10366 ld(1) should support GNU-style linker sets
10581 ld(1) should know kernel modules are a thing

*** 249,258 ****
--- 249,260 ----
                           text\n"
  @ MSG_ARG_DETAIL_ZTO    "\t[-z textoff]\tallow output relocations against \
                           text\n"
  @ MSG_ARG_DETAIL_ZTW    "\t[-z textwarn]\twarn if there are relocations \
                           against text\n"
+ @ MSG_ARG_DETAIL_ZTY    "\t[-z type=type]\tspecify the type of object \
+                          (exec, kmod, reloc, shared)\n"
  @ MSG_ARG_DETAIL_ZWRAP  "\t[-z wrap=symbol], [-wrap=symbol], [--wrap=symbol]\n\
                           \t\t\twrap symbol references\n"
  @ MSG_ARG_DETAIL_ZVER   "\t[-z verbose]\t\
                           generate warnings for suspicious processings\n"
  
*** 692,701 ****
--- 694,704 ----
  @ MSG_REJ_PLATCAP       "file %s: platform capability (CA_SUNW_PLAT) \
                           unsupported: %s"
  @ MSG_REJ_HWCAP_2       "file %s: hardware capability (CA_SUNW_HW_2) \
                           unsupported: %s"
  @ MSG_REJ_ARCHIVE       "file %s: invalid archive use"
+ @ MSG_REJ_KMOD          "file %s: kernel modules can't be link-edit input"
  
  # Guidance messages
  @ MSG_GUIDE_SUMMARY     "see ld(1) -z guidance for more information"
  @ MSG_GUIDE_DEFS        "-z defs option recommended for shared objects"
  @ MSG_GUIDE_DIRECT      "-B direct or -z direct option recommended before \
*** 704,713 ****
--- 707,717 ----
                           first dependency"
  @ MSG_GUIDE_MAPFILE     "version 2 mapfile syntax recommended: %s"
  @ MSG_GUIDE_TEXT        "position independent (PIC) code recommended for \
                           shared objects"
  @ MSG_GUIDE_UNUSED      "removal of unused dependency recommended: %s"
+ @ MSG_GUIDE_KMOD        "use -z type=kmod, not -r -dy"
  
  @ _END_
  
  
  # The following strings represent reserved names.  Reference to these strings
*** 877,886 ****
--- 881,893 ----
  @ MSG_SYM_L_END         "END_"
  @ MSG_SYM_L_END_U       "_END_"
  @ MSG_SYM_L_START       "START_"
  @ MSG_SYM_L_START_U     "_START_"
  
+ @ MSG_SYM_SECBOUND_START "__start_"
+ @ MSG_SYM_SECBOUND_STOP "__stop_"
+ 
  # Support functions
  
  @ MSG_SUP_VERSION       "ld_version"
  @ MSG_SUP_INPUT_DONE    "ld_input_done"
  
*** 960,974 ****
                           (-z rescan-start, -(, --start-group)"
  @ MSG_MARG_ENTRY        "entry point option (-e, --entry)"
  @ MSG_MARG_FILTER_AUX   "auxiliary filter option (-f, --auxiliary)"
  @ MSG_MARG_FILTER       "filter option (-F, --filter)"
  @ MSG_MARG_OUTFILE      "output object option (-o, --output)"
! @ MSG_MARG_REL          "relocatable object option (-r, --relocatable)"
  @ MSG_MARG_RPATH        "runpath option (-R, -rpath)"
! @ MSG_MARG_SO           "shared object option (-G, -shared)"
  @ MSG_MARG_SONAME       "soname option (-h, --soname)"
  @ MSG_MARG_STRIP        "strip option (-s, --strip-all)"
  
  # Entrance criteria messages
  
  @ MSG_ENT_MAP_FMT_TIL_1 "\t\t%s\n\n"
  @ MSG_ENT_MAP_TITLE_1   "LINK EDITOR MEMORY MAP"
--- 967,983 ----
                           (-z rescan-start, -(, --start-group)"
  @ MSG_MARG_ENTRY        "entry point option (-e, --entry)"
  @ MSG_MARG_FILTER_AUX   "auxiliary filter option (-f, --auxiliary)"
  @ MSG_MARG_FILTER       "filter option (-F, --filter)"
  @ MSG_MARG_OUTFILE      "output object option (-o, --output)"
! @ MSG_MARG_REL          "relocatable object option (-r, --relocatable, \
!                         -z type=reloc)"
  @ MSG_MARG_RPATH        "runpath option (-R, -rpath)"
! @ MSG_MARG_SO           "shared object option (-G, -shared, -z type=shared)"
  @ MSG_MARG_SONAME       "soname option (-h, --soname)"
  @ MSG_MARG_STRIP        "strip option (-s, --strip-all)"
+ @ MSG_MARG_TYPE_KMOD    "-z type=kmod"
  
  # Entrance criteria messages
  
  @ MSG_ENT_MAP_FMT_TIL_1 "\t\t%s\n\n"
  @ MSG_ENT_MAP_TITLE_1   "LINK EDITOR MEMORY MAP"
*** 1441,1450 ****
--- 1450,1460 ----
  @ MSG_ARG_STATIC        "static"
  @ MSG_ARG_SYMBOLCAP     "symbolcap"
  @ MSG_ARG_DEFERRED      "deferred"
  @ MSG_ARG_NODEFERRED    "nodeferred"
  @ MSG_ARG_ASSDEFLIB     "assert-deflib"
+ @ MSG_ARG_TYPE          "type"
  
  @ MSG_ARG_LCOM          "L,"
  @ MSG_ARG_PCOM          "P,"
  @ MSG_ARG_UCOM          "U,"
  
*** 1490,1499 ****
--- 1500,1515 ----
  @ MSG_ARG_GUIDE_NO_LAZYLOAD     "nolazyload"
  @ MSG_ARG_GUIDE_NO_MAPFILE      "nomapfile"
  @ MSG_ARG_GUIDE_NO_TEXT         "notext"
  @ MSG_ARG_GUIDE_NO_UNUSED       "nounused"
  
+ # -z type= strings
+ @ MSG_ARG_TYPE_RELOC    "reloc"
+ @ MSG_ARG_TYPE_EXEC     "exec"
+ @ MSG_ARG_TYPE_SHARED   "shared"
+ @ MSG_ARG_TYPE_KMOD     "kmod"
+ 
  # Environment variable strings
  
  @ MSG_LD_RUN_PATH       "LD_RUN_PATH"
  @ MSG_LD_LIBPATH_32     "LD_LIBRARY_PATH_32"
  @ MSG_LD_LIBPATH_64     "LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64"