PATCH: Generate compressed DWARF debug info in .debug* sections

H.J. Lu hjl.tools@gmail.com
Wed Jul 21 19:42:00 GMT 2010


On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:23 AM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 7:48 AM, Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 07:30:37AM -0700, H.J. Lu wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 04:38:56PM -0700, H.J. Lu wrote:
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > This patch added SHF_GNU_COMPRESSED and fixed:
>>> >
>>> > http://www.sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11819
>>> >
>>> > I implemented --compress-debug-sections/--decompress-debug-sections for
>>> > objcopy.  Linker can also understand compressed debug sections.  I will
>>> > work on linker --compress-debug-sections support later.
>>> >
>>> > SHF_GNU_COMPRESSED isn't strictly required. I can peek into
>>> > .debug_* sections like gdb does. On the other hand, SHF_GNU_COMPRESSED
>>> > can avoid the peek. I can prepare a patch without SHF_GNU_COMPRESSED.
>>> > Any comments on that?
>>> >
>>>
>>> I think we should avoid SHF_GNU_COMPRESSED.  Here is a patch without
>>> SHF_GNU_COMPRESSED.  OK to install?
>>
>> 0x5a4c4942 or 0x42494c5a are valid unit lengths for .debug_info, so
>> IMHO it is a very bad design to avoid having any special flag that the
>> section has different, special, compressed format.
>>
>> BTW, if some .debug_* sections are compressed in some objects and not
>> compressed in others, is the result of linking them together a mixture of
>> both, or will it be recompressed as whole, something else?
>
> For the time being, linker will work with mixed input and generate
> uncompressed output. Linker compression will be a separate patch.
>
>> I think .zdebug_* was much better idea then this weird overloading of
>> standard sections, it will confuse a lot of tools very badly.
>>
>
> OK.  Can the new .zdebug sections can be either compressed or
> uncompressed?
>

Here is the updated patch to support compressed DWARF debug
sections in .zdebug sections.  OK to install?

Thanks.

-- 
H.J.
---
bfd/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
	    Cary Coutant  <ccoutant@google.com>

	* archive.c (bfd_openr_next_archived_file): Copy BFD_COMPRESS
	and BFD_DECOMPRESS.

	* bfd.c (BFD_COMPRESS): New.
	(BFD_DECOMPRESS): Likewise.
	(BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Likewise.
	(bfd_preserve_save): Replace BFD_IN_MEMORY with BFD_FLAGS_SAVED.

	* compress.c (bfd_uncompress_section_contents): Removed.
	(dwarf_debug_sections): New.
	(get_uncompressed_size): Likewise.
	(decompress_contents): Likewise.
	(bfd_compress_section_contents): Likewise.
	(bfd_get_full_section_contents): Likewise.
	(bfd_is_section_compressed): Likewise.
	(bfd_init_section_decompress_status): Likewise.
	(bfd_init_section_compress_status): Likewise.

	* dwarf2.c (read_section): Remove compressed_section_name.
	Try compressed debug section.
	(read_indirect_string): Updated.
	(read_abbrevs): Likewise.
	(decode_line_info): Likewise.
	(read_debug_ranges): Likewise.
	(find_line): Updated.

	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Call
	bfd_is_section_compressed to check if a debug section is
	compressed.  Call bfd_init_section_compress_status or
	bfd_init_section_decompress_status if needed.
	(special_sections_z): Use .zdebug prefix.

	* elflink.c (elf_link_input_bfd): Replace bfd_get_section_contents
	with bfd_get_full_section_contents.
	* merge.c (_bfd_add_merge_section): Likewise.

	* elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Allow BFD_COMPRESS and
	BFD_DECOMPRESS.
	(TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.

	* libbfd-in.h (dwarf_debug_section): New.
	(dwarf_debug_sections): Likewise.

	* libbfd.c (_bfd_generic_get_section_contents): Issue an error
	when getting contents on compressed/decompressed section.

	* reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Use
	bfd_get_full_section_contents to get full section contents.
	* simple.c (bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents): Likewise.

	* section.c (COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE): New.
	(COMPRESS_SECTION_DONE): Likewise.
	(DECOMPRESS_SECTION_SIZED): Likewise.
	(BFD_FAKE_SECTION): Add compress_status and compressed_size.
	(bfd_malloc_and_get_section): Replace bfd_get_section_contents
	with bfd_get_full_section_contents.

	* ecoff.c (bfd_debug_section): Add compress_status and
	compressed_size.

	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
	* libbfd.h: Likewise.

binutils/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* addr2line.c (process_file): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS.

	* objcopy.c (do_debug_sections): New.
	(OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS): New.
	(OPTION_DECOMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS): Likewise.
	(copy_options): Add OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS and
	OPTION_DECOMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS.
	(copy_usage): Add --compress-debug-sections and
	--decompress-debug-sections.
	(copy_file): Set BFD_COMPRESS or BFD_DECOMPRESS.
	(copy_section): Replace bfd_get_section_contents with
	bfd_get_full_section_contents.
	(copy_main): Handle OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS and
	OPTION_DECOMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS.  Check do_debug_sections to
	rename DWARF debug sections.

	* objdump.c (load_specific_debug_section): Replace
	bfd_get_section_contents with bfd_get_full_section_contents.
	Remove bfd_uncompress_section_contents.
	(dump_section): Replace bfd_get_section_contents with
	bfd_get_full_section_contents.
	(display_file): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS if needed.

	* readelf.c (uncompress_section_contents): Set buffer to NULL
	to indiate decompression failure.
	(load_specific_debug_section): Always call
	uncompress_section_contents.

binutils/testsuite/

2010-07-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* binutils-all/compress.exp: New.
	* binutils-all/dw2-1.S: Likewise.
	* binutils-all/dw2-2.S: Likewise.
	* binutils-all/libdw2-compressed.out: Likewise.
	* binutils-all/libdw2.out: Likewise.

gas/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* write.c (compress_debug): Optimize section flags check.

gas/testsuite/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* elf/dwarf2-1.s: Replace .zdebug_abbrev section with
	.debug_abbrev section.
	* elf/dwarf2-2.3: Likewise.

	* elf/dwarf2-1.d: Pass --compress-debug-sections to assembler.
	Updated.
	* elf/dwarf2-2.d: Likewise.

ld/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS after
	bfd_openr returns.
	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_try_needed): Likewise.

	* scripttempl/elf.sc: Include compressed DWARF debug sections.

ld/testsuite/

2010-07-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* ld-elf/compress.exp: New.
	* ld-elf/compress1.d: Likewise.
	* ld-elf/compress1.s: Likewise.
-------------- next part --------------
bfd/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
	    Cary Coutant  <ccoutant@google.com>

	* archive.c (bfd_openr_next_archived_file): Copy BFD_COMPRESS
	and BFD_DECOMPRESS.

	* bfd.c (BFD_COMPRESS): New.
	(BFD_DECOMPRESS): Likewise.
	(BFD_FLAGS_SAVED): Likewise.
	(bfd_preserve_save): Replace BFD_IN_MEMORY with BFD_FLAGS_SAVED.

	* compress.c (bfd_uncompress_section_contents): Removed.
	(dwarf_debug_sections): New.
	(get_uncompressed_size): Likewise.
	(decompress_contents): Likewise.
	(bfd_compress_section_contents): Likewise.
	(bfd_get_full_section_contents): Likewise.
	(bfd_is_section_compressed): Likewise.
	(bfd_init_section_decompress_status): Likewise.
	(bfd_init_section_compress_status): Likewise.

	* dwarf2.c (read_section): Remove compressed_section_name.
	Try compressed debug section.
	(read_indirect_string): Updated.
	(read_abbrevs): Likewise.
	(decode_line_info): Likewise.
	(read_debug_ranges): Likewise.
	(find_line): Updated.

	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr): Call
	bfd_is_section_compressed to check if a debug section is
	compressed.  Call bfd_init_section_compress_status or
	bfd_init_section_decompress_status if needed.
	(special_sections_z): Use .zdebug prefix.

	* elflink.c (elf_link_input_bfd): Replace bfd_get_section_contents
	with bfd_get_full_section_contents.
	* merge.c (_bfd_add_merge_section): Likewise.

	* elfxx-target.h (TARGET_BIG_SYM): Allow BFD_COMPRESS and
	BFD_DECOMPRESS.
	(TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.

	* libbfd-in.h (dwarf_debug_section): New.
	(dwarf_debug_sections): Likewise.

	* libbfd.c (_bfd_generic_get_section_contents): Issue an error
	when getting contents on compressed/decompressed section.

	* reloc.c (bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents): Use
	bfd_get_full_section_contents to get full section contents.
	* simple.c (bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents): Likewise.

	* section.c (COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE): New.
	(COMPRESS_SECTION_DONE): Likewise.
	(DECOMPRESS_SECTION_SIZED): Likewise.
	(BFD_FAKE_SECTION): Add compress_status and compressed_size.
	(bfd_malloc_and_get_section): Replace bfd_get_section_contents
	with bfd_get_full_section_contents.

	* ecoff.c (bfd_debug_section): Add compress_status and
	compressed_size.

	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerated.
	* libbfd.h: Likewise.

binutils/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* addr2line.c (process_file): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS.

	* objcopy.c (do_debug_sections): New.
	(OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS): New.
	(OPTION_DECOMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS): Likewise.
	(copy_options): Add OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS and
	OPTION_DECOMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS.
	(copy_usage): Add --compress-debug-sections and
	--decompress-debug-sections.
	(copy_file): Set BFD_COMPRESS or BFD_DECOMPRESS.
	(copy_section): Replace bfd_get_section_contents with
	bfd_get_full_section_contents.
	(copy_main): Handle OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS and
	OPTION_DECOMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS.  Check do_debug_sections to
	rename DWARF debug sections.

	* objdump.c (load_specific_debug_section): Replace
	bfd_get_section_contents with bfd_get_full_section_contents. 
	Remove bfd_uncompress_section_contents.
	(dump_section): Replace bfd_get_section_contents with
	bfd_get_full_section_contents.
	(display_file): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS if needed.

	* readelf.c (uncompress_section_contents): Set buffer to NULL
	to indiate decompression failure.
	(load_specific_debug_section): Always call
	uncompress_section_contents.

binutils/testsuite/

2010-07-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* binutils-all/compress.exp: New.
	* binutils-all/dw2-1.S: Likewise.
	* binutils-all/dw2-2.S: Likewise.
	* binutils-all/libdw2-compressed.out: Likewise.
	* binutils-all/libdw2.out: Likewise.

gas/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* write.c (compress_debug): Optimize section flags check.

gas/testsuite/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* elf/dwarf2-1.s: Replace .zdebug_abbrev section with
	.debug_abbrev section.
	* elf/dwarf2-2.3: Likewise.

	* elf/dwarf2-1.d: Pass --compress-debug-sections to assembler.
	Updated.
	* elf/dwarf2-2.d: Likewise.

ld/

2010-07-21  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* ldfile.c (ldfile_try_open_bfd): Set BFD_DECOMPRESS after
	bfd_openr returns.
	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_try_needed): Likewise.

