)
                  bfd_byte *loc;
 
                  if (srelgot == NULL)
-                   srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                   srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                  BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
                  loc = srelgot->contents;
                  loc += srelgot->reloc_count++ * sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
                  bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, 0, sgot->contents + off + 4);
 
                  if (srelgot == NULL)
-                   srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                   srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                  BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
 
                  if (h != NULL && h->dynindx != -1)
                    local_got_offsets[r_symndx] |= 1;
 
                  if (srelgot == NULL)
-                   srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                   srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                  BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
 
                  if (h != NULL && h->dynindx != -1)
 
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-      sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+      sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sgotplt != NULL
                  && (! has_gotplt || srela != NULL));
 
 
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.  Set it up.  */
 
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srela != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
                  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                  ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       asection *splt;
       Elf32_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       dyncon = (Elf32_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
   sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
   local_got_refcounts = elf_local_got_refcounts (abfd);
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 
   relend = relocs + sec->reloc_count;
   for (rel = relocs; rel < relend; rel++)
       asection *srelgot;
 
       BFD_ASSERT (dynobj != NULL);
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 
       /* Put accurate refcounts there.  */
       h->root.got.refcount += h->gotplt_refcount;
            return FALSE;
        }
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* If this is the first .plt entry, make room for the special
        = htab->next_gotplt_entry;
       htab->next_gotplt_entry += 4;
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += 4;
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .rela.plt section.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
 
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_CRIS_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
     {
       asection *srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
            }
 
          if (sgot == NULL)
-           sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+           sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 
          if (local_got_refcounts == NULL)
            {
          if (srelgot == NULL
              && (h != NULL || info->shared))
            {
-             srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+             srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
              if (srelgot == NULL)
                {
-                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                                        ".rela.got",
-                                                        (SEC_ALLOC
-                                                         | SEC_LOAD
-                                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                         | SEC_READONLY));
+                 flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                   | SEC_READONLY);
+                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                               ".rela.got",
+                                                               flags);
                  if (srelgot == NULL
                      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srelgot, 2))
                    return FALSE;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
         not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.got,
         which will cause it to get stripped from the output file
         below.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = 0;
     }
 
          BFD_ASSERT (dynobj != NULL);
 
-         srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+         srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 
          BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
 
 
   int offset;
 
   /* This function may be called more than once.  */
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got");
-  if (s != NULL && (s->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0)
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got");
+  if (s != NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
   /* Machine specific: although pointers are 32-bits wide, we want the
           | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
   pltflags = flags;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (bed->want_got_plt)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
       if (s == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
        return FALSE;
       if (! frvfdpic_relocs_info (info))
        return FALSE;
 
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rel.got",
-                                      (flags | SEC_READONLY));
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rel.got",
+                                             (flags | SEC_READONLY));
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
        return FALSE;
       frvfdpic_gotrel_section (info) = s;
 
       /* Machine-specific.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rofixup",
-                                      (flags | SEC_READONLY));
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rofixup",
+                                             (flags | SEC_READONLY));
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
        return FALSE;
   if (bed->plt_readonly)
     pltflags |= SEC_READONLY;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
     return FALSE;
     }
 
   /* FRV-specific: we want rel relocations for the plt.  */
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rel.plt",
-                                  flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rel.plt",
+                                         flags | SEC_READONLY);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
     return FALSE;
         image and use a R_*_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
         initialize them at run time.  The linker script puts the .dynbss
         section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
-                                      SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
+                                             SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       if (s == NULL)
        return FALSE;
 
      copy relocs.  */
       if (! info->shared)
        {
-         s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                          (bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                           ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
-                                          flags | SEC_READONLY);
+         s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                                 (bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                                  ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
+                                                 flags | SEC_READONLY);
          if (s == NULL
              || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
            return FALSE;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (bfd_byte *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
       Elf32_External_Dyn * dyncon;
       Elf32_External_Dyn * dynconend;
 
-      sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
       BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
 
 
   if (! _bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".plt");
-  htab->srelplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.plt");
+  htab->splt = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".plt");
+  htab->srelplt = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rela.plt");
 
-  htab->sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got");
-  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.got");
+  htab->sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got");
+  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rela.got");
 
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynbss");
-  htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.bss");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".dynbss");
+  htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rela.bss");
 
   /* hppa-linux needs _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ to be visible from the main
      application, because __canonicalize_funcptr_for_compare needs it.  */
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         sec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          if (sec == NULL)
            abort ();
          sec->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
   if (sgot != NULL && bfd_is_abs_section (sgot->output_section))
     return FALSE;
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (htab->etab.dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
   flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY
           | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynsbss",
-                                  SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynsbss",
+                                         SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
   if (s == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
   if (! info->shared)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.sbss",
-                                      flags | SEC_READONLY);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.sbss",
+                                             flags | SEC_READONLY);
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
        return FALSE;
     }
 
    /* XXX beats me, seem to need a rela.text ...  */
-   s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.text",
-                                   flags | SEC_READONLY);
+   s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.text",
+                                          flags | SEC_READONLY);
    if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
     return FALSE;
                      && h->ref_regular
                      && !h->def_regular)));
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.text");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.text");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
   s->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
 
      only if there were actually SDAREL relocs for that symbol.  */
 
   if (h->size <= elf_gp_size (dynobj))
-    s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynsbss");
+    s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynsbss");
   else
-    s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+    s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_I370_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
       asection *srel;
 
       if (h->size <= elf_gp_size (dynobj))
-       srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.sbss");
+       srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.sbss");
       else
-       srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+       srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
 
       for (p = rela_sections; *p != NULL; p++)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, *p);
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, *p);
          if (s != NULL)
            s->size = 0;
        }
 {
   asection *sdyn;
   bfd *dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
-  asection *sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+  asection *sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
   fprintf (stderr, "i370_elf_finish_dynamic_sections called\n");
 #endif
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       asection *splt;
       Elf32_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       dyncon = (Elf32_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
 
       /* Set up the section symbols for the output sections.  */
 
-      sdynsym = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynsym");
+      sdynsym = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynsym");
       BFD_ASSERT (sdynsym != NULL);
 
       sym.st_size = 0;
 
   if (htab == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rel.bss");
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rel.bss");
 
   if (!htab->sdynbss
       || (!info->shared && !htab->srelbss))
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          if (s == NULL)
            abort ();
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
     return FALSE;
 
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
   abed = get_elf_i386_backend_data (output_bfd);
 
   if (htab->elf.dynamic_sections_created)
 
   asection *s;
 
   /* This function may be called more than once.  */
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  if (s != NULL && (s->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0)
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  if (s != NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
   htab = lm32_elf_hash_table (info);
   if (! _bfd_elf_create_got_section (dynobj, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  htab->sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
   if (! htab->sgot || ! htab->sgotplt || ! htab->srelgot)
     abort ();
 
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Fixup section for R_LM32_32 relocs.  */
-  lm32fdpic_fixup32_section (info) = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                                                   ".rofixup",
-                                                                  (SEC_ALLOC
-                                                                   | SEC_LOAD
-                                                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                                  | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                                   | SEC_READONLY));
+  lm32fdpic_fixup32_section (info)
+    = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                         ".rofixup",
+                                         (SEC_ALLOC
+                                          | SEC_LOAD
+                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                          | SEC_READONLY));
   if (lm32fdpic_fixup32_section (info) == NULL
-      || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, lm32fdpic_fixup32_section (info), 2))
+      || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj,
+                                     lm32fdpic_fixup32_section (info), 2))
     return FALSE;
 
   return TRUE;
 
                           /* We need to generate a R_LM32_RELATIVE reloc
                              for the dynamic linker.  */
-                          srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                          srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj,
+                                                           ".rela.got");
                           BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
 
