putelfsyment(ctxt.Out, putelfstr(sname), addr, size, elf.ST_INFO(bind, typ), elfshnum, other)
	ldr.SetSymElfSym(x, int32(ctxt.numelfsym))
	ctxt.numelfsym++
}

func putelfsectionsym(ctxt *Link, out *OutBuf, s loader.Sym, shndx elf.SectionIndex) {
	putelfsyment(out, 0, 0, 0, elf.ST_INFO(elf.STB_LOCAL, elf.STT_SECTION), shndx, 0)
	ctxt.loader.SetSymElfSym(s, int32(ctxt.numelfsym))
	ctxt.numelfsym++
}

// symbol, assigned during ELF symtab generation.
func (l *Loader) SymElfSym(i Sym) int32 {
	return l.elfSym[i]
}

// SetSymElfSym sets the elf symbol index for a symbol.
func (l *Loader) SetSymElfSym(i Sym, es int32) {
	if i == 0 {
		panic("bad sym index")
	}
	if es == 0 {
		delete(l.elfSym, i)
	} else {
		l.elfSym[i] = es
	}
}