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File gdb-rhbz1553086-binutils-warning-loadable-section-outside-elf.patch of Package gdb.12817

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"),

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