Re: [RFA take 4] Allow setting breakpoints on inline functions (PR 10738)

[Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>]

On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 06:47:00PM +0000, Gary Benson wrote:
> This patch bumps the version number of the .gdb-index to 6, but
> it does not remove any of the backwards compatibility code which
> I would prefer to do as a separate patch.
> [...]
>  @item
> -The version number, currently 5.  Versions 1, 2 and 3 are obsolete.
> -Version 4 differs by its hashing function.
> +The version number, currently 6.  Versions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are
> +obsolete.
>  
>  @item
>  The offset, from the start of the file, of the CU list.
> @@ -38786,18 +38778,9 @@ valid index for both a string and a CU vector.
>  The hash value for a table entry is computed by applying an
>  iterative hash function to the symbol's name.  Starting with an
>  initial value of @code{r = 0}, each (unsigned) character @samp{c} in
> -the string is incorporated into the hash using the formula depending on the
> -index version:
> -
> -@table @asis
> -@item Version 4
> -The formula is @code{r = r * 67 + c - 113}.
> -
> -@item Version 5
> -The formula is @code{r = r * 67 + tolower (c) - 113}.
> -@end table
> -
> -The terminating @samp{\0} is not incorporated into the hash.
> +the string is incorporated into the hash using the formula
> +@code{r = r * 67 + tolower (c) - 113}.  The terminating @samp{\0} is
> +not incorporated into the hash.
>  
>  The step size used in the hash table is computed via
>  @code{((hash * 17) & (size - 1)) | 1}, where @samp{hash} is the hash

I think you should keep the historical information about older
versions and add precisely which symbols weren't included with
version 5 that are now included with version 6 in the documentation
of the gdb index format. That will be helpful for other producers
and consumers of the .gdb_index section (elfutils/binutils readelf,
gold --gdb-index option).

Thanks,

Mark