Re: RFC: coffread.c relocation fixes

[Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@redhat.com>]

Raoul Gough writes:
 > "Elena Zannoni" <ezannoni@redhat.com> wrote in message
 > news:16012.44364.781796.157557@localhost.redhat.com...
 > > Raoul Gough writes:
 > [snip]
 > >  > The attached exmple shows the problem in action and the attached
 > diffs
 > >  > fix both problems. Do these changes seem sensible to others?
 > >
 > > I am not a coff expert, but the change seems sensible.
 > > See below for a typo.
 > > Did you run the gdb testsuite with your patch and w/o? Any
 > differences?
 > 
 > I've checked my coffread.c patches against the testsuite, without
 > finding any regressions under Cygwin or Linux (not COFF based, so
 > there wouldn't be any changes expected, of course). I've also written
 > a new testsuite script that demonstrates the problem and tests the
 > fix. I've added the script as a note to PR 1132 in GNATS (see
 > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb-prs/2003-q2/msg00129.html).
 > 

I don't have much comments on the test (except that the convention is
to use '-' instead of '_' in file names, and that you need to update
the gdb/config/djgpp/fnchange.lst file). I wonder if instead of 'while 1'
you could use exp_continue. MichaelC?


 > I've attached an updated diff to this posting with a fix for the typo
 > that Elena identified. Any advice on getting these patches checked in
 > and the PR closed? I can't do it myself, since I don't have any write
 > access.
 > 

I can commit it for you. 

elena


 > Regards,
 > Raoul Gough
 > Index: coffread.c
 > ===================================================================
 > RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/coffread.c,v
 > retrieving revision 1.37
 > diff -c -p -r1.37 coffread.c
 > *** coffread.c	25 Feb 2003 21:36:17 -0000	1.37
 > --- coffread.c	12 May 2003 16:29:47 -0000
 > *************** coff_symtab_read (long symtab_offset, un
 > *** 869,875 ****
 >   	       print_address_symbolic work right without the (now
 >   	       gone) "set fast-symbolic-addr off" kludge.  */
 >   
 > - 	    /* FIXME: should use mst_abs, and not relocate, if absolute.  */
 >   	    enum minimal_symbol_type ms_type;
 >   	    int sec;
 >   
 > --- 869,874 ----
 > *************** coff_symtab_read (long symtab_offset, un
 > *** 891,902 ****
 >   		  || cs->c_sclass == C_THUMBEXT ?
 >   		  mst_bss : mst_file_bss;
 >   	      }
 >   	    else
 >   	      {
 >   		sec = cs_to_section (cs, objfile);
 >   		tmpaddr = cs->c_value;
 > ! 		if (cs->c_sclass == C_EXT || cs->c_sclass == C_THUMBEXTFUNC
 > ! 		    || cs->c_sclass == C_THUMBEXT)
 >   		  tmpaddr += ANOFFSET (objfile->section_offsets, sec);
 >   
 >   		if (sec == SECT_OFF_TEXT (objfile))
 > --- 890,913 ----
 >   		  || cs->c_sclass == C_THUMBEXT ?
 >   		  mst_bss : mst_file_bss;
 >   	      }
 > + 	    else if (cs->c_secnum == N_ABS)
 > + 	      {
 > + 		/* Use the correct minimal symbol type (and don't
 > + 		   relocate) for absolute values. */
 > + 		ms_type = mst_abs;
 > + 		sec = cs_to_section (cs, objfile);
 > + 		tmpaddr = cs->c_value;
 > + 	      }
 >   	    else
 >   	      {
 >   		sec = cs_to_section (cs, objfile);
 >   		tmpaddr = cs->c_value;
 > ! 
 > ! 		/* Statics in a PE file also get relocated */
 > ! 		if (cs->c_sclass == C_EXT
 > ! 		    || cs->c_sclass == C_THUMBEXTFUNC
 > ! 		    || cs->c_sclass == C_THUMBEXT
 > ! 		    || (pe_file && (cs->c_sclass == C_STAT)))
 >   		  tmpaddr += ANOFFSET (objfile->section_offsets, sec);
 >   
 >   		if (sec == SECT_OFF_TEXT (objfile))
 > 2003-02-26  Raoul Gough  <RaoulGough@yahoo.co.uk>
 > 
 >  	* coffread.c(coff_symtab_read): DO relocate static symbols from PE
 > 	files, DON'T relocate absolute symbols (and DO use mst_abs).