Blame SOURCES/binutils-note-merge-improvements.patch

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--- binutils.orig/binutils/objcopy.c	2018-08-06 09:11:02.053503486 +0100
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+++ binutils-2.30/binutils/objcopy.c	2018-08-06 09:11:23.296329566 +0100
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@@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ merge_gnu_build_notes (bfd * abfd, asect
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      3. Eliminate any NT_GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_OPEN notes that have the same
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         full name field as the immediately preceeding note with the same type
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 	of name and whose address ranges coincide.
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-	IE - it there are gaps in the coverage of the notes, then these gaps
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+	IE - if there are gaps in the coverage of the notes, then these gaps
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 	must be preserved.
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      4. Combine the numeric value of any NT_GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_OPEN notes
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         of type GNU_BUILD_ATTRIBUTE_STACK_SIZE.
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@@ -2182,16 +2182,47 @@ merge_gnu_build_notes (bfd * abfd, asect
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         its description field is empty then the nearest preceeding OPEN note
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 	with a non-empty description field must also be preserved *OR* the
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 	description field of the note must be changed to contain the starting
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-	address to which it refers.  */
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+	address to which it refers.
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+     6. Notes with the same start and end address can be deleted.  */
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   for (pnote = pnotes + 1; pnote < pnotes_end; pnote ++)
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     {
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       int                      note_type;
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       objcopy_internal_note *  back;
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       objcopy_internal_note *  prev_open_with_range = NULL;
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+      /* Rule 6 - delete 0-range notes.  */
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+      if (pnote->start == pnote->end)
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+	{
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+	  duplicate_found = TRUE;
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+	  pnote->note.type = 0;
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+	  continue;
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+	}
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+
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       /* Rule 2 - preserve function notes.  */
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       if (! is_open_note (pnote))
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-	continue;
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+	{
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+	  int iter;
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+
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+	  /* Check to see if there is an identical previous function note.
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+	     This can happen with overlays for example.  */
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+	  for (iter = 0, back = pnote -1; back >= pnotes; back --)
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+	    {
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+	      if (back->start == pnote->start
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+		  && back->end == pnote->end
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+		  && back->note.namesz == pnote->note.namesz
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+		  && memcmp (back->note.namedata, pnote->note.namedata, pnote->note.namesz) == 0)
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+		{
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+		  duplicate_found = TRUE;
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+		  pnote->note.type = 0;
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+		  break;
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+		}
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+
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+	      /* Don't scan too far back however.  */
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+	      if (iter ++ > 16)
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+		break;
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+	    }
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+	  continue;
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+	}
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       note_type = pnote->note.namedata[attribute_type_byte];
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