--- binutils.orig/bfd/dwarf2.c	2017-08-08 17:40:39.084385407 +0100

+++ binutils-2.27/bfd/dwarf2.c	2017-08-08 17:41:34.237754733 +0100

@@ -215,9 +215,6 @@ struct comp_unit

   /* Linked list of the low and high address ranges contained in this

      compilation unit as specified in the compilation unit header.  */

   struct arange arange;

-  /* A single arange containing the lowest and highest

-     addresses covered by the compilation unit.  */

-  struct arange minmax;

   /* The DW_AT_name attribute (for error messages).  */

   char *name;

@@ -1540,16 +1537,11 @@ arange_add (struct comp_unit *unit, stru

   /* If the first arange is empty, use it.  */

   if (first_arange->high == 0)

     {

-      unit->minmax.low = first_arange->low = low_pc;

-      unit->minmax.high = first_arange->high = high_pc;

+      first_arange->low = low_pc;

+      first_arange->high = high_pc;

       return TRUE;

     }

-  if (unit->minmax.low > low_pc)

-    unit->minmax.low = low_pc;

-  if (unit->minmax.high < high_pc)

-    unit->minmax.high = high_pc;

-  

   /* Next see if we can cheaply extend an existing range.  */

   arange = first_arange;

   do

@@ -3151,9 +3143,6 @@ comp_unit_contains_address (struct comp_

   if (unit->error)

     return FALSE;

-  if (unit->minmax.high < addr || unit->minmax.low > addr)

-    return FALSE;

-

   /* We know that the address *might* be contained within this comp

      unit, but we cannot be sure until we check the specific ranges.  */

   arange = &unit->arange;