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Re: gelf_update_[pse]hdr vs ELF_F_DIRTY

From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
To: elfutils-devel at lists dot fedorahosted dot org
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:08:46 -0700
Subject: Re: gelf_update_[pse]hdr vs ELF_F_DIRTY

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On 06/14/2010 01:00 PM, Roland McGrath wrote:
> It was a surprise to me (and cause of an unstrip bug) that
> gelf_update_[pse]hdr do not imply elf_flag[pse]hdr(,ELF_C_SET,ELF_F_DIRTY).
> In contrast, gelf_update_* that change section data do dirty the sections.
> Is this intentional?  It seems like a libelf bug to me.

Well, not really a bug, since none of this is really specified.  But I
can see it makes sense and have no problem making this change.

- -- 
➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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