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/*
 *	Copyright (c) 1988 AT&T
 *	  All Rights Reserved
 *
 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 * Use is subject to license terms.
 */
#pragma ident	"%Z%%M%	%I%	%E% SMI"

/*
 * This file contains the functions responsible for opening the output file
 * image, associating the appropriate input elf structures with the new image,
 * and obtaining new elf structures to define the new image.
 */
#include	<stdio.h>
#include	<sys/stat.h>
#include	<fcntl.h>
#include	<link.h>
#include	<errno.h>
#include	<string.h>
#include	<limits.h>
#include	<debug.h>
#include	<unistd.h>
#include	"msg.h"
#include	"_libld.h"

/*
 * Determine a least common multiplier.  Input sections contain an alignment
 * requirement, which elf_update() uses to insure that the section is aligned
 * correctly off of the base of the elf image.  We must also insure that the
 * sections mapping is congruent with this alignment requirement.  For each
 * input section associated with a loadable segment determine whether the
 * segments alignment must be adjusted to compensate for a sections alignment
 * requirements.
 */
Xword
ld_lcm(Xword a, Xword b)
{
	Xword	_r, _a, _b;

	if ((_a = a) == 0)
		return (b);
	if ((_b = b) == 0)
		return (a);

	if (_a > _b)
		_a = b, _b = a;
	while ((_r = _b % _a) != 0)
		_b = _a, _a = _r;
	return ((a / _a) * b);
}

/*
 * Open the output file and insure the correct access modes.
 */
uintptr_t
ld_open_outfile(Ofl_desc * ofl)
{
	mode_t		mode;
	struct stat	status;

	/* Determine if the output file already exists */
	if (stat(ofl->ofl_name, &status) == 0) {
		if ((status.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFREG) {
			/*
			 * It is not a regular file, so don't delete it
			 * or allow it to be deleted.  This allows root
			 * users to specify /dev/null output file for
			 * verification links.
			 */
			ofl->ofl_flags1 |= FLG_OF1_NONREG;
		} else {
			/*
			 * It's a regular file, so unlink it. In standard
			 * Unix fashion, the old file will continue to
			 * exist until its link count drops to 0 and no
			 * process has the file open. In the meantime, we
			 * create a new file (inode) under the same name,
			 * available for new use.
			 *
			 * The advantage of this policy is that creating
			 * a new executable or sharable library does not
			 * corrupt existing processes using the old file.
			 * A possible disadvantage is that if the existing
			 * file has a (link_count > 1), the other names will
			 * continue to reference the old inode, thus
			 * breaking the link.
			 */
			if ((unlink(ofl->ofl_name) == -1) &&
			    (errno != ENOENT)) {
				int err = errno;

				eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_FATAL,
					MSG_INTL(MSG_SYS_UNLINK),
					ofl->ofl_name, strerror(err));
				return (S_ERROR);
			}
		}
	}

	/*
	 * Determine the required file mode from the type of output file we
	 * are creating.
	 */
	mode = (ofl->ofl_flags & (FLG_OF_EXEC | FLG_OF_SHAROBJ))
		? 0777 : 0666;

	/*
	 * Open (or create) the output file name (ofl_fd acts as a global
	 * flag to ldexit() signifying whether the output file should be
	 * removed or not on error).
	 */
	if ((ofl->ofl_fd = open(ofl->ofl_name, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC,
	    mode)) < 0) {
		int	err = errno;

		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_FATAL, MSG_INTL(MSG_SYS_OPEN),
		    ofl->ofl_name, strerror(err));
		return (S_ERROR);
	}

	return (1);
}


/*
 * If we are creating a memory model we need to update the present memory image.
 * First we need to call elf_update(ELF_C_NULL) which will calculate the offsets
 * of each section and its associated data buffers.  From this information we
 * can then determine what padding is required.
 * Two actions are necessary to convert the present disc image into a memory
 * image:
 *
 *  o	Loadable segments must be padded so that the next segments virtual
 *	address and file offset are the same.
 *
 *  o	NOBITS sections must be converted into allocated, null filled sections.
 */
static uintptr_t
pad_outfile(Ofl_desc *ofl)
{
	Listnode	*lnp;
	off_t		offset;
	Elf_Scn		*oscn = 0;
	Sg_desc		*sgp;
	Ehdr		*ehdr;

