[RFC] multithreaded bfd?

[Eric Christopher]

DJ Delorie wrote:
>> I think it sounds like a good idea. I do think we'll need to do
>> something other than mmap the object files for this to work well
>> though.
> 
> Why?  mmapping allows multiple threads to read/write the objects
> without having to keep track of the file pointer, and without having
> to allocate local memory to hold them.  Let the OS worry about what to
> do when we run low on memory.

You are correct, of course, please ignore that part of my mail. I do 
think it's a good idea.

-eric