Question: BFD_FAIL
msnyder@sonic.net
msnyder@sonic.net
Wed Jul 25 19:07:00 GMT 2007
Hi all,
Are we meant to assume that BFD_FAIL does not return?
It calls bfd_assert, which calls (*_bfd_error_handler), which is
overrideable -- but the default error handler in bfd.c does return.
Existing code seems inconsistant, even within the same module.
Some invocations are followed by a break or a return, others aren't.
I'm looking at a case in bfd.c where, if it does return, we will
immediately dereference a null pointer:
void
_bfd_set_gp_value (bfd *abfd, bfd_vma v)
{
if (! abfd)
BFD_FAIL ();
if (abfd->format != bfd_object)
return;
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