                           outrel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
               /* Create .rofixup section */
               if (htab->sfixup32 == NULL)
                 {
-                  if (! create_rofixup_section (abfd, info))
+                  if (! create_rofixup_section (dynobj, info))
                     return FALSE;
                 }
               break;
               /* Create .rofixup section.  */
               if (htab->sfixup32 == NULL)
                 {
-                  if (! create_rofixup_section (abfd, info))
+                 if (dynobj == NULL)
+                   htab->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
+                  if (! create_rofixup_section (dynobj, info))
                     return FALSE;
                 }
               break;
   dynobj = htab->root.dynobj;
 
   sgot = htab->sgotplt;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (htab->root.dynamic_sections_created)
     {
                   && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                   ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->root.dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
   if (bed->plt_readonly)
     pltflags |= SEC_READONLY;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
   htab->splt = s;
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                  bed->default_use_rela_p ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
-                                  flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                         bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                         ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
+                                         flags | SEC_READONLY);
   htab->srelplt = s;
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
          image and use a R_*_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
          initialize them at run time.  The linker script puts the .dynbss
          section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
-                                      SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
+                                             SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       htab->sdynbss = s;
       if (s == NULL)
         return FALSE;
          copy relocs.  */
       if (! info->shared)
         {
-          s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                          (bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                           ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
-                                          flags | SEC_READONLY);
+          s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                                 (bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                                  ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
+                                                 flags | SEC_READONLY);
           htab->srelbss = s;
           if (s == NULL
               || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
   splt = NULL;
   if (dynobj != NULL)
-    splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+    splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
 
   for (rel = relocs; rel < relend; rel ++)
     {
            elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
          if (splt == NULL)
            {
-             splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+             splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
              if (splt == NULL)
                {
                  flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
      been filled in.  */
 
   if ((dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj) != NULL
-      && (splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt")) != NULL)
+      && (splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt")) != NULL)
     {
       bfd_byte *contents = splt->contents;
       unsigned int i, size = splt->size;
   if (dynobj == NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
-  splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+  splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
 
   splt->contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zalloc (dynobj, splt->size);
 
   if (htab == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  htab->sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
   if (! htab->sgot || ! htab->sgotplt || ! htab->srelgot)
     abort ();
 
   if (bed->plt_readonly)
     pltflags |= SEC_READONLY;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
   htab->splt = s;
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                  bed->default_use_rela_p ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
-                                  flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                         bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                         ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
+                                         flags | SEC_READONLY);
   htab->srelplt = s;
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
          image and use a R_*_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
          initialize them at run time.  The linker script puts the .dynbss
          section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
-                                      SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
+                                             SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       htab->sdynbss = s;
       if (s == NULL)
         return FALSE;
          copy relocs.  */
       if (! info->shared)
         {
-          s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                          (bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                           ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
-                                          flags | SEC_READONLY);
+          s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                                 (bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                                  ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
+                                                 flags | SEC_READONLY);
           htab->srelbss = s;
           if (s == NULL
               || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
 
                           /* We need to generate a R_M32R_RELATIVE reloc
                              for the dynamic linker.  */
-                          srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                          srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj,
+                                                           ".rela.got");
                           BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
 
                           outrel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
                   && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                       || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                   ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->root.dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
   dynobj = htab->root.dynobj;
 
   sgot = htab->sgotplt;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (htab->root.dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
     {
       asection *s;
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj, ".got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj, ".got");
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = arg_.offset;
       else
       BFD_ASSERT (arg_.slots_relas_diff <= arg_.n_slots);
       arg_.n_slots -= arg_.slots_relas_diff;
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj, ".rela.got");
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = arg_.n_slots * sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       else
 
          if (sgot == NULL)
            {
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+             sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
            }
 
          if (srelgot == NULL
              && (h != NULL || info->shared))
            {
-             srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+             srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
              if (srelgot == NULL)
                {
-                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                                        ".rela.got",
-                                                        (SEC_ALLOC
-                                                         | SEC_LOAD
-                                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                         | SEC_READONLY));
+                 flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                   | SEC_READONLY);
+                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                               ".rela.got",
+                                                               flags);
                  if (srelgot == NULL
                      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srelgot, 2))
                    return FALSE;
            return FALSE;
        }
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* If this is the first .plt entry, make room for the special
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .got.plt section, which
         will be placed in the .got section by the linker script.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += 4;
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .rela.plt section.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
 
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_68K_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
     {
       asection *srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
         not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.got,
         which will cause it to get stripped from the output file
         below.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = 0;
     }
 
                  if (sgot == NULL)
                    {
-                     sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+                     sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
 
                      if (sgot != NULL)
                        sgot_output_offset = sgot->output_offset;
 
            if (sgot == NULL)
              {
-               sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+               sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
                BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
              }
 
                  {
                    if (srela == NULL)
                      {
-                       srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                       srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                        BFD_ASSERT (srela != NULL);
                      }
 
 
          if (splt == NULL)
            {
-             splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+             splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
              BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
            }
 
 
          if (splt == NULL)
            {
-             splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+             splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
              BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
            }
 
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
       plt_info = elf_m68k_hash_table (info)->plt_info;
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sgot != NULL && srela != NULL);
 
       /* Get the index in the procedure linkage table which
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.  Set it
         up.  */
 
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srela != NULL);
 
       got_entry = elf_m68k_hash_entry (h)->glist;
                  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                  ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       asection *splt;
       Elf32_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       dyncon = (Elf32_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
 
   if (htab == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  htab->sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
   if (!htab->sgot || !htab->sgotplt)
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (!(htab->srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got")))
-    htab->srelgot = bfd_make_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  if ((htab->srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got")) == NULL)
+    htab->srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway (dynobj, ".rela.got");
   if (htab->srelgot == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_flags (dynobj, htab->srelgot, SEC_ALLOC
                                   | SEC_LOAD
                      htab->elf.dynobj = abfd;
                    dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
 
-                   sreloc = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, name);
+                   sreloc = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, name);
                    if (sreloc == NULL)
                      {
                        flagword flags;
 
-                       sreloc = bfd_make_section (dynobj, name);
                        flags = (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_READONLY
                                 | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
                        if ((sec->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
                          flags |= SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD;
+                       sreloc = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                                    name,
+                                                                    flags);
                        if (sreloc == NULL
-                           || ! bfd_set_section_flags (dynobj, sreloc, flags)
                            || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, sreloc, 2))
                          return FALSE;
                      }
   if (!_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (dynobj, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-  htab->srelplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+  htab->srelplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
 
   if (!htab->splt || !htab->srelplt || !htab->sdynbss
       || (!info->shared && !htab->srelbss))
 
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                   ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->elf.dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
 
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (htab->elf.dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       asection *splt;
       Elf32_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       dyncon = (Elf32_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
 
   /* Set the first entry in the global offset table to the address of
      the dynamic section.  */
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
   if (sgot && sgot->size > 0)
     {
       if (sdyn == NULL)
     {
       /* Common symbols less than or equal to -G nn bytes are automatically
         put into .sbss.  */
-      *secp = bfd_make_section_anyway (abfd, ".sbss");
+      *secp = bfd_make_section_old_way (abfd, ".sbss");
       if (*secp == NULL
           || ! bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, *secp, SEC_IS_COMMON))
         return FALSE;
 
     return FALSE;
 
   htab = ppc_elf_hash_table (info);
-  htab->got = s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got");
+  htab->got = s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got");
   if (s == NULL)
     abort ();
 
   if (htab->is_vxworks)
     {
-      htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got.plt");
+      htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got.plt");
       if (!htab->sgotplt)
        abort ();
     }
        return FALSE;
     }
 
