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Re: PATCH: Update DF_1_XXX from Solaris
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Carlos O'Donell
<carlos@systemhalted.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:56 AM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:47 AM, Carlos O'Donell
>> <carlos@systemhalted.org> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:39 AM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 2012-11-16 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * elf.h (DF_1_NODIRECT): New macro.
>>>>>> (DF_1_IGNMULDEF): Likewise.
>>>>>> (DF_1_NOKSYMS): Likewise.
>>>>>> (DF_1_NOHDR): Likewise.
>>>>>> (DF_1_EDITED): Likewise.
>>>>>> (DF_1_NORELOC): Likewise.
>>>>>> (DF_1_SYMINTPOSE): Likewise.
>>>>>> (DF_1_GLOBAUDIT): Likewise.
>>>>>> (DF_1_SINGLETON): Likewise.
>>>>>
>>>>> What is the purpose of this change?
>>>>
>>>> To make DF_1_XXX macros more complete.
>>>
>>> In your opinion what should happen in the loader
>>> if we have a flag set that we don't support?
>>>
>>
>> I believe we currently simply ignore them.
>
> That's not the question I was asking though.
> I'm asking for *your* opinion on what the loader
> should do in the face of flags it can't honour?
>
I think we should issue an error and stop.
--
H.J.