[RFC][PATCH] Demangler crash resistance
Tom Tromey
tromey@redhat.com
Thu Apr 10 17:29:00 GMT 2014
>>>>> "Gary" == Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com> writes:
Gary> I started to think maybe we should make GDB more resistant to
Gary> demangler crashes, to keep our users in business. I attached a basic
Gary> patch I've worked on as a proof of concept.
FWIW I did this once too:
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2013-01/msg00290.html
See the whole thread. You can also see the work on my branch
"demangler-crash-catcher".
I'm on the fence about this. On the one hand, it's dangerous. On the
other hand, I imagine it would make gdb more robust in practice.
Tom
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