	/*
	 * Update all the elf structures.  This will assign offsets to the
	 * section headers and data buffers as they relate to the new image.
	 */
	if (elf_update(ofl->ofl_welf, ELF_C_NULL) == -1) {
		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF, MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_UPDATE),
		    ofl->ofl_name);
		return (S_ERROR);
	}
	if ((ehdr = elf_getehdr(ofl->ofl_welf)) == NULL) {
		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF, MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_GETEHDR),
		    ofl->ofl_name);
		return (S_ERROR);
	}

	/*
	 * Initialize the offset by skipping the Elf header and program
	 * headers.
	 */
	offset = ehdr->e_phoff + (ehdr->e_phnum * ehdr->e_phentsize);

	/*
	 * Traverse the segment list looking for loadable segments.
	 */
	for (LIST_TRAVERSE(&ofl->ofl_segs, lnp, sgp)) {
		Phdr	*phdr = &(sgp->sg_phdr);
		Os_desc	**ospp, *osp;
		Aliste	off;

		/*
		 * If we've already processed a loadable segment, the `scn'
		 * variable will be initialized to the last section that was
		 * part of that segment.  Add sufficient padding to this section
		 * to cause the next segments virtual address and file offset to
		 * be the same.
		 */
		if (oscn && (phdr->p_type == PT_LOAD)) {
			Elf_Data *	data;
			size_t 		size;

			size = (size_t)(S_ROUND(offset, phdr->p_align) -
			    offset);

			if ((data = elf_newdata(oscn)) == NULL) {
				eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF,
				    MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_NEWDATA), ofl->ofl_name);
				return (S_ERROR);
			}
			if ((data->d_buf = libld_calloc(size, 1)) == 0)
				return (S_ERROR);

			data->d_type = ELF_T_BYTE;
			data->d_size = size;
			data->d_align = 1;
			data->d_version = ofl->ofl_dehdr->e_version;
		}

		/*
		 * Traverse the output sections for this segment calculating the
		 * offset of each section. Retain the final section descriptor
		 * as this will be where any padding buffer will be added.
		 */
		for (ALIST_TRAVERSE(sgp->sg_osdescs, off, ospp)) {
			Shdr	*shdr;

			osp = *ospp;
			shdr = osp->os_shdr;

			offset = (off_t)S_ROUND(offset, shdr->sh_addralign);
			offset += shdr->sh_size;

			/*
			 * If this is a NOBITS output section convert all of
			 * its associated input sections into real, null filled,
			 * data buffers, and change the section to PROGBITS.
			 */
			if (shdr->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS)
				shdr->sh_type = SHT_PROGBITS;
		}

		/*
		 * If this is a loadable segment retain the last output section
		 * descriptor.  This acts both as a flag that a loadable
		 * segment has been seen, and as the segment to which a padding
		 * buffer will be added.
		 */
		if (phdr->p_type == PT_LOAD)
			oscn = osp->os_scn;
	}
	return (1);
}

/*
 * Create an output section.  The first instance of an input section triggers
 * the creation of a new output section.
 */
static uintptr_t
create_outsec(Ofl_desc *ofl, Sg_desc *sgp, Os_desc *osp, Word ptype, int shidx,
    Boolean fixalign)
{
	Elf_Scn	*scn;
	Shdr	*shdr;

	/*
	 * Get a section descriptor for the section.
	 */
	if ((scn = elf_newscn(ofl->ofl_welf)) == NULL) {
		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF, MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_NEWSCN),
		    ofl->ofl_name);
		return (S_ERROR);
	}
	osp->os_scn = scn;

	/*
	 * Get a new section header table entry and copy the pertinent
	 * information from the in-core descriptor.
	 */
	if ((shdr = elf_getshdr(scn)) == NULL) {
		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF, MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_GETSHDR),
		    ofl->ofl_name);
		return (S_ERROR);
	}
	*shdr = *(osp->os_shdr);
	osp->os_shdr = shdr;

	/*
	 * If this is the first section within a loadable segment, and the
	 * alignment needs to be updated, record this section.
	 */
	if ((fixalign == TRUE) && (ptype == PT_LOAD) && (shidx == 1))
		sgp->sg_fscn = scn;

