Re: [RFC PATCH 7/8] gdb/ctf: don't use psymtabs, create symtabs directly

[Jan Vrany <jan@vrany.io>]

On Tue, 2026-02-03 at 07:00 +0000, simon.marchi wrote:
> https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb-patches/20260203065435.3092465-8-simon.marchi@polymtl.ca/
> 
> 
> In order to access the symtabs, elfctf_build_symtabs installs the
> expanded_symbols_functions quick_symbol_functions implementation, which
> essentially searches in the existing symtabs.  I am pretty sure this is
> not 100% correct, because this would search unrelated symtabs, if for
> instance the CTF debug info co-existed with DWARF info.  But it's good
> enough for a prototype.

True, but does that matter? Should that matter?

Also it seems to me that this version does not allow for both CTF and
DWARF in single objfile: 

(from patch "gdb/ctf: don't use psymtabs, create symtabs directly")

   /* Read the CTF section only if there is no DWARF info.  */
   if (!always_read_ctf && !has_dwarf2 && ei.ctfsect)
-    {
-      elfctf_build_psymtabs (objfile);
-    }
+    elfctf_build_symtabs (objfile);
 
   /* Copy relocations are used by some ABIs using the ELF format, so
      set the objfile flag indicating this fact.  */

Thanks, 

Jan