	* scripttempl/elf.sc: Include compressed DWARF debug sections.

ld/testsuite/

2010-07-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* ld-elf/compress.exp: New.
	* ld-elf/compress1.d: Likewise.
	* ld-elf/compress1.s: Likewise.

diff --git a/bfd/archive.c b/bfd/archive.c
index fbe555b..4a5bc05 100644
--- a/bfd/archive.c
+++ b/bfd/archive.c
@@ -697,6 +697,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
 bfd *
 bfd_openr_next_archived_file (bfd *archive, bfd *last_file)
 {
+  bfd *abfd;
+
   if ((bfd_get_format (archive) != bfd_archive)
       || (archive->direction == write_direction))
     {
@@ -704,8 +706,14 @@ bfd_openr_next_archived_file (bfd *archive, bfd *last_file)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  return BFD_SEND (archive,
+  abfd = BFD_SEND (archive,
 		   openr_next_archived_file, (archive, last_file));
+
+  /* Copy BFD_COMPRESS and BFD_DECOMPRESS flags.  */
+  if (abfd)
+    abfd->flags |= archive->flags & (BFD_COMPRESS | BFD_DECOMPRESS);
+
+  return abfd;
 }
 
 bfd *
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index f97c67f..7785e68 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -1348,6 +1348,12 @@ typedef struct bfd_section
   /* Mark flag used by some linker backends for garbage collection.  */
   unsigned int gc_mark : 1;
 
+  /* Section compression status.  */
+  unsigned int compress_status : 2;
+#define COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE    0
+#define COMPRESS_SECTION_DONE    1
+#define DECOMPRESS_SECTION_SIZED 2
+
   /* The following flags are used by the ELF linker. */
 
   /* Mark sections which have been allocated to segments.  */
@@ -1404,6 +1410,9 @@ typedef struct bfd_section
      section size calculated on a previous linker relaxation pass.  */
   bfd_size_type rawsize;
 
+  /* The compressed size of the section in octets.  */
+  bfd_size_type compressed_size;
+
   /* Relaxation table. */
   struct relax_table *relax;
 
@@ -1637,17 +1646,17 @@ extern asection bfd_ind_section;
   /* name, id,  index, next, prev, flags, user_set_vma,            */  \
   { NAME,  IDX, 0,     NULL, NULL, FLAGS, 0,                           \
                                                                        \
-  /* linker_mark, linker_has_input, gc_mark, segment_mark,         */  \
+  /* linker_mark, linker_has_input, gc_mark, decompress_status,    */  \
      0,           0,                1,       0,                        \
                                                                        \
-  /* sec_info_type, use_rela_p,                                    */  \
-     0,             0,                                                 \
+  /* segment_mark, sec_info_type, use_rela_p,                      */  \
+     0,            0,             0,                                   \
                                                                        \
   /* sec_flg0, sec_flg1, sec_flg2, sec_flg3, sec_flg4, sec_flg5,   */  \
      0,        0,        0,        0,        0,        0,              \
                                                                        \
-  /* vma, lma, size, rawsize, relax, relax_count,                  */  \
-     0,   0,   0,    0,       0,     0,                                \
+  /* vma, lma, size, rawsize, compressed_size, relax, relax_count, */  \
+     0,   0,   0,    0,       0,               0,     0,               \
                                                                        \
   /* output_offset, output_section,              alignment_power,  */  \
      0,             (struct bfd_section *) &SEC, 0,                    \
@@ -4988,6 +4997,16 @@ struct bfd
      will be consistent from run to run.  */
 #define BFD_DETERMINISTIC_OUTPUT 0x4000
 
+  /* Compress sections in this BFD.  */
+#define BFD_COMPRESS 0x8000
+
+  /* Decompress sections in this BFD.  */
+#define BFD_DECOMPRESS 0x10000
+
+  /* Flags bits to be saved in bfd_preserve_save.  */
+#define BFD_FLAGS_SAVED \
+  (BFD_IN_MEMORY | BFD_COMPRESS | BFD_DECOMPRESS)
+
   /* Currently my_archive is tested before adding origin to
      anything. I believe that this can become always an add of
      origin, with origin set to 0 for non archive files.  */
@@ -5815,8 +5834,21 @@ bfd_byte *bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents
    (bfd *abfd, asection *sec, bfd_byte *outbuf, asymbol **symbol_table);
 
 /* Extracted from compress.c.  */
-bfd_boolean bfd_uncompress_section_contents
-   (bfd_byte **buffer, bfd_size_type *size);
+bfd_boolean bfd_compress_section_contents
+   (bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_byte *uncompressed_buffer,
+    bfd_size_type uncompressed_size);
+
+bfd_boolean bfd_get_full_section_contents
+   (bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_byte **ptr);
+
+bfd_boolean bfd_is_section_compressed
+   (bfd *abfd, asection *section);
+
+bfd_boolean bfd_init_section_decompress_status
+   (bfd *abfd, asection *section);
+
+bfd_boolean bfd_init_section_compress_status
+   (bfd *abfd, asection *section);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/bfd/bfd.c b/bfd/bfd.c
index 771989b..3b29603 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd.c
+++ b/bfd/bfd.c
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@ CODE_FRAGMENT
 .     will be consistent from run to run.  *}
 .#define BFD_DETERMINISTIC_OUTPUT 0x4000
 .
+.  {* Compress sections in this BFD.  *}
+.#define BFD_COMPRESS 0x8000
+.
+.  {* Decompress sections in this BFD.  *}
+.#define BFD_DECOMPRESS 0x10000
+.
+.  {* Flags bits to be saved in bfd_preserve_save.  *}
+.#define BFD_FLAGS_SAVED \
+.  (BFD_IN_MEMORY | BFD_COMPRESS | BFD_DECOMPRESS)
+.
 .  {* Currently my_archive is tested before adding origin to
 .     anything. I believe that this can become always an add of
 .     origin, with origin set to 0 for non archive files.  *}
@@ -1628,7 +1638,7 @@ bfd_preserve_save (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_preserve *preserve)
 
   abfd->tdata.any = NULL;
   abfd->arch_info = &bfd_default_arch_struct;
-  abfd->flags &= BFD_IN_MEMORY;
+  abfd->flags &= BFD_FLAGS_SAVED;
   abfd->sections = NULL;
   abfd->section_last = NULL;
   abfd->section_count = 0;
diff --git a/bfd/compress.c b/bfd/compress.c
index fe1b0fd..d2cf1cc 100644
--- a/bfd/compress.c
+++ b/bfd/compress.c
@@ -27,49 +27,336 @@
 #include <zlib.h>
 #endif
 
+/* Map of uncompressed DWARF debug section name to compressed one.  It
+   is terminated by NULL uncompressed_name.  */
+
+struct dwarf_debug_section dwarf_debug_sections[] =
+{
+  { ".debug_abbrev",		".zdebug_abbrev" },
+  { ".debug_aranges",		".zdebug_aranges" },
+  { ".debug_frame",		".zdebug_frame" },
+  { ".debug_info",		".zdebug_info" },
+  { ".debug_line",		".zdebug_line" },
+  { ".debug_pubnames",		".zdebug_pubnames" },
+  { ".debug_macinfo",		".zdebug_macinfo" },
+  { ".debug_str",		".zdebug_str", },
+  { ".debug_loc",		".zdebug_loc" },
+  { ".debug_pubtypes",		".zdebug_pubtypes" },
+  { ".debug_ranges",		".zdebug_ranges" },
+  { ".debug_static_func",	".zdebug_static_func" },
+  { ".debug_static_vars",	".zdebug_static_vars" },
+  { ".debug_types",		".zdebug_types" },
+  /* SGI/MIPS DWARF 2 extensions */
+  { ".debug_weaknames",		".zdebug_weaknames" },
+  { ".debug_funcnames",		".zdebug_funcnames" },
+  { ".debug_typenames",		".zdebug_typenames" },
+  { ".debug_varnames",		".zdebug_varnames" },
+  { NULL,			NULL },
+};
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+static bfd_boolean
+decompress_contents (bfd_byte *compressed_buffer,
+		     bfd_size_type compressed_size,
+		     bfd_byte *uncompressed_buffer,
+		     bfd_size_type uncompressed_size)
+{
+  z_stream strm;
+  int rc;
+
+  /* It is possible the section consists of several compressed
+     buffers concatenated together, so we uncompress in a loop.  */
+  strm.zalloc = NULL;
+  strm.zfree = NULL;
+  strm.opaque = NULL;
+  strm.avail_in = compressed_size - 12;
+  strm.next_in = (Bytef*) compressed_buffer + 12;
+  strm.avail_out = uncompressed_size;
+
+  rc = inflateInit (&strm);
+  while (strm.avail_in > 0)
+    {
+      if (rc != Z_OK)
+	return FALSE;
+      strm.next_out = ((Bytef*) uncompressed_buffer
+                       + (uncompressed_size - strm.avail_out));
+      rc = inflate (&strm, Z_FINISH);
+      if (rc != Z_STREAM_END)
+	return FALSE;
+      rc = inflateReset (&strm);
+    }
+  rc = inflateEnd (&strm);
+  return rc != Z_OK || strm.avail_out != 0 ? FALSE: TRUE;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	bfd_uncompress_section_contents
+	bfd_compress_section_contents
 
 SYNOPSIS
-	bfd_boolean bfd_uncompress_section_contents
-	  (bfd_byte **buffer, bfd_size_type *size);
+	bfd_boolean bfd_compress_section_contents
+	  (bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_byte *uncompressed_buffer,
+	   bfd_size_type uncompressed_size);
 
 DESCRIPTION
 
-	Uncompresses a section that was compressed using zlib, in place.  At
-	the call to this function, *@var{buffer} and *@var{size} should point
-	to the section contents to be uncompressed.  At the end of the
-	function, *@var{buffer} and *@var{size} will point to the uncompressed
-	contents.  This function assumes *BUFFER was allocated using
-	bfd_malloc() or equivalent.  If the section is not a valid compressed
-	section, or zlib is not installed on this machine, the input is
-	unmodified.
-
-        Returns @code{FALSE} if unable to uncompress successfully; in that case
-        the input is unmodified.  Otherwise, returns @code{TRUE}.
+	Compress data of the size specified in @var{uncompressed_size}
+	and pointed to by @var{uncompressed_buffer} using zlib and store
+	as the contents field.  This function assumes the contents
+	field was allocated using bfd_malloc() or equivalent.  If zlib
+	is not installed on this machine, the input is unmodified.
+
+	Return @code{TRUE} if the full section contents is compressed 
+	successfully.
 */
 
