commit:     279ad384a8d621f9a25985f2bf67803123940e4c
Author:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Fri Oct 10 05:41:15 2025 +0000
Commit:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Fri Oct 10 05:41:15 2025 +0000
URL:        
https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/toolchain/binutils-patches.git/commit/?id=279ad384

9999: patch still fails tests

Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org>

 ...-internal-symbol-table-in-relocatable-BFD.patch | 1885 --------------------
 1 file changed, 1885 deletions(-)

diff --git a/9999/0005-elf-Cache-internal-symbol-table-in-relocatable-BFD.patch 
b/9999/0005-elf-Cache-internal-symbol-table-in-relocatable-BFD.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index acae3cf..0000000
--- a/9999/0005-elf-Cache-internal-symbol-table-in-relocatable-BFD.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1885 +0,0 @@
-From 13058a8b8feb26ddafb62995f164d81dce02979c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: "H.J. Lu" <[email protected]>
-Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 13:16:19 +0800
-Subject: [PATCH] elf: Cache full internal symbol table for relocatable input
-
-Cache internal symbol table for relocatable input and use the internal
-symbol table cache for both local and global symbols to avoid swapping in
-the same symbol table repeatedly for --gc-sections.  This improves linker
---gc-sections speed by ~20x.
-
-Most backends cache the local symbol table in symtab_hdr->contents. But
-some backends cache something else in it.  Since symtab_hdr->contents may
-point to the middle of the internal symbol table cache, we can release
-symtab_hdr->contents only when no backends cache the local symbol table
-in it.
-
-bfd/
-
-       PR ld/33530
-       * elf-bfd.h (elf_obj_tdata): Add symtab and keep_symtab.
-       (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Remove the Elf_External_Sym_Shndx pointer
-       argument.
-       * elf-eh-frame.c (adjust_eh_frame_local_symbols): Changed to
-       return void.
-       (_bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame): Updated.  Don't cache
-       internal symbol table in symtab_hdr.
-       * elf-m10200.c (mn10200_elf_relax_section): Drop the last argument
-       to bfd_elf_get_elf_syms.
-       (mn10200_elf_get_relocated_section_contents): Likewise.
-       * elf-m10300.c (mn10300_elf_check_relocs): Likewise.
-       (mn10300_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       (mn10300_elf_get_relocated_section_contents): Likewise.
-       * elf32-arc.c (arc_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-arm.c (cmse_scan): Likewise.
-       (elf32_arm_size_stubs): Likewise.
-       (bfd_elf32_arm_init_maps): Likewise.
-       * elf32-avr.c (elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes): Likewise.
-       (retrieve_local_syms): Likewise.
-       (elf32_avr_relax_section): Likewise.
-       (elf32_avr_get_relocated_section_contents): Likewise.
-       (get_local_syms): Likewise.
-       * elf32-bfin.c (bfd_bfin_elf32_create_embedded_relocs): Likewise.
-       * elf32-cr16.c (elf32_cr16_get_relocated_section_contents):
-       Likewise.
-       (elf32_cr16_relax_section): Likewise.
-       (bfd_cr16_elf32_create_embedded_relocs): Likewise.
-       * elf32-crx.c (elf32_crx_get_relocated_section_contents):
-       Likewise.
-       (elf32_crx_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-csky.c (elf32_csky_size_stubs): Likewise.
-       * elf32-epiphany.c (epiphany_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-ft32.c (elf32_ft32_relax_delete_bytes): Likewise.
-       (elf32_ft32_relax_is_branch_target): Likewise.
-       (ft32_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-h8300.c (elf32_h8_relax_section): Likewise.
-       (elf32_h8_get_relocated_section_contents): Likewise.
-       * elf32-hppa.c (get_local_syms): Likewise.
-       * elf32-ip2k.c (ip2k_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-m32c.c (dump_symtab): Likewise.
-       (m32c_elf_relax_plt_section): Likewise.
-       (m32c_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-m68hc11.c (m68hc11_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-m68hc1x.c (elf32_m68hc11_size_stubs): Likewise.
-       * elf32-m68k.c (bfd_m68k_elf32_create_embedded_relocs): Likewise.
-       * elf32-metag.c (get_local_syms): Likewise.
-       * elf32-microblaze.c (microblaze_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-msp430.c (msp430_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-nds32.c (nds32_elf_relax_delete_blanks): Likewise.
-       (nds32_get_local_syms): Likewise.
-       * elf32-ppc.c (get_sym_h): Likewise.
-       (ppc_elf_late_size_sections): Likewise.
-       * elf32-pru.c (pru_elf_relax_delete_bytes): Likewise.
-       (pru_elf32_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-rl78.c (rl78_elf_relax_plt_section): Likewise.
-       (rl78_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-rx.c (elf32_rx_relax_section): Likewise.
-       (rx_dump_symtab): Likewise.
-       * elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       (sh_elf_get_relocated_section_contents): Likewise.
-       * elf32-spu.c (get_sym_h): Likewise.
-       (discover_functions): Likewise.
-       * elf32-v850.c (v850_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-xstormy16.c (xstormy16_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf32-xtensa.c (retrieve_local_syms): Likewise.
-       * elf64-alpha.c (elf64_alpha_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf64-hppa.c (elf64_hppa_check_relocs): Likewise.
-       * elf64-ia64-vms.c (elf64_ia64_relax_section): Likewise.
-       (elf64_vms_link_add_object_symbols): Likewise.
-       * elf64-mmix.c (mmix_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf64-ppc.c (opd_entry_value): Likewise.
-       (get_sym_h): Likewise.
-       (ppc64_elf_late_size_sections): Likewise.
-       (ppc64_elf_layout_multitoc): Likewise.
-       (got_and_plt_relr_for_local_syms): Likewise.
-       * elfnn-aarch64.c (_bfd_aarch64_add_call_stub_entries): Likewise.
-       (bfd_elfNN_aarch64_init_maps): Likewise.
-       * elfnn-ia64.c (elfNN_ia64_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elfnn-kvx.c (elfNN_kvx_size_stubs): Likewise.
-       * elfnn-loongarch.c (_bfd_riscv_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elfxx-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_relax_section): Likewise.
-       * elf.c (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms): Drop the Elf_External_Sym_Shndx
-       pointer argument.  Only allow the full external symbol table.
-       Cache internal symbol table.
-       (group_signature): Update the bfd_elf_get_elf_syms call.
-       (bfd_sym_from_r_symndx): Likewise.
-       (_bfd_elf_free_cached_info): Free internal symbol table cache.
-       * elfcode.h (elf_slurp_symbol_table): Don't free internal symbol
-       buffer.
-       * elflink.c (bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol): Update
-       the bfd_elf_get_elf_syms call.
-       (elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol): Likewise.  Free cached
-       internal symbol buffer unless it should be kept.
-       (elf_link_add_object_symbols): Update the bfd_elf_get_elf_syms
-       call.  Free cached internal symbol buffer.
-       (bfd_elf_match_symbols_in_sections): Update the
-       bfd_elf_get_elf_syms call.  Don't free the internal symbol table.
-       (elf_final_link_info): Remove external_syms, locsym_shndx and
-       internal_syms.
-       (elf_link_check_versioned_symbol): Update the bfd_elf_get_elf_syms
-       call.
-       (elf_link_input_bfd): Likewise.  Don't use symtab_hdr->contents
-       for internal symbol table.
-       (elf_final_link_free): Updated.
-       (bfd_elf_final_link): Don't set flinfo.external_syms,
-       flinfo.internal_syms nor flinfo.locsym_shndx.
-       (init_reloc_cookie): Remove the keep_memory argument.  Don't
-       cache internal symbol table in symtab_hdr.
-       (fini_reloc_cookie): Removed.
