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Re: PATCH: binutils/2467: "ar q" / ranlib has large memory use (linear in archive size)
- From: Alan Modra <amodra at bigpond dot net dot au>
- To: "H. J. Lu" <hjl at lucon dot org>
- Cc: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com, dcoutts at gentoo dot org
- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:41:39 +1030
- Subject: Re: PATCH: binutils/2467: "ar q" / ranlib has large memory use (linear in archive size)
- References: <20060321022303.GA3657@lucon.org>
On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 06:23:03PM -0800, H. J. Lu wrote:
> Will this patch break anything?
I don't know the answer to that, but really, it's something that you as
patch submitter should answer. You could gain a reasonable level of
confidence by allocating and scribbling on some memory after you've
freed the objalloc. Test it with a coff an aout target too.
--
Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre