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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index a768171..ba66cd4 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -407,10 +407,13 @@ bfd_elf_get_elf_syms (bfd *ibfd,
const char *
bfd_elf_sym_name (bfd *abfd,
Elf_Internal_Shdr *symtab_hdr,
- Elf_Internal_Sym *isym)
+ Elf_Internal_Sym *isym,
+ asection *sym_sec)
{
+ const char *name;
unsigned int iname = isym->st_name;
unsigned int shindex = symtab_hdr->sh_link;
+
if (iname == 0 && ELF_ST_TYPE (isym->st_info) == STT_SECTION
/* Check for a bogus st_shndx to avoid crashing. */
&& isym->st_shndx < elf_numsections (abfd)
@@ -420,7 +423,13 @@ bfd_elf_sym_name (bfd *abfd,
shindex = elf_elfheader (abfd)->e_shstrndx;
}
- return bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shindex, iname);
+ name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, shindex, iname);
+ if (name == NULL)
+ name = "(null)";
+ else if (sym_sec && *name == '\0')
+ name = bfd_section_name (abfd, sym_sec);
+
+ return name;
}
/* Elf_Internal_Shdr->contents is an array of these for SHT_GROUP
@@ -453,7 +462,7 @@ group_signature (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *ghdr)
&isym, esym, &eshndx) == NULL)
return NULL;
- return bfd_elf_sym_name (abfd, hdr, &isym);
+ return bfd_elf_sym_name (abfd, hdr, &isym, NULL);
}
/* Set next_in_group list pointer, and group name for NEWSECT. */