-  htab->relgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.got");
+  htab->relgot = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rela.got");
   if (!htab->relgot)
     abort ();
 
       && !ppc_elf_create_glink (abfd, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->dynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynbss");
+  htab->dynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".dynbss");
   s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynsbss",
                                          SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
   htab->dynsbss = s;
 
   if (! info->shared)
     {
-      htab->relbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.bss");
+      htab->relbss = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rela.bss");
       flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_READONLY | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
               | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.sbss", flags);
       && !elf_vxworks_create_dynamic_sections (abfd, info, &htab->srelplt2))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->relplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.plt");
-  htab->plt = s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".plt");
+  htab->relplt = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rela.plt");
+  htab->plt = s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".plt");
   if (s == NULL)
     abort ();
 
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (htab->elf.dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->elf.dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
 
   htab = ppc_elf_hash_table (info);
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
   if (htab->is_vxworks)
-    splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+    splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
   else
     splt = NULL;
 
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
   splt = NULL;
   if (dynobj != NULL)
-    splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+    splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
 
   for (rel = relocs; rel < relend; rel ++)
     {
            elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
          if (splt == NULL)
            {
-             splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+             splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
              if (splt == NULL)
                {
                  flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
                                    | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
                                    | SEC_READONLY | SEC_CODE);
-                 splt = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".plt", flags);
+                 splt = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".plt",
+                                                            flags);
                  if (splt == NULL
                      || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, splt, 1))
                    return FALSE;
   if (info->relax_trip > 0)
     {
       if ((dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj) != NULL
-         && (splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt")) != NULL)
+         && (splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt")) != NULL)
        {
          bfd_byte *contents = splt->contents;
          unsigned int i, size = splt->size;
   if (dynobj == NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
-  splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+  splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
 
   splt->contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zalloc (dynobj, splt->size);
 
     return FALSE;
 
   htab = elf_s390_hash_table (info);
-  htab->elf.sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  htab->elf.sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-  htab->elf.srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  htab->elf.sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  htab->elf.sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  htab->elf.srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
   if (!htab->elf.sgot || !htab->elf.sgotplt || !htab->elf.srelgot)
     abort ();
 
   if (!_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (dynobj, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->elf.splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-  htab->elf.srelplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->elf.splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+  htab->elf.srelplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
 
   if (!htab->elf.splt || !htab->elf.srelplt || !htab->sdynbss
       || (!info->shared && !htab->srelbss))
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          if (s == NULL)
            abort ();
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
 
   htab = elf_s390_hash_table (info);
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (htab->elf.dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
 static asection *
 score_elf_got_section (bfd *abfd, bfd_boolean maybe_excluded)
 {
-  asection *sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got");
+  asection *sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got");
 
   if (sgot == NULL || (! maybe_excluded && (sgot->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0))
     return NULL;
   static const char dname[] = ".rel.dyn";
   asection *sreloc;
 
-  sreloc = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, dname);
+  sreloc = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, dname);
   if (sreloc == NULL && create_p)
     {
-      sreloc = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, dname,
-                                            (SEC_ALLOC
-                                             | SEC_LOAD
-                                             | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                             | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                             | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                             | SEC_READONLY));
+      sreloc = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, dname,
+                                                  (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                   | SEC_LOAD
+                                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                   | SEC_READONLY));
       if (sreloc == NULL
           || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, sreloc,
                                           SCORE_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (dynobj)))
 
   /* We have to use an alignment of 2**4 here because this is hardcoded
      in the function stub generation and in the linker script.  */
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
    if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 4))
     return FALSE;
       if (!h->def_regular)
         {
           /* We need .stub section.  */
-          s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME);
+          s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME);
           BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
           h->root.u.def.section = s;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (!info->shared)
         {
-          s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+          s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
           BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
           s->size = strlen (ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER) + 1;
           s->contents = (bfd_byte *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
            | SEC_LINKER_CREATED | SEC_READONLY);
 
   /* ABI requests the .dynamic section to be read only.  */
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynamic");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".dynamic");
   if (s != NULL)
     {
       if (!bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, s, flags))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Create .stub section.  */
-  if (bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME) == NULL)
+  if (bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME) == NULL)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME,
-                                       flags | SEC_CODE);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME,
+                                             flags | SEC_CODE);
       if (s == NULL
           || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
 
       /* This symbol has a stub.  Set it up.  */
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME);
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME);
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* FIXME: Can h->dynindex be more than 64K?  */
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   sgot = score_elf_got_section (dynobj, FALSE);
   if (sgot == NULL)
 
 static asection *
 score_elf_got_section (bfd *abfd, bfd_boolean maybe_excluded)
 {
-  asection *sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got");
+  asection *sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got");
 
   if (sgot == NULL || (! maybe_excluded && (sgot->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) != 0))
     return NULL;
   static const char dname[] = ".rel.dyn";
   asection *sreloc;
 
-  sreloc = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, dname);
+  sreloc = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, dname);
   if (sreloc == NULL && create_p)
     {
-      sreloc = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, dname,
-                                            (SEC_ALLOC
-                                             | SEC_LOAD
-                                             | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                             | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                             | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                             | SEC_READONLY));
+      sreloc = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, dname,
+                                                  (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                   | SEC_LOAD
+                                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                   | SEC_READONLY));
       if (sreloc == NULL
           || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, sreloc,
                                           SCORE_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (dynobj)))
 
   /* We have to use an alignment of 2**4 here because this is hardcoded
      in the function stub generation and in the linker script.  */
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
    if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 4))
     return FALSE;
       if (!h->def_regular)
         {
           /* We need .stub section.  */
-          s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME);
+          s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME);
           BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
           h->root.u.def.section = s;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (!info->shared)
         {
-          s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+          s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
           BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
           s->size = strlen (ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER) + 1;
           s->contents = (bfd_byte *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
            | SEC_LINKER_CREATED | SEC_READONLY);
 
   /* ABI requests the .dynamic section to be read only.  */
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynamic");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".dynamic");
   if (s != NULL)
     {
       if (!bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, s, flags))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Create .stub section.  */
-  if (bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME) == NULL)
+  if (bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME) == NULL)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME,
-                                       flags | SEC_CODE);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME,
+                                             flags | SEC_CODE);
       if (s == NULL
           || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 2))
 
       /* This symbol has a stub.  Set it up.  */
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME);
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, SCORE_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME);
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* FIXME: Can h->dynindex be more than 64K?  */
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   sgot = score_elf_got_section (dynobj, FALSE);
   if (sgot == NULL)
 
   if (htab == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  htab->sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
   if (! htab->sgot || ! htab->sgotplt || ! htab->srelgot)
     abort ();
 
