| Problem Report Number | 0001 (INT.0001) |
|---|---|
| Submitter's Classification | Specification Problem (INT) |
| State | Resolved |
| Resolution | Interpretation (INT) |
| Raised | 2002-07-10 16:31 |
| Updated | 2002-07-22 10:47 |
| Published | 2002-07-22 10:47 |
| Certification Program | Linux Standard Base Conformance Release 1.2 |
| Test Suite | lsbappchk IA32 version 1.2.2-1 |
| Test Identification | Elf section .sbss |
| Specification | Linux Standard Base Specification for IA32 Architecture 1.2 |
| Location in Spec | unk |
| Problem Summary | .sbss section in IA32 application binaries |
| Problem Text | The lsbappchk tool is flagging an error in many IA32 applications, saying that the .sbss section has the wrong value. We believe that there may be a specification error in this area for the IA32 architecture. |
| Test Output | 400|1 37 17:00:59|IC Start 200|1 37 17:00:59|Check Elf Section .sbss 520|1 37 0 0 0|Section .sbss: sh_type is wrong. Expecting 8, got 1 220|1 37 1 17:00:59|FAIL |
| Review Type | SA Review |
|---|---|
| Start Date | 2002-07-10 17:31 |
| Last Updated | 2002-07-18 17:45 |
| Completed | 2002-07-18 17:45 |
| Status | Complete |
| Review Resolution | Interpretation (INT) |
| Review Conclusion | The root cause of the problem is that the .sbss section is inappropriate for the IA-32 architecture. On the IA-32 architecture this section is always empty, so it isn't really be used, but the tool chain is emitting the reference to it which causes it to show up in the final executable. For this version of the specification (v1.2), an interpretation is granted to permit this behavior. It is expected that in a future revision, the specification will be clarified, this section will be removed completely, and gcc/bin-utils is expected to be changed so as to not generate this section on the IA-32 architecture. |
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