-       (init_reloc_cookie_for_section): Don't call fini_reloc_cookie on
-       error.
-       (_bfd_elf_gc_mark): Replace fini_reloc_cookie_for_section with
-       fini_reloc_cookie_rels.
-       (bfd_elf_gc_sections): Likewise.  Free the internal symbol table
-       cache.
-       (bfd_elf_discard_info): Replace fini_reloc_cookie_for_section with
-       fini_reloc_cookie_rels.  Don't call fini_reloc_cookie.
-       (bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entries): Updated.
-       * elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_relax_section): Don't use
-       use symtab_hdr->contents for internal symbol table.  Set
-       keep_symtab if the symbol table has been updated.
-
-libctf/
-
-       PR ld/33530
-       * ctf-open-bfd.c (ctf_bfdopen_ctfsect): Free internal symbol
-       table cache.
-
-Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <[email protected]>
----
- bfd/elf-bfd.h          |  11 ++-
- bfd/elf-eh-frame.c     |  17 ++---
- bfd/elf-m10200.c       |   4 +-
- bfd/elf-m10300.c       |  10 +--
- bfd/elf.c              | 131 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
- bfd/elf32-arc.c        |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-arm.c        |   7 +-
- bfd/elf32-avr.c        |  12 ++--
- bfd/elf32-bfin.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-cr16.c       |   6 +-
- bfd/elf32-crx.c        |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-csky.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-epiphany.c   |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-ft32.c       |   6 +-
- bfd/elf32-h8300.c      |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-hppa.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-ip2k.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-m32c.c       |   8 ++-
- bfd/elf32-m68hc11.c    |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.c    |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-m68k.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-metag.c      |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-microblaze.c |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-msp430.c     |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-nds32.c      |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-ppc.c        |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-pru.c        |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-rl78.c       |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-rx.c         |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-sh.c         |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-spu.c        |   4 +-
- bfd/elf32-v850.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c  |   2 +-
- bfd/elf32-xtensa.c     |   2 +-
- bfd/elf64-alpha.c      |   2 +-
- bfd/elf64-hppa.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c   |   4 +-
- bfd/elf64-mmix.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elf64-ppc.c        |  12 ++--
- bfd/elfcode.h          |   8 +--
- bfd/elflink.c          | 152 ++++++++++++-----------------------------
- bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c    |   4 +-
- bfd/elfnn-ia64.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elfnn-kvx.c        |   2 +-
- bfd/elfnn-loongarch.c  |   2 +-
- bfd/elfnn-riscv.c      |   2 +-
- bfd/elfxx-mips.c       |   2 +-
- bfd/elfxx-x86.c        |  24 +++----
- libctf/ctf-open-bfd.c  |   5 +-
- 49 files changed, 243 insertions(+), 262 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
-index 5d19529d972..b7061e55b59 100644
---- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
-+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
-@@ -2165,6 +2165,11 @@ struct elf_obj_tdata
-   /* Symbol buffer.  */
-   void *symbuf;
- 
-+  /* A pointer to the full internal symbol table of input relocatable
-+     SHT_SYMTAB if not NULL.  Don't use symtab_hdr->contents since not
-+     all backends use it to only cache local symbols.  */
-+  Elf_Internal_Sym *symtab;
-+
-   /* List of GNU properties.  Will be updated by setup_gnu_properties
-      after all input GNU properties are merged for output.  */
-   elf_property_list *properties;
-@@ -2207,6 +2212,9 @@ struct elf_obj_tdata
-      symbols.  */
-   unsigned int bad_symtab : 1;
- 
-+  /* Set if the symbol table cache should be kept.  */
-+  unsigned int keep_symtab : 1;
-+
-   /* Set if DT_FLAGS_1 has DF_1_PIE set.  */
-   unsigned int is_pie : 1;
- 
-@@ -2297,8 +2305,7 @@ extern unsigned int _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section
- extern char *bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section
-   (bfd *, unsigned, unsigned);
- extern Elf_Internal_Sym *bfd_elf_get_elf_syms
--  (bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, size_t, size_t, Elf_Internal_Sym *, void *,
--   Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *);
-+  (bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, size_t, size_t, Elf_Internal_Sym *, void *);
- extern char * bfd_elf_get_str_section (bfd *, unsigned int);
- extern const char *bfd_elf_sym_name
-   (bfd *, Elf_Internal_Shdr *, Elf_Internal_Sym *, asection *);
-diff --git a/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c b/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c
-index 4eda3c991bb..bd2c85291fb 100644
---- a/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf-eh-frame.c
-@@ -1448,12 +1448,10 @@ _bfd_elf_adjust_eh_frame_global_symbol (struct 
elf_link_hash_entry *h,
- /* The same for all local symbols defined in .eh_frame.  Returns true
-    if any symbol was changed.  */
- 
--static int
-+static void
- adjust_eh_frame_local_symbols (const asection *sec,
-                              struct elf_reloc_cookie *cookie)
- {
--  int adjusted = 0;
--
-   if (cookie->locsymcount > 1)
-     {
-       unsigned int shndx = elf_section_data (sec)->this_idx;
-@@ -1467,13 +1465,9 @@ adjust_eh_frame_local_symbols (const asection *sec,
-           bfd_signed_vma delta = offset_adjust (sym->st_value, sec);
- 
-           if (delta != 0)
--            {
--              adjusted = 1;
--              sym->st_value += delta;
--            }
-+            sym->st_value += delta;
-         }
-     }
--  return adjusted;
- }
- 
- /* This function is called for each input file before the .eh_frame
-@@ -1611,11 +1605,8 @@ _bfd_elf_discard_section_eh_frame
-   if (sec->size != sec->rawsize)
-     changed = 1;
- 
--  if (changed && adjust_eh_frame_local_symbols (sec, cookie))
--    {
--      Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
--      symtab_hdr->contents = (unsigned char *) cookie->locsyms;
--    }
-+  if (changed)
-+    adjust_eh_frame_local_symbols (sec, cookie);
-   return changed;
- }
- 
-diff --git a/bfd/elf-m10200.c b/bfd/elf-m10200.c
-index ca9a92e1221..4da86774ee2 100644
---- a/bfd/elf-m10200.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf-m10200.c
-@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ mn10200_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ mn10200_elf_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd 
*output_bfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf-m10300.c b/bfd/elf-m10300.c
-index b381bb9037c..373290cbe4a 100644
---- a/bfd/elf-m10300.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf-m10300.c
-@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ mn10300_elf_check_relocs (bfd *abfd,
-                 if (isymbuf == NULL)
-                   isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                   symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                                  NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                                  NULL, NULL);
-                 if (isymbuf)
-                   {
-                     isym = isymbuf + r_symndx;
-@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ mn10300_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-@@ -3019,7 +3019,7 @@ mn10300_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-@@ -3347,7 +3347,7 @@ mn10300_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -4463,7 +4463,7 @@ mn10300_elf_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd 
*output_bfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
-index bde7414ee21..9e220f0a0d7 100644
---- a/bfd/elf.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf.c
-@@ -428,21 +428,20 @@ bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (bfd *abfd,
- }
- 
- /* Read and convert symbols to internal format.
--   SYMCOUNT specifies the number of symbols to read, starting from
--   symbol SYMOFFSET.  If any of INTSYM_BUF, EXTSYM_BUF or EXTSHNDX_BUF
-+   PARTIAL_SYMCOUNT specifies the number of symbols to read, starting
-+   from symbol PARTIAL_SYMOFFSET.  If INTSYM_BUF or PARTIAL_EXTSYM_BUF
-    are non-NULL, they are used to store the internal symbols, external
--   symbols, and symbol section index extensions, respectively.
