diff -rup binutils.orig/gold/layout.cc binutils-2.29.1/gold/layout.cc

--- binutils.orig/gold/layout.cc	2017-10-18 12:00:31.990714767 +0100

+++ binutils-2.29.1/gold/layout.cc	2017-10-18 12:00:41.351604074 +0100

@@ -2211,10 +2211,11 @@ Layout::define_section_symbols(Symbol_ta

 					0, // symsize

 					elfcpp::STT_NOTYPE,

 					elfcpp::STB_GLOBAL,

-					elfcpp::STV_DEFAULT,

+					elfcpp::STV_PROTECTED,

 					0, // nonvis

 					false, // offset_is_from_end

-					true); // only_if_ref

+					true, // only_if_ref

+					true); // must_be_in_reg

 	  symtab->define_in_output_data(stop_name.c_str(),

 					NULL, // version

@@ -2224,10 +2225,11 @@ Layout::define_section_symbols(Symbol_ta

 					0, // symsize

 					elfcpp::STT_NOTYPE,

 					elfcpp::STB_GLOBAL,

-					elfcpp::STV_DEFAULT,

+					elfcpp::STV_PROTECTED,

 					0, // nonvis

 					true, // offset_is_from_end

-					true); // only_if_ref

+					true, // only_if_ref

+					true); // must_be_in_reg

 	}

     }

 }

Only in binutils-2.29.1/gold: layout.cc.orig

diff -rup binutils.orig/gold/symtab.cc binutils-2.29.1/gold/symtab.cc

--- binutils.orig/gold/symtab.cc	2017-10-18 12:00:31.990714767 +0100

+++ binutils-2.29.1/gold/symtab.cc	2017-10-18 12:00:41.352604062 +0100

@@ -1760,7 +1760,9 @@ Sized_symbol<size>*

 Symbol_table::define_special_symbol(const char** pname, const char** pversion,

 				    bool only_if_ref,

                                     Sized_symbol<size>** poldsym,

-				    bool* resolve_oldsym, bool is_forced_local)

+				    bool* resolve_oldsym,

+				    bool is_forced_local,

+				    bool must_be_in_reg)

 {

   *resolve_oldsym = false;

   *poldsym = NULL;

@@ -1797,7 +1799,11 @@ Symbol_table::define_special_symbol(cons

       oldsym = this->lookup(*pname, *pversion);

       if (oldsym == NULL && is_default_version)

 	oldsym = this->lookup(*pname, NULL);

-      if (oldsym == NULL || !oldsym->is_undefined())

+      // If the symbol must be defined in a regular object, ignore

+      // definition from a dynamic object.

+      if (oldsym == NULL

+	  || (!oldsym->is_undefined()

+	      && (!must_be_in_reg || !oldsym->is_from_dynobj())))

 	return NULL;

       *pname = oldsym->name();

@@ -1916,7 +1922,8 @@ Symbol_table::define_in_output_data(cons

 				    elfcpp::STV visibility,

 				    unsigned char nonvis,

 				    bool offset_is_from_end,

-				    bool only_if_ref)

+				    bool only_if_ref,

+				    bool must_be_in_reg)

 {

   if (parameters->target().get_size() == 32)

     {

@@ -1925,7 +1932,8 @@ Symbol_table::define_in_output_data(cons

                                                 value, symsize, type, binding,

                                                 visibility, nonvis,

                                                 offset_is_from_end,

-                                                only_if_ref);

+                                                only_if_ref,

+                                                must_be_in_reg);

 #else

       gold_unreachable();

 #endif

@@ -1937,7 +1945,8 @@ Symbol_table::define_in_output_data(cons

                                                 value, symsize, type, binding,

                                                 visibility, nonvis,

                                                 offset_is_from_end,

-                                                only_if_ref);

+                                                only_if_ref,

+                                                must_be_in_reg);

 #else

       gold_unreachable();

 #endif

@@ -1962,7 +1971,8 @@ Symbol_table::do_define_in_output_data(

     elfcpp::STV visibility,

     unsigned char nonvis,

     bool offset_is_from_end,

-    bool only_if_ref)

+    bool only_if_ref,

+    bool must_be_in_reg)

 {

   Sized_symbol<size>* sym;

   Sized_symbol<size>* oldsym;

@@ -1975,7 +1985,8 @@ Symbol_table::do_define_in_output_data(

       sym = this->define_special_symbol<size, true>(&name, &version,

 						    only_if_ref, &oldsym,

 						    &resolve_oldsym,

-						    is_forced_local);

+						    is_forced_local,

+						    must_be_in_reg);

 #else

       gold_unreachable();

 #endif

@@ -1986,7 +1997,8 @@ Symbol_table::do_define_in_output_data(

       sym = this->define_special_symbol<size, false>(&name, &version,

 						     only_if_ref, &oldsym,

 						     &resolve_oldsym,

-						     is_forced_local);

+						     is_forced_local,

+						     must_be_in_reg);

 #else

       gold_unreachable();

 #endif

diff -rup binutils.orig/gold/symtab.h binutils-2.29.1/gold/symtab.h

--- binutils.orig/gold/symtab.h	2017-10-18 12:00:32.002714624 +0100

+++ binutils-2.29.1/gold/symtab.h	2017-10-18 12:00:41.352604062 +0100

@@ -1488,7 +1488,8 @@ class Symbol_table

 			Output_data*, uint64_t value, uint64_t symsize,

 			elfcpp::STT type, elfcpp::STB binding,

 			elfcpp::STV visibility, unsigned char nonvis,

-			bool offset_is_from_end, bool only_if_ref);

+			bool offset_is_from_end, bool only_if_ref,

+			bool must_be_in_reg = false);

   // Define a special symbol based on an Output_segment.  It is a

   // multiple definition error if this symbol is already defined.

@@ -1803,7 +1804,8 @@ class Symbol_table

   Sized_symbol<size>*

   define_special_symbol(const char** pname, const char** pversion,

 			bool only_if_ref, Sized_symbol<size>** poldsym,

-			bool* resolve_oldsym, bool is_forced_local);

+			bool* resolve_oldsym, bool is_forced_local,

+			bool must_be_in_reg = false);

   // Define a symbol in an Output_data, sized version.

   template<int size>

@@ -1814,7 +1816,8 @@ class Symbol_table

 			   typename elfcpp::Elf_types<size>::Elf_WXword ssize,

 			   elfcpp::STT type, elfcpp::STB binding,

 			   elfcpp::STV visibility, unsigned char nonvis,

-			   bool offset_is_from_end, bool only_if_ref);

+			   bool offset_is_from_end, bool only_if_ref,

+			   bool must_be_in_reg = false);

   // Define a symbol in an Output_segment, sized version.

   template<int size>

Only in binutils-2.29.1/gold: symtab.h.orig