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Re: [PATCH] PR binutils/18218: bad handling of .debug_str_offsets section
- From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
- To: Doug Evans <dje at google dot com>
- Cc: Binutils <binutils at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 13:29:57 -0700
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] PR binutils/18218: bad handling of .debug_str_offsets section
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On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Doug Evans <dje@google.com> wrote:
> H.J. Lu writes:
> > On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Doug Evans <dje@google.com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 10:41 AM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>> Even better, treat the "sec" argument to load_specific_debug_section
> > >>> as "const Elf_Internal_Shdr * sec".
> > >>> Modifying sec->sh_size to be the size of the now-uncompressed section
> > >>> is fragile and what led to this bug. Leave this data be the
> > >>> representation of what's actually on disk, and build on it, not modify
> > >>> it.
> > >>
> > >> We need to update sh_size to get readelf to work right.
> > >
> > > I don't understand.
> > > There are lots of ways to make readelf work right.
> > > Some better than others.
> >
> > Patches are welcome.
>
> I would have expected a more technical explanation of why
> the proposed patch is ok.
>
> How about this?
>
> [I can imagine there's more work to do along these lines.
> At least this headed in a good direction.
>
> Ultimately, I can imagine adding a backlink from
> dwarf_section to Elf_Internal_Shdr, though a more sound
> proposal would need more research.]
>
> 2015-04-09 Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
>
> PR binutils/18218
> * readelf.c (printable_section_name): Constify sec argument.
> (apply_relocations): Ditto. New arg "size". All callers updated.
> (load_specific_debug_section): Constify sec argument.
> Remove side-effect of modifying sec->sh_size.
>
It looks good to me. Does it pass "make check"?
--
H.J.