[PATCH 3/3] binutils/testsuite: test compress-debug-info round trip
Project / Subsystem
binutils / binutils/testsuite
Date
2026-09-28
Proposer
Tobias Deiminger <tobias.deiminger@linutronix.de>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Achieving broad test coverage requires generating object files for numerous target formats, which can increase test execution time.
- • The test design relies on `objdump --dwarf=info` to validate debug information, assuming this tool accurately reflects the compressed/decompressed state.
All attributes
- project
- binutils
- subsystem
- binutils/testsuite
- patch_id
- —
- discussion_id
- 20260928090146.4016188-4-tobias.deiminger@linutronix.de
- source_type
- public_inbox
- title
- [PATCH 3/3] binutils/testsuite: test compress-debug-info round trip
- headline
- binutils/testsuite: test compress-debug-info round trip
- tldr
- Adds a test case to verify debug info compression and decompression in Binutils.
- proposer
- Tobias Deiminger <tobias.deiminger@linutronix.de>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
-
- • Achieving broad test coverage requires generating object files for numerous target formats, which can increase test execution time.
- • The test design relies on `objdump --dwarf=info` to validate debug information, assuming this tool accurately reflects the compressed/decompressed state.
- series_id
- binutils:binutils/testsuite: test compress-debug-info round trip
- series_role
- reply
- series_parts
- []
- tags
-
- • binutils
- • testsuite
- • debug
- • compression
- • dwarf
- bugzilla_url
- —
- date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
[PATCH 3/3] binutils/testsuite: test compress-debug-info round trip
Tobias Deiminger introduces a new test case for the binutils test suite designed to verify the round-trip process of compressing and decompressing debug information. The test generates object files for various BFD target formats, compresses their debug sections, and then verifies the debug info using objdump --dwarf=info both before and after decompression, aiming for broad coverage across different targets.