{
       struct elf_link_hash_entry **p;
 
-      p = (struct elf_link_hash_entry **)
-          bfd_zmalloc (reldata->count * sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry *));
+      p = ((struct elf_link_hash_entry **)
+          bfd_zmalloc (reldata->count * sizeof (*p)));
       if (p == NULL)
        return FALSE;
 
                    {
                      amt = ((isymend - isym + 1)
                             * sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry *));
-                     nondeflt_vers =
-                          (struct elf_link_hash_entry **) bfd_malloc (amt);
+                     nondeflt_vers
+                       = (struct elf_link_hash_entry **) bfd_malloc (amt);
                      if (!nondeflt_vers)
                        goto error_free_vers;
                    }
                }
 
              elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) = (enum dynamic_lib_link_class)
-                  (elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) & ~DYN_AS_NEEDED);
+               (elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) & ~DYN_AS_NEEDED);
 
              add_needed = TRUE;
              ret = elf_add_dt_needed_tag (abfd, info, soname, add_needed);
       /* Add this bfd to the loaded list.  */
       struct elf_link_loaded_list *n;
 
-      n = (struct elf_link_loaded_list *)
-          bfd_alloc (abfd, sizeof (struct elf_link_loaded_list));
+      n = (struct elf_link_loaded_list *) bfd_alloc (abfd, sizeof (*n));
       if (n == NULL)
        goto error_return;
       n->abfd = abfd;
            {
              best_chlen = max;
              best_size = i;
-              no_improvement_count = 0;
+             no_improvement_count = 0;
            }
          /* PR 11843: Avoid futile long searches for the best bucket size
             when there are a large number of symbols.  */
   if (entry == NULL)
     {
       entry = (struct bfd_hash_entry *)
-          bfd_hash_allocate (table, sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry));
+       bfd_hash_allocate (table, sizeof (struct elf_link_hash_entry));
       if (entry == NULL)
        return entry;
     }
       if (count1 == 0 || count2 == 0 || count1 != count2)
        goto done;
 
-      symtable1 = (struct elf_symbol *)
-          bfd_malloc (count1 * sizeof (struct elf_symbol));
-      symtable2 = (struct elf_symbol *)
-          bfd_malloc (count2 * sizeof (struct elf_symbol));
+      symtable1
+       = (struct elf_symbol *) bfd_malloc (count1 * sizeof (*symtable1));
+      symtable2
+       = (struct elf_symbol *) bfd_malloc (count2 * sizeof (*symtable2));
       if (symtable1 == NULL || symtable2 == NULL)
        goto done;
 
 
          amt = flinfo->shndxbuf_size * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
          destshndx = (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *) bfd_realloc (destshndx,
-                                                              amt * 2);
+                                                             amt * 2);
          if (destshndx == NULL)
            return 0;
          flinfo->symshndxbuf = destshndx;
            || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
           && ((flinfo->info->strip_discarded
                && discarded_section (h->root.u.def.section))
-              || (h->root.u.def.section->owner != NULL
+              || ((h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) == 0
+                  && h->root.u.def.section->owner != NULL
                   && (h->root.u.def.section->owner->flags & BFD_PLUGIN) != 0)))
     strip = TRUE;
   else if ((h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_undefined
                  s_type = h->type;
 
                  /* If a plugin symbol is referenced from a non-IR file,
-                    mark the symbol as undefined, except for symbol for
-                    linker created section.  */
+                    mark the symbol as undefined.  Note that the
+                    linker may attach linker created dynamic sections
+                    to the plugin bfd.  Symbols defined in linker
+                    created sections are not plugin symbols.  */
                  if (h->root.non_ir_ref
                      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
                          || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
  win:
   if (!child->vtable)
     {
-      child->vtable = (struct elf_link_virtual_table_entry *)
-          bfd_zalloc (abfd, sizeof (*child->vtable));
+      child->vtable = ((struct elf_link_virtual_table_entry *)
+                      bfd_zalloc (abfd, sizeof (*child->vtable)));
       if (!child->vtable)
        return FALSE;
     }
 
   if (!h->vtable)
     {
-      h->vtable = (struct elf_link_virtual_table_entry *)
-          bfd_zalloc (abfd, sizeof (*h->vtable));
+      h->vtable = ((struct elf_link_virtual_table_entry *)
+                  bfd_zalloc (abfd, sizeof (*h->vtable)));
       if (!h->vtable)
        return FALSE;
     }
    string table associated with ABFD.  */
 
 asection *
-_bfd_elf_make_dynamic_reloc_section (asection *         sec,
-                                    bfd *              dynobj,
-                                    unsigned int       alignment,
-                                    bfd *              abfd,
-                                    bfd_boolean        is_rela)
+_bfd_elf_make_dynamic_reloc_section (asection *sec,
+                                    bfd *dynobj,
+                                    unsigned int alignment,
+                                    bfd *abfd,
+                                    bfd_boolean is_rela)
 {
   asection * reloc_sec = elf_section_data (sec)->sreloc;