nixpkgs/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/R_ARM_COPY.patch

@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 bfd/elf32-arm.c | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/bfd/elf32-arm.c	
+++ a/bfd/elf32-arm.c	
@@ -15398,7 +15398,11 @@ elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info * info,
      linker to copy the initial value out of the dynamic object and into
      the runtime process image.  We need to remember the offset into the
      .rel(a).bss section we are going to use.  */
-  if ((h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_READONLY) != 0)
+  if (info->nocopyreloc == 0
+      && (h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0
+      /* PR 16177: A copy is only needed if the input section is readonly.  */
+      && (h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_READONLY) != 0
+      && h->size != 0)
     {
       s = globals->root.sdynrelro;
       srel = globals->root.sreldynrelro;
@@ -15410,6 +15414,8 @@ elf32_arm_adjust_dynamic_symbol (struct bfd_link_info * info,
     }
   if (info->nocopyreloc == 0
       && (h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_ALLOC) != 0
+      /* PR 16177: A copy is only needed if the input section is readonly.  */
+      && (h->root.u.def.section->flags & SEC_READONLY) != 0
       && h->size != 0)
     {
       elf32_arm_allocate_dynrelocs (info, srel, 1);