diff -urN src/gdb/cp-namespace.c dev/gdb/cp-namespace.c
--- src/gdb/cp-namespace.c	2007-01-09 18:58:50.000000000 +0100
+++ dev/gdb/cp-namespace.c	2007-05-18 05:40:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
     }
   else
     {
-      sym = lookup_symbol_global (name, linkage_name, domain, symtab);
+      sym = lookup_symbol_global (name, linkage_name, block, domain, symtab);
     }
 
   if (sym != NULL)
diff -urN src/gdb/Makefile.in dev/gdb/Makefile.in
--- src/gdb/Makefile.in	2007-05-18 05:34:55.000000000 +0200
+++ dev/gdb/Makefile.in	2007-05-18 05:40:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@
 solib_pa64_h = solib-pa64.h
 solib_som_h = solib-som.h
 solib_svr4_h = solib-svr4.h
-solist_h = solist.h
+solist_h = solist.h $(symtab_h)
 source_h = source.h
 sparc64_tdep_h = sparc64-tdep.h $(sparc_tdep_h)
 sparc_nat_h = sparc-nat.h
@@ -2572,7 +2572,7 @@
 	$(objfiles_h) $(exceptions_h) $(gdbcore_h) $(command_h) $(target_h) \
 	$(frame_h) $(gdb_regex_h) $(inferior_h) $(environ_h) $(language_h) \
 	$(gdbcmd_h) $(completer_h) $(filenames_h) $(exec_h) $(solist_h) \
-	$(observer_h) $(readline_h)
+	$(observer_h) $(readline_h) $(objfiles_h)
 solib-frv.o: solib-frv.c $(defs_h) $(gdb_string_h) $(inferior_h) \
 	$(gdbcore_h) $(solist_h) $(frv_tdep_h) $(objfiles_h) $(symtab_h) \
 	$(language_h) $(command_h) $(gdbcmd_h) $(elf_frv_h) $(solib_h)
@@ -2719,7 +2719,8 @@
 	$(language_h) $(demangle_h) $(inferior_h) $(linespec_h) $(source_h) \
 	$(filenames_h) $(objc_lang_h) $(ada_lang_h) $(hashtab_h) \
 	$(gdb_obstack_h) $(block_h) $(dictionary_h) $(gdb_string_h) \
-	$(gdb_stat_h) $(cp_abi_h) $(observer_h) $(gdb_assert_h)
+	$(gdb_stat_h) $(cp_abi_h) $(observer_h) $(gdb_assert_h) \
+	$(solist_h)
 target.o: target.c $(defs_h) $(gdb_string_h) $(target_h) $(gdbcmd_h) \
 	$(symtab_h) $(inferior_h) $(bfd_h) $(symfile_h) $(objfiles_h) \
 	$(gdb_wait_h) $(dcache_h) $(regcache_h) $(gdb_assert_h) $(gdbcore_h) \
diff -urN src/gdb/solib.c dev/gdb/solib.c
--- src/gdb/solib.c	2007-05-18 05:34:56.000000000 +0200
+++ dev/gdb/solib.c	2007-05-18 05:40:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -955,6 +955,26 @@
 }
 
 
+/* Handler for library-specific lookup of global symbol
+   NAME in BLOCK.  Detect objfile corresponding to BLOCK
+   and call the library-specific handler if it is installed
+   for the current target.  */
+
+struct symbol *
+solib_global_lookup (const struct objfile *objfile,
+		     const char *name,
+		     const char *linkage_name,
+		     const domain_enum domain,
+		     struct symtab **symtab)
+{
+  if (current_target_so_ops->lookup_lib_global_symbol != NULL)
+    return current_target_so_ops->lookup_lib_global_symbol (objfile,
+				name, linkage_name, domain, symtab);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
 extern initialize_file_ftype _initialize_solib; /* -Wmissing-prototypes */
 
 void
diff -urN src/gdb/solib-svr4.c dev/gdb/solib-svr4.c
--- src/gdb/solib-svr4.c	2007-05-18 05:34:56.000000000 +0200
+++ dev/gdb/solib-svr4.c	2007-05-18 05:58:33.000000000 +0200
@@ -378,6 +378,71 @@
 
