Add support for non-ELF targets to check their relocs.

bfd	* aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
	* aout-target.h: Likewise.
	* aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
	* binary.c: Likewise.
	* bout.c: Likewise.
	* coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
	* coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
	* coffcode.h: Likewise.
	* i386msdos.c: Likewise.
	* i386os9k.c: Likewise.
	* ieee.c: Likewise.
	* ihex.c: Likewise.
	* libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
	* libecoff.h: Likewise.
	* mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
	* mmo.c: Likewise.
	* nlm-target.h: Likewise.
	* oasys.c: Likewise.
	* pef.c: Likewise.
	* plugin.c: Likewise.
	* ppcboot.c: Likewise.
	* som.c: Likewise.
	* srec.c: Likewise.
	* tekhex.c: Likewise.
	* versados.c: Likewise.
	* vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
	* xsym.c: Likewise.
	* elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
	* linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
	(_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
	* targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
	_bfd_link_check_relocs field.
	(struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.

ld	* ldlang.c (lang_check_relocs): Use bfd_link_check_relocs in
	prefernce to _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.  Drop test for ELF
	targets.  Do not stop the checks when problems are encountered.

include	* bfdlink.h: Add prototype for bfd_link_check_relocs.

34 files changed, 143 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 201b16330d3..979322522b1 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,42 @@
+2016-04-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* aout-adobe.c: Use _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs.
+	* aout-target.h: Likewise.
+	* aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
+	* binary.c: Likewise.
+	* bout.c: Likewise.
+	* coff-alpha.c: Likewise.
+	* coff-rs6000.c: Likewise.
+	* coff64-rs6000.c: Likewise.
+	* coffcode.h: Likewise.
+	* i386msdos.c: Likewise.
+	* i386os9k.c: Likewise.
+	* ieee.c: Likewise.
+	* ihex.c: Likewise.
+	* libbfd-in.h: Likewise.
+	* libecoff.h: Likewise.
+	* mach-o-target.c: Likewise.
+	* mmo.c: Likewise.
+	* nlm-target.h: Likewise.
+	* oasys.c: Likewise.
+	* pef.c: Likewise.
+	* plugin.c: Likewise.
+	* ppcboot.c: Likewise.
+	* som.c: Likewise.
+	* srec.c: Likewise.
+	* tekhex.c: Likewise.
+	* versados.c: Likewise.
+	* vms-alpha.c: Likewise.
+	* xsym.c: Likewise.
+	* elfxx-target.h: Use _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs.
+	* linker.c (bfd_link_check_relocs): New function.
+	(_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs): New function.
+	* targets.c (BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK): Add initialization of
+	_bfd_link_check_relocs field.
+	(struct bfd_target)L Add _bfd_link_check_relocs field.
+	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+
 2016-04-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* elf32-i386.c (elf_i386_gc_sweep_hook): Removed.
diff --git a/bfd/aout-adobe.c b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
index 9556c895317..57fdce7890d 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-adobe.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ aout_adobe_sizeof_headers (bfd *ignore_abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
   _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define aout_32_bfd_final_link		            _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define aout_32_bfd_link_split_section	            _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define aout_32_bfd_link_check_relocs               _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target aout_adobe_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/aout-target.h b/bfd/aout-target.h
index 7d962609f4e..c7f5b1bf459 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-target.h
+++ b/bfd/aout-target.h
@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@ MY_bfd_final_link (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 #define MY_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MY_bfd_link_check_relocs
+#define MY_bfd_link_check_relocs   _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
+#endif
+
 #ifndef MY_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data
 #define MY_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data _bfd_generic_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/aout-tic30.c b/bfd/aout-tic30.c
index f73b7e4340a..468944c0773 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-tic30.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-tic30.c
@@ -997,6 +997,10 @@ tic30_aout_set_arch_mach (bfd *abfd,
 #define MY_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MY_bfd_link_check_relocs
+#define MY_bfd_link_check_relocs   _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
+#endif
+
 #ifndef MY_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data
 #define MY_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data _bfd_generic_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index 6532f6e1f62..a19a6513992 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -7413,6 +7413,7 @@ typedef struct bfd_target
   NAME##_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type, \
   NAME##_bfd_final_link, \
   NAME##_bfd_link_split_section, \
+  NAME##_bfd_link_check_relocs, \
   NAME##_bfd_gc_sections, \
   NAME##_bfd_lookup_section_flags, \
   NAME##_bfd_merge_sections, \
@@ -7454,6 +7455,9 @@ typedef struct bfd_target
   /* Should this section be split up into smaller pieces during linking.  */
   bfd_boolean (*_bfd_link_split_section) (bfd *, struct bfd_section *);
 
