Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] build32: don't discard .shstrtab in linker script

[Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

On 28.05.2020 16:40, Roger Pau Monne wrote:
> LLVM linker doesn't support discarding .shstrtab, and complains with:
> 
> ld -melf_i386_fbsd -N -T build32.lds -o reloc.lnk reloc.o
> ld: error: discarding .shstrtab section is not allowed

Well, yes, GNU ld is more intelligent and doesn't extend the
discarding to the control sections in the first place. All
of .symtab, .strtab, and .shstrtab are still there.

> Add an explicit .shstrtab section to the linker script after the text
> section in order to make LLVM LD happy.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>

Assuming the change was tested to not confuse GNU ld
Acked-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

I wouldn't mind extending this to the other two control
sections named above. In case the binaries need picking
apart, them being present is surely helpful.

Jan