diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2read.c b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
index 03fb3e9..41ae49d 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2read.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
@@ -1844,6 +1844,12 @@ static void free_dwo_file_cleanup (void *);
 static void process_cu_includes (void);
 
 static void check_producer (struct dwarf2_cu *cu);
+
+static int
+attr_to_dynamic_prop (const struct attribute *attr, struct die_info *die,
+		      struct dwarf2_cu *cu, struct dynamic_prop *prop,
+		      const gdb_byte *additional_data, int additional_data_size);
+
 
 /* Various complaints about symbol reading that don't abort the process.  */
 
@@ -14199,29 +14205,92 @@ read_tag_string_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
   struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_objfile_arch (objfile);
   struct type *type, *range_type, *index_type, *char_type;
   struct attribute *attr;
-  unsigned int length;
+  unsigned int length = UINT_MAX;
 
+  index_type = objfile_type (objfile)->builtin_int;
+  range_type = create_static_range_type (NULL, index_type, 1, length);
+
+  /* If DW_AT_string_length is defined, the length is stored at some location
+   * in memory. */
   attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_string_length, cu);
   if (attr)
     {
-      length = DW_UNSND (attr);
+      if (attr_form_is_block (attr))
+        {
+          struct attribute *byte_size, *bit_size;
+          struct dynamic_prop high;
+
+          byte_size = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_byte_size, cu);
+          bit_size = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_bit_size, cu);
+
+          /* DW_AT_byte_size should never occur together in combination with
+             DW_AT_string_length.  */
+          if ((byte_size == NULL && bit_size != NULL) ||
+                  (byte_size != NULL && bit_size == NULL))
+            complaint (&symfile_complaints, _("DW_AT_byte_size AND "
+                      "DW_AT_bit_size found together at the same time."));
+
+          /* If DW_AT_string_length AND DW_AT_byte_size exist together, it
+             describes the number of bytes that should be read from the length
+             memory location.  */
+          if (byte_size != NULL && bit_size == NULL)
+            {
+              /* Build new dwarf2_locexpr_baton structure with additions to the
+                 data attribute, to reflect DWARF specialities to get address
+                 sizes.  */
+              const gdb_byte append_ops[] = {
+                /* DW_OP_deref_size: size of an address on the target machine
+                   (bytes), where the size will be specified by the next
+                   operand.  */
+                DW_OP_deref_size,
+                /* Operand for DW_OP_deref_size.  */
+                DW_UNSND (byte_size) };
+
+              if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high,
+                      append_ops, ARRAY_SIZE (append_ops)))
+                complaint (&symfile_complaints,
+                        _("Could not parse DW_AT_byte_size"));
+            }
+          else if (bit_size != NULL && byte_size == NULL)
+            complaint (&symfile_complaints, _("DW_AT_string_length AND "
+                      "DW_AT_bit_size found but not supported yet."));
+          /* If DW_AT_string_length WITHOUT DW_AT_byte_size exist, the default
+             is the address size of the target machine.  */
+          else
+            {
+              const gdb_byte append_ops[] = { DW_OP_deref };
+
+              if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high, append_ops,
+                      ARRAY_SIZE (append_ops)))
+                complaint (&symfile_complaints,
+                        _("Could not parse DW_AT_string_length"));
+            }
+
+          TYPE_RANGE_DATA (range_type)->high = high;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          TYPE_HIGH_BOUND (range_type) = DW_UNSND (attr);
+          TYPE_HIGH_BOUND_KIND (range_type) = PROP_CONST;
+        }
     }
   else
     {
-      /* Check for the DW_AT_byte_size attribute.  */
+      /* Check for the DW_AT_byte_size attribute, which represents the length
+         in this case.  */
       attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_byte_size, cu);
       if (attr)
         {
-          length = DW_UNSND (attr);
+          TYPE_HIGH_BOUND (range_type) = DW_UNSND (attr);
+          TYPE_HIGH_BOUND_KIND (range_type) = PROP_CONST;
         }
       else
         {
-          length = 1;
+          TYPE_HIGH_BOUND (range_type) = 1;
+          TYPE_HIGH_BOUND_KIND (range_type) = PROP_CONST;
         }
     }
 
-  index_type = objfile_type (objfile)->builtin_int;
-  range_type = create_static_range_type (NULL, index_type, 1, length);
   char_type = language_string_char_type (cu->language_defn, gdbarch);
   type = create_string_type (NULL, char_type, range_type);
 
@@ -14538,13 +14607,15 @@ read_base_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
   return set_die_type (die, type, cu);
 }
 