-  htab->sfuncdesc = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".got.funcdesc",
-                                                (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                                 | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                 | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                 | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  htab->sfuncdesc = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".got.funcdesc",
+                                                       (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                                        | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                        | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                        | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (htab->sfuncdesc == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, htab->sfuncdesc, 2))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->srelfuncdesc = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                                   ".rela.got.funcdesc",
-                                                   (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                                    | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                    | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                    | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                    | SEC_READONLY));
+  htab->srelfuncdesc = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                          ".rela.got.funcdesc",
+                                                          (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                                           | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                           | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                           | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                           | SEC_READONLY));
   if (htab->srelfuncdesc == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, htab->srelfuncdesc, 2))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Also create .rofixup.  */
-  htab->srofixup = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".rofixup",
-                                               (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                                | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                | SEC_READONLY));
+  htab->srofixup = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".rofixup",
+                                                      (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                                       | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                       | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                       | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                       | SEC_READONLY));
   if (htab->srofixup == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, htab->srofixup, 2))
     return FALSE;
   if (bed->plt_readonly)
     pltflags |= SEC_READONLY;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
   htab->splt = s;
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
        return FALSE;
     }
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                  bed->default_use_rela_p ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
-                                  flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                         bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                         ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
+                                         flags | SEC_READONLY);
   htab->srelplt = s;
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
         image and use a R_*_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
         initialize them at run time.  The linker script puts the .dynbss
         section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
-                                      SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
+                                             SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       htab->sdynbss = s;
       if (s == NULL)
        return FALSE;
         copy relocs.  */
       if (! info->shared)
        {
-         s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                          (bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                           ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
-                                          flags | SEC_READONLY);
+         s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                                 (bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                                  ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
+                                                 flags | SEC_READONLY);
          htab->srelbss = s;
          if (s == NULL
              || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
 
                      if (srelgot == NULL)
                        {
-                         srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj,
-                                                            ".rela.got");
+                         srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj,
+                                                           ".rela.got");
                          BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
                        }
 
 
                if (srelgot == NULL)
                  {
-                   srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                   srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                    BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
                  }
 
 
              if (srelgot == NULL)
                {
-                 srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                 srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                  BFD_ASSERT (srelgot != NULL);
                }
 
                  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                  ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->root.dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rel.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
     return FALSE;
 
   sgotplt = htab->sgotplt;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (htab->root.dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->root.dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (htab->root.dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, htab->elf.splt, 5))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
 
   if (!htab->sdynbss
       || (!info->shared && !htab->srelbss))
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.
          Set it up.  */
 
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srela != NULL);
 
       /* If this is a -Bsymbolic link, and the symbol is defined
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          if (s == NULL)
            abort ();
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
 
   htab = elf32_tic6x_hash_table (info);
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
   struct elf_link_hash_table *htab = elf_hash_table (info);
 
   /* This function may be called more than once.  */
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got");
-  if (s != NULL && (s->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0)
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got");
+  if (s != NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
   flags = bed->dynamic_sec_flags;
   if (!_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (dynobj, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
 
   if (!htab->elf.splt || !htab->elf.srelplt || !htab->sdynbss
       || (!info->shared && !htab->srelbss))
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF32_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF32_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
       /* This symbols needs a copy reloc.  Set it up.  */
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                  ".rela.bss");
+      s = htab->srelbss;
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
   BFD_ASSERT (htab != NULL);
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       asection *splt;
       bfd_boolean ret;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = htab->elf.splt;
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       ret = tilepro_finish_dyn (output_bfd, info, dynobj, sdyn, splt);
 
 
          if (sgot == NULL)
            {
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+             sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
            }
 
          if (srelgot == NULL
              && (h != NULL || info->shared))
            {
-             srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+             srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
              if (srelgot == NULL)
                {
-                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                                        ".rela.got",
-                                                        (SEC_ALLOC
-                                                         | SEC_LOAD
-                                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                         | SEC_READONLY));
+                 flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                   | SEC_READONLY);
+
+                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                               ".rela.got",
+                                                               flags);
                  if (srelgot == NULL
                      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srelgot, 2))
                    return FALSE;
            return FALSE;
        }
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* If this is the first .plt entry, make room for the special
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .got.plt section, which
         will be placed in the .got section by the linker script.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += 4;
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .rela.plt section.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
 
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_VAX_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
     {
       asection *srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf32_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
         not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.got
         and .got, which will cause it to get stripped from the output
         file below.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = 0;
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = 0;
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = 0;
     }
   if (dynobj == NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 
   if (!elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created
       || (info->shared && info->symbolic)
 
            if (sgot == NULL)
              {
-               sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+               sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
                BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
              }
 
 
          if (splt == NULL)
            {
-             splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+             splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
              BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
            }
 
          if (sgotplt == NULL)
            {
-             sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+             sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgotplt != NULL);
            }
 
         it up.  */
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sgot != NULL && srela != NULL);
 
       addend = 2 * (h->plt.offset & 1);
 
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.  Set it
         up.  */
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srela = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srela = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srela != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
                  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                  ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       asection *splt;
       Elf32_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       dyncon = (Elf32_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
 
            elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
          if (splt == NULL)
            {
-             splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+             splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
              if (splt == NULL)
                {
-                 splt = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".plt",
-                                                     (SEC_ALLOC
-                                                      | SEC_LOAD
-                                                      | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                      | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                      | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                      | SEC_READONLY
-                                                      | SEC_CODE));
+                 flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                   | SEC_READONLY | SEC_CODE);
 
+                 splt = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".plt",
+                                                            flags);
                  if (splt == NULL
                      || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, splt, 1))
                    return FALSE;
   if (dynobj == NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
-  splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+  splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
 
   splt->contents = bfd_zalloc (dynobj, splt->size);
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
   splt = NULL;
   if (dynobj != NULL)
-    splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+    splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
 
   for (rel = relocs; rel < relend; rel ++)
     {
      been filled in.  */
 
   if ((dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj) != NULL
-      && (splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt")) != NULL)
+      && (splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt")) != NULL)
     {
       bfd_byte *contents = splt->contents;
       unsigned int i, size = splt->size;
 
   /* First do all the standard stuff.  */
   if (! _bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (dynobj, info))
     return FALSE;
-  htab->splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-  htab->srelplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
-  htab->sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  htab->splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+  htab->srelplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+  htab->sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  htab->sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  htab->srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
 
   /* Create any extra PLT sections in case check_relocs has already
      been called on all the non-dynamic input files.  */
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Create ".got.loc" (literal tables for use by dynamic linker).  */
-  htab->sgotloc = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".got.loc", flags);
+  htab->sgotloc = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".got.loc",
+                                                     flags);
   if (htab->sgotloc == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, htab->sgotloc, 2))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Create ".xt.lit.plt" (literal table for ".got.plt*").  */
-  htab->spltlittbl = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".xt.lit.plt",
-                                                 noalloc_flags);
+  htab->spltlittbl = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".xt.lit.plt",
+                                                        noalloc_flags);
   if (htab->spltlittbl == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, htab->spltlittbl, 2))
     return FALSE;
 
       sname = (char *) bfd_malloc (10);
       sprintf (sname, ".plt.%u", chunk);
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, sname, flags | SEC_CODE);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, sname, flags | SEC_CODE);
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, s, 2))
        return FALSE;
 
       sname = (char *) bfd_malloc (14);
       sprintf (sname, ".got.plt.%u", chunk);
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, sname, flags);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, sname, flags);
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, s, 2))
        return FALSE;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          if (s == NULL)
            abort ();
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
     return FALSE;
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
   BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
 
   /* Set the first entry in the global offset table to the address of
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
   sprintf (plt_name, ".plt.%u", chunk);
-  return bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, plt_name);
+  return bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, plt_name);
 }
 
 
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
   sprintf (got_name, ".got.plt.%u", chunk);
-  return bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, got_name);
+  return bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, got_name);
 }
 
 
 
       /* Find the corresponding ".got.plt*" section.  */
       if (sec->name[4] == '\0')
-       sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (sec->owner, ".got.plt");
+       sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (sec->owner, ".got.plt");
       else
        {
          char got_name[14];
          chunk = strtol (&sec->name[5], NULL, 10);
 
          sprintf (got_name, ".got.plt.%u", chunk);
-         sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (sec->owner, got_name);
+         sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (sec->owner, got_name);
        }
       BFD_ASSERT (sgotplt);
 
 
     {
       h->needs_plt = TRUE;
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name(dynobj, ".plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       if (!s && !elf64_alpha_create_dynamic_sections (dynobj, info))
        return FALSE;
 
     return;
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table(info)->dynobj;
-  splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+  splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
   if (splt == NULL)
     return;
 