--   Returns a pointer to the internal symbol buffer (malloced if necessary)
--   or NULL if there were no symbols or some kind of problem.  */
-+   symbols, and symbol section index extensions, respectively.  Returns
-+   a pointer to the internal symbol buffer (malloced if necessary) or
-+   NULL if there were no symbols or some kind of problem.  */
- 
- Elf_Internal_Sym *
- bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
-                     Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr,
--                    size_t symcount,
--                    size_t symoffset,
-+                    size_t partial_symcount,
-+                    size_t partial_symoffset,
-                     Elf_Internal_Sym *intsym_buf,
--                    void *extsym_buf,
--                    Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *extshndx_buf)
-+                    void *partial_extsym_buf)
- {
-   Elf_Internal_Shdr *shndx_hdr;
-   void *alloc_ext;
-@@ -455,7 +454,12 @@ bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
-   const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
-   size_t extsym_size;
-   size_t amt;
--  file_ptr pos;
-+  file_ptr pos = 0;
-+  size_t symcount = partial_symcount;
-+  size_t symoffset = partial_symoffset;
-+  void *extsym_buf = NULL;
-+  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *extshndx_buf = NULL;
-+  bool cache_symtab = false;
- 
-   if (bfd_get_flavour (ibfd) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
-     abort ();
-@@ -474,6 +478,22 @@ bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
-       return elf_tdata (ibfd)->dt_symtab + symoffset;
-     }
- 
-+  if (elf_tdata (ibfd)->symtab != NULL)
-+    {
-+      /* NB: Should extsym_buf be cached?  */
-+      if (partial_extsym_buf != NULL)
-+      abort ();
-+
-+      if (intsym_buf != NULL)
-+      {
-+        memcpy (intsym_buf, elf_tdata (ibfd)->symtab + symoffset,
-+                symcount * sizeof (*intsym_buf));
-+        return intsym_buf;
-+      }
-+      else
-+      return elf_tdata (ibfd)->symtab + symoffset;
-+    }
-+
-   /* Normal syms might have section extension entries.  */
-   shndx_hdr = NULL;
-   if (elf_symtab_shndx_list (ibfd) != NULL)
-@@ -506,19 +526,31 @@ bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
-       }
-     }
- 
-+  if (elf_elfheader (ibfd)->e_type == ET_REL
-+      && symtab_hdr->sh_entsize != 0)
-+    {
-+      symcount = symtab_hdr->sh_size / symtab_hdr->sh_entsize;
-+      symoffset = 0;
-+      cache_symtab = true;
-+    }
-+
-   /* Read the symbols.  */
-   alloc_ext = NULL;
-   alloc_extshndx = NULL;
-   alloc_intsym = NULL;
-   bed = get_elf_backend_data (ibfd);
-   extsym_size = bed->s->sizeof_sym;
--  if (_bfd_mul_overflow (symcount, extsym_size, &amt))
-+  size_t extsym_buf_size;
-+  if (_bfd_mul_overflow (symcount, extsym_size, &extsym_buf_size))
-     {
-       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_too_big);
-       return NULL;
-     }
--  pos = symtab_hdr->sh_offset + symoffset * extsym_size;
--  size_t alloc_ext_size = amt;
-+  if (cache_symtab)
-+    pos = symtab_hdr->sh_offset;
-+  else
-+    pos = symtab_hdr->sh_offset + symoffset * extsym_size;
-+  size_t alloc_ext_size = extsym_buf_size;
-   if (bfd_seek (ibfd, pos, SEEK_SET) != 0
-       || !_bfd_mmap_read_temporary (&extsym_buf, &alloc_ext_size,
-                                   &alloc_ext, ibfd, false))
-@@ -551,22 +583,24 @@ bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
-       }
-     }
- 
--  if (intsym_buf == NULL)
-+  if (_bfd_mul_overflow (symcount, sizeof (Elf_Internal_Sym), &amt))
-     {
--      if (_bfd_mul_overflow (symcount, sizeof (Elf_Internal_Sym), &amt))
--      {
--        bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_too_big);
--        goto out1;
--      }
--      alloc_intsym = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) bfd_malloc (amt);
--      intsym_buf = alloc_intsym;
--      if (intsym_buf == NULL)
--      goto out1;
-+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_too_big);
-+      goto out1;
-     }
-+  alloc_intsym = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-+  if (alloc_intsym == NULL)
-+    {
-+      intsym_buf = NULL;
-+      goto out1;
-+    }
-+
-+  if (intsym_buf == NULL)
-+    intsym_buf = alloc_intsym;
- 
-   /* Convert the symbols to internal form.  */
--  isymend = intsym_buf + symcount;
--  for (esym = (const bfd_byte *) extsym_buf, isym = intsym_buf,
-+  isymend = alloc_intsym + symcount;
-+  for (esym = (const bfd_byte *) extsym_buf, isym = alloc_intsym,
-          shndx = extshndx_buf;
-        isym < isymend;
-        esym += extsym_size, isym++, shndx = shndx != NULL ? shndx + 1 : NULL)
-@@ -590,7 +624,9 @@ bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
-       {       
-         /* xgettext:c-format */
-         _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB symbol number %lu uses unsupported binding 
of %u"),
--                            ibfd, (unsigned long) (isym - intsym_buf), bind);
-+                            ibfd,
-+                            (unsigned long) (isym - alloc_intsym),
-+                            bind);
-         free (alloc_intsym);
-         intsym_buf = NULL;
-         goto out1;
-@@ -602,19 +638,42 @@ bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
-       {
-         /* xgettext:c-format */
-         _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB symbol number %lu uses unsupported type of 
%u"),
--                            ibfd, (unsigned long) (isym - intsym_buf), t);
-+                            ibfd,
-+                            (unsigned long) (isym - alloc_intsym),
-+                            t);
-         free (alloc_intsym);
-         intsym_buf = NULL;
-         goto out1;
-       }
-     }
- 
-+  if (intsym_buf != NULL && partial_extsym_buf != NULL)
-+    {
-+      if (partial_symcount != symcount)
-+      abort ();
-+      memcpy (partial_extsym_buf, extsym_buf, extsym_buf_size);
-+    }
-+
-  out1:
-   _bfd_munmap_temporary (alloc_extshndx, alloc_extshndx_size);
-  out2:
-   _bfd_munmap_temporary (alloc_ext, alloc_ext_size);
- 
--  return intsym_buf;
-+  if (intsym_buf == NULL)
-+    return intsym_buf;
-+
-+  if (!cache_symtab)
-+    return intsym_buf;
-+
-+  elf_tdata (ibfd)->symtab = alloc_intsym;
-+  if (intsym_buf != alloc_intsym)
-+    {
-+      memcpy (intsym_buf, alloc_intsym + partial_symoffset,
-+            partial_symcount * sizeof (*intsym_buf));
-+      return intsym_buf;
-+    }
-+  else
-+    return alloc_intsym + partial_symoffset;
- }
- 
- /* Look up a symbol name.  */
-@@ -659,8 +718,6 @@ static const char *
- group_signature (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *ghdr)
- {
-   Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr;
--  unsigned char esym[sizeof (Elf64_External_Sym)];
--  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx eshndx;
-   Elf_Internal_Sym isym;
- 
-   /* First we need to ensure the symbol table is available.  Make sure
-@@ -675,7 +732,7 @@ group_signature (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *ghdr)
-   /* Go read the symbol.  */
-   hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
-   if (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, 1, ghdr->sh_info,
--                          &isym, esym, &eshndx) == NULL)
-+                          &isym, NULL) == NULL)
-     return NULL;
- 
-   return bfd_elf_sym_name_raw (abfd, hdr, &isym);
-@@ -3029,12 +3086,10 @@ bfd_sym_from_r_symndx (struct sym_cache *cache,
-   if (cache->abfd != abfd || cache->indx[ent] != r_symndx)
-     {
-       Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
--      unsigned char esym[sizeof (Elf64_External_Sym)];
--      Elf_External_Sym_Shndx eshndx;
- 
-       symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
-       if (bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr, 1, r_symndx,
--                              &cache->sym[ent], esym, &eshndx) == NULL)
-+                              &cache->sym[ent], NULL) == NULL)
-       return NULL;
- 
-       if (cache->abfd != abfd)
-@@ -10239,8 +10294,16 @@ _bfd_elf_free_cached_info (bfd *abfd)
-             free (sec_info->cies);
-           }
-       }
-+#if 0
-+      /* NB: tdata->symtab_hdr.contents may point to the middle of
-+       tdata->symtab.  Need to update all backends only to cache
-+       the malloced memory in tdata->symtab_hdr.contents before
-+       tdata->symtab_hdr.contents can be freed.  */
-       free (tdata->symtab_hdr.contents);
-       tdata->symtab_hdr.contents = NULL;
-+#endif
-+      free (tdata->symtab);
-+      tdata->symtab = NULL;
-     }
- 
-   return _bfd_generic_bfd_free_cached_info (abfd);
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arc.c b/bfd/elf32-arc.c
-index ebfe4dcc26a..ed1dd56a59f 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-arc.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-arc.c
-@@ -3037,7 +3037,7 @@ arc_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-           if (isymbuf == NULL)
-             isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                             symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                            NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-           if (isymbuf == NULL)
-             goto error_return;
-         }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arm.c b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
-index ae3dc246be0..627c03eb507 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
-@@ -5928,7 +5928,7 @@ cmse_scan (bfd *input_bfd, struct 
elf32_arm_link_hash_table *htab,
-   local_syms = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
-   if (local_syms == NULL)
-     local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
--                                     symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0, NULL, NULL,
-+                                     symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0, NULL,
-                                      NULL);
-   if (symtab_hdr->sh_info && local_syms == NULL)
-     return false;
-@@ -6611,7 +6611,7 @@ elf32_arm_size_stubs (bfd *output_bfd,
-                           local_syms
