[binutils-gdb] [binutils] Handle implicit const in .debug_names

[Tom de Vries]

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=1678d7d3d2e4cf83cda5a96334a0326573ad0f7c

commit 1678d7d3d2e4cf83cda5a96334a0326573ad0f7c
Author: Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>
Date:   Fri May 22 15:11:56 2026 +0200

    [binutils] Handle implicit const in .debug_names
    
    I tried to use readelf to read the debug info for gdb test-case
    gdb.dwarf2/debug-names-tu-dwarf5.exp, and ran into some trouble reading the
    .debug_names section:
    ...
    $ readelf -w debug-names-tu-dwarf5
      ...
    Symbol table:
    [  1] #eddb6232 _start: <0><1> DW_TAG_subprogram DW_IDX_compile_unit=0
    [  2] #53a2ae86 struct_with_int_member:readelf: Warning: Unrecognized form: 0
    readelf: Error: end of data encountered whilst reading LEB
     <0x3><2> DW_TAG_structure_type DW_IDX_type_unit=0 DW_IDX_GNU_language=0 DW_IDX_type_unitreadelf: Warning: Unrecognized form: 0
    readelf: Error: end of data encountered whilst reading LEB
    ...
    
    The .debug_names abbreviation table contains a DW_FORM_implicit_const entry:
    ...
    .uleb128        0x2003          /* DW_IDX_GNU_language */
    .uleb128        0x21            /* DW_FORM_implicit_const */
    .sleb128        0x0002          /* DW_FORM_implicit_const value: DW_LANG_C */
    ...
    and readelf doesn't support this.
    
    Add support for DW_FORM_implicit_const in display_debug_names, such that we
    get the expected:
    ...
    Symbol table:
    [  1] #eddb6232 _start: <0><1> DW_TAG_subprogram DW_IDX_compile_unit=0
    [  2] #53a2ae86 struct_with_int_member: <0x3><2> DW_TAG_structure_type \
          DW_IDX_type_unit=0 DW_IDX_GNU_language=2
    ...

Diff:
---
 binutils/dwarf.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/binutils/dwarf.c b/binutils/dwarf.c
index 42386154b49..4720dd717fa 100644
--- a/binutils/dwarf.c
+++ b/binutils/dwarf.c
@@ -12132,6 +12132,12 @@ display_debug_names (struct dwarf_section *section, void *file)
 	      READ_ULEB (form, abbrevptr, abbrev_table_end);
 	      if (xindex == 0 && form == 0)
 		break;
+
+	      if (form == DW_FORM_implicit_const)
+		{
+		  int64_t implicit_const;
+		  READ_SLEB (implicit_const, abbrevptr, abbrev_table_end);
+		}
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -12222,7 +12228,12 @@ display_debug_names (struct dwarf_section *section, void *file)
 
 		  if (tagno >= 0)
 		    printf (" %s", get_IDX_name (xindex));
-		  entryptr = read_and_display_attr_value (0, form, 0,
+
+		  int64_t implicit_const = 0;
+		  if (form == DW_FORM_implicit_const)
+		    READ_SLEB (implicit_const, abbrevptr, abbrev_table_end);
+
+		  entryptr = read_and_display_attr_value (0, form, implicit_const,
 							  unit_start, entryptr,
 							  unit_end, 0,
 							  offset_size,