 bfd_boolean
-bfd_uncompress_section_contents (bfd_byte **buffer ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-				 bfd_size_type *size ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+bfd_compress_section_contents (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			       sec_ptr sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			       bfd_byte *uncompressed_buffer ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			       bfd_size_type uncompressed_size ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
 #ifndef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
   return FALSE;
 #else
-  bfd_size_type compressed_size = *size;
-  bfd_byte *compressed_buffer = *buffer;
+  bfd_size_type compressed_size;
+  bfd_byte *compressed_buffer;
+
+  compressed_size = compressBound (uncompressed_size) + 12;
+  compressed_buffer = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (compressed_size);
+
+  if (compress ((Bytef*) compressed_buffer + 12,
+		&compressed_size,
+		(const Bytef*) uncompressed_buffer,
+		uncompressed_size) != Z_OK)
+    {
+      free (compressed_buffer);
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* Write the zlib header.  In this case, it should be "ZLIB" followed
+     by the uncompressed section size, 8 bytes in big-endian order.  */
+  memcpy (compressed_buffer, "ZLIB", 4);
+  compressed_buffer[11] = uncompressed_size; uncompressed_size >>= 8;
+  compressed_buffer[10] = uncompressed_size; uncompressed_size >>= 8;
+  compressed_buffer[9] = uncompressed_size; uncompressed_size >>= 8;
+  compressed_buffer[8] = uncompressed_size; uncompressed_size >>= 8;
+  compressed_buffer[7] = uncompressed_size; uncompressed_size >>= 8;
+  compressed_buffer[6] = uncompressed_size; uncompressed_size >>= 8;
+  compressed_buffer[5] = uncompressed_size; uncompressed_size >>= 8;
+  compressed_buffer[4] = uncompressed_size;
+  compressed_size += 12;
+
+  /* Free the uncompressed contents if we compress in place.  */
+  if (uncompressed_buffer == sec->contents)
+    free (uncompressed_buffer);
+
+  sec->contents = compressed_buffer;
+  sec->size = compressed_size;
+  sec->compress_status = COMPRESS_SECTION_DONE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+#endif  /* HAVE_ZLIB_H */
+}
+
+/*
+FUNCTION
+	bfd_get_full_section_contents
+
+SYNOPSIS
+	bfd_boolean bfd_get_full_section_contents
+	  (bfd *abfd, asection *section, bfd_byte **ptr);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+	Read all data from @var{section} in BFD @var{abfd}, decompress
+	if needed, and store in @var{*ptr}.  If @var{*ptr} is NULL,
+	return @var{*ptr} with memory malloc'd by this function.  
+
+	Return @code{TRUE} if the full section contents is retrieved
+	successfully.
+*/
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_get_full_section_contents (bfd *abfd, sec_ptr sec, bfd_byte **ptr)
+{
+  bfd_size_type sz = sec->rawsize ? sec->rawsize : sec->size;
+  bfd_byte *p = *ptr;
+  bfd_boolean need_free, ret;
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+  bfd_size_type compressed_size;
   bfd_size_type uncompressed_size;
+  bfd_size_type rawsize;
+  bfd_byte *compressed_buffer;
   bfd_byte *uncompressed_buffer;
-  z_stream strm;
-  int rc;
-  bfd_size_type header_size = 12;
+#endif
+
+  if (sz == 0)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  switch (sec->compress_status)
+    {
+    case COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE:
+      if (p == NULL)
+	{
+	  p = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (sz);
+	  if (p == NULL)
+	    return FALSE;
+	  need_free = TRUE;
+	  *ptr = p;
+	}
+      else
+	need_free = FALSE;
+      ret = bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, p, 0, sz);
+      if (!ret && need_free)
+	free (p);
+      return ret;
+
+    case COMPRESS_SECTION_DONE:
+      if (p)
+	memcpy (p, sec->contents, sz);
+      else
+	*ptr = sec->contents;
+      return TRUE;
+
+    case DECOMPRESS_SECTION_SIZED:
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      abort ();
+    }
+
+#ifndef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+  return FALSE;
+#else
+  /* Read in the full compressed section contents.  */
+  uncompressed_size = sec->size;
+  compressed_size = sec->compressed_size;
+  compressed_buffer = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (compressed_size);
+  rawsize = sec->rawsize;
+  /* Clear rawsize, set size to compressed size and set compress_status
+     to COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE.  If the compressed size is bigger than
+     the uncompressed size, bfd_get_section_contents will fail.  */
+  sec->rawsize = 0;
+  sec->size = compressed_size;
+  sec->compress_status = COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE;
+  ret = bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, compressed_buffer,
+				  0, compressed_size);
+  /* Restore rawsize and size.  */
+  sec->rawsize = rawsize;
+  sec->size = uncompressed_size;
+  if (!ret)
+    {
+fail_compressed:
+      sec->compress_status = DECOMPRESS_SECTION_SIZED;
+      free (compressed_buffer);
+      return ret;
+    }
+
+  /* Decompress to caller buffer directly if it is provided. */
+  if (p)
+    uncompressed_buffer = p;
+  else
+    {
+      uncompressed_buffer = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (uncompressed_size);
+      if (uncompressed_buffer == NULL)
+	goto fail_compressed;
+    }
+
+  if (!decompress_contents (compressed_buffer, compressed_size,
+			    uncompressed_buffer, uncompressed_size))
+    {
+      sec->compress_status = DECOMPRESS_SECTION_SIZED;
+      free (compressed_buffer);
+      if (p == NULL)
+	free (uncompressed_buffer);
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  free (compressed_buffer);
+  if (p == NULL)
+    *ptr = uncompressed_buffer;
+
+  sec->contents = uncompressed_buffer;
+  sec->compress_status = COMPRESS_SECTION_DONE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+FUNCTION
+	bfd_is_section_compressed
+
+SYNOPSIS
+	bfd_boolean bfd_is_section_compressed
+	  (bfd *abfd, asection *section);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+	Return @code{TRUE} if @var{section} is compressed.
+*/
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_is_section_compressed (bfd *abfd, sec_ptr sec)
+{
+  bfd_byte compressed_buffer [12];
 
   /* Read the zlib header.  In this case, it should be "ZLIB" followed
      by the uncompressed section size, 8 bytes in big-endian order.  */
-  if (compressed_size < header_size
-      || ! CONST_STRNEQ ((char*) compressed_buffer, "ZLIB"))
-    return FALSE;
+  return (bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, compressed_buffer, 0, 12)
+	  && CONST_STRNEQ ((char*) compressed_buffer, "ZLIB"));
+}
+
+/*
+FUNCTION
+	bfd_init_section_decompress_status
+
+SYNOPSIS
+	bfd_boolean bfd_init_section_decompress_status
+	  (bfd *abfd, asection *section);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+	Record compressed section size, update section size with
+	decompressed size and set compress_status to
+	DECOMPRESS_SECTION_SIZED.
+
+	Return @code{FALSE} if the section is not a valid compressed
+	section or zlib is not installed on this machine.  Otherwise,
+	return @code{TRUE}.
+*/
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_init_section_decompress_status (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+				    sec_ptr sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+  return FALSE;
+#else
+  bfd_byte compressed_buffer [12];
+  bfd_size_type uncompressed_size;
+
+  if (sec->rawsize != 0
+      || sec->contents != NULL
+      || sec->compress_status != COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE
+      || !bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, compressed_buffer, 0, 12))
+    {
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
+  /* Read the zlib header.  In this case, it should be "ZLIB" followed
+     by the uncompressed section size, 8 bytes in big-endian order.  */
+  if (! CONST_STRNEQ ((char*) compressed_buffer, "ZLIB"))
+    {
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
   uncompressed_size = compressed_buffer[4]; uncompressed_size <<= 8;
   uncompressed_size += compressed_buffer[5]; uncompressed_size <<= 8;
   uncompressed_size += compressed_buffer[6]; uncompressed_size <<= 8;
@@ -79,42 +366,66 @@ bfd_uncompress_section_contents (bfd_byte **buffer ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
   uncompressed_size += compressed_buffer[10]; uncompressed_size <<= 8;
   uncompressed_size += compressed_buffer[11];
 
-  /* It is possible the section consists of several compressed
-     buffers concatenated together, so we uncompress in a loop.  */
-  strm.zalloc = NULL;
-  strm.zfree = NULL;
-  strm.opaque = NULL;
-  strm.avail_in = compressed_size - header_size;
-  strm.next_in = (Bytef*) compressed_buffer + header_size;
-  strm.avail_out = uncompressed_size;
-  uncompressed_buffer = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (uncompressed_size);
-  if (! uncompressed_buffer)
-    return FALSE;
+  sec->compressed_size = sec->size;
+  sec->size = uncompressed_size;
+  sec->compress_status = DECOMPRESS_SECTION_SIZED;
 
-  rc = inflateInit (&strm);
-  while (strm.avail_in > 0)
+  return TRUE;
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+FUNCTION
+	bfd_init_section_compress_status
+
+SYNOPSIS
+	bfd_boolean bfd_init_section_compress_status
+	  (bfd *abfd, asection *section);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+	If open for read, compress section, update section size with
+	compressed size and set compress_status to COMPRESS_SECTION_DONE.
+
+	Return @code{FALSE} if the section is not a valid compressed
+	section or zlib is not installed on this machine.  Otherwise,
+	return @code{TRUE}.
+*/
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_init_section_compress_status (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+				  sec_ptr sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+  return FALSE;
+#else
+  bfd_size_type uncompressed_size;
+  bfd_byte *uncompressed_buffer;
+  bfd_boolean ret;
+
+  /* Error if not opened for read.  */
+  if (abfd->direction != read_direction
+      || sec->size == 0
+      || sec->rawsize != 0
+      || sec->contents != NULL
+      || sec->compress_status != COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE)
     {
-      if (rc != Z_OK)
-        goto fail;
-      strm.next_out = ((Bytef*) uncompressed_buffer
-                       + (uncompressed_size - strm.avail_out));
-      rc = inflate (&strm, Z_FINISH);
-      if (rc != Z_STREAM_END)
-        goto fail;
-      rc = inflateReset (&strm);
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+      return FALSE;
     }
-  rc = inflateEnd (&strm);
-  if (rc != Z_OK
-      || strm.avail_out != 0)
-    goto fail;
 
-  free (compressed_buffer);
-  *buffer = uncompressed_buffer;
-  *size = uncompressed_size;
-  return TRUE;
+  /* Read in the full section contents and compress it.  */
+  uncompressed_size = sec->size;
+  uncompressed_buffer = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (uncompressed_size);
+  if (!bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, uncompressed_buffer,
+				 0, uncompressed_size))
+    ret = FALSE;
+  else
+    ret = bfd_compress_section_contents (abfd, sec,
+					 uncompressed_buffer,
+					 uncompressed_size);
 
- fail:
   free (uncompressed_buffer);
-  return FALSE;
-#endif  /* HAVE_ZLIB_H */
+  return ret;
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/bfd/dwarf2.c b/bfd/dwarf2.c
index 1285833..0dff59a 100644
--- a/bfd/dwarf2.c
+++ b/bfd/dwarf2.c
@@ -414,23 +414,28 @@ lookup_info_hash_table (struct info_hash_table *hash_table, const char *key)
 static bfd_boolean
 read_section (bfd *           abfd,
 	      const char *    section_name,
-	      const char *    compressed_section_name,
 	      asymbol **      syms,
 	      bfd_uint64_t    offset,
 	      bfd_byte **     section_buffer,
 	      bfd_size_type * section_size)
 {
   asection *msec;
-  bfd_boolean section_is_compressed = FALSE;
 
   /* read_section is a noop if the section has already been read.  */
   if (!*section_buffer)
     {
       msec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, section_name);
-      if (! msec && compressed_section_name)
+      if (! msec)
 	{
-	  msec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, compressed_section_name);
-	  section_is_compressed = TRUE;
+	  struct dwarf_debug_section *d;
+	  for (d = dwarf_debug_sections; d->uncompressed_name; d++)
+	    if (strcmp (d->uncompressed_name, section_name) == 0)
+	      break;
+	  /* This should never happen.  */
+	  if (!d->uncompressed_name)
+	    abort ();
+	  section_name = d->compressed_name;
+	  msec = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, section_name);
 	}
       if (! msec)
 	{
@@ -456,16 +461,6 @@ read_section (bfd *           abfd,
 					  0, *section_size))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
-
-      if (section_is_compressed)
-	{
-	  if (! bfd_uncompress_section_contents (section_buffer, section_size))
-	    {
-	      (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("Dwarf Error: unable to decompress %s section."), compressed_section_name);
-	      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
-	      return FALSE;
-	    }
-	}
     }
 
   /* It is possible to get a bad value for the offset into the section
@@ -561,8 +556,7 @@ read_indirect_string (struct comp_unit * unit,
 
   *bytes_read_ptr = unit->offset_size;
 
-  if (! read_section (unit->abfd, ".debug_str", ".zdebug_str",
-		      stash->syms, offset,
+  if (! read_section (unit->abfd, ".debug_str", stash->syms, offset,
 		      &stash->dwarf_str_buffer, &stash->dwarf_str_size))
     return NULL;
 
@@ -644,8 +638,7 @@ read_abbrevs (bfd *abfd, bfd_uint64_t offset, struct dwarf2_debug *stash)
   unsigned int abbrev_form, hash_number;
   bfd_size_type amt;
 
-  if (! read_section (abfd, ".debug_abbrev", ".zdebug_abbrev",
-		      stash->syms, offset,
+  if (! read_section (abfd, ".debug_abbrev", stash->syms, offset,
 		      &stash->dwarf_abbrev_buffer, &stash->dwarf_abbrev_size))
     return NULL;
 
@@ -1353,8 +1346,7 @@ decode_line_info (struct comp_unit *unit, struct dwarf2_debug *stash)
   unsigned char op_code, extended_op, adj_opcode;
   bfd_size_type amt;
 
-  if (! read_section (abfd, ".debug_line", ".zdebug_line",
-		      stash->syms, unit->line_offset,
+  if (! read_section (abfd, ".debug_line", stash->syms, unit->line_offset,
 		      &stash->dwarf_line_buffer, &stash->dwarf_line_size))
     return NULL;
 
@@ -1769,8 +1761,7 @@ static bfd_boolean
 read_debug_ranges (struct comp_unit *unit)
 {
   struct dwarf2_debug *stash = unit->stash;
-  return read_section (unit->abfd, ".debug_ranges", ".zdebug_ranges",
-		       stash->syms, 0,
+  return read_section (unit->abfd, ".debug_ranges", stash->syms, 0,
 		       &stash->dwarf_ranges_buffer, &stash->dwarf_ranges_size);
 }
 