-                             = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                     symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                                    NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                                    NULL, NULL);
-                         if (local_syms == NULL)
-                           goto error_ret_free_internal;
-                       }
-@@ -7966,8 +7966,7 @@ bfd_elf32_arm_init_maps (bfd *abfd)
-   /* Obtain a buffer full of symbols for this BFD. The hdr->sh_info field
-      should contain the number of local symbols, which should come before any
-      global symbols.  Mapping symbols are always local.  */
--  isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, localsyms, 0, NULL, NULL,
--                                NULL);
-+  isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, localsyms, 0, NULL, NULL);
- 
-   /* No internal symbols read?  Skip this BFD.  */
-   if (isymbuf == NULL)
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-avr.c b/bfd/elf32-avr.c
-index 6653e4d72f6..28e41914bd0 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-avr.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-avr.c
-@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@ elf32_avr_relax_delete_bytes (bfd *abfd,
-              if (isymbuf == NULL)
-                isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                               NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                               NULL, NULL);
-              if (isymbuf == NULL)
-                return false;
-            }
-@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ retrieve_local_syms (bfd *input_bfd)
-   isymbuf = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
-   if (isymbuf == NULL && locsymcount != 0)
-     isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr, locsymcount, 0,
--                                  NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                  NULL, NULL);
- 
-   /* Save the symbols for this input file so they won't be read again.  */
-   if (isymbuf && isymbuf != (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents)
-@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@ elf32_avr_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -3008,7 +3008,7 @@ elf32_avr_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-                                       (abfd,
-                                        symtab_hdr,
-                                        symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                       NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                       NULL, NULL);
-                                   if (isymbuf == NULL)
-                                     break;
-                                 }
-@@ -3241,7 +3241,7 @@ elf32_avr_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd 
*output_bfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -3590,7 +3590,7 @@ get_local_syms (bfd *input_bfd, struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
-       {
-         local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                            symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                           NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                           NULL, NULL);
-         /* Cache them for elf_link_input_bfd.  */
-         symtab_hdr->contents = (unsigned char *) local_syms;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-bfin.c b/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
-index 7ed1285f4c2..8b74a9f3039 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-bfin.c
-@@ -5351,7 +5351,7 @@ bfd_bfin_elf32_create_embedded_relocs (bfd *abfd,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-cr16.c b/bfd/elf32-cr16.c
-index 31d1ba41c17..3fc4b4adfa1 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-cr16.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-cr16.c
-@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ elf32_cr16_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd 
*output_bfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ elf32_cr16_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -2739,7 +2739,7 @@ bfd_cr16_elf32_create_embedded_relocs (bfd *abfd,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-crx.c b/bfd/elf32-crx.c
-index d2bc1f7ba72..03c20aab6cb 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-crx.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-crx.c
-@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ elf32_crx_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd *output_bfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ elf32_crx_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-csky.c b/bfd/elf32-csky.c
-index 40781a0e1bb..cc93602f5b0 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-csky.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-csky.c
-@@ -3543,7 +3543,7 @@ elf32_csky_size_stubs (bfd *output_bfd,
-                           bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd,
-                                                 symtab_hdr,
-                                                 symtab_hdr->sh_info,
--                                                0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                                0, NULL, NULL);
-                         if (local_syms == NULL)
-                           goto error_ret_free_internal;
-                       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-epiphany.c b/bfd/elf32-epiphany.c
-index ea60ce4dc72..bace4943dea 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-epiphany.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-epiphany.c
-@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ epiphany_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                       symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                      NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                      NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       goto error_return;
-     }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ft32.c b/bfd/elf32-ft32.c
-index 6ca175533da..ee9294def64 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-ft32.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-ft32.c
-@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ elf32_ft32_relax_delete_bytes (struct bfd_link_info 
*link_info, bfd * abfd,
-               if (isymbuf == NULL)
-                 isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                 symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                                NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                                NULL, NULL);
-               if (isymbuf == NULL)
-                 return false;
-             }
-@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ elf32_ft32_relax_is_branch_target (struct bfd_link_info 
*link_info,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               return false;
-           }
-@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ ft32_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                       symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                      NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                      NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       goto error_return;
-       symtab_hdr->contents = (unsigned char *) isymbuf;
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-h8300.c b/bfd/elf32-h8300.c
-index e183577fca4..4bd20f9c433 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-h8300.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-h8300.c
-@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ elf32_h8_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ elf32_h8_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd *output_bfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-hppa.c b/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
-index 2f463e12829..085b10b8ea9 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-hppa.c
-@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ get_local_syms (bfd *output_bfd, bfd *input_bfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info)
-       {
-         local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                            symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                           NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                           NULL, NULL);
-         /* Cache them for elf_link_input_bfd.  */
-         symtab_hdr->contents = (unsigned char *) local_syms;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ip2k.c b/bfd/elf32-ip2k.c
-index 5c28a06f318..71de071e1ec 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-ip2k.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-ip2k.c
-@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ ip2k_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                       symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                      NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                      NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       goto error_return;
-     }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m32c.c b/bfd/elf32-m32c.c
-index 8f6881bcb0b..bf24f487c44 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-m32c.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-m32c.c
-@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ dump_symtab (bfd * abfd, void *internal_syms, void 
*external_syms)
-   if (free_internal)
-     isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                   symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                  internal_syms, external_syms, NULL);
-+                                  internal_syms, external_syms);
-   else
-     isymbuf = internal_syms;
-   isymend = isymbuf + locsymcount;
-@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ m32c_elf_relax_plt_section (asection *splt,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           return false;
-       }
