--- rpm-5.4.9/configure.ac.strip_reloc_debug~	2012-05-04 10:41:08.000000000 +0200
+++ rpm-5.4.9/configure.ac	2012-05-15 02:03:16.448634686 +0200
@@ -625,6 +625,35 @@ AC_PATH_PROG(__STRIP, strip, %{_bindir}/
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(LIBTOOLIZE, libtoolize glibtoolize, libtoolize)
 AC_SUBST(LIBTOOLIZE)
 
+# check for elfutils eu-strip --reloc-debug_sections
+# elfutils-0.153 introduce the --reloc-debug-sections
+# This is a new option to eu-strip that strips
+# out/resolves relocations between .debug_* elf sections in ET_REL files.
+# This can save a lot of space for kernel module.
+# Use this option in find-debuginfo if supported
+# Check also for the eu_strip path and AC_SUBST it if found
+# not used really today
+old_PATH=$PATH
+PATH=$MYPATH
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether eu-strip supports --reloc-debug-sections], [ac_cv_path_EU_STRIP],
+  [AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK([EU_STRIP], [eu-strip strip],
+    [[eu_stripout=`$ac_path_EU_STRIP --help | grep "\--reloc-debug-sections"`
+      test "x$eu_stripout" != x \
+      && ac_cv_path_EU_STRIP=$ac_path_EU_STRIP debuginfo_eu_strip_reloc_debug_sections="-r"]],
+    [[   debuginfo_eu_strip_reloc_debug_sections="" ]] 
+)])
+PATH=$old_PATH
+AC_SUBST([debuginfo_eu_strip_reloc_debug_sections])
+AS_IF([test "x$ac_cv_path_EU_STRIP" != x], [
+	AC_SUBST([EU_STRIP], [$ac_cv_path_EU_STRIP])
+], [
+	AC_SUBST([EU_STRIP], [:])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+])
+
+
+
+
 dnl # check for id -u
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether id supports -u)
 if ${__ID} -u 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
--- rpm-5.4.9/macros/macros.in.strip_reloc_debug~	2012-05-15 02:03:16.377634331 +0200
+++ rpm-5.4.9/macros/macros.in	2012-05-15 02:03:16.449634691 +0200
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 #     the script.  See the script for details.
 #
 %__debug_install_post   \
-   %{_rpmhome}/find-debuginfo.sh %{?_missing_build_ids_terminate_build:--strict-build-id} %{?_find_debuginfo_opts} "%{_builddir}/%{?buildsubdir}"\
+   %{_rpmhome}/find-debuginfo.sh %{?_missing_build_ids_terminate_build:--strict-build-id} %{?_find_debuginfo_opts} @debuginfo_eu_strip_reloc_debug_sections@ "%{_builddir}/%{?buildsubdir}"\
 %{nil}
 
 #	Template for debug information sub-package.
--- rpm-5.4.9/macros/macros.rpmbuild.in.strip_reloc_debug~	2011-10-21 17:39:02.000000000 +0200
+++ rpm-5.4.9/macros/macros.rpmbuild.in	2012-05-15 02:03:16.450634696 +0200
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 %__ranlib		@RANLIB@
 %__remsh		%{__rsh}
 %__strip		@__STRIP@
+%__eu_strip		@__EU_STRIP@
 
 # XXX avoid failures if tools are not installed when rpm is built.
 %__libtoolize		@LIBTOOLIZE@
--- rpm-5.4.9/scripts/find-debuginfo.sh.strip_reloc_debug~	2012-05-08 05:10:17.000000000 +0200
+++ rpm-5.4.9/scripts/find-debuginfo.sh	2012-05-15 02:04:42.628066270 +0200
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #find-debuginfo.sh - automagically generate debug info and file list
 #for inclusion in an rpm spec file.
 #
-# Usage: find-debuginfo.sh [--strict-build-id] [-g]
+# Usage: find-debuginfo.sh [--strict-build-id] [-g] [-r]
 #	 		   [-o debugfiles.list]
 #			   [[-l filelist]... [-p 'pattern'] -o debuginfo.list]
 #			   [builddir]
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@
 # the -l filelist file, or whose names match the -p pattern.
 # The -p argument is an egrep-style regexp matching the a file name,
 # and must not use anchors (^ or $).
+# The -r flag says to use eu-strip --reloc-debug-sections.
 #
 # All file names in switches are relative to builddir (. if not given).
 #
 
 # With -g arg, pass it to strip on libraries.
 strip_g=false
+# with -r arg, pass --reloc-debug-sections to eu-strip.
+strip_r=false
+
 
 # Barf on missing build IDs.
 strict=false
@@ -40,6 +44,9 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   -g)
     strip_g=true
     ;;
+  -r)
+    strip_r=true
+    ;;
   -o)
     if [ -z "${lists[$nout]}" -a -z "${ptns[$nout]}" ]; then
       out=$2
@@ -90,12 +97,13 @@ debugdir="${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/usr/lib/debu
 strip_to_debug()
 {
   local g=
+  $strip_r && r=--reloc-debug-sections
   $strip_g && case "$(file -bi "$2")" in
   application/x-sharedlib*) g=-g ;;
   esac
   [ -n "$EXCLUDE_FULL_REGEXP" ] && grep -E -q "$EXCLUDE_FULL_REGEXP" <<< "$2" && g=-g
 
-  eu-strip --remove-comment $g $([ -n "$DISABLE_DEBUG" ] || echo -f "$1") "$2" || exit  
+  eu-strip --remove-comment $g $([ -n "$DISABLE_DEBUG" ] || echo $r -f "$1") "$2" || exit  
   [ -n "$DISABLE_DEBUG" ] || chmod 444 "$1" || exit
 }