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From: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
To: Longjun Luo via Gdb <gdb@sourceware.org>
Cc: Longjun Luo <luolongjuna@gmail.com>,
	 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>,
	 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] PR symtab/34741: expression lookup and overridden weak functions
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:44:24 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bj8bnkw7.fsf@tromey.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKL4jwWT+2suZyXxPL0r7m+D3B5OvEoqB4CVY+3x+v4fvHGTHg@mail.gmail.com> (Longjun Luo via Gdb's message of "Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:13:36 +0800")

>>>>> Longjun Luo via Gdb <gdb@sourceware.org> writes:

I didn't see a reply to this.

> For ordinary global function lookup, my local fix uses the main ELF
> executable's minimal symbol to select a full definition with the same
> linkage name and address, taking both type and address from it. Lexical
> and explicit file-qualified lookups are unchanged. Does this direction
> look reasonable?

I don't really know this area well, so I can't comment on this; but here:

> I have no FSF copyright assignment for GDB. The implementation is a few
> hundred lines plus regression tests, so it is not a trivial change.
> Would a DCO sign-off be acceptable, or should I arrange an assignment?

I think you should get an assignment.

thanks,
Tom

      reply	other threads:[~2026-10-30 17:45 UTC|newest]

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2026-10-13 10:13 Longjun Luo via Gdb
2026-10-30 17:44 ` Tom Tromey [this message]

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