Re: FW: [PATCH] readelf: attach location views to DW_LLE_startx_endx/startx_length loclists
Project / Subsystem
binutils / fw
Date
2026-07-10
Proposer
Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Patch improves accuracy and reduces spurious warnings in `readelf` output for DWARF 5 files.
- • Reviewer's request for specification ensures adherence to standards and long-term maintainability.
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- binutils
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- fw
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- 4bc8cb07-c3f7-4a0b-82c4-b2b997609924@suse.com
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- Re: FW: [PATCH] readelf: attach location views to DW_LLE_startx_endx/startx_length loclists
- headline
- FW: [PATCH] readelf: attach location views to DW_LLE_startx_endx/startx_length loclists
- tldr
- A reviewer requests specification details for DW_AT_GNU_locviews to validate a readelf patch.
- proposer
- Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
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- • Patch improves accuracy and reduces spurious warnings in `readelf` output for DWARF 5 files.
- • Reviewer's request for specification ensures adherence to standards and long-term maintainability.
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- 4bc8cb07-c3f7-4a0b-82c4-b2b997609924@suse.com
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- []
- tags
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- • binutils
- • readelf
- • debugging
- • DWARF
- • patch review
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- date
- 2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
Re: FW: [PATCH] readelf: attach location views to DW_LLE_startx_endx/startx_length loclists
Jan Beulich requested a specification reference for DW_AT_GNU_locviews after reviewing a patch by Kamil Bucki. The patch aims to fix a warning in readelf concerning location lists in DWARF 5 objects by correctly processing indexed bounded forms. Beulich seeks a spec to confirm the patch’s correctness.