  */
 
+/* Scan OBFD for a SYMBOLIC flag in the .dynamic section.  If it is set then
+   OBFD is a DSO with a special rule for symbol lookup.  The lookup then starts
+   in the DSO before searching in the executable.  */
+
+static int
+has_SYMBOLIC (bfd *obfd)
+{
+  CORE_ADDR dyn_ptr = 0;
+  int sect_size, arch_size;
+  gdb_byte *buf, *bufstart, *bufend, *p;
+  asection *sect;
+
+  if (obfd == NULL)
+    return -1;
+  arch_size = bfd_get_arch_size (obfd);
+  if (arch_size == -1)
+    return -1;
+
+  /* Retrieve information about .dynamic section.  */
+  sect = bfd_get_section_by_name (obfd, ".dynamic");
+  if (!sect)
+    return -1;
+
+  /* Read the .dynamic section.  */
+  sect_size = bfd_section_size (obfd, sect);
+  buf = alloca (sect_size);
+  if (!bfd_get_section_contents (obfd, sect,
+				 buf, 0, sect_size))
+    return -1;
+
+  if (arch_size == 32)
+    { /* 32-bit elf */
+      for (bufend = buf + sect_size;
+	   buf < bufend;
+	   buf += sizeof (Elf32_External_Dyn))
+	{
+	  Elf32_External_Dyn *x_dynp = (Elf32_External_Dyn *) buf;
+	  long dyn_tag;
+	  dyn_tag = extract_unsigned_integer ((gdb_byte *) x_dynp->d_tag, 4);
+	  if (dyn_tag == DT_NULL)
+	    break;
+	  else if (dyn_tag == DT_SYMBOLIC)
+	    return 1;
+	}
+    }
+  else
+    { /* 64-bit elf */
+      for (bufend = buf + sect_size;
+	   buf < bufend;
+	   buf += sizeof (Elf64_External_Dyn))
+	{
+	  Elf64_External_Dyn *x_dynp = (Elf64_External_Dyn *) buf;
+	  long dyn_tag;
+
+	  dyn_tag = extract_unsigned_integer ((gdb_byte *) x_dynp->d_tag, 8);
+	  if (dyn_tag == DT_NULL)
+	    break;
+	  else if (dyn_tag == DT_SYMBOLIC)
+	    return 1;
+	}
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 static CORE_ADDR
 elf_locate_base (void)
 {
@@ -1558,6 +1623,24 @@
 
 struct target_so_ops svr4_so_ops;
 
+/* Lookup global symbol for ELF DSOs linked with -Bsymbolic.
+   Those DSOs have a different rule for symbol lookup. The lookup
+   begins here in the DSO, not in the main executable.  */
+
+static struct symbol *
+elf_lookup_lib_symbol (const struct objfile *objfile,
+		       const char *name,
+		       const char *linkage_name,
+		       const domain_enum domain, struct symtab **symtab)
+{
+  if (objfile->obfd == NULL
+     || has_SYMBOLIC (objfile->obfd) != 1)
+    return NULL;
+
+  return  lookup_global_symbol_from_objfile
+		(objfile, name, linkage_name, domain, symtab);
+}
+
 extern initialize_file_ftype _initialize_svr4_solib; /* -Wmissing-prototypes */
 
 void
@@ -1573,6 +1656,7 @@
   svr4_so_ops.current_sos = svr4_current_sos;
   svr4_so_ops.open_symbol_file_object = open_symbol_file_object;
   svr4_so_ops.in_dynsym_resolve_code = svr4_in_dynsym_resolve_code;
+  svr4_so_ops.lookup_lib_global_symbol = elf_lookup_lib_symbol;
 
   /* FIXME: Don't do this here.  *_gdbarch_init() should set so_ops. */
   current_target_so_ops = &svr4_so_ops;
diff -urN src/gdb/solist.h dev/gdb/solist.h
--- src/gdb/solist.h	2007-01-09 18:58:58.000000000 +0100
+++ dev/gdb/solist.h	2007-05-18 05:40:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #define SOLIST_H
 
 #define SO_NAME_MAX_PATH_SIZE 512	/* FIXME: Should be dynamic */
+/* For domain_enum domain.  */
+#include "symtab.h"
 
 /* Forward declaration for target specific link map information.  This
    struct is opaque to all but the target specific file.  */
@@ -103,7 +105,14 @@
        Convenience function for remote debuggers finding host libs.  */
     int (*find_and_open_solib) (char *soname,
         unsigned o_flags, char **temp_pathname);
-    
+
+    /* Hook for looking up global symbols in a library-specific way.  */
+    struct symbol * (*lookup_lib_global_symbol) (const struct objfile *objfile,
+						 const char *name,
+						 const char *linkage_name,
+						 const domain_enum domain,
+						 struct symtab **symtab);
+
   };
 
