1 files changed, 6 insertions, 66 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/elfcode.h b/bfd/elfcode.h
index d8833dfdcf3..b7e022614ca 100644
--- a/bfd/elfcode.h
+++ b/bfd/elfcode.h
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ elf_object_p (bfd *abfd)
   asection *s;
   bfd_size_type amt;
   const bfd_target *target;
-  const bfd_target * const *target_ptr;
 
   preserve.marker = NULL;
 
@@ -588,34 +587,9 @@ elf_object_p (bfd *abfd)
       && (ebd->elf_machine_alt1 == 0
 	  || i_ehdrp->e_machine != ebd->elf_machine_alt1)
       && (ebd->elf_machine_alt2 == 0
-	  || i_ehdrp->e_machine != ebd->elf_machine_alt2))
-    {
-      if (ebd->elf_machine_code != EM_NONE)
-	goto got_wrong_format_error;
-
-      /* This is the generic ELF target.  Let it match any ELF target
-	 for which we do not have a specific backend.  */
-      for (target_ptr = bfd_target_vector; *target_ptr != NULL; target_ptr++)
-	{
-	  const struct elf_backend_data *back;
-
-	  if ((*target_ptr)->flavour != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
-	    continue;
-	  back = xvec_get_elf_backend_data (*target_ptr);
-	  if (back->s->arch_size != ARCH_SIZE)
-	    continue;
-	  if (back->elf_machine_code == i_ehdrp->e_machine
-	      || (back->elf_machine_alt1 != 0
-		  && back->elf_machine_alt1 == i_ehdrp->e_machine)
-	      || (back->elf_machine_alt2 != 0
-		  && back->elf_machine_alt2 == i_ehdrp->e_machine))
-	    {
-	      /* target_ptr is an ELF backend which matches this
-		 object file, so reject the generic ELF target.  */
-	      goto got_wrong_format_error;
-	    }
-	}
-    }
+	  || i_ehdrp->e_machine != ebd->elf_machine_alt2)
+      && ebd->elf_machine_code != EM_NONE)
+    goto got_wrong_format_error;
 
   if (i_ehdrp->e_type == ET_EXEC)
     abfd->flags |= EXEC_P;
@@ -633,43 +607,9 @@ elf_object_p (bfd *abfd)
     }
 
   if (ebd->elf_machine_code != EM_NONE
-      && i_ehdrp->e_ident[EI_OSABI] != ebd->elf_osabi)
-    {
-      if (ebd->elf_osabi != ELFOSABI_NONE)
-	goto got_wrong_format_error;
-
-      /* This is an ELFOSABI_NONE ELF target.  Let it match any ELF
-	 target of the compatible machine for which we do not have a
-	 backend with matching ELFOSABI.  */
-      for (target_ptr = bfd_target_vector;
-	   *target_ptr != NULL;
-	   target_ptr++)
-	{
-	  const struct elf_backend_data *back;
-
-	  /* Skip this target and targets with incompatible byte
-	     order.  */
-	  if (*target_ptr == target
-	      || (*target_ptr)->flavour != bfd_target_elf_flavour
-	      || (*target_ptr)->byteorder != target->byteorder
-	      || ((*target_ptr)->header_byteorder
-		  != target->header_byteorder))
-	    continue;
-
-	  back = xvec_get_elf_backend_data (*target_ptr);
-	  if (back->elf_osabi == i_ehdrp->e_ident[EI_OSABI]
-	      && (back->elf_machine_code == i_ehdrp->e_machine
-		  || (back->elf_machine_alt1 != 0
-		      && back->elf_machine_alt1 == i_ehdrp->e_machine)
-		  || (back->elf_machine_alt2 != 0
-		      && back->elf_machine_alt2 == i_ehdrp->e_machine)))
-	    {
-	      /* target_ptr is an ELF backend which matches this
-		 object file, so reject the ELFOSABI_NONE ELF target.  */
-	      goto got_wrong_format_error;
-	    }
-	}
-    }
+      && i_ehdrp->e_ident[EI_OSABI] != ebd->elf_osabi
+      && ebd->elf_osabi != ELFOSABI_NONE)
+    goto got_wrong_format_error;
 
   if (i_ehdrp->e_shoff != 0)
     {