1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/simple.c b/bfd/simple.c
index a91d118..a247f11 100644
--- a/bfd/simple.c
+++ b/bfd/simple.c
@@ -261,8 +261,19 @@ bfd_simple_get_relocated_section_contents (abfd, sec, outbuf, symbol_table)
   if (contents == NULL && data != NULL)
     free (data);
 
+#if 0
+  /* NOTE: cagney/2003-04-05: This free, which was introduced on
+     2003-03-31 to stop a memory leak, caused a memory corruption
+     between GDB and BFD.  The problem, which is stabs specific, can
+     be identified by a bunch of failures in relocate.exp vis:
+
+       gdb.base/relocate.exp: get address of static_bar
+
+     Details of the problem can be found on the binutils@ mailing
+     list, see the discussion thread: "gdb.mi/mi-cli.exp failures".  */
   if (storage_needed != 0)
     free (symbol_table);
+#endif
 
   bfd_map_over_sections (abfd, simple_restore_output_info, saved_offsets);
   free (saved_offsets);