 /* Free the memory associated with a (so_list *).  */
@@ -125,4 +134,11 @@
 #define TARGET_SO_IN_DYNSYM_RESOLVE_CODE \
   (current_target_so_ops->in_dynsym_resolve_code)
 
+/* Handler for library-specific global symbol lookup in solib.c.  */
+struct symbol *solib_global_lookup (const struct objfile *objfile,
+				    const char *name,
+				    const char *linkage_name,
+				    const domain_enum domain,
+				    struct symtab **symtab);
+
 #endif
diff -urN src/gdb/symtab.c dev/gdb/symtab.c
--- src/gdb/symtab.c	2007-04-18 13:12:57.000000000 +0200
+++ dev/gdb/symtab.c	2007-05-18 05:55:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include "cp-abi.h"
 #include "observer.h"
 #include "gdb_assert.h"
+#include "solist.h"
 
 /* Prototypes for local functions */
 
@@ -1265,6 +1266,26 @@
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Look up OBJFILE to BLOCK.  */
+
+struct objfile *
+lookup_objfile_from_block (const struct block *block)
+{
+  struct objfile *obj;
+  struct symtab *s;
+
+  if (block == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  block = block_global_block (block);
+  /* Go through SYMTABS.  */
+  ALL_SYMTABS (obj, s)
+    if (block == BLOCKVECTOR_BLOCK (BLOCKVECTOR (s), GLOBAL_BLOCK))
+      return obj;
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Look up a symbol in a block; if found, locate its symtab, fixup the
    symbol, and set block_found appropriately.  */
 
@@ -1306,6 +1327,57 @@
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Check all global symbols in OBJFILE in symtabs and
+   psymtabs.  */
+
+struct symbol *
+lookup_global_symbol_from_objfile (const struct objfile *objfile,
+				   const char *name,
+				   const char *linkage_name,
+				   const domain_enum domain,
+				   struct symtab **symtab)
+{
+  struct symbol *sym;
+  struct blockvector *bv;
+  const struct block *block;
+  struct symtab *s;
+  struct partial_symtab *ps;
+
+  /* Go through symtabs.  */
+  ALL_OBJFILE_SYMTABS (objfile, s)
+  {
+    bv = BLOCKVECTOR (s);
+    block = BLOCKVECTOR_BLOCK (bv, GLOBAL_BLOCK);
+    sym = lookup_block_symbol (block, name, linkage_name, domain);
+    if (sym)
+      {
+	block_found = block;
+	if (symtab != NULL)
+	  *symtab = s;
+	return fixup_symbol_section (sym, (struct objfile *)objfile);
+      }
+  }
+
+  /* Now go through psymtabs.  */
+  ALL_OBJFILE_PSYMTABS (objfile, ps)
+  {
+    if (!ps->readin
+	&& lookup_partial_symbol (ps, name, linkage_name,
+				  1, domain))
+      {
+	s = PSYMTAB_TO_SYMTAB (ps);
+	bv = BLOCKVECTOR (s);
+	block = BLOCKVECTOR_BLOCK (bv, GLOBAL_BLOCK);
+	sym = lookup_block_symbol (block, name, linkage_name, domain);
+	if (symtab != NULL)
+	  *symtab = s;
+	return fixup_symbol_section (sym, (struct objfile *)objfile);
+      }
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Check to see if the symbol is defined in one of the symtabs.
    BLOCK_INDEX should be either GLOBAL_BLOCK or STATIC_BLOCK,
    depending on whether or not we want to search global symbols or
@@ -1571,7 +1643,7 @@
   if (sym != NULL)
     return sym;
 
-  return lookup_symbol_global (name, linkage_name, domain, symtab);
+  return lookup_symbol_global (name, linkage_name, block, domain, symtab);
 }
 
 /* Lookup a symbol in the static block associated to BLOCK, if there
@@ -1599,10 +1671,19 @@
 struct symbol *
 lookup_symbol_global (const char *name,
 		      const char *linkage_name,
+		      const struct block *block,
 		      const domain_enum domain,
 		      struct symtab **symtab)
 {
-  struct symbol *sym;
+  struct symbol *sym = NULL;
+  struct objfile *objfile = NULL;
+
+  /* Call library-specific lookup procedure.  */
+  objfile = lookup_objfile_from_block (block);
+  if (objfile != NULL)
+    sym = solib_global_lookup (objfile, name, linkage_name, domain, symtab);
+  if (sym != NULL)
+    return sym;
 
   sym = lookup_symbol_aux_symtabs (GLOBAL_BLOCK, name, linkage_name,
 				   domain, symtab);
diff -urN src/gdb/symtab.h dev/gdb/symtab.h
--- src/gdb/symtab.h	2007-03-28 05:42:54.000000000 +0200
+++ dev/gdb/symtab.h	2007-05-18 05:40:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -1050,6 +1050,7 @@
 
 extern struct symbol *lookup_symbol_global (const char *name,
 					    const char *linkage_name,
+					    const struct block *block,
 					    const domain_enum domain,
 					    struct symtab **symtab);
 
