[PATCH] x86: Keep __patchable_function_entries sections with --gc-sections

[H.J. Lu]

On Sat, Feb 1, 2020 at 8:26 AM H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> After all text sections have been garbage collected, if a
> __patchable_function_entries section references a section which
> wasn't marked, mark it with SEC_EXCLUDE and return NULL.  Otherwise,
> keep it.
>
> Should it be handled in _bfd_elf_gc_mark_extra_sections?
>

It should be an error if a __patchable_function_entries section
references both kept and garbage collected sections.  Here
is the updated patch to do it.


-- 
H.J.
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