bfd/

	* bfd.c (struct _bfd): Correct outsymbols comment.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* linker.c (bfd_generic_link_read_symbols): Renamed from..
	(generic_link_read_symbols): ..this, and made global.

include/
	* bfdlink.h (bfd_generic_link_read_symbols): Declare.
ld/
	PR 6478
	* ldcref.c (check_local_sym_xref): Use bfd_generic_link_read_symbols.
	Don't free symbol pointer array.
	(check_refs): Likewise.
	* ldmain.c (warning_callback): Likewise.
	* ldmisc.c (vfinfo): Likewise.
	* pe-dll.c (process_def_file): Likewise.
	(pe_walk_relocs_of_symbol, generate_reloc): Likewise.
	* emultempl/pe.em (pe_find_data_imports): Likewise.
	(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Likewise.
	* emultempl/pep.em (pep_find_data_imports): Likewise.
	(gld_${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Likewise.
	* ldlang.h (lang_input_statement_type): Delete asymbols, symbol_count,
	passive_position, closed.
	* ldlang.c (new_afile): Don't set asymbols and symbol_count.
	* ldmain.c (add_archive_element): xcalloc lang_input_statement_type.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/bfd.c b/bfd/bfd.c
index ed89e664cc..1ffd7d05b1 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd.c
+++ b/bfd/bfd.c
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ CODE_FRAGMENT
 .  {* Used for input and output.  *}
 .  unsigned int symcount;
 .
-.  {* Symbol table for output BFD (with symcount entries).  *}
+.  {* Symbol table for output BFD (with symcount entries).
+.     Also used by the linker to cache input BFD symbols.  *}
 .  struct bfd_symbol  **outsymbols;
 .
 .  {* Used for slurped dynamic symbol tables.  *}