+# We need to prevent any GOTOFF relocs being used with references
+# to symbols in the .bss section since we cannot relocate them
+# independently from the rest at run time. This can be achieved by
+# ensuring that no private .bss symbols exist, as global symbols
+# always have a GOT entry which is what we need.
+# The .data section is already discarded by the linker script so no need
+# to bother about it here.
+check_for_bad_syms = \
+bad_syms=$$($(CROSS_COMPILE)nm $@ | sed -n 's/^.\{8\} [bc] \(.*\)/\1/p') && \
+[ -z "$$bad_syms" ] || \
+ ( echo "following symbols must have non local/private scope:" >&2; \
+ echo "$$bad_syms" >&2; rm -f $@; false )
+