@@ -3192,86 +3183,37 @@ find_line (bfd *abfd,
 	{
 	  /* Case 1: only one info section.  */
 	  total_size = msec->size;
-	  if (! read_section (debug_bfd, ".debug_info", ".zdebug_info",
-			      symbols, 0,
+	  if (! read_section (debug_bfd, ".debug_info", symbols, 0,
 			      &stash->info_ptr_memory, &total_size))
 	    goto done;
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  int all_uncompressed = 1;
+	  /* Case 2: multiple sections.  */
 	  for (total_size = 0; msec; msec = find_debug_info (debug_bfd, msec))
-	    {
-	      total_size += msec->size;
-	      if (strcmp (msec->name, DWARF2_COMPRESSED_DEBUG_INFO) == 0)
-		all_uncompressed = 0;
-	    }
-	  if (all_uncompressed)
-	    {
-	      /* Case 2: multiple sections, but none is compressed.  */
-	      stash->info_ptr_memory = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (total_size);
-	      if (stash->info_ptr_memory == NULL)
-		goto done;
-
-	      total_size = 0;
-	      for (msec = find_debug_info (debug_bfd, NULL);
-		   msec;
-		   msec = find_debug_info (debug_bfd, msec))
-		{
-		  bfd_size_type size;
-
-		  size = msec->size;
-		  if (size == 0)
-		    continue;
+	    total_size += msec->size;
 
-		  if (!(bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents
-			(debug_bfd, msec, stash->info_ptr_memory + total_size,
-			 symbols)))
-		    goto done;
+	  stash->info_ptr_memory = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (total_size);
+	  if (stash->info_ptr_memory == NULL)
+	    goto done;
 
-		  total_size += size;
-		}
-	    }
-	  else
+	  total_size = 0;
+	  for (msec = find_debug_info (debug_bfd, NULL);
+	       msec;
+	       msec = find_debug_info (debug_bfd, msec))
 	    {
-	      /* Case 3: multiple sections, some or all compressed.  */
-	      stash->info_ptr_memory = NULL;
-	      total_size = 0;
-	      for (msec = find_debug_info (debug_bfd, NULL);
-		   msec;
-		   msec = find_debug_info (debug_bfd, msec))
-		{
-		  bfd_size_type size = msec->size;
-		  bfd_byte *buffer, *tmp;
+	      bfd_size_type size;
 
-		  if (size == 0)
-		    continue;
+	      size = msec->size;
+	      if (size == 0)
+		continue;
 
-		  buffer = (bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents
-			    (debug_bfd, msec, NULL, symbols));
-		  if (! buffer)
-		    goto done;
+	      if (!(bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents
+		    (debug_bfd, msec, stash->info_ptr_memory + total_size,
+		     symbols)))
+		goto done;
 
-		  if (strcmp (msec->name, DWARF2_COMPRESSED_DEBUG_INFO) == 0)
-		    {
-		      if (! bfd_uncompress_section_contents (&buffer, &size))
-			{
-			  free (buffer);
-			  goto done;
-			}
-		    }
-		  tmp = (bfd_byte *) bfd_realloc (stash->info_ptr_memory,
-						  total_size + size);
-		  if (tmp == NULL)
-		    {
-		      free (buffer);
-		      goto done;
-		    }
-		  stash->info_ptr_memory = tmp;
-		  memcpy (stash->info_ptr_memory + total_size, buffer, size);
-		  free (buffer);
-		  total_size += size;
-		}
+	      total_size += size;
 	    }
 	}
 
diff --git a/bfd/ecoff.c b/bfd/ecoff.c
index ecfc34e..ea1e8e0 100644
--- a/bfd/ecoff.c
+++ b/bfd/ecoff.c
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ static asection bfd_debug_section =
 {
   /* name,      id,  index, next, prev, flags, user_set_vma,       */
      "*DEBUG*", 0,   0,     NULL, NULL, 0,     0,
-  /* linker_mark, linker_has_input, gc_mark, segment_mark,         */
+  /* linker_mark, linker_has_input, gc_mark, compress_status,      */
      0,           0,                1,       0,
-  /* sec_info_type, use_rela_p,                                    */
-     0,             0,
+  /* segment_mark, sec_info_type, use_rela_p,                      */
+     0,            0,             0,
   /* sec_flg0, sec_flg1, sec_flg2, sec_flg3, sec_flg4, sec_flg5,   */
      0,        0,        0,        0,        0,        0,
-  /* vma, lma, size, rawsize, relax, relax_count,                  */
-     0,   0,   0,    0,       0,     0,
+  /* vma, lma, size, rawsize, compressed_size, relax, relax_count, */
+     0,   0,   0,    0,       0,               0,     0,
   /* output_offset, output_section, alignment_power,               */
      0,             NULL,           0,
   /* relocation, orelocation, reloc_count, filepos, rel_filepos,   */
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index e7651ba..c31237c 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,50 @@ _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd,
 	}
     }
 
+  /* Compress/decompress debug sections after the section flags is
+     set.  */
+  if ((flags & SEC_DEBUGGING))
+    {
+      enum { nothing, compress, decompress } action = nothing;
+
+      if (bfd_is_section_compressed (abfd, newsect))
+	{
+	  /* Compressed section.  Check if we should decompress.  */
+	  if ((abfd->flags & BFD_DECOMPRESS))
+	    action = decompress;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  /* Normal section.  Check if we should compress.  */
+	  if ((abfd->flags & BFD_COMPRESS))
+	    action = compress;
+	}
+
+      switch (action)
+	{
+	case nothing:
+	  break;
+	case compress:
+	  if (!bfd_init_section_compress_status (abfd, newsect))
+	    {
+	      (*_bfd_error_handler)
+		(_("%B: unable to initialize commpress status for section %s"),
+		 abfd, name);
+	      return FALSE;
+	    }
+	  break;
+	case decompress:
+	  if (!bfd_init_section_decompress_status (abfd, newsect))
+	    {
+	      (*_bfd_error_handler)
+		(_("%B: unable to initialize decommpress status for section %s"),
+		 abfd, name);
+	      return FALSE;
+	    }
+	  break;
+	}
+    }
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -2084,10 +2128,7 @@ static const struct bfd_elf_special_section special_sections_t[] =
 
 static const struct bfd_elf_special_section special_sections_z[] =
 {
-  { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".zdebug_line"),    0, SHT_PROGBITS, 0 },
-  { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".zdebug_info"),    0, SHT_PROGBITS, 0 },
-  { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".zdebug_abbrev"),  0, SHT_PROGBITS, 0 },
-  { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".zdebug_aranges"), 0, SHT_PROGBITS, 0 },
+  { STRING_COMMA_LEN (".zdebug"), 0, SHT_PROGBITS, 0 },
   { NULL,                     0,  0, 0,            0 }
 };
 
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index f445912..7eccf5f 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -9349,10 +9349,8 @@ elf_link_input_bfd (struct elf_final_link_info *finfo, bfd *input_bfd)
 	contents = elf_section_data (o)->this_hdr.contents;
       else
 	{
-	  bfd_size_type amt = o->rawsize ? o->rawsize : o->size;
-
 	  contents = finfo->contents;
-	  if (! bfd_get_section_contents (input_bfd, o, contents, 0, amt))
+	  if (! bfd_get_full_section_contents (input_bfd, o, &contents))
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-target.h b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
index ebce6a8..e0285be 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-target.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ const bfd_target TARGET_BIG_SYM =
 
   /* object_flags: mask of all file flags */
   (HAS_RELOC | EXEC_P | HAS_LINENO | HAS_DEBUG | HAS_SYMS | HAS_LOCALS
-   | DYNAMIC | WP_TEXT | D_PAGED),
+   | DYNAMIC | WP_TEXT | D_PAGED | BFD_COMPRESS | BFD_DECOMPRESS),
 
   /* section_flags: mask of all section flags */
   (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC | SEC_READONLY
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ const bfd_target TARGET_LITTLE_SYM =
 
   /* object_flags: mask of all file flags */
   (HAS_RELOC | EXEC_P | HAS_LINENO | HAS_DEBUG | HAS_SYMS | HAS_LOCALS
-   | DYNAMIC | WP_TEXT | D_PAGED),
+   | DYNAMIC | WP_TEXT | D_PAGED | BFD_COMPRESS | BFD_DECOMPRESS),
 
   /* section_flags: mask of all section flags */
   (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC | SEC_READONLY
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index 87a73b4..3153601 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -810,3 +810,13 @@ extern void bfd_section_already_linked_table_traverse
 extern bfd_vma read_unsigned_leb128 (bfd *, bfd_byte *, unsigned int *);
 extern bfd_signed_vma read_signed_leb128 (bfd *, bfd_byte *, unsigned int *);
 
+struct dwarf_debug_section
+{
+  const char *uncompressed_name;
+  const char *compressed_name;
+};
+
+/* Map of uncompressed DWARF debug section name to compressed one.  It
+   is terminated by NULL uncompressed_name.  */
+
+extern struct dwarf_debug_section dwarf_debug_sections[];
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.c b/bfd/libbfd.c
index b378622..a843f12 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.c
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.c
@@ -847,6 +847,15 @@ _bfd_generic_get_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
   if (count == 0)
     return TRUE;
 
+  if (section->compress_status != COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE)
+    {
+      (*_bfd_error_handler)
+	(_("%B: unable to get decompressed section %A"),
+	 abfd, section);
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_invalid_operation);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
   sz = section->rawsize ? section->rawsize : section->size;
   if (offset + count < count
       || offset + count > sz)
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index 3da79d9..775ae27 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -815,6 +815,16 @@ extern void bfd_section_already_linked_table_traverse
 extern bfd_vma read_unsigned_leb128 (bfd *, bfd_byte *, unsigned int *);
 extern bfd_signed_vma read_signed_leb128 (bfd *, bfd_byte *, unsigned int *);
 
+struct dwarf_debug_section
+{
+  const char *uncompressed_name;
+  const char *compressed_name;
+};
+
+/* Map of uncompressed DWARF debug section name to compressed one.  It
+   is terminated by NULL uncompressed_name.  */
+
+extern struct dwarf_debug_section dwarf_debug_sections[];
 /* Extracted from init.c.  */
 /* Extracted from libbfd.c.  */
 bfd_boolean bfd_write_bigendian_4byte_int (bfd *, unsigned int);
diff --git a/bfd/merge.c b/bfd/merge.c
index 7aa088f..aef3cf3 100644
--- a/bfd/merge.c
+++ b/bfd/merge.c
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ _bfd_add_merge_section (bfd *abfd, void **psinfo, asection *sec,
   struct sec_merge_sec_info *secinfo;
   unsigned int align;
   bfd_size_type amt;
+  bfd_byte *contents;
 
   if ((abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
       || (sec->flags & SEC_MERGE) == 0)
@@ -432,8 +433,8 @@ _bfd_add_merge_section (bfd *abfd, void **psinfo, asection *sec,
   sec->rawsize = sec->size;
   if (sec->flags & SEC_STRINGS)
     memset (secinfo->contents + sec->size, 0, sec->entsize);
-  if (! bfd_get_section_contents (sec->owner, sec, secinfo->contents,
-				  0, sec->size))
+  contents = secinfo->contents;
+  if (! bfd_get_full_section_contents (sec->owner, sec, &contents))
     goto error_return;
 
   return TRUE;
diff --git a/bfd/reloc.c b/bfd/reloc.c
index 7d16869..8a3432c 100644
--- a/bfd/reloc.c
+++ b/bfd/reloc.c
@@ -5623,15 +5623,13 @@ bfd_generic_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
   long reloc_size;
   arelent **reloc_vector;
   long reloc_count;
-  bfd_size_type sz;
 
   reloc_size = bfd_get_reloc_upper_bound (input_bfd, input_section);
   if (reloc_size < 0)
     return NULL;
 
