--- bfd/compress.c.jj	2010-12-24 11:40:19.000000000 +0100

+++ bfd/compress.c	2011-01-28 15:40:19.869777126 +0100

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ bfd_get_full_section_contents (bfd *abfd

     case COMPRESS_SECTION_NONE:

       if (p == NULL)

 	{

-	  p = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (sz);

+	  p = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zmalloc (sz);

 	  if (p == NULL)

 	    return FALSE;

 	}

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ bfd_get_full_section_contents (bfd *abfd

       if (!ret)

 	goto fail_compressed;

-      uncompressed_buffer = (bfd_byte *) bfd_malloc (uncompressed_size);

+      uncompressed_buffer = (bfd_byte *) bfd_zmalloc (uncompressed_size);

       if (uncompressed_buffer == NULL)

 	goto fail_compressed;

--- bfd/elfcode.h.jj	2010-12-31 03:43:21.000000000 +0100

+++ bfd/elfcode.h	2011-01-28 15:34:39.055388479 +0100

@@ -1158,6 +1158,24 @@ elf_checksum_contents (bfd *abfd,

       if (i_shdr.contents)

 	(*process) (i_shdr.contents, i_shdr.sh_size, arg);

+      else

+	{

+	  asection *sec;

+

+	  sec = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd, count);

+	  if (sec != NULL)

+	    {

+	      if (sec->contents == NULL)

+		{

+		  /* Force rereading from file.  */

+		  sec->flags &= ~SEC_IN_MEMORY;

+		  if (! bfd_malloc_and_get_section (abfd, sec, & sec->contents))

+		    continue;

+		}

+	      if (sec->contents != NULL)

+		(*process) (sec->contents, i_shdr.sh_size, arg);

+	    }

+	}

     }

   return TRUE;