1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/linker/linker.c b/linker/linker.c
index bb31703bf..6a80ce7da 100644
--- a/linker/linker.c
+++ b/linker/linker.c
@@ -438,9 +438,16 @@ static unsigned elfhash(const char *_name)
     while(*name) {
         h = (h << 4) + *name++;
         g = h & 0xf0000000;
-        h ^= g;
+        /* The hash algorithm in the ELF ABI is as follows:
+         *   if (g != 0)
+         *       h ^=g >> 24;
+         *   h &= ~g;
+         * But we can use the equivalent and faster implementation:
+         */
         h ^= g >> 24;
     }
+    /* Lift the operation out of the inner loop */
+    h &= 0x0fffffff;
     return h;
 }