-@@ -1488,7 +1488,9 @@ m32c_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-     }
-   else
-     {
--      intsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr, symtab_hdr->sh_info, 
0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+      intsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-+                                    symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0, NULL,
-+                                    NULL);
-       symtab_hdr->contents = (bfd_byte *) intsyms;
-     }
- 
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68hc11.c b/bfd/elf32-m68hc11.c
-index f70716d66a2..b4e0a3220ac 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-m68hc11.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68hc11.c
-@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ m68hc11_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.c b/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.c
-index 7e8e0383717..9c1bac23549 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68hc1x.c
-@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ elf32_m68hc11_size_stubs (bfd *output_bfd, bfd *stub_bfd,
-       {
-         local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                            symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                           NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                           NULL, NULL);
-         /* Cache them for elf_link_input_bfd.  */
-         symtab_hdr->contents = (unsigned char *) local_syms;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-m68k.c b/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
-index 44ef102ea60..728da0754ab 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-m68k.c
-@@ -4439,7 +4439,7 @@ bfd_m68k_elf32_create_embedded_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-metag.c b/bfd/elf32-metag.c
-index 916f3e15c72..f754af6e3be 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-metag.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-metag.c
-@@ -3604,7 +3604,7 @@ get_local_syms (bfd *output_bfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, bfd 
*input_bfd,
-       {
-         local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                            symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                           NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                           NULL, NULL);
-         /* Cache them for elf_link_input_bfd.  */
-         symtab_hdr->contents = (unsigned char *) local_syms;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c b/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c
-index db7ed465779..3a526391676 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-microblaze.c
-@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ microblaze_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-   symcount =  symtab_hdr->sh_size / sizeof (Elf32_External_Sym);
-   if (isymbuf == NULL)
-     isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr, symcount,
--                                  0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                  0, NULL, NULL);
-   BFD_ASSERT (isymbuf != NULL);
- 
-   internal_relocs = _bfd_elf_link_read_relocs (abfd, sec, NULL, NULL, 
link_info->keep_memory);
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-msp430.c b/bfd/elf32-msp430.c
-index 3b356bfe4e2..5250f13a8b9 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-msp430.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-msp430.c
-@@ -2071,7 +2071,7 @@ msp430_elf_relax_section (bfd * abfd, asection * sec,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ msp430_elf_relax_section (bfd * abfd, asection * sec,
-           if (isymbuf == NULL)
-             isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                             symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                            NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                            NULL, NULL);
-           if (isymbuf == NULL)
-             goto error_return;
-         }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-nds32.c b/bfd/elf32-nds32.c
-index e22b58c4ea8..b15626349a8 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-nds32.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-nds32.c
-@@ -9225,7 +9225,7 @@ nds32_elf_relax_delete_blanks (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-   if (isym == NULL)
-     {
-       isym = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
--                                 symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                 symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0, NULL, NULL);
-       symtab_hdr->contents = (bfd_byte *) isym;
-     }
- 
-@@ -9533,7 +9533,7 @@ nds32_get_local_syms (bfd *abfd, asection *sec 
ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-       {
-         *isymbuf_p = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                            symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                           NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                           NULL, NULL);
-         if (*isymbuf_p == NULL)
-           return false;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
-index a3adcf8430e..e77e77fd687 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
-@@ -4114,7 +4114,7 @@ get_sym_h (struct elf_link_hash_entry **hp,
-         if (locsyms == NULL)
-           locsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info,
--                                          0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          0, NULL, NULL);
-         if (locsyms == NULL)
-           return false;
-         *locsymsp = locsyms;
-@@ -5570,7 +5570,7 @@ ppc_elf_late_size_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
-       if (local_syms == NULL && locsymcount != 0)
-       {
-         local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr, locsymcount,
--                                           0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                           0, NULL, NULL);
-         if (local_syms == NULL)
-           return false;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-pru.c b/bfd/elf32-pru.c
-index 45a86be3ccf..e0d9eb507e2 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-pru.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-pru.c
-@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ pru_elf_relax_delete_bytes (bfd *abfd,
-              if (isymbuf == NULL)
-                isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                               NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                               NULL, NULL);
-              if (isymbuf == NULL)
-                return false;
-            }
-@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ pru_elf32_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-rl78.c b/bfd/elf32-rl78.c
-index e2ea6b1d15f..3608008c977 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-rl78.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-rl78.c
-@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ rl78_elf_relax_plt_section (bfd *dynobj,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           return false;
-       }
-@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ rl78_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-     intsyms = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
-   else
-     {
--      intsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr, symtab_hdr->sh_info, 
0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+      intsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr, symtab_hdr->sh_info, 
0, NULL, NULL);
-       symtab_hdr->contents = (bfd_byte *) intsyms;
-     }
- 
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-rx.c b/bfd/elf32-rx.c
-index d8a2236a233..e18eab7bbda 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-rx.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-rx.c
-@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ elf32_rx_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-     intsyms = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
-   else
-     {
--      intsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr, symtab_hdr->sh_info, 
0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+      intsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr, symtab_hdr->sh_info, 
0, NULL, NULL);
-       symtab_hdr->contents = (bfd_byte *) intsyms;
-     }
- 
-@@ -3362,7 +3362,7 @@ rx_dump_symtab (bfd * abfd, void * internal_syms, void * 
external_syms)
-   if (!internal_syms)
-     isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                   symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                  internal_syms, external_syms, NULL);
-+                                  internal_syms, external_syms);
-   else
-     isymbuf = internal_syms;
-   isymend = isymbuf + locsymcount;
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh.c b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
-index e078e41b675..022799f389b 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-sh.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
-@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ sh_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-@@ -5118,7 +5118,7 @@ sh_elf_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd *output_bfd,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-spu.c b/bfd/elf32-spu.c
-index de051e48185..eb1ce1c9a12 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-spu.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-spu.c
-@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ get_sym_h (struct elf_link_hash_entry **hp,
-         if (locsyms == NULL)
-           locsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info,
--                                          0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          0, NULL, NULL);
-         if (locsyms == NULL)
-           return false;
-         *locsymsp = locsyms;
-@@ -3018,7 +3018,7 @@ discover_functions (struct bfd_link_info *info)
-       free (symtab_hdr->contents);
-       symtab_hdr->contents = NULL;
