Re: [PATCH v1] bfd/readelf: Add core file support for FEAT_S1POE

Project / Subsystem

binutils / bfd/readelf

Date

2026-07-01

Proposer

Alice Carlotti <alice.carlotti@arm.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

/10

Technical tradeoffs

  • Adds functionality for a specific ARM feature, increasing binutils' utility for AArch64 debugging.
  • Minimal impact on existing functionality or performance.

All attributes

project
binutils
subsystem
bfd/readelf
patch_id
discussion_id
a6d2bcc6-83c1-5390-3f38-a5a1b5d0c23d@e124511.cambridge.arm.com
source_type
public_inbox
title
Re: [PATCH v1] bfd/readelf: Add core file support for FEAT_S1POE
headline
bfd/readelf: Add core file support for FEAT_S1POE
tldr
Adds support for reading and dumping NT_ARM_POE information from core files.
proposer
Alice Carlotti <alice.carlotti@arm.com>
consensus
Proposed
outcome
proposed
sentiment_score
technical_tradeoffs
  • Adds functionality for a specific ARM feature, increasing binutils' utility for AArch64 debugging.
  • Minimal impact on existing functionality or performance.
series_id
series_role
standalone
series_parts
[]
tags
  • core-dump
  • arm
  • aarch64
  • debugging
  • elf
bugzilla_url
date
2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Re: [PATCH v1] bfd/readelf: Add core file support for FEAT_S1POE

This patch adds support for the ARM POE (Point Of Exception) note type to binutils’ core file handling. The readelf utility will now be able to interpret and display NT_ARM_POE information found in core dumps, particularly for AArch64 targets. The change involves defining a new pseudo-section for this note type and integrating it into the ELF core file parsing logic.