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Re: RFA: ia64 portion of libunwind patch
On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 03:12:29PM -0800, David Mosberger wrote:
> >>>>> On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 18:01:40 -0500, Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com> said:
>
> Andrew> Is fetching the table elements via a function, rather than a
> Andrew> direct access, really that significant an overhead?
>
> Is allocating a scratch buffer in gdb really such a big issue?
> It's very late for proposing libunwind API changes.
I think it's very early to have it nailed down. Despite ones efforts
to create a clean system, there are always assumptions underlying the
code, including the API. I think it's in the best interest of libunwind
if the developers (yes, you David :-) remain sensitive and open minded
about the how well libunwind interfaces with or integrates into code
that has a need for unwinding.
Just something to think about,
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Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net