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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index c25e957c1e52..7e24b09b1163 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -619,6 +619,11 @@ static int elf_update_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct section *symtab,
Elf64_Xword entsize = symtab->sh.sh_entsize;
int max_idx, idx = sym->idx;
Elf_Scn *s, *t = NULL;
+ bool is_special_shndx = sym->sym.st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE &&
+ sym->sym.st_shndx != SHN_XINDEX;
+
+ if (is_special_shndx)
+ shndx = sym->sym.st_shndx;
s = elf_getscn(elf->elf, symtab->idx);
if (!s) {
@@ -704,7 +709,7 @@ static int elf_update_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct section *symtab,
}
/* setup extended section index magic and write the symbol */
- if (shndx >= SHN_UNDEF && shndx < SHN_LORESERVE) {
+ if ((shndx >= SHN_UNDEF && shndx < SHN_LORESERVE) || is_special_shndx) {
sym->sym.st_shndx = shndx;
if (!shndx_data)
shndx = 0;