-       syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr, symcount, 0,
--                                 NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                 NULL, NULL);
-       symtab_hdr->contents = (void *) syms;
-       if (syms == NULL)
-       return false;
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-v850.c b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
-index 27744814691..4d96cf9fbce 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-v850.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-v850.c
-@@ -3548,7 +3548,7 @@ v850_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c b/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c
-index 5cee2f389eb..ae043319206 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-xstormy16.c
-@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ xstormy16_elf_relax_section (bfd *dynobj,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           return false;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
-index b21676df36a..c554740f357 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-xtensa.c
-@@ -6831,7 +6831,7 @@ retrieve_local_syms (bfd *input_bfd)
-   isymbuf = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
-   if (isymbuf == NULL && locsymcount != 0)
-     isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr, locsymcount, 0,
--                                  NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                  NULL, NULL);
- 
-   /* Save the symbols for this input file so they won't be read again.  */
-   if (isymbuf && isymbuf != (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents)
-diff --git a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
-index b13c99e4958..2b9eede314d 100644
---- a/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf64-alpha.c
-@@ -3814,7 +3814,7 @@ elf64_alpha_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
-index 05bb7f125b7..8cd2d918d8b 100644
---- a/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf64-hppa.c
-@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ elf64_hppa_check_relocs (bfd *abfd,
-         if (local_syms == NULL)
-           local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                              symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                             NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                             NULL, NULL);
-         if (local_syms == NULL)
-           return false;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c b/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
-index 822b263ae2c..f6d00fc1826 100644
---- a/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf64-ia64-vms.c
-@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ elf64_ia64_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == 0)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-@@ -4896,7 +4896,7 @@ elf64_vms_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info)
-   if (extsymcount != 0)
-     {
-       isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, extsymcount, extsymoff,
--                                    NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                    NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       goto error_return;
- 
-diff --git a/bfd/elf64-mmix.c b/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
-index bb8350718a2..642b2cdb9bb 100644
---- a/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf64-mmix.c
-@@ -2640,7 +2640,7 @@ mmix_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == 0)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-diff --git a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
-index fdda9e0bbb3..ee15d6f0639 100644
---- a/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
-@@ -5666,7 +5666,7 @@ opd_entry_value (asection *opd_sec,
-                         size_t symcnt = symtab_hdr->sh_info;
-                         sym = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (opd_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                     symcnt, 0,
--                                                    NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                                    NULL, NULL);
-                         if (sym == NULL)
-                           break;
-                         symtab_hdr->contents = (bfd_byte *) sym;
-@@ -5677,7 +5677,7 @@ opd_entry_value (asection *opd_sec,
-                   {
-                     sym = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (opd_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                 1, symndx,
--                                                NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                                NULL, NULL);
-                     if (sym == NULL)
-                       break;
-                   }
-@@ -6987,7 +6987,7 @@ get_sym_h (struct elf_link_hash_entry **hp,
-         if (locsyms == NULL)
-           locsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info,
--                                          0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          0, NULL, NULL);
-         if (locsyms == NULL)
-           return false;
-         *locsymsp = locsyms;
-@@ -10325,7 +10325,7 @@ ppc64_elf_late_size_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
-       if (local_syms == NULL && locsymcount != 0)
-       {
-         local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr, locsymcount,
--                                           0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                           0, NULL, NULL);
-         if (local_syms == NULL)
-           return false;
-       }
-@@ -12921,7 +12921,7 @@ ppc64_elf_layout_multitoc (struct bfd_link_info *info)
-       if (local_syms == NULL && locsymcount != 0)
-       {
-         local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr, locsymcount,
--                                           0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                           0, NULL, NULL);
-         if (local_syms == NULL)
-           return false;
-       }
-@@ -13591,7 +13591,7 @@ got_and_plt_relr_for_local_syms (struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
-       if (local_syms == NULL && locsymcount != 0)
-       {
-         local_syms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (ibfd, symtab_hdr, locsymcount,
--                                           0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                           0, NULL, NULL);
-         if (local_syms == NULL)
-           return false;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elfcode.h b/bfd/elfcode.h
-index 5224a1abee6..8777a08a77a 100644
---- a/bfd/elfcode.h
-+++ b/bfd/elfcode.h
-@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ elf_slurp_symbol_table (bfd *abfd, asymbol **symptrs, 
bool dynamic)
-       size_t i;
- 
-       isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, symcount, 0,
--                                    NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                    NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       return -1;
- 
-@@ -1523,16 +1523,10 @@ elf_slurp_symbol_table (bfd *abfd, asymbol **symptrs, 
bool dynamic)
-     }
- 
-   free (xverbuf);
--  if (hdr->contents != (unsigned char *) isymbuf
--      && !elf_use_dt_symtab_p (abfd))
--    free (isymbuf);
-   return symcount;
- 
-  error_return:
-   free (xverbuf);
--  if (hdr->contents != (unsigned char *) isymbuf
--      && !elf_use_dt_symtab_p (abfd))
--    free (isymbuf);
-   return -1;
- }
- 
-diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
-index 3f3ea2cce51..da4da5c453a 100644
---- a/bfd/elflink.c
-+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
-@@ -851,8 +851,6 @@ bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol (struct 
bfd_link_info *info,
-   struct elf_strtab_hash *dynstr;
-   size_t dynstr_index;
-   char *name;
--  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx eshndx;
--  char esym[sizeof (Elf64_External_Sym)];
- 
-   if (! is_elf_hash_table (info->hash))
-     return 0;
-@@ -869,7 +867,7 @@ bfd_elf_link_record_local_dynamic_symbol (struct 
bfd_link_info *info,
- 
-   /* Go find the symbol, so that we can find it's name.  */
-   if (!bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, &elf_tdata (input_bfd)->symtab_hdr,
--                           1, input_indx, &entry->isym, esym, &eshndx))
-+                           1, input_indx, &entry->isym, NULL))
-     {
-       bfd_release (input_bfd, entry);
-       return 0;
-@@ -3745,7 +3743,7 @@ elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol (bfd * abfd, carsym * 
symdef)
- 
-   /* Read in the symbol table.  */
-   isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, extsymcount, extsymoff,
--                                NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                NULL, NULL);
-   if (isymbuf == NULL)
-     return false;
- 
-@@ -3767,7 +3765,11 @@ elf_link_is_defined_archive_symbol (bfd * abfd, carsym 
* symdef)
-       }
-     }
- 
--  free (isymbuf);
-+  if (!elf_tdata (abfd)->keep_symtab)
-+    {
-+      free (elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab);
-+      elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab = NULL;
-+    }
- 
-   return result;
- }
-@@ -4830,7 +4832,7 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info)
-   if (extsymcount != 0)
-     {
-       isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, extsymcount, extsymoff,
--                                    NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                    NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       goto error_return;
- 
-@@ -5814,8 +5816,11 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info)
- 
-   free (extversym);
-   extversym = NULL;
--  free (isymbuf);
--  isymbuf = NULL;
-+
-+  /* NB: Since st_shndx of symbol from discarded section is changed to
-+     SHN_UNDEF, free the cached symbol table.  */
-+  free (elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab);
-+  elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab = NULL;
- 
-   if ((elf_dyn_lib_class (abfd) & DYN_AS_NEEDED) != 0)
-     {
