diff --git a/gcc/config/nds32/nds32.c b/gcc/config/nds32/nds32.c
index b404b6b..6c5526a 100644
--- a/gcc/config/nds32/nds32.c
+++ b/gcc/config/nds32/nds32.c
@@ -2102,6 +2102,45 @@ nds32_address_cost (rtx address,
 }
 
 
+/* Dividing the Output into Sections (Texts, Data, . . . ).  */
+
+/* If references to a symbol or a constant must be treated differently
+   depending on something about the variable or function named by the symbol
+   (such as what section it is in), we use this hook to store flags
+   in symbol_ref rtx.  */
+static void
+nds32_encode_section_info (tree decl, rtx rtl, int new_decl_p)
+{
+  default_encode_section_info (decl, rtl, new_decl_p);
+
+  /* For the memory rtx, if it references to rodata section, we can store
+     NDS32_SYMBOL_FLAG_RODATA flag into symbol_ref rtx so that the
+     nds32_legitimate_address_p() can determine how to treat such symbol_ref
+     based on -mcmodel=X and this information.  */
+  if (MEM_P (rtl) && MEM_READONLY_P (rtl))
+    {
+      rtx addr = XEXP (rtl, 0);
+
+      if (GET_CODE (addr) == SYMBOL_REF)
+	{
+	  /* For (mem (symbol_ref X)) case.  */
+	  SYMBOL_REF_FLAGS (addr) |= NDS32_SYMBOL_FLAG_RODATA;
+	}
+      else if (GET_CODE (addr) == CONST
+	       && GET_CODE (XEXP (addr, 0)) == PLUS)
+	{
+	  /* For (mem (const (plus (symbol_ref X) (const_int N)))) case.  */
+	  rtx plus_op = XEXP (addr, 0);
+	  rtx op0 = XEXP (plus_op, 0);
+	  rtx op1 = XEXP (plus_op, 1);
+
+	  if (GET_CODE (op0) == SYMBOL_REF && CONST_INT_P (op1))
+	    SYMBOL_REF_FLAGS (op0) |= NDS32_SYMBOL_FLAG_RODATA;
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+
 /* Defining the Output Assembler Language.  */
 
 /* -- The Overall Framework of an Assembler File.  */
@@ -3664,6 +3703,9 @@ nds32_target_alignment (rtx label)
 
 /* Dividing the Output into Sections (Texts, Data, . . . ).  */
 
+#undef TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO
+#define TARGET_ENCODE_SECTION_INFO nds32_encode_section_info
+
 
 /* Position Independent Code.  */
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/nds32/nds32.h b/gcc/config/nds32/nds32.h
index 280eb75..4a271cf 100644
--- a/gcc/config/nds32/nds32.h
+++ b/gcc/config/nds32/nds32.h
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
 /* The following are auxiliary macros or structure declarations
    that are used all over the nds32.c and nds32.h.  */
 
+/* Use SYMBOL_FLAG_MACH_DEP to define our own symbol_ref flag.
+   It is used in nds32_encode_section_info() to store flag in symbol_ref
+   in case the symbol should be placed in .rodata section.
+   So that we can check it in nds32_legitimate_address_p().  */
+#define NDS32_SYMBOL_FLAG_RODATA \
+  (SYMBOL_FLAG_MACH_DEP << 0)
+#define NDS32_SYMBOL_REF_RODATA_P(x) \
+  ((SYMBOL_REF_FLAGS (x) & NDS32_SYMBOL_FLAG_RODATA) != 0)
 
 /* Computing the Length of an Insn.  */
 #define ADJUST_INSN_LENGTH(INSN, LENGTH) \
-- 
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