1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/osabi.c b/gdb/osabi.c
index 1e122b8..c152cb4 100644
--- a/gdb/osabi.c
+++ b/gdb/osabi.c
@@ -408,6 +408,15 @@ generic_elf_osabi_sniffer (bfd *abfd)
       break;
     }
 
+  if (osabi == GDB_OSABI_UNKNOWN)
+    {
+      /* The FreeBSD folks have been naughty; they stored the string
+         "FreeBSD" in the padding of the e_ident field of the ELF
+         header to "brand" their ELF binaries in FreeBSD 3.x.  */
+      if (strcmp (&elf_elfheader (abfd)->e_ident[8], "FreeBSD") == 0)
+	osabi = GDB_OSABI_FREEBSD_ELF;
+    }
+
   return osabi;
 }