+  /* Check the relocations in the bfd for validity.  */
+  bfd_boolean (* _bfd_link_check_relocs)(bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
+
   /* Remove sections that are not referenced from the output.  */
   bfd_boolean (*_bfd_gc_sections) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 
@@ -7566,6 +7570,12 @@ struct bfd_elf_version_tree * bfd_find_version_for_sym
 bfd_boolean bfd_hide_sym_by_version
    (struct bfd_elf_version_tree *verdefs, const char *sym_name);
 
+bfd_boolean bfd_link_check_relocs
+   (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info);
+
+bfd_boolean _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
+   (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info);
+
 /* Extracted from simple.c.  */
 bfd_byte *bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents
    (bfd *abfd, asection *sec, bfd_byte *outbuf, asymbol **symbol_table);
diff --git a/bfd/binary.c b/bfd/binary.c
index ce94af29af3..2223b5d2dfc 100644
--- a/bfd/binary.c
+++ b/bfd/binary.c
@@ -309,12 +309,12 @@ binary_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 #define binary_bfd_define_common_symbol            bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
 #define binary_bfd_link_hash_table_create         _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define binary_bfd_link_just_syms                 _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
-#define binary_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type \
-  _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
+#define binary_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type     _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define binary_bfd_link_add_symbols               _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
 #define binary_bfd_final_link                     _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define binary_bfd_link_split_section             _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #define binary_get_section_contents_in_window     _bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window
+#define binary_bfd_link_check_relocs              _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target binary_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/bout.c b/bfd/bout.c
index 77023dbc1ba..0718d3e7867 100644
--- a/bfd/bout.c
+++ b/bfd/bout.c
@@ -1393,6 +1393,7 @@ b_out_bfd_get_relocated_section_contents (bfd *output_bfd,
 #define b_out_section_already_linked           _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
 #define b_out_bfd_define_common_symbol         bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
 #define aout_32_get_section_contents_in_window _bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window
+#define b_out_bfd_link_check_relocs            _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 extern const bfd_target bout_le_vec;
 
diff --git a/bfd/coff-alpha.c b/bfd/coff-alpha.c
index 70388f7db02..55fd35070be 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-alpha.c
@@ -2351,6 +2351,7 @@ static const struct ecoff_backend_data alpha_ecoff_backend_data =
 #define _bfd_ecoff_section_already_linked \
   _bfd_coff_section_already_linked
 #define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_define_common_symbol bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
+#define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_link_check_relocs    _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target alpha_ecoff_le_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/coff-rs6000.c b/bfd/coff-rs6000.c
index e7a215b65b2..ffef1baee93 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-rs6000.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-rs6000.c
@@ -4014,6 +4014,7 @@ const struct xcoff_dwsect_name xcoff_dwsect_names[] = {
 #define _bfd_xcoff_bfd_discard_group bfd_generic_discard_group
 #define _bfd_xcoff_section_already_linked _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
 #define _bfd_xcoff_bfd_define_common_symbol _bfd_xcoff_define_common_symbol
+#define _bfd_xcoff_bfd_link_check_relocs    _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 /* For dynamic symbols and relocs entry points.  */
 #define _bfd_xcoff_get_synthetic_symtab _bfd_nodynamic_get_synthetic_symtab
diff --git a/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c b/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c
index a0bc160ea02..7b5bb2460f7 100644
--- a/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c
+++ b/bfd/coff64-rs6000.c
@@ -2741,6 +2741,7 @@ const bfd_target rs6000_xcoff64_vec =
     _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type,
     _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,
     _bfd_generic_link_split_section,
+    _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs,
     bfd_generic_gc_sections,
     bfd_generic_lookup_section_flags,
     bfd_generic_merge_sections,
@@ -2999,6 +3000,7 @@ const bfd_target rs6000_xcoff64_aix_vec =
     _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type,
     _bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link,
     _bfd_generic_link_split_section,
+    _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs,
     bfd_generic_gc_sections,
     bfd_generic_lookup_section_flags,
     bfd_generic_merge_sections,
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index 798f7f7f0a5..eef3fa8d1da 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -5480,6 +5480,8 @@ dummy_reloc16_extra_cases (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
   _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define coff_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 
+#define coff_bfd_link_check_relocs   _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
+
 #ifndef coff_start_final_link
 #define coff_start_final_link NULL
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-target.h b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
index c179721ac68..fde34b7d292 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-target.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-target.h
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@
 #define bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #endif
 