	/*
	 * Remove any SHF_ORDERED or SHF_LINK_ORDER flags.  If we are not
	 * building a relocatable object, remove any SHF_GROUP flag.
	 */
	osp->os_shdr->sh_flags &= ~ALL_SHF_ORDER;
	if ((ofl->ofl_flags & FLG_OF_RELOBJ) == 0)
		osp->os_shdr->sh_flags &= ~SHF_GROUP;

	/*
	 * If this is a TLS section, save it so that the PT_TLS program header
	 * information can be established after the output image has been
	 * initially created.  At this point, all TLS input sections are ordered
	 * as they will appear in the output image.
	 */
	if ((ofl->ofl_flags & FLG_OF_TLSPHDR) &&
	    (osp->os_shdr->sh_flags & SHF_TLS) &&
	    (list_appendc(&ofl->ofl_ostlsseg, osp) == 0))
		return (S_ERROR);

	return (0);
}

/*
 * Create the elf structures that allow the input data to be associated with the
 * new image:
 *
 *	o	define the new elf image using elf_begin(),
 *
 *	o	obtain an elf header for the image,
 *
 *	o	traverse the input segments and create a program header array
 *		to define the required segments,
 *
 *	o 	traverse the output sections for each segment assigning a new
 *		section descriptor and section header for each,
 *
 *	o	traverse the input sections associated with each output section
 *		and assign a new data descriptor to each (each output section
 *		becomes a linked list of input data buffers).
 */
uintptr_t
ld_create_outfile(Ofl_desc *ofl)
{
	Listnode	*lnp1;
	Sg_desc		*sgp;
	Os_desc		**ospp;
	Is_desc		*isp;
	Elf_Data	*tlsdata = 0;
	Aliste		off;
	Word		flags = ofl->ofl_flags;
	size_t		ndx = 0, fndx = 0;
	Elf_Cmd		cmd;
	Boolean		fixalign = FALSE;
	int		fd, nseg = 0, shidx = 0, dataidx = 0, ptloadidx = 0;

	/*
	 * If DF_1_NOHDR was set in map_parse() or FLG_OF1_VADDR was set,
	 * we need to do alignment adjustment.
	 */
	if ((ofl->ofl_flags1 & FLG_OF1_VADDR) ||
	    (ofl->ofl_dtflags_1 & DF_1_NOHDR)) {
		fixalign = TRUE;
	}

	if (flags & FLG_OF_MEMORY) {
		cmd = ELF_C_IMAGE;
		fd = 0;
	} else {
		fd = ofl->ofl_fd;
		cmd = ELF_C_WRITE;
	}

	/*
	 * If there are any ordered sections, handle them here.
	 */
	if ((ofl->ofl_ordered.head != NULL) &&
	    (ld_sort_ordered(ofl) == S_ERROR))
		return (S_ERROR);

	/*
	 * Tell the access library about our new temporary file.
	 */
	if ((ofl->ofl_welf = elf_begin(fd, cmd, 0)) == NULL) {
		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF, MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_BEGIN),
		    ofl->ofl_name);
		return (S_ERROR);
	}

	/*
	 * Obtain a new Elf header.
	 */
	if ((ofl->ofl_nehdr = elf_newehdr(ofl->ofl_welf)) == NULL) {
		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF, MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_NEWEHDR),
		    ofl->ofl_name);
		return (S_ERROR);
	}
	ofl->ofl_nehdr->e_machine = ofl->ofl_dehdr->e_machine;

	DBG_CALL(Dbg_util_nl(ofl->ofl_lml, DBG_NL_STD));
	for (LIST_TRAVERSE(&ofl->ofl_segs, lnp1, sgp)) {
		int	frst = 0;
		Phdr	*phdr = &(sgp->sg_phdr);
		Word	ptype = phdr->p_type;