+
 /* Parse dwarf attribute if it's a block, reference or constant and put the
    resulting value of the attribute into struct bound_prop.
    Returns 1 if ATTR could be resolved into PROP, 0 otherwise.  */
 
 static int
 attr_to_dynamic_prop (const struct attribute *attr, struct die_info *die,
-		      struct dwarf2_cu *cu, struct dynamic_prop *prop)
+		      struct dwarf2_cu *cu, struct dynamic_prop *prop,
+		      const gdb_byte *additional_data, int additional_data_size)
 {
   struct dwarf2_property_baton *baton;
   struct obstack *obstack = &cu->objfile->objfile_obstack;
@@ -14557,8 +14628,25 @@ attr_to_dynamic_prop (const struct attribute *attr, struct die_info *die,
       baton = obstack_alloc (obstack, sizeof (*baton));
       baton->referenced_type = NULL;
       baton->locexpr.per_cu = cu->per_cu;
-      baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
-      baton->locexpr.data = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
+
+      if (additional_data != NULL && additional_data_size > 0)
+        {
+          gdb_byte *data;
+
+          data = obstack_alloc (&cu->objfile->objfile_obstack,
+                  DW_BLOCK (attr)->size + additional_data_size);
+          memcpy (data, DW_BLOCK (attr)->data, DW_BLOCK (attr)->size);
+          memcpy (data + DW_BLOCK (attr)->size,
+                  additional_data, additional_data_size);
+
+          baton->locexpr.data = data;
+          baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size + additional_data_size;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          baton->locexpr.data = DW_BLOCK (attr)->data;
+          baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (attr)->size;
+        }
       prop->data.baton = baton;
       prop->kind = PROP_LOCEXPR;
       gdb_assert (prop->data.baton != NULL);
@@ -14588,8 +14676,28 @@ attr_to_dynamic_prop (const struct attribute *attr, struct die_info *die,
 	  baton = obstack_alloc (obstack, sizeof (*baton));
 	  baton->referenced_type = die_type (target_die, target_cu);
 	  baton->locexpr.per_cu = cu->per_cu;
-	  baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size;
-	  baton->locexpr.data = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->data;
+
+	  if (additional_data != NULL && additional_data_size > 0)
+	    {
+	      gdb_byte *data;
+
+	      data = obstack_alloc (&cu->objfile->objfile_obstack,
+	              DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size + additional_data_size);
+	      memcpy (data, DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->data,
+	              DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size);
+	      memcpy (data + DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size,
+	              additional_data, additional_data_size);
+
+	      baton->locexpr.data = data;
+	      baton->locexpr.size = (DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size
+	                             + additional_data_size);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      baton->locexpr.data = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->data;
+	      baton->locexpr.size = DW_BLOCK (target_attr)->size;
+	    }
+
 	  prop->data.baton = baton;
 	  prop->kind = PROP_LOCEXPR;
 	  gdb_assert (prop->data.baton != NULL);
@@ -14679,17 +14787,17 @@ read_subrange_type (struct die_info *die, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 
   attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_lower_bound, cu);
   if (attr)
-    attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &low);
+    attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &low, NULL, 0);
   else if (!low_default_is_valid)
     complaint (&symfile_complaints, _("Missing DW_AT_lower_bound "
 				      "- DIE at 0x%x [in module %s]"),
 	       die->offset.sect_off, objfile_name (cu->objfile));
 
   attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_upper_bound, cu);
-  if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high))
+  if (!attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high, NULL, 0))
     {
       attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_count, cu);
-      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high))
+      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &high, NULL, 0))
 	{
 	  /* If bounds are constant do the final calculation here.  */
 	  if (low.kind == PROP_CONST && high.kind == PROP_CONST)
@@ -21798,7 +21906,7 @@ set_die_type (struct die_info *die, struct type *type, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
     {
       struct dynamic_prop prop;
 
-      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop))
+      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, NULL, 0))
         {
           TYPE_ALLOCATED_PROP (type)
             = obstack_alloc (&objfile->objfile_obstack, sizeof (prop));
@@ -21812,7 +21920,7 @@ set_die_type (struct die_info *die, struct type *type, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
     {
       struct dynamic_prop prop;
 
-      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop))
+      if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, NULL, 0))
         {
           TYPE_ASSOCIATED_PROP (type)
             = obstack_alloc (&objfile->objfile_obstack, sizeof (prop));
@@ -21822,7 +21930,7 @@ set_die_type (struct die_info *die, struct type *type, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
 
   /* Read DW_AT_data_location and set in type.  */
   attr = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_data_location, cu);
-  if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop))
+  if (attr_to_dynamic_prop (attr, die, cu, &prop, NULL, 0))
     {
       TYPE_DATA_LOCATION (type)
         = obstack_alloc (&objfile->objfile_obstack, sizeof (prop));
