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Re: Misinterpreted FILE note for 32bit core files in readelf
- From: Petr Machata <pmachata at redhat dot com>
- To: elfutils-devel at lists dot fedorahosted dot org
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:57:26 +0200
- Subject: Re: Misinterpreted FILE note for 32bit core files in readelf
Mark Wielaard <mjw@redhat.com> writes:
> The trouble is indeed that buf_read_ulong passes 8 as size to convert
> while the size of a long in the core file is 4. The attached patch
> fixes this and adds an explicit testcase for a i686 core file. CCed
> Petr who originally added the support to double check I didn't
> misinterpret the intention of buf_read_ulong calling convert.
I don't have any particular memories of that code anymore, but after
looking into it anew, your patch looks reasonable. Please apply.
Thanks,
PM