The linker produces a segmentation fault on undefined references in the small
data area.
Test program:
extern int i;
void f()
{
i = 1;
}
powerpc-rtems4.9-gcc -meabi -msdata -c test.c
Binutils version:
/tmp/binutils/bin/powerpc-rtems4.9-ld --version
GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.19.50.20080911
Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License version 3 or (at your option) a later version.
This program has absolutely no warranty.
GDB output:
gdb --args /tmp/binutils/bin/powerpc-rtems4.9-ld test.o
GNU gdb 6.6.50.20070726-cvs
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This GDB was configured as "x86_64-suse-linux"...
Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1".
(gdb) r
Starting program: /tmp/binutils/bin/powerpc-rtems4.9-ld test.o
/tmp/binutils/bin/powerpc-rtems4.9-ld: warning: cannot find entry symbol _start;
defaulting to 01800054
test.o: In function `f':
test.c:(.text+0x10): undefined reference to `i'
/tmp/binutils/bin/powerpc-rtems4.9-ld: BFD (GNU Binutils) 2.19.50.20080911
assertion fail /home/sebastian_h/cvs-binutils/bfd/elf32-ppc.c:7076
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
ppc_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd=0x71aee0, info=0x706920,
input_bfd=0x727510, input_section=0x7299f8, contents=0x745900
"\224!��\223�",
relocs=, local_syms=0x7459f0, local_sections=0x745ae0)
at /home/sebastian_h/cvs-binutils/bfd/elf32-ppc.c:7077
7077name = bfd_get_section_name (abfd, sec->output_section);
(gdb) info stack
#0 ppc_elf_relocate_section (output_bfd=0x71aee0, info=0x706920,
input_bfd=0x727510, input_section=0x7299f8, contents=0x745900
"\224!��\223�",
relocs=, local_syms=0x7459f0, local_sections=0x745ae0)
at /home/sebastian_h/cvs-binutils/bfd/elf32-ppc.c:7077
#1 0x0045c0e2 in bfd_elf_final_link (abfd=0x71aee0, info=0x706920) at
/home/sebastian_h/cvs-binutils/bfd/elflink.c:9251
#2 0x00415591 in ldwrite () at
/home/sebastian_h/cvs-binutils/ld/ldwrite.c:567
#3 0x00414da2 in main (argc=2, argv=0x7fffa6ec6b98) at
/home/sebastian_h/cvs-binutils/ld/ldmain.c:462
(gdb) quit
--
Summary: Segmentation fault for PowerPC ld and EABI + SDATA
Product: binutils
Version: 2.20 (HEAD)
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: ld
AssignedTo: unassigned at sources dot redhat dot com
ReportedBy: sebastian dot huber at embedded-brains dot de
CC: bug-binutils at gnu dot org
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6888
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