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From: "Metzger, Markus T" <markus.t.metzger@intel.com>
To: Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>,
	GDB <gdb@sourceware.org>
Subject: RE: exec-file-mismatch and native-gdbserver testing
Date: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:30:19 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <DM5PR11MB169052BE856A0E9F5CB8D65ADEA20@DM5PR11MB1690.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SN6PR11MB33445504BCAE38DD2E805A92DEC10@SN6PR11MB3344.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>

Hello Philippe,

> > > In exec.c:validate_exec_file (), we check the filenames and, if they differ,
> print
> > a warning and re-load the symbol file.
> > >
> > > Should validate_exec_file () check more than just the filenames?
> > You mean: if the filenames differs, gdb could compare the contents of files and
> if
> > equal,
> > not ask the question, considering there is no mismatch ?
> 
> It could compare build-ids, for example.
> 
> If there are no build-ids, it may fall back to comparing file contents as you
> suggested.

Does that sound OK to you?

Thanks,
Markus.

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  reply	other threads:[~2020-05-08 10:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-08 14:02 Metzger, Markus T
2020-04-08 20:54 ` Philippe Waroquiers
2020-04-09  6:30   ` Metzger, Markus T
2020-05-08 10:30     ` Metzger, Markus T [this message]
2020-05-08 21:25       ` Philippe Waroquiers
2020-05-16 20:10 ` Pedro Alves
2020-05-17  5:24   ` Philippe Waroquiers
2020-05-17 17:47     ` Pedro Alves
2020-05-17 18:15       ` Philippe Waroquiers
2020-05-17 19:50         ` Pedro Alves
2020-05-17 20:11           ` Philippe Waroquiers
2020-05-17 21:19             ` Pedro Alves
2020-05-17 21:43               ` Philippe Waroquiers
2020-05-17 21:58                 ` Pedro Alves
2020-05-18 10:35                   ` Philippe Waroquiers
2020-05-18 14:05                     ` Pedro Alves

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