   /* Read in the section.  */
-  sz = input_section->rawsize ? input_section->rawsize : input_section->size;
-  if (!bfd_get_section_contents (input_bfd, input_section, data, 0, sz))
+  if (!bfd_get_full_section_contents (input_bfd, input_section, &data))
     return NULL;
 
   if (reloc_size == 0)
diff --git a/bfd/section.c b/bfd/section.c
index 6e13fdb..51c2196 100644
--- a/bfd/section.c
+++ b/bfd/section.c
@@ -364,6 +364,12 @@ CODE_FRAGMENT
 .  {* Mark flag used by some linker backends for garbage collection.  *}
 .  unsigned int gc_mark : 1;
 .
+.  {* Section compression status.  *}
+.  unsigned int compress_status : 2;
+.#define COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE    0
+.#define COMPRESS_SECTION_DONE    1
+.#define DECOMPRESS_SECTION_SIZED 2
+.
 .  {* The following flags are used by the ELF linker. *}
 .
 .  {* Mark sections which have been allocated to segments.  *}
@@ -420,6 +426,9 @@ CODE_FRAGMENT
 .     section size calculated on a previous linker relaxation pass.  *}
 .  bfd_size_type rawsize;
 .
+.  {* The compressed size of the section in octets.  *}
+.  bfd_size_type compressed_size;
+.
 .  {* Relaxation table. *}
 .  struct relax_table *relax;
 .
@@ -653,17 +662,17 @@ CODE_FRAGMENT
 .  {* name, id,  index, next, prev, flags, user_set_vma,            *}	\
 .  { NAME,  IDX, 0,     NULL, NULL, FLAGS, 0,				\
 .									\
-.  {* linker_mark, linker_has_input, gc_mark, segment_mark,         *}	\
+.  {* linker_mark, linker_has_input, gc_mark, decompress_status,    *}	\
 .     0,           0,                1,       0,			\
 .									\
-.  {* sec_info_type, use_rela_p,                                    *}	\
-.     0,             0,							\
+.  {* segment_mark, sec_info_type, use_rela_p,                      *}	\
+.     0,            0,             0,					\
 .									\
 .  {* sec_flg0, sec_flg1, sec_flg2, sec_flg3, sec_flg4, sec_flg5,   *}	\
 .     0,        0,        0,        0,        0,        0,		\
 .									\
-.  {* vma, lma, size, rawsize, relax, relax_count,                  *}	\
-.     0,   0,   0,    0,       0,     0,				\
+.  {* vma, lma, size, rawsize, compressed_size, relax, relax_count, *}	\
+.     0,   0,   0,    0,       0,               0,     0,		\
 .									\
 .  {* output_offset, output_section,              alignment_power,  *}	\
 .     0,             (struct bfd_section *) &SEC, 0,			\
@@ -1480,20 +1489,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
 bfd_boolean
 bfd_malloc_and_get_section (bfd *abfd, sec_ptr sec, bfd_byte **buf)
 {
-  bfd_size_type sz = sec->rawsize ? sec->rawsize : sec->size;
-  bfd_byte *p = NULL;
-
-  *buf = p;
-  if (sz == 0)
-    return TRUE;
-
-  p = (bfd_byte *)
-      bfd_malloc (sec->rawsize > sec->size ? sec->rawsize : sec->size);
-  if (p == NULL)
-    return FALSE;
-  *buf = p;
-
-  return bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, p, 0, sz);
+  *buf = NULL;
+  return bfd_get_full_section_contents (abfd, sec, buf);
 }
 /*
 FUNCTION
diff --git a/bfd/simple.c b/bfd/simple.c
index 9a8397f..03d1a15 100644
--- a/bfd/simple.c
+++ b/bfd/simple.c
@@ -167,17 +167,9 @@ bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
   if ((abfd->flags & (HAS_RELOC | EXEC_P | DYNAMIC)) != HAS_RELOC
       || ! (sec->flags & SEC_RELOC))
     {
-      bfd_size_type amt = sec->rawsize > sec->size ? sec->rawsize : sec->size;
-      bfd_size_type size = sec->rawsize ? sec->rawsize : sec->size;
-
-      if (outbuf == NULL)
-	contents = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (amt);
-      else
-	contents = outbuf;
-
-      if (contents)
-	bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, contents, 0, size);
-
+      contents = outbuf;
+      if (!bfd_get_full_section_contents (abfd, sec, &contents))
+	return NULL;
       return contents;
     }
 
diff --git a/binutils/addr2line.c b/binutils/addr2line.c
index b49c43a..10c6cde 100644
--- a/binutils/addr2line.c
+++ b/binutils/addr2line.c
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ process_file (const char *file_name, const char *section_name,
   if (abfd == NULL)
     bfd_fatal (file_name);
 
+  /* Decompress sections.  */
+  abfd->flags |= BFD_DECOMPRESS;
+
   if (bfd_check_format (abfd, bfd_archive))
     fatal (_("%s: cannot get addresses from archive"), file_name);
 
diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index 9f374f8..88d6907 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -1066,6 +1066,8 @@ objcopy [@option{-F} @var{bfdname}|@option{--target=}@var{bfdname}]
         [@option{--section-alignment=}@var{num}]
         [@option{--stack=}@var{size}]
         [@option{--subsystem=}@var{which}:@var{major}.@var{minor}]
+        [@option{--compress-debug-sections}]
+        [@option{--decompress-debug-sections}]
         [@option{-v}|@option{--verbose}]
         [@option{-V}|@option{--version}]
         [@option{--help}] [@option{--info}]
@@ -1649,6 +1651,12 @@ This option is used to build a @file{.sym} file for a VxWorks kernel.
 It can also be a useful way of reducing the size of a @option{--just-symbols}
 linker input file.
 
+@item --compress-debug-sections
+Compress DWARF debug sections using zlib.
+
+@item --decompress-debug-sections
+Decompress DWARF debug sections using zlib.
+
 @item -V
 @itemx --version
 Show the version number of @command{objcopy}.
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 87a23ef..4f98e2a 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ static const char * gnu_debuglink_filename = NULL;
 /* Whether to convert debugging information.  */
 static bfd_boolean convert_debugging = FALSE;
 
+/* Whether to compress/decompress DWARF debug sections.  */
+static enum
+{
+  nothing,
+  compress,
+  decompress
+} do_debug_sections = nothing;
+
 /* Whether to change the leading character in symbol names.  */
 static bfd_boolean change_leading_char = FALSE;
 
@@ -258,7 +266,9 @@ enum command_line_switch
     OPTION_CHANGE_SECTION_LMA,
     OPTION_CHANGE_SECTION_VMA,
     OPTION_CHANGE_WARNINGS,
+    OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS,
     OPTION_DEBUGGING,
+    OPTION_DECOMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS,
     OPTION_GAP_FILL,
     OPTION_NO_CHANGE_WARNINGS,
     OPTION_PAD_TO,
@@ -355,7 +365,9 @@ static struct option copy_options[] =
   {"change-section-vma", required_argument, 0, OPTION_CHANGE_SECTION_VMA},
   {"change-start", required_argument, 0, OPTION_CHANGE_START},
   {"change-warnings", no_argument, 0, OPTION_CHANGE_WARNINGS},
+  {"compress-debug-sections", no_argument, 0, OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS},
   {"debugging", no_argument, 0, OPTION_DEBUGGING},
+  {"decompress-debug-sections", no_argument, 0, OPTION_DECOMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS},
   {"discard-all", no_argument, 0, 'x'},
   {"discard-locals", no_argument, 0, 'X'},
   {"extract-symbol", no_argument, 0, OPTION_EXTRACT_SYMBOL},
@@ -547,6 +559,8 @@ copy_usage (FILE *stream, int exit_status)
                                    <commit>\n\
      --subsystem <name>[:<version>]\n\
                                    Set PE subsystem to <name> [& <version>]\n\
+     --compress-debug-sections     Compress DWARF debug sections using zlib\n\
+     --decompress-debug-sections   Decompress DWARF debug sections using zlib\n\
   -v --verbose                     List all object files modified\n\
   @<file>                          Read options from <file>\n\
   -V --version                     Display this program's version number\n\
@@ -2189,6 +2203,18 @@ copy_file (const char *input_filename, const char *output_filename,
       return;
     }
 
+  switch (do_debug_sections)
+    {
+    case compress:
+      ibfd->flags |= BFD_COMPRESS;
+      break;
+    case decompress:
+      ibfd->flags |= BFD_DECOMPRESS;
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+
   if (bfd_check_format (ibfd, bfd_archive))
     {
       bfd_boolean force_output_target;
@@ -2633,9 +2659,9 @@ copy_section (bfd *ibfd, sec_ptr isection, void *obfdarg)
   if (bfd_get_section_flags (ibfd, isection) & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
       && bfd_get_section_flags (obfd, osection) & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS)
     {
-      void *memhunk = xmalloc (size);
+      bfd_byte *memhunk = NULL;
 
-      if (!bfd_get_section_contents (ibfd, isection, memhunk, 0, size))
+      if (!bfd_get_full_section_contents (ibfd, isection, &memhunk))
 	{
 	  status = 1;
 	  bfd_nonfatal_message (NULL, ibfd, isection, NULL);
@@ -3164,6 +3190,7 @@ copy_main (int argc, char *argv[])
   struct section_list *p;
   struct stat statbuf;
   const bfd_arch_info_type *input_arch = NULL;
+  struct dwarf_debug_section *d;
 
   while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "b:B:i:I:j:K:N:s:O:d:F:L:G:R:SpgxXHhVvW:w",
 			   copy_options, (int *) 0)) != EOF)
@@ -3445,10 +3472,18 @@ copy_main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	  change_leading_char = TRUE;
 	  break;
 
+	case OPTION_COMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS:
+	  do_debug_sections = compress;
+	  break;
+
 	case OPTION_DEBUGGING:
 	  convert_debugging = TRUE;
 	  break;
 
+	case OPTION_DECOMPRESS_DEBUG_SECTIONS:
+	  do_debug_sections = decompress;
+	  break;
+
 	case OPTION_GAP_FILL:
 	  {
 	    bfd_vma gap_fill_vma;
@@ -3854,6 +3889,22 @@ copy_main (int argc, char *argv[])
     fatal (_("warning: could not create temporary file whilst copying '%s', (error: %s)"),
 	   input_filename, strerror (errno));
 
+  switch (do_debug_sections)
+    {
+    case compress:
+      for (d = dwarf_debug_sections; d->uncompressed_name; d++)
+	add_section_rename (d->uncompressed_name, d->compressed_name,
+			    (flagword) -1);
+      break;
+    case decompress:
+      for (d = dwarf_debug_sections; d->uncompressed_name; d++)
+	add_section_rename (d->compressed_name, d->uncompressed_name,
+			    (flagword) -1);
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+
   copy_file (input_filename, tmpname, input_target, output_target, input_arch);
   if (status == 0)
     {
diff --git a/binutils/objdump.c b/binutils/objdump.c
index f94dee9..61f049e 100644
--- a/binutils/objdump.c
+++ b/binutils/objdump.c
@@ -2193,20 +2193,15 @@ load_specific_debug_section (enum dwarf_section_display_enum debug,
   struct dwarf_section *section = &debug_displays [debug].section;
   bfd *abfd = (bfd *) file;
   bfd_boolean ret;
-  int section_is_compressed;
 
   /* If it is already loaded, do nothing.  */
   if (section->start != NULL)
     return 1;
 
-  section_is_compressed = section->name == section->compressed_name;
-
   section->address = 0;
   section->size = bfd_get_section_size (sec);
-  section->start = (unsigned char *) xmalloc (section->size);
-
-  ret = bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, section->start, 0,
-				  section->size);
+  section->start = NULL;
+  ret = bfd_get_full_section_contents (abfd, sec, &section->start);
 
   if (! ret)
     {
@@ -2216,18 +2211,6 @@ load_specific_debug_section (enum dwarf_section_display_enum debug,
       return 0;
     }
 