		/*
		 * Count the number of segments that will go in the program
		 * header table. If a segment is empty, ignore it.
		 */
		if (!(flags & FLG_OF_RELOBJ)) {
			if (ptype == PT_PHDR) {
				/*
				 * If we are generating an interp section (and
				 * thus an associated PT_INTERP program header
				 * entry) also generate a PT_PHDR program header
				 * entry.  This allows the kernel to generate
				 * the appropriate aux vector entries to pass to
				 * the interpreter (refer to exec/elf/elf.c).
				 * Note that if an image was generated with an
				 * interp section, but no associated PT_PHDR
				 * program header entry, the kernel will simply
				 * pass the interpreter an open file descriptor
				 * when the image is executed).
				 */
				if (ofl->ofl_osinterp)
					nseg++;
			} else if (ptype == PT_INTERP) {
				if (ofl->ofl_osinterp)
					nseg++;
			} else if (ptype == PT_DYNAMIC) {
				if (flags & FLG_OF_DYNAMIC)
					nseg++;
			} else if (ptype == PT_TLS) {
				if (flags & FLG_OF_TLSPHDR)
					nseg++;
#if	(defined(__i386) || defined(__amd64)) && defined(_ELF64)
			} else if (ptype == PT_SUNW_UNWIND) {
				if (ofl->ofl_unwindhdr)
					nseg++;
#endif
			} else if (ptype == PT_SUNWBSS) {
				if (ofl->ofl_issunwbss)
					nseg++;
			} else if (ptype == PT_SUNWSTACK) {
					nseg++;
			} else if (ptype == PT_SUNWDTRACE) {
				if (ofl->ofl_dtracesym)
					nseg++;
			} else if (ptype == PT_SUNWCAP) {
				if (ofl->ofl_oscap)
					nseg++;
			} else if ((sgp->sg_osdescs != NULL) ||
			    (sgp->sg_flags & FLG_SG_EMPTY)) {
				if (((sgp->sg_flags & FLG_SG_EMPTY) == 0) &&
				    ((sgp->sg_flags & FLG_SG_PHREQ) == 0)) {
					/*
					 * If this is a segment for which
					 * we are not making a program header,
					 * don't increment nseg
					 */
					ptype = (sgp->sg_phdr).p_type = PT_NULL;
				} else if (ptype != PT_NULL)
					nseg++;
			}
		}

		/*
		 * If the first loadable segment has the ?N flag,
		 * then ?N will be on.
		 */
		if ((ptype == PT_LOAD) && (ptloadidx == 0)) {
			ptloadidx++;
			if (sgp->sg_flags & FLG_SG_NOHDR) {
				fixalign = TRUE;
				ofl->ofl_dtflags_1 |= DF_1_NOHDR;
			}
		}

		shidx = 0;
		for (ALIST_TRAVERSE(sgp->sg_osdescs, off, ospp)) {
			Listnode	*lnp2;
			Os_desc		*osp = *ospp;

			dataidx = 0;
			for (LIST_TRAVERSE(&(osp->os_isdescs), lnp2, isp)) {
				Elf_Data *	data;
				Ifl_desc *	ifl = isp->is_file;

				/*
				 * At this point we know whether a section has
				 * been referenced.  If it hasn't, and the whole
				 * file hasn't been referenced (which would have
				 * been caught in ignore_section_processing()),
				 * give a diagnostic (-D unused,detail) or
				 * discard the section if -zignore is in effect.
				 */
				if (ifl &&
				    (((ifl->ifl_flags & FLG_IF_FILEREF) == 0) ||
				    ((ptype == PT_LOAD) &&
				    ((isp->is_flags & FLG_IS_SECTREF) == 0) &&
				    (isp->is_shdr->sh_size > 0)))) {
					Lm_list	*lml = ofl->ofl_lml;

					if (ifl->ifl_flags & FLG_IF_IGNORE) {
					    isp->is_flags |= FLG_IS_DISCARD;
					    DBG_CALL(Dbg_unused_sec(lml, isp));
					    continue;
					} else
					    DBG_CALL(Dbg_unused_sec(lml, isp));
				}

				/*
				 * If this section provides no data, and isn't
				 * referenced, then it can be discarded as well.
				 * Note, if this is the first input section
				 * associated to an output section, let it
				 * through, there may be a legitimate reason why
				 * the user wants a null section.  Discarding
				 * additional sections is intended to remove the
				 * empty clutter the compilers have a habit of
				 * creating.  Don't provide an unused diagnostic
				 * as these sections aren't typically the users
				 * creation.
				 */
				if (ifl && dataidx &&
				    ((isp->is_flags & FLG_IS_SECTREF) == 0) &&
				    (isp->is_shdr->sh_size == 0)) {
					isp->is_flags |= FLG_IS_DISCARD;
					continue;
				}

