PR 9934

[binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / elf32-arm.c

diff --git a/bfd/elf32-arm.c b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
index f534290ee87799c4ee89a9f897c3ec6d361d2eb0..226434aa08efcb6f2e48ba597472409fa60e9bee 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-arm.c
@@ -9597,6 +9597,7 @@ elf32_arm_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
   bfd_vma *local_got_offsets;
   struct elf32_arm_link_hash_table *htab;
   bfd_boolean needs_plt;
+  unsigned long nsyms;
 
   if (info->relocatable)
     return TRUE;
@@ -9620,7 +9621,8 @@ elf32_arm_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
 
   symtab_hdr = & elf_symtab_hdr (abfd);
   sym_hashes = elf_sym_hashes (abfd);
-
+  nsyms = NUM_SHDR_ENTRIES (symtab_hdr);
+  
   rel_end = relocs + sec->reloc_count;
   for (rel = relocs; rel < rel_end; rel++)
     {
@@ -9633,14 +9635,18 @@ elf32_arm_check_relocs (bfd *abfd, struct bfd_link_info *info,
       r_type = ELF32_R_TYPE (rel->r_info);
       r_type = arm_real_reloc_type (htab, r_type);
 
-      if (r_symndx >= NUM_SHDR_ENTRIES (symtab_hdr))
+      if (r_symndx >= nsyms
+         /* PR 9934: It is possible to have relocations that do not
+            refer to symbols, thus it is also possible to have an
+            object file containing relocations but no symbol table.  */
+         && (r_symndx > 0 || nsyms > 0))
        {
          (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B: bad symbol index: %d"), abfd,
-                                r_symndx);
+                                  r_symndx);
          return FALSE;
        }
 
-      if (r_symndx < symtab_hdr->sh_info)
+      if (nsyms == 0 || r_symndx < symtab_hdr->sh_info)
         h = NULL;
       else
        {