File gdb-rhbz1553086-binutils-warning-loadable-section-outside-elf.patch of Package gdb.15106
From FEDORA_PATCHES Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 15:58:29 +0100
Subject: gdb-rhbz1553086-binutils-warning-loadable-section-outside-elf.patch
;; Fix 'gdb: warning: Loadable section ".note.gnu.property" outside of
;; ELF segments' (Nick Clifton, RH BZ 1553086).
;; This is a binutils patch.
Stop the BFD library from issuing a warning message when processing allocated sections in debuginfo files that lie outside of any loadable segment.
PR 24717
* elf.c (is_debuginfo_file): New function.
(assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections): Do not warn about
allocated sections outside of loadable segments if they are found
in a debuginfo file.
* elf-bfd.h (is_debuginfo_file): Prototype.
diff --git a/bfd/elf-bfd.h b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
--- a/bfd/elf-bfd.h
+++ b/bfd/elf-bfd.h
@@ -2751,6 +2751,8 @@ extern bfd_vma elf64_r_sym (bfd_vma);
extern bfd_vma elf32_r_info (bfd_vma, bfd_vma);
extern bfd_vma elf32_r_sym (bfd_vma);
+extern bfd_boolean is_debuginfo_file (bfd *);
+
/* Large common section. */
extern asection _bfd_elf_large_com_section;
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -5800,6 +5800,35 @@ assign_file_positions_for_load_sections (bfd *abfd,
return TRUE;
}
+/* Determine if a bfd is a debuginfo file. Unfortunately there
+ is no defined method for detecting such files, so we have to
+ use heuristics instead. */
+
+bfd_boolean
+is_debuginfo_file (bfd *abfd)
+{
+ if (abfd == NULL || bfd_get_flavour (abfd) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
+ return FALSE;
+
+ Elf_Internal_Shdr **start_headers = elf_elfsections (abfd);
+ Elf_Internal_Shdr **end_headers = start_headers + elf_numsections (abfd);
+ Elf_Internal_Shdr **headerp;
+
+ for (headerp = start_headers; headerp < end_headers; headerp ++)
+ {
+ Elf_Internal_Shdr *header = * headerp;
+
+ /* Debuginfo files do not have any allocated SHT_PROGBITS sections.
+ The only allocated sections are SHT_NOBITS or SHT_NOTES. */
+ if ((header->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) == SHF_ALLOC
+ && header->sh_type != SHT_NOBITS
+ && header->sh_type != SHT_NOTE)
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ return TRUE;
+}
+
/* Assign file positions for the other sections. */
static bfd_boolean
@@ -5833,7 +5862,13 @@ assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections (bfd *abfd,
BFD_ASSERT (hdr->sh_offset == hdr->bfd_section->filepos);
else if ((hdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) != 0)
{
- if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
+ if (hdr->sh_size != 0
+ /* PR 24717 - debuginfo files are known to be not strictly
+ compliant with the ELF standard. In particular they often
+ have .note.gnu.property sections that are outside of any
+ loadable segment. This is not a problem for such files,
+ so do not warn about them. */
+ && ! is_debuginfo_file (abfd))
_bfd_error_handler
/* xgettext:c-format */
(_("%pB: warning: allocated section `%s' not in segment"),