Stop the BFD library from automatically converting OS and PROC specific symbol sectio...

[thirdparty/binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / elf.c

diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index deb93b0a5a9f27f5dafce99473f2c65aa0663501..4342e847527e288791a13aaaf1d23a78166baea8 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -8194,9 +8194,26 @@ swap_out_syms (bfd *abfd,
                  if (elf_symtab_shndx_list (abfd))
                    shndx = elf_symtab_shndx_list (abfd)->ndx;
                  break;
-               default:
+               case SHN_COMMON:
+               case SHN_ABS:
                  shndx = SHN_ABS;
                  break;
+               default:
+                 if (shndx >= SHN_LOPROC && shndx <= SHN_HIOS)
+                   {
+                     if (bed->symbol_section_index)
+                       shndx = bed->symbol_section_index (abfd, type_ptr);
+                     /* Otherwise just leave the index alone.  */
+                   }
+                 else
+                   {
+                     if (shndx > SHN_HIOS && shndx < SHN_HIRESERVE)
+                       _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: \
+Unable to handle section index %x in ELF symbol.  Using ABS instead."),
+                                         abfd, shndx);
+                     shndx = SHN_ABS;
+                   }
+                 break;
                }
            }
          else