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Re: [PATCH][BZ #14932] make dlsym return the newest symbol version
- From: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
- To: Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal dot cx>
- Cc: Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh at redhat dot com>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
- Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:56:08 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: Re: [PATCH][BZ #14932] make dlsym return the newest symbol version
- References: <20130416082344 dot GD3063 at spoyarek dot pnq dot redhat dot com> <20130419222804 dot EC4F52C08B at topped-with-meat dot com> <20130419224008 dot GH20323 at brightrain dot aerifal dot cx>
We already know that the current behavior is bad in ways we understand
clearly. What we don't know is what ways the proposed behavior might be
bad in practice that we haven't thought of. In that situation, we always
start with the conservative stance, which is not to change at all until we
are more confident about the consequences of the change.