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Re: [PATCH] ARM: Identify the hard-float ABI in older ARM binaries


On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 04:49:06PM +0000, Joseph S. Myers wrote:
>On Mon, 3 Dec 2012, Steve McIntyre wrote:
>
>> >As previously explained, it's not appropriate for the dynamic linker to 
>> >examine the section view of the ELF file this way; the use of ELF header 
>> >flags is the right approach.
>> 
>> Does that apply to ldconfig as well as ld.so?
>
>I think so, yes; I'm not aware of any existing use of the section view of 
>the file in ldconfig, although efficiency issues don't really apply there.

OK... So is there a good reason not to do this beyond "we've not done
this before", then?

(*not* trying to argue, but some clarity here would be appreciated!)

Cheers,
-- 
Steve McIntyre                                steve.mcintyre@linaro.org
<http://www.linaro.org/> Linaro.org | Open source software for ARM SoCs


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