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Re: [PATCH] libdw: Handle split Dwarf Dies in dwarf_die_addr_die.
On Wed, 2018-05-30 at 00:11 +0200, Mark Wielaard wrote:
> On Tue, 2018-05-29 at 23:57 +0200, Mark Wielaard wrote:
> > dwarf_die_addr_die can be used to turn an Dwarf_Die addr back into a
> > full Dwarf_Die, just given the original Dwarf debug handle. This now
> > also works for Dwarf_Dies which originated from a split Dwarf. Whenever
> > a split Dwarf_CU is found the Dwarf it originated from is registered
> > with the Dwarf that the skeleton Dwarf_CU came from. All registered
> > split Dwarfs are then searched by dwarf_die_addr_die if the addr didn't
> > match the main Dwarf or the alt Dwarf.
> >
> > One limitation in this implementation is that only DIEs that come from
> > the main .debug_info in the .dwo are supported. Theoretically there could
> > also be DIEs in an .debug_type or from other/multiple (comdat) sections.
> >
> > New tests are added for dwarf-4, dwarf-5, split-dwarf-4, split-dwarf-5
> > and version 4 and 5 dwo files.
>
> And clearly I hadn't done a make distcheck because then I would have
> known that valgrind would warn about leaking the new search tree.
Pushed to master, including the tdestoy fix for the leak.