+#ifndef bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_check_relocs
+#define bfd_elfNN_bfd_link_check_relocs  _bfd_elf_link_check_relocs
+#endif
+
 #ifndef bfd_elfNN_archive_p
 #define bfd_elfNN_archive_p bfd_generic_archive_p
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/i386msdos.c b/bfd/i386msdos.c
index fd24e8b571b..7be9544ea12 100644
--- a/bfd/i386msdos.c
+++ b/bfd/i386msdos.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ msdos_set_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
 #define msdos_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define msdos_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #define msdos_set_arch_mach _bfd_generic_set_arch_mach
+#define msdos_bfd_link_check_relocs _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 #define msdos_get_symtab_upper_bound _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab_upper_bound
 #define msdos_canonicalize_symtab _bfd_nosymbols_canonicalize_symtab
diff --git a/bfd/i386os9k.c b/bfd/i386os9k.c
index 6bfe2183db4..dc5624a0cd0 100644
--- a/bfd/i386os9k.c
+++ b/bfd/i386os9k.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ os9k_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
   _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define os9k_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define os9k_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define os9k_bfd_link_check_relocs   _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target i386_aout_os9k_vec =
   {
diff --git a/bfd/ieee.c b/bfd/ieee.c
index f65f0f038c9..73b3f98d477 100644
--- a/bfd/ieee.c
+++ b/bfd/ieee.c
@@ -3863,6 +3863,7 @@ ieee_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
   _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define ieee_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define ieee_bfd_link_split_section  _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define ieee_bfd_link_check_relocs   _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target ieee_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/ihex.c b/bfd/ihex.c
index ba3c0871513..27e197dcbe2 100644
--- a/bfd/ihex.c
+++ b/bfd/ihex.c
@@ -940,10 +940,10 @@ ihex_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 #define ihex_bfd_link_hash_table_create           _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define ihex_bfd_link_add_symbols                 _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
 #define ihex_bfd_link_just_syms                   _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
-#define ihex_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type \
-  _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
+#define ihex_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type       _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define ihex_bfd_final_link                       _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define ihex_bfd_link_split_section               _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define ihex_bfd_link_check_relocs                _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 /* The Intel Hex target vector.  */
 
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index 89d215bd3ec..5f2886339fe 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_generic_set_section_contents
 #define _bfd_nolink_bfd_define_common_symbol \
   ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, \
 		     struct bfd_link_hash_entry *)) bfd_false)
+#define _bfd_nolink_bfd_link_check_relocs \
+  _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 /* Routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC for targets which do not
    have dynamic symbols or relocs.  Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index 16c0aee5782..5fe45ecae94 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -504,6 +504,8 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_generic_set_section_contents
 #define _bfd_nolink_bfd_define_common_symbol \
   ((bfd_boolean (*) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *, \
 		     struct bfd_link_hash_entry *)) bfd_false)
+#define _bfd_nolink_bfd_link_check_relocs \
+  _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 /* Routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC for targets which do not
    have dynamic symbols or relocs.  Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC
diff --git a/bfd/libecoff.h b/bfd/libecoff.h
index 0d97c463767..e0991ee14b4 100644
--- a/bfd/libecoff.h
+++ b/bfd/libecoff.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ extern bfd_boolean _bfd_ecoff_get_section_contents
   (bfd *, asection *, void * location, file_ptr, bfd_size_type);
 