				/*
				 * The first input section triggers the creation
				 * of the associated output section.
				 */
				if (osp->os_scn == NULL) {
					shidx++;

					if (create_outsec(ofl, sgp, osp, ptype,
					    shidx, fixalign) == S_ERROR)
						return (S_ERROR);
				}

				dataidx++;

				/*
				 * Create a new output data buffer for each
				 * input data buffer, thus linking the new
				 * buffers to the new elf output structures.
				 * Simply make the new data buffers point to
				 * the old data.
				 */
				if ((data = elf_newdata(osp->os_scn)) == NULL) {
					eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF,
					    MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_NEWDATA),
					    ofl->ofl_name);
					return (S_ERROR);
				}
				*data = *(isp->is_indata);
				isp->is_indata = data;

				if ((fixalign == TRUE) && (ptype == PT_LOAD) &&
				    (shidx == 1) && (dataidx == 1))
					data->d_align = sgp->sg_addralign;

				/*
				 * Save the first TLS data buffer, as this is
				 * the start of the TLS segment. Realign this
				 * buffer based on the alignment requirements
				 * of all the TLS input sections.
				 */
				if ((ofl->ofl_flags & FLG_OF_TLSPHDR) &&
				    (isp->is_shdr->sh_flags & SHF_TLS)) {
					if (tlsdata == 0)
						tlsdata = data;
					tlsdata->d_align =
					    ld_lcm(tlsdata->d_align,
					    isp->is_shdr->sh_addralign);
				}

#if	defined(_ELF64) && defined(_ILP32)
				/*
				 * 4106312, the 32-bit ELF64 version of ld
				 * needs to be able to create large .bss
				 * sections.  The d_size member of Elf_Data
				 * only allows 32-bits in _ILP32, so we build
				 * multiple data-items that each fit into 32-
				 * bits.  libelf (4106398) can summ these up
				 * into a 64-bit quantity.  This only works
				 * for NOBITS sections which don't have any
				 * real data to maintain and don't require
				 * large file support.
				 */
				if (isp->is_shdr->sh_type == SHT_NOBITS) {
					Xword sz = isp->is_shdr->sh_size;

					while (sz >> 32) {
						data->d_size = SIZE_MAX;
						sz -= (Xword)SIZE_MAX;

						data = elf_newdata(osp->os_scn);
						if (data == NULL)
							return (S_ERROR);
					}
					data->d_size = (size_t)sz;
				}
#endif

				/*
				 * If this segment requires rounding realign the
				 * first data buffer associated with the first
				 * section.
				 */
				if ((frst++ == 0) &&
				    (sgp->sg_flags & FLG_SG_ROUND)) {
					Xword    align;

					if (data->d_align)
						align = (Xword)
						    S_ROUND(data->d_align,
						    sgp->sg_round);
					else
						align = sgp->sg_round;

					data->d_align = (size_t)align;
				}
			}

			/*
			 * Clear the szoutrels counter so that it can be used
			 * again in the building of relocs.  See machrel.c.
			 */
			osp->os_szoutrels = 0;
		}
	}

	/*
	 * Build an empty PHDR.
	 */
	if (nseg) {
		if ((ofl->ofl_phdr = elf_newphdr(ofl->ofl_welf,
		    nseg)) == NULL) {
			eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF,
			    MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_NEWPHDR), ofl->ofl_name);
			return (S_ERROR);
		}
	}

	/*
	 * If we need to generate a memory model, pad the image.
	 */
	if (flags & FLG_OF_MEMORY) {
		if (pad_outfile(ofl) == S_ERROR)
			return (S_ERROR);
	}

