Question about an elf.c change

[Alan Modra]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 11:03:43AM -0800, Steve Ellcey wrote:
> 
> 2002-01-16  Steve Ellcey  <sje@cup.hp.com>
> 
>         * elf.c (_bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section): Do platform
> 	specific section checks before generic ones.
> 
> --- elf.c.orig	Wed Jan 16 10:42:17 2002
> +++ elf.c	Wed Jan 16 10:45:35 2002
> @@ -4044,13 +4044,6 @@ _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (abfd,
>        && elf_section_data (asect)->this_idx != 0)
>      return elf_section_data (asect)->this_idx;
>  
> -  if (bfd_is_abs_section (asect))
> -    return SHN_ABS;
> -  if (bfd_is_com_section (asect))
> -    return SHN_COMMON;
> -  if (bfd_is_und_section (asect))
> -    return SHN_UNDEF;
> -
>    for (index = 1; index < maxindex; index++)
>      {
>        hdr = i_shdrp[index];
> @@ -4074,6 +4067,13 @@ _bfd_elf_section_from_bfd_section (abfd,
>  	    return retval;
>  	}
>      }
> +
> +  if (bfd_is_abs_section (asect))
> +    return SHN_ABS;
> +  if (bfd_is_com_section (asect))
> +    return SHN_COMMON;
> +  if (bfd_is_und_section (asect))
> +    return SHN_UNDEF;
>  
>    bfd_set_error (bfd_error_nonrepresentable_section);

This is OK.  The reason I moved the bfd_is_*_section tests was for
efficiency, in order to avoid scanning sections when possible.

Hmm, now that I look at it again, I see no reason why
bed->elf_backend_section_from_bfd_section is called from inside a
loop.  None of the backends use the hdr arg.  I might make a
slightly more comprehensive patch.

-- 
Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre