[PATCH 0/5] Disentangle dbxread from other file format readers

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> Guinevere Larsen <blarsen@redhat.com> writes:

> This patch series starts the process of disentangling the many file
> format readers from one another by making dbxread.c - the one
> responsible for reading aout files. dbxread had several function that
> were used by elf, coff and mdebug when those files handle stabs debug
> information.

Thank you for doing this.

> This is the first step in my larger goal of being able to selectively
> disable support for certain outdated, or otherwise unexpetced, file
> formats in an effort to reduce GDB's attack surface.

I'm looking forward to this as well.

One question I have about this series is whether & how you tested it.

thanks,
Tom