                                elf64_alpha_size_plt_section_1, splt);
 
   /* Every plt entry requires a JMP_SLOT relocation.  */
-  spltrel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+  spltrel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
   entries = 0;
   if (splt->size)
     {
      entire contents of the .got.plt section.  */
   if (elf64_alpha_use_secureplt)
     {
-      sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       sgotplt->size = entries ? 16 : 0;
     }
 }
   if (entries > 0)
     {
       bfd *dynobj = elf_hash_table(info)->dynobj;
-      asection *srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      asection *srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf64_External_Rela) * entries;
     }
     }
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table(info)->dynobj;
-  srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
   if (!srel)
     {
       BFD_ASSERT (entries == 0);
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
   if (dynobj)
-    srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+    srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
   else
     srelgot = NULL;
 
                      (input_bfd, elf_elfheader(input_bfd)->e_shstrndx,
                       _bfd_elf_single_rel_hdr (input_section)->sh_name));
       BFD_ASSERT(section_name != NULL);
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, section_name);
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, section_name);
     }
   else
     srel = NULL;
 
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
 
       for (gotent = ah->got_entries; gotent ; gotent = gotent->next)
       asection *srel;
       struct alpha_elf_got_entry *gotent;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
 
       for (gotent = ((struct alpha_elf_link_hash_entry *) h)->got_entries;
   asection *sdyn;
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       Elf64_External_Dyn *dyncon, *dynconend;
       bfd_vma plt_vma, gotplt_vma;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-      srelaplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (output_bfd, ".rela.plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+      srelaplt = bfd_get_linker_section (output_bfd, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       plt_vma = splt->output_section->vma + splt->output_offset;
       gotplt_vma = 0;
       if (elf64_alpha_use_secureplt)
        {
-         sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+         sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
          BFD_ASSERT (sgotplt != NULL);
          if (sgotplt->size > 0)
            gotplt_vma = sgotplt->output_section->vma + sgotplt->output_offset;
 
   if (!dynobj)
     hppa_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-  srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, srel_name);
+  srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, srel_name);
   if (srel == NULL)
     {
-      srel = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, srel_name,
-                                         (SEC_ALLOC
-                                          | SEC_LOAD
-                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                          | SEC_READONLY));
+      srel = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, srel_name,
+                                                (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                 | SEC_LOAD
+                                                 | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                 | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                 | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                 | SEC_READONLY));
       if (srel == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srel, 3))
        return FALSE;
       if (!dynobj)
        hppa_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      opd = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".opd",
-                                        (SEC_ALLOC
-                                         | SEC_LOAD
-                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      opd = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".opd",
+                                               (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                | SEC_LOAD
+                                                | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!opd
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, opd, 3))
        {
       if (!dynobj)
        hppa_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      plt = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".plt",
-                                        (SEC_ALLOC
-                                         | SEC_LOAD
-                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      plt = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".plt",
+                                               (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                | SEC_LOAD
+                                                | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!plt
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, plt, 3))
        {
       if (!dynobj)
        hppa_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      dlt = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".dlt",
-                                        (SEC_ALLOC
-                                         | SEC_LOAD
-                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      dlt = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".dlt",
+                                               (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                | SEC_LOAD
+                                                | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!dlt
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, dlt, 3))
        {
       if (!dynobj)
        hppa_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      stub = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".stub",
-                                         (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                          | SEC_READONLY
-                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      stub = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".stub",
+                                                (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                                 | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                 | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                 | SEC_READONLY
+                                                 | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!stub
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, stub, 3))
        {
   if (! get_opd (abfd, info, hppa_info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.dlt",
-                                  (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                   | SEC_READONLY
-                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.dlt",
+                                         (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                          | SEC_READONLY
+                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 3))
     return FALSE;
   hppa_info->dlt_rel_sec = s;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.plt",
-                                  (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                   | SEC_READONLY
-                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.plt",
+                                         (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                          | SEC_READONLY
+                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 3))
     return FALSE;
   hppa_info->plt_rel_sec = s;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.data",
-                                  (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                   | SEC_READONLY
-                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.data",
+                                         (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                          | SEC_READONLY
+                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 3))
     return FALSE;
   hppa_info->other_rel_sec = s;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.opd",
-                                  (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                   | SEC_READONLY
-                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.opd",
+                                         (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                          | SEC_READONLY
+                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 3))
     return FALSE;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         sec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (sec != NULL);
          sec->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          sec->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
         not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.dlt,
         which will cause it to get stripped from the output file
         below.  */
-      sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.dlt");
+      sec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.dlt");
       if (sec != NULL)
        sec->size = 0;
     }
                          elf64_hppa_finalize_dlt,
                          info);
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
 
   flags = bed->dynamic_sec_flags;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynamic", flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynamic",
+                                         flags | SEC_READONLY);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
     return FALSE;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", flags | SEC_READONLY);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
     return FALSE;
   if (!get_pltoff (abfd, ia64_info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".vmsdynstr",
-                                  (SEC_ALLOC
-                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".vmsdynstr",
+                                         (SEC_ALLOC
+                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 0))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Create a fixup section.  */
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".fixups",
-                                   (SEC_ALLOC
-                                    | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                    | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                    | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".fixups",
+                                         (SEC_ALLOC
+                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 3))
     return FALSE;
   ia64_info->fixups_sec = s;
 
   /* Create the transfer fixup section.  */
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".transfer",
-                                   (SEC_ALLOC
-                                    | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                    | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                    | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".transfer",
+                                         (SEC_ALLOC
+                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, 3))
     return FALSE;
 
       /* The .got section is always aligned at 8 bytes.  */
       flags = get_elf_backend_data (dynobj)->dynamic_sec_flags;
-      got = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".got", flags | SEC_SMALL_DATA);
+      got = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".got",
+                                               flags | SEC_SMALL_DATA);
       if (got == NULL
           || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, got, 3))
         return NULL;
       if (!dynobj)
        ia64_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      fptr = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".opd",
-                                         (SEC_ALLOC
-                                          | SEC_LOAD
-                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                          | (info->pie ? 0 : SEC_READONLY)
-                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      fptr = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".opd",
+                                                (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                 | SEC_LOAD
+                                                 | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                 | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                 | (info->pie ? 0
+                                                    : SEC_READONLY)
+                                                 | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!fptr
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, fptr, 4))
        {
       if (info->pie)
        {
          asection *fptr_rel;
-         fptr_rel = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".rela.opd",
-                                                 (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                                  | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                  | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                  | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                  | SEC_READONLY));
+         fptr_rel = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".rela.opd",
+                                                        (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                         | SEC_READONLY));
          if (fptr_rel == NULL
              || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, fptr_rel, 3))
            {
       if (!dynobj)
        ia64_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      pltoff = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                           ELF_STRING_ia64_pltoff,
-                                           (SEC_ALLOC
-                                            | SEC_LOAD
-                                            | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                            | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                            | SEC_SMALL_DATA
-                                            | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      pltoff = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                  ELF_STRING_ia64_pltoff,
+                                                  (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                   | SEC_LOAD
+                                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                   | SEC_SMALL_DATA
+                                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!pltoff
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, pltoff, 4))
        {
   if (!dynobj)
     ia64_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-  srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, srel_name);
+  srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, srel_name);
   if (srel == NULL && create)
     {
-      srel = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, srel_name,
-                                         (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                          | SEC_READONLY));
+      srel = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, srel_name,
+                                                (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                                 | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                 | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                 | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                 | SEC_READONLY));
       if (srel == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srel, 3))
        return NULL;
       unsigned int time_hi, time_lo;
 
       /* The .dynamic section must exist and be empty.  */
-      dynsec = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      dynsec = bfd_get_linker_section (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
       BFD_ASSERT (dynsec != NULL);
       BFD_ASSERT (dynsec->size == 0);
 
