Mark debug sections referenced by kept debug sections

If a debug section is referenced by a kept debug section, it should
also be kept.

Some targets, like mips, keep input files when there are some special
sections, like .gnu.attributes, even if input file is unused otherwise.
In this case, all debug sections are kept.  The new test will fail on
such targets.  We can either fix those targets or XFAIL the test.

bfd/

	PR ld/20882
	* elflink.c (elf_gc_mark_debug_section): New function.
	(_bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections): Mark any debug sections
	referenced by kept debug sections.

ld/

	PR ld/20882
	* testsuite/ld-gc/gc.exp: Run pr20882.
	* testsuite/ld-gc/pr20882.d: New file.
	* testsuite/ld-gc/pr20882a.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-gc/pr20882b.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/ld-gc/pr20882c.s: Likewise.

2 files changed, 61 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 532ba0c..31b3982 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2017-05-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR ld/20882
+	* elflink.c (elf_gc_mark_debug_section): New function.
+	(_bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections): Mark any debug sections
+	referenced by kept debug sections.
+
 2017-05-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* elf-m10300.c: Rename occurrences of non_ir_ref.
diff --git a/bfd/elflink.c b/bfd/elflink.c
index 60e0a32..bc10428 100644
--- a/bfd/elflink.c
+++ b/bfd/elflink.c
@@ -12669,6 +12669,24 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_hook (asection *sec,
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Return the global debug definition section.  */
+
+static asection *
+elf_gc_mark_debug_section (asection *sec ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			   struct bfd_link_info *info ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			   Elf_Internal_Rela *rel ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			   struct elf_link_hash_entry *h,
+			   Elf_Internal_Sym *sym ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+  if (h != NULL
+      && (h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defined
+	  || h->root.type == bfd_link_hash_defweak)
+      && (h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)
+    return h->root.u.def.section;
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 /* For undefined __start_<name> and __stop_<name> symbols, return the
    first input section matching <name>.  Return NULL otherwise.  */
 
@@ -12930,6 +12948,7 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections (struct bfd_link_info *info,
       asection *isec;
       bfd_boolean some_kept;
       bfd_boolean debug_frag_seen;
+      bfd_boolean has_kept_debug_info;
 
       if (bfd_get_flavour (ibfd) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
 	continue;
@@ -12937,7 +12956,7 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections (struct bfd_link_info *info,
       /* Ensure all linker created sections are kept,
 	 see if any other section is already marked,
 	 and note if we have any fragmented debug sections.  */
-      debug_frag_seen = some_kept = FALSE;
+      debug_frag_seen = some_kept = has_kept_debug_info = FALSE;
       for (isec = ibfd->sections; isec != NULL; isec = isec->next)
 	{
 	  if ((isec->flags & SEC_LINKER_CREATED) != 0)
@@ -12967,45 +12986,52 @@ _bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections (struct bfd_link_info *info,
 		    || (isec->flags & (SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC)) == 0)
 		   && elf_next_in_group (isec) == NULL)
 	    isec->gc_mark = 1;
+	  if (isec->gc_mark && (isec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)
+	    has_kept_debug_info = TRUE;
 	}
 
-      if (! debug_frag_seen)
-	continue;
-
       /* Look for CODE sections which are going to be discarded,
 	 and find and discard any fragmented debug sections which
 	 are associated with that code section.  */
-      for (isec = ibfd->sections; isec != NULL; isec = isec->next)
-	if ((isec->flags & SEC_CODE) != 0
-	    && isec->gc_mark == 0)
-	  {
-	    unsigned int ilen;
-	    asection *dsec;
+      if (debug_frag_seen)
+	for (isec = ibfd->sections; isec != NULL; isec = isec->next)
+	  if ((isec->flags & SEC_CODE) != 0
+	      && isec->gc_mark == 0)
+	    {
+	      unsigned int ilen;
+	      asection *dsec;
 
-	    ilen = strlen (isec->name);
+	      ilen = strlen (isec->name);
 
-	    /* Association is determined by the name of the debug section
-	       containing the name of the code section as a suffix.  For
-	       example .debug_line.text.foo is a debug section associated
-	       with .text.foo.  */
-	    for (dsec = ibfd->sections; dsec != NULL; dsec = dsec->next)
-	      {
-		unsigned int dlen;
+	      /* Association is determined by the name of the debug
+	         section containing the name of the code section as
+		 a suffix.  For example .debug_line.text.foo is a
+		 debug section associated with .text.foo.  */
+	      for (dsec = ibfd->sections; dsec != NULL; dsec = dsec->next)
+		{
+		  unsigned int dlen;
 
-		if (dsec->gc_mark == 0
-		    || (dsec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) == 0)
-		  continue;
+		  if (dsec->gc_mark == 0
+		      || (dsec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) == 0)
+		    continue;
 
-		dlen = strlen (dsec->name);
+		  dlen = strlen (dsec->name);
 
-		if (dlen > ilen
-		    && strncmp (dsec->name + (dlen - ilen),
-				isec->name, ilen) == 0)
-		  {
+		  if (dlen > ilen
+		      && strncmp (dsec->name + (dlen - ilen),
+				  isec->name, ilen) == 0)
 		    dsec->gc_mark = 0;
-		  }
-	      }
+		}
 	  }
+
+      /* Mark debug sections referenced by kept debug sections.  */
+      if (has_kept_debug_info)
+	for (isec = ibfd->sections; isec != NULL; isec = isec->next)
+	  if (isec->gc_mark
+	      && (isec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) != 0)
+	    if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, isec,
+				   elf_gc_mark_debug_section))
+	      return FALSE;
     }
   return TRUE;
 }