[PATCH] ld: entry size and merge/strings attributes propagation

[Michael Matz]

Hello,

On Wed, 20 Aug 2025, H.J. Lu wrote:

> > On Tue, 19 Aug 2025, H.J. Lu wrote:
> >
> > > The section in question is .rodata.  Some tools don't work with 
> > > non-zero sh_entsize on .rodata.
> >
> > Define "some tools", and define "don't work".  Those tools need
> 
> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33291
> 
> > fixing then.
> 
> When someone updates binutils, all of a sudden eu-strip stops working.
> Is this a good idea? I can understand changing sh_entsize on some new
> sections.  But changing it on existing special sections is a bad idea.

Again: what is special here?  And well, yes, breaking eu-strip isn't nice, 
but updating binutils always comes with minor issues here and there, and 
may require updating other tools as well.  Here: eu-strip should be fixed 
and there's even enough time until binutils with this change is released.


Ciao,
Michael.