-@@ -6167,7 +6172,8 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info)
-   free (nondeflt_vers);
-   free (extversym);
-  error_free_sym:
--  free (isymbuf);
-+  free (elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab);
-+  elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab = NULL;
-  error_return:
-   return false;
- }
-@@ -8809,7 +8815,7 @@ bfd_elf_match_symbols_in_sections (asection *sec1, 
asection *sec2,
-   if (ssymbuf1 == NULL)
-     {
-       isymbuf1 = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd1, hdr1, symcount1, 0,
--                                     NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                     NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf1 == NULL)
-       goto done;
- 
-@@ -8823,7 +8829,7 @@ bfd_elf_match_symbols_in_sections (asection *sec1, 
asection *sec2,
-   if (ssymbuf1 == NULL || ssymbuf2 == NULL)
-     {
-       isymbuf2 = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd2, hdr2, symcount2, 0,
--                                     NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                     NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf2 == NULL)
-       goto done;
- 
-@@ -9013,8 +9019,6 @@ bfd_elf_match_symbols_in_sections (asection *sec1, 
asection *sec2,
-  done:
-   free (symtable1);
-   free (symtable2);
--  free (isymbuf1);
--  free (isymbuf2);
- 
-   return result;
- }
-@@ -9056,14 +9060,6 @@ struct elf_final_link_info
-   void *external_relocs;
-   /* Buffer large enough to hold internal relocs of any section.  */
-   Elf_Internal_Rela *internal_relocs;
--  /* Buffer large enough to hold external local symbols of any input
--     BFD.  */
--  bfd_byte *external_syms;
--  /* And a buffer for symbol section indices.  */
--  Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *locsym_shndx;
--  /* Buffer large enough to hold internal local symbols of any input
--     BFD.  */
--  Elf_Internal_Sym *internal_syms;
-   /* Array large enough to hold a symbol index for each local symbol
-      of any input BFD.  */
-   long *indices;
-@@ -10666,7 +10662,7 @@ elf_link_check_versioned_symbol (struct bfd_link_info 
*info,
-       continue;
- 
-       isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input, hdr, extsymcount, extsymoff,
--                                    NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                    NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       return false;
- 
-@@ -11410,7 +11406,7 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (struct elf_final_link_info 
*flinfo, bfd *input_bfd)
-   Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
-   size_t locsymcount;
-   size_t extsymoff;
--  Elf_Internal_Sym *isymbuf;
-+  Elf_Internal_Sym *isymbuf = NULL;
-   Elf_Internal_Sym *isym;
-   Elf_Internal_Sym *isymend;
-   long *pindex;
-@@ -11456,13 +11452,10 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (struct elf_final_link_info 
*flinfo, bfd *input_bfd)
-            ? -1 : ~elf_gnu_osabi_retain));
- 
-   /* Read the local symbols.  */
--  isymbuf = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
--  if (isymbuf == NULL && locsymcount != 0)
-+  if (locsymcount != 0)
-     {
-       isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr, locsymcount, 0,
--                                    flinfo->internal_syms,
--                                    flinfo->external_syms,
--                                    flinfo->locsym_shndx);
-+                                    NULL, NULL);
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       return false;
-     }
-@@ -12632,9 +12625,6 @@ elf_final_link_free (bfd *obfd, struct 
elf_final_link_info *flinfo)
-   free (flinfo->contents);
-   free (flinfo->external_relocs);
-   free (flinfo->internal_relocs);
--  free (flinfo->external_syms);
--  free (flinfo->locsym_shndx);
--  free (flinfo->internal_syms);
-   free (flinfo->indices);
-   free (flinfo->sections);
-   if (flinfo->symshndxbuf != (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *) -1)
-@@ -12663,7 +12653,6 @@ bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
-   bfd_size_type max_external_reloc_size;
-   bfd_size_type max_internal_reloc_count;
-   bfd_size_type max_sym_count;
--  bfd_size_type max_sym_shndx_count;
-   Elf_Internal_Sym elfsym;
-   unsigned int i;
-   Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
-@@ -12792,7 +12781,6 @@ bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
-     }
-   max_internal_reloc_count = 0;
-   max_sym_count = 0;
--  max_sym_shndx_count = 0;
-   merged = false;
-   for (o = abfd->sections; o != NULL; o = o->next)
-     {
-@@ -12854,10 +12842,6 @@ bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
-                 if (sym_count > max_sym_count)
-                   max_sym_count = sym_count;
- 
--                if (sym_count > max_sym_shndx_count
--                    && elf_symtab_shndx_list (sec->owner) != NULL)
--                  max_sym_shndx_count = sym_count;
--
-                 esdi = elf_section_data (sec);
- 
-                 if (esdi->this_hdr.sh_type == SHT_REL
-@@ -13118,16 +13102,6 @@ bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
- 
-   if (max_sym_count != 0)
-     {
--      amt = max_sym_count * bed->s->sizeof_sym;
--      flinfo.external_syms = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (amt);
--      if (flinfo.external_syms == NULL)
--      goto error_return;
--
--      amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Sym);
--      flinfo.internal_syms = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) bfd_malloc (amt);
--      if (flinfo.internal_syms == NULL)
--      goto error_return;
--
-       amt = max_sym_count * sizeof (long);
-       flinfo.indices = (long int *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-       if (flinfo.indices == NULL)
-@@ -13139,14 +13113,6 @@ bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
-       goto error_return;
-     }
- 
--  if (max_sym_shndx_count != 0)
--    {
--      amt = max_sym_shndx_count * sizeof (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx);
--      flinfo.locsym_shndx = (Elf_External_Sym_Shndx *) bfd_malloc (amt);
--      if (flinfo.locsym_shndx == NULL)
--      goto error_return;
--    }
--
-   if (htab->tls_sec)
-     {
-       bfd_vma base, end = 0;  /* Both bytes.  */
-@@ -13890,8 +13856,7 @@ bfd_elf_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
- 
- static bool
- init_reloc_cookie (struct elf_reloc_cookie *cookie,
--                 struct bfd_link_info *info, bfd *abfd,
--                 bool keep_memory)
-+                 struct bfd_link_info *info, bfd *abfd)
- {
-   Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
-   const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
-@@ -13918,39 +13883,20 @@ init_reloc_cookie (struct elf_reloc_cookie *cookie,
-   else
-     cookie->r_sym_shift = 32;
- 
--  cookie->locsyms = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
--  if (cookie->locsyms == NULL && cookie->locsymcount != 0)
-+  if (cookie->locsymcount != 0)
-     {
-       cookie->locsyms = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                             cookie->locsymcount, 0,
--                                            NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                            NULL, NULL);
-       if (cookie->locsyms == NULL)
-       {
-         info->callbacks->einfo (_("%P%X: can not read symbols: %E\n"));
-         return false;
-       }
--      if (keep_memory || _bfd_elf_link_keep_memory (info))
--      {
--        symtab_hdr->contents = (bfd_byte *) cookie->locsyms;
--        info->cache_size += (cookie->locsymcount
--                             * sizeof (Elf_Internal_Sym));
--      }
-     }
-   return true;
- }
- 
--/* Free the memory allocated by init_reloc_cookie, if appropriate.  */
--
--static void
--fini_reloc_cookie (struct elf_reloc_cookie *cookie, bfd *abfd)
--{
--  Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr;
--
--  symtab_hdr = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr;
--  if (symtab_hdr->contents != (unsigned char *) cookie->locsyms)
--    free (cookie->locsyms);
--}
--
- /* Initialize the relocation information in COOKIE for input section SEC
-    of input bfd ABFD.  */
- 
-@@ -13996,28 +13942,9 @@ init_reloc_cookie_for_section (struct 
elf_reloc_cookie *cookie,
-                              struct bfd_link_info *info,
-                              asection *sec, bool keep_memory)
- {
--  if (!init_reloc_cookie (cookie, info, sec->owner, keep_memory))
--    goto error1;
--  if (!init_reloc_cookie_rels (cookie, info, sec->owner, sec,
--                             keep_memory))
--    goto error2;
--  return true;
--
-- error2:
--  fini_reloc_cookie (cookie, sec->owner);
-- error1:
--  return false;
--}
--
--/* Free the memory allocated by init_reloc_cookie_for_section,
--   if appropriate.  */
--
--static void
--fini_reloc_cookie_for_section (struct elf_reloc_cookie *cookie,
--                             asection *sec)
--{
--  fini_reloc_cookie_rels (cookie, sec);
--  fini_reloc_cookie (cookie, sec->owner);
-+  return (init_reloc_cookie (cookie, info, sec->owner)
-+        && init_reloc_cookie_rels (cookie, info, sec->owner, sec,
-+                                   keep_memory));
- }
- 
- /* Garbage collect unused sections.  */
-@@ -14209,7 +14136,7 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark (struct bfd_link_info *info,
-               ret = false;
-               break;
-             }
--        fini_reloc_cookie_for_section (&cookie, sec);
-+        fini_reloc_cookie_rels (&cookie, sec);
-       }
-     }
- 
-@@ -14231,7 +14158,7 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark (struct bfd_link_info *info,
-         if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark_fdes (info, sec, eh_frame,
-                                     gc_mark_hook, &cookie))
-           ret = false;
--        fini_reloc_cookie_for_section (&cookie, eh_frame);
-+        fini_reloc_cookie_rels (&cookie, eh_frame);
-       }
-     }
- 
-@@ -14665,7 +14592,7 @@ bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame_entries (bfd *abfd 
ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-       if (sec == NULL || sec->sec_info_type == SEC_INFO_TYPE_JUST_SYMS)
