Add the SEC_ELF_OCTETS flag to debug sections created by the assembler.

[thirdparty/binutils-gdb.git] / gas / config / obj-elf.c

diff --git a/gas/config/obj-elf.c b/gas/config/obj-elf.c
index e93d59cb081c1ac180dc72d6c226cad4bac44f6c..42a3851e7722d15bd69f870a40b352ed592186f8 100644 (file)
--- a/gas/config/obj-elf.c
+++ b/gas/config/obj-elf.c
@@ -743,6 +743,22 @@ obj_elf_change_section (const char *name,
   if (linkonce)
     flags |= SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES_DISCARD;
 
+  /* PR 28054: Set the SEC_ELF_OCTETS flag for debugging sections.
+     Based on the code in bfd/elf.c:_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr().
+
+     FIXME: We do not set the SEC_DEBUGGING flag because that causes
+     problems for the FT32 and MSP430 targets.  Investigate and fix.  */
+  if ((flags & SEC_ALLOC) == 0 && name [0] == '.')
+    {
+      if (   startswith (name, ".debug")
+         || startswith (name, ".zdebug")
+         || startswith (name, ".gnu.debuglto_.debug_")
+         || startswith (name, ".gnu.linkonce.wi.")
+         || startswith (name, GNU_BUILD_ATTRS_SECTION_NAME)
+         || startswith (name, ".note.gnu"))
+       flags |= SEC_ELF_OCTETS;
+    }
+  
   if (old_sec == NULL)
     {
       symbolS *secsym;