	/*
	 * After all the basic input file processing, all data pointers are
	 * referencing two types of memory:
	 *
	 *	o	allocated memory, ie. elf structures, internal link
	 *		editor structures, and any new sections that have been
	 *		created.
	 *
	 *	o	original input file mmap'ed memory, ie. the actual data
	 *		sections of the input file images.
	 *
	 * Up until now, the only memory modifications have been carried out on
	 * the allocated memory.  Before carrying out any relocations, write the
	 * new output file image and reassign any necessary data pointers to the
	 * output files memory image.  This insures that any relocation
	 * modifications are made to the output file image and not to the input
	 * file image, thus preventing the creation of dirty pages and reducing
	 * the overall swap space requirement.
	 *
	 * Write out the elf structure so as to create the new file image.
	 */
	if ((ofl->ofl_size = (size_t)elf_update(ofl->ofl_welf,
	    ELF_C_WRIMAGE)) == (size_t)-1) {
		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF, MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_UPDATE),
		    ofl->ofl_name);
		return (S_ERROR);
	}

	/*
	 * Initialize the true `ofl' information with the memory images address
	 * and size.  This will be used to write() out the image once any
	 * relocation processing has been completed.  We also use this image
	 * information to setup a new Elf descriptor, which is used to obtain
	 * all the necessary elf pointers within the new output image.
	 */
	if ((ofl->ofl_elf = elf_begin(0, ELF_C_IMAGE,
	    ofl->ofl_welf)) == NULL) {
		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF, MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_BEGIN),
		    ofl->ofl_name);
		return (S_ERROR);
	}
	if ((ofl->ofl_nehdr = elf_getehdr(ofl->ofl_elf)) == NULL) {
		eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF, MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_GETEHDR),
		    ofl->ofl_name);
		return (S_ERROR);
	}
	if (!(flags & FLG_OF_RELOBJ))
		if ((ofl->ofl_phdr = elf_getphdr(ofl->ofl_elf)) == NULL) {
			eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF,
			    MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_GETPHDR), ofl->ofl_name);
			return (S_ERROR);
		}

	/*
	 * Reinitialize the section descriptors, section headers and obtain new
	 * output data buffer pointers (these will be used to perform any
	 * relocations).
	 */
	for (LIST_TRAVERSE(&ofl->ofl_segs, lnp1, sgp)) {
		Phdr	*_phdr = &(sgp->sg_phdr);
		Os_desc	**ospp;
		Aliste	off;
		Boolean	recorded = FALSE;

		for (ALIST_TRAVERSE(sgp->sg_osdescs, off, ospp)) {
			Os_desc	*osp = *ospp;

			/*
			 * Make sure that an output section was originally
			 * created.  Input sections that had been marked as
			 * discarded may have made an output section
			 * unnecessary.  Remove this alist entry so that
			 * future output section descriptor processing doesn't
			 * have to compensate for this empty section.
			 */
			if (osp->os_scn == NULL) {
				(void) alist_delete(sgp->sg_osdescs, 0, &off);
				continue;
			}

			if ((osp->os_scn = elf_getscn(ofl->ofl_elf, ++ndx)) ==
			    NULL) {
				eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF,
				    MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_GETSCN), ofl->ofl_name,
				    ndx);
				return (S_ERROR);
			}
			if ((osp->os_shdr = elf_getshdr(osp->os_scn)) ==
			    NULL) {
				eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF,
				    MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_GETSHDR), ofl->ofl_name);
				return (S_ERROR);
			}
			if ((fixalign == TRUE) && (sgp->sg_fscn != 0) &&
			    (recorded == FALSE)) {
				Elf_Scn *scn;

				scn = sgp->sg_fscn;
				if ((fndx = elf_ndxscn(scn)) == SHN_UNDEF) {
					eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF,
					    MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_NDXSCN),
					    ofl->ofl_name);
					return (S_ERROR);
				}
				if (ndx == fndx) {
					sgp->sg_fscn = osp->os_scn;
					recorded = TRUE;
				}
			}

			if ((osp->os_outdata =
			    elf_getdata(osp->os_scn, NULL)) == NULL) {
				eprintf(ofl->ofl_lml, ERR_ELF,
				    MSG_INTL(MSG_ELF_GETDATA), ofl->ofl_name);
				return (S_ERROR);
			}

			/*
			 * If this section is part of a loadable segment insure
			 * that the segments alignment is appropriate.
			 */
			if (_phdr->p_type == PT_LOAD) {
				_phdr->p_align = ld_lcm(_phdr->p_align,
				    osp->os_shdr->sh_addralign);
			}
		}
	}
	return (1);
}