-      dynstrsec = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj, ".vmsdynstr");
+      dynstrsec = bfd_get_linker_section (hash_table->dynobj, ".vmsdynstr");
       BFD_ASSERT (dynstrsec != NULL);
       BFD_ASSERT (dynstrsec->size == 0);
       dynstrsec->size = 1;     /* Initial blank.  */
       unsigned int unwind_seg = 0;
       unsigned int code_seg = 0;
 
-      sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
       BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
       dyncon = (Elf64_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
       dynconend = (Elf64_External_Dyn *) (sdyn->contents + sdyn->size);
 
       if (! _bfd_elf_create_got_section (htab->elf.dynobj, info))
        return FALSE;
 
-      htab->got = bfd_get_section_by_name (htab->elf.dynobj, ".got");
+      htab->got = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->elf.dynobj, ".got");
       if (!htab->got)
        abort ();
     }
     return FALSE;
 
   if (!htab->got)
-    htab->got = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  htab->plt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-  htab->relplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
-  htab->dynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+    htab->got = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  htab->plt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+  htab->relplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+  htab->dynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->relbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+    htab->relbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
 
   if (!htab->got || !htab->plt || !htab->relplt || !htab->dynbss
       || (!info->shared && !htab->relbss))
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          if (s == NULL)
            abort ();
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
     return FALSE;
 
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (htab->elf.dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
   if (htab == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->elf.sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-  htab->elf.sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-  htab->elf.srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+  htab->elf.sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+  htab->elf.sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  htab->elf.srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
   if (!htab->elf.sgot || !htab->elf.sgotplt || !htab->elf.srelgot)
     abort ();
   return TRUE;
   if (!_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (dynobj, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->elf.splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-  htab->elf.srelplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->elf.splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+  htab->elf.srelplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
 
   if (!htab->elf.splt || !htab->elf.srelplt || !htab->sdynbss
       || (!info->shared && !htab->srelbss))
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          if (s == NULL)
            abort ();
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
     return FALSE;
 
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (htab->elf.dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
             offset table extension for the procedure linkage table.  */
          if (sgotplt == NULL)
            {
-             sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+             sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgotplt != NULL);
            }
 
             offset table.  */
          if (sgot == NULL)
            {
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+             sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
            }
 
                      Elf_Internal_Rela outrel;
                      bfd_byte *loc;
 
-                     s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+                     s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
                      BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
                      outrel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
 
          if (sgot == NULL)
            {
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+             sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
            }
 
 
          if (sgot == NULL)
            {
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+             sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
            }
 
 
          if (splt == NULL)
            {
-             splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+             splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
              BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL);
            }
 
 
          if (sgot == NULL)
            {
-             sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
+             sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
              BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
            }
 
          if (srelgot == NULL
              && (h != NULL || info->shared))
            {
-             srelgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+             srelgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
              if (srelgot == NULL)
                {
-                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                                        ".rela.got",
-                                                        (SEC_ALLOC
-                                                         | SEC_LOAD
-                                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                         | SEC_READONLY));
+                 flagword flags = (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                   | SEC_READONLY);
+                 srelgot = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                               ".rela.got",
+                                                               flags);
                  if (srelgot == NULL
                      || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srelgot, 2))
                    return FALSE;
   if (bed->plt_readonly)
     pltflags |= SEC_READONLY;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".plt", pltflags);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->plt_alignment))
     return FALSE;
        return FALSE;
     }
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                  bed->default_use_rela_p ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
-                                  flags | SEC_READONLY);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                         bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                         ? ".rela.plt" : ".rel.plt",
+                                         flags | SEC_READONLY);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
     return FALSE;
         image and use a R_*_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
         initialize them at run time.  The linker script puts the .dynbss
         section into the .bss section of the final image.  */
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
-                                      SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".dynbss",
+                                             SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
       if (s == NULL)
        return FALSE;
 
         copy relocs.  */
       if (! info->shared)
        {
-         s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                          (bed->default_use_rela_p
-                                           ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
-                                          flags | SEC_READONLY);
+         s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                                 (bed->default_use_rela_p
+                                                  ? ".rela.bss" : ".rel.bss"),
+                                                 flags | SEC_READONLY);
          if (s == NULL
              || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, ptralign))
            return FALSE;
            return FALSE;
        }
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* If this is the first .plt entry, make room for the special
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .got.plt section, which
         will be placed in the .got section by the linker script.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += 8;
 
       /* We also need to make an entry in the .rela.plt section.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size += sizeof (Elf64_External_Rela);
 
      both the dynamic object and the regular object will refer to the
      same memory location for the variable.  */
 
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   /* We must generate a R_SH_COPY reloc to tell the dynamic linker to
     {
       asection *srel;
 
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (srel != NULL);
       srel->size += sizeof (Elf64_External_Rela);
       h->needs_copy = 1;
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = sizeof ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
         not actually use these entries.  Reset the size of .rela.got,
         which will cause it to get stripped from the output file
         below.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       if (s != NULL)
        s->size = 0;
     }
 
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sgot != NULL && srel != NULL);
 
       /* Get the index in the procedure linkage table which
       /* This symbol has an entry in the global offset table.  Set it
         up.  */
 
-      sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got");
-      srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.got");
+      sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got");
+      srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.got");
       BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL && srel != NULL);
 
       rel.r_offset = (sgot->output_section->vma
                  && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                      || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak));
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                  ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rel.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sgot = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+  sgot = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
   BFD_ASSERT (sgot != NULL);
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
        }
 
       /* Fill in the first entry in the procedure linkage table.  */
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".plt");
       if (splt && splt->size > 0)
        {
          if (info->shared)
 
 /* SPARC-specific support for 64-bit ELF
    Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
-   2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
+   2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynlocal)
     {
       bfd * dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
-      asection *dynsymsec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynsym");
+      asection *dynsymsec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynsym");
       struct elf_link_local_dynamic_entry *e;
 
       for (e = elf_hash_table (info)->dynlocal; e ; e = e->next)
 
   if (htab == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
 
   if (!htab->sdynbss
       || (!info->shared && !htab->srelbss))
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          if (s == NULL)
            abort ();
          s->size = htab->dynamic_interpreter_size;
     return FALSE;
 
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (htab->elf.dynamic_sections_created)
     {
 
   struct elf_link_hash_table *htab = elf_hash_table (info);
 
   /* This function may be called more than once.  */
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got");
-  if (s != NULL && (s->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0)
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got");
+  if (s != NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
   flags = bed->dynamic_sec_flags;
          asection *ip;
 
          if (htab->dynobj != NULL
-             && (ip = bfd_get_section_by_name (htab->dynobj, p->name)) != NULL
-             && (ip->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED)
+             && (ip = bfd_get_linker_section (htab->dynobj, p->name)) != NULL
              && ip->output_section == p)
            return TRUE;
        }
     return FALSE;
 
   bed = get_elf_backend_data (hash_table->dynobj);
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
   BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
   newsize = s->size + bed->s->sizeof_dyn;
       bfd_byte *extdyn;
 
       bed = get_elf_backend_data (hash_table->dynobj);
-      sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (hash_table->dynobj, ".dynamic");
       if (sdyn != NULL)
        for (extdyn = sdyn->contents;
             extdyn < sdyn->contents + sdyn->size;
   size = _bfd_elf_strtab_size (dynstr);
 
   bed = get_elf_backend_data (dynobj);
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
   BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
 
   /* Update all .dynamic entries referencing .dynstr strings.  */
       Elf_Internal_Verdef def;
       Elf_Internal_Verdaux defaux;
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_d");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".gnu.version_d");
       p = s->contents;
       do
        {
       Elf_Internal_Verneed need;
       Elf_Internal_Vernaux needaux;
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_r");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".gnu.version_r");
       p = s->contents;
       do
        {
       asection *s;
       bfd_boolean all_defined;
 