-       continue;
- 
--      if (!init_reloc_cookie (&cookie, info, ibfd, false))
-+      if (!init_reloc_cookie (&cookie, info, ibfd))
-       return false;
- 
-       for (sec = ibfd->sections; sec; sec = sec->next)
-@@ -14724,7 +14651,7 @@ bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
-         if (elf_section_data (sec)->sec_info
-             && (sec->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) == 0)
-           elf_eh_frame_section (sub) = sec;
--        fini_reloc_cookie_for_section (&cookie, sec);
-+        fini_reloc_cookie_rels (&cookie, sec);
-         sec = bfd_get_next_section_by_name (NULL, sec);
-       }
-     }
-@@ -14784,6 +14711,13 @@ bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info 
*info)
-           if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, o, gc_mark_hook))
-             return false;
-         }
-+
-+      if (!elf_tdata (sub)->keep_symtab
-+        && !_bfd_elf_link_keep_memory (info))
-+      {
-+        free (elf_tdata (sub)->symtab);
-+        elf_tdata (sub)->symtab = NULL;
-+      }
-     }
- 
-   /* Allow the backend to mark additional target specific sections.  */
-@@ -15239,7 +15173,7 @@ bfd_elf_discard_info (bfd *output_bfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info)
-                                         &cookie))
-           changed = 1;
- 
--        fini_reloc_cookie_for_section (&cookie, i);
-+        fini_reloc_cookie_rels (&cookie, i);
-       }
-     }
- 
-@@ -15274,7 +15208,7 @@ bfd_elf_discard_info (bfd *output_bfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info)
-               changed = 1;
-           }
- 
--        fini_reloc_cookie_for_section (&cookie, i);
-+        fini_reloc_cookie_rels (&cookie, i);
-       }
- 
-       eh_alignment = ((1 << o->alignment_power)
-@@ -15339,7 +15273,7 @@ bfd_elf_discard_info (bfd *output_bfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info)
-                   changed = 1;
-               }
-           }
--        fini_reloc_cookie_for_section (&cookie, i);
-+        fini_reloc_cookie_rels (&cookie, i);
-       }
-       /* Update the reference to the output .sframe section.  Used to
-        determine later if PT_GNU_SFRAME segment is to be generated.  */
-@@ -15362,13 +15296,11 @@ bfd_elf_discard_info (bfd *output_bfd, struct 
bfd_link_info *info)
- 
-       if (bed->elf_backend_discard_info != NULL)
-       {
--        if (!init_reloc_cookie (&cookie, info, abfd, false))
-+        if (!init_reloc_cookie (&cookie, info, abfd))
-           return -1;
- 
-         if ((*bed->elf_backend_discard_info) (abfd, &cookie, info))
-           changed = 1;
--
--        fini_reloc_cookie (&cookie, abfd);
-       }
-     }
- 
-diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
-index 3c3c2899674..553ba27b604 100644
---- a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
-+++ b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
-@@ -4471,7 +4471,7 @@ _bfd_aarch64_add_call_stub_entries (bool *stub_changed, 
bfd *output_bfd,
-                       local_syms
-                         = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                 symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                                NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                                NULL, NULL);
-                     if (local_syms == NULL)
-                       goto error_ret_free_internal;
-                   }
-@@ -4934,7 +4934,7 @@ bfd_elfNN_aarch64_init_maps (bfd *abfd)
-   /* Obtain a buffer full of symbols for this BFD. The hdr->sh_info field
-      should contain the number of local symbols, which should come before any
-      global symbols.  Mapping symbols are always local.  */
--  isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, localsyms, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+  isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, hdr, localsyms, 0, NULL, NULL);
- 
-   /* No internal symbols read?  Skip this BFD.  */
-   if (isymbuf == NULL)
-diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c b/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c
-index 528b1dcdcc3..48fce2380cd 100644
---- a/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c
-+++ b/bfd/elfnn-ia64.c
-@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ elfNN_ia64_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
-               isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                               symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                              NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                              NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == 0)
-               goto error_return;
-           }
-diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-kvx.c b/bfd/elfnn-kvx.c
-index 3b44db57421..8e75b400570 100644
---- a/bfd/elfnn-kvx.c
-+++ b/bfd/elfnn-kvx.c
-@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ elfNN_kvx_size_stubs (bfd *output_bfd,
-                           local_syms
-                             = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (input_bfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                     symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                                    NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                                    NULL, NULL);
-                         if (local_syms == NULL)
-                           goto error_ret_free_internal;
-                       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-loongarch.c b/bfd/elfnn-loongarch.c
-index 53cdb783859..10a4f99add7 100644
---- a/bfd/elfnn-loongarch.c
-+++ b/bfd/elfnn-loongarch.c
-@@ -5792,7 +5792,7 @@ loongarch_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-       && !(symtab_hdr->contents =
-          (unsigned char *) bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                  symtab_hdr->sh_info,
--                                                 0, NULL, NULL, NULL)))
-+                                                 0, NULL, NULL)))
-     return true;
- 
-   /* Estimate the maximum alignment for all output sections once time
-diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-riscv.c b/bfd/elfnn-riscv.c
-index 09cf7076733..d1ab410a94f 100644
---- a/bfd/elfnn-riscv.c
-+++ b/bfd/elfnn-riscv.c
-@@ -5492,7 +5492,7 @@ _bfd_riscv_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-         && !(symtab_hdr->contents =
-              (unsigned char *) bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                                      symtab_hdr->sh_info,
--                                                     0, NULL, NULL, NULL)))
-+                                                     0, NULL, NULL)))
-       goto fail;
- 
-       /* Get the value of the symbol referred to by the reloc.  */
-diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
-index 00ef0663728..44c58362dda 100644
---- a/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
-+++ b/bfd/elfxx-mips.c
-@@ -14136,7 +14136,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_relax_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sec,
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-                                           symtab_hdr->sh_info, 0,
--                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
-+                                          NULL, NULL);
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           goto error_return;
-       }
-diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-x86.c b/bfd/elfxx-x86.c
-index 140e86888a6..53083e0b54c 100644
---- a/bfd/elfxx-x86.c
-+++ b/bfd/elfxx-x86.c
-@@ -1154,15 +1154,11 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_relax_section (bfd *abfd 
ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-         /* Read this BFD's local symbols.  */
-         if (isymbuf == NULL)
-           {
--            isymbuf = (Elf_Internal_Sym *) symtab_hdr->contents;
-+            isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
-+                                            symtab_hdr->sh_info,
-+                                            0, NULL, NULL);
-             if (isymbuf == NULL)
--              {
--                isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symtab_hdr,
--                                                symtab_hdr->sh_info,
--                                                0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
--                if (isymbuf == NULL)
--                  goto error_return;
--              }
-+              goto error_return;
-           }
- 
-         isym = isymbuf + r_symndx;
-@@ -1345,14 +1341,10 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_relax_section (bfd *abfd 
ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-   return_status = true;
- 
- error_return:
--  if ((unsigned char *) isymbuf != symtab_hdr->contents)
--    {
--      /* Cache the symbol buffer if it must be kept.  */
--      if (keep_symbuf)
--      symtab_hdr->contents = (unsigned char *) isymbuf;
--      else
--      free (isymbuf);
--    }
-+  /* If the symbol table has been updated, it must be kept since it will
-+     be used later.  */
-+  if (keep_symbuf)
-+    elf_tdata (abfd)->keep_symtab = 1;
-   if (elf_section_data (input_section)->relocs != internal_relocs)
-     free (internal_relocs);
-   return return_status;
-diff --git a/libctf/ctf-open-bfd.c b/libctf/ctf-open-bfd.c
-index 7241de70709..205347c4e22 100644
---- a/libctf/ctf-open-bfd.c
-+++ b/libctf/ctf-open-bfd.c
-@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ ctf_bfdopen_ctfsect (struct bfd *abfd _libctf_unused_,
-       }
- 
-       isymbuf = bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (abfd, symhdr, symcount, 0,
--                                    NULL, symtab, NULL);
--      free (isymbuf);
-+                                    NULL, symtab);
-+      free (elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab);
-+      elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab = NULL;
-       if (isymbuf == NULL)
-       {
-         bfderrstr = N_("cannot read symbol table");
--- 
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