* section.c (bfd_section_init): Remove unnecessary initialisations.

(bfd_section_list_clear): New function.
	(bfd_section_list_remove, bfd_section_list_insert): New macros.
	(_bfd_strip_section_from_output): Use them.
	* coffcode.h (coff_set_alignment_hook): Likewise.
	* elf32-mips.c (_bfd_mips_elf_final_link): Likewise.
	* elf64-mips.c (mips_elf64_final_link): Likewise.
	* elf64-mmix.c (mmix_elf_final_link): Likewise.
	* sunos.c (sunos_add_dynamic_symbols): Likewise.
	* xcofflink.c (_bfd_xcoff_bfd_final_link): Likewise.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.

	* netbsd-core.c (netbsd_core_file_p): Use bfd_make_section_anyway
	rather than doing our own section handling.  Clean up after errors
	with bfd_release and bfd_section_list_clear.  Handle unexpected
	flags.
	* aoutf1.h (sunos4_core_file_p): Likewise.
	* aix386-core.c (aix386_core_file_p): Likewise.
	* cisco-core.c (cisco_core_file_validate): Likewise.
	* ptrace-core.c (ptrace_unix_core_file_p): Likewise.
	* trad-core.c (trad_unix_core_file_p): Likewise.

	* hppabsd-core.c (hppabsd_core_core_file_p):  Clean up after errors
	with bfd_release and bfd_section_list_clear.
	* hpux-core.c (hpux_core_core_file_p): Likewise.
	* irix-core.c (irix_core_core_file_p): Likewise.
	* lynx-core.c (lynx_core_file_p): Likewise.
	* osf-core.c (osf_core_core_file_p): Likewise.
	* rs6000-core.c (rs6000coff_core_p): Likewise.
	* sco5-core.c (sco5_core_file_p): Likewise.

bfd/elf32-mips.c

@@ -5177,7 +5177,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_final_link (abfd, info)
 	      if (p->type == bfd_indirect_link_order)
 		p->u.indirect.section->flags &= ~SEC_HAS_CONTENTS;
 	    (*secpp)->link_order_head = NULL;
-	    *secpp = (*secpp)->next;
+	    bfd_section_list_remove (abfd, secpp);
 	    --abfd->section_count;
 
 	    break;
@@ -5547,7 +5547,7 @@ _bfd_mips_elf_final_link (abfd, info)
 		   *secpp != o;
 		   secpp = &(*secpp)->next)
 		;
-	      *secpp = (*secpp)->next;
+	      bfd_section_list_remove (abfd, secpp);
 	      --abfd->section_count;
 
 	      continue;