[PATCH] readelf: Warn zero-sized relocation sections
Hans-Peter Nilsson
hp@bitrange.com
Fri Apr 24 16:20:56 GMT 2020
On Fri, 24 Apr 2020, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> OK, here is a first draft of a patch to implement a checking mode
> for readelf. It incorporates H.J.'s zero-size section test, although
> I have extended it to cover any SHT_PROGBITS section as well. (Mainly
> because it makes writing a test case much easier).
>
> One thing that the patch does not do, but which maybe it should, is
> disable the normal non-warning output when the checking mode is enabled.
> The effect can be achieved by redirecting stdout to the null device
> of course, but I appreciate that this is not always possible/easy to do.
>
> Anyway - comments ?
LGTM!
brgds, H-P
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