[PATCH] elflint: Allow SHF_EXCLUDE as generic section flag when --gnu is given.

[Mark Wielaard]

Strictly speaking SHF_EXCLUDE is a processor specific section flag,
but it is used generically in the GNU toolchain. For example when
adding .gnu.lto_ sections.

Signed-off-by: Mark Wielaard <m...@klomp.org>
---
 src/ChangeLog | 5 +++++
 src/elflint.c | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index e11fe79a..dc345a04 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2020-04-16  Mark Wielaard  <m...@klomp.org>
+
+       * elflint.c (check_sections): Mask out SHF_EXCLUDE from processor
+       specific section flags when --gnu is given.
+
 2020-02-08  Mark Wielaard  <m...@klomp.org>
 
        * elflint.c (check_program_header): Handle PT_GNU_PROPERTY.
diff --git a/src/elflint.c b/src/elflint.c
index 480d84ba..0ef43236 100644
--- a/src/elflint.c
+++ b/src/elflint.c
@@ -3921,6 +3921,11 @@ section [%2zu] '%s': size not multiple of entry size\n"),
          GElf_Xword sh_flags = shdr->sh_flags & ~(GElf_Xword) ALL_SH_FLAGS;
          if (sh_flags & SHF_MASKPROC)
            {
+             /* Strictly speaking SHF_EXCLUDE is a processor specific
+                section flag, but it is used generically in the GNU
+                toolchain.  */
+             if (gnuld)
+               sh_flags &= ~(GElf_Xword) SHF_EXCLUDE;
              if (!ebl_machine_section_flag_check (ebl,
                                                   sh_flags & SHF_MASKPROC))
                ERROR (gettext ("section [%2zu] '%s'"
-- 
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