[Bug other/123698] New: .note.GNU-stack section type

[jbeulich at suse dot com via Gcc-bugs]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=123698

            Bug ID: 123698
           Summary: .note.GNU-stack section type
           Product: gcc
           Version: 16.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: other
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: jbeulich at suse dot com
  Target Milestone: ---

GNU binutils are in the process of changing .note.GNU-stack's ELF section type
from SHT_PROGBITS to SHT_NOTE. See

https://sourceware.org/git?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commitdiff;h=c8db2c887b4129732341c4a1a51cdcd3191db271

and

https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2026-January/147337.html
https://sourceware.org/pipermail/binutils/2026-January/147528.html

While consuming PROGBITS sections of this same name is intended to continue to
work fine, it was asked that it be suggested to gcc to change the section type
too in the assembly code it emits. Or alternatively to stop emitting a
respective .section directive and instead make use of the assembler option
(--execstack / --noexecstack).

This may or may not want to extend to .note.GNU-{no-,}split-stack, presently
known only to (unmaintained) gold.