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Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.

From: Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov at google dot com>
To: Ken Werner <ken at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:11:45 -0700
Subject: Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.
References: <20090527001157.934BD76BC0@localhost> <m3vdniw74z.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> <8ac60eac0906101839t4d3978fyc1c6d3b3e2eccb6e@mail.gmail.com> <8ac60eac0906101842y2d2fc9fco331cb4336d9508d0@mail.gmail.com> <m3zlc80yxc.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> <8ac60eac0906161342m67c30151lc7f685e0eb36e41f@mail.gmail.com> <m3y6rrzyi7.fsf@fleche.redhat.com> <8ac60eac0906161407s6498913cu5e50e930d599be77@mail.gmail.com> <200906180919.n5I9Jh9H004739@d06av01.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com> <8ac60eac0906180706g13d0c7c8q5c9434664de9d664@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Paul Pluzhnikov<ppluzhnikov@google.com> wrote:

> I think the cast would be wrong, as dwarf2_get_section_info would really
> write 'unsigned long long' and corrupt your stack.

Assuming 'sizeof(long long) > sizeof(long)' on your machine of course.

-- 
Paul Pluzhnikov

References:
- Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.
  - From: Paul Pluzhnikov
- Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.
  - From: Paul Pluzhnikov
- Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.
  - From: Tom Tromey
- Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.
  - From: Paul Pluzhnikov
- Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.
  - From: Tom Tromey
- Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.
  - From: Paul Pluzhnikov
- Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.
  - From: Ken Werner
- Re: [patch] Use mmap instead of obstack_alloc for dwarf debug sections.
  - From: Paul Pluzhnikov

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