 #define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define _bfd_ecoff_bfd_link_check_relocs  _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_ecoff_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data
   (bfd *, bfd *);
diff --git a/bfd/linker.c b/bfd/linker.c
index 97b5d18d845..082eea0715b 100644
--- a/bfd/linker.c
+++ b/bfd/linker.c
@@ -3304,3 +3304,46 @@ bfd_hide_sym_by_version (struct bfd_elf_version_tree *verdefs,
   bfd_find_version_for_sym (verdefs, sym_name, &hidden);
   return hidden;
 }
+
+/*
+FUNCTION
+	bfd_link_check_relocs
+
+SYNOPSIS
+	bfd_boolean bfd_link_check_relocs
+	  (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+	Checks the relocs in ABFD for validity.
+	Does not execute the relocs.
+	Return TRUE if everything is OK, FALSE otherwise.
+	This is the external entry point to this code.
+*/
+
+bfd_boolean
+bfd_link_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  return BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_link_check_relocs, (abfd, info));
+}
+
+/*
+FUNCTION
+	_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
+
+SYNOPSIS
+	bfd_boolean _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
+	  (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+        Stub function for targets that do not implement reloc checking.
+	Return TRUE.
+	This is an internal function.  It should not be called from
+	outside the BFD library.
+*/
+
+bfd_boolean
+_bfd_generic_link_check_relocs (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+				struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+  return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/bfd/mach-o-target.c b/bfd/mach-o-target.c
index bf956fdd3df..6b615ed774e 100644
--- a/bfd/mach-o-target.c
+++ b/bfd/mach-o-target.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define bfd_mach_o_bfd_final_link                     _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define bfd_mach_o_bfd_link_split_section             _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define bfd_mach_o_bfd_link_check_relocs              _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 #define bfd_mach_o_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data         _bfd_generic_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data
 #define bfd_mach_o_bfd_set_private_flags              bfd_mach_o_bfd_set_private_flags
 #define bfd_mach_o_get_section_contents               _bfd_generic_get_section_contents
diff --git a/bfd/mmo.c b/bfd/mmo.c
index d396fd74281..b8af63a711f 100644
--- a/bfd/mmo.c
+++ b/bfd/mmo.c
@@ -3278,6 +3278,7 @@ mmo_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
   _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define mmo_bfd_final_link _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define mmo_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define mmo_bfd_link_check_relocs  _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 /* Strictly speaking, only MMIX uses this restricted format, but let's not
    stop anybody from shooting themselves in the foot.  */
diff --git a/bfd/nlm-target.h b/bfd/nlm-target.h
index 082e8562848..6ed0b5c6847 100644
--- a/bfd/nlm-target.h
+++ b/bfd/nlm-target.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
   _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define nlm_bfd_final_link                      _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define nlm_bfd_link_split_section              _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define nlm_bfd_link_check_relocs               _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 /* This structure contains everything that BFD knows about a target.
    It includes things like its byte order, name, what routines to call
diff --git a/bfd/oasys.c b/bfd/oasys.c
index f7791d231fa..31555e094ab 100644
--- a/bfd/oasys.c
+++ b/bfd/oasys.c
@@ -1192,6 +1192,7 @@ oasys_sizeof_headers (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
   _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define oasys_bfd_final_link                       _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define oasys_bfd_link_split_section               _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define oasys_bfd_link_check_relocs                _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target oasys_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/pef.c b/bfd/pef.c
index fb9a07abd15..30c31794909 100644
--- a/bfd/pef.c
+++ b/bfd/pef.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #define bfd_pef_bfd_final_link                      _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define bfd_pef_bfd_link_split_section              _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #define bfd_pef_get_section_contents_in_window      _bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window
+#define bfd_pef_bfd_link_check_relocs               _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 static int
 bfd_pef_parse_traceback_table (bfd *abfd,
diff --git a/bfd/plugin.c b/bfd/plugin.c
index f57833c1fb4..fd7bac04ece 100644
--- a/bfd/plugin.c
+++ b/bfd/plugin.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ dlerror (void)
 #define bfd_plugin_section_already_linked             _bfd_generic_section_already_linked
 #define bfd_plugin_bfd_define_common_symbol           bfd_generic_define_common_symbol
 #define bfd_plugin_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type     _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
+#define bfd_plugin_bfd_link_check_relocs              _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 static enum ld_plugin_status
 message (int level ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
diff --git a/bfd/ppcboot.c b/bfd/ppcboot.c
index ea54d62ee23..afb6ce0d204 100644
--- a/bfd/ppcboot.c
+++ b/bfd/ppcboot.c
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ ppcboot_bfd_print_private_bfd_data (bfd *abfd, void * farg)
 #define ppcboot_bfd_link_split_section _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #define ppcboot_get_section_contents_in_window \