@@ -1403,4 +1404,16 @@
    Defined in symtab.c, used in hppa-tdep.c. */
 extern int deprecated_hp_som_som_object_present;
 
+/* Lookup objfile to a block.  */
+extern struct objfile *
+lookup_objfile_from_block (const struct block *block);
+
+/* Check global symbols in objfile.  */
+struct symbol *lookup_global_symbol_from_objfile (const struct objfile *objfile,
+						  const char *name,
+						  const char *linkage_name,
+						  const domain_enum domain,
+						  struct symtab **symtab);
+
+
 #endif /* !defined(SYMTAB_H) */
diff -urN src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/libmd.c dev/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/libmd.c
--- src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/libmd.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ dev/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/libmd.c	2007-05-18 05:40:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+   Contributed by Markus Deuling <deuling@de.ibm.com>.
+*/
+extern void foo();
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "libmd.h"
+
+void foo2 ();
+
+void
+foo ()
+{
+  printf ("foo in lib\n");
+  return;
+}
+
+void
+foo2()
+{
+  printf ("foo2 in lib\n");
+  return;
+}
diff -urN src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/libmd.h dev/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/libmd.h
--- src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/libmd.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ dev/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/libmd.h	2007-05-18 05:40:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+   Contributed by Markus Deuling <deuling@de.ibm.com>.
+*/
+extern void foo();
diff -urN src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib_symbol.c dev/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib_symbol.c
--- src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib_symbol.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ dev/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib_symbol.c	2007-05-18 05:40:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+   Contributed by Markus Deuling <deuling@de.ibm.com>.
+*/
+extern void foo();
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "libmd.h"
+
+extern void foo();
+void foo3();
+void foo2();
+
+int main ()
+{
+  printf ("in main\n");
+  foo ();
+  foo3 ();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void foo3()
+{
+  printf ("foo3 in main\n");
+  return;
+}
+
+void foo2()
+{
+  printf ("foo2 in main\n");
+  return;
+}
+
diff -urN src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib_symbol.exp dev/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib_symbol.exp
--- src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib_symbol.exp	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ dev/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib_symbol.exp	2007-05-18 05:50:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. 
+#
+# Contributed by Markus Deuling <deuling@de.ibm.com>.
+#
+
+if {[skip_shlib_tests]} {
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Library file.
+set libname "libmd"
+set srcfile_lib ${srcdir}/${subdir}/${libname}.c
+set binfile_lib ${objdir}/${subdir}/${libname}.so
+set lib_flags [list debug ldflags=-Wl,-Bsymbolic]
+# Binary file.
+set testfile "solib_symbol"
+set srcfile ${srcdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}.c
+set binfile ${objdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}
+set bin_flags [list debug shlib=${binfile_lib}]
+
+if [get_compiler_info ${binfile}] {
+    return -1
+}
+
+if { [gdb_compile_shlib ${srcfile_lib} ${binfile_lib} $lib_flags] != ""
+     || [gdb_compile ${srcfile} ${binfile} executable $bin_flags] != "" } {
+  untested "Could not compile $binfile_lib or $binfile."
+  return -1
+}
+
+gdb_exit
+gdb_start
+gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
+gdb_load ${binfile}
+gdb_load_shlibs $binfile_lib
+
+if ![runto_main] then {
+  fail "Can't run to main"
+  return 0
+}
+
+# Set a breakpoint in the binary.
+gdb_test "br foo2" \
+	 "Breakpoint.*file.*${srcfile}.*" \
+	 "foo2 in main"
+
+delete_breakpoints
+
+# Break in the library.
+gdb_test "br foo" \
+	 "" \
+	 "foo in libmd"
+
+gdb_test "continue" \
+	 "Continuing.*" \
+	 "continue"
+
+# This symbol is now looked up in the ELF library.
+gdb_test "br foo2" \
+	 "Breakpoint.*file.*${srcfile_lib}.*" \
+	 "foo2 in mdlib"
+
+gdb_exit
+
+return 0
+
+