-  if (section_is_compressed)
-    {
-      bfd_size_type size = section->size;
-      if (! bfd_uncompress_section_contents (&section->start, &size))
-        {
-          free_debug_section (debug);
-          printf (_("\nCan't uncompress section '%s'.\n"), section->name);
-          return 0;
-        }
-      section->size = size;
-    }
-
   if (is_relocatable && debug_displays [debug].relocate)
     {
       /* We want to relocate the data we've already read (and
@@ -2645,9 +2628,11 @@ dump_section (bfd *abfd, asection *section, void *dummy ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 	    (unsigned long) (section->filepos + start_offset));
   printf ("\n");
 
-  data = (bfd_byte *) xmalloc (datasize);
-
-  bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, section, data, 0, datasize);
+  if (!bfd_get_full_section_contents (abfd, section, &data))
+    {
+      non_fatal (_("Reading section failed"));
+      return;
+    }
 
   width = 4;
 
@@ -3191,6 +3176,10 @@ display_file (char *filename, char *target)
       return;
     }
 
+  /* Decompress sections unless dumping the section contents.  */
+  if (!dump_section_contents)
+    file->flags |= BFD_DECOMPRESS;
+
   /* If the file is an archive, process all of its elements.  */
   if (bfd_check_format (file, bfd_archive))
     {
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 447932c..ab70880 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -9865,8 +9865,7 @@ dump_section_as_bytes (Elf_Internal_Shdr * section,
   putchar ('\n');
 }
 
-/* Uncompresses a section that was compressed using zlib, in place.
-   This is a copy of bfd_uncompress_section_contents, in bfd/compress.c  */
+/* Uncompresses a section that was compressed using zlib, in place.  */
 
 static int
 uncompress_section_contents (unsigned char **buffer ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
@@ -9932,6 +9931,8 @@ uncompress_section_contents (unsigned char **buffer ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
  fail:
   free (uncompressed_buffer);
+  /* Indicate decompression failure.  */
+  *buffer = NULL;
   return 0;
 #endif  /* HAVE_ZLIB_H */
 }
@@ -9942,30 +9943,23 @@ load_specific_debug_section (enum dwarf_section_display_enum debug,
 {
   struct dwarf_section * section = &debug_displays [debug].section;
   char buf [64];
-  int section_is_compressed;
 
   /* If it is already loaded, do nothing.  */
   if (section->start != NULL)
     return 1;
 
-  section_is_compressed = section->name == section->compressed_name;
-
   snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), _("%s section data"), section->name);
   section->address = sec->sh_addr;
   section->size = sec->sh_size;
   section->start = (unsigned char *) get_data (NULL, (FILE *) file,
                                                sec->sh_offset, 1,
                                                sec->sh_size, buf);
+  if (uncompress_section_contents (&section->start, &section->size))
+    sec->sh_size = section->size;
+
   if (section->start == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if (section_is_compressed)
-    {
-      if (! uncompress_section_contents (&section->start, &section->size))
-        return 0;
-      sec->sh_size = section->size;
-    }
-
   if (debug_displays [debug].relocate)
     apply_relocations ((FILE *) file, sec, section->start);
 
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/compress.exp b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/compress.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdf71fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/compress.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#   Copyright 2010
+#   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+# Test compressed .debug section.
+
+if { [is_remote host] || ![is_elf_format] } then {
+    return
+}
+
+set testfile tmpdir/dw2-1.o
+set compressedfile tmpdir/dw2-1-compressed.o
+set copyfile tmpdir/dw2-copy
+set compressedfile2 tmpdir/dw2-2-compressed.o
+set libfile tmpdir/libdw2.a
+set compressedcopyfile tmpdir/dw2-copy-compressed
+
+if { ![binutils_assemble $srcdir/$subdir/dw2-1.S $testfile] } then {
+    fail "compressed debug sections"
+    return
+}
+
+if { ![binutils_assemble_flags $srcdir/$subdir/dw2-1.S $compressedfile --compress-debug-sections] } then {
+    unsupported "compressed debug sections"
+    return
+}
+
+if { ![binutils_assemble_flags $srcdir/$subdir/dw2-2.S $compressedfile2 --compress-debug-sections] } then {
+    unsupported "compressed debug sections"
+    return
+}
+
+remote_file host delete $libfile
+set got [binutils_run $AR "rc $libfile $compressedfile $compressedfile2"]
+if ![string match "" $got] then {
+    fail "compressed debug sections"
+    return
+}
+
+set testname "objcopy compress debug sections"
+set got [binutils_run $OBJCOPY "--compress-debug-sections $testfile ${copyfile}.o"]
+if ![string match "" $got] then {
+    fail "objcopy ($testname)"
+} else {
+    send_log "cmp $compressedfile ${copyfile}.o\n"
+    verbose "cmp $compressedfile ${copyfile}.o"
+    set src1 ${compressedfile}
+    set src2 ${copyfile}.o
+    set status [remote_exec build cmp "${src1} ${src2}"]
+    set exec_output [lindex $status 1]
+    set exec_output [prune_warnings $exec_output]
+
+    if [string match "" $exec_output] then {
+	pass "objcopy ($testname)"
+    } else {
+	send_log "$exec_output\n"
+	verbose "$exec_output" 1
+	fail "objcopy ($testname)"
+    }
+}
+
+set testname "objcopy decompress compressed debug sections"
+set got [binutils_run $OBJCOPY "--decompress-debug-sections $compressedfile ${copyfile}.o"]
+if ![string match "" $got] then {
+    fail "objcopy ($testname)"
+} else {
+    send_log "cmp $testfile ${copyfile}.o\n"
+    verbose "cmp $testfile ${copyfile}.o"
+    set src1 ${testfile}
+    set src2 ${copyfile}.o
+    set status [remote_exec build cmp "${src1} ${src2}"]
+    set exec_output [lindex $status 1]
+    set exec_output [prune_warnings $exec_output]
+
+    if [string match "" $exec_output] then {
+	pass "objcopy ($testname)"
+    } else {
+	send_log "$exec_output\n"
+	verbose "$exec_output" 1
+	fail "objcopy ($testname)"
+    }
+}
+
+set testname "objcopy decompress debug sections in archive"
+set got [binutils_run $OBJCOPY "--decompress-debug-sections $libfile ${copyfile}.a"]
+if ![string match "" $got] then {
+    fail "objcopy ($testname)"
+} else {
+    set got [remote_exec host "$READELF -S --wide ${copyfile}.a" "" "/dev/null" "tmpdir/libdw2.out"]
+
+    if { [lindex $got 0] != 0 || ![string match "" [lindex $got 1]] } then {
+	fail "$testname (reason: unexpected output)"
+	send_log $got
+	send_log "\n"
+    }
+
+    if { [regexp_diff tmpdir/libdw2.out $srcdir/$subdir/libdw2.out] } then {
+	fail "$testname"
+    } else {
+	pass "$testname"
+    }
+}
+
+set testname "objcopy compress debug sections in archive"
+set got [binutils_run $OBJCOPY "--compress-debug-sections ${copyfile}.a ${compressedcopyfile}.a"]
+if ![string match "" $got] then {
+    fail "objcopy ($testname)"
+} else {
+    set got [remote_exec host "$OBJDUMP -s -j .zdebug_line ${compressedcopyfile}.a" "" "/dev/null" "tmpdir/libdw2-compressed.out"]
+
+    if { [lindex $got 0] != 0 || ![string match "" [lindex $got 1]] } then {
+	fail "$testname (reason: unexpected output)"
+	send_log $got
+	send_log "\n"
+    }
+
+    if { [regexp_diff tmpdir/libdw2-compressed.out $srcdir/$subdir/libdw2-compressed.out] } then {
+	fail "$testname"
+    } else {
+	pass "$testname"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/dw2-1.S b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/dw2-1.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab12be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/dw2-1.S
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+/* This testcase is derived from a similar test in GDB.
+
+   Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* Dummy function to provide debug information for.  */
+
+	.text
+	.globl _start
+_start:
+	.int 0
+.Lbegin_text1:
+	.globl func_cu1
+	.type func_cu1, %function
+func_cu1:
+.Lbegin_func_cu1:
+	.int 0
+.Lend_func_cu1:
+	.size func_cu1, .-func_cu1
+.Lend_text1:
+
+/* Debug information */
+
+	.section .debug_info
+.Lcu1_begin:
+	/* CU header */
+	.4byte	.Lcu1_end - .Lcu1_start		/* Length of Compilation Unit */
+.Lcu1_start:
+	.2byte	2				/* DWARF Version */
+	.4byte	.Labbrev1_begin			/* Offset into abbrev section */
+	.byte	4				/* Pointer size */
+
+	/* CU die */
+	.uleb128 1				/* Abbrev: DW_TAG_compile_unit */
+	.4byte	.Lline1_begin			/* DW_AT_stmt_list */
+	.4byte	.Lend_text1			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.4byte	.Lbegin_text1			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.ascii	"file1.txt\0"			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.ascii	"GNU C 3.3.3\0"			/* DW_AT_producer */
+	.byte	1				/* DW_AT_language (C) */
+
+	/* func_cu1 */
+	.uleb128	2			/* Abbrev: DW_TAG_subprogram */
+	.byte		1			/* DW_AT_external */
+	.byte		1			/* DW_AT_decl_file */
+	.byte		2			/* DW_AT_decl_line */
+	.ascii		"func_cu1\0"		/* DW_AT_name */
+	.4byte		.Ltype_int-.Lcu1_begin	/* DW_AT_type */
+	.4byte		.Lbegin_func_cu1	/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.4byte		.Lend_func_cu1		/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.byte		1			/* DW_AT_frame_base: length */
+	.byte		0x55			/* DW_AT_frame_base: DW_OP_reg5 */
+
+.Ltype_int:
+	.uleb128	3			/* Abbrev: DW_TAG_base_type */
+	.ascii		"int\0"			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.byte		4			/* DW_AT_byte_size */
+	.byte		5			/* DW_AT_encoding */
+
+	.byte		0			/* End of children of CU */
+
+.Lcu1_end:
+
+/* Line table */
+	.section .debug_line
+.Lline1_begin:
+	.4byte		.Lline1_end - .Lline1_start	/* Initial length */
+.Lline1_start:
+	.2byte		2			/* Version */
+	.4byte		.Lline1_lines - .Lline1_hdr	/* header_length */
+.Lline1_hdr:
+	.byte		1			/* Minimum insn length */
+	.byte		1			/* default_is_stmt */
+	.byte		1			/* line_base */
+ 	.byte		1			/* line_range */
+	.byte		0x10			/* opcode_base */
+
+	/* Standard lengths */
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+
+	/* Include directories */
+	.byte		0
+
+	/* File names */
+	.ascii		"file1.txt\0"
+	.uleb128	0
+	.uleb128	0
+	.uleb128	0
+
+	.byte		0
+
+.Lline1_lines:
+	.byte		0	/* DW_LNE_set_address */
+	.uleb128	5
+	.byte		2
+	.4byte		.Lbegin_func_cu1
+
+	.byte		3	/* DW_LNS_advance_line */
+	.sleb128	3	/* ... to 4 */
+
+	.byte		1	/* DW_LNS_copy */
+
+	.byte		1	/* DW_LNS_copy (second time as an end-of-prologue marker) */
+
+	.byte		0	/* DW_LNE_set_address */
+	.uleb128	5
+	.byte		2
+	.4byte		.Lend_func_cu1
+
+	.byte		0	/* DW_LNE_end_of_sequence */
+	.uleb128	1
+	.byte		1
+
+.Lline1_end:
+
+/* Abbrev table */
+	.section .debug_abbrev
+.Labbrev1_begin:
+	.uleb128	1			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_TAG_compile_unit */
+	.byte		1			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x10			/* DW_AT_stmt_list */
+	.uleb128	0x6			/* DW_FORM_data4 */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x25			/* DW_AT_producer */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_AT_language */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	2			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x2e			/* DW_TAG_subprogram */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3f			/* DW_AT_external */
+	.uleb128	0xc			/* DW_FORM_flag */
+	.uleb128	0x3a			/* DW_AT_decl_file */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3b			/* DW_AT_decl_line */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x49			/* DW_AT_type */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_FORM_ref4 */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x40			/* DW_AT_frame_base */
+	.uleb128	0xa			/* DW_FORM_block1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	3			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x24			/* DW_TAG_base_type */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_AT_byte_size */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3e			/* DW_AT_encoding */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/dw2-2.S b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/dw2-2.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43b5355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/dw2-2.S
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/* This testcase is derived from a similar test in GDB.
+
+   Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* Dummy function to provide debug information for.  */
+
+	.text
+.Lbegin_text1:
+	.globl func_cu2
+	.type func_cu2, %function
+func_cu2:
+.Lbegin_func_cu2:
+	.int 0
+.Lend_func_cu2:
+	.size func_cu2, .-func_cu2
+.Lend_text1:
+
+/* Debug information */
+
+	.section .debug_info
+.Lcu1_begin:
+	/* CU header */
+	.4byte	.Lcu1_end - .Lcu1_start		/* Length of Compilation Unit */
+.Lcu1_start:
+	.2byte	2				/* DWARF Version */
+	.4byte	.Labbrev1_begin			/* Offset into abbrev section */
+	.byte	4				/* Pointer size */
+
+	/* CU die */
+	.uleb128 1				/* Abbrev: DW_TAG_compile_unit */
+	.4byte	.Lline1_begin			/* DW_AT_stmt_list */
+	.4byte	.Lend_text1			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.4byte	.Lbegin_text1			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.ascii	"file1.txt\0"			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.ascii	"GNU C 3.3.3\0"			/* DW_AT_producer */
+	.byte	1				/* DW_AT_language (C) */
+
+	/* func_cu2 */
+	.uleb128	2			/* Abbrev: DW_TAG_subprogram */
+	.byte		1			/* DW_AT_external */
+	.byte		1			/* DW_AT_decl_file */
+	.byte		2			/* DW_AT_decl_line */
+	.ascii		"func_cu2\0"		/* DW_AT_name */
+	.4byte		.Ltype_int-.Lcu1_begin	/* DW_AT_type */
+	.4byte		.Lbegin_func_cu2	/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.4byte		.Lend_func_cu2		/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.byte		1			/* DW_AT_frame_base: length */
+	.byte		0x55			/* DW_AT_frame_base: DW_OP_reg5 */
+
+.Ltype_int:
+	.uleb128	3			/* Abbrev: DW_TAG_base_type */
+	.ascii		"int\0"			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.byte		4			/* DW_AT_byte_size */
+	.byte		5			/* DW_AT_encoding */
+
+	.byte		0			/* End of children of CU */
+
+.Lcu1_end:
+
+/* Line table */
+	.section .debug_line
+.Lline1_begin:
+	.4byte		.Lline1_end - .Lline1_start	/* Initial length */
+.Lline1_start:
+	.2byte		2			/* Version */
+	.4byte		.Lline1_lines - .Lline1_hdr	/* header_length */
+.Lline1_hdr:
+	.byte		1			/* Minimum insn length */
+	.byte		1			/* default_is_stmt */
+	.byte		1			/* line_base */
+ 	.byte		1			/* line_range */
+	.byte		0x10			/* opcode_base */
+
+	/* Standard lengths */
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+
+	/* Include directories */
+	.byte		0
+
+	/* File names */
+	.ascii		"file1.txt\0"
+	.uleb128	0
+	.uleb128	0
+	.uleb128	0
+
+	.byte		0
+
+.Lline1_lines:
+	.byte		0	/* DW_LNE_set_address */
+	.uleb128	5
+	.byte		2
+	.4byte		.Lbegin_func_cu2
+
+	.byte		3	/* DW_LNS_advance_line */
+	.sleb128	3	/* ... to 4 */
+
+	.byte		1	/* DW_LNS_copy */
+
+	.byte		1	/* DW_LNS_copy (second time as an end-of-prologue marker) */
+
+	.byte		0	/* DW_LNE_set_address */
+	.uleb128	5
+	.byte		2
+	.4byte		.Lend_func_cu2
+
+	.byte		0	/* DW_LNE_end_of_sequence */
+	.uleb128	1
+	.byte		1
+
+.Lline1_end:
+
+/* Abbrev table */
+	.section .debug_abbrev
+.Labbrev1_begin:
+	.uleb128	1			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_TAG_compile_unit */
+	.byte		1			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x10			/* DW_AT_stmt_list */
+	.uleb128	0x6			/* DW_FORM_data4 */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x25			/* DW_AT_producer */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_AT_language */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	2			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x2e			/* DW_TAG_subprogram */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3f			/* DW_AT_external */
+	.uleb128	0xc			/* DW_FORM_flag */
+	.uleb128	0x3a			/* DW_AT_decl_file */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3b			/* DW_AT_decl_line */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x49			/* DW_AT_type */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_FORM_ref4 */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x40			/* DW_AT_frame_base */
+	.uleb128	0xa			/* DW_FORM_block1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	3			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x24			/* DW_TAG_base_type */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_AT_byte_size */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3e			/* DW_AT_encoding */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/libdw2-compressed.out b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/libdw2-compressed.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c1f7f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/libdw2-compressed.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#...
+ .* ZLIB.*
+#...
+ .* ZLIB.*
+#pass
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/libdw2.out b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/libdw2.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..899e6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/libdw2.out
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#...
+  \[[ 0-9]+\] \.debug_info[ 	]+PROGBITS[ 	0-9a-z]+ [^Z]*
+#...
+  \[[ 0-9]+\] \.debug_line[ 	]+PROGBITS[ 	0-9a-z]+ [^Z]*
+#...
+  \[[ 0-9]+\] \.debug_abbrev[ 	]+PROGBITS[ 	0-9a-z]+ [^Z]*
+#...
+  \[[ 0-9]+\] \.debug_info[ 	]+PROGBITS[ 	0-9a-z]+ [^Z]*
+#...
+  \[[ 0-9]+\] \.debug_line[ 	]+PROGBITS[ 	0-9a-z]+ [^Z]*
+#...
+  \[[ 0-9]+\] \.debug_abbrev[ 	]+PROGBITS[ 	0-9a-z]+ [^Z]*
+#pass
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-1.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-1.d
index f09d230..b77f906 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-1.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-1.d
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+#as:  --compress-debug-sections
 #readelf: -w
 #name: DWARF2 1
 #not-target: ia64-*-*
 
