diff -rup binutils.orig/bfd/elf-bfd.h binutils-2.32/bfd/elf-bfd.h --- binutils.orig/bfd/elf-bfd.h 2019-07-02 16:03:41.758007318 +0100 +++ binutils-2.32/bfd/elf-bfd.h 2019-07-02 16:04:02.025862020 +0100 @@ -2749,6 +2749,8 @@ 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; Only in binutils-2.32/bfd: elf-bfd.h.orig diff -rup binutils.orig/bfd/elf.c binutils-2.32/bfd/elf.c --- binutils.orig/bfd/elf.c 2019-07-02 16:03:42.101004858 +0100 +++ binutils-2.32/bfd/elf.c 2019-07-02 16:04:23.909705141 +0100 @@ -5807,6 +5807,35 @@ assign_file_positions_for_load_sections 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 @@ -5840,7 +5869,13 @@ assign_file_positions_for_non_load_secti 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"), Only in binutils-2.32/bfd: elf.c.orig