Keep visibility information for references to discarded sections.

diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils-2.17/bfd/elflink.c b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils-2.17/bfd/elflink.c
index b572921..75fff26 100644 (file)
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils-2.17/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils-2.17/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -3585,12 +3585,10 @@ elf_link_add_object_symbols (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
            sec = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
          else if (sec->kept_section)
            {
-             /* Symbols from discarded section are undefined, and have
-                default visibility.  */
+             /* Symbols from discarded section are undefined.  We keep
+                its visibility.  */
              sec = bfd_und_section_ptr;
              isym->st_shndx = SHN_UNDEF;
-             isym->st_other = (STV_DEFAULT
-                               | (isym->st_other & ~ ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (-1)));
            }
          else if ((abfd->flags & (EXEC_P | DYNAMIC)) != 0)
            value -= sec->vma;