-Contents of the .debug_info section:
+Contents of the .[z]?debug_info section:
 
   Compilation Unit @ offset 0x0:
    Length:        0x4e \(32-bit\)
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ Contents of the .debug_info section:
     <4f>   DW_AT_byte_size   : 4	
     <50>   DW_AT_encoding    : 5	\(signed\)
 
-Raw dump of debug contents of section .debug_line:
+Raw dump of debug contents of section .[z]?debug_line:
 
   Offset:                      0x0
   Length:                      62
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ Raw dump of debug contents of section .debug_line:
   Extended opcode 1: End of Sequence
 
 
-Contents of the .zdebug_abbrev section:
+Contents of the .[z]?debug_abbrev section:
 
   Number TAG
    1      DW_TAG_compile_unit    \[has children\]
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-1.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-1.s
index 0310079..887fdd6 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-1.s
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-1.s
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-/* This tests that gdb can read compressed sections.  The contents
-   are a basic assembly file, but the .debug_abbrev section has been
-   comrpessed using zlib.  */
-
 /* Dummy function to provide debug information for.  */
 
 	.file "dwarf2-1.c"
@@ -144,76 +140,60 @@ func_cu1:
 
 .Lline1_end:
 
-/* Abbrev table -- compressed */
-	.section .zdebug_abbrev
+/* Abbrev table */
+	.section .debug_abbrev
 .Labbrev1_begin:
-	.ascii		"ZLIB"
-	.4byte		0
-	.2byte		0
-	.byte		0
-	.byte		51
-	.byte		0x78
-	.byte		0x5e
-	.byte		0x63
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x64
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0x13
-	.byte		0x62
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x64
-	.byte		0x64
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0x50
-	.byte		0xe5
-	.byte		0x10
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0x66
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0xd2
-	.byte		0x63
-	.byte		0xb0
-	.byte		0xe7
-	.byte		0xb1
-	.byte		0xe2
-	.byte		0xb6
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0x66
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0xf0
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x16
-	.byte		0x64
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x62
-	.byte		0x74
-	.byte		0xe0
-	.byte		0x02
-	.byte		0x00
-	.byte		0x25
-	.byte		0x78
-	.byte		0x02
-	.byte		0x81
-	.byte		0x78
-	.byte		0x9c
-	.byte		0x63
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0x56
-	.byte		0x61
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0xe0
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0xb6
-	.byte		0xe3
-	.byte		0x66
-	.byte		0x00
-	.byte		0x02
-	.byte		0x00
-	.byte		0x04
-	.byte		0x9c
-	.byte		0x00
-	.byte		0x92
+	.uleb128	1			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_TAG_compile_unit */
+	.byte		1			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x10			/* DW_AT_stmt_list */
+	.uleb128	0x6			/* DW_FORM_data4 */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x25			/* DW_AT_producer */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_AT_language */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	2			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x2e			/* DW_TAG_subprogram */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3f			/* DW_AT_external */
+	.uleb128	0xc			/* DW_FORM_flag */
+	.uleb128	0x3a			/* DW_AT_decl_file */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3b			/* DW_AT_decl_line */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x49			/* DW_AT_type */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_FORM_ref4 */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x40			/* DW_AT_frame_base */
+	.uleb128	0xa			/* DW_FORM_block1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	3			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x24			/* DW_TAG_base_type */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_AT_byte_size */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3e			/* DW_AT_encoding */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-2.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-2.d
index de87004..7439286 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-2.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-2.d
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+#as:  --compress-debug-sections
 #readelf: -w
 #name: DWARF2 2
 #not-target: ia64-*-*
 
-Contents of the .debug_info section:
+Contents of the .[z]?debug_info section:
 
   Compilation Unit @ offset 0x0:
    Length:        0x4e \(32-bit\)
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ Contents of the .debug_info section:
     <4f>   DW_AT_byte_size   : 4	
     <50>   DW_AT_encoding    : 5	\(signed\)
 
-Raw dump of debug contents of section .debug_line:
+Raw dump of debug contents of section .[z]?debug_line:
 
   Offset:                      0x0
   Length:                      62
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ Raw dump of debug contents of section .debug_line:
   Extended opcode 1: End of Sequence
 
 
-Contents of the .zdebug_abbrev section:
+Contents of the .[z]?debug_abbrev section:
 
   Number TAG
    1      DW_TAG_compile_unit    \[has children\]
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-2.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-2.s
index 389918c..38f62b8 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-2.s
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-2.s
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
-/* This tests that gdb can read compressed sections.  The contents
-   are a basic assembly file, but the .debug_abbrev section has been
-   comrpessed using zlib.  */
-
 /* Dummy function to provide debug information for.  */
 
 	.file "dwarf2-2.c"
@@ -144,76 +140,60 @@ func_cu1:
 
 .Lline1_end:
 