-      *sinterpptr = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+      *sinterpptr = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
       BFD_ASSERT (*sinterpptr != NULL || !info->executable);
 
       if (soname != NULL)
            return FALSE;
        }
 
-      dynstr = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynstr");
+      dynstr = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynstr");
       /* If .dynstr is excluded from the link, we don't want any of
         these tags.  Strictly, we should be checking each section
         individually;  This quick check covers for the case where
       asection *s;
 
       /* Set up the version definition section.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_d");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".gnu.version_d");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       /* We may have created additional version definitions if we are
 
       /* Work out the size of the version reference section.  */
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version_r");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".gnu.version_r");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       {
        struct elf_find_verdep_info sinfo;
          || _bfd_elf_link_renumber_dynsyms (output_bfd, info,
                                             §ion_sym_count) == 0)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".gnu.version");
          s->flags |= SEC_EXCLUDE;
        }
     }
                                                    §ion_sym_count);
 
       /* Work out the size of the symbol version section.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".gnu.version");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       if (dynsymcount != 0
          && (s->flags & SEC_EXCLUDE) == 0)
         the final symbol table, because until then we do not know the
         correct value to give the symbols.  We built the .dynstr
         section as we went along in elf_link_add_object_symbols.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynsym");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynsym");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
       s->size = dynsymcount * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
 
 
          elf_hash_table (info)->bucketcount = bucketcount;
 
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".hash");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".hash");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          hash_entry_size = elf_section_data (s)->this_hdr.sh_entsize;
          s->size = ((2 + bucketcount + dynsymcount) * hash_entry_size);
              return FALSE;
            }
 
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.hash");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".gnu.hash");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
          if (cinfo.nsyms == 0)
            }
        }
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynstr");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynstr");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       elf_finalize_dynstr (output_bfd, info);
     }
   else
     {
-      flinfo.dynsym_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynsym");
-      flinfo.hash_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".hash");
+      flinfo.dynsym_sec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynsym");
+      flinfo.hash_sec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".hash");
       /* Note that dynsym_sec can be NULL (on VMS).  */
-      flinfo.symver_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".gnu.version");
+      flinfo.symver_sec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".gnu.version");
       /* Note that it is OK if symver_sec is NULL.  */
     }
 
       bfd_byte *dyncon, *dynconend;
 
       /* Fix up .dynamic entries.  */
-      o = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      o = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
       BFD_ASSERT (o != NULL);
 
       dyncon = o->contents;
       /* Check for DT_TEXTREL (late, in case the backend removes it).  */
       if (((info->warn_shared_textrel && info->shared)
           || info->error_textrel)
-         && (o = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic")) != NULL)
+         && (o = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic")) != NULL)
        {
          bfd_byte *dyncon, *dynconend;
 
            continue;
          if (elf_hash_table (info)->eh_info.hdr_sec == o)
            continue;
-         if ((elf_section_data (o->output_section)->this_hdr.sh_type
-              != SHT_STRTAB)
-             && (strcmp (bfd_get_section_name (abfd, o), ".dynstr") != 0))
+         if (strcmp (o->name, ".dynstr") != 0)
            {
              /* FIXME: octets_per_byte.  */
              if (! bfd_set_section_contents (abfd, o->output_section,
 
       if (name != NULL)
        {
-         reloc_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name);
+         reloc_sec = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, name);
 
          if (reloc_sec != NULL)
            elf_section_data (sec)->sreloc = reloc_sec;
       if (name == NULL)
        return NULL;
 
-      reloc_sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, name);
+      reloc_sec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, name);
 
       if (reloc_sec == NULL)
        {
-         flagword flags;
-
-         flags = (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_READONLY | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
+         flagword flags = (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_READONLY
+                           | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED);
          if ((sec->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0)
            flags |= SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD;
 
-         reloc_sec = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, name, flags);
+         reloc_sec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, name, flags);
          if (reloc_sec != NULL)
            {
              if (! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, reloc_sec, alignment))
 
   if (!get_pltoff (abfd, info, ia64_info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.IA_64.pltoff",
-                                  (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                   | SEC_READONLY));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rela.IA_64.pltoff",
+                                         (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                          | SEC_READONLY));
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, LOG_SECTION_ALIGN))
     return FALSE;
       if (!dynobj)
        ia64_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      fptr = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".opd",
-                                         (SEC_ALLOC
-                                          | SEC_LOAD
-                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                          | (info->pie ? 0 : SEC_READONLY)
-                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      fptr = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".opd",
+                                                (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                 | SEC_LOAD
+                                                 | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                 | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                 | (info->pie ? 0
+                                                    : SEC_READONLY)
+                                                 | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!fptr
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, fptr, 4))
        {
       if (info->pie)
        {
          asection *fptr_rel;
-         fptr_rel = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, ".rela.opd",
-                                                 (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                                  | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                                  | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                                  | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                                  | SEC_READONLY));
+         fptr_rel = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, ".rela.opd",
+                                                        (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                                         | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                         | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                         | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                         | SEC_READONLY));
          if (fptr_rel == NULL
              || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, fptr_rel,
                                             LOG_SECTION_ALIGN))
       if (!dynobj)
        ia64_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-      pltoff = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj,
-                                           ELF_STRING_ia64_pltoff,
-                                           (SEC_ALLOC
-                                            | SEC_LOAD
-                                            | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                            | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                            | SEC_SMALL_DATA
-                                            | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
+      pltoff = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
+                                                  ELF_STRING_ia64_pltoff,
+                                                  (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                   | SEC_LOAD
+                                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                   | SEC_SMALL_DATA
+                                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED));
       if (!pltoff
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, pltoff, 4))
        {
   if (!dynobj)
     ia64_info->root.dynobj = dynobj = abfd;
 
-  srel = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, srel_name);
+  srel = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, srel_name);
   if (srel == NULL && create)
     {
-      srel = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, srel_name,
-                                         (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
-                                          | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                          | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                          | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                          | SEC_READONLY));
+      srel = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, srel_name,
+                                                (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD
+                                                 | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                 | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                 | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                 | SEC_READONLY));
       if (srel == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, srel,
                                         LOG_SECTION_ALIGN))
   if (ia64_info->root.dynamic_sections_created
       && info->executable)
     {
-      sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+      sec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
       BFD_ASSERT (sec != NULL);
       sec->contents = (bfd_byte *) ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER;
       sec->size = strlen (ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER) + 1;
 
       /* If we've got a .plt, we need some extra memory for the dynamic
         linker.  We stuff these in .got.plt.  */
-      sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      sec = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       sec->size = 8 * PLT_RESERVED_WORDS;
     }
 
       asection *sdyn, *sgotplt;
       bfd_vma gp_val;
 
-      sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
-      sgotplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".got.plt");
+      sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+      sgotplt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".got.plt");
       BFD_ASSERT (sdyn != NULL);
       dyncon = (ElfNN_External_Dyn *) sdyn->contents;
       dynconend = (ElfNN_External_Dyn *) (sdyn->contents + sdyn->size);
 
 
   dname = MIPS_ELF_REL_DYN_NAME (info);
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
-  sreloc = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, dname);
+  sreloc = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, dname);
   if (sreloc == NULL && create_p)
     {
-      sreloc = bfd_make_section_with_flags (dynobj, dname,
-                                           (SEC_ALLOC
-                                            | SEC_LOAD
-                                            | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
-                                            | SEC_IN_MEMORY
-                                            | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
-                                            | SEC_READONLY));
+      sreloc = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj, dname,
+                                                  (SEC_ALLOC
+                                                   | SEC_LOAD
+                                                   | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+                                                   | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+                                                   | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
+                                                   | SEC_READONLY));
       if (sreloc == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (dynobj, sreloc,
                                          MIPS_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (dynobj)))
   flagword flags;
   register asection *s;
 
