From 15cf077ef4df71bb31c803ed9cf94d8ccdb72dc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Lance Taylor Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:51:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Put input sections with no flags in output sections with the same name. --- gold/layout.cc | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/gold/layout.cc b/gold/layout.cc index df104986da7..c12501469b6 100644 --- a/gold/layout.cc +++ b/gold/layout.cc @@ -236,8 +236,21 @@ Layout::get_output_section(const char* name, Stringpool::Key name_key, else { // This is the first time we've seen this name/type/flags - // combination. - Output_section* os = this->make_output_section(name, type, flags); + // combination. If the section has contents but no flags, then + // see whether we have an existing section with the same name. + // This is a workaround for cases where assembler code forgets + // to set section flags, and the GNU linker would simply pick an + // existing section with the same name. FIXME: Perhaps there + // should be an option to control this. + Output_section* os = NULL; + if (type == elfcpp::SHT_PROGBITS && flags == 0) + { + os = this->find_output_section(name); + if (os != NULL && os->type() != elfcpp::SHT_PROGBITS) + os = NULL; + } + if (os == NULL) + os = this->make_output_section(name, type, flags); ins.first->second = os; return os; } -- 2.30.2