[PATCH v2 9/9] add short-circuit logic to elfread.c

[Tom Tromey]

>> Nope.  I can add it back somehow if you need it.  Though at the same
>> time I would like to know what you use it for.  I never figured out how
>> the current statistic could be useful.

Doug> I don't "need" it, it's just good data and was curious.

The distinction I was trying to draw wasn't whether it was needed or not
needed, but whether it was useful and if so, what for.  I read your
response here as saying it is useful.  But could you explain what for?
What use is there for it?

I understand wanting to know the size of the table that is actually
constructed.  This is good for seeing where all the memory goes.  But I
never thought of a use for "number of minimal symbols we discarded".

Tom