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Re: PATCH: Update DF_1_XXX from Solaris
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:56 AM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:47 AM, Carlos O'Donell
> <carlos@systemhalted.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:39 AM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 2012-11-16 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> * elf.h (DF_1_NODIRECT): New macro.
>>>>> (DF_1_IGNMULDEF): Likewise.
>>>>> (DF_1_NOKSYMS): Likewise.
>>>>> (DF_1_NOHDR): Likewise.
>>>>> (DF_1_EDITED): Likewise.
>>>>> (DF_1_NORELOC): Likewise.
>>>>> (DF_1_SYMINTPOSE): Likewise.
>>>>> (DF_1_GLOBAUDIT): Likewise.
>>>>> (DF_1_SINGLETON): Likewise.
>>>>
>>>> What is the purpose of this change?
>>>
>>> To make DF_1_XXX macros more complete.
>>
>> In your opinion what should happen in the loader
>> if we have a flag set that we don't support?
>>
>
> I believe we currently simply ignore them.
That's not the question I was asking though.
I'm asking for *your* opinion on what the loader
should do in the face of flags it can't honour?
Cheers,
Carlos.