-  if (bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".compact_rel") == NULL)
+  if (bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".compact_rel") == NULL)
     {
       flags = (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_IN_MEMORY | SEC_LINKER_CREATED
               | SEC_READONLY);
 
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".compact_rel", flags);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".compact_rel", flags);
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s,
                                          MIPS_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (abfd)))
   /* On IRIX5, make an entry of compact relocation info.  */
   if (IRIX_COMPAT (output_bfd) == ict_irix5)
     {
-      asection *scpt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".compact_rel");
+      asection *scpt = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".compact_rel");
       bfd_byte *cr;
 
       if (scpt)
      EABI doesn't.  */
   if (!htab->is_vxworks)
     {
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynamic");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".dynamic");
       if (s != NULL)
        {
          if (! bfd_set_section_flags (abfd, s, flags))
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Create .stub section.  */
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                  MIPS_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME (abfd),
-                                  flags | SEC_CODE);
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                         MIPS_ELF_STUB_SECTION_NAME (abfd),
+                                         flags | SEC_CODE);
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s,
                                      MIPS_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (abfd)))
 
   if ((IRIX_COMPAT (abfd) == ict_irix5 || IRIX_COMPAT (abfd) == ict_none)
       && !info->shared
-      && bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rld_map") == NULL)
+      && bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rld_map") == NULL)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".rld_map",
-                                      flags &~ (flagword) SEC_READONLY);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".rld_map",
+                                             flags &~ (flagword) SEC_READONLY);
       if (s == NULL
          || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s,
                                          MIPS_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (abfd)))
        }
 
       /* Change alignments of some sections.  */
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".hash");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".hash");
       if (s != NULL)
        bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, MIPS_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (abfd));
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynsym");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".dynsym");
       if (s != NULL)
        bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, MIPS_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (abfd));
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynstr");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".dynstr");
       if (s != NULL)
        bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, MIPS_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (abfd));
+      /* ??? */
       s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".reginfo");
       if (s != NULL)
        bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, MIPS_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (abfd));
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynamic");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".dynamic");
       if (s != NULL)
        bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, MIPS_ELF_LOG_FILE_ALIGN (abfd));
     }
             and is filled in by the rtld to contain a pointer to
             the _r_debug structure. Its symbol value will be set in
             _bfd_mips_elf_finish_dynamic_symbol.  */
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rld_map");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rld_map");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
          name = SGI_COMPAT (abfd) ? "__rld_map" : "__RLD_MAP";
     return FALSE;
 
   /* Cache the sections created above.  */
-  htab->splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".plt");
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".dynbss");
+  htab->splt = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".plt");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".dynbss");
   if (htab->is_vxworks)
     {
-      htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.bss");
-      htab->srelplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rela.plt");
+      htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rela.bss");
+      htab->srelplt = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rela.plt");
     }
   else
-    htab->srelplt = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".rel.plt");
+    htab->srelplt = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".rel.plt");
   if (!htab->sdynbss
       || (htab->is_vxworks && !htab->srelbss && !info->shared)
       || !htab->srelplt
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size
            = strlen (ELF_DYNAMIC_INTERPRETER (output_bfd)) + 1;
 
   dynobj = elf_hash_table (info)->dynobj;
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   sgot = htab->sgot;
   gg = htab->got_info;
     if (SGI_COMPAT (output_bfd))
       {
        /* Write .compact_rel section out.  */
-       s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".compact_rel");
+       s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".compact_rel");
        if (s != NULL)
          {
            cpt.id1 = 1;
 
   if (!_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (dynobj, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
 
   if (htab->is_vxworks)
     {
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = htab->dynamic_interpreter_size;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) htab->dynamic_interpreter;
       /* This symbols needs a copy reloc.  Set it up.  */
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                  ".rela.bss");
+      s = bfd_get_linker_section (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
+                                 ".rela.bss");
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
   BFD_ASSERT (htab != NULL);
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       asection *splt;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = htab->elf.splt;
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       if (!sparc_finish_dyn (output_bfd, info, dynobj, sdyn, splt))
 
   struct elf_link_hash_table *htab = elf_hash_table (info);
 
   /* This function may be called more than once.  */
-  s = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, ".got");
-  if (s != NULL && (s->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0)
+  s = bfd_get_linker_section (abfd, ".got");
+  if (s != NULL)
     return TRUE;
 
   flags = bed->dynamic_sec_flags;
 
-  s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd,
-                                  (bed->rela_plts_and_copies_p
-                                   ? ".rela.got" : ".rel.got"),
-                                  (bed->dynamic_sec_flags
-                                   | SEC_READONLY));
+  s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd,
+                                         (bed->rela_plts_and_copies_p
+                                          ? ".rela.got" : ".rel.got"),
+                                         (bed->dynamic_sec_flags
+                                          | SEC_READONLY));
   if (s == NULL
       || ! bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
     return FALSE;
   htab->srelgot = s;
 
-  s = s_got = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
+  s = s_got = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got", flags);
   if (s == NULL
       || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s, bed->s->log_file_align))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (bed->want_got_plt)
     {
-      s = bfd_make_section_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
+      s = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (abfd, ".got.plt", flags);
       if (s == NULL
          || !bfd_set_section_alignment (abfd, s,
                                         bed->s->log_file_align))
   if (!_bfd_elf_create_dynamic_sections (dynobj, info))
     return FALSE;
 
-  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynbss");
+  htab->sdynbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynbss");
   if (!info->shared)
-    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
+    htab->srelbss = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".rela.bss");
 
   if (!htab->elf.splt || !htab->elf.srelplt || !htab->sdynbss
       || (!info->shared && !htab->srelbss))
       /* Set the contents of the .interp section to the interpreter.  */
       if (info->executable)
        {
-         s = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".interp");
+         s = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".interp");
          BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
          s->size = strlen (htab->dynamic_interpreter) + 1;
          s->contents = (unsigned char *) htab->dynamic_interpreter;
       /* This symbols needs a copy reloc.  Set it up.  */
       BFD_ASSERT (h->dynindx != -1);
 
-      s = bfd_get_section_by_name (h->root.u.def.section->owner,
-                                  ".rela.bss");
+      s = htab->srelbss;
       BFD_ASSERT (s != NULL);
 
       rela.r_offset = (h->root.u.def.value
   BFD_ASSERT (htab != NULL);
   dynobj = htab->elf.dynobj;
 
-  sdyn = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".dynamic");
+  sdyn = bfd_get_linker_section (dynobj, ".dynamic");
 
   if (elf_hash_table (info)->dynamic_sections_created)
     {
       asection *splt;
       bfd_boolean ret;
 
-      splt = bfd_get_section_by_name (dynobj, ".plt");
+      splt = htab->elf.splt;
       BFD_ASSERT (splt != NULL && sdyn != NULL);
 
       ret = tilegx_finish_dyn (output_bfd, info, dynobj, sdyn, splt);
 
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+FUNCTION
+       bfd_get_linker_section
+
+SYNOPSIS
+       asection *bfd_get_linker_section (bfd *abfd, const char *name);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+       Return the linker created section attached to @var{abfd}
+       named @var{name}.  Return NULL if no such section exists.
+*/
+
+asection *
+bfd_get_linker_section (bfd *abfd, const char *name)
+{
+  asection *sec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, name);
+
+  while (sec != NULL && (sec->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) == 0)
+    sec = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (sec);
+  return sec;
+}
+
 /*
 FUNCTION
        bfd_get_section_by_name_if