bfd_set_section_alignment errors

Alan Modra amodra@gmail.com
Mon Feb 17 23:18:41 GMT 2025


I noticed when making the change from "einfo" to "fatal" that the
alignment error in _bfd_elf_link_create_gnu_property_sec lacked a %P,
and then decided that a bfd_set_section_alignment that can't happen
does not merit a separate error message.  elfxx-x86.c had copied the
same code, so fix that too.  In fact, every bfd_set_section_alignment
call in elfxx-x86.c will always return true absent some future
programming error.  This patch makes those that accompany making a
section lose their "failed to align " error and share the "failed to
create" error.  Those that are changing alignment of a section created
elsewhere now abort on bfd_set_section_alignment returning false.

diff --git a/bfd/elf-properties.c b/bfd/elf-properties.c
index 39e0d4ec456..5c2dd018cc9 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-properties.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-properties.c
@@ -636,13 +636,10 @@ _bfd_elf_link_create_gnu_property_sec (struct bfd_link_info *info, bfd *elf_bfd,
 				      | SEC_READONLY
 				      | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
 				      | SEC_DATA));
-  if (sec == NULL)
-    info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: failed to create GNU property section\n"));
-
-  if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec,
-				  elfclass == ELFCLASS64 ? 3 : 2))
-    info->callbacks->fatal (_("%pA: failed to align section\n"),
-			    sec);
+  if (sec == NULL
+      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, elfclass == ELFCLASS64 ? 3 : 2))
+    info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: failed to create %s\n"),
+			    NOTE_GNU_PROPERTY_SECTION_NAME);
 
   elf_section_type (sec) = SHT_NOTE;
   return sec;
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-x86.c b/bfd/elfxx-x86.c
index 56514000dc4..3b25f832a9d 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-x86.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-x86.c
@@ -2665,8 +2665,9 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
 	 avoid moving dot of the following section backwards when
 	 it is empty.  Update its section alignment now since it
 	 is non-empty.  */
-      if (s == htab->elf.iplt)
-	bfd_set_section_alignment (s, htab->plt.iplt_alignment);
+      if (s == htab->elf.iplt
+	  && !bfd_set_section_alignment (s, htab->plt.iplt_alignment))
+	abort ();
 
       /* Allocate memory for the section contents.  We use bfd_zalloc
 	 here in case unused entries are not reclaimed before the
@@ -4346,15 +4347,10 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties
 					      | SEC_READONLY
 					      | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
 					      | SEC_DATA));
-	  if (sec == NULL)
-	    info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: failed to create GNU property section\n"));
-
-	  if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, class_align))
-	    {
-	    error_alignment:
-	      info->callbacks->fatal (_("%pA: failed to align section\n"),
-				      sec);
-	    }
+	  if (sec == NULL
+	      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, class_align))
+	    info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: failed to create %sn"),
+				    NOTE_GNU_PROPERTY_SECTION_NAME);
 
 	  elf_section_type (sec) = SHT_NOTE;
 	}
@@ -4684,11 +4680,11 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties
      properly aligned even if create_dynamic_sections isn't called.  */
   sec = htab->elf.sgot;
   if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, got_align))
-    goto error_alignment;
+    abort ();
 
   sec = htab->elf.sgotplt;
   if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, got_align))
-    goto error_alignment;
+    abort ();
 
   /* Create the ifunc sections here so that check_relocs can be
      simplified.  */
@@ -4724,18 +4720,16 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties
 
 	  sec = pltsec;
 	  if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, plt_alignment))
-	    goto error_alignment;
+	    abort ();
 
 	  /* Create the GOT procedure linkage table.  */
 	  sec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
 						    ".plt.got",
 						    pltflags);
-	  if (sec == NULL)
+	  if (sec == NULL
+	      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, non_lazy_plt_alignment))
 	    info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: failed to create GOT PLT section\n"));
 
-	  if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, non_lazy_plt_alignment))
-	    goto error_alignment;
-
 	  htab->plt_got = sec;
 
 	  if (lazy_plt)
@@ -4749,11 +4743,9 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties
 		  sec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
 							    ".plt.sec",
 							    pltflags);
-		  if (sec == NULL)
+		  if (sec == NULL
+		      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, plt_alignment))
 		    info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: failed to create IBT-enabled PLT section\n"));
-
-		  if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, plt_alignment))
-		    goto error_alignment;
 		}
 
 	      htab->plt_second = sec;
@@ -4769,12 +4761,10 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties
 	  sec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
 						    ".eh_frame",
 						    flags);
-	  if (sec == NULL)
+	  if (sec == NULL
+	      || !bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, class_align))
 	    info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: failed to create PLT .eh_frame section\n"));
 
-	  if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, class_align))
-	    goto error_alignment;
-
 	  htab->plt_eh_frame = sec;
 
 	  if (htab->plt_got != NULL)
@@ -4782,12 +4772,10 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties
 	      sec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
 							".eh_frame",
 							flags);
-	      if (sec == NULL)
+	      if (sec == NULL
+		  || !bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, class_align))
 		info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: failed to create GOT PLT .eh_frame section\n"));
 
-	      if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, class_align))
-		goto error_alignment;
-
 	      htab->plt_got_eh_frame = sec;
 	    }
 
@@ -4796,12 +4784,10 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties
 	      sec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (dynobj,
 							".eh_frame",
 							flags);
-	      if (sec == NULL)
+	      if (sec == NULL
+		  || !bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, class_align))
 		info->callbacks->fatal (_("%P: failed to create the second PLT .eh_frame section\n"));
 
-	      if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, class_align))
-		goto error_alignment;
-
 	      htab->plt_second_eh_frame = sec;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -4863,7 +4849,7 @@ _bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties
 	 being set properly.  It later leads to a "File truncated"
 	 error.  */
       if (!bfd_set_section_alignment (sec, 0))
-	goto error_alignment;
+	abort ();
 
       htab->plt.iplt_alignment = (normal_target
 				  ? plt_alignment

-- 
Alan Modra


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