RFC: Add support for SHF_COMPRESSED

Jan Beulich JBeulich@suse.com
Fri Mar 13 16:05:00 GMT 2015


>>> On 13.03.15 at 16:31, <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am working on SHF_COMPRESSED support:
> 
> http://www.sco.com/developers/gabi/latest/ch4.sheader.html 
> 
> We already have .zdebug* sections, which aren't compatible
> with SHF_COMPRESSED scheme due to missing compression
> header.   What section names should we use for SHF_COMPRESSED
> debug sections.  Using .debug* or .zdebug*  will break existing tools.
> I am thinking .zlibdebug*  or ..Zdebug*.  Any suggestions?

Why would they need to have different names anyway? They're
distinguishable by the flag.

Jan



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