From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3474 invoked by alias); 28 Jul 2014 15:14:53 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 3452 invoked by uid 89); 28 Jul 2014 15:14:52 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: rock.gnat.com Received: from rock.gnat.com (HELO rock.gnat.com) (205.232.38.15) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:14:50 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09D651162BE; Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:14:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id v6uNeIcuz5Yo; Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:14:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from joel.gnat.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8F521162BD; Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:14:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by joel.gnat.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 4F66049177; Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:14:48 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:18:00 -0000 From: Joel Brobecker To: Alan Modra Cc: "H.J. Lu" , gdb-patches@sourceware.org, Nick Clifton Subject: Re: Fwd: GDB 7.8 update (getting closer, new pre-release) Message-ID: <20140728151448.GA6644@adacore.com> References: <20140717133826.GL4888@adacore.com> <20140717182341.GM4888@adacore.com> <20140719214017.GA9087@bubble.grove.modra.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20140719214017.GA9087@bubble.grove.modra.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-SW-Source: 2014-07/txt/msg00698.txt.bz2 > > > https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=144bed8d4d8a1bdc0067f55f2ee71c07e5594677 > > > https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=cca5b8b64b3286bb96cd7a2c18232d1acea85cd9 > > > > > > in GDB 7.8. It properly disassembles PLT section in libc.so with > > > IFUNC. > > > > Can you please have one of the binutils maintainers assess the risk > > level of backporting these patches into 7.8? > > I've become a little rusty on the x86 target code but it looks OK to > me. The simple approach that HJ has taken is quite suited to a > release branch, as compared to redesigning x86_64 ifunc support.. > (The latter might be preferable on mainline to avoid the reloc > scanning, if possible, but I leave that decision to HJ.) Thanks, Alan. HJ, if this hasn't been ported to the branch yet, please go ahead now. -- Joel