-/* Abbrev table -- compressed */
-	.section .zdebug_abbrev,"G",%progbits,foo,comdat
+/* Abbrev table */
+	.section .debug_abbrev,"G",%progbits,foo,comdat
 .Labbrev1_begin:
-	.ascii		"ZLIB"
-	.4byte		0
-	.2byte		0
-	.byte		0
-	.byte		51
-	.byte		0x78
-	.byte		0x5e
-	.byte		0x63
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x64
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0x13
-	.byte		0x62
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x64
-	.byte		0x64
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0x50
-	.byte		0xe5
-	.byte		0x10
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0x66
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0xd2
-	.byte		0x63
-	.byte		0xb0
-	.byte		0xe7
-	.byte		0xb1
-	.byte		0xe2
-	.byte		0xb6
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0x66
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0xf0
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x16
-	.byte		0x64
-	.byte		0x14
-	.byte		0x62
-	.byte		0x74
-	.byte		0xe0
-	.byte		0x02
-	.byte		0x00
-	.byte		0x25
-	.byte		0x78
-	.byte		0x02
-	.byte		0x81
-	.byte		0x78
-	.byte		0x9c
-	.byte		0x63
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0x56
-	.byte		0x61
-	.byte		0x60
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0xe0
-	.byte		0xe6
-	.byte		0xb6
-	.byte		0xe3
-	.byte		0x66
-	.byte		0x00
-	.byte		0x02
-	.byte		0x00
-	.byte		0x04
-	.byte		0x9c
-	.byte		0x00
-	.byte		0x92
+	.uleb128	1			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_TAG_compile_unit */
+	.byte		1			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x10			/* DW_AT_stmt_list */
+	.uleb128	0x6			/* DW_FORM_data4 */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x25			/* DW_AT_producer */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_AT_language */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	2			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x2e			/* DW_TAG_subprogram */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3f			/* DW_AT_external */
+	.uleb128	0xc			/* DW_FORM_flag */
+	.uleb128	0x3a			/* DW_AT_decl_file */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3b			/* DW_AT_decl_line */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x49			/* DW_AT_type */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_FORM_ref4 */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x40			/* DW_AT_frame_base */
+	.uleb128	0xa			/* DW_FORM_block1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	3			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x24			/* DW_TAG_base_type */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_AT_byte_size */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3e			/* DW_AT_encoding */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
diff --git a/gas/write.c b/gas/write.c
index 71ac635..2c70d45 100644
--- a/gas/write.c
+++ b/gas/write.c
@@ -1350,10 +1350,10 @@ compress_debug (bfd *abfd, asection *sec, void *xxx ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
   char *header;
   struct z_stream_s *strm;
   int x;
+  flagword flags = bfd_get_section_flags (abfd, sec);
 
   if (seginfo == NULL
-      || !(bfd_get_section_flags (abfd, sec) & SEC_HAS_CONTENTS)
-      || (bfd_get_section_flags (abfd, sec) & SEC_ALLOC))
+      || (flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS)) == SEC_ALLOC)
     return;
 
   section_name = bfd_get_section_name (stdoutput, sec);
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
index 73839d6..839511e 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_try_needed (struct dt_needed *needed,
   abfd = bfd_openr (name, bfd_get_target (link_info.output_bfd));
   if (abfd == NULL)
     return FALSE;
+
+  /* Linker needs to decompress sections.  */
+  abfd->flags |= BFD_DECOMPRESS;
+
   if (! bfd_check_format (abfd, bfd_object))
     {
       bfd_close (abfd);
diff --git a/ld/ldfile.c b/ld/ldfile.c
index 4661897..8dd37a6 100644
--- a/ld/ldfile.c
+++ b/ld/ldfile.c
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ ldfile_try_open_bfd (const char *attempt,
       return FALSE;
     }
 
+  /* Linker needs to decompress sections.  */
+  entry->the_bfd->flags |= BFD_DECOMPRESS;
+
   /* If we are searching for this file, see if the architecture is
      compatible with the output file.  If it isn't, keep searching.
      If we can't open the file as an object file, stop the search
diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
index 62120fc..c000ed4 100644
--- a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
+++ b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
@@ -580,23 +580,23 @@ cat <<EOF
   .debug_pubnames 0 : { *(.debug_pubnames) }
 
   /* DWARF 2 */
-  .debug_info     0 : { *(.debug_info${RELOCATING+ .gnu.linkonce.wi.*}) }
-  .debug_abbrev   0 : { *(.debug_abbrev) }
-  .debug_line     0 : { *(.debug_line) }
-  .debug_frame    0 : { *(.debug_frame) }
-  .debug_str      0 : { *(.debug_str) }
-  .debug_loc      0 : { *(.debug_loc) }
-  .debug_macinfo  0 : { *(.debug_macinfo) }
+  .debug_info     0 : { *(.debug_info${RELOCATING+ .gnu.linkonce.wi.*} .zdebug_info) }
+  .debug_abbrev   0 : { *(.debug_abbrev .zdebug_abbrev) }
+  .debug_line     0 : { *(.debug_line .zdebug_line) }
+  .debug_frame    0 : { *(.debug_frame .zdebug_frame) }
+  .debug_str      0 : { *(.debug_str .zdebug_str) }
+  .debug_loc      0 : { *(.debug_loc .zdebug_loc) }
+  .debug_macinfo  0 : { *(.debug_macinfo .zdebug_macinfo) }
 
   /* SGI/MIPS DWARF 2 extensions */
-  .debug_weaknames 0 : { *(.debug_weaknames) }
-  .debug_funcnames 0 : { *(.debug_funcnames) }
-  .debug_typenames 0 : { *(.debug_typenames) }
-  .debug_varnames  0 : { *(.debug_varnames) }
+  .debug_weaknames 0 : { *(.debug_weaknames .zdebug_weaknames) }
+  .debug_funcnames 0 : { *(.debug_funcnames .zdebug_funcnames) }
+  .debug_typenames 0 : { *(.debug_typenames .zdebug_typenames) }
+  .debug_varnames  0 : { *(.debug_varnames .zdebug_varnames) }
 
   /* DWARF 3 */
-  .debug_pubtypes 0 : { *(.debug_pubtypes) }
-  .debug_ranges   0 : { *(.debug_ranges) }
+  .debug_pubtypes 0 : { *(.debug_pubtypes .zdebug_pubtypes) }
+  .debug_ranges   0 : { *(.debug_ranges .zdebug_ranges) }
 
   ${TINY_DATA_SECTION}
   ${TINY_BSS_SECTION}
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e13394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Expect script for ELF compressed debug section tests.
+#   Copyright 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of the GNU Binutils.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
+# MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+
+# Exclude non-ELF targets.
+
+if ![is_elf_format] {
+    return
+}
+
+# The following tests require running the executable generated by ld.
+if ![isnative] {
+    return
+}
+
+# Check if compiler works
+if { [which $CC] == 0 } {
+    return
+}
+
+global as
+if { ![ld_assemble $as "--compress-debug-sections $srcdir/$subdir/empty.s" tmpdir/empty.o ] } {
+    unsupported "linker compressed debug sections"
+}
+
+set build_tests {
+  {"Build libfoo.so with compressed debug sections"
+   "-shared" "-fPIC -g -Wa,--compress-debug-sections"
+   {foo.c} {} "libfoo.so"}
+  {"Build libbar.so with compressed debug sections"
+   "-shared" "-fPIC -g -Wa,--compress-debug-sections"
+   {begin.c end.c} {} "libbar.so"}
+}
+
+set run_tests {
+    {"Run normal with libfoo.so with compressed debug sections"
+     "tmpdir/begin.o tmpdir/libfoo.so tmpdir/end.o" "-Wa,--compress-debug-sections"
+     {main.c} "normal" "normal.out"}
+}
+
+run_cc_link_tests $build_tests
+run_ld_link_exec_tests [] $run_tests
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress1.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress1.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca4351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress1.d
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#as: --compress-debug-sections
+#ld: -e func_cu2
+#readelf: -S --wide
+#
+
+#failif
+#...
+  \[[ 0-9]+\] \.zdebug_.*[ 	]+PROGBITS[ 	0-9a-z]+ .*
+#...
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress1.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress1.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43b5355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/compress1.s
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/* This testcase is derived from a similar test in GDB.
+
+   Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* Dummy function to provide debug information for.  */
+
+	.text
+.Lbegin_text1:
+	.globl func_cu2
+	.type func_cu2, %function
+func_cu2:
+.Lbegin_func_cu2:
+	.int 0
+.Lend_func_cu2:
+	.size func_cu2, .-func_cu2
+.Lend_text1:
+
+/* Debug information */
+
+	.section .debug_info
+.Lcu1_begin:
+	/* CU header */
+	.4byte	.Lcu1_end - .Lcu1_start		/* Length of Compilation Unit */
+.Lcu1_start:
+	.2byte	2				/* DWARF Version */
+	.4byte	.Labbrev1_begin			/* Offset into abbrev section */
+	.byte	4				/* Pointer size */
+
+	/* CU die */
+	.uleb128 1				/* Abbrev: DW_TAG_compile_unit */
+	.4byte	.Lline1_begin			/* DW_AT_stmt_list */
+	.4byte	.Lend_text1			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.4byte	.Lbegin_text1			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.ascii	"file1.txt\0"			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.ascii	"GNU C 3.3.3\0"			/* DW_AT_producer */
+	.byte	1				/* DW_AT_language (C) */
+
+	/* func_cu2 */
+	.uleb128	2			/* Abbrev: DW_TAG_subprogram */
+	.byte		1			/* DW_AT_external */
+	.byte		1			/* DW_AT_decl_file */
+	.byte		2			/* DW_AT_decl_line */
+	.ascii		"func_cu2\0"		/* DW_AT_name */
+	.4byte		.Ltype_int-.Lcu1_begin	/* DW_AT_type */
+	.4byte		.Lbegin_func_cu2	/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.4byte		.Lend_func_cu2		/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.byte		1			/* DW_AT_frame_base: length */
+	.byte		0x55			/* DW_AT_frame_base: DW_OP_reg5 */
+
+.Ltype_int:
+	.uleb128	3			/* Abbrev: DW_TAG_base_type */
+	.ascii		"int\0"			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.byte		4			/* DW_AT_byte_size */
+	.byte		5			/* DW_AT_encoding */
+
+	.byte		0			/* End of children of CU */
+
+.Lcu1_end:
+
+/* Line table */
+	.section .debug_line
+.Lline1_begin:
+	.4byte		.Lline1_end - .Lline1_start	/* Initial length */
+.Lline1_start:
+	.2byte		2			/* Version */
+	.4byte		.Lline1_lines - .Lline1_hdr	/* header_length */
+.Lline1_hdr:
+	.byte		1			/* Minimum insn length */
+	.byte		1			/* default_is_stmt */
+	.byte		1			/* line_base */
+ 	.byte		1			/* line_range */
+	.byte		0x10			/* opcode_base */
+
+	/* Standard lengths */
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		1
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+	.byte		0
+
+	/* Include directories */
+	.byte		0
+
+	/* File names */
+	.ascii		"file1.txt\0"
+	.uleb128	0
+	.uleb128	0
+	.uleb128	0
+
+	.byte		0
+
+.Lline1_lines:
+	.byte		0	/* DW_LNE_set_address */
+	.uleb128	5
+	.byte		2
+	.4byte		.Lbegin_func_cu2
+
+	.byte		3	/* DW_LNS_advance_line */
+	.sleb128	3	/* ... to 4 */
+
+	.byte		1	/* DW_LNS_copy */
+
+	.byte		1	/* DW_LNS_copy (second time as an end-of-prologue marker) */
+
+	.byte		0	/* DW_LNE_set_address */
+	.uleb128	5
+	.byte		2
+	.4byte		.Lend_func_cu2
+
+	.byte		0	/* DW_LNE_end_of_sequence */
+	.uleb128	1
+	.byte		1
+
+.Lline1_end:
+
+/* Abbrev table */
+	.section .debug_abbrev
+.Labbrev1_begin:
+	.uleb128	1			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_TAG_compile_unit */
+	.byte		1			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x10			/* DW_AT_stmt_list */
+	.uleb128	0x6			/* DW_FORM_data4 */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x25			/* DW_AT_producer */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_AT_language */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	2			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x2e			/* DW_TAG_subprogram */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3f			/* DW_AT_external */
+	.uleb128	0xc			/* DW_FORM_flag */
+	.uleb128	0x3a			/* DW_AT_decl_file */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3b			/* DW_AT_decl_line */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0x49			/* DW_AT_type */
+	.uleb128	0x13			/* DW_FORM_ref4 */
+	.uleb128	0x11			/* DW_AT_low_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x12			/* DW_AT_high_pc */
+	.uleb128	0x1			/* DW_FORM_addr */
+	.uleb128	0x40			/* DW_AT_frame_base */
+	.uleb128	0xa			/* DW_FORM_block1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.uleb128	3			/* Abbrev code */
+	.uleb128	0x24			/* DW_TAG_base_type */
+	.byte		0			/* has_children */
+	.uleb128	0x3			/* DW_AT_name */
+	.uleb128	0x8			/* DW_FORM_string */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_AT_byte_size */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.uleb128	0x3e			/* DW_AT_encoding */
+	.uleb128	0xb			/* DW_FORM_data1 */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */
+	.byte		0x0			/* Terminator */


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