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Re: [PATCH 5/6] Refactor hp-timing rtld usage


Hi Florian,

>> You need something to compile without timer support without unused
>> variable errors.
>
> I assumed we would get generic timer support?

The generic timer code calls __clock_gettime which requires VDSO
to be setup, so I don't believe it is safe to call it from rtld.

> And then do `if (RTLD_TIMER_ENABLED)` around reporting the results or
> something like that, where RTLD_TIMER_ENABLED is an enum constant.
>
> I hope this won't be much additional effort, and avoids using the
> preprocessor.

Yes it should be feasible to use a C if-statement.

Wilco

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