Re: [PATCH v2] x86/tools/relocs: fix big section header tables

[Joe Lawrence]

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 09:57:50AM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 04:56:15PM +0100, Artem Savkov wrote:
> > In case when the number of entries in the section header table is larger
> > then or equal to SHN_LORESERVE the size of the table is held in the sh_size
> > member of the initial entry in section header table instead of e_shnum.
> > Same with the string table index which is located in sh_link instead of
> > e_shstrndx.
> > 
> > This case is easily reproducible with KCFLAGS="-ffunction-sections",
> > bzImage build fails with "String table index out of bounds" error.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Artem Savkov <asavkov@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 

Gentle ping to nudge this patch along (I didn't see it in anyone's tree).

Thanks,

--- Joe