   _bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window
+#define ppcboot_bfd_link_check_relocs _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 #define ppcboot_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data _bfd_generic_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data
 #define ppcboot_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data _bfd_generic_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data
diff --git a/bfd/som.c b/bfd/som.c
index 859e8865510..635727c4d5d 100644
--- a/bfd/som.c
+++ b/bfd/som.c
@@ -6758,6 +6758,7 @@ som_bfd_link_split_section (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection *sec)
 #define som_bfd_copy_private_header_data	_bfd_generic_bfd_copy_private_header_data
 #define som_bfd_set_private_flags		_bfd_generic_bfd_set_private_flags
 #define som_find_inliner_info			_bfd_nosymbols_find_inliner_info
+#define som_bfd_link_check_relocs               _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target hppa_som_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/srec.c b/bfd/srec.c
index 02b8dad440f..5fdd68bdd0f 100644
--- a/bfd/srec.c
+++ b/bfd/srec.c
@@ -1275,10 +1275,10 @@ srec_print_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 #define srec_bfd_link_hash_table_create           _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define srec_bfd_link_add_symbols                 _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
 #define srec_bfd_link_just_syms                   _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
-#define srec_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type \
-  _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
+#define srec_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type       _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define srec_bfd_final_link                       _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define srec_bfd_link_split_section               _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define srec_bfd_link_check_relocs                _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target srec_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/targets.c b/bfd/targets.c
index 50f3712be01..a9edd4c9f02 100644
--- a/bfd/targets.c
+++ b/bfd/targets.c
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ BFD_JUMP_TABLE macros.
 .  NAME##_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type, \
 .  NAME##_bfd_final_link, \
 .  NAME##_bfd_link_split_section, \
+.  NAME##_bfd_link_check_relocs, \
 .  NAME##_bfd_gc_sections, \
 .  NAME##_bfd_lookup_section_flags, \
 .  NAME##_bfd_merge_sections, \
@@ -493,6 +494,9 @@ BFD_JUMP_TABLE macros.
 .  {* Should this section be split up into smaller pieces during linking.  *}
 .  bfd_boolean (*_bfd_link_split_section) (bfd *, struct bfd_section *);
 .
+.  {* Check the relocations in the bfd for validity.  *}
+.  bfd_boolean (* _bfd_link_check_relocs)(bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
+.
 .  {* Remove sections that are not referenced from the output.  *}
 .  bfd_boolean (*_bfd_gc_sections) (bfd *, struct bfd_link_info *);
 .
diff --git a/bfd/tekhex.c b/bfd/tekhex.c
index 7de2f24bbd4..b94f843b8a7 100644
--- a/bfd/tekhex.c
+++ b/bfd/tekhex.c
@@ -980,11 +980,11 @@ tekhex_print_symbol (bfd *abfd,
 #define tekhex_bfd_link_hash_table_create           _bfd_generic_link_hash_table_create
 #define tekhex_bfd_link_add_symbols                 _bfd_generic_link_add_symbols
 #define tekhex_bfd_link_just_syms                   _bfd_generic_link_just_syms
-#define tekhex_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type \
-  _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
+#define tekhex_bfd_copy_link_hash_symbol_type       _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define tekhex_bfd_final_link                       _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define tekhex_bfd_link_split_section               _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #define tekhex_get_section_contents_in_window       _bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window
+#define tekhex_bfd_link_check_relocs                _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target tekhex_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/versados.c b/bfd/versados.c
index c8b3c48f389..ed46e3baf43 100644
--- a/bfd/versados.c
+++ b/bfd/versados.c
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ versados_canonicalize_reloc (bfd *abfd,
   _bfd_generic_copy_link_hash_symbol_type
 #define versados_bfd_final_link                       _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define versados_bfd_link_split_section               _bfd_generic_link_split_section
+#define versados_bfd_link_check_relocs                _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target m68k_versados_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/vms-alpha.c b/bfd/vms-alpha.c
index d55780e2e3d..e6cfc1fcf29 100644
--- a/bfd/vms-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/vms-alpha.c
@@ -9260,6 +9260,7 @@ bfd_vms_get_data (bfd *abfd)
   _bfd_nodynamic_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound
 #define alpha_vms_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc \
   _bfd_nodynamic_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc
+#define alpha_vms_bfd_link_check_relocs              _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 const bfd_target alpha_vms_vec =
 {
diff --git a/bfd/xsym.c b/bfd/xsym.c
index c637f74072b..62cc02e60a7 100644
--- a/bfd/xsym.c
+++ b/bfd/xsym.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #define bfd_sym_bfd_final_link                      _bfd_generic_final_link
 #define bfd_sym_bfd_link_split_section              _bfd_generic_link_split_section
 #define bfd_sym_get_section_contents_in_window      _bfd_generic_get_section_contents_in_window
+#define bfd_sym_bfd_link_check_relocs               _bfd_generic_link_check_relocs
 
 extern const bfd_target sym_vec;