[PATCH v3] ld: Issue an error if group nested too deeply

[Jan Beulich]

On 15.08.2025 06:07, H.J. Lu wrote:
> @@ -3673,8 +3680,10 @@ open_input_bfds (lang_statement_union_type *s,
>  		plugin_insert_save = plugin_insert;
>  #endif
>  		undefs = link_info.hash->undefs_tail;
> +		(*nested_group_count_p)++;

Personally I consider such (slightly) harder to read, compared to

		++*nested_group_count_p;

>  		open_input_bfds (s->group_statement.children.head, os,
> -				 mode | OPEN_BFD_FORCE);
> +				 mode | OPEN_BFD_FORCE,
> +				 nested_group_count_p);
>  	      }
>  	    while (undefs != link_info.hash->undefs_tail
>  #if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
> @@ -3684,6 +3693,7 @@ open_input_bfds (lang_statement_union_type *s,
>  		   || (plugin_insert != plugin_insert_save && plugin_undefs)
>  #endif
>  		   );
> +	    *nested_group_count_p = 0;

Didn't you mean this to be a decrement now? Otherwise I don't see how this
addresses my earlier concern.

Jan