diff -rup binutils.orig/bfd/elf.c binutils-2.35.2/bfd/elf.c
--- binutils.orig/bfd/elf.c	2024-06-20 16:18:11.685058701 +0100
+++ binutils-2.35.2/bfd/elf.c	2024-06-20 16:19:59.040433524 +0100
@@ -1090,6 +1090,7 @@ _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (bfd *ab
       if (name [0] == '.')
 	{
 	  if (strncmp (name, ".debug", 6) == 0
+	      || strncmp (name, ".gnu.debuglto_.debug_", 21) == 0
 	      || strncmp (name, ".gnu.linkonce.wi.", 17) == 0
 	      || strncmp (name, ".zdebug", 7) == 0)
 	    flags |= SEC_DEBUGGING | SEC_ELF_OCTETS;
diff -rup binutils.orig/ld/ldlang.c binutils-2.35.2/ld/ldlang.c
--- binutils.orig/ld/ldlang.c	2024-06-20 16:18:11.518058118 +0100
+++ binutils-2.35.2/ld/ldlang.c	2024-06-20 16:21:50.407756115 +0100
@@ -7471,7 +7471,7 @@ lang_gc_sections (void)
   lang_gc_sections_1 (statement_list.head);
 
   /* SEC_EXCLUDE is ignored when doing a relocatable link, except in
-     the special case of debug info.  (See bfd/stabs.c)
+     the special case of .stabstr debug info.  (See bfd/stabs.c)
      Twiddle the flag here, to simplify later linker code.  */
   if (bfd_link_relocatable (&link_info))
     {
@@ -7483,7 +7483,8 @@ lang_gc_sections (void)
 	    continue;
 #endif
 	  for (sec = f->the_bfd->sections; sec != NULL; sec = sec->next)
-	    if ((sec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) == 0)
+	    if ((sec->flags & SEC_DEBUGGING) == 0
+		|| strcmp (sec->name, ".stabstr") != 0)
 	      sec->flags &= ~SEC_EXCLUDE;
 	}
     }
diff -rupN binutils.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590.s binutils-2.35.2/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590.s
--- binutils.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590.s	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.35.2/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590.s	2024-06-20 16:51:39.108295959 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+       .section        .gnu.debuglto_.debug_macro,"",%progbits
+.Ldebug_macro0:
+       .dc.a   .Ldebug_macro2
+       .section        .gnu.debuglto_.debug_macro,"G",%progbits,wm4,comdat
+.Ldebug_macro2:
+       .long   0x4
diff -rupN binutils.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590a.d binutils-2.35.2/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590a.d
--- binutils.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590a.d	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.35.2/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590a.d	2024-06-20 16:51:39.111295967 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#source: pr27590.s
+#ld: -r tmpdir/pr27590.o
+#readelf: -rW
+#xfail: [is_generic]
+
+Relocation section '\.rel.*\.gnu\.debuglto_\.debug_macro' at offset 0x[0-9a-z]+ contains 2 entries:
+[ \t]+Offset[ \t]+Info[ \t]+Type[ \t]+Sym.*
+[0-9a-f]+[ \t]+[0-9a-f]+[ \t]+R_.*[ \t]+[0]+[ \t]+(\.gnu\.debuglto_\.debug_macro|\.Ldebug_macro2).*
+#?.*R_MIPS_NONE.*
+#?.*R_MIPS_NONE.*
+[0-9a-f]+[ \t]+[0-9a-f]+[ \t]+R_.*[ \t]+[0]+[ \t]+(\.gnu\.debuglto_\.debug_macro|\.Ldebug_macro2).*
+#pass
diff -rupN binutils.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590b.d binutils-2.35.2/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590b.d
--- binutils.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590b.d	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ binutils-2.35.2/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr27590b.d	2024-06-20 16:51:39.111295967 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#source: pr27590.s
+#ld: -r tmpdir/pr27590.o --reduce-memory-overheads
+#readelf: -rW
+#xfail: [is_generic]
+
+Relocation section '\.rel.*\.gnu\.debuglto_\.debug_macro' at offset 0x[0-9a-z]+ contains 2 entries:
+[ \t]+Offset[ \t]+Info[ \t]+Type[ \t]+Sym.*
+[0-9a-f]+[ \t]+[0-9a-f]+[ \t]+R_.*[ \t]+[0]+[ \t]+(\.gnu\.debuglto_\.debug_macro|\.Ldebug_macro2).*
+#?.*R_MIPS_NONE.*
+#?.*R_MIPS_NONE.*
+[0-9a-f]+[ \t]+[0-9a-f]+[ \t]+R_.*[ \t]+[0]+[ \t]+(\.gnu\.debuglto_\.debug_macro|\.Ldebug_macro2).*
+#pass